Five Question Friday - August 6, 2010

1. Are you a neat sleeper or a messy sleeper?
I am a very neat sleeper. I sleep heavily (since I can't hear anything), and I pretty much sleep in the same position all night. As soon as I am asleep, I am asleep. I love it.

2. Fill in the blank. I wish I was more ________________.
Awake, right now. I woke up tired - exhausted, really - today and could really use a few more hours of sleep.

3. What is something that you wish you had been warned about?
Hmm. I really can't think of anything. This is probably a good example of why I should be more awake right now.

4. What was the best thing you ever found at a garage sale/flea market?
Star Trek novels. I remember going to garage sales with my grandparents when I was a teenager. There are eleventy million Star Trek novels in the world and everyone sells theirs at garage sales. They could keep me entertained for hours.

5. If you could have any meal brought to you right now, what would it be?
Starbucks. Just a drink. It may not be a meal, but I need caffeine to operate today.

Five Question Friday - July 30, 2010

1. Did you have a favorite blanket or toy as a kid? If so, do you still have it?

I loved toys when I was a kid, and coming up with stories and scenarios with them. I particularly remember a little plastic toy of Simba from The Lion King. Simba was always the hero. I have no idea where that little toy went.

2. Do you dream in color?
Yep. I don't remember ever dreaming in black and white.

3. How tall are you? Do you wish you were shorter or taller?
I am 5'5''. I think pretty much the most average height you can be. I think it's just about perfect. I wouldn't want to be any shorter and if I were taller I would bang my head on a lot of things.

4. If you could have anyone's (celeb or other) voice as the guide on your GPS, who would it be?
Hmm. Darth Vader? I'm sure someone's done that. "I find your lack of ability to navigate disturbing."

5. Do you return your shopping cart to the corral or leave it wherever in the parking lot?
Return it.

I got this gecko last night. Now he has a home in my cubicle. Isn't he awesome?

Five Question Friday - July 23, 2010

1. What were your school colors?
Black and gold - go Prospectors.

2. What's the best compliment you ever received?
 I was thinking about this today and unable to come up with anything, but then I heard some wonderful compliments from one of my coworkers. I will be running a workshop on libraries and social media for the libraries in my county in September and I am a little nervous about it. She helped me feel more confident about it by telling me that whenever I talk in our staff meetings she always feels very comfortable asking questions and for clarification. I really like the confidence my coworkers have in me. I just hope I can talk loud enough at the workshop for people to hear me - or that they have a microphone.

3. Do you buy cheap or expensive toilet paper?
I haven't bought toilet paper in months (my in-laws buy it) but I think I usually buy Charmin. I'm not sure anymore. Definitely not the most expensive or the cheapest at the store.

4. Have you ever had a surprise party thrown for you? Or have you had one for someone else?
I don't think I have ever had a surprise party for myself. It always seemed like it would be terrible to be the person the party was for since you'd spend all day thinking nobody remembered your birthday. I think at times we have thrown a surprise party for my Nana or other relatives.

5. What is one material possession that you "can't live without"?
Definitely my camera.

Five Question Friday

1. Do you collect anything?
Sure. Books, and anything cows. I have so many stuffed cows and cow figures... in my family, if you like something, you will get it for every Christmas and birthday from then on! Unfortunately I don't have room for many of my cows at all. A few sit in my cubicle at work, one favorite is on my desk at home and the rest are in the storage shed in the backyard for now. Eyeing the 'savings for a house' ticker on the right...

2. Name 3 celebrities that you find good looking.
Ewan McGregor, Felicia Day and Robert Downey Jr. (I just really like him as Tony Stark I guess!)

3. Do you have any scars? If so, what’s the story behind it (them?)?
Yes: a scar on my knee from falling in the alley behind our house when I was a kid (it used to look strangely like the division symbol in math), a scar on my spine from surgery to remove a mole (not cancerous as it turned out), and a scar in my belly button to remove an unsightly birthmark.

4. What is a food that you like to eat, but others might think it’s gross or weird?
Hmm... well, I love dipping my fries in milkshakes, but I know a lot of other people do that. I can't think of anything else.

5. Have you ever seen a tornado in real life?
Nope. There aren't a lot of tornadoes where I live (Arizona). I've heard the watches/warnings on TV before, but never seen one.