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Once again, plucked from Tense Teacher.

Accent: a fairly generic accent... I'm from the part of Maine that has hard Rs

Breakfast or no breakfast: breakfast is a must

Chore I don’t care for: putting clean stuff away (you know, dishes, laundry...)

Dog or Cat: dog!!!!!!

Essential Electronics: laptop

Favorite Perfume: Floriade, a fragrance I got in Holland at the Floriade, the World's Fair of Flowers... I've never found it since; currently I'm wearing Bath & Bodyworks Midnight Pomegranate

Gold or Silver: meh

Handbag I carry most often: a Kate Spade something or other

Insomnia: not so much, although I frequently have interrupted sleep

Job Title: High School Social Studies Teacher

Kids: none of my own, one of my heart and about 100 other peoples'

Living Arrangements: live by myself in a one-bedroom apartment

Most Admirable Trait: my ability to listen

Naughtiest Childhood Behavior: uhm... I was a bit of a prankster, harmless stuff but silly

Overnight hospital stays: one week in 2006

Phobias: I have quite a few... birds as pets jumps to mind first

Quote: "I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see." - - John Burroughs

Reason to smile: morning has broken

Siblings: three older sisters

Time I wake up: 5:30 am

Unusual Talent or Skill: I have a great memory, I think

Vegetable I Refuse to Eat: beets

Worst Habit: I can be a very lazy, lazy slug

X-rays: the usual dental, my left arm, left shoulder, left leg, lungs and chest

Yummy Stuff: whoopie pies!!

Zoo Animal I Like Most: hippos and giraffes