Q & A

It's a meme! Indigo tagged me, but since I've given up passing on tags, I shan't tag anyone else. Feel free to use it, though. 

1. Were you named after anyone? Either my mother's mother or my mother's sister. Since my grandmother and my aunt have the same name, I guess it doesn't matter who exactly I was named after. And I don't like the name. It is very old fashioned and boring. 

2. When was the last time you cried? Friday, when I was overwhelmed by the difficulty of dealing with Sproing. 

3. Do you like your handwriting? Mostly, and especially when I slow down and make an effort to write neatly. My mother has the most gorgeous handwriting! It looks just like the writing in the little books they made us copy from in school. 

4. What is your favorite lunch meat? Thinly sliced deli roast beef. (Alright, I'm hungry now)

5. Do you have kids? Do you read this blog? Yes. Four or six, depending on how you count. Four that I am legally responsible for.  

6. If you were another person, would you be friends with you? I don't know. Maybe. On some days. 

7. Do you use sarcasm? More often than I should.

8. Do you still have your tonsils? Nope

9. Would you bungee jump? Um, no.

10. What is your favorite cereal? By cereal, do you mean packaged breakfast cereal? Or do you mean cereal grain? The position of "favorite" in packaged breakfast cereals changes. It depends on what kind of mood my taste buds are in. As for cereal grains, it's a toss up between oats and barley. Is barley a cereal grain? For the sake of this meme, let's assume so.  

11. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? I don't actually have any shoes with laces, so no.

12. Yellow light: speed up or slow down? It depends on a lot of factors, including but not limited to my current level of PMS.

13. What is your favorite ice cream? It's hard to say. Chocolate is always a good basic, but it often depends on what's available. I really like to get two Ben and Jerry's flavors, Chunky Monkey and Chocolate Fudge Brownie, remove the ice cream from the cartons and cut them in half from top to bottom. Then I put half of each flavor back into the cartons. It is a wonderful mix of flavors and I like catching both on my spoon. 

14. What is the first thing you notice about people? I have no idea. I don't pay attention to exactly what I'm paying attention to. That sounds funny. I'm too busy noticing things that I'm not aware of what I'm noticing? I'm not into meta-attention, how 'bout that?

15. Red or pink?  In what context? I'm not overly fond of either color generally, but in the right application both can be the perfect color.  

16. What is your least favorite thing about yourself? That's a tough question to pose to someone with as many self-esteem issues as I have. I can't prioritize the list on such short notice. 

17. Who do you miss the most? Probably my paternal grandmother. She was a wonderful old gal.

18. Do you want everyone to complete this list? Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn. 

19. What color pants and shoes are you wearing? Pants - gray knit shorts. Shoes - none. 

20. What are you listening to right now? The noise coming from the living room. Superman and Twitch are checking out random YouTube videos of old songs and old cartoons. I don't have any music or TV or anything on. For the last hour I've been considering putting in my ear plugs so I can't hear that noise out there. 

21. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? What the heck do I know? Where do these questions come from?

22. Favorite smells? Now that you mention it, a fresh new box of Crayola crayons is right up there. Fresh baked bread is another good one.  

23. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? I don't remember. I talked to my mother on Thursday. It was her birthday. I think the most recent was one of Sproing's friends who called wanting to talk to him. 

24. Do you like the person who sent you this? Very much 

25. What is your favorite sport to watch? Major league baseball, specifically the Atlanta Braves.

26. Hair color? Brownish, I guess, with a touch of gray just starting to sprout

27. Eye color? Gray/green 

28. Do you wear contacts? Sometimes. I don't have any currently and need to have another eye exam before I can get some more. 

29. Favorite food? Chocolate ice cream, chocolate candy, chocolate in general

30. Scary movie or happy ending? Happy ending, definitely!

31. Last movie you watched? Into the Wild. Good movie, very thought provoking.

32. What color shirt are you wearing? I don't know, it's one of those not white, not brown colors. Dull, earth tone. 

33. Summer or winter? Winter, especially around here. Summers are way too hot. 

34. Hugs or kisses? It depends entirely on the person and the situation.

35. Most likely to respond? I have no earthly idea.

36. Least likely to respond? My lurkers. (you know who you are!)

37. What book are you reading now? Textbooks, baby, lots of textbooks. I began Sex as God Intended by John J. McNeill during spring break, but didn't finish it then and don't have time to read it before final exams. I'll pick it back up after the semester is over.

38. What is on your mousepad? No mousepad. I use a laptop with touch pad. 

39. What did you watch on TV last night? I didn't watch TV last night. 

40. Favorite sounds? The sound of silence goes a long way. Soft, cheerful sounds of nature. Rain on a metal roof.  

41. Rolling Stones or Beatles? Simon and Garfunkel 

42. What is the farthest you've been from home? Pasadena, California. I flew out there to visit a dear friend of mine way back in 1986, I think it was. September. Had a wonderful time.  

43. Do you have a special talent? That depends on how you define talent. I can do many things, but I am not sure if any of them could be defined as a special talent.

44. Where were you born? Daytona Beach, Florida

45. Whose answers are you looking forward to getting back? I have no expectations.

46. How did you meet your spouse/significant other? A blind date set up by his sister.