Tuesday
Mar202012
Wednesday 12...No Reason, No Motive. Just Curious.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 8:56PM Mrs. G. 
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who?
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw?
3) Current guilty pleasure?
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)?
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud?
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school?
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge?
8) What time is bed time?
9) What was the name of your first pet?
10) Do you give in easily?
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing?
12) What is the oldest item you own?
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1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who? Betty Hutton. She didn't write back. Years later I sent a photo I had enlarged and ask her to sign it and she kept it.
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw? No idea.
3) Current guilty pleasure? Sleeping downstairs alone and readying in front of a fire in the fireplace.
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)? Weezer-- Several people want to know how I got the part in the movie.
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud? My Hippie Grandmother by Reeve Lindbergh
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school? That was 50 years ago and I've probably read 5000 good ones since then. But I've never made it through a Dicken's.
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge? Cheese, rice milk and gogurt for the grandkids
8) What time is bed time? Between 10:00 & 11:00 or 3:00 a.m.
9) What was the name of your first pet? Can't remember but he got bit by a rattlesnake and we saved him with a hot pack of whiskey and coffee grounds.
10) Do you give in easily? No. No. No. I just go to NYC when it gets too much.
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing? Pink
12) What is the oldest item you own? a family heirloom 120 years old - or the panty hose I wore to church last week--not sure.
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who?
Yes, only one. I wrote a fan letter to Roz Kelly, who played Pinky Tuscadaro on the tv show "Happy Days"
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw?
Saturday Night Fever. Snuck in.
3) Current guilty pleasure?
"House of Lies" with Don Cheadle
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)?
Indiana Jones
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud?
The first Harry Potter book
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school?
"Lord of the Flies" and "Jude the Obscure" and "The Concrete Jungle" and "Animal Farm"...not one female author was part of AP English in high school
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge?
Eggs, Tillamook cheese, olives
8) What time is bed time?
In the best of times, 11ish. In the worst of times, ?
9) What was the name of your first pet?
Whitlow
10) Do you give in easily?
It depends on who I'm dealing with
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing?
Yellow
12) What is the oldest item you own?
A cedar chest, I think.
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who?
I'm sure I wrote more than one. The one that comes to mind is Gregory Frost, a science fiction writer. He wrote back. I still have the letter.
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw?
You know, I can't remember.
3) Current guilty pleasure?
None. I don't feel guilty about any of my pleasures. I revel in them.
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)?
Luke Skywalker. I had SUCH a crush on him. Still do, to tell the truth :).
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud?
No kids. But the husband and I took turns reading Anthony Bourdain's "A Cook's Tour" out loud to each other. Don't read that one to the kids.
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school?
Treasure Island. I hated it then, I hate it now, and I always will. What a wretched, awful book.
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge?
Heavy cream. A tub of spreadable butter. And a bottle of some kind of salad dressing.
8) What time is bed time?
Between 12midnight and 1am. Trying to keep it more towards midnight, but you know....
9) What was the name of your first pet?
Tabby. She was a cat. I don't remember her well since she died when I was 4.
10) Do you give in easily?
No.
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing?
Not just one, there are a number of them. Yellow, orange, anything with orange undertones, olive green, mustard, true khaki....anything too warm toned makes me look like I'm coming down with the flu. I don't mind because I don't like yellow or orange anyway.
12) What is the oldest item you own?
Sadly, my family doesn't have any heirlooms of the kind you'd see proudly displayed on "Antiques Roadshow". I think it's the circa 1950's Rudolph snowglobe that used to be my grandmother's. It was my absolute favorite holiday decoration of hers, and she gave it to me shortly before she and my grandfather moved into senior housing. It's worth virtually nothing - a pristine one on ebay is going for $5.99. This one has a large chip out of the base, the sticker is gone, the fluid inside is evaporating, and I will never, ever let it go.
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who? Nup.
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw? Seven, I think. That was certainly the first one I ever saw at the movies.
3) Current guilty pleasure? Chocolate-covered coffee beans, mainly, although it's not so much a question of guilt as secrecy (I don't want to share them!)
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)? Hmm.
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud? Possibly "I want my hat back", first discovered by me yesterday at the library. It's very cute.
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school? Lord of the Flies.
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge? Cheese, milk, carrots.
8) What time is bed time? Anywhen between about 9pm and 1am, depending on toddler cooperation, the TV programme, amorous intentions and actual tiredness.
9) What was the name of your first pet? Pussy. Dearie me.
10) Do you give in easily? Nup.
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing? Black and white. I never ever buy anything in either of them if I can avoid it.
12) What is the oldest item you own? Hmm. My great aunt's engagement ring, perhaps.
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who? My best friend and I sent birthday cards to some Yankees baseball players when we were in 6th grade.
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw? Saturday Night Fever - my loopy mom took me to see it, Mrs. G. Mortifying.
3) Current guilty pleasure? Smash
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)? Most characters played by Colin Firth
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud?The Paper Bag Princess
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school? Animal Farm
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge? cheese, lettuce, butter
8) What time is bed time? 9ish - 10ish
9) What was the name of your first pet? Pixie
10) Do you give in easily? nope
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing? most red things - especially cranberry red - (shudder)
12) What is the oldest item you own? No idea - lots of my furniture is at least 100 years old since my house is decorated in the style of elderly aunt or grandmother.
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who? Shaun Cassidy! I had it bad for him when I was in sixth grade!
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw? Blue Lagoon......guah!
3) Current guilty pleasure? Lara Bars...any flavor will do!
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)? Wolverine
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud? SuperFudge
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school? It's a toss up between The Red Pony and Catcher in the Rye
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge? Milk, eggs, and cheese
8) What time is bed time? 10:30 to bed....maybe earlier if I nod off in the recliner
9) What was the name of your first pet? Greta, a beautiful German Shepherd
10) Do you give in easily? I do not. But I have learned to relent a bit easier with age
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing? Not a fan of dark green
12) What is the oldest item you own? A bracelet given to me on my wedding day my husband's grandmother. It was originally given to her by my husband's grandfather back in the 50s.
