now you know my abcs.

[a is for age:]
i'll never tell. (i am old enough to drink, however.)

[b is for booze of choice:]
cab.

[c is for career:]
various. design. marketing. writing. retailing.

[d is for your dog's name:]
haley. (totally not the name i chose. we inherited it.)

[e is for essential items you use everyday:]
la natura mango lip balm. peet's chai tea with unsweetened silk. montrail shoes. ipod. my space heater.

[f is for favorite song(s) at the moment:]
"lovelight" by lewis taylor

[g is for favorite games:]
sorry: the game of sweet revenge. when we used to play this with my grampa, he would count in polish to our gleeful delight.

[h is for hometown:]
come on. i'm anonymous.

[i is for instruments you play:]
attempted: piano. succeeded: none.

[j is for jam or jelly you like:]
apricot.

[k is for kids:]
zero!

[l is for last kiss:]
hub.

[m is for most admired trait:]
that i admire in others?  humor.

[n is for name of your crush:]
tyson (don't judge by the photo, y'all.)

[o is for overnight hospital stays:]
none, thankfully. i'm not the hospital type of gal.

[p is for phobias:]
birds. hey. one landed on my head when i was three. i'm scarred.

[q is for quotes you like:]
"if we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognize the whole gamut of human potentialities, and so weave a less arbitrary social fabric, one in which each diverse human gift will find a fitting place." — margaret mead

[r is for biggest regret:]
not going to a less conservative school.

[s is for sweets of your choice:]
not a big sweets person, but i suppose dried bing cherries count?

[t is for time you wake up:]
5:45.

[u is for underwear:]
jockey. (did i just go down two points on the cool meter?)

[v is for vegetables you love:]
i love all vegetables, except for eggplant. i'm severely allergic (like crapping and hurling simultaneously kind of allergic).

[w is for worst habit:]
judging.

[x is for x-rays you've had:]
just had one at the office that will take ownership of my firstborn: the dentist. (how much is that crown?)

[y is for yummy food you make:]
i'm kind of a cooker. i suppose my better half likes my marinara sauce the bestest.

[z is for zodiac sign:]
hint: i'm stubborn..

thanks, whoorl!