Books & Survey

Monday, Jul. 02, 2007 - 4:23 a.m.

I was listening to Ian Maurice on 4BC, and he was asking people if they could remember the earliest book they had read.

To the best of my recollection, I was off and running with Dr. Seuss, but my first "great big long book with no pictures" was probably The Black Stallion by Walter Farley.

Can anybody else remember their first book?

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I filched this from Chicago Bob over on MySpace.

1. Are you taller than your mom?
Nope. I was a mutant. Everybody in my family was over six feet tall. I barely made it to five and a half.

2. What color is your shower curtain?
marbled glass doors.

3. What is the closest thing to you right now that is red?
The red Skittles in this bag of Skittles.

4. What is your ring tone?
It's called 'Vintage Phone' and it makes people stare when they hear it because it's the ringing sound from an old Bell telephone.

5. Does anything hurt on your body right now?
Not too much.

6. What color is your favorite pillow?
The pillow in my bed has changeable covers. White with blue flowers.

7. What is your favorite video game?
Crystal Castles. Why don't I just tattoo my age on my forehead?...

8. Had a nap today?
Yes I did.

9. Gold or Silver?
Silver.

10. Is there an animal that creeps you out?
I think snails are kind of gross.

11. Who was the last person you rode an elevator with?
Some Asian guy wearing glasses, who held the door open for us when we went to Staples.

12. Did you go ice skating as a kid?
Yes, once.

13. Ever have stitches?
Yes indeed. Dozens, in my mouth and down my belly.

14. Favorite non-alcoholic drink?
Diet Coke

15. How long ago did you hug someone?
A couple of hours ago when I said good night to John.

16. What's something you want to do before you die?
Get organized

17. Have you ever caught something on fire?
Oh my god yes.

18. Have you ever seen a ghost?
No.

19. Have you ever seen northern lights?
Yes. Unbelievable sight, that.

20. Do you know how to use chop sticks?
Yes.

21. Name something good that happened today.
The Concert for Diana looked nice.

22. What room are you in?
Living room, in the recliner.

23. Are you worried about something you can't control?
That's sort of pointless, isn't it?

24. Do you take daily medications?
Yes.

25. Ever been in a fight?
Yes.

26. Are you wearing nail polish?
Not right now

27. What time is it?
Around half past four a.m. on Monday.

28. Innie or Outie?
Innie. WAY innie.

29. Ever used a Ouija board?
Yes.

30. Sweet or Sour?
Sweet

31. Sun or Moon?
Moon

33. Favorite eye color of the opposite sex?
I have no preference.

36. Time of day you were born?
Decline to state

37. Do you know your blood type?
O +

38. Do you know how to kill a zombie?
Uncertain

40. What would you spend 5,000 dollars on right now if you were handed it?
No idea

41. Name something annoying in public transit.
Germs.

42. Which animal(s) remind you of yourself?
Ya got me.

43. What's your background on your pc?
Wallpaper? I made some out of a pic of Keane. Duh!

44. Did you grow up in the city or country?
A little of both.

45. Would you ever consider going on a reality tv show if offered a large sum of money?
Not if I had to lie.

46. Have you flown in your dreams?
Yes, many vivid flying dreams from when I was young.

47. What's one thing you're really good at cooking?
Several excellent things. I'm good at steaming vegetables.

48. Kisses or hugs?
Kisses.

49. You have 10 dollars to spend in the dollar store..what do you get?
Probably something to wear in my hair, or some kind of cheap makeup

50. Favorite Slurpee flavor?
How many are there? I like the red better than the brown.

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Early Sunday morning, after Cinema Insomnia was over, the local PBS station played another movie -- 1955's "The Man With The Golden Arm" with Frank Sinatra and Kim Novak.

John and I had always heard of this movie but we had never gotten around to actually seeing it for ourselves.

Though the subject matter was bleak -- an addicted musician trying to kick a heroin habit -- the story was superlatively filmed by Otto Preminger, and Frank Sinatra, in a star-making role that he didn't need to do because he was already a star -- quite simply, kicked ass.

There's at least a half-dozen character actors from then that you've seen in a bunch of movies, and if you're a fan of 'A Christmas Story', then you'll want to watch Darrin McGavin AKA Ralphie's dad, thirty years younger with a villain's pencil-thin mustache, play a drug kingpin.

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There you go. Have a nice Monday, if at all possible.

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