Non Sequiturville

So I saw this on Wren’s blog, but I also got it in an email from my friend D. Although his version was a bit different. I snagged Wren’s version instead. I also inserted a healthy amount of personal opinion (surprise, surprise) in an otherwise-unneeded forum.

1. What time did you get up this morning? 7:45 AM
2. Diamonds or Pearls? I like pearls. Diamonds are evil, and in my opinion, anyone wearing a diamond can thank some poor kid’s limbs being blown off (yes, I was the production editor on Blood Diamonds, the book that sparked the film. I really was!). Not that pearls are exactly humane, either, but diamonds just suck. Sorry, everyone I know who has a diamond wedding ring!
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Damn. Probably The Queen. Ages ago. When it came out.
4. What is your favorite TV show? Currently 24 and Lost. But they’re the only shows I actually watch that are on. Other ones? Six Feet Under, Buffy, Angel, Firefly, Dead Like Me, Big Love.
5: What did you have for breakfast? healthy stuff.
6. What is your middle name? c + nine other syllables.
7. What is your favorite cuisine? Indian.
8. What foods do you dislike? Carrots and cilantro and lots of other vegetables, unfortunately.
9. Your favorite Potato chip? I actually don’t really like potato chips. Or fries for that matter.
10. What is your favorite CD at the moment? I am currently returning to the old war horses: Beethoven symphonies and the like. But I always love Renaissance and seventeenth-century dance music (Charpentier, Lully, Praetorius, and dance-like music by Gibbons, Byrd, etc.). I have a lot of CDs with that kind of music on ‘em.
11. What kind of car do you drive? Haven’t had a car in five years. I’ve been without one for eleven years of my adult life.
12. Favorite sandwich? Not a big sandwich person.
13. What characteristics do you despise? Dishonesty, loudness in general, and people generally living inauthentically (which is unfortunately a large part of the population)
14. Favorite item of clothing? My tweed skirt in winter and my circle skirt in summer (with a petticoat!).
15. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? Iceland, Turkey, or Bali (all from a cultural standpoint)
16. What color is your bathroom? Um. Well, the walls are painted yellow. But so are the walls of the whole apartment.
17. Favorite brand of clothing? Ann Taylor. I like Anthropologie but those clothes are made for tiny Javanese women.
18. Where would you want to retire to? Western Massachusetts. Or Sweden.
19. Favorite time of day? night.
20. Where were you born? boulder. And you know what? Everyone wishes he or she was from Boulder.
21. What is your favorite sport to watch? Trampolining.
22. Who do you least expect to send this back?
23. Person who will respond first?
24. What laundry detergent do you use? anything liquid and cheap
25. Coke or Pepsi? coke. I refuse to drink Pepsi and I always ask if it’s really Coke.
26. Are you a morning person or night owl? either, or.
27. What size shoe do you wear? 8
28. Favorite animal? dogs, squids, penguins, jellyfish
29. Any news you’d like to share with everyone? nope.
30. What did you want to be when you were little? I wanted to be Jewish, and I always thought I would be an actress or an artist. I also thought I would win an Academy Award. Now I have zero interest in acting at all!
31. Favorite candy bar? not a candy bar person. but if I had to choose, then Ritter Sport.
32. What are your favorite childhood memories? smells and visions. My father waking me up in the middle of the night to get midnight snacks, probably. For a time when I was about four I would watch the milkman make his rounds: he would go to the house that was way across the meadow and lake that were opposite our house, so I could watch him drive all the way out there and back. I always felt like he and I were the only ones awake in the world at 4 AM.
33. What are the different jobs you have had in your life? Bridal gown specialist, bank teller (got fired for that one), editor (for years), librarian
34. What color underwear are you wearing? bright blue and green stripes
35. Nicknames: not sharing.
36. Piercing? two in each ear, one remaining hole in my nostril from when it was pierced.
37. Eye color? Green
38. Ever been to Africa? No.
39. Ever been toilet papering? yes.
40. Ever loved someone so much it made you cry? Yes.
41. Ever been in a car accident? Yes.
44. Favorite restaurant? usually something asian.
45. Favorite ice cream? mint chocolate chip. but I can’t eat ice cream.
46. Favorite flower? calla lilies and lilacs.
47. Disney or Warner Brothers? yucky.
48. Favorite fast food restaurant? yucky. I don’t even order pizza.
49. What color is your bedroom carpet? I think carpet is tacky so I try to always get rentals with hard-wood floors.
50. How many times did you take your drivers test? once, although I had to take a written test in IL. And I almost failed that. THAT was because they asked you what yellow circle meant and what orange triangles meant. I explained to them that I know what they mean when they have WORDS on them.
51. Before this one, from whom did you get your last email? may.
52. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card at? Boulder Early Music Shop.
53. What do you do most often when you are bored? blog and surf everyone’s pics on Flickr. I also read the Times.
54. Bedtime? 11 pm
55. Who are you most curious about their responses to this Questionnaire? eh.
56. Last person you went to dinner with? alex.
57. What are you listening to right now? liberry patrons.
59. What is your favorite color? pink.
60. Lake, Ocean or River? river.
61. How many tattoos do you have? no offense, but I really hate tattoos. I think they are usually tacky. With the exception of Sebethis’s who has gorgeous ones and you can tell it wasn’t just some “phase” she was trying to get through. Oh, and I had a Dutch friend when I lived in NYC who had an awesome tattoo she got in Western Samoa.