Random Dozen: Hi, My Alter Ego's Name is Michelle Third

1. If you could master one sport, what would it be?
Tennis. Don't ask me why. I've never been able to do much more than hit the ball....and rarely does it even go over the net, but it seems like a nice individual sport, where mastering it....could be quite fun and possibly lucrative. I would not however, prefer to look as beasty-ish as Serena or Venus Williams...no offense to them, but they are scaryily .....large.

2. When you make a major purchase, do you go with your gut instinct, or do you do research to make an informed decision?
I like to make an informed decision, but when you're getting your information from the person trying to sell you the item.....it's more gut than informed, I would say. 

3. There is an old kids' game that says you can find out what your movie star name would be by using your middle name as your first name and the name of the street you grew up on as your last. What is your movie star name?
Michelle Third. Yeah, totally sounds famous ;)

4. Would you rather give up your favorite music or your favorite food?
I'm just going to pretend that my favorite music is Hip Hop and my favorite food is Supreme Pizza and say....ya know what...I'd give them both up ;)
{Sense the tone}

5. There are two types of banana preferences. One is pristine yellow, almost to the point of being green; the other is spotty and more ripe. Which is your preference?
PERFECT, PRISTINE Yellow......thats it. poor haydenalways gets to eat the 'ripe' bananas that i won't touch :)

6. Your favorite tree is? Ummmmmmm does any one know what kind of tress are gorgeously hot pink in the spring? That kind. I want one in my yard........but I don't know what kind.

7. On a scale of 1-10, how tech savvy are you?
5. I know how to work my phone.....but it has all original ringtones. All the new ringtones are sitting in my text message inbox. Stuck there because I do not know how to get them onto my phone.

8. Has H1N1 touched your family?
Not as of yet. We are taking our non-vaccine chances. 

9. Are you an analytical person, or do you just accept things the way they are without questioning or scrutinizing?
I am annoyingly analytical. And I enjoy figuring out why and things......learning a lot about the difference between what is my business and what is not my business. 

10. Is your personality more like that of a dog, cat, or Koala?
Hmmm.......probably a koala. Definitely not the loyalty of a dog. Not a snobby cat.....so apparently I'm somewhere in the middle....what kind of a personality does a Koala bear have, anyway?!

11. Do you keep in touch with friends you made years ago?
Ummm. Some more than others. To tell you the truth, I'm not the best at that. I'd like to be, but I'm bad at e-mail and cards and letters and phones and texting. I'm GOOD at having coffee and dinner....anybody wanna meet up for dinner? {I should really qualify that......any non-weirdo bloggy stalker whom I have met before and have confidence in their non psycho murderer-ness....want to have dinner or coffee? Or lunch....lunch is good too}

12. You are checking out at a grocery store. In the express lane, there are more people than the regular lanes, but of course, their load is less than those in the regular lanes. Which lane do you choose (assuming you qualify for the express lane) and why?
I would go to the regular lane. A LOT of times, at least in Iowa, people are nice and if they see you don't have a lot in your cart, they'll let you go ahead of them....we have nice people in Iowa. I like Iowa.