June 19, 2006

• Survey Says!

  Here's how to have fun with my version of this survey.
  
  
  
  1. Go to this random-number generating site.
  
  2. In the first four boxes, type "1" "1" "1" and "57".
  
  3. Press "Randomize Now!"
  
  4. Whichever number you get, answer that question if you comment to me.

  That way you can participate in this survey without the hard work of
  answering every single question, some of which are just plain silly
  anyway! And if some of you get the same number as some others, I'm going to have some fun with that, too.

  Later Edit: Today's prize for Google searches resulting in my page goes to "blind alley intrusion."
  My vote for nicest Google so far: "Wishes for good luck for a friend that is moving away."

  1) How old do you wish you were?
  Definitely 21. But with all the brains I have now, of course!
  
  
  2) Where were you when 9/11 happened?
  In a cab on the way back to my studio from a client office. When I
  arrived at my own business, people were grouped around the TV, and an
  atmosphere of thrilled crisis prevailed. I had quite a job persuading
  them that they should stay in the office and continue their work,
  rather than going home to watch an endless repetition of the day's
  events on the television while my clients went begging for their
  projects.

  3) What do you do when vending machines steal your money?
  I call the telephone number provided, or pay a visit to whichever
  office is indicated, in order to get a refund and complain about the
  dumb machine. It's all based on some principle or something... not sure
  what... sheer cussedness I imagine.

  4) Do you consider yourself kind?
  Yes.
  
  
  5) If you had to get a tattoo, where would it be?
  On someone else.

  6) If you could be fluent in any other language, what would it be?
  German, to go with my Anglo-Saxon, my French, and the Old Norse and Medieval Latin that are in my near future.

  7) Do you know your neighbors?
  Pretty well -- I love my neighbourhood.

  8) What do you consider a vacation?
  I like to visit other cities, stay in hotels, tour museums, historical
  landmarks, and choice restaurants, and see plays. My husband likes to
  pack lightly, get into a canoe, and paddle deep into the wilderness,
  where he sets up camp on a remote shore and jumps with glee from rocks
  into water. I think we'll both manage to be ridiculously happy going on
  each other's vacations each summer.

  9) Do you follow your horoscope?
  I never pay the slightest attention to such things.

  10) Would you move for the person you loved?
  The loved person and I would do whatever we reasonably decided, upon discussion of all factors.

  11) Are you touchy feely?
  Only with my husband! I do hug my family and friends.

  12) Do you believe that opposites attract?
  There’s no such thing as "opposite" people, is there, really? But I
  have observed a person being attracted to another for certain traits
  which they affected to admire, only to detest the same person later for
  those same traits. I guess that's not "opposite," it’'s "contrary." Also
  "annoying" and possibly "hypocritical."

  13) Dream job?
  The lifestyle of the jetsetting idle rich would do nicely. However, the
  lifestyle of the ground-bound idle poor is not so bad in actuality.

  14) Favorite channel(s)?
  I have not owned a television for over 20 years, thereby saving over
  20,000 hours of my life for actual... living. (I also know that you
  don’t really watch much TV, only the news and the educational channels.)

  15) Favorite place to go on weekends?
  My garden. Or anywhere my husband is going. Although a little less hardware store haunting would be all right. (patient sigh!)

  16) Showers or Baths?
  Showers.

  17) Do you paint your nails?
  Not since I bought the laptop. Long nails + laptop = gobbledygook! I used to like French manicure, though.

  
  18) Do you trust people easily?
  Nope.

  
  19) What are your phobias?
  Medical appointments. Physical danger. I guess those two are related!

  
  20) Do you want kids?
  I can't have kids, and I haven't wasted time regretting that, since the
  operation in question saved my life. People have suggested adoption. I
  don't know if I can imagine it.

  
  21) Do you keep a handwritten journal?
  Only my Xanga.

