Jan. 29: 50 questions

It’s been a while since I’ve done a meme. I know you’ve totally noticed. This one is a bunch of random questions, stolen from one blogger who stole it from another who stole it from another. Y’know, cuz that’s how we do.

1. Do you get manicures/pedicures?
   I like to, but I haven’t in a while.
2. When did you last get your hair cut?
   In December. Shaving my head counts, right?
3. Do you get regular massages?
   I love Swedish massages, but I haven’t had one in years. They give me headaches because my sinuses fill when I’m on my stomach. Aren’t you glad to know that?
4. Have you ever waxed a part of your body?
   Intentionally? Yes. When I had eyebrows, I got them waxed regularly. I can’t wax anything lower than that, though, mostly out of embarrassment/modesty. I’ve done it, but I prefer not to.
5. Can you see your veins?
   My skin is transparent, so YES. Phlebotomists love me.
6. Do you use tanning beds?
   Not since I discovered spray tans.
7. Favorite soap?
   I don’t really have a favorite, although I do have some preferences. I can’t stand the smell of Dial. I usually buy Lever 2000. For all my 2000 parts.
8. Favorite shampoo?
   What’s with all the hair questions? Way to remind me over and over that I don’t have any…
9. Favorite kind of music?
   I like lots of different kinds, but probably Broadway musicals best. My momma taught me right.
10. Favorite time of day?
    Between 10 and midnight, probably. The kids are asleep and the house is as quiet as I want it to be—good time to watch TV or read or blog.
11. Favorite local tourist attraction?
    Um… I guess OMSI or the zoo.
12. Favorite swear word?
    I think the F-word a lot. I try not to say it out loud because my kids have bionic hearing.
13. Favorite fruit?
    A nice, just-past-green banana.
14. Favorite kind of meat?
    A filet mignon makes me happy.
15. Favorite fish?
    I hate seafood. Stinky.
16. Favorite flavor milkshake?
    Coffee or Oreo.
17. Favorite kinds of candy?
    Red licorice, Junior Mints, Reese’s Pieces, gummi bears, and grape Now & Laters.
18. Have you ever eaten a whole bag of potato chips?
    Probably. Not one of those industrial sized ones though.
19. Have you ever eaten lobster?
    I’ve tasted it.
20. What’s a food you’re embarrassed to admit you love to eat?
    Lemon Hostess fruit pies, wherein the definition of “fruit” is questionable.
21. What’s the weirdest food you’ve ever eaten?
    Oysters, I guess. We used to have these big Saltmarsh family oyster feeds, and I was too young to know any better. (Check out this list to trigger your memory.)
22. Have you ever climbed a mountain?
    A big one? Like, one that really counts? No. I’ve been to the top of one though… Pike’s Peak, elevation 14,100 feet. I got altitude sickness.
23. Have you ever been skydiving or bungee jumping?
    Nope. I think the sensation of free-falling would be amazing, but I’m pretty sure I could never make the jump.
24. Have you ever been water-skiing?
    Not successfully. And not nekkid, but I know someone who has… (psssst… it was Kim F’n, on Beaver—I AM NOT JOKING—Lake).
25. Do you like your nose?
    It’s alright.
26. Would you change the color of your eyes if you could?
    Probably not. Blue’s good.
27. Do you like salt and vinegar potato chips?
    Oh, yes! They’re my favorite kind.
28. Do you eat salsa?
    Yeah. I like the smooth stuff better than chunky.
29. What do you buy at the movie theater concession stand?
    Popcorn, almost always (without the motor oil, thank you). Sometimes candy (see above).
30. Do you own a boat?
    Not besides the one I play with in the bathtub.
31. Do you have a pool?
    No. Wait, do inflatable ones count? Because then I totally do.
32. Can you swim?
    Yes.
33. Which do you prefer, bagel or toast?
    Toast.
34. Cats or dogs?
    I love both.
35. Pens or pencils?
    It depends. I have a preference for #2 pencils lately though. Y’know, for all those standardized tests I take.
36. Coffee or tea?
    Again, it depends. I like both very much.
37. Bath or shower?
    Shower for everyday. Bath for relaxing.
38. Markers or crayons?
    What, no colored pencil option? Then… crayons.
39. You’re making a trip across the country. Do you drive or fly?
    Oh my word. I would definitely fly. You would not want to be in a car with me driving cross-country.
40. First credit card you had?
    Nordstrom.
41. First loan you got was for?
    College.
42. First major purchase?
    Probably a car.
43. What was your first job?
    Babysitting, I guess. My first real job was working in an office with my then-stepsister, when I was 16.
44. What was your occupation previous to the one you have now?
    Software trainer, full time. Loved it.
45. Have you ever had stitches?
    Surprisingly, just once; last June, when I cut my eyebrow open.
46. Last time you went to the hospital for something?
    Oh, geez. I go to the hospital all the time; sadly, not just because I work in one.
47. Last place you drove to?
    Katie and I went backpack-shopping last night.
48. Last place you flew to?
    Wow, I can’t remember. Has it been that long? What’s happened to my travelin’ ways???
49. Last time you were at a sports bar?
    If Applebee’s counts, last week.
50. Last thing you celebrated?
    New Year’s Eve. Katie was away with her cousins, but Jack was home and stayed up until midnight with us. He soooo did not get the excitement.

As always, you’re invited to share your answers in a comment or your own blog.