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[fajrdrako]

I got this from renka54 and dargie.

100 Things about me....

1. ONE OF YOUR SCARS, HOW DID YOU GET IT? -- I have scars over a large part of my body, from having had scleroderma as a child. I was lucky in that when I am clothed, most of the scars aren't very noticeable. Further scars would be irrelevant.

2. WHAT IS ON THE WALLS IN YOUR ROOM? -- In my living room: A linen print of a scene from the Bayeux Tapestry; an etching of a flute-player carved in the ceiling of Roslyn Chapel; a linen print of celtic seahorses, entwined; a brass rubbing of St. George and the dragon, c. 17th century; a fantasy sketch of a sphinx (with a thoughtful expression) and an Egyptian temple by my friend Arden; a "Trees" calendar, turned - just now - to July; a picture of Rameses; a Japanese picture of a crane; a beautiful needlepoint of La Dame a la Licorne; a beautiful hooked rug portrait of a panda eating bamboo; two calligraphed passages from Tolkien; a photo of the Great Pyramid in a storm; a printed motto that says "Life is an adventure, or it is nothing"; a framed photo of Tom Welling as Clark Kent; a piece of Clex fan-art by Suzann Lovatt; two mounted posters from The Lord of the Rings, one showing the Argonath, the other showing a close-up of Aragorn's face; a plaster relief of three saints from the North Portal of Notre-Dame Cathedral; a water-colour picture of the Old Man of Hoy; and a print of an 18th century painting showing a woman playing a harp.

In the hallway: A mounted action figure of Batman and one of Gambit climbing in a Sentinel hand; an original portrait of Gambit by maaboroshi.

In the bathroom: A picture of Captain Jack Harkness; a picture of Rose and Nine; a picture of Rose and Ten; a picture of Ten with the Head of Boe; and the 2006 Doctor Who Calendar, still showing June.

In the bedroom: A large mounted photograph of Bodie; a large mounted photograph of Doyle; a Persian print of a phoenix, given to me by Aunt Isie; a reproduciton of Egyptian hieroglyphs in stone; a print of the Chinese character for 'chaos'; an old Japanese print of two sparrows.

3. WHAT DOES YOUR CELL PHONE LOOK LIKE? -- I don't have one.

4. WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LIKE TO LISTEN TO? -- Show tunes, Cole Porter, Noel Coward, Ivor Novello; Beatles, Nine Inch Nails, opera (especially Puccini and Bizet, especially "The Pearl Fishers"); movie and TV soundtracks. Andy Williams and John Garry.

5. DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME YOU WERE BORN? -- Six or seven a.m.

6. WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW? -- Time. Health. Inspiration.

7. WHAT DO YOU MISS? -- I miss certain people - my mother, Tovah, Anne, Aunt Isie. I miss living with someone that I loved.

8. WHAT IS YOUR MOST PRIZED POSSESSION? -- My comic books. Maybe my books. Maybe my computer, because I use it so much. Maybe my birds, who keep me company.

9. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SMELL? -- Lavender. Cinnamon.

10. DO YOU GET CLAUSTROPHOBIC? -- Sometimes.

11. DO YOU GET SCARED OF THE DARK? -- Only in deep caves.

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE COLOGNE / PERFUME? -- I don't like any cologne or perfume. I go out of my way to avoid sniffing their fragrance; it tends to nauseate me.

14. WHAT KIND OF HAIR DO YOU LIKE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX? -- Long and dark. (What about the same sex? The answer would be: Short and dark.)

15. WHERE CAN YOU SEE YOURSELF BEING PROPOSED TO AT? -- Huh? Been there, done that, not necessarily happy memories. Let's not go there.

16. COFFEE OR ENERGY DRINKS? -- Decaff coffee, with milk.

17. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PIZZA TOPPING? -- Pepperoni, green peppers, mushrooms. I also like Hawaiian. I also like specialty pizzas with no tomatoes, goat's cheese, and European vegetables. The only pizza ingredient I dislike is onions.

18. IF YOU COULD EAT ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE? -- Fresh berries: strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries. With cream.

19. WHO IS THE LAST PERSON YOU MADE MAD? -- Uh...

20. DO YOU SPEAK A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE? -- French, Esperanto. I can read Latin (at least to a certain extent) but I can't speak it. My Italian is rusty, I'd need a bit of practice tobe able to hold conversations again. I read but don't speak various medieval languages like Anglo-Norman and Old French.

21. WHAT WAS THE FIRST GIFT SOMEONE EVER GAVE YOU (OF THE OPPOSITE SEX): -- No idea. Not memorable.

22. DO YOU LIKE ANYBODY? -- What does that mean? I like humanity. I don't like all individuals. I try to be tolerant, fair, and polite to everyone, but there are some people I just don't click with and others who are total scum.

