DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI?
I try not to eat broccoli but if I must I consume it all.
IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT
BE?
Small town newspaper editor (and I love it)
IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR?
Wouldn’t even consider it. Paid too much for the grey.
EVER BEEN IN LOVE?
Very much so
IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL?
Half full I guess
FAVORITE MOVIE:
Fantasia, Maltese Falcon
DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS?
Where else would they be?
WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED?
Books, notes, notebooks and the occasional cat
FAVORITE NUMBER?
87 (have no idea why)
FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH?
Baseball and cricket (I don’t understand cricket but I do enjoy watching it) I also enjoy watching the refs in Australian Rules Football.
LIVING ARRANGEMENT?
husband, three kids and two cats, in a house in the 'burbs
WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
“The Green Mile” by Stephen King and “Midnight Champagne” by A. Manette Ansay
WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
Plain blue
FAVORITE BOARD GAME?
Trivial Pursuit and Monopoly
FAVORITE MAGAZINE?
Reader’s Digest
6a. FAVORITE SMELLS?
Christmas Day (that combination of the tree, fireplace, turkey and snow), the beach/boardwalk (combination of the ocean surf, salt air, suntan oil, and fried food) and fruity shower gels
6b. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS
cigarettes, body odor, dirty litter box
WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
Um, two: The Design of Everyday Things, and the Seamus Heaney Beowulf
WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
Coffee stains, and Lexis trademark.
FAVORITE BOARD GAME?
Big Boggle
FAVORITE MAGAZINE?
The Economist
6a. FAVORITE SMELLS?
Hibiscus
6b. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS
Sewer
FAVORITE SOUND?
“It’s so good to see you!”
WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD?
Fear
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE
UP IN THE MORNING?
Yergh.
FAVORITE COLOR?
Blue-green.
10 A. FAVORITE SONG?
Too many. A top ten: Respect (Aretha), Sons of (Jacques Brel/Judy Collins), Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper - other versions are beautiful, too), Summertime (Louis Armstrong/Ella Fitzgerald version), Is That All There Is? (Peggy Lee), It’s the End of the World As We Know It (REM), Sweet Dreams (Eurythmics), Strange Fruit (Billie Holiday), Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division), It’s All Too Much (Beatles) (oh, we’ll make it eleven) The Girl from Ipanema (Astrud Gilberto), (or maybe twelve) Son of a Preacher Man (Dusty Springfield)
HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE?
1-2
FAVORITE Child’s NAME?
Is this the name of our favorite child, or the favorite name for a child? Don’t have a favorite child - favorite name would be Justin
WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE?
Friends and family
FAVORITE FOODS?
Dungeness crab, bread pudding
CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA?
Vanilla. Especially (of course) the expensive kinds! Tahitian, Jamaican, Madagascar Bourbon…
DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST?
yes
DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?
No
STORMS - COOL OR SCARY?
cool
WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?
Honda Accord
IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO
WOULD IT BE?
Winston Churchill
FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK?
Bock beer.
WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN?
Libra
DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI?
yes, peeled
IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT
BE?
Radio interviewer
IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR?
Light blond, like when I was a baby.
EVER BEEN IN LOVE?
Yes
IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL?
Half full: “Oh, good, there’s still some left.” Then it’s all empty.
FAVORITE MOVIE:
Hairspray.
DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS?
yes
WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED?
dust bunnies, two trays of shoes, tools, camera tripod, ab roller thingy (no, not the suzanne sommers monstrosity - just a wheel with handles)
FAVORITE NUMBER?
9
FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH?
Live - hockey. TV: men’s gymnastics. Sigh.
WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
“What are the Seven Wonders of the World? (and 100 other great cultural lists–fully explalined)” by Peter D’Epiro and Mary Desmond Pinkowish
WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
“Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.” – Groucho Marx
FAVORITE BOARD GAME?
Trivial Pursuit
FAVORITE MAGAZINE?
Scientific American
6a. FAVORITE SMELLS?
Just after a summer rainstorm
6b. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS
Too much perfume
FAVORITE SOUND?
An airplane taking off (with me on it)
WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD?
Immediately after my answer to question 26.
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE
UP IN THE MORNING?
Where’s the snooze button?
FAVORITE COLOR?
