Only Lisa will understand #30

[chalcedony]

1. What color are your kitchen plates?
Natural clay-colored (sort of gray), with a blue rim.

2. What book(s) are you reading?
The DaVinci Code and Justice Hall.

3. What is on your mouse pad?
Nothing, solid colors all around.

4. Favorite board game?
Backgammon.

5. Favorite magazine?
American Miniaturist.

6. Favorite smell?
Pine trees in the rain.

7. What's the first thing you think of when you wake up in the morning?
Where are my glasses?

8. Favorite color?
Blue with green thisclose behind. Or is it the other way around?

9. Least favorite color?
Neon pink.

10. How many rings before you answer the phone?
Whatever.

11. Future child's name?
Considering the amount of time, effort, and money I've expended over the years in my effort to remain childless, this is a very funny question. I am considering either Jocasta or Maggie for my dog-to-be, however.

12. What is most important in life?
Maxwell's equations?

13. Chocolate or vanilla?
Chocolate!

14. Do you like to drive fast?
Sometimes, if there's no one else around. Living in NJ, that is a very rare event.

15. Do you sleep with a stuffed animal?
No.

16. Storms: cool or scary?
Very cool.

17. If you could meet one person dead or alive who would it be?
Saul of Tarsus. I have a few things I want to say to him.

18. Favorite drink?
Iced tea.

19. What day is your birthday?
May 30.

20. Do you eat the stems of broccoli?
Yes.

21. If you could have any job, what would it be?
Astronaut.

22. If you could have any color hair, what would it be?
I'll stick with my natural red, thanks.

23. Have you ever been in love?
Yes.

24. Favorite movie?
2001: A Space Odyssey

25. Do you type with your fingers on the right keys?
I don't think so. I've never taken typing, so I really don't know.

26. What's under your bed?
The floor. Seriously. It's a platform bed, so it sits right on the floor – no storage space under there at all.

27. What is your favorite number?
3.14159

28. Favorite sport to watch on TV?
Hockey, with Daddy.

29. What is your single biggest fear?
Being in a fire and not dying.

30. Say one nice thing about the person who sent this to you.
Cat is the best Captain ever!

31. Person least likely to respond?
Good question ;)

32. Person most likely to respond?
Probably Jill.

33. Favorite CD?
Hell Freezes Over.

34. Ketchup or mustard?
On what? It makes a big difference.

35. Hamburgers or hot dogs?
Veggie burgers.

36. Wine or beer?
Wine.

37. Favorite soft drink?
If you specifically mean soda, then Coke, baybee! It's the real thing.

38. One of the best places you have ever been?
Paris.

39. What screen saver is on your computer right now?
3-D pipes.

40. Burger King or McDonald's?
Ugh, neither.

41. Favorite pastime?
Reading.

42. A quote that might have changed your life?
"Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country."