ENQUIRING MINDS....

As most of you know, I'm a writer/producer for Momlogic.com. Recently, I've become a lot more active in our ML Community which is social networking site much like Facebook. We're working really hard to create more activity and increase our membership, and in doing so, I've connected with some other mom bloggers. A lot of bloggers "interview" one another and Laura from metrogirl.typepad.com sent me some terrific questions:

1) If you didn't have to work (didn't need the income) what would you being doing all day and why?

Okay, this may sound obnoxious but if I didn't "have" to work, it's safe to say that I would be able to afford full time help, right? Because, if so, I would be home with my son all day, BUT have the luxury to write as much as I needed and wanted to... I'd finish my novel (see #2) and other screenplays I've started or developed.  I've often thought about going back to school for my Masters....   First and foremost though, I'd organize my effing garage because it's literally a disaster and I get anxiety thinking about it. 

2) What is your novel about (currently up to 15 pages, I think...?) When do you think you'll finish it?

I actually have written close to 30 pages (I don't know why I wrote 15) and like I said in my random fact list, I think about finishing it every day. I really have no idea when I will finish it. I started it when I was a couple months pregnant by taking a UCLA workshop- it was a great motivator. If I can come up for air this year, I'd love to maybe take another series to write some more. Having deadlines definitely helps. Anyway, my novel is total chick-lit and totally based on a real life experience; A couple years ago, my husband and I went on a 10 day Panama Canal Cruise with my mom, grandma, aunt AND his parents. It was fun and certainly stirred up a lot of thoughts...  So my novel is about a young married couple who are contemplating whether or not they should try to get pregnant after spending nearly two weeks on a boat with their crazy family. 

3) How many kiddos do you want and do you only want biological children?

I would love to have 2 maybe even 3 kids and I am completely open to the idea of adoption. For right now though, I have to say, I'm sort of in a "holding pattern" conception wise. I'm enjoying my son and only my son right now and can't really imagine sharing that love. Talk to me in a year though, I might be singing a different tune...

4) Seriously, what's up with the birds? Did one dive bomb you once? ;-) P.S. it cracks me up.

I know. My bird thing is crazy and trust me I wish it wasn't so real. My husband teases me and says that maybe I was "diddled by a bird." Ha ha.  I do remember one time coming home from school one time though and there being a dead bird on the welcome mat and I froze in fear. I was so petrified and disgusted I couldn't even climb over the bird to get inside the door. There was no such things as cell phones then but I do remember walking back to school, using the pay phone and calling my mom to tell her she had to come home from work to let me in the house, and move the dead bird. 

5) Name 5 -10 (but at least five) things you LOVE about yourself either physical or personality traits.

Okay well...

1. I am really good at accents and impersonations. I do a great Persian accent. Seriously. 
   
2. I love my nose.
3. I love that I probably could go days without a shower and still not have B.O. (is that a physical trait?)
4. I do love my sense of humor-- I'm often told how funny I am and it's a compliment I cherish each and every time.
5. I am really good at dissecting a problem and fixing it... maybe this is a bad thing.
6. I love my ankles.
7. I love that I'm handy and willing to get down and dirty. As long as it doesn't involve birds.

Want me to interview you? Simply leave a comment with your name, email and blog and I'll send you my questions! Thanks, Laura! This was fun!

25 RANDOM FACTS... AGAIN!

The other day I posted 25 Random Facts after being inundated with tags on Facebook. Ever since then, I've been on a random fact rampage! Random memories of my life flood my brain like stream of consciousness... Well, fortunately for me, I have an outlet to share all this useless information. :-)

1. When my son walks up to me and hugs me "just because," I can kind of understand that "no one will ever be good enough for my son" mentality. 
2. When I was about 9 years old, I became obsessed with the Pioneers (like the ones that travelled out west during the Gold Rush) and convinced my mom that we should do a simulation/dude ranch type trip they offered in a covered wagon...
3. I poisoned my little sister's fish with perfume when i was a teenager, just because.
4. I love putting on makeup and find it relaxing.
5. My husband and I technically met at a bar but it was his friend who came up to talk to me first.
6. My second toe is longer than my big toe which I've heard is a sign of intelligence.
7. In high school, I was the "it" drama girl. My first day at college, the dean got on the mic and said, look around you. There are 400 other "its." Welcome to NYU Tisch School of the Arts for acting...
8. Once I was home with a terrible fever and in a Theraflu/Contact high, saw an infomercial for a CD called "Mob Hits" and had to buy it.  I heard my husband listening to "Volare" in his car the other day..
9. The woman my husband was dating right before me has turned in to one of my closest and dearest friends. 
10. Cars make me sleepy. If I'm not driving, it's very likely I will fall asleep the minute we hit the road. With my mouth open...
11. Right before I was supposed to turn in my Jetta, I had to take it to get repaired so I could turn it in without getting dinged for damages. I got it fixed, spent about 2 grand. Two hours after the assessor came to evaluate the car and sign me off, I got in a terrible accident.  Worst day ever.
12. For about a year in high school, I drove my grandfather's white, 1980 Camaro. It was a f*cking tank.
13. My favorite childhood book was "Eloise."  I loved her imagination and dreamt of one day living at the Plaza too.
14. When I was four I had my mouth washed out with soap because I called my mom's friend a "bitch."
15. My birthday is 9/11.
16. I worked at a seafood restaurant called City Crab when I lived in New York and lied my a** off to customers about which lobster, crab and oyster dish I recommend. I hate all shellfish.
17. In 6th grade, I finally got invited to a the cool girls party and was thrilled when we all sat down to play Spin the Bottle. But when the cool boy spun the bottle and it literally landed on me 2 times in a row he (and his other friends) decided this game "was lame anyway" and left.
18. My husband and I buried our son's foreskin.
19. During the torah portion at my bat mitzvah, one of the 4 boys attending let off a stink bomb.
20. I want to have a career and voice like Nora Ephron.
21. On our wedding night, my husband and I went back to our room for some alone time, then decided it would be way more fun to have our friends come and play. Within minutes, our best friends were in our room partying. It really was the best night.
22. I have been to Paris three times and actually feel like I know my way around the city. 
23. I love betting on the ponies. Especially in Vegas. I one time spent hours in the sports book betting and betting. I was doing so well I walked up to the cashier, confidently threw some money down on "horse #10" and walked away. Turns out I was betting on dogs. My streak was over.
24. I make a mean meatloaf.
25. I want to be good at a lot of things, but there's nothing I want to be better at than being a good mom.