• 1: What do you put on hotdogs?

Mustard, sometimes ketchup

• 2: Do you say "anticlimatic" or "anticlimactic"?

....I'm not sure

• 3: Do you check flyers before grocery shopping?

No

• 4: Blue, black, or some other colour pen ink?

Black

• 5: Do you use your parking brake?

When I'm on a hill

• 6: Look to your left. How many framed pictures are on the wall?

None

• 7: Do you know how to play chess?

No

• 8: How often do you clean the interior of your car?

Couple times a year? i'm terrible

• 9: Do you ever read the last few pages first?

NO.

• 10: Ever fallen in the shower?

Yup

• 11: On a scale of 1-10, how likely are you to swear at other drivers?

123546

• 12: What's the worst thing you've ever called someone you care about

Who knows

• 13: Do you have a Snuggie?

No

• 14: Are you allergic to anything?

Bees, seasonal stuff

• 15: Do you have any TV shows on DVD?

Yes, Buffy

• 16: How many times do you hit the snooze button before finally getting out of bed?

Usually none, sometimes once

• 17: Ever driven away in anger?

Yup

• 18: What's your favourite freezie colour?

Freezie? Like a slushie? Red

• 19: Are you a vegetarian?

Ha.

• 20: Do you have a garbage receptacle beside you? What's on top?

No

• 21: Do you cross out your mistakes or erase/whiteout them?

Depends, pen or pencil?

• 22: Ever torn something up that you instantly knew was too important for such treatment?

Yup

• 23: Do you think that things will get better?

Always

• 24: Do you have an unpopular opinion? What is it?

You're probably a dumbass

• 25: What's your favourite quote?

I'll put something here later

• 26: Did you/are you going to go to prom?

Yes

• 27: What's the most physically painful thing you've ever experienced?

Physical pain doesn't matter much. It's the mental that kills you

• 28: What's the most emotionally/mentally painful thing you've ever experienced?

Ha, look at that

• 29: Have you ever legitimately saved a person's life?

No

• 30: What's your favourite book genre?

Trashy sci-fi romance.

• 31: Did you like "Gigli"? Be honest.

Never seen it

• 32: Have you ever walked out of a movie at the theatre?

No

• 33: Do you peek between your fingers during the scary scenes?

No

• 34: What was your reaction to Tatum getting killed whilst stuck in the pet door in Scream?

Uh

• 35: Do dogs like you?

As much as anything else

• 36: Would you say that you project an air of authority?

No

• 37: Do people listen when you speak?

Sometimes?

• 38: How are your elbows? Are they okay?

Kinda dry, actually

• 39: What is one thing that you do exceptionally well? Be honest.

Hate people

• 40: Do you use torrents?

Yes

• 41: When was the last time you paid for music?

Last year ish?

• 42: Are you addicted to technology?

No

• 43: Pick a person (you don't need to give their name). How do you feel about them? Be as honest as you can get yourself to be.

I kinda wanna fuck him, but you know.

• 44: Do you check your computer's dictionary for the definition of words you'd otherwise feel confident about using during in-person interactions? Just to be sure?

Yes

• 45: How heavily to you rely on spellcheck and autocorrect?

Not that much

• 46: Have you ever gotten into an argument on the internet? Did you win?

Nobody wins those

• 47: Do you pause movies/TV shows if you have to go to the bathroom or the kitchen, or do you just let them keep playing?

Depends on how invested I am

• 48: If you use a regular alarm clock, do you have it set to music or that obnoxious beeping?

I use my phone, and it plays Dearly Beloved

• 50: How often do you fall up the stairs?

Pretty often

• 51: Do you pronounce "anti" as ant-eye or ant-ee? (Example: "That scene was very anticlimactic.")

Ant-eye

• 52: Do you pronounce "via" as vee-uh or vie-uh? (Example: "We can get there via Tremont Street.")

vee-uh

• 53: How often do you forget to close your parentheses?

Occasionally

Pretty sure we found the BEST venue. It's an Embassy Suites, it basically has a mother fuckin' jungle in it, and it's fantastic.

The Sheraton we went to gave us $100 in Macy's gift cards though. I bought riding boots. It's the only good that came out of that visit, but shit, I'll take $100 for listening to somebody talk and show me ugly/dated ballrooms.

http://www1.macys.com/shop/product/bandolino-shoes-caloua-w-wide-calf-boots?ID=729043&upc_ID=30630086&Quantity=1&seqNo=1&EXTRA_PARAMETER=BAG

The boots I bought, in dark brown. I'm so super excited, it's ridiculous. Maybe I should make appts with all kinds of hotels just to see what kind of shit they give me.

