Mortaine’s Blog

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THREE GREAT PLEASURES

1. Reading a good book next to a cackling fire or wood stove.
2. Having a cup of warm spiked cider with some friends.
3. Playing video games until my hands cramp.

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE ME

1. POTUS (current)
2. Rampant anything-ism
3. Being approached by people while I’m inside my car.

THREE THINGS I DON’T UNDERSTAND

1. Other drivers on the road
2. Physics (of course)
3. Chemistry (of the non-Bunsen type)

THREE THINGS I AM WEARING RIGHT NOW

1. White, unstained shirt (my only one)
2. White hat with green ribbon
3. Mephisto shoes from Paris.

THREE THINGS ON MY DESK (at work)

1. 3 coffee mugs (Jean Luc Picard, UC Santa Curz, and one from work).
2. Forgotten English page-a-day calendar (on October 23)
3. A 19″ tall pink plastic flamingo wearing a Santa suit (thanks, Grandma).

THREE THINGS I WANT TO DO BEFORE I DIE

1. David Bowie 2. Hug and kiss all the people I love, in person.
3. Watch the Time Square Ball drop over a sign that says “2100.”

THREE THINGS I KNOW ABOUT LOVE

1. Patience
2. Compassion
3. COMPROMISE

THREE THINGS I KNOW ABOUT MARRIAGE

1. Being apart is as important as being together.
2. COMPROMISE
3. Agreeing on mutual goals– like children– is a MUST before tying the knot.

THREE WAYS I WANT TO BE REMEMBERED

1. A class act.
2. Generous.
3. With much weeping and tearing of blouses.

THREE GOOD WAYS TO DESCRIBE MY PERSONALITY

1. Bright
2. Friendly
3. Helpful

THREE BAD THINGS ABOUT MY PERSONALITY

1. Self-absorbed
2. Clingy
3. Know-it-all

THREE PARTS OF MY (Genetic) HERITAGE

1. English
2. Scottish
3. Ummm…. there may be a tiny smidgen of French in there?

THREE THINGS I LIKE ABOUT MY BODY

1. My calves
2. My teeth (usually)– they’re straight and never needed orthodontics.
3. My hands do a lot for me.

THREE THINGS I DON’T LIKE ABOUT MY BODY

1. Only three? Thighs.
2. Stomach that compensates with food.
3. Eyes that can’t see more than 4 inches without corrective lenses.

THREE THINGS MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW ABOUT ME

1. I like woodworking– not enough to set up a workbench, but I enjoy it.
2. When putting oil and balsamic vinegar on a salad or for dipping bread in, I prefer to use just a couple of drops of oil and then drown it in vinegar.
3. I often regret not being more ambitious in school.

THREE THINGS I SAY THE MOST:

1. Oh my god.
2. I want a coookieeee! (note: this does not have a subtle or hidden meaning– I have sugar impulse-control issues!)
3. Well, and there you go.

THREE THINGS I NEVER SAY:

1. I’d like fries with that.
2. Spank me.
3. I made my deadlines.

THREE PLACES I WANT TO VISIT

1. Florence, Italy
2. Hawaii
3. Alaska

THREE LANDSCAPES I LOVE

1. Ocean, ocean, ocean
2. Floating down a slow river in a canoe.
3. Grassy plains.

THREE QUALITIES I ADMIRE

1. Generosity
2. Intelligence
3. Creativity

THREE NAMES THAT I GO BY

1. Stephanie
2. Mortaine
3. Le DM.

THREE SCREEN NAMES I HAVE HAD

1. Mortaine (almost everywhere)
2. Solwyn (on a mud)
3. scottrell