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Cheryl wrote: "Night Circus is one of my favorite books ever

Cheryl"

I hope people will see this.
Erin Morgenstern that wrote Night Circus will be at Joseph-Beth booksellers Tuesday, January 24th. It should be wonderful.

Cheryl

Age:40
B - Book you are reading: 1st to Die: James Patterson
C - Chore you hate: Dusting
D - Dessert you love: Chocolate Mousse
E - Essential start your day item: Coffee
F - Favorite author/ book:Marguerite Duras
G - Gold or silver: Silver
H - Height: 6'2"
I - Instruments you play: Piano
J - Job title: Registered Nurse
K - Kid(s):None
L - Living arrangements: Domestic Partner
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: Like
N - Nicknames: Les
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: Three days a week
P - Pet Peeve: Clacking Heels
Q- Quotes you like: "These corrosives do their magic slowly" Michael Stipe
R - Right or left handed: Right
S - Siblings: Sister
T - Time you woke up today: 0524
U - Unique thing about you: Read Old French
V - Vegetable you love: bok choy
W - Worst habit: Self Loathing
X - X-rays you've had: Teeth
Y - Yummy food you make: Bread
Z - Zodiac Sign: Saggitarius

A - Age: 44
B - Book you are reading: The Angel's Game by Ruiz
C - Chore you hate: Scrubbing tub
D - Dessert you love: Tiramisu
E - Essential start your day item: Coffee
F - Favorite author/ book: Kristin Lavransdatter by Undset
G - Gold or silver: Silver
H - Height: 5'5"
I - Instruments you play: None - sigh
J - Job title: Reference Librarian
K - Kid(s): 2 boys
L - Living arrangements: House with boys/cats/dog
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: Amazing!
N - Nicknames: Em
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: Busted ankle, births of 2 children
P - Pet Peeve: Passive-aggression
Q- Quotes you like: “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.�
� Albert Einstein
R - Right or left handed: Right
S - Siblings: 3 brothers
T - Time you woke up today: 7:30am
U - Unique thing about you: Raised on a dairy goat farm
V - Vegetable you love: All of them :)
W - Worst habit: Procrastination
X - X-rays you've had: Head for broken nose, leg for broken ankle
Y - Yummy food you make: Spinach quiche
Z - Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

A - Age: 32
B - Book you are reading:Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison
C - Chore you hate: Washing dishes
D - Dessert you love: Chocolate
E - Essential start your day item: Different every day, I hate routine
F - Favorite author/ book: Right now, The Name of The WInd- Patrick Rothfuss
G - Gold or silver: Gold
H - Height: 5'3"
I - Instruments you play: Viola, a very long time ago
J - Job title: Server
K - Kid(s):None
L - Living arrangements: Just bought a house, will be moving out of the apartment soon with the husband and a cat
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: Shenanagans
N - Nicknames: April-e
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: Never
P - Pet Peeve: Bad tippers
Q- Quotes you like: A ship in the harbour is safe, but ships weren't meant to do that.
R - Right or left handed: Right
S - Siblings: 1 brother
T - Time you woke up today: 9:30am
U - Unique thing about you: Spent a year in France in high school as a foreign exchange student
V - Vegetable you love: Peas
W - Worst habit: Procrastination
X - X-rays you've had: Foot
Y - Yummy food you make: cashew chicken, also can make my own chocolates
Z - Zodiac Sign: Aries

Amanda and anyone else that gets to come. Look for me and introduce yourself. Any Joseph-Beth employee will point me out. I am really looking forward to this event. If you like Night Circus you should read a kids book called the Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo. I also highly recommend Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness that is coming in paperback Tuesday, December 27th
Cheryl

Yes you will have to get a book from us to get a line ticket. Line tickets haven't been put up yet. I'll keep you updated when they are. If you have a receipt showing you bought your original book at our store I'll get you a line ticket. There are several exciting authors coming in the next 6 months.

A - Age: 40
B - Book you are reading: The Suspicions of Mister Whicher by Kate Summerscale
C - Chore you hate: Dishes!
D - Dessert you love: The apple crisp served during my school years. The recipe was heavenly. Or lemon cheesecake bars. I hate chocolate.
E - Essential start your day item: Coffee with french vanilla creamer
F - Favorite author/ book: Non-fiction: Jared Diamond/Guns, Germs & Steel Fiction: Diana Gabaldon/Outlander
G - Gold or silver: tough to decided
H - Height: 5'10"
I - Instruments you play: the flute...barely
J - Job title: Mom
K - Kid(s): Kaitlyn-21, Thomas-16 and Tyler-14
L - Living arrangements: An apartment right next to the library.
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: Well...
N - Nicknames: Granny
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: Oh a few various things through the years but who really wants to hear about that.
P - Pet Peeve: Lack of common courtesy. Do you really need to let the door slam in my face? Can you say excuse me if you run into me? I know...it's tough now a days.
Q- Quotes you like: "Two hands working can do more than a thousand clasped in prayer."
R - Right or left handed: right
S - Siblings: three, Dawn (deceased), Kevin and Jennifer. Dad was a player...there could be more.
T - Time you woke up today: 5 AM. My internal alarm clock doesn't like me to sleep later than that. :(
U - Unique thing about you: I'm extremely shy but love to quirky.
V - Vegetable you love: Anything dark green and fall veg.
W - Worst habit: rubbing any and all silk between my fingers. can't help it!
X - X-rays you've had: too numerous to count.
Y - Yummy food you make: Zuppa Toscana and Lumpia.
Z - Zodiac Sign: Pisces

