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The Questionnaire is a series of questions I answered about myself from a form a friend submitted to me.  I 've kept it for about 3 years.  I have included it in its entirety below.
 
In some cases I added some updated commentary in italics.
 

-Nicknames:
Em, Ladyday, Miss Lady, Granmama, Peaches (mother called me), "Jackie"
-Middle Name:
Augusta
-Hair:
Off Black
-Eyes:
Brown
-Height:
5'3.5"
-Location:
Somerville, MA
-Birthday:
January 19th (buy me stuff, no really)
-Zodiac: 
bullshit (Now I am more inclined to put Capricorn/Aquarius)
-Status:
We are in a rebuilding season. (This is still true)
-Favorites-

-Animals:
Cats, Wolves, Bats, Selective birds of prey
-Sports:
Watching (all genders) [basketball, football (playoffs and Superbowl, Bowl games really), track and field, skating (figure and speed), gymnastics (artistic and rhythmic), racing (Nascar and formula), swimming, snowboarding, hockey, skateboarding]
Playing [street/floor hockey, swimming, badminton, some volleyball, frisbee]
-Colors:
Purple, Pink, Magenta, Fuschia, Lavender, Black, White, Khaki
-Songs (Partial Listing):
[Atomic Dog, Africa, Alive and Kicking, Another One Bites the Dust, Aquaboogie, Bootzilla, Breathe, Back on the Chain Gang, Boogie Oogie Oogie, Beads of Tears, Blinded By the Light, Call Me, Camera One, Do you REally want ot hurt me?, Don't Dream it's Over, Dreams, Dance Hall Days, Down Under, Divine
Emotions, Evil Woman, Everybody Wants to Rule the World, Electric Avenue, Electric Blue, Flashdance (What a Feelin'), Flashlight, Feel Me Flow, Got to Give it up, Games People Play, Human on the Inside, Hey Bull Dog, I love Rock and Roll, Istanbul...Not Constantinople, Invincible, It's a Mistake, Jamaica Funk, Just got paid, Just my Imagination (Running away with me), Karma Chameleon, Love and Pride, Look of Love, Love is a Battlefield, Maria, Mama Pearl, Manic Monday, Never Say Never, Norwegian Wood, Neverending story, Naughty, No Place
Like Home, One Nation Under a Grove, Ohh Child, One way or Another,
One Night in Bangkok, Out of Touch, Pleasure Principle, Poison Arrow,
Quickness, Reflex, Running Up that Road, Sanctify yourself, Stomp,
September, Slide, Someday, Shut 'em Down, Symptoms of True Love,
Suddenly Last Summer, Silent Running, Trouble, The Theme song from
(Scrubs, Roswell, Hawaii Five O, The Avengers, Starsky and Hutch,
Falcon Crest, Dynasty, The Jeffersons, Bonanza, Alfred Hitchcock,
Maude),Too late For Goodbyes, Union of the Snake, Valotte, Vacation,
Wonder Wall, Who Can It be now, Weekend Love, Wu Tang Clan Aint
Nothin to fck with, We are the Champions, What are Words For,
Yesterday, Youth of the Nation]
-Bands (Partial Listing):
[ABC, Naughty By Nature, Duran Duran, Queen, Brothers Johnson, Beatles, Wu Tang Clan, Public Enemy, Sugar Ray, ColdPlay, Toto, Blondsie, The Spinners, Men At Work, New Order, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Go-Gos, The Bangles, Earth Wind and Fire, The Jacksons, Goo Goo Dolls, Alien Ant Farm, KajaGooGoo, Industry, Romeo Void, They Might Be Giants, The Parliament-Funkadelics, World Class Wrecking Crew, Guy, Wrecks N Effect, Icehouse, Missing Persons, The Pretenders, Simple Minds, Depeche mode, Tears For Fears, Bootsy and His Rubber Band, Dee-Lite, Cover Girls, Expose, Tribe Called Quest]
 
-Quote:
"I came to the fork in the road and went Straight..."
---Wu Tang Clan, The Pillage

