A taste of MySpace

Quizzes go 'round on MySpace with great regularity. I liked this one. Actually, what I especially liked was MJ's answers to it. My answers are next to hers, in green.

A
• Are you available?: indeed [for what?]
• What is your age?: fifteen [the answer to life, the universe, and everything]
• What annoys you?: stupid people. mean people. bad grammar. [GW Bush - a stupid, mean person who uses bad grammar]

B
• Do you know anyone named Billy?: i do. [I know some Bills (my dad for one!), and a woman named Billie. No Billy that I can think of.]
• When is your birthday?: september [May]
• Who is your best friend(s)? chloe [4-way tie: Steph. Frank. MJ. Chloe.]

C
• What's your favorite candy? what a difficult question. [Duds]
• Crush? exists and seems like it will for awhile [yep, for more than 20 years now]
• When was the last time you cried?: hmmm, when i finished a very sad book the other day called extremely loud and incredibly close by jonathan safran foer [two nights ago]

D
• Do you daydream?: all the time. favorite pastime. [Not really. I think a lot.]
• What's your favorite kind of dog?: great danes and irish wolfhounds [belonging to other people]
• What day of the week is it? mondayyy (MJ answered this Oct. 29th, I think) [Friday, baby!]

E
• How do you like your eggs?: over medium and made by my father or scrambled and made by my sister. [in a cheese-and-mushroom omelette]
• Have you ever been in the emergency room?: i have. [a number of times, but never as exciting as MJ's trip]

F
• Do you use fly swatters?: i avoid flies at all costs. [rolled-up newspaper usually]
• Have you ever used a foghorn? sadly, no. [no]
• Is there a fan in your room?: no, i live in the northwest, it's too cold for fans. [yes, 'cause even in the northwest the upstairs gets hot in the summer -- and no A/C]

G
• Do you chew gum?: for sure. [occasionally]
• Do you like gummy candies?: yep, but not constantly. my dad buys them all the time and i get sick of them. [occasionally]
• Do you like gory movies?: oh yes, so very much. [occasionally]

H
• How are you?: groggy, kinda unhappy, missing people [sleepy but good]
• What's your height?: 5'3" [5'6"]
• What color is your hair? dark brown [salt-and-brown]

I
• Have you ever ice skated?: i'm horrible at it. [yes, very carefully]
• What's your favorite kind of ice cream?: chocolate chip cookie dough [rocky road]

J
• Have you ever heard a really hilarious joke? indeed. ["...major combat operations in Iraq have ended."]
• Do you wear jewelry?: two rings, a bracelet or four, a necklace, three earrings in each ear and a nose ring. [one pair of earrings and my wedding ring always, other stuff from time to time]

K
• Do you think kangaroos are cute?: absolutely. [absolutely]

L
• Love at first sight? maybe. [self-fulfilling prophecy maybe?]
• Lions or tigers?: bears, oh my. [tigers]
• Do you like black licorice?: kinda. [yes]

M
• Favorite movie as a kid?: beauty and the beast. [West Side Story]
• Ever shopped at Moosejaw?: never heard of it. and i wouldn't shop there cuz it has a ridiculous name. [no, but I would even with the ridiculous name]
• Favorite store at the mall? i like scorning hot topic, then shopping there anyway. [Cinnabon]

N
• Do you have a nickname? MJ, Mary Jane, Idgy, Marjie. [now? dragonfly, Miss V. from my youth? I don't wanna talk about it.]
• What's your favorite number? 15 [22]
• Do you prefer night or day?: nighttime. [both, but night wins by a nose]

O
• What's your one wish? it's a secret. if you ask i might tell. [that the Republican scientists are right (but I think we are all doomed to disappointment on that score)]
• Are you an only child?: siblings, i have. [no, I have siblings of many varieties]
• Do you like the color orange?: sure, why not? [some shades more than others, but yeah]

P
• What are you most paranoid about?: alien invasion. [nothing]
• Piercings?: 7 [2]
• Do you know anyone named Penelope?: i do not. [only in fiction]

Q
• Are you quick to judge people?: i get a first impression, then learn about them, then judge. not in a bad way or anything, god. [not too much except for certain "triggers"]
• Do you like Quaker Oats?: i like sugar with quaker oats. [occasionally]
• Quilts?: yes please. [often]

R
• Do you think you're always right?: it's a bad habit of mine. [about half the time]
• Do you watch reality tv? not on your life. [only by accident]
• Reason to cry?: sad stories. [what have you got?]

S
• Do you prefer Sun or Rain? both [sun]
• Do you like snow?: adoration [in moderation]
• What's your favorite season?: summer, winter, fall, spring. [late spring, early fall -- summer weather without the crowds]

T
• What time is it?: 11:55 [4:43 p.m.]
• What time did you wake up? nine? eight? ten? dunno. [half an hour too late]
• Any Tattoos?: not yet. [not yet]

U
• Can you ride a unicycle?: hahahahahahahahahahahahahaHA. [I don't know]
• Umbrellas?: once in a blue moon. [usually not]

V
• What's the worst vegetable?: asparagus. [canned peas]
• Did you ever watch Veggie Tales?: hell no. that's religious shit. i do like the pirates who don't do anything song, tho. [I might have heard of it once before this.]
• Ever considered being vegetarian? i am and have been for over a year. [not for long]

W
• Do you like water rides?: yeaaaa booooyyyyyeeeeeee. [on a hot day, oh yeah]

X
• Have you ever had an x-ray?: yes. [hmm, don't think so]
• Ever used a Xerox machine? i live for xerox. [maybe not an actual Xerox, not sure]

Y
• Do you like the color yellow?: adoration. [very much]
• What year were you born in?: 1992 ['65]
• Do you yell when you're angry? i curse a blue streak and yell myself hoarse. i don't have good temper control once i lose it. [it's been known to happen]

Z
• What's your zodiac sign?: virgo [Gemini, of course]
• When was the last time you went to the zoo? forever ago. i like the zoo, except for the fact that animals should be in the wild. [February 2007 in San Diego]