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basics survey

START
1. Name

Cat.

2. Middle Name

It starts with R, and is the only Biblical name used for a girl in my family (my generation anyway).

3. State/Province

Chaos.

4. Place of Birth

Denver

5. Sex

Yes. I'm not dead yet.

7. Bust

I've got a Beethoven around here somewhere. (What? Are you for real?)

8. School

Not anymore. Not since 1987, actually.

9. Occupation

Librarian, currently. Nearly unemployed, by my choice, last Wednesday.

10. Initials

PDQ. HMS. PhD. MLIS...oh, yeah, those are the ones on one of my diplomas...

11. Screen name

I go by many. Let's just keep it simple: Cat.

APPEARANCE
12. Hair Color

Currently, it's reddish-brown with some ash highlights. Give me a couple of weeks and I'll be able to show you more highlights more of the silver variety.

13. Hair Length

Shoulder-length. My hairdresser and I fight this out every time I go in: she wants it shorter, I want it long enough to pull up in a ponytail. I'm paying, ergo I win.

14. Eye color

Hazel; today they are probably pretty brown, based on the color of clothes I'm wearing.

15. Best Feature

My hair? I don't know: my laugh? In another lifetime, it was my legs.

16. Height

5'8". Almost.

17. Braces?

I had them, but that was 30 years ago.

18. Glasses?

Yep.

19. Shoe size?

9

20. Diploma?

I have three: high school, undergrad, and grad.

FIRST
22. First best friend

Laura

23. First Award

I have no earthly idea.

24. First Sport You Joined

I was on the volleyball team in 7th grade.

25. First thing you did today?

Hit the snooze alarm. Once.

26. First Real vacation

What constitutes 'real'? The first one I remember that didn't involve my immediate family members was probably a trip to San Diego we took when I was 12ish.

27. First thing you said today

"Good morning" to Sparky.

28. First Love

J!m Ph!ll!ps

FAVORITES
29. Movies

Heathers, RHPS, Life of Brian, Holy Grail, Guys & Dolls, Paint Your Wagon, The Matrix trilogy

30. TV Show

CSI, TAR, Survivor

32. Rapper

The Sugarhill Gang. Maybe Run-DMC. Queen Latifah.

33. Place to get groceries

Meijers

34. Food

Pasta. Or bread.

35. Season

Fall

36. Candy

Sweet-Tarts.

37. Sport

To watch: Football. To play: Tennis.

38. Restaurant

Six Balls

40. Store

The one I'm leaving at any given moment.

41. School Subject

English or History

42. Animal

Wolf

43. Book

The Book of Ruth, The "His Dark Materials" trilogy, The Laura books, Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre, Alice in Wonderland, Evensong...

44. Magazine

Entertainment Weekly

WHAT ARE YOU...
45. Doing before you started this survey

Writing an email.

46. Feeling

Tired. I should be in bed.

47. Wearing

Black jeans, new long-sleeved T-shirt from Homecoming, gray socks, a ponytail holder, glasses....

48. Crying about

Sparky.

49. Eating

Nothing. I need to take a pill on an empty stomach, so I'm done for the day.

50. Drinking

Just finished some decaf diet DP.

51. Typing

Well, duh: this survey!

53. Listening To

Len Berman on Monday Night Football's halftime.

54. Thinking about

What I need to do to get ready for work tomorrow.

55. Wanting

A good night's sleep.

56. Watching

Monday Night Football. Hello?

FUTURE
57. Kids

My future is the present: I have one son, age 13.

59. Want to be Married

I love the order these two questions are in.
I'm already married. One husband is enough to keep track of, and besides bigamy is illegal.

60. Career in Mind

I will, in spite of the last week, remain a librarian.

OPPOSITE SEX
63. Hair color

Dark: brown, black. Whatever.

65. Eye color

Brown.

66. Measurements

Whatever. Like I'm going to whip out a tape measure...sigh.

68. Lips or Eyes

I have to pick one or the other? I like both, as long as they are used appropriately.

69. Hugs or Kisses

Again, I'd prefer not to pick one or the other; I want both.

70. Short or Tall

At least as tall as me (q.v.).

71. Easygoing or serious

Relatively easygoing. Able to be serious if the occasion warrants it, however.

72. Romantic or Spontaneous

Are these opposites? Funny, I've never thought so....

73. Good or Bad

I don't need all the Bad Boy 'excitement,' thanks.

74. Sensitive or spontaneous?

Again....these are exclusionary? Both.

75. Hook-up or Relationship

Well, were I single, I'd totally not be looking for a hook-up.

77. Trouble Maker or Hesitant One

Neither. Somewhere in the middle. Something like a fearless thinker.

HAVE YOU EVER
79. Had major surgery

Yes.

80. Gone commando

Extremely rarely, and not for an extended time.

81. Ran Away From Home

No. Too chicken.

82. Broken a bone

Yes, but just fingers.

83. Got an X-ray

Just dental X-rays.

84. Been on a cruise

Nope, not yet.

85. Broken Someone's Heart

I hope not; at least, not that I'm aware of.

86. Dumped someone

Yup.

87. Cried When Someone Died

This is a fucked-up question. Yes. I have. I did. I do.

88. Cried At School:

Yes.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN
89. God:

Yes.

90. Miracles

As defined as "unexplained occurrences," yes.

91. Love at First Sight

Yes.

92. Ghosts

Nope.

93. Aliens

I'm thinking this means outer space critters. I wouldn't be shocked if there was other life in the galaxy. I'm pretty sure they aren't hanging around kidnapping people and doing weird surgeries in their spacecraft.

94. Soul Mates

Nope.

95. Heaven

Yes.

96. Hell

Yes, but not as a future locale or situation.

97. Answered prayers

Yep.

98. Kissing on The First Date

If the situation merits it.

99. Horoscopes

No, though they make me laugh.

100. Is there someone you wish you had?

I'm not sure I understand this question. I don't really think people "have" other people, unless we're talking about slavery. And anyway, I'm married; I have what I want there.

I'm very very tired now.