I Mustache You A Question

Kristina tagged me in the mustache linkup...It's too cute (and too much of a needed distraction this week!) to ignore!

Four names people call me, other than my real name:

 1. Moo - in middle school, my trio of friends called each other Moo, Meow, and Eek. Oh, '90s, you were good to us.

2. Awi - my childhood friends

3. Owlie - my mom used to call me this when I was really little

4. AliAster - pretty much all my college friends

#4 is technically my "real" name (or was); it was also my most-frequent nickname. It's just really fun to say altogether like that!

Four jobs I've had:

1. Hostess at Chili's

2 Administration assistant at a surrogacy consultation firm - I learned so much about egg donation and surrogacy. This was just a fascinating job!

3. Barnes & Noble - So many books. So happy.

4. Waitress at a retirement home restaurant

Four movies I've watched more than once:

1. Closer

2. The Princess Bride

3. Pretty Woman

4. You've Got Mail

I mean, how can I resist?! Even though I own this movie, if it's on TV I'll always stop and watch it, commercials and all.

Obviously there are tons of movies I've watched over and over, but these are the first to come to mind. They're kind of a strange mix!

Four books I'd recommend:

1. The Postmortal by Drew Magary - This novel is about a world where they've found a cure to aging and the consequences thereof.

Funny and thought-provoking.

2. The World According to Garp by John Irving - I really love all John Irving novels. I especially love Garp and Owen Meany for their slow build and strong conclusions.

3. She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb - This was the first Wally Lamb novel I read and it's still one of my favorites.

4. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon - The mix of historical fiction and romance in this series makes it a favorite.

I purposely left Harry Potter and all my top Stephen King books off this list. See, I do branch out sometimes!

Four places I've lived:

1. Beachwood, Ohio

Stephie and I on our back porch back in the old days.

The house we grew up in.

2. Sarasota, Florida

3. Edinburgh, Scotland

4. DeLand, Florida

Four places I'd rather be right now:
This is really hard. I'm perfectly happy where I am right now!

Four of my favorite foods:

1.Sushi
2. Ice cream
3. Nuts (particularly almonds, walnuts, and cashews)
4. Cheese

Four TV shows I watch:
1. Bones
2. The Walking Dead

That's how you know he's hardcore.

3. Modern Family
4. Naked and Afraid

I am kind of a TV addict. There are tons more I could list. Maybe I should consider cutting down...

Four things I'm looking forward to this year:
I'm interpreting this to mean "within the next year", not "before 2014 ends in 5 weeks."

1. Finishing my first marathon (4 days! Funny how my mind goes to "finishing" it, not "running" it.)
2. Going to DC again with my students. I didn't go last year and I'm sorry I missed it!

At the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Any wonder I'm scared of sea creatures?!

3. Continuing to decorate and renovate our house.
4. Our upcoming weekend getaway to Captiva Island.

Four things I'm always saying:
1. "Ladies and gentlemen, why are we talking?" - to my students
2. "Fun fact..." - when I'm channeling Hermione Granger and laying down some knowledge

3."Seriously?!" - when responding to gossip
4. "I'm tired." - pretty much all the time

Four people I tag:
1. Courtney
2. Janelle
3. Rachel
4. Heather

Well, that was a nice distraction! Now back to obsessively reviewing my to-do list before marathon day!

Join in, commenters! Tell me four things about you!
ABK