Meme stolen from Rachel

What do you do to get yourself out of a bad mood?
For the most part I pray, pray, pray. I also write everything out. Usually I let everyone hear because for some weird reason, I feel better when everyone knows what has happened to me. Not because I need advice, or attention even...I just want to relate to people and have people connect to me.

What book are you currently reading? What's stacked on your night stand waiting to be read next?
I am currently reading The Devil's Cup by Stewart Lee Allen. It is really very interesting if you care anything about the politics of coffee throughout history. I started reading The Five People You Meet in Heaven after watching the movie as well. I decided to put it down because when I try to read more than one book at a time, nothing gets read. I don't have anything stacked on my night stand except for a blanket I've been crocheting for the past two years :) However, I do have a list that includes; but is not limited to, Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go by the same author, Tideland by Mitch Cullin, and I'd really like to read I Know This Much is True, by Wally Lamb...I started it a long time ago and never finished it.

You are the owner of a store with a restroom that is kept locked and patrons must come to you for a key, what have you attached the key to in order to insure that it's always returned?
Well, to put something really randomly cool like a big rubber fish or something like that would be bad, because if teenagers today are anything like I was they'd snatch it up. So, to insure that it is always returned, I suppose I'd have to get a piece of wood or something, leave it in the alley with all the un-neutered male cats...Let them spray it and then keep it in a locked box at work so I wouldn't have to smell it.

Have you ever/would you ever sing karaoke?
Yes, all the time. It is something of a hobby for me.

What kind of lunch box did you have as a kid?
I really don't remember what I had as a kid. I know I had a lunch pale for a while, but then my mom got these insulated lunch bags and we used those for a while.

What do you do when your snack gets stuck in the vending machine? You know, you put your money in, make your selection, and the snack doesn't drop down --- what do you do?
I'll try to shake it a bit and then when I give up Jason comes over and litterally rocks the thing back and forth until not only my snack comes out but my change does too. He doesn't mess around. One of his biggest pet peeves is machinery that takes your money. He thinks everything is some sort of trick to "Git your money."

Have you ever slept in and missed an important appointment?
I used to do that sort of thing all the time when I was drinking and smoking pot all the time. These days I'm very responsible and reliable.

When playing Monopoly, which token to is your first choice? Do you have any special 'house rules' that you play by? (Ex: rolling snake eyes = $500; landing on 'free parking' wins the pot of money'; etc...)
I tend to go for the car, so I can make speeding sounds as I take my turn. We put $500 in the "pot" as well as any moneys owed for utilities or whatever...If you land on 'free parking' you get the money in the pot. We then do not put another $500 after that, but continue with the utility money, etc. Rolling snake eyes three times lands you in jail as well as gets you out if you are in jail. I can't remember if we have any other rules than that...Oh yeah, you have to make it around the board once before you can start buying up stuff.

Do you ever have a hard time understanding the accent of people who are speaking the same language that you are?
I misunderstand people all the time. I really think I'm going deaf and that doesn't help things any. Plus, when people have really thick accents and are talking English I have a hard time understanding them. It is frustrating because they usually get really mad. I don't know why...I wouldn't.

Do you think listening to books on cd is the same as actually sitting down & reading a book?
I CAN'T STAND books on CD. I can't concentrate on them, I hate the way people read them. I want to sit down by myself and get all involved with the voice in my own head.

Welcome to Sesame Street! You'll need a roommate though, which one of the residents of Sesame Street will you be moving in with? And why?
Probably Oscar the grouch because he's so sarcastically funny. We'd have a blast. Although, we will be staying at my place, I ain't livin' in no garbage can. :)

You've been given 3 parachutes, but there are 4 people who need them. Who will you not give one to: Brad Pitt, Heath Ledger, Hugh Jackman, or Johnny Depp? (Of course, all 4 of them are up really super duper high in the air, and the parachute is truly the only way to save them.)
I think I would let them choose partners and hug each other real tight. Otherwise -- there's nothing to give me any preference one over another. (Sorry, Rachel, I had to steal your answer because it was so perfect).

Have you ever taken The Pepsi Challenge? Which did you pick, Pepsi or Coke? What do you drink now?
The Pepsi challenge is a bunch of horse shit. Pepsi sucks. Coke rocks. It does not taste the same and if you think otherwise, you desperately need to get your taste buds looked at by a professional because I think you have some serious issues. :) I drink Diet Cherry Coke.

Rock, paper, or scissors? When is the last time you've played it?
I play it all the time. It is an excellent way to make decisions. :)

How long was it from 'the first date' until the proposal of marriage? How long until the wedding?
Um, we didn't have a 'first date.' We fooled around. We were bad little people. We fooled around for a while, J told me he loved me and wanted to marry me after like the first month. I thought he was a crazy drunk. I eventually fell in love with him, sobered up and decided I didn't want to have sex out of wedlock anymore. I told him if he wanted any he'd have to marry me. He didn't have any problem with that. :)

You are at Starbucks, what is your order?
Oh, um. Blueberry coffee cake. They burn their coffee, their esspressos are really americanos and they barely put any toddy in their iced/blended drinks. Blech. Rocky Roaster rules! Now if you ask me what I order at Coffee Bean/Tea Leaf...Iced Mocha all the way baby...They buy their mocha in Heaven.

You open a bag of Starbursts. In which order do you eat them?
I'd have to be stoned to eat Starbursts. I like Skittles though.

What do you have in your glove compartment?
A pen, a tire pressure gauge thingy, lots of papers, insurance stuff, car manual, I dunno - I hardly ever go in there.

Which do you dislike most: pop-up ads or spam email?
Pop-up ads probably because they just you know, pop up. I can avoid spam because I have a junk e-mail folder.

What is your favorite gadget?
Probably my camera and my computer. I do love cell phones though, they are handy indeed.

In a spelling bee, what word would you hope you would NOT have to spell?
I was in a spelling bee in junior high. I guess I was like the best speller in my class at the time and they asked me to attend some county thingy and I bombed on the first word. It was humiliating and my spelling has gone down hill ever since. No, I don't remember what the word was.

What is your favorite day of the year?
I don't have a favorite day but I do love the changing of the seasons, and like Rachel said - the first day I have to wear a sweater, the first rain of the season, the first day I have to wear a tank top, the first day of swimming, etc.