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1. How old will you be in five years?
Five years older than I am now! (borrowed answer, but I'd have said the same!)
2. Who did you spend at least two hours with today?
Hubby and son.
3. How tall are you?
About 5’3-“ish
4. What do you look forward to most in the next six weeks?
More Dante, spring break, decent weather, lots stuff!
5. What's the last film you saw?
1911 silent film version of Inferno (really odd, but wonderful!)
6. Who was the last person you called?
Other than Hubby, probably my friend Paul
7. Who was the last person to call you?
Likely the same.
8. What was the last text message you received?
Mom, where are you? (planned grocery store meeting with teenage kid, don’t get the wrong idea!)
9. Who was the last person to leave you a voice mail?
A bookseller in New Hampshire about a special order Dante book
10. Do you prefer to call or text?
Depends. There’s a lot of times I can’t pick up (classes and such) so texts sometimes work better.
11. What were you doing at 12am last night?
I was in bed, wishing I was asleep.
12. Are your parents married/divorced?
Divorced forever ago, and my mom passed. Don’t know about my dad, but I think he’s still around. Don’t really care tho.
13. When did you last see your mum?
The day before she died :( I still miss her terribly.
14. What colour are your eyes?
Depends on my mood. (Really, they change; they shift around on the hazel-green-grey-ish range)
15. What time did you wake up today?
Blissfully late; snow day!
16. What are you wearing right now?
Jeans, wool socks, brown peasant-ish top.
17. What is your favorite Christmas song?
Oh, many! Holly and the Ivy, Silent Night, Gaudete,…
18. Where is your favorite place to be?
Depends on the day/mood/weather. I tend to be pretty happy most days, so I guess I have lots of places.
21. Where do you think you’ll be in 10 years?
Who knows? Hopefully have a PhD, and be teaching, living comfortably. I wouldn’t whine too loud if I was in Europe somewhere
22. Do you tan or burn?
Red hair, fair skin - I burn, then go blotchy. I go from lobster to ‘looks like I haven’t bathed in months with no in between!
23. What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child?
When I was really, really small, I’d get scared of the shadows, but I had an active imagination. Then my grandpa out an owl decal in the window, and I wasn’t ever scared again.
24. What was the last thing that really made you laugh?
Hubby and son’s antics.
25. How many TVs do you have in your house?
One, but it’s used for games more than watching. We do watch movies sometimes, on Netflix. e don’t even have cable.
26. How big is your bed?
King. I sprawl, he sprawls, two cats. Yeah.
27. Do you have a laptop or desktop computer?
Both
28. Do you sleep with or without clothes?
Starkers. I honestly don’t know how people can sleep in clothing!
29. What color are your sheets?
Red flannel - cozy!
30. How many pillows do you sleep with?
One, but it’s a big fat firm monster.
31. What is your favourite season?
Autumn, the spring. (Springs here are pretty epic, I must say!)
33. What do you like about winter?
Snow and ice are beautiful, I don’t mind the cold for a while (expiring about now!), and I LOVE the holiday season.
34. What do you like about the summer?
When it’s not so hot and muggy and buggy that I can’t step outside for more than a nanosecond everything!
35. What do you like about spring?
The explosion of green, the violets, the gentle warm days.
36. How many states/provinces have you lived in?
Eight: Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, California, Texas, Georgia. (some in and out more than once!)
37. What are you listening to right now?
Mumford & Sons, Broken Crown.
38. Do you prefer shoes, socks, or bare feet?
Depends on the weather. Bare most of Spring & summer, big thick socks for winter. Almost never shoes at home.
39. Are you a social person?
Not marked - I like small groups, and close friends, but I get wigged if I don’t have enough alone time. I also teach, so talking to strangers is not a big deal for me anymore.
42. What is your favorite ice cream?
Wow - maybe Graeter’s Double Chocolate Chip. I don’t do much ice cream this time of year…
43. What is your favorite dessert?
Probably either some really good chocolate, or maybe a good tiramisu.
44. What is your favorite kind of soup?
Gazpacho in summer, black bean corn chowder or butternut squash (with herbs de Provence) in winter. All homemade, of course..
