{"id":4268,"date":"2006-01-31T15:04:28","date_gmt":"2006-01-31T20:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/?p=4268"},"modified":"2006-01-31T15:04:28","modified_gmt":"2006-01-31T20:04:28","slug":"the-abcs-of-sheila","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/?p=4268","title":{"rendered":"The ABCs of Sheila"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Lisa!!<\/a><\/p>\n

[a is for age:]<\/p>\n

We won’t start out well if that’s your first question. MYOB!<\/p>\n

[b is for booze of choice:]<\/p>\n

I like margaritas. But in general – my booze of choice is scotch and soda.<\/p>\n

[c is for career:]<\/p>\n

Renaissance girl.<\/p>\n

[d is for your dog’s name:]<\/p>\n

I have … no dog … (rip at shirt like Laurence Olivier in The Jazz Singer<\/i>)<\/p>\n

[e is for essential items you use everyday:]<\/p>\n

Oil of Olay regenerist night cream.<\/a> Can’t live without it. It’s like a mini face-lift. Amazing. Also my Eucerin Q-10 anti-wrinkle cream<\/a> that I use in the morning. I’ve been a loyal fan of that product for years. I hope they never discontinue it. Also – my plastic barrettes<\/a>. I wear a plastic barrette every day.<\/p>\n

[f is for favorite song(s) at the moment:]<\/p>\n

“The Wizard and I” from Wicked<\/p>\n

I am also having a big ol’ Avril Lavigne moment and falling in love with Sk8er Boi all over again.<\/p>\n

[g is for favorite games:]<\/p>\n

Trivial Pursuit. Pictionary.<\/p>\n

[h is for hometown:]<\/p>\n

Let’s just say that Washington slept there.<\/p>\n

[i is for instruments you play:]<\/p>\n

Piano.<\/p>\n

[j is for jam or jelly you like:]<\/p>\n

The only time I like jelly is when I buy a strawberry-jelly donut from Dunkin Donuts, which is about once a decade. I love that jelly. But I never use it on my own. Blech.<\/p>\n

[k is for kids:]<\/p>\n

I have … no kids … (rip at shirt like Laurence Olivier in The Jazz Singer<\/i>)<\/p>\n

[l is for last kiss:]<\/p>\n

He was Irish. That is all I will say.<\/p>\n

[m is for most admired trait:]<\/p>\n

Hmmm. I’m loyal. I’m smart. I’m funny. You’ll have to ask my friends what they must admire about me. It might be my freckes, I have no idea.<\/p>\n

[n is for name of your crush:]<\/p>\n

Patrick. (To my friends: no, not THAT Patrick!)<\/p>\n

Oh, and also that random guy in Soldier’s Girl<\/i> who was a soldier and wore a cowboy hat and had a chunky body that I loved. Whoever THAT guy is … is my crush.<\/p>\n

[o is for overnight hospital stays:]<\/p>\n

Never.<\/p>\n

[p is for phobias:]<\/p>\n

“s”. “t”. These qualify as PHOBIAS. Which is different than plain old fear, or not liking something.<\/p>\n

[q is for quotes you like:]<\/p>\n

How far that little candle throws his beams!
\nSo shines a good deed in a naughty world.<\/p>\n

— Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice<\/i><\/p>\n

“Make voyages. Attempt them. That’s all there is.”
\n– Tennessee Williams in Camino Real<\/i><\/p>\n

“”It is not that important to know who you are. It is important to know what you do, and then do it like Hercules.”
\n— Stella Adler<\/i><\/p>\n

“Develop interest in life as you see it, in people, things, literature, music – the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself.”
\n– Henry Miller<\/i><\/p>\n

“Learn to pretend there’s more than love that matters.”
\n– Indigo Girls<\/i><\/p>\n

[r is for biggest regret:]<\/p>\n

Bah. I have a ton of regrets.<\/p>\n

[s is for sweets of your choice:]<\/p>\n

I guess, if I had to say, I would say Reese’s Peanut Butter cups. I just don’t have a sweet tooth.<\/p>\n

[t is for time you wake up:]<\/p>\n

6:00 am<\/p>\n

[u is for underwear:]<\/p>\n

I LOVE the new underwear the Gap has right now and have bought a gazillion pairs. Cotton, wonderfully made … I like the ones that are almost like boy’s underwear. I have a couple pairs of those. So comfy and also very very cute-looking.<\/p>\n

[v is for vegetables you love:]<\/p>\n

Broccoli. Red peppers. Purple onion.<\/p>\n

[w is for worst habit:]<\/p>\n

Nail biting.<\/p>\n

[x is for x-rays you’ve had:]<\/p>\n

Uhm – at the dentist.<\/p>\n

[y is for yummy food you make:]<\/p>\n

I very much enjoy how I place the strawberries on my Grape Nuts cereal. It is terrifically yummy. I made it myself. Hmmm. No, I make a good chicken and vegetables smorgasbord, involving garlic, and balsamic vinegar and a lot of improvisation. It is a staple in my small household of one.<\/p>\n

[z is for zodiac sign:]<\/p>\n

Sagittarian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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