practically a dare

c'mon, i couldn't disappoint holly when she said i was the most likely to respond by posting this on my blog. :)

1. What is your occupation? design monkey.
2. What color are your socks right now? the left is a deep orange, the other is mostly brown with a green, orange & teal argyle.
3. What are you listening to right now? cars on wet pavement.
4. What was the last thing that you ate? a soft peppermint. i love those things! you know the ones i'm talking about? they look like li'l pillows & practically melt as soon as they're in your mouth?
5. Can you drive a stick shift? i've never tried and don't have the desire to learn. i like my automatic transmission - elves blood & all.
6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? chartreuse.
7. Last person you spoke to on the phone? i got a voice mail from marlana last night (i think the answer you were looking for was either the Fear Street books or the books by Christopher Pike, which i don't think had a collection name. unless Christopher Pike wrote Fear Street, but i don't think so ... i think Fear Street was written by R.L. Stine.) but the last person i actually talked with over the phone was jim, i think. or kathy.
8. How old are you today? 29.
9. Favorite drink? cold water. then probably diet dr. pepper, which i like both cold & hot. it's okay at room temperature, but if you've never left it out in your car while you're shopping all day - you should definitely try it.
10. What is your favorite sport to watch? i think american gladiators is definitely a sport. tonight's the grand finale - yeah!
11. Have you ever dyed your hair? oh yes.
12. Pets? none. i want a dog. when i move out, i'm getting a dog.
13. Favorite food? pizza, i suppose.
14. What was the last movie you watched? Chocolat was on tv the other night. it's currently my favorite Johnny Depp movie that's not about Johnny Depp. fabulous movie, i sincerely recommend it. last time in the theater was for Sweeney Todd.
15. Favorite holiday of the year? christmas.
16. What do you do to vent anger? generally through a river of words to a friend that starts with "you have got to be kidding me ..." or "seriously?"
17. What was your favorite toy as a child? i have no idea. not that i remember being in love with a lot of toys, i just seriously have a horrible memory. i know i once had a plush pig named petunia that was taller than i was. and apparently my family used to hide her from me & say they were cooking her for dinner. but i don't actually remember any of it - i've just seen the photo & heard the stories.
18. What is your favorite, fall or spring? i think i told the last survey that i couldn't pick between these two seasons. but, for you, i'll give it a go ... fall.
19. Hugs or kisses? oh, i'm fairly equal opportunity on this one. depending on the appropriateness of the action, there's a very slim chance i'd turn you away for either.
20. Cherries or Blueberries? cherries.
21. Do you want your friends to email you back? i do like when people respond to e-mails i send, yes.
22. Who is most likely to respond? erin.
23. Who is least likely to respond? everyone else.
24. Living Arrangements? i currently occupy a good-sized room in my parents' basement.
25. When was the last time you cried? survey, why do you always ask this question? i don't think i've cried since the last time.
26. What is on the floor of your closet? boxes of stuff for "someday", craft supplies, a box of records, a bowling ball, a trumpet, a fluglehorn, some mat board, etc.
27. Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending this to? i'm not really sending this ...
28. What did you do last night? went to dinner, sewed, slept a bit.
29. Favorite smells? fresh cut grass, guys with good cologne.
30. What inspires you? sunsets. moonrises. thunderstorms. fabric. color. well-written words. patti. marlana. music. rocky coastlines.
31. What are you afraid of? not liking myself. disappointing people i love. standing up for myself, what i want, what i need for me.
32. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers? cheese.
33. Favorite dog breed? pug.
34. How many years at your current job? about 6 & a half.
35. Favorite place you've ever been? san francisco. there's a bench down by the bay - near the cable car turnaround at fisherman's wharf - where i could sit all day. just watching the bay & the people. and be completely relaxed.
36. How many states have you lived in? one.
37. Favorite day of the week? i try pretty hard to be equal opportunity on this. i mean, why not enjoy monday just as much as friday? but i think i do lean towards friday because on fridays everyone seems to be in a good mood - so they're more fun to interact with.
38. Ever driven motorcycle or heavy machinery? no.
39. Who's your favorite NFL team? the colts. although, understand by "favorite" here i mean "team i don't watch, but would say 'great!' if i was told they won". basically, any future guy i'm with (who has a favorite nfl team) will get a rooting buddy. because i don't really care ... so i'm totally willing to root for whoever he's rooting for. i wonder why root has this meaning. i'm rooting for you? weird ...
40. Do you have a house phone that is not cordless? not that's plugged in. but yes - there's one in the basement spare bedroom and one on the table at the bottom of the stairs.
41. what's the last thing you learned? if you want a photo of a group of people where no one has his eyes closed, and you have a group of 20 or less, you can follow this general rule: in good light, divide the number of people by 3. in bad light, divide the number of people by 2. so for a group of 18 on a sunny day, you'd need to take 6 pictures to get one where everyone has his eyes open. in a dark, smoky room, you'd need to take 9 pictures. (yes, i added this question just to share that knowledge. happy sunday!)