-Flower:
Honeysuckle
-Scents:
Spice, Bayberry
-Movies (Partial Listing):
[Say Anything, Episode 4: the artist formally known as Star Wars, Gone With the Wind, High Fidelity, Class, Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte, Dark Victory, Now Voyager, Mama Flora's Family, Grosse Pointe Blank, Lilo and Stitch, Sleepy
Hollow--all versions including the 1999 Tim Burton version, Aladdin,
Hercules, Wings of Honnemaise, Wicked City, Goldfinger, Back Street,
Written on the Wind, Raintree Country, The Emperor's New Groove,
Yellow Submarine, Neverending Story, Dark Crystal, Muppett Movie,
Great Muppett Caper, Seventh Seal, Fanny and Alexander, Cries and
Whispers, Police Story, A Kiss Before Dying (early Robert
Wagner-Jeffrey Hunter version), Solomon, Mary Magdalene, Jeremiah,
Rush Hour I and II] (I would now add the Incredibles, Ray, The Notebook and Garden State.)
-Holiday:
my birthday of course along with Samhaim, Lammas and Litha and Mabon
-Season:
Fall
-Element:
Earth
-Authors (Partial Listing):
[James Joyce, Edna Ferber, Pauline Hopkins, Zora Neale Hurston, Dorothy West, Mercedes Lackey, Diana Paxson, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Holly Lisle, Emma Bull, Will Shetterly, SE Hinton, Sei Shonagon, Guy de Maupaussant, Alexander
Pushkin, Alexandre Dumas and Alexandre Dumas fils (or jr,), HG Wells,
Arthur Conan Doyle, Louisa May Alcott, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Rose Wilder Lane, Mildred Taylor, Brian Jacques, David McCullough, Walter Dean Myers, June Jordan, Alice Walker, Charles Dickens, Murasaki Shikibu, PD James, Ellis Peters, Agatha Christie, The Bronte Sisters---Charlotte, Emily, Anne, Jane Austen, Frances Burney, Katherine Anne Porter, Judith Krantz, Carolyn Keene(Mildred Benson), Harriet E. Wilson, Ann Plato, Phillis Wheatley, Joan Aiken, VC Andrews, Edgar Allan Poe, Nella Larsen, Gwendolyn Brooks, Judie
Angell, Anne Frank] ( I would also add Sherman Alexie).
-Pointless-
-How many rings before you answer the phone:
 2-3
-Future plans:
law school, travel, exploration, education  (Don't know where law school cames from.  Working on the travel)
-Do you sleep with stuffies:
No
-Do you want kids:
Of course. The uber super race must begin somewhere.
-Are you popular:
I am respected...and feared.
-Are you pretty:
In an unconventional way  (someone told me that once)
-Do you have your own phone line:
yes
-Do you get along with your family:
Pretty much though much better at
a distance with some and on certain topics with others.
-Do you have any piercings or tattoos:
just my ears
-Do you like-
-Giving hugs:
They are all right.
-Taking walks in the rain:
no
-Being on stage:
I love being on stage when I know what I am supposed to do
-Do you (do/have)-
-Drink:
Yes
-Smoke:
Occasionally like once every couple of months in the past but not anymore
-Drugs:
No
-Eat meat:
Yes, I am quite the carnivore
-Insomnia:
occasionally
-Sleep A lot:
Only on the heaviest day of my period (Still true)
-Eat sushi:
Yes, only mackeral, tuna and salmon (still true)
-Bake:
I can handle simple things like basic cakes, pies, cookies, muffins, and biscuits so happily, if I lived in the 19th century, I could get married. Anything elaborate I buy
 
