The Survey Place

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1. The phone rings. Who do you want it to be? A telemarketer, so I don't have to answer.

2. When shopping at the grocery store, do you return the cart? I put it in a corral, or put it out of the way between parking lanes. Only at Aldi's do I take it back to the front of the store.

3. In a social setting, are you more of a talker or a listener? Talker. Usually a nervous talker.

4. Do you take compliments well? I'm getting better at them, yes.

5. Are you an active person? I'm busy, but that's not the same thing. I'm actually not particularly active, I don't think.

6. If abandoned alone in the wilderness, would you survive? For how long? huh No, I probably wouldn't.

7. Do you like to ride horses? Yes, judging by the one time I've done it!

8. Did you ever go to camp as a kid? Nope, no money for this kind of stuff.

9. What was your favorite game as a kid? Jumprope, or jacks. Or solitaire. Depends on what kind of game you mean. I was an active kid....and I still love board games.

10. If a sexy person was pursuing you, but you knew he/she was married, would you get involved with him/her? Of course not.

11. Are you judgmental? See my answer to #10. What do you think? I make judgments, but I try not to inflict them on other people too much. In other words, I may think someone's a moron or immoral or whatever, but I'm not likely to tell them so or act nasty around them based on that, difficult though it may be.

12. Could you date someone with different religious beliefs than you? Different how? I don't think I would last long with someone who was obnoxious about their faith, or someone who made fun of people of faith.

13. Do you like to pursue or be pursued? In the sexual sense? Uhm, a little o' both, I guess.

14. Use three words to describe yourself: talented, uncoordinated, quick

15. If you had to choose, would you rather be deaf or blind? Deaf. No question at all.

16. Are you continuing your education? Every day. For free. :-)

17. Do you know how to shoot a gun? Do cap pistols count? OK, no.

18. If your house was on fire, what would be the first thing you tried to save (assuming all pets and people are safely out)? Books, probably Bibles, specifically and/or scrapbooks.

19. How often do you read books? Daily.

20. Do you think more about the past, present or future? Realistically, the only loser here for me is the present. Make of you will of that.

21. What is your favorite children's book? Far too many to choose from: the Laura books, Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter, Nancy Drew....

22. Have you kissed any of your MySpace friends? I've just discovered that Jesse and Ellen (one of my nieces and my nephew oversease) are on MySpace, so yeah.

23. How tall are you? 5'8" and shrinking.

24. Where is your ideal house located? In the mountains somewhere with an outstanding view.

25. Your cell phone ringtone: Who knows? It's always on silent/vibrate.

26. Last person you talked to? Beast: he just read me a comic out of today's paper. And then we talked about what Sparky should wear for confirmation next month.

27. Have you ever taken pictures in a photo booth? Yessss, I think so.... Long ago, though, and I don't remember really. Maybe I haven't.

28. When was the last time you were at Olive Garden? Within the last couple of months. I met Beast for lunch one day near where he works.

29. What are your keys on your key chain for? Our house, both vehicles, outside key and inside key for the old church building...I think that's it. That's what I use most of the time.

30. Where was the furthest place you traveled today? I've gone from bed to the living room to the pantry and back to the living room so far today...not too exciting. I suspect the farthest I'll go today will be church.

31. Where is your current pain at? He's downstairs. {snort} I don't seem to have any pain so far this morning, but my feet are getting pretty cold.

32. Do you like mustard? I now have whiplash from switching subjects so dramatically! Yes, I do like mustard, in moderation.

33. Do you prefer to sleep or eat? I think the one thing Americans haven't quite managed to do figure out a way to multi-task (as a population) is this. I'd prefer to sleep, most days.

34. Do you look like your mom or dad? Dad. I have yet to find a body part from Mom, with the possible exception of my (bad) teeth and (bad) eyes.

35. How long does it take you in the shower? Most days, about 15 minutes at most.

36. Can you do splits? Not without incurring a hospital stay. I've never been able to do them.

37. What movie do you want to see right now? I have no idea what's even out right now. I'd still like to see "Babel."

38. What's outside of your window? Well, the snow is melted, so grass, etc. I have a few windows; which would you prefer I use?

39. What did you do for New Year's? Near as I remember, we sat at home and waited for the fireworks from the rednecks and then went to bed. We Are Exciting People.

40. Do you think The Grudge was scary? ???WTF???

41. What was the cause of your last accident? I pulled out into traffic while there were people turning left and coming toward me. I didn't realize the light had changed at the corner. The guy mostly coasted into my side of Beast's car...I was bringing him home from the hospital and had stopped for gas. The guy didn't want to call the cops, even though it was totally my fault. Pretty sure he didn't have insurance, or proof of ownership, or something. It put a little ding in the driver's side door and makes it hang sort of funny, but it's been fine for two years not.

42. Do you own a camera phone? Nope.

43. What are you drinking? Just finished a glass of DP, so nothing right now.

44. Was your mom a cheerleader? I'm not even sure they HAD cheerleaders at Denver East in 1936!! She graduated high school at 16, so I doubt she would have had time. No, in other words!

45. What's the last letter of your middle name? H.

46. Who did you vote for on American Idol? I vote for it to be taken off the air.

47. How many hours of sleep do you get a night? I average between 6 and 7.

48. Do you like care bears? Yaaack. {vomit sounds in the background}

49. What do you buy at the movies? Sweet Tarts and soda. And I usually snag a couple of handfuls of popcorn from Beast.

50. Do you know how to play poker? Yes, I do. I also know how to win.

51. Do you wear your seatbelt? Yes. Except in our driveway, which annoys Sparky for some reason.

52. What do you wear to sleep? Pajamas.

53. Anything big ever happen in your hometown? Where I was born? Well, during most of my childhood, the biggest mall in the country was in my town. It's gone now.
The town where I work is famous for several reasons: the creator of a famous fictional crime-fighting detective lived here, a moderately popular comedy in the early 90s was filmed here...
The town where I live has only existed for about 70 years, around a man-made lake that is slowly silting up. Used to be a resort town; now it's a bedroom suburb of an exurb. I don't think that makes it famous, though there are rumors that Al Capone hung out in the area occasionally.

54. How many meals do you eat a day? Two proper meals and a lot of snacking.

55. Is your tongue pierced? Gah. No.

56. Do you always read MySpace bulletins? No. I've been to MySpace for a total of about 30 minutes in my life.

57. Do sex scenes make you embarassed? If I'm with my son, yes. Otherwise, not so much.

58. Do you like funny or serious people better? I like people who know the time and place for either, but seriously humorous people are my favorite.

59. Ever been to Vegas? Yup. And I'd like to go back.

60. Did you eat a cookie today? Nope. Not yet.

61. Do you use cuss words in other languages? Very infrequently.

62. Do you steal or pay for your music downloads? I've never downloaded any music.

63. Do you hate chocolate? I don't HATE it, but it's not an addiction.

64. What do you and your parents fight about the most? I haven't fought with my mom for probably 7 or 8 years; we just disagree and I shut up. No point in riling her up at this stage of the game.

65. Is your cell usually on vibrate or ring? See above: vibrate.

66. Are you a gullible person? Sometimes.

67. Do you need a boyfriend/girlfriend to be happy? No.

68. If you could have any job (assuming you have the skills) what would it be? I have the job I want: cataloging books.

69. Are you easy to get along with? Usually, until my brain explodes.

70. What is your favorite time of day? Dawn.

71. How many people have you seen naked, not counting movies/family? Well, that pretty much eliminates everyone I could count, actually.

72. How many people have seen you naked? Assuming the same stipulations as in #71, I'd have to say that only my doctors would make the list.