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Name: Iris
Birthdate: July 5th
Birthplace: Houston, Texas
Time you Were Born: Around 1pm. I never was a morning person.
Nicknames: Ki is the only one that ever stuck.
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Blonde
Height: A little under 5'6
Left or Right Handed: Righ
Heritage: Scottish, almost entirely. There's a little French in there too.

Favorite...


Food: Vegan tamales from Banyan Foods! You can get them at Whole Foods. I'm addicted.
Colour: Red, Blue and Black tie for the #1 spot.
Number: 1
Letter: I don't really have one.
Season: The holiday season is pretty hard to beat.
Type of Weather: Sunny, 75 degrees with a light breeze.
Sports team: I don't watch a lot of sports, but I do like EPL.
TV ad: Bud's Real Men of Genius commercials. SO funny.
Drink: Water
Alcoholic Drink: Lately my drink has been Stoli and soda on the rocks with extra lime. Goes down easy.
Chocolate Bar: Mr. Goodbar. I love chocolate covered peanuts.
Restaurant: T'afia
Gum: Anything minty
Word: Words that can only be described as "Iris-isms"

Your...


Bedtime: I don't have one. It varies quite a bit.
Most Missed Memory: Spending time with my friend Sam, who tragically is no longer with us.
Weakness: Baked Cheetos. I know. SO random.
Fears: That I won't have the courage to face my fears and get myself outside my comfort zone, when it comes to performing my own music.
First Thought Waking Up: Agh! Stop licking me! (My sweet little dog Sophie is way too enthusiastic in the morning)
Goal For This Year: It's almost over, but hopefully I will have at least a decent lead on a job. I'm about to start looking for one.
Most Overused Phrase on an instant messenger: I don't chat all that much on-line. I can't really think of one.
Perfect Pizza: Spinach and mushrooms from Star Pizza. It's heavenly.

This or That...


Orange or Apple juice: Orange
Dog or Cat: I love all furry critters, but I'm more of a dog person.
Pepsi or Coke: Diet coke.
Maccas or Burger Knig: Ew. Neither.
Scary Movie or Funny Movies: I really love creepy, psychological horror or suspense flicks, but I'm not into excessive gore. In fact I hate movies like that. If it doesn't serve a function other than to be gross, the movie sacrifices its substance.
Chocolate or Vanilla: When it comes to ice cream I'd have to say vanilla, if it's vanilla bean. I love chocolate though.
Black or White: Black
Truth or Dare: Truth
Live Forever or Die Young: I wouldn't want to literally live forever, but I'd like to stick around for a long time.
PS2 or Xbox 360: Wii!
Snakes or Spiders: Snakes. I'm not scared of spiders, but insects aren't my thing.
Mud or Dirt: Dirt. Easier to brush off.
Gold or Silver: I like both. I tend to wear more gold in the summer, and silver or white gold in the winter

Have You Ever...


Drunk: Been drunk? Yes.
Smoked: I used to smoke, but thankfully I quit.
Done drugs: :-x
Been beaten up: Not really. Sort of by my big brother and his friends when I was little, but I never got really hurt. It was more of a picking-on than a beating-up.
Done the beating up: I have tried to attack two people in my life. Trust me, at the time they really deserved it.
Broken the law: Everyone does. Going slightly above the speed limit, even slightly is technically against the law.
Been arrested: Unfortunately yes. It was completely bogus, and the case was dismissed, but I sure did go through hell dealing with it.
Shoplifted: When I was a little kid and didn't really understand the whole commerce thing.
Cut your own hair: I cut a big chunk of it off when I was about 3 because I got paint in it. My mom wasn't happy about that.
Burnt stuff caus you were bored: Definitely. I was kind of a pyro when I was in middle school.
Danced in the rain: It's been a while, but yes.
Had a long distance relationship: Ya I did for about 9 months. It was rough, but it's not impossible if you trust each other.
Eaten something off the ground, ignoring the 10 second rule: 10 second rule?! I thought it was the 3 second rule! And even then, no. If it's immediately picked up, then maybe, depending on what it fell on.
Been stalked: Ya. Two incidences of stalkers in high school. Police got involved. It was a mess.
Skinny Dipped: Sure have.
Broken a bone: Thankfully no.
Been in an Accident: Yes, I've been in two. One was totally my fault (I had just turned 16), and in the other case a drunk guy t-boned me at 11am. :P
Been in Love: I am in love right now, so yes.
Kissed opposite sex: Of course.
Kissed same sex: Of course. I don't get girls who are all weird about that.

Do You...


Shower Daily: Yes, definitely. I like to be as clean as possible.
Sing in the Shower: That's, for whatever reason, one of the only places I don't sing.
Sing Well: Sometimes I don't like my voice, but I know that I am a good singer.
Swear: I'm a mushroom-cloud-laying motherfucker, motherfucker! ;) In all seriousness though, I try to keep it to a minimum.
Believe in Yourself: 95% of the time. Everyone has their moments.
Want to go to College: I already went.
Want to Get Married: Yes! Plans are in the works for an early 2010 wedding date.
Want to Have Kids: I think so, but not for quite some time.
Get Along With Your Parents: You know, I didn't used to. At ALL. Things have been almost weirdly better over the past year.
Get Along With Your Siblings: We have our scuffles, but mostly we do. My brother's a really interesting person.
Like Thunderstorms: As long as I'm dry, and inside, I love them.
Play an Instrument: Piano
Speak a Foreign Language: Getting back the Spanish...it's taking longer than I thought it would.
Sleep wIth Stuffed Animals: Not now, but I was a stuffed animal junky when I was a kid.
Keep a Diary/Journal: I wish I could say that I do. I used to, and I don't anymore. I should probably try to get back into that.

