All About Me
Well, not ALL about me. Just 55 things.
1. What time did you get up this morning?
7:15 so I could talk to Dave for a few minutes before he left, and then go pull Donald out of bed.
2. Diamonds or Pearls?
Depends on the day, time of day, and outfit. I have equal piles of both and would like to wear diamonds (let's say "diamonds") up one arm, pearls down the other. And colored stones down the middle.
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?
Walk the Line. (But saw "the Aristocrats" on video this weekend - oh my!)
4. What is your favorite TV show
The Daily Show is my religion, and we watch the Office and Scrubs every week, but Sex in the City reruns are my current favorite. I watch 2 episodes on TiVo every Tues. and Fri. when I fold the laundry.
5. What did you have for breakfast?
Two slices of leftover sourdough bread (toasted with canola butter) and a mug of Teecino
6. What is your middle name?
Ann – like 90% of the female population.
7. What is your favorite cuisine?
I guess if I had to pick one it would be Mexican. I love peanutty, coconutty, Thai, stir-fries and sushi, and a good Gardenburger with fresh tomatoes, but couldn't live without beans, cheese, rice and salsa.
8. What foods do you dislike?
Lunchables -- and all the processed non-food items they force on kids.
9. Your favorite Potato chip?
There's a goat-cheese and herb flavored kind I get at Trader Joes that makes me eat the whole package at once.
10. What is your favorite CD at the moment?
I'm loving Jonatha Brooke. Rhonda gave me her CD for my birthday last year.
11. What kind of car do you drive?
A gold Saturn station wagon with the rearview mirrors duct-taped on. (Had a little problem with the gate at the end of the driveway.)
12. Favorite sandwich?
Mmm. When I was about 12, my uncle flew me in his small plane to the Nut Tree and I had a California Sandwich. I think the avocado and sprouts inspired me to move out here for good when I was 22.
13. What characteristics do you despise?
Jumping to conclusions, and/or overreacting. But we all do it. Even worse - not being willing to solve problems. Most of them stem from misunderstandings or faulty assumptions. (On the flip side, generosity is my favorite.)
14. What are your favorite clothes?
I thought long and hard about this, and although my Mark Jones feather gown is pretty iconic, I decided to give my Levi's 501's the credit they deserve. I've worn them every week for 25 years (not the same pair), and they make my butt look good. Speaking of denim, I can't wait to meet my first Autum-attic corset! I expect it will be a favorite for years to come.
15. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go?
big dreams: a Mediterranean cruise. A few weeks in an Italian villa near Rome would be fantastic, too. More realistic: Santa Fe. Or New York. Or a few months in the mountains in Colorado with a horse and my family.
15a. How many countries have you been to?
A modest number: U.S., Mexico, Guatemala, Canada, France, England, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria. Now ask me how many states I've been to. 49! By the time I was 12, too. I was very impressed with myself.
16. What color is your bathroom?
One is a tasteful olive green with a gold mirror, lace curtains and a floor that looks like slate; the other is white with a blue wall (with flecks of melon and gold underneath) and bamboo accents. I painted the wall with a turquoise wash over layers of color to go with our designer toilet seat sent from a friend visiting Florida. Its the most beautiful toilet seat in the world, blue with inlaid shells, nets and seahorses.
17. Favorite brand of clothing?
Ummmm.... Hattie Carnegie?
18. Where would you want to retire to?
I'll never retire. I'll die with a pen in my hand in either my country ranch or my city penthouse.
19. Favorite time of day?
Sunrise and sunset – both make me feel like the world is full of possibilities. Also Donald's bed time, when I'll either read to him or write.
20. Where were you born?
Born in Detroit (Motown!) in the projects (dad was a med student). Raised in groovy Boulder on the plains.
21. Favorite sport to watch?
Steeplechase.
22. Who do you least expect to send this back?
Myself. These things are such a time sink. But I was so inspired by Stephanie I saw the possibilities.
23. Person you expect to send it back first?
Too late.
25. Coke or Pepsi?
Juice Squeeze or Vitamin Water (we call these things "waju" - water-juice). But we're a Coke family.
26. Are you a morning person or night owl?
Neither. I'm sleepy both times. Except once in a while when I wake at 4am and can't get back to sleep -- I do my best work then.
29. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with everyone?
Actually, yes! After all these years, I'm finally starting to get published! An article about Vintage Cookbooks is coming out soon in The Sophisticate, and an excerpt from my next novel was published in Rudolf's Diner, a web 'zine. I'm working with a coach on my website, http://www.kristencaven.com.