45. What kind of jelly do you like on your PB & J sandwich?
Grape!
46. Do you like Chinese food?
Yes, and I eat it a lot.
47. Do you like coffee?
Yes, please!.
48. How many glasses of water a day do you drink on average?
Likely not enough.
49. What do you drink in the morning?
Coffee if I have the time and gumption to make it, mocha if I hit the coffee shop, OJ if I have a sit-down breakfast (which is rare).
50. What is the closest living thing on your right?
Husband three rooms over, kid if one room over one floor up counts.
51. Do you sleep on a certain side of the bed?
333Usually the left, but I”m a side sleeper, so we switch occasionally.
52. Do you know how to play poker?
A little. My grandfather (lacking a son or grandson) taught me when I was little girl. Apparently the neighbors got no small amusement out of listening to the little card shark when I’d play with my friends! “Last card, in the hole. Down and dirty, read ‘em and weep!”
53. Do you like to cuddle?
Sometimes, sometimes I just get way too hot way too easily.
54. Have you ever been to Canada?
Only for an afternoon, via Detroit.
55. Do you have an addictive personality?
Don’t think so. I do get really excited about things for a while, and then eventually cool, but I think most people who aren’t utterly dull do that….
56. Do you eat out or at home more often?
A mix, really, mostly because of our schedules.
58. Do you know anyone with the same birthday as you?
Not off the toppa.
59. Do you want kids?
I have one, and that’s all that’s likely!
60. Do you speak any other languages?
English, German, a smattering of Italian, scraps of French and Hebrew (small scraps, really) and I am getting better with reading Latin )that one you don’t really ‘speak’ much).
61. Have you ever got the stitch?
Meaning? Had stitches? Yes, after surgery….
62. Have you ever ridden in an ambulance?
Nope.
63. Do you prefer an ocean or a pool?
I have vastly more experience with pools, so likely that. Also, oceans can get awfully cold. Pools are reassuringly consistent.
64. Do you prefer a window seat or an aisle seat?
Aisle! Give me room!
65. Do you know how to drive stick?
Yes, my last 5 or so cars have been manuals. Driving an automatic is boring!
66. What is your favorite thing to spend money on?
Books.
67. Do you wear any jewelry 24/7?
My wedding ring, another ring, a necklace, my nose stud and my navel ring.
68. What is your favorite TV show?
Supernatural, Buffy, Firefly, Bones, Fringe….
69. Can you roll your tongue?
As in a little curly tube, no. As in r-r-r-r-ill my r-r-r-s, yes, quite well.
70. Who is the funniest person you know?
Personally? Egad, I have no idea! I tend to gravitatee towards folks with good sense s of humor, which makes that a hard question.
71. Do you sleep with stuffed animals?
Not usually, but on rare occasions.
72. What is the main ring tone on your phone?
Currently the opening riff to (I think) Rigs o’ Barley (a trad Scottish folk tune) I also use a medieval court dance, and on occasion, if feeling obstreperous, Scotland the Brave on full pipes!
73. Do you still have clothes from when you were little?
No, but there are some I wish I did.
74. What red object is closest to you right now?
My plush Doom II Cacodemon (look it up) or my class flyer for my Dante course - can’t tell which is closer.
75. Do you turn off the water while you brush your teeth?
Typically yes.
76. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed?
Closed, otherwise the cats go gadding about wreaking havoc.
77. Would you rather be attacked by a big bear or a swarm of bees?
Neither, thanks ever so. What an odd question!
78. Do you flirt a lot?
I’m told I do, but I don’t always mean to. Then again, with some of my oldest friends, I rarely speak in single entendre, so….
79. What do you dip a chicken nugget in?
My nuggets are soy, thanks ever so, ad then either ketchup or barbecue sauce.
80. What is your favourite food?
Oh, dear, impossible to say. Spanakopita with tzatziki, shahi paneer korma, any really good Italian… any number of things. Food is one of the true pleasures in life.
81. Can you change the oil on a car?
Yes, and I used to all the time. Who has time for all that these days!
