Yeah yeah yeah…. these are pretty stupid.  But I had 20 minutes to kill.  (the numbers are all messed up - pay no attention)

1. What is in the back seat of your car right now?
Reusable grocery bags and a cheerleader outfit that I have to return to Amy (that I wore on Halloween)

2. When was the last time you threw up?
The last time I went to Hooligans. I had three Jack and Diet Cokes and I got siiiick. Niles called me in the middle of me throwing up, and he felt bad, like it was his fault!

3. What’s your favorite curse word?
I’m not sure I have one. I want to say something interesting like “dang it!” or “craptacular”

4. What was your least favorite part of the day today?
Getting out of the grocery store at 4pm, and not sure if I had time to go to Roots Natural Foods, CVS, and make it back in time to make dinner before class at 5pm. But I did!

5. What were you doing at 8 am this morning?
Sleeping.

6. What were you doing 30 minutes ago?
Copying out recipes out of a William Sonoma cookbook. I’m trying to make new recipes!

7. What was the last book you finished?
The Last Lecture.  It was a very quick read, and I’ve already moved on to something else.

8. Have you ever been to a strip club?
Yes, The Other Side (the seedy crazy one in Fitchburg). It was my college suite-mate’s 18^th birthday, and that’s where she wanted to go.

9. What is the last thing you said aloud?
“Night.” To my dad when he told me he was going to bed.

10. What is the best ice cream flavor?
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough!

11. What was the last thing you had to drink?
Water. Unless you count the milk in my cereal.

12. What are you wearing right now?
a t-shirt, a long black button up cardigan, a short sleeved grey sweater I got in England, and slippers. I also have a blanket on me.

13. What was the last thing you ate?
a bowl of Honey Bunches of Oats with ½ a banana. It was delicious.

14. Have you bought any new clothing items this week?
nope.

15. When was the last time you ran?
Tonight. We got out of class early, and I had over an hour before the next one began. So I ran home, grabbed my library book, and ran back to class.

16. What’s the last sporting event you watched?
The Celtics vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers at Trevor’s

18. Who is the last person you sent a comment/message to?
My cousin Evan. Just saying Hi!

19. Ever go camping?
Yes. I was suppose to camp in Roswell, NM, but Emiliano and I got a hotel room instead. Cause I was being a big baby.

20. Do you have a tan?
No, but I still have distinct tan lines left over from this summer

24. Do you drink your soda from a straw?
No, straws are unnecessary plastic.

25. What did your last text message say?
“I JUST got home from dinner with my parents from dinner. I am so tired. L But Happy Birthday!” (sent to Kerry. I was bailing on her birthday plans – it was 10:30pm!)

26. Are you someone’s best friend?
Hmmm. Maybe.

27. What are you doing tomorrow?
Eating breakfast, reading blogs. Going to the gym. Reading. Typing up something for school, and then going to an internship meeting at school. Then cooking dinner!

28. Where is your mom right now?
In bed with my pops

29. Look to your left, what do you see?
a TV tray piled with magazines and cookbooks, my empty cereal bowl, and my iPhone.

30. What color is your watch?
It is silver, but I do not wear it. I also have a black plastic Timex that I used to wear while swimming. Now I would wear it running, if I needed to.

31. What do you think of when you think of Australia?
The cute doctor on House, MD

32. Ever ridden on a roller coaster?
Yes, and I don’t really care for them

33. What is your birthstone?
Ruby, and I currently have on a very pretty ruby ring that my high school boyfriend bought me

34. Do you go in at a fast food place or just hit the drive thru?
Walk inside. I like to look at the menu and not feel rushed, and I don’t like wasting gas

35. What is your favorite number?
27

36. Do you have a dog?
No. I don’t like dogs very much. I’m a cat person

37. Last person you talked to on the phone?
My dad.

38. Have you met anyone famous?
Yes. Ali McGraw. She would come into the Flower Market (where I worked) in Santa Fe, NM a lot.

39. Any plans today?
Bed as soon as I’m done this.

40. How many states have you lived in?
2 – Massachusetts and New Mexico

41. Ever go to college?
Yes. Undergraduate and Graduate.

42. Where are you right now?
on the couch in my living room

43. Biggest annoyance in your life right now?
Wanting to knit a blanket, but I don’t know what pattern to use, thus I won’t go out to buy the yarn. I’m afraid I’ll pick the wrong one.

