Ten on Tuesday

1. Have you ever used Craigslist?
I have! I bought a china cabinet from a tiny old Asian man, and then also bought his table and chairs. I sold my old washer and dryer, bought a couch, and listed a dresser for free. I love Craigslist, but I never actively remember to check it when I'm in the market for something so I have a feeling everyone's getting a better deal than I am.

2. Can you sew?
Yes! I used to be quite good, especially at making tote bags and pajama bottoms, but my dog chewed the cord on my sewing machine and I never got my mojo back. My MIL got me a new sewing machine two years ago and the most action it's gotten was taking it out of the box. Nary a bobbin's been threaded.

3. Do you pour syrup on your pancakes or dip your pancakes in the syrup?
Holy revelations, Batman! I always pour, and I'm never happy with the outcome. It's always too much or too little. Dipping! That's totally the way to go from now on. (Please ignore the fact that I'm not a huge pancake fan and never ever order them except the occasional banana nut pancake or multigrain pancake.)

4. Rain storms: Love them or hate them?
Love 'em. I actually enjoy driving in them too, if you can believe it, as long as I'm not in a hurry and it's not raining so hard that I can't see. But my favorite way to enjoy them is snuggled in bed with no place to go.

5. Do you like swimming?
I do enjoy it, but I'm not great at it. I can doggie paddle and float and tread water. I know the mechanics of the other strokes, but I get frustrated because I don't go that fast and I end up flipping over and kick/floating my way to whereever I want to go, if I care to go anywhere.

6. What kind of drink do you order at Sonic?
I don't actually ever go to Sonic. The commercials are funny (I love how heartbroken that vampire looks), and I always say, "Oh, that looks good" but in the realm of fast food it's the last place I ever think to go when I think to go for fast food. Which is also close to never. So of the three times I've been to Sonic, it's been orange juice every time because I've gotten breakfast - that bacon and egg sandwich on Texas toast. Yum.

7. Are you funny?
Sometimes, but the funniest I ever am is while being sarcastic so it's generally at the expense at others. I'm sorry in advance. At least I can usually make you laugh about what I'm laughing about too.

8. At what age will your kids get cell phones?
I don't see the point of kids having cell phones when they are not old enough to be anywhere without parents. So ... 14 maybe? 15? I might have to get a land line again so.

9. What’s your favorite vegetable?
Wow, that's like picking a favorite kid, really. I love mushrooms, but I've recently been told that they're not a vegetable but a fungus. Curse you, Suz! Cucumbers, brussel sprouts, spinach, chard, tomatoes (I know, fruit), jicama, corn, lettuce (I'm weird, but iceberg is my favorite), squashes, asparagus. I'm sure there's more than I'm forgetting but I can't think of anything. Not a big fan of potatoes, but I'll eat them well seasoned or loaded with butter and sour cream (you know, not healthy).

10. Were you a Girl Scout?
I was a Brownie until they wanted me to do stuff to prepare to be a Girl Scout. I say that I didn't really want to do them and didn't want to stay a Brownie, but in retrospect I didn't really understand what they wanted me to do and my mom was not active in it so I dropped out. I'm a Brownie-school drop out. Take that, Frenchy.