A - Age: 52
B - Book you are reading: A Storm of Swords & The Design of Everyday Things
C - Chore you hate: Weeding the gardens
D - Dessert you love: Cheese cake
E - Essential start your day item: Coffee, cigarette, & computer.
F - Favorite author/ book: This Immortal by Roger Zelazny, my favorite author
G - Gold or silver: No preference
H - Height: 5' 11"
I - Instruments you play: None, just tools
J - Job title: Systems Administrator
K - Kid(s): 3, 2 boys & a girl, all in their 20's & out of the house.
L - Living arrangements: Farm
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: "You're kidding, right?"
N - Nicknames: Jim
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: Quite a few: Hernia operation, parachuting accident, & nerve grafts
P - Pet Peeve: Intentional ignorance, especially when they take pride in it.
Q- Quotes you like: “Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of other.�
� Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary
R - Right or left handed: Right
S - Siblings: none
T - Time you woke up today: 5:30 AM
U - Unique thing about you: I fiddle a lot making & fixing things. I've made many of the gifts I'm giving this year from crocheted & knitted scarves & hats to wood bowls turned out of wood salvaged from our woods.
V - Vegetable you love: Fresh tomatoes
W - Worst habit: not listening well to others
X - X-rays you've had: entire body several times.
Y - Yummy food you make: cheese cake cupcakes
Z - Zodiac Sign: Pieces

A - Age: 56
B - Book you are reading: Then We Came to the End
C - Chore you hate: Cleaning shower
D - Dessert you love: chocolate cake
E - Essential start your day item: Diet coke
F - Favorite author/ book: Hie to the Hunters
G - Gold or silver: Silver
H - Height: 5' 6 1/2"
I - Instruments you play:
J - Job title: Retired
K - Kid(s): 2
L - Living arrangements: small town in a house
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: ha ha.
N - Nicknames: Edward
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: birth, 2 children
P - Pet Peeve: leaving kitchen sink dirty
Q- Quotes you like: Any by Mae West
R - Right or left handed: Left
S - Siblings: 3, all males
T - Time you woke up today: 3:30 a.m. :-(
U - Unique thing about you: Only weather conditions I'll pass up a run outside for are storms and tornadoes. OK-freezing rain too.
V - Vegetable you love: Most are delicious!
W - Worst habit: losing keys and glasses
X - X-rays you've had: chest, knee
Y - Yummy food you make: fried chicken
Z - Zodiac Sign: Virgo

That's an interesting nickname you have there, Mary. How does that work?
;-)

Ha ha. My husband is quite a nicknaming guy. I have several he uses for me but Edward is probably the original. My maiden name is Edwards. I don't know why he shortened it to Edward but it works. :-)

By the way Jim, I was born in Frankfort, retired from state govt., and still haunt the 'ol town regularly.

I rarely get down there since I work in eastern Louisville. I tend to stick with Middletown & Shelbyville, but occasionally make it down there. The Woolery is the only place I know to get fleece to spin & I used to sell the wooden bowls I turn through Completely Kentucky, but they're too flaky, so I get down there even less now.

A - Age: 45
B - Book you are reading: Poison Study by Maria Snyder
C - Chore you hate: litter box duty
D - Dessert you love: anything chocolate
E - Essential start your day item: coffee
F - Favorite author/ book: I have been an avid reader since I started reading..one of my most favorite books is Kindred by Octavia Butler... I am not sure I have just 1 favorite author tho.
G - Gold or silver:hrmmm...Sterling lol
H - Height: 5'6
I - Instruments you play: piano
J - Job title: Manager of a book store (one of my perks is getting to borrow books to read)
K - Kid(s): just Boo, our 13 yr old cat
L - Living arrangements: 1 bedroom home
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: " oh you humans and your linear time"
N - Nicknames: Pie, Magpie
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: bad case of pancreatic inflammation and gall bladder surgery
P - Pet Peeve: Parents who do not watch their children when they come in the bookstore and hence the children throw books in the floor and are generally rowdy.
Q- Quotes you like: Accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative
R - Right or left handed: both- depends on what I am doing
S - Siblings:1 brother
T - Time you woke up today: 8:00 AM
U - Unique thing about you: I am very intuitive
V - Vegetable you love: I love all veggies except hominy
W - Worst habit: I make poor choices in friends...somehow always pick the users .
X - X-rays you've had: dental, arm, collarbone (childhood injuries)
Y - Yummy food you make: Cornbread salad
Z - Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

