Sent to me by Mudhooks in an email …

The following are my answers to the questionnaire, and I have tagged Teuchter, spacecadette, and dragonqueen …

• Were you named after anyone? Not that I know of, but my middle name (Marie) is the same as my mother’s middle name.
• Do you like your handwriting? Yes, when I take the time to write neatly. I’m told I have very pretty handwriting.
• What is your favourite lunch meat? lomo al jerez
• Do you have kids? Nope, just two cats (and Nog).
• If you were another person would you be friends with you? Yes, most definitely.
• Do you use sarcasm a lot? As if!
• Do you still have your tonsils? No.
• Would you bungee jump? Are you nuts?
• What is your favourite cereal? Bran flakes.
• Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? The only shoes I own with laces are my trainers – so, no.
• Do you think you are strong? When I have to be.
• What is your favourite ice cream? Vanilla – the real stuff
• What is the first thing you notice about people? Their general appearance, posture, etc, and then their eyes.
• Red or pink? RED!
• What is your least favourite thing about yourself? Low self-esteem
• Who do you miss the most? Lua
• What colour pants and shoes are you wearing? Black sweat trousers and red slippers.
• What was the last thing you ate? Huevos rancheros with garlicky fried potatoes.
• What are you listening to right now? The hum of humanity in the street below my balconies, people out chatting and having tapas.
• If you were a crayon, what colour would you be? Emerald green.
• Favourite smells? Orange blossoms, fresh bread, frying garlic, that sunshine-on-skin smell, a freshly showered Nog…
• Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? My friend Donna in Toronto.
• Do you like the person who sent this to you? Yes, I like her very much indeed!
• Hair colour? Boring brown with some wimpy red highlights. I usually dye it deep chestnut cos I like that colour better (and these days it also covers up those pesky white hairs).
• Eye colour? Hazel, mostly green.
• Do you wear contacts? No way – sticking things in my eyes is not something I’d readily do.
• Favourite food? Popcorn, cheese, bread … too many to write down.
• Scary movies or happy endings? Happy endings – if only because scary movies either bore me or REALLY scare me.
• Last movie you watched? John Sayles’ Silver City (wonderful!) on dvd – at the cinema it was Running With Scissors (ick)
• What colour shirt are you wearing? Red cotton sweater.
• Summer or winter? Summer!!!
• Hugs or kisses? Yes please!
• Favourite dessert? I don’t really like desserts much, but a proper New York style cheesecake in lieu of lunch works for me
• What book are you reading? Just started reading Emma (or perhaps re-reading it). Also have a novel in Spanish on the go (La Sombra del Viento) and am planning to reread Robertson Davies’ Fifth Business this week.
• What is on your mouse pad? I have a groovy-cool optic mouse that lights up red and purple – don’t need a mouse pad.
• What did you watch on TV last night? Another episode of House (last week I’d have answered – ‘nothing, as usual’)
• What is your favourite sound? The sea, cats purring, blackbirds singing in the dead of night …
• Rolling Stones or Beatles? Beatles and Early Stones
• What is the furthest you have been away from home? Spain, I guess, though I now consider it my home.
• Do you have a special talent? Annoying and intimidating people, apparently… 😉
• Where were you born? Winnipeg, Canada