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50 questions

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Shazbraz posted this and while she didn’t tag me with it, she basically dared me to post it, so here we go.

1. Do you like blue cheese? No
2. Have you ever smoked a cigarette? Yes. They’re yucky.
3. Do you own a gun? No. I’m very anti-gun.
4. What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic? Never been to Sonic and I can’t have drinks. (Diabetic)
5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointment? Sometimes. Depends on the situation, the doctor, etc.
6. What do you think of hot dogs? I think they’re gross and super yummy at the same time.
7. Favorite Christmas Song? Hmm. O Holy Night. Mainly for the “Fall on your knees…” part. So awesome.
8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Juice.
9. Can you do push-ups? Plural? I just got on the floor and tried to. I managed two!
10. What is your favorite movie? Life is Beautiful
11. What’s your favorite piece of jewelry? Only thing I wear—my wedding ring.
12. Favorite hobby? Computer-music-photography.
13. Do you work with people who idolize you? Somehow I doubt it. I do get a lot of “Susan you kick ass” comments, though.
14. Do you have ADD? No.
15. What’s one trait that you hate about yourself? Hate is an awfully strong word. Sometimes I don’t like my hair much.
16. What’s your middle name? Catherine.
17. Name three thoughts at this moment:

* Is it possible to “name” thoughts?
* This fingernail polish has been on for a day and is already wearing off.
* If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason.

18. Name 3 things you bought yesterday: All at the grocery store…

* Tampons
* Preparation H
* Athlete’s foot cream

HA! No, really, didn’t buy any of those things. I just got boring old groceries—tortillas, butter, milk, etc.

19. Current worry right now? I haven’t been going on bike rides as regularly as I want to. It sucks.
21. Current hate right now? I’m a lover not a hater. Oh I know—ants.
22. Favorite place to be? On my bicycle!
23. How did you bring in the New Year? That was like, how long ago? 10 months? I can’t remember yesterday, dude. We never do anything so I’m sure our New Year’s was boring.
24. Where would you like to go? Anywhere in the world? Like, total fantasy? Tibet, Ireland, Japan, Australia, New Zealand…More likely: New Mexico, Mexico, Arizona, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, southern Utah.
25. Name three people who will complete this? Whoever wants to. If you don’t have a blog you can answer in the comments.
26. Whose answer do you want to read the most? bythelbs
27. What color shirt are you wearing? Red.
28. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? Not really.
29. Can you whistle? It’s pitiful, but yeah, I guess you can call it whistling.
30. Favorite color? The blue of this water:

Daniel Sparkles

31. Would you be a pirate? Arrrr, matey.
32. What songs do you sing in the shower? Today it was “Dani California” by RHCP.
33. Favorite girl’s name? Valentine? I dunno. That’s a toughie.
34. Favorite boy’s name? Trevelyan. It’s a girly name, yeah, but I love it.
35. What’s in your pocket right now? Empty pockets! Bummer.
36. Last thing (Person) that made you laugh? Geeze I can’t remember. Either Nathaniel or Dillon or Elijah.
37. Best bed sheets as a child? Star Wars!
38. Worst injury you’ve ever had? I damaged a tendon in my ankle once. Like, I think it got torn. Didn’t go to a doctor but it took awhile to heal up—and for a year or two my ankle was really weak.
39. What is your favorite snack? Strawberries, blueberries…mmmmm.
40. Favorite thing to do on Sundays? Sit by the pool and read with Daniel.
41. Who is your loudest friend? Daniel. Man is he loud.
42. How many dogs do you have? None, but I wish we could have one.
43. Does someone have a crush on you? Yeah right.
45. What is your favorite book? Of all time? Probably Walden by Henry David Thoreau. Or Little Women. Or Children With Emerald Eyes.
46. What is your favorite candy? Lately it’s been Tootsie rolls.
47. What is your favorite sports team? Yawn.
48. What song do you want played at your funeral? “Nothern Sky” by Nick Drake:

49. What were you doing 12 AM last night? Coming home from a Calexico show.
50. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up this morning? What day is it?

     

12 Responses to “50 questions”

  1. cheryl Says:

    I should do this. I think I will; maybe even today!
    My favorite answers of yours was the hot dogs one and what you bought at the store (Ha!).

  2. bythelbs Says:

    You had star wars bed sheets as a child? Lucky!

  3. bythelbs Says:

    Wait, where’s #20?

  4. bythelbs Says:

    And #44?

  5. jjohnsen Says:

    I love that Nick Drake song.

  6. Almost 50 questions « By the lbs Says:

    [...] September 30, 2008 in Uncategorized A meme!  The quintessential slacker post (except for the whole 50 questions part—50?!).  This comes by way of Susan. [...]

  7. Susan M Says:

    I don’t know where the missing questions went. Maybe whoever I copied them from had deleted them because they didn’t like them.

    I think my brother had the Star Wars sheets. Mine were probably Strawberry Shortcake or something.

  8. madhousewife Says:

    Dude, you think deep thoughts.

    Ants suck. I’m totally with you on the hate.

  9. shazbraz Says:

    Sorry…numbers 20 and 44 were missing in the email that I got from my friend. Don’t know where they went!

  10. tracy m Says:

    I did it too- and I am not quite ashamed to say, I even used two of your answers!

  11. william Says:

    ants? surely, you forgot your mortal enemy – the spider!

    i think those sheets were mine.

    uh, is hair really a trait? :)

  12. live band Says:

    Really enjoyed the read, ill add to my feed, thanks.:)

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