Showing posts with label 50 Questions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 50 Questions. Show all posts

12.20.2006

Fw: Holiday Do You Know Me...

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate?
Egg nog bourbon punch. It packs a wallop and allows me to bear spending the holidays with entire family...

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just set them under the tree?
Wrapped under the tree, as I have a tendency to peek.

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? I
Colored? Too retro. All white darling.

4. Do you hang mistletoe?
Yes. Picked up this tradition from T's family. Nothing like making out with him in front of 50 relatives at annual holiday fete to turn him bright red!

5. When do you put your decorations up?
If I have time, the first week or so of December.

6. What is your favorite holiday dish?
Tie: My mother's Spinach Madeline and my father's homemade gumbo.

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child:
The year my father built me a dollhouse in the dining room. He wouldn't let me in there for a week while he put it all together.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa?
I figured it out when I found my mum's holiday stash. I don't know--age 6 or 7?

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
Not normally. Maybe if with one portion of family that we won't get to see on Christmas day.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree?
Special ornaments we collect in our travels or from friends & family, with shiny red or gold balls to bring consistency.

11. Snow! Love it or dread it?
Great for skiing; cruddy for getting to work. (I'm from the deep south people. 50 degrees is artic. We are not snow people...)

12. Can you ice skate?
Yes, but very poorly. Adds to my bruise collection.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift?
Dollhouse and diamond necklace from T. from Tiffany's; any gift from my Mother--her gifts are always thoughtful and sentimental.

14. What’s the most important thing about the holidays for you?
Quality family time. And drinking. Can't forget the drinking.

15. What is your favorite holiday dessert?
Bread pudding, but that's not exactly Christmassy...that's just the time of year when I usually break down and eat it.

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?
Decorating the tree (esp. if with family and or friends); midnight church services.

17. What tops your tree?
A sterling silver cross...I broke my angel. Oops.

18. Which do you prefer, giving or receiving?
Giving. Hands down.

19. What is your favorite Christmas song?
"Baby It's Cold Outside."

20. Candy canes! Yuck or yum?
Love the soft candy canes--I think they are called "Bob's"--they have the lion on the container...

21. Favorite Christmas movie:
It's a Wonderful Life, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, White Christmas, Holiday Inn--the norms.

22. Favorite Christmas Cartoon:
A Charlie Brown Christmas, Rudolph

*Thank you for the Christmas cheer Scarlet! Chicago, Illinois*

12.12.2006

Re: All About Me

When is your birthday?
Today.

When was the last time you went to the bathroom outside?
Mardi Gras, about 5 years ago

Family member you most resemble?
I'm a pretty even mix of both my parents...

Do you own your own Bible?
Yes.

Do you wear deodorant?
Always.

When was the last time you tripped and fell?
Pick any day. Call me Grace.

Where was the last place you slept besides your home?
A friend's apt. and my Dad's house during Thanksgiving.

What are you listening to?
Legal minds at work.

Have you ever started an uncontrollable fire?
No.

Ever run out of gas on the road?
No.

Would you rather cut the grass or rake the leaves?
Cut the grass.

What is the last thing you downloaded onto your computer?
Some stupid You Tube video that a friend's husband forwarded to me.

Last time you swam in a pool?
On my honeymoon in Mexico last June.

Have you ever been in a school play?
Grease.

How many kids do you want?
Two.

Type of music you dislike most?
Depends on the day and my hormone levels.

Are you registered to vote?
Yes.

You have cable?
Digital; hard to imagine life without it

Ever prank call anybody?
Years ago--maybe in middle school.

Would you go bungee jumping or sky diving?
Sky diving. Really want to!

Do you have a garden?
Last year we had one (when we lived on the farm).

What's your favorite comic?
Non Sequiter, Calvin & Hobbes, Scooby Doo.

Bath or Shower?
Bath to relax, shower to get clean.

Best movie you've seen in the past two weeks?
The Da Vinci Code

Best pizza topping?
Pepperoni.

Peanuts or popcorn?
Cashews.

