more fun, silly, taking-up-webspace things...

i'm in a goofy mood today and have decided to waste time (i.e. procrastinate) by puttering around with my blog. i saw a meme on another site that i liked and decided to tweak it a little, answer it, then pass it on. i tag j.p., americanmum, and dr. cs. :-)

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Yes. The poet Dylan Thomas' wife, but she was "star-crossed" so my mom changed the spelling. ;-)
   
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Last week. After waking up from a nightmare about my impending Anatomy class. (Okay, I admit it, I'm a wimp! I don't like being told that I'm stupid 10-20x per day for 10 weeks!)
   
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Yes, but everyone tells me it is too neat for a physician, so I may have to make it sloppier.
   
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? almond butter!
   
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? kids = baby goats, dammit. so, no, i don't have a goat and i don't own a farm. but if the question intends to ask whether i have children, do my cats count? if so, yes. if the human kind is being implied, then no.
   
   
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? i sure hope so.
   
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? define "a lot"? ;-)
   
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? ooh, actually, YES--tonsils are a body part i've managed to retain (knock on wood).
   
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? no. working in the trauma center cured me from the desire to do anything of the sort.
   
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? i don't like cereal, unless you count granola or oatmeal...
    
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? people still wear shoes with laces?!? just kidding. ;-) no, i generally just slip 'em off.
    
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? some days, yes. some days, no.
    
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? harrell's cinnamon nutmeg. but since i can only get harrell's at a certain time/place, ben & jerry's mint chocolate cookie is my most frequent choice.
    
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? their tone of voice.
    
15. RED OR PINK? red.
    
16. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? my sickly health.
    
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? mjt
    
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? no, i want them to post it on their blogs & pass it on.
    
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? navy pajama pants, no shoes.
    
20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? whole food's organic instant oatmeal with flax seeds.
    
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? the sound of the wind in the trees (or what i can hear of it over the hum of the air conditioner and the tappity-tap of the keyboard).
    
22. IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? midnight blue
23. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE SMELLS? pumpkin or apple pie baking, fresh rain hitting the ground, & certain men's cologne's/soaps.
    
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? my mom! :-)
    
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? erm, technically this wasn't sent to me--i nabbed it from monkeygirl...but, yes, i like this person's internet persona.
    
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? home renovation. ;-)
    
27. HAIR COLOR? mine? brown.
    
28. EYE COLOR? chestnut, with sprinkles of green.
    
29. ARE YOU: OVERWEIGHT, UNDERWEIGHT, JUST RIGHT, OR NEVER RIGHT? starved, because without my gallbladder, i can't eat ben & jerry's. :-( definitely moving back toward the underweight category at this point....
    
30. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? nope, just glasses for distance when I'm driving or trying to read another boring powerpoint lecture at school.
    
31. FAVORITE FOOD? does chocolate count? if not, thai masaman curry with tofu. (<--another thing i can't eat...i'm starting to sense a theme here....)
32. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? happy endings.
    
33. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? "carmen meets carmen" on the internet (my friend was conducting!); "stranger than fiction" on dvd.
    
34. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? heather grey.
    
35. SUMMER OR WINTER? depends upon where i'm living!
36. HUGS OR KISSES? hugs.
37. FAVORITE DESSERT? anything with chocolate or pumpkin (although not usually both at the same time).
    
38. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? besides the bazillion textbooks i'm constantly reading for med school? "between heaven and earth" a text about chinese medicine, which i highly recommend to anyone who is interested in the subject. (of course, with what i read, i'm like the new england weather--wait five minutes and it'll change. i should have begun this page with: "hello, my name is student_dr_blaze and i'm a biblioholic." ;-) )
    
39. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? my alma mater's seal.
    
40. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON T. V. LAST NIGHT? flip this or that house.
    
41. FAVORITE SOUND? the deep chuckle of a happy baby.
    
42. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? indigo girls.
    
43. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME/HERE? israel.
    
44. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? i can stand on my toes.
    
45. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? in a hospital on a sunny day.
    
46. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE VACATION SPOT? anywhere new.
    
47. WHAT'S THE ONE THING THAT YOU'VE BEEN DYING TO DO BUT HAVEN'T DONE YET? deliver a baby.
    
48. WHAT'S THE ONE SIMPLE THING THAT MAKES YOU HAPPY? a long, hot shower.
    
49. HAVE YOU EVER TRULY BEEN IN LOVE? yes.
    
50. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE BOOK/AUTHOR? i have to choose just one?!? <--that's a herculean task. i'll go with what i know best: adrienne rich's dream of a common language.
    
51. WHERE IS YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO BE? on the wooden swing underneath the big maple tree overlooking the pond at my alma mater.
    
52. WHAT'S YOUR PERSONAL THEME SONG? currently: breathe/2am by anna nalick
    
53. ARE YOU REGISTERED AS A REPUBLICAN, A DEMOCRAT, OR AN INDEPENDENT? registered Democrat, independent at heart.
    
54. WHEN YOU WERE A KID, HOW DID YOU SPEND MOST OF YOUR TIME? reading or dancing.
    
55. WHAT IS THE AIR-SPEED VELOCITY OF AN UNLADEN SWALLOW? african or european?