A - Age: 24
B - Book you are reading: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
C - Chore you hate: doing the dishes
D - Dessert you love: carrot coconut cookies
E - Essential start your day item: coffee
F - Favorite author/ book: Jacqueline Carey's Kusheline Series
G - Gold or silver: Silver
H - Height: 5'8"
I - Instruments you play: none with any skill
J - Job title: Mom
K - Kid(s): 1, daughter
L - Living arrangements: in-laws house
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: awesome
N - Nicknames: none
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: kidney infection
P - Pet Peeve: not listening
Q- Quotes you like: "...blank eyes asking why, but his tears were no answer." The Eye of the World, Robert Jordan
R - Right or left handed: both
S - Siblings: 3 older, 1 younger sister
T - Time you woke up today: 7:30
U - Unique thing about you: I don't tend to expand into another world of an author I've read. I stay with the same world.
V - Vegetable you love: peas
W - Worst habit: staying in bed to long
X - X-rays you've had: knees
Y - Yummy food you make: cookies, stew
Z - Zodiac Sign: Leo

A - Age: 36
B - Book you are reading: Bedeviled by Sable Grace
C - Chore you hate: vacuuming
D - Dessert you love: pie
E - Essential start your day item: coffee
F - Favorite author/ book: First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost
G - Gold or silver: white gold
H - Height: 5' nothing
I - Instruments you play: none
J - Job title: receptionist/assistant
K - Kid(s): just fur babies (3 cats, 1 dog)
L - Living arrangements: single
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: made of awesome
N - Nicknames: Mel
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: none
P - Pet Peeve: people who hoover or invade my personal space
Q- Quotes you like: “It's not the length of the word; it's how well you use it!� � Rachel Vincent
R - Right or left handed: both
S - Siblings: 1 older sister; 1 younger brother
T - Time you woke up today: 6:30 am
U - Unique thing about you: I have unique tattooed across my shoulders
V - Vegetable you love: potatoes
W - Worst habit: sugar addict
X - X-rays you've had: too many to list
Y - Yummy food you make: chicken enchiladas
Z - Zodiac Sign: Taurus

We have a lot of PNR books in common, Melanie. My daughter really likes them, too. We're reading the Vampire Academy series now. I just got the 5th book for Xmas.

Jim, I haven't read that series but if you guys are looking for more good YA UF/PNR I suggest Rachel Vincent's Soul Screamers (banshees), Gena Showalter's Intertwined (vamps, wolves, etc.) and Melissa Marr's Wicked Lovely (fairies). They are all exceptional.

A - Age: 41
B - Book you are reading: The Hunger Games
C - Chore you hate: Dishes
D - Dessert you love: Cherry Cheesecake
E - Essential start your day item: Diet Mt. Dew
F - Favorite author/ book: Too many to list, but I'm very partial to David Weber, Jim Butcher, John Ringo and Stephen King
G - Gold or silver: Silver
H - Height: 5'6
I - Instruments you play: The radio
J - Job title: Which one? Writer... Executive Producer... Quality Manager... many hats-one head.
K - Kid(s): None but the furry kind
L - Living arrangements: Townhouse
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary:Cool
N - Nicknames: Nic is a Nick name isn't it?
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: None that I remember.
P - Pet Peeve: Alphabetical lists of questions...
Q- Quotes you like: "There are more things in Heaven and Earth Horatio than are dreamt of in your philosophy" - Hamlet by Billy S.
R - Right or left handed: Right
S - Siblings: Two half brothers and one half sister, which makes 1.5 siblings I suppose.
T - Time you woke up today: 7am
U - Unique thing about you:
V - Vegetable you love: Lima beans
W - Worst habit: not answering questions
X - X-rays you've had: Dental and chest
Y - Yummy food you make: Sloppy Joes
Z - Zodiac Sign: Aries

When you read all the Hunger Games books read
Divergent by Veronica Roth
at the end of January we get
Article 5 by Kristen Simmons who is a Louisville author with a real publisher.
If you like Jim Butcher try Kevin Hearne. You will love him and he will be at Joseph-Beth sometime next year.
Cheryl

Thanks for the tip!

A - Age:40
B - Book you are reading:Benjamin Franklin by Walter Isaacson
C - Chore you hate:Sleeping
D - Dessert you love:Pizza
E - Essential start your day item:Bushing my teeth
F - Favorite author/ book:none really
G - Gold or silver:Gold
H - Height:5'9"
I - Instruments you play:Learning Guitar very slowly
J - Job title:Engineer
K - Kid(s):zero
L - Living arrangements:home alone
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary:Yes
N - Nicknames:none
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth:Motorbike wreck
P - Pet Peeve:disrespect for others
Q- Quotes you like:"Do Justly. Love Mercy. Walk Humbly."
R - Right or left handed:Left
S - Siblings:Older brother
T - Time you woke up today:7:15am
U - Unique thing about you:Been up Launchpad B at KSC
V - Vegetable you love:Peppers
W - Worst habit:hmm
X - X-rays you've had:Foot, Hand, Chest, Jaw, Head...
Y - Yummy food you make:Spicy Pimento Cheese
Z - Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

