Periwinkle Bunny - Plinky Answers

Color me black raven

2009-12-08T02:10:16-06:00

If you had to wear one color for the entire next year, which would you pick?

I wear a lot of it anyway, so... I'd choose black. It goes with anything, looks good year-'round, and always looks good.

Becoming a mother changed my life for the better

2009-12-08T02:03:54-06:00

Becoming a mother instantly gave me the most overwhelming feeling that I was part of creating something perfect and wholly wonderful. I've never felt more absolutely connected to the universe than when I first saw my babies.
I still feel that way when I think about my children and becoming a mother remain the single best thing about my life.

You just found a kitten – what do you name it?

2009-12-08T01:35:11-06:00

You just found a kitten – what do you name it?

I almost always name kitties before I get them; finding a good name then going out in search of a kitty to match it.

A few years ago, I found a kitten but wasn't prepared with a name. It took over two years to settle on a proper name for him (he finally decided that his name is Mrs. Norris a few months ago).

So I'm not sure what I would name a kitten if I found it, but if a kitten wandered into my life needing a place to call home, I'd invite it in, give it love and attention, and start asking him what he'd like to be called.

A hard goodbye...

2009-12-08T01:18:01-06:00

Share the hardest "goodbye" you've ever had to say: To my dad the last time I saw him, because I knew it would be the *last* time I'd ever see him.

And it was.

The Sun wakes me up in the morning

2009-10-19T19:45:58-06:00

I always roll over in the night and wake with my face to the east (and thus to the sun) when it rises.
If I need any help getting up, I have a tiny tabby cat who bumps my forehead with her nose to encourage me to get up and feed her.
And if nothing else works, my husband will snuggle me awake.

That's funny!

2009-08-12T00:48:24-06:00

My husband makes me laugh. He isn't afraid to laughing at things that others see as tasteless.
BTW: Funny is sexy.

I'll get around to running a 5k one of these days

2009-08-12T00:25:38-06:00

I need to get off my butt and do this.

Finishing the 5K -- Congratulations!

Dieting to lose a few pounds and training for a 5K.

Why haven't I done it? Probably because I'm lazy and like food too much.

If I had to, I'd spend a week in a treehouse

2009-08-12T00:21:53-06:00

I could definitely spend a week in a treehouse. It would be nice to by up in the leaves, listening to the rustle in the evening.
An underground bunker would be okay, too. Quiet, cool, possibly dark.
A tent would be right out, though. Too lumpy and drafty.

One day, I'll be good at lampwork

2009-08-12T00:15:54-06:00

I'd like to learn lampwork - a type of glasswork that uses rods and a torch to make beads, paperweights, pendants, etc.; as well as scientific equipment.
I'd like to learn it because I've always been fascinated by glasswork.
It's so cool to make art with materials you can't actually touch while they're being created (melted glass is hot!).

Money is the root of all evil? Nope.

2009-08-12T00:10:27-06:00

Actually, the quote is "The love of money is the root of all evil."

Thus, it is human greed, not money that is at the root of all evil.

I would agree that human greed is at the root of all evil.

'Night of the Living Dead' was a scary movie

2009-08-12T00:05:13-06:00

They keep coming back in a bloodthirsty lust for HUMAN FLESH!... (actual tagline for the movie)

Night of the Living Dead was explicit, of course, and that's scary, but the fact that it was filmed in grainy black and white made it more scary than it would have been had it been filmed in color.

what I'll bring to the slammer

2009-08-12T00:01:27-06:00

paper
As long as I can write, I'd be ok.

books
A tie for #1. If I can read and write, I'll be fine.

a comb
My hair is nearly to my waist, and I don't brush it anymore - I comb it to prevent breaks. A comb and a year to trim out the split ends would actually be sort of nice.

My first job: waitress

2009-08-11T23:56:34-06:00

Waitress in a deli. I lasted the better part of a year before moving on to another (better) job.
As a result of having been a waitress, I'm always nice to food service workers, and I'm always mean to people who *aren't* nice to food service workers.

I go from Colorado Springs, Colorado to Denver, Colorado frequently

2009-08-11T15:40:40-06:00

Kellogg's Corn Pops is a cereal suitable for every meal

2009-08-11T15:38:31-06:00

The agony of choice...

My favorite cereal is Kellogg's Corn Pops. I could eat it three times a day, but probably not for long, because it tears the roof of my mouth up about the time I start the second bowl.

Even worse: Corn Pops aren't gluten free. Now that I have to eat gluten free food, I can no longer enjoy them at all.

