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Amber:
1. FIRST NAME ON YOUR BIRTH CERTIFICATE?  Amber
2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? I'm named after my father and godfather for my middle name.
3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY?  About 2 minutes ago while watching the end of a movie.
4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR OWN HANDWRITING?  Print, yes ... cursive, not so much.
5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?  Virginia ham
6. KIDS?  Someday very soon
7. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?  Ummmmm ... sure?
8. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL? Online only
9. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT?  All the time!
10. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yeppers
11. WOULD YOU EVER BUNGEE JUMP?  There is NOooo amount of money ...
12. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?  Luckie Charms
13. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SNEAKERS WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?  Sometimes
14. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?  Sometimes.
15. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?  My stomach
16. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?  Friends and family in Michigan and elsewhere
17. WHAT COLORS ARE YOU WEARING RIGHT NOW? Denim and yellow
18. LAST THING YOU ATE?   Manadrin oranges
19. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?  Paula Dean
20. FAVORITE CRAYOLA CRAYON COLOR?  That's hard, I like all of the colors
21. FAVORITE SMELL?  Fresh cut grass and chocolate chip cookies baking in the oven - not at the same time though *lol*
22. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON (NOT A CO-WORKER) YOU TALKED WITH ON THE PHONE?  My sister.
23. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO?  Eyes, smile and sense of humor.
24. FAVORITE DRINK?  non-alcoholic - Wild Cherry Pepsi ... alcoholic - either Killians Irish Red or Pina Coladas
25. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Nope
26. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING?  "Every Inch of Her" by Peter Sheridan and "Bad Dirt" by Annie Proulx
27. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?  no mouse pad - touch pad on a laptop
28. WHAT DID YOU WATCH LAST NIGHT? "Cinderella Man"
29. FAVORITE SOUND?  Wind through the pine trees
30. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?  Beatles for SURE!
31. THE FURTHEST YOU'VE BEEN FROM HOME?  Probably Mexico
32. WHAT IS YOUR SPECIAL TALENT?  I can play the clarinet, saxaphone and piano (although none of them very well) and I hope to add the guitar very soon.

starboardlight:
1. FIRST NAME ON YOUR BIRTH CERTIFICATE?  Nipith (but in Thai)
2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?  not that I know of.
3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY?  the last time I saw BBM, which was in June.
4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR OWN HANDWRITING?  I generally do.
5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?  Pastrami
6. KIDS? if they don't bother me, I won't bother them.
7. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Yes, I think I would.
8. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL? nope.
9. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? I do use sarcasm, but not a lot.
10. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?  Yes.
11. WOULD YOU EVER BUNGEE JUMP?  Yes.
12. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?  Don't have a favorite. I've been buying Kellogg's Brand Buds, and I like it.
13. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SNEAKERS WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?  Yes.
14. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?  I never really thought of myself in that term. I have strength in my reserve if I need it, but in general it's never an issue.
15. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?  I tend to shut down when emotions overwhelm me. I'm working at it though.
16. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My parents live in Thailand. I'll see them in a week and a half, but most of the time I miss them terribly.
17. WHAT COLORS are you wearing right now?  khaki shorts.
18. LAST THING YOU ATE?  banana
19. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?  Bebel Gilberto.
20. FAVORITE CRAYOLA CRAYON COLOR?  Don't have one.
21. FAVORITE SMELL?  Green Tea.
22. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON (NOT A CO-WORKER) YOU TALKED WITH ON THE PHONE?  My Dad.
23. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO?  Smile.
24. FAVORITE DRINK?  Sapphire Dirty Martini, mojito, or Maker's Mark on the rocks.
25. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?  I just started wearing contacts, still trying to get used to them.
26. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING?  I'm such a geek! "Warcraft: War of the Ancients Trilogy - book 3: The Sundering"
27. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?  Tiger print (got it when Apple release their OSX Tiger.
28. WHAT DID YOU WATCH LAST NIGHT?  Nothing. I worked then played sudoku to unwind a bit before hitting bed.
29. FAVORITE SOUND?  Sometimes, the Rain, sometimes, just the din of a crowded restaurant.
30. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?  Stones
31. THE FURTHEST YOU'VE BEEN FROM HOME?  As far as I could, I guess. Having been on the other side of the world.
32. WHAT IS YOUR SPECIAL TALENT?  As oppose to unspecial talent like drawing and painting? I have a good sense of direction. but then again, don't all men think that they do?

