1. FIRST NAME ON YOUR BIRTH CERTIFICATE? Clarissa
2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? No
3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? Last Saturday morning, watching a performance of Oklahoma! by 11-18 year olds. It was so beauitful to see their little gestures and hear those songs.
4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR OWN HANDWRITING? Yes.
5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Turkey
6. KIDS? A three year old wonderment named Miranda
7. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Yes
8. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL? Kinda, in my Palm.
9. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? A lot less than I used to. It used to be humor was more important than kindness to me, now it's reversed.
10. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? No, 9 years old, Lenox HIll Hospital (the same hospital John Gallagher was in this year)
11. WOULD YOU EVER BUNGEE JUMP? No way, Jose.
12. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? I'm not much of a cereal eater. But I guess oatmeal.
13. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SNEAKERS WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Yes
14. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Physically, not nearly like I used to be (except in the picking up and carrying of said three year old. I can do that much longer than my very fit sister who runs and mountain bikes and climbs. Emotionally, I have endurance.
15. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? I eat too much.
16. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My grandmother who died years ago, and my friend Melissa who moved to Sacramento this spring.
17. WHAT COLORS are you wearing right now? Blue and white seersucker shirt, blue shorts, pink shoes.
18. LAST THING YOU ATE? Cioppino.
19. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? The breeze in the trees outside in the yard, my dog's toe nails on the hardwood floor out in the living room.
20. FAVORITE CRAYOLA CRAYON COLOR? Periwinkle and apricot
21. FAVORITE SMELL? Bergamot.
22. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON (NOT A CO-WORKER) YOU TALKED WITH ON THE PHONE? When I started the questionnaire this morning, it was Celeste. Now it's afternoon and the most recent is my husband David.
23. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO? The spark of intelligence in their eyes
24. FAVORITE DRINK? Water.
25. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? No.
26. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING? The new IKEA catalog, and BetterMost.
27. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Laptop, no mousepad.
28. WHAT DID YOU WATCH LAST NIGHT? The new Woody Allen movie, Scoop.
29. FAVORITE SOUND? Rain.
30. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? I never know how to answer these questions. I know all Beatle songs by heart, but my most-listened to recently (of the two bands) is "Moonlight Mile" by The Rolling Stones.
31. THE FURTHEST YOU'VE BEEN FROM HOME? Thailand? India? Australia? Not sure which is furthest.
32. WHAT IS YOUR SPECIAL TALENT? Making up songs that rhyme and are a propos, right on the spot.