• 1. What's your favorite candle scent?

Right now probably Apple Cinnamon, though in general I LOVE Midsummers Night from Yankee Candle

• 2. What female celebrity do you wish was your sister?

I can think of characters I'd like to have as a sister, not so much the celebrities though.

• 3. What male celebrity do you wish was your brother?

Same

• 4. How old do you think you'll be when you get married?

24, a week or so away from being 25.

• 5. Do you know a hoarder?

No

• 6. Can you do a split?

HA!

• 7. How old were you when you learned how to ride a bike?

It was like, 3rd or 4th grade

• 8. How many oceans have you swam in?

Just one

• 9. How many countries have you been to?

Just one

• 10. Is anyone in your family in the army?

Negative,. not anybody who's currently alive anyway

• 11. What would you name your daughter if you had one?

Zoey Anne

• 12. What would you name your son if you had one?

Vincent, Xavier, or Jericho

• 13. What's the worst grade you got on a test?

An F of some sort

• 14. What was your favorite TV show when you were a child?

Too many

• 15. What did you dress up as on Halloween when you were eight?

Probably either a bee, clown, sheriff or pumpkin. Though were my mains

• 16. Have you read any of the Harry Potter, Hunger Games or Twilight series?

No, Yes, Yes

• 17. Would you rather have an American accent or a British accent?

British

• 18. Did your mother go to college?

No, she didn't even graduate high school

• 19. Are your grandparents still married?

No. My dad's parents are dead, and my moms dad is dead

• 20. Have you ever taken karate lessons?

No

• 21. Do you know who Kermit the frog is?

Yes

• 22. What's the first amusement park you've been to?

Kings Island in Cincy, OH

• 23. What language, besides your native language, would you like to be fluent in?

Too many! Tops would be German, French, and some asian language though

• 24. Do you spell the color as grey or gray?

Grey

• 25. Is your father bald?

No, pretty sure he has more hair than most people

• 26. Do you know triplets?

No

• 27. Do you prefer Titanic or The Notebook?

The Notebook

• 28. Have you ever had Indian food?

Yes, and it was delicious

• 29. What's the name of your favorite restaurant?

Oh man.

• 30. Have you ever been to Olive Garden?

Omnomnom

• 31. Do you belong to any warehouse stores (Costco, BJ's, etc.)?

Costco

• 32. What would your parents have named you if you were the opposite gender?

Barry. gag

• 33. If you have a nickname, what is it?

I get Lace a lot, which I don't know counts as a nickname. Panda, pimp, etcetc. Random shit

• 34. Who's your favorite person in the world?

Me

• 35. Would you rather live in a rural area or in the suburbs?

'burbs

• 36. Can you whistle?

Barely

• 37. Do you sleep with a nightlight?

Fancy falls asleep with the tv on, so I guess that counts

• 38. Do you eat breakfast every morning?

Most

• 39. Do you take any pills or medication daily?

Birth control

• 40. What medical conditions do you have?

IBS, sinus arrhythmia, life

• 41. How many times have you been to the hospital?

I work in one, soooo

• 42. Have you ever seen Finding Nemo?

Yes

• 43. Where do you buy your jeans?

The ones I have currently are from Old Navy, though I have a few from Express and AE

• 44. What's the last compliment you got?

"You worked hard, good job"

• 45. Do you usually remember your dreams in the morning?

Sometimes

• 46. What flavor tea do you enjoy?

Gag me

• 47. How many pairs of shoes do you currently own?

8ish

• 48. What religion will you raise your children to practice?

I'm not having them, but probably Judaism and then letting them pick for themselves

• 49. How old were you when you found out that Santa wasn't real?

Like, middle school haha

• 50. Why do you have a tumblr?

To stalk fitblurs

We're going to look at wedding venues today! Fancy's mom should be here in a couple hours to go with us. While I'm not a fan of hanging out with her, the lady knows what she's doing when it comes to this stuff. I'll tell you guys how it goes later!

So, hi.

