it gets better - or worse - as it goes

1. Song that always makes you sad? Volare by Dean Martin
2. Last thing you bought? Milk, peroxide & allergy medicine
3. Last person you argued with? Hmm. Real, flat-out arguing? Nick, several months ago. Fluffy and I snipe at each other an awful lot, though.
4. Do you put butter [on the bread] before putting the peanut butter on? Ack! No.
5. One of your stuffed animals’ names as a kid? Randy
6. Did you ever at one time own a Barenaked Ladies CD? Yup
7. Favorite day of the week? Eh. They’re basically the same. I guess Saturday?
8. Favorite sundae topping? Fudge
9. Did you take piano lessons? No
10. Most frequent song played? Lately, "She Hates Me" (Puddle of Mudd)
11. T.V. show you secretly enjoy? I don't know that it's a secret, but I've found that I sorta like House, M.D.
12. Would you rather play basketball or hockey? No, but – hockey
13. Date someone older or younger? Younger
14. One place you could travel right now? I've got that late-summer/early fall urge to see Kansas
15. Do you use umbrellas? Not as a rule. I have one. Or two? Yeah, two.
16. Do you know all the words to the Canadian national anthem? The first verse, yes, thanks to an episode of The Simpsons (“The Bart of War”, #1421).
17. Favorite cheese? Mozzarella
18. The Smiths or The Cure? The Cure. Of course.
19. Do you prefer blonds or brunettes? Whatever. It’s all in what you do with it.
20. Best job you ever had? Working for Andy
21. Did you go to your high school prom? No
22. Perfect time to wake up? When I’m not sleepy. Noonish, maybe later?
23. Perfect time to go to bed? When I’m sleepy. 1, maybe later?
24. Do you use your queen right away in chess? Nah
25. Ever been in a car accident? Nope
26. Closer to mom or dad...or neither? Neither. Both? Not sure how to answer that accurately.
27. What age is this exciting life over for you? I’m not in charge of determining that
28. What decade during the 20th century would you have chosen to be a teenager? The one in which I experienced it was fine
29. Favorite shoes you have EVER owned? I love my cowboy boots
30. Do you have an article of clothing you have had since you were in high school? Several, even
31. Were you in track and field? No
32. Were you ever in a school talent show? No
33. Have you ever written in a library book? Yes. Every damned day.
34. Allergic to? Yellow stuff that grows in fields. Mold. Narcotics. And ricotta cheese.
35. Favorite fruit? Fresh peaches and raspberries, preferably at the same time
36. Have you watched Sex and the City? Yes. Oh, wait: watched? I thought it said something else. No, I haven’t.
37. Baseball hat or toque? On me? No. I’m more the straight- but short-brimmed type, or a stupidly-curved cowboy hat model. Not that I wear hats....
38. Do you shampoo or soap up first in the shower? Shampoo. Soap. Rinse hair. Repeat shampoo. Wash back. Shave. Rinse hair. Condition. Wash face. Rinse hair.
39. Wet the toothbrush or brush dry with the toothpaste? Dry? Ouch! Wet, always.
40. Pen or pencil? Pen. Pencil only as necessary.
41. Have you ever gambled at a casino? No – danger, Will Rogers!
42. Have you thrown up on a plane? No, but my second flight (first commercial flight) was a close one.
43. Have you thrown up in a car? No
44. Have you thrown up at work? Yes, though it’s been many years, many jobs, and many hangovers since then.
45. Do you scream on roller coasters? No, but that’s because I never get within 100 yards of them.
46. How many shoes do you have? 68. (That’s 29 pairs of shoes and 5 pairs of boots.)
47. Who was your first roommate? Putting aside my sister (which is generally my desire) – I probably have to say Christine, the perkiest damned person on the planet.
48. What alcoholic beverage did you drink when you got drunk for the first time? Beer
49. What was your first job? Clerk in a bakery
50. What was your first car? a little American hatchback
    
51. When did you go to your first funeral? I was 7; it was my paternal grandmother’s.
52. How old were you when you first moved away from your hometown? 22
53. Who was your first grade teacher? Miss S.
54. Where did you go on your first airplane ride? Up?! In a 6-seater, with a boy whose dad owned the plane (who wanted desperately to impress me), and his best friend (who I desperately wanted to impress), and a pilot (who probably wanted to shoot the lot of us), we flew over my house. It was very cool, terribly romantic, and a failed plot to buy my affection.
55. When you snuck out of your house for the first time, who was it with? 2:00-man, when I was 21 and engaged.
56. Who was your first best friend and are you still friends with [her]? Jennifer. We see each other when I’m in the hometown, and we’d both say we’re friends, but it’s a stretch. I think we still send Christmas cards, if that’s saying anything.
57. Where did you live the first time you moved out of your parents’ house? In a house that I sublet for $75/mo. from some really shitty friends of mine with whom I drank way too much, freshman year. They all moved home and basically wanted a house-sitter, so I was that. It worked out OK for me...and for 2:00-man.
58. Who is the first person you call when you have a bad day? Fluffy
59. Whose wedding were you in the first time you were a bridesmaid or a groomsman? My sister's first
60. What is the first thing you do in the morning? Moan, in my head, “just ten more minutes....”
61. What was the first concert you attended? [ ]
62. First tattoo or piercing? My ears – crooked – when I was 13.
63. First celebrity crush? No clue. I was pretty sheltered for a long time. Maybe Simon LeBon.

[from The Cat...from Kwizgiver, who stole from Leesepea...etc.]