Interview Questions from Serena of Savvy Verse & Wit

There's a new meme making the rounds to help us bloggers get to know one another. My buddy Serena from Savvy Verse & Wit sent me five questions. Here goes:

Why do you call yourself eccentric?

I've always been a little odd. It might be the fact that things just pop out of my mouth unexpectedly, and then you look at me like I have 12 heads. Remember that oh-so-very-long list of stupid things we may have accidentally said during our sophomore year of college? Remember how the list of odd things I said was a bazillion times longer than yours? I also thought for the longest time that I'd grow up to be that crazy lady living alone with 300 cats who scares the neighborhood children.

If you had $1 million where would you go to spend it and what would you spend it on?

You should know by now that I don't like to spend money! I'd probably spend it on bills, get rid of my debt, save some for The Girl's education, and travel all over Europe. I'd spend some on mental health counseling to try to get over my fear of flying so I could go to Europe. I'd also need enough to get liquored up in the airport bar before setting foot on the plane.

If you could take a bath in one kind of food, what would you choose and why?

Can there be 2 bathtubs? Because I have 2 different foods, and you know I don't like to mix stuff together on my plate. One would be filled with cheese. All types, I don't discriminate (aside from the really smelly stuff). The other would be filled with crab rangoon. After eating all of that fattening goodness, I'd need a crane to haul myself out of the tubs. Or maybe it could be a zero-calorie fantasy.

Name your top 5 favorite songs, movies, books, and places.

These change based on my mood, so this is what I'm feeling today:

Songs:

"Without You Here" by Goo Goo Dolls
"What Hurts the Most" by Rascal Flatts
"I Could Not Ask for More" by Edwin McCain (our wedding song)
"Name" by Goo Goo Dolls
"Breathe" by Michelle Branch

Movies:

Gone With the Wind
Yours, Mine & Ours (the Lucille Ball/Henry Fonda version)
Schindler's List
Spinal Tap
Bridget Jones' Diary

Books:

Resistance by Anita Shreve
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Sea Glass by Anita Shreve
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

Places:

Anywhere that isn't work
Boston
Disney World
Our favorite campground in PA
Anywhere that isn't work (do you sense a theme here?)

If you could change your name and move to another country and have any job, what would you choose and why?

You know, I always hated my name when I was younger. It sounded so old-fashioned. But I have no idea what I'd call myself if I could change it. I guess Anna just fits after all these years. As for moving to another country, I'd love to live somewhere in Europe. Probably Ireland in the country. I love the accents there. I'd be a writer, except I'd be writing novels and not the stuff I write at work all day. Or I'd be some kick-ass spy. I want to run around in spiky heeled boots without falling on my butt and do those karate kicks without messing up my hair.

Okay, so enough about me. Thanks, Serena, for the interesting questions!

To pass on this meme, I must solicit interviewees. So if you'd like me to send you 5 questions for you to answer and post on your blog, let me know in the comments!