for the love of Rachel...

...I will play her silly little quiz!

THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
1. Kimberly
2. Kim Roth (last name apparently necessary)
3. Aunt Bobo

THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:
1. lrshine
2. arkychicky
3. kmroth28

THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. hazel eyes (on the blue-green side of the spectrum)
2. creative mind (when I have space to use it)
3. perseverence

THREE THINGS YOU DISLIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. sloth
2. gluttony
3. envy

THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE:
1. The O.C., twice removed (via my mom)
2. country club Irish-Catholic (via my dad)
3. Arkansas Bluegrass (via my stepdad)

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
1. the inevitable end of Gilmore Girls
2. normality
3. spinsterhood (perhaps resulting from first two fears)

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
1. Journal
2. Cell phone
3. Coffee

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
1. hair clip (the height of hair fashion)
2. sparkle star earrings
3. scuffed up black boots I’ve owned for 8 years (…so I’m a little too frugal)

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS OR ARTISTS AT THE MOMENT:
1. I’m diggin’ Old Crow Medicine Show
2. I’ve been going back through my Cranberries catalogue lately
3. Saturday morning Bhangra on KABF

THREE NEW THINGS YOU WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS
1. Actually completing a Master’s Paper
2. Maintaining an “emergency expense” account
3. Learning to actually play my pretty guitar (… in my “spare” time)

THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP (love is a given):
1. comfort
2. creativity
3. connection

TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE: (you guess which is which)
1. I’ve met Nanci Griffith.
2. I’ve met Dolly Parton.
3. I’ve met Rachel Alford.

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX THAT APPEAL TO YOU:
1. dark hair ~ curls are a plus
2. intelligent humor …wait, that’s not physical ~ ok, how about facial expressions made by intelligently humorous people? (see: John Stewart, Michael Ian Black, Luke Wison…)
3. smiley eyes

THREE THINGS YOU JUST CAN'T DO RIGHT NOW:
1. control the sewing machine
2. carry a tune in a bucket
3. get started

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
1. collage
2. blogging
3. lamenting

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
1. win a game show and pay off my debt
2. wave a wand and have my Master’s paper completed
3. make a wish and be in excellent physical condition

THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING:
1. professional contest winner
2. hotel maid service (to prepare for my B&B career)
3. muse

THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:
1. Ireland
2. Austria (but not on Air France)
3. Boston/NYC (and destinations in between)

THREE KID'S NAMES
1. Aubrey Snow ~ for a girl (my Grandfather’s name is Dwight Aubrey Snow)
2. Claire (yes, I know, that’s a fat girl’s name…)
3. Aidan (unfortunately it has joined the “top 10” list, so I guess I’ll have to shop for a new name *sigh*)

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
(*note* I would like to do these well before death is in the picture)
1. Marry a great guy… and eventually add children to the mix
2. Open a bed and breakfast/café/art studio
3. take time to develop a real talent