Onions? How about a parfait?

I totally pilfered this from Citizen Jane (she's the muse for the day, I guess).


A meme to peel away the layers of you.




LAYER ONE :

• Name: Marissa aka Miss Riss



• Birth date: August 11*



• Birthplace: Illinois*



• Current Location: Illinois*



• Eye Color: Green*



• Hair Color: Naturally: Dark Brown ... currently: Honey Brown*



• Height: 5'11"*



• Righty or Lefty: Righty*



• Zodiac Sign: Leo






• LAYER TWO *



• Your heritage: German/Irish/Cherokee*



• The shoes you wore today: Slippers*



• Your weakness: I'm super woman I have no weaknesses... except for that charming, witty, tells a good tale sort of man. Oh, and McDonald's fries.*



• Your fears: Losing my son*



• Your perfect pizza: Loaded with veggies and cheese. Medium thick crust. *



• Personal goals you'd like to achieve:To lose this extra weight so I can be a healthier more active person.
  To always be a good influence on my child.
  Become a better writer.






• LAYER THREE *



• Your most overused phrases on IM: Groovy, F*ckin' idiot



• Your first waking thoughts: I feel like hell!*



• Your best physical feature: Thelma and Louise, my luscious long locks.*



• Your most missed memory: I don't understand this question. If it's missed, how could I remember it?






• LAYER FOUR*


• Pepsi or Coke: Diet Coke, but Pepsi gives me Amazon points for MP3 downloads*



• McDonald's or Burger King: Mickey D’s*



• Single or group dates: I'd be happy to have A date at this point. I don't care if the circus tags along.*



• Adidas or Nike: Nike*



• Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Lipton -- homemade*



• Chocolate or vanilla: Swirl*



• Cappuccino or coffee: Cinnamon Dolce Latte






• LAYER FIVE*




• Smoke: If you want to see me blow chunks..*



• Cuss: Far too often*



• Sing: Constantly -- The rule in the lab is "if Marissa ain't singin', something is wrong.



• Take a shower everyday: Yep*



• Do you think you've been in love: I have been coerced into believing I was in love. I want to know what being in love feels like.*



• Want to go to college: Been there, but didn't finish. *



• Liked high school: It helped me maintain sanity when all hell was breaking lose in my home life.*



• Want to get married: I did, but not to the right person. Maybe one day I'll get it right.*



• Believe in yourself: I try to, but I always forget to remind myself.*



• Get motion sickness: Only if I already feel ill.*



• Think you're attractive: With the danger of sounding like a self-absorbed egotistical bitch: yes, I do...from the neck up..*



• Think you're a health freak: Hell, no.*



• Get along with your parent(s): Uh, I got along with my dad once I moved beyond the past and we made amends. I didn't have long enough with my mom to not get along with her.*



• Like thunderstorms: Rainshowers I like. Thunder and lightning not so much. It freaks the Man-cub out too much which leads me to be overly concerned if I'm at work. Panic sets in and I can't concentrate.*



• Play an instrument: My vocal chords.






• LAYER SIX



• In the past month...*



• Drank alcohol: Yep.*



• Smoked: Negativo.*



• Done a drug: Nothing illicite.*



• Made Out: Jeez, no. Damn it.*



• Gone on a date: Hell no, but I'd be willing to change that factoid.*



• Gone to the mall?: I freakin' work in a mall. I HATE it. Yuck.*



• Eaten an entire box of Oreos?: Gross... Even for me that's disgusting.*



• Eaten sushi: I've never eaten it. It's just one of those things I don't set out to achieve.*



• Been on stage: It's been a year and a half. And let me just say that I sang a high G that I never thought I'd hit again..*



• Been dumped: Ya gotta date to get dumped.*



• Gone skating: No.*



• Made homemade cookies: No, but I make brownies regularly for the Man-cub.*



• Gone skinny dipping: Skinny dipping would infer one is thin enough to be seen nekkid. I have not done that for several years. Let me note that it was under the influence of mucho tequila.*



• Dyed your hair: Nature didn't give me this shade of honey (see above question about hair color).*



• Stolen Anything: No way.






• LAYER SEVEN



• Ever...*


• Played a game that require the removal of clothing?: Nah, I just strip because I want to.*



• Been trashed or extremely intoxicated: Note skinny dipping question.*



• Been caught "doing something": Since "doing something" is in quotations I will assume this means something naughty. I can't recall. I'm pretty discreet.*



• Been called a tease: I'm accused of being a flirt all the time. I've been rumored to have slept with many male co-workers. I get around with out 'getting around' due to my God given nature of being.*



• Gotten beaten up: No, thank goodness.*



• Shoplifted: Never.*



• Changed who you were to fit in: Yes, how horrible is that? Who knew that conforming would be so painful.






• LAYER EIGHT*




• Age you hoped to be married: I had no age limit..*



• Numbers and Names of Children: Uno -- Spenser aka Man-cub. Although, now that I've named him the use of Man-cub might be obsolete. Nah, it's a term of endearment..*



• How do you want to die: In my sleep. Painlessly ... but a long time from now. Just putting that in writing so God knows that. Man-cub needs me.*



• Where did you want to go to college: Anywhere that took me out of Kankakee. I ended up at Kankakee Community College (poor kid, not-so stellar grades). Then, Governor's State University where I failed to complete my degree. A result of getting married and having a slacker husband who wouldn't work 2 jobs. So, I did to help support us. blah. Asshole.*



• What do you want to be when you grow up: Queen of the World, but without the responsiblity. I just want the pretty dresses and tiara.*



• What country would you most like to visit: Australia.






• LAYER NINE*




• Number of drugs taken illegally: One -- pot. I laughed like a retarded hyena and that was it. I fell asleep and didn't care to do it again.*



• Number of people I could trust with my life: I never really thought about it. Four.*



• Number of CDs that I own: I'm so into the digital age now. I don't count.*



• Number of piercings: Six. Three in each ear. However, I only use one hole in each.*



• Number of tattoos: None*



• Number of times my name has appeared in the newspaper?: Counting "leaves behind" mentions in obituaries, engagement announcement, marriage announcement, wedding participant, pageant participant, pageant runner-up? Maybe 15. Nothing notable or thrilling.



• Number of scars on my body: I have scads of battle scars from being a kid. I have a big nasty scar on the ball off my left foot..that pad right beneath the big toe was ripped open when I was barefoot and got hung up on a nail while playing catch on the neighbors porch. That left me with a gimpy foot and 7 stitches on summer vacation. Most recently, I ripped open my right hand on a broken glass. It required 13 stitches and I was millimeters from losing the use of my thumb. Which, in turn, would have ended my career as an optical technician.*



• Number of things in my past that I regret: I can't count that high, but let's just move forward, shall we?.