Jerri emailed me these questions, and her answers. Rather than respond by email, I'll of course post my answers in this here blog. I won't tag anybody - just run with it if you like.
1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
Not that I know.
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
I don't remember.
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
I used to. I hardly ever handwrite any more, so it's not as pretty as it used to be.
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
C'mon, do you even have to ask?!?! Bacon Bacon BACON!!!
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
Yes, three of them.
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
I dunno.
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT?
Naaah, I wouldn't do THAT.
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
I donated them to science when I was 17 or 18.
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
No effing way.
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
Home-made granola.
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
I wear sneakers most of the time, and just pull them off toe to heel.
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?
Yes, for better and worse.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
A really good vanilla, like Amy's Mexican vanilla. And apricot gelato. Raspberry sorbet. And Ben and Jerry's White Russian, which, sadly, is extinct.
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
Whether they're male or female.
15. RED OR PINK?
Red to wear, pink to eat.
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF?
Wait, what? The thing I do still like, but not so much? That's too complicated a question ... I'll need an algorithm to compute an answer. I'll pass.
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
My brain don't work like that.
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU?
That's entirely up to youse.
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
Blue jeans, and gray and blue sneakers.
20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?
A cinnamon morning bun from Flower Flour.
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
Herbert Grönemeyer's "Bleibt alles anders" album.
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
Something between turquoise and periwinkle.
23. FAVORITE SMELLS?
Lavender, basil, cinnamon, coffee, bacon, and that greenish smell on your hand after you touch a tomato plant.
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
Our office receptionist, I think.
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?
Yes! Jerri is wonderful, and I wish I'd get to see her more.
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
Equestrian events of all sorts.
27. HAIR COLOR?
I am blonde these days.
28. EYE COLOR?
Somewhere between blue and green.
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
I've worn contacts for more than twenty years now.
30. FAVORITE FOOD?
C'mon, do you even have to ask?!?! Bacon Bacon BACON!!! Seriously now, just one? There is so much good food in this world. No way for me to decide between roasted chicken, arugula, fresh salad greens, bacon, an apple or tomato fresh from the backyard, fresh basil, the apple pies I bake, Vosges chocolate truffles, pumpernickel bread, crisp French fries, rosemary potatoes ... okay, I'll just stop here before this turns into a food blog.
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
I really liked Happy Endings.
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
A double feature of Michael Clayton and Gone Baby Gone. Liked them both very much.
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
A red sweater.
34. SUMMER OR WINTER?
Here in the San Francisco Bay Area, I think the prettiest seasons are spring and fall.
35. HUGS OR KISSES?
The more the merrier.
36. FAVORITE DESSERT?
Like the above food question ... way too many great desserts in this world to pick just one. Bread pudding, apple pie, ice cream, sorbet, affogato, grappa, dessert wine, fruit salad ...
37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
I have no idea.
38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
I have no idea.
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
John Brunner's fantastic sci-fi novel "The Sheep Look Up".
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
I don't have a mouse pad, or even a mouse.
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON T.V. LAST NIGHT?
Nothing, I computed and hung out with the kittens.
42. FAVORITE SOUND?
What is it with these questions? Picking just one, what a grave unjustice to the world of sound ... my cat snoring, the coffee maker gurgling, bacon sizzling in the pan, a roomful of geeks typing away on their laptops, people laughing, cello music ...
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
Yes. In quantity, probably more Beatles than Stones.
44. WHAT IS THE FURTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
Depends on what you mean by home.
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
No. I have, umh, talents, but they're not THAT special.
46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
In Tauberbischofsheim.
47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK?
Anybody's.
48. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE WORD ARE SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE WORDS?
I never like the "one favorite" questions - my brain don't work like that. There are too many choices in the world to narrow it down to just one. Here are some that roll of my tongue happily: Kartoffelsalat. Libarry. Alethiometer. Miezekatze. Arrrrrrr! Fffffffuck. Basilikum. Rahat lokum. Konstantinopel. Zanzibar.
49. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE WORD?
Any euphemism.
50. WHAT TURNS YOU ON CREATIVELY, SPIRITUALLY OR EMOTIONALLY?
Truth and beauty.
51. WHAT TURNS YOU OFF?
Lies and cruelty.
52. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CURSE WORD?
Fffffffuck, with lots of fffffs at the beginning. Failing that, motherFUCKer!
53. WHAT SOUND OR NOISE DO YOU HATE?
Leaf blowers.
54. WHAT PROFESSION OTHER THAN YOUR OWN WOULD YOU LIKE TO ATTEMPT?
Time traveler.
55. WHAT PROFESSION WOULD YOU NOT LIKE TO DO?
Politician.
56. IF HEAVEN EXISTS, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR GOD SAY WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT THE PEARLY GATES?
What took you so long?
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