1) Fan mail?
- no.
2) first R rated movie? Probably "Last Tango in Paris" but I walked out after the first 15 minutes.
3) Current guilty pleasure?
- shopping at the office store.
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)?
Babe, the pig.
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud?
Charlotte's Web; The Phantom Toll Booth, by Norton Juster; Chicken Soup with Rice, by Maurice Sendak; A is for Salad.
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school?
"The Scarlet Letter." I hated it. Everyone else knew who the bad guy was before I did.
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge?
Milk, eggs, and cream cheese (Philadelphia whipped)
8) What time is bed time?
For me, 9:30 PM. For the youngest child, it seems to be 1 AM.
9) What was the name of your first pet?
Louise Louisiana Pussywillow Duff.
10) Do you give in easily?
Depends what it is.
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing?
Red pants.
12) What is the oldest item you own?
My engagement ring. It was my grandmother's.
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who?
Donny Osmond....the first love of my life
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw?
Think it was Halloween....the first and last scary movie for me
3) Current guilty pleasure?
I do love me some Coffeemate French Vanilla Creamer...almost panic when it's not in the house
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)?
Bluto from Animal House
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud?
The Velveteen Rabbitt....don't know why, but could rarely get through it without crying
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school?
Had a class in US History and the textbook was a novel about Native Americans, which may not have been as horrible as I remember, but the teacher was, so it seemed like torture.
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge?
Mustard, Miracle Whip and French Vanilla Creamer
8) What time is bed time?
Around 8pm....we get up at 4:30am and as I get older, can't hang like I used to
9) What was the name of your first pet?
Skippy....a scottish terrier
10) Do you give in easily?
yes......unless I feel strongly about it, then you can't move me
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing?
yellow
12) What is the oldest item you own?
My wonderful MOM jeans that I have been dieting to get back into....I love to see the horrifeid look on my daughter's face when I rock those jeans!!!!
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who? I think the only piece of "fanmail" I wrote as a kid was a letter to George Bush about why I thought he was wrong about everything. He sent me back a nice form letter.
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw? I don't remember, but Jumanji did and always will scare the living hell out of me.
3) Current guilty pleasure? Reading for pleasure, mwahahahahaha!
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)? That's a tough one....I'll go with Albert Goldman from the Birdcage. Love that movie!
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud? Me and my daughter really like Josefina Javelina! My mom got it for us from Tucson.
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school? I've got to agree with Mrs. G and go with Jude the Obscure here. Those 12 hours (or however long it took to read) were wasted, and I don't feel like that a lot with books.
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge? Coffee creamer, milk, and juice.
8) What time is bed time? I try to make it around 9:30, but it's around 10:30 usually.
9) What was the name of your first pet? Willie, our English Setter (my dad hunts quail and pheasant).
10) Do you give in easily? Depends, usually yes though. I hate conflict and will do anything to avoid it.
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing? Yellow!
12) What is the oldest item you own? We have my great-grandmother's butchering table in the garage. I really need to sand it and repaint it. I'd like to use it as our dining table in the new apartment!
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? No, thought about it lots though
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw? Hmmmm... can't remember.
3) Current guilty pleasure? Having a sleep in the daytime when I should be doing 'proper' stuff.
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)? Always love Captain Jack Sparrow, he just makes me smile each time I see him.
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud? The Little House series. A few years back in the Autumn/Winter CK was travelling a lot for work so some evenings the children and I would come back from school, get into jammies and snuggle up in my bed after dinner and read out loud. Bliss.
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school? Hate Hardy (heresy when living in the middle of Hardy country), not much time for Jane Austen and managed to write an end of term set piece on Watership Down by reading the blurb and listening to the song A LOT!
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge? Cheese for the cheese-addicted girl child, milk for the cereal-addicted boy-child and mother and red peppers (bell peppers) bc marinated peppers are my current big thing.
8) What time is bed time? Depending on the night, between 8:30pm and 01:30 am particularly if we factor in the whole 'napping on the couch before bed' thing.
9) What was the name of your first pet? First one I remember was 'Sandy Alexandra', a labrador/samoyed cross who stayed with me through the next 13 years and heard all my traumas and secrets as I waded through adolescence. There was a little short-haired foxie named Shannon in the family already when I arrived but I don't remember her.
10) Do you give in easily? Not often, depends on the situation. If I think it is worth the fight then I dig right in.
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing? Yellow makes me look sick but years ago a colourist person told me any colour can be worn by any person, you just have to get the shade right.
12) What is the oldest item you own? Other than the 50 yo husbandman? There is a collection of rocks and stones garnered from places we have been over the years. These are millions of years old so that collection would be it I reckon.
1. No
2. My mother told me no to the graduate and me and the boyfriend went anyway and we also put some spirits in out drinks. Well there was a fire alarm and there we were on the street with booze in our cokes and me sure that my mother was going to catch us! We lived just around the corner.... she did not but it was hard to enjoy the movie after that.
3. Oh! Shameless the BBC one- I have not seen the American one but we are hooked! Give this a go- it is so wrong and so funny!
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5. I have children and my mother always read us Winnie the Pooh, who I loved. The first time I tried they were not interested! But now there is a new wee-one in my life, time to dust off those books!
6. Silas Marner! Spelling???? Hated it!
7. Milk, Cheese, Jam
8. Why, are you stopping in? Anytime we can no longer hold the lids open but at least by 11..........zzzzzzzzzzz
9, Tigger. Tigger was a mean, mangey, unuttered, cat who lived with us when he was not out fighting and making red cat babies all over the place. This was the 50's cats and animals were kings! He was mean and loved to bite and chase me and my sister....
10. Why, what do you want? Why, what do you want? Why???Well, in that case...
11. Anything pastels...not big on blues and pinks or yaloow..
12. I was thinking the husband as well but I have some knick-knacks from the child hood- Oh! but I have a tin that belonged to my Grandmother from the first Chocolates giving to her by my grandfather...I love that tin.
