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You are truly blessed.
You are truly blessed.
50 Random Questions About Yourself
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Bunnies!
ETA: Rabbits usually have a cuteness in their eyes...this was something dark.
ETA: Rabbits usually have a cuteness in their eyes...this was something dark.
Ironside wasn't an attorney. He was a former Chief of Detectives, now a Special Consultant to the police after the attempt on his life that disabled him.
He's still a pretty cool dude, though.
Wow, that's about 40 questions too long! I'll do a few...
2.If you could live in any home on a television series, what would it be?
The dowager countess's house at Downton Abbey. Or maybe Mrs. Crawley's.
10.What was your most recent trip of more than 50 miles?
Just got back from Italy, Greece, and Turkey.
12.Where were you on September 11, 2001?
In a realtor's office on the North Fork of Long Island, NY, preparing to sell my father's house.
25.Have you ever been snorkeling? Scuba diving?
Hell, no.
27.What's the sickest you've ever been?
Chordoma, a rare bone cancer.
28.What's your favorite form of exercise?
Hiking.
31.Are you afraid of heights?
Exposed heights, yes, but not nearly as much as I used to be.
32.Have you ever taken dance lessons?
Yup. Ballet, ballroom, and belly dancing.
33.What's your favorite newspaper?
The New York Times (these days, online).
48.What's the longest you've ever waited in line?
Two hours to get through passport control at the airport in Istanbul last month. We coincidentally arrived on the eve of their national holiday -- the equivalent of landing in Washington, DC, on July 3!
2.If you could live in any home on a television series, what would it be?
The dowager countess's house at Downton Abbey. Or maybe Mrs. Crawley's.
10.What was your most recent trip of more than 50 miles?
Just got back from Italy, Greece, and Turkey.
12.Where were you on September 11, 2001?
In a realtor's office on the North Fork of Long Island, NY, preparing to sell my father's house.
25.Have you ever been snorkeling? Scuba diving?
Hell, no.
27.What's the sickest you've ever been?
Chordoma, a rare bone cancer.
28.What's your favorite form of exercise?
Hiking.
31.Are you afraid of heights?
Exposed heights, yes, but not nearly as much as I used to be.
32.Have you ever taken dance lessons?
Yup. Ballet, ballroom, and belly dancing.
33.What's your favorite newspaper?
The New York Times (these days, online).
48.What's the longest you've ever waited in line?
Two hours to get through passport control at the airport in Istanbul last month. We coincidentally arrived on the eve of their national holiday -- the equivalent of landing in Washington, DC, on July 3!
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I have some ideas about what was in the trash that your grandfather was burning.Wow. What kind of shit were you smoking?
I swear it was a normal day at my grandmothers house and all the family was there. I was running around with my cousin and I stopped in the back yard and next to the oil drum where my grandfather burned trash was this rabbit. I was like 8 but I stood there just looking at it until my family called for me and I ran back in the front yard. I told them what I saw and my cousin, uncle and dad came around back and there was nothing there.
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Cause I'm lazy - I am only going to answer the 50th question.
50.Have you ever taken a picture in one of those little booths?
Yep
50.Have you ever taken a picture in one of those little booths?
Yep
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LOL. Any slower it would be snail pace. I don't remember when it was either.
It's tempting to write my own question ... but I'm just lazy. Tried to think of a really long question ... but gave up.
It's tempting to write my own question ... but I'm just lazy. Tried to think of a really long question ... but gave up.
Ha!...thanks for that...I stand corrected...funny how my mind blended those two characters...
1.What's your favorite Dr. Seuss book?
Hop On Pop
2.If you could live in any home on a television series, what would it be?
Jetsons
3.What's the longest you've gone without sleep?
About 24 is my best guess
4.What's your favorite Barry Manilow song?
I Write the Songs ( which he didn't write)
5.Who's your favorite Muppet?
Fozzie
6.What's the habit you're proudest of breaking?
Break?
7.What's your favorite Web site?
trekbbs.com
8.What's your favorite school supply?
pencils
9.Who's your favorite TV attorney?
Birdman
10.What was your most recent trip of more than 50 miles?
mother's house, about four hours away.
11.What's the best bargain you've ever found at a garage sale or thrift store?
Never bought anything there.
12.Where were you on September 11, 2001?
On a conference call in my office.
13.What's your favorite tree?
Redwood
14.What's the most interesting biography you've read?
Tarzan Alive
15.What do you order when you eat Chinese food?
Cashew Chicken
16.What's the best costume you've ever worn?
Elwood Blues
17.What's your least favorite word?
Sir
18.If you had to be named after one of the 50 states, which would it be?
Indiana
19.Who's your favorite Care Bear?
Yogi
20.Describe something that's happened to you for which you have no explanation.
Meeting my wife.
21.If you could travel anywhere in Africa, where would it be?
Kenya
22.What did you have for lunch yesterday?
Turkey sandwich
23.Where do you go for advice?
Wife
24.Which do you use more often, the dictionary or the thesaurus?
thesaurus
25.Have you ever been snorkeling? Scuba diving?
no
26.Have you ever been stung by a bee?
no
27.What's the sickest you've ever been?
Being born premature, I guess
28.What's your favorite form of exercise?
Not familiar with this word.
29.What's your favorite Cyndi Lauper song?
Time After Time
30.What did you do for your 13th birthday?
something with stone knives and bearskins
31.Are you afraid of heights?
very much so
32.Have you ever taken dance lessons?
square dancing as a 13 year old.
33.What's your favorite newspaper?
don't read one
34.What's your favorite Broadway musical?
