Observations

Noshables!

What is your favorite beverage?
My usual answer is root beer, but it occurs to me that's not actually the case. My favorite beverage is, in fact, 2% milk.

If you had to go without liquid for an entire day, would you drink water or your favorite beverage when liquids were available again?
It depends on what the weather's been like or what I've been doing that day, but 7 times out of 10 it'll be milk, not water.

What is your favorite food?
I don't really have one? I'll say steak-and-potatoes.

If you had to go without food for an entire day, what would be the first food you'd eat when food was available again?
It also depends, but mainly on what I've craving at that point. Anything from cereal to cookies to crackers to lasagna. I've done all of them, many many times.

How would you react if both your favorite food and your favorite beverage were available to the public but were somehow unattainable to you?
Sulk and pout. And whine, and beg, and rage. It would not be pretty, or dignified.

For fannish5: 5 favorite historical fandoms.

1. Eric Flint's 1632 series.

2. Eric Flint and Davie Drake's Belisarius series.

3. Rurouni Kenshin (shut up, it totally counts)

4. M*A*S*H

5. As you can see, I'm scrambling here - I really don't read/watch much historical fiction?


For thefridayfive: Randomocity

If you were given one million dollars, on the condition that you had to give half of it away, how would you go about giving away half a million dollars?

I love the idea of being debt-free, so I'd honestly give most of it to siblings (and the brother-in-law) to help pay off school loans, and my parents to pay of the mortgage. Anything left over would probably go into trust funds for future children, with a ten-percent portion going to a charity.

Do you write letters or send cards to anyone via the postal system regularly, only for special occasions such as birthdays, or not at all?

Mostly not at all, although I wrote my brother semi-regularly while he was in boot camp. It remains to be seen whether or not I'll keep up that trend when he's stationed somewhere. I'm terrible about keeping up with people I don't see regularly - I'm doing good to send text messages, never mind phone calls. You expect me to write letters? Psht.

What is the most treasured memento you have kept?

Come to think of it, I don't really keep mementos. Umm...I have a shirt that I got from a computer week camp at MSU when I was in high school that's my favorite shirt ever?

If one of your friends phones you at 4am because they are depressed and upset, but you have an important job interview in the morning. What do you do?

Stay up and talk with them until they're settled. If they need me to, drive out to meet them somewhere. I can function on little sleep, even for interviews.

What is the phrase or quote that sums up who you are as a person?

Late to the party. Boy, is that ever true...

Bedtimes! for thefridayfive

What do you wear to bed?

Usually PJ-pants and a tank top, sometimes PJ-shorts if it's hot.

What side of the bed do you sleep on?

I thought the right side, but now I think about it, it's actually the side closest to the door. Which at the moment is the right.

Are you back, side, or stomach sleeper?

Usually back or stomach, but I've been trying to sleep on my back more often.

How many layers of bedding are on your bed?

It depends on if I've made it yet or not. When it's made, 6 (mattress pad, fitted sheet, sheet, two blankets and a comforter); when I've washed the sheets and haven't gotten around to putting them back on yet (which can take a couple weeks :P), 3 (mattress pad, two blankets).

Are you a bed hog or a covers-thief?

Never a covers-thief, but every once in a while I'll be a bed hog. Usually, though, I sleep curled up in a corner (waste of a queen bed, oh well).

For the fannish5

What are your five favourite sibling relationships?

1. Simon and River Tam (Firefly)

2. Sokka and Katara (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

3. Lucy and Edmund Pevensie (Chronicles of Narnia)

4. Jacen and Jaina Solo (Star Wars Expanded Universe)

5. Dean and Sam Winchester (Supernatural)

(It occurs to me that I don't have very many fandoms with prominent sibling relationships...)

What was the last book you read, and what is your opinion of it?

One of the Stephanie Plum novels, though I don't recall which one - I'm rereading them out of order. Hilarious as always, and frustrated that more people don't come to the obvious conclusion that Stephanie, Ranger and Morelli need to have a threesome.

What was the last movie you saw, and what is your opinion of it?

Oh, boy, I think it was The Incredible Hulk? And I thought that it wasn't nearly as bad as I remember everyone saying all the Hulk movies were. I was surprised to see Liv Tyler in it, honestly. Also, forget Hulk-Smash, how about some Hulk-vacuum-clapping?

No wait, it was Thor! Oh god, how I adore this movie. My thoughts and opinions run pretty much along the lines of "Loki, bb, let me give you ALL THE HUGS! Odin, you desperately need a good smack in the head and some parenting lessons. Thor, you are a sexy dork. Darcy, you said pretty much everything I was thinking of. Mud wrestling! Heimdall, you are the king of badass one-liners. The hammer is Thor's penis. Ergo, Thor pinned Loki to the Rainbow Bridge with his penis. WHY IS THERE PEACEFUL MUSIC AT THE END? LOKI FELL INTO THE COSMOS, THAT IS NOT PEACEFUL-MAKING!"

What was the last TV show you saw, and what is your opinion of it?

Sherlock, and while not as awesome to me as it clearly is to everyone else, still pretty damn awesome! Enough so that I've watched it in full more than five times in the last three weeks, and have gleefully introduced others to it so they might share in my "why did you show me this if I have to wait!" pain. I really wish they hadn't made John out to seem so foolish, though. Not to say that he wasn't intelligent, just, made to look dimmer than he really is so Sherlock really looked brilliant? Also, pretty much my entire reaction could be summed up as "Oh/Poor John."

And in the second episode, why did no one bother to knock over her chair?! It's an arrow, not a heat-seeking missile. Just get her out of the line of fire, then worry about untying her. Sheesh, and I thought you were supposed to be smart, Sherlock!

What was the last album you bought / downloaded, and what is your opinion of it?

David Cook's This Loud Morning and oh god, yes! So worth the terribly long wait! There is no song on that album I dislike, only some I like slightly less than I adore the others. "Goodbye to the Girl" is hands-down my favorite song on the album, and a close contender with "Permanent" for my favorite song by David, period. "Paper Heart" has a special place in mine because it was the first song off the album that he played live, and I was there. For that reason, I actually prefer it acoustically. I love how he made is very much a record, and not a bunch of singles thrown together with some filler. The beginning of "Circadian" and the end of "Rapid Eye Movement" just...mmmm.

What was the last meal you cooked, and how did it turn out?

Cooked? I don't cook. Um...probably French toast, and about as well as it usually does. I'm trying to figure out how to get the bread toasted all the way through without burning the eggs. My success in this endeavor...varies.