2001-01-16 - 19:59:08
A Really Long Survey: TMI

Okay. Due to entries on harbinger and unicornbeauty, and one promised by jadedpdx, I have decided to follow the bandwagon and answer the survey. *grin*

Here goes:

REAL NAME: ******************

NICKNAME(S): Shell, Shellpatine, Jedi Buttercup, The Nuisance

PLACE BORN: (Gulf Coast City), Texas

WHERE DO YOU LIVE NOW? (Willamette Valley City), Oregon

IF YOU COULD LIVE ANYWHERE, WHERE WOULD IT BE?: In a house in the Willamette Valley … not very adventurous, but I love it here.

FARTHEST PLACE YOU'VE TRAVELED TO? From here? Or from Texas? I’ve been to 10 other states, but they all adjoin or lie between the two states I’ve called home.

PARENTS? Mom & Dad

SIBLINGS? Azash (brother)

WHAT ARE YOU? ONLY CHILD, YOUNGEST, OLDEST, MIDDLE? Elder

FAVORITE FAMILY MEMBER? Do I have to choose?

WHO IS MORE IMPORTANT, FRIENDS OR FAMILY? Family

WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? Pisces

ARE YOU A LEFTY OR A RIGHTY? Righty.

DID YOU EAT PAINT CHIPS AS A KID? No. But I did eat spoonfuls of margarine …

WHAT DO YOU LOOK LIKE? 5’9”, brown hair (short but growing out), hazel eyes (usually green).

IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR? Auburn. I tried to do it once myself, but it came out maroon/purple … Not the same at all!

WHAT DO YOU DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME? Read, write, play computer games, sew, visit with people, etc., etc., etc.

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE BOARD GAME? I have to pick one? I enjoy chess, Risk, Life, Clue, Boggle, Scrabble, and several others … and a dozen or more card games.

FAVORITE NUMBER: 4

FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? pro football or basketball

LEAST FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? soccer or golf

WHAT SPORTS DID YOU PLAY GROWING UP? soccer, track sports (all before junior high)

FAVORITE SMELLS? burgers cooking, summer rain, wood smoke, ham-and-cheese sandwiches frying, home-made jerky, blackberries, damp earth, my dad’s jacket

FAVORITE SOUND? my cat purring (or some really good music)

WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD? The sick faint feeling I get in my stomach every time I get injured (which, since I’m something of a klutz, isn’t all that rare). I would make a horrible soldier.

FAVORITE TIME OF DAY: Twilight

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON? autumn

FAVORITE THING(S) TO DO ON WEEKENDS? sleep in, go to movies, catch up on my reading

DO YOU HAVE A PAGER OR A CELL PHONE? Cell phone

WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING? A Game of Thrones, soon to be followed by A Clash of Kings and A Storm of Swords, all by George R.R. Martin

FAVORITE MAGAZINE? Newsweek. I seldom read any of the others.

FAVORITE NEWSPAPER? The Statesman Journal for news, The Oregonian for the comics.

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW(S)? I rarely watch TV. I occasionally enjoy “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire”, “Whose Line is it Anyway?”, “The X-Files”, “Star Trek” of any series, “Survivor”, and a few others.

FAVORITE ACTOR? Varies from month to month. This last month, I saw movies in which I admired: Russell Crowe, Bruce Willis, Mel Gibson, Johnny Lee Miller, Embeth Davitz, Julia Roberts, Helen Hunt.

IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON, DEAD OR ALIVE, WHO WOULD IT BE? Paul, of New Testament fame. There are a zillion questions I want to ask him about his life, the places and people he knew (including Jesus), and about the things he wrote in his letters (one of which is his theme of restrictions on the actions of women).

FAVORITE MOVIES? Must I choose? Here are a few: “Pride & Prejudice” (the 6-tape A&E version), “Ever After”, “The Scarlet Pimpernel” (1982 version), the “Star Trek” movies, the “Star Wars” movies, the “Jurassic Park” movies, “Apollo 13”, “Sense and Sensibility”, “That Old Feeling”, and MANY others.