82. Have you ever got a speeding ticket?
Um, once or twice….. *whistles innocently*
83. Have you ever run out of petrol?
Yes, and it’s the worst feeling ever, especially when it’s because you’re broke!
84. What is your usual bed time?
Eleven-ish (all current evidence to the contrary) but often later.
85. What was the last book you read?
Egad, in the middle of several, actually. Last I finished, some steampunky novel, I can’t recall.
86. Do you read a newspaper?
No. Ours is one of the Murdoch travesties, so I’ll get my news from NPR & BBC, thanks!
87. Do you have any magazine subscriptions?
I got snookered into getting a couple as part of a fundraiser for my son’s school, so I get This Old House and Food and Wine. I also get the proceedings of the Dante Society, but I’m not sure that counts!
89. Do you watch soap operas?
Ugh, no.
90. Do you dance in the car?
All the time! And sing a lot!
91. What radio station did you last listen to?
National Public Radio. Otherwise, it’s the iPod in the car.
92. Who is in the picture frame closest to you?
Toss up: my MA diploma or the antique print of Henry Holiday’s painting of Dante meeting Beatrice on the bridge over the Arno.
93. What was the last note you scribbled on a piece of paper?
Comments on a student paper.
94. What is your favorite candle scent?
Oddly, pine. I do love dark, dicy, smoky scents, too, like patchouli, sandalwood, etc. if I can find good ones.
95. What is your favorite board game?
Does D&D count?
97. When was the last time you attended church?
Mamaw’s funeral. Me and churches don’t see eye to eye. I’d sell a kidney to tour the great European cathedrals though!
98. Who was your favorite teacher in high school?
Oddly, Pastor Harmonn, one of my religion teachers. One of the coolest, wisest, not-like-a-pastor folks I’ve met to date. I think he was a druid in a former life.
99. What is the longest you have ever camped out in a tent?
About a week or so, probably for a Highland Games.
100. Who was the last person to do something extra special for you?
My husband, every single day.
1. How old will you be in five years?
Five years older than I am now! (borrowed answer, but I'd have said the same!)
2. Who did you spend at least two hours with today?
Hubby and son.
3. How tall are you?
About 5’3-“ish
4. What do you look forward to most in the next six weeks?
More Dante, spring break, decent weather, lots stuff!
5. What's the last film you saw?
1911 silent film version of Inferno (really odd, but wonderful!)
6. Who was the last person you called?
Other than Hubby, probably my friend Paul
7. Who was the last person to call you?
Likely the same.
8. What was the last text message you received?
Mom, where are you? (planned grocery store meeting with teenage kid, don’t get the wrong idea!)
9. Who was the last person to leave you a voice mail?
A bookseller in New Hampshire about a special order Dante book
10. Do you prefer to call or text?
Depends. There’s a lot of times I can’t pick up (classes and such) so texts sometimes work better.
11. What were you doing at 12am last night?
I was in bed, wishing I was asleep.
12. Are your parents married/divorced?
Divorced forever ago, and my mom passed. Don’t know about my dad, but I think he’s still around. Don’t really care tho.
13. When did you last see your mum?
The day before she died :( I still miss her terribly.
14. What colour are your eyes?
Depends on my mood. (Really, they change; they shift around on the hazel-green-grey-ish range)
15. What time did you wake up today?
Blissfully late; snow day!
16. What are you wearing right now?
Jeans, wool socks, brown peasant-ish top.
17. What is your favorite Christmas song?
Oh, many! Holly and the Ivy, Silent Night, Gaudete,…
18. Where is your favorite place to be?
Depends on the day/mood/weather. I tend to be pretty happy most days, so I guess I have lots of places.
21. Where do you think you’ll be in 10 years?
Who knows? Hopefully have a PhD, and be teaching, living comfortably. I wouldn’t whine too loud if I was in Europe somewhere
22. Do you tan or burn?
Red hair, fair skin - I burn, then go blotchy. I go from lobster to ‘looks like I haven’t bathed in months with no in between!
