Completely Ridiculously Random

snagged from Kwizgiver

What is the single largest item in your house? Probably our bed.
How well can you write your name with your non dominant hand? Legibly, but slowly.
What color is your bedroom? Blue, mostly.
What type of computer mouse do you use? At home, I just use the touchpad on the laptop. At work...well, I'm not there, so I have no idea, but it's a regular ol' wired mouse.
What is your earliest memory? Coloring, and writing. Or rather, "writing."
Have you ever jumped off of a high dive? Since I can't swim, and I'm terrified of water...that would be no.
Do you take vitamins? Not for a couple of years.
Do you like to color inside the lines? Always.
What do you have set as your home page? iGoogle here at home. Our library catalog at work.
Do you have your own radio? ...er...? Yeah...?
Where would you hate to have to work? Anyplace outdoors, right now. With smelly things in general (garbage, sewer, etc.).
Who is on your speed dial? This is a question that would require a lengthy answer, but the full list would include Beast (home, work, cell), Sparky (home, cell), me (home, work, cell), church, several neighbors, and voicemail.
Do you prefer lightbulbs or candles? For reading: bulbs. For "ambience": candles.
How much money did you spend today? I spent nada. Beast paid for lunch.
What are you sitting on right now? The sofa.
Do you look at yourself when you pass by reflective surfaces? Not as much as I used to.
Would you ever get plastic surgery? I would get reconstructive surgery, but not updating surgery.
Did you play with shaving cream when you were a kid? No. My dad used an electric razor, so we didn't actually have much around.
How big is your bed? Queen-size.
Do you like the smell of axe? Feh. I actually have no idea what it smells like beyond "Overpowering."
What is your favorite flavor of lifesavers? Peppermint or Wintergreen.
Have you ever seen a volcano? Not a 'live' one, except in my dreams.
What is the best Halloween costume you have ever worn? Clown.
What kind of soap do you use? Dial.
Can you snowboard? No.
How many icons do you have on your dekstop [sic]? 25 here at home. Probably 15 at work.
What is the biggest amount of money you have ever had at one time? In cash probably close to $1000.
Do you understand how telephones work? It's enough for me to know that they do. No, I have no idea of the mechanics of it.
Do you write notes on your body? I'm not averse to leaving myself reminders on my palms.
What is the prominent color in your closet? Blue, then brown.
What is sitting next to you right now? A huge bunch of stuff on the couch (mostly mine) and two Shonen Jumps and my glass of DP on the table.
Do you believe in lots of conspiracies? No.
Do you own any really old video game systems? We've got some twenty-plus-year-old handhelds.
Are you good at baking? Some things, yes.
Have you ever made your own clothing? Yes.
How many doors does your house have? Counting garage doors, 31. I think.
Do you prefer tootsie pops or blow pops? They both make my teeth hurt. I can't eat them anymore.
Do you sneak into movie theatres? I did once.
Are you a really fast text messager? Uh, no.
Do you have anything you keep on you 24/7? My anniversary, wedding & engagement rings.
Do you usually write in print or in cursive? More printing now that I'm writing in books for a living.
What was your first job? Babysitting, and then shelving at the public library.
Do you prefer crushed ice or cubed? Either works fine for me.
What print is on your plates or cups in your kitchen? We use plain white Corelle.
Have you ever made a mixed [sic] cd for someone? No.
What do you want to buy from an infomercial? Ab. So. Lute. Ly. Nothing.
Do you believe that animals have souls? Yes.
What word/phrase do you find really annoying? "like" (though I use it a lot at times)
Do you have a lava lamp or a black light? I don't think so.
Do you find yourself not having enough electrical outlets? Not anymore!!
What is the longest you can wait patiently? Depends. I'm better than I used to be.
Have you ever been under anesthesia? Yes, several times. Once I wanted to be and found out that morphine doesn't work.
Are your fingernails long or short? Painfully short.
Are you afraid of bright colors? I'm not afraid of them, but they sort of tire me out.
Has anyone ever accused you of being gay? No. Not that I'm aware of, at least.
Can you tell people honest things to their face? Sometimes. Frequently accidentally. sigh
Would you rather eat grits or oatmeal? If those are the only choices, oatmeal, but I'd rather starve.
Do you own a kite? Possibly. I don't know, and care not a whit.
Have you ever run down an up escalator or vice versa? No. Seems a little futile.
What do you think of clothing for pets? Total vomitosis.
Do you tend to want things you cannot have? At times, sometimes painfully.
Is it true that you can be anything you want to be? No. I can't be perfect.
Were your parents honest to you about serious things when you were little? Not really.
Would you ever dye your hair purple? Sure, if I could choose the person doing the dying, and only for a relatively short time.
Who do you think should play you in a movie? Julia Roberts.
Would you ever kill someone? If someone harmed Sparky, yeah.
Do you prefer stripes or polka dots? Stripes, no contest!
Do you dot your Is and cross your Ts? Most of the time.
Are you double jointed in any way? Nope.
What kind of super power do you wish you had? Flying.
Are you easily offended? Sometimes.
How often do you watch the news? At least twice a year. No more.
Do you have nightmares very much? Not really. Some really freaky dreams, though, pretty regularly.
Which Power Ranger was your favorite? I was in college when they were popular, i.e., couldn't possibly have cared less.
Did the movie Jaws ever scare you? "Does" it? Yes. Haven't actually ever watched all of it.
Have you ever cried to get away with something? Of course: I'm the youngest in my family!
What do you think of feminists? I think we rock!
Are you friends with anyone famous? How famous? No.
Do you lack common sense sometimes? Quite often.
Are you afraid of snakes? I have a healthy respect for them.
Do you use recycle bins at your house? Of course.
How hot do you like the water in your shower? Pretty hot.
Do you ever walk around your house naked? Hello!? I have a teenage son! Ish, NO!
What is your favorite art form? Music.
Do you want to be bilingual? I sort of am, if I try hard.
Is energy wasted on little kids? Yes.
Do you lie to make people feel better? I've been known to do so.
How many times a day do you look at the clock? Not that often.
Do you like to organize things? Yes.
Are you going to have smile lines or frown lines when you're older? Hopefully, more of the former, but probably both.
Do you floss your teeth every day? No.
Do you like the game red rover? I...well, I don't really have the opportunity to play it anymore.
Which is better, thick crust or thin? Thick. Hands down. I don't like thin crust.
How good are you at keeping secrets? I can be pretty good at it, if motivated.
What stupid little thing really stresses you out? It really is almost always the stupid little things. The big stuff is never as big a concern.
Can you remember what you wore yesterday? Yes: jeans with a hole in the knee (now--they were fine yesterday morning), flannel shirt and black shoes.
Which Disney parks have you been to? Disneyland and DisneyWorld (in Orlando).
What do you think the drinking age should be? It should be the same as the age you can join the armed services.
Do you like to wear socks? I love sox.
What is the last cartoon you watched? There was a Shrek thing on tonight earlier.
What does your bed comforter look like? The cover on our bed is pseudo-quilty: blue, yellow and white patchwork.