I like visiting other sites, and reading all the "101 Things About Me" type of lists.
I have a feeling I'm going to eventually see something on some other list I'm going to want to add. (And yes, I borrow different items from other people's lists to add to mine.)
- Name: India
- Nicknames: Well, JanesBlonde077 is the newest, and a lot of people automatically assume my name is "Jane", which I find hysterical. But a lot of my friends from my old chat days still call me "Diva". (And I am.)
- Birth date: December 25th. Seriously.
- Birth place: Knoxville, TN. Yee-haw!
- Current Location: One block outside of New Orleans.
- Eye Color: Brown.
- Hair Color: My grandfather used to tell me, as a child, my hair was the color of a wet otter (in other words, such a dark brown, it was almost black); there's a WHOLE lot of grey mixed in with it now.
- Height: Let's just say I'll never be mistaken for a 12 year old or a basketball player.
- Weight: You should really consider rhinoplasty.
- Zodiac Sign: Technically, Capricorn. But I don't do things the easy way - I'm frighteningly more Sagittarius than Capricorn.
- Your heritage: German, French, and Portugese; but my mother's sister recently revealed to me that we have some Acadian (Cajun) in us on my mother's side, waaaaaaaaaay back, but she hasn't been able to document it in her geneology searches, yet.
- Siblings? An older brother and a younger brother. And 17 imaginary sisters who can beat the crap out of my brothers, and know where to hide the bodies.
This or That?
- Righty or Lefty: Righty.
- Stilettos or Sneakers? Something flat and slip-on. I hate lace-ups, and heels.
- Ice cream or ice milk? Cream, please.
- Coffee or tea? Depends on the mood.
- Catsup or Mustard? Depends on the mood and the food. But my favorite mustard is Creole.
- Vanilla or Chocolate? Oh, puh-leeze...can't we be more imaginative?
- Okay, French Vanilla or Cherry Vanilla? Try this - French Vanilla, marble slabbed with dark cherries.
- Rocky Road or B and J's Cherries Garcia? I can only pick one, huh? Okay, B and J's.
- Flowers or Candy? Flowers, if they're hand-picked. If not, REAL candied fruit is nice (none of those jellied orange slices, please)
- Dog or cat? Don't make me choose. I can't.
- Rich and sad, or poor and happy? How about "needs met", with room to dream.
- McDonald's or Burger King: Um...Sonic?
- Lipton Tea or Nestea: Lipton. From tea bags, none of that instant stuff. Blech!!
- Cappuccino or coffee: Depends on my mood. Espresso is good, cafe au lait is a New Orleans staple, but I'll drink Cappuccino if I have to.
- Shower or bath: Shower. Definitely.
- Poetry or Prose: Depends on the author. And the mood.
- Bass drum or snare: Bongo, baby. Homemade, from an Oatmeal box.
- Spork or Foon? LONG LIVE THE SPORK!
- Neopets or Pokemon? I don't get Pokemon. No, seriously, I just don't get it.
- Anime or classic cartoons? I like the classic-style cartoons, but some of that anime is pretty cute.
- Godzilla or King Kong? If we're talking about fictional terrorists, Wile E. Coyote.
- Arnold - the actor or the mayor? Next!
- Britney or Christina? NEXT!
- Jessica or Ashley? Oh, just kill me NOW!
- Angelina or Jennifer? Angelina for drama/action, Jenn for comedy.
- McDreamy or George? George.
- Sean Connery, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, or Roger Moore? Sean Connery, of course!
- James Bond 007 or JanesBlonde077? Tee-hee!
Food and Drink
- If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? Fish, COOKED any way.
- The perfect pizza has...? Spinach-Artichoke Hearts-Roasted Garlic, with a white sauce. If you serve me pepperoni, it had better have anchovies on it.
- Favorite beverage? Southern-style sweet tea, no lemon. After that, Pepsi, Coke, lemonade, limeade...pretty much in that order. Preferably crushed ice, and lots of it.
