100 Questions

For die-hards (like Shelly) only. ;-)


1. ONE OF YOUR SCARS, HOW DID YOU GET IT?
I have a circular scar on my left knew where I fell when I was maybe 5 or 6. I was carrying picnic supplies out to the patio one summer day when I tripped over a long snag in the rug at the back door. My foot got completely hung up in the long loop (like 2 feet long) and I fel flat...on the bridge-piece between the carpet and the concrete. I remember shrieking (was that the time I remember Dad holding me upside down over the bathtub and whacking me on the back to get me to breathe?) and I remember a lot of blood. I seem to vaguely recall Mom yelling at Dad about not having fixed that snag for several weeks/months. Much drama. Don't remember dinner at all.

2. WHAT IS ON THE WALLS IN YOUR ROOM?
I'm going to assume this means my bedroom, since I suspect this was originally written by a teen. hee
So, on the walls of my bedroom: a cross I've owned for 30 years; a painting by the Beast's grandmother of a lighthouse; a card with dolphins on it, originally mailed to Brian in San Diego, which he returned in a frame; a lighthouse calendar; a large numbered copy of a boat near a fence outside a boathouse; a framed photo of a canal in Copenhagen taken by my brother-in-law; a dresser mirror that desperately needs to be resilvered.

3. WHAT DOES YOUR CELL PHONE LOOK LIKE?
It's a flip phone that does a bunch of stuff besides making phone calls, much of which I don't use. I tried to post a link, but the blogger photo thingy isn't working.

4. WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LIKE TO LISTEN TO?
It's shorter to say what I don't like: most opera, most rap, Country Western (I'll listen to regular country if I have to). Otherwise, bring it on.

5. DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME YOU WERE BORN?
Just before midnight.

6. WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW?
More hours in the day.

7. WHAT DO YOU MISS?
The mountains in Colorado.

8. WHAT IS YOUR MOST PRIZED POSSESSION?
My passport.

9. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SMELL?
I have a clove-scented candle that I absolutely love.

10. DO YOU GET CLAUSTROPHOBIC?
Not really. I don't like crowded places, but elevators/small rooms/etc. don't bother me at all.

11. DO YOU GET SCARED IN THE DARK?
No.

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOGNE / PERFUME?
Cindy Adams' "Gossip" which isn't made anymore. I bought some VS Tuesday; we'll see how that works out.

14. WHAT KIND OF HAIR DO YOU LIKE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX?
I prefer men's hair a little longer--past the ears--but with a good haircut. Doesn't have to be perfect-looking, but a good base is necessary. And, facial hair = required, pretty much.

15. WHERE CAN YOU SEE YOURSELF BEING PROPOSED TO AT?
Wow. I'd fix that sentence but it's too much fun to look at to! :-)
I was proposed to in a Chi-Chi's restaurant, because Beast couldn't wait any longer!

16. COFFEE OR ENERGY DRINKS?
No coffee. I'm psyching myself up to try an energy drink.

17. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PIZZA TOPPING?
After cheese? Canadian bacon.

18. IF YOU COULD EAT ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Aside from more Tylenol for my headache? Hmm, a piece of cherry pie would be good.

19. WHO IS THE LAST PERSON YOU MADE MAD?
Probably someone at the meeting today. Seriously, I probably piss off Beast and Sparky pretty regularly, so that's a safe bet.

20. DO YOU SPEAK A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE?
I know a lot of words in different languages...I can make myself understood in Spanish if I put forth some effort. And I understand some German, some French, some Italian, some Greek, some Russian....

21. WHAT WAS THE FIRST GIFT SOMEONE EVER GAVE YOU (OF THE OPPOSITE SEX)?
Presumably, we are meant to exclude family members. I think it was my high school boyfriend, who brought me a huge bouquet of roses after, uhm, several weeks of dating. Mortifying, but in a nice way.

28. WOULD YOU FALL IN LOVE KNOWING THAT THE PERSON IS LEAVING?
Depends, doesn't it? Where's he going, what's he doing, why's he leaving? Probably not, though.

29. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO TELL SOMEONE HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU?
As I say to Sparky quite often: USE YOUR WORDS.

30. SAY A NUMBER FROM ONE TO A HUNDRED:
16

31. BLONDES OR BRUNETTES?
Brunettes.

32. WHAT IS THE ONE NUMBER YOU CALL OFTEN?
Beast's cell phone.

33. WHAT ANNOYS YOU MOST?
Selfishness.

33. HAVE YOU BEEN OUT OF THE U.S.?
Yes.
At 14, to England (relatives).
At 17, to Mexico (school trip).
At 21, to England (relatives).
At 22, to Russia, China, Outer Mongolia, Poland (briefly), Switzerland, and Italy (school trip).
At 32, to England (relatives).
At 35, to Canada (vacation)
At 36, to Greece, Germany and England (vacation, business, and relatives).
At 41, to England (relatives).

35. YOUR WEAKNESSES?
There's not nearly enough room here. Most likely to make the top one or two: Foot-in-Mouth Disease.

37. FIRST JOB?
Babysitting and househouse chores. Working for dad. My first 'real job' was shelving books and shelfreading at my library, following in my sister's and brother's footsteps.

38. EVER DONE A PRANK CALL?
Yes, but not for close to 30 years!

39. WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE YOU FILLED OUT THIS SURVEY?
Blogging. Massaging my sinuses.

40. IF YOU COULD GET PLASTIC SURGERY WHAT WOULD IT BE?
I could do it now. But, why? As Shelly wrote, this is me. I'm pretty comfortable in my skin.

41. WHY DID YOU FILL OUT THIS SURVEY?
I like answering questions. I'm a test-junky.

42. WHAT DO YOU GET COMPLIMENTED ABOUT MOST?
Depends where. At home, perhaps for meals (the boys have low expectations!). At work, occasionally for new outfits; more often for getting something done. Elsewhere, for being the "brainy one."

43. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF ALCOHOL BECAME ILLEGAL?
I would complain, but then probably wouldn't even notice.

44. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY?
A heated mattress pad. Some specific CDs. A new work-bag. But my birthday was last month, so I think I'll just go buy them after Christmas (assuming they don't arrive under the tree).

45. HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU WANT?
I always planned to adopt, in theory. Then I decided I wanted to try the Big Adventure of pregnancy and childbirth. After doing the whole thing all the way through once, I decided I could check it off as "accomplished" and never do it again. Which I haven't.
So: one.
And lots of grandchildren in about 15 years.

46. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
My sisters got to pick my name (they felt my parents had done a lousy job with their names, which I tend to agree with). I think my sister knew someone with my first name. My middle name is after R. Switzer, a relative, but I'm not quite sure how we're related. All I can say is that it's a good name I didn't have speech problems as a child, or my name would have been a nightmare!

47. DO YOU WISH ON STARS?
Not really. Didn't grow up with this, so never got into the swing of it.

48. WHATS YOUR FAVORITE FINGER?
What a very strange question!
From a functionality standpoint, my thumbs. From an aesthetic standpoint, my pinkies.

49. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY?
I teared up during "I Will Always Love You" (Dolly Parton) this morning. Last weeping was probably over the weekend sometime. I cry a lot. My tear ducts are VERY clean.

50. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
Usually. If not, I change it.

51. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
Another strange question. Thin-sliced roast beef.

52. ANY BAD HABITS?
Well, of course. The one I'm most likely to publicize here is ignoring work to blog/read/sleep/whatever.

53. WHAT IS YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING CD ON THE SHELF?
I don't think I have any embarrassing CDs. That Backstreet Boys CD is Sparky's, I tell you! :-)
I have some embarrassing records, though. I like the music, but I can't tell anyone or you'll laugh.

54. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
If I were one of my friends I would be. How's that for circular logic?!
I'd actually probably drive myself completely nuts.

56. DO LOOKS MATTER?
Yes. Hey, reality sucks.

57. HOW DO YOU RELEASE ANGER?
See my other blog. I cry, too.

58. WHERE IS YOUR SECOND HOME?
Work. Maybe church?

59. DO YOU TRUST OTHERS EASILY?
Up to a point, I do trust people easily. But I don't almost never trust someone completely, which I just recently figured out. I haven't figured out why, though.

60. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD?
My brother's Matchbox cars. And my jacks.

63. DO YOU USE SARCASM?
Never. Never-ever.
Duh.

64. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN A MOSH PIT?
See #10 above. No.

65. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A GUY?
Kindness, sense of humor, similar values...trainable (hee hee) and good father material. It helped that Beast also opened my car door for me whenever we went out. Why, exactly, did I tell him to stop?!

66. WHAT ARE YOUR NICKNAMES?
I don't have any in real life. But, thanks to blogging, I can now claim "Cat."

67 is the Official Missing Question. I say, make one up and answer it! WHY IS THE SKY BLUE?
Because of...because I...because God made it that way. And Mommy says so.

68. DO YOU UN-TIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
Only if they have shoelaces.
Actually, no I don't.

70. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR?
Vanilla with caramel or butterscotch topping.

72. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE COLORS?
Blue.

73. HOW MANY WISDOM TEETH DO YOU HAVE?
In my mouth, none. But somewhere in this house is a small box containing all eight of the teeth I had to have pulled for braces. The wisdom teeth were pulled when I was about 13.

74. WHO/WHAT DO YOU MISS MOST RIGHT NOW?
My sister's birthday was the 5th. I miss her a lot this time of year (she died on her birthday eve in 1994). Then I miss Dad, too.
I miss Beast, too, but he's only in Philly.

75. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
Yeah. [see #63]

76. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
Sparky, in his bathroom, brushing his teeth and getting ready for bed. The hum of the computer. The throb of my temples.

77. LAST THING YOU ATE?
A peanut-butter-and-chocolate chewy granola bar. And a lot of Dr. Pepper, both with and without caffeine. Nothing's working on this headache!

78. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
Beast, at 5:30ish.

79. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE IN THE OPPOSITE SEX?
Hair.

80. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
Denver, CO

81. SCARIEST THING THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO YOU?
Nearly being run off the road by a milk truck. While listening to Whitney Houston. No wonder I don't like her! ;-)

82. FAVORITE DRINK?
Non alc. : Diet Dr. Pepper
Alc. : right now I'm kind of in a rum-and-eggnog phase. Normally, v&t.

83. FAVORITE JOKE?
The one my brother tells about hazing at a fire station involving fishing line and a mattress. Because it's funny, and because my dad was in absolute hysterics when my brother told us. He was crying he was laughing so hard.

84. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPORT?
To watch: football, minor league baseball.
To play: volleyball. I don't mind shooting baskets, but don't like to actually play basektball.

85. HAIR COLOR?
Underneath the dye, I'm dark brown with an increasing amount of gray. Once I'm mostly gray, the dying will stop.
The dye is a dark brown/red-tint/ash blonde mixture. Sounds horrible, doesn't it?

86. EYE COLOR?
Hazel.

87. DO YOU WEAR GLASSES?
Does "blind as a bat" mean anything to you? I tried contacts for one summer 20 years ago. It was a bad idea.

88. SIBLINGS?
No thanks, I've got some.
Sisters: born 1943, 1946, 1949
Brother: born 1953

89. FAVORITE MONTH?
September

90. YOU LIKE SUSHI?
I like my meat cooked, thanks.

91. LAST THING YOU WATCHED?
The Wather Channel, to decide if I really wanted to drive Sparky back into town for his band concert tonight. The answer? No.

92. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR?
New Year's Day. Followed closely by any Christmas Day where I never change out of my pajamas.

93. ARE YOU TOO SHY TO ASK SOMEONE OUT?
I think it would be a bad idea. Beast would find it annoying. I think if I had known a guy was too shy to ask me out, I'd've done it...back in the Dark Ages when I was dating.

94. SUMMER OR WINTER?
Hands down: summer.

95. KISSES OR HUGS?
Yes. Please.

96. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE-NIGHT STANDS?
Relationship. Good heavens, the other option just...I can't imagine...wow. So outside the realm of my reality....

97. WHO DO YOU SECRETLY LOVE?
No secrets. Yep, me and Donna Rice are the only ones who can say that! :-)

98. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE YOU MACKED IT WITH IN THE PAST YEAR?
No idea what this means, so checking the Urban Dictionary...I'm still not sure. So I'll say one, because it certainly involves something to do with sex.

99. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING?
Only one right now: Breath of Snow and Ashes, by Diana Gabaldon.

100. WHERE DO YOU WORK?
Hello?! Library?!