23. What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child?
When I was really, really small, I’d get scared of the shadows, but I had an active imagination. Then my grandpa out an owl decal in the window, and I wasn’t ever scared again.
24. What was the last thing that really made you laugh?
Hubby and son’s antics.
25. How many TVs do you have in your house?
One, but it’s used for games more than watching. We do watch movies sometimes, on Netflix. e don’t even have cable.
26. How big is your bed?
King. I sprawl, he sprawls, two cats. Yeah.
27. Do you have a laptop or desktop computer?
Both
28. Do you sleep with or without clothes?
Starkers. I honestly don’t know how people can sleep in clothing!
29. What color are your sheets?
Red flannel - cozy!
30. How many pillows do you sleep with?
One, but it’s a big fat firm monster.
31. What is your favourite season?
Autumn, the spring. (Springs here are pretty epic, I must say!)
33. What do you like about winter?
Snow and ice are beautiful, I don’t mind the cold for a while (expiring about now!), and I LOVE the holiday season.
34. What do you like about the summer?
When it’s not so hot and muggy and buggy that I can’t step outside for more than a nanosecond everything!
35. What do you like about spring?
The explosion of green, the violets, the gentle warm days.
36. How many states/provinces have you lived in?
Eight: Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, California, Texas, Georgia. (some in and out more than once!)
37. What are you listening to right now?
Mumford & Sons, Broken Crown.
38. Do you prefer shoes, socks, or bare feet?
Depends on the weather. Bare most of Spring & summer, big thick socks for winter. Almost never shoes at home.
39. Are you a social person?
Not marked - I like small groups, and close friends, but I get wigged if I don’t have enough alone time. I also teach, so talking to strangers is not a big deal for me anymore.
42. What is your favorite ice cream?
Wow - maybe Graeter’s Double Chocolate Chip. I don’t do much ice cream this time of year…
43. What is your favorite dessert?
Probably either some really good chocolate, or maybe a good tiramisu.
44. What is your favorite kind of soup?
Gazpacho in summer, black bean corn chowder or butternut squash (with herbs de Provence) in winter. All homemade, of course..
45. What kind of jelly do you like on your PB & J sandwich?
Grape!
46. Do you like Chinese food?
Yes, and I eat it a lot.
47. Do you like coffee?
Yes, please!.
48. How many glasses of water a day do you drink on average?
Likely not enough.
49. What do you drink in the morning?
Coffee if I have the time and gumption to make it, mocha if I hit the coffee shop, OJ if I have a sit-down breakfast (which is rare).
50. What is the closest living thing on your right?
Husband three rooms over, kid if one room over one floor up counts.
51. Do you sleep on a certain side of the bed?
333Usually the left, but I”m a side sleeper, so we switch occasionally.
52. Do you know how to play poker?
A little. My grandfather (lacking a son or grandson) taught me when I was little girl. Apparently the neighbors got no small amusement out of listening to the little card shark when I’d play with my friends! “Last card, in the hole. Down and dirty, read ‘em and weep!”
53. Do you like to cuddle?
Sometimes, sometimes I just get way too hot way too easily.
54. Have you ever been to Canada?
Only for an afternoon, via Detroit.
55. Do you have an addictive personality?
Don’t think so. I do get really excited about things for a while, and then eventually cool, but I think most people who aren’t utterly dull do that….
56. Do you eat out or at home more often?
A mix, really, mostly because of our schedules.
58. Do you know anyone with the same birthday as you?
Not off the toppa.
59. Do you want kids?
I have one, and that’s all that’s likely!
60. Do you speak any other languages?
English, German, a smattering of Italian, scraps of French and Hebrew (small scraps, really) and I am getting better with reading Latin )that one you don’t really ‘speak’ much).
61. Have you ever got the stitch?
Meaning? Had stitches? Yes, after surgery….
62. Have you ever ridden in an ambulance?
Nope.
63. Do you prefer an ocean or a pool?
I have vastly more experience with pools, so likely that. Also, oceans can get awfully cold. Pools are reassuringly consistent.
64. Do you prefer a window seat or an aisle seat?
Aisle! Give me room!
