courtesy of jondude and carryon ...

(This is for your entire life.)

(yes) Gone on a blind date -- I will never do that again

(yes) Skipped school

(no) Watched someone die -- I was too late

(forever) Had your heart broken

(yes) Been to Canada

(oui) Been to Europe

(no) Been to Asia

(si) Been to Mexico

(duh) Been to Florida

(yes) Been on a plane

(no) Been on a cruise (do trips around Manhattan count?)

(yes) Been lost -- the existential answer is: Isn't everyone?

(yes) Been on the opposite side of the country

(yes) Gone to Washington, DC

(no) Swam in the Pacific Ocean

(yes) Swam in the Atlantic Ocean

(no) Swam in the Gulf of Mexico – the shore where I live is not sandy so I use the pool -- but if I were out on a boat, I would swim from the boat

(no) Seen Mt Rainier (Washington state)

(gack) Sang Karaoke

(yes) Paid for a meal with coins only? How’s this for a memory – 25 cents for a BLT club (and chips and a pickle came with it) and a nickel for a coke, and a penny tax at Woolworth’s circa 1945? (While I am on the subject, 15 cents for a movie, a penny tax, and a nickel for popcorn with real butter yet).

(yes, sob) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't

(yes) Made prank phone calls -- well, I was a kid

(yes) Laughed until your face hurt - belly too (I still do that)

(yes) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose

(yes) Caught a snowflake on your tongue

(yes) Danced your heart out

(no) Wrote a letter to Santa Claus – I wasn’t literate when I believed in Santa Claus

(yes) Been kissed under the mistletoe

(no) Watched the sunrise with someone -- no, if that means you have to get out of bed

(yes) Blown bubbles – and I miss that, too

(yes) Gone ice-skating -- and I fell through the ice once and walked home soaked and my sister kept pointing at me as we walked, explaining to passers by "fell in".

(no) Been skinny dipping outdoors – got an invite once at my boss's lake house in Maine from another guest -- but he was a perv -- I declined. Then he tried to shame me by suggesting I was repressed. So I grinned and said, "Yeah, I am."

(yes) Gone to a movie alone

(yes) Sat outside in the rain

(yes) Lived one of your dreams

1. Any nickname – Plum

2. Mother's name? - Christina

3. Favorite drink? coffee
Favorite alcoholic drink? martini

4. Any tattoos? no

5. Body Piercing? Ear lobes

6. What animal would you be if you could choose one? Just one? eagle (do birds count?)

7. Birthplace? Chicago

8. Favorite vacation spot? Any remote beach

9. Ever been to Africa? No

10. Ever eaten just cookies for dinner? No

11. Ever been on TV? Yes

12 Ever steal any traffic signs? No, but the night is young …

13. Ever been in a car accident? yes, but I wasn't driving

14. Drive a 2-door or 4-door vehicle? 4-door

15. Favorite brand of body wash? I’m using a liquid, but I’m too lazy right now to check the label.

16. Favorite TV show? NCIS, the Mentalist, CSI Miami

17. Favorite number? 17

18. Favorite movie? Bell, Book & Candle (Also Hopscotch)

19. Favorite holiday? Halloween

20. Favorite dessert? Cherry pie

21. Favorite food? Greek

22. Favorite day of the week? Saturday

23. Name something/someone you love? My husband

24. Favorite toothpaste? Crest

25. Favorite smell? Fresh coffee in the can, pine needles

26. How do you relax? At the piano

27. How do you see yourself in 10 years? Alive alive-o