swiped

I'm totally swiping this from Leesepea at But Wait, There's More and she stole it from Tense Teacher...

1. Song that always makes you sad?
Drowning Man by U2 or The Ballad of Emmet Till by Bob Dylan

2. Last thing you bought?
Annie Lennox's Songs of Mass Destruction, blue cords, pencil cases.

3. Last person you argued with?
one of my students admitted to trying to push my buttons, does that count?

4. Do you put butter before putting the peanut butter on?
no, that would be slimy!

5. One of your stuffed animals’ names as a kid?
I had some black & whate stuffed animals, a panda, a penguin and a zebra which were gifts from my favorite priests.

6. Did you ever at one time own a Barenaked Ladies CD?
I own many because I LOVE them.

7. Favorite day of the week?
Today - most days - regardless of whichever day it is.

8. Favorite sundae topping?
Hot fudge.

9. Did you take piano lessons?
no, but my sisters all did.

10. Most frequent song played?
I played Big Girls Don't Cry by Fergie and Sorry by Madonna each about ten times

11. T.V. show you secretly enjoy?
Beauty & the Geek and Friends

12. Would you rather play basketball or hockey?
ice, ice baby... hockey all the way.

13. Date someone older or younger?
I dated a man fifteen years older and when I was 25, I dated a guy who was just turning 21; currently my rule is no more than 10 years older or younger. That's because of Ben... he is 14 years younger and hot hot hot.

14. One place you could travel right now?
Travel sounds great! I’d love to go anywhere - especially to visit my sisters.

15. Do you use umbrellas?
not so much, although I used to regularly bust it out.

16. Do you know all the words to the Canadian national anthem?
not all of them, most of them. Beauty, eh?

17. Favorite cheese?
fresh.

18. The Smith’s or The Cure?
oooh, that's tough... I loved the lyrics of The Smiths but the Cure seemed more melodic...

19. Do you prefer blondes or brunettes?
why are redheads always left out???

20. Best job you ever had?
this particular teaching position is the best professional collaborative experience I've ever had.

21. Did you go to your high school prom?
My own? No. I chaperoned one, though and had a date and all the typical prom stuff...

22. Perfect time to wake up?
when I naturally wake up.

23. Perfect time to go to bed?
when I get the drifty-feeling.

24. Do you use your queen right away in chess?
is that a bad thing? Backgammon is more my style!

25. Ever been in a car accident?
nothing at all serious.

26. Closer to mom or dad…or neither?
since mum died when I was six, I'll go with Dad.

27. What age is this exciting life over for you?
I'm not sure I understand... I don't know when I'll die.

28. What decade during the 20th century would you have chosen to be a teenager?
the 80s were fun, I wonder if I would have liked the disco era.

29. Favorite shoes you have EVER owned?
chuck taylors.

30. Do you have an article of clothing you have had since you were in high school?
I have earrings other accessories but no clothing

31. Were you in track and field?
field hockey and a little tennis but not much.

32. Were you ever in a school talent show?
no but I did act and stuff

33. Have you ever written in a library book?
there was a series I would mark the back of the book, by the envelope to keep track of the books I had read in the series...

34. Allergic to?
sulfa.

35. Favorite fruit?
pomegranate

36. Have you watched Sex and the City?
it's now on the WB, I've caught a couple of episodes.

37. Baseball hat or toque?
neither, I hate hats, but, a toque if I had to choose...actually, I prefer ear warmers.

38. Do you shampoo or soap up first in the shower?
Shampoo first, I'm a top down shower-er.

39. Wet the toothbrush or brush dry with the toothpaste?
wet the brush before the paste goes on it

40. Pen or pencil?
only black ink and only wooden pencils.

41. Have you ever gambled at a casino?
nickel slots.

42. Have you thrown up on a plane?
Nope.

43. Have you thrown up in a car?
*sigh* I threw up ON the door of my car as I tried vomiting out the door, I actually stopped the car in the middle of my lane, opened the door and blahhhhh.

44. Have you thrown up at work?
Not at school.

45. Do you scream on roller coasters?
no coasters for me, anymore.

46. How many shoes do you have?
probably 30.

47. Who was your first roommate?
other than my sister sharing a room, when I lived in Ireland.

48. What alcoholic beverage did you drink when you got drunk for the first time?
Busch beer, it was warm.

49. What was your first job?
I worked at an Exxon mini-mart type store.

50. What was your first car?
a '96 Ford Taurus.

51. When did you go to your first funeral?
Mum's was when I was six.

52. How old were you when you first moved away from your hometown?
Time in Ireland at age 21, then in 90, I moved "down state" only to return the following year!

53. Who was your first grade teacher?
Mrs. Patty Bates, she had loooong, hair and during story time, she would let us brush it

54. Where did you go on your first airplane ride?
Philly.

55. When you snuck out of your house for the first time, who was it with?
never had to.

56. Who was your first best friend and are you still friends with them?
first best friend was Lisa Marquis, I have no idea where she is now.

57. Where did you live the first time you moved out of your parents’ house?
a cute flat in Ireland

58. Who is the first person you call when you have a bad day?
no one, I'm not a phone person, if the day is that bad I'll go see Dad.

59. Whose wedding were you in the first time you were a bridesmaid or a groomsmen?
my friend Lori... she had us in the UGLIEST dress in the world, big bows, too low cut for us big girls and an awful color for my skin tone

60. What is the first thing you do in the morning?
get mentally organized.

61. What was the first concert you attended?
Billy Joel's Innocent Man tour in 1984.

62. First tattoo or piercing?
ear piercing for 8th grade graduation, first tattoo last February.

63. First celebrity crush?
Tommy Smothers, he was the Yo-yo Man!!