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Robin

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About Me

They call me "table sugar." Wait. No. Sorry. I think that's sucrose they call "table sugar." Anyway... I'm an intelligent, fun-loving, attractive... HA! I SO had you goin'! You were all, like, Oh, what a nice girl. She sounds really interesting. Well, you're wrong! Fah! IN YOUR FACE!!!!
A STORY NAMED ROBIN - The MySpace Interview
Name: Robin Kathleen
Birthday: February 12; accept gifts year-round
Birthplace: Georgia
Current Location: Oregon
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Black--like my heart. Wait a minute--my hair's not black. Hmm. It sounds lame, though, to say, "Oooooh. I have a blonde heart." I'll have to rethink this and get back to you.
Height: 5'8" barefoot (in favorite heels: 6'1"; when skulking: 4'11")
Right Handed or Left Handed: Yes. Oh, pick one? I'll say...right!
Your Heritage: Appalachian-American
The Shoes You Wore Today: Are the Evidence They'll Be Seizing Tomorrow
Your Weakness: Some residual range-of-motion limitation in my left arm from a near-fatal prison stabbing incident and the ensuing necrotic infection. Also, chocolate!!!
Your Fears: Oh, last night, I had this horrible nightmare in which I went to an Oak Ridge Boys concert, and their final number was "Elvira"--except in the dream, they sang it as "El-Rob-in! El-Rob-in!" Anyway, I went backstage after the show and ended up having group sex with the whole band. It's kind of funny, because the Oak Ridge Boys actually DID play here in town last night and... Oh, God.
Your Perfect Pizza: Ahhh... Is there anything better than a quiet evening at home with an economy-size bottle of Nyquil and a special someone called Chef BoyArDee?
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: get the Sub-Club reinstated at Subway; Jared, you have a cold, cold heart.
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: "court-ordered apology"
Thoughts First Waking Up: Who IS this guy? And what's up with the Taco Bell uniform?
Your Best Physical Feature: magnetic colon
Your Bedtime: involves duct tape
Your Most Missed Memory: What the devil does that mean? Man, I HATE when they translate these instructions from the Japanese
Pepsi or Coke: Look, I don't mind answering questions about my deepest fears, religion, or sexual orientation, but I think the soft drink thing is a little too personal.
MacDonalds or Burger King: Tee hee hee. You spelled it "MAC-Donald's." That's how my cousin Doris pronounces it. Sigh. I miss that guy.
Single or Group Dates: Depends on market prices
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: What? Um, I dunno. The one with Don Meredith.
Chocolate or Vanilla: NOBODY
Cappuccino or Coffee: CARES
Do you Smoke: Not cigarettes.... And not marijuana, either! But... Well, I don't mean to toot my own horn here, but have you SEEN my latest Glamour Shots? SSSSSSSizzle!
Do you Swear: Not since I learned to substitute Renaissance phrases for common swear words. Next time you slam your left breast in the car door, try saying, "Well met, sir!" It works!
Do you Sing: It really depends on what sort of plea agreement they're offering.
Do you Shower Daily: If the next question involves talc, I quit.
Have you Been in Love: Um, you're not gonna start singing that "I've Never Been to Me" song, are you?
Do you want to go to College: Wait! Did Sally Struthers send you?
Do you want to get Married: Which is it? Get married or go to college? STOP PRESSURING ME!!!
Do you belive in yourself: Of course I do, but you're talking to the girl who spent $12,000 on mascara in preparation for Y2K, so... grain of salt.
Do you get Motion Sickness: I wish. Then, maybe they'd finally quit seating me in those exit rows.
Do you think you are Attractive: Do YOU think I'm attractive? I asked you first!
Are you a Health Freak: No, just the regular kind
Do you get along with your Parents: Definitely! Our relationship has really improved in the last few years. When Jerry Springer says he'll get you counseling if you appear on his show, he ain't kidding!
Do you like Thunderstorms: Depends; am I in a field holding a giant key? If so, then yes.
Do you play an Instrument: Heh, heh.... Oh, um, the piano. And banjo. Currently learning the trocar.
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: Oh, sure, laugh all you want, but I live in a small apartment and so I have to store my Fresca under the bathroom sink. The bottles look strikingly similar--especially when you're loaded.
In the past month have you Smoked: You already asked me that--unless now you're talking about have I used my Lil'-Chief-brand meat smoker in the last month, to which I say, "OF! COURSE!"
In the past month have you been on Drugs: Does Super Mega Weight Gain Powder count?
In the past month have you gone on a Date: No man can tame me! Well, I guess that's not strictly true--after all, those SWAT team guys did a pretty serviceable job of it that one time.
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: Only to buy novelty cell phone covers or to take surveys. My opinion is very valuable! Once, they gave me a trial-size bottle of fabric softener. Honestly, though, I couldn't detect any taste difference between the two brands.
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: Trick question; they don't come in a box.
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: Sure! A whole box!
In the past month have you been on Stage: Hmmm. Would a police line-up or Showbar pole count?
In the past month have you been Dumped: "Dumped" with a capital "D," huh? You're mean.
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: OK, in my defense, that driver's test was not gonna pass itself.
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: Only everyone's HEART I'm always stealin'.
Ever been Drunk: OK, again: I will get RID of those CANS when I get a RIDE to the RECYCLING center. Sheesh!
Ever been called a Tease: Only once, after I was, all, like, "Forget it, Mr. Nugent. No job is worth THAT."
Ever been Beaten up: No way! Nobody's got the guts to try and take me down. Just look at them, quivering behind their restraining orders!
Ever Shoplifted: Yeah, right. YOU try stuffing a family-size tub of Country Crock down YOUR pants and maintaining a normal gait as you leave the store. Not so easy, is it, smart guy?
How do you want to Die: OK, you're starting to make me uncomfortable.
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: I want to make the salary that I put in my profile.
What country would you most like to Visit: See, this has been kind of a sore subject for me ever since they revoked my passport. Honestly, I didn't know that "don't make a bomb joke" sign at the airport extended to folksy bomb anecdotes, too. Oh, and pardon me if I must have certain gels and pastes with me at all times to prevent chafing.
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: pink (I have an albino fetish)
Favourite Hair Color: white (see above)
Short or Long Hair: When you say "boy/girl," are we talking about
Height: a new race of men/women or do you
Weight: mean "a boy OR a girl"?
Best Clothing Style: I've always heard that you can tell a lot about a man by the cut of his clothing. I haven't had a lot of luck with this so far--the men on the bus don't seem to like it when I try to measure their inseams.
Number of Drugs I have taken: Since lunch? Or, like, all day?
Number of CDs I own: Gosh, with interest rates so low, I really haven't... Oh. Well, I don't really like music CDs. I'm more of a purist--I love me some 8-tracks! You see, I think it's a shame that, in our modern world, we crave instant gratification so badly that we're not willing to listen to a whole three-song "program" of REO Speedwagon songs until we get to "In Your Letter." Ka-junk! Ka-junk!
Number of Piercings: I have never pierced anyone. My record is clean.
Number of Tattoos: I'm not very good at drawing, so I've never done a lot of tattooing. Besides, the guys are always waking up right about the time I finish carving the "R-O-B," so I guess you could say I don't have any completed works under my belt--or under theirs! Ha!
Number of things in my Past I Regret: OK, look. I know they weren't the most upstanding of men, but do we really need to reduce ourselves to their level and call them "things"? Take the high road--that's my motto! Besides, selling their kidneys to those guys from El Salvador really helped me to achieve "closure." Recommended!

