arguchik | 44 question meme

1. Height?
5'4" or thereabouts.

2. Have you ever smoked heroin?
nope. (never injected it, either)

3. Do you own a gun?
no, but my ex-husband did when we were married, and i have done some target practice with them. i'm a good shot, but not interested in shooting again anytime soon.

4. What is your favorite car?
i don't have one. economical and fuel-efficient would be the key factors.

5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments?
depends on the doctor. no, if you're talking about a basic health checkup or annual exam. yes, if you're talking about my surgical oncologist. yes, if you're talking about the dentist.

6. What do you think of hot dogs?
evil, evil hot dogs! i occasionally crave them, though i'm a fish-a-tarian at present and don't think too much of the veggie dogs on the market, so i seldom eat them. they're mainly a vehicle for ketchup and sweet relish anyway, far as i'm concerned.

7. What's your favorite Christmas song?
either greensleeves (the old-english[?] version--modern versions flatten some of the notes to conform to current musical tastes) or o! holy night.

8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning?
love black coffee, but i'm off it at present so i've been drinking black tea.

9. Can you do push ups?
can. don't want to, though.

10. Is your bathroom clean?
yes. i share it with 2 roomies, and it's not spotless but we keep it relatively clean.

11. What's your favorite piece of jewelry?
my nose ring.

12. Do you like painkillers?
no. i take ibuprofin only under duress.

13. What is your secret weapon to lure in the opposite sex?
i don't have one.

14. Do you have A.D.D.?
i don't know. do i?

15. Middle name?
elizabeth

16. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment?
a) damn. this thing has 44 questions and i'm only on #16.
b) it's almost 8am and i want to go running soon.
c) i wonder what today is going to be like.

17. Name the last 3 things you have bought:
a) USB cable because they didn't include one with my new printer
b) new sandals
c) food, i guess

18. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink:
a) water
b) black tea
c) grapefruit juice

19. Current worry?
need work for next year...probably won't get funding...will i end up homeless on the street? where am i going to live once my lease is up? will i be able to stay in my current place until the end of the summer (depends on roomies' plans)? will i ever finish school and get a real job? how am i going to pay for these student loans?

20. Current hate?
i don't know. time wasters, i guess--because time=life.

21. Favorite place to be?
i should work on this one, because i can't think of anyplace.

22. Where would you like to go?
berlin. south america. ireland.

23. Do you own slippers?
no.

24. What shirt are you wearing?
white t-shirt.

25. Do you burn or tan?
burn first, ask for sunscreen later.

26. Favorite color(s)?
i love blue. lately i also love green and orange. mainly rich, in-your-face colors. pastels are for easter bunnies.

27. Would you be a pirate?
i don't know what this means. are we talking anarcho-piracy for the modern era? or are we talking billowy white shirts and parrots? if the former...sure, i'd be a pirate. down with the capitalist patriarchy! if the latter...i'd need to see some adaptive value to it, and at present i don't. it seems like more of a fashion statement than anything else.

28. What songs do you sing in the shower?
bonnie raitt, "love has no pride." beatles, "til there was you." david bowie, "starman."

29. What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child?
monsters. electricity. (i grew up in michigan--lots of electrical storms; i also stuck a key in an outlet as a small child, and was afraid of any manifestation of electricity for a very long time.)

30. Last thing that made you laugh?
probably

glaucon

31. Best bed sheets as a child?
i don't remember my bed sheets. i had some nice flowered ones in high school--they were super soft and comfortable.

32. Worst injury you've ever had?
injury? probably my broken collar bone, age 4. i guess i haven't had too many serious injuries. i've had lots of annoying ones, though--tendinitis, mostly. pain in the ass to rehab.

33. How many TVs do you have in your house?
there's one in the basement. it's not mine, though. wait, there's also a broken one in the basement that i guess technically belongs to me--it was given to me a few months ago, but it doesn't work, so it's just sitting there until i get a chance to jettison it.

34. Who is your loudest friend?
probably

glaucon

36. Who is your most silent friend?
i don't know...i'd have to think about that one.

37. Does someone have a crush on you?
i have no idea.

38. Do you wish on shooting stars?
yes. when i see a shooting star, i wish to see more. immediately. i'll wait.

39. What is your favorite book?
this is ridiculous. i have no idea. have you seen my bookshelves???

40. What is your favorite candy?
either plain dark chocolate or marzipan covered with dark chocolate.

41. What song do/did you want played at your wedding?
at my wedding reception i wanted to dance with my father to glen miller's "sunrise serenade." it's a long story.

42. What song do you want played at your funeral?
what funeral?

43. What were you doing 12 AM last night?
getting ready for bed.

44. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up?
that's not for public consumption. i'm feeling sad this morning, and hoping for the situation to get better today.

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