Can You...


Roll Your Tongue in a Circle: Yup
Both Ways: Like roll it in a circle by curling my tongue down? No. Can anyone do that? I've never seen i.
Juggle: Nope.
Do the Splits: Pretty close, but not quite.
Say the Alphabet Backwards: Haven't tried, but it sounds hard.
Write With Both Hands: I use my left hand more than most righ-handed people, but I can't write well with it.

In a Guy/Girl...


Favourite Eye Colour: Blue/Green/Hazel
Favourite Hair Colour: Brown
Long or Short: Short in 99% of cases.
Height: I like VERY tall guys. My fiance is 6'5.
Weight: I like thin, athletic guys. Not too bulky, but not scrawny.
Clothing Style: I like guys who dress in a modern, creative way, with an edge.
Drugs and/or Alcohol: Alcohol is a drug, but I think it would be weird for me to be with someone who didn't drink at all.
Love or Money: Love

Random...


What's the Stupidest Thing You've Done: I'm a smart girl, but I have blonde moments on a daily basis. I'm such a klutz sometimes.
Who Would You Want to be Stuck in an Elevator With: Trent Reznor. I'm not the kind of person who goes up and talks to famous people when I see them, because chances are they just want to be left alone. But if you're stuck in an elevator with someone, you're clearly going to talk to them. I would love to get stuck in an elevator with him. I'd have so many things to ask him.
Is Your Window Open: No, the windows in my house are painted shut, which is a shame.
What Colour is Your Toothbrush: White--Sonicare

Little Known Fact About You:


Who Is Your Longest Friend & How Long: Natalie. We've been friends for 15 years.
Do You Believe In Love At First Sight: No. How can you love someone, if you've only seen them. That's called lust.
Did You Have Long Hair as a Kid: Not really. Shoulder length for the most part.
What Cell Phone Provider Do You Have: Verizon
Do You Know All The Words to the National Anthem: Yes
Have You Ever Smoked Peanut Shells: What? Do people do that?
Last Time You Swam in a Pool: In Cabo, which was about 6 weeks ago.
If You Were a Crayon What Colour Would You Be: It's a toss up between blue and red.
Been to the Mall Lately: I went yesterday. I hate the mall. I won't go unless I really need to.
Ever caught a Fish: Ya I used to fish at my ranch when I was a kid.
How Do You Cure Hiccups: Exhaling completely and then chugging water. It usually works. I get hiccups way too often.
What's the Stupidest Thing You've Done: Didn't we just cover that?
Can You Stick Your Fist In Your Mouth: haha. Reminds me of Mean Girls. I definitely can't fit my whole fist in my mouth though.
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My Interests

I'd like to meet:

I already met him, and he's awesome :)But I'll be honest, I'd like to meet these people too: William Faulkner, John Stewart, Tom Waits, Trent Reznor, Phillip Johnson, Stephen Colbert, Sergei Rachmaninov, Francis Bacon, the members of Sigur Ros and Barack Obama

My Blog

Medical Marvels

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Menchi's Song

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Posted by on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:06:00 GMT

This just scares me

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Posted by on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:11:00 GMT

25 Questions

1.When you were a little kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?First I wanted to be a neurosurgeon, but then realized my hands shake too much. Then I wanted to be a vet, but figured that I wou...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:17:00 GMT

Fascits!

I was looking at my friend Annelies’ facebook profile today (she’s wonderful), and read her quotes.  I rarely look over my friends whole profiles, and this reminded me that I should--...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:38:00 GMT

The Panther

I came across this poem today, and realized once again how amazing it is.  It so beautifully describes the way I have felt for years and years of my life--I wish I had put it down on pa...
Posted by on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 12:57:00 GMT

A rather long rant

Today has been one of those days where I have been repeatedly assaulted by our capacity as humans to completely suck.  I wouldn’t go as far as to characterize myself as a generally misanthr...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:05:00 GMT

I must be dreaming...

This morning was the first morning in a very long time where I wasn't able to remember my dreams.  In fact, I'm not sure I had any dreams last night at all.  For some people, this is a fairl...
Posted by on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:29:00 GMT

Survey Says...

Things You May Have Not Known About ME&and because I'm bored, I'll tell you.How old were you when you moved out from your parents house? 18.  The usual age.  I wanted to move out a lot soone...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 05:29:00 GMT

People are Stupid

I'm sure you've seen it in the news...a vegan couple was sentenced to life in jail for killing thier new born infant. Their child was only 3 1/2 pounds when it died.  They had been feeding it not...
Posted by on Wed, 09 May 2007 15:36:00 GMT