100 useless things about me

1. ONE OF YOUR SCARS, HOW DID YOU GET IT?
I have a deep chicken pox scar on my scalp. If I ever went bald, it would be pretty tough to hide!

WHAT IS ON THE WALLS OF YOUR ROOM?
pretty blue paint and lots of pictures and prints

3. WHAT DOES YOUR CELL PHONE LOOK LIKE?
It's a black Motorola flip phone

4. WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LIKE TO LISTEN TO?
A very wide range. Anything from oldies to rap to show tunes to classic rock

5. DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME YOU WERE BORN?
5:00 in the afternoon on a Monday.

6. WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW?
TO not have to worry about money

7. WHAT DO YOU MISS?
vacations

8. WHAT IS YOUR MOST PRIZED POSSESSION/s?
My engagement ring and all my flip flops

10. DO YOU GET CLAUSTROPHOBIC?
Very rarely

11. DO YOU GET SCARED IN THE DARK?
Yes

12. THE LAST PERSON TO MAKE YOU CRY?
Well, I'm pregnant, so does the baby count?

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE COLOGNE / PERFUME?
I wear Nude by Bill Blass and have for years. I love Abercrombie and Fitch's "Woods" for men

14. WHAT KIND OF EYE/HAIR COLOR DO YOU LIKE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX?
blue or green eyes. No hair color preference


15. WHERE CAN YOU SEE YOURSELF BEING PROPOSED TO AT?
Well, I was proposed to in a restaurant.

16. COFFEE OR ENERGY DRINKS?
Neither- no caffeine allowed

17. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PIZZA TOPPING?
extra cheese and pepperoni

18. IF YOU COULD EAT ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Oreos and milk (and I just did!)

19. WHO IS THE LAST PERSON YOU MADE MAD?
Probably my husband

20. DO YOU SPEAK ANOTHER LANGUAGE?
Some spanish

21. WHAT WAS THE FIRST GIFT A GUY/GIRL EVER GAVE YOU?
Oh lord, I can't remember.

22. DO YOU LIKE ANYBODY?
my husband and Matthew McCaughnehey

23. ARE YOU DOUBLE JOINTED?
No

24. FAVORITE CLOTHING BRAND?
Gap and Old Navy

25. WHAT'S YOUR DREAM CAR?
A pink Mini Cooper with black racing stripes and pink and black leather interior


28. WOULD YOU FALL IN LOVE KNOWING THAT THE PERSON IS LEAVING?
I sort of did when I met my husband

29. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO TELL SOMEONE HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU?
Be demonstrative

30. SAY A NUMBER FROM ONE TO A HUNDRED :
14

31. BLONDES OR BRUNETTES?
Redheads, of course.

32. WHAT IS THE ONE NUMBER YOU CALL OFTEN?
My husband's work number or cell phone

33. WHAT ANNOYS YOU MOST?
Ignorant people

34. HAVE YOU BEEN OUT OF THE US?
yes

35. YOUR WEAKNESS??
Chocolate, Barnes and Noble, Italian food

39. WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE YOU FILLED OUT THIS?
Working

40. IF YOU COULD GET PLASTIC SURGERY WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Lipo

41. WHY DID YOU FILL OUT THIS SURVEY?
As cheesy as they are, I love them.

42. WHAT DO YOU GET COMPLIMENTED ABOUT MOST?
Hair, smile, sense of humor

43. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF ALCOHOL BECAME ILLEGAL?
bootleg

44. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY?
Jewelry pretty much sums it up

45. HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU WANT?
2

46. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
Nope.

47. DO YOU WISH ON STARS?
No

48. WHICH FINGER[S] IS YOUR FAVORITE?
I have funny looking hands

49. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY?
Pregnancy hormones make you cry all the time at dumb stuff. I cried watching the Today show this morning

50. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
It's ok.

51. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH?
Pimento cheese and chicken salad from Marti's here in Athens.

52. ANY BAD HABITS?
Who doesn't have them?

53. WHAT IS YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING CD ON THE SHELF?
That would be Kid Rock's "Devil without a cause"

54. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Yes.

