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March 05, 2005

The Thrill is Gone

OK, so the thrill of Spring Break is over. Nothing good in the mail, no good shows on TV (that's what I get for no cable or satellite), no good food to eat--I need to go shopping but never on a Saturday, and the book I'm working on isn't holding my interest. Therefore, I'm stealing a questionaire thingy that's been floating around. I stole it from Kendall, but she stole it from someone else. So here is my non-original but rather fun to write questionaire:

1. WHAT IS YOUR MIDDLE NAME? Marie. It goes back several generations on my mom's side, so it was definitely a no-brainer in the delivery room.

2. WHAT COLOR PANTS ARE YOU WEARING? Blue jeans. Had I written this an hour ago, it would've been red flannel PJ pants with penguins in sweaters.

3. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Some woman yelling Arabic out in the parking lot. I've got my windows open to air out my apartment (I've been around a lot of sick people), and this woman apparently doesn't have a phone, email, or the patience to actually knock on the intended party's door. She just stands outside their balcony and shouts things up to them. A rough impersonation: "Dwa quoy bighua! Jiet! Dwa quoy!" Of course, that's just what I'm hearing. I'm sure the sounds are much more sophisticated and meaningful than that.

4. DEAD OR ALIVE, NAME THREE PEOPLE YOU WOULD LOVE TO MEET. My paternal grandfather, my maternal great-grandmother (who I've met but I don't remember), and Fannie Flagg (the lady who wrote "Fried Green Tomatoes." I've heard from more than one person that my writing style is very similar to hers, and I just would like to visit with her and see her for myself. Plus, she always wore fun shirts when she was on "Match Game" in the 70s and I'd like to see if she's that eccentric in person.).

5. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? I finished off the box of the Kroger-brand Frosted Flakes--I believe they were called Sugar Flakeys or something like that--that've been in my cabinet for over a month (chip-clipped, of course, so they stayed reasonably fresh).

6. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Hang on, I've got to get my crayon box so I know exactly what color I want...
My favorite color when looking at the box is cerulean, but I don't like the way it looks on paper. I like the dark purples, and wisteria is actually my favorite even though it's not one of the darker shades.

7. HOW IS THE WEATHER RIGHT NOW? Deceptively sunny. It looks as though it would be very warm, but it is rather chilly. Hence me wearing long sleeves and socks.

8. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED WITH ON THE PHONE? A man telling me all about the new deals on Comcast cable.

9. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX? Hands. And no, I don't interpret anything from the size of his hands as perverts always ask me...

10. SHOES YOU LOVE TO WEAR: None. I almost always wear socks, but I don't like shoes. So how about the shoes I really hate to wear: flip-flops (sorry, Kendall). I can't stand things between my toes. Plus, sandals mean others can see my toes...and that's not something I want to show off after that minor toe surgery. Still not pretty.

11. HOW ARE YOU TODAY? Fine, thank you. How are you?

12. FAVORITE DRINK? Apple juice. I have, however, taken a strong liking for the orange-strawberry-banana Crystal Light. I had a coupon for it in August and tried it and now I really like it.

13. FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? Um, I don't have a lot of experience in this field. Maybe Nyquil.

14. FAVORITE SPORTS? To watch, I like basketball. Or at least, I loved attending the SBU basketball games. Of course, that was because it's fun to people watch. To play...well, *blush* ping-pong.

15. HAIR COLOR? Dark brown with strands of gray. *sigh* That's what teaching does to you.

16. EYE COLOR? Dark brown.

17. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Yes. Thinking of contacts, it's about time to take them out.

18. TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU DRIVE: 2003 white Chevy Impala. Well, it's white after it gets washed. Right now it's an almost-white with a few areas of dirty brown near the bottom. Oh, yeah, and it has a small red patch where someone bumped me last year at Wal-Mart, and a beat up front license plate where my paraprofessional my first year of teaching backed into me with her cattle trailer hook-up.

19. TOP FIVE FAVORITE FOOD? Pizza with lots of gooey cheese, extra sauce and some sort of meat except for canadian bacon, lasagna of any variety, garlic bread, movie theater popcorn with the salty sprinkly things on it, and canned pears (you read that right). Yes, I'm terrible. I know it.

20. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Because of Winn-Dixie. I had to for my Advanced Children's Literature class, but I was planning on seeing it before I knew it was required. Fabulous book, fabulous movie. I like it when they stay very close to the book. Two thumbs up from me.

21. TOP THREE PET PEEVES. People who make a word plural by adding an apostrophe (you don't need an apostrophe to mean more than one cat, people! It's cats, not cat's!), spam emails that look like they're from a real person and then you open it and it's an ad for breast augmentation, and the high-pitched squeal of TVs, florescent lights, car brakes, and security systems. Yep, I have very sensitive ears in the high frequencies. I have a hard time going by jewelry counters because I can hear their security systems and I feel like I'm gonna pass out.

22. ARE YOU TOO SHY TO ASK SOMEONE OUT? Yes. No further explanation needed.

23. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS BETTER? Either. I really like to be scared silly and then it end with a happy ending. (Like in The Exorcist.) There aren't a whole lot of movies that do that, though, so I generally prefer happy endings. They're even better if they can make me cry at the end.

24. WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER, FALL? Spring. I've always liked spring the best, but even more now because the daffodils are blooming on campus and the smell of magnolia trees is in the air. Anyone who wants to see something refreshing should visit the Vanderbilt campus in spring. It's just great. It was one of the factors that convinced me to go there when I visited last spring, and after walking across campus yesterday under the blooming magnolias, it just got reconfirmed.

25. HUGS OR KISSES? Neither.

26. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE NIGHT STANDS? See #25. Too many other things in my life to worry about either. Plus, I'm content being single at this stage in my life.

27. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? Chocolate. No contest there.

28. THREE ANIMALS YOU WANT TO OWN. Really none. My solitude is too important to me. I would maybe consider some sort of terrier dog, and I think it would be neat to own a lizard or a snake or something like that, but I really wouldn't want one. I'd forget to feed it or something.

29. NAME FOUR PLACES YOU HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO VISIT: New York City (I've been close on several occasions but have never made it. I go to school with a girl from Manhattan and I'm always tempted to ask if I can go home with her sometime and get a real look at it), Switzerland, New Zealand, and the Holy Land (except I'd always be scared to actually go). Oh, and I really would like to visit Africa as well. I kinda want to be on every continent, so I'm waiting for Asia, Australia, and, well, Antarctica.

30. FIRST CONCERT YOU EVER WENT TO? Carmen and DCTalk. It was at the Fox Theater and I was in 7th grade.

31. LIVING ARRANGEMENTS? I live in an apartment by myself. It's just the right size and I have interesting neighbors (most of which don't speak English, but that just adds to the interest).
32. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING? Textbooks, "Al Capone Does My Shirts" (I'm using it for a presentation for my Children's Lit class), and a few unpublished textbooks that I'm reviewing and critiquing. Oh, yeah, and lots of research journal articles for my job.

33. WHAT IS ON YOUR SCREEN SAVER AT HOME? Photos of Vanderbilt. I downloaded it off the VU website and I really like it.

34. FAVORITE CARTOON? Little Bill on Nickelodeon. It used to be Blue's Clues, but then Steve went off to college (I had a minor crush on him and would've liked him better if he had a better haircut). When Joe came to take care of Blue, I lost interest in the show.

35. FAVORITE SMELLS: Rain, clothes right after they come out of the dryer, and anything cooking that contains garlic--but not too much garlic. The woman across the hall uses tooooo much garlic and it's nauseating.

36. SMELLS YOU HATE: To quote from children's book character Junie B. Jones, the ones that smell like stink. I'd paste in a link but I can't find an official one.

37. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? Is that really my alarm clock or am I still dreaming?

38. FAVORITE THING YOU LIKE ABOUT THE SINGLE LIFE: Being able to sleep, eat, and go to the bathroom whenever I want without worrying about someone else. Oh, yeah, and walking around naked (hey, I'm just joking!)

39. HOW DO YOU EAT AN OREO? I use my teeth to scrape off all the words (I like a flat cookie surface), then I dunk it in milk until it's so soggy it almost breaks off when you take it from the cup. It's a very delicate procedure--one false move or one second too long and you lose the hunk of cookie down into the cup.

40. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND TO THIS BLOG? Doesn't matter. It was mainly for self-entertainment since Spring Break is boring me.

Posted by Anna at March 5, 2005 02:15 PM

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