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I seem to have caught The Quiz Thing. However, I combined the one that's been permeating Journalscape with one that Tim posted a month or so ago, and I tried to at least group the questions in some sort of order.
Here goes:
WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
Susan Sizemore's Partners (urban vampires), Thief's Gamble by Juliet K. McKenna (wonderful! need the other four books!)
FAVORITE MAGAZINES?
Smithsonian and Budget Living
FAVORITE SMELLs?
Roses. Lavender. Vanilla. Peach. Mint. My green apple shampoo. Cloves. Cumin. Damp pavement just as it starts to rain. Shawn.
LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS?
The catbox hasn't been cleaned in how long?
FAVORITE COLORS?
Forest green, plum, periwinkle, burgundy, crimson
LEAST FAVORITE COLOR?
Easter egg pastels
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING?
Have I slept through my alarm?
FUTURE CHILD'S NAME?
If a girl, we're probably going with Samantha JoAnn, named for my recently passed grandfather and Shawn's mother. We also like Veronica. Still discussing boy names. We've got time.
ARE YOU HAPPY WITH YOUR GIVEN NAME?
Yes. (Grandpa changed the family last name to Landis when Dad was a year old; if he hadn't, during my first marriage, I would have been Rachel Shayne Lifschitz Veskovic. Try saying that after a couple of beers.)
WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE?
Love and dreams. All else is logistics.
DO POOR, HOMELESS, OR STARVING PEOPLE SOMETIMES ANNOY YOU?
They make me sad.
CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA?
Strawberry.
DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST?
Um, no, not at all. Never. Why? (We won't discuss what happened to my pickup truck in '92.)
WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?
1990 Toyota pickup. Bought used, lasted 2 months (cf above.)
DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?
I actually was feeling needy a few days ago and piled up the froggies and elephant and ladybug and miscellaneous others that Shawn's given me. I much prefer Shawn himself. I do miss Blue Ears, though (pink bear with, oddly enough, blue ears that was with me from birth through December 2000 when I lost him at LAX. snif.)
DO YOU LIKE STORMS?
Oh, yes!
IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE?
Albert Einstein. It's not just his intellectual brilliance, but the way that he was so concerned about the fate of humanity. Pretty amazing guy.
FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK?
Alcohol makes me depressed and anti-social, so I avoid it.
HAVE YOU EVER DONE ANY ILLEGAL DRUGS?
Nope. Never. Not because I'm righteous or anything, but because I know I have an addictive personality, and I just didn't want to tempt fate.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE?
Oh, yes!
DO YOU HAVE TOO MANY LOVE INTERESTS?
Thank God, not any more. Although one of our friends did once dub me Hurricane Rachel....
IS THE GLASS HALF FULL OR HALF EMPTY?
In music, notes gain their meaning from the silence in between.
DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS?
And the left ones as well (65 wpm)
DESCRIBE YOUR BED:
Queen size. Comfy. Instead of a headboard, Shawn mounted a large Thai fan and a pair of wooden wall sconces (complete w/candles, natch.)
WHAT'S ON YOUR BEDSIDE TABLE?
Way too much crap that the cats occasionally knock off. A wedding gift Zen alarm clock that now clunks rather than chimes (oddly, an improvement, since it no longer also wakes up Shawn, who used to complain about it), a stack of books I'd like to read, a pretty green glass full of change, bottle caps, pens, and miscellany, a glasses case, paid bills that need to be filed -- I have SO got to clean this up.
WHAT DO YOU CARRY WITH YOU AT ALL TIMES?
Cell phone (sounds trendy, but it is very useful, esp if I'm running late.) Small purse with datebook, comb, Enigma phone list, and way too much crap (cf Bedside Table).
DO YOU HAVE A COMPLETELY IRRATIONAL FEAR?
I don't think so; most of my fears seem at least internally rational.
WHAT IS THE LITTLE PHYSICAL HABIT THAT GIVES AWAY YOUR INSECURE MOMENT?
I become arrogant (this may not seem to qualify as "physical," but it feels like it is.)
DO YOU LIKE YOURSELF AND BELIEVE IN YOURSELF?
Most of the time. Sometimes I get caught up in the nitty gritty and forget, though.
DO YOU TALK A LOT?
{snort} Um, yes. Okay, I truly am working on listening as well.
SPONTANEOUS OR PLAN?
Make plans for multiple possibilities, then wing it.
DO YOU EVER HAVE TO BEG?
Depends on the scenario. ;)
ARE YOU A PYROMANIAC?
