Since Emily did the blog response and I blog and since, really, this is a way more efficient way to play this game than the whole, "send this back to everyone you know including the person who sent it to you" thing, here goes:
1. What time did you get up this morning? 6:00. It's summer and we decided that we don't like going to bed when it's still light outside so, we've shifted to 6am instead of 5am for now, maybe forever.
2. Diamonds or Pearls? Oh, I don't know. I don't like the situation in South Africa so, I'll say pearls. I certainly don't wear these sorts of things, outside of my heirloom diamond engagement ring which, actually, is stored away for safe keeping until I can get the prongs fixed. I can't be trusted with expensive things.
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? I can't remember...I want to see Wall*E very much. I saw Sweeney Todd in the theatre, that may be the last thing.
4. What is your favorite TV show? Hahaha. In the context of my blog, this is a very funny question. I can pick a currently running TV show and say Project Runway or What not to Wear but, we all know my favorite TV show of all time.
5. What do you usually have for breakfast? Cereal with fruit or a smoothie or something with peanut butter on it.
6. What is your middle name? Henry now. Used to be Jane.
7. What food do you dislike? Meat with bits. Heterogeneities. Gray areas, as the Wendy's commercial says. Any sort of skin, veins, bones, etc.
8. What is your favorite CD at the moment? "7x7x7" by the Sugarplastics and "Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?" by the Unicorns
9. What kind of car do you drive? Toyota Matrix.
10. Favorite sandwich? The one from the IBB coffee cart guy with the fresh squishy crusty bread and the avocado and ham and mayo and mixed greens and "all the veg."
11 What characteristic do you despise? If you've been watching Project Runway, you're familiar with the "rock'n'roll" lady who is constantly saying "Who's going to help me?" "Can I get some help?" "Is anyone finished with their's so they can help me?" No one's helping anyone else. Just do the thing and stop whining.
12. Favorite item of clothing? Would you make me pick my favorite child? I guess that I would say that my tapestry-esque wrap skirt is my favorite because it keeps me from being hot while not revealing my legs, about which I am self-conscious. Ask again in winter.
13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? If I could utilize wormhole technology and go there without having to fly for a zillion years, I would like to go to New Zealand. The problem is that, after all the flying, I wouldn't feel all that relaxed, I suspect. Maybe I would like to go to the rural Welsh countryside except that I'm concerned that I wouldn't like the food. I also don't like when I don't speak the language of wherever I am. I'd like to know some locals.
14. Are you an organized person? More than some, less than others.
15. Where would you like to retire to? Home. Don't ask me where that will be.
16. What was your most recent memorable birthday? I think the pirate ship birthday cake, when my mom was still alive. Somehow, losing one's mom makes birthdays sort of depressing.
17. What are you going to do when you finish this? Work on the suggestions that my advisor just made regarding my oxygen manuscript.
18. Furthest place you are sending this to? It's the internet, so, as far as the imagination will reach, I guess.
19. Person you expect to send it back first? I think I'm the end of the line this time.
20. When is your next birthday? 65
21. Morning person or night person? I like that I'm allowed to drink coffee in the mornings. It's a vice that I don't have to feel guilty about...yet...
22. What is your shoe size? I would say that this is maybe the least interesting question that can be asked of someone. There is nothing to be gleaned based on someone's shoe size. I wear a 9. It's the same as Lorelai Gilmore, which I know from the episode where Luke is ordering boat supplies and Lorelai makes him order her some boots so that she can look like the Morton's Salt Girl. Actually, Lorelai said "size 9" and Luke said, into the phone, "and some fishing boots, size 9." Was that because the book was a women's fishing supply book or because Lorelai actually wears a women's size 10.5? Because he didn't specify that they should be a women's size 9 or that they were women's fishing boots. Therefore, I'm going to conclude that Lorelai actually wears a 10.5-11. Now I will proceed to scan future episodes for inconsistencies on this issue.
23. Pets? Two cats. Wyatt and Chloe. Yin and yang. Friendly and loner, Light and dark, fluffy and sleek.
24. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share? I'm never going to graduate! Yay! Surprise!
25. What did you want to be when you were little? Nothing in particular. My sister, I guess. I wanted to be a popular and cool high school person. Cyndi Lauper, maybe?
26. How are you today? Fatigued and angry that my husband forced beer down my throat last night.
27. What is your favorite flower? I like them together. Groups of various flowers in various shades. I don't particularly like carnations or the regular little daisies when they're cut but I like them when they're still in the ground. My wedding flowers were absolutely perfect.
28. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? My defense, actually, the day after my defense. It wanders around but it's on the calendar between September and October sometime.
29. What are you listening to right now? Leaf blowers outside my window.
30. What was the last thing you ate? Cereal with blueberries. Kashi GoLean crunch.
31. Do you wish on stars? It's been a long time since I've seen the stars, part because I live in the city, part because I don't go out at night, part because I'm painfully unromantic and just don't look up very often.
32. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Lilac
33. How is the weather right now? Sunny, pretty hot. Humid.
34. Last person I spoke to on the phone? Kevin, Kevin, Kevin. I checked "Recently dialed, Missed, and Received."
35. Favorite soft drink? Dr. Pepper
36. Favorite restaurant? Very hard to choose. I'll say Udipi, the Indian place near my house.
37. Hair color? Brown/gray
38. What was your favorite toy as a child? My sister's things. Milky the milk cow, specifically.
39. Summer or Winter? It's hard to say summer during August in Atlanta but I like Summer, for the most part.
40. Chocolate or Vanilla? It depends on what the thing is.
41. Coffee or tea? Coffee.
42. Do you want your friends to email you back? Yes, or post on their respective blogs.
43. When was the last time you cried? Yesterday during church when someone sang, "In the Garden." Everything makes me cry.
44. What is under your bed? Plastic drawers that hold T-shirts, tank tops, and small t-shirts.
45. What did you do last night? Drank beer at the bar near my house while talking to some conservative neighbors about pets.
46. What are you afraid of? Being alone.
47. Salty or sweet? It depends.
48. How many keys on your key ring? I have two key rings. 5 lab keys and about 5 car/house keys (different cars, different houses)
49. How many years at your current job? An eternity. More than I can count.
50. Favorite day of the week? Sunday.
51. Do you make friends easily? Yes
52. How many people will you send this to? How many people read this blog? Somewhere between 5 and 10.
53. How many will respond? I don't really know.
54. Do you like finding out all this stuff about your friends? Yes.
3 comments:
Yay! I was hoping that you do this. Is 65 the number of days until your birthday? I was somewhat confused with that one.
DUDE. That rock n' roll chick on Project Runway pisses me the hell off. She needs to go home.
I found a Udipi near my office a couple of weeks ago. Fantastic.
Oh, the 65 thing was just sort of a joke, like, because of what you wrote about how the next birthday and the previous are all the same...it was random. Like, I'm not going to celebrate my birthday again until I turn 65 or something...I see now that it doesn't necessarily make sense.
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