Friday, December 07, 2007

For LDCP

Copy it and fill in your own answers, either here or on your blog.

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? No. Mom once told me she combined the first half of Dad’s name (JAck) with the last half of her own (RachEL) and stuck the ‘n’ in so it would work. I believed her until the first time I met a girl with the same name as mine – and discovered I am one of two people in the US who spells it without the “e” on the end.

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Wednesday afternoon, 12/5. (I was at a funeral.)

3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING Yes

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Smoked Turkey.

5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? 1 Son, 1 Daughter

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? No.

7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? I try to, but I’m not very good at it.

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS Yes

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? NO, NO and NO.

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Raisin-Nut Bran

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Yes

12. DO YOU THINK YOU'RE STRONG? No.

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Vanilla swimming in hot fudges and caramel.

14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Strong or weak handshake.

15. RED OR PINK? Red

16. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? My weight.

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? I don’t know if I miss him the most, but I’ve missed Dad the longest.

18. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Black pants, grey & white New Balance walkers

19. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Roast Beef Burrito

20. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Sod field trucks, tractors, graders & machinery rumbling around and getting put away for the winter.

21. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Grey

22. FAVORITE SMELLS? My horse

23. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Becky

24. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Yes. (I wonder if anyone every says no?)

25. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Thoroughbred horse racing; Nebraska football

26. HAIR COLOR? Brown with streaks of grey. (I like my grey hair – I worked hard for it)

27. EYE COLOR? Brown

28. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Yes

29. FAVORITE FOOD? Mexican

30. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy endings

31. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Can’t remember the title!? (It was on satellite; starred Diane Keaton as the ‘old maid’ who is dying of leukemia. She is the estranged sister of Meryl Streep who was the mother of Leo DiCaprio… Best line to come out of Hollywood in years, when Keaton’s character is talking about how good her life has been in the area of love and Streep says, “Yes, a lot of people love you.” Keaton’s answers, “That’s not what I meant. I have been so blessed to have such people in my life to love.” I should also point out that Keaton’s character is the caregiver to her invalid father and his elderly, eccentric sister.)

32. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Black sweater under a red sweatshirt.

33. SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer

34. HUGS OR KISSES? Hugs

35. FAVORITE DESSERT? The next one.

36. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey

37. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? An art deco coffee cup and the words “Le CafĂ©.”

38. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LATE LAST NIGHT? News.

39. FAVORITE SOUND? Four-part a capella harmony

40. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Neither: Martina McBride

41. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Salzburg, Austria

42. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? Maybe

43. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Oakland, NE

9 comments:

Shirley said...

That movie was called "Marvin's Room"

Cliff said...

Well if you're not a fan of your skinny little self, I don't think I want to know what you think of me. :)
22. You're kidding. Right?
40. Me too. I also like her singing.
42.You sure do. Writing.
Yes I don't do these but like reading them. I liked this. Good stuff J.

Janell said...

Shirl: Thanks! At about 2:30 this morning I thought of the "Room" part of the title, but I couldsn't remember the name.

Cliff: God bless you for your kind comments. As for what I think of you; my admiration for you and Marilyn and your children and grandchildren knows no bounds! "You're a great American, my friend!"

Janell said...

BTW, Cliff - that picture of you that comes up with your signature is TOO cute.

Jamie Dawn said...

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
Yesiree!
My daddy - James Donald, me - Jamie Dawn, my bro - Jason Donald.
My mom is the odd one out - Marguerite Louise.

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
When little Bailey died, mid-November.

3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? NO

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
Pastrami or dried salami

5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? 1 Son, 1 Daughter
same as you

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? YES

7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? No

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Nope

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? NO, NO and NO.
same as you

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? I have several that I really like.

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? not my tennis shoes, but others I do

12. DO YOU THINK YOU'RE STRONG? physically, no, but I'm strong emotionally

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Vanilla swimming in hot fudges and caramel.
same as you, but add some nuts to that & whipped cream too

14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? smile

15. RED OR PINK? Red

16. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? voice disorder that I deal with all the time, & my BIG bohunkus

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My dear, sweet Gramillo whom I will miss until I see her again in heaven.

18. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? I'm wearing a jumper style dress with brown tights and no shoes at the moment.

19. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?
A piece of corn bread - YUMMY!!

20. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Nothing but the clothes dryer

21. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Purple!!

22. FAVORITE SMELLS? goodies baking

23. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? My mom and dad

24. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Hmmm, do I like Janell?? YES, of course!!

25. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? none, unless it's the Olympics, then I watch volleyball and gymnastics and ice skating.

26. HAIR COLOR? Medium brown/dark blonde - I get my hair colored/highlighted regularly

27. EYE COLOR? Brown

28. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? No

29. FAVORITE FOOD? Pizza

30. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy endings - me too

31. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? A Hallmark movie called Pictures of Hollis Woods

32. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Beige mock turtleneck under my jumper

33. SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer - me too - I am not a fan of cold weather!!!

34. HUGS OR KISSES? BOTH!!

35. FAVORITE DESSERT? My mom's Mississippi Mud and I also LOVE berry cobbler

36. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? none, except my Spanish studies

37. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? I only use a laptop, so no mouse pad

38. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LATE LAST NIGHT? Ugly Betty that I had recorded

39. FAVORITE SOUND? A creek or stream

40. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Beatles

41. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Salzburg, Austria
WOW!! I bet Austria is gorgeous!!
I've been to Korea & Japan. That was back just after I first began blogging. What fun it was!!!

42. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? I used to sing all the time until I got this voice disorder. I like to write, and I'm good with people.

43. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
Castro Valley, CA


Whew!!!
I feel I've been thoroughly interrogated!!
:-)

Janell said...

Imeant to send you all to England for the origin of this list of questions. Go to http://clare-panton.blogspot.com. LDCP (my nickname ofr LaDawn) is the source of much of my inspiration.

LaDawn said...

And Janell never fails to return the inspiration. Thanks for this.

Sue said...

Janell, your middle name is from Rachel.
Sue

Mary Connealy said...

Whoa, close call. You could have been named Jackel.