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1. What color are your kitchen plates?
Pink, yellow, blue and green pastel flowers.

2. What book are you reading now?
I have many books half started--one even from a year ago! The most current book I started four months ago where I am on page 16 is Live in the moment -- Julie Clark Robinson. Okay, so I'm not really good at finishing a book...

3. What is on your mouse pad?
Mountain view with lake.

4. Favorite board game?
Talisman

5. Favorite smells?
Roses, fresh clothes out of the dryer, nice body spray as I get dressed, and the delicious smells of the bakery

6. What is the first thing you think of in the morning?
How many more minutes do I have before I have to wake up to go to work?! Just give me five more minutes!

7. Favorite color: Depends--my favorite color for clothes is black, for a car is teal, for my bathroom is sage. And I do enjoy lemon yellow and peach.


8. Least favorite color:
Hot pink--too cutesy

9. How many rings until you answer the phone?
It depends--if I can get to it sooner I answer it even on the first ring, but if I think it's someone I don't want to talk with or I'm in the middle of watching a movie or engaging television, I screen the call.

10. Future child's name:
Girl: Lauren - Boy: used to be Allen, but since having an ex-boyfriend with that name, I'm not sure anymore for boys' names.

11. Chocolate or Vanilla?
Chocolate definitely. Although once in awhile I do enjoy a dairy twist.

12. Do you like to drive fast?
Yes--absolutely--I'm a bit of a lead foot. But I do watch my speed after making a "donation" to the police department.

13. Do you sleep with a stuffed animal?
No, just my dog who looks like a stuffed animal.

14. Do you like thunderstorms?
If I'm inside yes--I enjoy the security of being safe and warm inside, but not when I'm caught outside in it.

15. What was your first car?
My shotgun grey Chevy Nova

16. What is your sign?
Aries--stubborn

17. Do you eat the stems of broccoli?
I will, but I usually prefer the flowers.

18. If you could have any job what would it be?
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, teaching people with disabilities their rights and reasonable accommodations on a job.

19. If you could have any color hair what would it be?
Golden brown with blonde highlights (sun kissed)

20. Is the glass half full or half empty?
Depends on who I'm with. Half full with energetic people. Half empty with pessimistic people. I'm mostly a realist though.

21. What is your favorite movie?
Too many to choose... Shawshank Redemption, The Notebook, Dances with Wolves, A Walk in the Clouds to name a few.

22. Do you type with your fingers on the right keys?
Yes

23. What is under your bed?
My under the bed boxes of clothes divided by types of articles of clothing (shorts, t-shirts, etc..) and sometimes rotated by seasons.

24. What is your favorite number?
16 and 27

25. Favorite sports to watch?
Sport? Figure Skating

26. Your single biggest intense pain?
Doubled over with stomach pain I believe, although feeling like my arm is burning under a flame and throbbing (from breaking my arm) is a close second.

27. Person most likely to respond?
Beckett (my dog)

28. Person you sent this to who is least likely to respond?
Beckett (my dog)

29. Ketchup or mustard?
Both on a hamburger and hot dog, but I like the speciality mustard a lot.

31. Hamburger or hot dog?
Both

32. Favorite season?
Spring--I like to see the Spring flowers and feel the soft breeze.

33. The best place you have ever been?
Israel--an incredible place with the most diverse land I have ever seen.

34. What is your screen saver?
Webshots images that I specifically choose.

35. What is your favorite fast food place?
Wendy's, Mr Hero, Arthur Treachers, and Subway

36. What is your favorite breed of Dog?
Maltese, Miniature Daschund or Beagles

37. Your nicknames?
Leany, Dumbass, Arweenie, Arleney (but don't expect me to answer to that)

38. Have you ever been kissed by the opposite gender?
My dog, my ex-husband when he was my husband, my significant others

39. What annoys you the most?
People who monopolize conversations, being ignored in a group conversation, and people who act as your friend and then drop you when they are with someone they like better.

