Thursday, Feb. 08, 2007

Survey Withdrawls


This has not been a week for sitting down to write in the evenings, that's for sure. Lots going on, and my kid has decided that sleep is for wimps. Or, at least, not for her. So, this isn't so much an entry as it is a reminder that I'm still out here. Hi!

I was reading back over some old emails, when I happened upon this survey that I filled out a year and a half ago. I thought it was cool that most of the answers still applied, so I thought I'd update it a touch and post it. For posterity and curiosity, and... yeah.

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1. Name someone with the same birthday as you?

Mozart! Creative AND Crazy! What a legacy for me to uphold, eh? Most of you will probably say I'm up to the challenge, especially that crazy part.

2. Where was your first kiss?

Second year of college, on a love seat in a guy's dorm room. I was 20.

3. Have you ever seriously vandalized someone else's property?

TPed, sure. Serious vandalizing, no.

4. Have you ever hit someone of the opposite sex?

Hit, with intent to injure? Does my brother count? :) I grew up horsing around with Dad and my brother and various male relatives, which would often include punching each other in the arm or leg just for fun and giggles. So, I guess the answer's yes.

5. Have you ever sung in front of a large number of people?

Oh, yes, and I love doing it. I think the first time I sang in public, with an audience made up of people who weren't all related to me, was when I was a Girl Scout and we sang Christmas Carols to the assembled patients at a convalescent hospital. I've been in various choral performances and musical plays since then.

6. What's the first thing you notice about the preferred sex?

Usually what he's wearing. If we're talking about personal physical attributes, then I generally take in his expression.

7. What really turns you on?

NOT THIS QUESTION, that's for sure.

8. What do you order at Starbucks?

My default order is a grande americano with room for milk. Though, sometimes I mix things up a little and get a vanilla latte or a mocha. And their hot chocolate tastes just like a melted candy bar in a cup, so that's good for an occasional treat.

9. What is your biggest mistake?

Ha ha, ha. Do I really need to answer this?

10. Have you ever hurt yourself on purpose?

No. Though when I was 16, I did (carefully) fall down on purpose while ice skating, so that a cute rink employee would come over and help me up. I know, I'm a shameless floozie.

11. Say something totally random about yourself.

I had a salad and half a sandwich for dinner tonight.

12. Has anyone ever said you looked like a celebrity?

Years ago, someone compared me to Jodie Foster, but I thought they were smoking crack. I still do.

13. Do you still watch kiddy movies or tv shows?

Not so much "still" as "again". I watch a whole lot of Nick, Jr., thanks to Kidlet.

14. Did you have braces?

No, thank heavens. That was one bullet I managed to dodge.

15. Are you comfortable with your height?

Sure. I didn't use to be, partially because I've heard every short joke ever made, but now, most days, I don't even think about my height unless I need to get something off a tall shelf.

16. What is the most romantic thing someone of the preferred sex has done for you?

Write me poetry.

17. When do you know it's love?

When you can no longer imagine your life without that person in it.

18. Do you speak any other languages?

I could probably cobble together a half-assed conversation in Spanish, if given enough time. Same with ASL.

19. Have you ever been to a tanning salon?

Ha, with this skin? Nope. Plus, you know, skin cancer and all.

20. What magazines do you read?

Regularly? Sports Illustrated, People, Self, Dragon

21. Have you ever ridden in a limo?

Twice! The first time was in Vegas, for Nisey's wedding. The second time was for SC's wedding.

22. Has anyone you were really close to passed away?

I lost both of my grandfathers within the space of about two years. That was hard.

23. Do you watch MTV?

Rarely, because how many stupid 15-23 year olds can a person stomach?

24. What's something that really annoys you?

Only one thing? Oh, alright. I have many, you know. Uhh, okay, it's annoying when I'm at the grocery store, trying to buy my stuff, and the customer behind me in line stands SO CLOSE to me while I'm paying that I can smell what they had for lunch. Back off, Zippy the Pinhead, before I stab you in the eye with the supermarket's pen and leave the little chain hanging out of the socket! Sheesh.

25. Name some things you really like.

Crocheting a really pretty scarf. Solitude. Crystals. Ice cold water to drink. Music. Laughing with friends. Buying things for babies and children, and especially for Kidlet. Kidlet -- the way she smells after a bath, the way her skin feels, her smile, the little sounds she makes, the way she pets my hand, and about 40 trillion other details I could mention.

26. Do you like Michael Jackson?

Ugh. No. I used to, back in his "Thriller" days, before he completely lost every freaking marble he ever possessed.

27. Can you dance?

Well. I guess that depends on your definition of the word "dance". I do have some grasp of rhythm, so I don't look like a complete flailing weirdo when I dance, but I'm certainly no candidate for the casts of "Fame" or "Stayin' Alive".

28. What's the latest you have ever stayed up?

I have pulled a couple of all-nighters in my time, though, funnily enough, none of them were for school.

29. Have you ever been rushed by an ambulance into the emergency room?

No, thank heavens.

30. Do you actually read these when other people fill them out?

Absolutely I do! I love reading them.

saturncat at 11:31 p.m.

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