Dream State

As weird as some situations get, I still love this life! Scrapped the idea of yoga to instead hit Ale House and eat fried food with friends. Billy, Kyle, Sarah, Eric, Travis, and Gerard (can we please just legally change his name to Jerrod?) - we are all entirely too entertained by demos on arcade games. ("Wait, here comes the tree bit again...he's going to cut himself loose...awesome.")

A plea, because I had no idea people really do this - PLEASE do not carry anything with your Social Security number on it with you in your wallet or elsewhere. You have no IDEA the vast amount of knowledge that is accessible with that little number. Coming from a former investigator - just trust me on this one.

Travis and I have this goofy Will and Grace thing going - we can have an entire conversation that consists of hysterical laughter masking something resembling words, and it will make perfect sense to us, but no one else has any idea what's going on.

And Gerard and I have a "bit" now. That makes me happy. He's a pretty awesome guy.

AND! There was a consensus at the table that I do indeed resemble Natasha Henstridge. I am so in love with that idea. I don't get it, I definitely don't necessarily agree, but whether they're just humoring me or really believe it, I'm going to run with it.

Two words: Ebola bullets. Now THAT would be an awesome way to go.

Hmm...I think I just came up with a new band name. It was "Meat Pickle", but I think I just expanded it to "Meat Pickle and the Ebola Bullets". Eat your heart out, Elvis Costello and the Impostors.

I'm seriously bummed that Stephanie isn't going to be able to do the reading at the Orlando Rep, but I'm very excited that Marcie will. I wanted it to be my idea, but Larry had already beaten me to it. Still, I bet she's going to rock - and it may make more sense now, because I think everyone would have watched it thinking Steph and I should have switched roles.

Back to Kyle and Billy - I love that I'm not the only weirdo who's into this whole Triumverate thing. We're seriously thinking about getting rings, or necklaces, or T-shirts, or something. It's fun to have a "thing".

Okay, thank you Amber:

Accent Basically none, though I do start to sound like whomever I'm speaking to. I used to have a strong Texas accent, but I managed to drop it.
Bra size 34D
Chore I hate Mowing the lawn. Followed closely by every other thing that could remotely be considered a chore.
Dad's name Hmm...Kenneth Higgins Nye (Stanley Curtis Wiley, if we must)
Essential make-up What, just ONE? Seriously? Oh my God. No. Lip balm of some sort, mascara (dark hair, eyes disappear if they're not rimmed), eyebrow stuff (I have ridiculously light eyebrows, what you see is not real). And if we can allow for it, powder and a little blush or bronzer.
Favorite perfume Stella McCartney for now, but I use about 15 different ones
Gold or silver? Platinum. (Silver is what I can afford, though)
Hometown Again, just one? Born in Seattle. Raised in Fort Worth. And finished off in Stuart, Fla.
Interesting fact The Empire State Building has a complicated lighting system by which they light up the building in special configurations to commemorate various holidays and events, including Alzheimer's Awareness (purple/white), Breast Cancer Awareness (pink/white), and AIDS Awareness (no lights).
Job title Government Drone/Performer (Proud moment aside: Someone asked my mother what her daughter does, and she said, "She's an actor." My mommy really thinks I can do this!)
Kids What about 'em? Don't have any. Have gone from planning on a few to screening my friends to see who would make good donors if I can't ever hold down a relationship. (Now you're wondering if you're a candidate...)
Living arrangements ...awkward. Main bedroom, me. Guest bedroom, ex-fiance. Standing in the middle looking confused, dog.
Mom's birthplace Fort Worth, I believe
Number of Apples eaten in last week How depressing - I can't seem to recall eating much fruit lately.
Overnight hospital stays Now that you mention it, I'm pretty sure that March 1 will be the first one
Phobia Clowns. Small enclosed spaces with low ceilings and too many people (subjective - sometimes I'm fine, sometimes I freak out).
Religious affiliation Well here's a complicated one. Raised Methodist, then tried Lutheran (what's the difference?). Now non-denominational Christian and Buddhist, leaning more towards Buddhism. Buddhism, however, does not attempt to explain the creation of the world around us, so it allows for vital Christian doctrines.
Siblings Negative.
Time I wake up 6:30 or so.
Unnatural hair color do I have a natural hair colour?
Vegetable I refuse to eat not downright refuse, but I will go out of my way to avoid mushrooms, peppers, and onions (love green onions, though)
X-rays? Countless. Zillions on my head for teeth purposes, plus various chest (pneumonia), leg (is it broken this time?), and other body parts. (Doctor to patient: I have no idea how you managed to get run over by a car and injure nothing, but everything's intact. You should probably look into a career as a stunt double.) So yeah, remind me to tell you about the time I was fully run over by a moving vehicle. Like, ankle to neck.
Yummy food I make I do not make un-yummy food. I do things well or not at all. But my favourites are probably my sauteed scallops in thyme butter and shrimp fried rice.
Zodiac sign Gemini. To the hilt.