My childhood fantasy was flying

2009-08-11T15:33:25-06:00

I always wanted to fly, and my most vivid dreams as a child involved flying around with ease. Perhaps oddly, I never had wings in any of the dreams, but nevertheless could fly.
~~~
Sadly, no, it has not come true. I can't fly unaided, and probably never will.

I could do without hearing for a year

2009-08-11T15:30:43-06:00

I could do without hearing.
I'm already partially deaf, so going the rest of the way wouldn't be that bad.
It would probably be nice to not hear anything except my own thoughts for a while

I want my two hours back

2009-08-11T15:28:29-06:00

A couple of friends said that Blades of Glory was hilarious, so, even though we already suspected that Will Ferrell was the spawn of Satan , we overrode our better judgment and rented it.

It not only wasn't funny, it actually created a vortex of suck so powerful that our vacuum cleaner immediately committed suicide in a fit of jealousy.

WIll Ferrell owes me a new vacuum cleaner and an apology to the rest of the known world.

I hope they say "She was always full of wonder"

2009-08-11T15:19:18-06:00

She never stopped wondering
I am constantly questioning, always trying to learn something new, and never feel that I know enough about anything. I hope that never changes.

She was a good parent
I try to be a better parent than my parents were, and try to be the best parent for my children. I know I'm not perfect, but I try to do as good as I possibly can.

She was kind to others
I think that a good measure of a person is how kind they are to people they don't have to be nice to. I always try to be good to everyone.

My money's on the cat

2009-08-11T15:14:28-06:00

Unless it was some sort of über hawk, I'd bet on the cat. I've seen cats back full grown German Shepherds into corners. Cats kick butt.

When I'm a multi-millionaire, traveling the world is in order

2009-08-11T15:12:36-06:00

Wonder of the World - The Taj Mahal (1630 A.D.) Agra, India

Well, immediately after I figured out where I got a company worth 100 million dollars to sell, the first thing I would want to do is travel.
China, Nepal, and India in particular.
The start of the Ganges in the Himalayas. The Schezwan Province. The Gobi Desert.

Take me out to a local park

2009-08-11T15:04:29-06:00

I saw a group of kids playing soccer.
Yes, it was fun, insofar as I think watching sports is fun to begin with. I don't watch much in the way of sports at all, in part because "professional" sports don't do much for me.
Seeing the kids having such a good time and playing was enjoyable, though.

My most pleasant surprise

2009-08-10T11:43:14-06:00

On Valentines Day 2003, my (now) husband woke me up early and proposed to me.
He told me that he couldn't wait any longer.
It caught me completely by surprise - I absolutely was not expecting him to ask, and was dumbfounded for a moment.
He'd gone to so much trouble to have my ring made; he'd picked the stones himself in consultation with friends who are jewelers. He'd found a wooden box with carved dragonflies to put the ring in. Everything had been planned for weeks.
When it got down to the day, though, he couldn't wait.
I find that incredibly sweet and romantic every time I think about it.
<3

My most pleasant surprise

2009-08-10T11:43:13-06:00

Thursday I'm in love

2009-08-10T11:31:20-06:00

My husband works from home 3 days a week, including Thursday & Friday. Thus, Thursday is when he starts a 4-day stretch at home.

What my ride needs is...

2009-07-14T18:23:05-06:00

What's missing from your car to make it the greatest ride you could ever dream of?

E Dio creò la Vespa

Hmmm... what's missing from my car? The fact that it isn't a Vespa. I'd love to trade my car in for a scooter, and live in a city that is designed to accommodate walking and smaller vehicles.

Quirky? You betcha

2009-07-06T03:24:13-06:00

What would a road trip companion learn about you when traveling with you for the first time?

We all have habits and behaviors that we hide most of the time, but they're bound to come out on a road trip.

These are mine:

I photograph everything
Some days I take hundreds of digital photos to get that one good shot.

Super talkative or super quiet
I'm apt to either talk your ear off, or say nothing for hours. There isn't much of an "in between".

I knit obsessively
I carry around a bag of knitting with half a dozen projects in it, and knit whenever I have a moment of downtime.

The phone
I hate to answer the phone and sometimes go out of the way to do so, but if I have my cell phone with me (and when don't I?), I web surf in the moments when I'm not knitting.
In other words, I have to engage my hands and/or brain pretty much all the time.

I'm a Political Animal
I don't know if this is really a quirk, but I'm incredibly opinionated when it comes to politics and combine my love for statistics and facts with my love of all things political to form an uber-geek when it comes to current events.

Everyday hero?

2009-07-06T03:12:59-06:00

I don't know.

I don't think so.

I gave CPR once, and it may have saved a woman's life, but that doesn't really make me a hero, since it's what anyone would have done in similar circumstances.

For the record, I think the word 'hero' is overused.

In my mind, heroes do things that the rest of us probably wouldn't or couldn't do.

Did I really say that?

2009-07-06T02:54:10-06:00

A few years ago, I was sitting in the student lounge at school, talking to a friend about a graphics program I was learning to use, called The Gimp. I thought she'd be interested, since she was a graphics major.
It wasn't until a few minutes into our discussion that I realized that "gimp", which also means "cripple" might be offensive to her, since she's in a wheelchair.
If she was offended, she was very gracious, and didn't say a thing.

My life might make a good movie, but...

2009-07-06T02:46:16-06:00

I have no idea what genre the movie of my life would be.

As long as it isn't one of those Gawd-awful hyper-dramatic chick-flicks, I will be a happy person.

Well, a happier person, anyway.