1: Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, find line 4. Write down what it says:
"He saw in happiness the seeds of independence, and in independence the seeds of revolt."
� Mervyn Peake, Gormenghast
2: Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What do you touch first?
if i bothered to stand up, i would touch the spines of many books.
3: What is the last thing you watched on TV?
the episode of seinfeld where elaine breaks up with her boyfriend for not being pro-choice, & poppi & kramer have an argument over "when is a pizza a pizza."
4: WITHOUT LOOKING, guess what time it is:
9:36 pm.
5: Now look at the clock, what is the actual time?:
9:35 pm.
6: With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?:
i can hear precious little over the sound of my computer speakers (currently: richard buckner) & my fingers typing.
7: When did you last step outside? what were you doing?
walked home from the ladies' house around 7pm.
8: Before you came to this website, what did you look at?
my brother's blog.
9: What are you wearing?
pink Lynn's Paradise Caf� t-shirt, favorite green corduroy pants, brand new pink bra, underpants labelled "friday".
10: Did you dream last night?
yes
11: When did you last laugh?
probably at the ladies', probably at something A (nearly two by now) said/did.
12: What is on the walls of the room you are in?
lots & lots & lots of books. a mirror. photographs of myself & addie making red velvet cake. a color-photocopied facsimile of a 15th-century northern-european (i guess flemish?) painting of christ giving a blessing.
13: Seen anything weird lately?
i take public transportation daily to/fro my job at the abo clinic, & then i moonlight as personal assistant to a 22-month old. so i'm sure i have, & have promptly decided not to care about it.
14: What do you think of this quiz?
it suits me fine.
15: What is the last film you saw?
last night we watched say anything while soaking our feet in a little footbath. a couple weeks ago we double-featured eternal sunshine of the spotless mind & the ladykillers.
16: If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy first?
a c�zanne.
17: Tell me something about you that I don't know:
last night i bought a three-step nail buffer item at target, & now buffing my nails is my favorite thing.
18: If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?
a deluge of compassion.
19: Do you like to dance?
yes. especially with very tiny children.
20: George Bush: is he a power-crazy nutcase or some one who is finally doing something that has needed to be done for years?
a man who cannot properly pronounce the word "nuclear" is "in charge." lord save us.
21: Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?
lillian sofia.
21: Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him?
daniel stephen.
22: Would you ever consider living abroad?
yes.
i have a fantasy in which i live in tokyo & only speak french & hang out with other french-speaking expats. perhaps it is best not to overanalyze this little pipe-dream.
