9.8.09

Miina somethingsomething mumbletypeg


I'm unclear about why there is no #1 but support that philosophy, Miina-ke.

2. How do you like your steak? Viewed from a photograph.


3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? The latest Harry Potter. (Which irked me.)

5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? Boulder, CO

9. Favorite place to eat? In front of my open refrigerator.

10. Favorite dressing? Uhm - window... ?

11.What kind of vehicle do you drive? Multiple bus routes. Sometimes a bike.

12. What are your favorite clothes? The clean ones. (I cut out all the labels, but they're secretly from Banana.)

13. Where would you visit if you had the chance? Adult-hood.

15. Where would you want to retire? Oh, I couldn't.


16. Favorite time of day? Crepusculo.

18. What is your favorite sport to watch? Tennis.

22. What would surprise people about you? That I believe in soulmates.

25. What did you want to be when you were little? A mermaid. (And I still do.)

26. How many times have you been in love? Four.

28. Are you a cat or dog person? Dog. Cats freak me out.

30. Do you always wear your seat belt? Yes unequivocally.

31. Been in a car accident? Numerous.

32. Any pet peeves? Hypocrisy.

34. Favorite Flower? Hydrangeas.

35. Favorite ice cream? Nope.

37. How many times did you fail your driver's test? 0. I've never failed a test.

39. At which store would you choose to max out your credit card? Credit cards - so quaint. (I don't have one, but I could see myself losing total control at Williams-Sonoma, Sur le Table, Patagonia, or See Jane Run.)

42. Broccoli? Schmockoli.

.43. What was your favorite vacation? With the Go-Gos.

44. Last person you went out to dinner with? Lisa.

45. What are you listening to right now? Badly Drawn Boy.

46. What is your favorite color? Green.

50. Coffee drinker? Yes. Well - more of a Coffee Admirer, really. I love it, but I don't indulge often. (I have a similar relationship with tequila and artisanal cheese.)

You might be dating an engineer if ...


A work in progress at this point; each day inspires numerous epiphanic insights into Geek Perspective.

1) ...he's whispering in your ear throughout the new Harry Potter film. To explain the physics behind Quidditch.


2) ...he stares mesmerized at your iPhoto mosaic screensaver for ages, trying to figure out the complexities of its programming.

3) ...you catch him mumbling in his sleep about van der Waals forces.

4) ...he attempts to clarify your hazy understanding of the origins of the universe, blissfully unaware that your interest in the Big Bang Theory is limited to its next season on CBS.

5) ...he assures you of the impossibility of your conviction that your MacBook now refuses to pick up the neighbors' wireless signal because it has suddenly sprouted a conscience.

6) ...his idea of an enviable babe magnet is Richard Feynman.

7) ...he's uncomfortable with allowing you to believe that the internal combustion engine is one of the 5 simple machines.

8) ...you realize that the romantic mood music you've been hearing in the background is actually the soundtrack from Star Wars.