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who?
no
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw?
That's lost in the mists of time.
3) Current guilty pleasure?
I have a solitary afternoon teatime with my book. Dinner's been late on a few occasions.
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)?
Drawing a blank on this one.
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud?
Any Robert Munsch. I saved our collection to read to the grandbabies.
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school?
Lord of the Flies in Grade 9.
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge?
18% coffee cream, cheese, 1% milk.
8) What time is bed time?
Whenever I feel like it. Could be 9:30 pm or 1:30 am, but I'm up at 5:30.
9) What was the name of your first pet?
Thomasina the cat.
10) Do you give in easily?
Yes, unless it's an important matter to me.
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing?
I can't wear yellow. At all.
12) What is the oldest item you own?
My great-grandmother's brass candlesticks, brought from the UK in 1900. Just polished them last week.
1) Did you ever write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who?
Barry Williams (aka Greg Brady)
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw?
Oh lordy I don't know, it was so long ago. I do remember being excited to see "American Gigolo" as it was the first movie showing male frontal nudity and I felt it was way past time for a little equality. Not that you could see anything though...
3) Current guilty pleasure?
Of late I am overindulging in sloppy, gooey Mexican food.
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)?
John Coffey in The Green Mile
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud?
No kids, but when I babysat my niece and nephew (now in their twenties) I read a fun little book called "Arty the Smarty" about a fish who dared to be different. They both remember it so well. I've promised to bequeath that book to whichever of them has a child first. (I suspect I will be dusting off that book for a long time!)
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school?
I really struggled reading Romeo and Juliet. In my opinion, Shakespeare is better when it's spoken/performed.
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge?
Milk, eggs, butter. Straight up boring, I know...
8) What time is bed time?
About 9 PM
9) What was the name of your first pet?
Ruffy
10) Do you give in easily?
Usually, yes, unless I'm channeling what my father called my inherited "block-headed limey" behavior.
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing?
Beige or yellow, plus some pastels. I'm far too pasty-white for most light shades. Makes me look dead.
12) What is the oldest item you own?
An old mantelpiece from the 1800s. My uncle helped clean out an old hotel in downtown Denver before it was demolished. The workers were told to take whatever they wanted, so he scored big time with the mantel and two antique parlor tables. He gave the items to mom, the family's antique junkie, and she left them to me. I really regret not knowing or remembering the name of the hotel. I've tried to do some research but all the people involved are gone now and I can't seem to discover much on my own.
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who?
Does Santa count?
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw?
The Fly.
3) Current guilty pleasure?
Peanut butter filled chocolate Reese’s bunnies
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)?
Han Solo
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud?
Who Will Tuck Me In Tonight? I like making different voices for all the animal characters.
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school?
The Crucible…ok it’s a play, but it was the most boring thing I ever read.
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge?
Cheese, bar-b-q sauce and eggs
8) What time is bed time?
11:00 PM
9) What was the name of your first pet?
Miss Daisy…..a black Labrador
10) Do you give in easily?
Yes and No, only when it’s something that doesn’t mean much in the whole scheme of things.
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing?
Nope, I’ll go for anything.
12) What is the oldest item you own?
My Bay (aka My Baby)….my very first baby doll. My mother brought her to my house when my daughter was born.
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who?
no
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw?
I watched "Fame" at a friend's house way back when VCR's were new. I think I was 7. My friends mom was much more "relaxed" than mine.
3) Current guilty pleasure?
Bi-Monthly Girls Night Out. I used to feel bad leaving the hubs with the kids. Not so much anymore.
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)?
I love Elinor Dashwood in the movie version of Sense & Sensibility. (the one with Emma Thompson)
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud?
From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school?
Old Man and the Sea. Ugh.....
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge?
Loaf of bread, container of milk, and a stick of butta....(who remembers that?! Anyone....anyone? Just me?) Honestly, we don't keep bread in the fridge so I'd switch that out with eggs.
8) What time is bed time?
10ish
9) What was the name of your first pet?
Pirulee....a black mutt that was a poodle-something else mix. He was named either after a Cuban movie character, or a popular Cuban candy...I can't remember which.
10) Do you give in easily?
depends...with my kids, no....with adults...sometimes.
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing?
tan or light yellow
12) What is the oldest item you own?
probably some Christmas ornaments
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who? Sadly, yes. I wrote a letter to River Phoenix and included a 4 leaf clover with it. Little did I know he would never really get that letter...
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw? Porky's....ha!
3) Current guilty pleasure? Reading Game of Thrones on the Kobo...just wish I had more time to read.
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)? Indiana Jones.....James Bond.....Jack Sparrow...it's a toss up.
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud? Twas the night before Christmas. We read it all year long.
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school? Never liked Shakespere....any of them.
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge? ketchup, mustard and mayonnaise
8) What time is bed time? 10pm
9) What was the name of your first pet? Brandy, a black springer spaniel poodle mix.
10) Do you give in easily? Depends, usually no.
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing? I hate yellow.
12) What is the oldest item you own? My first stuffed animal, a polar bear. It isn't white anymore. He's very well worn in and should be - he's 37 years old!
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who? Madonna in 1986. I told her that the next time she came to my hometown she could stay at our house. She never took me up on the offer.
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw? I believe it was Lethal Weapon. I was 11.
3) Current guilty pleasure? I like to watch Phineas and Ferb. When the kids are at school. that's some clever writing
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)? Probably John McClane from Die Hard (sensing a theme from my childhood?). He never gave up, even when his feet were all cut up from walking on glass and his wife had left him. And he kept his sense of humor. Yippee ki ay!
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud? The Cat in the Hat.
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school? Anything from my 17th Century Lit class in college. I hated that crap. Actually, I don't know if the professor ruined the material for me or if the material ruined the professor for me. It was by far the lowest grade I ever got in a college class and kept me from earning high honors at graduation.
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge? milk, ketchup, and hot sauce. Mostly for everyone else in the family.
