Marina Kotovnikov

Random Things About Me:

1. Jobs that I've been really bad at include cashier at The Wiz, vacuum sealing gift baskets, and spotlight operator in a theater.

2. I don't believe in God (cue the thunder) but I will follow that lady voice coming from the GPS wherever it takes me.

3. I was kicked out of The Girl Scouts of America.

7. My favorite song is INTO THE MYSTIC by Van Morrison.

5. The night I fell in love with my husband, he was wearing a dress and a 1970's afro wig.

16. I once had to teach an origami class without knowing a thing about origami.

147. I learned all the swear words on the first day of first grade.

8. I immigrated to the US from Russia during the cold war, and was told "go back to red square, you commie" by elementary school kids.

C. I used to take my friends for joy rides in my Dad's car before I had my license.

D. I feel oddly happy in libraries and laundromats.

#. I was a latch-key kid and alone a lot which I credit to why I have an over-active imagination.

12. When I was 12, I forgot to look both ways and got hit by a car. Somehow I survived completely unscathed.

3. The birth of my children was the closest I've ever felt to being a super hero.

14,000. I lived in Rome, Italy for a year.

Q. I get lost on a daily basis.

%. I'm frightened of chickens and care bears.

@. I'm not a fan of squirrels and cannot support their organization.

20. I grew up in a superstitious family where I was told things like "If you wear socks in the house, your parents will die". Seriously.

21. Once I sneezed in a clothing store, and Drew Barrymore blessed me.

8.2. I once tried to make money by starting a roller skating club in my basement.

$. I often use the word "underwear" as a verb.