Orange Juice or apple juice?
Apple juice (orange juice is too acidic for me unless it's in a Mimosa)

When was the last time you voted at the polls?
This past November.

When was the last time you ate a homegrown tomato?
This summer.

Ever order anything from an infomercial?
Yes, Proactive Solution a few years ago.

Sprite or 7-Up?
Sprite.

Have you ever had to wear a uniform to work/school?:
I had a uniform (plaid jumper) all throughout high school.

Ever thrown up in public?
Not that I can remember... (That doesn't mean it didn't happen; just that I don't remember...)

Would you prefer being a millionaire or find true love?
Who says you can't have true love with a millionaire?

Believe in love at first sight?
Love, maybe. Lust, definitely.

Who was the last person you visited in a hospital?
T's great aunt.

What do you think about most?
T. Bills. Dogs. Work. Travel. Shoes.

Favorite form of travel?
Any type. Plane, train, camel. Whatever will take me somewhere else.

If you could have one magical power what would it be?
To make people care, and not to take people for granted.

SOME STRANGE QUESTIONS:

Something within 5 feet of you:
Bella and Zoe Catherine. Lots of dog hair on floor (Blah!)

Is your hair long enough to chew on?
Not at the moment. Just got a trim.

Least favorite color?
Orange & green combo

Ever had Dippin' Dots?
Yes

Ever played an instrument?
No. Sadly, don't have a musical bone in my body.

Ever been to a palm reader?
Yes. In NYC. I pissed her off & she got evil on me!

Last Pez dispenser you purchased?
Years ago.

Ever photograph something that was dead?
Not sure.

Are you ready for the holiday season?
Emotionally-yes; physically-no.

Current disappointment:
The fact that I still haven't finished a legal memo I am working on--answering funny questionnaires instead...

*Thanks for the questionnaire Nancy P., Lexington, KY!

9.27.2006

50 Questions

This is what you are supposed to do, and try not to be LAME and spoil the fun! Just give in and do it. Copy, not forward, this entire e-mail and paste it into a new email. Change all the answers so that they apply to you then send this to a whole bunch of people you know *including* the person who sent it to you. Put your last name in the subject. The theory is that you will learn a lot of little known facts about your friends. It is a fun and easy 50 questions to answer.

1. FIRST NAME? None of your business

2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? My grandmother, her grandmother, etc. etc.

3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? Tuesday morning.

4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? It's okay.

5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCHMEAT? Honey ham?

6. KIDS? Not yet. Maybe never.

7. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Maybe. I'm a tad moody.

8. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL? Occasionally.

9. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? Moi? Never.

10. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? No. They left me for being moody.

11. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Yes, but really want to go sky diving more.

12. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Don't eat much cereal. Like Cream of Wheat in the winter.

13. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Yes.

14. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Physically, no, but don't underestimate the power of adrenaline. Emotionally, yes.

15. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Haagen Daz Coffee, hands down.

16. SHOE SIZE? 7.5-8

17. RED OR PINK? Red

18. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? Thighs & nose. It's a tie.

19. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My grandparents & Barkleigh, my yorkie.

20. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? Of Course!

21. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Wearing a brown tweed skirt & brown leather spectator pumps

WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? radio in my office & construction workers clomping around in architecture firm upstairs.

24. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? No idea.

25. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SMELL? T's ancient polo cologne (reminds me of when we first met); warm baking bread, my mom's fudge in the oven...

26. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Mum.

27. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO? Eyes.

28. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Yes!

29. FAVORITE DRINK: Iced chai with skim milk. Green tea with lemon.

30. FAVORITE SPORT? LSU & UK football; tennis; golf

31. HAIR COLOR? Dark Blond

32. EYE COLOR? Blue

33. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Had them since I was 7. I'm legally blind without them.

35. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDING? Happy endings.

36. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? "North Country" on HBO.

37. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Brown sweater to match tweed skirt & pumps.

38. SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer. Raised in the heat and I like it that way.

39. HUGS OR KISSES? Kisses.

40. FAVORITE DESSERT? Key Lime Pie (summer) or warm bread pudding--NO raisins!!! (winter)

41. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? n/a

42. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? n/a

43. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING? "The Judgment of Paris" by Ross King (about the birth of Impressionism)

44. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Tulane Alum Assn.

