the world shrieks and sinks talons into our hearts. This we call memory

• Have you ever written a love letter? ha! Of course! But not lately.
• How many Valentine's cards did you receive this year? none
• Have you ever made a ball of twine or rubber bands? I have not. I probably haven't written about my utter distaste for rubber bands--I HATE them. Cannot stand them. The smell, the texture...ugh.
• Could you ever be a living organ donor? yes
• Have you ever made someone cry? Yep. Not always intentionally.
• If you could have a full scholarship to any university what would you choose to study? History. I know it would be more sensible to pick something with a financial future, but if I were to really do it, I'd do it for me, not money.
• Do you prefer honey or jam? jam. I really don't like honey much at all.
• How fast can you get changed? about 3 minutes. With 5, I can do an approximation of a hairstyle.
• Would you rather be the fella in a movie who gets the girl or the baddie with all the good lines? I'd rather be the former, but life is gradually revealing me to be the latter!
• Would you rather have a man's top half and a woman's bottom half or visa versa? vice versa
• If you met a genie who offered you three wishes, what would you wish for? "More wishes" does not count!
  1. money sufficient to never need to work again, plus 30%
  2. long, healthy, happy lives for my friends and family
  3. the ability to--when I really, really need to--read other peoples' motives
• Have you ever been fishing? as a child, I went many times. I don't particularly enjoy the process or the product, but I did like hanging out with my dad in the peace & quiet.
• What was the last social faux pas you made? I've stepped on some toes at work, sometimes intentionally and sometimes inadvertently. I think that my distraction due to the house stuff has made for some odd communications lately, too. I really need to try harder to focus and pay attention.

[taken from here and divided; the title quotation is by Tim O'Brien, from Tomcat in Love]