Her theme: You mean a theme song?

No, a theme: "I want to" is more important than "I'm supposed to."

What she misses most about the Cornhusker State: There's more popcorn in Nebraska than in Massachusetts, I feel.

Favorite cereal: I knew you'd ask that. I like cereal a lot. My favorites include: Quaker 100% Natural, Rice Krispie Treats Cereal--it's great. I can't remember the specific name, but Chex makes a great graham cracker-flavored cereal. And finally, there's a cereal called "Heartland," which is simply divine. Basically, it's granola, but very wicked, dessert-like granola.

Why she entered Crayola's "Name the New Crayons Contest": I would kind of like to name crayons for a career. Or maybe lipsticks. I thought I had a lot to offer Crayon users around the world, but the judges apparently didn't think so.

But they did choose one of her name suggestions: Yes. "Robin's Egg Blue" was selected, but because other people submitted that name as well, the crayon people had to look at the sentences we wrote about "why our color names are the most original, creative, and appropriate" to choose the Grand Prize Winner. Maybe I took it too seriously. Maybe my sentence was too complex. So they sent me a "Certificate of Creativity" and a Crayola Collectors' Tin as tokens of their appreciation for my participation.

What other color names of hers the Crayola judges should have picked for their crayons: "Drizzle." "Higgledy Piggledy Pink." "Valentine's Day Red." "Cappucino"...I could go on and on.

How she explains her overuse of italics: Emphasis is important.

Her legacy at The Crimson: Italics, maybe.

A perfume of hers that drives men crazy: I've found that Estee Lauder's "Knowing" gets results.

What she'll miss most about the magazine: I'll miss the little things. Answering the phones. Filling in captions. Fixing the date at the bottom of the page. Doing the Table of Contents. And my initials, my little initials.