FAVORITE DISNEY MOVIE? “Sleeping Beauty”

SCHOOL: Just got 2 bachelors’ degrees

FUTURE SCHOOL: Possibly a masters’ degree … Not sure when or what, yet.

WHAT IS THE BEST PART OF SCHOOL? Absorbing knowledge and meeting friends.

IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED, WHAT WOULD IT BE? A famous author of epic fantasy or science-fiction book series.

FAVORITE FLOWER? Dark-colored iris (although roses run a close second)

BOYFRIEND? Not currently.

BEST BUDS: Several … those I’ve mentioned before include Azash, Hildegaard, Jocasta, and Kadee.

FAVORITE CANDY: Nutrageous candy bar … chocolate, peanut butter, nuts, caramel, what more can you ask for?

DO YOU DRINK ALCOHOL? On special occasions (shh, don’t tell).

FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? Haven’t tasted enough varieties to choose a favorite

THINGS YOU COLLECT: books, castles of any composition (sand, candle, porcelain, pewter, etc)., coffee mugs, some music and computer games

PERSONAL PHONE LINE: If you count my cell …

TV, VCR, STEREO, PHONE, COMPUTER, ETC IN YOUR BEDROOM? No, no, yes, no, and no. The rest are out in the main room!

WHAT’S MOST IMPORTANT IN SOMEONE’S PERSONALITY? Brains, a sense of humor, a sense of adventure, a willingness to understand and to compromise sometimes

CAN A GUY AND A GIRL JUST BE FRIENDS? It depends on the guy and girl in question.

FAVORITE BODY PART ON THE OPPOSITE SEX? Shoulders and hands (muscular and long-fingered).

DO YOU ASK THE GUY/GIRL OUT OR DO YOU WAIT FOR THEM TO DO SO? I wait. I’d screw things up if I tried. Still, the wait is long …

DO YOU MIND PAYING FOR A DATE? Depends. If we’ve just started dating, and he has enough money to, I really appreciate him paying. It’s gentlemanly. Later, or if he really can’t afford it, I will split the check or sometimes pay myself, and I don’t mind.

WHAT IS THE LONGEST RELATIONSHIP YOU HAVE BEEN IN? 6 months

WHAT ATTRACTS YOU MOST TO A GUY? Tall, darker hair, fairly slim and muscular is best (although negotiable). Personality, intelligence, and similar views on religion and values also are very important.

WHERE WAS YOUR FIRST KISS? At my ex-fiancé’s house (blecch)

HAVE YOU EVER HAD ORAL SEX? Ah, no.

ARE YOU A VIRGIN? Yep. By choice, and by religious/moral conviction, not from lack of opportunity. My ex-fiancé told me he’d push physical contact as far as I’d let him … *shudder* I have always been I glad I stuck to my NOs.

BEST PLACE TO MESS AROUND/GET FREAKY: Wouldn’t know.

TATTOOS OR PIERCINGS? One hole in each ear, oh so normal. I’ve promised Hildegaard, though, that when/if she moves out here we’ll get tattoos together.

EVER BEEN IN LOVE? Well … I thought I was. Not sure how to answer that now.

WAS HE/SHE THE ONE? THE one? Nope.

WHAT DO YOU SLEEP IN? My bed.

WHAT'S UNDER YOUR BED? Well, there are shelves and a drawer under my bed that I haven’t finished filling in yet … HEY! I’d forgotten! There’s several cubic feet of storage space behind them, too! Wow! Now I know what to do with all my extra unemptied boxes …

WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE PAJAMAS? Satiny green long pjs I got for Christmas last year.

WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? Usually, I am dreaming something weird, and think my alarm is part of the dream … After several seconds, the beeping gets to me, and I think “Uuugh, Not yet …”

DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? No. They only get to sit on my bed in the daytime.

