Questionnaire

from Shelly, the queen of memes

First Best Friend(s): Laura Moore, age 6. We're still friends, after 35 years!

First Screen Name: One of those weird Prodigy names (e.g. YQRP87) in the late 80s. I signed notes "Domestic Goddess." I was ahead of the irony bubble, believe me.

First Pet: We had a parakeet when I was very young. My first pet was a rescued terrier mutt, picked up at the Dumb Friends League in Denver when I was 10.

First Piercing: Only ones are one hole in each ear, done when I was 14? Or 15?

First Crush: Jim Phillips, 6th grade. I wore a cute little baby blue dress as often as possible to show off my (cold, naked) legs. He was a clueless 12-year-old boy, but blonde and cute.

First CD: Don't remember my first CD for sure...Nylons, maybe? My first album was (horrors!) Shaun Cassidy's, in the era of the Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew show.

First Car: The first car I drove was a Chevy Malibu station wagon (dad's car). The car I drove mostly in high school was a hand-me-down from my mom, a 1971 Toyota Corolla. I've never owned a car that was JUST mine, but the first vehicle I helped pay for, with my name on the title, was a 1987 white Toyota pickup truck.

First Love: Wow, as opposed to first crush...? Uhm, actually, probably Beast. No one I dated ever broke my heart when we split. There were guys I didn't want to stop seeing, but it wasn't because I loved them; it was because they were good (ahem) kissers. ;-)

First Stuffed Animal: Not sure. I remember buying--with my own money--a small pink mouse at the Denver train station when I was about 5. I still have the mangy thing.

NINE LASTS

Last Alchoholic Beverage: Vodka/cranberry juice a couple of nights ago, which I didn't finish because Beast bought crap vodka and it tasted AWFUL!

Last Car Ride: To work this morning. Long(er) distance: probably the drive to Texas in Sept.

Last Movie Seen: At a theater? Uh, Star Wars...Sith, I think. At home, I'm working through Shoah.

Last Phone Call: Made by me: probably this morning regarding the fundraiser I'm working on for Christmas. That I answered: a reference call for information about Katherine Paterson, and then directions to the library.

Last CD Played: Shania Twain's "Come On Over" because I needed mindless pap to counter reality.

Last Bubble Bath: With bubbles, last week sometime. I took a 'balt salt bath' last night, though, with orange-scented salts.

Last Time You Cried: Last night, because I couldn't sleep and Blogger blew up.

EIGHT HAVE-YOU-EVERS

Have you ever dated one of your best friends: Yup. Then I married 'im.

Have you ever been arrested: God no.

Have you ever skinny dipped: Since I can't swim, that would be suicidal. And, no.

Have you ever been on TV: Yes.

Have you ever kissed someone and then regretted it: Let me count the times...yes.

Have you ever had a sex dream about someone you knew: Of course.

SEVEN THINGS YOU'RE WEARING

1. Underwear
2. Bright orange T shirt from this summer's reading program
3. Old Navy jeans
4. Black sox
5. Comfy shoes
6. Fake turquoise earrings that are garish and hideous
7. 3 rings

SIX THINGS YOU'VE DONE TODAY

1. Got up
2. Washed my hair
3. Bought a sympathy card
4. Sorted out fundraiser order
5. Grumbled about Vertigo Woman
6. Answered several reference and directional questions at the Ref Desk
7. Proctored a real estate exam

FIVE FAVORITE THINGS IN NO ORDER

1. Cheetos
2. The Internet
3. Kid giggles
4. Orange, red, and yellow leaves on trees
5. Warm weather

FOUR PEOPLE YOU CAN TELL [ALMOST] ANYTHING TO

1. Beast
2. Jenny
3. Amy
4. everyone else who reads this stuff!

THREE HOLIDAY DESTINATIONS (not sure if this means this year or what, so I'm doing a wish list--where I'd like to be for the holidays)

1. In the house where I grew up
2. Ouray, in the cabin we no longer own
3. Mackinaw Island

TWO THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE

1. Take a balloon ride
2. Hold my grandchildren, and love them

ONE THING YOU REGRET Just one? Not having more fun when I was younger.