"The Four"

1. Four names people call me other than my real name:

Masha (it's a Russian thing - pretty much my whole family calls me this) - also Mashka, Mashen'ka, Mashun'ka, etc.

Ria (a nickname my husband used to have for me when we first started dating)

Marie (because apparently it's too close to Maria)

Marcia (go figure)

2. Four jobs I’ve had:

Pharmacy Technician

English Teacher/ Nanny

Grad Student/ Laboratory TA

Postdoctoral Researcher

3. Four movies I’ve watched more than once:

Pulp Fiction

Lord of the Rings (Fellowship)

Bridget Jones (both)

Die Hard (1 + 3)

4. Four books I’d recommend:

PIHKAL/TIHKAL

How to Think Like  a Pancreas

Anything by Dan Brown

Anything by Michael Crichton

5. Four places I’ve lived:

Russia (Siberian plain, Samara on the Volga)

Spain (Madrid)

US (Boston)

US (~Columbus, OH)

6. Four places I’ve visited

Costa Rica

Belize

Amsterdam

France (south)

7. Four things I prefer not to eat:

Pasta (it's the carbs)

"Sweet" salads (e.g. pasta salad, overly sweet potato salad)

That's it - I'm not too picky!

8. Four of my favorite foods:

Eggs (cause of course)!

Eggrolls 

Cheesecake

Coffee

9. Four TV shows I watch:

New Girl

House of Cards

Sherlock

Person of Interest

10. Four things I’m looking forward to this year:

Traveling to Italy

Hiking with my dogs all the time

Morel/mushroom hunting

Relaxing!

11. Four things I’m always saying:

It is what it is

You can do this (I may have stolen this from Laddie but it's true!)

Oh Shit!

Oh Well