I've been nominated!

Thank you to Sweeping Up The Broken Pieces for nominating me for the Real Neat Blog award!  How exciting!  Luckily, it doesn't involved placing widgets or anything on my blog, because I have no clue how to do that and my head might explode.

Here are my questions (with answers, of course!):

1. What is your favorite memory from high school?

Hmmm, this is a toughie.  I didn't love high school, but I didn't hate it.  It just kind of... was.  Oh!  I know!  We had two teachers, Mr. Newborn (who I had for AP English) and Mr. Holmes (who I had previously had for Geometry).  They were constantly pranking each other, and it was so great hearing about all the pranks.  My senior year, Mr. Newborn decorated his classroom Christmas tree with bubble lights and bragged in class that his tree was prettier than Mr. Holmes' tree.  Quite a few students had Mr. Holmes for AP Calculus (I was not lucky enough - I had Mr. Takagishi, who was teaching it for the first time and hadn't quite gotten the hang of it yet) and word got back to him about the tree and he went over the top, decorating his classroom with everything imaginable and making bubble lights a small, insignificant part of the decor.  Of course, Mr. Newborn heard about this and wrote a long letter using quite a few big words about how the spirit of the season was lost, printed it up on a giant piece of fluorescent orange paper, and taped it to Mr Holmes' door for everyone to see.  

2. Who is your favorite athlete?

I'm not really all that into sports, but I do appreciate women athletes who inspire me.  Beth Rodden, Lynn Hill, Mia Hamm, Venus and Serena Williams.  As a child, I really loved Nadia Comaneci.

3. When did you know your husband/wife/significant other was “the one?”

I'm not really sure, actually.  When I met him, I knew he was special.  When he actually talked about his feelings and didn't act all macho, I knew I wanted to keep him around.

4. How best do you relax after a stressful day?

With a glass of wine!  Honestly, I kind of enjoy cleaning and organizing my house, at least when the end is in sight.  When everything is where it's supposed to be and I have a glass of wine and a good show to watch or book to read, I'm happy.

5. If you could star in any TV show which show would it be?

How can I choose, there are so many!  Assuming we can choose shows that have already ended, I would pick Firefly, Battlestar Galactica, any of the newer Star Treks, or Gilmore Girls. 

6. If you auditioned on American Idol what song would you sing?

 Honestly, I have no idea. 

7. What is your favorite comfort food?

Matzo ball soup would be at the top of my list for sure.  It's what I want every time I feel sick.

I'm not going to nominate anyone at the moment, mostly because I don't know who to nominate.