Saturday!

I missed the live Tiger Woods speech yesterday. Whew. Later, however, I was pummeled with commentary on what a news outlet actually called "The Day America Stood Still." Seriously? No, SERIOUSLY. *eye roll* It was the most fake speech ever. The timing and method of this "spectacle" makes him come across as massively arrogant.

Saturday 9: Don't Stand So Close to Me

1. Who would you like not to stand so close to you?
Preschoolers with runny noses. :) Aww, but they're so cute though!

2. Which of the following aspects of your life would you think rates the highest: mind, body or spirit?
Mind

3. What is your favorite movie line?
"Well maybe we should tell that to Rain Man, because he practically bankrupted a casino, and he was a ritard." Alan from The Hangover

4. What is your favorite movie title?
Zack and Miri Make a Porno

5. What is something that has happened to you that you would consider a miracle?
I've told just one person outside my immediate family my thoughts on this, because let's face it, thinking an actual miracle has occurred in your life is kinda kooky. But here ya go-- When I was 31 and twenty weeks pregnant with Michael, I presented with every recognizable symptom of an exceptionally deadly form of breast cancer called inflammatory breast cancer. It would have been my third bout with cancer, that time totally unrelated to the previous two. (Yeesh, right?)

My OB/GYN, my oncologist and my breast surgeon, all highly experienced specialists, each considered what they saw to be a positive diagnosis for all practical purposes, but I did have to have the biopsy as the beginning of the standard diagnosis and staging procedure. They were pretty candid in explaining to me that no other conditions really looked like that, and we were going to move quickly to figure out a treatment plan etc., especially considering the pregnancy.

When the biopsy result came back negative, the three of them were shocked and shaking their heads. They thought about doing another biopsy, but my surgeon felt he got a reasonable sample from the most affected area. He didn't understand the result, but he trusted it was a reliable one. I don't have a clue why such a thing would happen to me, but there really isn't an explanation for it resolving like that. Miracle or not, I am so very grateful that it turned out to be nothing.

6. What do you try to stay away from?
Cigarette smoke. Toxic people. Any discussion of Tiger Woods. Over-processed foods, except Slimfast and red diet Koolaid.

7. What is it too late for?
swine flu vaccine

8. Give someone credit for something and name it if you can.
I give my parents credit for fostering my great love of music. There was always some sort of music playing in our house. My mom was also an amazing pianist and singer. My dad sings as well, currently in a performance group in the German Club.

9. Would you rather be famous now and forgotten after you die or forgotten now and famous after you die, forever? And why?
Forgotten now and famous after I die. Everyone wants a legacy, right? And who wants to deal with the loss of privacy that comes with fame?