Easy as 1,2,3

Some friends of mine have been doing these ABC posts, so I thought I'd join in the fun by answering the questions too.

Age: 25
Bed Size: Queen.
Chore I hate: Anything that has to do with my car. Although washing the exterior is not as bad as vacuuming the interior.
Dogs: Currently have one named Lola. She is a chocolate lab and a complete spaz but we love her through it.
Essential start of my day: Hitting snooze on the alarm.
Favorite Color: Green.
Gold or silver: It’s a toss-up.
Height: I claim 5’4”. And will until my dying day.
Instruments I play (or have played): Had a very brief fling with both the piano and violin, but nothing long-term.
Job Title: Technical writer.
Kids: None yet. But I like them in theory.
Live: C-wood Heights, yo.
Mom's Name: Marina
Nickname: Dash, Dashinka, Dashulinka, etc. If you want to get technical Dasha is actually a nickname for my legal name (Daria), but no one calls me that unless they know me from work or are a family member trying to get on my nerves.
Overnight hospital stays: Appendectomy my senior year of high school. Worst Christmas break ever.
Pet Peeve: The term “pet peeve.” It makes me picture bald gerbils or something equally creepy. I would really like to know who came up with it.
Quote from a movie: I can’t think of any particular ones right now but almost everything that Alex says in Everything is Illuminated cracks me up and is often quoted by my Russian family. In fact, I think Butch and I need to start borrowing some of his verbiage when introducing Lola to people (“she is deranged, but so so playful”). See a clip here. Oh, and I love me a good Tom Hanks "there's no crying in baseball!" rant, too.
Right or left handed: Right
Siblings: One of each (older sister, older brother, younger sister, younger brother). They are all pretty rad.
Time I wake up: Varies by the day but always about twenty minutes too late (see letter “E”).
Underwear: Yes.
Vegetables I dislike: I was going to say green beans but then I remembered that I’m OK with them as long as they’re not canned or frozen, so none really.
What makes me run late: Picking out an outfit, doing my hair, feeding Lola, getting distracted by shiny objects… pretty much anything and everything. I have some tardiness issues that need to be addressed.
X-rays I've had done: Teeth and left foot (stress fracture). And if CAT scans count you can also include the appenidx incident.
Yummy food I make: You can see it all here. I posted a shrimp recipe today.
Zoo animal: Hippos.