Said I wasn't going to do any more of these for a while...so I lied..well, not lied per se, so much as I didn't know I'd wake up at 2am and not be able to get back to sleep, and I need something to do, cos' who wants to stay up and watch infomercials?
A TO Z MEME:
A--animals:
Three cats. But, I've owned pets all my life, and have had cats, dogs, rabbits, a guinea pig, turtles, chameleons, a mouse, a pigeon and a goldfish, all in the last 49 yrs. And, I've worked in stables and a kennel..and hung around Holstein cows a few times.
B--baked goods;
Ey? Well, I'm partial to donuts, and I like crossants, brownies and cinnamon buns.
C--coffee, how do you like it?
light (lots of milk or cream) and no sugar, never-ever-ever any sugar, bleh.
D--dad's nickname?
My dad was a heavy smoker from his teenage years, and went by the moniker of "Smokey," most of his life.
E--eating place?
I've just moved here, I don't have a favourite restarant yet. The only place I've gone in to sit down and eat is McDonald's. Back in the Adirondacks-Green Mountains, I'd say that was either Roma Italian resturant in Whitehall NY, The Wooden Soldier diner in Fair Haven Vermont, or The Pepper Mill in South Glens Falls, NY.
F---favorite films?
Oh, that's tough. Comedy, that would be Arsenic and Old Lace or The Out of Towners (with Jack Lemon). Sci-fi would have to go to the original Star Wars film, Western is True Grit or Stagecoach, Drama is Anatomy of a Murder, Suspense is Vertigo.
G--greatest band of all time?
Don't laugh, but I have to say The Glenn Miller Orchestra. No one has ever been able to effectively duplicate Miller's unique sound. There's a lot of current and recent bands I like, and bands from all the decades I lived in, but, as a lover of music, I have to go with Miller.
H--hand-me-downs, have you ever worn them?
After mum lost so much weight after she got ill, she did give me some of her jackets and sweaters. Usually tho', I was too fat for hand-me-downs, alas. I do wear second-hand clothing, and don't have a problem with it. Only bourgeois snobs and ungrateful, shallow little people, who are too stupid to appreciate how truly lucky they are to be able to purchase only new clothing, feel wearing used items is a put down, I believe.
I--Intellect or Beauty?
Well, wonky as it is, still...I rather like my brain. And, I'm ugly as sin, so I'll go with intellect..after all, it takes a certain amount of intelligence to truly appreciate beauty, doesn't it?
J--Job?
For the first time in several years, I haven't got one. I was forced to quit working when I injured my hip-back at the end of August. Can't telemarket when you can't sit in a chair for more than a few minutes.
K--K-Mart or Macy's? (That's like Asda or Herrod's, if you're British)
I like Macy's, very much. My parents used to shop there sometimes, and I've been to Macy's in New York, but...my budget is usually K-mart...and their stuff isn't all that bad, nicer than Walmart, at any rate.
L--longest plane or car trip?
Egypt. Coming back, including wait time on the tarmac, we were 12 hours on a plane...and I was on week 2 of a very bad case of traveler's illness.
M--Milkshake flavors?
Coffee or strawberry or peppermint.
N--Nastiest thing you ever did?
Change mum's adult nappies after she had a severe case of the runs. Hey, you asked.
O--One wish for yourself:
Oh, I dunno'. Maybe to live in the UK, so I can meet my friends, see great theatre, and watch Dr Who the night it airs for the first time, ha-ha.
P--phobias?
I don't have any big phobias that I'm aware of, but my milder one's include: fire, spiders, walking on bridges. I have put out fires, dealt with spiders and walked on bridges..but I haven't liked it very much, and I was a little scared.
Q--quote:
"Do you have bad credit, or just bad taste?"...Carson Kressley.
R--room you are in?
Bedroom
S--song you last listened to?
Ruby by The Kaiser Cheifs, I think.
T--today's weather forecast:
I haven't a clue, I didn't watch the weather forecast today. It's either going to be sunny or cloudy, and probably in the upper 40's F, or low 50's F, if nothing significant has changed things.
U--UFO's, do you believe?
Erm--who's to say what is and what isn't? I have no idea, but I'm keeping an open mind about it.
V--vegetable choices?
Cauliflower, brussell sprouts, petite peas, sweet corn, carrots, green beans, zucchini (courgette), rutabaga (swede), eggplant (aubergine), cabbage, lettuce, broccolli, potatoes, onions, sweet potatoes/yams, butternut squash.
W--worst meal:
On some boat in Egypt...the upstairs was a seafood restaurant, the downstairs was a TGI Friday's of all things. I had travller's sickness, and we had to hit the seafood resturant...there's nothing good about the fact that you don't particularly like fresh seafood (short of fish and chips), that you have the travller's bug, and you have to look down at a tiny little whole fish, that hasn't been deboned or anything...a fish with bug eyes, staring up from your plate at you. Bleh!
X--X-Box, Nintendo or Playstation?
I've never used X-box or Playstation...I've only had NES and Super NES. I liked that. I never was seriously into video games, not really my thing.
Y--your favorite things?
Dr Who, horses and most other animals, nature, history, theatre, music, books-reading, writing, travelling, board games, hanging out by the water or in the mountains, a nice conversation over a good cup of coffee, milking cows, learning stuff.
Z--zip code of the town you grew up in: (postal code)
122-4