We're gearing up for Hurricane Sandy. Everybody is shitting their pants over it, but I figure the more hype about a storm, the less issues it'll cause. But I'm from a landlocked state, so what do I know about hurricanes? Either way, we went to the store last night just to pick up a case of water (just in case!) and maybe a flashlight. They were out of flashlights, but we did get some water. Also Risk and Uno. Because obviously all you need to ride one out is board games.

We played a game of risk last night. I lost. I was upset. I wanted to flip the board over about 5 minutes into the game. Please don't ever vote for me if I'm running for president. It would just end badly in the Situation Room.

We're going hiking today, then to the library!!! and then to a cute little hippy/foodie place for dinner. You know, the vegan/raw/gluten free kind of places. But we're trying to find a place that we can go out to when I'm too lazy to cook that won't be terrible for us. So we'll see how that goes.

We spent a weekend up in Deep Creek Lake, MD a couple weeks ago. Rented a house and played with fire the whole time. It was fun and relaxing. Obviously we do well at the whole saving money for a wedding thing. I kind of just want to get it over with. I'm not good at the stress that comes with planning such events. I keep trying to get Fancy to hire a wedding planner but he's all "it's more money!" and I'm all "but I don't know what I'm doing!". I hope the venue we want will have one on hand to help. They usually do.

And now I'm going to go clean. Because my life is interesting, obviously.

But I leave you with a picture of me playing Fortune City on the Wii while Mal snuggles in my lap.

So, back before I gained a shit ton of weight back, I had this pair of jeans from Express. They were 13s, the highest size Express carried, but I loved them. It was the first time I had ever been able to buy jeans from someplace like that, you know? I lived in these things. Well, until I gained weight anyway. Once I did that, I tucked them away in the bottom of my dresser, never to be seen again.

This morning while trying to dig out a thin long sleeved shirt (helloooooo fall!) I found them. I haven't lost weight, but like I have said, I've lost inches, and I've been feelin' pretty damn good.

Until, you know, I put them on and really couldn't get them over my ass. It made me realize just how small I had been. I have the common issue of, no matter what size I am, looking into the mirror and seeing a chubby/fat kid. I may think the chubby/fat kid is cute, but I have never seen myself as small.

It just amuses me how small I was, and knowing my mom/sisters used to tell me that, and not realizing it. Until, of course, I'm bigger and can't get into my old clothes. I mean, I was never tiny, but I was small for me.

Woosh.

I write about this concept a lot, I think. I guess it's from the whole moving-away-from-childhood-home thing that makes me think about it. Maybe it's the fact that last week fucking SUCKED ASS and there was a moment where, curled up in the shower, crying, I thought for the first time in months, "I just want my mommy". Just thinking about it kind of made me tear up a bit. I really don't feel like re-hashing the week, but I think it was just a combination of hormones, being tired, and being fed up with stuff at work that triggered the whole thing. 

Fancy is a huge football fan. Like, ridiculous. Pretty much our home this time of year ends with 3 screens in the living room (tv, two comp monitors) and games going on all of them. College, NFL, hell, he'll even watch Arena football if there's nothing else on.

I was in band in high school, so I got the gist of it, but I was never really a huge fan, you know? To me, football was just the perfect time to take a nap (awesome white noise, imo) or eat pizza and wings. I didn't understand it, I found it ridiculous the players made so much money, and typically by the end of the first quarter I was bored. I mean, seriously, how can 5 minutes turn into 15?

But, of course, that's changing. Somewhat. It's hard not to get excited about something when Fancy has a childlike glee about him when his team is doing good. Our house is mainly a Virginia Tech Hokies and Green Bay Packers house, but depending on our fantasy teams we'll get excited for others as well. Fantasy Football is actually helping me understand the whole thing a bit more. I was in a league with him and some friends a couple years ago and actually did pretty good, but then I took last season off and forgot everything I had learned.

But I'm back in the game this year! My team actually looks pretty awesome for this week (after a few changes, of course. Dammit, Denarius Moore!) and I'm picking up things again. Like downs! For whatever reason, those confuse the ever living fuck out of me. But I think I'm finally getting it. And it's kind of exciting!

I have to admit though, I enjoy college football way more than NFL. It just seems more fun. I never went to VT, though I'd like too, but I've kind of adopted it as my team. We're actually looking to buy 3 or 4 pictures of Lane Stadium/Campus to hang above our couch, and I'd like to get all pintrest-y and make a wreath for the door. It also helps that there's a restaurant down in Blacksburg called the Cellar that's awesomeeeee. Seriously, go eat there if you're ever in the area. It's delicious. It's one of the reasons we want to get down there for a game. Omnomnom.

