7 facts about Anna

I have enjoyed reading the 7 facts, so now I will share 7 things you did not know about me.

1. My dream job would be to scout locations for travel shows or create the living areas for movie characters. You can create their world. Does this yuppie have a collection of antique teapots and a collection of miniature motorcycles? Yes, I think they do. Would this bachelor character secretly have a copy of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus right next to his Kama Sutra book? Yes, he does. I want to be in charge of making their home set look lived in. The next time you watch a movie, take a look at the main character's apartment or house and notice all the small details that make it look real. It's fascinating.

2. I will never go on a cruise. I have some control issues.

3. You will never hear me say, "as a rule of thumb..." or use the words wife-beater or rape in another context than the original meaning. The rule of thumb is that you were allowed to beat your wife with a stick no larger than the diameter of the husband's thumb. You don't call them sausage fingers for nothing, that can be a deadly weapon. As for the other words, these words should carry a weight and an emotional reaction when you hear them. I want to wince when I hear these words for the horror associated with them. Using these words to describe a type of clothing, etc. takes all the emotional weight and punch out of the word. It begins to lose its despicable meaning and that should never happen.

4. I will never grow tired of potato casserole with cornflakes on top.

5. I have never broken a bone or stayed overnight in the hospital. I have been rushed to the emergency room once. My brother knocked out 4 of my teeth when I was 4 in the pool. I have had stitches once, 6 on my right foot. I cut it on a boat motor when I was thirteen. Hmmm, maybe I need to stay out of the water.

6. Two small things that always make me cry: The SATC episode when Miranda's mom dies, the end of It's a Wonderful Life when George's brother proclaims, "To George Bailey, the richest man in town."

7. Three things that will always make me smile: The brutal honesty of preschoolers, What About Bob?, the every-three-year-family vacation I take with my first cousins, aunts, uncles, etc, on the Kohnen side.

You probably already know...

1. My socks never match. They match in color or a previous degree of color (the white ones get a little gray).

2. One of my favorite things is wet bread: bread pudding, french toast, monkey bread. Delicious. One of my most hated things is wet cake: cake and ice cream, pancakes with syrup. Barf.

3. I start listening to Christmas music on October 15th every year.