Me.

     Remember when the internet was young (or maybe it was just me) and there were all kinds of "chain emails" going around?  One of my favourites (and generally the only one I'd ever forward) was the one that asked a lot of questions about the person - a 'get to know me' type of email.  I also love filling out forms, so maybe this quality appealed to me, but I'm always so curious about people, and assume maybe someone is curious about me (am I flattering myself?).  For the purpose of today's blog, I thought I'd go back in time and fill out one of those old surveys in case any of you are dying to know about my underwear.

1. What is your best friend’s name? My best girlfriend is named Tiffany.  She is a Montessori principal in Vancouver.  My best overall friend is Earl.  He is my cohabitational living partner, and is an artist in the city of Peterborough.

          

2. What color underwear/boxers are you wearing now?  I am wearing purple underpants with turquoise trim with a silver robot on the front.

What I wish I was listening to right now.

3. What are you listening to right now? Nothing, as Earl is sleeping at the moment.  When he wakes up I'll put on Side 2 of the new Leonard Cohen album I was listening to last night.

    

4. What’s your favorite number?  3.  I have no reason for this.  

 

5. What was the last thing you ate?  I'm sitting here hungry, thinking I should have breakfast, but as of this moment the last thing I ate was a handful or two of homemade peanut butter and chocolate chip cookies before bed last night.

            

6. If you were a crayon what color would you be?  This is a stupid question.  I refuse to answer.  

          

7. How is the weather right now? Sunny, cold (but not usual February cold, just cold compared to the last few days), dusting of snow last night but most of the lawn is green.  Crazy winter.

  

I would not date this man.

8. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? Last night I used the phone as an intercom to tell Earl that dinner was ready.  Last actual phone call was night before last with my old friend from high school - 20 years' worth of catch-up in an hour!

          

9. The first thing you notice about the opposite sex?  Clothing.  I'm really shallow and easily put off by bad shoes or anything Nascar-related.

    

10. Do you have a significant other?  Yes.  His name is Earl and we've been together since August '08.  (See Q1)    

     

11. Favorite TV show?  I'm one of those "I don't really watch TV" people, but not because I'm too good for it.  Because I can't afford cable.  We DO get the local Peterborough channel, and enjoy (if that's a euphemism for 'relentlessly make fun of and laugh at in an ironic way') watching Reba while we eat dinner.  I also have a passion for reality TV, especially The Amazing Race, Top Chef, Celebrity Apprentice and Survivor.  Quit judging me.

         

Baby Avacado?

12. Siblings?  Yes - two amazing sisters.  I haven't always liked them, but I will always, always love them.  Sis is 37 and Mamacita is 28.  They both live in the waterfront middle-Ontario town in which I grew up.  Sis is a physiotherapist, is married to Mark, and has two awesome little girls - TT (age 6 1/2) and C (age 4 1/2).  Mamacita works in social work, is married to OPPete, and is preggo with her first little one, who she calls Avacado.

13. Height?  Really freakin' tall.  About 5ft 11, but people prefer to hear me say 6 feet.  And yes, I do wear heels.  Not often, but when they are called for.

    

14. Hair color?  When I was born it was light brown.  Through my teens and twenties it was aften red, reddish-brown, burgundy, black, blonde, purple, pink...  Now it is grey on top because I've recently stopped dying it.

          

15. Eye Color?  Brown.

          

16. Do you wear contacts? Nope.  I'm a proud glasses-wearer and I've never felt the need for contacts.  (People who wear them whine about them so often that I've never wanted them.)

17. Favorite Holiday?  Halloween.  Although it's never as much fun as I think it's going to be.

          

18. Month?  July.  It's warm and there are no expensive gift-giving occasions (until Avacado is born, anyway!)

19. Have you ever cried for no reason? I cry for no reason about once a day.  Especially when I'm tired.

I used to think this movie
was so cool.  I knew all the
words to the soundtrack.

    

20. What was the last movie you watched?  I re-watched most of Singles the other day.  I think the last movie I saw in the theatre was Up.  I don't get out much.

         

21. Favorite day of the year?  My birthday, probably.  Except that really it isn't because the weather always sucks, and people are busy thinking about Christmas.  When I'm employed my favourite day is the day after the final report cards are finished and school is over for another year.