55. HAVE YOU EVER TOLD A SECRET YOU SWORE NOT TO TELL?
Yes.

56. DO LOOKS MATTER?
Unfortunately

57. HOW DO YOU RELEASE ANGER?
Cry, yell, shop

58. WHERE IS YOUR SECOND HOME?
At my in-laws' house

59. DO YOU TRUST OTHERS EASILY?
It depends

60. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD?
My stuffed Minnie Mouse

61. HOW MANY NUMBERS ARE IN YOUR CELL PHONE?
20-ish

63. DO YOU USE SARCASM?
So very often

64. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN A MOSH PIT?
Hell no

65. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A GUY/GIRL?
Sense of Humor, intelligence, original thinking

66. WHAT ARE YOUR NICKNAMES?
Diva Dawn, DGar, D, The Diva

68. DO YOU UN-TIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
Some of them

70. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR?
Mint chocolate chip and Chubby Hubby

72. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE COLORS?
blues and greens

73. WHO/WHAT DO YOU MISS MOST RIGHT NOW
Sleeping on my back.


75. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
Well, it's not an e-mail...

76. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
Nothing, really

77. LAST THING YOU ATE?
Oreos and milk

78. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
My husband

79. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE IN THE OPPOSITE SEX?
eyes

80. FAVORITE THOUGHT PROVOKING SONG:
Fix you by Coldplay

81. FAVORITE THING TO HATE
Not dressing for your body type

82. FAVORITE DRINK?
Sweet Tea or Dr. Pepper

83. FAVORITE ZODIAC SIGN:
Gemini

84. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPORT?
College Football

85. HAIR COLOR?
Red w/ highlights

86. EYE COLOR?
blue/green

87. DO YOU WEAR GLASSES?
only when i take out my contacts

88. SIBLINGS?
None

89. FAVORITE MONTH?
April or May

90. YOU LIKE SUSHI?
Blech!

91. LAST THING YOU WATCHED?
The Today Show

92. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR?
Dec 25

93. ARE YOU TOO SHY TO ASK SOMEONE OUT?
No

94. SUMMER OR WINTER?
Summer

95. KISSES OR HUGS?
Both

96. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE NIGHT STANDS?
Relationships.

97. WHO IS THE MOST LIKELY TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
Again, this is not an e-mail

98. WHO IS THE LEAST LIKELY TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
See above

99. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING?
Mad Girls in Love and I'm about to start The DaVinci Code

100. IS ANYONE IN LOVE WITH YOU?
Other than my husband? Who knows?

It's a...

...boy. We went in this morning for our 20-ish week ultrasound and found out that our baby is a boy. There will be someone to carry on the Garland name. In fact, we are naming him John Deal G. J.D. for short. John is his grandfather's name and I know he is going to be tickled pink when we tell him. We found out last night that a tiny part of him wanted it to be a boy, so I know he is just giddy today.

Part of me is still weirded out by all this. I mean, I know there are some women out there who are all "I loved every second of being pregnant." Well, not me. So far, it's been weird, uncomfortable, nauseating, and it's starting to get awkward. I mean, I am sure it will get better. But I think because this is my first pregnancy and I really don't know what to expect, it's still just too foreign.

I don't mean to sound negative about all this. I think I just don't quite know what to feel because I've never been through this before. I can just hope that I'm being a good "host" for my parasite (as we jokingly called him for a while) and do the best that I can to take care of myself during this time.

In the meantime, I guess it's ok to register now for all the red and blue stuff that we've been eyeing. I am really liking this super cute stroller that is red, black, and silver. It's the perfect thing for a baby Bulldog!