- Do you eat Sushi? Let me put it this way: I grew up in Louisiana. I've eaten a lot of seafood. But we like our seafood cooked. I've tried raw oysters; BLECHHHHH! I've tried the raw sushi, but didn't care for it. Things like California Rolls, oh, yeah...bring it on. I'm a fiend for Wasabi.
Mi Vida Loca
- Your biggest weakness: Babies. And some animal babies. But no insect babies.
- Your biggest pet-peeve: Oh, LAWD, there's so many, most dealing with rudeness, incompetence, and apathy; people who injure children; parents who don't put their children in car seats...I'd better stop there.
- Your biggest fear? Snakes. I can't even touch a magazine page if it has a picture of a snake on it. But I also have a serious phobia about large buildings, especially if I'm not near a window; it's very disorienting.
- Your political affiliation? Well, let me put it this way: On my voter registration, where it asks "Race", I checked "other", and wrote in "HUMAN". Can you imagine the cow they'd have if I checked "other" and wrote in "Conserberal Republocrat"?
Romance
- Do you have a crush on anyone? A, as in ONE? Get real. Oh, yeah. Never leave home without one.
- Anyone special in your life? No, I'm single. Sometimes, it's a WAY good thing.
- Have you ever been in love? I've had some pretty intense affections, but I don't think I've truly been in love yet.
- Want to get married? Don't know. Maybe if I can convince him he has to wash his own drawz.
- If you could date any person, who would it be? Whoever belongs to my extra rib would be nice.
- Describe your perfect date. Well, currently it would be a late-night dinner at a moderately priced restaurant, with some soft rock playing in the background, flattering lighting (I don't want to count his freckles, but I want to see his expressions), lots of conversation. I wouldn't mind sitting across the table from William L. Petersen, but I wouldn't mind Oprah, either.
- William L. Petersen is married! So? I said dinner and conversation, not sex.
- Oprah's a woman! Again, SO? I said dinner and conversation, not sex.
- 1-10, how romantic are you? Depends on who's doing the romancing. I've got some wierd ideas about romance.
- Explain. Well, I -DON'T- care for a dozen red roses and a box of chocolates. But the guy who shows up at my door with a handful of buttercups he picked from the side of the road will melt my heart.
- Turn-ons: Men who sing to me; nicer if he sings on-key, but sincerity (as opposed to cheesy) can take the sting out of sour notes. Guys who are naturally macho without having to put on an act. Guys who know their way around power tools.
- Turn-offs: Um...guys who act macho; sloppy drunks; clingy men.
- Single or group dates: Prefer single...hmmm...Oh, yeah...
- When was your last date? I can't be sure, but I'm pretty sure my marbles still had square corners.
- Favorite eye color? Brown or Hazel.
- Favorite hair color? I'm partial to dark-haired guys, but I've been known to get whiplash when a blonde guy passes by, and my heart just melts over red-headed little boys.
- Short or long hair? Short and neat, but not like 60's short; I'd pick bald or buzz-cut over long.
- Height: Tall enough to have to tip my head back to kiss him, but not so tall he gets a sore neck.
- Favorite article of men's clothing: Cowboy boots. They make a man walk a certain way that just makes my heart go ka-thump, ka-thump, ka-THUUUUMP!
Odd Favorites
- TV Show: Currently, I'm nuts for "C.S.I." (the original, and N.Y.; sorry, I can't stand that red-haired actor on the other one!), "Lost" and "Grey's Anatomy"; I enjoy "E.R.", and have been trying to catch up on "Gilmore Girls".
- FLOWER(s): Snapdragons, Black-eyed Susans, "Buttercups" (some call them wild primroses, but you see them on the side of the road here in Louisiana in the spring and early summer), and Sweet-Peas
- MUSIC: I'm getting to be something of an old phart, so my music collection is strange, ranging from "C-S-N-Y" to "Schoolhouse Rock", from "Zamfir" to "Andrea Bocelli", and from "Vince Gill" to "2nd Chapter of Acts".
- ACTORS: Y'all can keep Brad Pitt and George Clooney; they're "okay". But I like Adrien Brody, find Vin Diesel's work interesting and intense, and I'll watch ANYTHING with Denzel Washington 'cuz he's just DAYUMGOOD. But give me William L. Petersen, and a spoon, and I'll be happy.
