Getting to know me...

I got this forward from a friend today and figured it might be a fun blog post. Also hadn't written anything better...

Welcome to the 2008 edition of getting to know your friends. You are supposed to COPY (not forward) this entire e-mail and paste it into a new e-mail that you will send. Change all the answers so they apply to you and send it to your friends, to include the person who sent it to you. The theory behind this is that you will learn some of the little things about your friends that you might not know.

1. What time did you get up this morning? 2am to take a dose of cough syrup, 7am due to anxiety dreams about malaria, 8am for real.

2. Diamonds or Pearls? I don't have either but prefer pearls overall, or lab-grown diamonds. Which are just cool!

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? JuNun, an arabic language film about a younger manic depressive guy, his horribly dysfunctional family, and his older female social worker. Interesting but not fabulous.

4. What is your favorite TV show? "Chuck", I guess. Does television still exist?

5. What do you usually have for breakfast? Nothing is usual. Today I had coffee and both a cheese and chocolate croissant. Tasty, not healthy.

6. What is your middle name? Seth

7. What food do you like the least? Currently sick of tunafish. In all its forms.

8. What is your favorite CD at the moment? Do CDs still exist. I'm listening to some remixed music from the balkans.

9. What kind of car do you drive? foot, train, minibus, taxi. The shared taxis in Tunisia are great. You find one going in a general direction you want to go and for about $0.35 you just get in with anyone else that will fit and you all get out when you want. Quite efficient and super cheap. Sitll wish i spoke French...

10. Favorite Sandwich? grilled cheese or fried egg. it's a tie. Honestly anything that isn't tuna would be great. Though maybe it should be my goal to introduce the Arab world to the fried egg sandwich. Oh and I would give anything for some PBJ right now.

11. What characteristic do you despise? Life is honestly too short for despise. I do not like dishonesty however.

12. Favorite item of clothing? clean socks. Ok, clean anything would be great right now.

13. If you could go anywhere in the world for vacation, where would you go? Everyday is a vacation. Though I would love to be in Miami beach.

14. What color is your bathroom? At home it is seriously called "midnight hush". Here it is tiled in white and magenta.

15. What is your favorite brand of clothing? I love my new Keens. Knock on wood no blisters, feet feeling good.

16. Where would you retire? Some little town in Italy. With a boat.

17. What was your most recent memorable birthday? All of them. The last one was fun (dressed as a dalmation) the previous one was great, so where the five before that. My birthday is always fun!

18. Favorite sport to watch? Any as long as i can drink a beer and watch (or not watch) with friends.

19. Furthest place you are sending this? I'm in Tunisia so i think most everyone is equidistant.

20. Who do you least expect to send this forward? I think I'll post it on my blog so i don't expect anyone to forward it.

21. Who do you expect to send it back first? Same as above

22. Favorite saying? Salaam Aleykum because it's really the best Arabic I know. Also 'ciao' as it doesn't signal an ending or a goodbye so much as a hope to see again.

23. When is your birthday? December 11, 1976.

24. Are you a morning person or night person? I love them both. I just don't always love the daytime. 3am is my favorite time.

25. Are you a part of the problem or the solution? I tend to be part of the solution, though that is sometimes a problem.

26. Do you have any pets? Yes, two cats , Dyno Xavier Faux 38 "Dyno" and Abbigail Dolce Absynthe Pelkee "Abby".I miss them terribly. I wonder if Julie has a new fish yet?

27. Any new and exciting news you would like to share with us? I intend to head deep into the heart of Africa soon. Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique. I'm excited about it.

28. What did you want to be when you were little? I don't remember really. Maybe I never wanted to be anything. I still sortof like that as a career path.

29. How are you today? Better now. I'm having a lovely day in the sunshine. Writing a lot and present in my head.

30. What is your favorite candy? I don't love candy though there are these anise flavored candies here that seem to make my throat feel nice.

31. What is your favorite flower? Perhaps Tulip.

32. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? April 20 I get to see Julie!!

33. {Boring question deleted}

34. What are you listening to right now? Artist unknown, Unbekanntes Albumn - music from Sevtap.

35. Do you wish on stars? yes, stars, yellow lights, 10:10, 11:11, really anything I can. It can't hurt and might be useful.

36. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? I currently feel like one of those crayons that has been in the drawer so long it has a little bit of every color all mixed together, the wrapper has long since disappeared so who knows what it started as, now it is a blend of everything. I always liked those crayons.

37. How is the weather right now? Sunny and cool. If i stand I can see the medeterranian (but i can't spell it)

38. What is your favorite soft drink? Mr. Pibb

39. What is your favorite restaurant? I would so love to just cook some kale and a salmon at home right now.

40. Natural hair color? Black as night

41. Siblings? Older Brother, Aaron; Younger Brother, Nathan

42. Favorite day of the year? My birthday. What else?

43. What was your favorite toy as a child? I really liked the toy space shuttle, and my legos, and building forts out of cushions or trees or anything aaron and i could move. Also water balloons (and explosives) with Nathan Legue. Good times!

44. Summer or Winter? Summer. Though Spring and Fall are great too. I hate winter.

45. Hugs or Kisses? Hugs 4 ever!

46. Coffee or tea? Both. The coffee here is better than the tea so i'll take that.

47. Chocolate or Vanilla? vanilla ice cream, chocolate cake.

48. Do you want your friends to email back? I always love emails from my friends. I wonder what is going on back home.

49. When was the last time you cried? not today yet.

50. What is under your bed? Home all sorts of crap. Here nothing, I hope.

51. Who is the friend you have had the longest? I've known Brian and Matt and Nathan since 3rd grade.

52. What did you do last night? After a tasty dinner out I went to my room quite early. Read all about Senegal and started to plan for Julie's arrival there. Read about tanzania and tried to work out a way to get through from Dar Es Salaam to Lilongwe, Malawi. Then i realized I didn't bring nearly enough Doxycycline (anti-malarial) so i worried about that for a bit. I wrote some emails and played too much MahJong.

53. What is your favorite smell? The Ocean. Oh, and freshly mown grass.

54. What are you afraid of losing? Passport, My computer (connection home), my center. I think it is good to push myself off center, but i do fear sometimes that i may not find it again.

55. Salty or sweet? In potato form, I love it all.

56. How many keys are on your key ring? The hotel room key. But it isn't my key ring.

57. How many years at your current job? Does meandering count as a job? I am happily funemployed right now.

58. Favorite day of the week? Do days of the week still exist. I have no idea which one it is now. And i don't feel like looking.

59. How many friends will respond? I average about 2 comments per blog so I would imagine that stays the same.