Myt ever-luvin, long-sufferin’ sister Nuala sent me this list of ‘let’s get to know each other’ questions by email. It came with the following instruction:<\/p>\n
“Okay, here’s what you’re supposed to do, and try not
\nto be lame and spoil the fun! Just copy (do not
\nforward) this entire e-mail and paste into a new
\nE-mail that you can send. Change all the answers so
\nthat they apply to you. Then send this to a whole
\nbunch of people you know, INCLUDING the person that
\nsent to you. Some of you may get this several times
\nthat means you have lots of Friends.”<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
1. What is your occupation?
\nSessional Lecturer, Philosophy department, U of Guelph; also a writer.<\/p>\n
2. What color are your socks right now?
\nnavy blue<\/p>\n
3. What are you listening to right now?
\nWagner’s opera, Tannhauser<\/i>.<\/p>\n
4. What was the last thing that you ate?
\nCheese and tomato sandwich.<\/p>\n
5. Can you drive a stick shift?
\nYes. But I’m not allowed to. I haven’t got a license!<\/p>\n
6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
\nWhat the hell kind of question is that? Gawd, sometimes these email surveys are stupid.<\/p>\n
7. Last person you spoke to on the phone?
\nMy friend Tom, someone I’ve known since high school, and the longest-running friend I have.<\/p>\n
8. Do you like the person who sent this to you?
\nYes. She’s my sister, what else am I going to say?<\/p>\n
9. How old are you today?
\n32.<\/p>\n
10. Favorite drink?
\nEarl-grey tea with a spoonful of honey (no milk or sugar)… or a glass of amaretto.<\/p>\n
11. What is your favorite sport to watch?
\nThe Olympic Games<\/p>\n
12. Have you ever dyed your hair?
\nNo<\/p>\n
13. Pets?
\nI used to have cats, but not anymore.<\/p>\n
14. Favorite food?
\nWhatever is served for a collectively-prepared feast with my pagan friends on one of the eight festivals.<\/p>\n
15. What was the last movie you watched?
\n“Zelary” – A Czech movie about a woman who hides from the Gestapo in the countryside of eastern europe, and falls in love with a farmer. Absolutely beautiful film. Made me want to move back to Europe.<\/p>\n
16. Favorite day of the year?
\nThe first day of spring.<\/p>\n
17. What do you do to vent anger?
\nPush-ups. I can do about 40-50 before my arms get too tired.<\/p>\n
18. What was your favorite toy as a child?
\nLego.<\/p>\n
19. What is your favorite, fall or spring?
\nSpring, definetly.<\/p>\n
21. Cherries or blueberries?
\nCherries. <\/p>\n
22. Do you want your friends to email you back?
\nYes, sure, so long as they don’t think surveys like this are completely<\/i> stupid. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
23. Who is most likely to respond?
\nDon’t know.<\/p>\n
24. Who is least likely to respond?
\nDon’t know.<\/p>\n
25. living arrangements?
\nWith my parents and brother Turlough, in the family home. Looking for a way out, too.<\/p>\n
26. When was the last time you cried?
\nJuly of 2006, during “Spirits of the Earth” pagan festival near London, Ontario.<\/p>\n
27. What is on the floor of your closet?
\nBoxes of old stuff belonging to other people in my family, in storage.<\/p>\n
28. Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending this to?
\nAmong LJ readers, it’s hard to say. Probably Amy. Among email people, certain family members.<\/p>\n
29. What did you do last night?
\nWatched “Zelary”, talked with my brother Cairan about the contents of the book I’m working on, and his “Human Science” programme at UW.<\/p>\n
30. Favorite smells?
\ncampfire smells. Also, freshly baked bread.<\/p>\n
31. What inspires you?
\nThe sun, the moon, the earth, the sea, my friends, philosophy, literature, music, architecture, and the future.<\/p>\n
32. What are you afraid of?
\nI’m not saying on LJ.<\/p>\n
33. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers?
\nCan’t think of the last time I ate a hamburger.<\/p>\n
35. Number of keys on your key ring?
\nEight.<\/p>\n
36. How many years at your current job?
\nLess than one, as a lecturer; about three, as a writer (while getting paid for it).<\/p>\n
37. Favorite day of the week?
\nSaturday<\/p>\n
38. How many states have you lived in?
\nThree: Canada, Ireland, and Germany. Within Canada I’ve lived in three different Ontario cities, and Newfoundland; within Ireland I lived in Galway and in county Meath.<\/p>\n
39. Favorite holidays?
\nBeltaine, Samhain, and Kaleidoscope Festival.<\/p>\n
40. Ever driven a Motorcycle or heavy machinery?
\nI drove a tractor once.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Myt ever-luvin, long-sufferin’ sister Nuala sent me this list of ‘let’s get to know each other’ questions by email. It came with the following instruction: “Okay, here’s what you’re supposed to do, and try not to be lame and spoil … Continue reading