Five questions make a meme

Rules of the Meme:

1. Leave me a casual comment of no particular significance,like a lyric to your current favorite song, or your favorite kind of sandwich, maybe your favorite game. Any remark, meaningless or not.

2. I will respond by asking you five personal questions so I can get to know you better.

3. Update your blog or LiveJournal with the answers to the questions.

Optional:

4. Include this explanation and offer to ask someone else in your own post.

5. When others respond with a desultory comment, you will ask them five questions.


My answers to bonniers's five questions behind the cut:

( my answers )

and Val's meme, too

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?

No.

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?

Probably a couple of nights ago. Tired, sick, pregnant, and cranky don't lend themselves to a Panglossian attitude.

3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING

Most of the time. When I'm actually making an effort, as opposed to just scrawling a list.

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?

Tie between pastrami and salami.

5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?

Yes.

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?

Umm . . . I don't know. I usually wait for the other person to make the first move, which is really awkward if you're both doing it.

7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT?

Me? Never! :P

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?

Nope. They came out when I was 17.

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?

Probably not.

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?

Er? People have favorites?

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?

How else are they going to come off?

12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?

I make do with stubborn.

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?

Depends on my whim of the moment.

14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?

I suppose I notice their clothes--after all, you can see those a lot farther away than little details--but what I look for is a smile and eye contact.

15. RED OR PINK?

For what? I want my cotton candy pink, my strawberries red. (My roses can be either. Or red-and-white. Or yellow-and-orange. Or . . . ) And my lingerie black.

16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?

I suppose that I lack patience--though I don't dislike it enough to do anything about it. Er, I'm also just a touch opinionated, but that's not going to change, either.

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?

My dad. I keep thinking of things I'd like to tell him.

18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO LINK THIS BACK TO YOU?

If they want.

19. WHAT COLOR PANTS (Or Kilt) AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?

Black maternity capris, white sneakers.

20. WHAT WAS The LAST THING YOU ATE?

Some grapes. I really should eat a balanced lunch.

21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?

The repeating "boop" of the chat window.

22. IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?

Something shiny, glittery, pretty, and eye-catching!

23. FAVORITE SMELLS?

Baking bread. Baking chocolate chip cookies. Desert after the rain (or even during). Roses.

24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?

My husband, who called from work this morning.

25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO LINKED THIS TO YOU?

Bonnie? Definitely! She's good folks!

26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?

Meh.

27. HAIR COLOR?

Brown, some silver creeping in.

28. EYE COLOR?

Hazel.

29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?

Occasionally. It depends on things like allergies and humidity and whether I'm going to need my sunglasses and how much time I want to take getting ready in the morning. Right now, they're not fitting so well--pregnancy changes the shape of all sorts of body parts.

30. FAVORITE FOOD(S)?

Chocolate. Lobster. Fresh fruit. Fresh-baked bread. Flank steak with onions and mushrooms. Pecan pie.

31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?

To quote a song from The Pirate Movie, "Give me a happy ending every time."

32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?

I don't know; my mind's blanking.

33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?

Purple.

34. SUMMER OR WINTER?

Summer, if I can skip the humidity. But spring and fall are even better.

35. HUGS OR KISSES?

From whom?

36. FAVORITE DESSERT?

CHOCOLATE. More specifically, Death by Chocolate, from Marcel Desaulniers' cookbook of the same name.

37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?

I don't know.

38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND

Val and Bonnie.

39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?

Gene Wolfe, The Knight; Harry Turtledove, How Few Remain; George R. R. Martin, ; Datlow & Windling, Year's Best Fantasy & Horror (from 2000)

40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?

I don't have one.

41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON T.V. LAST NIGHT?

Nothing.

42. FAVORITE SOUND?

Garage door signaling that my husband's home. Rain on the roof at night. Cat curled on my lap purring. My child's laughter.

43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?

Beatles. At least I can understand their words. :P

44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?

Moscow.

45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?

I give good backrubs. I bake very well. I meet deadlines. What I'm really good at, though, is passing Web links on to friends.

46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?

Hawthorne, Nevada.

47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK?

Anyone who feels like responding.