44. Last song listened to?
Shake It – Metro Station

46. Are you allergic to anything?
I’m kind of allergic to cats, but minimally.

47. Favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time?
My slipper boots! They look like ugg boots, but they’re slippers!

49. Are you jealous of anyone?
Megan. I wish I had a nice husband, lived in England, and made awesome vegetarian meals all the time.

50. Is anyone jealous of you?
Probably not. Well, maybe about little things… like my dad might be jealous that I have the motivation to go running every day. Because I know that he wishes he did.

51. Do you love anyone?
Yup, my family and my friends.

52. Do any of your friends have children?
Yes. Caitlin does, and I saw her and Gavin (her cute son) today!

53. Do you eat healthy?
I eat wicked healthy! Tons of vegetables and fruits. I hardly eat anything that’s “bad”

54. What do you usually do during the day?
Not too much. Blogging, reading, watching TV, exercising.

55. Do you hate anyone right now?
Not really.

56. Do you use the word ‘hello’ daily?
I would imagine. That or the more informal “Hey” or “Hi”

58. How old will you be turning on your next birthday?
25. Holy crap!  I don’t want to be 25.

59. Have you ever been to Six Flags?
Nope

60. How did you get your scars?
Neck – thyroid surgery (2 of them!)

Chin – tried shaving “like daddy” and cut a huge chunk out of my chin!

Forehead – cracked it open on a radiator when I was 4ish – stitches!

Eyebrow – I don’t know. Possibly cracked it open on a refrigerator when I was a youngin’

Boobage – lumpectomy to remove a tumor!

Tummy – chicken pox!

61. How much do you weigh?
130ish

62. How much do you want to weigh by Spring?
123ish (that’s what I was last spring!)

63. What’s your New Year’s Resolution?
Um, to be better at various things. Walking more. Drinking more water. So far so good!

64. What was the last movie you saw at the theatre?
Slum Dog Millionaire. It was just “okay”

65. What was the last thing you watched on TV?
House, MD!

66. What’s your favorite kind of juice?
Orange Juice, or a Cranberry Pomegranate mix – 100% juice!

67. What’s your favorite car?
Studebaker! Just for my dad.

68. Do you have a gray hair?
I do not. But if I did, I would pull it out.

69. Angelina or Jennifer?
Jennifer. Angelina freaks me out, and I think Jennifer Aniston is wonderful

70.  What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?

African or European?

(I added that last one myself!)
Feel free to comment, or do this survey yourself in the comments.  I’m sure we all have a few minutes to waste.

At Larry’s house on Friday night, there were a lot of people there that worked with my dad.  He would introduce me to people as his daughter, and several times that night, I was asked:

• “Oh, are you the one who is living in England?”
• “Are you the one who just got married?”
• “Are you the one who was in London for a bit?”

No, that is not me.  That is the other sister.  The interesting sister.  Stupid people.  My mom was sitting near me while this was all happening, and she noticed it, too.  She told me later that she kept waiting for me to say, “No, I’m the one with cancer.”

I thought of it, but I didn’t think that would be nice to throw that into these strangers’ faces.  They were just being nice by chatting with me.  I’m not sure what they would have thought if they were faced with “No, I’m the one with cancer.”  Would they feel bad?  Guilty?  Would they ask me about it?  I don’t want to make people feel bad.

Perhaps the problem is that my parents only talk about Megan?  It doesn’t come up that I got cancer, but it DOES come up that Megan got married, and is living in another country.  Bah!

When I got cancer, I finally thought that I’d be the interesting one.  That Megan would finally get asked, “Oh, are you the one with cancer?”  But then, when I finally had something interesting, Megan announced that she was getting married.  She stole my thunder.  So instead of having to tell people that one of their daughters was sick; they were able to be excited, and tell people that one of their daughters was getting married.

Again, I was struck with middle child syndrome.  I was upset that Megan had taken the same time that I was dealing with surgeries and radiation to be planning a wedding.  My mom went from having “Robin’s Medical Folder” to “Megan’s Wedding Folder.”  I’m sure it was much more fun to organize wedding stuff.  I don’t think I ever told Megan all of this.  What was I suppose to do?  My mom said I should have said, “Too bad Megan, I’m sick.  You can stick out teaching for one more year and get married next year.”  But I never even thought of doing that.

All I know is that I really hate it when people constantly come up to me and assume that I am my sister.  It makes me feel that I am not worth anything, and that I am not interesting enough for people to remember me.  I am almost done getting my Masters degree, and I was 23 years old and diagnosed with cancer.  What the hell?