Annoying and NOSY mee-mee from Tracey.
1.ONE OF YOUR SCARS, HOW DID YOU GET IT? Scar on my knee from leaping out of a tree ONTO A ROCK in the playground at age 7.
2. WHAT IS ON THE WALLS IN YOUR ROOM? A huge poster of Rick Springfield. No, just kidding. Let’s see. I will list everything I have on the wall of my main room:
1. Painting done by my mother of a bucket on the edge of a maple tree.
2. Framed 1916 Proclamation of Ireland
3. Framed page from Book of Kells
4. Huge framed old-time map of Ireland
5. Shadow box filled with knick knacks from my entire life
6. Little mirror with stained glass pieces surrounding it
7. Black and white photo of John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands taken by the great Sam Shaw
3. DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME YOU WERE BORN? 6 am? No idea. It’s been a huge problem for me, in terms of getting accurate astrological readings
4. WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW? What I want more than anything is not possible right now. So. A book advance. And a husband. But I’ll take the advance over the husband at this particular moment in time.
5. WHAT DO YOU MISS? Lying with my head in M.’s lap, covered in blankets, watching some bullshit movie about aliens at 4 o’clock in the morning. And I have to be at work at 8:30 a.m.
6. WHAT IS YOUR MOST PRIZED POSSESSION? This is kind of embarrassing, but whatevs. I was given a teensy tiny piece of beach glass by a man who was in love with me – years ago – years and years … and I swear that freakin’ piece of beach glass travels in state. When I travel, or move – that piece of beach glass is ON MY PERSON … I refuse to trust it to anyone else. It’s not like I’m pining for the man who gave it to me … or not really. But that piece of beach glass is literally precious to me. For my own sweet reasons, thankyouverymuch.
7. HOW TALL ARE YOU? 5’6″
8. DO YOU GET SCARED IN THE DAY? All the time. 3 pm is a particularly difficult time for me. I whiteknuckle it.
9. WHATâS YOUR WORST FEAR? Having my life look at 80 the way it looks now.
10. WHAT KIND OF HAIR COLOR DO YOU LIKE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX? Dark.
11. WHAT ABOUT EYE COLOR? I’m a sucker for those crazy light-blue Irish eyes.
12. COFFEE OR ENERGY DRINK? Coffee.
13. FAVORITE PIZZA TOPPING? Pepperoni
14. IF YOU COULD EAT ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE? Barbecued ribs.
15. FAVORITE COLOR OF ALL TIME? Wow. You’re a dramatic meme, aren’t you? I guess dark purple, but seriously, I’m not all “of all time” about it.
16. HAVE YOU EVER EATEN A GOLDFISH? No, although I did consider eating fried worms
17. WHAT WAS THE FIRST MEANINGFUL GIFT YOU EVER RECEIVED? My mother, for some unknown reason, gave me the soundtrack to Annie (the original Broadway production) when I was 10 years old, and I’d say it seriously impacted my life in ways I can’t even count right now.
18. DO YOU HAVE A CRUSH? Yup.
19. FAVORITE CLOTHING BRAND? Max Studio. Seriously. If there’s a rack with Max Studio clothes within a 5 mile radius of me, I know it.
20. WHAT KIND OF CAR DO YOU WANT? I am TOTALLY happy with my car right now. But a 67 Mustang would be freakin’ awesome.
21. WOULD YOU FALL IN LOVE KNOWING THAT THE PERSON IS LEAVING? Where the hell is he going? Is he off to ‘Nam? Is he an astronaut? If so then absolutely, I would fall in love. But leaving – as in: “I’m leaving because I would rather keep the dream of you intact, and although I love you I don’t think I could handle you on a day to day basis, and therefore I am going to marry this less-threatening woman who is a bit more conventional” then hell to the FUCK no.
22. HAVE YOU BEEN OUT OF THE USA? Yes.
23. YOUR WEAKNESSES? I find it difficult to turn down a taco.
24. MET ANYONE FAMOUS? Yes. I should hope so, they’re family members.
25. FIRST JOB? Well, babysitting. But my first “real” job was as a page at the local library. Best job ever. To this day.