45. WHAT DID YOU WATCH LAST NIGHT ON TV? Don't remember. Couldn't have been that good, as I fell asleep watching it.

46. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SOUND? Waves crashing on shore.

47. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Rolling Stones (Going to see them at Churchill Downs this Friday!!! Yeah!)

48. THE FURTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Copenhagen, Denmark but this is a trick question, as Denmark was home for a few years...

49. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? I'm not only an attorney and a calligrapher; I'm also a smart-ass.

9.17.2006

X Marks the Spot

Supply your own answers and annoy the sheeet out of all your friends who have gotten this e-mail ten zillion times in one version or another...

Place an X by all the things you've done, or Remove the x from the oneyou have not, and send it to all of your friends(including me). BE HONEST!!!!!This is for your entire life - Have you ever:

(x) Smoked a cigarette
(x) Drank so much you threw up
() Crashed a friend's car
() Stolen a car
(x) Been dumped
() Shoplifted
() Been laid off/fired/dormant company
(x) Quit your job
(x) Been in a fist fight (in second grade with a girl named Rachel...can't remember her last name)
() Snuck out of your parent's house
(x) Had feelings for someone who didn't have them back
() Been arrested
() Gone on a blind date
(x) Lied to a friend
() Skipped school
(x) Seen someone die
() Been to Canada
(x) Been to Mexico
(x) Been on a plane
(x) Been lost (ummm, daily?)
(x) Been on the opposite side of the country
(x) Gone to Washington, DC (lived there for a while)
(x) Swam in the ocean
(x) Felt like dying
(x) Cried yourself to sleep
(x) Played cops and robbers
() Recently colored with crayons
(x) Sang karaoke
(x) Paid for a meal with only coins (they love me at Wendy's...)
(x) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't
(x) Made prank phone calls
(x) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose
(x) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
(x) Danced in the rain
(x) Written a letter to Santa Claus
(x) Been kissed under mistletoe
(x) Watched the sun rise or set with someone you care about
(x) Blown bubbles
(x) Made a bonfire on the beach
(x) Crashed a party
(x) Gone roller-skating
(x) Gone Ice-skating
(x) Watched the clouds and tried to figure out what they were shaped like

Any nicknames? Leigh-Leigh, B.L.

What is your favorite drink? Iced Chai with skim milk.

Tattoos? None

Bodypiercing? Ears, used to have my belly button pierced.

How much do you love your job? I plead the fifth.

Birthplace: Louisiana

Favorite vacation spot? Florida/Mexico

Future destination of Choice? Tour of the Greek isles; Singapore; Egypt; Back to Paris...

Ever been to Africa? Not yet.

Ever steal any traffic signs? Probably when we were in high school. Think my brother used one as a coffee table for a while...

Ever been in a car accident? Yes

2 Door or 4 Doors? 2 in the Bronco, 4 in the Volvo

Salad dressing? Basalmic vinegrette.

Favorite pie? Key Lime, Anna's Brown Sugar

Favorite number? 12 and 7

Favorite movie? Lots. Breakfast at Tiffany's, Dr. Zhivago, Steel Magnolias, Sliding Doors, the BBC version of Pride and Prejudice with Colin Firth, the Thin Man series.

Favorite holiday? Christmas or Thanksgiving, whenever I get to see my Mum & eat her spinach madeline.

Favorite food? All of it. Sushi especially these days.

Favorite day of the week? Saturday. Get to sleep in and get everything done that didn't get taken care of during the week.

Favorite brand of body soap? Ivory

Tooth paste? Whitening paste (no gel!)

Favorite smell? Rain.

What do you do to relax? What's that?

Message to your friends reading this? Wasssup.

How do you see yourself in 10 years? Sucessful CEO and maybe a mum.

What do you do when you are bored? Watch old movies and organize things.

Furthest place you will send this message? New Orleans

Who will respond the fastest? ?

Least likely to respond? ?

What time is it now? 10:19 pm