Geek in the pink

It's been a while since a meme, and considering I got so philosophical and deep (she said, trying not to chuckle - I don't have a deep bone in my entire body!) last time I figured it was time for something easy, breezy... not gonna add "Cover girl!", because that's not me. I use Kanebo, I use Guerlain and I use Rubinstein - just to namedrop a few. (and where would we be without the constant namedropping?)









So, here it goes, me in 40 bitesized pieces - YUMMY! ;)



Either you eat it here, or we put it in a doggy bag for you to take with and snack on on your way home - your call, really...









1. Have you ever been searched by the cops?



Well, not strip-searched (once, at an airport, I was actually sending a little prayer to God that I would end up strip-searched, but our lines must have gotten crossed...), but once, when I was about four, I vanished without a trace for a couple of hours. Gave a good scare to my Grams and Gramps (God rest his soul - and no, it wasn't me vanishing that finished him off!), who called the cops to find me. I was hiding. Naughty, naughty me.



I managed to repeat that ordeal, only scaring my mum half to dead once when I was about 11 years old and went off to a friend's and didn't get home till midnight. Yep, cops were involved back then, too.



Come to think of it, maybe I wasn't the model-child I so often portray myself as...









2. Do you close your eyes on roller coasters?



No, never. I want to see what's going on, I'm far too curios to let such an opportunity pass me by - I mean, how often do you get to see the world spinning in warp speed? (this is off course in no way me confessing of a past scifi interest here)



Eyes open - and apparently mouth too. Not that I have swallowed stuff that was never intended to be digested, but according to old friends, I make inhumane sounds. Not yelling and crying - laughing. Loudly. Weirdly. Neverendingly.



I'm a fun-loving person, I suppose... and my friends got scared, which is always a plus!









3. When's the last time you've been sledding?



In 1992, I think. I fell off in the middle of a rather icy piece and scraped up my cheek from jawline up to my template. Looked like a one-side face lift gone horribly wrong, or maybe like I had been participating in fight-club. Bones weren't showing, true, but it was meaty, bloody and fleshy.



I played rough as a child. I can't imagine having a single fun memory without me ending up bruised and with pieces of flesh hanging out of their natural place!









4. Would you rather sleep with someone else, or alone?



Depends on whom the "someone else" is, really. I'm not much for cuddling, either way, but most often I end up with somebody that loves to sleep on the back - mine, not their own. Clingy. Then it doesn't matter it's the middle of a winter even Siberia would envy, it's too hot.



Besides, I'm a kicker and most men are snorers - and that is a very bad combination.









5. Do you believe in ghosts?



You are going to loose all respect for me right here and now, but yes, I do. Not the Casper-type with sheets over them (I never found the logic's in why ghosts were so fond of dressing in sheets - is it the baggy-Hippie fashion that has a magical draw on them, or what, because I can't see a white sheet being the easiest thing to keep clean, and let's face it, ghosts are often found in dusty places).



I believe in our loved ones checking up on us every now and then. At least I hope they do. I already have a plan for the after life - I'm so going to haunt a couple of people from my past! :)









6. Do you consider yourself creative?



Most often, yes, I do. I write, I draw, I paint, I dance - and if nothing else, I'm creative with the truth!



Naah, not much of a liar. I have too much going on inside my head as it is not to have to stretch the truth, because when you start lying, you need to keep track of what you have said to whom, and keep those stories rolling. I prefer the truth. It might hurt for a moment, but a lie will hurt for eternity.



Besides, after having been lied to, I know it's not worth it. Both the receiving end and the broadcasting one will end up in a much worse place then needed.









7. Do you think O.J. killed his wife?



Let's say it this way - if I ever get in trouble, I want his lawyer!









8. Jennifer Aniston or Angelina Jolie?



Not really my cup of tea, and I do love my tea, but if I had to choose it would be a tricky one. But let's not open this can of worms - besides, if I had to choose a woman, it would definitively be this one...



Now, if you give me two hot guys to choose between, we could be having a totally different conversation - one that would actually lead somewhere. But see, I don't play for both teams, so even making up a dream-team across that border would be wrong...









9. Do you stay friends with your ex's?



Yeah, totally!





...but they don't stay friends with me...





I don't get it, but I have had it explained (crudely put, but still) by a male friend, why my ex boyfriends aren't interested in maintaining a friendship relation with me. And here I was thinking I'm not a good person, a good friend... I'm a really good friend! Heck, I'd even set them up with my female friends! I mean, just because I didn't think we'd be happy together, I wouldn't deny them to be happy with someone else. It's a given!









10. Do you know how to play poker?



Five card draw, Texas Hold'em, seven card stud



And I drink whiskey. But keep that cigar away from me - the only thing I like about cigars is how you snip off the top. Especially if you have one of these...