Tommy
35.What's the most memorable class you've ever taken?
Life Drawing
36.What's your favorite knock-knock joke?
The one that ends with "Banana"
37.What's your favorite commercial?
I want my MTV
38.If you could go to Disney World with any celebrity alive today, who would it be?
none, I'd take my wife
39.Do you prefer baths or showers?
Showers.
40.Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost overnight?
do not chew gum
41.What's your favorite breakfast food?
Raisin Bran
42.Who's your favorite game show host?
Gene Rayburn
43.If you could have a super power, what would it be?
Telekinesis
44.Do you like guacamole?
No,
45.Have you ever been in a food fight?
no
46.Name five songs to which you know all the lyrics. (Better yet, sing them.)
Any five random Beatles songs
47.What's your favorite infomercial?
hate them all
48.What's the longest you've ever waited in line?
Over night.
49.What's on the cover of your address book or day planner?
Don't have one
50.Have you ever taken a picture in one of those little booths?
For the first time about a month ago.
Hop On Pop
2.If you could live in any home on a television series, what would it be?
Jetsons
3.What's the longest you've gone without sleep?
About 24 is my best guess
4.What's your favorite Barry Manilow song?
I Write the Songs ( which he didn't write)
5.Who's your favorite Muppet?
Fozzie
6.What's the habit you're proudest of breaking?
Break?
7.What's your favorite Web site?
trekbbs.com
8.What's your favorite school supply?
pencils
9.Who's your favorite TV attorney?
Birdman
10.What was your most recent trip of more than 50 miles?
mother's house, about four hours away.
11.What's the best bargain you've ever found at a garage sale or thrift store?
Never bought anything there.
12.Where were you on September 11, 2001?
On a conference call in my office.
13.What's your favorite tree?
Redwood
14.What's the most interesting biography you've read?
Tarzan Alive
15.What do you order when you eat Chinese food?
Cashew Chicken
16.What's the best costume you've ever worn?
Elwood Blues
17.What's your least favorite word?
Sir
18.If you had to be named after one of the 50 states, which would it be?
Indiana
19.Who's your favorite Care Bear?
Yogi
20.Describe something that's happened to you for which you have no explanation.
Meeting my wife.
21.If you could travel anywhere in Africa, where would it be?
Kenya
22.What did you have for lunch yesterday?
Turkey sandwich
23.Where do you go for advice?
Wife
24.Which do you use more often, the dictionary or the thesaurus?
thesaurus
25.Have you ever been snorkeling? Scuba diving?
no
26.Have you ever been stung by a bee?
no
27.What's the sickest you've ever been?
Being born premature, I guess
28.What's your favorite form of exercise?
Not familiar with this word.
29.What's your favorite Cyndi Lauper song?
Time After Time
30.What did you do for your 13th birthday?
something with stone knives and bearskins
31.Are you afraid of heights?
very much so
32.Have you ever taken dance lessons?
square dancing as a 13 year old.
33.What's your favorite newspaper?
don't read one
34.What's your favorite Broadway musical?
Tommy
35.What's the most memorable class you've ever taken?
Life Drawing
36.What's your favorite knock-knock joke?
The one that ends with "Banana"
37.What's your favorite commercial?
I want my MTV
38.If you could go to Disney World with any celebrity alive today, who would it be?
none, I'd take my wife
39.Do you prefer baths or showers?
Showers.
40.Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost overnight?
do not chew gum
41.What's your favorite breakfast food?
Raisin Bran
42.Who's your favorite game show host?
Gene Rayburn
43.If you could have a super power, what would it be?
Telekinesis
44.Do you like guacamole?
No,
45.Have you ever been in a food fight?
no
46.Name five songs to which you know all the lyrics. (Better yet, sing them.)
Any five random Beatles songs
47.What's your favorite infomercial?
hate them all
48.What's the longest you've ever waited in line?
Over night.
49.What's on the cover of your address book or day planner?
Don't have one
50.Have you ever taken a picture in one of those little booths?
For the first time about a month ago.
1.What's your favorite Dr. Seuss book?
I'm sure I've read plenty of Dr. Seuss books growing up, or at least my parents read me plenty of them, but nothing is really standing out for me. Probably the one where the Grinch steals Christmas.
2.If you could live in any home on a television series, what would it be?
I'll give two answers to this.
Animated: The Simpsons house. It's iconic, it's filled with crazy characters and rooms seem to shift positions or even disappear all the time. Plus, I'm sure the kitchen is well-stocked with Buzz Cola, donuts and moon waffles.
Live Action: Tough one, but I'd have to go with the Brady household. Very spacious and modern (at least for its time). Plus I wouldn't have to mow the lawn.
3.What's the longest you've gone without sleep?
I've pulled all-nighters before, but never twice in a row. Probably somewhere between 36-40 hours.
4.What's your favorite Barry Manilow song?
No clue. He's never even been on my radar.
5.Who's your favorite Muppet?
Rizzo the Rat. Guy steals every scene he's in.
6.What's the habit you're proudest of breaking?
Spending habits. After I discovered the power of credit, I maxed our a few cards. My dad bailed me out and I proceeded to do it again. As I was still paying him back for the first time, he refused to help me out the second time. With a car to pay off and the idea of buying a house in my head, I finally kicked myself in the ass and gave myself a budget. I can proudly say that I've been out of debt for over a year now, even after buying a house last June.
7.What's your favorite Web site?
Cracked.com. Check it every day without fail.
8.What's your favorite school supply?