26. EVER DONE A PRANK CALL? Absolutely. Recently.
27. DO YOU THINK EVERYONE OUT THERE HAS A SOUL MATE? Fuck you.
28. WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE YOU FILLED THIS OUT? Talking to my mom.
29. HAVE YOU EVER HAD SURGERY? No.
30. WHAT DO YOU GET COMPLIMENTED ABOUT MOST? My skin. My humor. My friendship.
31. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY? A book deal.
32. HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU WANT? Fuck you.
33. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? My mother.
34. WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST TURN OFF WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX? Guys who don’t know how to have a conversation. The art of conversation is just that – an ART – and when I meet a man who knows how to have a conversation – listening, talking, anecdotes, knowing how to tell a story, knowing how to ADD and not belittle … I’m kinda toast. Cynicism is the hugest turnoff. And anyone whose MO is “been there, done that” – it’s all I can do to keep from yawning in their face.
35. WHAT IS ONE THING YOU MISS ABOUT GRADE SCHOOL? Recess. I think grownups should have recess.
36. WHAT KIND OF SHAMPOO DO YOU USE? I buy all my products from Melaleuca. I’m not wacky about their shampoo – it doesn’t lather the way I like .. but I’m sticking with it because I get a discount.
37. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? My handwriting is shit. It used to be good, I have no idea what happened.
38. ANY BAD HABITS? Where do I begin? I have a ton of bad habits. Anyone who says “No” to this question is a douchebag.
39. ARE YOU A JEALOUS PERSON? To me, jealousy comes out of insecurity – so yes. I can be jealous if I’m feeling insecure.
40. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Yes. I have doubts about many things – but my gift at friendship is not one of them.
41. DO YOU AGREE WITH FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS? Hell yes!
42. HOW DO YOU RELEASE ANGER? By saying, “Get the HELL out of my way” when someone stops at the bottom of an escalator, causing a backlog.
43. WHATâS YOUR MAIN GOAL IN LIFE? Oh for God’s sake. No. Refuse to answer.
44. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD? Anything that had to do with Fisher Price.
45. HOW MANY NUMBERS ARE IN YOUR CELL PHONE? 20? Frankly, not enough. I am behind on updating my cell phone. I don’t have a home phone, by the way … my phone, my only phone, is my cell (welcome to urban life) – so I really need to have everyone in there.
46. WERE YOU A FAN OF BARNEY AS A LITTLE KID? Way after my time. I was a fan of Ernie and Bert, mkay.
47. MASHED POTATOES OR MACARONI AND CHEESE? Neither. Will not choose.
48. DO YOU HAVE ALL YOUR FINGERS AND TOES? Yes. Mere – you need to do this meme!!
49. DO YOU HAVE A COMPUTER IN YOUR ROOM? What am I a tween or something? Yes. I have a computer “in my room”. The ironic thing is that I am an adult and I still only “have a room”. But whatevs.
50. PLANS FOR TONIGHT? I have to write a movie review, and I’m also going to watch Nadine.
51. WHATâS THE FASTEST YOUâVE EVER GONE IN A CAR? 130.
52. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO? Eric Hutchinson “It Hasn’t Been Long Enough”
53. LAST THING YOU DRANK? Glass of red wine.
54. REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT? Not registered as either. I’m a 2nd amendment supporter with a deep love and respect for our military and an even deeper love for the tiniest most invisible unobtrusive government possible (it’s more of a philosophical belief than a political position – it cannot be shaken or swayed, it’s who I am) who is also pro-choice and disgusted by the racist rhetoric surrounding immigration and even more disgusted by any opinion even approaching anti-gay-marriage. Oh, and I’m against capital punishment. You tell me what “party” would want me. Fuck them and fuck anyone who tries to convince me otherwise. Losing battle. I vote the way I want to. I cannot be bought. I’ll be at the bar with Chris Hitchens if you need me.
55. DO YOU HAVE A LOW SELF ESTEEM OR A HIGH SELF ESTEEM? High with abyss-level bouts of low. I whiteknuckle the lows.
56. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING? I’m reading Fortune of War by Patrick O’Brian – the 6th (I think) in the Master & Commander series.
Haha! We are Mustang girls.