Fran:
1. FIRST NAME ON YOUR BIRTH CERTIFICATE?  Frances  (No one who knows me calls me this because they know I absolutely hate it.)
2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?  Yes, my paternal grandmother.
3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY?  After a fight with a friend.
4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR OWN HANDWRITING?  My cursive looks like a fourth-grader's, so no.  My printing is much better as I mostly print.
5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Hard salami, with honey-roasted turkey a close second.
6. KIDS?  Two daughters: 18-year-old Michelle and 13-year-old Elaine.
7. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? I think so.
8. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL? I started one during a crisis but haven't been back to it since things improved.  It's too painful to read.
9. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT?  No.
10. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?  Yes. 
11. WOULD YOU EVER BUNGEE JUMP?  No.  I'm not a risk-taker.
12. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?  I have two favorites:  Cheerios and Rice Krispies -- with 1% milk and fresh blueberries, strawberries, or bananas.
13. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SNEAKERS WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?  No.
14. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?  I like to think I am, but I know I am not.
15. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?  My shyness and the fact that people often mistake it for snobbishness.
16. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?  My Aunt Anna who passed away a year and a half ago.  She taught my sisters and me how to play pinochle, and I've taught my daughters.
17. WHAT COLORS are you wearing right now?  A yellow-green tank top, black cropped pants, and green flip-flops.
18. LAST THING YOU ATE?  A piece of Entenmann's Ultimate Crumb Cake.
19. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?  Nothing.  (Sometimes quiet is good.)
20. FAVORITE CRAYOLA CRAYON COLOR?  Scarlet.
21. FAVORITE SMELL?  Fresh-cut grass.
22. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON (NOT A CO-WORKER) YOU TALKED WITH ON THE PHONE?  My husband.
23. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO?  Their eyes.
24. FAVORITE DRINK?  Non-alcoholic:  seltzer with lime;  alcoholic:  champagne. 
25. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? I used to.  Now I wear glasses, but only when I go out and need to see.  At home, I just wear them while watching TV;  I take them off to read.
26. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING?  I'm just about ready to start Never Let Me Go, by Kazuo Ishiguro.
27. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?  The color red.
28. WHAT DID YOU WATCH LAST NIGHT?  An episode of Law & Order.
29. FAVORITE SOUND?  Rain.
30. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?  Beatles.
31. THE FURTHEST YOU'VE BEEN FROM HOME?  Italy.
32. WHAT IS YOUR SPECIAL TALENT?  I seem to have a knack for arts & crafts.

delalluvia:

