Here is today’s Sunday Stealing:
1. The phone rings. Who will it to be?
My mother, or Jack and Jim, or Richard’s brother.
2. When shopping at the grocery store, do you return your cart?
Yep. We’re good citizens.
3. In a social setting, are you more of a talker or a listener?
Listener, unless it’s boring and then I leave politely (meaning, I leave the discussion, but not the social setting, as that’s generally rude).
4. Do you take compliments well?
Yes. Do you have a few for me?
5. Do you play Sudoku?
Do you like being kicked in the shins?
6. If abandoned alone in the wilderness, would you survive?
I’ve watched, peripherally, enough Bear Grylls, that it’s possible I might. Otherwise, I’m probably going to be the dead body everyone eats.
7. Did you ever go to camp as a kid?
I did! I learned what a parasite was (my skin got infected when I jumped – at the behest of the counselors – into a pool so green with algae, it was gross), bit a horse (because it was on my foot and wouldn’t freakin’ move), discovered that Wonderbread can sustain one through a week’s worth of yucky camp food, and came home with pneumonia.
And some people wonder why I don’t like to camp.
8. What was your favorite game as a kid?
Pretend – a kid’s imagination is a helluva thing to waste.
9. If a sexy person was pursuing you, but you knew she/he was married, would you?
He’d find a fist up his nose.
10. Could you date someone with different religious beliefs than you?
My husband is an agnostic and I believe in god. We were married by an Episcopalian minister, whose wife was an atheist. 15 years and we’re going strong.
11. Do you like to pursue or be pursued?
I do.
12. Use three words to describe yourself?
Sarcastic, 47 year-old, woman.
13. Do any songs make you cry?
Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
This is one of the pieces of music my mother used to play on piano and I cry because it brings back wonderful memories.
14. Are you continuing your education?
Not unless I wind up teaching myself something.
15. Do you know how to shoot a gun?
Yes. I’ve shot a sawed off shotgun, that nearly knocked me off my feet, a .44 Magnum, and a crossbow.
16. Have you ever taken pictures in a photo booth?
Yep.
17. How often do you read books?
Everyday. I read anywhere from one to three at a time. That does not account for the reading I do on the computer everyday.
18. Do you think more about the past, present or future?
I try to remember the good things about the past, I live day to day, and hope the best for the future.
Shere Khan the Tiger and Kaa the Python
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling.
20.What color are your eyes?
Hazel Blue, although sometimes they stray to a rather eerie looking pale blue at times.
21. How tall are you?
I’m tall enough to ride the rollercoaster at Disneyland.
22. Where is your dream house located?
How about that? I’m living in it! I don’t dream about dream houses anymore. It’s a waste of time. Besides, what could be better than a house you don’t share ownership with a bank.
23. If your house was on fire, what would be the first thing you grabbed?
I’d be sure to let the dogs and cat out, and from there, I’d get myself out. This is really not a scenario I like to think about. ‘Kay?
24. When was the last time you were at Olive Garden?
Last week. Richard had the all you can eat soup and salad and I had the chicken alfredo pizza.
25. Where was the furthest place you traveled today?
Down the street two blocks while walking the dogs.
26. Do you like mustard?
Sometimes. I go through spates during which there are times when I don’t care for mustard. And, I like calling it “mucktard”. Don’t ask where that came from because sometimes I just don’t know what’s going on with my own mind.
Severus Snape – and NO, that doesn’t mean I want to have dinner with Alan Rickman. If you’re going to MAKE me choose a famous person then it would have to be… Jason Isaacs.