8) What time is bed time? Lately it's been after 11, but it should be 10 if I am to be expected to get up in the morning.
9) What was the name of your first pet? Kudlow-a Siberian Husky that my young, goofy parents got shortly before I was born. They lived in an apartment. They soon realized that the dog didn't deserve apartment life and gave him to someone with a yard.
10) Do you give in easily? It really depends. Most things aren't worth fighting about, but I have a few deeply held convictions that I will go to the mat about.
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing? Yellow.
12) What is the oldest item you own? My husband's grandfather's baptism gown. All 4 of my kids wore it when they were baptized.
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who?- I think I wrote a letter to either Shaun Cassidy or Leif Garrett. Never got a response, whomever it was.
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw?- I remember my mom and aunt taking me to see 'Lady Sings the Blues' when I was really little.
3) Current guilty pleasure?- Playing a game called Slingo on Facebook. Dear lord, that thing sucks me in every time.
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)?- Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder)
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud?- My son and I both loved all of the 'pigeon' books by Mo Willems, 'Don't Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus', 'The Pigeon Finds A Hot Dog', 'Don't Let The Pigeon Stay Up Late'. I love that pigeon! And even though my son is almost 12, he still keeps the books and I'm pretty sure he still reads them from time to time.
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school?- The Illyad (sp?). I like mythology, but that was really long and drawn out and BORING.
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge?- Cheese, tortillas, milk
8) What time is bed time?- I shoot for 10, but it usually ends up being 11.
9) What was the name of your first pet?- I had a dog named Chico. Don't know what we did with him. Hmm...
10) Do you give in easily?- Depends on the situation and who I'm up against.
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing?- Yellow makes me look sickly.
12) What is the oldest item you own?- My grandfather's baby shoes.
littlemama, I remember that one! It was one of my favorite things on Sesame Street because my mom used to send me around the corner for stuff like that when I was 6!
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who? Mildred Burke who was a world champion lady wrestler. She wrote me back too. I think I still have it.
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw? My dad took us to questionable movies when we were kids, but I can't recall a specific R rated movie.
3) Current guilty pleasure? Duchy stem ginger cookies coated in dark chocolate.
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)? Agent Starling. I like strong female characters, but also confess a weakness for Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice.
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud? No kids.
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school? Anything I was FORCED to read.
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge? Milk, cheese, Miracle Whip
8) What time is bed time? 10 to 11
9) What was the name of your first pet? Timothy T Tomcat
10) Do you give in easily? depends on the situation
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing? White.
12) What is the oldest item you own? Hard to say, I have lots of vintage/antique stuff.
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who?
Not that I can remember.
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw?
I'm supposed to remember this? Oh wait.... I think I do know. I had a friend when I was in elementary school whose mother didn't monitor our tv viewing at all and in fact often let us watch totally inappropriate movies along with her. So it was either Howard the Duck or Blue Lagoon. I don't remember which came first.
3) Current guilty pleasure?
Hmm. I could say this homemade cinnamon bread that I'm eating but really that's just breakfast. Probably watching Once Upon A Time and knitting while the kids are napping. Honestly though, I don't feel very guilty about any of my pleasures.
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)? Aragorn or Samwise from LoTR. Or Margo Channing from All About Eve. Or Amelie. I am not the most decisive person on the planet.
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud?
My kids really respond to different kinds of books so I have different favorites for each. To read to my son, any of Robert McCloskey's picture books. I've got a real soft spot for One Morning in Maine and Time of Wonder. To read to my daughter I think my favorites have been the Ramona Quimby books.
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school?
Cannot for the life of me remember although I'm sure there was something I didn't like at the time.
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge?
Homemade jam, homemade horseradish mustard, and cheese of one kind or another (usually cheddar and romano and then various others depending on what I'm cooking).
8) What time is bed time?
Between 9 and 10.
9) What was the name of your first pet?
I was born into a family with two pets, a cat named Grayson and a dog named Jason. The first pet acquired when I was old enough to help care for it was a dog named Charlie Brown. The first pet of my very own was a gerbil named Belva that I got for my 7th birthday.
10) Do you give in easily?
Depends on the situation.
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing?
I don't look good in anything really pale. Other than that I'll wear pretty much any color, it's just about find the exact right yellow or green or whatever for my coloring.
12) What is the oldest item you own?
Not sure. Maybe the antique writing desk handed down from my grandma.
1) No.
2) The Godfather.
3) Girl Scout cookies.
4) Kathleen Kelly. [Meg Ryan in You've Got Mail]
5) No children.
6) Last of the Mohicans
7) Soy milk, mustard, jam.
8) 10:00 p.m.
9) Orange Juice. [a goldfish]
10) No.
11) Orange.
12) Antique desk from great grandfather's home.
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who? I'm not sure I remember. Mickey Dolenz of the Monkees?
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw? Behind the Green Door. I don't really remember it, though.
3) Current guilty pleasure? reading, lounging around in my pajamas, drinking wine.
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)? Every character Humphrey Bogart plays.
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud? We loved reading Maurice Sendak/Ruth Krauss "A Very Fine House" where "we're playing toesie-toesies on the wall wall wall."
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school? blessedly, I've wiped it out of my mind, I guess.
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge? Pickles, mustard, and a bottle of dry sherry.
8) What time is bed time? 10ish?
9) What was the name of your first pet? A cat named Petunia.
10) Do you give in easily? Yes, I think so.
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing? No.
12) What is the oldest item you own? Probably my family silver, which came to me from my mom, and dates from 1900.
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who?
No.
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw?
Too young to remember. My mom took me to them as a toddler. The ones that I most remember is seeing Deranged and The Exorcist when I was four. I'm still scarred. Not scared... scarred.
3) Current guilty pleasure?
Vanilla iced latte, skim milk, light ice.
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)?
Drawing a blank here...
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud?
I don't remember.
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school?
I feel like Ronald Reagan. "I do not recall."
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge?
