Here are the questions I received from Brainsalad.
As usual, if you want 5 questions from me, just post a comment and ask. If you want to ask me 5 questions (and have not already) post them in my comments section and I'll answer them as soon as I have the time.
1. Name a really cool place to visit in LA that most people from out of town would not think to visit.
My personal favorites are Disneyland and the Aquarium of the Pacific, but those are probably places that most people would think of to visit.
As far as someplace that most people from out of town wouldn't think of to visit... there's not really any attractions that I can think of offhand. Personally, I'd recommend they try La Fondue in Sherman Oaks, but that's a restaurant and not something for a tourist to do for a day. I'd also recommend heading up to Solvang for the day (it's a 2 hour drive each way), but that's not in LA. Hrm. You know, I don't think I really know of any cool hang outs or hidden treasures around here.
2. You are now claiming to be pregnant. Are you sure this a real child and not just that strange chicken trying to get at your friend Lisa again? If a chicken comes out of your vagina six months from now, will you chop off its head with a hatchet and cook it? You are just making this child thing up aren't you? You are taking my advice and just kidnapping some kid from the mall aren't you? (If you are, remember my advice about where to go afterwards and what color to paint your house). What do you think about this whole child thing anyway? Are you like really happy or just upset about the morning sickness thing? What do you think the future will be like with a child?
- I'm positive this is a real child. In fact, at my last appointment I got to see an ultrasound of her. Granted, I agree with Mindy in that she kind of looked like a chicken nugget at the time, but nonetheless it's Rob's and my chicken nugget.
- If a chicken comes out of my vagina in February, I think cooking it will be the last thing on my mind. Passing out in shock and horror would probably be the first thing I'd do. The second would be to blame "Timmy".
- *blink* No. I'm not making this up. Granted it took me awhile to believe it myself (after getting the first positive pregnancy test I started peeing on all the different brands of tests I could find just to make sure it wasn't a glitch of some sort), but the doctor's office and the ultrasound have confirmed that there is indeed a little person inside of me.
- Nope, no kidnapping of someone else's kid. That's more in Berek's realm of things than mine. Besides, while pregnancy sucks, there's definitely something to be said about having your own child.
- I'm very happy about "the whole child thing". While pregnancy is uncomfortable and really tends to suck, in the end it will all be worth it. I'm definitely excited about having a daughter. I've been lucky with the whole morning sickness thing - as in I haven't had any. Granted, I do tend to feel nauseous almost every time I eat, but except for a handful of times it hasn't been that bad. As much as other things are sucking physically right now, it's so going to be worth it when we have our baby.
- I have no idea what the future will be like with a child. I know there are times that are wonderful and I know there are times that are difficult. I'm just happy to be able to have a child of my own. I was told by so many doctors that not only would it be nearly impossible to conceive, but if I did that I would have a very high risk pregnancy. In actuality, it was easy to conceive and I have a wonderful OB who has dealt with woman with way worse health problems than I have, so I feel I'm in good hands with her.
3. You apparently have money up the wazoo. Where is the wazoo located on the body? Are you born with a wazoo or did you have to get one attached? Do they come with money up them? If you were born with one, which side of the family did it come from? If you have to get them attached, how much do they cost and do they come in maroon and white? (those are my high school colors)
First of all, I don't have money up the wazoo. I wish I did though. I'm lucky enough to not be in debt and to be able to have what I need to get by, but I am by no means rich. In fact, I still have my parents helping me out. Without them, I wouldn't even be able to get by.
As for the wazoo question, I have no idea what one is. I've mostly either heard of it used as a nonsense word, or as slang for genetalia.
4. Name a really cool book you think I should read in the next six months and then say why I should read it. (not Harry Potter).
No worries, I wasn't even going to suggest Harry Potter. I don't even read those books. However, I have three suggestions (after much thinking I can't just pick one out of the group).
- The first is "The Thief of Always" by Clive Barker. It's pretty much a very dark fairy tale for adults. I'd recommend it because it's one of my favorite books, it's a quick read, and I've never read anything else like it.
- The second is a series of books (there are 7 in the series). It's the "Incarnations of Immortality" series by Piers Anthony. Those are, without a doubt, the best books I have ever read. However, they really need to be read in order as a series to be fully appreciated. If you (or anyone else for that matter) wants the names of the 7 books in the series, let me know and I'll post them in the comments section of this entry.
- And the last is "Good Omens" by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. It's a great story and very fun to read.
5. Looking back at your experience in law school, if you had to pick one of your professors to shoot with a gun, which one would you pick and why?
While there are professors that I thought were amazing and there are professors that I really didn't like at all, I wouldn't pick anyone to shoot. I'm not a violent person and I don't think that shooting someone would solve anything. Nothing that any of my professors did would be so bad it would be deserving of being shot. Hell, professors or not, I can't think of a single person I would shoot if given the chance. That sort of violence just isn't me.