Happy Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving - not so much my favorite holiday for a number of reasons which I don't want to go into. I am in the UK this year, and right now every day is a day off work, so I get to ignore it aside from the vague background knowledge that elsewhere in the world turkey is being roasted or deep-friend, and elsewhere in the space-time continuum weird and bad shit is going down.

But I digress.

I nabbed a meme off of ABB's web site, cause I think they're fun, but what I really want you to read and comment on is the next post down. Particularly if you are a scientist of any sort. So please do me a favor and keep scrolling on down. I know you're not at work today. Aside from a few of you nerdlings who are, and obviously all the non-Americans reading this. But that's no excuse.

Okay, meme time.

1. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought? God, my boobs are huge!
2. How much cash do you have on you? about 40 quid
3. What’s a word that rhymes with “DOOR?” There are a lot of words that rhyme with door - you want me to pick just one?!
4. Favorite planet? Mars. Or Saturn. Or Xena, because you know that is the name that's going to stick, even if she's not technically a plant.
5. Who is the 4th person on your missed call list on your cell phone? Yathead, i.e. Cressida.
6. What is your favorite ring tone on your phone? They're all pretty lame.
7. What shirt are you wearing? Grey t-shirt, I think from Banana Republic, but I cut the tag off.
8. Do you “label” yourself? I am a "nerd", not a "dork" or a "geek".
9. Name the brand of the shoes you’re currently wearing? I am not wearing shoes at the moment.
10. Bright or Dark Room? Bright, unless I am sleeping, in which case dark dark dark.
11. What do you think about the person who took this survey before you? She rocks.
12. What does your watch look like? Fossil with mother-of-pearl face and brown strap, but no battery so I'm not wearing it.
13. What were you doing at midnight last night? Haha, I can't tell you that!
14. What did your last text message you received on your cell say? Something about going to the grocery store.
15. Where is your nearest 7-11? Someplace in Maine, I imagine.
16. What's a word that you say a lot? Fucking.
17. Who told you he/she loved you last? Springy!
18. Last furry thing you touched? Springy, ha ha.
19. How many drugs have you done in the last three days? Advil, Nurofen Day and Night, LemSip . . .
20. How many rolls of film do you need developed? Probably one or two.
21. Favorite age you have been so far? 15 and 20 were pretty good; also 25 and 28.
22. Your worst enemy? Karl Rove.
23. What is your current desktop picture? Picture of a ravine and waterfall and cable car my friend took in Ecuador.
24. What was the last thing you said to someone? "Bye, sweetie."
25. If you had to choose between a million bucks or to be able to fly what would it be? Dude, if I could fly I could totally make a million dollars.
26. Do you like someone? What, like them or like-them-like-them?
27. The last song you listened to? Tonight by Smashing Pumpkins
28. What time of day were you born? 2:40 p.m.
29. What’s your favorite number? n+2
30. Where did you live in 1987? The Burgh!
31. Are you jealous of anyone? Do you mean jealous or envious? Envious no, jealous yes, as in I am jealous of anyone else spending time with my husband when I can't.
32. Is anyone jealous of you? I expect so.
33. Where were you when 9/11 happened? Riding my bike to lab, then in lab.
34. What do you do when vending machines steal your money? Kick them and swear.
35. Do you consider yourself kind? Yes, except where vending machines that eat my money are concerned.
36. If you had to get a tattoo, where would it be? A small blue turtle between my shoulder blades.
37. If you could be fluent in any other language, what would it be? Spanish
38. Would you move for the person you loved? Yes.
39. Are you touchy feely? Not very.
40. What’s your life motto? If I have to be miserable, at least I should enjoy it.
41. Name three things that you have on you at all times. Lip gloss, a ponytail holder, and a book.
42. What’s your favourite town/city? I don't have favorites.
43. What was the last thing you paid for with cash? A latte and a slice of lemon cake.
44. When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper and mailed it? Last year?
45. Can you change the oil on a car? The what?
46. Your first love: what is the last thing you heard about him/her? Seems to have managed to find happiness despite not being my boyfriend anymore. [Wink.]
47. How far back do you know about your ancestry? Three-four generations.
48. The last time you dressed fancy, what did you wear and why did you dress fancy? Friend's wedding. I wore a knee-length black dress that I bought in 1996 that laces up in the back and a black velvet bolero jacket my mom made out of a blazer. With thigh-high stockings (the only kind I'll wear) and new coppery high heels.
49. Does anything hurt on your body right now? Always.
50. Have you been burned by love? If it wouldn't burn, it's not worth touching.