A Fun Survey

A Survey

1. Explain what ended your last relationship.
Moving to California. At least intially. And then there was some on-again-off-again long distance communication. Ultimately he met someone else, but now that I have some perspective on the matter, I realize that it was practically inevitable that one of us would. It just happened to be him first.

2. When was the last time you shaved?
This morning, thankfully. Before that it had been about five days. I hate to shave. Hate it I say.

3. What were you doing this morning at 8 a.m.?
Finishing up my 5.5 mile jog and wondering my my iPod was acting funny.

4. What were you doing 15 minutes ago?
Pouring fat-free dressing over my lunch salad and thinking about how tired of salad I am. And probably checking my email, which I did right before coming here.

5. Are you any good at math?
Pretty good. (I scored higher in math than in English on my SATs) I'm VERY good at using the tools that do math FOR me though, like Excel. Excel is probably my favorite computer program.

6. Your prom night?
Sucked. Big time. I went with a guy who liked me but who I only liked as a friend, and he spent the whole night pouting while I spent the night trying to avoid him without being obvious. I was immature and childish, my dress didn't fit right, and my hair didn't look good. I shudder at those memories, both of how I acted and how I looked.

7. Do you have any famous ancestors?
Tale to tell is that the I'm related to THE Captain Morgan on my mother's side, whose mother's maiden name was Morgan. Fun Fact: Captain Morgan is rumored to have been a woman.

8. Have you had to take a loan out for school?
No. Not unless we're counting credit card usage. I had a full tuition scholarship.

9. Do you know the words to the song on your myspace profile?
MySpace is the devil.

10. Last thing received in the mail?
A Hickory Farms catalog, which I am embarrassed to admit I read cover to cover. I love catalogs!

11. How many different beverages have you had today?
Two: Water after my run and Coffee all morning. Ahh, the healthfulness of it all!

12. Do you ever leave messages on people's answering machines?
Ever? Sure... especially if I've called more than once and not gotten through. Or if calling in the first place was an obligation and leaving the message will get me out of having to call back. And sometimes when I just call friends to say Hi, I leave a message saying I'm thinking about them. Because I am.

13. Who did you lose your CONCERT virginity to?
Amy Grant. I was in 4th grade and a friend took me.

14. Do you draw your name in the sand when you go to the beach?
Sometimes. I try not to break the surface layer of sand here in LA, though. It's dirty and you never know what you might accidentally uncover. Some things are better left where they are, and ignorance is bliss.

15. What's the most painful dental procedure you've had?
Wisdom teeth removed, though it wasn't nearly as painful as I had heard. I think my oral surgeon was a miracle worker. I had the whole thing done under local anesthetics instead of general.

16. What is out your back door?
A small slab of concrete that serves as our balcony and a window box "planted" with fake flowers. There used to be real ones in there until I killed about three batches - complete and total neglect apparently does that to plants - and stuck some fake ones in there as a joke to get David to stop teasing me about my brown thumb of death. It's been weeks. They're still there. Joke might possibly be on me at this point.

17. Any plans for Friday night?
We fly to Detroit tonight on the redeye for an all-day Friday funeral. I'd put money on being in bed as soon as possible Friday night, since we'll be emotionally and physically drained. Usually, however, Friday nights involve drinking a bottle of wine and watching movies.

18. Do you like what the ocean does to your hair?
I do. It has body and texture and looks shiny from all the sea salt.

19. Have you ever received one of those big tins of 3 different popcorns?
Once. For Christmas. My friend Anne opened it and had about three kernels and then put the lid back on. When I packed up my Christmas stuff to drive back to college, I forgot it had been opened. I put the open tin on it's side in the back window of my car, which happened to be a convertible. On my first big turn of the drive, the lid came off and three kinds of popcorn spilled all over my back window well, which was made of cloth (part of the convertible top) and pretty deep. When I got to school, I was too tired to clean it up immediately, so I left it to clean later. Turned out to be a terribly bad idea, as the Texas sun, even in winter, melted the carmel popcorn into the cloth, making it impossible to remove. It stayed caked with carmel corn until I sold the car five years later.

20. Have you ever been to a planetarium?
I took an astronomy class in college that had a lab in the planetarium of the new Environmental Sciences building. It's the only class I've ever - EVER - gotten a C in.

21. Do you re-use towels after you shower?
I do.

22. Some things you are excited about?
Christmas. My upcoming wedding. The Honeymoon.

23. What is your favorite flavor of JELL-O?
Red, but only if I'm sick. And I like it kind of melty and soft, not hard and chunky. And Don't! put any fruit in my jello. I like to practically drink it, and chunks of any kind will ruin it.

24. Describe your key chain(s)?
I have a pink Coach locket keychain that David's sister gave me for Christmas and a chapstick holder with a Chapstick brand chapstick attached.

25. Where do you keep your change?
In a Casino bucket from Vegas that sits on David's dresser. We both dump into it.

26. When was the last time you spoke in front of a large group of people?
David's sister's wedding in August. I did a reading in church. Does that count?

27. What kind of winter coat do you own?
A long, black, wool dress coat. I wear it exactly once a year to Christmas mass in Detroit. Otherwise it never gets cold enough here to wear it. Sweaters are usually enough.

28. What was the weather like on your graduation day?
Hot and sticky.

29. Do you sleep with the door to your room open or closed?
Firmly closed. We only have air conditioning in the bedroom, so we like to keep it inside. Plus it keeps the monsters out.

If you've read this, feel free to consider yourself "tagged." :)