Come to think of it, I might not be a girl. I might be a boy. But naah, I would have noticed that in the bath! :P









11. Have you ever been awake for 48 hours straight?



Well, I do suffer from, and once in a while enjoy the insomnia, so I have been awake, at most, from Thursday till Tuesday. You do the math - I'm too tiered to.



Insomnia is fun when you have something - or someone - to occupy yourself with, but even that someone will eventually get tiered of you and go home if you don't let them sleep. Wimps!







12. What's your favorite commercial?



I most often try to run to the bathroom during those, so I don't really pay attention. True, I don't run and pee on every single one, I'm not an 80-something woman with incontinence problems, which I'm very thankful for. Yet I manage not to keep track of commercials.



That coming from a woman that once imagined working in advertising...









13. What are you allergic to?



Nothing. Lactose intolerant. Which I pretend I'm not, and continue to inhale dairy products... I'm not blond, but apparently, the elevator doesn't always go to the top floor!



Well, apparently, I might suffer from a slight case of hay fever. I get all teared up during the spring, and you can bet it's not because the winter is gone. I'm not a winter person, and I'm not a crier. But it's good, the hay fever thing - now I can blame my rare, but scary emotional outbursts on something outside of my control - mother nature!



Plus, if it's possible, I might be allergic to stupidity, because I always break out in a rash and get the fit-throwing urge whenever somebody drops below a substantial IQ level.









14. If you're driving in the middle of the night, and no one is around do you run red lights?



Never encountered red lights in the middle of the night, most often they flash yellow, but I'm a wimp (see, takes one to know one - so don't judge me for throwing the epithet around so carelessly), so I'd probably stand in the middle of an empty road and wait for it to turn green. With my doors closed - wimp, maybe, but my survival instincts are pretty strong.








15. Do you have a secret that no one knows but you?



If people knew, they wouldn't be secrets any more, would they? Or is the idea of at least one more person knowing baked into the definition of the word "secret"? Because if it is, then no.



I think we all need to keep certain things about ourselves out of the public display window. Even in out media-focused culture where everything's up for grabs.









16. Boston Red Sox or New York Yankees?



Considering I'm a firm believer in you having to be American to understand baseball, I have to plea the fifth here and not incriminate myself any further.









17. Have you ever been Ice Skating?



I did a little try for dancing on the ice, but guess what - that is harder then it looks! Man! I figured that, considering I spent a great deal of my childhood in a pair of ballet shoes and then a great deal of my youth in ballroom dancing attire (please, don't imagine it, it's scary enough as it is), I figured I had that dance thing pretty much down by then. First time I put on a pair of skates, I ended up with my knees more or less bending backwards. The rink was hard, and it hurt when it made acquaintance with my legs. No fun.



But you know me, I don't give up easily. But, after a couple of months I realized ice was not made for me. So I gave it up.



Maybe I should have taken up cheer-leading instead? (no, don't imagine that attire either!)




18. How often do you remember your dreams?

Once every blue moon, basically.

I think it might be a case of poetic justice, as I often dream in black and white, and considering my favorite movies are the ones from the 50's, of which most are B/W, it's pretty much fitting. The remembering thing, though - not sure why I remember some, while not others. Some days I keep having the nagging feeling of having dreamt something I can't remember. Like tiny, brief flickers of a video, playing nanoseconds before my inner eye.

Maybe all I need is to change my internal remote control batteries?




19. When was the last time you laughed so hard you cried?

Today. It was something my mum said, I can't even remember what it was, maybe it was just the way she said it - I have the coolest mum in the entire Universe - and I burst out laughing so hard I
a) fell off the chair
b) sprained my ass
c) started crying, and not from the pain a sprained ass comes with




20. Can you name 5 songs by The Beatles?

I don't even think I can name one - not really my type of music. I get the whole rebellion thing, I really do, they were odd for their time, with the long hair, the clothing and what they sang. And I'm probably just showing my age, but I don't get the hype built up around them. Them nor the Stones. But I prefer the Beatles, at least they knew when to stop...




21. What's the one thing on your mind now?

"Is Merlot of Shiraz the wine that wont cause my head to hurt?"

One good tip - NEVER have red wine while on a date. It colors your teeth and if you're really unlucky, will make you look like owner of the worst possible personal hygiene traits in the world. Besides, if you spill on yourself, the outfit is ready for the trashcan.

It's good, though, if you had a teeth bleaching that went a little too far, and now your teeth are luminescent. Red wine might tone it down a notch, but if your teeth have a semi-natural color, you should steer clear off it, at least for the first couple of dates.

White wine is better - colorless, if nothing else.

But hey, nobody ever called me a wino...




