I shall be a toad "Think as I think," said the man, "or you are abominably wicked. You are a toad." "I think," I said, upon reflection, "that I shall be a toad." ~ Stephen Crane

Answer the questions in the comments or on your own blog (but leave a link)!

1. Who drives when your family is together, you or your spouse?

Considering that we don’t have a car, usually it’s neither. We’re public transportation people! We will rent a car on occasion and in that case, my boyfriend drives . . . since I don’t even have my license (I didn’t lose it or anything . . . I’ve never had it).

2. Are you an introvert or extrovert?

Um, both. It depends on the moment and circumstance and the people.

3. Are you married to an introvert or extrovert?

I’m not married . . . but my boyfriend is definitely an introvert.

4. What’s your favorite type of social media?

Definitely Facebook. I’d actually prefer Google+, but since nobody is actually on there, I’ll stick with Facebook. I don’t like everything about their practices, but I it’s the best way for me to stay connected to those who are important to me.

5. What’s your favorite way to “recharge”?

Quiet time to myself with a good book . . . or Doctor Who . . . or a nice selection of horror movies

This week’s Five Question Friday is a courtesy of Sharon over at The Real Sharon. There was no Five Question Friday post for tonight, so she dug through and found some old questions. These are from May 7, 2010. Answer the questions in the comments or on your own blog (but leave a link)!

1. What is your worst memory of your siblings?

Ha! My little sister is only 8 years old and my other sister lives states away and I haven’t seen her in person since she was 2 ½ years old. So I don’t really have any traditional sibling horror stories! I guess for Erin I could say the time she and my daughter destroyed my daughter’s bedroom and it took me weeks to clean! And for Chris (for those who didn’t click on the link, she was my foster sister before she was adopted by another family and moved states away) . . . the day she left.

2. What was YOUR naughtiest childhood memory? (Must be something YOU did, no pawning it off on someone else!)

The naughtiest thing I did as a child was mouth off to my mom. Otherwise, I think I was a pretty good kid . . . just had some temper and self-control issues when it came to my mouth! . . . I was unintentionally naughty once . . . when I was in second grade, my mom let me walk home from school with my friends on the promise that I would come right home. Being 8 years old, I forgot and ended up over a friend’s house. My mom was frantic searching for me. I remember her face when she walked through the door of my friend’s house. I immediately remembered and felt horrible!

3. Where do you like to go to relax?

My bed. I love my bed. I love my bed a lot.

4. What was the last thing you won?

This is tough. It’s been a while since I’ve entered anything . . . besides the lottery, which I obviously never win. The only thing I can remember is from two years ago. I spent $5 on 50/50 tickets on closing day of my daughter’s baseball league and won $80!

5. If you could be on a game show, which would you choose? 

I think I have to steal Sharon’s answer here and say Wheel of Fortune. I kick ass at Wheel of Fortune! Oh! Or Lingo . . . does anyone else remember Lingo? . . . I keep trying to get my boyfriend to try out for Jeopardy because he always seems to outplay the people actually competing. Once, I actually kept track of his answers . . . including taking money off for when he was wrong. He would have beat the winner by a couple thousand dollars!

Answer the questions in the comments or on your own blog (but leave a link)!

1. Where do you hide things from your kids?

Our middle bedroom, which is actually used as my boyfriend’s office/walk-in closet. My daughter never has a reason to go in there, so it’s perfect.

2. What is your favorite rainy day activity for bored toddlers?

Oy, it’s been years since I’ve had to entertain a toddler. With my daughter, it was always pretty easy. We’d play games, watch a movie, read books, play dress up, build with LEGOS . . . she’s always been an easy child to entertain.

Here’s a picture of my daughter when she was a toddler . . . entertaining herself in my friend’s dog’s cage . . . we actually had to lock her out of it and she was not happy!

3. Are you a punctual person or are you always running a few minutes (or more!) late??

I am mostly a punctual person. When I worked a “normal” job, I always had to be at least 10 minutes early. For social activities, ideally I show up exactly on time . . . and I’ve actually become really good at that as long as public transportation isn’t involved (or even if it is and I have a store where I can hang out). However, I’ve become much less obsessed with being early/on time when taking the bus or train. I shoot for whatever’s closest, even if it’s 10-15 minutes late . . . . but I will let the person I’m meeting know.

4. When eating out, do you prefer off the beaten path “Mom and Pop” cafes or tried and true national food chains?

Generally, I prefer Mom & Pop places. Philly is chock full of them and most of the time, the food, drinks, and service are significantly better than the chains. I have a few favorite places (South Street Souvlaki, Eulogy, Moriarity’s, Shan Chaun), but I’m always happy to check out some place new. We will hit a chain every so often. It’s just not my first choice.

5. Does your significant other snore? Do YOU snore?

YES! – Read all about it here. Different people have told me different things. I know I at least snore lightly. My boyfriend acts like it’s not that lightly, but I have friends who say they can barely hear me. Obviously, I can’t hear myself, so I’m going with my friends since my boyfriend only brings up me snoring when I start bitching about his! (Seriously though, if you didn’t click the link, I can hear him through closed doors and on a different floor of the house. It’s really, really bad!)