Memes

Rachel passed these along:
01. What is your favorite word?
Knickerbocker. And it has nothing to the sports team. I think it has something to do with the fact that my childhood teddybear was made by the Knickerbocker Toy Company.
02. What is your least favorite word?
Spackle. Panties. Belly.
03. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?
Beauty, truth.
04. What turns you off?
Deception. Banality. Self-centeredness. Greed.
05. What is your favorite curse word?
Fuck.
06. What sound or noise do you love?
Church bells.
07. What sound or noise do you hate?
Traffic.
08. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
Librarian, followed closely by toy inventor.
09. What profession would you not like to do?
Septic system cleaner. Sewer repair guy.
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
Come in, here’s the library….

With The Friday Five. Sigh.
What was…
1. …your first grade teacher’s name?
Mrs. Forsythe was my kindergarten teacher. I don’t remember my first, second or third grade teachers, but my fourth grade teacher was Mrs. Wilson, and my fifth grade teacher was Miss Verban, who was young, single, and really, really pretty.
2. …your favorite Saturday morning cartoon?
The Secrets of Isis. An archaeologist gains an amulet that lets her turn into the superheroine goddess Isis and fight evil. Also, ElectraWoman and Dynagirl and Wonder Woman. Can’t tell where I got my superhero fantasies at all, can we?
3. …the name of your very first best friend?
Kay Kaufmann and Sheri Castle; they lived on either side of us on Belmont Street.
4. …your favorite breakfast cereal?
Peanut Butter Captain Crunch. Unfortunately my mom was much too responsible and never bought sugary unhealthy cereals for us, so we had to wait to go to Grandma’s because she bought us whatever we wanted.
5. …your favorite thing to do after school?
Read. Duh.

This past week’s Friday Five.
1. Are you superstitious?
No. (fingers crossed behind my back)
2. What extremes have you heard of someone going to in the name of superstition?
Hmmm. I have friends who are obsessive-compulsive, so I really don’t know how to answer this question. I’m not sure if there’s a line between superstition and OCD, or where it is.
3. Believer or not, what’s your favorite superstition?
Oh, come on. Everyone knows that nothing beats lucky underwear.
4. Do you believe in luck? If yes, do you have a lucky number/article of clothing/ritual?
There’s a reason I unconsciously rub the pendant I wear. Usually it involves warding something off.
5. Do you believe in astrology? Why or why not?
Not at all. It’s completely silly. The fact that I’m a triple Gemini born in the year of the monkey has nothing whatever to do with my personality. Stuff and rubbish.

This past Friday’s Friday Five:
1. What’s the most daring thing you’ve ever done?
Took a big photography road trip by myself. In a Geo Metro. Yeah, I’m looking back on that in disbelief, too.
2. What one thing would you like to try that your mother/friend/significant other would never approve of?
I got nothin’. I can’t think of a thing that I would actually do that my mom wouldn’t say was a cool thing. That’s sad, isn’t it?
3. On a scale of 1-10, what’s your risk factor? (1=never take risks, 10=it’s a lifestyle)
5. I’ve got a lot to lose, these days. I have three cats and a dog depending on me, and boy that’ll keep you sober. Can’t let down the pets.
4. What’s the best thing that’s ever happened to you as a result of being bold/risky?
I dated some really cool women.
5. … and what’s the worst?
I dated some really strange women.

I keep meaning to do the Friday Five, but I forget once Friday roles around. Today, I managed to remember in the nick of time.
You have just won one million dollars:
1. Who do you call first?
Mom, Dad, siblings, Dan and Doug, Kathy; in that order.
2. What is the first thing you buy for yourself?
Pay off the truck & house. Even if for some reason, I lose all the rest, I’ll have a place to live and transportation.
3. What is the first thing you buy for someone else?
Mom’s mortgage.
4. Do you give any away? If yes, to whom?
All my siblings would get money, as would Dan and Doug and Kathy.
5. Do you invest any? If so, how?
Everything else would be invested. I’d talk to my dad about the best way to do that.

Stole this from Melissa’s Blog (of course, the answers are mine).
1. Name five things in your refrigerator. – Cheese curds, Michelob Ultra, Diet Dr. Pepper, Lettuce, Pot roast.
2. Name five things in your freezer. – Hot wings, hamburger, sausage patties, frozen green beans, frozen broccoli.
3. Name five things under your kitchen sink. – Mr Clean spray, sponges, Swiffer dusters, cleaning powder, Brillo pads.
4. Name five things around your computer. – iPod, headphones, post-its, blank CDs, sharpie pens.
5. Name five things in your medicine cabinet. – lipstick, foundation, eyeliner, mascara, blush.