Eggs. Four-year cheddar. Carrots.
8) What time is bed time?
Between 10 and 11.
9) What was the name of your first pet?
Hoover.
10) Do you give in easily?
That entirely depends on the situation. If it's unimportant, then sure. Otherwise, just try to break my stance.
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing?
Yes. Most.
12) What is the oldest item you own?
Other than my house (142+ years old), I own a variety of family heirlooms from the late 19th century, including a cast iron cooking pan and my great-grandmother's chair.
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who? I think it was probably Tom Jones.....I was in love!!
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw? Probably Saturday Night Fever....was Jaws R? Not sure which came first....
3) Current guilty pleasure? Schwann's chocolate peanut butter ice cream bars....they are hidden in the fridge, and I eat one (ok, two) every night when hubby goes to bed. They are so damn good......
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)? I have to admit to adoring Indiana Jones. He's hot, smart and funny.
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud? When my kids were little, there was a great book my mom (the librarian) suggested called (sp?) Tikki Tikki Tembo.....they would just giggle at the ryhming.....we read that a LOT. Also, (and I still do this, but now for the grands) The Polar Express - complete with hot chocolate in our mugs!
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school? I hated Truman Capote's In Cold Blood. I believe it was months that I could not sleep I was so afraid. It changed my world to think that you'd kill someone - I was quite naive I suppose.....it was physically difficult for me to read and comprehend.....awful.
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge? Wine, butter, cheese.....always.
8) What time is bed time? I try for 11:00....or sooner....rarely happens.
9) What was the name of your first pet? I think it was Mugs, a very hyper beagle.
10) Do you give in easily? Mostly - unless someone is hurting someone, then it is game ON.
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing? most of them actually.....I tend to wear a lot of black....so I'm not noticed? I also hear it is slimming (ha)!
12) What is the oldest item you own? I'm lucky in that my Mom has taken such good care of family items...and she has given me several. The one that I think is the oldest would be my grandmother's "knick knack" shelf. I remember it was old (given to her by her aunt?) when I was a little girl. When I visited, I "got" to dust it. It is very intricate and ornate.....silly me - Grandma was a smart cookie! She got her knick knack shelf dusted and only had to give ME a cookie!
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who? Rex Trailer. The Beatles. And I joined Tom Petty's fan club when I was 14 LMAO!
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw? I don't remember!
3) Current guilty pleasure? Eating things I ought not to be eating
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)? Snape, Snape, Severus Snape
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud? no kids, but my favorite book read to me by my parents and grandmother was "Make Way For The Ducklings"
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school? I don't think there was one!
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge? Butter, milk, eggs
8) What time is bed time? When I'm tired.
9) What was the name of your first pet? Can't say, it's one of my pw prompts ;-) After she died, though, I used to play with her ghost in the backyard. True story!
10) Do you give in easily? Yup, sometimes. Other times...not so much.
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing? Pink isn't my thing
12) What is the oldest item you own? Hmmm...probably the t-shirt from The Raft, a club I used to live at back in the early 80s
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? Michael Cole who played on the Mod Squad in the late 60's.
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw? Midnight Cowboy
3) Current guilty pleasure? American Preppers
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)? Rhett Butler
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud? It's been such a long time since I read to them! But reading Green Eggs and Ham to my grandchildren now!
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school? Lord of the Freakin Flies. Really? I hate that book.
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge? Butter, cheese, eggs
8) What time is bed time? 9:30 to 10 during the week and if I'm feeling like a rebel, 11 on the weekend!
9) What was the name of your first pet? A huge orange tabby cat I called Cocoa.
10) Do you give in easily? As I've "matured," being right/winning aren't a driving force for me.
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing? Red
12) What is the oldest item you own? A Minnie Ball from the Civil war.
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? No, I don't think so. I wasn't really into celebrities when I was a kid. Nor am I now.
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw? At the theater, one of the Rambo movies. I probably saw a few on video before that--videos came out when I was in high school, I think.
3) Current guilty pleasure? Sneaking to Taco Bell for a crispy taco, all by myself.
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)? Napoleon Dynamite. That whole movie is based on my childhood, I swear.
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud? Harry Potter series. I read the whole thing to my daughter before kindergarten, believe it or not. Also the little house on the Prairie books.
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school? I think I loved them all...
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge? Milk, cheese, eggs. We're pretty basic.
8) What time is bed time? Between 9 and 10. Have to get up early to drive the carpool!
9) What was the name of your first pet? Smoky. It was a black poodle that we all disliked.
10) Do you give in easily? Yes. Usually whatever is being debated is not that big of a deal for me to make a fuss. But when I do stand firm on something, people are generally taken aback--they are not used to my having an opinion.
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing? Yellow looks terrible on me.
12) What is the oldest item you own? I have an antique iron collection.
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who?
No, but I sure had crushes on David Cassidy (from the Partridge family) and Parker Stevenson (the dark-haired one from the TV "Hardy Boys" series)
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw?
Alien (I could have nightmares all over again if I were to think too much about this one)
Legally (of age) and on a date in a theater: "Bachelor Party" with Tom Hanks
3) Current guilty pleasure?
I'd say wine but I'm not having any right now... so I guess drinking coffee with lots of half-n-half (although I'm not having that, either!)
green tea is a little boring...
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)?
Catwoman in the old Batman movies
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud?
Goodnight Moon (for the youngest ones) and the first Harry Potter book was so much fun as a read-aloud when they were older
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school?
can't recall a truly bad book, but then I never read Moby Dick (thank you, Cliff Notes!)
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge?
Eggs, Milk, Cheese
8) What time is bed time?
Supposedly, 10pm...
9) What was the name of your first pet?
Pussywillow (a Siamese cat)
10) Do you give in easily?
Rarely. I'm stubborn.
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing?
Yellow, orange, gray
12) What is the oldest item you own?