30. What did you want to be when you were little?
An artist with long hair (down to my waist), who would wear pantsuits and live in the desert with 1 horse, 2 dogs, and 3 cats.
32. What is your best childhood memory?
I keep coming back to a warm summer day where my brother and a few friends found these big piles of grass clippings/hay and built nests in them. The adults couldn't find us, and were mad when they did. But we were so happy in our little child-sized hidey-holes we made ourselves. And the smell.
33. What are the different jobs you have had in your life?
ARBY's was the first... after that, I was a cashier, a painter's assistant, a house painter, a nanny, a roller-skating waitress; I worked as receptionist in a garage, a book wholesaler, and a doctor's office; I drove a van, I taught summer camp, waltzing and cartooning classes before starting what turned into my first career as a desktop publisher, evolving into a graphic and web designer. Of course, I must add being a photographer's assistant and a dancer, the most glamorous jobs of all.
34. What book are you reading now and would you recommend it?
I'm reading Teacher Man by Frank McCourt (I'm married to one), With Middlesex, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, and Mirror, Mirror waiting for my precious attention. I just finished Mistress of Spices, but was not in love with it. Also in the pile by my bed are The Wonder of Boys, Your Nine-Year-Old, and Skin, a short-story collection by Roald Dahl. Which is kind of cool, since Donald is reading a lot of his books right now, too.
35. Nicknames:
My brother calls me Kris. My dad calls me Krissy-wissy. My husband, for some reason known only to him, calls me Krispy Weets and Raisins, Cracklin' Oat Bran, or Fartblossom.
36. Piercing?
2 in one ear 1 in the other. I had to get the 2nd hole so I could wear my Tante Sophie's tiny opal earring. She gave me the pair when I was nine, a great treasure to her, and I lost one of them. I had to fight with my dad to keep the hole -- he would forcibly remove any earring he saw in it. But the next day at school my friend Shari would bring her needle and ice for the other ear....
37. Eye Color?
An unremarkable bluish-grayish hazel, but if you look closely there's a black ring around the iris with white flecks going around inside it.
38. Ever been to Africa?
Never. But I kinda like the music. One of my favorite clients right now is a Ghanian musican. And we once had a fabulous vacation at the Animal Kingdom lodge.
39. Ever been toilet papering?
I have a sense-memory of tossing a roll, but I think my guilt would have stopped me. If I ever did, Rhonda was probably with me. Rhonda?
40.
Passed it a year ago.
41. Been in a car accident?
Three of them. My parents were out of town and I had friends over to dress up for the Rocky Horror Picture Show. On the way into town, the driver of my car pulled into oncoming highway traffic and we got creamed. But we were okay. It seemed a little odd giving a police report dressed in a wig and sunglasses, but we all got to the movie safely, and thought crashing the car on the way was a pretty punk thing to do. A few years later my friend Mandy rolled her Honda civic off the highway and down an embankment on Raton Pass. We were fine, but both felt like we'd entered a different dimension. Then a few years back, a truck pulled into my lane at the 80 exit off of 580, but I was still in it. That totally freaked me out, and I discovered the magic of chiropractic. My art car, amazingly, was technically totalled but looked and drove fine for being pushed sideways for 100 feet by a Mack truck. The insurance money was a godsend at the time.
43. Favorite day of the week?
I've always been fond of Thursdays for some reason.
44. Favorite restaurant?
I've been driving by La Mediterannee in Berkeley the past few days, on the way to the vet, and longing to go there again someday.
45. Favorite ice cream?
Black Walnut, Pistachio, Maple Pecan, and the other nut, Coconut.
46. Favorite fast food restaurant?
Subway.
47. How many times did you fail your driver's test?
Oh, please. Moi?
48. Before this one, from whom did you get your last e-mail?
Another parent anxious about the failing negotiations of the teachers and the school district
49. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card?
Home Depot
50. Bedtime?
Between 10:30 and 11, but I'm trying to get there earlier. I need my sleep, and it's so nice to read in bed.
51. Who are you most curious about their responses to this questionnaire?
My own. I'm just surprised I'm doing this.
52. Last person you went to out to dinner with?
At a restaurant? What's that like?
53. What are you listening to right now?
Silence. How radical.
54. Favorite color?
Rainbow. Actually, I'd have to pick pink these days.
55. How many tattoos do you have?
0, due to a thankful indecisiveness. (I have a friend who is getting some very large ones removed.) I did come close to getting a Chinese dragon on my foot; the one that got away.
