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The Deuce Club, 7.31

By Peter Bodo

**By Jackie Roe, TW Social Director
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JJ Evening, TWibe! This week we'll be taking a break from the YouTube series, but worry not, it's far from over. (Just keeping y'all on your toes.)

First, some business: In a little over two weeks, I'll be at the Cincinnati Masters; I'm covering the first few days of the men's event (8/17-8/19), and I'd love to meet up with any of you who also plan on attending. If you're going and are up for a TWibe gathering, holler in the comments!

Today's photo is brought to you by greenhopper, who was in the audience for last night's Jankovic/Lisicki match in Stanford. Isn't it fantastic? From 'hopper: This is one of my favorite photos from yesterday's match. JJ was super fun to photograph with her different facial expressions throughout the match. Smiling JJ is a total win.

Now on to today's topic ...

As everyone knows by now, I check into Facebook pretty regularly, and it seems like these "about me"-type quizzes are all the rage right now. (By the way, are all of my fellow Facebookers aware of our TW group, TennisWorld > Real World? If not, be sure to request to join!)

The one quiz I've seen the most is something called "The 3s of Me." The way it works is you complete this quiz, which asks about your habits and preferences, and then you "tag" others. Tagging is basically selecting those you wish to see your responses and to respond in turn. It's a fun way to get to know one another, so I thought we should try it here!

First, I'll share my "3s" (I never got around to doing it on Facebook, so I'm glad to have this opportunity), then all of you should consider yourselves tagged. That is, you'll have to follow suit and take the quiz yourselves. Got it?

The 3s of Jackie

Favorite hobbies and/or interests

  1. Watching sports, particularly tennis and wrestling (wait, does wrestling count?)
  2. Listening/singing/dancing to music
  3. Writing these Deuce Club posts!

Three jobs I have had in my life

  1. Salesperson at a department store - Horrid. Fortunately it was only for a summer.
  2. Teaching Assistant - While in grad school, I taught an introductory writing course to college freshmen. I miss my students ... but not the grading.
  3. Market research - My job now.

Three places I have lived

  1. Illinois
  2. Illinois
  3. Illinois
    [I'll get out someday, right? Not that I don't love it here ... but boy, I could use a change of scene.]

Three favorite drinks

  1. Water
  2. Green tea
  3. (tie) Smoothies and Knudsen's cranberry spritzer
    [I know I'm boring, but that's what happens when you're a teetotaler.]

Three TV shows that I watch

  1. WWE RAW/SmackDown - Different shows but both wrestling. And both pretty disgraceful.
  2. Most anything on the Food Network. Special nods to Throwdown, Ace of Cakes, and Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives.
  3. Roseanne reruns
    [Programming alert: We'll definitely do a TV DC in the near future, so don't exhaust all of your favorites here ... just tell us which shows you're presently watching.]

Three places I have been

  1. One international spot - Sicily
  2. One U.S. spot - Sedona, AZ
  3. And a tennis-related spot - Cincinnati Masters (another shout-out!)
    [Rather vague, no? I could've answered with anything - from my bathroom to Disneyland to Ocho Rios.]

Things I am not looking forward to

  1. The end of the weekend.
  2. Going grocery shopping tomorrow. I'm just fine once I'm in the car, but it's getting to that point that's the problem!
  3. Stressing out about tennis again - or maybe I am?

Three places you would visit on vacation if you had the money and time off (Jenn added this question!)

  1. The Maldives - If it's good enough for Rog and Mirka, it's good enough for me. (But really, I'll go with any island. Sun, sand, peace.)
  2. Switzerland - More of Rog's influence. To be fair, it is one beautiful country.
  3. Wimbledon - Favorite tournament, after all.

Three of your favorite all time albums (Jenn, did you add this, too?)

  1. Any Beatles album. If I had to pick, I'd go with A Hard Day's Night or Help. (Switching it up from a more popular pick like Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.)
  2. Ten by Pearl Jam - "Oceans," "Black," Even Flow," "Alive," "Jeremy" ... most artists can't produce that many hits in a lifetime, let alone in a single album (and a debut one, no less).
  3. Fumbling Towards Ecstasy by Sarah McLachlan - I think this was actually my very first CD purchase, so it's close to my heart.

Now let's hear about your 3s! A few things to keep in mind: