Tag!

I'm stealing this "tag" from ICL, even though I wasn't officially tagged. Oh, well.

The book nearest me:
The Four Witnesses, by Robin Griffith-Jones. It's next to me, but I haven't read any of it for a week. Sigh.

Stretch out left arm what do you touch?
I'm on the recliner at one end of the couch. If I throw out my arm, it ends up touching three of the four throws on the back. The other one is wadded up next to me, on top of the phone, the book, a section of Thursday's newspaper... Yeah, very tidy room right now...

Last thing watched on television?
Beast had a race on TV last night as I was going up to bed. I can't say I was actually watching it however. The last intentional thing I watched was, uhm, I don't know...something on Wednesday or Thursday. No clue. I'm not the TV-aholic in the household.

Without looking what time is it?
It is very hard NOT TO LOOK at the clock in the corner of the screen right now...I'd guess it's about 1:10 p.m.

What actual time is it?
1:00. Not bad.

With the exception of the computer what can you hear?
Just as I read the question the a/c switched on. Also, the windchimes on the front porch are noodling around pretty constantly, and Beast is turning the pages of the newspaper periodically, and reading out the good bits to me. It's the only news I actually get: what Beast tells me about. I'm so freakin' clueless (intentionally).

When did you last step outside?
Got home from church/brunch/errands about 40 minutes ago.

Before this survey what did you look at?
Online? Probably the last site I was paying attention to was Bloglines where I found the feed for this meme.

What are you wearing?
New yellow scoop-neck shirt and my tan embroidered capris, my first anniversary necklace, and the first nice pair of earrings I ever owned: topaz. Hey, it was a big day at church today!

Did you dream last night?
I have no earthly idea. I suppose I did, but I was pretty exhausted. I will be napping this afternoon to catch up.

When did you last laugh?
I know I laughed this morning at church. I think I laughed at brunch. I probably laughed at the store. I laugh a lot, though not always very heartily. I certainly don't remember what I laughed about, not after church anyway.

What is on the walls in the room?
The painting of Canyon de Chelly done by my dad's cousin for our wedding gift. Two surround-sound speakers. Two framed Egyptian papyri.
That's all the wall space there is in the living room, pretty much.

What do you think of this quiz?
It's a quiz? Damn: I thought ya'll were just nosy!
Now I'm worried I'll flunk.
I'm pretty sure I've done a very similar one at least once before.

What is the last film you saw?
"The Great Escape": Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Garner... Good movie.

Tell me something we don't know:
..about me? Or just in general? How do I know what ya'll know? So, I'll stick to stuff about me.
Uhm...I just discovered this morning that I have a large chip out of the front of one of my front teeth, large enough for my pinkie nail to fit into nicely. Yay--more dental work.

If you could change one thing about the world, what would you do?
Normally, I'd say ending war or something. Today I think I'd just end people's dissatisfactions with their perceptions, the kind that cause depression, bulimia, addiction, war, etc.

Do you like to dance?
Yup.

George Bush?
...is a pathetic waste of human tissue. Which is a much kinder thought than "and people say abortion is wrong?!?"

Imagine your first child is a girl...
...ok, now what? Am I supposed to name her? The name we picked for a girl when I was pregnant was Josephine Amalia (we were talking about this yesterday, and I really had to work on the question...couldn't remember the middle name). We'd've called her Jo, probably. Yes, the third letter in the middle name is supposed to be 'a'.
At this point, she and I would be entrenched in the official Mother-Daughter Power Struggle, otherwise known as World War III.

Imagine your first child is a boy...
Well, that was hard...he is. He's also the only child. Named after both grandpas. Best kid in the world. Looks just like my dad. Sometimes. A giant dork. Smart as a whip and dumb as a box of rocks, just like his folks.

Would you consider living abroad?
At this point, I'd have to weigh my desire to do so against educational issues for Sparky. I'd certainly love to have the option to live in another country part of the time, and come back to the States regularly too.

What would God say to you when you reach the pearly gates?
I hardly think I'm in a position to suggest God's conversational opening.
What I expect to hear is "Welcome."
What I should hear is "Holy cow, chick, you so totally fucked THAT up! Good thing I'm in charge, not you!"

6 people who will do this quiz:
No clue who to pick, though have a few likely suspects in mind who will work on it (I hope).