February 14, 2013

  • Well hello!

    I've been re-reading a lot of my posts as of late and noticed that I did a lot of "question-and-answer" type of things.  I thought it would be funny to do it again. 
    For old time's sake.  Here goes:

     

    THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
    1. Mary
    2. Muffy
    3. Mrs. Ross

    THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:
    1. MirageStarre
    2. marylikestodraw
    3. naturalaruba

    THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
    1. My ability to prioritize (ironic, because I'm doing this at work right now... But ONLY because I have nothing to do at the moment!)
    2. My commitment to a routine - like working out and sticking to a diet
    3. My constant desire to improve myself and my designs

    THREE THINGS YOU HATE ABOUT YOURSELF:
    1. Cellulite!
    2. My teeth, sometimes
    3. Sometimes I can be really impatient about certain things.  I'm sorry I'm sorry!
    (4.) I always feel like I need to apologize about things... Obviously.

    THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE:
    1. German
    2. Norwegian
    3. Polish

    THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
    1. Peeping Toms
    2. VOICEMAILS
    3. Calls from phone numbers I don't recognize. 

    THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
    1. Green tea
    2. Music
    3. INDESIGN

    THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
    1. Old black jeans
    2. white collared shirt
    3. blazer

    THREE OF YOUR FAVOURITE BANDS: (for today)
    1. Do composers count?  If so, Thomas Newman
    2. Iron & Wine
    3. Mumford & Sons (Apparently I only like bands with ampersands in the names, ha!)

    THREE OF YOUR FAVOURITE SONGS AT PRESENT:
    1. Everywhere to Me - Michelle Branch (Yes, I'm still a middle school girl at heart)
    2. Rhinestone Eyes - Gorillaz
    3. Below My Feet - Mumford & Sons

    THREE NEW THINGS YOU WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS:
    1. Increase my lean muscle - reduce fat
    2. Chop my looong hair
    3. Find a bigger/better/still reasonably priced apartment/house/duplex

    THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP (besides love):
    1. A best friend (check)
    2. Crazy Creative (check)
    3. Snuggle-monster (double-check)

    TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE (no specific order):
    1. ITBS (Ilio-tibial band sybndrome) is an overuse injury of the knee. 
    2. I don't have pierced ears
    3. High heels are comfortable

    THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX THAT APPEAL TO YOU:
    1. Height
    2. Build
    3. Hands

    THREE THINGS YOU JUST CAN'T DO:
    1. Hold a grudge
    2. Get REALLY into Jersey Shore/Honey Boo-Boo/Dancing With the Stars
    3. Cut my fingernails well

    THREE OF YOUR FAVOURITE HOBBIES:
    1. Road Tripping
    2. Sketching
    3. Antiqueing

    THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
    1. Get Ben's damn car out of the impound lot
    2. Go home and snuggle with my cats
    3. Get all of my work done
    (Not necessarily in that order)

    THREE CAREERS YOU ARE CONSIDERING:
    1. Designer - Books (CHECK)
    2. A Greenhouse manager
    3. Winning the lottery and becoming a boring housewife.

    THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:
    1. Iceland
    2. Scotland
    3. Ireland

    THREE WORDS PEOPLE WOULD NEVER USE TO DESCRIBE YOU:
    1. Shrewd
    2. Animal-hater
    3. Insensitive
    (I hope!  But you tell me!)

    THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
    1. Write and Illustrate my own children's book
    2. Get my MFA?
    3. Live in the woods in a cabin without electricity for a year.

    There you have it!  That was fun, and... actually really funny when compared to my past answers. 

     

    Mary