Mi-mi-mi-mi-meme

I first read about this Three Things meme thing over on Nancy's Oyster and then Julia dared me! So here goes:

THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
Suzanne
Suzi
Paw

THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:
Suzanne
Suzipaw
Suzi
(OK, boring, I know. But my car goes by "The Wonder Wagon" and "The Bu-Hog"...)

THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
Hair (but not for long, the gray cometh!)
I'm a drama peasant
I appreciate the little things

THREE THINGS YOU HATE ABOUT YOURSELF:
Difficulty in confronting others face to face when necessary
Too quick to judge others uncharitably
Sometimes being a middle child doesn't get me anywhere

THREE THINGS YOU WISH YOU HAD RIGHT NOW:
A multi-carat engagement ring
Ten more feet of house
The will/discipline to write--something, anything--every day

THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE:
English
Farmer
Hippy

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
Abandonment
Violins, er, violence
Old age

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
Coffee
A kiss
Pet hair

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
Black
Birthday earring from Rebecca
Pet hair

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS/ARTISTS AT PRESENT:
Aimee Mann
Elvis Costello--now and forever
Lucinda Williams

THREE NEW THINGS YOU WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS:
Finishing a novel (Hah!)
Sending a query letter to a magazine or newspaper
As much new food as possible

THREE THINGS YOU NEED IN A RELATIONSHIP:
Contact
Honesty, though not brutal
Total devotion

TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE:
I'm the best I've ever been
I'm frustrated that I don't always know the answer to everything
Money doesn't matter

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX (or same) THAT APPEAL TO YOU:
Eyelashes
Good skin
Pecs

THREE THINGS YOU JUST CAN'T DO:
Eat eggs (O. My. God. No. Nooooo!)
Discuss cruelty to animals without sobbing uncontrollably
Pretend to be interested in law school details for extended periods of time

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
Reading
Writing
Knitting

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
Eat chocolate
Have a glass of good wine
Seem witty and eloquent

THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING:
Grant writer
Newspaper columnist
Researcher of some sort

THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:
Amalfi Coast
Yellowstone in winter
Costa Rica

THREE KIDS NAMES
August
Cora
Veronica

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
Finish the G-D novel
Know why the hell I'm here
Be completely content with what I have

Three Resolutions:
More: writing, reading, crafting, calling Grandma
Less: food, booze, stress, snarkiness
Get married

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Notes from the last few days:

One thing I did manage to scratch off my to-do list over the vacay was "finish my cardigan"! Sure, it took seven months and my shoulder seams are crappy, but it actually fits. It's even symmetrical! I've worn it in public! My first pieced project. I see more sweaters in my future...

We watched a lot of movies over the vacation: Shaun of the Dead (loved it), Shrek II (twice), Anchorman (ok if you're in the proper frame of mind), Starsky & Hutch (ditto) I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (Clive is a hottie, but what was he thinking?).

Twenty-three weeks til the wedding. I woke up at 2:30 a.m. last night and couldn't get back to sleep thinking about all I had to do to get ready. I felt a little overwhelmed. I know, one piece at a time.

The bathroom is way behind schedule, but the floor is almost done, the last big item. Came out pretty durn nice for my first try at laying tile if I do say so myself. I tried to channel Martha as much as I could.

It's hard being back at work. I think my heaven will have no alarm clocks. But in some ways I'm glad for the routine. I also went to weight class today for the first time in two weeks and the instructor kicked my ass--it hurt so good.

Gotta get ready for writers group tonight. Oh joy!