-Preferences-

-Hot or Cold:
hot and cold in their place
-Lace or Satin:
Satin and lace in their place
-Blue or Red:
Red and Blue, which actually makes purple
-New or Old:
slightly broken in
-Rain or Snow:
New snow outside the city
-Give or recieve:
Give (receiving good too)
-Wool or Cotton:
Cotton
-Rose or Daisy:
Rose (I like daisies)
-Private school or public school:
Depends on the subjects, teachers and administration but both are rackets---warehouses for children
-Chocolate Milk or White Milk:
Chocolate
-Celcius or faerenheit:
Farenheit
-Spring or Fall:
Fall
-Math or Art:
Art and Math
-One pillow or two:
Two
-Dogs or Cats: Cats
-Adidas or Nike: Nike
-Coke or Pepsi: Coke is it (Except for Pepsi Blue)
-Oranges or Apples: apples and oranges
-Deaf or Blind: Deaf
-Pool or hottub: pool
-Blonde or Brunette: Brunette
-Guys or Girls: guys and girls as long as they recognize me as their
master and serve me in their place
-Tall or short: middle of the road
-TV or Radio: tv with an assist from radio
-Personal Stance on-
-Homosexuality: Stupid argument. I am always surprised that people
have a problem with GBLT isssues.
-Abortion: Is a personal choice
-Religion: An attempt to institutionalize popular ideas/morality with
mixed, although sometimes dangerous results (Uhhh... yeah what she
said.)
-Animal Rights: Nothing has inherent rights...least of all dinner.
Though we should cherish every life--animal or otherwise because they
are not created for our sick and twisted amusement
-Love at first sight: A nice idea if you're 14 or so.
-God: a proper noun that means a lot to some, little to others and
one part of the Lord and Lady to me.
-Aliens: Can't wait to hook up with them and get off this rock!
-Horoscopes: The best ones provide a good guide to living but their
predictions are not set in stone.
-Heaven: A Bryan Adams song
-Hell: Minus one 'L' it is the name of a Norse Goddess
-Reincarnation: Anything can be reincarnated but it's what is done
with that second wind that matters
-Transvestites: are often in the Boston Common and people worry too
much about them
-Pop music: After 1998--generally shallow and lacking in any originality
-Rap: Awesome except when it starts in on the "Bitch better have my---" stuff
-80's music: One of the best musical periods ever
-Punk: noise at its worst--but I sort of like some of it
-Quick Addition-
-What's the prettiest instrument?: Violin
-What's the prettiest part of the body?: eyes--windows to the soul
-Biggest fault: impulsiveness
-Biggest fear: the lack of control that just exists for all of us anyway
-Do you live in the moment: 40-60 percent of the time
-Do you care about looks: Good grooming as opposed to beauty
-Do you like your handwriting: yes, it's nice to retain something
from education's past
-Obsession: film, lit, history, Scrubs, anime, 'what if' and 'what
the?' storylines.
-Looking forward to: Fall, mastering Japanese, travelling, singing,
reading some of the books I started, performing and creating rituals
-Favorite weather: slightly warm between 55-69 degree F
-Do you ever wish you were somebody else: Yes, but only as to time.
That is, I wished I was a member of the Star Trek crew.
-Appearance-
-Skin Color: In the 'Nilla wafer and caramel' realm
-What color pants are you wearing: I'm not wearing pants---I'm
wearing a leotard
-What song are you listening to: Theme from 'scrubs'
-What taste is in your mouth: Cottony---need to get some more water
-What's the weather like: it's hotter than Hades and twice that
-How are you: Trying to be better than I am right now. I'll get there
and it'll be worth the trip
-Do you-
-Get motion sickness: No
-Have a bad habit: Yes
-Like to drive: Yes
-Type with your fingers on the right keys: Mostly
-Wear contacts: No
-Have any siblings: Yes
-Their age(s):: 28 plus
-Favorites-
-Relative: sister (still)
-TV shows: Partial listing [Hawaii Five O, Bonanza, Little House On
the Prairie, Good Times, Scrubs, That 70s Show, Futurama. The
Simpsons, Redwall, The Pretender, The Crow, The Invisible man, Xena,
Fawlty Towers, Coupling, MAD TV, ER, Law and Order SUV, Static Shock,
Chico and the Man, Burns and Allen, The Monkees,
Groovy Ghoolies, The Jeffersons, Maude, Politically Incorrect, May to
December, Waiting for God, Scooby Doo, Taxi, Just Deal]
-Shampoo: Functional
-Commercial: The 'Bass' beer commercial when the guy explains his
philosophy of life because I agree with what he says.
-Books: Partial listing [Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, War
of the Worlds, Mornings on Horseback, Lee the later years, Downtown,
Motown and Didi, The Outsiders, His Own Where, The Color Purple,
Sword and Sorceress I-XIX, Arrow's Flight, Sword Sworn, St. George
and the Dragon, The Devil's Dictionary, Jo's Boys, Moll Flanders, Our
Nig, Robotech, Nijinsky, The Well, The Land, Northanger Abbey, Pride
and Prejudice, Tao Te Ching Tale of the Henji and Heike, Mass