Any more questions?
1. What time did you get up this morning?
7:15 so I could talk to Dave for a few minutes before he left, and then go pull Donald out of bed.
2. Diamonds or Pearls?
Depends on the day, time of day, and outfit. I have equal piles of both and would like to wear diamonds (let's say "diamonds") up one arm, pearls down the other. And colored stones down the middle.
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?
Walk the Line. (But saw "the Aristocrats" on video this weekend - oh my!)
4. What is your favorite TV show
The Daily Show is my religion, and we watch the Office and Scrubs every week, but Sex in the City reruns are my current favorite. I watch 2 episodes on TiVo every Tues. and Fri. when I fold the laundry.
5. What did you have for breakfast?
Two slices of leftover sourdough bread (toasted with canola butter) and a mug of Teecino
6. What is your middle name?
Ann – like 90% of the female population.
7. What is your favorite cuisine?
I guess if I had to pick one it would be Mexican. I love peanutty, coconutty, Thai, stir-fries and sushi, and a good Gardenburger with fresh tomatoes, but couldn't live without beans, cheese, rice and salsa.
8. What foods do you dislike?
Lunchables -- and all the processed non-food items they force on kids.
9. Your favorite Potato chip?
There's a goat-cheese and herb flavored kind I get at Trader Joes that makes me eat the whole package at once.
10. What is your favorite CD at the moment?
I'm loving Jonatha Brooke. Rhonda gave me her CD for my birthday last year.
11. What kind of car do you drive?
A gold Saturn station wagon with the rearview mirrors duct-taped on. (Had a little problem with the gate at the end of the driveway.)
12. Favorite sandwich?
Mmm. When I was about 12, my uncle flew me in his small plane to the Nut Tree and I had a California Sandwich. I think the avocado and sprouts inspired me to move out here for good when I was 22.
13. What characteristics do you despise?
Jumping to conclusions, and/or overreacting. But we all do it. Even worse - not being willing to solve problems. Most of them stem from misunderstandings or faulty assumptions. (On the flip side, generosity is my favorite.)
14. What are your favorite clothes?
I thought long and hard about this, and although my Mark Jones feather gown is pretty iconic, I decided to give my Levi's 501's the credit they deserve. I've worn them every week for 25 years (not the same pair), and they make my butt look good. Speaking of denim, I can't wait to meet my first Autum-attic corset! I expect it will be a favorite for years to come.
15. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go?
big dreams: a Mediterranean cruise. A few weeks in an Italian villa near Rome would be fantastic, too. More realistic: Santa Fe. Or New York. Or a few months in the mountains in Colorado with a horse and my family.
15a. How many countries have you been to?
A modest number: U.S., Mexico, Guatemala, Canada, France, England, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria. Now ask me how many states I've been to. 49! By the time I was 12, too. I was very impressed with myself.
16. What color is your bathroom?
One is a tasteful olive green with a gold mirror, lace curtains and a floor that looks like slate; the other is white with a blue wall (with flecks of melon and gold underneath) and bamboo accents. I painted the wall with a turquoise wash over layers of color to go with our designer toilet seat sent from a friend visiting Florida. Its the most beautiful toilet seat in the world, blue with inlaid shells, nets and seahorses.
17. Favorite brand of clothing?
Ummmm.... Hattie Carnegie?
18. Where would you want to retire to?
I'll never retire. I'll die with a pen in my hand in either my country ranch or my city penthouse.
19. Favorite time of day?
Sunrise and sunset – both make me feel like the world is full of possibilities. Also Donald's bed time, when I'll either read to him or write.
20. Where were you born?
Born in Detroit (Motown!) in the projects (dad was a med student). Raised in groovy Boulder on the plains.
21. Favorite sport to watch?
Steeplechase.
22. Who do you least expect to send this back?
Myself. These things are such a time sink. But I was so inspired by Stephanie I saw the possibilities.
23. Person you expect to send it back first?
Too late.
25. Coke or Pepsi?
Juice Squeeze or Vitamin Water (we call these things "waju" - water-juice). But we're a Coke family.
26. Are you a morning person or night owl?
Neither. I'm sleepy both times. Except once in a while when I wake at 4am and can't get back to sleep -- I do my best work then.
29. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with everyone?
Actually, yes! After all these years, I'm finally starting to get published! An article about Vintage Cookbooks is coming out soon in The Sophisticate, and an excerpt from my next novel was published in Rudolf's Diner, a web 'zine. I'm working with a coach on my website, http://www.kristencaven.com.
