Tag Teaming

I am still learning all the internet lingo.  

It seems I have been "tagged" -- and TWICE.  This seems like a crazy way to get in some sort of internet threesome......  but what the heck.  :)

The crazy lovely ladies over at Irondiva  and ShutUpAndRun have chosen me to answer their questions.   Okay  okay!  Since I got gang raped tagged twice I am going to combine their questions so I am not posting two of these suckers.   No way I could be that interesting.

Here we go:

1. Post these rules
2. You must post 11 random things about yourself
3. Answer the questions set for you in their post
4. Create 11 new questions for the people you tag to answer
5. Go to their blog and tell them you’ve tagged them
6. No stuff in the tagging section about you are tagged if you are reading this. You legitimately have to tag 11 people!

Random things about me:

1.  I have never run a marathon.  But I have done 13 Ironman events.  "But....but... I need to know I can run a marathon before I run a marathon!!!"   Pfffft.  Bullshit.  Proof right here, people. 

2. I did Stand-Up in Los Angeles in my 20's.   

3.  I used to weigh almost 200lbs.  (I like Doritos. ) 

4.  I am a former High School Teacher.   (Can Prozac please come in aerosol spray??!)

5.  I can juggle.   (Not my life or multiple tasks but actual balls.)

6.  In 2006 I spent the night in Robin William's guest room in San Francisco.  (Now THAT's a good story for me to share!)

7. I have been arrested.

8.  I am actually very shy and sensitive.   You won't see that in a group setting, but get me one-on-one and you will.   There's a soft, quiet side most people don't expect.

9.  I was having lunch with my friend Patty Heaton one day at the Farmers Market in West Hollywood.  She was telling me she was nervous that she'd probably never work again.   Two weeks later she booked "Everyone Loves Raymond" and the rest is, shall we say, showbiz history.

10.  The beach is my sanctuary.

11.  By age 25 I'd lost my twin sister, my mother and all of my grandparents, in that order.   Feeling secure, taken care of and loved is overrated.   Who needs that nurturing stuff to sustain emotional health anyway?   Empty + Alone = Awesome.

Questions SUAR and Irondiva asked:

1.  In five words or less, tell me your most embarrassing moment (example - mine would be boyfriend, toilet, overflow).

Ironman Wisconsin 2005: ASS EXPLOSION.

2. If you weren’t doing your current job, what would be your profession?

Dammit, I get asked this in therapy all the time.  We still can't find an answer.  (C'mon life!!   Help me find the path!)

3.  Do you think Bob Harper is gay?

I know with certainty that he is.  One of his ex's, Brandon, is my friend.  Not outing him.  It's a fairly well known fact, it's just not mentioned on the TV show.  Good.  Why would that be any focus for a show about fitness?

4.  What’s the best compliment you’ve ever received?

I'm in love with you.

5.  Would you be able to run further or faster?

It would depend what was chasing me.

6.  What food gives you gas?

EVERY food.  

7.  Where is one place in the world you'd love to travel?

Easy.  Italy.

4. If you won the lottery, would you still work?

Absolutely.  It's not a good idea that I get bored.  When/if I am, I will find something to fill the time - and it isn't always a smart choice.

9. How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?

Enough to get diabetes?

10. Would you rather be really hot or really cold?

I'd rather sweat than freeze!

11.  If you could change just one thing about yourself, what would it be?

That I could roll over in the morning, or look into the eyes of a friend, and know with certainty if you told me I could trust you with my heart, that I actually could.

People I am tagging

Trigirlpink

 caratunkgirl

gofastmichelle

matty-o

gosonja

Lee

wifemotherathlete

swimbikerunlive
milesmusclesmommyhood
runtodaytritomorrow
wanna-be-triathlete
joelpstrickland

Questions:

1.  Twister or Monopoly?

2.  Which do you crave more?  The chips & salsa, or chocolate?

3.  You're sitting next to a friend(s) in a room.  You fart and it's loud enough that you KNOW everyone heard it.  Do you acknowledge it or pretend it never happened?  (Okay, every situation is different....but you know yourself - in general, your reaction would be?)  

4.  Pizza or Hamburger (yes, buffalo burger acceptable)?

5.  If you could go back to one conversation to change or add to something you said, what would it be?

6.  Snow skiing or water skiing?

7.  What is the craziest thing you have done (or advice you listened to) to try to heal an injury faster?  

8.  Are you a cat person or a dog person?

9.  Do you wipe front to back, or back to front?

10.  What's your favorite Charity?

11.  Favorite rock/country/blues band of all time?