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DAY 30 - My most treasured item:

I'm sure there are lots of things I have that are worth more, or are more valuable to me. But when it comes right down to it, after my dogs and cats, the first thing I'm grabbing if my house is on fire is going to be my Ventolin HFA. Photo albums are great, but they aren't going to save my life when I'm wheezing from smoke inhalation. I guess you could say I treasure my life, and thus, I treasure my inhaler.

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DAY 29 - My favorite hobby:


In the winter, I love to crochet. Which is good, because I also really love to buy yarn at ACMoore!

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DAY 28 - Someone inspiring:

Jane Austen was the kind of writer that I wish I was, but don't have the drive, focus, or imagination to be. I wouldn't mind being just like her, except I'd like to live in the present, and for a bit longer than she did.

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DAY 27 - Someone I find attractive:

Because I feel that it might be somewhat inappropriate and possibly embarassing to post a picture of someone I find attractive in real life in a blog post, I'll focus on my celebrity crush instead.  

I find Henry Cavill (Charles Brandon on "The Tudors") to be astoundingly handsome. Apparently I am not the only one, because he's been cast as the latest Superman. And I have a feeling that, in the incredibly unlikely event that he ever even sees this post, he probably wouldn't be offended or even surprised that someone might admire his British charm. So this choice is both safe and honest.

Honorable Mentions: Paul Walker, Colin Farrell, Colin Firth, and Shemar Moore. I think it's the British accent that helped Henry beat Shemar, who almost took the win based only on his ability to kick down doors and arrest serial killers as an FBI agent on "Criminal Minds."

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DAY 26 - My favorite band/musician:

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DAY 25 - Something that means a lot to me:


It took a long time (13 years of public school, 6 years of pharmacy school, and 23 years of my life) to become a pharmacist. So I'm pretty proud of being part of America's most trusted profession. And as much as I complain, I actually love my job...mostly.

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DAY 24 - My favorite movie:

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DAY 23 - Something that always makes me smile:

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DAY 22 - My favorite holiday:

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Things I love: John Philip Sousa, summer weather, hot dogs, patriotic hymns, the colors red, white, and blue, and loud, bright, sparkly things. Oh, and my country. I'm pretty happy about being born in the United States.

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DAY 21 - My favorite food:

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DAY 20 - Something I love:


I love yarn. More specifically, I love to buy yarn. Sometimes I make things out of it, too.

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DAY 19 - My favorite book:

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DAY 18 - Where I'd love to travel:

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DAY 17 - A picture from my last vacation:
The last "real" vacation I went on was a fun road trip along I-80, eventually ending in Boulder, CO. It was a spectacular trip the entire way, and Boulder was awesome too! Sadly, most of my pictures from the trip are lost, because my computer died shortly after I uploaded the pictures from my camera. So I scanned in a postcard instead. Not exactly the same, but it gets the job done.

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DAY 16 - Something I enjoy doing:


I really enjoy blogging. Obviously!

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DAY 15 - What I wanted to be when I grew up, when I was still little:

I've always been conflicted about what I wanted to be when I grew up. At the age of six, I wanted to be either 1) Lady LovelyLocks, who is the ruler and protector of the Kingdom of LovelyLocks (where everyone has long and beautiful hair) and takes care of everyone and everything, or 2) Rainbow Brite, who lives in Rainbow Land and uses the colors of the rainbow to make our world brighter and our hearts lighter.

I still haven't decided. Lady LovelyLocks wears a pretty pink dress, has possibly the best hair ever, and has a forest full of Pixietails to do her bidding. Her archenemy is the beautiful but cruel Duchess RavenWaves. Rainbow Brite seems a little spunkier, is friends with all the Color Kids (I think she might actually be dating Red Butler, who is wicked cool), and has Sprites who mine her Star Sprinkles. She has to fight Murky Dismal and Lurky, two villains who live in the Pits of Rainbow Land.

Considering I am going to be 30 this year, I feel that it is time for me to make a decision. I'm going to go with Rainbow Brite. Really, her life goals of making the world brighter and our hearts lighter is much more ambitious than Lady LovelyLocks'. I mean, protecting the Kingdom of LovelyLocks is great and all, but does anyone really even know where that is? And as far as fighting evil goes, Rainbow has it pretty easy with Murky and Lurky. Duchess RavenWaves looks like she could cut a bitch. 

 

Wow, I can't believe I've struggled with this decision for so long when it all seems so clear now. Rainbow Brite is the obvious choice for so many reasons. But mainly because I still really want a Star Sprinkles tattoo, but I've never wanted a Pixietail permanently inked anywhere on my person.