Green
10 A. FAVORITE SONG?
Rhapsody in Blue
HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE?
3
FAVORITE Child’s NAME?
I used to think ‘Ambergris’ would be an interesting name for a girl, and then I found out what it is. It’s still and interesting name, but the teasing potential might be too great.
WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE?
Never letting my friends go through any more pain than they have to.
FAVORITE FOODS?
Mexican, maybe because I can’t get really good mexican food in the Northeast.
CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA?
Chocolate
DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST?
Yes
DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?
No
STORMS - COOL OR SCARY?
Cool
WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?
Volkswagen camper.
IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO
WOULD IT BE?
I don’t have an answer for that, the few times I’ve met famous people I didn’t know what to say to them.
FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK?
Chianti with a good italian meal
WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN?
Leo
DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI?
Yes
IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT
BE?
Author
IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR?
Transparent
EVER BEEN IN LOVE?
I’m not sure, but I thought I was at the time.
IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL?
Half full
FAVORITE MOVIE:
The Right Stuff
DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS?
Yes
WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED?
My downstairs neighbors
FAVORITE NUMBER?
9
FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH?
All the obscure sports at the Olympics, like bobsledding and fencing.
WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
none, at the moment (skool library doesn’t have anything I want, public library card needs renewal that I don’t feel like messing with)
WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
my mouse, of course
FAVORITE BOARD GAME?
Monopoly
FAVORITE MAGAZINE? Hot Rod
6a. FAVORITE SMELLS?
tiresmoke, race-gas exhaust
6b. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS
burning oil (bonus points if it’s leaking onto me as it burns)
FAVORITE SOUND?
big V8 with glasspacks
WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD?
When the pedal goes all the way to the floor…and nothing happens (bonus points if there’s oncoming traffic)
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE
UP IN THE MORNING?
“Another day? Damn.”
FAVORITE COLOR?
Marina Blue and Petty Blue
10 A. FAVORITE SONG? Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE?
2-3
FAVORITE Child’s NAME?
Katie
WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE?
money
FAVORITE FOODS?
steak (very well done), fried chicken
WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
Name sakes: an entertaining guide to the origiens of more than 300 words. [sub]might help if I ever decide to go on
Who wants to be a millionaire. [/sub]
6b. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS
cigerettes and the smell of an adult group home.
FAVORITE SOUND?
rain
WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD?
insecurity
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE
UP IN THE MORNING?
Five more minutes
FAVORITE COLOR?
Blue
10 A. FAVORITE SONG?
Witchcraft by Frank Sintara & Witchcraft by Sharon Shannon.
HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE?
I screen all calls.
FAVORITE Child’s NAME?
I love my children equally…oh…wait…the names other than MY children’s name…Sophia and Wolfgang. Sofia and wolfgang are not my children.
WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE?
Friends and family
FAVORITE FOODS?
Seafood and mexican, chinese
CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA?
Chocolate
DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST?
You betcha I do.
DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?
Yes. It’s for when our nearly 3 year old joins us in the middle of the night. And our 105 pound dog. All three of them snore, too.
STORMS - COOL OR SCARY?
Way coooool
WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?
1981 Pontiac Phoenix
IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO
WOULD IT BE?
William Shakespeare. (I’d ask for his autograph and if I could be his muse.)
FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK?
Nutty irishman, jager, rum and coke
WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN?
do not pass go, do not collect $200.
DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI?
yes
IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT
BE?
Travel writer, humorist, stand up comedian, swimwear model, you know, the usual. (What, no one wanted to be a hooker or junkie? There’s a shocker.)
IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR?
Been every color between copper penny red and vibrant light brown.
EVER BEEN IN LOVE?
Yes
IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL?
Glass, what glass?
FAVORITE MOVIE:
The Lion in the Winter.
DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS?
dkaoiudljuoiou
WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED?
Savage dust bunnies, the mates to all my socks, stuffed animals, feathers from a leaking comforter, Jimmy Hoffa.
FAVORITE NUMBER?
27
FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH?
[sub]championship dog training & championship horse jumping. Is that bad? [/sub]Actually,I don’t watch alot of sports, willingly.
6a. FAVORITE SMELLS?