You jumped from a tree onto a rock? Ack! How did you not crack in half??
And my age 7 knee scar is, yes, from CARPET. It shames me. I was a dandelion.
Also “annoying and nosy” is SO true.
Recess is a fantastic idea. Never should have got rid of it.
Tacos, huh? Maybe I’m overtired, but holy crap I laughed at that….
I just did mine.
Don’t everybody rush to see it.
Tommy – thank God that roving band of gangsters who offered people tacos against their will were arrested!!
I just imagined you being late to your own wedding because there was a Taco Bell on the way to the church…or even better, some dastardly plan getting carried through because you were distracted from whatever duties you were charged with by a trail of tacos left leading you in another direction….
To return some small amount of the pleasure you’ve given us:
The Taco Recipe
1 lb. ground beef
1/2 C. diced onion
1/2 C. diced bell pepper
2 Tbs. flour
2 Tsp. garlic salt (do not substitute fresh garlic)
2-3 Tsp. ground cumin, to taste
1 6 oz. can tomato paste OR 1/2 can tomato puree
Water
In large skillet, saute ground beef with onions and peppers until brown. Pour off fat. Add flour, garlic salt and cumin. Stir well. Add tomato paste and enough water for desired consistency. Cover and simmer on low for 20-30 mins. Serve on shells with fixin’s.
LOVE the answer to 27.
talk about economy of language!
Bill – hahaha I mean, honestly!!
God that’s a long meme. I don’t think I could do it. Too much personal stuff. I do love that your answer to the prank call question was “Absolutely. Recently.” That’s hilarious. Not enough people enjoy the art of playing pranks on people anymore.
Bill – I popped in to say that #27 made me laugh out loud, too! Never waste 1000 words on eloquence when “fuck you” will do nicely.
glad you got the eric hutchinson!
I love all the responses that earned a “fuck you” (they deserved it!), but it’s the one about the computer in your room that cracked me up. Yeah, I have a computer “in my room”–my work PC. It ain’t like I’m in there updating my MySpace or quitting LiveJournal forever.
Well, most nights it isn’t.
emily!
much agreed!
Still laughing. I think I knew a lot of the answers you would give, unsurprisingly, but how did I not know that you were named after your mother? I think I’ll do this one now.
Ted – I loved your answers – I didn’t even notice the whole “opposite sex” thing until I read your answers. Shows me my own blinders! I seriously think this meme was written for early teenagers with all the questions about “your room” … you know, you only have one room … hahahahahaha
Oh, and I loved your answer about the friends with benefits, too. Amen!!
Ilyka – //quitting Livejournal forever// HA!!!
Siobhan – I absolutely love him! Thank you (and Perez Hilton) for introducing me to him!
Excellent meme, Sheila. Funny, I got that Eric Hutchinson recently, too, but I didn’t really get into it that much. I still have problems with artists who sort of sound like other artists who were much better. It’s my same problem with tribute albums: What’s the point? Stick with the original. But I digress…
Larry! Well, I’m certainly glad to see you didn’t totally disappear off the face of the earth! You will let me know if you start up a blog again, won’t you?
I just love Hutchinson’s lyrics (Outside Villanova is great – funny too) – and I also love his story and the whole Perez Hilton factor. I can’t remember what song was playing in the car with my sister Siobhan – I think it was the first one on the album – Okay, It;s all right By Me – and I immediately was like: Who is that????
Second Amendment! Yay! Fortune of War! Yay! I love love love that book. My favorite – well, tied for favorite – of the whole bunch.
Dan – Go, guns!!
I am just at the part in Fortune of War when the ship burns and they all have to take to the lifeboats.
There’s something really interesting going on in this book psychologically – I just can’t put my finger on it yet.
I love it!!!
Oh, and what’s your other favorite?
Reverse of the Medal. That’s when it really hit me that in O’Brian I was reading more than a gussied up sea story. Plus, it has what is for me the most moving passage in the entire sequence of books.
Oh God, I can’t wait to read that one and try to guess which passage.
They are so so so good, I am loving them so much. And my dad is loving them too now … he had only read Master & Commander but now he’s on the 4th of the books and he’s so into them. I love that!!