jaina

...when I wanted to waste time? (Taken from

writingpathways; thanks Rachel!)

LAYER ONE
Name: Caitlin
Birthdate: September 18, 1981
Birthplace: Annapolis, MD
Current Location: Boston, MA
Eye Color: Blue-gray
Hair Color: An interesting mix of brown and blonde, such that it's not really either color.
Righty or Lefty: Righty
Zodiac Sign: Virgo

LAYER TWO
Your heritage: Over 75% Irish, with some English and German in there.
The shoes you wore today: Adidas running shoes.
Your weakness: A survey that makes me think? No fair. Erm...procrastination. Yeah. Big-time.
Your fears: Not figuring out what I'm meant to do or be. That I won't be a good mother (when I get around to having kids).
Your perfect pizza: Bertucci's Silano/Papa John's Chicken Alfredo
Goal you'd like to achieve: Become a successful researcher. Raising happy and well-adjusted kids.

LAYER THREE
Your most overused phrase on AIM: there are so many... :), lol, hmmmm, erm....
Your thoughts first waking up: Owww loud STOP STOP STOP!
Your best physical feature: Lips and waist.
Your bedtime: Same as Rachel, midnight-2, usually.
Your most missed memory: Huh?

LAYER FOUR
Pepsi or Coke: Coke coke coke coke.
McDonald's or Burger King: BK, but I've finally found something I can eat at McD's, thank heaven.
Single or group dates: Uh, either's fine, they have their own merits.
Adidas or Nike: I heart my Adidas shoes.
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: I hate iced tea.
Chocolate or vanilla: Chocolate
Cappuccino or coffee: No coffee. Coffee icky icky icky.

LAYER FIVE
Smoke: No thank you. Smells horrid.
Cuss: Far more than I did when I came to college. Trying to purge my vocabulary of the naughty f-word.
Sing: Always, as much as I can.
Take a shower everyday: Yes
Have a crush(es): Only on my fiancé. *stupidgrin*
Want to go to college: Graduating from MIT in exactly 30 days.
Want to get married: *examines engagement ring* Yeah, I'd say so.
Believe in yourself: Most of the time.
Get motion sickness: I've been having problems reading in cars lately, which SUCKS.
Think you're attractive: Yup.
Think you're a health freak: No. I had 7 double-stuff Oreos yesterday. And half a pizza.
Get along with your parents: Yes, although Mom and I can sure fight when we put our minds to it.
Like thunderstorms: Not when I have to drive/walk in them.
Play an instrument: I played flute solely so I could be in high school band with my friends.

LAYER SIX: In the past month...
Drank alcohol: thinking...yes! I had a hard lemonade at the Clue crew party, and rather a bit too much at the SLM cast party...
Smoked: Ew, no.
Done a drug: Just Advil. ;-)
Had Sex: No
Made Out: Sure
Gone on a date: Yes, and I got engaged at the end of it.
Gone to the mall: Yeah, shopping for Senior Ball supplies. (Stickyboobs!)
Eaten an entire box of Oreos: God, no. Mark did once, though, and his story caused the LMN bench dinner to crave Oreos...
Eaten sushi: No
Been on stage: Yes! Hellloooo, nurse!
Gone skating: Sadly, no. The rink closed in March.
Made homemade cookies: No, but I made scones.
Gone skinny dipping: No
Dyed your hair: No
Stolen anything: No

LAYER SEVEN: Ever...
Played a game that required removal of clothing: No.
If so, was it mixed company: see above
Been trashed or extremely intoxicated: No, just mildly drunk. And only twice ever.
Been caught "doing something": Doing what?
Been called a tease: Occasionally, by my fiancé.
Gotten beaten up: No
Shoplifted: No
Changed who you were to fit in: Like Rachel, I wouldn't know how.

LAYER EIGHT
Age you hope to be married: We're thinking a September 2004 wedding...so I'll have just turned 23.
Numbers and Names of Children: At least two, and at least one girl. Jadzia Christine, Faith Amy, Alec Daniel. Those are the ones we've agreed on.
Describe your dream wedding: Funny you should ask. :) Low-stress, a pretty dress, all my friends and family, and a great party.
How do you want to die: I think I'd prefer to die in my sleep.
Where you want to go to college: Well, I am where I wanted to be (MIT)...and I got into grad school where I wanted to go (UCSD).
What do you want to be when you grow up: A research biologist or kindergarten teacher. Also a mommy.
What country would you most like to visit: I really want to go back to Germany.

LAYER NINE: In a guy/girl...
Best eye color? Don't care. I don't notice eyes. (I'm answering for "guy," if you were curious.)
Best hair color? Again, don't care.
Short or long hair: Short, please.
Height: 5'10", 5'11". So I can tuck my head under his. *stupidgrin*
Best weight: I don't even know what a typical guy weighs.
Best articles of clothing: Hm, jeans and a nice button-down?
Best first date location: Dinner. Definitely dinner at someplace like Uno's or Applebee's.
Best first kiss location: What Rachel said: a kiss doesn't need a location to be good.

LAYER TEN
Number of drugs taken illegally: Zero.
Number of people I could trust with my life: Five.
Number of CDs that I own: A fair number. 50?
Number of piercings: Two, one in each ear.
Number of tattoos: none.
Number of times my name has appeared in the newspaper: Too many to remember. Lots of times on honor roll, a letter to the editor, a caption for a terrible photo of me at graduation, an article about my SAT score...there's probably more. And way more if you count The Tech as a newspaper (which I don't).
Number of scars on my body: Just the one on my thumb, where Roxie McColgan skated over me at practice when I was 13. Thanks, Roxie. ;-)
Number of things in my past that I regret: At least three. Mostly being mean to people who didn't deserve it.

In other news, the Chorallaries concert last night was beyond fantastic.

schneck128, I love you, and I hope you soaked up every bit of the applause and adulation and tears because you deserved all of it. You rock.