Jennifer sent me this one – here are my responses
1.FIRST NAME?… Lorrie
2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Yes – but her nickname was Lorrie. Her real name was Shirley.
3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY?…. 3 days ago – when I finished reading “The Myth of You and Me”
4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?… Sure – I can read it
5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCHMEAT?… Turkey, I guess. I’d rather eat a steak – still iron deficient.
6. KIDS?…None, even if I keep having dreams that I am pregnant.
7. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOURSELF? I’m not sure – it depends what this other person would be looking for in a friend.
8. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL?…. No… although I wish I could find the time and discipline to do so.
9. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? …. Not as much as anyone around me, so …no
10. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS… No. But I have scar tissue in my throat that looks like tonsils.
11. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?… No way. Nope.
12. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?…. My favorite cereal is the favorite of lots of three year olds – Honey Nut Cheerios.
13. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?….No, except for my tennis shoes that will not come off without untying.
14. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?…. Physically – no (although people think that I am). Emotionally – probably yes.
15. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Godiva White Chocolate Raspberry
16. SHOE SIZE?… 11
17. RED OR PINK?… RED
18. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? My workaholicism. My most favorite think about myself is my ability to make up new words (okay, maybe I am a little sarcastic).
19. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?… People I don’t see, my grandma who died in 2003, usually my mom and dad who I only get to see once in a while.
20. DO YOU WANT PEOPLE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU?…. I’m only sending it back to Jennifer, who sent it to me.
21. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING RIGHT NOW?…Capri jeans and no shoes. Working from home on the laptop means dressing down.
22. LAST THING YOU ATE?… Cinnamon swirl bagel with Honey Nut cream cheese, large 3 shot Mocha from Bean Traders, mmmm
23. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?.. My own breathing and the sound of the laptop.
24. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU Be? Silver grey
25. FAVORITE SMELL?… I know, too much information, my Shane.
26. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? .. Shane, last night before coming home from work.
27. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?… their voice. I don’t like to look at people (still)
28. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?…. Yes, duh!
29. FAVORITE DRINK?…. Mochas.
30. FAVORITE SPORT?… College basketball (UNC)
31. HAIR COLOR?… Browish red, I guess. With a few grey hairs – yikes.
32. EYE COLOR?.. Brown. Boring.
33. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?.. No – still have the glasses.
34. FAVORITE FOOD?… Mexican at Banditoes or Chinese at Neo-China. Nothing that I cook myself, that is for sure.
35. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?… Happy Endings.
36. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?.. I have no idea. The only thing that I can think of is Taladaga Nights that I saw with my brother and Shane in August. There’s gotta be something after that, but I am blanking out.
37. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING.. Brown.
38. SUMMER OR WINTER? Probably winter in NC. It’s still nice out (50s and 60s) not hot, and you can hang out on the beach without crowds.
39. HUGS OR KISSES?…Both
40. FAVORITE DESSERT?… Probably a mocha drink. Sad. Either that or some form of chocolate.
41. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?.I am not sending it out to anyone but Jenn.
42. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?… N/A
43. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING?… Just finished the Myth of You and Me – fantastic. Also reading a biography on Dolley Madison, a memoir on Afghanistan, readings for my class (“Data Collection Methods in Survey Research”), some readings on SAS for my upcoming lecture series that I am presenting… yep, spend a lot of time reading.
44. WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?…. Different colors and their HTML ‘ name’ from Shane.
45. WHAT DID YOU WATCH LAST NIGHT ON TV?… Football, The Office
46. FAVORITE SOUNDS?.. Shane talking – I love his accent – slight NC, deep drawl.
47. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?.. Beatles. But I prefer Dylan to all.
48. THE FURTHEST YOU’VE BEEN FROM HOME?.. Not very.
49. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?… I’m sure I do, I just don’t know what it is. At work people say that I have the ability to catch any virus that is around. I don’t know if that is a talent – but it’s one that I have had all of my life. Also, I cough like I’ve smoked for the past 30 years at least a pack a day…
50. WHEN AND WHERE WERE YOU BORN?…Wooster, OH on March 14, 1973