We love these things.

Who was the last person to call you baby?

The guy l'm hangin with. But l call him baby too, so we're even.

2. When shopping at the grocery store, do you return your cart?

I have to, it won't fit in the trunk.

3. If you had to kiss the last person you kissed, would you?

Gimme a reason not to and l'll give you three why l should.

4. Has someone ever sang a song to you?

DUDE!!! NEVER EVER! Where's John Cusack when you need him. Oh wait, he didn't sing. Well, nobody ever rocked a Peter Gabriel song ala boombox under my bedroom window either.

5. Do you play Sudoku?

l'm a smart chick. Therefore, l have a number of better ways to spend my time and intellect.
(2010 edit: l'm completely and utterly addicted to it now.)

6. If abandoned alone in the wilderness would you survive?

Oh hell yeah. l might be grumpy tho.

7. If your house was on fire, what would be the first thing you would do?

Me, my cat, my art, my writing, and first but mentioned last, the two memoir books my mother made me.

8. Who was the last person you shared a bed with?

The sweetheart l'm hangin with. We don't get to share a bed as often as l'd like, but he says he'd never get to work on time, and he's right. lt's a weird mixed compliment.

9. Who do you text the most?

Brooke, usually. Lately upstaged by the guy l'm hangin with.

10. Who last said they loved you?

My boy Mike. l love him so much. He's my best guy friend.

11. What color are your eyes?

Gray and green.

12. How tall are you?

5'5" and a half. The half counts. l used to be five six until l had a compression fracture and lost half, swingin on some rope swing in a graveyard and falling off when l was eighteen. l called my mom from the hospital and she told me to take two aspirin and come home. She figured out later it was actually for real.

13. Do you like your parents?

Oh, hell yes. They are the most engaging, interesting, astute people l could ever hope to know. l have 'mom' and 'dad' tattooed on my feet. l told em they were the only tattoos they could never bitch about. l have a sneaky feeling they're flattered.

14. Do you secretly like someone?

lf l like someone it's never a secret. THEY may not realize it, but that's not cuz l haven't been giving them clues. Big ones.

15. Why did your last relationship end?

Long distance.  Too hard.

16. Who was the last person you said you loved on the phone?

Mom.

17. Favorite ex-Beatle?

Are there any *current* Beatles?

18. Where was the furthest place you traveled?

Probably Australia. Then Kenya, Belgium and Malaysia.  lndia too, for a short bit.

19. Do you like mustard?

Hot and spicy baby.

20. Do you prefer to sleep or eat?

Sleep. l have the BEST DREAMS.

21. Do you look like your mom or dad?

l looked like my dad for a long time - strong fucking genes - but my smile is what makes me resemble my mom now. We hate that our smiles are so gummy, but we have great ones.

22. How long does it take you in the shower?

Generally about fifteen/twenty minutes. Unless l'm shaving.

23. Can you do splits?

Yeah. But it hurts when l do it now. And you better be promising me gifts to do it.

24. What movie do you want to see right now?

The final conclusion to the Resident Evil series. And Knocked Up.

25. What did you do for New Year's Eve?

Sat on my ass and drank beer alone. What can l say, it just wasn't that big a deal.

26. Do you think The Grudge was crappy?

l loved it. Scared the shit out of me, great acting on the part of the non-American actors. But l love Michelle Gellar, l have a thing for Buffy.

27. Was your mom a cheerleader?

Yes. Head cheerleader. Turned bohemian world traveler. From Waco, no less.

28. What's the last letter of your middle name?

T. 

29. How many hours of sleep do you get a night?

That all depends on whether or not l'm getting laid.

30. Do you like care bears?

What am l, five?

31. What do you buy at the Movies?

Um..... movies?  Oh, you mean the theater.  l go maybe once a year now, if that.  But l'm a sucker for the nachos.

32. Do you know how to play poker?

Oddly l seem to be a natural, which is weird when my entire strategy is to bluff when l'm down and pretend to be low when l'm high. But it works. Which is good when my step-family does nothing but drink and play poker.  lt's also fun to play penny poker with seniors.

33. Do you wear your seatbelt?

Hell yeah, dude. The idea of breaking a windshield with my head isn't fun.

34. What do you wear to sleep?

Um, nothing?

35. Anything big ever happen in your town?

Depends on which town. The whole Davidian standoff in Waco happened on my birthday when l was there. Nairobi's embassy got bombed, and l was present when its Minister of Agriculture, Ouko, was murdered.  l got caught in those riots one day and teargassed. The Olympics in Atlanta was bombed.  Seattle had WTO.  Pick a town. l've seen some weird shit.

36. Is your hair straight or curly?

Currrrrrly.

37. Is your tongue pierced?

Used to be. Went to jail, they made me take the jewelry out, and it was closed up when l got out.

38. Do you like Liver and Onions?

l try to. But it never happens. l like the onions.

39. Do you like funny or serious people better?

Both. No comparison.  But if a person is so serious they can't make me laugh, then l'll go with funny.  l need humor in my life and lots of it.

40. Ever been to L.A.?

For like a day or two. lt blew.  l hated it.  Too much superficiality for me.  Ugh.

41. Who or what is on your mind right now?

Well, duh. Sex.

42. Any plans for tonight?

l'm answering this survey. 

43. What's your favorite song at the moment?

Dunno.

44. Do you hate chocolate?

Wtf? Who "hates" chocolate?!

45. Are you in college?

No.

46. Do you need a boyfriend/girlfriend to be happy?

lf l did, l wouldn't be all that healthy now, would l.

47. If you could have any job what would it be?

Hip hop dancer or choreographer.

48. Are you easy to get along with?

Unless you piss me off.

49. What is your favorite time of day?

Beer o'clock.

50. Are you a generally happy person?

Yeah. l dig life. And me.