I don't regret how much I love, and I avoid those who repent their passion

July 8: volte-face

Although it would seem disingenuous at this point, a volte-face on the Shoe Rule would not be unwelcome--nor would it hurt her approval ratings with her constituents.

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• Where do you part your hair?
  it parts naturally down the center, but I force it toward the right side, to work with the terrifically strong cowlick over my right eye
• What makes you think someone is skanky, automatically?
  when they do skank things. I tend to give people the benefit of the doubt in clothes, etc., because I know from my own past that outside often does not match inside.
• Do guy's Adams apple's gross you out?
  um, no. And what, are you eight? Grow up.
• When you go to the beach, are you swimming, tanning, playing, or searching for shells?
  yes, depending upon which beach, with whom I'm spending time, and what sort of weather we've got
• Free pass--post a photo:
  

  

  my former kitties, sunning themselves like weasels

• Have you seen that commercial telling you not to call things you don't like 'gay'? Do you call things you don't like 'gay'?
  no, I haven't—but no, I don't. It's like calling things that I don't like "can" or "hills" or "purple" or "opera." Inaccurate, and wrong.
• Have you ever been in a courtroom? What for?
  uh, yeah. I spent three years sort of fighting my way in (and, as such, had more than a few classes in courtrooms). I've also been called for jury duty four times in three states, though only selected twice (and once was given a continuance). I've also been divorced in a courtroom, and attended another court proceeding with a friend, and also attended a courtroom wedding.
• Is there any item of clothing that you already have too much of but still continue to buy?
  I bought a t-shirt this weekend, but not really for the purposes that I've bought t-shirts in the past. Its import will be immediately obvious to a couple of people who know me really, really well, and everyone else will just think it's a dorky shirt. Which I will almost never wear. But I will love beyond reason. (I already do.)
• How many different pairs of sunglasses do you own?
  I think I've got four now. Most days, I'll wear my Ray-Bans (below left). When I'm trying to look particularly girly, I'll bring out the new Oakleys, which are kind of like those pictured below right (mine are discontinued, of course) but a little more feminine--meaning they're bigger and the nose-piece is more centered within the lenses from top to bottom. I've also got my backup Oakleys (wrap-arounds) in the car, in case I forget my standard pair, and another pair...someplace. Not quite sure where. Hmm.
  
• Specifically describe your skin-tone?
  Caucasian
• Name of the weirdest film you've ever seen:
  My Life as a Dog
• Does Justin Bieber look a bit like Zac Efron?
  Not. Even. Close. Against my will, I'm admitting that I think Zac Efron is extremely hot. Bieber, on the other hand, looks like a weird, over-grown little kid.
• Do you know anyone who doesn't have eyebrows, and just draws them on?
  I know a couple of people who over-tweeze, but I don't think that any of them literally have zero eyebrows naturally. I'm not the sort of person to go up and check, though.
• Have you ever had a bonfire on the beach?
  yes. Notoriously. Earrings were lost.... I was not involved with that aspect.
  
• Are you skilled when it comes to working in the kitchen?
  I get by. I was trained, after all, by the former executive chef of one of the largest hotels in New Hampshire.
• When was the last time you went to a campground?
  the rehearsal dinner of a friend's wedding was possibly going to be held at a restaurant in a campground, so we went to the restaurant as part of the long and complicated process of finding food that night. But as far as a long-term stay (i.e. getting out of the car), that would be the wedding of a couple of my former spouse's colleagues a few years ago. Weird day.
• Do you listen to music while driving?
  there is always a CD in the player in my car. For longer trips, I plug in the iPod and select a longer mix. I go a little bonkers without music while I drive—it's become a necessary part of the process.
• Is there a movie you currently want to see?
  there are a few. Too bad no one ever wants to take me to the movies. boohooooooo :((

[from an Oh. My. God. Long. post of The Cat's, who got it here. To be continued! The title quotation is by Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Balkhī {Rumi}]