All journallers have to do this. Here we go with the whole Hey, An Email Survey! thing. Ready?
Living arrangement?
Top half of a tiny blue duplex.
What book are you reading now?
Middlemarch, by George Eliot.
What’s on your mouse pad?
It’s orange and round, with concentric red circles on it. 50 cents at IKEA, baby. Love IKEA. Love it.
Favorite board game?
I don’t have a favorite board game, because board games are stupid. Yes, that’s right. I don’t like fun and games.
Favorite magazine?
National Geographic
Favorite smell?
Um…I don’t know. I don’t have a very good sense of smell. Some sort of food. Barbecue? Cookies? I don’t know. I’m hungry now though.
Least favorite smell?
Funky boy feet.
Favorite sound?
That “prrrt?” sound Spike The Cat makes.
Least favorite sound?
That “hoooooorrrrrrrkkkk! hack hack hack hack! huuuuuuhhhhgggghhhgggg! heek! hook! hork!” sound Spike The Cat makes just before she throws up on the carpet in the middle of the night, strategically placed where I will step in it on the way to the bathroom.
Worst feeling in the world?
Unrequited love, from either side.
What’s the first thing you think when you wake up in the morning?
“Nooooooooooooooo! Want bed! Looooooooove bed! Don’t want to wake uuuuuuuuuuuupppppppppp!”
What’s your favorite color?
Red or purple. But jewel tone red and purple, you know?
How many rings before you answer the phone?
I don’t get this question. It’s really dumb…almost as bad as the whole “bacon bits or croutons?” thing. I have no idea. Three? Four? One? Two? I don’t know.
Current or future children’s names?
Letitia Piggywinkle and Dirk Murk.
What is most important in life?
Loving and being loved.
Do you like to drive fast?
Nope.
If you could meet one person dead or alive, who would it be?
About eight hundred cool online journallers. And Jane Austen.
Storms: cool or scary?
Happy Ten Years Since The Hurricane, everyone!
What was your first car?
Beige ’86 Toyota Corolla with plaid interior. Yes, I said plaid.
Favorite alcoholic drink?
Don’t you people read?
What is your zodiac sign?
Pisces.
Do you eat the stems of broccoli?
Yes.
If you could have any job you wanted, what would it be?
Oh, wait now. I just got my job. I’m not going to tempt fate here.
If you dyed your hair what color would it be?
Aubergine. Garnet. Lagoon. Something like the name of one of the colors in the J. Crew catalog. Mist. Camellia. Something.
Ever been in love?
Several times, mostly with the same person. A few outliers.
Is the glass half full or half empty?
Uh…I hate these kinds of questions? Whose idea was this, anyway?
Favorite movies?
Oh, okay, this I can answer:
Strictly Ballroom, Pride and Prejudice (A&E version), Ghost World, Muriel’s Wedding, Pretty in Pink, O Brother, Where Art Thou? (and pretty much anything by the Coens), Hideous Kinky, Best In Show, Cradle Will Rock, Heavenly Creatures, Breakfast Club, Royal Tenenbaums, Y Tu Mama Tambien.
Do you type with your fingers on the right keys?
No. Sadly, no.
What’s under your bed?
Carpet.
What’s your favorite number?
Another question I don’t get. Maybe I’m not very smart. How do you have a favorite number? Like, is it the one you blazon on your jersey? The combination to your locker lock? I don’t get it.
Favorite sport to watch?
Bellydance, but only the Xtreme kind.
Favorite sport to participate in?
See above.
Say one nice thing about the person who sent this to you.
My college roommate Airy sent this to me. I’m going to tell you a story about her. Everyone who knows me knows this story, so if you know me, just skip ahead, okay. Everyone else, cast your minds back to 1994. First weekend of sophmore year, and I agree to meet my crazy roommate later at a party while we’re having dinner. At this point, she has hair. This becomes important later. So, I go to the party and dance around…and speaking of dancing, this party is also important in the history of my friendship with My Friend Anna, but that’s going to have to wait until her birthday entry…and I’m danicng, dancing. Oh, how I love to dance. Gee, where’s my crazy roommate? Hey, look at that bald girl! Wait! They are one and the same!
Chiara: Airy! Where is your hair!
Airy: In our bathroom sink!
When asked later what prompted her to shave her head, she replied merrily: “I was hot!” Yes, yes she was. And then she grew up and got married and sent me this email. Isn’t that nice?
What CD do you have in your stereo right now?
Oh, something from 1998 probably, as that’s the last time I bought music.
Favorite TV show?
I don’t watch TV, but I do watch The Sopranos when new seasons come out on video. That show = my New York family.
Earliest memory?
The pony we had when we lived in upstate New York.
Favorite song?
Um. Untitled. Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps. Teenage Dirtbag. The Broad Majestic Shannon. Another First Kiss. Come On Eileen. Down To The River To Pray. Guantanamera. Spoon. I need new music, yes I do!
Favorite place you’ve ever visited?
The Monterey Bay Aquarium and Florence, Italy.