How have I missed this? Great fun, and kudos to you, krissie, for the Reginald Hill mention.
1. WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR KITCHEN PLATES?
Flowers and fruits in autumn colors on cream, a wonderful old Johnson Brothers set I picked up for mere pennies at a yard sale years ago and would love to find more of.
2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
I was reading
A False Mirror by Charles Todd, but it's much too much like his other eight Inspector Rutledge books, so last night I switched to
A Place of Safety by Caroline Graham (an oldie but a goodie in the Midsomer Murders series, and the woman can
write.)
3. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
An antique map of the world. Very pretty.
4. FAVORITE BOARD GAME?
Scrabble. Now and forever.
5. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS?
Bus exhaust, and -- you should pardon the expression -- feces.
6. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING?
No-o-o-o-o-o-o. I want to sleep some more!7. FAVORITE COLOR?
Green, mostly the bluey-green teal shades.
8. LEAST FAVORITE COLOR?
Neon pinks. And orange. Hate orange.
9. HOW MANY RINGS UNTIL YOU ANSWER THE PHONE?
Six until the voice mail kicks in, one if I'm sitting at my desk.
10. FUTURE CHILD'S NAME?
No kids in my future unless I adopt . . . but my next cat may very well be named Emily.
11. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA?
Vanilla. You can always add the chocolate or caramel or butterscotch syrup for punch.
12. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST?
Oh,
yeah, baby. And I drive five-speed
stick. (Real women drive stick.)
13. WHAT IS UNDER YOUR BED?
Many storage boxes: a large plastic box with my Aran-knits sweaters, numerous pairs of shoes, and old tax records. I have a very high old-fashioned bed, under which you can stash a multitude of sins.
14. DO YOU LIKE THUNDERSTORMS?
Love 'em. Wind, noise, rain -- I'm there. And I love it when the wind goes "wuthering 'round the house."
15. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?
A dark red Ford Escort. Not the least snazzy, but dependable.
16. FAVORITE CURRENT TV SHOW?
Everything I like is in reruns or on tape, or on DVD from the library:
Blind Justice, Midsomer Murders, Inspector Morse, Dalziel &Pascoe, Law & Order (the mothership with Sam Waterston), and, of the new shows this season,
Shark. I'm just hanging in there until summer and the new season of
Rescue Me.
17. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI?
Yes, if they're coated with butter and lemon juice.
18. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Make-up artist for Ron Eldard? I'm kidding, I'm kidding! I write for a living, and, most of the time, I love what I do.
19. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY COLOR HAIR, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
I'm a redhead, so I'm content. Never knew a redhead who didn't love being one. ;D
20. IS THE GLASS HALF FULL OR HALF EMPTY?
Half full. Here's another poem for your kids, rducasey:
Twist the optimist and the pessimist
The difference is droll.
The optimist sees the doughnut
The pessimist sees the hole.21. FAVORITE MOVIE?
Oh dear. One?
Jaws, The Philadelphia Story, Gone with the Wind, All About Eve, Some Like it Hot, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, Stalag 17, Day of the Jackal, The Train, Schindler's List, 42nd Street, Swing Time, The Gay Divorcee, Follow the Fleet, Empire of the Sun, Woman of the Year, For Me and My Gal, The Wizard of Oz, Golddiggers of 1932, The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle, House of Sand and Fog, The Big Parade, The Wind (with Lillian Gish!), Ben-Hur (the 1924 silent version with Ramon Navarro), Birth of a Nation, Tootsie, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Terms of Endearment, A Letter to Three Wives, June Bride, Sabrina, Roman Holiday, The Man Who Came to Dinner. . . I give up!
22. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS?
Lord no, which is why I don't post as often as I should, or even as I'd like to. Fairly fast hunt 'n peck, since I'm not a trained typist.
23. FAVORITE ACTRESS?
It's a toss-up between the Hepburns (Kate and Audrey) and Ginger Rogers in the nine Astaire-Rogers films she made at RKO. Love that Ginge.
25. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
Baseball. . . and nothing else. I plan to go to my grave without having ever watched an entire football or basketball game.
26. YOUR SINGLE BIGGEST INTENSE PAIN?
My brother's death, ten years ago on his ^&%$#%% motorcycle.
27. KETCHUP OR MUSTARD?
Mustard, especially on a hamburger or a cheese sandwich.
28. HAMBURGER OR HOT DOG?
Hamburger. With lettuce, mayonnaise, fresh tomato, and the aforementioned mustard.
29. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON?
Autumn, hands down and going away.
30. THE BEST PLACE YOU HAVE EVER BEEN?
New York City, in autumn. The
best, and only 30 minutes away.
31. WHAT SCREEN SAVER IS ON YOUR COMPUTER RIGHT NOW?
Weird plumbing pipes that came with the Dell.
32. FAVORITE FAST FOOD?
Pizza, with mushrooms and extra cheese.
33. SINGLE OR PARTNERED?
Happily single.
34. ANY NICKNAMES?
Nope.