A If you were an ANIMAL, what would you be?
I have no idea. Probably a giant squid or something. Or one of those ostentatious deep sea fish.
OR A SPONGE.

B BOOKS: What’s on your reading list?
THESE! I’d like to go back and read a book I really enjoyed, though. Like maybe Watership Down or The Ox-Bow Incident.

C COMPULSIVE about anything?
I like keeping records of things. Hell, that’s what this blog is for, right?
Another example: if I’m walking for “fun” and not just around campus or something, I need to be able to keep track of and record the number of steps I take. If my pedometer app malfunctions or something, I get really upset and the walk doesn’t “count.”

D DREAMS – Do you … dream in color? remember your dreams? keep a dream journal?
I definitely dream in color; often it’s a prominent feature of my dreams. I remember a fair amount of my dreams, I think, especially the ones that seem epic-length. The closest I get to keeping a dream journal is occasionally describing my dreams in this blog.

E EATING – what’s your usual snack?
I don’t really snack. I eat once (maybe twice) a day and probably 70% of it is broccoli.

F A few of your FAVORITE things:
Statistics! Math! MENERGY!

G GIGGLES! What (or who) makes you laugh? Do you have a good sense of humor?
I like to think I have a pretty broad sense of humor, though I especially like stupid puns and weird references. Lately, Achievement Hunter has been the group that has consistently made me laugh, ‘cause they’re AWESOME.

H major HOT Button:
Equal rights.

I I am ______________ …
Freaking out about moving in a month and a half or so. Well, not the moving so much as the going back to grad school. I really hope it’s better than last time.

[J IS MISSING! REPEAT: J IS MISSING! CALL A CODE BLUE!]

K Also KNOWN As… Aliases? Screen names? A nom de plume perhaps?
I don’t have any “real-life” nicknames, but my screen names include Eigenblogger (blogging), Nailpit (gaming), LadyLeibniz (other stuff), and AntarcticaFreak (mainly defunct)

L I LOVE …
Statistics. And math. But you need math to do stats, so…

M How do you feel about MEETING people? Do it all the time? Rarely? Parties or 1-on-1?
Ahahaha, I glanced at that and thought it said “how do you feel about MELTING people?” and I was like, “well, if they’re jerk-bombs…”

N What’s the story of your NAME? were you named after anyone? Do you go by a nickname? Any aliases?
My mom and dad had a few names picked out for me, but according to my mom, as soon as she saw me she knew I was a “Claudia.” And no, no nicknames.

O OBSERVANT – What’s around you right now? What do you see?
The usual…Big Compy, the TV, the treadmill, the treadmill desk, a bunch of stuff everywhere ‘cause I’m in the middle of packing, and Annabelle.

P Who are the special PEOPLE in your life?
My mom, my dad, and all my weird old friends, even though most of us don’t ever talk anymore.

Q Any little QUIRKs about yourself:
I think I AM a quirk.

R What do you like to do for RECREATION?
Walk, read, draw, wander the internet, listen to music, obsess.

S Do You SING in the shower? In the car? For your friends?
I don’t sing in the shower, but I sing in the basement when no one’s home upstairs. Every once and awhile I sing in the car. And unless we’re playing Rock Band, I wouldn’t have the guts to sing in front of my friends.

T What’s at the top of your TO DO list?:
Get stuff packed. And get an apartment.

U Any UNUSUAL experiences:
Does skydiving count as unusual? Also that Bloody Mary thing, but that was more freaky. So was that time when Rob and I were at Idler’s Rest and we both got this overwhelming feeling that we were in extreme danger.

V VEGAS, Vienna, Venice, Vladivostok… How far have you traveled? What’s your favorite city?
Furthest traveled: Stockholm, Sweden.
Favorite city: Gotta say Vancouver, sorry. Despite everything, I love it.

W WINTER, Spring, Summer, Fall… What’s your favorite season? What makes it special?
I like summer, but that’s mainly because summer is often too rainy for my taste, fall is a little too cold, and it’s hard to walk in the snow in the winter. Plus, in the summer it’s really nice to go walking at like 10 at night.

X EXes – Things you don’t do anymore (but did, once (would you, again?))
I used to be fairly judgmental of people…I really try not to do that anymore. I definitely wouldn’t want to go back to that.

Y Any secret/deep YEARNINGS?
Nothing that’s secret, haha.

Z ZERO to ZENITH – Where are you in your life? Still growing? On an upward (or downward) curve? Just skating along?
I never want to be “just skating along.” That would wreck me. Gotta be working towards something!
Anyway. I’d like to think I’m on an upward curve, but it sure as hell feels like it’s driving toward the center of the earth right now. BLAH.