Because Holly didn't think I would...
1. FIRST NAME? Barry.
2. ARE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? My mom always said I was named after someone in the family named Benjamin. How you get to Barry from Benjamin I'll never know.
3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? When I learned our new house needed a new roof. *whimper*
4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Yea, I do...hey, I can read it, whatl else matters?
5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? If I'm feeling healthy, smoked turkey. If not, pastrami all the way, baby.
6. KIDS? One...cute as a button and wacky as can be.
7. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Probably not...I'm a pain in the ass. Then again, I could introduce me to all sorts of really cool people.
8. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL? Only this thing. Never kept a diary, and as everyone here knows, I don't update this much either. Journaling is alien to me.
9. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? Me? Sarcasm?? Never!!!
10. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Alas, yes.
11. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Nope. I love roller coasters and other thrill rides, but betting my life on an overgrown rubberband just doesn't seem entirely sane to me.
12. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? As an adult, I guess oatmeal, but as a kid, Peanut Butter Captain Crunch.
13. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? I'm not sure I even have a pair of shoes with laces any more, but even if I did, I wouldn't bother untying them.
14. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Strong minded, yes...strong bodied, hardly.
15. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Serendipity used to serve this amazing raspberry chocolate chip ice cream that was utterly divine, but the small Swiss company that made it went out of business years ago. So, for now, it's Ben & Jerry's Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk.
16. SHOE SIZE? 11
17. RED OR PINK? Umm, black? OK, if I have to choose one of the two, red, so the fairies won't get me.
18. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? I hate my voice..it's just not the voice I pictured having as a grown-up.
19. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? I don't really miss anyone in general, but I do miss my wife and son when I'm away from them for long.
20. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? Umm, no...I get enough slush as it is. ;^)
21. WHAT COLOR OF PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING RIGHT NOW? Black shorts, barefoot.
22. WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE WRITER/BOOK/MOVIE? This pretty much changes all the time, but today I'll say Lloyd Alexander, The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving, and Blade Runner.
23, WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Hey You by The Exies.
24. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Burnt Umber.
25. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE SMELLS? Chocolate, fresh-baked bread, and coffee (though I never drink the stuff).
26. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU SPOKE ON THE PHONE WITH? A client, Ellie Taylor, with the good news of a new offer.
27. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO? Eyes and smile.
28. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? No one sent it to me, but Holly did send a challenge sort of...and yes, I adore Holly.
29. FAVORITE DRINK? Grey Goose martini.
30. FAVORITE SPORT? To watch: college basketball. To participate in: Ultimate Frisbee.
31. HAIR COLOR? Brown.
32. EYE COLOR? Blue.
33. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Nope, just glasses. I have this thing about sticking things in my eyes.
34. FAVORITE FOOD? Almost anything spicy: Indian, Mexican, Thai, etc.
35. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDING? I don't even know how to answer this. Some things are supposed to be scary, some are supposed to have happy endings. I don't have a preference.
36. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? The 40-Year-Old Virgin. Fun for the first hour, but dragged on waaaay too long after that.
37. COLOR OF SHIRT YOU ARE WEARING? Green.
38. WINTER OR SUMMER? Summer all the way. Winter's fine for a week or so, then I'm so over it.
39. HUGS OR KISSES? Both...I'm greedy.
40. FAVORITE DESSERT? You mean I have to choose? OK, well, there's this phenomenal banana walnut bread pudding at Blue Ribbon that's to die for.
41. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? People who like memes.
42. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Libba, because she's on deadline and cannot do anything else.
43. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING? Hal Duncan's Vellum (fantastic), Janet Taylor Lisle's Black Duck (ditto) and about a half dozen requested manuscripts (jury is still out).
44. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? We don't need no stinkin' mouse pad...that's what optical mice are for!
45. FAVORITE SOUNDS? My son's laugh.
46. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? The Daily Show.
47. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Beatles
48. THE FURTHEST YOU'VE BEEN FROM HOME? Italy.
49. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? I can recognize a manuscript I don't like in fewer than 20 words.
50. WHEN AND WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Topeka, Kansas in 1967.
So there, Holly! ;^)