And what better way to do that than with a meme!
Take the jump if you're interested in some "serious" Q&A time.
{Filched, per usual, from Robbo}
1. Is your second toe longer than your first?
Yep. Do you have a problem with that?
2. Do you have a favorite type of pen?
Fountain pens. Love, love, LOOOOOVE fountain pens. I have a lovely Waterman the husband bought me for our second anniversary. It's green marble with gold accents and I adore it. I love that, because it has a gold nib and over the years has adjusted itself to my style of writing, the pressure I exert, etc., it only works properly for me. It's just a bitch finding ink cartridges for it. For daily use, the Pilot Precise V7 rolling ball works just fine.
3. Look at your planner for March 14, what are you doing?
I have no freakin' clue. My calendar doesn't even go to March 14th.
4. What color are your toenails usually?
A nice dark red. Today, however, they are unadorned and are in desperate need of a pedicure. If for no other reason than to hide the second toe on my left foot, which is a nice purple because I stubbed it last week.
5. What was the last thing you highlighted?
{Wracks brain} Probably a journal article Dr. Academic gave me which listed out all sorts of reasons (and most of them were worthwhile, unfortunately) why six treatments of chemotherapy was better than three.
6. What color are your bedroom curtains?
Don't have bedroom curtains. We have blinds.
7. What color are the seats in your car?
Don't have a car.
8. Have you ever had a black and white cat?
Uh, no. The husband. Deathly allergic. All that really needs to be said.
9. What is the last thing you put a stamp on?
Probably the envelope that contained the rent check. Pesky landlord doesn't have an online option.
10. Do you know anyone who lives in Wyoming?
I thought Wyoming was Dick Cheney's personal fiefdom and that the only people who actually lived there were his indentured servants. Which leads us to all sorts of interesting questions about whether or not indentured servants really are people, etc.
11. Why did you withdraw cash from the ATM the last time?
That's the husband's domain. He gets a thrill from cash that I don't. Let him have his jollies where he can find them.
12. Whose is the last baby that you held?
My friend Katie's.
13. Unlucky #?
If I knew that, don't you think I'd have better things to do, like avoiding it at every possible turn?
14. Do you like Cinnamon toothpaste?
Never tried it. But I generally think that cinnamon flavored toothpaste is one of the signs of the coming apocalypse. Don't believe me? Go and look in Revelations. I'm sure it's in there, somewhere.
15. What kind of car were you driving 2 years ago?
Why, no car at all, thank you ever so bloody much.
16. Pick one: Miami Hurricanes or Florida Gators?
Must I?
17. Last time you went to Six Flags?
Never been. Not a roller coaster junkie. Never have been. Never will be. I do, however, remember a stopover at Six Flags' water park circa 1984.
18. Do you have any wallpaper in your house?
Nope. Thankfully.
19. Closest thing to you that is yellow?
A large pad of lined post-it notes.
20. Last person to give you a business card?
I'm assuming they mean an actual hand-off, as opposed to a card attached to paperwork received in the mail. If so, it was Dr. Fuzzy Sweater, who sliced and diced my reproductive system right out of my body. She gave it to me while I was in my hospital bed and high as a kite on percocet. I don't think that was the best time for that particular action, as it seemed very contrived and out of place, but who am I to judge? I was stoned at the time; my observations are not to be trusted.
21. Who is the last person you wrote a check to?
The landlord.
22. Closest framed picture to you?
A photograph of the Chicago skyline, taken from Lake Michigan, at night, with a full moon overhead.
23. Last time you had someone cook for you?
Last night's dinner. Cooked by someone at the neighborhood joint. A fabulous vegetarian lasagna with sliced potatoes where the noodles generally should have been. I would have preferred noodles.
24. Have you ever applied for welfare?
Sigh. Yes. Cancer isn't cheap. When you're caught in Entrepreneurial Hell(TM) and find yourself without insurance, you suck up your pride and ask for help. I still can't get over the lingering feeling of shame, though. Although, the shame is much, much less every time I get a bill from the oncologist's office, detailing out just how much each bag of taxol and carboplatin, the IV tubing, the chair rental (yes, they actually charged for that!) costs. And we're not even talking about the bill for the surgery (They charged for the gauze they used to mop up the mess. And the blood transfusions, which I don't quite know how they get away with because the blood is donated, fer chrissakes.) or for how much Dr. Academic gets for a consultation. The incidentals are cheap in comparison.
Happily, though, when my first six months were up, we had to reapply and we were shut down. I now have to pay a premium and I'm thrilled about it.