Caramelizing sugar, vanilla, the air after a good rain, my boyfriend’s neck, baking bread, fresh linens, the ocean air
6b. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS
Dirty feet, skunk, that gawd-awful gardenia perfume
FAVORITE SOUND?
When I call my boyfriend, and he says, “hey baby!” when he recognizes my voice
WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD?
that I’ve let someone down
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE
UP IN THE MORNING?
I gotta pee.
FAVORITE COLOR?
Sunny yellow, emerald green
10 A. FAVORITE SONG?
At the moment, “Blue Skies” (the Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers version)
HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE?
2
FAVORITE Child’s NAME?
Molly, Rosie, Chase, Jack
WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE?
Being happy in what you do in life.
FAVORITE FOODS?
A good piece of rare beef; most Mexican/Latin American foods; pineapple; ice cream; cheese
CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA?
Both, if at all possible.
DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST?
No, unless I’m trying to get home as soon as possible.
DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?
Not any more. BoogeyBear has a very special place in my cedar hope chest where he’s safe from vermin and closet monsters.
STORMS - COOL OR SCARY?
Cool until I have to drive in them.
WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?
Chevette
IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO
WOULD IT BE?
Escoffier
FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK?
Margaritas
WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN?
Libra
DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI?
Oh yeah.
IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT
BE?
Have it. Pastry chef. (Unless lottery winner would fit in this category)
IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR?
Did it. Auburn
EVER BEEN IN LOVE?
Yep. Still am.
IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL?
It’s always full here.
FAVORITE MOVIE:
Harold & Maude; Willy Wonka; Duck Soup; All About Eve
DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS?
Yep
LIVING ? Batching it with my adult son/business partner, and in the summers with my adult daughter.
BOOK ? A mystery by Marshall, Evan Missing Marlene
MOUSE PAD? My son & my company’s logo
BOARD GAME? Scrabble
MAGAZINE? Playboy
6a. FAVORITE SMELLS? My own pipe tobacco
6b. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS My son’s pipe tobacco
FAVORITE SOUND? The woosh of air riding in a plane
WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD? slipping on ice
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE
UP IN THE MORNING? Must…make…coffee…
FAVORITE COLOR? Blue most years. Was green once and red once
10 A. FAVORITE SONG? 1812 Overture. I play it 4 times every day on the commute to work and back.
HOW MANY RINGS? 1 I always have it set for the machine to pick up, so if I want to get it, it had better be on the first ring.
Child’s NAME? Amber
MOST IMPORTANT? family
FAVORITE FOODS? ham sandwich (shaved ham on crusty french roll)
CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? Chocolate, except pipe tobacco:vanilla
DRIVE FAST? That’s what the cops always tell me.
SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? There a doll on my nightstand, that’s technically my daughter’s
STORMS - COOL OR SCARY? cool. In California I really miss the midwest’s thunderstorms.
FIRST CAR? Austin Sprite 2-seater, no trunk
MEET ONE PERSON? Claudia Schiffer
FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? Pear brandy from Austria
WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? Cancer
EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? Sure
IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT
BE? Museum director
IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR? Straw - my childhood color
BEEN IN LOVE? Many times
IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? I find half full glasses look full to me
FAVORITE MOVIE: Doctor Strangelove
FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? yes
UNDER YOUR BED? the ironing board
FAVORITE NUMBER? 4
FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? Never watch sports, but I will watch the Indy 500 and the Kentucky Derby. No clue why, except that’s what I liked as a kid.
WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
Dubliners by James Joyce
WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
A mousetrap and the line “Mice are stupid”… and a lot of dirt
FAVORITE BOARD GAME?
none
FAVORITE MAGAZINE?
19
6a. FAVORITE SMELLS?
vanilla, hot asphalt in summer, rain
6b. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS
oil
FAVORITE SOUND?
wind
WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD?
anxiety
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE
UP IN THE MORNING?
I dont think early in the morning. I just behave like a robot and sleep while brushing my teeth.
FAVORITE COLOR?
Dark Blue
10 A. FAVORITE SONG?
You are Gorgeous - Baby Bird
HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE?
2-3
WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE?
To be happy. Friends.
FAVORITE FOODS?
Chinese, junkfood
CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA?
a little bit of both
DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST?
yes
DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?
Sometimes.
