1. What year was the best year of your life?
1997

2. One animal or insect that Noah should have left off the ark?
the hissing cockroach

3. Do you make a wish before blowing out your birthday candles?
Yep

4. Do you generally open your bills on the day that you receive them?
not usually

5. How many pillows are on your bed?
about eight I think - two king sizes, four standard sizes, and two or three old squished pillows

6. Favorite ice cream flavor?
coldstone cake batter

7. What is the most dominate color in your wardrobe?
black, grey, white, and khaki I’m not very creative with clothes

8. Have you ever seen a ghost?
a few

9. Would you rather go to a carnival or circus?
carnival

10. Favorite meal: breakfast, lunch, or dinner?
breakfast

11. Your favorite fictional animal?
happy bunny

12. Have you ever flown first-class?
yes a few times

13. Would you go on a reality show?
not for under two million dollars

14. Are you more optimistic or pessimistic about the future?
depends on the day

15. Pancakes or waffles?
waffles

16. If you could own a home anywhere in the world, where would it be?
Tuscany or Manly again

17. Your favorite Soup of the Day?
green chile chicken enchilada soup

18. What site is a must see for all visitors to your city?
sandia mountain - heh can’t miss it

19. Can you recommend a good restaurant in your city?
to me the definitive new mexican restaurant is in this small town south of albuquerque called Teofilos.

20. You go to the zoo; what is the one animal that you want to see?
sea lions

21. Potatoes, rice, or pasta; Which is your favorite?
pasta

22. What is the best movie that you’ve seen this year?
Love Actually was pretty good. And Under the Tuscan Sun was quite nice for several reasons. Yeah. Girly flicks.

23. One of your favorite books when you were a child?
No flying in the house

24. What in your life are you most grateful for?
Mr Man. My parents and sister.

25. You are home alone and use the bathroom; do you close the door?
No I don’t like upsetting the dog

26. What is your favorite small appliance?
my shiny cordless kettle

27. Salty snacks or sweet treats?
salty!

28. Are you usually a little early, a little late, or right on time?
a little early

29. What is the most daring thing that you have ever done?
I’ve slept in a homeless shelter for teenagers in new orleans. Long, long story

30. Have you ever met someone famous?
Rudolph Nureyev who was very charming

31. What was one of your favorite games as a child?
house

32. At what age have you looked your best?
Depends on what you mean by best - the most attractive by magazine standards was about fifteen-sixteen. Most attractive in a natural way - my early twenties. Now I’m usually just well dressed and kind of blobby.

33. One person that never fails to make you laugh?
jon stewart

34. What was the first music that you ever bought?
Duran Duran - Rio

35. If you could change one thing about your family life when you were a child, what would it be?
Dad being home more and not being so stressed about work. Me not being a whiny little shit.

36. What is the one thing that you cook that always receives compliments?
green chile chicken soup. I never use the same ingredients but it always turns out well.

37. From what news source do you receive the bulk of your news?
the Daily Show and fellow weblogs

38. In the last calendar year, how many people have you told that you love them?
five? I think?

39. Who received your first kiss?
good lord I have no idea. I *think* it was a son or nephew of one of Dad’s friends from work at a barbecue.

40. The single most important quality in a mate?
genuine affection

41. What do you value most in a relationship?
honesty and humor

49. Do you believe in an afterlife?
sometimes

50. What would you like to accomplish with the remaining years of your life?
just being a good person and trying to have fun