- ACTRESSES: My absolute favorite is Dame Maggie Smith. I think Whoopee Goldberg is a H-O-O-T! You can take Angelina, wet her lips, and stick her to a window, and I'll be happy. Meg Ryan and Julia Roberts (from my generation, or thereabouts); Natalie Portman and America Ferrera (from the younger set); and, surprisingly, Jenna Boyd is one I think we're going to see a lot of.
- FOOD(s): I love just about all seafood; I prefer my oysters fried, have been known to "suck the heads" of crawfish (um...blech?), but can't peel crawfish to save my life (I mostly mangle them, and can peel about 1/2 lb to other's 10 lbs.). Other favorites include sushi (pref. Uramaki or Makizushi), homemade mac 'n cheese, anything raspberry or cranberry, grits (in a bowl, on the side, with lots of pepper), and FLAN! (OMG, if you've never had flan...) And for anyone who turns their nose up at grits, but eats "polenta"...guess what? Grits is just southern-style polenta, hot 'n creamy, BEFORE you let it congeal and re-heat with some fancy schmancy sauce poured over it.
- BEVERAGE(s): Ice cold SOUTHERN SWEET TEA, pref. with a ton of crushed ice! Other'n that, prefer cola over lemony sodas, Barq's Root Beer (it's got BITE, baby!), and the occasional beer, glass of wine (sweet wines, Shiraz), chocolatini (very infrequently, though I'd arm wrestle ya for one!), Margaritas, or an amaretto sour. Oh, and hot toddies in the winter!
- AROMA(s): Someone barbecuing in the neighborhood; a freshly bathed and powdered baby; a freshly showered and dressed man who's slightly sweaty and not wearing aftershave; pumpkin pie spices.
- AUTHOR(S): J.K. Rowling (natch!), and a few I'm gonna have to look on my bookshelf for their names. Basically, anyone who can paint a fairly clear mental picture with words without boring me with unnecessary details.
- JEWELRY: Silver or white gold. I prefer simple jewelry, but that doesn't mean I don't look at a lot of it and "Ooo!", cuz I DO! I like garnets, alexandrite, andalucite, and something I've only seen once but can't forget - it was referred to as the "Mt. St. Helen's" stone.
- CD: I have two favorites - "The Roar of Love" by 2nd Chapter of Acts, and one by Rockapella (Yes, the group from "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?")
- Movie: I watch "Penny Serenade" and "It's a Wonderful Life" whenever they're on TV; I adore "Sister Act II".
- Day of the Week: Any day I wake up.
- Month: December and January.
- Holiday: Christmas and July 4th; Mardi Gras is another.
- Color: Electric Turquoise and Raspberry.
- Flavor: Raspberry anything; Lime.
- Music genre: I'm partial to soft rock and country, but I've been known to listen to anything but rap.
- Song: Um...depends on the mood.
- Sport: Participation - None. Spectator - Ice Skating, live football.
- Ice Cream: Depends on the mood, but Raspberry Sherbet's always a good bet.
- Dream Car: I'd -love- to own a genuine London Taxi; I like the boxy little Scions; but lately, I'm semi-obsessed with with Cooper Mini's and the Smart ForTwo. Sigh. I think I'd better win the lottery soon.
- What's your favorite store in the mall? I don't do malls; I have a phobia. I'm serious.
- Play? Hmmm...I have a few. Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew", and "A Mid-Summer's Night Dream"; "Greater Tuna"; and Oran Teague's "Ludie".
- Era? If I could have a 21st century bathroom and an endless supply of ice chips, I could live in the Renaissance period; otherwise, I think the 1940's.
- Cuss word(s)? Well, I learned how to say "S.O.B." before I learned how to say "Daddy"...thanks to my Dad (he was a sailor, it was his favorite cuss); I say the "F" word WAY too much. But if I get up a good head of steam, look out, because it's all about how many words I string together and turn into adjectives.
