Getting to know you . . .

[Emms]

Oh yes... Maris for a girl and Carson for a boy (though my wife whole heartedly disagrees with "Carson" )

Um... how much lint is in your dryer's lint trap? A small, medium, large or an insane someone-call-the-fire-department amount of lint?

[FineyMcFine]

Quite a small amount - we clean the trap out thoroughly between each load.

Name and describe three magnets on your refrigerator.

[Auburn]

Hmm, one from Lanzarote that is a clip and holds up the shopping list.
One from Fuerteventura that is the shape of the island and has glittery bits on it.
And one from New York that has a picture of the sky line on it.

What is your favourite theme park?

[FemaleOfTheSpecies]

I don't really have one - does that make me dull and boring? Actually it means I have a heart murmur and am not really supposed to ride the scary rides which makes theme parks all but redundant for me.



If you could choose a birthday cake made in any shape or design, what would you choose?

[dynigirl]

It doesn't matter what shape the cake is, who you share it with is important. Umm looks like we are becoming the unanswers thread

What is your greatest weakness?

[umgaynow]

I have an enormous weakness for tall intelligent athletic-ish kinda nerdy women...that and wild untamed naturally curly hair...oh and chocolate...this could become a long list if I don't stop now

When you were a child did you eat the crusts on your sandwiches?

[Candleshoe]

Yes, even though my granny said it would put hairs on my chest. I was terrified....until my mum pointed out that my granny was talking a load of hoo-hoo.

What food do you most dislike?

[dynigirl]

Yes but only if it was brown/granary bread not white.

ETA ok I'm too slow. Banana's I can't even be in the room if someone is eating them, its the smell. I;m not sure if I know what they taste like.

Q What is the last cd you bought?

[JustSkipIt]

I'll choose the first one:

A. Peaches

Q. Whom do you most admire?

[FemaleOfTheSpecies]

My Grandma - although she's no longer with us. She didn't have any grand achievements in life, brought up 4 children and helped bring up numerous Grandchildren (me included) but she was the kind of woman that everyone who knew her loved, her door was always open, her house was always full of people and of love. If I could aspire to be like anyone, it would be her. I miss her dreadfully too.



What trait do you dislike most in a person?

[dynigirl]

Dishonesty and distrust

(I'll try again) What was the last cd you bought/downloaded?

[FemaleOfTheSpecies]

KD Lang - All You Can Eat.

Bought it second hand from Amazon this week for the grand sum of 99p - simply because I wanted to hear one song on it that Candleshoe had recommended for my music list ('I Want It All'). It was worth it for that song alone




If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?

[Candleshoe]

I wanted to hear one song on it that Candleshoe had recommended for my music list ('I Want It All'). It was worth it for that song alone

I'm so chuffed!

Oh, sorry, Topic: In Cornwall, running a pub, because the pace of life is slower, close proximity to waves helps my mental stability, and I always wanted to run a pub.

Which book do you dislike the most, and why?

[dynigirl]

CS

In Cornwall, running a pub, because the pace of life is slower, close proximity to waves helps my mental stability, and I always wanted to run a pub

Might I add that I will be running the hotel at said pub. So please hurry up an earn enough that we can retire.

The book I dislike the most I don't actually know the title of. I tried to read it while flying to the UK from Vancouver via LA after a year away. I picked up the booked from a hostel book swop, it was about russian terroists. Not quiet what I wanted to read on the first flight on my airline since 9/11, one week later. I was stuck on the plain before I had chance to found out what it was about and there wasn't alot I could do about it then.

Q. What is the worst hair style you have ever had?

[Emms]

My mom gave me a beehive hairdo when I was six...I hated it..not to mention the fact that it was terribly out-of-fashion by that time.

What is your favorite kind of soup?

[dynigirl]

Anything homemade and chunky (that sounds wrong now I've typed it). But when I'm sick it's got to be Heniz Cream of Tomato, nothing beats it.

Q How much sleep do you need a night?

[inlerf]

9 hours.

actually, varies from 7 to 12. depends if i'm slacking as hell or not.

If you could slap one person, who would it be and why?

[db]

Well, as a rule I do not slap people. It makes me feel guilty and then there is the whole violence payback thing I like to avoid... 'cause of the whole violence factor.

But in my *mind*? Rush Limbaugh. Dumb troll.

If you won a bajillion dollars - what kind of charity would you support & why>

[mudrat]

I'd support the RSPCA. I have more time for animals than people. Most of the time, people suck. And not in a good way.

So, staying on topic:

What kind of pet do you have, and what's its name?

[kisstheviolets]

i've got two cats, clinton and truman. they're uber cute.

do you have a special movie you watch when you feel like being weepy?

[Gatito Grande]

Well, there's different kinds of weepy. If it's just a sappy, romantic, and nostalgic kind of weepy, Desert Hearts fills the bill nicely (the music alone! And it was this movie---20 years ago this month!---which made me finally "do the math" re my grrl-lovin' )

But if it's a truly sad---not to mention sappy, romantic, and increasingly nostalgic---kind of weepy, then rather than a "movie", the series finale to Xena: Warrior Princess, "A Friend in Need", gets me (figuratively-speaking anyway) cryin' like nobody's biz.

GG That's me yelling "Dump the ashes, G!" *Every*Single*Time* Out



Age at which you realized (definitively, more or less) you were whatever sexuality you consider yourself to be now?

[Krazy Dreamer]

I was 12 years old when I fell in love with my best friend. I was told I could not possibly be in love because I was too young, but now that I'm old enough to know better, I know it was the most in love I've ever been, and since my heart hadn't been broken yet, all caution was thrown to the wind, and I was able to give myself completely which is something I have never been able to do again. After that, I realized I was gay. I just knew it, but again, too many bad influences telling me that I could not possibly know for sure because I hadn't given guys a chance, so I started dating guys in my mid-teens, and realized for absolute sure at 16, that yep, definitely gay.

What is it that you daydream about the most?

[Auburn]

Amber Benson.

Ok, seriously, uhm..... living somewhere sunny and friendly.

Do you sleep on your side, back or stomach?

[FemaleOfTheSpecies]

On my side - generally my right side. Although I can sleep in other positions if needs be.



Do you have any talents?

[db]

Well I once got a work review that said I was a "talented intrapersonal communicator". Whatever that means.

But really? Yeah. Artistic. Drawing, Painting. Sculpture. That sort of thing. But I squander it... so there's that.

What are you you most proud of?

[Gatito Grande]

After 12 years, completing my doctorate

GG And 3 years after my mo'fo' ex-husband left me Out

What is your favorite (variety of) tree?

[Auburn]

A bonzie tree. I tried to grow one but it didn't work.

What is your favourite food?

[FemaleOfTheSpecies]

Gut instinct is to say chocolate, but actually that's not wholly correct. I really think bread is my favourite food. Fresh, just warm, granary bread. Sometimes with butter but equally wonderful alone.



What is your biggest regret in life?

[inlerf]

Either not studying for my logic quizzes, thus now I flunked the subject, or not eating on that fateful day when I first met my very-soon-to-be-ex crush, which made me so tired I was a complete idiot.

Q: Do you pull your shirt over your head by the hem (the X way) or from the collar part thingy (wtf is that called?)?

[DelWhicker]

If it's not a blouse, by the collar. The hem way turns the shirt inside out and that bugs me.

Is there someone you've always wanted to apologize to, but never got the chance?