1. What is your occupation? freelance wildlife artist
2. What color are your socks right now? dark blue
3. What are you listening to right now? My guinea pig, Rufus, bumbling around in his cage & chewing on things
4. What was the last thing that you ate? A muffin for breakfast
5. Can you drive a stick shift? no
6. If you were a crayon what color would you be? blue green
7. Last person you spoke to on the phone? my sister
8. Do you like the person who sent this to you? I took this from helenofpasta's blog & she seems a nice person
9. How old are you today? same as yesterday
10. Favorite drink? Iced tea
11. What is your favorite sport to watch? I seldom watch sports, but when I do, it's soccer, horse racing or baseball
12. Have you ever dyed your hair? no
13.Pets Little red guinea pig, Rufus and 3 freshwater aquariums-I have 5 but only 3 are occupied at the moment
14. Favorite food? hamburgers, my mother's potato salad, blueberry pie
15. What was the last movie you watched and did you like it? "Jarhead" with Jake Gyllenhal as a soldier in the first Gulf War. I wouldn't say I liked it, but was fascinated with an experience & atmosphere that is so far removed from my daily life.
16. Favorite month? May
18. What were your favorite toys as a kid? little plastic animals-(wild & farm), I had a bagful of them, all named & would set them around on the floor or the yard & make them interact
19. What is your favorite, fall or spring? Spring, because all of nature is awakening
20. Hugs or kisses? I get more hugs, but that doesn't mean I like them better
21. Cherries or Blueberries? Blueberries!
22. Living arrangments? apartment with my guinea pig, Rufus & aquariums
23.When was the last time you cried? today, reading the newspaper
24. What is on the floor of your closet? boxes, lots of boxes
25. Who is the friend you have had the longest? Elaine, whom I met in a book group in the eighties and still email regularly, though she moved to Chicago
26. What did you do last night? Watched TV(Jon Stewart, Jay Leno, Craig Ferguson) , read a book, painted
29. Favorite smells? lilacs, oilcloth, baking brownies
30. What inspires you? Nature, God
31. What are you afraid of? War, burglars, lots of other stuff
32. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers? Plain, though sometimes cheeseburgers are good too
33. Favorite dog breed? I love German Shepherds
34. Number of keys on your key ring? car keys=3, house keys=12, includes some to locks I no longer have
35. How many years at your current job? I've wanted to be a wildlife artist my entire life
36. Favorite day of the week? Wednesday
37. What states have you lived in? just Ohio
38. Favorite holidays? St. Patrick's Day, because I'm mostly Irish, but I don't drink alcohol
39. Ever driven a motorcycle or heavy machinery? I had a moped, does that count?
