I saw this challenge on another blog I came across the other day. It’s an older challenge but it seemed like a fun thing to do. So, me, liking fun things, accepted the challenge.
- Who in your opinion is the sexiest man or woman who ever lived?
I thought this would be an easy question. Find someone who you think is attractive and BAM! Question answered. Not so easy, if you’re me I guess. I first decided not to name anyone that I know in my real life, to avoid any embarrassment and this is just supposed to be a bit of fun. So I limited my scope to celebrities. Initially I was debating over Chris Hemsworth or Chris Pratt. Thor or Star Lord? Both equally delightful to look at and are funny individuals. (Humor is something I’ve always found extremely sexy, more so than delicious abs, you know?). But there was that word, ever. That’s a lot of pressure because there’s my old, longtime celebrity crush, Val Kilmer. Back in the days of Real Genius or Willow there was nobody finer. That nose…those curvy lips. *sigh* But these days, I’m sad to admit, Val is looking a bit weathered. He did not age like fine wine. So sad. Should I choose baseball players, Anthony Rizzo or Javy Baez? And Kris Bryant has such dreamy eyes? In the end, I think I settled on an actor, who is not widely known, who embodies many of the features that I find most attractive in a man. Warm brown eyes, dark, dark, wavy hair, a beautiful, but imperfect smile. He’s a funny, humble and supposedly nice dude. I chose Aidan Turner. An Irish (and the sexy Irish accent doesn’t hurt either) actor. He once broke the internet. No kidding. Just look up Aidan Turner Scything and you’ll so totally understand why. I believe some British mag posted behind the scene pictures of the scything scene from Poldark the day after that episode showed in the UK. Apparently enough people clicked on it that it did crash websites and the internet went down and all sorts of general mayhem commenced. Ok, I exaggerate a bit, but it did happen.
2. What food do you rarely eat and why?
I never, ever eat olives because they are simply vile, disgusting, smelly, vomit-inducing slimy balls of salt. I rarely get to eat crab cakes although they are one of my favorite things ever. I live in the Midwest and finding fresh, good seafood is next to impossible, unless you are willing to pay a fortune. So when I do get a chance to go out east to visit family and crab cakes are on the menu, that’s what I order and enjoy every single second.
3. What would your closest friends be most surprised about you?
Honestly, I don’t know. There’s plenty of things about me that most people I know would be surprised at, but with my closest friends, I’m pretty much an open book anymore. I guess maybe about my struggles with learning disabilities as a kid? It never was a secret, but then again it wasn’t something that I really talked about.
4. Who is the most famous person you’ve met and what were the circumstances?
I’ve been to many concerts as live music is one of my favorite things to do. I’ve met many musicians (Don’t go thinking “groupie” thoughts at me. Never have because I think it’s gross). Some were very famous at one time (Brett Micheals, Vinnie Paul, Sebastian Bach, etc.) but there’s just nothing special about a “Hi, can I have an autograph or a picture?” I have a friend who worked at a music magazine and I was her +1 when she got tickets for meet and greats. Again, nothing special. I once had a pretty intense stare down with Chris Cornell, a very funny story, but I didn’t actually meet him. Once I ran into Jack Blades, my middle school celebrity crush and lead singer of Night Ranger, in an antique store in La Crosse, WI. I did go up and have a conversation with him, but as I was internally freaking out like a 13 year old so I don’t recall much of it. Afterwards I would make an attempt to get in my car and start it, only to discover the key wouldn’t fit and my seats were white and no longer black. Yep, I totally got in someone else’s car and attempted to start it. My car, in my defense, was right next to the car I tried to steal and on the outside they looked exactly the same. This happened years before Caroline’s Spine came into my life so run ins with fame tended to make me loose my mind. Tulsa was Caroline’s Spine’s home turf, but they had a large regional following in Wisconsin. Often they would bring their friends’ bands up to open for them. Mad Verb, Jenny LaBow, Phil Marshall, Midwest Kings to name just a few. The first time I saw Midwest Kings they were just kids and they had some line-up changes over the years. The last time I saw them they brought along a guy named David Cook. He had been in a band that was part of the Caroline’s Spine/Tulsa scene and though I didn’t know him, he was friends with many of my friends. I can’t remember much about the circumstances meeting him, I mean he was just another guy in a band at that point. I purchased his CD and I do remember being part of a conversation with him, but that’s about all. Not very many months later it was revealed that he was going to be a contestant on American Idol. He won his season and made a successful career following his win. Sadly, I ended up having to sell the CD I bought that night for $500. I had been reduced to part-time at my job and needed the money.
5. What famous person would you most like to have as a close friend and why?
I could choose Anthony Rizzo or Javy Baez because I think they are probably nice people and could get me a season pass to all the home Cub games, but that just seems weird to me. I really don’t know how to answer this one. Maybe Chris Pratt because he’s so funny. Still weird.
6. What is your biggest regret in life?
As my life is far from over (knock on wood) and I assume there might be more regrets up there hanging out to mug my future, I’ll go with my life thus far. I guess, it would probably be my ability to hold a grudge. Life is really too short to let stupid stuff get in the way of friendships. At the time it might seem important, but really, most of it has just been stupid. I’m trying to be better at letting stuff go.
7. What is the strangest pet you’ve ever had?
I’ve not had many pets in my life, and this might not really be strange or exotic overall, but it was the most unique pet I’ve had. For a few months I took care of an iguana named Nine, named thusly because it was missing one toe.
8. What is the item of clothing you’ve owned for the longest period of time?
I went to visit my college roommate one Spring Break at her home in the Chicago area. We went shopping at an outlet mall one day and I found the greatest Cub shirt I’ve ever seen. This would have been in 1992-93 and the Cubs were smack dab in the middle of their epic World Series drought. The shirt said, “If it takes forever” along the top and on the bottom it said “Loyalty, Faithfulness, Dedication”. I consider this my good luck shirt.
9. What object in your house holds the most sentimental value to you?
I know that I’m an overly sentimental person. I have lots of stuff to prove it. However when it comes down to it I think my photos and scrapbooks probably mean the most to me. After all they are the snapshots (pun intended) of my memories. I have pictures of my youth, of my own daughter, from my days in college and my “Spine Box” of photos and mementoes from my days going to shows and hanging out with my friends.
10. What question do you wish you’d asked a deceased relative but didn’t?
Having been interested in my family’s stories, I’ve asked plenty of questions from my grandparents so I’m not really sure what I’d ask. Maybe I’d ask my Grandpa if his parents liked the Cubs too? If they did that would make me a 4th generation Cubs fan.
11. Who in the world (relative or not) do you most resemble?
It has been said that my daughter is a mini-me. Other than that, I don’t think I really resemble my parents all that much. If I had to pick someone, I would say that I look a bit like my Great-Great Grandmother Maggie Albert. We have the same nose.
12. What is your favorite footwear and why?
When I was younger I would have said it would be my black leather boots, because they were cool and made me taller. These days though, my poor old feet rebel if I wear anything with any sort of heel. Today, it’s comfort over fashion, so my Nike tennis shoes would be my current favorite.
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