Stolen from Christie...

WELCOME TO THE 2008 EDITION OF GETTING TO KNOW YOUR FRIENDS.

1. WHAT TIME DID YOU GET UP THIS MORNING? 5:40.
2. DIAMONDS OR PEARLS? Pearls.
3. WHAT WAS THE LAST FILM YOU SAW AT THE CINEMA? Drillbit Taylor.
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW? We don't have TV. Been thinking about it, but I know I'll get addicted again.
5. WHAT DO YOU USUALLY HAVE FOR BREAKFAST? Flaxseed cereal or flaxseed granola - and coffee.
6. WHAT IS YOUR MIDDLE NAME? Balcom.
7. WHAT FOOD DO YOU DISLIKE? Creamed corn. I'll throw up if I even think about it too long.
8. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CD? Right now it's the 25th anniversary compilation of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" with some awesome remakes!
9. WHAT KIND OF CAR DO YOU DRIVE? 1995 Ford Escort - the "Deathscort."
10. FAVORITE SANDWICH ? Turkey and American Cheese on white with extra Miracle Whip.
11. WHAT CHARACTERISTIC DO YOU DESPISE? Passive-agressiveness.
12. FAVORITE ITEM OF CLOTHING: Jeans.
13. IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD ON VACATION, WHERE WOULD YOU GO? Anywhere tropical with the World's Cutest Irishman. But I am going to NYC with Sam and Mom at the end of June, so right now I'm all about that vacation. Woot!
14. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR BATHROOM? White - for now.
15. FAVORITE BRAND OF CLOTHING? New York and Company.
16. WHERE WOULD YOU RETIRE TO? Just the thought of being able to retire at all is too much for me to wrap my brain around.
17. WHAT WAS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE BIRTHDAY? 8, 13, 16 and 21 were all the big standouts.
18. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? None. Bores me to death.
19. FURTHEST PLACE YOU ARE SENDING THIS? Wherever it happens to be read...
20. WHO DO YOU LEAST EXPECT TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU: No one needs to send it back, but hopefully they will steal it like I did so I can read their answers.
21. PERSON YOU EXPECT TO SEND IT BACK FIRST? Sam Dizzle.
22. FAVORITE SAYING? "Really? I thought you were a lot younger!"
23. WHEN IS YOUR BIRTHDAY? June 22.
24. ARE YOU A MORNING OR NIGHT PERSON? All of it. Every minute of every day.
25. WHAT IS YOUR SHOE SIZE? 8.5 or a 9.
26. PETS? None. Not really into the whole pet thing.
27. ANY NEW AND EXCITING NEWS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH US? NYC in June, Las Vegas at our timeshare in July, two new size eights hanging in my closet!!
28. WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU WERE LITTLE? Dancer, singer, actor - anything performance-oriented that would actually throw me into a fit of panicked self-consciousness today.
29. HOW ARE YOU TODAY? Content. Contemplative.
30. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CANDY? Junior Mints.
31. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FLOWER? Tulip.
32. WHAT IS A DAY ON THE CALENDAR YOU ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO? June 22 (I admit it, I love having birthdays. They're fun!); June 28 (day we leave for NYC); July 30 (day we leave for VEGAS!); August 31 (the World's Cutest Irishman's birthday). Side note: the day I dread every year since 2004 is Father's Day. My heart hurts way too much on that day.
33. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Red apple.
34. DO YOU WISH ON STARS? Every possible chance I get.
35. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Orange or red.
36. HOW IS THE WEATHER RIGHT NOW? Cloudy and rainy, but the sun is fighting its way out.
37. Favorite soft drink? Diet Wild Cherry Pepsi.
38. FAVORITE RESTAURANT? I'm kind of favorite restaurant-less right now.
39. SIBLINGS? One sister (the kind everyone wishes they had), one stepbrother and one stepsister.
40. FAVORITE HOLIDAY OF THE YEAR? Christmas!!
41. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD? Curious George.
42. SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer - minus the bugs.
43. HUGS OR KISSES? Hugs, but kisses are right up there.
44. COFFEE OR TEA? Coffee.
45. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? C.H.O.C.O.L.A.T.E.!!!!!!!!!!
46. DO YOU WANT YOUR FRIENDS TO E-MAIL YOU BACK? Yeah, if they email me their own answers.
47. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Last week during an "I hate bronchitis!" temper tantrum.
48. WHAT IS UNDER YOUR BED? Sharks, alligators, the creepy little dead boy from "Pet Sematary" waiting to slice my Achilles with a scalpel. Anything that I decide is going to "get me" on any given day, basically.
49. WHO IS THE FRIEND YOU HAVE HAD THE LONGEST? Maria!!
50. WHAT DID YOU DO LAST NIGHT? Learned how to move the irrigation around Mom's pastures, got dinner from Wendy's where they mess up Sean's order EVERY TIME, went home to do Pilates on the gigantic new 60-inch TV we got.
51. FAVORITE SMELL? When Sean wears his Stetson. Reminds me of us dancing together and my knees get weak every time he puts it on. Clean laundry is a beautiful smell, too.
52. WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? Never figuring out what I want to be. Sometimes I think I know who I want to be and I mostly believe that I already am that, but as far as the what part...that terrifies me.
WHERE'S 53?
54. HOW MANY KEYS ON YOUR RING? Four.
55. HOW MANY YEARS AT YOUR CURRENT JOB? Two.
56. FAVORITE DAY OF THE WEEK? Tuesday. It has a happy ring to it.
57. HOW MANY TOWNS HAVE YOU LIVED IN? Oh, lots.
58. DO YOU MAKE FRIENDS EASILY? I can if I want to, but I'm pretty lazy in that area. I already have the best friends I'm ever going to have, so anyone else that comes along has ridiculously high standards to live up to. Most of the friends I make these days are the "come and go" variety, depending on where I live or work.
59. HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL YOU SEND THIS TO? The blogosphere.
60. HOW MANY WILL RESPOND? No telling...