If I Were A Crayon...

This is in response to my friend Jake's blog for today. He posted one of those questionnaire-style surveys, with about fifty questions that tell your reader all about you. He had some really great answers, too...but he seemed not to think anybody would read it or respond to it. It was a little much to put in the comments section of his blog, so I just responded here, in my own blog. I notice he left out a few questions, so I've left it that way. So here's more about me than anybody probably ever wanted to know...

1. First name? Stephanie

2. Were you named after anyone? Not that I know of

3. Do you wish on stars? Not so much anymore

4. When did you last cry? This afternoon, for about three seconds, when I was waiting for the bus in the cold and the rain, and my umbrella turned inside-out, and some lady in a minivan drove by and splashed me from head to toe. I was so mad, and so cold, I just lost it for a minute...

5. Do you like your handwriting?  Yes

6. What's your favorite lunchmeat? Roast beef...with lots of horseradish, or at least pickles & onions

7. What is your birthdate? 26 November, 19seventy-something

8. Your most embarrasing CD? The soundtrack to 'Once More, With Feeling' - the musical episode of Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

9. If you were another person, would you be friends with you? I think so...I try to be the kind of person I'd want to have as a friend

18. Do you have a journal? You're reading it!

19. Do you use sarcasm a lot? Much more than I'd like

22. What are your nicknames? Just Steph - not really a nickname, just a shortened form

23. Would you bungee jump? I'd like to someday, but it would be hard

24. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? Almost never

25. Do you think that you are strong? Yes...not as strong as some of the women I know, maybe, there are experiences I haven't had to go through, but I'm thankful for the strength I have

26. Favorite ice-cream flavor? Godiva Chocolate Cheesecake

28. Shoe size? 71/2 - 8

29. Red or pink? Red!

30. What is your least favorite thing about yourself? My self-centeredness, and self-destructive tendencies

31. Who do you miss most? Kenny

32. Do you want everyone you send this to, to send it back? Not really. If anyone wants to though, they can send it to my email

33. What color pants and shoes are you wearing? Grey cargo pants - no shoes, just socks

34. What are you listening to right now? Launchcast (Pearl Jam, Yellow Ledbetter)

35. Last thing you ate? Shells & cheese, and a handful of Reese's bites

36. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Razzmatazz

37. What is the weather like right now? Rainy and cold and yucky

38. Last person you talked to on the phone? Kenny's mother

39. First thing you notice about the opposite sex? His smile

40. Do you like the person that sent this to you? Yes, I do

42. Favorite drink? (See yesterday's entry)

43. Favorite sport? Anything non-competetive

44. Hair color? Various shades of blonde

45. Eye color? Blue

46. Do you wear contacts? I should, but I don't have any right now, so I'm blind

48. Favorite Food? Seafood!!

49. Last movie you watched? Don't totally remember...Bridget Jones 2? Napoleon Dynamite? Serendipity? Watched all those recently, but don't remember which one I watched last.

50. Favorite day of the year? August 8th

51. Scary movies, or happy endings? Happy endings, definitely

52. Summer or winter? Summer!

53. Hugs or kisses? Kisses

55. What is your favorite dessert? After much deliberation I hafta say, my mother's chocolate-cinnamon torte. I get shivers just thinking about it!

56. Who is most likely to respond? If any, I think I'll get comments from the people who usually read and/or comment on my blogs - Ang, Ken, Rand...and I hope Jake will at least see and appreciate

57. Who is least likely to respond? Anybody not mentioned above

58. Living arrangements? Six roommates, baby!

59. What books are you reading? Dave Eggers, A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius

60. What's on your mousepad? A calculator

62. What did you watch last night on TV? Nothing, but the night before was 'Desperate Housewives' and 'Huff'-!!

63. Favorite smells? Pier 1's Cranberry Citrus, and the smell of the grass growing as winter turns to spring.

64. Favorite sounds? This is kinda weird, but I love the sounds of the carwash near my house...the guys park and leave their car doors open and their stereos on, and you can hear three or four different rap songs competing with each other, and the sound of the traffic and the drive-thru next door, and the birds singing...it's very ghetto, but it reminds me of good things, like when I first moved into my house, and all the hustle and bustle of the city that I love.

65. Rolling Stones or Beatles? oh, Beatles all the way!

66. What's the furthest you've been from home? Chicago - farthest and furthest - I was a long way from home that summer.

67. Do you have a special talent? I can sing