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another one from work

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the view from the 26th floor
six forty five one morning last week

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and now for parts of a quiz

what is the geekiest part of your music collection?
-if geeky means dorky probably barry manilow

what do you eat when you raid the fridge late at night?
-ice cream or leftovers

what is your secret guaranteed weeping movie?
-most of the ones i like

do you have a completely irrational fear?
-abandonment (so says russell)

what is the little physical habit that gives away your insecure moments?
-painful social paranoia but it probably only feels like everyone notices

do you have too many love interests?
-no, i get crushes on people but they don't interfere with my relationship

do you know anyone famous?
-i knew larry brown socially a long time ago and i was recently shocked and saddened to find out he died last fall
-and will kimbrough who should be famous

describe your bed...
-mattresses on the floor, chambray sheets, bates bedspread, russell's sister's quilt, and an unfinished antique quilt on top

who would play you in a movie?
-i have no idea

do you know how to play poker?
-i don't

what do you carry with you at all times?
-the usual stuff but i must have lip balm and i have some marbles in the bottom of my purse

are you happy with your given name?
-i like it

how much money would it take to get you to give up the Internet for one year?
-eep!

if you could only fulfill one of your fantasies, which would it be?
-to be an artist with my paintings hung in museums or in a gallery

what was the last song you were listening to?
-every time it rains/randy newman

have you ever been in love?
-for the last eight years or so

do you talk a lot?
-alot or hardly at all

do you consider yourself to be a nice person?
-i'm nice to people but i'm not sure that i'm nice exactly

do you spend more time with your girlfriend/boyfriend or your friends?
-i spend most of my time at home or by myself

favorite fabric?
-vintage! my most recent favorite is a teeny floral ribbed rayon that feels like silk

something you love AND hate?
-work

do you tell your friends about your sex life?
-usually only if i'm sad

what's the one language you want to learn?
-spanish

how do you eat an apple?
-i like sliced up granny smith's

what do you order at a bar?
-gin and tonic, not bombay

what's one trait you hate in a person?
-mean people suck

what was your most frivolous purchase?
-lots of vintage dresses that aren't my size

do you consider yourself materialistic?
-i prefer to think of myself as aesthetic

what do you cook the best?
-i make the best rugelach and sorbets and cheesecake

do you prefer to stand out or blend in?
-i'm not sure

what kind of books do you like to read?
-short stories and poetry, moody fiction

if you won the lottery, what would you do?
-take a long vacation for two, buy a slightly bigger house with neighbors out of earshot and take a bunch of metalsmithing and figure drawing classes

burial or cremation?
-cremation

do you have a fetish?
-i have collections

what's one thing you're a loser at?
-falling asleep when it's time to fall asleep

how many drinks before you're tipsy?
-it depends how much i've eaten and how fast i'm drinking

do you think you're cute?
-sometimes

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