But, last night we were watching and I asked Fancy, "If we had a kid that wanted to play football, would you let him?" I figured that'd be met with a resounding yes, but he actually said he wasn't sure. I wouldn't want to take the risk of Hypothetical Son getting injured. Of course, I reminded him that my nephew has played both baseball and football since he was 4 (he's 17 now) and the only time he ever got hurt was playing Baseball. He's shattered his arm a couple times, but he's never gotten hurt in football save a couple bruises. I just thought it was adorable, he cared more about the safety of the nonexistent kid more than the love of seeing said kid play the game.

And that, kids, is why I love my boy.

Also, football season (or any sport) is the only acceptable time for couples to dress alike. Here we are in this years Orange Effect shirts!

In that America, your new president could be a man who stands by when a public figure tries to silence a private citizen with hateful slurs. Who won't stand up to the slurs, or to any of the extreme, bigoted voices in his own party. It would be an America in which you have a new vice president who co-sponsored a bill that would allow pregnant women to die preventable deaths in our emergency rooms. An America in which states humiliate women by forcing us to endure invasive ultrasounds we don't want and our doctors say we don't need. An America in which access to birth control is controlled by people who will never use it; in which politicians redefine rape so survivors are victimized all over again; in which someone decides which domestic violence victims deserve help, and which don't. We know what this America would look like. In a few short months, it's the America we could be. But it's not the America we should be. It's not who we are.

- Sandra Fluke

http://jezebel.com/5941417/20-badass-quotes-from-the-women-of-the-dnc

Was amazing, to put it simply. Wicked was awesome, got an awesome bag, saw some of the Fancy's family that I fell in love with, danced all crazy with my future father in law (i've realized we have the same style of dance. I'm okay dancing like a 60 year old white guy), and realized I love the city.

Didn't take many pictures though of the boy and I. I know some were taken though, so I hope they surface. as of now though, here are some of our "mckayla's not impressed" faces.

1. Do you have any sort of “secret” goals or dreams, where you think about doing something a lot, but haven’t told anyone about it or actually made steps to achieve it? Maybe something you aren’t quite serious about, but still like to consider?
- None of mine have every really been a secret. Everybody knows of my princess complex and my wish to be a ballerina. Lately I've been really wishing I was smarter than I was though, so I could keep up with fancy and his engineering friends

2. Does your town/area have a farmer’s market? Do you ever buy your vegetables there rather than grocery store?
- Yes, but for whatever reason they thought it'd be a wonderful idea to have it on thursdays from 10-2. what the hell? Some of us do work, you know.

3. Has anyone ever “ruined” anything for you (for example: your partner says, “oh, this song always reminds me of my ex” and you never want to listen to it again, or your friend is so obsessed with a movie that you start to resent the film)?

- No, 99% of people don't matter that much to me to ruin things

4. If you had a significant other and somehow got a chance to kiss your celebrity crush, would you still go for it?
- Definitely

5. If you still live with your parents, is it scary for you to imagine living away from them when you move out on your own? If you live on your own, how did you cope with moving away from your family for the first time?
- Moving away sucked, since I moved 7 hours. But it got easier with time.

6. Do you tend to be attracted to people that are more similar to you in interests and mannerisms or do you tend to be attracted to someone opposite/complementing to you?
- Similar. All my close friends tend to be snarky, sarcastic bitches. But in that good ha-ha way, I promise.

7. If you could choose your dream cast for a movie, name 3-4 actors you’d choose to be in it.
- The Rock, Vin Diesel, Joseph Gorden-Levitt, Justin Long

8. Is there something that people complain about that just makes your roll your eyes because you think is not a big deal and you would gladly trade your own issues for it?
- I work in a hospital. Typically when I hear people complaining of an issue, it's because their bladder is hanging out of their vagina or because they have cancer throughout their body. I'm good with my issues, thanks.

9. Does it bother you when you find out that your friends have hung out without inviting you?
- No

10. Have you discovered or learned anything that’s excited you, lately? If not, do you ever actually feel excitement when learning about something new?
- I'm learning football! That's exciting.

11. What is a talent that a lot of other people desire or value but you really don’t care to have (e.g., singing, etc.)?
- I've never really cared much about photography.