- Sayings? "Um...bite me?" and "Would you like a cork for that whine?"
Do you...
- Cuss? Like a sailor. But I'm trying to cut back. Um...do they have a patch for that? And don't tell me "Yes, but it only works if you put it over your mouth."
- Do you believe in yourself? Mostly. But I have moments where I have absolutely no confidence.
- Get motion sickness? Not as a rule, but I did have a moment while crossing the ferry in New Orleans, and the Mississippi River was a little rough; made the mistake of watching the dock as we came in for the landing, and the boat was pitching enough to make my tummy go "Whoa!"
- Think you're a health freak? Yeah, right. Next question?
- Get along with your parents? Well, my parents have both passed; I miss them terribly sometimes, and wish we'd all gotten along with each other better. But we were too busy arguing instead of listening.
- Like alcohol? I -LOVE- adult beverages. My doctor lets me have one drink a month, two if it's wine. (Long story.)
- Like to travel? Yes and no; when I can do it at leisure, with no particular time-table, it's great.
Do you believe in...
- God? Absolutely.
- Heaven? Absolutely.
- Angels? Absolutely.
- Hell? Yes...and part of me believes in "limbo" or "Purgatory", too.
- the Devil? Can't have good without bad to balance it.
- Reincarnation? I believe it's a possibility. Probability is another matter.
- Fairies? Hmmm...undecided. I believe in Fairytales, though.
- Aliens? I believe we're not alone in this universe, or at the very least others.
- Ghosts? Oh, yes.
- Love at first sight? No. Infatuation, yes, but love is something that needs to be carefully cultivated and constantly tended.
- ESP? I knew you were going to ask that.
- Plausible deniability? Hel-LOOO-ooo! I live in Louisiana! (That's in the U.S., btw.)
- Segregation? Yup. People who choose to be uneducated, please line up to the left. Everyone else, to the right.
HAVE YOU EVER...
- Have you ever been dumped? Yup. It's a rite of passage. Ob-la-di, Ob-la-freakin'-da, life goes on...
- Have you ever gone skating? I lived in roller skates as a child; I went ice skating a few times as a teen when we had a rink at the local mall (pre-phobia); I was never stupid enough to try rollerblading. Now-a-days, considering I can trip over the pattern in a linoleum floor, I won't put skates on of any kind. You're welcome.
- Have you ever gone skinny dipping? No. Parts of me are glow-in-the-dark white.
- Have you ever dyed your hair? Oh, Lawd, yes. Bleached it once, too. Looked like a yellow Q-tip.
- Played a game that required removal of clothing? Yes. Couldn't keep a straight face, so I only lasted long enough to lose my shoes and socks.
- Been in a fist-fight? Oh, Lawd, yes. I was a tomboy, even as late as 9th grade (which is when I had my last fist-fight).
- Gotten beaten up? Nope. I always won. And I always will.
- Have you ever been on stage? If I'm within 100 yards of a stage, I'll find a way to be on it.
- Have you ever traveled out of the country? No, but if I ever win the lottery, HASTA, baby!
- What country would you most like to visit? Italy or Ireland.
- Been on an airplane? Yes. It was a 4-seater, and quite warm. And no, I didn't toss my cookies.
- Been drunk? Yup, but never passed out, and never had a hangover.
- Thrown up in public? Nope. I'll do anything to keep from throwing up.
DO THE MATH...
- Number of CD's you own: More than 1, less than Wal-Mart.
- Number of DVD's you own: See above.
- Number of piercings: Six. Two in each ear.
- Number of tattoos: Three.
- Number of scars on your body: I've got more important things to worry about than keeping track of the number of scars I have. ROFLMAO
Quirky Details
- I can tie a knot in a cherry stem in under 15 seconds.
- I can cure a drunk's hiccups.
- I -LOVE- competition, as in games; I don't necessarily like to lose, but I don't -HAVE- to win.
- I love debating.
Now, I just know I've forgotten something I wanted to tell you, but if there's something you didn't see that you wanna know, just ask! If I think it's worth telling, I'll tell. If not, I won't.
Maybe.
