DEAR ALIZARIN: A Pathetic Attempt to Keep this Blog Current

Welcome to the next edition of getting to know your friends. You know the drill so try not to be LAME and spoil the fun! Just give in. Copy (not forward) this entire e-mail and paste it into a new e-mail you can send. Change all the answers so that they apply to you and then, send this to a whole bunch of people you know, INCLUDING THE PERSON WHO SENT IT TO YOU.

1. WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR KITCHEN PLATES?
blue, grey, white (the 'good ones'); white and green (for when the 'good ones' are all dirty); white, orange, brown (for dessert)

2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING
Lies and the Lying Liars That Tell Them; Anatomy of the Spirit

3. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
Have a trackball

4. FAVORITE BOARD GAME?
Scrabble

5. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS?
what kind of question is this? Anything that smells to warn me to leave the room or not eat it. I think that covers most of it. And cigarette smoke.

6. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE
MORNING?
What day is it and do I have to be anywhere before noon because I love my bed and don't want to be separated from it.

7. FAVORITE COLOR?
earthy tones

8. LEAST FAVORITE COLOR?
neons

9. HOW MANY RINGS UNTIL YOU ANSWER THE PHONE?
however many it takes me to get down the stairs and find the phone

10. FUTURE CHILD'S NAME
Which future child? What do you know? I don't want a future child!

11. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA?
depends on what? Ice cream? soy milk? chocolate chocolate/ vanilla soymilk

12. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST?
I live and drive in LA so am not sure what this feels like

13. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?
Not anymore, unless you count them watching over me from the loft

14. DO YOU LIKE THUNDERSTORMS?
Absolutely

15. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?
Red Mazda 323 (no, not 626, it really was a 323 -- the uber- economy version)

16. IS YOUR HOUSE CLEAN OR MESSY RIGHT NOW?

No. (These are not opposites. This should read 'neat or messy' or 'clean or dirty.' )

17. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI?
Yes

18. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Yogi-cowgirl-adventurer-rock star

19. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY COLOR HAIR, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Auburn

20. IS THE GLASS HALF FULL OR HALF EMPTY?
Half full. Hopefully with a nice red wine.

21. FAVORITE MOVIE?
Brazil; Cleo 5 to 7
22. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS?
Yes. Otherwise this would look like h3x

23. WHAT'S UNDER YOUR BED?
probably dust

24. YOUR SINGLE BIGGEST INTENSE PAIN?
PMS/Cramps

25. PERSON MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
Why, Cooper, just because I have two months off? Yogi Bear. None of my friends will respond. Well, maybe Eva if she is procrastinating. Amy, but she is out of the country.

26. PERSON YOU SENT THIS TO WHO IS LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
All of you busy little beavers.

27. KETCHUP OR MUSTARD?
Both mixed together.

28. HAMBURGER OR HOT DOG?
Trader Joe's Garlic Portobello Mushroom Burgers

29. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON?
Spring and Fall

30. THE BEST PLACE YOU HAVE EVER BEEN?
Monteverde, Costa Rica

31. WHAT SCREEN SAVER IS ON YOUR COMPUTER RIGHT NOW?
Random from my Pictures

32. FAVORITE FAST FOOD?
Trader Joe's Salads

33. WHAT IS YOUR BIRTH NAME?
If you don't know my name, why would you be reading this?