25. How many emails do you have?
I'm assuming they mean addresses. In which case, I have two.
26. Last time you received flowers?
When I was in the hospital. The first day after the surgery, I kept the volunteers busy delivering them. While I did receive several lovely bouquets of flowers, the best "arrangement" came from here. Too bad I didn't get to eat more of it.
27. Do you think the sanctity of marriage is meant for only a man & woman?
Depends. If you're talking church marriage, then the church in question gets to marry whomever it wants. If you're talking civil ceremonies, it should be available to whomever wants to get married.
28. Do you play air guitar?
Ah, not since 1988.
29. Has anyone ever proposed to you?
Yep. I'm still married to him. How could I not be? He cut the knot off his favorite yo-yo to use as an impromptu ring. That's romance for ya, kids.
30. Do you take anything in your coffee?
Sugar and cream. And by "cream" I mean Half-n-Half. None of that wimpy milk crap for my coffee.
31. Do you have any Willow Tree figurines?
Eh?
32. What is/was your high school's rival mascot?
I don't even think my high school had a rival. Seriously.
33. Last person you spoke to from high school?
I have studiously avoided having anything to do with my high school. I didn't have a good time there, hence I don't want to have a damn thing to do with the place. Unfortunately, I have several family members who did have a good time there---and who refuse to understand my position---one of whom is related to someone who works there. I was a missing alumnae before this relative got hold of my information and handed it over to the fundraising committee. One night, out of the blue, I got a call from this girl who'd been in my class, soliciting me for a donation. They even sang the school's fight song for me during the call, which was funny because they didn't realized they'd been had. A week later, I sent a notice to the school that I wanted nothing to do with them, that they'd better take my name off their mailing list, and if they didn't do so, I would report them, a non-profit organization, to the Nebraska Attorney General for violating the rules associated with non-profits. (If you're on a non-profit mailing list, and don't want to be on it, you simply have to ask to have your name removed and they have to do it. For them to do otherwise is against the rules and they could lose their non-profit status as a result.)
Haven't heard a word from them since.
34. Last time you used hand sanitizer?
Ummm. Once. Years ago. I decided it was too sticky for regular use.
35. Would you like to learn to play the drums?
No. One drummer per household, I believe, is the rule, and this household is full up.
36. What color are the blinds in your living room?
Beige.
38. Last thing you read in the newspaper?
A commentary in today's Financial Times regarding the treatment of companies who use animal testing. Surprisingly, the editorial board was in favor of not treating them like pariahs.
39. What was the last pageant you attended?
Never been to a pageant. Thank God.
40. What is the last place you bought pizza from?
Davanni's. Only because the neighborhood pizza joint was closed for Labor Day weekend.
41. Have you ever worn a crown?
I believe the last time I patronized Burger King with my sister, Christi, and her unruly crew of children, a crown might have been involved.
42. What is the last thing you stapled?
God only knows what.
43. Did you ever drink clear Pepsi?
I don't drink Pepsi, period.
44. Are you ticklish?
Yep and I'm not ashamed of it. I was born this way. There's not much I can do about it. Which is contrary to the "wisdom" of a massage therapist I had once upon a time, who claimed ticklishness was the result of years of pent-up stress.
What can I say? The guy was a quack.
45. Last time you saw fireworks?
The Fourth of July. I hear them often, however, in the summertime.
46. Last time you had a Krispy Kreme doughnut?
August 10th. It was a bad, bad day and I needed a little sugar high to make it better.
47. Who is the last person that left you a message & you actually returned it?
I resent the implication that I would be rude enough to not return a message. As far as the last message returned, it would be when my brother called yesterday.
48. Last time you parked under a carport?
March 2003. Which was the last time I was at my sister ML's house. She's the only person I know who has a carport.
49. Do you have a black dog?
No.
50 . Have you had your mid life crisis yet?
Nah.
51. Are you an aunt or uncle?
Yes. {Insert counting on fingers here} I have twenty-three nieces and nephews and one grand niece.
Oy.
52. Who has the prettiest eyes that you know of?
The husband. He has pretty blue eyes, that can and do go green on occasion, and they're fringed by lovely, thick lashes that I would kill to have. Particularly now that I've got pure white lashes, that haven't grown in enough to coat with mascara.
53. What kind of soap or body wash do you use?
White Rain Ocean Mist body wash. It's only a buck and it works like a charm!
54. Do you remember Ugly Kid Joe?
Sadly, yes.
55. Do you have a little black dress?
Strangely enough, no. I do have many little black sweaters and many little black skirts and pants, but no LBD. It's quite sad, actually.