FAQ

 

 {Funny Story: I wanted to go on an evening adventure, so Angel took me to the "nature center" in our town that we heard of for the first time a few weeks ago. Just as we were beginning to walk up the trail, a lady driving by yelled at us, "Not a good idea!!" We have no idea what she meant. We wandered a little farther, but there were mosquitoes, and we decided to return for further adventuring not during mosquito season.}

 

All but one of these questions I've actually been asked, either in real life or on the blog. If you have a question to add, ask in the comments, otherwise, enjoy this random collection of info.

Questions I've really been asked:

 

How much do you weigh?

(This was asked by an 85 year old regular client of mine who comes in every week for her shampoo and set, which makes it slightly more forgiveable. She startled the truth out of me, but for the rest of you:) None of your business!

 

How many languages do you speak? 

Fluently, only one, English. I am awesome at English. I speak Spanish and Mandarin Chinese at probably an equally conversational level, but I can read a lot more in Spanish than I can in Chinese (obviously, the shared alphabet helps). I read katakana and hiragana as far as pronouncing the words, but I understand almost nothing of Japanese. I understand quite a bit of Bahasa but I'm extremely rusty as far as coming up with any sentences of my own accord. (Clearly, I've taken a 'jack of all trades and master of none' approach to linguistics. That's what happens when you don't start learning any foreign languages till your late teens). Angel is fluent and educated in both Spanish and English, but knows no Mandarin, despite my best efforts to teach him.

 

Do you regret getting married at a young age?

Umm, no. My parents told us a long time ago that we could get married whenever we wanted or wait for them to come and be present at the wedding if we wanted to get married in 2014. Obviously, we didn't choose 2014, and I have no regrets about not choosing 2014--just look at all the marriage I would have missed out on! I've done just about everything in my life at a "young age" (seeing as I'm not yet 22), and I strongly believe that young people should never believe that they "can't" accomplish something just because they are young. Besides, I'll still be in my 30s when we celebrate our 20th anniversary, and think that's fun!

Are you a vegetarian?

(asked by workmates who see the salads, fruits, oatmeal, and frozen veggies Angel and I consistently eat for lunch) No. Angel eats healthy lunches as an exercise in self-control. I, especially lately, seem to have a sensitive stomach so I just try to eat things that I know I can literally feel good about eating. No, neither of us are on any particular diet but we do aim for a fairly healthy, natural, fresh fruit and veggie-filled style of eating.

 

Why is your cat named Morphine?

I have to admit, it sounds ridiculous when Angel is standing out in the field, calling "Morphine! Morphine!" when he wants to find the cat. If you couldn't tell, I'm not really a person who enjoys doing normal stuff, like, say, naming a pet "Fluffy." We decided from our first cat, that we would name all future pets using terms from Angel's knowledge of medical words. So far, we've had Amoxicillin (Moxi), Penicillin (Penny), Clindamycin, Piperacillin-tazobactam, Narcan, and Morphine. And in a geeky way, we're proud of ourselves because Narcan is the medical antidote to Morphine.

 

What camera do you use?

(hahaha, okay guys, this one is suppose to be a joke, there's no way anyone asked me this, it's just that I always see this question on blog FAQs so I had to include it) My beloved brother-in-law and sister-in-law gave us a point-and-shoot camera for Christmas last year. It's 16 megapixels crushed my 2008 era 8 megapixel camera, so now we use that one.  

 

What made you decide to go to beauty school?

I don't talk about this. Let's just say it's all been a learning experience.

 

How many siblings do you have?

 I have five sisters and one brother, Angel has two brothers. We're both eldest children--Angel ended up with a sister-in-law 23 years younger than him (my baby sister Sarah) which I find kind of hilarious.