A slice of my life
These questions came to me via e-mail. Here are the answers:
1. WHAT COLOR PANTS ARE YOU WEARING? Beige corduroy, white underwear.
2. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Bunny chomping on broccoli; the fan from the central heating.
3. SOUPS OR SALAD? Soup in fall and winter, salad in spring and summer.
4. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Pizza.
5. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Orchid.
6. WHAT IS THE WEATHER RIGHT NOW? 30F -- the warmest it has been in a week or so. Cloudy and windy; streets are slushy.
7. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? A close friend.
8. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT YOU THIS? Yes.
9. HOW ARE YOU TODAY? Better than the past few days; Monday was the anniversary of my dad's death -- not a nice day.
10. FAVORITE DRINK? at the moment, hot mulled cider. usually tea. [used to be freshly ground coffee (French roast/Columbian bean combo).]
11. FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? Port.
12. HAIR COLOR? (Actual, not necessarily favorite) Brown.
13. EYE COLOR? (ditto) Brown.
14. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? No.
15. SIBLINGS AND THEIR AGES. One brother, age 40.
17. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Stepmom.
18. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR? My birthday.
19. ARE YOU TOO SHY TO ASK SOMEONE OUT? No.
20. SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer, preferably in the Adirondacks or Berkshires -- somewhere comfortably temperate and rural.
21. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE NIGHT STANDS? Relationships, though some are a series of one-night-stands w/the same person, if that makes sense.
22. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? Dark chocolate.
23. DO YOU WANT YOUR FRIENDS TO WRITE BACK? In general, yes.
24. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Depends on their mood.
25. LEAST LIKELY: Anyone I know who is a mother of young children.
26. LIVING ARRANGEMENTS? Good-sized one-bedroom apartment in high-rise building, occupied by Bunny and me.
27. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING? Joan Didion's Where I Was From; South Africa, a DK Eyewitness Travel Guide; and Nancy Lehman's Malaise.
28. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? the mouse, silly.
29. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? Scrabble.
30. WHAT DID YOU DO LAST NIGHT? Had a migraine, blogged, watched TV, slept.
31. FAVORITE SMELLS? Wisteria, chocolate, freshly mown grass.
32. CAN YOU TOUCH YOUR NOSE WITH YOUR TONGUE? No.
33. WHAT INSPIRES YOU? A phrase, a photo, a story, beauty.
34. BUTTERED, PLAIN, OR SALTED POPCORN? Buttered (real), no salt.
35. FAVORITE CAR? One that someone else is driving, preferably a Volvo or Mercedes or limo/town car.
36. FAVORITE FLOWER? Roses, orchids, lilacs.
37. HOW MANY KEYS ON YOUR KEY RING? 4
38. CAN YOU JUGGLE? Metaphorically, yes. Physically, no.
39. WHAT WOULD YOU HATE TO BE TRAPPED IN A ROOM WITH? More like with whom....Most of my relatives, and/or ex-lovers/former friends with whom I'm no longer on speaking terms.
40. 7-UP OR SPRITE? Neither. Flat ginger ale when my stomach's bothering me, but that's the only soda.
41. COFFEE? Espresso after dinner.
42. FAVORITE PERFUME? Joy.
43. DOGS OR CATS? Bunnies.
44. FAVORITE PLACE TO VISIT? Right now? the beach on St. Bart's. or New Zealand. if we weren't facing another snowstorm, the Alps and environs. Would love to return to China, France, Italy, Scandinavia, the Galapagos Islands. Planning to go to Botswana & So. Africa.
1. WHAT COLOR PANTS ARE YOU WEARING? Beige corduroy, white underwear.
2. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Bunny chomping on broccoli; the fan from the central heating.
3. SOUPS OR SALAD? Soup in fall and winter, salad in spring and summer.
4. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Pizza.
5. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Orchid.
6. WHAT IS THE WEATHER RIGHT NOW? 30F -- the warmest it has been in a week or so. Cloudy and windy; streets are slushy.
7. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? A close friend.
8. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT YOU THIS? Yes.
9. HOW ARE YOU TODAY? Better than the past few days; Monday was the anniversary of my dad's death -- not a nice day.
10. FAVORITE DRINK? at the moment, hot mulled cider. usually tea. [used to be freshly ground coffee (French roast/Columbian bean combo).]
11. FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? Port.
12. HAIR COLOR? (Actual, not necessarily favorite) Brown.
13. EYE COLOR? (ditto) Brown.
14. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? No.
15. SIBLINGS AND THEIR AGES. One brother, age 40.
17. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Stepmom.
18. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR? My birthday.
19. ARE YOU TOO SHY TO ASK SOMEONE OUT? No.
20. SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer, preferably in the Adirondacks or Berkshires -- somewhere comfortably temperate and rural.
21. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE NIGHT STANDS? Relationships, though some are a series of one-night-stands w/the same person, if that makes sense.
22. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? Dark chocolate.
23. DO YOU WANT YOUR FRIENDS TO WRITE BACK? In general, yes.
24. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Depends on their mood.
25. LEAST LIKELY: Anyone I know who is a mother of young children.
26. LIVING ARRANGEMENTS? Good-sized one-bedroom apartment in high-rise building, occupied by Bunny and me.
27. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING? Joan Didion's Where I Was From; South Africa, a DK Eyewitness Travel Guide; and Nancy Lehman's Malaise.
28. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? the mouse, silly.
29. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? Scrabble.
30. WHAT DID YOU DO LAST NIGHT? Had a migraine, blogged, watched TV, slept.
31. FAVORITE SMELLS? Wisteria, chocolate, freshly mown grass.
32. CAN YOU TOUCH YOUR NOSE WITH YOUR TONGUE? No.
33. WHAT INSPIRES YOU? A phrase, a photo, a story, beauty.
34. BUTTERED, PLAIN, OR SALTED POPCORN? Buttered (real), no salt.
35. FAVORITE CAR? One that someone else is driving, preferably a Volvo or Mercedes or limo/town car.
36. FAVORITE FLOWER? Roses, orchids, lilacs.
37. HOW MANY KEYS ON YOUR KEY RING? 4
38. CAN YOU JUGGLE? Metaphorically, yes. Physically, no.
39. WHAT WOULD YOU HATE TO BE TRAPPED IN A ROOM WITH? More like with whom....Most of my relatives, and/or ex-lovers/former friends with whom I'm no longer on speaking terms.
40. 7-UP OR SPRITE? Neither. Flat ginger ale when my stomach's bothering me, but that's the only soda.
41. COFFEE? Espresso after dinner.
42. FAVORITE PERFUME? Joy.
43. DOGS OR CATS? Bunnies.
44. FAVORITE PLACE TO VISIT? Right now? the beach on St. Bart's. or New Zealand. if we weren't facing another snowstorm, the Alps and environs. Would love to return to China, France, Italy, Scandinavia, the Galapagos Islands. Planning to go to Botswana & So. Africa.
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