STORMS - COOL OR SCARY?
cool
WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?
none yet. Two wheels are enough.
FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK?
Whiskey (Glen Fiddich), Gin Tonic and Hooch
WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN?
Virgo
DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI?
yes
IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT
BE?
Illustrating books.
IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR?
violet
EVER BEEN IN LOVE?
Yes
IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL?
If you hand it over, it ll be totally empty.
FAVORITE MOVIE:
Trainspotting
DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS?
mostly.
WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED?
dust bunnies, a basket with magazines, a dictionary, my diary and whatever I happen to throw into it.
LIVING ARRANGEMENT?
Wife, son, daughter, little asshole dog.
WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
A Life Wild and Perilous (History of mountain men).
WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
Coffee stains, cigarette ashes, crayon marks.
FAVORITE BOARD GAME?
Trivial Pursuit or Taboo, depending on company.
FAVORITE MAGAZINE?
Outdoor Life.
6a. FAVORITE SMELLS?
I have no sense of smell.
6b. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS
See above.
FAVORITE SOUND?
Orgasmic moaning or rain, depending on company.
WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD?
Failure.
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING?
I can’t wait till I’m independently wealthy so I never have to do this shit again.
FAVORITE COLOR?
Grey.
10 A. FAVORITE SONG?
Too many to list.
HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE?
Depends on where I am when it rings.
1-Recently had to move back in w/ pareants after bad breakup but am saving up to get new place solo:)
2-Have a Nice Day by Mick Foley for about the 29th time.
3-Wyland seascape
4-Trivial Pursuit
5-Entertainment Weekly
6-a)carmel,plumeria and lilacs
b) chitlins and black licorice
7-piano and rain
8-nausea
9-Damn it’s early-MUST HAVE CAFFEINE!
10-a) pink
b) Love Buzz by Nirvana
11-I check the caller id 1st so about 2-3
12-Gia for a girl and Kurt for a boy
13-Friends and family
14-seafood and italian
15-chocolate
16-yes
17-no
18-cool
19-1969 buick
20-off the top of my head Jeff Hardy or Martin Amis
21-raspberry stoli lemonade
22-sagittarius
23-yes
24-own and run a bookstore
25-dark red
26-yes-twice
27-half full
28-Chasing Amy
29-no
30-a box with my extra sheets and blankets
31-nine
32-professional wrestling (duh) ice hockey and any x-games
LIVING ARRANGEMENT?
Me and hubby in a small apartment
WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
I’m actually in the middle of a couple: Fellowship of the Ring and On Writing by Stephen King
WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
Nothing. It’s just plain black
FAVORITE BOARD GAME?
It’s hard to pick just one. Probably Pictionary, if I had to pick one right now.
FAVORITE MAGAZINE?
Premiere
6a. FAVORITE SMELLS?
I don’t think I have one, but if I wear scented lotion, it’s raspberry
6b. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS
The bathroom at work after certain co-workers have been in there
FAVORITE SOUND?
Good music
WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD?
When someone I love is hurt and I can’t make them feel better
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING?
Depends on what day of the week it is
FAVORITE COLOR?
green and purple
10 A. FAVORITE SONG?
Too many to name them all.
HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE?
Depends on how far away the phone is, and what number shows up on the caller ID
FAVORITE Child’s NAME?
Michael for a boy, Elisabeth for a girl
WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE?
Family
FAVORITE FOODS?
Chocolate
CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA?
Chocolate.
DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST?
I usually go about 5 mph above the limit
DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?
Only when hubby is out of town
STORMS - COOL OR SCARY?
Terrifying
WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?
1986 black Nissan Pulsar, which we bought used in 1991, when I was 16
IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD IT BE?
I don’t know how I’d pick which one, but I’d want to meet one of the three grandparents that died before I was born
FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK?
Tequila
WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN?
Pisces
DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI?
Absolutely!
IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Full time stay at home mom (okay, I’d have to have the kids before I could do that, but hopefully soon…)
IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR?
I’ve dyed it auburn. If I dye it again, I’d go with that color
EVER BEEN IN LOVE?
Yes, and still am
IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL?
Sometimes half-empty, sometimes half-full
FAVORITE MOVIE:
The Goonies
DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS?
No
but am saving up to get new place solo:)