A - Age: 28
B - Book you are reading: I am Legend
C - Chore you hate: Dusting
D - Dessert you love: Dirt Pudding
E - Essential start your day item: Shutting off my alarm
F - Favorite author/ book: Lone Survivor
G - Gold or silver: Gold (White Gold)
H - Height: 5'8"
I - Instruments you play: PS3 Controller
J - Job title: Inventory Management Specialist
K - Kid(s): 0
L - Living arrangements: House
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: @!*(
N - Nicknames: Opie during the younger days. C-Murder during the USMC days.
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: Yes. Hernia Surgery.
P - Pet Peeve: To many.
Q- Quotes you like: The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!
Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States, 1945
R - Right or left handed: Right
S - Siblings: 2
T - Time you woke up today: 4:45 a.m.
U - Unique thing about you: Ask my friends.
V - Vegetable you love: Peas
W - Worst habit: figiting
X - X-rays you've had: Mouth
Y - Yummy food you make: Fried Chicken
Z - Zodiac Sign: Aries

A - Age: 23
B - Book you are reading: Clockwork Angel
C - Chore you hate: Cleaning - but have to do it!
D - Dessert you love: Anything chocolate
E - Essential start your day item: Something caffeinated
F - Favorite author/ book: Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
G - Gold or silver: Silver
H - Height: 5'7''
I - Instruments you play: N/a
J - Job title: Working on my Masters degree - student
K - Kid(s): No
L - Living arrangements: House
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary:
N - Nicknames: Chels
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: No
P - Pet Peeve: Spelling errors
Q- Quotes you like: "Emotions are ephemeral, like flowers and beauty. When they appear, it's your duty to appreciate them."
R - Right or left handed: Right
S - Siblings: Brother
T - Time you woke up today: 8:00 a.m.
U - Unique thing about you: I'm working on being an Occupational Therapist
V - Vegetable you love: Peas
W - Worst habit: Procrastinating
X - X-rays you've had: Several!
Y - Yummy food you make: Red velvet cake
Z - Zodiac Sign: Aries

A - Age: 49
B - Book you are reading: She Walks in Beauty: A Woman's Journey Through Poems by Caroline Kennedy
C - Chore you hate: Cleaning the cat box
D - Dessert you love: Coconut Cream Pie
E - Essential start your day item: Coffee
F - Favorite author/ book: P.D. James
G - Gold or silver: Silver
H - Height: 5'7"
I - Instruments you play: none
J - Job title: Librarian Assistant
K - Kid(s): 2 Daughters 16 & 19
L - Living arrangements: Lived in my home 14 years
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: it is colorful language
N - Nicknames: Cat
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: Cleveland Clinic 2006
P - Pet Peeve: leaving the water pitcher empty in the frig
Q- Quotes you like:Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Ralph Waldo Emerson
R - Right or left handed: Right
S - Siblings: One sister
T - Time you woke up today: 9 am
U - Unique thing about you: I've kept a journal since I was 12
V - Vegetable you love: Cucumbers
W - Worst habit: Biting my bottom lip
X - X-rays you've had: Too many
Y - Yummy food you make: I'm a good cook but everyone loves my baking
Z - Zodiac Sign: Aries

Doug wrote: "Please introduce yourself as you join by taking the A-to-Z quiz (courtesy of the College Students! group):

A - Age: 56
B - Book you are reading: Spycatcher
C - Chore you hate: Mowing the grass
D - Dessert you love: Cheesecake
E - Essential start of my day: glasses
F - Favorite author/ book: Travels with Charley
G - Gold or silver: Both
H - Height: 5'3
I - Instruments you play: the radio
J - Job title: Manager, Technical Services
K - Kid(s): does the dog count?
L - Living arrangements: tolerable
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: Whatever
N - Nicknames: Cath, Miss Cathy, Kitcat
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: None
P - Pet Peeve: the word "whatever"
Q- Quotes you like:
R - Right or left handed: right
S - Siblings: sister and brother
T - Time you woke up today: 6 AM
U - Unique thing about you:
V - Vegetable you love: roasted brussel sprouts
W - Worst habit:
X - X-rays you've had: head, foot, arm, knee chest
Y - Yummy food you make: Chicken and olives
Z - Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Another cheesecake lover, yay! Love the living conditions, Cathy. Just tolerable?
;-)

On good days it's better - maybe up to liveable.

Our place is our dream. It probably wouldn't knock your socks off, just a 1500 sf manufactured home that's nice enough (too small when the kids come visiting) but it's on 15 acres with a 4 or 5 acre patch of woods & the rest is field for our horses & goats. Big enough to have some elbow room, but not so big as to kill me trying to keep it up. When we got here almost 5 years ago, we built Marg a horse barn to her specifications & I got my dream shop, an insulated & heated 25'x30' building all my own.

Well that sounds wonderful. I'm in suberia, 5 miles from work which works great for me. A yard that grows bigger every mowing season and a to-do list which also seems to grow larger and larger. I often think fondly of townhomes, condo's and apartments :-)

We're always an hour from anything, it seems like. Well Frankfort & Shelbyville are only 20 minutes away or so, but I have to drive more than twice that distance to work. That is a downside. During the growing season, all I seem to do is weedeat & mow. It takes me 4 - 5 hours on the lawn mower every week & I have no idea how much time I spend weeding.

