PlazaJen: Passion Knit

I don't normally do quizzes but this one was a little different. And Kristin had me at the top of her list to do it, so I gave it a go. I actually had to THINK! and PONDER! and, of course, EDIT! So here we go:

FOUR NAMES YOU GO BY:
1. Jennifer
2. Jen
3. Nuge
4. Sweetie

FOUR SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:
1. plazajen
2. lemonzest
3. uh......... I'm old. I don' have such an exciting life with multiple aliases
4. plaza_jen, how's that.

FOUR THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. Speedy sense of humor combined with rapier wit, sometimes only amusing to say, hm, me.
2. Being one of the smart monkeys
3. I'm tolerant, accepting & forgiving of everything except stupidity.
4. My blue eyes that ever-shift color & are exactly the same as my Auntie Karen's and my dad's.

FOUR THINGS YOU DON'T LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. I get hung up on right, wrong & fair. ALL THE TIME.
2. I am used to being fat, but I wish I were a smidge smaller sometimes.
3. Unable to stick to a routine & an intense dislike of housework
4. When I can't be tolerant I go straight to judgemental, do not pass GO, do not collect $200, I am a judgemental beyotch and it takes a long time to get out of that place.

FOUR PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE:
1. Irish
2. German
3. Danish
4. Black Labrador Retriever

FOUR THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
1. Dying (I swear, Kristin, we have a lot of things in common, I'm not trying to copy everything)
2. Wild Dogs
3. Drunk Drivers
4. Right-Wing conservatives trying to ban shit and take away my rights.

FOUR OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
1. LIPSTICK. Don't leave home without it.
2. The internet.
3. Caffeine, in the form of coffee, cappucino, diet coke, diet dr.pepper, iv drip....
4. Telling my husband I love him & hearing it from him.

FOUR THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
1. Red wool zippy cardigan (I'm cold! for once!)
2. Royal Blue pajamas
3. My wedding ring
4. Furry cream slippers with red, pink, & hot pink polka dots. I AM A FASHION PLATE.

FOUR OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS OR MUSICAL ARTISTS (of all time):
1. Concrete Blonde
2. Annie Lennox
3. No Doubt
4. U2
and a shout out to the Beastie Boys, I'm sorry, I love you, you're just a little overplayed on The Buzz right now. Otherwise you'd totally have the number 4 spot.

FOUR OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS (of all time):
1. "Alice's Restaurant" Arlo Guthrie
2. "Just The Way You Are" Barry White (we got married to that song!)
3. "Beautiful Day" U2
4. "If I Had A Boat" Lyle Lovett

FOUR NEW THINGS YOU WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS:
1. I would like to try to de-clutter, just a LITTLE
2. writing a book
3. writing a business plan
4. learning more about gardening

FOUR THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP
1. Trust
2. Humor
3. Independence
4. Acceptance

FOUR THINGS ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX (or same) THAT APPEAL TO YOU:
1. Humor
2. Eye contact
3. Big build
4. A strong handshake

FOUR OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
1. Knitting
2. Every Other Craft Under The Sun Except If It Involves Felt
3. Cooking
4. Shopping, but of course!

FOUR THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
1. Eat
2. Ignore the housework
3. Go back to bed
4. knit Bobbi Bear

FOUR CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING:
1. Marketing Director
2. Owning my own coffee shop
3. Media Director/assistant director
4. Owning my own media shop

FOUR PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:
1. Mexico
2. Jamaica
3. Greece (islands)
4. New Zealand

FOUR GIRLS' NAMES:
1. Emily
2. Hannah
3. Eleanor
4. Margaret

FOUR BOYS' NAMES:
1. Richard
2. Edgar
3. William
4. Max

FOUR THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
1. To be completely debt-free just like the commercials say. (this includes the house)
2. Swim with the dolphins
3. Travel & buy some kickass yarn that will always remind me of my trip
4. Be famous in a limited and non-irritating way

FOUR WAYS I AM STEREOTYPICALLY A BOY:
1. Sometimes - I just don't think.
2. I leave my clothes on the floor
3. I like shoot-em-up movies
4. I listen to rap

FOUR WAYS I AM STEREOTYPICALLY A CHICK:
1. I change my mind a lot.
2. I like chick musicians and could have my own Lillith Festival with my cd collection
3. The small stuff? It bugs me. Don't tell me not to sweat it. I still will.
4. I coo and fuss over cute stuff

TEN CELEBRITIES I'D TOTALLY DO (in no particular order):
1. Michael Chiklis (the bald pitbull from "The Shield", and a doughier version in "The Commish"
2. Henry Rollins
3. Vin Diesel. We said DO, not converse about life with.
(do you see a pattern emerging? Big Necks.)
4. Tommy Lee Jones
5. Benjamin Bratt
6. Benecio Del Toro
7. James Gandolfini
8. George Michael. I will always love him. I could change him, I know it.
9. Lenny Kravitz
10. Kiefer Sutherland

FOUR PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO TAKE THIS QUIZ NOW:
1. Liz
2. Wild Scorpy
3. Bekah
4. Chewdy