Paper and pen. Writing things down is like a drug to me.
9.Who's your favorite TV attorney?
Lionel Hutz.
10.What was your most recent trip of more than 50 miles?
Me and my brother and his wife drove from our hometown south of Chicago up to the Midwest Gaming Classic in Milwaukee, WI.
11.What's the best bargain you've ever found at a garage sale or thrift store?
Can't say I ever had a great bargain.
12.Where were you on September 11, 2001?
I'd been out of high school for over a year and I wasn't attending college, so I was asleep when the planes hit. After I woke up I turned on the television and saw the chaos happening. Both World Trade towers were smoking and I wasn't sure what was going on. I don't think I stopped watching the news that day.
13.What's your favorite tree?
Never gave that much thought.
14.What's the most interesting biography you've read?
Never read one.
15.What do you order when you eat Chinese food?
Never eat Chinese food.
16.What's the best costume you've ever worn?
Probably my makeshift Ghostbusters costume over 20 years ago, complete with tape player playing the Ghostbusters theme.
17.What's your least favorite word?
Panties. Don't know why, but it's the only word that I cringe at whenever I hear it.
18.If you had to be named after one of the 50 states, which would it be?
Washington. Then people could call me Wash.
19.Who's your favorite Care Bear?
Don't have one.
20.Describe something that's happened to you for which you have no explanation.
Nothing really big has happened that I can't explain. But I lost my second season Breaking Bad Blu-ray last year and I have NO CLUE where it went!
21.If you could travel anywhere in Africa, where would it be?
Egypt. I want to visit the pyramids.
22.What did you have for lunch yesterday?
Couple of hot dogs.
23.Where do you go for advice?
My parents.
24.Which do you use more often, the dictionary or the thesaurus?
Dictionary. With dictionary.com a few clicks away I never worry about using the wrong word when posting something on the internet or when writing a story.
25.Have you ever been snorkeling? Scuba diving?
Neither.
26.Have you ever been stung by a bee?
Nope, and I hope I never do.
27.What's the sickest you've ever been?
9 years ago I had testicular cancer. Had to have 4 months of chemo treatments, which destroyed me. I was weak, nauseous and couldn't eat anything that entire time. I try not to think about that period in my life as it wasn't pleasant. It came from left field, too. One day I just noticed that something was wrong and 24 hours later I'm setting up all sorts of tests just to confirm that I have cancer.
28.What's your favorite form of exercise?
Running and biking. Nothing makes me feel better.
29.What's your favorite Cyndi Lauper song?
Would have to be "Goonies R Good Enough".
30.What did you do for your 13th birthday?
Who knows? I stopped caring about my birthday a long time ago and I've never celebrated the milestones.
31.Are you afraid of heights?
A little bit. I'm not afraid of being in a tall building or in a plane, but if I have to climb something that is high, then I get a little scared.
32.Have you ever taken dance lessons?
Never.
33.What's your favorite newspaper?
Serious newspaper? Don't have one.
Satirical newspaper? The Onion!
34.What's your favorite Broadway musical?
Les Miserables.
35.What's the most memorable class you've ever taken?
Never liked taking classes, but I had fun in my Foods and Keyboarding classes back in high school.
36.What's your favorite knock-knock joke?
Don't have one.
37.What's your favorite commercial?
Any Empire Carpet commercial with the Empire guy.
38.If you could go to Disney World with any celebrity alive today, who would it be?
39.Do you prefer baths or showers?
Showers.
40.Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost overnight?
It loses flavor almost immediately after taking it out of the wrapper, so...yes.
41.What's your favorite breakfast food?
Pancakes, sausage links and scrambled eggs.
42.Who's your favorite game show host?
Mike O'Malley, host of Nickelodeon's Guts.
43.If you could have a super power, what would it be?
Same answer to the question "If you could have one Star Trek technology, what would it be?": Teleportation.
44.Do you like guacamole?
I can stomach it, but I'd prefer not to have it.
45.Have you ever been in a food fight?
Nope.
46.Name five songs to which you know all the lyrics. (Better yet, sing them.)
I know the lyrics to lots of songs.
47.What's your favorite infomercial?
The Magic Bullet infomercial. So damn cheesy.
48.What's the longest you've ever waited in line?
Waited in line for the Wii back in 2006 on launch day. About 10 hours I'd guess.
49.What's on the cover of your address book or day planner?
Don't have one.
50.Have you ever taken a picture in one of those little booths?
No.
I'm sure I've read plenty of Dr. Seuss books growing up, or at least my parents read me plenty of them, but nothing is really standing out for me. Probably the one where the Grinch steals Christmas.
2.If you could live in any home on a television series, what would it be?
I'll give two answers to this.
Animated: The Simpsons house. It's iconic, it's filled with crazy characters and rooms seem to shift positions or even disappear all the time. Plus, I'm sure the kitchen is well-stocked with Buzz Cola, donuts and moon waffles.
Live Action: Tough one, but I'd have to go with the Brady household. Very spacious and modern (at least for its time). Plus I wouldn't have to mow the lawn.
3.What's the longest you've gone without sleep?
I've pulled all-nighters before, but never twice in a row. Probably somewhere between 36-40 hours.
4.What's your favorite Barry Manilow song?
No clue. He's never even been on my radar.
5.Who's your favorite Muppet?
Rizzo the Rat. Guy steals every scene he's in.
6.What's the habit you're proudest of breaking?