          

22. Are you too shy to ask someone out?  Well, I asked Earl if he wanted to go to the Market with me this morning, does that count?  I am actually pretty shy.  Earl and I met online, and I didn't even message him - I just 'favourited' him in the hopes that he'd message me - and he did!  The rest is history.

23. Can you do a headstand (not using the wall)? Umm, no?  I used to be able to, but probably can't anymore. 

         

24. Hugs or Kisses?  Depends who's giving them.  If it's Monkey or Turkey, kisses.  Almost everyone else - hugs.  If it's Earl - both.

Yummy!

25. Chocolate or Vanilla?  Oh so chocolate.  Except I like vanilla cake better than chocolate cake, as long as it has chocolate icing.

           

26. What books are you reading?  Currently I'm reading Andrew Pyper's The Guardians, and Michael Connelly's The Last Coyote.  I have a huge pile of good books I keep meaning to read, but get sidetracked by $1 detective/mystery novels from Vinnie's.

   

27. Piercings?  I'm down to two in one ear and one in the other.  Used to have four in one ear and one in my nose, with my bottom ear holes in stretchers.  Guess I'm growing up.

          

28. Favorite movies?  Depends on the mood.  I actually prefer TV shows - my attention span is short.  I LURVE documentaries, especially if David Attenborough is narrating.

LOVE the Farmers' Market! Today I
bought cheese curds, potatos, a date
square and some Indian food goodies.           

29. What were you doing before this?  I've been doing this on and off all morning.  Before I started I was sleeping.  I also took a break to visit the Farmers' Market and run some errands (somewhere between Q15 and 16).

       

30. Butter, Plain or Salted popcorn?  Real popcorn with loads of butter and salt.  Microwave popcorn doesn't count because it smells like dirty socks.

         

31. Dogs or cats? CATS!!!!!  There are only a few dogs I like - my nephew-dog Colby (golden retriever) comes first, followed by my cousin-dog Finn (also a golden) and my sister-in-law's dog Pepper (a mini-dashund) and then my neighbour-dog Licky (also a mini-dashund).  I also like the dog at the house where I tutor - her name is Lucy and she's a weimaraner.  Beyond that, I don't really like dogs.

So pretty!  They are the
happiest flowers.

     

32. Favorite flower?  Gerbera daisy.  Or anything Earl picks for me.

 

33. Been caught doing something you weren't supposed to do?  Probably.  Actually, I'm often busted being on Twitter instead of writing my blog, so that counts.

                     

34. Have you ever loved someone?  YES!  I love lots of people.

           

35. Who would you like to see right now?  Tiffany.  Or Mamacita because I haven't seen her in person since she started showing and can't wait to see the baby bump.

           

36. Are you still friends with people from kindergarten?  Sort-of.  I should be in better touch with her, but I still talk to my friend Annie who was my best friend in elementary school.  We met in nursery school.

            

37. Have you ever fired a gun?  No.  I am very afraid of guns.  Earl thinks we should have one.  OPPete and Mamacita both know how to fire guns, and have some at their house.  I don't even like being in the same room in which they are stored.

       

38. Do you like to travel by plane?  I do, but usually my nicotine withdrawal and claustrophobia kick in about half-way through a flight and I get a bit grumpy.  But I really like the food on airplanes.  I like the single-serving aspect of everything.  Do they still serve food on planes?  It's been a while...

39. Right-handed or Left-handed?  Total righty.

My favourite tattoo.
(Not a great photo of my
leg, however...)

40. How many pillows do you sleep with?  There are six on the bed, but two get tossed at bedtime along with the quilt, and then I usually lose another during the night.  Earl sleeps on one and snuggles one.

           

41. Are you missing someone?  Sort-of, but not badly.  I miss my family when I don't see them for a while, nd I miss my friends Jess in Muskoka and Tiffany in Vancouver.   

  

42. Do you have a Tattoo?  Yes, I have four.  One on my back, one on each wrist, and one on my left leg.  It's my favourite.  It's a sketch done by my friend Reba.  I want to get one more to balance the symmetry.  My next tattoo will be a memorial tattoo on my right leg and will say "The rest is silence." with a list of initials and birth/death dates of people I've lost.  Bonus points if you can tell me the source of the quotation!   


     So...  that's me today.  If there are any other questions you are dying to know about me, feel free to ask in the 'Comments' section!  This post has been brought to you by MySpace, the year 2003, and the letter Z.