Thanks to
soulspirals for getting me to spend 15 minutes answering these (grin).
1. In one sentence, explain what ended your last relationship:
He wanted all or nothing.
2. What made you smile today?
Remembering making love in the park in 1981.
3. What were you doing this morning at 8 a.m.?
Working on my novel.
4. What were you doing 15 minutes ago?
Packing altar objects for camping.
5. Something that happened to you in 1985?
I got married. Our three kids took turns pulling the bell-rope.
6. Your prom night?
Prom ended on the stroke of midnight, due to some law. Then we carpooled out to the airport's nice restaurant, courtesy of our parents' pre-arrangement, and danced until about 4 am. Then ten of us went home to my parents' for scrambled eggs.
7. Last thing you said aloud?
"Too hot in here for clothes, huh?"
8. Last thing someone else said aloud?
"Not really. But I needed to empty my pockets."
9. Worst thing currently on television:
Instant-reaction political punditry. Doesn't anybody want to think before speaking?
10. What was in the mail today?
A check.
11. How many different beverages have you drank today?
Seltzer, tea -- two.
12. What is your favorite part of the day?
Watching sunrise or moonrise.
13. Your current To-do list?
Clean up a 5000-word submission to my writing group before I leave the printer for two weeks and have to do it on-screen. Eat supper. Bathe. Get up at 6 am. Breakfast. Change the oil. Load the car. Drive away.
14. Where is your best friend right now?
Getting ready for tomorrow.
15. What color is your toothbrush?
Purple and white.
17. Any plans for Friday night?
Driving from Starwood to mid-atlantic Camp.
18. Least favorite place to shop?
Grocery stores in small towns.
19. Last thing you bought?
A book called "A Beginner's Guide for the Recently Deceased."
20. Last gift you received?
A heavy green pendulum a friend put into my pocket at Full Moon.
21. Funniest thing you heard all day?
Funny?
22. Favorite mug?
White with a sailing ship under full canvas.
23. What color is your front door?
Mostly clear with a little brown and orange stained glass.
Spill Your Guts
1. First thing you did this morning?
Patted the cat to assure her that I knew she was there and wouldn't kick her or sit on her as I got up.
2. Last thing you ate?
Dannon coffee-flavored yogurt.
3. Is your cell phone a piece of crap?
Nope.
4. What's something you look forward to most in the next week?
Almost-walking grandchild. Sharing water in the pool. Bonfires.
5. What's annoying you right now?
This chair -- it wants more padding.
6. Do you believe in long-distance relationships?
Some of my best lifelong relationships have been LDRs.
Q: Is there a person who is on your mind right now?
Friend with some medical challenges in progress.
Q: Where is the last place you went?
To a meeting on Social Justice -- how to eliminate local poverty, we hope.
Q: Who is the last person you called?
My husband.
Q: Do you look like your mom or dad?
Yep -- dad's coloring, mom's bone structure and smile.
Q: Do you have any siblings?
Two left.
Q: Do you smile often?
Not as much as I think I do.
Q: Do you think that someone is thinking about you right now?
I can think of at least four people who probably are -- yumm.
Q: Do you wish on stars?
Nope.
Q: Do you untie your shoes every time you take them off?
Nope. Velcro.
Q: What is the most disgusting food you've ever eaten?
I don't eat stuff that disgusts me. Most stuff that humans eat, I've eaten.
Q: Would you kill someone?
Don't expect to.
Q: When did you last cry?
Real sobs? a few weeks ago. Tears in the eyes? couple times today.
Q: Do you like your handwriting?
Yep -- much better with age.
Q: Are you a friendly person?
To some people.
Q: Are you keeping a secret from the world?
Not any more.
Q: Whose bed did you sleep in last night?
Mine.
Q: What is the color of your bedsheets?
This week -- dark green.
Q: What were you doing at 9 last night?
Canoodling with dear hubby.