Spending habits. After I discovered the power of credit, I maxed our a few cards. My dad bailed me out and I proceeded to do it again. As I was still paying him back for the first time, he refused to help me out the second time. With a car to pay off and the idea of buying a house in my head, I finally kicked myself in the ass and gave myself a budget. I can proudly say that I've been out of debt for over a year now, even after buying a house last June.
7.What's your favorite Web site?
Cracked.com. Check it every day without fail.
8.What's your favorite school supply?
Paper and pen. Writing things down is like a drug to me.
9.Who's your favorite TV attorney?
Lionel Hutz.
10.What was your most recent trip of more than 50 miles?
Me and my brother and his wife drove from our hometown south of Chicago up to the Midwest Gaming Classic in Milwaukee, WI.
11.What's the best bargain you've ever found at a garage sale or thrift store?
Can't say I ever had a great bargain.
12.Where were you on September 11, 2001?
I'd been out of high school for over a year and I wasn't attending college, so I was asleep when the planes hit. After I woke up I turned on the television and saw the chaos happening. Both World Trade towers were smoking and I wasn't sure what was going on. I don't think I stopped watching the news that day.
13.What's your favorite tree?
Never gave that much thought.
14.What's the most interesting biography you've read?
Never read one.
15.What do you order when you eat Chinese food?
Never eat Chinese food.
16.What's the best costume you've ever worn?
Probably my makeshift Ghostbusters costume over 20 years ago, complete with tape player playing the Ghostbusters theme.
17.What's your least favorite word?
Panties. Don't know why, but it's the only word that I cringe at whenever I hear it.
18.If you had to be named after one of the 50 states, which would it be?
Washington. Then people could call me Wash.
19.Who's your favorite Care Bear?
Don't have one.
20.Describe something that's happened to you for which you have no explanation.
Nothing really big has happened that I can't explain. But I lost my second season Breaking Bad Blu-ray last year and I have NO CLUE where it went!
21.If you could travel anywhere in Africa, where would it be?
Egypt. I want to visit the pyramids.
22.What did you have for lunch yesterday?
Couple of hot dogs.
23.Where do you go for advice?
My parents.
24.Which do you use more often, the dictionary or the thesaurus?
Dictionary. With dictionary.com a few clicks away I never worry about using the wrong word when posting something on the internet or when writing a story.
25.Have you ever been snorkeling? Scuba diving?
Neither.
26.Have you ever been stung by a bee?
Nope, and I hope I never do.
27.What's the sickest you've ever been?
9 years ago I had testicular cancer. Had to have 4 months of chemo treatments, which destroyed me. I was weak, nauseous and couldn't eat anything that entire time. I try not to think about that period in my life as it wasn't pleasant. It came from left field, too. One day I just noticed that something was wrong and 24 hours later I'm setting up all sorts of tests just to confirm that I have cancer.
28.What's your favorite form of exercise?
Running and biking. Nothing makes me feel better.
29.What's your favorite Cyndi Lauper song?
Would have to be "Goonies R Good Enough".
30.What did you do for your 13th birthday?
Who knows? I stopped caring about my birthday a long time ago and I've never celebrated the milestones.
31.Are you afraid of heights?
A little bit. I'm not afraid of being in a tall building or in a plane, but if I have to climb something that is high, then I get a little scared.
32.Have you ever taken dance lessons?
Never.
33.What's your favorite newspaper?
Serious newspaper? Don't have one.
Satirical newspaper? The Onion!
34.What's your favorite Broadway musical?
Les Miserables.
35.What's the most memorable class you've ever taken?
Never liked taking classes, but I had fun in my Foods and Keyboarding classes back in high school.
36.What's your favorite knock-knock joke?
Don't have one.
37.What's your favorite commercial?
Any Empire Carpet commercial with the Empire guy.
38.If you could go to Disney World with any celebrity alive today, who would it be?
39.Do you prefer baths or showers?
Showers.
40.Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost overnight?
It loses flavor almost immediately after taking it out of the wrapper, so...yes.
41.What's your favorite breakfast food?
Pancakes, sausage links and scrambled eggs.
42.Who's your favorite game show host?
Mike O'Malley, host of Nickelodeon's Guts.
43.If you could have a super power, what would it be?
Same answer to the question "If you could have one Star Trek technology, what would it be?": Teleportation.
44.Do you like guacamole?
I can stomach it, but I'd prefer not to have it.
45.Have you ever been in a food fight?
Nope.
46.Name five songs to which you know all the lyrics. (Better yet, sing them.)
I know the lyrics to lots of songs.
47.What's your favorite infomercial?
The Magic Bullet infomercial. So damn cheesy.
48.What's the longest you've ever waited in line?
Waited in line for the Wii back in 2006 on launch day. About 10 hours I'd guess.
49.What's on the cover of your address book or day planner?
Don't have one.
50.Have you ever taken a picture in one of those little booths?
No.
Keyboarding? Is that what we used to call "typing"?
1.What's your favorite Dr. Seuss book?
It's a tie between Dr. Seuss's ABC and Horton Hears a Who.
2.If you could live in any home on a television series, what would it be?
The Tom Baker-era TARDIS (hey, he lives there!), and when I wanted a break from traveling the universe, I'd live in Windemere (the creepy castle on Spoon Island where the Cassadine family lives on General Hospital). Both places are big, fascinating, and there's room for my books and my cats. Plus, Windemere comes with a butler, catacombs, a mad scientists' laboratory, and a bottomless pit where I could shove the JWs and salesmen who come to the door.
3.What's the longest you've gone without sleep?
46 hours. You don't want to be around me when I've been awake that long; I get cranky.
4.What's your favorite Barry Manilow song?