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DAY 14 - Something I'm afraid of:


Go ahead and laugh, but I can't think of anything scarier than the Borg on Star Trek. Basically super-powered zombie aliens, they have given me nightmares since I was little. And I am not ashamed to admit it.

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DAY 13 - What I did today:

Church.

Lunch.

Craft store.

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DAY 12 - Something I hate:

Hating winter is kind of a recent development for me. I used to love the beauty of the snow and the cold didn't bother me. Now all I can see is the hassle of getting to and from work, worrying about the state of my driveway, and then the flooding that happens when three feet of snow melt in less than 24 hours and then you get two more feet of snow the very next day. My hatred started after I became a pharmacist (a job that unfortunately requires my attendance despite roads being closed due to inclement weather) but this past winter has kind of pushed me over the edge, since the region I live in has received 184 inches of snow since December 1. That's right, we have received 184 inches of snow in the past 102 days. I am not including the two inches that suprised me when I opened the door this morning, as they are not "official" yet. All I can say is Hawaii, here I come!

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DAY 11: My favorite place:


So far, my favorite place in the world is my family's camp on Owasco Lake...but there are so many places that I haven't been yet, that it's hard to say if it will always be my favorite place. I'd say it's definitely a contender, though.

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DAY 10 - My favorite memory:

Working with my grandma in her flower gardens is one of my favorite things to do. I didn't quite inherit her green thumb, but I'm getting so I can identify a flower from a weed, so I guess I'm making progress!

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DAY 9 - Someone you would trade places with:


I know this question was probably about real people, but I find fictional characters to be much more interesting. And really, there isn't any real person I would want to switch places with, unless I could pick Britney Spears, pre-KFed. I think with my help, poor Brit could have avoided that whole unfortunate era of having sex on balconies in front of the papparazzi, driving around LA really slowly, shopping at RiteAid, and shaving all her hair off. But I digress...Britney Spears being out of the picture, my choice came down to Elizabeth Bennett (from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen) and Hermione Granger from the Harry Potter series by JK Rowling. After careful consideration, I realized that Hermione is the obvious choice. Yes, Elizabeth Bennett got Mr. Darcy in the end, and he was a total hottie with loads of cash. But Hermione is wicked smart, and a witch. She didn't need to find a husband to take care of her. Strong, self-sufficient, and able to hex her enemies...I love Hermione!

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DAY 8 - A photo of last summer:


I know it's not the highest quality photo, but I took it with my cell phone, through my bedroom window. You want to know how lucky I am? This is actually what I see through the window when I'm lying in bed. If we had weather like this all year, it would be paradise. Sadly, it's under two feet of snow, and the lake is frozen over. I guess paradise for 3 months of the year is better than no paradise at all, right?

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DAY 7 - A picture where my hair looks nice:


Yes, it's an old picture, and yes, I am wearing a tiara. But my hair looks nice, so I saved it.

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DAY 6 - Something I want to do before I die:

I want to go surfing.

And I want to look like Kate Bosworth in Blue Crush while I'm doing it.

So in other words, for those of you who haven't seen my favorite surf movie, I want to be a smokin' hot surfer girl in Hawaii. I don't think that's asking too much...but I should probably really start focusing on my Hawaii diet pretty soon!

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DAY 5 - The cast of my favorite show, Criminal Minds.


This one was hard. I have several shows that I would call my favorites. I love The Office, Dexter, and The Tudors. Shameless is probably going to be on my list as long as Kevin and Veronica keep their FLDS foster child for a few more episodes, and I'm sure when The Borgias starts in April it will be amongst my favorites as well.

But Criminal Minds wins, at least with the cast photo I picked. You see, AJ Cook, who played JJ, was fired earlier this season, and now it looks like they will be killing off Paget Brewster's character, Emily. At that point, I'll have to post a picture of the Dexter cast, because without JJ and Emily, I don't see how Criminal Minds can be as good.

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DAY 4 - Something that makes me laugh:

I could have named my little black dog Prozac, because she makes me happy. But my grandma named her Izzy, instead.

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DAY 3 - What I ate today:

A delicious Deluxe Chicken Salad from Denny's. Yum!

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DAY 2 - A photo of my family

Not the best quality photo of my family (I had to scan it), but one of my favorites. Mainly because it's one of the few pictures where I am cuter than my little brother, but also because my hair looks nice!

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DAY 1: A photo of me one year ago:


This photo is actually from a little longer than a year ago, but I don't have too many pictures of myself, since I'm usually taking pictures of my animals doing silly things. This picture was taken on the Sanitas Valley Trail in Colorado in May 2009. It's so beautiful there that it almost hurts, and this picture doesn't really do it justice.