\\ TMI tag \\

so...i've been tagged in a TMI-TAG post by the gorgeous luba.

to be totally honest, i sort of wanted to be tagged - 

i really like questionnaire, and i also had a feeling luba might tag me,

but i had no idea she will list me as her crush! yay me!!

(note question 37 in her post)

anyhow, enough about that...

here we go!

- 1 -

what are you wearing?

right now i'm wearing a really nice long sleeved black

castro shirt \ sweatshirt with texture, levis 501 cutoffs that used to fit

me but are huge since i lost a lot of weight, and havaianas.

- 2 -

ever been in love?

well, more than once, but real, true love?

only once - my husband, jesse. love at first sight.

- 3 -

ever had a terrible breakup?

my first boyfriend and i had the most terrible, horrible breakup imaginable.

 i even had to change my phone number and i sometimes still have

nightmares about him. yikes!

- 4 -

how tall are you?

169.5 cm \ 5'6"

- 5 -

how much do you weigh?

pre pregnancy - 67.5 kg

this morning - 60.1 - hurray!

- 6 -

any tattoos?

addicted to ink - 5 and counting

and let me tell you - getting a huge tattoo on your ribs is *painful* !!!

what will be the next one...?

- 7 -

any piercings?

regular earrings,

used to have a belly button ring 

and my body rejected a nose ring twice. guess it's just not meant to be

- 8 -

OTP (one true pairing)?

well, i can't really think of any more perfect couple

(or threesome) than jesse-lillou-ryan gosling!

(or foursome) than jesse-lillou-ryan gosling-thom yorke!

(or fivesome) than jesse-lillou-ryan gosling-thom yorke-luba!

(or sixsome) than jesse-lillou-ryan gosling-thom yorke-luba-lee (my sis-in-law)!

- 9 -

favorite show?

make that shows, plural:

breaking bad (i'm still in total shock that it ended and of how it ended), grey's

anatomy (guilty pleasure. i can and i am watching it over and over again), himym

(thank god it's over, but jesse and i were the biggest fans and we knew it by heart),

pushing daisies (why oh why was it cancelled after only 2 short and glorious seasons??)

 - 10 -

favorite bands?

first, foremost, always and forever - radiohead!

and then...adele, amy winehouse, air, the apples,

asaf avidan, coldplay, daft punk,

madonna, michael jackson, and so so so so many more

- 11 -

something you miss?

sleep, and my grandpa. not in that order.

- 12 -

favorite song?

reckoner - radiohead

- 13 -

how old are you?

27 and 2 months, which is almost 28,

which is almost 30, which is almost 40,

which is almost 50, which is half of 100

which is old, dammit!

- 14 -

zodiac sign?

aries

- 15 -

favorite quote?

"it is our choices that show us who

 we truly are, far more than our abilities"

albus dumbledore"

- 16 -

quality you look for in a partner?

great spooning and a great sense of humor

- 17 -

where do you go when you're sad?

i usually stay in bed. or go to my mom's

- 18 -

favorite color?

green, but it really depends on the day

- 19 - 

loud music or soft?

usually loud, and almost always 

music that i know the lyrics to,

so that i can sing along to (and preferably shake my booty to it as well)

- 20 -

favorite actor?

well, until very recently, johnny depp.

then he started getting all weird and amber heard-y

and his movies started flunking.

so...

robert downey jr., simply because he's so freaking awesome!

until i find someone else, anyway...

- 21 -

how long does it take you to shower?

10 minutes for the basic shower (including shampooing)

and up to 30 minutes including a hair mask, body-hair removal and the works

- 22 -

how long does it take you to get ready in the morning?

5 minutes if it's just to get ready to go to the supermarket

or to bring alma to kindergarten.

up to an hour if it's going out.

(all of this ** gesturing myself ** takes work!!)

- 23 -

ever been in a physical fight?

in elementary school. i didn't initiate.

- 24 -

turn on?

jesse, a great smile, awesome wits, 

ryan gosling (have you been noticing a theme??),

guys-who-are-nice-to-their-moms-(but-don't-live-with-their-moms)

- 25 -

turn off?

bad teeth, bad breath, dirty nails,

lies, stupidity, asshole-attitudes

- 26 -

the last time you told someone you loved them?

i told alma i love her when i put her to sleep two hours ago

- 27 -

fears?

i fear death, cockroaches,

more cockroaches, and losing the people i love. 

and cockroaches.

and did i mention them cockroaches??