I'm not familiar enough with them to have a favorite.
5.Who's your favorite Muppet?
Grover.
6.What's the habit you're proudest of breaking?
Gum-chewing.
7.What's your favorite Web site?
Too many to single out just one. I will say I'm most thankful for Freecycle, without which I wouldn't have been able to adopt my two beloved cats, and Kijiji, without which I wouldn't have been able to find my apartment.
8.What's your favorite school supply?
Looseleaf and graph paper. I still do a lot of writing in longhand and I use the graph paper for gaming and making needlepoint and cross-stitch patterns.
9.Who's your favorite TV attorney?
Jack McCoy from Law & Order.
10.What was your most recent trip of more than 50 miles?
About 10 years ago (I don't travel much anymore). I went to Calgary for the weekend to visit a friend and we took a drive out to Banff-Canmore and went up to Lake Minnewanka. It's beautiful there in April - a bit chilly, but not too bad. The lake was still mostly frozen over, and it was incredibly quiet and relaxing.
11.What's the best bargain you've ever found at a garage sale or thrift store?
My SCA costumes.
12.Where were you on September 11, 2001?
In bed, until a friend phoned me and told me to turn on the TV and explain to her what was going on (it was just after the first tower had been hit and before the second tower was hit). I listened to CBC Newsworld, and told her that if it was an unfortunate accident, the early-morning newscaster (Ben Chinn) would stay on the air. If they decided it was a terrorist act, they'd get Peter Mansbridge (the chief news anchor) out of bed and have him take over - which they did, and Mansbridge stayed on-air for the next day or so. I spent the day in front of the TV, in various stages of shock, anger, and horror at what was going on.
13.What's your favorite tree?
The crabapple tree in the backyard of the house I used to live in.
14.What's the most interesting biography you've read?
Isaac Asimov's autobiography - all 3 volumes!
15.What do you order when you eat Chinese food?
Beef & Broccoli, chicken balls, beef chow mein, chicken & cashew nuts, sweet & sour pork, egg rolls, won ton soup, beef egg foo young, chicken fried rice, deep fried shrimp
16.What's the best costume you've ever worn?
At a science fiction convention in Calgary I wore a long black caftan, black shoes with pearl embroidery I did myself, lots of silver jewelry, and other odds and ends of home-sewn accessories, based on Larry Elmore's paintings of female magic-users in AD&D (except I was a bit more covered up).
17.What's your least favorite word?
I hate it so much, I don't want to type it.
18.If you had to be named after one of the 50 states, which would it be?
If I had to have such a name, I would choose "Wyoming," in honor of the character Wyoming Knott in Heinlein's novel The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. But being Canadian, I have to say the idea doesn't appeal to me at all.
19.Who's your favorite Care Bear?
I had no idea they had names.
20.Describe something that's happened to you for which you have no explanation.
My grandmother died in July 1997, and I had her cremated. The only safe place to keep her ashes was in the broom closet on the front porch, and one Saturday morning I found the broom closet door ajar and the front door open. This freaked me out somewhat, since it had been my grandmother's habit to go shopping on Saturday mornings. I was in the habit of locking the door, so to this day I don't know how this happened. I remember that at the time, I just shut the door and murmured, "Grama, where do you think you're going?!"
21.If you could travel anywhere in Africa, where would it be?
Egypt. I've read so much about the history and geography - I want to see it!
I'd also like to see elephants and giraffes in their natural habitats.
22.What did you have for lunch yesterday?
Lemon merengue pudding.
23.Where do you go for advice?
My Magic Cheezburger.
24.Which do you use more often, the dictionary or the thesaurus?
Dictionary.
25.Have you ever been snorkeling? Scuba diving?
No.
26.Have you ever been stung by a bee?
Several times over the years. The last time landed me in the hospital, since I got stung several times at once, and a couple of them got under my shirt. I got dizzy, so my mother decided to take me to the hospital.
27.What's the sickest you've ever been?
I spent the turn of the century in the hospital, and stayed for 5 weeks.
28.What's your favorite form of exercise?
Badminton.
29.What's your favorite Cyndi Lauper song?
I have no idea if I've ever heard one.
30.What did you do for your 13th birthday?
I don't remember. It would have involved chocolate cake, but I don't remember if there was a party. To me, birthdays aren't that big a deal - just one more trip around the Sun.
31.Are you afraid of heights?
Only coming down.
32.Have you ever taken dance lessons?
Yes - medieval dancing.
33.What's your favorite newspaper?
Red Deer Advocate
34.What's your favorite Broadway musical?
Too many to choose just one - the top three would be Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Fiddler on the Roof.
35.What's the most memorable class you've ever taken?
Three-way tie among Physical Geography, Classical History, and Astronomy, all at Red Deer College.
Honorable mention goes to the University of Ithra courses I took during the years I was active in the SCA, when I learned the aforementioned medieval dancing, basic heraldry, and calligraphy (my favorites).
36.What's your favorite knock-knock joke?
Knock-knock!
Who's there?
Ether.
Ether who?
Ether Bunny.
Knock-knock!
Who's there?
Andy.
Andy who?
Andy 'nother Ether Bunny.
Knock-knock!
Who's there?
Stella.
Stella who?
Stella 'nother Ether Bunny.
Knock-knock!
Who's there?
Consumption.
Consumption who?
Consumption be done about all these Ether Bunnies?
37.What's your favorite commercial?
When I was a child, I memorized the words to the Pop-o-Matic Trouble game commercial (I still remember it). In more recent years, I recall a Danone Silhouette yogurt commercial with some people dancing ballet style - there was a really cute guy in it...