  
  22) Where would you rather be right now?
  I love my home and garden and neighbourhood! Hmm. I guess I would like
  to go to France with my husband and show him where I went to school,
  where I lived, etc... so if we were doing that now, it would be great!

  
  23) Who makes you feel warm and fuzzy?
  You know who it is? Whoizzit? Whozzafuzzyman? It's Davey! Yessitizz! And other such nauseating stuff.

  
  24) Heavy or light sleeper?
  Heavy. Dave’s snores do not wake me. Nor do mine wake him! Yay!

  
  25) Are you paranoid?
  Only when it's completely warranted.

  
  26) Are you impatient?
  Fairly. And easily irritated, too. But never bored.

  
  27) Who can you relate to?
  This is an odd question, far too vague to answer. Who made this up anyway?

  
  28) How do you feel about interracial couples?
  Delighted, optimistic, hopeful, warm.

  
  29) Have you been burned by love?
  Oh yes. But more often I've been the burner.

  
  30) What's your favorite pick-up line?
  Never used one. Not sure one's ever been used on me either.
  
  
  
  31) What's your main ring tone on your mobile?
  It sounds like a stick tapping on a hollow wooden tube. Hard to describe, easy to recognize.

  
  32) What were you doing at midnight last night?
  Watching Casablanca with my husband. And before you ask, when I moved
  into my husband's house, he had a TV already, which we now use to watch
  movies only. I love movies, which I rent through an online service.

  
  33) What did the last text on your cellphone say?
  I <3 u!

  
  34) Whose bed did you sleep in last night?
  My own, on the right-hand side. My goodness, these questions are tamer when one is happily married, aren't they?

  
  35) What color shirt are you wearing?
  Navy blue plaid.

  
  36) Most recent movie you watched?
  Casablanca.

  
  37) Name three things you have on you at all times?
  My purse. My peridot engagement ring. My wedding band.

  
  38) What color are your bed sheets?
  Dark blue and gold.

  
  39) How much cash do you have on you right now?
  About $30.

  
  40) What is your favorite part of the chicken?
  Breast.

  
  41) What's your favorite town/city?
  Toronto. Closely followed by Chicago.

  
  42) I can't wait till:
  My husband gets some time off so we can enjoy the summer properly.

  
  43) Who got you to join Xanga?
  
  GapGoddess is my Xangamomma. We met on an online game called Medievia. You can go thank her if you are glad I am here!
  
  
  
  44) What did you have for dinner last night?
  Greek pizza with feta, black olives, red peppers, and onions, homemade hermit cookies, cranberry juice.

  
  45) How tall are you barefoot?
  5'8".

  
  47) Do you own a gun?
  That
  is illegal where I live, thankfully. None of my neighbours own guns,
  either. No matter how mad they get at me, they won't be shooting me.

  
  48) What do you prefer to drink in the morning?
  Coffee or tea, either is fine.

  
  49) What is your secret weapon to lure in the opposite sex?
  My stunning personality.

  
  50) Where do you think you'll be in 10 yrs?
  Probably right here. If I'm as lucky as I'd like to be.

  
  51) Last thing you ate?
  A yogurt with granola.

  
  52) What songs do you sing in the shower?
  I just don't. Dave sings "Magical Trevor." (If you don't know what that is, I suggest you avoid googling it! You've been warned!)

  
  53) Last thing that made you laugh?
  A horrid episode of Judi Dench's 1981 "A Fine Romance" which I rented by mistake. I love Judi Dench... but this was awful!

  
  54) Worst injury you've ever had?
  I slipped down some carpeted stairs in my early 20s and broke a couple of toes. That was very painful.

  
  55) Does someone have a crush on you?
  I should hope not.

  
  56) What's your favorite candy?
  Rockets. I also like sponge toffee. I have an unfortunate sweet tooth.

  
  57) What song do you want played at your funeral?
  Monty Python's "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life." It was sung at my wedding, so it must be sung at my funeral too!

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