My Interests

Bad news. I'm in the unhappy position of having to retract my previous exultations regarding my relationship with that "Tom" guy who, at the birth of my MySpace space so eagerly and forcefully inserted himself into my Friend space. (Note: I am NOT speaking euphemistically here. Get your mind out of the gutter.) It seems I was premature in my exultations (again, not a euphemism). As several of my Friends were (a little too?) eager to explain to me, "Tom" automatically becomes everyone's Friend as soon as they open a MySpace space. Yes, I'm sorry to say that mine wasn't the only lonely heart taken in by his pie-in-the-sky offer to join his music appreciation group. (Little did I know that, while I breathlessly reported to y'all that I was on a collision course with destiny, I was in fact on a collision course with listening to a bunch of Nickelback songs.) Thank you so much for your support and for respecting my privacy at this difficult time.

I'd like to meet:

Sigh. Look, I'm flattered, but... may I be frank? I like you AS A FRIEND. As you can imagine, my MySpace space attracts many a gentleman caller. However, I'm taking some time off from the dating scene to "find myself," and so I must decline your very kind romantic invitation (unless you're at least a "6" out of "10" or you own a TransAm).

Music:

Stop it! You do NOT care what music I like! You're precious! But, see, everybody puts "The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Johnny Cash, early U2, Neil Young" but come on, admit it... when the car windows are up.... Plus, everyone saw you buy that Kelis CD that time.