38.If you could go to Disney World with any celebrity alive today, who would it be?
I have no interest in going to Disney World.
39.Do you prefer baths or showers?
Baths.
40.Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost overnight?
I don't chew gum.
41.What's your favorite breakfast food?
Eggs.
42.Who's your favorite game show host?
Alex Trebek.
43.If you could have a super power, what would it be?
I'd like to be able to teleport. I'd also like to have telepathy - at least with animals, so I wouldn't have to guess what my cats want when it's not immediately obvious.
44.Do you like guacamole?
Yuck.
45.Have you ever been in a food fight?
On one of the other forums I belong to, we have an annual Christmas party that includes a traditional pie fight after the dessert.
46.Name five songs to which you know all the lyrics. (Better yet, sing them.)
The Unicorn
Black Velvet Band
The Orange and the Green
Farewell to Nova Scotia
Doctor Bones McCoy
47.What's your favorite infomercial?
I hate infomercials.
48.What's the longest you've ever waited in line?
I don't remember how long - at least 90 minutes - waiting to see Star Wars in 1977. The line was another block and a half behind me, and I wasn't near the front. The people at the back probably didn't get in.
49.What's on the cover of your address book or day planner?
It depends on what receipt, bill, or other scrap paper I've used.
50.Have you ever taken a picture in one of those little booths?
No.
It's a tie between Dr. Seuss's ABC and Horton Hears a Who.
2.If you could live in any home on a television series, what would it be?
The Tom Baker-era TARDIS (hey, he lives there!), and when I wanted a break from traveling the universe, I'd live in Windemere (the creepy castle on Spoon Island where the Cassadine family lives on General Hospital). Both places are big, fascinating, and there's room for my books and my cats. Plus, Windemere comes with a butler, catacombs, a mad scientists' laboratory, and a bottomless pit where I could shove the JWs and salesmen who come to the door.
3.What's the longest you've gone without sleep?
46 hours. You don't want to be around me when I've been awake that long; I get cranky.
4.What's your favorite Barry Manilow song?
I'm not familiar enough with them to have a favorite.
5.Who's your favorite Muppet?
Grover.
6.What's the habit you're proudest of breaking?
Gum-chewing.
7.What's your favorite Web site?
Too many to single out just one. I will say I'm most thankful for Freecycle, without which I wouldn't have been able to adopt my two beloved cats, and Kijiji, without which I wouldn't have been able to find my apartment.
8.What's your favorite school supply?
Looseleaf and graph paper. I still do a lot of writing in longhand and I use the graph paper for gaming and making needlepoint and cross-stitch patterns.
9.Who's your favorite TV attorney?
Jack McCoy from Law & Order.
10.What was your most recent trip of more than 50 miles?
About 10 years ago (I don't travel much anymore). I went to Calgary for the weekend to visit a friend and we took a drive out to Banff-Canmore and went up to Lake Minnewanka. It's beautiful there in April - a bit chilly, but not too bad. The lake was still mostly frozen over, and it was incredibly quiet and relaxing.
11.What's the best bargain you've ever found at a garage sale or thrift store?
My SCA costumes.
12.Where were you on September 11, 2001?
In bed, until a friend phoned me and told me to turn on the TV and explain to her what was going on (it was just after the first tower had been hit and before the second tower was hit). I listened to CBC Newsworld, and told her that if it was an unfortunate accident, the early-morning newscaster (Ben Chinn) would stay on the air. If they decided it was a terrorist act, they'd get Peter Mansbridge (the chief news anchor) out of bed and have him take over - which they did, and Mansbridge stayed on-air for the next day or so. I spent the day in front of the TV, in various stages of shock, anger, and horror at what was going on.
13.What's your favorite tree?
The crabapple tree in the backyard of the house I used to live in.
14.What's the most interesting biography you've read?
Isaac Asimov's autobiography - all 3 volumes!
15.What do you order when you eat Chinese food?
Beef & Broccoli, chicken balls, beef chow mein, chicken & cashew nuts, sweet & sour pork, egg rolls, won ton soup, beef egg foo young, chicken fried rice, deep fried shrimp
16.What's the best costume you've ever worn?
At a science fiction convention in Calgary I wore a long black caftan, black shoes with pearl embroidery I did myself, lots of silver jewelry, and other odds and ends of home-sewn accessories, based on Larry Elmore's paintings of female magic-users in AD&D (except I was a bit more covered up
). 17.What's your least favorite word?
I hate it so much, I don't want to type it.
18.If you had to be named after one of the 50 states, which would it be?
If I had to have such a name, I would choose "Wyoming," in honor of the character Wyoming Knott in Heinlein's novel The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. But being Canadian, I have to say the idea doesn't appeal to me at all.
19.Who's your favorite Care Bear?
I had no idea they had names.
20.Describe something that's happened to you for which you have no explanation.
My grandmother died in July 1997, and I had her cremated. The only safe place to keep her ashes was in the broom closet on the front porch, and one Saturday morning I found the broom closet door ajar and the front door open. This freaked me out somewhat, since it had been my grandmother's habit to go shopping on Saturday mornings. I was in the habit of locking the door, so to this day I don't know how this happened. I remember that at the time, I just shut the door and murmured, "Grama, where do you think you're going?!"
21.If you could travel anywhere in Africa, where would it be?
Egypt. I've read so much about the history and geography - I want to see it!
I'd also like to see elephants and giraffes in their natural habitats.
