it's a frosh questionnaire! thanks rebecca!

over at rose-coloured, rebecca posted this questionnaire and i was so happy cause i've always wanted to answer one but no one's ever asked! god, i'm such a loser.

1. what did you do on your last birthday? worked at 4:30 in the morning (see previous blog post). came home, went to the scan for finnish pancakes. bought nhl 11. got my ass kicked at nhl 11. napped. hung out in my pajamas and waited for cory to get off work and bring me mcdonald's.

2. name something awesome about you that you’ve never been able to market properly. i'm super tenacious. like, i basically don't give up on anything, ever. i'm totally like a terrier! i think this is the most awesome thing about me, and is the main reason that i have the things in my life that i do. but i always feel like people don't recognize this and as a result think that things come easy for me. but they don't okay? god.

3. what book do you have to resist trying to force other people to read? miranda july's no one belongs here more than you. i know it's not for everyone, okay, i get that. but it should be!

4. how good a swimmer are you? passable. but, like rebecca, i can't dive! when i was a kid in swim class, my swimming teacher tied a rope around my legs so that i would keep them together while i was diving, and then i almost drowned. at least, that's how i remember it. so now i have this mental block against diving. a couple of years ago my sister tried to teach me, and i actually could do it, once i got past the mental block thing. but unless she's around, i just stand there at the edge of the dock with my hands over my head staring down into the water and looking like an idiot.

5. ideal pet? seven dogs and four cats. and a giant aquarium full of fish. oh, and a goat! specifically, this one.

6. if you don’t have to compromise with other diners or pay for extra toppings, what goes on the pizza? pineapple, mushrooms, and bacon. with a side of donair sauce.

7. can you, in your own estimation but also the viewpoint of the real world, sing? i am the best singer in my whole house. also, i was the lead singer of TWO DIFFERENT BANDS when i was in high school. one was my friend laura's brother's band. we played once, at a party at her house, but we didn't have any real songs. laura and i split a pint of polar ice vodka (oh, to be a cheap drunk again!) and i just got up and sang whatever i wanted while her brother and his friends just jammed in the background. the other was my boyfriend's band that basically broke up when we did. that basically signified the end of my rock and roll career.

8. what are you wearing right now? my dad's sweatpants, cory's hoodie, and a tshirt that rochelle gave to heather that i stole. yes, i'm a clothing thief. now you know.

9. when, in your opinion, is it appropriate to chew gum? any time, as long as you can chew with your mouth closed.

10. what book did you read as a teen that made you realize how smart and misunderstood and *deep* you are? zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance. for the longest time after reading it i was convinced that i understood the meaning of life.

11. what magazine would you never buy yourself but always sort of hope is in the stack at the doctor’s office? anything with recipes in it. or very expensive clothing.

12. can you bake a pie? i don't have to! i am lucky enough to live with the world's greatest pie baker. and there is nothing sexier than a man who can make his own pastry, trust me.

13. who lives next door to you? what is your relationship like? when i first moved in, cory told me her name was alison. but then later, someone called asking us if we knew our neighbour shannon, and cory admitted the only reason he thought her name was alison was because there was a wireless network in range called "alison." so then for a while we called her shannon, and then cory's mom told us her name was actually susan. so now we call her alisonshannonsusan. the only other thing i know about her is that she walks her cat around the yard on a leash. oh, and she has delicious garbage. at least, the bear thinks so.

14. what is the easiest way for you to learn a new skill? i have to figure it out for myself. if someone shows me how to do it, or walks me through it, then i will instantly forget it. but if i fumble around and try to do it myself, i will remember forever.

15. what is that book you keep meaning to read and haven’t, and feel bad about every time it comes up in conversation? i seriously can't think of anything. i mean, there's tonnes of books that i've been meaning to read, but none that i feel bad about not having read. there's books i pretend that i feel bad for not having read, for professional legitimacy: those stieg larsson books, eat pray love, twilight. but really, the opposite is true: if i had read them, i would feel so, so much worse.

16. what are you listening to right now? marjorie dowhos and barry third telling me the news.

17. do you remember what you wore on the first day of high school? if so, what? if not, substitute some other important day when you remember what you wore. i don't remember exactly what i wore the first day of high school, but i can probably guess: a baby doll dress, leggings and combat boots. i was pretty predictable as a teenager. i do remember what i was wearing the first day of grad school (which was also the first day i met cory): a plaid skirt, a black tank top, and flip flops. he was wearing shorts and a blue tshirt that said "house of foosball." ahh, memories.

18. what are you doing tonight? watching so you think you can dance canada and helping cory with his powerpoint presentation. maybe if i do well, he'll bake me a pie! seriously, this is what it's like, living with an expert pie-baker: the possibility of pie basically becomes your motivation for everything.

19. what’s the last thing you ate? leftover chicken enchiladas and a spinach salad. sadly, no pie.

20. why did you do this questionnaire? because i like lists, i like rebecca, and i liked these questions!