12. Do you remember the first time you consciously took a stand for your own rights (e.g., walking out of class while offended)? If you don’t remember the first time, can you explain one time when you’ve done this?
-I'm way more likely to just stare at you with an "i'm disappointed" face. But that's probably the fact that I go into customer service mode when people get retarded.

13. Is there something that you would claim as the best purchase you ever made?
- My plane ticket to visit Fancy here in Baltimore the first time.

14. Have you ever received an unwanted gift from someone trying to woo you? Did you accept it or reject it?
- I actually don't think I have

15. Do you find that you compare yourself to others often? What sort of things do you find you compare most?
- Academics/smarts.

16. Do you ever do something in public and then worry that you might have embarrassed the people you were with?
- No, I feel I'm cool enough at being an adult that I don't pull shit like that.

17. What was the last thing to make you really inspired to write or create art? If you don’t remember the last thing, do you ever find yourself struck by sudden inspiration?
- Normally dreams

18. Are you excited at all about the upcoming The Perks of Being a Wallflower movie?
- Yes, though I'm terrified it won't live up to my high school expectations.

19. Would you say that you have a competitive streak when it comes to certain things? Which situations bring out the competitor in you?
- I've realized I'm competitive with Fancy about lifting.

20. Have you ever boycotted a product or corporation? How come?
- no

21. Are there any people whom you aspire to be like? Which traits do you find in those people that you wish to emulate?
- Yeah, fake people in books.

22. Are you a registered bone-marrow donor? If not, would you be interested in registering (bethematch.org) or is there something that turns you away from it?
- No, I'm not even an organ donor. I'm a terrible person, I know.

23. If someone asks you to hang out, but for some reason you’re just feeling lazy/don’t want to go anywhere, do you ignore them, make up an excuse, or just tell them the honest truth?
- Excuse. Though to be fair, I rarely have time between work, the gym, and trying to you know, me time.

24. Do you think it should be illegal for gas stations to sell synthetic drugs (like K2 and Bath Salts) under the guise of them being “potpourri,” or do you think it’s not the gas stations’ fault for trying to make a penny, it’s the user’s fault for abusing the potpourri?
- People are retarded, period.

25. Have you heard of or even read the novel, “50 Shades of Grey”? If so, what’s your opinion about it?
- I read the first two. Unless you're totally sheltered (or not a bad person, I guess?) nothing in that book is surprising. Woo, he gets off on pain. Yay anal toys. Hurray for being tied up and blindfolded! But it is poorly written, but it's nice for escapism.

1. Do you like the smell of Vicks?
Yesssssssss

2. Do you ever browse the toy aisles in places like Wal-Mart& wish the toys they have now existed back when you were a kid?
My toys were better.

3. Who checks the mail at your house?
Fancy

4. Do you like how your hair looks when it is wet?
Yes, actually

5. Are there ever times when you find joy in others misery?
Yeah, but we've already established I'm a terrible person.

6. ^ Does that makes you feel guilty?
No

7. Have you seen the new Winnie the Pooh movie?
No

8. Are there any bananas in your house at the moment?
Fucking negative.

9. Does your keyboard have a numberpad?
Yes

10. Did gel pens disappear from all stores, or is it justme?
Pretty sure you can still get them at places like Michaels.

11. Which half of the year does your birthday occur during?
First

12. What is something you are hypocritical about?
Everything?

13. Does it annoy you when surveys ask about your boyfriend,& don't consider the fact that you might have a girlfriend, or even a husband or wife?
No

14. Did you ever watch Big Wolf on Campus, or have you even heard of it?
No clue

15. If you were in a band, which instrument would you want to play? Or would you want to be the vocalist?
I wouldn't want to be in a band.

16. Is your favorite number an even or an odd number?
odd

17. What occasion did you last dress up for?
Friends wedding

18. What's your favorite Italian dish?
Is it food? Give it to mah tummeh

19. Does the sound of dogs barking annoy you?
Yes

20. Has your home ever been infested with fleas?
No, thank god.

21. Has your house ever been broken into?
No

22. Do you pop your toe joints?
Yes

23. What kind of earrings do you like wearing best [studs,hoops, dangly, etc.]?
My ears aren't pierced. Fun fact.

24. Have you ever entered to win the lottery?
Yep.

25. Have you ever won anything / known someone who won something big from McDonald's Monopoly games?
I think I've won food?