Curious as a Cat

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1) What is the worst experience you have ever had in a car?

I have been carsick in so many cars that it kind of negates the whole category as an option (I don't think I've ever thrown up, but there is a point at which I'd rather just get it over with). I've also--knock wood--never been in a serious accident. A couple of times I've come really close to a big wreck, though, and those are times that replay themselves over and over in my brain when I'm in a particularly freakout-able mood. Then there are those times when I've been in a car with others who are in the middle of an argument--that's not fun. Probably the scaredest I've been, however, is driving in really awful weather, be it wind, hail, blinding rain, blizzard.... Knowing that there's no way out of the situation but to forge forward, with the constant temptation to pull over, and therefore become a target...ugh.

2) Who is your personal hero, and why?

I don't think I 'do' heroes. Sorry. Moving on. I am easily, and all-too-frequently, disappointed. Doesn't mean there aren't a lot of people I look up to, just that I am far to realistic and practical to fall for too much. Some of that, of course, also is a reaction to events of this winter.

3) Name the one thing you have done that has caused you the most guilt during your lifetime.

Damn. Everything makes me feel guilty. I relive everything. It's awful sometimes in my head.

4) What is the most important duty or chore you perform regularly?

Grocery shopping. I was going to say "saying I love you to those I love" but that's not really a chore. Y'all know I hate shopping.... ;-)

5) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
Photo © Cat. 2006

I took this photo just before I cleared off the top of my dresser a couple of years ago. It was a disaster (and it is moving back that way now, too!). Let's see what I can make out: jewelry box from MIL, now kept in my closet. Lilac-scented candle from B&BW. More candles--tealights--in the square box in the back, next to the candle stand. The remote for my Bose radio (10 feet across the room...ridiculous). My work keys and phone. Photos of the wall behind the bathroom mirror showing all the pipes and ductwork before it was drywalled in. Altoids and Kleenex. Mother's Day and Val. Day cards from Beast. A small brown pottery bowl with odds and ends in it. A photo of Sparky at 18 months. There are some small tacks from our first house--they were holding the curtains back in our bedroom when we moved in. There's even a package of gum there if you look REAAAALLLLY closely.