Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Tag you are it!

I was tagged by the one and only EMZ

Here are the rules:

1. Post these rules
2. You must post 11 random things about yourself
3. Answer the questions set for you in their post
4. Create 11 new questions for the people you tag to answer
5. Go to their blog and tell them you’ve tagged them
6. No stuff in the tagging section about you are tagged if you are reading this. You legitimately have to tag 11 people!
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My 11 Random Things:
1. I wanted to be a veterinarian when I was a kid then thought I wanted to be a psychologist in college and now I've settled for HR.
2. I am jealous of my brother's artistic/musical skills 
3. I always said I'd never get married (guess that was the one time I wasn't right)
4. I'm average at most things I try and I wish there was 1 thing I could be EXCELLENT at 
5. I grew up speaking Spanish and English and am thankful for my mom not giving up on that
6. I love traveling and seeing new places but I hate the getting there
7. I've always been scared of spiders especially after being bitten by a brown recluse as a kid, but in the last couple of years have noticed myself getting over that fear slowly
8. Pink is my least favorite color and green and burnt orange are my favorites
9. I had to wear braces for over 4 years and had wear headgear to school that's how bad my overbite was! wow thank goodness my parents had awesome insurance back then! 
10. I've been skiing and running since I was 8 started triathlons at 11
11.  My favorite movies can range from musicals (Grease, My Fair Lady) to action (Die Hard trilogy) to Dark Comedies

EMZs  Questions:

1.  Do you love or hate the treadmill and why?  Hate it!  Get bored and feels like forever, I need to see the end in sight
2.  Describe yourself in three words.Quirky, Trustworthy, Planner
3.  Describe your best friend.  girly, crafty, likes running thanks to me :-)
4.  Text or call? Call
5.  Favorite place to eat? Home or Thai Vegan
6.  Where did you first see your wife/husband/significant other? At the nightclub in a casino
7.  Do you buy lottery tickets? Only through the work pool to be social
8.  The first thing you do in the morning. Call my doggie from the living room to come jump on my bed so we can cuddle for 5 mins. before I have to face the world!
9.  Favorite recovery drink. Beer j/k chocolate soy milk
10.  If you could have any car in the world, which would you buy? Functional, awesome gas mileage that can still get me to my ski destinations..
11.   What do you collect? As a kid I collected pencils I guess now you could say I collect race bibs..

And since One Hour Ironman broke changed the rules I'll follow his lead and it is true I think most people have been tagged on this one, please do tag yourself on this one if you haven't yet answered these and let me know you did so I can go read it!!  :-)

My 11 new questions I would like to see what you guys answer:

1. Would you rather sky dive or bungee jump?
2. Favorite race distance?
3. Have you ever tried being vegetarian or had a "meatless monday"?
4. What is your least favorite element when it comes to weather?
5. Favorite workout song when you need to get pumped?
6. When you are not running what sport do you cross train with?
7. Do you enjoy destination races or would you rather keep your vacation/races separate?
8. Pets?
9. What is your food "kryptonite"?
10. Do you really love your job?  If so what is it?
11.  Vanilla or Chocolate ice cream?

8 comments:

Katie said...

I've never been bungee jumping, it's going on the list.

Big Daddy Diesel said...

this was fun to read, thanks for sharing

B.o.B. said...

you seem excellent at blogging! ;)

tri's since 11? ok, now i also think you are excellent at tris!!!

Kara said...

That spider bite thing is scary!

ONEHOURIRONMAN said...

I bungy jumped off original bridge it started at in New Zealand
Ironman
Meat all the way
Wind
Any Led Zepelin song
Cycling
Separate. IMNYC is exception this year
Production executive love it
Vanilla

Cheers!

Vanessa @ Gourmet Runner said...

Neat learning more about you! I was bitten on my face by a spider as a child and still have a little scar, and I hate them so much!

Jill said...

I think you and I are 90% opposite! Probably why we'd get along so well if we lived nearby one another :).

CautiouslyAudacious said...

Hey we have running in common that's usually a good start! :-)