22.What did you have for lunch yesterday?
Lemon merengue pudding.
23.Where do you go for advice?
My Magic Cheezburger.
24.Which do you use more often, the dictionary or the thesaurus?
Dictionary.
25.Have you ever been snorkeling? Scuba diving?
No.
26.Have you ever been stung by a bee?
Several times over the years. The last time landed me in the hospital, since I got stung several times at once, and a couple of them got under my shirt. I got dizzy, so my mother decided to take me to the hospital.
27.What's the sickest you've ever been?
I spent the turn of the century in the hospital, and stayed for 5 weeks.
28.What's your favorite form of exercise?
Badminton.
29.What's your favorite Cyndi Lauper song?
I have no idea if I've ever heard one.
30.What did you do for your 13th birthday?
I don't remember. It would have involved chocolate cake, but I don't remember if there was a party. To me, birthdays aren't that big a deal - just one more trip around the Sun.
31.Are you afraid of heights?
Only coming down.
32.Have you ever taken dance lessons?
Yes - medieval dancing.
33.What's your favorite newspaper?
Red Deer Advocate
34.What's your favorite Broadway musical?
Too many to choose just one - the top three would be Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Fiddler on the Roof.
35.What's the most memorable class you've ever taken?
Three-way tie among Physical Geography, Classical History, and Astronomy, all at Red Deer College.
Honorable mention goes to the University of Ithra courses I took during the years I was active in the SCA, when I learned the aforementioned medieval dancing, basic heraldry, and calligraphy (my favorites).
36.What's your favorite knock-knock joke?
Knock-knock!
Who's there?
Ether.
Ether who?
Ether Bunny.
Knock-knock!
Who's there?
Andy.
Andy who?
Andy 'nother Ether Bunny.
Knock-knock!
Who's there?
Stella.
Stella who?
Stella 'nother Ether Bunny.
Knock-knock!
Who's there?
Consumption.
Consumption who?
Consumption be done about all these Ether Bunnies?
37.What's your favorite commercial?
When I was a child, I memorized the words to the Pop-o-Matic Trouble game commercial (I still remember it). In more recent years, I recall a Danone Silhouette yogurt commercial with some people dancing ballet style - there was a really cute guy in it...
38.If you could go to Disney World with any celebrity alive today, who would it be?
I have no interest in going to Disney World.
39.Do you prefer baths or showers?
Baths.
40.Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost overnight?
I don't chew gum.
41.What's your favorite breakfast food?
Eggs.
42.Who's your favorite game show host?
Alex Trebek.
43.If you could have a super power, what would it be?
I'd like to be able to teleport. I'd also like to have telepathy - at least with animals, so I wouldn't have to guess what my cats want when it's not immediately obvious.
44.Do you like guacamole?
Yuck.
45.Have you ever been in a food fight?
On one of the other forums I belong to, we have an annual Christmas party that includes a traditional pie fight after the dessert.
46.Name five songs to which you know all the lyrics. (Better yet, sing them.)
The Unicorn
Black Velvet Band
The Orange and the Green
Farewell to Nova Scotia
Doctor Bones McCoy
47.What's your favorite infomercial?
I hate infomercials.
48.What's the longest you've ever waited in line?
I don't remember how long - at least 90 minutes - waiting to see Star Wars in 1977. The line was another block and a half behind me, and I wasn't near the front. The people at the back probably didn't get in.
49.What's on the cover of your address book or day planner?
It depends on what receipt, bill, or other scrap paper I've used.
50.Have you ever taken a picture in one of those little booths?
No.
Keyboarding? Is that what we used to call "typing"?
Yeah, it was basically to improve typing skills using a computer. I guess that's why it was called "Keyboarding".
It was a fun class, though. There were only a handful of students taking it so we all got to know each other a little better than most classes.
1.What's your favorite Dr. Seuss book?
The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
2.If you could live in any home on a television series, what would it be?
Tony Nelson's condo, complete with genie bottle.
3.What's the longest you've gone without sleep?
3 days.
4.What's your favorite Barry Manilow song?
"I am stuck on Band-Aid, 'cause Band-Aid's stuck on me!"
5.Who's your favorite Muppet?
Rowlf
6.What's the habit you're proudest of breaking?
Finally gave up trying to quit smoking.
7.What's your favorite Web site?
trekbbs.com
8.What's your favorite school supply?
Paper
9.Who's your favorite TV attorney?
William Talman as Hamilton Burger
10.What was your most recent trip of more than 50 miles?
Around 1995, to Tucson.
11.What's the best bargain you've ever found at a garage sale or thrift store?
A cane, since I've been using them for 24 years.
12.Where were you on September 11, 2001?
At home
13.What's your favorite tree?
Maple
14.What's the most interesting biography you've read?
Autobiography of Mark Twain
15.What do you order when you eat Chinese food?
Chung King
16.What's the best costume you've ever worn?
Once played a villain in an old-fashioned melodrama. Black top hat, tails, cape, fancy cane, big painted on handlebar mustache.
17.What's your least favorite word?
Can't
18.If you had to be named after one of the 50 states, which would it be?
Missouri
19.Who's your favorite Care Bear?
Having only known of them through commercials, none of them.
20.Describe something that's happened to you for which you have no explanation.
I was brought into this world.
21.If you could travel anywhere in Africa, where would it be?
To Tarzan's treehouse.
22.What did you have for lunch yesterday?
Food
23.Where do you go for advice?
Friends whose opinion I respect
24.Which do you use more often, the dictionary or the thesaurus?
thesaurus
25.Have you ever been snorkeling? Scuba diving?
no, and no.