Cheryl wrote: "Yes you will have to get a book from us to get a line ticket. Line tickets haven't been put up yet. I'll keep you updated when they are. If you have a receipt showing you bought your original bo..."
Update on Erin Morgenstern. The even will be Wednesday, January 25th at 7 pm. It will not be a ticketed event so everyone is welcome! Come meet Erin Morgenstern and get you book signed

Jim,

the answer is astroturf - saw a website recently, it looks almost realistic now!!!

LOL, Cathy! Some days I'm tempted.

A - Age: Turning 42 in 9 days
B - Book you are reading: Adventures of Tom Sawyer - reading along with my 7th grader who has to read it for school
C - Chore you hate: laundry
D - Dessert you love: brownies (with no nuts) a la mode (Breyer's vanilla bean ice cream) w/lots of chocolate syrup
E - Essential start your day item: Hot cup of Earl Grey tea
F - Favorite author/ book: Author = Jane Austen/Book = Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
G - Gold or silver: Silver
H - Height: 5'-5"
I - Instruments you play: Piano
J - Job title: Office Coordinator
K - Kid(s): 1 Boy (13 yrs) & 1 Girl (6 yrs)
L - Living arrangements: With my husband of 15 years, 2 kids, & an old overweight dachshund
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: "Seriously?!?"
N - Nicknames: A, Ellie, Ellavader
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: Once when I was 4 yrs old for observation reasons after I fell down the basement stairs & whacked my head on the concrete floor
P - Pet Peeve: TV & Video Game addicts - mainly in my immediate family
Q- Quotes you like: "One day I was speeding along at the typewriter, and my daughter - who was a child at the time - asked me, 'Daddy, why are you writing so fast?' And I replied, 'Because I want to see how the story turns out!'"~ Louis L'Amour
R - Right or left handed: Right
S - Siblings: 2 Older brothers
T - Time you woke up today: 7:05am - thanks to my husband who got up early to take care of the kids
U - Unique thing about you: I'm a professionally trained scenic artist hiding my talent working in an office setting
V - Vegetable you love: Sweet Potato
W - Worst habit: Biting my nails
X - X-rays you've had: Head (technically an MRI), Right Index Finger (incident w/a sewing machine needle)
Y - Yummy food you make: Corn Pudding
Z - Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

A - Age: 28
B - Book you are reading: Tarzan of the Apes
C - Chore you hate: dishes
D - Dessert you love: Banana Pudding
E - Essential start your day item: coffee mug
F - Favorite author/ book: Right now, it's Isaac Asimov
G - Gold or silver: Gold I guess?
H - Height: 5'11"
I - Instruments you play: tuba
J - Job title: Seminary Post Office/Duplicating Manager
K - Kid(s): 1 - 1 year old daughter
L - Living arrangements: duplex with my wife and daugher
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: yes
N - Nicknames: Manly
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: I broke my leg when I was a kid
P - Pet Peeve: when people refer to a single new blog post as a new blog. Like, "check out my new blog!" when it's really just a new post. That is the stupidest pet peeve in the world.
Q- Quotes you like: Some call me cheap, a bit of a freeloada', But I bought some cups for that old school soda! - Rigby from The Regular Show
R - Right or left handed: Militantly left-handed
S - Siblings: 1 sister
T - Time you woke up today: 6:30
U - Unique thing about you: my mom loves me
V - Vegetable you love: onions
W - Worst habit: talking ot myself
X - X-rays you've had: my teeth
Y - Yummy food you make: chicken fajita soup
Z - Zodiac Sign: I don't even know.

A - Age: 23
B - Book you are reading: Xenocide by Orson Scott Card
C - Chore you hate: Vacuuming
D - Dessert you love: cheesecake!
E - Essential start your day item: snuggles from my doggies :)
F - Favorite author/ book: H.P. Lovecraft would have to be my overall favorite author. I could never narrow down my favorite books to one :)
G - Gold or silver: Silver if I have to choose, but I really don't like either one.
H - Height: 5'4"
I - Instruments you play: I play the piano and the drums a little bit
J - Job title: Librarian Assistant and wannabe author :)
K - Kid(s): none
L - Living arrangements: I live with my sister.
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: awesomeness, coolness, or any other adjective with -ness added to the end.
N - Nicknames: Shorty, Isalay, Nashota, Lisa Pizza
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: Too many
P - Pet Peeve: Grammar mistakes - mixing up your and you're, its and it's, etc. GRRRR
Q- Quotes you like: "It is no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society" - Krishnamurti
R - Right or left handed: Right
S - Siblings: an older sister and an older brother
T - Time you woke up today: I woke up at 8:45...but I didn't get up til 10 :)
U - Unique thing about you: hmm...well, I graduated from West Point. That's kind of unique...other than the other thousand people that do it every year...
V - Vegetable you love: mini-carrots!!
W - Worst habit: Staying up late and sleeping late
X - X-rays you've had: too many. Knee, foot, teeth, shoulder. and I've had both a catscan AND an MRI on my brain.
Y - Yummy food you make: I can make delicious Teriyaki Chicken.
Z - Zodiac Sign: Taurus

