If you've got some time, let us know a bit about you. Just copy the questions to the comments and write your answers in.
[2/24, 11:40 pm EST, edit: as this list has popped up in other blogs, here is a bit more of its provenance: Terry, a friend I used to work with, sent it to me, he got it from his mother, and she got it from...? When Terry read it through, he took out several 'worn out' questions and substituted some from a list several of us at work (when I was still there) had discussed toward the end of last year.]
1. What time do you get up in the morning?
Usually before 7:00, or earlier if the cats can’t stave off their hunger pangs any longer.
2. Diamonds or Pearls?
Pearls!
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?
Happy Feet, with friends.
4. What is your favorite TV show?
NCIS and Numb3rs
5. What do you normally have for breakfast?
Cereal with skim milk, and juice
6. What is your middle name?
Gardner
7. What is your favorite cuisine?
Italian
8. What food do you most dislike?
Fish I can’t eat, and mushrooms I don’t.
9. What is your favorite chip?
Andy Capp's White Cheddar Cheese Steak Fries
10. What is your favorite CD at the moment?
Going to Extremes by The Raleigh Ringers (handbells)
11. What kind of car do you drive?
Buick Century
12. What is your favorite sandwich?
Club with turkey and swiss at Mayberry in Reidsville, or chicken and cheese at Sandy’s in Elon.
13. Qualities I despise most in other people are…
Being self-centered and/or stingy
14. What are your favorite clothes?
Jeans, T/sweat shirt, tennies
15. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would it be?
Iceland or New Zealand
16. What color are your eyes?
Brown
17. What is your favorite brand of clothing?
Whatever fits reasonably well and looks decent.
18. Where would you want to retire?
To my computer to play, my chair to read, or my bed when I’m sleepy.
19. What is your favorite time of day?
Sunrise.
20. Where were you born?
Pittsburgh
21. What is your favorite sport to watch?
Football
22. Sock Sock, Shoe Shoe or Sock Shoe, Sock Shoe?
sock sock, shoe shoe
23. Cash, credit card or debit card?
Debit card, then cash, credit card last.
24. Pepsi or Coke?
Root beer
25. Cats or Dogs?
Cats!
26. Are you a morning person or a night owl?
Night owl
27. Pedicure or manicure?
Massage
28. Do you prefer funny or mushy cards?
Funny
29. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with everyone?
I haven’t hit the Lottery yet.
30. What did you want to be when you were little?
An astronomer
31. What do you have in your trunk right now?
There isn’t enough room to list everything – it’s my substitute garage.
32. What is your best childhood memory?
Playing with my big box of blocks at my grandmother’s.
33. What are some of the different jobs you have had in your life?
Office clerk, draftsman, cost estimator…
34. What is your favorite Holiday?
Thanksgiving
35. What is your favorite dessert?
Chocolate mousse
36. Where is your favorite get-away?
My home.
37. Have you ever been to Africa?
No
38. Glasses or Contacts?
Glasses; can’t imagine wearing contacts.
39. Have you ever been toilet papering?
No, but went spray painting once.
40. Have you ever been in a car accident?
Yes
41. What is your favorite day of the week?
Friday
42. What is your favorite restaurant?
The Church Restaurant, Stratford, Ontario
43. Favorite flower?
Peony
44. Favorite movies?
Not horror!
45. Favorite Past time?
Reading or the Internet
46. Favorite ice cream?
There is only one flavor – chocolate.
47. Favorite fast food restaurant?
Wendy’s
48. How many times did you fail your drivers test?
None
49. From whom did you get your last email?
Spammer -- $%^$#^
50. Sandals or tennis shoes?
Tennis shoes
51. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card?
Amazon.com
52. If the speed limit is 60, what is the fastest you normally drive?
68/70
53. What is your bedtime?
A couple of hours after I wake up in my chair.
54. Whose response to this are you most curious about?
Whoever answers.
55. Last person you went to dinner with?
My friend Judy, who had just turned in her retirement notice – and I thought we were just going to celebrate her birthday!
56. What are you listening to right now?
My thoughts as I answer these questions.
57. What is your favorite color?
Blue
58. How many tattoos do you have?
Zero, but I've thought about it – but thinking is as far as it’ll ever go.
59. Smooth or crunch peanut butter?
Smooth
60. What is your favorite drink?
Milk
1. What time do you get up in the morning?
About 6 am
2. Diamonds or Pearls?
Pearls
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?
