To lighten things up a bit. Besides, Dale asked. (sort of.)
Forty Questions
1) Who is the last person you high-fived? -- Ms. P, the other day in the car.
2)
If you were drafted into a war, would you survive. -- Oh, I highly doubt it. My tendency to start hurting and stop moving would surely get me dead.
3) Do
you sleep with the TV on? -- Never. It's in the living room, we don't get cable or broadcast, and I can't even stand it on for background noise.
4) Have you ever drunk milk straight out of the carton? -- Yes, but not for a long time. Stupid milk allergy.
5) Have you ever won a spelling bee -- I don't think so.
6) Have you ever been stung by a bee -- Once, when I was five. I stepped on it. I've also been stung by jellyfish and a Portugese manoray.
7) How fast can you type -- I haven't clocked it recently, but my college roommate's mother, executive secretary extraordinaire, was impressed.
8) Are you afraid of the dark? -- Never. But I am sometimes afraid of what's *in* the dark.
9) Eye color -- Green.
10) Have you ever made out at a drive-in? -- Unfortunately, I've only been to drive-ins with my parents. When I was too young to be making out with anyone at all.
11) When is the last time you chose a bath over a shower? -- Well, never, really. Showers are for getting clean. Baths are for hanging out with yourself, getting rid of knots, and watching candlelight on tile. Oh, and watching kitties try to understand stupid humans. So I never choose baths over showers; I just have one or the other based on what my goal is for that bathroom encounter.
12)
Do you knock on wood? -- Absolutely--whatever wood or wood-like product is around.
13) Do you floss daily? -- I keep trying, and I make it for several days and then forget all about it for a week.
14) What happened to question #14?
15) Can you hula hoop? -- For a few minutes, yes.
16) Are you good at keeping secrets? -- Sometimes.
17) What do you want for Christmas? -- Progeny.
18) Do you know the Muffin Man? -- He lives down the lane, right?
19) Do you talk in your sleep? -- Frequently. Sometimes I even sleep-decorate, but only things I can reach from the bed.
20) Who wrote the book of love? -- Vikram Seth.
21) Have you ever flown a kite? -- Certainly. From the old Spanish fort on Puerto Rico, even.
22) Do you wish on your fallen lashes? -- Yes. And falling stars. And digital time that is either repeated (12:12) or in order (1:23). And candles. And whatever else I think of.
23) Do you consider yourself successful? -- Depends on when you ask me, I think.
24) How many people are on your contact list of your cell? -- 26. How many people do I call regularly? 3.
25) Have you ever asked for a pony? -- Nope.
26) Plans for tomorrow? -- Write a couple of reports, plan a meeting, and pay bills. It's rocking to be me.
27) Can you juggle? -- Not very well at all.
28) Missing someone now? -- Oh yes.
29) When was the last time you told someone I Love You? -- This morning.
30) And truly meant it? -- Truly, madly, deeply.
31) How often do you drink -- Almost never.
32) How are you feeling today? -- Ouchy.
33) What do you say too much? -- "It's not my favorite."
34) Have you ever been suspended or expelled from school? -- Nope. And I only ever got one detention, and it was for a very Unfair cause.
35) What are you looking forward to? -- Spring. Plants. A friend visiting. The Baby Plan unfolding.
36) Have you ever crawled through a window? -- Yes. But not for very interesting reasons. I'm better at climbing fences.
37) Have you ever eaten dog food? -- Ewwwwwww.
38) Can you handle the truth? -- Define "handle." As Dale said, better than lies, but that doesn't mean I have to like it.
39) Do you like green eggs and ham? -- Depends why it's green.
40)
Any cool scars? -- Not cool, but plenty of them.
Thank you to everyone who left me questions! It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy and connected. So, without further ado, answers.
Me3 asks: Why were you living in Hawaii? Why did you leave Hawaii? Do you ever return to Hawaii?
I lived in Hawaii for five years, 8th grade to graduation. We were there because, in 1986, my father was offered three options for our next posting: Pearl Harbor, Washington DC, and Rekjavik. My mother duly informed him there was only one acceptable option and off we flew to Hawaii.