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because brasstax told me to, i am going to try to post a little sumthin-sumthin every day from now on (except weekends, as i do have better things to do then, like vacuum). so, because it's friday and i am feeling brain-dead, here is a very long meme, stolen from plainmabel:
how old do you wish you were?
being 30 is fine, and in some respects i would not like to repeat my 20s, because while it was fun an' all, it was also so much more dramatic than my life is now, and even thinking about going through any of that again makes me feel extraordinarily tired. however, if i could go back to an earlier age, and do everything differently, i'd like to be 19. old enough to be through with the stupid high school shit, and young enough to get away with a heck of a lot and forge an entirely new, different path than the one i've done for myself. (though now, re-reading my answer, there's no reason i can't forge a new path for myself at 30, is there?)
where were you when 9/11 happened?
strangely enough, i was in a hotel room at the waldorf-astoria. the magazine i worked at had hosted an awards thing the night before in the hotel, and as i was a jersey commuter at the time, the publisher got all of us out-of-towners rooms for the night. i was alone and not wearing my glasses when i woke up and bleary-eyed, saw the towers coming down on tv. it was completely dream-like...actually, all of that day was just surreal, just not-real, like sleepwalking.
what do you do when vending machines steal your money?
usually i'll moan 'nooooooooo' quietly, and then walk away.
do you consider yourself kind?
yes, and sometimes too much so
if you had to get a tattoo, where would it be?
ha...if i 'had' to...the matter of life or death tattoo. if i could live either way, i wouldn't get one, but if torture was imminent, i guess i would resort to my 1999 emo fantasy tattoo design: falling star 3/4 sleeves. so emo, boo hoo.
if you could be fluent in any other language, what would it be?
oh my god, italian, of course...or maybe portuguese, which always sounds incredibly hot when spoken by the right person.
do you know your neighbors?
i know my landlady, judy...it's just her and me and the cats in our great big giant house. as for non-house neighbors...of course not, i live in new york. though they all seem to know each other so maybe i am just extremely snobby.
what do you consider a vacation?
any period of time away from my office
do you follow your horoscope?
i used to, in college. my friends and i were obssessed with reading the predictions of this hippie british astrologer, jonathan cainer, and believed every dippy word he wrote because he knew. years later we figured out mr. cainer wrote the vaguest predictions ever, so of course he knew.
would you move for the person you loved?
hmmm...depends on the where, the why, and the what i was doing...
are you touchy-feely?
with everyone except strangers and my co-workers, and even then, i might hug you if i think you're cute.
do you believe that opposites attract?
looking at my track record, i believe they do.
dream job?
knitting pattern designer/broadway chorus girl/professional home organizer/yarn store owner
favorite channel(s)?
bravo (for the project runway), logo (for any gay quotient i need filled that bravo does not satisfy), ovation (for the cultcha), tnt (for the law & order), usa (for more law & order), nbc (for new law & order)
favorite place to go on weekends?
court street with pete, to stand out as our dog-less, baby-less selves
showers or baths?
showers
do you paint your nails?
i keep meaning to give myself a pedicure but i am so horribly lazy. i never paint my fingernails because i work with my hands.
do you trust people easily?
absolutely not
what are your phobias?
CLOWNS
do you want kids?
yeah, think so
do you keep a handwritten journal?
i was actually thinking about this yesterday, that it's something i should start doing. because as much crap there is i can reveal about myself on this here livejournal, there is a whole nuther mess of neuroses that i don't even let even subconsciously pop into my mind while i am writing online that i really should let out somewhere. that being said, i have never, ever been able to maintain a paper journal for more than a week so i guess my crazies have to stay shut in, for now.
where would you rather be right now?
outside, leisurely walking through the east village or soho or cobble hill
who makes you feel warm and fuzzy?
the pete and the sparks
heavy or light sleeper?
somewhere in between, i guess. lately i've had a bit of a problem with waking up in the middle of the night and not being able to get back to sleep for hours.
are you paranoid?
unfortunately, yes. latest paranoia: that the entire principal cast of sweeney todd will be out sick/on vacation/dead when i go see the show in two weeks.
are you impatient?
yes. as my mother likes to say about me, i don't know what i want but i want it now.
who can you relate to?
pete, antigoni, my brother, and oddly enough, my team at work
how do you feel about interracial couples?
i don't know...how do they feel about me?
have you been burned by love?
i thought i had been, but then i realized i was more in love with love than with the person i thought was doing the burning.
what's your favorite pick-up line?