The Queen
4. What is your favorite TV show?
Jeopardy
5. What do you normally have for breakfast?
Cereal with fruit (raspberries and bananas are the best combo, Darjeeling tea, Orange juice
6. What is your middle name?
I take the fifth amendment, I never liked it. When I sign things, I use my maiden family name
7. What is your favorite cuisine?
Chinese, or anything Asian, really
8. What food do you most dislike?
Black olives, vanilla flavored things
9. What is your favorite chip?
Stacy's plain pita chips
10. What is your favorite CD at the moment?
Bob Seger's greatest hits
11. What kind of car do you drive?
A 1989 steel gray Toyota MR2
12. What is your favorite sandwich?
BLT with home grown tomatoes and LOTS of mayo
13. Qualities I despise most in other people are?
lack of critical, sensible thinking
14. What are your favorite clothes?
Blue jeans and a cotton Tshirt
15. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would it be?
Italy
16. What color are your eyes?
brown
17. What is your favorite brand of clothing?
Liz Claiborne
18. Where would you want to retire?
Where I am is nice, perhaps Arizona
19. What is your favorite time of day?
Morning
20. Where were you born?
Chicago, IL
21. What is your favorite sport to watch?
Baseball - is there any other sport worth watching? But as I think it over, a well matched tennis game is very enjoyable, too.
22. Sock Sock, Shoe Shoe or Sock Shoe, Sock Shoe?
sock sock, shoe shoe
23. Cash, credit card or debit card?
Credit card, cash
24. Pepsi or Coke?
Pepsi
25. Cats or Dogs?
Cats, but I had one dog who was the sweetest gal ever
26. Are you a morning person or a night owl?
Morning person
27. Pedicure or manicure?
Manicure
28. Do you prefer funny or mushy cards?
Funny
29. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with everyone?
I think I've found a new kitty to adopt, Mr W and Grinch need to sign on. I'm hoping to visit the shelter on Monday
30. What did you want to be when you were little?
A cowboy in Wyoming (well, cowgirl actually, but I remember talking about Wyoming a lot!)
31. What do you have in your trunk right now?
An umbrella and a snow brush (The MR2 luggage compartment doesn't lend itself to accumulating much junk)
32. What is your best childhood memory?
Family parties with lots of elderly aunties, grandparents, lots of food.
33. What are some of the different jobs you have had in your life?
Grain bin construction, book warehouse clerk, waitress, midnight cash deposit clerk, receptionist, switchboard operator
34. What is your favorite Holiday?
Thanksgiving, feels more genuine than others {I stole this answer from Annie C}
35. What is your favorite dessert?
Something with sugar in it!
36. Where is your favorite get-away?
A beach, doesn't matter where
37. Have you ever been to Africa?
No
38. Glasses or Contacts?
Glasses
39. Have you ever been toilet papering?
Take the fifth amendment
40. Have you ever been in a car accident?
Yes, and it wasn't very much fun
41. What is your favorite day of the week?
Sunday. The creator rested on the seventh day for a very good reason
42. What is your favorite restaurant?
Hard to pick just one. I like more or less "ordinary" places with imaginative ways with "ordinary" food. A good neighborhood place with burgers, sandwiches, and breakfast done right will always have me coming back.
43. Favorite flower?
Like them all
44. Favorite movies?
Godfather I and II, Tender Mercies
45. Favorite Past time?
Reading!
46. Favorite ice cream?
Baskin and Robbins Pralines & Cream
47. Favorite fast food restaurant?
CHipotle
48. How many times did you fail your drivers test?
None
49. From whom did you get your last email?
A friend in Kansas City
50. Sandals or tennis shoes?
Sandals
51. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card?
Linen's & Things
52. If the speed limit is 60, what is the fastest you normally drive?
Between 60-65
53. What is your bedtime?
8:30
54. Whose response to this are you most curious about?
Someone I know by reputation but have never met
55. Last person you went to dinner with?
My husband
56. What are you listening to right now?
The furnace vent in my office, which rattles as the fan blows, Grinch wandering up and down the hall meowing as if he's trying to decide what to say, Mr W snoring in the next room
57. What is your favorite color?
Blue
58. How many tattoos do you have?
None
59. Smooth or crunchy peanut butter?
Crunchy
60. What is your favorite drink?
Fresh orange juice, for alcohol Negra Modelo beer from Mexico or Tsing Dao beer from China
Posted by: woodstock | Sunday, February 25, 2007 at 02:31 PM