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July 24, 2004
Meme Time
Borrowed from Tony:
1. WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR BEDROOM WALLS? White. Boring I know, but our house is a rental. I'd like to paint them a soft, relaxing blue.
2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? The CISSP Prep Guide and I'm re-reading Asimov's Foundation series. How Geekette is that?
3. WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? A galaxy/planets thing.
4. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? Trivial Pursuit. And I play a lot of Hi-Ho Cherry-o these days.
5. FAVORITE MAGAZINE? Don't have one. The only time I read magazines is when I'm waiting for an appointment.
6. FAVORITE SMELL? Sweet William blossoms. And Cool Water for Men. Rrrroww!
7. FAVORITE COLOR? Blue.
8. LEAST FAVORITE COLOR? Pink, especially pale pink. Bleh! I hates pink.
9. HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOUR ANSWERING MACHINE PICKS UP? 4.
10. MOST IMPORTANT MATERIAL THING IN MY LIFE? My car. Dependable and fun to drive. What more could you want?
11. FAVORITE FLAVOR OF ICE CREAM? Chocolate w/almonds. My mom's homemade ice cream. And the chocolate Italian gelati that I had in Florence.
12 DO YOU BREAK THE SPEED LIMIT DAILY? Let's see. I drive from Fayetteville to Bentonville on the I-540 "Dale Earnhardt Memorial Expressway" daily, and from Fayetteville to Van Buren on the I-540 Autobahn weekly. Of course I break the speed limit. I don't have a death wish.
13. DO YOU HAVE A STUFFED ANIMAL IN YOUR ROOM SOMEWHERE? I think so. Lemme check. Yep. A shelf full of stuffed animals my kids have bought me over the years. And there's one of Mike's kids' teddy bears in there too. We're packrats, what can I say?
14. STORMS - COOL OR SCARY? Storms are cool unless there's a tornado....even that's cool as long as it doesn't get too close.
15. FAVORITE DRINK? Tea...hot or iced.
16. WHEN IS YOUR BIRTHDAY? I'm a Libra. That's all you need to know about my birthday.
17. FAVORITE VEGETABLES? Hmmm. That's a toughie because I like most vegetables except those in the cabbage family and beans. Cooked carrots with butter and baked sweet potatoes are two particular favorites.
18. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB, WHAT WOULD IT BE? *sings badly* "If I were King of the forest...." Sorry. Umm, either a child abuse prosecutor or a juvenile court judge. "Hanging Judge" Rita has a certain ring to it, doncha think?
19. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY COLOR HAIR, WHAT WOULD IT BE? Just like it is now. Salt 'n pepper. I've never dyed my hair, except when I was a foolish teenager. Too much trouble. Besides, I like me just the way I am.
20. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE? Sure.
21. TOP THREE FAVORITE MOVIES (IN ORDER)? Casablanca, for the great dialogue not the sappy love story. Gone With the Wind. A Christmas Story.
22. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? Yep. I had an excellent typing teacher, back in the day when typing was taught on manual typewriters. And we used onionskin for carbons. Remember what a pain in the ass it was to make a mistake when you were typing 5 or 6 carbon copies? I don't miss those days.
23. WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED? Guns of course. Duh. And the cat hides out there sometimes too.
24. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER? 6.
25. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH ON TV & IN PERSON? On TV, college basketball. In person, whatever my kids were playing.....baseball, softball, track, basketball, football. Last game I watched was my daughter playing with her company's softball team in a mixed league. It was a hoot. Though if Springdale gets their sports complex, I want to go watch minor league baseball.
26. WHAT IS YOUR SINGLE BIGGEST FEAR? That's a tie between something bad happening to my grandson and something bad happening to my kids....followed closely by something bad happening to Mike.
27. FAVORITE CD OF ALL TIME & RIGHT NOW? Right Now: The Ramones Greatest Hits I think it's called. All-Time: I don't have one.
28. FAVORITE TV SHOW OF ALL TIME & RIGHT NOW? Right now, the assorted Law & Orders and CSIs. All-Time: the original SNL.
29. HAMBURGERS OR HOT DOGS? Hamburger. Though Sabino's are pretty dang good too.
30. THE COOLEST PLACES YOU’VE EVER BEEN? The Grand Canyon.
31. WHAT WALLPAPER AND/OR SCREENSAVER IS ON YOUR COMPUTER RIGHT NOW? Desktop: It changes with the season. Right now it's a desert scene at night and a flowing water & leaves screensaver. Laptop: Trogdor wallpaper and the zooming stars screensaver.
32. DOES MCDONALD’S SKIMP ON YOUR FRIES & DO YOU CARE? I don't care. I only eat at McDonald's when I have no other choice. The best fries around here are at Penguin Ed's BBQ anyway.
33. FAVORITE CHAIN RESTAURANT(s)? Coy's Steakhouse, a local chain. Mike & I always split a 2 1/2 lb. porterhouse.
34. IF YOU HAVE A BOY (OR HAVE ANOTHER BOY) WHAT WOULD YOU NAME HIM? A walking miracle, since neither Mike nor I can have any more kids. Thank God.
35. IF YOU COULD LEARN TO PLAY ONE INSTRUMENT OVERNIGHT, WHAT WOULD IT BE? Piano. Or maybe a violin. I used to have a piano when the kids were small, and was attempting to teach myself how to play. Until my husband-at-the-time, who is a musical idiot savant, sat down one night, plunked around on it for a few minutes and then starting playing stuff that I had been struggling for weeks to learn. Jerk. I advertised the piano for sale the next day. I want to get another one when we get our own house though.
Posted by Rita at July 24, 2004 07:03 AM