Oh God...

There seems to be a rash (and an itchy one at that) of these things going around right now and I'm always a sucker for a survey so here you go. Woo hoo! Try to contain yourselves.


1. What time did you get up this morning?

5am my friends. That's right. 5 fucking am. But it's okay, I like mornings. I'm sick like that.


2. Diamonds or pearls?
I so want to say pearls. The Senor knows why. But it just doesn't seem appropriate so I'm gonna have to go with diamonds. They're just so damn sparkly. I'm all about the sparkle.


3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?

It may have been V for Vendetta which might have been good but I'll never know because I fell asleep. Ah, good times.


4. What is your favourite TV show?

Dead Like Me. Sadly, it doesn't actually exist anymore. Thank god for my short term memory loss and dvd tv!


5. What do you usually have for breakfast?

A large steeped tea with 2 sugars, 1 milk. Tim Horton's of course. There's nothing better than drive thru at 5:30 in the morning.


6. Favourite cuisine?

Mexican! Or the sushi. Mmm...sushi. And the german cooking has grown on me as well. It's pretty damn good. Who knew?


7. What is your middle name?

Brandy. Shut up.


8. What is your favourite cd at the moment?

Um, hard to say...I have James Blunt in my car at the moment, but I'm getting a little burnt out on songs about heartache and all that. I need some happy music. I'm also pretty partial to this mixed cd a friend made me awhile ago. It has this crazy song on it that I can't remember the name of because I can't find the sleeve he put in with it but it goes "fire in the disco...fire in the taco bell!" and it cracks me up everytime. He also put Rock Lobster by the B52s on there which makes me happy and scares my dog. Okay, it was me singing along to it that scared the dog but why quibble?


9. What kind of car do you drive?

Little red Chevy Aveo named Lola. And yes, I do sing to it. Lo-la. L.O.L.A. Lo-la!


10. Favourite sandwich?

I'm partial to the...oh crap. What is it? Monte Christo! But that's a fad sandwich. My all-time favourite is ham and cheese with crisp lettuce and a just butter. Mmm. I'm also a fan of the peanut butter and green apple sandwiches my grandma used to make me. She'd roll out the bread with a rolling pin, cut the crusts off, spread the peanut butter and then put in some thinly sliced granny smith apple and roll the whole thing up burrito style and stick a fuzzy toothpick (the cocktail kind with the fuzzies on the end) through it to hold it together. It was an artform more than a mere sandwich.


12. Favourite item of clothing?

That would have to be the green skirt with the sparkly bits that I picked up in San Francisco. I hate it when people say "picked up" like that. Like I was walking down the street and saw this cute skirt hanging around and I was like, "hey, how you doin'?" Whatever. It's my favourite and I got it in San Francisco so it has the double distinction of being super cute and reminding me of a mostly fun trip.


13. If you could go anywhere on holiday?

Anywhere? I'm such a loser about these questions. Okay, New York to see Virve, London to see Shae, or Italy to see Italy. The last one changes daily. Yesterday it was Mexico for ruins, beaches, tequila and great music. Tomorrow, who knows?


14. What colour is your bathroom? White. It's a rental.


15. Favourite brand of clothing?

I don't think I really have one. If I had heaps of money maybe Gaultier. But I'd rather find a local designer who made really cool stuff and support them. I'm partial to Smoking Lily in Victoria but I'm poor so I only have the one bag that I bought as a present to myself when I got my job at the college and have now run into the ground (the bag, not the job). The rest of the time I just buy whatever it is that's cute-ish that I can actually afford.


16. Where would you retire to?

I don't really know. Somewhere warm, but not too hot. With blue skies and green grass and a beach. And cliffs. I like cliffs. And a little cottage (but the open sort of west coast style - not the english coutryside) with a big, bright studio and a loft bedroom and an apple tree. Who doesn't love an apple tree? Obviously this is a retirement thing so I'm thinking relaxation.



17. What was your most memorable birthday?

I think it was my 25th...I was in Halifax and all of my friends from school and my different jobs and whatnot actually showed up so there were about 25-30 people over the course of the night. We started at a Bar and Grill where I drank numerous Long Island Iced Teas and there were a dozen red roses delivered in the middle of dinner from a friend who was far away. Then we went to the Split Crow for power hour ($1.25 beers) where the entire bar sang happy birthday to me and the waiter kept loading glasses into my beer helmet (it was a gift). Then we ended the night at the Marquee Club for retro night where I drank double rum and cokes and danced the night away until I reached the point where I threw up in the bathroom and when asked afterward how I was feeling I replied, "not so bad, if only I could get my eyes to focus" and they took me home. It was magical.


18. Favourite sport to watch?

I don't like sports on tv so much but I've always been a fan of the live hockey game. It's good times.


19. Furthest place you are sending this?

I'm not actually sending it but people in Japan and England will be reading it. Dammit. They'd better be!


20. Who do you least expect to send this back to you?

Elvis. He never replies to these things. Jerk.


21. Person you expect to send it back first?

Obviously Johnny Depp. He's quite devoted.


22. Favourite saying?

I currently say "Right you are Ken!" quite alot because of that damned MXC but it's really starting to annoy me. I can only imagine how the other people feel. Yikes.


23. When is your birthday? October 4th.


24. Are you a morning or a night person? Both. I'm ridiculously perky in the morning, but I like being out and having fun at night.



25. What is your shoe size? 9



26. Pets?

Sweet, sweet Lilo the Doglet of Doom.



27. What did you want to be when you were little?

A fireman, a fashion designer or a model. I was easily confused.


28. How are you today?

I'm a little off today. Tired mostly and a little sad but then also still happy about the grad school thing. It's nice to finally have things coming together. A little closure in some areas and new beginnings in other. It's good overall I'm just a little emotionally drained.


29. What is your favourite sweet?

I don't know if it's really considered a sweet but I really like Chai tea. Although I had some coconut gelato last night that could easily become addictive. I also really like the Almond Rocha but I'm steering clear of that. It's a gateway sweet.


30. What is your favourite flower?

I think daisies. They're just so damn happy. But I also like wild flowers. And sweet peas. Ooo...sunflowers. The really big ones. They're fantastic.


31. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to?

At the moment I'm pretty stoked about August 1st. If all goes well I'll be moving into a new apartment with my sweet doggie of love and settling in for the next 3 years of grad school. I'm really excited. And terrified. But in a good, moving on kind of way. Yay!


32. What is your favourite colour?

I don't really know. I generally say red but I'm really liking the happy celery green kind of colour as well and I'm always partial to black. But a nice bright, happy blue is pretty good as is a warm and happy yellow. And then there's the pink. Love the pink.