1. name someone with the same birthday as you.
The late Princess Diana, also Liv Tyler, Dan Ackroyd and Pamela Anderson. Oh, and Canada.

2. where was your first kiss?
I don’t remember, but I remember I wasn’t especially attracted to the guy.

3. have you ever seriously vandalised someone else’s property?
Nope, nothing beyond TPing.

4. have you ever hit someone of the opposite sex?
Just my brothers, and they’re older so it was self-defense.

5. have you ever sung in front of a large number of people?
Yep, I used to sing at weddings.

6. what’s the first thing you notice about the preferred sex?
Hair and stature.

7. what really turns you on?
Intensity. Also a sense of humor.

8. what do you order at starbucks?
Usually a venti nonfat triple latte.

9. what is your biggest mistake?
Not paying enough attention in school.

10. have you ever hurt yourself on purpose?
No. I had irrational fears that I might hurt myself without meaning to, though.

11. say something totally random about yourself.
I’m fascinated by earwax.

12. has anyone ever said you looked like a celebrity?
Long, long ago: Linda Hamilton. Also Joan Allen (she’s very thin, though).

13. do you still watch kiddy movies or tv shows?
All the time. I even watch Saturday morning cartoons with Turbo.

14. did you have braces?
Nope.

15. are you comfortable with your height?
It would be nice to be a few inches taller, but I don’t mind.

16. what is the most romantic thing someone of the opposite sex has done for you?
Written a song for me.

17. when do you know it’s love?
When you find yourself wanting to be a better person, and liking yourself when they are around.

18. do you speak any other languages?
High school French and Spanish — meaning that I can ask if Marie went to the swimming pool or the library.

19. have you ever been to a tanning salon?
No way!

20. what magazines do you read?
Bust, Organic Style, Real Simple, Interweave Knits … and (guilty pleasure) People.

21. have you ever ridden in a limo?
I’m sure I have, but I honestly can’t remember!

22. has anyone you were really close to passed away?
Yes. I first had to deal with the knowledge that people my age can die when I was 11. Unfortunately, I’ve been reminded many times since then.

23. do you watch MTV?
I did back when it was first on the air. (Old person alert!) We don’t have cable, so I haven’t seen it in years.

24. what’s something that really annoys you?
People who want to impose their beliefs on others.

25. what’s something you really like?
Knitting! Playing with the web! Bright colors and shiny things! Yarn! Blythe! Animals!

26. do you like michael jackson?
I liked him back in the olden days. (Early ’80s.)

27. can you dance?
Ha. Not really, but that doesn’t stop me.

28. what’s the latest you have ever stayed up?
All night. And not by choice.

29. have you ever thought that you were honestly going to die?
Yes, but not for any rational reason.

30. have you ever been rushed by an ambulance into the emergency room?
Oh, this is embarrassing. After I got off work when I was 16, I was talking to a friend in the parking lot … she was in her car, and I was standing outside it. As she got ready to back up, I stepped forward and she ran over my foot. The skin was scraped off the bottom of my toes, and I was bleeding. All of us high school aged employees freaked out, and someone called an ambulance. It was actually a fairly minor injury (no broken bones) although I was bandaged up and used a crutch for a while.

31. do you actually read these when other people fill them out?
Depends on the person.