Murderers, HTML Complete, Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, Agnes Grey,
Whispers, A Woman of Substance, I'll Take Manhattan, Little Women,
Free Land]
-Magazine: Bust, New Yorker, Mode, Transworld Skateboarding,
Newsweek, Essence (sometimes)
-Comic (Both partial listings): Stand up[Whoopi Goldberg, Drew Carey,
Tom Kenny, Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, Jackie Mason, Alan King,
Pam Stone, Ellen Degeneres, Rosie O'Donnell, Shirley Hemphill, Chris
Tucker, Wanda Sykes, George Wallace, Arsenio Hall, Margaret Cho, Paul
Rodriguez, Sinbad, George Lopez, Franklin Ajaye]
Comic books or manga [Sanctuary, Elfquest, XMen before 1999, XMEN
2099, Spiderman 2099, Dirty Pair, Bubblegum Crisis, Maison Ikkoku,
Urusei Yatsura, Battle Angel Alita, Ninja High School]
-Food: Japanese rice balls
-Restaurant: Chef Chang's
-Feeling: Accomplishment, security, contentment
-Ice-cream flavor: Burnt sugar, Pistascio and Vanilla
-Have you-
-Broken the law: Yes, several times as a child but never got caught
and left that far behind me when I grew up
-Ran away from home: No
-Cheated on a test: NO as to a test but yes, as to homework in the 4th grade
-Stayed up till 4am on the phone: Yes, too many times to count
-Snuck outta the house: Yes
-Ever gone skinny dipping: yes
-Made a prank phone call: Yes, my peak period was in 5th grade
-Tipped over a porta potty: no
-Used your parents' credit card: No. No parent ever had a credit card
-Skipped school: Many, many times
-Fell asleep in the bath/shower: No
-Fell asleep while eating: yes. Most memorable time was waking up in
a plate of spaghetti that I hadn't eaten yet
-Fell asleep while driving: No
-Driven a car: Of course
-Met someone famous: yes,I'm related to the one person that could
make that happen
-Wanted to die: Yes until I debated myself outof it with logic and reason
-Been on a plane: Yes
-Swam in the ocean: Yes
-Been in a school play: Yes a few times
-Cried in public: As a child and then, very rarely Stopped crying
period at age 10
-Let a friend cry on your shoulder: Yes, many, many times
-Gone to church: Yes
-Read the Bible: Yes, recently to see if the movie story of 'Solomon'
jivved with the Bible's version (it didn't--they left out what
happened to Solomon's other siblings Absalom and Thamar)
-Eaten sushi: Yes, but only tuna, mackeral, and salmon
-Fish: No, but would like to someday
-Caviar: No
-Seen someone die: Yes
-Love-
-Boyfriend: In the past, yes but not now
-Girlfriend: In the past yes, but not now
-Sexuality: It's a wonderful thing when treated healthily and responsibly.
-Children: None (yet)
-Crush: I have been there
-Been in love: Yes
-Been in love so deep in made you cry: No (Don't cry)
-Had a hard time getting over someone: Not the person as much as the
experience but even then, not really
-Been out with someone: Sometimes
-Too shy: Yes
-Been hurt: yes in both senses of the word
-Have you ever said "I love you" and meant it: Yes
-Cheated on someone: No
-Gone out with someone you only knew for 3 days: No
-Had/have an online relationship: Yes, I had some nice friends but it
was time to go back to work and we all drifted a part
-Who do you want to spend the rest of your life with: Someone who
loves 'scrubs' and a vigorous conversation
-What's the 1st thing you look for in the opposite sex: Not much, actually
-Pets-
-Current pets: None
-Most unusual pets you've had: Student workers named Colleen and Christen
-Best current pet: A guy named Ken
-Have you ever shaved your cat: Never had a cat though I have shaved my pussy
-Random-
-Rollercoasters - deadly or exciting: exciting enough
-What is your most prized and important possession: my mind
-When you wake up, you: Lie quietly and stare at the ceiling or at
the window and ponder, then I check the time
-Your mousepad has on it: US Flag (a gift)
-What is on the walls in your bedroom: Nothing really
-What do you wear to bed: nothing usually..I love living alone:)
-Vegetarian: No, I can eat a vegetarian menu but only for so long. I
invariably get the urge to taste some meat
-Thinking of right now:
Del Shannon
-What do you do that really pisses off your friends:
Excessively tease them, run hot then cold, forget to communicate
-Do you have a job:
Yes, temping and being critical of things
-Your CD player has in it right now:
The Pillage by WTC
-After school/work, you:
Sit quietly and read or lay down quietly
-If you were a crayon, what color would you be:
Green-yellow, the most unlikely pretty colour
-What makes you happy:
relaxing
-What's the next CD you'll get:
Perhaps the Behind the music compilation of Julian Lennon's work
-Who do you consider good friends:
 People that love me even though
they don't always understand the directions I travel in
-What do you like to do:
Create 'white trash'/ghetto theatre
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