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Getting to Know Me By
Carolyn Aspenson WAKE UP! What are you people doing snuggled warmly in bed, covers pulled up around you while I sit here, feet frozen, attempting to be creative? It’s 4:31 AM! You should be awake with me! That’s one of my greatest frustrations. I love sleep but despise when the rest of my family sleeps and I play insomniac games like Spider Solitaire. It’s completely unfair. My mind, now numb from the flipping and moving of computer generated cards still can’t find sleep. In an effort to relax, I write. That’s what us writers do and after all, I’ve officially decided I’m a writer so I’m aloud to say that now. We all know Katrina pretty well now since I’m sure everyone is addicted to her journals as me. But no one knows me that well! And we all know, in my life, it’s all about me. So I’ve decided to take a hint from our paper soap mags and do a Carolyn write up. Keep reading, maybe you’ll discover we have something in common! Name: Carolyn Ridder Aspenson DOB: November 10th. Scorpio, the “Goddess of love”. Apparently men stand in line to experience me. I’m still lookin’ for that line! Place of Birth: Gary, Indiana with the likes of Michael Jackson, but raised in Indianapolis and the NW Chicago Suburbs Currently Reside in: A house I love but would love more if it had two more rooms in Alpharetta, GA Favorite Actor: Andy Garcia Favorite Actress: Rene’ Zellewiger (though I can’t for the life of me figure out how to spell her name!) Favorite Movie: I have a few, actually, “When Harry Met Sally”, “Shawshank Redemption” “The Usual Suspect” Least Favorite Movie: Anything where Jim Carrey uses too much physical comedy like The Pet Detective Movies. He gives me a stomachache with those facial expressions! Favorite Book: Anything by Janet Evanovich. Her Stephanie Plum novels are laugh out loud hilarious! Least Favorite Book: Anything Harlequin Favorite TV Show: Right now it’s a triple tie between Law & Order, Tru Calling and Joan of Arcadia Least Favorite TV Show: Please end Friends. They haven’t been my friends in years! Biggest Regret: Not finishing college Biggest Success: Showing my family I can make it on my own and being a fairly decent parent Biggest Fear: Losing all of my teeth (Stop laughing at me! I’m serious!) Biggest Annoyance: People who don’t do things my way! Favorite Food: Pizza, sushi, Mexican Least Favorite Food: Chinese. It does terrible, terrible things to my digestive track. (Gee, bet you’re happy to know that!) Hobbies: Making beaded jewelry, reading. I’d say writing, but it’s no longer a hobby, more like an obsession Something I’ve always wanted to do but haven’t: Compete in a triathlon Something I’ve always wanted to do and did: Compete in a marathon Best Quality: Loyalty Worst Quality: Controlling Biggest Mistake: Staying in a relationship that should have ended just after starting Best thing I’ve ever done: Continuing to ‘date’ my husband when I thought he was too ‘weak’ for me and we’d just be friends. (The man is anything but WEAK!) Favorite Era:
The 80’s! Least Favorite Band: Most of the cruddy music out there right now. I’m extremely picky about my music and like stuff most haven’t heard of Favorite Season: Fall. Used to be summer but since being pregnant my body temperature is screwed up and I’m hot when it’s 40 degrees out so summers are starting to kill me! Least Favorite
Season: Winter. I
simply HATE snow! I hate the way it sounds when you step on it. It’s like
someone scratching a chalkboard to me! Woman I admire most: Here’s the cheesy ones first: My mom because she’s dealt with more drama in her life and lived to tell about it more than anyone I know and my step mom because she’s accomplished many things in a time when women weren’t ‘capable’. And Barbara Bush because she’s just taking life as it comes and enjoying it, while still being relatively anal retentive Something I don’t like to do: Cook Something I do well: Clean Something I lack: Self esteem Something I have: Excellent writing skills Things that hurt me: When people let me down, when children are killed or ill Favorite 80’s Band/Singer: Journey and Steve Perry Least Favorite 80’s Band/Singer: Poison and whomever sings for them Drugs? Nope, never tried any, never will What I want out of life: Security What I want for my kids: To be happy and grow up being able to take care of themselves Am I tired yet? Nope Religious Affiliation: Don’t really believe in ‘organized’ religion, but am a Christian What I wanted to be growing up: In law enforcement What I never thought I’d do: Stay home with my kids Favorite Color: Green Favorite Piece of Clothing: A good pair of loose jeans and a black tee shirt Favorite Toy: My new 2004 Volvo S60 One thing I won’t give up: Highlighting my hair, even if we can’t afford it some day! One thing I can give up: Starbucks, but I’d rather not One thing I did give up and have stuck with: Caffeine Something I need to improve on: Self control Are you tired or reading about me now: Most definitely!
Well it’s now 5:02 AM and I’m off to try and sleep again though I’m still
not even remotely tired! It’s going to be an interesting day! Have a great
one!
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