picture of molly You're at a party, you don't know too many people. Someone starts a conversation with you. Maybe they ask your name. Invariably, they ask this question: "What do you do?" Maybe you have an easy answer. Maybe you choke on your beer, wondering why people seek to define one another by what they do. Perhaps you struggle to explain what it is you really spend your time doing.

I spend a lot of time choking, as I haven't found a catchall word for my activities. I suppose one could say that I'm a Renaissance Woman, but that would sound terribly arrogant, don't you think? Of course sputtering and hacking and spitting beer on a fellow partygoer is almost as unattractive as arrogance.

If you have a better idea of what I might say in such a situation, or have a funny answer that you use, feel free to email me your thoughts. I'm compiling a list of reader's ideas, so be sure to send in your vote today!