The bureau and hutch that belonged to my husband's grandmother (and her father before her)... it used to have a fold-down desktop and drawers inside but the leather was rotted and some of the drawers were lost. We saw one like it on "Antiques Roadshow" that wasn't refinished poorly and it was worth $1,000. Of course, ours has been painted and then refinished poorly so it only has sentimental value. We call it "the grandma hutch."
1) Donny Osmond and Mark Spitz.
2) Friday the 13th, I think. 8th grade.
3) Gnosis raw chocolate. LOVELOVELOVE
4) Jason Bourne (Okay, okay, I admit it's because of the actor)
5) Heidi
6) The Return of the Native, Thomas Hardy. Hated it.
7) Whole milk, carrots, lettuce, hummus.
8) Tonight, it's 8pm. Normally 11ish. I'm just really tired.
9) Valkyrie. Our sweet Humane Society mutt, named after the Valkyries in the Thor comic books my little brother was reading at the time.
10) Only if chocolate is involved. Or key lime pie.
11) YELLOW
12) I have a pair of Etienne Aigner leather shoes I bought in 1980, in 10th grade.
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who? Barbra Streisand
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw? A double feature (remember those?) of M*A*S*H and The French Connection
3) Current guilty pleasure? Facebook games
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)? Inigo Montoya
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud? Where The Wild Things Are and Stellaluna
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school? Anything in the two college English classes I was forced to take.
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge? Way more than 3! I'll just pick some: cream cheese, salami, milk
8) What time is bed time? 10ish.
9) What was the name of your first pet? Pig-pig (a guinea pig)
10) Do you give in easily? Yes.
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing? Not really.
12) What is the oldest item you own? A round wooden box, decoratively carved and painted blue, which my great-grandmother brought from Norway in 1878. Most of the family's possessions were destroyed by fire in 1918 so I cherish this.
I totally forgot about "Fox in Socks" by Dr. Seuss! I like to read it aloud with voices -- the character who isn't a fox gets a southern gentleman voice (ala Shelby Foote).
@Janet: Make Way for Ducklings is one my mother loved. I still own a copy, along with many of his other books.
@littlemama: I remember! :) My other favorite sketch was the little boy who was sent to the store for 20 of something. He repeated it all the way... "twenty! twenty! twenty!" and then he got to the store: "I'd like TWENTY, please!" Ooops....
Actual;ly, I do have antique-y stuff in the house, but for some reason I interpreted Q 12 as referring to clothing. I don't know why. The oldest item I own is probably a late 18th century desk from my grandmother. And some really old stamp collections from Germany, in the 1840s.
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who?
Didn't ever write a letter, but I was a member of the Huckleberry Hound Fan Club - does that count?
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw?
I saw Dr. No when I was 8 ... movies weren't rated back then, but it was pretty racy for the times.
3) Current guilty pleasure?
Tetris on the ipad ... sure way to make 20 minutes pass in a jiffy.
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)?
Not going to commit - too many to limit my choice to just one.
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud?
Go, Dog, Go!
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school?
Lord of the Flies
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge?
eggs, cheese, and milk
8) What time is bed time?
Sometime between 10 and 12 on work nights (I get up at 5) ... 12 to 2 on the weekends.
9) What was the name of your first pet?
Florence
10) Do you give in easily?
I try to choose my battles wisely.
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing?
Not really, but I would never wear white pants.
12) What is the oldest item you own?
Probably a pair of Sheffield plate candlesticks.
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who?
Never been much of a fan girl. I remember getting teased for not knowing who Scott Baio was. Now we can all answer that question. In the 6th or 7th grade one of our assignments was to write a letter to someone we admired. I cannot not remember who I chose. I'd like to think it was Jimmy Carter, but I think I would have gotten something back if I ever sent it.
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw?
When I was about 4 yo, my parents went to the drive-in to see Midnight Cowboy. They thought I would fall asleep in the back, but apparently I bounced around in the car for 2 hours(pre- seat belts) asking "where are the cowboys?" I saw Jaws when I was 9. Still one of my favorites.
3) Current guilty pleasure?
Dr. Who.
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)?
Indiana Jones
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud?
Make Way for Ducklings. A Boston classic.
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school?
I was an English major so there were many. I have never been able to finish a Jane Austen novel, but what I really, truly loathed was theater of the absurd - Pinter, Ionesco, Beckett, etc.
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge?
Olivio, milk, parmegano reggiano
8) What time is bed time?
Midnight. It should be earlier.
9) What was the name of your first pet?
Whitney
10) Do you give in easily?
Less so since I became a parent.
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing?
Yellow
12) What is the oldest item you own?
You know, my mother is an antique dealer, so I'm sure I have older things, but I'm going to go with my grandmother's Scrabble game, circa 1967.
Also: how the hell did it get to be Wednesday already?
And: Jason Bourne
Hmm, the Color Yellow is getting a pretty bad rap today!
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who?
I only wrote one letter and it was to River Phoenix. I did get something back a long time after. It was a form letter of some kind.
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw?
Can't remember but I thought Dirty Dancing was pretty racy back then.
3) Current guilty pleasure?
Trashy TV
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)?
Lloyd Dobler
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud?
Esperanza Rising
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school?
I've had to read some VERY boring stuff for my master's in the past couple of years. Too hard to narrow it down.
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge?
Cheese, milk, taco sauce
8) What time is bed time?
around 11:00
9) What was the name of your first pet?
Molly
10) Do you give in easily?
Not usually
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing?
I don't look very good in red but I wear it anyway.
12) What is the oldest item you own?
Probably some antique dishes
3) Current guilty pleasure? glass of wine and a long list of design blogs
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud? Mandy, by Julie Andrews
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge? milk, half and half, and minced garlic
8) What time is bed time? 11:0o - 11:30
9) What was the name of your first pet? When I came into the family, there already existed Jack, our sweet English Setter, and Gray, an ornery cat.
10) Do you give in easily? No.
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing? Light blue.
12) What is the oldest item you own? My grandparents' dining room table and chairs - their first furniture purchase after getting married.
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who?
No, never.
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw?
Saturday Night Fever definately.