Yep. I once pulled off the side of the 101 in Sherman Oaks at 1 in the morning to watch a burning pickup truck send a palm tree into flames. It was very cool.
FAVORITE MOVIES?
Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Nightmare Before Christmas
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Matrix
Scarlet Pimpernel (1938)
WHAT IS YOUR SECRET GUARANTEED WEEPING MOVIE?
I cry at everything. Geez, I cry at Hallmark commercials.
WHO SHOULD PLAY YOU IN A MOVIE ABOUT YOUR LIFE?
Me. I've been jonesing to get back in front of the camera.
FAVORITE TV SHOWS:
Buffy, Cowboy BeBop, Sundance Channel's "Anatomy of a Scene" (and, um, don't tell anyone, but Blind Date.) We used to go over to our friends' to watch West Wing, but I got pissed off over the way the Mark Harmon storyline just fizzled out. I felt manipulated and stopped watching.
FAVORITE MUSIC?
Favorite? Wow - that really depends on my mood, but usually drawn from the following:
Johnny Clegg, Dervish, Simon & Garfunkel, Queensryche, Lowen & Novarro, Tori Amos, Duran Duran, Kathy Mattea, Floating House, Vivaldi, Peter Gabriel, Elvis Costello, U2, Fuel, Avril Levigne, Staind, No Doubt, Linkin Park, Elton John, "Danse Macabre," Billy Joel, Ella Fitzgerald, Scorpions, Styx -- could I get another piece of paper, please?
WHAT IS THE GEEKIEST PART OF YOUR MUSIC COLLECTION?
How can music be geeky? Um, maybe John Denver's Greatest Hits (unless my Dan Bern bootlegs can be considered geeky.)
WHAT DO YOU EAT WHEN YOU RAID THE FRIDGE LATE AT NIGHT?
I don't really do late night fridge raids. I remember staying at my grandparents' house when I was little and sharing hot chocolate at midnight with Grandma, though.
BURGER KING OR McDONALD'S?
Yoshinoya.
THE BEST PLACE YOU HAVE EVER BEEN?
Carcassone (the castle/village in France on which Nottingham was based in Costner's "Robin Hood.") It was October and almost deserted, so I went running around the ramparts, pretending to be Errol Flynn.
DO YOU THINK YOU'RE CUTE?
{sigh} Yeah, I guess so. I used to hope I portrayed kind of a dangerous femme fatale image, but I've resigned myself to cute.
Here goes:
WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
Susan Sizemore's Partners (urban vampires), Thief's Gamble by Juliet K. McKenna (wonderful! need the other four books!)
FAVORITE MAGAZINES?
Smithsonian and Budget Living
FAVORITE SMELLs?
Roses. Lavender. Vanilla. Peach. Mint. My green apple shampoo. Cloves. Cumin. Damp pavement just as it starts to rain. Shawn.
LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS?
The catbox hasn't been cleaned in how long?
FAVORITE COLORS?
Forest green, plum, periwinkle, burgundy, crimson
LEAST FAVORITE COLOR?
Easter egg pastels
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING?
Have I slept through my alarm?
FUTURE CHILD'S NAME?
If a girl, we're probably going with Samantha JoAnn, named for my recently passed grandfather and Shawn's mother. We also like Veronica. Still discussing boy names. We've got time.
ARE YOU HAPPY WITH YOUR GIVEN NAME?
Yes. (Grandpa changed the family last name to Landis when Dad was a year old; if he hadn't, during my first marriage, I would have been Rachel Shayne Lifschitz Veskovic. Try saying that after a couple of beers.)
WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE?
Love and dreams. All else is logistics.
DO POOR, HOMELESS, OR STARVING PEOPLE SOMETIMES ANNOY YOU?
They make me sad.
CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA?
Strawberry.
DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST?
Um, no, not at all. Never. Why? (We won't discuss what happened to my pickup truck in '92.)
WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?
1990 Toyota pickup. Bought used, lasted 2 months (cf above.)
DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?
I actually was feeling needy a few days ago and piled up the froggies and elephant and ladybug and miscellaneous others that Shawn's given me. I much prefer Shawn himself. I do miss Blue Ears, though (pink bear with, oddly enough, blue ears that was with me from birth through December 2000 when I lost him at LAX. snif.)
DO YOU LIKE STORMS?
Oh, yes!
IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE?
Albert Einstein. It's not just his intellectual brilliance, but the way that he was so concerned about the fate of humanity. Pretty amazing guy.
FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK?
Alcohol makes me depressed and anti-social, so I avoid it.
HAVE YOU EVER DONE ANY ILLEGAL DRUGS?
