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1. What time did you get up this morning? 5:30—the usual time for a work day. I dislike trying to sleep when the early risers in the family are banging around.
2. How do you like your steak? Medium rare.
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? The Avengers, I think, at the dollar cinema.
4. What are your favorite TV shows? at present or ever? The only new shows I watch are Downton Abbey and Project Runway. And Glee, but only to spend time with my daughter.
5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? California, dude. We have all the good climates rolled up in one state.
6. What did you have for breakfast? My everyday breakfast, without fail, is a cup of yogurt and a piece of toast.
7. What is your favorite cuisine? Vietnamese
8. What foods do you dislike? Eggplant, liver, lamb, any meat cooked with pineapple, maraschino cherries, white chocolate
9. Favorite Place to Eat? My little town is blessed with many Asian restaurants. It would be hard to choose just one as a favorite!
10. Favorite dressing? Italian varieties
11.What kind of vehicle do you drive? A long-suffering Toyota Camry
12. What are your favorite clothes? Levi jeans, black t-shirt and sandals
13. Where would you visit if you had the chance? Okay, this is going to sound weird, but lately I’ve been obsessed with Hong Kong. I’m reading book right now on the British occupation years.
14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full? Half full, despite my outward cynicism
15. Where would you want to retire? I’m having a hard time with this one, because I won’t be rich when I retire so I won’t be moving somewhere exotic. I’m focusing more on my situation than my location. Right, teddyradiator?
16. Favorite time of day? Late evening
17. Where were you born? LaPorte, Indiana
18. What is your favorite sport to watch? Baseball
19. Who do you think will not tag you back?
20. Person you expect to tag you back first?
21. Who are you most curious about their responses to this? Like kittylefish, I enjoy reading everyone's answers.
22. Bird watcher? Nah.
23. Are you a morning person or a night person? Night person. Alas, my office still expects to see me at 8:30 a.m. so they get what they deserve.
24. Do you have any pets? Two dogs of ill repute
25. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share? October was the exciting month, full of relatives visiting and so forth. This month is much less exciting, and I’m glad of it.
26. What did you want to be when you were little? Teacher, librarian, comic book artist, writer. Did I become any of those? No! Except writer, if you squint.
27. What is your best childhood memory? I was blessed with a happy childhood, so … there’s a montage of lovely Thanksgiving holidays full of noisy relatives that I count among my favorite memories.
28. Are you a cat or dog person? Dog person. I only like one cat in this world, and she’s spoken for.
29. Are you married? Yes—married my groom in 1988
30. Always wear your seat belt? Hell, yes. When I was six months pregnant, I was in a freeway accident. In the hospital, we found that I had one long bruise that stretched all the way across my shoulder, chest and stomach. The baby was perfectly fine. People who don’t wear seat belts are Darwin Award candidates.
31. Been in a car accident? A few fender-benders, plus #30 above.
32. Any pet peeves? Sure. Obviously, seat belt-denyers are one. Hmm. Who knew? Also fundamentalist Christians. Any god who trolls you as hard as Yahweh ought to be ignored until He goes away. Also the dishwasher. Honestly, people, how hard is it to arrange the dishes so they actually get washed?
33. Favorite Pizza Toppings? Artichokes
35. Favorite ice cream? (Wait – what happened to #34??) Baskin Robbins Gold Medal Ribbon. I dislike nuts in my ice cream but love carmel.
36. Favorite fast food restaurant? Chipotle. Veggie burrito. Wow.
37. How many times did you fail your driver's test? Once – maybe twice, I don’t remember.
38. From whom did you get your last email? In the mornings I get lots of newsletters.
39. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? My weakness is Sharper Image.
40. Do anything spontaneous lately? Not lately, but I visited Apple Hill, a big local commercial farm, with my dad and brother just so we’d have something to talk about during an awkward afternoon visit. It turned out kind of goofy and fun, which was just what I’d hoped.
41. Like your job? All in all, I really do. But it’s a lonely job, and when I’m left alone with my thoughts for too long, trouble inevitably follows.
42. Broccoli? Oh, yes. Delicious. I can do all sorts of wonderful things with broccoli.
43. What was your favorite vacation? Years ago, my husband and I drove to Mendocino and stayed at a neat little place near the ocean. There was nothing to do but shag and watch the waves.
44. Last person you went out to dinner with? Our next-door neighbors
45. What are you listening to right now? No music – just the sound of my own ears hissing.
46. What is your favorite color? All sorts of blues and greens
47. How many tattoos do you have? None
48. How many are you tagging for this quiz?
49. Coffee Drinker? Yes – usually black; sometimes a mocha for sport
50. What time did you finish this quiz? 6:58 a.m.