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[jaina]

Got this from wesleyjenn. Thanks for helping me waste time!

1. Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, find line 4. Write down what it says.
"the King of Calormen-- don't you remember"
The full sentence is "Don't you remember-- it was the very day before the ambassadors came from the King of Calormen-- don't you remember planting the orchard outside the north gate of Cair Paravel?" I'm rereading the Narnia books. :) Currently in the middle of Prince Caspian.

2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What do you touch first?
Just air, but if I roll my rolly chair, I hit a bookshelf.

3. What is the last thing you watched on TV?
Uh. A Whose Line is it Anyway repeat, late last night.

4. WITHOUT LOOKING, guess what time it is.
1:15

5. Now look at the clock; what is the actual time?
1:20

6. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?
The refrigerator running next to me (ha ha, yes, it actually is) and the thump-thump-thump of the incubator down the hall. Jennifer's growing up some more protein.

7. When did you last step outside? What were you doing?
About 9:30 this morning; I walked over to lab from ballet class.

8. Before you came to this Web site, what did you look at?
My gel. Still not destained enough.

9. What are you wearing?
My running shoes, my skating pants (the ones with zippers up the side, so you can take them off while your skates are on), the "here's where the fun begins" Han Solo T-shirt that I won at Tim's last booksigning, and my charcoal grey MIT zip-up hoodie.

10. Did you dream last night?
I'm sure I did, but I can't remember what. Not too much sleep last night. Damn you, 8 am ballet!

11. When did you last laugh?
Probably half-hearted laughter while talking to Jennifer about how miserably this current purification scheme is working.

12. What is on the walls of the room you are in?
Let's see-- we've got windows on one wall, a big calendar (still on March) on another, a chalkboard on the third, and bookshelves along with a bunch of Brandon's papers on the fourth.

13. Seen anything weird lately?
Aside from way too many people with bared midriffs who just should *not* be wearing those kinds of clothes?

14. What is the last film you saw?
Um. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

16. If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy first?
A new car. Civic Hybrid, probably. And then LOTS of TV shows on DVD.

17. Tell me something about you that I don't know.
I lived in Germany for four years and actually chipped off bits of the Berlin Wall after it fell.

18. If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?
ETA: I came up with my own answer, rather than just using Jenn's. I'd make it so you have to have a license in order to have a child. I don't know how I'd do that, but I would.

19. Do you like to dance?
Of course! Do people not?

20. George Bush: is he really doing Dick Cheney?
It wouldn't surprise me.

21a. Imagine your first child is a girl. What do you call her? Jadzia Christine
21b. Imagine your first child is a boy. What do you call him? Alec Daniel

22. Would you ever consider living abroad?
Yes, if I could speak the language. (English or Spanish, that's a fair chunk of the world, right?)

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[gmtarkin.livejournal.com]

1. Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, find line 4. Write down what it says.
"tions in a wide variety of situations. We believe that if a tool"
(Full sentence: "We have seen our techniques adapted and applied successfully in many different combinations in a wide variety of situations. We believe that if a tool works for you, fine; if it doesn't, adapt it, modify it, or try a new one.")
(Source: "How to Make Meetings Work". And yes, I am ashamed, but I'm in the office.)

2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What do you touch first?
Bulletin board on my wall. Specifically, the company phone list, right about S.

3. What is the last thing you watched on TV?
CNN American Morning this am

4. WITHOUT LOOKING, guess what time it is.
6:57

5. Now look at the clock; what is the actual time?
6:49

6. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?
The heating units in my windows whirring, some wind outside, Todd's music down the hall.

7. When did you last step outside? What were you doing?
About 10 minutes ago to get coffee. Yum.

8. Before you came to this Web site, what did you look at?
Presentation I'm writing for Thursday, and currently stuck on. Thus the meme.

9. What are you wearing?
Black skirt, black and white checked shirt, black shoes. My, how dark.

10. Did you dream last night?
Nope.

11. When did you last laugh?
About an hour ago on the phone with a colleague

12. What is on the walls of the room you are in?
To the front, windows looking out over the Common and river and lots of file cabinets, to my right, a whiteboard and some travel photos, behind me, windows looking out on the corridor, and to the left, the aforementioned bulletin board and a couple bookcases.

13. Seen anything weird lately?
A guy in a kilt singing "Auld Lang Syne"

14. What is the last film you saw?
View From the Top on TiVo (really silly, but fun)

16. If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy first?
Renovating the house and turning it back into a single family home. And not purple.

17. Tell me something about you that I don't know.
I've been immunized for bubonic plague

18. If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?
Take the entire area of Israel-Palastine away from humanity until we can play nicely about it (ref Sheri Tepper)

19. Do you like to dance?
Sure!

20. George Bush: is he really doing Dick Cheney?
Ah! Erase that mental image.

21a. Imagine your first child is a girl. What do you call her? Sidney
21b. Imagine your first child is a boy. What do you call him? Sidney
(Now can I freak out about the very idea?)

22. Would you ever consider living abroad?
Love to! I've done it for short spans, sign me up for more!

[(Anonymous)]

Whatever happened to number 15?

[jainamsolo.livejournal.com]

It's like that one floor in Wayside School. The 19th? Or was it the 17th? Anyway, the one that sort-of didn't exist.