- 28 -

last thing that made you cry?

when i read "the prince's tale" chapter in

"harry potter and the deathly hollows" a few days ago

- 29 -

favorite movie?

amelie

so much magic in one petite girl.

- 30 -

the last book you read?

harry potter and the deathly hollows.

i made a harry potter marathon over the past month and a half.

i forgot how amazing the last book is.

and how incredible snape's double life truly was.

it really touched me (hence the tears...)

i can only hope jesse loves me the way snape loved lilly

- 31 -

the last show you watched?

breaking bad. finished season 5.

still gluing my pieces back together and picking my jaw up off the floor.

- 32 -

last person you talked to?

my dearest hubby and my bestest friend, jesse

- 33 -

the relationship between you and the person you last texted?

hagar, a fellow blogger, a fellow mom, and a sweet friend

- 34 -

favorite food?

sushi! sushi! sushi!

desserts! desserts! desserts!

- 35 -

favorite drink?

alcoholic -lambrusco

non alcoholic - OJ. also - i hate coke, and more than that - coke zero \ diet!

- 36 -

do you have a crush?

i have 3:

1. it's mutual

2. it's sensual

3. it's nuptial

- 37 -

favorite flavor of sweets?

i love the mixing of sweet and salty, so; sea salt caramel,

or sea salt chocolate

and most of all - my mom's banana flambe

(which has nothing to do with the mixing of sweet and salty, but is deadly addictive)

- 38 -

what instruments do you play?

i never officially learned to play any instruments.

but i did learn to sing for a whole year

with the sweet and oh-so-talented adi cesare

- 39 -

favorite piece of jewellery?

my engagement ring, duh!

it's a duchess kate (and Lady D) style antique ring

and i love-love-love it!

also, i have a family heirloom:

a 91.5 year old pendant that my great grandfather gave my grandmother

when she was born,

and she gave my mother for her bat mitzva.

my mom gave it to me when i was pregnant.

i have begged her to give it to my ever since i can remember,

and finally, i have it!

- 40 -

last sport you played?

by any chance, does sex count? :)

fine. does power-walking count?

- 41 -

last song you sang?

happy - pharrell whilliams

(i make up 75% of the words, though.

and what the hell does he mean by "a room without a roof" ?)

- 42 -

do you have any special collection?

i collect vintage tin boxes, vintage sewing machines,

vintage glass bottles, nesting dolls, big (huge!) colorful necklaces

- 43 -

favorite pickup line?

"hi i tzachi, you tourist? got fire? give me your number?"

in a heavy israeli accent at the beach

- 44 -

last place you were?

at work with kfir and luke

- 45 -

the meaning of the name of your blog?

it's based on the name of the book 

"the zig zag kid" by david grossman

which is one of my favorite books.

i read it first when i was 11.

i love books that describe an internal journey that a child goes through

(like "harry potter", "someone to run with", "extremely loud and incredibly close")

and that was the first one of its kind that i got to read.

i still read it about once a year, and it still excites me,

every time anew!

- 46 -

the reason you started blogging?

i've been addicted to a number of blogs (mainly fashion and food blogs)

for a while before i considered blogging. i figured i have a lot to share - 

a lot of clothes, a lot of ideas, a few curves,

some humor, and at the time...well...some time to kill...

(motherhood took the last part away)

so i thought - why not?!

- 47 -

last time you went out?

on the israeli independence day we went to a bbq

at some friends' house

it was great, and everyone loved my vegetarian

tofu and mushroom skewers

(they were surprised, i wasn't one bit)

- 48 -

place you want to visit?

places i haven't yet been to: berlin, amsterdam, australia (not just sydney),

new zealand, africa (too many places to name), italy

places i've been to and want to go back to: NYC, NYC, london, NYC

- 49 - 

special talent?

i can recognise almost any song i ever heard,

from the first second or two, and i would most probably remember

most of the lyrics correctly, even if the last time i heard it was about 17 years ago.

it takes up a ton of space in the hard drive i call a brain,

but it's a pretty fun talent to have.

especially on long drives when we don't have any cd's and the radio is on

- 50 -

who do i tag to answer this questionnaire next?

my beloved maya and my sweetheart hagar, but of course!!!

photo by kfir ziv - my new super talented boss

yay me and yay him!

xo!