colector: [JournalWriting] More about me!

I am a HUGE fan of these little survey things! I used to drive friends nuts with sending them around. It's been a while since I've completed one....

1. What is your occupation?
I'm an almost-full-time student (FINALLY completing my undergraduate degree!) and a freelance copyeditor

2. What color are your socks right now?
Black

3. What are you listening to right now?
Motionfm.com Lounge - current song is Bleu My Mind/Nightmares on Wax

4. What was the last thing that you ate?
A sticky-gooey pecan treat from a pastry tray in the office kitchen. My tummy hurts now! I knew I should have stuck to my breakfast apple....

5. Can you drive a stick shift?
Yes, although I left the car behind when I left my ex. I miss driving, but not THAT much (particularly when there's a foot of snow on the ground in Chicago!).

6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
At times I'd be red or fuschia, but I suppose on a more daily basis I'd be some shade of soft blue.

7. Last person you spoke to on the phone?
My mom

8. How old are you today?
31

9. Favorite drink?
Water, good beer, or Smoking Loon pinot noir

10. What is your favorite sport to watch?
Baseball or football

11. Have you ever dyed your hair?
Oh yes!

12. Pets?
Eve the dog - she's the best!

13. Favorite food?
I can never pick just ONE food! I love pizza, Thai food, my tomato-vegetable casserole, steak, salmon, any kind of veggies, calamari, creme brulee...ooh, stop me now!

14. What was the last movie you watched?
Click with Adam Sandler - it was cute.

15. Favorite holiday of the year?
I like Thanksgiving a lot. I love to cook!

16. What do you do to vent anger?
Sometimes I scream, sometimes I cry, and sometimes I write.

17. What was your favorite toy as a child?
I loved my dress-up clothes and, always, books.

18. What is your favorite, fall or spring?
Those are my two favorite seasons! I can't choose. I love the beautiful colors and smells of fall, and I love the freshness and emerging new beauty of spring. Perfect dichotomy.

19. Hugs or kisses?
Both, please!

20. Cherries or Blueberries?
I love them both but think I'd choose cherries.

21. Do you want your friends to email you back?
Sure!

22. Who is most likely to respond?

23. Who is least likely to respond?

24. Living arrangements?
Hi-rise one-bedroom apartment on the 7th floor with my doggie.

25. When was the last time you cried?
Yesterday

26. What is on the floor of your closet?
Shoes and a laundry basket in my bedroom closet, and I'm in the process of cleaning out my hall closet. LOTS of memories in there.

27. Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending this to?
I'm only sending it to the group.

28. Favorite smells?
Dryer sheets, rain.

29. What did you do last night?
Had class, then went to a little dive bar for a beer and then home to order pizza. Watched the news about the horrors at the NIU campus. So sad.

30. What inspires you?
Creativity and passion

31. What are you afraid of?
Loneliness

32. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers?
Cheese

33. Favorite dog breed?
Eve breed - which is some sort of border collie mix.

34. How many years at your current job?
I've been working this particular freelance gig since October, but I've been an editor for eight years.

35. Favorite place you've ever been?
Venice, Florence, Paris, London, NYC, and Baltimore

36. How many states have you lived in?

I was born in Illinois, then moved to Nebraska, then to Ohio where I grew up. Went to college for a year in Indiana and then moved to Chicago for my second year and never left. So, that's four!

37. Favorite day of the week?
Friday and/or Sunday

38. Ever driven motorcycle or heavy machinery?
I have been on a motorcycle and have driven a scooter (Vespa).

39. Who's your favorite NFL team?
The Bears, of course!

40. Do you have a house phone that is not cordless?
No house phone, just a cell.

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