23. ARE YOU DOUBLE JOINTED? -- No.

24. FAVORITE CLOTHING BRAND? -- Does clothing have brands? I thought that was cattle.

25. WHAT`S YOUR DREAM CAR? -- I don't dream about cars. I don't want to own a car. If I did, it would be a Jaguar sports car, or a Dodge Caravan.

27. WHAT IS ONE OF YOUR DREAMS? -- A favourite dream from decades ago: I had an adventure in south-east Asia and Africa with Shang-Chi and S.H.I.E.L.D. I was perhaps Leiko Wu, doing lots of kung fu and James-Bond-like adventuring. Airplanes were involved.

29. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO TELL SOMEONE HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU? -- Just say it. "You mean so much to me" or "I love you".

30. SAY A NUMBER FROM ONE TO A HUNDRED -- Two.

31. BLONDES OR BRUNETTES? -- Aww, do I have to choose? In any either/or choice, I want "both".

32. WHAT IS THE ONE NUMBER YOU CALL MOST OFTEN? -- maaseru's.

33. WHAT ANNOYS YOU MOST? -- Bad grammar. Nuclear armament. Intrusive consumerism. Snap judgements. Dogmatism. People who have loud conversations on their cell phones in public places. Buses that don't run on schedule.

34. HAVE YOU BEEN OUT OF THE US? -- The question should be, have I ever been to the U.S. - to which the answer is 'yes'. I spend my life outside the U.S.

35. YOUR WEAKNESSES? -- Laziness.

36. WHERE DO YOU WANT TO LIVE? -- Durham, England. Tuscany, Italy. Nova Scotia, Canada.

37. FIRST JOB? -- Waitress in a hotel dining room.

38. EVER DONE A PRANK CALL? -- Of course not! I'd never even consider such a thing.

39. WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE YOU FILLED OUT THIS SURVEY? -- Reading.

40. IF YOU COULD GET PLASTIC SURGERY WHAT WOULD IT BE? -- That's something else I would never, ever do - at least, not unless I had some horrible accident and needed it to function.

41. WHY DID YOU FILL OUT THIS SURVEY? -- I enjoy the reflection it entails.

42. WHAT DO YOU GET COMPLIMENTED ABOUT MOST? -- No idea. My cooking? When you feed people, they tend to compliment it and thank you.

43. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF ALCOHOL BECAME ILLEGAL? -- Huh? Why would it? The world is going the other way - towards legalizing illegal drugs. If alcohol became illegal, it wouldn't affect me much at all - though I suppose I might start drinking more sometimes. There's something romantic about the notion of a speakeasy.

44. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY? -- Books, mostly. I always like getting calendars, and fannish things. I'd like a mug with a portrait of the Ninth Doctor Who on it. Or the Tenth. And maybe another one with a picture of Captain Jack Harkness.

45. HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU WANT? -- None now. There was a time I wanted one very badly. Time changes everything.

46. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? -- Yes, a whole series of Scottish ancestors who were Margaret Elizabeth or Elizabeth Margaret. I was an Elizabeth Margaret; my cousin is Margaret Elizabeth.

47. DO YOU WISH ON STARS? -- Seldom.

48. WHICH FINGER[S] IS YOUR FAVORITE? -- They are all very dear to me, I wouldn't want to part with any of them.

49. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? -- A few days ago, watching the Doctor Who episode The Satan Pit.

50. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? -- Yes. It's messy and not very legible but it's mine.

51. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? -- Beef tongue.

52. ANY BAD HABITS? -- Only too many.

53. WHAT IS YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING CD ON THE SHELF? -- Why would a CD embarrass me?

54. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? -- Of course.

55. HAVE YOU EVER TOLD A SECRET YOU SWORE NOT TO TELL? -- No. I value discretion rather highly. I would not want anyone to betray my secrets, so I would never do it to someone else.

56. DO LOOKS MATTER? -- Yes, though probably not in the way the question would normally imply. I believe that a person's personality is reflected in their looks.

57. HOW DO YOU RELEASE ANGER? -- A complex question with a complex answer.

58. WHERE IS YOUR SECOND HOME? -- Why would I have a second home? I can only live in one place at a time.

59. DO YOU TRUST OTHERS EASILY? -- No. But I don't distrust easily either. I let people show me, with time, whether they are trustworthy or not, and in what ways. Some of my dearest friends can't keep a secret, or lose borrowed books, or show up late, or forget conversations. Everyone is trustworthy in some ways, untrustworthy in others.

60. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD? -- Depends on the age. My "King Arthur" Ken doll was a favourite at 9. At 5 or 6, my bow and arrow.

