Meme for grownups

Jacked from the Mermaid

1. What bill do you hate paying the most?

I don't really pay bills anymore; Beast takes care of the finances. I used to hate paying the credit cards, though.

2. What's the best place to eat a romantic dinner?

In my dining room.

3. Last time you puked from drinking?

I retract the headline on this post.
I haven't done this in almost 20 years. Yish.

4. When is the last time you got drunk and danced on a bar?

"Got drunk and danced on the bar"? Never.
Never danced on a bar sober, either.

5. Name of your first grade Teacher?

Miss Campbell. Aaaah, the blissful days before Ms.

6. What do you really want to be doing right now?

I'm actually perfectly happy right now. The only thing I'd want is my prescription eyedrops. The bottle I have at work is empty.

7. What did you want to be when you were growing up?

I wanted to be hip and cool and daring. And young. Like 25. Forever.

8. How many colleges did you attend before you settled on the one you graduated from?

I only went to Carroll. Well, I went to grad school at UWM, but I never school-hopped between degrees.

9. Why did you wear the shirt that you have on right now?

It was clean, library-related, and bright, and it goes with the tan capris I'm wearing [It's the neon yellow Summer Reading Program shirt from last summer.]

10. Gas Prices! First Thought?

I
hate
Exxon.

11. If you could move anywhere and take someone with you where would you go and who?

If I'm not going with Beast, I'll stay put. Otherwise, I'd live on Ydra, or in Ouray.

12. First thought When the alarm went off this morning?

"Why didn't I set the radio instead of the buzzer??" Although it was more like "mmmfff...bzrmf?"

13. Last thought before Falling asleep last night?

I think I stopped thinking before I turned the light off. The last thing I remember doing is tossing my extra pillow off the bed after putting down the clipboard and pencil.

14. Favorite style ofunderwearr?

For me: bikini cut cotton briefs.

15. Favorite style of Underwear for the opposite sex?

Don't care, really, though I guess I prefer briefs. Just wear something, ok? And change them. Daily.

16. What errand/chore do you despise?

Errand: grocery shopping
Chore: mopping and vacuuming

17. If you didn't have to work, what would you do?

I'd still work. I bore myself easily.
But I'd probably only work part-time and read a lot more.

18. Get up early or sleep in?

Presuming I'm caught up on sleep (a rare occurrence), I'd rather get up early.

19. Your favorite cartoon character?

Opus.

20. Favorite NON sexual thing to do at night with a guy?

Talk. Talk. Talk.

21. A secret that you wouldn't mind everyone knowing?

Read the blog(s). There are plenty of non-secret secrets (t)here.

22. What was your first car?

The first I was allowed to use as my own was my mom's '71 Toyota Corolla. I've never been the sole owner of a vehicle, actually. The first one we bought after we'd been married a couple of years was a brand new white Toyota pickup.

23. Your best your mamma joke?

Way outside my territory. I know a lot of dead baby jokes, Helen Keller jokes, and knock-knocks, though.

24. Your favorite lunch meat?

Real bologna. Or braunschweiger.
Go look it up.

25. What do you get everytime you go into a Walmart?

Out.
As fast as possible.

26. Beach or lake

Can't I have a beach on a lake?
But, really, I prefer a good lake of these two choices.
My real choice would be a river, though.

27. Do you think marriage is an outdated ritual that was invented by people who died at 20?

No. I think it might be an outdated ritual, but not invented by cavemen. It was a property arrangement invented by rich people. In any case, let's not go there. I've been married for 20 years and am quite happy.
Usually.

28. Who do you stalk on Myspace?

Why would I stalk anyone on Myspace? I can stalk them in Blogger. Or OKCupid. Or by email/chat. Or in person.
Seriously, though, I don't really care for Myspace, though I wouldn't ban it from my house like some crazy people are trying to do.

29. Favorite guilty pleasure?

Whining.

30. Favorite movie you wouldn't want anyone to find out about?

Really. If I didn't want anyone to find out, I'd hardly post the answer online!
"The Sound of Music." Or "Paint Your Wagon."

31. What's your drink?

RC. VT. LIIT. DDP. Water is always good, too.

32. Cowboys or Indians?

I prefer football, but I hate the Cowboys.
On the other hand, Beast is a native Clevelander.

33. Cops or Robbers?

Do like me a man in uniform.... Plus, I read a lot of mysteries, which nearly always turn out with the "robbers" team getting walloped.

35. What Hollywood star do you think resembles you best?

Never thought much about it. I think Julia Roberts is about as dorky as me. I'd like to look like Sandra Bullock. But I think I don't look like anyone famous.

36. If you had to pick one cast member of Grey's Anatomy, which one would you be?

Sorry. I don't watch it.
If I could be someone on CSI, I'd be most likely to choose Sara. In fact, in a lot of ways, I am Sara.

37. What do you want when you are sick?

To NOT be sick. To sleep well, have no responsibilities, be taken care of and ignored in the right measure, to get back on my feet quickly.

38. Who from high school would you like to run into?

Not likely to "run into" anyone from high school here. We're having a reunion for the high school's long-time band director next summer, so I'll see a lot of people then, including--ironically--my brother. That will also, unintentionally, be my 25th high school reunion year.

39. What radio station is your car radio tuned to right now?

JACK, but I had a CD in this morning, actually.

41. Stiffler or Oz?

NFC what this refers to.

42. Norm or Cliff?

Shoot me.

43. The Cosby Show or the Simpsons?

{click} Power off.

44. Worst relationship mistake that you wish you could take back?

Ken P.

45. Do you like the person who sits directly across from you at work?

I face the wall, in a corner. The person who uses the cubes on one side of me is a wonderful person. The person who uses the cube on the other side, which is further away, is also wonderful.

46. If you could get away with it who would you kill?

There are days...no, I won't even say it.
Right now, I'm not that terminally pissed off at anyone.

47. What famous person would you like to have dinner with?

Living? Maybe Madeline Albright.
Dead? Moses. Or Jacob. Or Deborah.

48. What famous person would you like to sleep with?

I think I'm kind of over this.

49. Have you ever had to use a fire extinguisher for its intended purpose?

I've needed to use one but had no time to get it out, so the fire was dowsed differently when the toaster oven set fire to the taco shells, and when the candle with the shells lit fire to one of the "starfish." (hint: real shells don't burn)

50. Last book you read for real?

As opposed to all the fake reading I do...
The ride of our lives : roadside lessons of an American family by Mike Leonard.

51. Do you have a teddy bear?

Just a few.

52. Strangest place you have ever brushed your teeth?

Leningrad, with fizzy bottle water. The city water is awful, and slightly dangerous. Fizzy water with toothpaste is ... weird.

53. Somewhere in California you've never been and would like to go?

I'd like to see the Redwoods. Having done that, I'd never need to go back.

54. How many times a day do you text?

Why text? I don't. Too complicated, much easier to call or email, or IM.

55. At this point in your life would you rather start a new career or relationship?

Neither, thanks. Things are good in both venues.

56. Do you go to church?

Yes. Though not much this summer!

57. Pencil or Pen?

What am I doing with it? I really like writing with a pencil; there's just something very enjoyable about it. However, for permanence, a pen.

58. Describe your favorite day?

Up early, warm but not hot temperatures all day, a beautiful sunrise and sunset. NO allergies. A lounge chair, a good book, lots of stuff to drink, and amnesia about everything I should be doing instead.

58? Why 58?