boldly honest

1. While driving down the street, looking for an address, do you turn the radio down? Um, yes.
2. If you could hug one person right now, who would it be? Ulysses
3. My favorite number is so totally inconsequential to anyone else’s life, but, here you go: 7.
4. What is your favorite kind of weather? I love autumn: long-sleeve days and sweater-and-jacket nights. Sunshine and crunchy leaves. But I also love winter, the kind of cold that takes your breath away and makes everything clean and so quiet, that strips away everything except what really matters. Spring is good, too. Tulips. And summer...sultry.... Can I say I like the periodic change of seasons?
5. If a turtle doesn't have a shell, is he homeless or naked? Yes.
   Seriously? He’s probably soup, and that’s sad.
6. If you could travel anywhere in the world, without cost being a deciding factor where would it be? I’ll be vague and say ‘Europe’. I’m not sure where I’d stay; it would depend on what appealed to me once I got there.
7. Are you a home-body, or a social butterfly? I’m more social than appearances might imply; I’m very shy, so unless compelled, it can be difficult for me to take the plunge.
8. Beer, wine or liquor? Typically beer. Sometimes vodka. Never wine.
9. If your partner was unable to have sex due to illness or injury, would you stay with them? It depends on what sort of partner he was. Seriously, people answer this in such a melodramatic way, but when push comes to shove, it would take a lot of consideration. Sex is a big deal.
10. Do you drink milk? Yes. Lots.
11. Do you prefer apple or orange juice? No contest: orange--more pulpy, more better.
12. What's the most you've ever won on a scratchie? In my land of upbringing, they call them ‘scratch-offs’, and the most I’ve won on one is $100. I very rarely play them, though.
13. Do you own any fish? Not since I was a child.
14. Who is jealous of you? No one has made me aware of that, specifically. A couple of people have expressed a desire to take over my apartment, but that’s just a superficial thing. Oh, and She Who Signs the Paychecks has threatened to kill me for a pair of shoes that I own.
15. How many messages are in your inbox/outbox on your cell phone? Voice, 1. Text, In: 64, Out: 62 (yes, I hoard)
16. When's the last time you sent a text? A couple of hours ago, before my nap.
17. Do you believe there is only one "right" religion? No. Not even close. In fact, I would go so far as to say that there is no religion that is “right”.
18. What's your favorite planet, besides this one? Um, never having visited...probably Venus? Just ‘cause I like the name.
19. Do you vote for city-related issues? Yes. Sigh. I’ve voted in every election for which I was eligible since I turned 18.
20. Have you ever been to the Vatican? No. Maybe I’ll start there. (See question 6, above.) Seriously, though, I haven't much interest.
21. Have you ever been to the Grand Canyon? No. Ditto the 'interest' element, above.
22. Have you ever had to run for your life? Not literally. Figuratively: more than once.
23. Ever been to a family reunion? At least once a year, every year from birth until I was 21. Since then, probably 10 times? The great majority of my family still lives in the same county in which I was born, so it’s not all that rare for the group to get together.
24. Can you play golf? Yes.
25. Do you prepare soup in the microwave or on the stove? Stove, preferably. Microwaved soup can be pretty weird. Though I did have some leftover tomato for dinner, which I nuked. Come to think of it, the temperature was ridiculously high and it splattered all over creation. Doesn't happen when I heat it on the stove....
26. If your lover cheated on you and profusely apologized, would you accept them back into your life? It depends. Probably not.
27. Do you eat crab? Nope. I don’t eat anything whose bones I [personally] need to break before it can be consumed.
28. Are you the kinda person who will search the entire room for the remote? No--I’m the kinda person who keeps it in the same place all the time, thereby preventing the need to search in the first place.
29. Is it all about YOU? My life is, at least for now. Nothing else is.
30. Pretend you are a really good cook: what meal would you make? Lasagna. Bread. Texas sheet cake.
31. Are you in debt? Yes. It’s under control.
32. If you could have a plane ticket to anywhere right now, where would you want it to be to? Aruba
33. How often do you do laundry? Every ten days, maybe every other week. Whatever. Not like there's a deadline.

[From The Cat, who got it from Kwizgiver; written 6-27-08]