Life is so good

What can I say? I feel blissed out. I feel juiced up. What 's a girl to do with all this pent up wonderful? I wish I could save it up and portion the feeling out for the numb days, the self-doubt days, the lonely-with-people days. Maybe the magic of being this happy is that it can't be brought out from a can. It can only be served up fresh. OK. I'm ready. Bring out the list.

1. Three things that scare me.
A.) bridges B.)sudden loud noises C.) the thought of getting Altzheimer's

2. Three things I do not understand.
A.) cutting steeks. I only knit fair isle tams and mittens. B.) inflexibility of opinion C.) intentional cruelty

3. Three things I'd like to learn.
A.) German B.) Tai Chi yang style 108 moves C.) better life management

4. Three things I am wearing right now
A.) fishnets B.) earrings C.) black mascara

5. Three things on my desk
A.) lidded box painted with sunflowers B.) overwhelming in-basket, C.) American flag postcards

6. Three things I want to do before I die
A.) get a Ph.D. B.) take a walking tour of the Chech republic in early fall C.) get another tattoo

7. Three good personality traits
A.) kindness B.) sense of humor C.) loyalty

8. Three bad personality traits
A.) high strung B.) workaholic C.) worry wart (Don't those three things make for a person you would cross the street to avoid?)

9. Three favorite authors
A.) Gabrielle Garcia Marquez B.) Anne Lamott C.) Norman Mailer When I saw Harlot's Ghost sitting in the bargain bin I thought there was no point in anyone ever trying to write again.

10. Three favorite actresses
A.) Meg Ryan B.) Bjork- she is stunning and brilliant and who I want to play me in my autobiography. Dancer in the Dark freaked hell out of me and I have never been able to discuss the movie with anyone. C.)Vivian Leigh

11. Three parts of my heritage
A.) English B.) Danish C.) rural Appalachian Southern

12. Three things I like about my body
A.) breasts B.) height C.) eyes

13. Three things I dislike about my body
A.) fluffy abs B.) big feet C.)sensitive skin

14. Three things people do not know about me (maybe)
A.) I have always wanted another child B.) I am a first generation native speaker of English C.) I can be very shy.

15. Three things I say the most
A.) Coldwell Banker- may I help you? B.) Kiss my fine white ass . C.) Joe, did you call those people?

16. Three places I want to go
A.) Bermuda, B.) see above- a walking tour of the castles of Prague, C.) to bed.

17. Three names I go by
A.) Miss Alice B.) Baby Alice C.) Alice Marie