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Can we talk about the pain of quickly downloading all the Blog Buddies’ posts from the past week (while listening to the Country dude sing about Jaysus and the Amer’can Flag –seriously, I’m way curious as to the thinking behind Java Bean’s playlist); so back at the Ranch I’m reading about the goings-on in everyone’s lives, and completely unable to comment. It is painful.

Anyway, I’m going to jump in on the Badger/Bookhart/TexPatriate meme. This I can type out here, and post in town. Added bonus: something to do while pretending to be interested in ‘The Green Berets’, which the boys really want me to watch for some reason.

1. Have you ever been searched by the cops? No, but after being pulled over on my way home from work one time a cop made me get out of my truck and stand on the side of IH35 during rush hour — in my leotard (I worked at a dance studio)– while he eyed me up and down. He actually made me turn around twice. I was seriously pissed, as was the African American female judge before whom I contested the ticket. Heh heh.

2. What color are your eyes? Hazel, heavy on green.

3. When was the last time you went sledding? Six years ago in Crested Butte, on an adult ski trip that included three couples and lots of alcohol.

4. Would you rather sleep with someone else, or alone? Always with someone else, which is a good thing as BBE, Penelope, and one Golden are always snuggled up next to me, with occasional visits from the babies.

5. Do you believe in ghosts? Yes. Absolutely and definitively. I have the stories to prove it.

6. Do you consider yourself creative? I right-brain through life.

7. Jennifer Aniston or Angelina Jolie? Jennifer Aniston. La Jolie makes my skin crawl.

8. Who was your first crush? Davy Jones from the Monkees.

9. Do you have a secret that no one knows but you? Yes.

10. Have you ever been ice skating? Nope.

11. How often do you remember your dreams? A lot of the time, and sometimes they’re so vivid that I don’t remember later if I dreamed a conversation or it really happened.

12. When was the last time you laughed so hard you cried? Last night, watching ‘The Big Lebowski’ for the umpteenth time.

13. Can you name 4 songs by The Beatles? Duh.

14. What’s the one thing always on your mind? The babies’ safety.

15. What talent do you wish you had? Don’t know. The talent to control my diet?

16. Do you know anyone in jail? Don’t think so…

17. Have you ever stood up for someone you hardly knew? Yes. I do that a lot. I’m cursed with the ability to always see all sides of an issue. Life would be WAY easier if it were black and white.

18. Have you ever been punched in the face? No, but I got a serious shiner from a piece of Super Bubble once.

19. Do you own any stuffed animals? Yes, Barry (my first teddy) and a pink elephant named Herbie that my sister crocheted for me when I was little. I slept with him for years. Also a polar bear named Fred that the BBE brought me when we were dating.

20. Do you have a major crush on someone? today, the Littlest.

21. Do you miss someone right now? My dad. All the time.

22. What are you listening to right now? panting Goldens who have been running around outside. That and the wind.

23. Has the death of a celebrity ever made you cry? Fred Rogers, Katherine Hepburn, Walter Mattheu, Lady Diana, Charles Kuralt, Walter Payton.

24. What color underwear/boxers are you wearing? White girl boxers.

25. Where do you work? at home.

26. What ended your last relationship? Let’s see… he was an asshole? Yeah, that’s it.

27. What food do you crave right now? Fonda San Miguel’s queso con chilis verdes — with lots of their corn tortillas.

28. What was the last TV show you watched? Ted Nugent’s hunting show on the Outdoor Channel. I shit you not. Sigh.

29. What is the last thing you ate? Sonic hamburger with everything and a Diet Coke.

30. Are you on any medication? Thankfully.

31. What side of the bed do you sleep on? Facing the bed? The right.

32. What color shirt are you wearing? White tank top.

33. What is your favorite frozen treat? Homemade strawberry sorbet.

34. How many tattoos/piercing do you have? No tattoos, three piercings (ears.)

35. Can you imagine yourself ever getting married? Can’t imagine not being married.

36. Have you ever done something to instigate trouble? Unintentionally yes, many times. I am a rule-follower by nature but a rebel at heart..

37. Do you like your nose? I like my nose a lot.

38. What color is your bedroom? A mellow grayed-out green — like the silvery color Post Oaks shine in the sun. My studio, which is five steps up from the bedroom, is just purple of periwinkle– and all the woodwork is white white. Me likey.

39. Where do you live? Austin.

40. Are you an aggressive driver? Yes and no. I am fast but defensively in control. I love driving. (Stole Karla’s answer — we were separated at birth).

41. What color is your car? Black.

42. What do you smell like right now? Like me.

43. What is your favorite color? Periwinkle.

44. What character from a movie/TV most reminds you of yourself? Lorelai Gilmore. Kinda crazy, usually fun, surrounded by (possibly creates) chaos everywhere she goes.

45. Do you enjoy giving hugs? Love hugs!

46. Do you own a digital camera? I went totally digital a few years ago — sold all my professional medium format equipment and never looked back.

47. What books, if any, have made you cry? I can’t even begin to list them all. I am an empathetic reader.

48. Are you a jealous person? With cause, passionately. Otherwise, not so much so.

49. 69? Boring number. I like numbers with square roots. Also primes.

50. What shoes are you wearing right now? Barefoot.

51. What is your major weakness? Books and anything Apple.

52. Do you suffer motion sickness? Nope.

53. What’s the best pizza? Any at 34th Street.

54. Longest relationship? I still know people I went to preschool with, but good friends? Greggie D., the first boy I ever kissed (in Kindergarten, and again in 8th Grade.

55. Are you afraid of thunderstorms? No, but tornados? Eek.

56. What do you want to be when you grow up? A mom. Cool! I got there!

57. Have you ever given or been given an engagement ring? Twice. Heh heh.

58. What was the last gift someone gave you? BBE cleaned the Beast (truck).

59. Who would you call first if you won the lottery? BBE.

60. Can you cook? I LOVE to cook. And I’m pretty good at it.

61. What is your favorite jelly/jam? Strawberry.

62. Can you swim? I love swimming. When I do laps my name is La Tortuga, but mostly I just splash around.

63. What is your first memory? Looking out at the congregation and the stained-glass windows beyond, when I was baptized. Yes I was less than a year old, but I remember it pretty clearly.

64. What item would you like to have buried with you? Have you ever seen the movie with Burt Lancaster as the dying author, surrounded by kids and grandkids? The grandkids plan an elaborate Viking funeral, steal his body, and drive off to the beach chanting, “No Worms! No Worms! No Worms!”. Well, that’s me. Plus very claustrophobic. I’m heading into the fire with nothin’ but a pine box.

65. What are three things you’re dying to have right now that would make everything just about perfect? If I had 3 unrestricted wishes they would be: an answer to childhood poverty; peace; & intelligent leaders in America. For me? I’m good– I’ve got the BBE and the babies. If I had to choose three things just for me? A superhero cape; two more babies; and an unlimited Whole Foods pass that never expired.