ROLLER COASTER--SCARY OR EXCITING? Exciting!!!

HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? Depends on how close to it I am!

STORMS--COOL OR SCARY? Incredibly cool.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF CHAIN LETTERS? Delete, Delete, Delete

WHAT MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS DO YOU PLAY? Violin and piano (very poorly … no money for lessons)

DO YOU OWN A FURBY? No. Evil. Icky.

WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? 1984 Chevrolet Caprice Estate station wagon. (Don’t laugh, that car had ALL the perks on it, and a bigger engine than it should’ve had … I had so much fun passing macho college boys in the old “who can take off the fastest from the stoplight” game).

WORDS AND PHRASES YOU USE OVER AND OVER: Depends on the day!

DREAM VEHICLE: A new Thunderbird … the 1991 model I own now is cool, but not aging well.

DO YOU HAVE A DRIVER’S LISCENCE? Of course!

DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST? Ah … Ooops. *hiding ticket*

FAVORITE THING TO DO IN THE SPRING? Roam the outdoors

WHAT SIZE SHOE DO YOU WEAR? 8W

WHERE DO YOU SHOP? Wherever there are things I like at a good price

FAVORITE THING TO WEAR? Jeans.

IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? Depends on the mood.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SNAPPLE? Those strange new ones they have … like “Meteor” and “Sun” and “Fire”.

FAVORITE FOODS: Just about anything. Burgers, jambalaya, crab, Cheese Supreme Tuna Helper, spaghetti with garlic, steak, chicken ceasar salad ... you name it, as long as it’s not bland or super hot, I’ll eat it and probably love it.

DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? Yumm.

CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA: Chocolate, of course.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SALAD DRESSING? Italian, ranch, caesar

COKE OR PEPSI: Coca-cola (It’s the Real Thing … *grin*)

ROOT BEER OR DR. PEPPER:Dr. Pepper

PIZZA OR HAMBURGERS: Depends on the toppings.

WHAT TOPPINGS DO YOU LIKE ON YOUR PIZZA? Just about anything.

FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR: Tin roof

BLONDES OR BRUNETTES: Brunettes

RADIO OR TV: Radio

FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL: History, Literature

TEACHERS YOU HATE: Well, I currently *have* no teachers …

FAVORITE COLOR: Forest green

FAVORITE KIND OF MUSIC: Almost anything. Usually FM105.1 (Rosie) has a pretty good mix for my tastes.

FAVORITE SONG(S) : Highly variable.

FAVORITE ALBUM: Highly variable.

DO YOU SPEAK ANY FOREIGN LANGUAGES? I have a smattering of Spanish and French … just enough to decipher most of the comments they throw into American movies to be “cute” or “hip”. It certainly adds something to the watching experience. =) Of course, then there’re all those computer languages I’ve learned …

FAVORITE VACATION SPOT: It’s a tie between the beach or a nice creek-side campground in the mountains.

DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS? One sly, beautiful 11-year-old cat, whom I could not take with me when I moved (alas). My parents have her. They also have an absolutely adorable 3-month-old puppy, whom my cat hisses at given the slightest excuse. =)

IF YOU COULD CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT YOU WHAT WOULD IT BE? My shyness/reserve

IF YOU COULD UNDO ONE MISTAKE WHAT WOULD IT BE? I honestly don’t know. My mistakes have shaped who I am today. But a certain messiness that recently smeared itself over several online diaries *does* come to mind …

DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? I’d better, after two years of typing/office classes in High School. *grin* I think I still manage something like 60wpm when I really get flying.

WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Bugs Bunny and the Tasmanian Devil

DO YOU SMOKE? Nope.

DO YOU WANT TO BE BURIED OR BURNED WHEN YOU DIE? Haven’t decided.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN ALIENS? Aliens are those-not-from-around-here, so I guess it depends on how you define “here”. If you mean outer-space-style aliens, I am decidedly undecided.

ARE YOU A DORK?: But of course.