I don't think I'll ever really be embarrassed again

So, I am in a show that goes up this weekend. It's pretty infamous. Mostly for the title alone. I am performing in "The Vagina Monologues." What most people don't know is that this show was written by a woman who wanted to shine the light on brutality against women and how women felt about themselves and their sexualities. Performances are put on all over the country and the proceeds always go to the local women's shelter in the town. It's not and anti-man show in any way. It's just pro-woman. It's also VERY honest and blunt. To the point where audience members can be uncomfortable at times because the show is quite direct. My monologue is one of the true comic relief ones. It's called "My Angry Vagina" and it's very funny. It's stuff that all women can relate to because it's about visiting the gyno's office and other inconveniences like that. Other people's monologues in the show are much tougher or emotional or revealing than mine. But, I am pretty sure that after sitting on stage with 18 other women (all of whom say vagina NUMEROUS times) and myself having to say things like "Vagina Motherfuckers", it's going to have to be something awfully big to embarrass me in the future.

I am tired and my pants are tight

I swear, this is my new motto. I ought to just have it screenprinted on a shirt so that people don't have to ask me how I am doing. Here I am in the beginning of my second trimester. 14 weeks. The point where you still technically don't look pregnant. Just chunky. Like I drank too much beer or overate during the holidays. I feel like if I were to bump into someone I knew who hadn't seen me in a while, when they walked off they'd be like "Wow. Dawn's put on a little weight." So, my first instinct now is to immediately blurt out that I am pregnant. Not just pudgy. I am also trying to hold off buying maternity clothes until it gets warmer so that I won't have maternity clothes for 2 seasons. Please lord, let the spring get here soon. I am ready to bust out the flip flops and capris.

I do have one dirty little secret. I've learned that telling people that I'm pregnant gets me stuff. I guess that's awful, but it's true. I've gotten discounted smoothies and a size upgrade more than once at my gym. I've gotten "a little extra" at a restaurant. And today, at the Clinique counter, the girl there and I were talking about how they were painting the store and how strong the smell was. I told her it was stronger for me because I was pregnant. Well, she just couldn't give me enough samples after that! It was crazy! So, I guess that since we have to put up with the nausea, exhaustion, and random bouts of crying that getting a few special favors is ok.

I am such a thief!!!

Stole this one, too. Can't help it- it's fun!

Four jobs you've had in your life:
1.) Shoe dept at Stein Mart- 50% off everything. My dream come true at 16
2.) Dresser backstage at the ice show at Busch Gardens in Tampa- the best summer job I ever had in college. Made great money and had a blast.
3.) Paralegal- worked for an asshole attorney first and then worked for one of the sweetest men alive right before we moved back to GA
4.) Admin Asst./NIE Coordinator/Data Entry Clerk- I refer to this job as the job from hell. It's when I worked at the newspaper in Athens and I think this might have been the most miserable I have ever been in my life.

Four movies you could watch over and over:
1.) Dodgeball- seriously laugh my ass off every time
2.) Love Actually- I have watched it a zillion times and still cry every time.
3.) Bridget Jones Diary- It gets funnier every time I watch it
4.) The original Parent Trap. I always hoped I had a missing twin out there


Four places you've lived:
1.) Jacksonville, Fl
2.) Tampa, Fl
3.) Gainesville, GA
4.) Tuscaloosa, AL
(currently living in Athens GA)

Four TV shows you love to watch:
1.) Scrubs- pee in your pants funny
2.) The O.C.- it's my biggest vice
3.) ER- still love this show!
4.) My Name is Earl- my new favorite show, hee-larious!

Four websites you visit daily:
1.) imdb.com
2.) eonline.com
3.) msnbc.com
4.) sweetpotatoqueens.com

Four of your favorite foods:
1.) cake
2.) Skyline chili
3.) proscuitto and brie on french rounds
4.) my homemade smoothies


Four places you'd rather be:
1.) London
2.) New York
3.) Charleston
4.) Paris


Four albums you can't live without:
1.) Alanis Morrisette- Jagged Little Pill
2.) Marc Broussard- Carencro
3.) Pippin soundtrack
4.) The Beatles- Number Ones

So, I'm pregnant

I've been waiting to post about this since we were holding off as long as possible to tell people. Who knows who all is browsing out there in cyber space? Yep. As of today, I am 10 weeks. Weird. It's still very surreal. I mean, I went to the doctor for the first time and I am still feeling really sleepy and the on/off nausea is awfully fun. But, I still just feel weird. We go back to the doctor next Tuesday for the first ultrasound. Maybe when I hear the heartbeat, it will seem more like a reality. People keep asking me if I am excited and I am honestly telling them that right now, I am more nervous than excited. I mean, it's still in the risky first trimester and what if I have some sort of freaky-deaky unknown disease? I told Steve that once a medical professional tells me that "After all your tests, everything has come back fine" then I'll be ok.