I wrote a movie review for the school newspaper, and they wouldn't print it.
Apparently I shouldn't have been there. ha!
3) Current guilty pleasure?
Potato chips...current, past and probably future.
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)?
Hmm, I loved the Scarlett Pimpernel.
"They seek him here, they seek him there...those frenchies seek him everywhere....."
Let 'em look. He's too smart for them!
Most of my favourite movies were inspired by books. In fact as a girl that was how I found books.
Pride and Prejudice with Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier...It's a book! Oh, it's written by someone called Jane Austen and she wrote other books. I was 11, who knew? Not anyone in my house.
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud?
The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear, just in the ubiquitous golden book, stands out.
Not because it was the best, but because it's the earliest one my 30 year old daughter, a librarian, remembers.
A couple of years ago she bought me a coffee cup with the illustration on it and tucked it into my christmas stocking...because it was such a lovely memory for her.
I read to my children a lot. Anything with Rhyme and rhythm and lovely language was a hit.
I remember a teacher in primary school reading us The Wind in the Willows every friday afternoon.
Loved it! Reading aloud to children is a gift you give them.
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school?
The Pearl by John Steinbeck.
...and now I love Steinbeck. I would list The Grapes of Wrath as one of my favourite 10 books...but as a 12 year old...the Pearl? Yuck.
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge?
Milk, cheese, butter.
I obviously have no Lactose tolerance problems.
8) What time is bed time?
Usually after 11pm, depending on what's going on.
9) What was the name of your first pet?
Cheeky...a daschhund.
10) Do you give in easily?
Yes...and no. I pick my battles. I don't sweat the small stuff.
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing?
Yellow...orange...who looks good in that?
12) What is the oldest item you own?
Hmm... I love old things, but I keep them for the memories not the age.
...and I've moved countries too many times to have been able to hold on to big items.
I have a victorian childrens book published in the 1860's called The Crosses of Childhood, or Alice and her Friends.
It was the first book I ever bought with my own money, in 1973.
Gosh those victorians were heavy on the morals...and threatening. Theirs was a vengeful god.
Every BAD child in the book gets carried off by scarlett fever and dies.
There's a lesson for a child!
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who?
Lord. No, but my friend and I did write something like hate-mail to Marilyn Mach vos Savant for using her high IQ to be a celebrity quiz-answerer.
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw?
Ordinary People with my minister father (my mother was aghast that he took a 10-year-old to see it).
3) Current guilty pleasure?
Daily peppermint mocha...sigh...
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)?
Flora Post from Cold Comfort Farm
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud?
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school?
The Old Man and the Sea
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge?
Mustard, Milk, Jam
8) What time is bed time?
8:30 for kids...and sometimes for me as well...
9) What was the name of your first pet?
Boomer and Zipper (each in the family before me)
10) Do you give in easily?
Only when I don't really care about the outcome...
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing?
Pink is my skin color, which means wearing it makes me look either naked or monochromatic.
12) What is the oldest item you own?
A few vintage furniture pieces and some amazing antique books. I'm not the right person to know exact dates, however.
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who?
Nope. Met Elvis once, though. Does that count?
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw?
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Sex But Were Afraid To Ask.
Or maybe Barbarella. Not sure
3) Current guilty pleasure?
I read fanfiction while eating peanut butter from the jar. But it's Adam's peanut butter.
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)?
Auntie Mame. Because life is a banquet, and most poor bastards are starving to death.
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud?
Douglas Adams Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I'm also fond of Fox in Sox.
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school?
The Scarlet Letter. Hawthorne is booooring. There, I said it. Also Black Elk Speaks. According to my Unci, Black Elk should not have spoken until he'd consulted his wife about a few important matters.
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge?
Until recently, my son.
I generally have real butter, lots of fancy mustard, and several kinds of dill pickle.
8) What time is bed time?
About midnight. Fall-asleep-on-the-sofa-time is closer to 10pm.
9) What was the name of your first pet?
Erm--not really a pet. When I was small, a coyote adopted me. In Lakota language, coyote is "sungmanitu". It is pronounced shooh-mah-eeh-too, with the terminal h as a nasalized glottal stop that non-speakers have a hard time hearing, I guess. I point this out because many people nowadays believe I have copied my childhood nickname from Kevin Costner's character in that movie he made. Were I a more secure sort, this probably wouldn't bother me.
Yeah. The coyote's name was Judy.
10) Do you give in easily?
No. I am dogged.
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing?
Prison Jumpsuit Orange
12) What is the oldest item you own?
Probably the house my ex-husband lives in. Sigh. I don't know how old my bear claw necklace is, but it might be older than the house. Do fossils count? If so, the oldest item I own is precambrian and snailish.
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who? nope
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw? probably The Godfather
3) Current guilty pleasure? Sudoku puzzles on paper. just started doing these. love. and Watching Chelsea Lately.
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)? Hoke the "chauffeur" in Driving Miss Daisy. but I love Nanny McPhee too. and so many others. hard to choose.
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud?
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school? maybe Shakespeare
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge? butter, eggs, cheese
8) What time is bed time? around midnight
9) What was the name of your first pet? Taffy the cat
10) Do you give in easily? not really
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing? orange, or grey
12) What is the oldest item you own? 2 pieces of cross stitch that my grandmother made in Germany or even back in Russia.
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who? President Ford - no, wait, that wasn't a fan letter, but a "why did you pardon Nixon?" letter. Anyway, I got the multi=page form letter back.
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw? No idea - I am too old.
3) Current guilty pleasure? Words with friends on FB. I challenge you!
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)? Atticus Finch....or Buddy the Elf. Depends on my mood.
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud? Island of the Blue Dolphins.
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school? Catcher in the Rye.
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge? Thai peanut sauce, puttanesca sauce, minced garlic.
8) What time is bed time? 9:30ish
9) What was the name of your first pet? Fluffy.
10) Do you give in easily? Nope.
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing? Orange, yellow.
