100 questions

[Narya]

01. What is your name? Can't tell you. If you and Google knew my true name, you'd have complete power over me. But some folks call me by my elvish name, Laureanna.
02. Have you ever been kissed? Yes.Quite a few times.
03. What is your favorite movie? Lord of the Rings.
04. What CD is constantly in your CD player? Don't have one. My iPhone is stuffed full of JS Bach and vintage new age.
05. Do you have any brothers or sisters? Two older brothers.
06. What is on your mousepad? My mouse.
07. What is your favorite color pen to write with? Cerulean.
08. What shampoo do you use? Pert.
09. What is your favorite color? Blues of all shades.
10. How many children do you want? I have two living children, and I want both of them, though they certainly weren't what I thought I'd want, back when they were born.
11. Do you collect anything? Clutter.
12. What is your favorite word? Flummoxed.
13. What are your favorite kinds of clothes to wear? Clean, mended, comfortable, appropriate for the occasion, not too hot or cold, easy to launder.
14. What is your idea of a perfect date? I don't like dates. I prefer raisins and dried apricots.
15. Who are your favorite authors? Hobb, Tolkien, Adams.
16. Who is your favorite actor or actress? Derek Jacoby.
17. What is the best feeling in the world? Elation (got that from the milk oolong tea I bought last week and drank too much of).
18. Do you take hot or cold showers? Yes. Of course.
19. If you could kiss anyone, who would it be? The Fool.
20. What is your favorite band or singer? Listened to a lot of Sinatra last week. He sure could sing! I don't have any current favs.
21. What are you listening to right now? My ears ringing. The guy across the street fixing his car. Tippity tapping of my husband's laptop keyboard.
22. Do you believe in God? No.
23. When is your birthday? Once a year.
24. How tall are you? Tall enough.
25. What is your favorite television show? In the past - Babylon 5 and Deep Space 9. Also enjoyed the Game of Thrones series. I haven't watched much TV in the past 7 years.
26. Do you dislike prying questions by perfect strangers? Yes.
27. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? I love it right here, but a few hundred feet closer to the beach would be even better.
28. Do you have braces? Had braces on my teeth 40 years ago. Also had suspenders, back then.
29. Do you like roller coasters? Short ones.
30. What is your favorite seasoning? Curry.
31. What is your favorite time of day? Morning.
32. What is your favorite gemstone? Turquoise.
33. What is your favorite cartoon? Don't really have one.
34. What is on your bedroom walls? Nothing.
35. What's your favorite ice cream flavor? Anything chocolate, without coffee.
36. If you had a time machine, where would you go? Having read Timeline by Michael Crichton, I know better than to go back in time. Maybe forward a little would be OK.
37. What do you want to be when you're older? Younger.
38. What color are your eyes? Brown.
39. Who is the person you talk to the most on the the phone? I talk to lots of people on my hotline volunteer job, once a week. Ironically, I don't like to use the phone any other time. I prefer email.
40. If you could dye your hair any color, what would it be? I could, but I don't.
41. Do you have any nicknames? Yes, and I will not allow you to inflict them upon me.
42. What does your dream guy/girl look like? I dream out of focus, so I can't tell you. Perhaps I should wear my glasses to bed with me.
43. Are you good in math? I tutor calculus. Is that good enough?
44. Do you have freckles? No, just tons of moles and nevi.
45. Who are your best friends? No one you know.
46. What is your favorite kind of flower? Carnation.
47. What is your favorite store? I hate shopping.
48. What is the most daring thing you've ever done? Left my husband and kids because I couldn't stand to live in Alaska one more day. (They eventually followed me.)
49. Is there anyone who you really hate? No.
50. Do you and your parents fight a lot? We used to.
51. What is your favorite candy? High quality chocolate.
52. What is your favorite kind of music? Baroque.
53. What was the last movie you saw in the theater? Sherlock Holmes.
54. Are you getting sick of these questions yet? Nope. I like messing with your minds.
55. Have you ever been to the ocean? As often as possible.
56. Do you have any part of your body pierced? I pierced my foot. Several times. Not on purpose and I don't recommend it.
57. What is your favorite restaurant? Taco Bell.
58. What is your favorite brand of clothing? Brand? They have brands?
59. What is your favorite magazine? Don't read magazines anymore. If I had half an hour, I'd tell you about all the podcasts I subscribe to.
60. Who do you like talking to the most on the internet? My imaginary friends on the message boards.
61. What school do you go to? Hard Knocks.
62. Do you have any pets? Three dogs, a parrot and something almost sentient in the refrigerator.
63. Which is better, pie or cake? Pi.
64. Are you a good french kisser? No.
65. Do you ever change the questionnaire, to suit your answers? Why, yes!
66. What is your favorite color to wear? Blue.
67. What is your favorite animal? Human.
68. What is your favorite alcholic drink? Don't drink.
69. What sports do you like? Dragonboat racing.
70. What is your favorite outfit? Don't have one favorite.
71. Do you sleep with a stuffed animal? No.
72. What is your favorite card game? Used to play bridge and double solitaire with my mom, long time ago. Nothing lately.
73. Do you swear? No, by gosh!
74. Have you ever had surgery? Yes. Ectopic pregnancy.
75. What is your favorite beverage? Water.
76. Do you want to get married? No. I hardly know you. And I'm already married. You should have asked me that 35 years ago.
77. What is your most embarrassing moment? I'd rather not say.
78. What is your zodiac sign? Leo/Virgo. Precisely on the cusp, so I can use whichever stuff from either side I want to. That way, something's bound to be applicable.
79. Where do you think is the most boring place in the world? Boring is something you choose or choose not to bring with you. I haven't been bored in years now.
80. Have you ever smoked? No.
81. What do you look for in a guy? I don't generally look in guys.
82. What song do you wish the radio would play more often? Don't care, I don't listen to the radio.
83. If you could meet anyone, dead or alive, who would it be? I'd like to have some time with my grandpa again.
84. Do you believe in magic? No, but thanks for putting that song in my head again.
85. Do you like writing letters? No. But I do email and post on message boards excessively.
86. Who do people say you look like? I have a generic face and am often mistaken for somebody else. No one famous.
87. What is your favorite month of the year? June - longest summer days here in the northern hemisphere.
88. What kinds of clothes do you like guys/girls to wear? Decent.
89. How many words per minute can you type? Lots. Fewer if you count for accuracy.
90. What is one thing you would change about the way you act? I'd probably spend less time on the computer.
91. What is one thing you would change about your looks? I'd like to be thinner.
92. What is your favorite perfume? None. Perfume gives me a splitting headache.
93. What is the worst feeling in the world? Being told you are going to die. Fortunately for me, the doc was wrong. But it was a bad week until I found out.
94. Do you have allergies? Pollen, bug repellant (not a good allergy to have in Alaska), perfume, cats.
95. What are some of your bad habits? Procrastination. I'll think about the rest of them and tell you later.
96. What is one of your pet peeves? People who can't use apostrophe's properly.
97. Do you have a website? No.
98. What kind of car do you drive? Beat up old van my dad gave me.
99. Where were you born? California.
100. Do you believe in love at first sight? No.