22. Do you know who Ghetto-ass barbie is?

Mattel really needs to step down some, because I thought they were aiming wrong with some of the dolls back in my days, but nowadays... really?




23. Do you always wear your seat belt?

Yeah, wimp, and one with survival instincts, too. People drive like crazy. For some reason, men in their 20's seem to believe they are going to live forever. Not long ago, I was slowing down to get out of a roundabout on a semi-trafficked road. A 20 something on a motorcycle jetted past me, more or less driving straight through the roundabout, hit the middle section, which was elevated like a curb between the lanes, wobbled into the front of my car, smashing the right front headlight, wobbled on, looking like he was about to fall off, somehow regained his balance and jetted on, moving forward without stopping.

Me, off course, had stepped on the brakes the moment he made impact - I hadn't seen him before it was too late and he was forcing himself past me. Now, I'm stuck with repair costs and a risen insurance and the scare of almost having ran him over.

So, yeah, I wear my seat belts. Not too keen on joining Gramps up in the heavens. Not sure I'd be going up, anyway... heaven wont have me and hell's afraid I'll take over!




24. What cell service do you use?

One where I don't have to repeat myself - "Can you hear me no..."




25. Do you like Sushi?

Call me crazy, but I prefer my dinner cooked. I send back fish at the restaurant if it's slightly pink (unless it's salmon, because that one is supposed to be pink), so I'm not all for eating completely raw fish.

I have tried it, it agreed with me, but it's one of those things I'll do twice in life: first and last. At the same time.




26. Have you ever narrowly avoided a fatal accident?

2001 I was 1 inch away from becoming the hood ornament of an 18-wheeler, so I think it's safe to say 'yes' here. And when I was 7, I was 0.5 inch away from getting my carotid artery cut by a wire.

I suppose it wasn't my time yet. I do have a nagging feeling not to try that "three's a charm" idea, though...




27. What do you wear to bed?

Nothing, just a drop of Chanel no5


hihi


Yeah, right, because I just am Marilyn Monroe. I wear a nightie. Or this.




28. Been caught stealing?

Never stolen anything, besides a few hearts here and there - and those are kinda hard to steal without the owner noticing... although, once, I got this comment "I thought you were safe, and there you go, walking away with my heart on a string around your neck...". So, apparently, it can be done.

It should also be told I gave them all back!




29. What shoe size do you have?

European 36
UK 4
US 4 1/2

In case you want to buy me some, that is! :D




30. Do you truly hate anyone?

No. I don't have enough time nor energy to hate people. I dislike a few, ignore the rest. Better leave people be, most of them don't know any better anyway.




31. Classic Rock or Rap?

I'm more of an alternative music kind of gal. You know, lyrics that actually mean something...?

Music is too personal to put labels on it. I pick out the songs I like from all genres and throw them into a big pile on the floor, take all my clothes off and roll in it.
I'm part music lover, part dog. Don't try to figure out what my parents looked like, it wasn't an even, equal 50/50 split...




32. If you could sleep with one famous person, who would it be?

Oh, my, do I dare? And why only one? :P

I'm picky when it comes to partners-in-crime (some things are illegal in some states, let's leave it at that), so it would have to be someone that really knew how to get under my skin. Physically, mentally, emotionally... make me laugh, and you're half way there. You know, in case you're reading...




33. Favorite Song?


This used to be a player, but I turned it off...


34. Have you ever sang in front of the mirror?

I do most of my singing in the car, because I'm either all alone and not disturbing anyone with my lack of singing voice or playing the designated driver, and then am fully entitled to make them suffer. Besides, they are drunk, they'll have a headache anyway...




35. What food do you find disgusting?

Anything crawling is not suitable food, at least not for my pallet...




36. Do you sing in the shower?

Nope, just in the car, like I said... consistent




37. Did you ever play, "I'll show you mine, if you show me yours"?

A few times... how else do you get to third base? ;)




38. Have you ever made fun of your friends behind their back?

No, I make fun of them to their face - why not?

If you can't say something to their face, it's better left unspoken behind their backs as well. Or maybe that's just me.




39. Have you ever stood up for someone you hardly knew?

Once or twice. The threat of having my ass kicked by someone I don't know because I defend someone else I don't know is proportional to the karma I earn. I think that maybe one day, I'll need someone to stick up for me, and then it's good to have earned enough karma points not to find yourself all alone when that happens.

Or maybe it's the thrill of the chase - which by the way is not as big when you're the one being chased...




40. Have you ever been punched in the face?

By a stray basketball. Naah, it wasn't stray, it was intended. Told you I played rough when I was a kid...

But I look good with a fat lip!




So, that concludes the meme part of the evening. Hope you won some or learned some... This geek, wearing pink, is signing off! G'nite, sweet princes and princesses!