I'm bored, ask my anything!

Nutrguru

Have you ever asked a lady when she was due just to find out she's not pregnant?

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What is your favorite quote?

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Johlise:

Do you have a favorite place you like to go to eat out?

MMMm....PURPLE!! I only get to go once or twice a year though.

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Johlise:

What kind of car/vehicle do you drive?

A white and somewhat battered 2002 Mazda Protege - I never remember if it's DX or what since they do those designations differently from the Honda ones I'm used to, but it's the middle-range one.

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Johlise:

What color are the walls in your house?

The colors that came with the house: downstairs, except for H's office) is the perfect butter yellow . Upstairs & H's office are soft gray. I do want to change that in some of the upstairs rooms eventually.

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Johlise:

Did you grow up in W. WA?

Nope, I was born and raised in a small town on the southern Oregon coast. My parents divorced when I was young and when I was in junior high, my dad moved up here to Bellevue. I spent half of each summer during all my teen years in Bellevue so I was pretty familiar with it by the time I went to college in Tacoma.

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Johlise:

Do prefer tea, coffee, or hot cocoa?

Mochas - so coffee I guess. I really don't like drip coffee though, I prefer espresso with something added in (what the add-in is depends on the quality of the espresso).

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Johlise:

Do you think Starbucks is worth spending money on or would you rather go to a small local coffee stand?

I only like espresso so it depends on what I'm near and what brand they're carrying. I do think Starbucks is worth the money as it's the only chain that I like. I'm not used to Tully's anymore since there aren't any within easy distance of me and it makes me too jittery. I would prefer a small local coffee stand, but too often I don't like their coffee (I don't like Cafe Appassionato's roast nor Seattle's Best.) If I had my "druthers," Zoka would be EVERYWHERE and I would never go anywhere else. Sadly, now that we're in Renton there isn't any of them remotely close to me

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Johlise:

Do you like decorating for seasonal events/holidays?

I love the idea of it, but in practice it ends up not happening as I haven't had a lot of space in the past for storing a lot of decorations or I seem to not get around to it. That's something I'd like to change in the new house...but first we still have to take Christmas down! So in general, right now I only decorate for Oktoberfest, Halloween, Fall/Thanksgiving, and Christmas. I do have a small assortment of Easter/spring stuff.

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Johlise:

What do you sew?

My favorite thing to sew are costumes. I big puffy heart theme parties, Halloween, and dressing up (old high school drama nerd). I don't sew a lot of clothes for general wear and I HATE mending for some reason. Alternately, I also enjoy sewing home decor. I've made custom curtains for my H back when we were dating and I used to sew my friends custom-shaped pillows to match their bedrooms. My next project is an apron for my sister based off a cute ruffly one we saw in a store, and then either finish up my tablecloth refit or H's lederhosn.

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Johlise:

Have you ever tried quilting?

I've only made a small square quilted wall-hanging. It was ok but not really my thing.

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Johlise:

What color is most of your furniture? (white, dark, pine etc.)

It's really kind of all over the place. Kitchen is pine and medium oak, dining is dark, LR is a mess, LOL, H's office is pine, my craft room is a mix, bedroom is a mix that will slowly be converted to medium-dark.

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Johlise:

What is your job title?

Customer Service/Graphics Specialist

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Johlise:

Favorite veggie?

Asparagus! Followed by artichoke then carrot.

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Johlise:

what is your favorite season?

Fall/autumn!!

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Johlise:

What is your favorite type of work-out activity?

Work-out, I'm supposed to do that?   It used to be dancing, but I had a bad injury and have never really been well enough to go back. I really want to get back into yoga but haven't been given the health clearance yet. So currently, I guess swimming.

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Johlise:

Favorite fruit?

Hmmm...this one's kind of hard. I *think* it's peach as there's nothing so amazing as a really good, ripe and flavorful peach!

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Johlise:

How would you describe yourself (outgoing, shy, stylish etc.) ?

Highly expressive, a bit moody, talkative, mostly outgoing, insecure.

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Johlise:

Do you enjoy cooking or baking?

If so which one would you rather do more?

I really enjoy both but don't always have the energy or time (especially cooking when I'm also trying to figure out healthier options that work with our food likes/dislikes/sensitivities). Definitely would rather do more baking, love to bake but don't have enough people to eat it and I have a bad sweet tooth with no self-control so can't have it in the house.

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Johlise:

Do you prefer a dog or cat?

Like both but if I could only have one, cat, no contest. Love ALL the kittehs (except the hairless Sphinx ones, they creep me a little).

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Johlise:

Any pets?

1 cat, the bestest kitty alive, named Ivan

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Johlise:

Favorite childhood memory?

Wow! That's REALLY hard! I can think of 5 immediately off hand and I don't know that I have a favorite among each since 1 is of my mom, 1 my dad, 1 my brother, 1 my cat, and 1 my church. We'll go with the last one.

Growing up, my dad was the minister of our church. My parents had a group of friends like them: the crunchy-granola, folk song, non-drug hippie types. On Friday nights for a long time, they would get together in the church library and play guitars and sing all sorts of folk or soft rock, both the 60s/70s sort, and the "old-timey" sort. I loved the camraderie, the songs and guitars, and most of the time, us kids would play hide and go seek tag all over the building. I still harbor beloved feelings for many of those songs as they just conjure up this short-lived time in my childhood (my parents divorced when I was 7) that just has this happy golden glow to it.

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Johlise:

Favorite TV show?

I think it's probably Parks and Rec followed closely by Community and 30 Rock.

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Johlise:

Favorite Movie?

My Fair Lady

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Johlise:

Favorite way to spend an evening?

Snuggled up on the couch with my husband and my cat, both of us (humans) with a book and something tasty to drink, be it hot buttered rum, wine, or tea.

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Johlise:

Favorite genre of music?

Eesh, that's harder than you would think! I guess I would say cross-over indie rock? You know, like Death Cab, Postal Service, local now-defunct band Daylight Basement. It's easier to say the genres I don't like: reggae, twangy country, misogynist/heavy gangster rap, most of the auto-tuned to death crap on the radio these days.

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Johlise:

Craziest thing you've done in your life?

I'm not a risk-taker so haven't done anything really crazy in the terms you're probably asking. I did do one "hold up hands and back away slowly" type crazy thing once in my life, but um, I can't share that on the interwebz and it's a LOONG story. Suffice to say I was legitimately hysterical.

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Johlise:

Any daring stunts you want to try on your bucket list?

No I'm pretty conservative when it comes to that stuff. I HATE adrenalin rushes and get nauseated and dizzy ridiculously easy. I don't even like most ferris wheel rides

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Johlise:

Where is the place you want to travel to the most?

I've been there twice before but it's now been 10 years since I was last there. France will always be in heart and mind and because it's so important to me, it's something I REALLY want to go with H and share with him. I know it's not super-exciting or exotic, but oh well.

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Johlise:

How long did you date DH?

2.5 years to the day of the proposal, 4 years and almost 5 months from first date to wedding.