So far, I haven't really started showing. I mean, my boobs are about a size bigger and I just look and feel kind of bloated. That whole "eating for 2" thing is not currently applying to me since I tend to feel horrible if I overeat. It sucked at Christmas because as much as I wanted seconds at the big meals, I couldn't because I knew I'd really regret it later. I guess that was better for the waistline, though. I haven't been as faithful going to the gym here in the last couple of weeks. But, once my schedule gets worked out with rehearsals and stuff, I'll get back in the groove. I think I'm going tomorrow as a matter of fact. I'll go grocery shopping on Friday morning or afternoon.

Thankfully, my boss gave me a substantial Christmas bonus/gift. So, that's going to cover most of my maternity wardrobe when I need it. That takes a load off my mind.

Got my Ipod Photo for Christmas. It's all I can do to not sleep with it in the bed like Ralphie in "A Christmas Story" with his Red Rider BB Gun. I love it. I've already loaded almost 400 songs on it and bought the car kit to listen to it while I drive. I keep saying I'm going to wait until my birthday to buy the desk docking kit, but I may not make it that long.

Totally stole this from Jelly, but I loved it!

TEN RANDOM THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT ME
1.) I am an only child and for a long time, I was the only grandchild on both sides of my family
2.) My degree is a B.A. in Theatre
3.) Everytime I've ever dated someone taller than me, it's been a disaster
4.) I was engaged once before I met my husband
5.) I always feel like out of my friends, I am always "the funny one" but never "the pretty one"
6.) I was born and raised in Florida. I am one of the few true native Floridians left
7.) I constantly worry about money
8.) I want a tattoo, but my husband is completely against it.
9.) I watch crap tv and love it
10.) I am pregnant


NINE PLACES I HAVE VISITED
1.) London, England
2.) Paris, France
3.) New York, NY
4.) Chattanooga, TN
5.) Jacksonville, FL
6.) Jackson, MS
7.) New Orleans, LA
8.) Birmingham, AL
9.) Naples, FL

EIGHT WAYS TO WIN MY HEART
1.) Take me to a great Shakespeare play
2.) Sing at the top of your lungs while on a road trip with me
3.) Have an English/Scottish accent
4.) Be able to intelligently discuss Harry Potter
5.) Actively enjoy theatre
6.) Bring me Choxies from Target
7.) LOVE college football
8.) Accept my addictions to makeup and useless magazines

SEVEN THINGS I WANT TO DO BEFORE I DIE
1.) Visit Scotland and Ireland
2.) Be in a movie
3.) Go on Oprah as a guest
4.) Be happy with the way I look
5.) Become financially secure
6.) Earn another degree
7.) Kiss Matthew McConaughey

SIX THINGS I AM AFRAID OF
1.) Going broke
2.) Walking over those storm drain/grates
3.) Losing my husband
4.) That my crazy ass parents passed on some of their craziness to me
5.) big knives
6.) Logging trucks

FIVE THINGS I DON'T LIKE
1.) Tomatoes
2.) Guacamole/avacadoes
3.) Ignorant people
4.) Cameron Diaz/Drew Barrymore/all those idiots in Hollywood that they are calling "actresses"
5.) People who are bitchy just to be bitchy

FOUR WAYS TO TURN ME OFF
1.) Back hair
2.) gold jewelry on a man
3.) Bad teeth
4.) Talk to me like I'm stupid

THREE THINGS I DO EVERYDAY
1.) Shower
2.) Remove all my makeup
3.) Kiss my husband

TWO THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY
1.) UGA Football
2.) Cute shoes

ONE THING ON MY MIND RIGHT NOW
1.) I'm pregnant!