The Monday Mission...

1. When I was young, my Mom would always drink a cold Dr. Pepper in the morning. Me, I can go either way. I like a Cold Frappucchino in the Summer months and switch to warm Mocha Espresso in the Fall. Do you like to drink warm beverages in the morning or do you prefer yours cold? I tend to go with cold, as I'm usually drinking juice or milk... though tea is kinda nice, especially when it's cooler out.

2. Have you ever been so upset with someone that you wanted to get revenge? What did you do? Or if you didn't, what would you like to have done? Ummm... no, don't think so...

3. Sometimes I can look back at my past and see so many things that I was too naive to take advantage of. A time where I could have moved ahead in my career if only I'd chosen to move, the High School girlfriend who said she would do anything if I just asked, and so on. Looking back, are there any opportunities you missed out on that you can see now but didn't realize then? Not really... I think I'm more in the camp of happening to fall into good circumstances because of decisions that I have made...

4. Today I tried on my black slacks, and they are just a skosh too tight (yeah it's a real word, look it up). Of course, I wore them anyway. Are there any clothes you refuse to throw away even though they don't (and never will) fit? Why do you keep them? I don't really have a problem with stuff not fitting me, but there are some things that don't fit quite like I want them to... like my brownish-reddish crushed velvet shirt with the lacing in the back, or the cute little black corset-y looking thing I got this summer... but I'll wear them on occasion (for game, of course)...

5. Although my speech classes eliminated most if it, I still have a little Okie accent left. I say "Git" instead of "Get" and "Collar" instead of "Color." Do you have an accent? Are there any phrases or words you say that tip folks that "you aren't from around these parts?" I don't think that I have an accent, though I have noticed that since I've lived in southern Illinois (4 years now), I've picked up a tiny bit of a southern-ish accent, some of the time. When I still lived in St. Louis, I was very much NOT one of the people with the stereotypical St. Louis accent ("warsh" instead of "wash," and "farty-far" instead of "fourty-four," to name a couple). But, at the same time, I must have had a slight accent. When Olivier, a French exchange student, lived with my aunt one summer, he spent a lot of time with my brother and I, as we were closer to his age than my cousin David was. His English was very good, but occasionally he would forget the word he wanted to say... so he would tell me the word in French, and I would tell him what it was in English. This happened once, and when he repeated the word, I told him, "no, you're saying it wrong," and repeated it. He said it again, exactly as he had said it before, and said "that's how you said it"... which REALLY made it seem like I had a funny accent... but he was French... so we'll blame it on that... :)

6. Speaking of phrases, it really drives me nuts when folks say "very unique" (Unique has no degrees, it is either unique or it isn't) or "irregardless" (not a real word). Are there any words folks misspell or incorrect uses of words that simply drive you insane? ATM machine (hello, what do you think the M stands for) is one phrase that always gets me. As for misspellings, I tend to notice them all, and get aggravated about them all... but that's cuz I'm an editor... :)

7. I am guilty of using pet names a bit too often, like "honey," "babe," and "sweetie." However, currently, no one uses any pet names on me (and I think I'd like one). Are there any pet names that you like to be called? Any you don't? Do you (or did you) have any pet names for your partner? I HATE it when people call me "Dawnie" or "Dawnie-poo"... except for Megan and Aaron, who only call me that... :)

BONUS: Why you so fly? Ummm... cuz I have cute little wings... see them? They're all glittery and gauzy and such...

Or not.