A - Age: 23
B - Book you are reading: Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure by Sarah Macdonald
C - Chore you hate: putting laundry away
D - Dessert you love: Cheesecake
E - Essential start your day item: shower first, life later
F - Favorite author/ book: My fav author is Lauren Willig, but my favourite book is Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
G - Gold or silver: Silver
H - Height: 5'2"
I - Instruments you play: Bass guitar
J - Job title: Directv technician dispatcher
K - Kid(s): My fat tub of lard of a cat, Totoro
L - Living arrangements: That would be myself and Totoro
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: Tasty
N - Nicknames: Meggers or Meggypoo
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: None that I'm aware of
P - Pet Peeve: Smudges on my electronics
Q- Quotes you like: Un jour dans votre vie on vous illuminera, le rêve continuera. Je voudrais rire, je voudrais mourir, je voudrais survivre, et nous irons danser sur les toits du monde. ~Nicola Sirkis

Translation: One day in your life we will illuminate you, the dream will go on. I would like to laugh, I would like to die, I would like to survive, and we shall go dance on the roofs of the world
R - Right or left handed: Right
S - Siblings:2 sisters and a little brother
T - Time you woke up today: 10:00 am
U - Unique thing about you: I went to University in England for a year to study Creative Writing
V - Vegetable you love: Brussel Sprouts
W - Worst habit: Shopping
X - X-rays you've had: I once broke my little toe after tripping on the couch
Y - Yummy food you make: What is "I can't cook" for two hundred, please.
Z - Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

A - Age: 47 (48 on Tuesday 1/17!)
B - Book you are reading: The Hunger Games (for pleasure) and The Trust Edge (for work leadership development training group)
C - Chore you hate: Mowing the lawn
D - Dessert you love: Blackberry cobbler
E - Essential start your day item: alarm clock (without it, I sleep :D )
F - Favorite author/ book: This is hard. I have many, many. Favorites range from Austen and Dickens and Dumas to Stephen King.
G - Gold or silver: Gold
H - Height: 5' 5.5"
I - Instruments you play: Radio (when I was in h.s. band: baritone)
J - Job title: Director, Academic Technology Group in UKIT
K - Kid(s): 2
L - Living arrangements: Live with my husband and kids.
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: "like" (hate it, still use it)
N - Nicknames: Patsycat (a familiar from my dad that I sometimes use as a handle online)
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: C-section with kiddo
P - Pet Peeve: pretentiousness
Q- Quotes you like: "Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read." -Groucho Marx
R - Right or left handed: Right-handed
S - Siblings: 3
T - Time you woke up today: 5:30am (to see my son off on a ski trip; ugh)
U - Unique thing about you: I work in IT but I don't code, do databases, or really have any high level IT skills. Neither do I feel the need to choose between Star Trek and Star Wars (can't we have both?). I was hired to be a manager of people and encourage teamwork. That's pretty unique in the IT world.
V - Vegetable you love: corn on the cob
W - Worst habit: procrastination ... but on the flip side I love deadlines and the short-term thrill of producing under pressure. weird, I know.
X - X-rays you've had: ankle (broke it when I was a teen)
Y - Yummy food you make: choco-chip cookies that will make you melt
Z - Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

A - Age: 35
B - Book you are reading: Peace Is Every Breath, Thich Nhat Hanh
C - Chore you hate: putting away the Christmas decorations
D - Dessert you love: chocolate tuxedo cream cheesecake from CF
E - Essential start your day item: toothbrush
F - Favorite author/ book: no idea!
G - Gold or silver: white gold?
H - Height: 5'6"
I - Instruments you play: piano, guitar, trumpet
J - Job title: assistant director
K - Kid(s): love them but none of our own
L - Living arrangements: house hunting
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: delightful
N - Nicknames: Aunt Susu, Que, Sheck, Chick
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: technically never
P - Pet Peeve: injustice/unfairness
Q- Quotes you like: "If I keep a green bough in my heart, then the singing bird will come." ~Chinese proverb
R - Right or left handed: left
S - Siblings: 3 older brothers
T - Time you woke up today: 6:50am
U - Unique thing about you: married to an amazing Brit
V - Vegetable you love: roasted anything
W - Worst habit: procrastinating
X - X-rays you've had: dentist-related
Y - Yummy food you make: chicken tikka masala
Z - Zodiac Sign: libra

