Layers
Thursday, Jun. 05, 2003 2:14 am
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LAYER ONE

* Name: Joni Rae

* Birthdate: 3/28/80

* Birthplace: Providence, RI

* Current Location: Providence (I’ve come full circle, haven’t I?)

* Eye Color: Blue with yellow rings

* Hair Color: Ruby red and black

* Height: 5'8"

* Righty or Lefty: Righty

* Zodiac Sign: Aries

LAYER TWO

* Your heritage: My mother is from the Azores (Portugal, she came here when she was three months old) and my dad was Swedish, Irish, Scottish, English, and Polish.

* The shoes you wore today: I haven’t worn any today. I avoid them as much as possible between April and November.

* Your weakness: I am an extremely obsessive, paranoid, anxiety-ridden individual.

* Your fears: The thing under the bed, being fat forever, looking into mirrors at night, dying young, and being rejected.

* Your perfect pizza: Thin crust, fresh mozzarella balls, crushed plum tomatoes, black olives and basil cooked in a brick oven or grilled.

* Goal you'd like to achieve: I would like to get down to a size 14.

LAYER THREE

* Your most overused phrase on AIM: I say darlin too much.

* Your thoughts first waking up: What can I do to convince James to let me sleep longer?

* Your best physical feature: My eyes.

* Your bedtime: Usually around one am.

LAYER FOUR

* Pepsi or Coke: Coke

* McDonald's or Burger King: Burger King

* Single or group dates: Depends on my mood.

* Adidas or Nike: Neither. I hate sneakers.

* Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Twinings English Breakfast, with milk and one equal.

* Chocolate or vanilla: Oooh Chocolate. Especially if its from Godiva.

* Cappuccino or coffee: Coffee. Iced. Light with Equal.

LAYER FIVE

* Smoke: I used to, and sometimes I will still bum one, but not really.

* Cuss: Hell yeah.

* Sing: All the time.

* Take a shower everyday: Twice a day.

* Have a crush(es): On my husband, yup definitely… And maybe a tiny one on Toby Keith.

* Do you think you've been in love: I thought I was before, but I know now that wasn’t love. That was obsession. I am truly and totally in love with my husband.

* Want to go to college: I went for a year and hated it. So no. I don’t.

* Like high school: I hated high school while I was there, but now I miss it and wish I could go back. Back to the days of parties, zero responsibility (except to get good grades, of course) and being with my friends.

* Want to get married: I did and I am now.

* Believe in yourself: No.

* Get motion sickness: Only in cars. Not on boats.

* Think you're attractive: No.

* Think you're a health freak: No way. I am a very UNHEALTHY person!

* Get along with your parents: I hate my mother. My father is dead.

* Play an instrument: I played the flute when I was little.

LAYER SIX:

* Drank alcohol: Hahahaha. Yup.

* Smoked: Cigarettes… Yes… Anything else… No…

* Done a drug: Yes.

* Had Sex: Oh Yeah. James thinks I am a fiend.

* Made Out: Uh… Yeah…

* Gone on a date: Many Times.

* Gone to the mall?: We go quite a lot. They actually know us by name there now.

* Eaten an entire box of Oreos: I can’t recall but I betcha I have.

* Eaten sushi: I tried it once. I liked it.

* Been on stage: We go karaoke-ing every weekend. And I was in chorus competitions in high school.

* Gone skating: Once upon a time, yes.

* Made homemade cookies: That’s the only way to make them!

* Gone skinny-dipping: When I was little, with other girls.

* Dyed your hair: Yup, ever since I was 14. The first time we used cherry koolaide.

* Stolen anything: Yes.

LAYER SEVEN:

* Played a game that required removal of clothing: Um, yes. I did when I was in High School.

* If so, was it mixed company: Yup.

* Been trashed or extremely intoxicated: Several times, now that James and I have a regular bar we go to.

* Been caught "doing something": >>blushing<< Yes.

* Been called a tease: Nope. I don’t promise if I am not going to deliver.

* Gotten beaten up: Yeah by my ex.

* Shoplifted: Nope

* Changed who you were to fit in: I always try to just be me.

LAYER EIGHT

* Age you hope to be married: When I was little I always thought I’d be dead before I turned 25, so I wanted to be married before that. I got married at 22.

* Numbers and Names of Children: I have one (Hannah) but I would like to have at least two more, Lilliana Iris for a girl (Lily for short) and Westley Adam for a boy (West for short).

* Describe your dream wedding: On East Beach, at midnight, with a full moon overhead, a bonfire, everyone barefoot on the sand, fresh flowers, plenty of wine and music, dancing, a flowing white dress, and of course, James.

* How do you want to die: I just want to live long enough to see my grandchildren grow up.

* What country would you most like to visit: England. I would like to see my husband’s home, where he grew up, his friends…

LAYER NINE: In a guy/girl..

* Best eye color? I always thought Green or Blue. But I love James’s big brown eyes.

* Best hair color? On a man, dark. On a girl, I like red.

* Short or long hair: Long.

* Height: The taller the better. I love great big tall men.

* Best articles of clothing: A black cowboy hat and leather jacket.

LAYER TEN

* Number of drugs taken illegally: One.

* Number of people I could trust with my life: One.

* Number of CDs that I own: Once upon a time it was about 250. But the witchling decided they’d make interesting toys, so now it’s about 30 or so.

* Number of piercings: 4

* Number of tattoos: None. But I want one very badly. A pentacle, on my ankle.

* Number of times my name has appeared in the newspaper?: Oh, at least three or four.

* Number of scars on my body: My skin is beyond white (I have never met anyone with whiter skin than me) so I scar VERY easily. I can’t even count how many I have.

* Number of things in my past that I regret: Too many.

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