the truth about spinach

• Do you watch the Olympics? I saw very little. Most enjoyed table tennis. I find Steeplechase inexplicably fascinating, but in a totally stupid way.
• Can you dance? I can. I generally do not.
• Do you keep the oil changed in your car? Of course!
• Have you ever been hunting? Not for defenseless animals.
• Do you like taking pictures? Love it.
• What about making scrapbooks? meh. I seem to be lacking that gene.
• Are you a sushi lover? Not so much, but I can swallow it.
• What is your favorite restaurant of all time? The Gandy Dancer.
• Does it annoy you when people drive slow in the fast lane? Very much so.
• What do your parents do for a living? My mom used to work for the PO, and my dad was a machinist for this place for the past several years. Both are retired now.
• Are there any famous people you'd like to meet? Yes.
• Do you get tired of hearing about celebrity divorces? Yes. Divorce is not my favorite topic, believe it or not.
• What are your plans for the weekend? Next weekend is a long way away. [I'm writing this on Sunday evening, 9-21-08.]
• How often do you tan? Never. I freckle a couple of times per year.
• Are your nails always manicured? Nope. My toenails are always polished, though.
• Could you ever go without eating meat? "Ever"? Yes. "A very long time"? Doubtful.
• Where is your favorite place to buy groceries? Brown's.
• When was the last time you took a bubble bath? Friday.
• Do have good sense of style? I do. I don't have the money to make it happen, but I know what it's supposed to be.
• If you could have any car, what would it be? A newer one of the same that I currently have. I'm probably within the 6-month window of buying that very car.
• Do you like fast food? I eat Taco Bell about once every couple of months. Like: yes. Eat often: Hell no.
• Have you ever flipped someone off while driving? Hell, yes!
• Do you like to receive compliments or give them? Yes.
• Have you ever been to a casino? No. Danger lurks within.
• What do you do to relax? Drink heavily. Sleep. Pace.
• Do you like kids? Sure. Who could say "no" and live with themselves? [Themself? Herself? I hate words....]
• Does family mean a lot to you? Yes.
• Are you going to the beach anytime soon? I wish. Maybe The Cat and I will go to a beach, to share a hotel room and Use My Passport!
• What is your favorite perfume? I wear Armani Code.
• What is your favorite men's cologne? Whatever. A good-smelling man is a good-smelling man.
• What is your favorite type of dog? Mellow.
• If you had to move to a different country, which one would you choose? Canadia. Or Brazil.
• Do you like to color in coloring books? Um, sure, though I haven't done it since college.
• Do you think you would have been a hippie in the 60's and 70's? No. I like to be clean.
• Would you rather be cold or hot? COLD.
• What is the one website, OTHER than MySpace, you visit most often? Bloglines.
• Incense or candles? Candles.
• What brand of cosmetics do you use the most often? Neutrogena.
• What is the one commercial on TV that annoys you the most? They all suck. The Burger King ones with the idiot putting money in peoples' pockets is particularly bad at the moment.
• Are you an early bird or a night owl? Night. Owl.
• Would you rather be smart or beautiful? Smart.
• What is your favorite reality show? MLB
• So who are you voting for in the upcoming election? So, that's confidential.
• What ringtone is on your phone? "9"
• What would you tell a 3-year-old that asks where babies come from? Venus.
• What is your favorite type of cereal? Frosted Mini Wheats.
• Are you double jointed? Only mentally.
• What videos do you search for on YouTube? I listened to a song by Apocalyptica last Friday. I have a tendency to come back to Death Cab again and again, though.
• Have you ever given money to a homeless person? Not just because they were homeless.
• Have you ever had to go to the emergency room? Yes. I was dying - or I thought I was.
• Who is your favorite comedian? lately, John Pinette. Thanks, D&R!
• Name some foods you will not eat: cooked spinach. (slimy madness!) celery in any form. (work of Satan!!!) cottage cheese. (you cannot convince me that that shit is food. It looks like barf!) veal. (just plain wrong) prime rib (consistency = important in a meat. Prime rib is too squishy to be a solid.)
• Do you have any irrational fears? No.
• Do you snoop in other people's medicine cabinets? Good God, no. Karma's a bitch!
• What happens if you put the "This side up" side face down while popping microwave popcorn? Presumably, fire. Or perhaps the popcorn doesn't pop. Regardless, I am constitutionally unable to ignore instructions of that sort.
• How much would you pay in ransom if someone stole your pet? Everything.
• Have you ever eaten green eggs and ham? Ish. No.
• Ever had surgery? Duh.
• Ever walked through a fast food restaurant drive thru? No - and I heard a rumor last Thursday that it is, in fact, illegal to do so.

[shamelessly stolen from The Cat]