'are those space pants you're wearing? cos your ass is out of this world.'
what's your main ring tone on your mobile?
'sweet jane' (polyphonic...i hate real music-sounding ringtones.)
what were you doing at midnight last night?
sleeping
what did the last text on your cellphone say?
i don't really text, but it was probably from nina saying something about how much she loves me
whose bed did you sleep in last night?
my own (though i should say, 'my cat's,' cos he's been dominating it lately)
what color shirt are you wearing?
bright red
most recent movie you watched?
i think the last movie i saw in the theater was v for vendetta. pete and i watched the skeleton key on cable for some inane reason last weekend.
name three things you have on you at all times.
some kind of reading material, lipgloss, my ipod
what color are your bed sheets?
dark red
how much cash do you have on you right now?
$77.04
what is your favorite part of the chicken?
hmmm...thighs, i guess
what's your favorite town/city?
nyc...where else?
i can't wait until...
...i leave work today.
...i see sweeney todd.
...i visit with my family on father's day.
...i see belle & sebastian on july 4.
...my hair grows out to a length where i stop looking like prince valiant.
who got you to join lj?
twisterella
what did you have for dinner last night?
i ordered in steamed pork dumplings from peking 2.
how tall are you barefoot?
6'0"
what are your three favorite songs of the moment?
'bombs' by the impossible shapes
'all the wine' by the national
'all my little words' by the magnetic fields
(and also, i've been a little obsessed with the tapes 'n tapes record.)
do you own a gun?
this is so random...hell no!
what do you prefer to drink in the morning?
these days, starbucks venti iced coffee, black, no sweetener. (i feel like such a bitch whore when i say my order.)
what is your secret weapon to lure in the opposite/same sex?
oh, definitely my boobs
what car do you wish you owned?
i don't drive, but if i did, i would like to own a mini cooper. though i fear my head would touch the ceiling.
do you wear your seatbelt?
of course
have you ever had sex on the first date?
um...yeah...
are you looking forward to the end of the bush administration?
at this point, i think even bush himself is looking forward to the end of it.
have you ever had a friend die?
i have never had a non-relative friend die, thankfully, but my relatives who have died, i consider friends.
will you go to your next high school reunion, which one is it, and (be honest) will you go on a diet before then?
i don't think my high school has one. i went to high school with a bunch of girls and no one really cares how anyone turned out.
where do you think you'll be in ten years?
i really have no idea, and i like that i don't.
last thing you ate?
blueberry scone from starbucks
what songs do you sing in the shower?
oh, lots...today, 'i feel pretty' from west side story, 'obstacle 2' by interpol, 'back on the chain gang' by the pretenders, part of billy bigelow's soliloquy from carousel, 'private dancer' by tina turner...
last thing that made you laugh?
some of plainmabel's answers to this meme
worst injury you've ever had?
the bee sting in the face i endured in the fifth grade
does someone have a crush on you?
i'm not sure, but it had better be my cat.
what's your favorite candy?
i don't eat much candy, though i had a take 5 bar a few weeks ago and boy, was it tasty.
what song do you want played at your funeral?
when i was 14 i would have said, 'asleep' by the smiths. thankfully i don't ponder questions like this anymore.
what was your major in college, and what would it be if you could go back and change it, knowing what you know now?
i was a sociology major, and i loved being a sociology major. knowing what i know now, i would most likely still have chosen sociology as my concentration, because out here in the big bad real world, it matters not a whit what you studied in college (well, okay, when you work in publishing like i do). if i was granted my wish to be a professional student, i would study sociology and music and french and art history and maybe fine art too.