I might be old and cranky, but I'm not bloody stupid

1. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed? 

    either way. They are usually closed but having them open is not exactly rare.

2. Do you have freckles? 

    yup. Not all over, but enough so you can't miss them. 

3. Can you whistle? 

    I can make a noise by pursing my lips and blowing, but it's not exactly a whistle. I envy people who can do it well.

4. Last song you listened to:

    What's love got to do with it? by Tina Turner

5. What is your favourite colour? 

    dark blue 

7. What is the temperature right now? 

    77º, 78% humidity

8. Did you wake up cranky? 

    no! I slept a little later than usual but not "late," and caught up on birthday-related emails, texts and FB messages, and then started my day. It's a good life. 

9. How many followers? 

    195 on FB, 49 on IG

11. What is your eye colour? 

    blue

12. Take a vitamin daily?

    yup, a multivitamin, plus Biotin for healthy skin
and nails and Magnesium to help prevent migraines

13. Do you sing in the shower? 

    no—I dislike the flavor of shampoo

14. What books are you reading? 

    • A Book of Luminous Things: an international anthology of poetry

    • Good Girl, Bad Girl by Christopher Finch

    • The Great Gatsby (though I'm struggling to get into it)

    • about to start Steve Almond's Not that You Asked

15. Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 64, give line 14:

    "But it turns out that you have to work in a room without any windows and the bras are pretty cheaply made, with hooks that dig into your back."

17. Last person you cried in front of? 

    my best friend - and trust me, it's all right

18. Do you collect anything? 

    poems, comfortable running shorts, and recipes using chickpeas

19. What did you have for lunch? 

    PB&J on a carb-balance tortilla, and cheddar and sour cream baked chips

21. Favourite animal? 

    kitties!!

22. Do you watch the Olympics? 

    I don't go looking for it—but if someone has it on, I won't go running in the opposite direction

23. What time do you usually go to bed? 

    between 9:30 PM and 1:30 AM

24. Are you wearing makeup right now? 

    yup, minimal

25. Do you prefer to swim in a pool or the ocean? 

    ocean - though actually river, given the choice

[from here; the title quotation is from Jennifer Estep, from Kiss of Frost]