Movies:

Um, okay, my influences are, yeah, Citizen Kane, um, early Fellini, and I LOVE "City Lights." Man, I must've seen that thing more times than I've seen "The Bicycle Thief." What? Mail's here? Um, errr, those idiots at Netflix! They put "Boggy Creek 2: And the Legend Continues" in my queue BY MISTAKE??? Again???!?? This happens one more time, and I cancel my membership. I'm serious.

Television:

I do not own a television. I am far too "intellectual" and "engaged in the mystery of life" to watch "TV." Also, I am too "broke" to afford a "television set" and pay for "cable" or "satellite." This does not mean that my enthusiasm for appearing ON television has been dampened in any way. As y'all have no doubt read in the trade papers, I am in talks with the folks from "COPS." I have already, um, filmed my... segment. All that stands between me and the shame-fame flame is some big fancy Hollywood formality they call an "Agreement to Hold Harmless."

Books:

Currently, I only read books in court-decision-style form. When I'm not whiling away my leisure time by reading hundreds of pages a day of legal treatises and case books, I read any of the classics--works by Dr. Phil, Garfield, the creator of "Sniglets." I do try to expand my already flabby horizons by reading "heavier" fare, but don't make the same mistake I did: That "Brief History of Time" book is neither "brief" nor a biography of Morris Day. As you might expect, I'm quite the writer, too. I'm currently shopping around my latest romance novel proposal--working title: "The 36-year-old Unbalanced Divorced Woman Who Found Love in the Grocery Store Parking Lot"

Heroes:

Thank you for asking. Most days, the only thing that salves the sting of the recent "Tom" disappointment is my ripping a page from the playbooks of folks who have weathered similar devastations. For instance, I really admire that guy who sawed off his own arm to escape that bear trap--or maybe he was trapped by a lion--or whatever--also, maybe it was his leg? No, no, I know he wasn't TRAPPED by his leg. I meant, you know, maybe he sawed his own leg off to escape the lion. That would make more sense, because if you only had one arm, how would you saw your own arm off? Wait! Unless... if he sawed his arm off, he would have only had ONE arm AFTER he sawed the other one off. Right. Well, who knows? I'll tell you one thing, though: I'll bet nobody ever makes that "sound of one hand clapping" joke around that guy. Also, I like Dolly Parton.

My Blog

Appetite for Instruction

Hey, everybody. Sorry about the hai... the haia... not writing my advice column. I guess you could say I've been on a little romantic holiday in Tuscany with a very sweet and salty man!!! (You could s...
Posted by Robin on Sun, 11 Feb 2007 09:10:00 PST

The blind leading the blind

Hello, everyone! Here's my latest advice column. Keep those questions coming. Also, start those dollars coming! *** Dear Robin: I have this problem I'm hoping you can help me with. See, there's this g...
Posted by Robin on Mon, 25 Sep 2006 07:57:00 PST

The Agony and the...

Wait, no.... It's just agony. Anyhow: Great news! Those of you who are regular readers of my advice column (thanks, you two!) know the questions were rolling in kind of slowly. Well, I've been away on...
Posted by Robin on Thu, 17 Aug 2006 01:49:00 PST

Back for the attack!

Good gravy! Be careful what you wish for! Here I was, whining and pining because my advice column was getting off to a slow start, when... Blam! Questions aplenty in these here hills! Yeah, so a lot o...
Posted by Robin on Sun, 20 Aug 2006 12:02:00 PST

A time for outsourcing...

Hello, all you gorgeous ladies and gentlemen out there in radio land.... And the rest of you can listen, too. I'm not gonna mince words here. My so-called Friends have dropped the ball on their end of...
Posted by Robin on Fri, 30 Jun 2006 06:57:00 PST

Blog day afternoon

Wow! When I announced that I was starting my own advice column, I had no idea that people would actually put their trust in my wisdom and flood my inbox with a hunka hunka burnin' questions! My instin...
Posted by Robin on Sun, 18 Jun 2006 07:34:00 PST

Advice column

Sup, fools! This is, of course, entry number three on my "'Blog," which I am told is short for "Weblog," which I am assured is a really stupid abbrev. OK! Down to business. As all y'all know, a few ho...
Posted by Robin on Sat, 10 Jun 2006 06:06:00 PST

Happy to help!

I am so flattered! My MySpace space was not yet one day old when a close friend suggested, "Hey! Why don't you start your own advice column? You have a wealth of wisdom and experience!" (Actually, ins...
Posted by Robin on Sat, 10 Jun 2006 10:23:00 PST

Greetings!

Greetings, everyone! First, the bad news: I may have spoken prematurely about my relationship with my new boyfriend, Tom. Turns out, that guy automatically inserts himself into one's "Friends" space t...
Posted by Robin on Fri, 09 Jun 2006 11:24:00 PST