1. FIRST NAME ON YOUR BIRTH CERTIFICATE? I'm not tellin'
2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? No.
3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? Just now, asking for grace for Chris.
4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR OWN HANDWRITING?  Yes.  I'm a Libra, so I like beautiful things, so I've worked to make as much about what I do as pleasing as possible.  I even write checks with flourishes.
5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?  Tongue, I guess.
6. KIDS?  Cats.
7. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?  Depends on what kind of other person I was.
8. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL?  I used to.  But I write too much and it took days to write down all my thoughts on one day and so I finally abandoned it.
9. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT?  Yep.  It's so reflex I've started offending people unintentionally.
10. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?  Yes.  Probably shouldn't, as often as I had tonsilitis as a kid.
11. WOULD YOU EVER BUNGEE JUMP?  No.  I'd like to say yes, but I'm scared of heights and terrified of falling.
12. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?  Sugar Corn Pops.
13. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SNEAKERS WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?  No.
14. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?  Physically, no.  Emotionally, very much so.
15. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?  The fact that I'm a jack of all trades in a world where only specialists are rewarded.  I'm good at many many things, but do not excel at anything in particular.  So while I can do many things, I can never compete successfully or be what our society considers a 'success' because I am never good enough.
16. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? The men I thought my ex-lovers were.
17. WHAT COLORS are you wearing right now?  A pale vanilla and coral colored floral sundress.
18. LAST THING YOU ATE?  A low carb piece of chocolate.  I need to get offline and go cook dinner.
19. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?  The History Channel
20. FAVORITE CRAYOLA CRAYON COLOR?  Sky blue
21.FAVORITE SMELL?  Smell of rain coming but not yet there or else, the ocean.
22. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON (NOT A CO-WORKER) YOU TALKED WITH ON THE PHONE?  My mother
23. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO?  Their intelligence and ability to communicate it
24. FAVORITE DRINK?  Going out?  Whiskey sour.  At home?  Fruit punch.
25. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?  I used to, but I never got the hang of them, so I let my Rx expire and just wear my glasses when I need them.
26. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING?  Just finished The Oracle, am re-reading Pompeii and am in the middle of Return of the King.
27. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?  At work?  Alice and the Cheshire Cat.  At home?  Georgia O'Keefe print
28. WHAT DID YOU WATCH LAST NIGHT?  The beginning and end of the movie 'The New World'.  It really gets to me.  Otherwise, didn't watch anything that I paid attention to.  Instead of the radio, I leave the TV on all evening.
29. FAVORITE SOUND?  Rain
30. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?  Both
31. THE FURTHEST YOU'VE BEEN FROM HOME?  England
32. WHAT IS YOUR SPECIAL TALENT?  My freakish memory for trivial information.  I've beaten almost everyone I know at Trivial Pursuit, which is a dubious distinction.

coffeecat33:
1. FIRST NAME ON YOUR BIRTH CERTIFICATE?  Leslie
2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?  No, my mother just thought Leslie sounded “musical” with my last name
3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY?  Not sure, think it was a couple of months ago, after watching BBM.
4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR OWN HANDWRITING?  Yes, when I’m trying. My handwriting changes and sometimes I can barely read it.
5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?  none
6. KIDS?  No, cats.
7. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?  I think I might.
8. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL?  I used to write in a journal. Lots & lots. Don’t anymore.
9. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT?  That’s all I use. I have to try and restrain myself.
10. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?  Yes. And everything else, too, except for the wisdom teeth.
11. WOULD YOU EVER BUNGEE JUMP?  I’d love to.
12. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?  Kashi Healthy Heart.
13. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SNEAKERS WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?  Yup.
14. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?  Gettin a little weaker & more arthritic as I age. Emotionally, guess I am.
15. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?  Being depressed.  :(
16. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? I can’t say or I’ll cry.
17. WHAT COLORS are you wearing right now?  Grey tank top & olive green shorts. It’s hot out!
18. LAST THING YOU ATE?  A delicious dark chocolate and lemon truffle.
19. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?  The quiet. (And the planes going overhead.)
20. FAVORITE CRAYOLA CRAYON COLOR?  Periwinkle
21. FAVORITE SMELL?  Pine trees, brewing coffee, cinnamon, and my cats’ fur.
22. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON (NOT A CO-WORKER) YOU TALKED WITH ON THE PHONE?  My friend Jen.
23. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO?  Hair (thick, preferably dark), eyes (preferably blue), nice hands with a confident sense of self.
24. FAVORITE DRINK? Latte
25. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?  NO!! I had Lasik eye surgery and recommend it!!!
26. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING?  I just finished The Rector’s Wife by Joanna Trollope (good!), Fanfiction (Taking Chances), and re-reading BBM Story to Screenplay.
27. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?  Don’t need one at work and a Ouija board at home.
28. WHAT DID YOU WATCH LAST NIGHT?  Nothing.
29. FAVORITE SOUND?  Cat’s purr.
30. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?  Beatles 100%
31. THE FURTHEST YOU'VE BEEN FROM HOME?  Hawaii
32. WHAT IS YOUR SPECIAL TALENT?  Art – painting, drawing, and jewelry-making
33. WHAT’S ON YOUR DESKTOP?  Jack taking a nap on the mountainside w/the dog

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