In Which All Sorts of Randomness Ensues

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This chocolatey, sugary goodness is kryptonite to my resolve.

Here we are: August 30, and my five-week beauty giveaway is over. Which means I’ll actually have to think of content next Monday. Good thing my brain cells are itchy to work by Sunday afternoon. (Funny, come Monday morning they go into rebellion. I think it has something to do with the word work.)

So, I asked you guys to ask me anything as part of your entry comments. Not that it got you any special treatment, but it makes things more fun. And if you’ve been reading my blog for any amount of time you know I’m all about fun. At least most of the time.

Here’s what you’re wondering…

Teri asked, Who would win a fight between Jason Bourne and Sayid Jarrah?
You’d think I’d choose Sayid since my undying love of Lost is well documented on this blog. Basically, I was obsessed. The thing is, Sayid’s been so busy running from smoke monsters, hiking through the jungle, subsisting on Dharma peanut butter, and getting blown to shreds in a submarine that I have to say—Jason Bourne might have the upper hand. That is, if he can even find the island to fight Sayid in the first place.

Ameena said, What is your favorite book ever?
That’s like asking the Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe to pick her favorite child. I will say, there are some I read as a kid that I’ll love forever: A Wrinkle in Time, Charlotte’s Web, Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret, The Westing Game, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Secret Garden, Little Women, and Number the Stars. And To Kill A Mockingbird, but now I’m getting into my tween years, and this list is risking taking on a life of its own.

Heather C asks, Even though you are big into health and nutrition, do you have a food weakness that has you occasionally nutritionally slumming it?
Do I have a weakness? As in one? No.

I do, however, have a list of weaknesses. Most fall under the category dessert, which means all are sugar-loaded and often covered with chocolate. However, chocolate is brain food. It helps me think. Non-chocolate weaknesses include bread pudding, sugar cookies, peach pie and, yes, Sour Patch Kids. Movies are better with a pack of Sour Patch Kids.

Pretty much everyone seconded Shanna’s question: Where are all these goodies coming from?
I held up a Sephora.

Just kidding. Before I became a health writer, I was a beauty editor. And so I got a lot of great swag, plus Sephora gift cards. It’s called paying it forward. I expect to win a free tube of mascara sometime around my 50th birthday.

Jolene asked, How did you get started as a writer? What was your path like?
Twitter version: I went to school for journalism. #lotsofwriting #collegecostsmorethanaprivateisland

For more than 140 words on the topic, check out my answers to this question here and here. Oh, and anyone wondering, “How do I get started writing?” should click here.

Katie wants to know: If you were forced to get rid of one state in the country, which one would it be and why?
This is so easy: New Jersey. There are three main reasons for this.

A. Jersey Shore. The world would be a better place if this went off the air.

B. The Jersey Turnpike. Biggest time suck ever.

C. Driving through Jersey—when I’m going from my home in Virginia to my parents’ house in Massachusetts—takes just as long as getting through Virginia, D.C., Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts. (See B, above.) Seriously, that’s one long state.

Teresa asks, Should Lindsay Lohan sign up for Dancing with the Stars? Should DWTS want Ms. Lohan? Does anyone care about LL anymore? Did anyone ever?
No. Here’s what Lindsay Lohan should do: Gain 20 pounds, embrace her red hair, and act like an adult. This might lead to actual movie roles through which she will win back all of the people who thought she was a slice of awesome in Freaky Friday and Mean Girls.

Speaking of Teresa … She was No. 37.

Which means she’s the final winner of my beauty giveaway. (E-mail your full name and address to tracey@notsuperhuman.com and I’ll ship it off!)

And that, my amazing readers, is all.

In the spirit of this Q&A post, I leave you with this hilariously random question to ponder in the comments: If you could delete one state from the country, which would you pick and why?