61. WHAT ARE THE FIRST THREE NUMBERS IN YOUR CELL PHONE? -- I don't have one.

62?? -- Twenty more than the Ultimate Answer?

63. DO YOU USE SARCASM? -- No, though I've been accused of it. I sometimes use irony.

64. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN A MOSH PIT? -- No.

65. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A GUY? -- What a heterosexist question. I look for the same things in men and women: friendliness, honesty, emotional courage, kindness, intelligence, curiosity - the traits I value and try to cultivate in myself. I like people who can surprise me, in a good way. I look for the company of people who enjoy good conversations.

66. WHAT ARE YOUR NICKNAMES? -- I have spent the whole of my life trying to persuade everyone I know to call me Elizabeth. Yeah, it's my name. Funny how rarely I get it. Usually Lizzie (which I quite like, though people tend to assume I won't), Liz, or Eliz (which I sometimes call myself). There are certain forms of the name which I will not mention which I don't like at all.

68. DO YOU UN-TIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? -- Yes. Reluctantly. So they will last longer. Economic constraint.

69. WHO IS YOUR CRUSH? -- Currently? The ninth and tenth Doctor in Doctor Who, Lex Luthor and Michael Rosenbaum, Captain Cairo Azarcon, Atticus Kodiak, Logan Echolls.

70. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR? -- Pralines and cream, though currently my favourite ice cream is Chapman's sugarless butterscotch-vanilla.

71. WHEN IS THE LAST TIME YOU WENT ON A DATE? -- Define "date". I don't know.

72. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE COLORS? -- Blue, especially the darker blues. Green. Purple.

73. HOW MANY WISDOM TEETH DO YOU HAVE? -- All of them.

74. WHO/WHAT DO YOU MISS MOST RIGHT NOW? -- Some questions are better left unanswered. Lost lovers.

75. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS? -- No. Only the select few.

76. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? -- My budgies, singing a happy morning song to me.

77. LAST THING YOU ATE? -- Lat night - dessert/snack with Sheila while watching TV - sliced strawberries with vanilla-butterscotch ice cream and a slice of cake.

78. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? -- Lyn.

79. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE IN THE OPPOSITE SEX? -- Voice, if they speak to me. Otherwise, the expression on their faces. (I don't much like the phrase 'the opposite sex', I might add. it sets up an artificial difference. I like to think of people as people, regardless of gender.)

80. FAVORITE THOUGHT PROVOKING SONG? -- "Imagine" by John Lennon. I'm reading "The End of Faith" by Sam Harris and that song keeps coming to mind: "Imagine there's no heaven..."

81. FAVORITE THING TO HATE -- Fear.

82. FAVORITE DRINK? -- I have happy memories of Margaritas in Chicago. I like a drink called "Rum Yum", which I've seldom had. Usually I drink diet root beer, otherwise known as Black Lagood Juice.

83. FAVORITE ZODIAC SIGN -- Libra.

84. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPORT? -- Fencing. Figure skating. European football.

85. HAIR COLOR? -- Light brown/dark blonde. Flecked with grey, now. Currently dyed dark blonde.

86. EYE COLOR? -- Blue.

87. DO YOU WEAR GLASSES? -- To read.

88. SIBLINGS? -- None, unless I can count the dog I had as a kid. I loved him like a brother.

89. FAVORITE MONTH? -- October

90. YOU LIKE SUSHI? -- Not much. Depends what type.

91. LAST THING YOU WATCHED? -- "Numb3rs", last night.

92. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR? -- October 9. It is often the Thanksgiving long weekend. It was my mother's birthday, John Lennon's birthday, and the birthday of the first woman I fell in love with.

93. ARE YOU TOO SHY TO ASK SOMEONE OUT? -- Usually.

94. SUMMER OR WINTER? -- Can I have perpetual autumn instead?

95. KISSES OR HUGS? -- Both. Depending on who's kissing or hugging.

96. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE NIGHT STANDS? -- I have two night-stands, one on each side of my bed. Lamp on one, kleenex and alarm clock on the other.

97. WHO IS THE MOST LIKELY TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONs? -- How should I know? Besides me, of course.

98. WHO IS THE LEAST LIKELY TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS? -- maaboroshi, who has forgotten she ever had an LJ and hasn't updated it in years. I think she forgot her password.

99. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING? -- "The End of Faith" by Sam Harris. "The Oxford Concise History of the Crusades" by Jonathan Riley-Smith. "S is for Silence" by Sue Grafton. And as soon as I finish one of those, "The King of Attolia" by Megan Whelan Turner, which just came in for me at the library and which I'm dying to read. Also the comic books that have come out the past couple of weeks, now piling up beside my bed. Including a few borrowed from Lyn.

100. IS ANYONE IN LOVE WITH YOU? -- I wish.