I’m not much for personal details but this cute survey from Julie at Happy Catholic is kinda cute. H/T Closed Cafeteria.
A is for Age - 46
B is for Booze - Tequila or Guinness
C is for Career - Writer
D is for Dad’s name - Pop
E is for Essential items to bring to a party - Flowers and wine
F is for Favorite song at the moment - In a Little While (U2- All that you can’t leave behind)
G is for Goof off thing to do - Old movies, sweats, popcorn
H is for Hometown - Yankees Stadium, Bronx, NY
I is for Instrument you play - bagpipe chanter, voice
J is for Jam or Jelly you like - Seedless raspberry
K is for Kids - J and Buster, and one in heaven
L is for Living arrangement - spacious but book-cluttered
M is for Mom’s name - Ma.
N is for Names of best friends - Dianne, Greg, Patrice
O is for overnight hospital stays - six
P is for Phobias - Claustrophobia
Q is for Quote you like - Ambition bites the nails of success.
R is for Relationship that lasted longest - With hubby since day we met - 1979
S is for Siblings - one sister and many brothers, 2 deceased.
T is for Texas, ever been? - Was there at age 11. Worst. Pizza. Ever.
U is for Unique trait - I am fond of costuming at any age and on all but solemn occasions. My kids always had the greatest home-made Halloween costumes. Sadly, both kids (and one son’s g/f) share this giddy fondness. I accept the blame.
V if for Vegetable you love - Broccoli, with a bit of oil and fresh garlic, preferably with penne pasta!
W is for Worst trait - Not what you’d call a steller housekeeper, although the kitchen and bathrooms are always very clean.
X - is for XRays you’ve had - many.
Y is for Yummy food you make - linguine w/ fresh, garlicky white clam sauce
Z is for Zodiac sign - Libra
Add yours in comments - or at your site! 
May 28th, 2005 at 10:45 am
Dear Anchoress,
Pizza much improved in Austin since then. Try European style at Brick Oven / Red River. Yugoslav-visitor aficionado said “as good as home.” Maybe some day you will be able to confirm the data.
May 28th, 2005 at 11:22 am
Anchoress,
I know all about claustrophobia. I suffer from that one. I hate, no, I dread elevators.
Is claustrophobia a writer’s disease?
I suspect it is. Why do you think that is?
Pastorius
May 28th, 2005 at 11:43 am
The Anchoress
Here’s mine
May 28th, 2005 at 1:44 pm
Goodness, Anchoress, you don’t eat pizza in Texas! You eat “Q” (usually a BBQ brisket sandwich) and quench your thirst with Shiner Bock beer. A pizza’s in the oven for what, 10-15 minutes? A brisket is slow-cooked with offset heat for 24 hours. It’s the difference between a blind date and a long-lasting, fulfilling romance. Rent the movie, “Notebook,” on DVD and you’ll get my drift!
May 28th, 2005 at 4:11 pm
I don’t have claustrophobia; my phobia is quite the opposite: agoraphobia.
I don’t like going anywhere unfamiliar without a “nest” to hide in.
May 28th, 2005 at 5:21 pm
Give it up a little more, Anchoress. I wanna know where you get a good seedless raspberry jelly, please?
May 28th, 2005 at 7:11 pm
Okay, I’m in the game. I have a post up with my Alphabet Meme, Anchoress!
May 28th, 2005 at 10:45 pm
the abc’s of me me me!
Got this from The Anchoress, but I changed a few.
May 28th, 2005 at 10:50 pm
My quote:
There is no racial or ethnic group that has a lock on trash.
-my dad
May 29th, 2005 at 12:26 am
Letter Fun
Mathematicians have a fondness for letters, so here’s the Alphabet Soup meme from The Anchoress: A is for Age - 22 B is for Booze - Electric lemonade C is for Career - Student D is for Dad’s name -…
May 29th, 2005 at 12:48 am
Alpha-Meme
The Anchoress sprang for this one. If it’s good enough for her, it’s too good for me. A is for Age - 59 (sheesh!) B is for Booze - hard only? Single malt scotch. (Otherwise Shiraz, Champagne.) (How about B
May 29th, 2005 at 2:51 pm
I never knew about agoraphobia even though I have seen a Blog called “In the Agora”. Hmmmmmm. These blogging folks have quirky names. Watching “Joan of Arcadia” one night, the ex-nun’s roommate was an agoraphobic. So THAT’S what that means?!! I get on famously, albeit nervously, with others; but, can’t shake the exterme headaches afterward (or the nervous stomach and cramps beforehand). So, maybe I, too, have a phobia. With a name. L is for Living arrangement: 2&1/2 miles up a winding dirt road on a dairy farm. Mud season is atrocious. Two dogs, five FIXED barn cats, 55 cows & 40 youngstock (allnamed and known very well) and a family that functions dysfunctionally at times. W is for Worst trait: quite insecure. I’m praying hard on that one. Oh, I’m 38.
May 29th, 2005 at 6:17 pm
Hey Anchoress, are you from the Bronx too? I’m from Pelham Pkwy — spent many childhood afternoons and evenings in the old Yankee Stadium and at Shea. Mantle/Maris/Mays/Seaver eras.
As for Austin pizza, I must respectfully disagree with my close blogfriend Dilys and agree with Bernard. Dilys, are you saying the pizza here’s as good as in Yugoslavia?? Maybe — haven’t tried it there. But it’s nowhere as good as in the upper Midwest, where you can get Chicago-style pizza at Edwardo’s. The only acceptable NY-style pizza I’ve found so far in Austin is at Cozzoli’s, a franchise in a mall (it’s really not bad if you add oregano). But there’s hope: several people have told me that the pizza at the new Whole Foods is genuine NY-style and good. I’m going there this evening — will scout it.
May 30th, 2005 at 11:34 am
Maybe I’m getting soft
I used to hate cutesy things like this, but I guess I’m getting mushy in my old age: A is…
May 31st, 2005 at 9:00 am
Revealing the Kobayashi Maru
A is for Age - 41
B is for Booze – White wine (any)
C is for Career – Corporate strategy consultant and house-dad… for now.
D is for Dad’s name – ‘B’ is for the first letter of dad’s name.
E is for …
June 1st, 2005 at 7:43 pm
Try this one.
Okay, this is fun and requires little to no thought, so it’s hard to believe I got it from the Anchoress. You’re right. I got it from Worship Naked. She got it from the Anchoress. A is for Age: 55