stuff I keep on my bed
on my bed... besides the pillows, sheets and comforter? nothing.

stuff I keep on my nightstand
a pile of books (currently there are 9 of them there), a tube of Toms kids toothpaste that The Daughter always seems to latch onto while we are nursing to sleep, a lamp.

CDs that are in easy reach at all times (lately)
Richard Ashcroft
Always Got Tonight - Chris Isaak
Dust - Peter Murphy
Staind

Stuff that I do every morning
sleep (DH takes the kids until 8:00 to give me sleep)
eat breakfast (DH feeds the kids)
shower
figure out our morning activity and do it

stuff that I put on my face every morning
nothing

stuff that I have in my handbag
wallet, cell phone, sunglasses, keys, rescue remedy

story behind my username
which one? I started out on the net as juliek, which isn't hard to figure out; then on to skumpy which was a nickname we used for The Son when he was little; then on to soulseeker which was basically a descriptive name for my path -- seeking my soul; then I moved to suburbfreak when I was being silly about my living situation (living in suburbia but not quite fitting in); then onto gassho or shanti -- gassho is the act of having your hands in prayer position (namaste) and bowing -- it basically means I'm coming from a place of honor for the person across from me -- and shanti is the sanskrit word for peace.

longest time i've stayed out of the country/where
I lived in Okinawa, Japan for a few years

one thing i'm grateful for today
today..so far..yoga

favorite high school memory
leaving

Most insane thing i've done for/to my crush s/he might/not know about
I can't think of anything insane I've ever done... I normally just get who I want (not in a snobby way..it just happens) but one time I wanted to impress this guy so I stole my dad's credit card and took him and his friend and his date to an expensive restaurant and spent like $400 and then had to tell my dad.

Dream wedding
A small wedding in a nature setting with close friends and family

Favorite quote
Mhmm....... I guess I have two..both by Shakespeare
"Goodnight sweet prince and may flights of angels sing thee to they dreams"
and
"A star danced and under that I was born" (the words on my daughter's birth announcement)

my first heartbreak happened when i was...
when my parents forbid me to see Will Schuyler anymore... after I drank a fifth of 151 and had to be pumped out at the hospital..don't know why, I mean, he wasn't even there -- they were just pissed I was calling out his name in the middle of the ER instead of theirs.

school picture buried in my bottom drawer
the one before I got my braces, when my teeth were no less than the picture perfect rabbit buck teeth

weird preferences
oh I'm sure I could come up with a major list of wierd preferences but... I hate reading magazines that someone else has already read.

one thing I'll never understand about the opposite sex
how they can just turn off their hearing

TV character I'd most want to be
Dora The Explorer - she gets to go so many cool places

would like to be a guest on...
why Dora, of course, I could be her sidekick. We'll just kick Boots out with our boots.

weird sleeping habits
I like to tap my feet to fall asleep... I have a hard time falling asleep usually and I must have covers -- no matter how hot.

summer plans
Summer.... well, its almost over but we've really been active this summer at the new gym... lots of yoga, swimming...

favorite song right now
I Get My Beat With You - Richard Ashcroft

disney songs known by heart
absolutely non..oh wait..maybe the Mickey Mouse Club song

dream house
An older home with lots of dark hardwood, surrounded by trees with plenty of space, a lot of character.

typical sleepwear
shorts and a t-shirt

what's in my wallet, and how much money
two credit cards, driver's license, library card, gym card, piercing store VIP card, health insurance card, $1, 1 penny, atm card, business card from old high school friend that works at Nordstrom

favorite pair of shoes
brown Born slip ons

one of my birthdays
I really don't have many exciting birthdays but when I was 17, said Nordstrom high school friend and I drove up to LA in my red Hyundai that was falling apart and went to see Gene Loves Jezebel, New Order and Echo & The Bunnymen... It was awesome and I felt really free.

first five things I'd splurge on if I was a billionaire
1. Invest
2. Tour the world
3. Invest
4. Give some to family
5. Give some to charity

daily bedtime ritual
Between 8 and 8:30 I nurse The Daughter to sleep...til around 9... then I go downstairs and eat some fruit usually... read the mail, talk to The Husband while he does the dishes, sometimes we hit the spa...most of the time I just come upstairs, read and fall asleep

weirdest/funniest nickname anyone has ever called me
taco

three favorite cartoon characters
never liked cartoons

magazines I read on a regular basis
I have subscriptions to:
adbusters
yoga journal
yoga international
Utne Reader
Shambala Sun

nine things I wear daily
1. underwear
2. something to hold my hair back
3. shoes
4. a shirt of some sort
5. pants or a skirt of some sort
6. this necklace (DH wears the bracelet)
7. my nosering & cartiledge hoop
8. my tattoo
9. my wedding rings

six things I touch everyday
1. myself
2. my kids
3. my husband
4. a book
5. the computer
6. water

five things I do everyday
1. tell my children and husband how much they mean
2. read
3. sleep
4. eat
5. bathe

two people that have influenced my life the most
my kids

one thing I could spend the rest of my life with
if it's a thing then food... or wine... maybe wine is all you need.

five things, five-year intervals.
age 30 - had my first child
age 25 - married my husband
age 20 - lived in Japan, raced cars, smoked pot
age 15 - moved from Twentynine Palms, away from everything I knew, to San Diego
age 10 - who knows, I blocked out most of my childhood for obvious reasons

About 5 years ago I...
was pregnant with my son, worked full-time, was trying to force myself to eat meat

About 2 years ago I...
was pregnant with The Daughter, working part-time from home, doing a lot of yoga, preparing for our homebirth, really loving my marriage

About 1 year ago I...
was finally past that 1 year hump and praying The Daughter would start sleeping better (harumph), started my yoga practice again, finding two kids to be stressful on the marriage

Yesterday I...
was at a BBQ at my parents with my paternal family trying really hard to maintain when my niece heard that her two friends were found (the two little girls in Oregon City were her friends) while she was saying that the man raped the girl but she was so strong why, why? and I wanted tot ell her about being raped but couldn't or risk never seeing her agani.... saying in front of my father... "She's upset about the rape, the girl was strong in her eyes, I told her well, you can't fight against a grown man." and hoping he understood my implication...

Today I...
did yoga though I was tired 'cause The Daughter was up all night, took my niece to lunch then to the mall and replaced The Daughter's Zowie doll that DH lost, got The Son the Buzz Lightyear movie and my niece a couple shirts.

Tomorrow I will...
be taking my niece to the airport, doing yoga

Five items I have brand loyalty to
Uncle Edie's Vegan Chocolate Chip COokies
Amy's SoyCheeze Pizza
really I think that's it.

Five snacks I enjoy
ripe rainier cherries
nuts
watermelon
wine (that's a snack isn't it?)
popcorn

Five games I like
bunko
yoga garden game
the fish game..ya know by Haba..can't remember the name with the purple fish who tries to eat the other fish
the guessing game (we describe things and try to guess what it is)
(we really only play these games..but sometimes Thomas the Thank Engine)

Things I can't live without
my kids, my husband, yoga, books

Five things I'd buy with one thousand dollars
1. one of these
2. I'd take my friends to yoga dinner
3. have a party
4. that'd probably spend all of it

My top five guilty pleasures
1. wine
2. yoga when I do it more than a few times a week
3. books
4. eating out
5. it's a secret

Top locations I want to run away to
somewhere tropical