26.Have you ever been stung by a bee?
yes
27.What's the sickest you've ever been?
Two weeks premature. Other than, either a broken knee at 39 or a stroke at around 50.
28.What's your favorite form of exercise?
Avoiding strenuous motions
29.What's your favorite Cyndi Lauper song?
The only one I know of is "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
30.What did you do for your 13th birthday?
That was over 50 years ago, how should I know?
31.Are you afraid of heights?
Yes, but I can ride in an airplane with no problems.
32.Have you ever taken dance lessons?
No.
33.What's your favorite newspaper?
The Times
34.What's your favorite Broadway musical?
Hair, though maybe that's Off-Broadway. Saw three road company versions of it.
35.What's the most memorable class you've ever taken?
Introduction to Logic.
36.What's your favorite knock-knock joke?
Who's there?
37.What's your favorite commercial?
"Mama mia, that's-a spicy meatball-a!"
For Alka-Seltzer.
38.If you could go to Disney World with any celebrity alive today, who would it be?
I'd thaw out Walt Disney and take him.
39.Do you prefer baths or showers?
Showers.
40.Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost overnight?
Yes, but no longer have my tonsils so can't heave it left and right.
41.What's your favorite breakfast food?
Eggs.
42.Who's your favorite game show host?
Bill Cullen
43.If you could have a super power, what would it be?
Talosian power of illusion
44.Do you like guacamole?
No
45.Have you ever been in a food fight?
No
46.Name five songs to which you know all the lyrics. (Better yet, sing them.)
I don't know the lyrics for any 5 songs
47.What's your favorite infomercial?
None of them
48.What's the longest you've ever waited in line?
Couple of hours
49.What's on the cover of your address book or day planner?
"Addresses"
50.Have you ever taken a picture in one of those little booths?
Yes. Presuming the question means photo booth and not phone booth or restaurant booth.
The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
2.If you could live in any home on a television series, what would it be?
Tony Nelson's condo, complete with genie bottle.
3.What's the longest you've gone without sleep?
3 days.
4.What's your favorite Barry Manilow song?
"I am stuck on Band-Aid, 'cause Band-Aid's stuck on me!"
5.Who's your favorite Muppet?
Rowlf
6.What's the habit you're proudest of breaking?
Finally gave up trying to quit smoking.
7.What's your favorite Web site?
trekbbs.com
8.What's your favorite school supply?
Paper
9.Who's your favorite TV attorney?
William Talman as Hamilton Burger
10.What was your most recent trip of more than 50 miles?
Around 1995, to Tucson.
11.What's the best bargain you've ever found at a garage sale or thrift store?
A cane, since I've been using them for 24 years.
12.Where were you on September 11, 2001?
At home
13.What's your favorite tree?
Maple
14.What's the most interesting biography you've read?
Autobiography of Mark Twain
15.What do you order when you eat Chinese food?
Chung King
16.What's the best costume you've ever worn?
Once played a villain in an old-fashioned melodrama. Black top hat, tails, cape, fancy cane, big painted on handlebar mustache.
17.What's your least favorite word?
Can't
18.If you had to be named after one of the 50 states, which would it be?
Missouri
19.Who's your favorite Care Bear?
Having only known of them through commercials, none of them.
20.Describe something that's happened to you for which you have no explanation.
I was brought into this world.
21.If you could travel anywhere in Africa, where would it be?
To Tarzan's treehouse.
22.What did you have for lunch yesterday?
Food
23.Where do you go for advice?
Friends whose opinion I respect
24.Which do you use more often, the dictionary or the thesaurus?
thesaurus
25.Have you ever been snorkeling? Scuba diving?
no, and no.
26.Have you ever been stung by a bee?
yes
27.What's the sickest you've ever been?
Two weeks premature. Other than, either a broken knee at 39 or a stroke at around 50.
28.What's your favorite form of exercise?
Avoiding strenuous motions
29.What's your favorite Cyndi Lauper song?
The only one I know of is "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
30.What did you do for your 13th birthday?
That was over 50 years ago, how should I know?
31.Are you afraid of heights?
Yes, but I can ride in an airplane with no problems.
32.Have you ever taken dance lessons?
No.
33.What's your favorite newspaper?
The Times
34.What's your favorite Broadway musical?
Hair, though maybe that's Off-Broadway. Saw three road company versions of it.
35.What's the most memorable class you've ever taken?
Introduction to Logic.
36.What's your favorite knock-knock joke?
Who's there?
37.What's your favorite commercial?
"Mama mia, that's-a spicy meatball-a!"
For Alka-Seltzer.
38.If you could go to Disney World with any celebrity alive today, who would it be?
I'd thaw out Walt Disney and take him.
39.Do you prefer baths or showers?
Showers.
40.Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost overnight?
Yes, but no longer have my tonsils so can't heave it left and right.
41.What's your favorite breakfast food?
Eggs.
42.Who's your favorite game show host?
Bill Cullen
43.If you could have a super power, what would it be?
Talosian power of illusion
44.Do you like guacamole?
No
45.Have you ever been in a food fight?
No
46.Name five songs to which you know all the lyrics. (Better yet, sing them.)
I don't know the lyrics for any 5 songs
47.What's your favorite infomercial?
None of them
48.What's the longest you've ever waited in line?
Couple of hours
49.What's on the cover of your address book or day planner?
"Addresses"
50.Have you ever taken a picture in one of those little booths?
Yes. Presuming the question means photo booth and not phone booth or restaurant booth.