Nope. Never. Not because I'm righteous or anything, but because I know I have an addictive personality, and I just didn't want to tempt fate.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE?
Oh, yes!
DO YOU HAVE TOO MANY LOVE INTERESTS?
Thank God, not any more. Although one of our friends did once dub me Hurricane Rachel....
IS THE GLASS HALF FULL OR HALF EMPTY?
In music, notes gain their meaning from the silence in between.
DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS?
And the left ones as well (65 wpm)
DESCRIBE YOUR BED:
Queen size. Comfy. Instead of a headboard, Shawn mounted a large Thai fan and a pair of wooden wall sconces (complete w/candles, natch.)
WHAT'S ON YOUR BEDSIDE TABLE?
Way too much crap that the cats occasionally knock off. A wedding gift Zen alarm clock that now clunks rather than chimes (oddly, an improvement, since it no longer also wakes up Shawn, who used to complain about it), a stack of books I'd like to read, a pretty green glass full of change, bottle caps, pens, and miscellany, a glasses case, paid bills that need to be filed -- I have SO got to clean this up.
WHAT DO YOU CARRY WITH YOU AT ALL TIMES?
Cell phone (sounds trendy, but it is very useful, esp if I'm running late.) Small purse with datebook, comb, Enigma phone list, and way too much crap (cf Bedside Table).
DO YOU HAVE A COMPLETELY IRRATIONAL FEAR?
I don't think so; most of my fears seem at least internally rational.
WHAT IS THE LITTLE PHYSICAL HABIT THAT GIVES AWAY YOUR INSECURE MOMENT?
I become arrogant (this may not seem to qualify as "physical," but it feels like it is.)
DO YOU LIKE YOURSELF AND BELIEVE IN YOURSELF?
Most of the time. Sometimes I get caught up in the nitty gritty and forget, though.
DO YOU TALK A LOT?
{snort} Um, yes. Okay, I truly am working on listening as well.
SPONTANEOUS OR PLAN?
Make plans for multiple possibilities, then wing it.
DO YOU EVER HAVE TO BEG?
Depends on the scenario. ;)
ARE YOU A PYROMANIAC?
Yep. I once pulled off the side of the 101 in Sherman Oaks at 1 in the morning to watch a burning pickup truck send a palm tree into flames. It was very cool.
FAVORITE MOVIES?
Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Nightmare Before Christmas
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Matrix
Scarlet Pimpernel (1938)
WHAT IS YOUR SECRET GUARANTEED WEEPING MOVIE?
I cry at everything. Geez, I cry at Hallmark commercials.
WHO SHOULD PLAY YOU IN A MOVIE ABOUT YOUR LIFE?
Me. I've been jonesing to get back in front of the camera.
FAVORITE TV SHOWS:
Buffy, Cowboy BeBop, Sundance Channel's "Anatomy of a Scene" (and, um, don't tell anyone, but Blind Date.) We used to go over to our friends' to watch West Wing, but I got pissed off over the way the Mark Harmon storyline just fizzled out. I felt manipulated and stopped watching.
FAVORITE MUSIC?
Favorite? Wow - that really depends on my mood, but usually drawn from the following:
Johnny Clegg, Dervish, Simon & Garfunkel, Queensryche, Lowen & Novarro, Tori Amos, Duran Duran, Kathy Mattea, Floating House, Vivaldi, Peter Gabriel, Elvis Costello, U2, Fuel, Avril Levigne, Staind, No Doubt, Linkin Park, Elton John, "Danse Macabre," Billy Joel, Ella Fitzgerald, Scorpions, Styx -- could I get another piece of paper, please?
WHAT IS THE GEEKIEST PART OF YOUR MUSIC COLLECTION?
How can music be geeky? Um, maybe John Denver's Greatest Hits (unless my Dan Bern bootlegs can be considered geeky.)
WHAT DO YOU EAT WHEN YOU RAID THE FRIDGE LATE AT NIGHT?
I don't really do late night fridge raids. I remember staying at my grandparents' house when I was little and sharing hot chocolate at midnight with Grandma, though.
BURGER KING OR McDONALD'S?
Yoshinoya.
THE BEST PLACE YOU HAVE EVER BEEN?
Carcassone (the castle/village in France on which Nottingham was based in Costner's "Robin Hood.") It was October and almost deserted, so I went running around the ramparts, pretending to be Errol Flynn.
DO YOU THINK YOU'RE CUTE?
{sigh} Yeah, I guess so. I used to hope I portrayed kind of a dangerous femme fatale image, but I've resigned myself to cute.
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