A - Age: 50 (in 2012)
B - Book you are reading: (1) How to Live: Or a Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer (Bakewell); (2) Retribution (Hastings); (3) On Being Blue (Gass).
C - Chore you hate: Ironing. Without a doubt, the world would be better off rumpled.
D - Dessert you love: Anything in good company but shortbread and fruit pies are siren calls.
E - Essential start your day item: Must...have...coffee.
F - Favorite author/ book: Hemingway/A Farewell to Arms; L'Engle, A Wrinkle in Time; Tuchman, The Proud Tower; Colegate, The Shooting Party; Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance; Matthiessen, The Snow Leopard; Smith, I Capture the Castle, and the list goes on
G - Gold or silver: Silver
H - Height: a shade under 6'0
I - Instruments you play: Regrettably, none.
J - Job title: Grant writer
K - Kid(s): Without
L - Living arrangements: Single, caretaker.
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: "Indeed" coated with a heavy veneer of irony or sarcasm.
N - Nicknames: None
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: Oh yes.
P - Pet Peeve: Weasel language
Q- Quotes you like: “It's not that he "bites off more than he can chew" but that he chews more than he bites off." Clover Adams regarding Henry James;
R - Right or left handed: Right
S - Siblings: Three older brothers
T - Time you woke up today: 4:30am (darn alarm clock).
U - Unique thing about you: Dunno. Unmarried, white, male heterosexual liberal? Alive in Kentucky?
V - Vegetable you love: Rutabagas
W - Worst habit: A close-run contest but I would say a choice between impulsiveness and procrastination. Plus I usually think I'm right. Dreadful habit.
X - X-rays you've had: Dental, elbow, multiple back and spinal x-rays. You should see the album....
Y - Yummy food you make: Chocolate amaretto cheesecake.
Z - Zodiac Sign: A Capricorn in the House of Saturn, I'm told.

A - Age: 30
B - Book you are reading: Hell's Highway
C - Chore you hate:laundry
D - Dessert you love: chocolate cake
E - Essential start your day item:coffee
F - Favorite author/ book:Karin Kallmaker
G - Gold or silver: silver
H - Height:5"8
I - Instruments you play:violin
J - Job title:CSR
K - Kid(s): 0
L - Living arrangements:Townhouse
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary:ok
N - Nicknames:Gace
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth:no
P - Pet Peeve:messy people
Q- Quotes you like:"Fate keeps on happening."-Anita Loos
R - Right or left handed:Right
S - Siblings: 3
T - Time you woke up today: 7:00
U - Unique thing about you:I have moved once for every year i've been alive.
V - Vegetable you lovebroccoli, peppers
W - Worst habit:babbling
X - X-rays you've had:20
Y - Yummy food you make:cookies
Z - Zodiac Sign:Sagittarius

Happy birthday, Patsy!

A - Age: 58
B - Book you are reading: The Real Elizabeth
C - Chore you hate: dishes/laundry equally
D - Dessert you love: anything chocolate-I'm a chocoholic. :)
E - Essential start your day item: coffee,coffee and more coffee
F - Favorite author/ book: whatever I'm reading at the moment
G - Gold or silver: gold
H - Height: 5"3"
I - Instruments you play: accordian (as a child)
J - Job title: unemployed Grammy
K - Kid(s): 2 daughters, 2 grandsons and 3 grandcats
L - Living arrangements: live with daughters
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: thing
- Nicknames: Kit
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: several
P - Pet Peeve: not enough money to buy the books I want, not being able to find the books and not enough hours in the day to read the books!!!
Q- Quotes you like: “For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.�
� Virginia Woolf
R - Right or left handed: right
S - Siblings: none
T - Time you woke up today: 4:00 AM
U - Unique thing about you: majored in Anthropology/Biblical Archaeology in college (dropped out junior year).
V - Vegetable you love: squashes of any kind
W - Worst habit: being overly mothering to my adult kids
X - X-rays you've had: several
Y - Yummy food you make: peach cobbler
Z - Zodiac Sign Aries

A - Age: 32 in April
B - Book you are reading: Fortune's Fool by Mercedes Lackey, Room by Emma Donoghue, The Vampire of Ropraz by Jacques Chessex, Nice Girl's Don't Have Fangs by Molly Harper
C - Chore you hate: Laundry
D - Dessert you love: Chocolate chip cookies
E - Essential start your day item: Coffee when I'm in the mood
F - Favorite author/ book: The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley; Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault; The Lorex by Dr. Suess
G - Gold or silver: Silver
H - Height: 5'9"
I - Instruments you play: Violin as a child
J - Job title: Library Page
K - Kid(s): 3 cats- Kit Kat(6), Leo(2.5), Piper(2.5); and one hamster-Albion(recently deceased)
L - Living arrangements: Rented townhouse
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: Your mama (to my partner because it annoys her)
N- Nicknames: Krys, Krystopherson (from my sister of course), Krystie, Kryssie
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: No
P - Pet Peeve: Rude, self-absorbed people and people that use "I" in the place or "me" or vice-versa
Q- Quotes you like: "A room without books is as a body without a soul" - Cicero
R - Right or left handed: Right
S - Siblings: One younger sister
T - Time you woke up today: Around 9 AM
U - Unique thing about you: I wanted to be a Paleontologist from the time I was a toddler until I was a senior in high school and had a bad experience with a man in the geology dept. I still love dinosaurs though!
V - Vegetable you love: Spinach, squash, mushrooms, onions
W - Worst habit: Procrastonating
X - X-rays you've had: teeth, jaw, ankle, leg, fingers, chest
Y - Yummy food you make: Vegan chocolate chip cookies
Z - Zodiac Sign: Aries