12) What is the oldest item you own? A 1869ish zoetrope (Wheel of Life) or maybe a few of the coins in my coin jar.
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who?
Not that I remember.
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw?
Woody Allen's "Everything you always wanted to know about sex,but were afraid to ask". I was about 15 or 16.
3) Current guilty pleasure?
Stinger protein bars.. The chocolate peanut butter ones. I like to pretend they are healthy for me.
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)?
George Bailey and Mrs. Weasley.
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud?
Winnie the Pooh. The original one. I read it to them when our oldest was 8 and our youngest was 2. The 5 year old fell off the bed, he laughed so hard. And the 2 year old copied him.
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school?
Heart of Darkness. The horror! The horror!
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge?
Dijon mustard, Greek yogurt and old (really expensive) cheddar cheese.
8) What time is bed time?
Should be 10:00, but it's closer to 11:30.
9) What was the name of your first pet?
As a child? Kelly the dog. As an adult? Tubbs the cat.
10) Do you give in easily?
Depends who is asking and what they are asking for.
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing?
Orange. Although everyone says it's a good colour for me.
12) What is the oldest item you own?
Our house. Built in 1914. That's really old for Calgary.
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who?
Joan Sutherland the late, great Aussie opera singer. She wrote me back.
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw?
Don't recall.
3) Current guilty pleasure?
Dog the Bounty Hunter (...hanging my head in shame....it is a REALLY guilty pleasure...)
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)?
Ellen Ripley, hero of the 4 Alien movies
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud?
No children of my own, but I've read a lot of Dr. Seuss to a lot of little ones in my time, and it is always fun.
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school?
Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens. Still have a deep aversion to the guy.
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge?
Good Tillamook cheddar, Dijon mustard, butter
8) What time is bed time?
9'ish. And then again about 3:00 am. Probably again about 5....the apparently neverending joys of menopause.
9) What was the name of your first pet?
Felix
10) Do you give in easily?
Depends on the issue. Generally, much more easily than I used to.
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing?
Orange. Any shade. [As a slightly fanatical Duck fan, I proudly take up everybody's "no yellow" slack -- I wear lots of yellow.]
12) What is the oldest item you own?
My Irish great great grandmother's cross-stitch sampler, dated 1856, when she was 9.
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who? I don't think so, other than joining fan clubs (which I still do so that I know when the bands I like will be in town)
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw? Jaws? Was that R? My first PG was The Poseidon Adventure -- someone said "damn!"
3) Current guilty pleasure? Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups -- you can thank (or curse) me later!
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)? Inigo Montoya
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud? A Birthday for Frances
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school? Tie! Moby Dick/The Scarlet Letter
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge? Butter, heavy cream and cheese (sense a theme here? someone craves fat)
8) What time is bed time? 10ish
9) What was the name of your first pet? Charlie a toy poodle who was "stolen" from my grandmother's yard when we were out of town
10) Do you give in easily? Not if I'm right
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing? Yellow
12) What is the oldest item you own? I have my father's rocking chair and teddy bear and my mother's baby blanket circa 1936.
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who? Parker Stevenson, star of the Hardy Boys tv show. I still think he is dreamy.
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw? I don't remember.
3) Current guilty pleasure? Hershey Marshmallow Eggs.
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)? Wow, it's hard to pick one so I will go with Scarlett O'Hara. Smart, ambitious, and just wanted to be loved.
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud? No kids of my own so I will read anything my nieces and nephew want to hear.
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school? I specifically remember HATING Island of the Blue Dolphin and The Pearl.
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge? Diet Pepsi, butter, and cheddar cheese.
8) What time is bed time? I shoot for 11 p.m.
9) What was the name of your first pet? Desi, a beautiful border collie-samoyed mix and one of the best pets ever.
10) Do you give in easily? Depends - I rarely give in if I am the only one involved but I will give in to other people.
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing? Yellow.
12) What is the oldest item you own? I am the caretaker of a rocking chair that traveled by covered wagon from Ohio to Illinois many generations ago. It is passed to the oldest daughter of each generation.
1) Did you ever write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who?
Oh yeah...Donny Osmond, David Cassidy, Tony DeFranco, Bobby Sherman... Sadly, none ever wrote back.
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw?
The Deer Hunter
3) Current guilty pleasure?
I just finished off a box of Samoas. It allegedly held 7 servings of cookies; I think it's a single-serve box, but I made it last for 3 days.
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)?
Ralphie Parker
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud?
n/a
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school?
Anything by Jorge Luis Borges.
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge?
Eggs, mustard, jam.
8) What time is bed time?
11 or 12 (but it should be earlier)
9) What was the name of your first pet?
Daisy
10) Do you give in easily?
Depends on how strongly I feel about it.
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing?
Orange
12) What is the oldest item you own?
The table that sat next to my granddad's chair for as long as I can remember...and as long as my mom can remember.
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who?
No, never had the guts, but I did it would have been Shaun Cassidy.
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw?
Had to go back and look at ratings... Must have been Flashdance. I was suprised to see that the Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire were also rated "R". I never did see Saturday Night Fever which was the big first "R" for most of my friends.
3) Current guilty pleasure? not sure, probably need to find one...
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)? Pippi Longstocking, or Scarlett O'Hara
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud? Dr. Seuss. I'm terrible at reading aloud, but I can do his stories
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school? Can't think of anything I really disliked. I was one of those who always read everything that was assigned. One of the worst that I've tried to read in the past 15 years was Wicked. I just could not handle the sentence structure.
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge? Milk, butter, ketchup. I still have a toddler.
8) What time is bed time? 10 - 11
9) What was the name of your first pet? Mickey, and I've had several more Mickeys since...
10) Do you give in easily? NEVER
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing? White, and I'm not good with pink...
12) What is the oldest item you own? Books from the 1800's, not personal, just from antique stores. The oldest personal item that I think I own is a flower pot/figurine from my great, great grandmother from the 20's. I also have a Christmas Cactus that's been going (through cuttings) since at least the 50's from my grandmother.