1/26/06

I took this survey back in March or April.  Interesting to see what’s changed.

(bold = question. italics = old.  plain = new.)

Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, find line 4. Write down what it says:

"not and and can limit the field of titles accessed. If you are inter-"

"And email virus protection helps prevent worms from corrupting your computer.  You can feel"

Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What do you touch first?

An iced venti cup of water from Starbucks.

A letter from Cingular offering a new cell phone.

What is the last thing you watched on TV?

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Mad About You.

WITHOUT LOOKING, guess what the time is.

10:36 PM.

2:22 pm.

Now look at the clock, what is the actual time?

10:37 PM.

2:48 pm.

With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?

Whatever is on TV in the living room.

Kim’s TV, traffic, and the fridge humming.

When did you last step outside? What were you doing?

About fifteen minutes ago, to check a voicemail from my dad (telling me that he, my mom and my sister made it safely to San Jose; they are flying to Oklahoma tomorrow).

Almost four hours ago, when I arrived home from the airport.

Before you came to this website, what did you look at?

Freecell.

Myspace.

What are you wearing?

White racerback tank, lavendar cotton tee, grey sweatshirt, jeans.

Dark blue t-shirt, dark grey zip-up sweatshirt, jeans, white socks.

Did you dream last night?

Don’t remember, I was out like a light.

I didn’t sleep deeply enough to dream.

When did you last laugh?

Watching Whose Line–I looove that show.

Out loud — this morning on the plane at one of Steve’s bad jokes. 🙂

What is on the walls of the room you are in?

To my left–white paint, a poster of The Casualties, a poster Rachel made me ("Erica: a poet and writer"), a 2004 National Treasures calendar, my wristband from the Glass House (where Bryan and I saw Ozma), a Born Loser comic strip, a Post-it from Ginger ("Ginger Loves Erica!"), a picture Ginger painted of clouds and water.  Behind me–the set list from Rick Shaw’s first show, the Honolua Surf Co. bag that the shirt Bryan got me in Hawaii came from.

A Far Side calendar.

Seen anything weird lately?

Two pigeons going at it on a Santa Monica pier.

Let’s see — there was an older guy (in his 60s?) in the Seattle airport with long, flowing white hair, wearing a back shirt and skintight leaopard-print Spandex pants.  That was a sight for sore eyes at 7 am.

Last movie you saw?

In the theater: Miracle.
In general: One Fine Day.

Glory Road.

If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy first?

A new truck for my dad.

A new truck for my dad.

Reveal something that no-one knows about you.

My biggest fear is losing my parents.

I hate stairs.

If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?

I would cure AIDs.

I would make peace and understanding cool.

Do you like to dance?

Yes, but not in front of people.

Yes, but not in front of people.

George Bush:

Oy.  The man makes me crazy.

I don’t care.  Good or bad, he’s in office for two more years so just make the best of everything.

Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?

Elisabeth, Myita.

Sasha, Sophia.

Same question for a boy.

Noah.

Noah.

Stretch your right hand all the way out, what is the first thing you touch?

The maracas Andrea got me on her trip to Mexico.

A paper towel.