A - Age: 24
B - Book you are reading: Moby Dick by Herman Melville
C - Chore you hate: Most of them, vacuuming especially.
D - Dessert you love: Vanilla ice cream!
E - Essential start your day item: I don't have one.
F - Favorite author/ book: How could I possibly pick?
G - Gold or silver: Silver
H - Height: 5'4"
I - Instruments you play: Piano
J - Job title: Unemployed :(
K - Kid(s): Just my cat
L - Living arrangements: Apartment with Mom
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: "ridiculously" "like"
N - Nicknames: Dee
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: Misdiagnosed-as-pneumonia cold
P - Pet Peeve: Bad drivers
Q- Quotes you like:
R - Right or left handed: Right
S - Siblings: None
T - Time you woke up today: I don't remember
U - Unique thing about you: Who knows?
V - Vegetable you love: Radishes
W - Worst habit: Most of them
X - X-rays you've had: Leg, arm, spine, neck
Y - Yummy food you make: Not much
Z - Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

A - Age: 30
B - Book you are reading: I just finished The Night Circus and haven't decided what to start next.
C - Chore you hate: cleaning the floors
D - Dessert you love: anything with strawberries
E - Essential start your day item: OJ to start, coffee for the drive to work
F - Favorite author/ book: Catherine Coulter, Janet Evanovich, James Patterson.....this list could go on and on
G - Gold or silver: Silver
H - Height: 5'7", I think.
I - Instruments you play: Piano as a child
J - Job title: Data Management
K - Kid(s): just my dog Rocket who seems mostly human
L - Living arrangements: Duplex with my husband
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: "whatever"
N - Nicknames: Lucy, Woocy,Lou
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: None
P - Pet Peeve: People who do not use turn signals, those who chew with their mouths open or talk with food in their mouths, those who are unorganized (especially in the workplace)
Q- Quotes you like: "Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes" - Maggie Kuhn
R - Right or left handed: Righty
S - Siblings: None of my own but a slew of in-laws
T - Time you woke up today: 8:30
U - Unique thing about you: My closest friends are general 5-10 years older than me but the love of my life (my husband) is 6 1/2 years younger.
V - Vegetable you love: I love all veggies except mushrooms
W - Worst habit: I'm my own worst critic and I procrastinate far too much
X - X-rays you've had: Dental, chest, back, knee
Y - Yummy food you make: Green Chile Chicken Casserole, Mexican Fruitcake are two of the most requested
Z - Zodiac Sign: Aries

A - Age: almost 50
B - Book you are reading: Just finished "Hit List" by Laurell K Hamilton
C - Chore you hate: Laundry
D - Dessert you love: Peach Cobbler with icecream
E - Essential start your day item: Coke and my Ipad
F - Favorite author/ book: Ransom by Julie Garwood although I have lots of favorites. Harry Potter Series, Anita Blake Series, lots of Detective Series.
G - Gold or silver: Silver
H - Height: 5'4
I - Instruments you play: no musical talent what so ever. My sons have it though.
J - Job title: Plastic Card Processor (Financial Institution)
K - Kid(s): 3 boys all grown, but the husband is just as bad!!
L - Living arrangements: We own a farm.
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: I forgot
N - Nicknames: tbird (from school)
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: yes, lots.
P - Pet Peeve: People driving the wrong way in parking lots.
Q- Quotes you like: “Only men you can count on these days are Ben and Jerry.�
� Janet Evanovich
R - Right or left handed: right
S - Siblings: 3 sisters
T - Time you woke up today: 5:30
U - Unique thing about you: I am really good at many things but can't seem to make any money at any of them.
V - Vegetable you love: mashed potatoes
W - Worst habit: procrastinating
X - X-rays you've had: to many to name
Y - Yummy food you make: meatloaf and potatoes. I make a mean pot of chili also.
Z - Zodiac Sign: Aries

Wow! We have a lot of books in common, Teresa. You & my wife would get along on your kid comment, but she just bought me a pony yesterday, so I forgive her.
;-)

A - Age: 41
B - Book you are reading: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
C - Chore you hate: Housework
D - Dessert you love: Chocolate
E - Essential start your day item: Ice
F - Favorite author/ book: R.A. Salvatore/The Crystal Shard
G - Gold or silver: Gold
H - Height: Five foot six inches
I - Instruments you play: Used to play saxophone in middle school band
J - Job title: Library Media Specialist
K - Kid(s): a son--Lincoln, 8 yrs old
L - Living arrangements: Live with my significant other (son's dad)
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: "Don't forget to..."
N - Nicknames: Steph, Sissy, Mama
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: Once in high school for dehydration
P - Pet Peeve: When people spell names wrong
Q- Quotes you like: "Do or Do Not, there is not try." ~Yoda
R - Right or left handed: Right
S - Siblings: a younger brother
T - Time you woke up today: 4:50 a.m.
U - Unique thing about you: I love to play World of Warcraft
V - Vegetable you love: Green Beans
W - Worst habit: Making mountains out of mole hills
X - X-rays you've had: Ankle, hip
Y - Yummy food you make: White Chili from a recipe that I stole from a co-worker
Z - Zodiac Sign: Leo