Firsts, Lasts

Since I just can’t get my act together to post anything original, here is a questionnaire-thingy making the rounds. I picked it up from Tony Pierce.

FIRSTS
First job: clerk, Kingston Free Library
First screen name: can’t remember. It was an AOL screen name.
First self purchased CD: I’m gonna go with “first self-purchased album” because I am as old as Methuseleh. My first self-purchased album was ELO’s “Time”
First piercing/tattoo: Ears pierced at age 15, tattoo on shoulder, age whatever
First true love: Antonio
First enemy: Miss Rogers, my 4th grade teacher. She sucks.

LASTS
Last big car ride: Drove to Maine with my sister, doing it again this weekend
Last kiss: from a man named Erik whose nickname was “Crazy Erik”. Let’s just say that the nickname suited his personality perfectly. In the best way, possible.
Last library book checked out: Damn, not in ages. I buy books. I’m nuts like that
Last movie seen: Whale Rider, rented it the other night. Amazing
Last beverage drank: Water.
Last food consumed: Chicken with vegetables.
Last phone call: With Maria
Last CD played: The Eminem Show
Last annoyance: how slow my computer is
Last pop drank: ginger ale, last night
Last ice cream eaten: don’t eat ice cream
Last time scolded: drawing a blank.
Last shirt worn: black sweater

I….
I AM: a morning person
I WANT: to be published, and to get married
I HAVE: 2 huge boxes of index cards in my closet, where I keep detailed notes on world events. They’re crazy. A work-in-progress, obviously
I WISH: that I had a time-machine and could travel about
I HATE: close-mindedness, hardness of heart. I also hate hate HATE coconut
I FEAR: going blind
I HEAR: that Billy Bob Thornton never cheated on Angelina – his infidelity was just a rumor
I SEARCH: for knowledge, for the perfect lipstick
I WONDER: if I’ll have kids
I REGRET: that a certain blue-eyed man and I never gave it a real shot
I LOVE: the movie Encino Man. Think it’s hilarious.
I ALWAYS: screen my phone calls
I AM NOT: a crook
I DANCE: in front of my mirror, on occasion, with Foo Fighters or Nirvana blaring
I SING: the body electric
I CRY: at that commercial for the cell phones where the woman is on the bus, listening to her son play the piano at a school concert over her cell phone.

YES or NO:
YOU KEEP A DIARY: Yes. More so in the past than now
YOU LIKE TO COOK: No – but I do anyway.
YOU HAVE A SECRET YOU HAVE NOT SHARED WITH ANYONE: Yes

DO YOU…?
HAVE A CRUSH: Does Ewan McGregor count?
WANT TO GET MARRIED: yes
GET MOTION SICKNESS: No. I am a roller-coaster afficianado, and I love it when New York cabbies drive like maniacs.
THINK YOURE A HEALTH FREAK: Not really. But I wash my hands obsessively throughout the day
CURRENT HAIR COLOR: Red
EYE COLOR: Grey
BIRTHPLACE: Beantown

FAVORITES
NUMBER: 7
COLOR: purple
DAY: Thursday is a good day
MONTH: November
SONG(S): At the moment, “14th Street” by Rufus Wainwright
SEASON: autumn
DRINK: scotch and soda

PREFERENCES
CUDDLE OR MAKE OUT: Make out. I hate cuddling.
CHOCOLATE MILK, OR HOT CHOCOLATE: I don’t do chocolate
MILK, DARK OR WHITE CHOCOLATE: I don’t do chocolate
VANILLA OR CHOCOLATE: I don’t do chocolate

IN THE LAST 24 HRS, HAVE YOU…
CRIED? No
HELPED SOMEONE? Held open door for old man
BOUGHT SOMETHING? Yes. Yogurt. Coffee.
GOTTEN SICK? No
GONE TO THE MOVIES? No
SAID ‘i love you’?: No
WRITTEN A REAL LETTER: Yes – to my grandmother
TALKED TO AN EX?: No
MISSED AN EX?: Every day
WRITTEN IN A JOURNAL?: No. Well, my blog, of course!
HAD A SERIOUS TALK?: No
MISSED SOMEONE? Yes
HUGGED SOMEONE? No
MADE A GIRL MOAN? Not that I’m aware of, but you never know.