Ooooh. A Meme!
October 18th, 2006 by Wen
I haven’t done a meme in ages. Since there’s not a lot of new knitting I can show, let’s play along…
1. FIRST NAME?
Wendy
2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
No. My parents were convinced I was a boy and had only picked out the name Patrick. When I popped out pink and decidedly female, it was back to the baby naming book. Since the ‘rents weren’t really getting along at that point (and couldn’t agree on a name) they got all the way to the W’s before they settled on a name.
3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY?
Like a “real” cry? I don’t know. But I got all teary when we watched “Extreme Home Makeover”. Does it to me every time. For the record the boy cries a little too.
4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
Yes. My signature has changed over the years though, and my bank finds this suspicious. (mental note- make new signature card)
5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCHMEAT?
Tuna. Or egg salad (but only if I make either). I’m picky.
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Yes. Because I could raise an eyebrow to myself and know exactly what I was thinking. And I wouldn’t have to explain why I was laughing for no aparrent reason.
7. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL?
Well, I have two blogs. This one and the other one. I had the other blog on Diaryland for a few years, then I moved it over to Diary-X because all the cool kids were doing it and because I was tired of D-land crashing every few weeks. The guy who ran Diary-X never made a backup to the hard drive, so when it crashed and died I lost three years of blog entries (let us not discuss that I didn’t back my entries up either). Then I went to blogger, and now my own sites.
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
I’d better not, since I had them out twice. (Yes, they can grow back if they remove them when you are too young.) I was 4 the first time and 10 the second. Although I will say that I’ve never had strep since.
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
No. Good God. No. With the back problems I have I’m sure I’d never be able to walk again.
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
I like almost all cereals as long as there are no strawberries or nuts in them (allergic).
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
Usually not. Too lazy.
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?
Yes and no. That question is too vague for a detailed answer.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR?
Too many to count, though lately I’ve been very fond of the Drumstick Mint cookie crunch thingys. No nuts on them. YAY!
14. SHOE SIZE?
7.5 or 8. Depends on the shoe. 8.5 for the trainers I wear to work, since standing on my feet for 14 hours makes my feet swell in protest.
15. RED OR PINK?
Pink.
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
It’s taken me years to really like myself, why do I want to focus on something I don’t like? I’ll say they grey hair that multiplies faster than I can color it.
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
Living or dead? Living- my parents. I miss being able to drive down and just hang with them whenever I wanted to. Dead? My grandma. If I ever wanted to just bask in some amazing unconditional love I’d go see my grandma. I miss that. And her (it’s been 10 years). She was awesome.
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU?
Um. No. If you do it and want me to know, just leave a comment.
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS, SHIRT AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
Well, since I am on hiatus this week I don’t have to go to work. So, pink bathrobe with a japanese print on it. Later I’ll probably put on my brown cords, black t-shirt, and black Chuck Taylors. What I would like to NOT be wearing? The huge zit on my chin. Seriously people, I’m 39. How is it possible to have grey hair, wrinkles (not many, but still) and a zit?
20. LAST THING YOU ATE?
Some Chex Mix. Dinner around here is pretty sad when they boy doesn’t stay.
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
Silence, some birds twittering, a jet overhead. Who knew L.A. could be sort of quiet?
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
That’s not really fair. There are so many. Sky blue? Silver? Pink? I’ll tell you what color I wouldn’t be- that gross flesh color.
23. FAVORITE SMELL?
That space between the boy’s neck and shoulder. He smells good.
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
The boy.
25. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO?
Their face/hair.
26. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON you stole THIS from?
I don’t know her personally, but she seems very cool.
27. FAVORITE DRINK?
Coffee. And Thomas Kemper Ginger Ale.
28. FAVORITE SPORT?
Is this a trick question? Is there an extreme knitting category?
29. EYE COLOR?
Blue.
30. HAT SIZE?
Hats don’t usually fit me, so I’ll have to say large? That big brain of mine simply cannot be contained with a mere hat… Hee!
31. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
No. Contacts and I don’t get along. Ironic, considering that my mom worked for Bausch & Lomb for 15 years.
32. FAVORITE FOOD?
Bread. And cheese! mmmmm…cheese.
33. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Um. The more I make movies, the harder it is to enjoy them. Can we say quirky indie movies and be done?
35. SUMMER OR WINTER?
Winter. Though, in L.A. that’s more like summer to the rest of the world.
36. HUGS OR KISSES?
Why must I choose? Hugs and kisses.
37. FAVORITE DESSERT?
Anything that Toshi made at 4 on 6, though especially the molten chocolate cake and the passion fruit or banana ice cream. You’d better be nice to him NYC, because that guy is shy. Talented, but so shy.
40. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING?
Sadly, I’m not really reading anything right now. I’ve got The Encyclopedia of Hair next to my bed. I got two of them for my birthday because my mom couldn’t figure out how to use the Amazon wish list correctly. So I need to send one back. I’d send them both back if I could and get some other books. It’s kind of a disappointment.
41. WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
It’s what looks like the cover of an old porno book. A naked girl rollerskating, but all her naughty bits are covered with a banner that says “Naked On Rollerskates, Maxwell Bodenheim” Okay, I’ve had this thing for over ten years and had never googled the writer. Who knew he was famous?
42. WHAT DID YOU WATCH LAST NIGHT ON TV?
Good Eats. I love the geeky goodness of Alton Brown. Unfortunately, Rachel Ray comes on right after him.
43. FAVORITE SOUNDS?
The huffing sound my neighbor’s dog Sophie makes when you’re scratching her belly. Football games on tv in the background.
44. ROLLING STONE OR BEATLES?
Stones.
45. THE FURTHEST YOU’VE BEEN FROM HOME?
Greece.
46. WHAT’S YOUR SPECIAL TALENT?
I’m pretty damn good at hairstyling. I can color match down to the nth degree. I can parallel park like a champ. Too bad only one of my special powers is for gain.
47. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
Orange County, CA.
48. WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?
No one sent it to me. I stole it off of Michelle’s blog.
Yay, thanks! I really enjoyed reading this. And I too find it very unfair that I have rapidly greying hair, the beginnings of wrinkles, and still I get zits.
Zits? You wanna see zits? AND an oil slick that makes the Exxon Valdez look like a mud puddle? Then just take a look at my face! I’m with you on the grey hairs; thank god for the oil though, or else I would have wrinkles. Do smile lines count?
Hi–popped over after seeing your hilarious comment on Norma’s blog. I have to agree with you on the zit thing–I’m 36. I think there ought to be a natural law whereby once you start getting gray hair you stop getting zits. Unfortunately my face doesn’t seem to agree.
OK, my mom is less than 60 yrs old (out of deference I won’t post her age on the wienernet), but she has been mistaken for my sister before, even though I have red hair and she’s a brunette (my ACTUAL sister has red hair like me). Her secret? She moisturizes with Vaseline. Plain Vaseline. And yeah, if she makes it to 60 without some weird accelerated age-thing happening, I’m going to hop on that train, too. The only drawback is that I occasionally see a zit on her.
I dunno if you Californians are more forward-thinking than Ohioans, but I have impressed the HELL out of some guys by parallel parking a manual transmission car on a steep hill. By “some”, I mean 4. One time, it was my dad. But the other time, there were 3 guys that had to get out of a driveway, but there was a car in the way, and it was a roommate’s car, and none of them could drive it because it was a stick, and the roommate was passed out/hungover. Only I could save the day with my mad stick-shift, parallel-parking-on-a-hill-that’s-perpendicular-to-the-Earth skillz.
My other superpower is that of correct spelling. When I look at text, typos and grammar errors jump out at me like they’re highlighted. It’s actually a curse, since hardly anyone cares anymore.
I have it on good authority that you are named after a character in a James Barrie classic or was that a Disney movie. Hmmmmm….