30. What did you want to be when you were little?
An artist with long hair (down to my waist), who would wear pantsuits and live in the desert with 1 horse, 2 dogs, and 3 cats.
32. What is your best childhood memory?
I keep coming back to a warm summer day where my brother and a few friends found these big piles of grass clippings/hay and built nests in them. The adults couldn't find us, and were mad when they did. But we were so happy in our little child-sized hidey-holes we made ourselves. And the smell.
33. What are the different jobs you have had in your life?
ARBY's was the first... after that, I was a cashier, a painter's assistant, a house painter, a nanny, a roller-skating waitress; I worked as receptionist in a garage, a book wholesaler, and a doctor's office; I drove a van, I taught summer camp, waltzing and cartooning classes before starting what turned into my first career as a desktop publisher, evolving into a graphic and web designer. Of course, I must add being a photographer's assistant and a dancer, the most glamorous jobs of all.
34. What book are you reading now and would you recommend it?
I'm reading Teacher Man by Frank McCourt (I'm married to one), With Middlesex, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, and Mirror, Mirror waiting for my precious attention. I just finished Mistress of Spices, but was not in love with it. Also in the pile by my bed are The Wonder of Boys, Your Nine-Year-Old, and Skin, a short-story collection by Roald Dahl. Which is kind of cool, since Donald is reading a lot of his books right now, too.
35. Nicknames:
My brother calls me Kris. My dad calls me Krissy-wissy. My husband, for some reason known only to him, calls me Krispy Weets and Raisins, Cracklin' Oat Bran, or Fartblossom.
36. Piercing?
2 in one ear 1 in the other. I had to get the 2nd hole so I could wear my Tante Sophie's tiny opal earring. She gave me the pair when I was nine, a great treasure to her, and I lost one of them. I had to fight with my dad to keep the hole -- he would forcibly remove any earring he saw in it. But the next day at school my friend Shari would bring her needle and ice for the other ear....
37. Eye Color?
An unremarkable bluish-grayish hazel, but if you look closely there's a black ring around the iris with white flecks going around inside it.
38. Ever been to Africa?
Never. But I kinda like the music. One of my favorite clients right now is a Ghanian musican. And we once had a fabulous vacation at the Animal Kingdom lodge.
39. Ever been toilet papering?
I have a sense-memory of tossing a roll, but I think my guilt would have stopped me. If I ever did, Rhonda was probably with me. Rhonda?
40.
Passed it a year ago.
41. Been in a car accident?
Three of them. My parents were out of town and I had friends over to dress up for the Rocky Horror Picture Show. On the way into town, the driver of my car pulled into oncoming highway traffic and we got creamed. But we were okay. It seemed a little odd giving a police report dressed in a wig and sunglasses, but we all got to the movie safely, and thought crashing the car on the way was a pretty punk thing to do. A few years later my friend Mandy rolled her Honda civic off the highway and down an embankment on Raton Pass. We were fine, but both felt like we'd entered a different dimension. Then a few years back, a truck pulled into my lane at the 80 exit off of 580, but I was still in it. That totally freaked me out, and I discovered the magic of chiropractic. My art car, amazingly, was technically totalled but looked and drove fine for being pushed sideways for 100 feet by a Mack truck. The insurance money was a godsend at the time.
43. Favorite day of the week?
I've always been fond of Thursdays for some reason.
44. Favorite restaurant?
I've been driving by La Mediterannee in Berkeley the past few days, on the way to the vet, and longing to go there again someday.
45. Favorite ice cream?
Black Walnut, Pistachio, Maple Pecan, and the other nut, Coconut.
46. Favorite fast food restaurant?
Subway.
47. How many times did you fail your driver's test?
Oh, please. Moi?
48. Before this one, from whom did you get your last e-mail?
Another parent anxious about the failing negotiations of the teachers and the school district
49. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card?
Home Depot
50. Bedtime?
Between 10:30 and 11, but I'm trying to get there earlier. I need my sleep, and it's so nice to read in bed.
51. Who are you most curious about their responses to this questionnaire?
My own. I'm just surprised I'm doing this.
52. Last person you went to out to dinner with?
At a restaurant? What's that like?
53. What are you listening to right now?
Silence. How radical.
54. Favorite color?
Rainbow. Actually, I'd have to pick pink these days.
55. How many tattoos do you have?
0, due to a thankful indecisiveness. (I have a friend who is getting some very large ones removed.) I did come close to getting a Chinese dragon on my foot; the one that got away.
Any more questions?
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