40. What's your crush's name?
My first teenage crush was Richard Zembron from Sweeden--sweet, dreamy, and funny

41. What's your best friend's name?
I have a couple best friends: Karen and Gerri and Cathy and Ron and Len are very dear to me.

42. Which celebrity annoys you the most?
Gilbert Godfrey, Austin Powers

43. What type of music do you dislike the most?
Opera, Heavy Metal, and Gospel

45. What is currently on your wrist?
A watch--I wear it always.

46. Okay, If you and one other person could be alone on the entire planet, who would you choose?
My mom

47. Are you a righty or a lefty?
Both, I'm ambidextrous (I cut with my left hand)

48. What's your favorite tv show?
Charmed--I love themes with magic. And when it was on I loved Quantum Leap--I love time/space continuum shows.

49. If you could make-out with any cartoon character, who would it be?
Seeing the cartoons I watched in my days, it would make me sick to think about it...(Tom, Jerry, Scooby Doo, Shaggy, Daffy Duck, etc.)

50. If you could say or do anything to Johnny Depp, what would you do?
Probably nothing. I'd be too shocked to meet a celebrity.

51. What is your favorite book(s) or author?
Flowers in the Attic--it was one of the only Fiction books that kept me reading from front to end in a few days' sitting.

52. If someone stole your wallet/ bag what would you do?
Report it immediately (oh but the 1-800 number was on the back of the credit cards and that person has my cards!) I knew I should have written those numbers down at home!

53. Would you/have you ever had someones name tatoo'ed on your body?
Hell no--then I'd have to get the tattoo removed if we broke up!

54. How many fingers am I holding up?
Very funny

55. Where's mother?!
At home, sleeping

56. Do you know the muffinman, if so who is he, where does he live and what does he do?
Yes, he lives down Drury Lane and he makes muffins. What kind of question is that??

57. Who's your favorite pirate?
Don't want to take the time to think about that.

58. Who's your favorite Ninja?
Ditto

59. If you were to choose another place and period of history to live, wich would it be?
A time of chivalry

60. Ice cream or Pastries?
A bit of both--how about a scoop of ice cream on top of the pastry? Mmmmmmm

61. If you can be born again for the same life, would you do that?
No--one time is enough!

62. What is your favorite animal?
Dog

63. What is your favorite flavor of gum?
Too many to choose from

64. What is your object in life?
My priority in life is marriage and children

65. What do you see first every morning when you wake up?
My alarm clock or my dog's face or butt (depending on which way he is sleeping)

66. Is talent something you're born with, or can you somehow gain it?
Often times born with, but can also gain it with hard work. It's usually something you're born with but you also need to work at it to harness it

67. What is the talent you were born with/developed?
Playing music by ear, quick wit

68. How long do you sleep on average?
What? I'm sorry, I was sleeping 7-10 hours--as much as I can get at times, but I've been trying to wake up earlier on the weekends so I can enjoy the day more. Not easy when I'm a night owl!

69. If you could have a tea party with any three people in history, who would they be? Hmmm need some time to think about that. There are some really amazing figures of history who brought about great change.


70. What will you be doing 10 years from now? What will I be doing 10 days from now?


71. If you were born as a historical person, who you would be? Not another one of these....


72. Which one do u prefer: Anime or manga?
Neither--they give me a headache

73. If you could adopt a character as a brother or sister who would it be?
I'm happy with my brother--he's enough of a character

74. What would you do if you met your favourite character in a supermarket? What would you do if I chose not to answer that?


75. What was your best dream? One that I'm not sure I'm at liberty to tell you about


76. You have a free weekend (or week), with absolutely no restraints whatsoever; What do you do with it?
Sit under the waterfalls, hop on a jet ski, go to the wineries in California, learn salsa dance, travel the different parts of the world (Italy, Ireland, France, Australia), archeological dig, visit that special someone

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77. If you could say anything without repercussions, what would it be?