Gakked from anderyn, who has now kept me up way too late! 🙂
1. What bill do you hate paying the most?
Mortgage, because I want so badly to pay it off.
2. Where’s the best place to eat a romantic dinner?
A corner booth in a little Chinese restaurant that’s unashamedly retro with corny faux South Seas decor, really dim lights, and a flaming pu-pu platter on the table.
3. Last time you puked from drinking?
Uh…when I went to the Medieval Manor with a bunch of people back in the 80’s.
4. When is the last time you got drunk and danced on a bar?
Er…technically there wasn’t a bar, but the “Tea Party” out at the 1985 Pagan Spirit Gathering was about as outrageous as I ever got while drunk and in public. I don’t think I’m the only person who could say that. *wry grin*
5. Name of your first grade teacher?
Mrs. Hedine.
6. What do you really want to be doing right now?
Answering this survey! I should go to bed, I’ve been up for 20 straight hours now–and I’m not even sleepy yet.
7. What did you want to be when you were growing up?
I honestly can’t remember. “Anything but this,” was about the best summary of how I felt growing up.
8. How many colleges did you attend?
Four, if you count extension (but full-credit) courses at Middlesex Community College (computer programming) and University of Lowell (graduate level acting course).
9. Why did you wear that shirt you have on right now?
I’m wearing two sweatshirts because the temperature in my house is 56 F.
10. GAS PRICES?
When considered in relationship to the profits the oil companies are raking in: obscene.
11. If you could move anywhere and take someone with you?
I’d move to Lincolnville, Maine and take anyone who sincerely wanted to be with me there. (Well, the cats wouldn’t have an option.)
12. First thought when the alarm went off this morning?
“Okay, here we go.” I got up four hours early to take my dad to the airport.
13. Last thought before going to sleep last night?
How I needed to be sure and not oversleep and fail to take my dad to the airport. I didn’t sleep very well. 🙁
14. Favorite style of underwear?
Cotton briefs .
15. Favorite style of underwear for the opposite sex?
Anything he’s comfortable in. I like the opposite sex out of his underwear, preferably.
16. What errand/chore do you despise?
Mowing the lawns. *groan*
17. If you didn’t have to work, would you volunteer at an art gallery?
I might! I voluntered to help out with the art show at Dead Of Winter II fan convention (for “Forever Knight”) and I really enjoyed myself.
18. Get up early or sleep in?
That’s a trick question. I’d rather sleep all day and be up all night, but I keep to a very strict schedule. I never sleep past whatever wake-up time I’m set to, no matter how badly I’ve slept or how late I was up. And I never slog around in jammies, either. It’s up, dressed, bed made, ready for the day, right away, every day. It’s not discipline so much as paranoia. I always feel that I could have to go running off to some emergency any minute.
19. What is your favorite cartoon character?
I don’t really care for any kind of cartoons.
20. Favorite NON sexual thing to do at night with a girl/guy?
Have a really great conversation about intellectual subjects.
21. A secret that you wouldn’t mind everyone knowing?
If I wouldn’t mind everyone knowing, it’s not a secret.
22. When did you first start feeling old?
I’ve always felt old. But I guess going to my covenmate Jody’s wake, and seeing him in the casket, when both of us were only 32 years old…that was a major turning point for me.
23. Favorite 80’s movie?
“The Big Chill”
24. Your favorite lunch meat?
I don’t really eat lunch meat. I love grilled cheese sandwiches, though.
25. What do you get every time you go into Sam’s Club/Costco?
Don’t go there.
26. Beach or lake?
Either. They’re each nice in different ways. I have access to a lake any time; but I live near the ocean and could, with a little more effort, go there any time.
27. Do you think marriage is an outdated ritual that was invented?
Absolutely, positively. Gee, someone read my mind! I don’t even believe in monogamy.
28. How many people do you stalk on Myspace?
No one so far. I’m just squatting on my nick on Myspace so far. I’m sure I’ll get around to it!
29. Favorite guilty pleasure?
“Dark Shadows” and 1950’s Biblical epics (Charlton Heston wearing practically nothing in “Ben Hur”…)
30. Favorite movie you wouldn’t want anyone to find out about?
*heh* I collect “penis movies”. If there’s frontal male nudity in it, I’ll collect it. Not porn, mind, regular movies with male nudity.
31. What’s your drink?
Unsweetened, very strong black tea, cold. Not iced, just cold. I keep two pots in the fridge at all times and drink at least a quart per day.
32. Cowboys or Indians?
I’m not big on Westerns.
33. Cops or Robbers?
Ditto for crime movies. I like the “Law & Order” shows, though, so I guess I’d say cops.
34. Who from high school would you like to run into?
I was pretty miserable in high school–I’d be more likely to run away from anyone I knew then. I just had a dream about one of my high school friends, though. I always wondered what happened to her.
35. What radio station is your car radio tuned to right now?
99.5, the new frequency for WCRB, classical music.
36. Norm or Cliff?
Who???
37. The Cosby Show or the Simpsons?
Neither.
38. Worst relationship mistake that you wish you could take back?
Er…I’ve made so many relationship mistakes, I am a public menace. 🙁
39. Do you like the person who sits directly across from you at work?
I’m self-employed and work at home now, so if I see someone sitting across from me, it’s time for me to start worrying.
40. If you could get away with it, who would you kill?
I can’t say that in writing. I’ll end up in Gitmo.
41. What famous person(s) would you like to have dinner with?
Only ones that wanted to have dinner with me.
42. What famous person would you like to sleep with?
Only one that seriously wanted to sleep with me. I don’t fantasize about “famous people.” I’m turned on by other people being attracted to me–period.
43. Have you ever had to use a fire extinguisher for its intended purpose?
Oh, yes. There’s a very exciting story from the shelter I worked in, about that.
44. Last book you read for real?
How can you not read a book for real? I read Anne Rice’s Cry to Heaven last fall.
45. Do you have a teddy bear?
Yep. His name is Oliver. I found him cleaning a room at the shelter and decided we were meant to be together.
46. Have you ever brushed your teeth?
Once or twice. Try it sometime, it’s great!
47. Somewhere in California you’ve never been and would like to go?
Not really. I grew up in Spokane, Washington and we took a family vacation down through California one year. We saw lots of cool stuff, but now, you know, I’ve seen it. I’m not at all interested in going back.
48. Number of texts in a day?
None, but not because I wouldn’t. I just have no one to text with.
49. At this point in your life would you rather start a new career or a new relationship?
I am starting a new career. I wouldn’t mind a new relationship.
50. Do you go to church?
Only when I’m the speaker. (Really.)
51. Pencil or pen?
Depends what it’s for.
52. What do you want to achieve in life?
I want to transform global consciousness. (Well, the question doesn’t say you have to give a practical answer!)
53. How old are you?
50
54. Where do you see yourself when you are 40?
Been there, done that. How about 60? I’d like to be living in Maine with a successful publishing business and just enough money.