65. Do you know how to drive stick?
Yes, my last 5 or so cars have been manuals. Driving an automatic is boring!
66. What is your favorite thing to spend money on?
Books.
67. Do you wear any jewelry 24/7?
My wedding ring, another ring, a necklace, my nose stud and my navel ring.
68. What is your favorite TV show?
Supernatural, Buffy, Firefly, Bones, Fringe….
69. Can you roll your tongue?
As in a little curly tube, no. As in r-r-r-r-ill my r-r-r-s, yes, quite well.
70. Who is the funniest person you know?
Personally? Egad, I have no idea! I tend to gravitatee towards folks with good sense s of humor, which makes that a hard question.
71. Do you sleep with stuffed animals?
Not usually, but on rare occasions.
72. What is the main ring tone on your phone?
Currently the opening riff to (I think) Rigs o’ Barley (a trad Scottish folk tune) I also use a medieval court dance, and on occasion, if feeling obstreperous, Scotland the Brave on full pipes!
73. Do you still have clothes from when you were little?
No, but there are some I wish I did.
74. What red object is closest to you right now?
My plush Doom II Cacodemon (look it up) or my class flyer for my Dante course - can’t tell which is closer.
75. Do you turn off the water while you brush your teeth?
Typically yes.
76. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed?
Closed, otherwise the cats go gadding about wreaking havoc.
77. Would you rather be attacked by a big bear or a swarm of bees?
Neither, thanks ever so. What an odd question!
78. Do you flirt a lot?
I’m told I do, but I don’t always mean to. Then again, with some of my oldest friends, I rarely speak in single entendre, so….
79. What do you dip a chicken nugget in?
My nuggets are soy, thanks ever so, ad then either ketchup or barbecue sauce.
80. What is your favourite food?
Oh, dear, impossible to say. Spanakopita with tzatziki, shahi paneer korma, any really good Italian… any number of things. Food is one of the true pleasures in life.
81. Can you change the oil on a car?
Yes, and I used to all the time. Who has time for all that these days!
82. Have you ever got a speeding ticket?
Um, once or twice….. *whistles innocently*
83. Have you ever run out of petrol?
Yes, and it’s the worst feeling ever, especially when it’s because you’re broke!
84. What is your usual bed time?
Eleven-ish (all current evidence to the contrary) but often later.
85. What was the last book you read?
Egad, in the middle of several, actually. Last I finished, some steampunky novel, I can’t recall.
86. Do you read a newspaper?
No. Ours is one of the Murdoch travesties, so I’ll get my news from NPR & BBC, thanks!
87. Do you have any magazine subscriptions?
I got snookered into getting a couple as part of a fundraiser for my son’s school, so I get This Old House and Food and Wine. I also get the proceedings of the Dante Society, but I’m not sure that counts!
89. Do you watch soap operas?
Ugh, no.
90. Do you dance in the car?
All the time! And sing a lot!
91. What radio station did you last listen to?
National Public Radio. Otherwise, it’s the iPod in the car.
92. Who is in the picture frame closest to you?
Toss up: my MA diploma or the antique print of Henry Holiday’s painting of Dante meeting Beatrice on the bridge over the Arno.
93. What was the last note you scribbled on a piece of paper?
Comments on a student paper.
94. What is your favorite candle scent?
Oddly, pine. I do love dark, dicy, smoky scents, too, like patchouli, sandalwood, etc. if I can find good ones.
95. What is your favorite board game?
Does D&D count?
97. When was the last time you attended church?
Mamaw’s funeral. Me and churches don’t see eye to eye. I’d sell a kidney to tour the great European cathedrals though!
98. Who was your favorite teacher in high school?
Oddly, Pastor Harmonn, one of my religion teachers. One of the coolest, wisest, not-like-a-pastor folks I’ve met to date. I think he was a druid in a former life.
99. What is the longest you have ever camped out in a tent?
About a week or so, probably for a Highland Games.
100. Who was the last person to do something extra special for you?
My husband, every single day.
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Date: February 4th, 2014 08:15 am (UTC)USians might be amazed just how much of the world isn't the US! :o)