April 26, 2010

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  THREE WAYS I'M A KID:

  1.     I sleep with plush toys

  2.     I use the “baby” voice when talking to my dog

  3.     I could sit and play with LEGO for hours on end

   

  THREE WAYS I'M OLD:

  1.     I have a “career.”

  2.     I can’t go out drinking 4 nights a week into the wee hours of the morning and still get to the office bright-eyed and bushy-tailed by 7:30 am.

  3.     Body parts that never use to hurt seem to hurt/ache all the time now.

   

  THREE THINGS I WANT TO DO:

  1.     Make a difference in the world

  2.     Open a dog rescue

  3.     Have a horse ranch

   

  THREE WAYS THAT I'M A STEREOTYPICAL "BOY":

  1.     I don’t like stuff that’s too overtly emo

  2.     I go into a store with a list of the things I need, pick them up, pay, and leave

  3.     I’m good with power tools

   

  THREE WAYS THAT I'M A STEREOTYPICAL "GIRL":

  1.     I wear makeup (sometimes)

  2.     I like flowers, chocolate, teddy bears, puppies and fine champagne

  3.     I like shoes and bags

   

  THREE NEW THINGS I WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS:

  1.     Purchase real estate

  2.     Start a not-for-profit to educate children about science & engineering

  3.     Get away from my micromanaging boss

   

  THREE THINGS I LIKE ABOUT MYSELF:

  1.     I’m smrt

  2.     I'm well-rounded (not the physical kind) and usually quite in the know

  3.     I always try to be as socially and environmentally responsible as possible

   

  THREE THINGS ABOUT MYSELF I'D LIKE TO WORK ON:

  1.     Reduce my level of procrastination

  2.     Controlling my witty sarcasm (especially with people I just met)

  3.     Care less about my idiot boss’ ridiculous requests

   

  THREE THINGS THAT SCARE ME:

  1.     Horror flick

  2.     Really big creepy crawlers

  3.     Today’s teenagers.  Indignant:  *That* is our future?!

   

  THREE OF MY EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:

  1.     Coffee

  2.     Hairbrush

  3.     Play with the dog

   

  THREE THINGS THAT ATTRACT ME TO SOMEONE:

  1.     Appearance (well, if I don’t *know* anything about them… what else am I gonna be attracted to?)

  2.     Intelligence (they don’t have to be super academic… but if you can’t keep up with me when I’m yammering on about electricity, business process, heat capacity, or carbon trading, we will have a problem)

  3.     Passion (if there’s something they really love or an issue that’s really important to them, and they’re the type to go after it, that speaks volumes to me).

   

  THREE THINGS I JUST CAN'T DO:

  1.     As proven by my failed attempts as smoking shisha while in Dubai, I can’t smoke

  2.     Date a smoker

  3.     Like cats

   

  THREE CAREERS I'M CONSIDERING:

  1.     Strategic management

  2.     Consulting

  3.     Wife to rich man (Okay, maybe not, but I thought it’d be funny to throw that in… cuz on very crappy days, I sometimes say, “That’s it!  I’ve had enough.  I’m just gonna marry rich and quit my job!)

   

  EIGHT WAYS TO WIN MY HEART:

  1.     Love dogs

  2.     Be damned freaking smart (and not socially inept).  He doesn’t have to be PhD smart… but I like smart people… so worldly and intelligent are a very good combo.

  3.     Try to do the things that I like to do... even if he hates it (like go to the opera?)

  4.     Clean up good (yeah… I don’t require that he look good every day – just on important days)

  5.     Be understanding and compassionate

  6.     Have a good sense of humour and be fun

  7.     Be romantic and a bit spontaneous (but not too much).  A little bit of chivalry goes a long way… a lot of chivalry goes all the way.

  8.     Oh yeah… Have an English accent… like Orlando Bloom’s or Colin Firth's… *melt*  None of that weird Liverpool or Manchester accent crap.

   

  FIVE THINGS THAT CROSS MY MIND A LOT:

  1.     Wow, I am *so* under-utilized at work… and *so* micromanaged.  This has become insulting.

  2.     Would it be wrong to get more coffee now?

  3.     Why are people so stupid?

  4.     How can I make this better?

  5.     What should I cook for dinner?

   

  FOUR THINGS I DO BEFORE GOING TO BED:

  1.     Facebook (I admit it… I check it)

  2.     Shower & wash my hair

  3.     Play with the dog

  4.     Fantasize about what my dream life would be like until I fall asleep (because that’s the only time in the day I have for that sort of activity)

   

  TWO CONFESSIONS:

  1.     I do like him.

  2.     I do think I’m better than *insert person’s name here*

   

  ONE THING I'M THINKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW:

  1.     Why do I put up with this bullshit?  They don’t really pay me enough for this.

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