1. What is your occupation? Hah. Funny you should ask. Barista, cupcaketrix, dealer of Peruvian food and craft, crafter, contract Marketing Specialist, and, most importantly, new-job-searcher.

2. What color are your socks right now? Invisible.

3. What are you listening to right now? Brass Monkey! Now everybody sing along. … “That Funky Monkey!”)

4. What was the last thing that you ate? Pollo a la Bahia from La Feria.

5. Can you drive a stick shift? No, because the only people I ever asked to teach me refused. (The Previously Betrothed and Even? Steven?, I am looking at you. You both suck, in different ways.)

6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? I make crayons; crayons do not make me.

7. Last person you spoke to on the phone? [redacted], my super-effeminate Starbucks manager. I like him; he’s funny.

8. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Oh goodness, I suppose. We are pretty different, but I love her much. She’s my sister! I like her very much, indeed.

9. What’s a weird habit you have? Haha. Just like M&Ms: sitting on my leg. (There are others, too, I am sure.)

10. Favorite drink? Quad Grande Caramel Drizzle Americano; diet any-kind-of-soda; water with lemon; Lindemann’s Framboise; Mystery Brew.

11. What is your favorite sport to watch? Bowling! (Go varsity!)

12. Have you ever dyed your hair? To quote dear Whitney Houston, “Hell to the yes.” Pink, black, red, pink & black, bleachy. …

13. Pets: Zooey Grace Arroyo.

14. Favorite food? I eat so much. … I do enjoy appetizers, the sharing and such. I make a mean lamb, though. A good bacon cupcake. …. Yea, I really just like the eating. NO CONDIMENTS; NO OLIVES.

15. Last movie you watched? Ugh, Oprah will appreciate this: ‘Fifteen and Pregnant.’

16. Favorite Day of the year? Halloween! (Costume = already planned.)

17. What do you do to vent anger? I prefer to bottle it up and let it flow over, frankly. Public crying and such. Bitter tea.

18. What was your favorite toy as a child? Anything crafty. OpiuMom used to do those felt things with me. Also, if glitter was involved, that would be a definite plus. Trolls. Cabbage Patch Kids. Garbage Pail Kids cards. Barbie. Wow, I am still a kid.

19. What is your favorite, fall or spring? FALL! AUTUMN! LEAVES!

20. Hugs or kisses? Hugs.

21. What kind of pie? Pizza, extra cheese.

22. Do you want your friends to email you back? Once more, “Hell to the yes.” I might even be offended should they not, given that I do not typically forward things. Yep, it might just be a personal offense.

23. Who is most likely to respond? I think Oprah has it in her to do it. Right, K-Sis?

24. Who is least likely to respond? Drewsus, or the Two Little Giraffes (one of whom is just 2 years littler).

25. What are your living arrangements? I quote M&Ms: “M, M, and I and maybe soon lqa???” Only I hope she knows there’s a[n adorable little] cat coming that way … but currently, just me and Zooey Grace in a cute apartment. [AHEM: OpiuMom SHOULD VISIT.]

26. When was the last time you cried? Ha. While watching ‘America’s Next Top Model.’ Lauren went home! I am a nerd.

27. What is on the floor of your closet? Clothes, old newspapers (specifically, crossword puzzles that need to be done), board games, shoes.

28. Who is the friend you have had the longest? Oprah. And OpiuMom.

31. What inspires you? “Remembering Daddy-O and how hard he worked.” (Good answer, M&Ms.) And the color wheel. The dictionary. Brit-pop. I love re-combining words and images in new ways.

32. What are you afraid of? Losing all of my eyesight. (It’s half gone already, which is why I sleep wearing glasses.)

33. Favorite cut of meat? Make it rare, whatever it is.

34. Favorite car? Fig fails me lately, but I still have to love him.

35. Favorite cat breed? I am a Cat Person! (Meaning: Love ‘em all, except for one mean orange one I met once.) Particular favorites are ALEXANDER WESLEY and ZOOEY GRACE.

36. Number of keys on your key ring? 4.

37. How many years at your current job? LOL. Um, yea.

38. Favorite day of the week? Oddly, I have an opinion about this: maybe Thursday.

39. How many states have you lived in? Two. Maybe three soon?

40. How many countries have you been to? Four: US, Canada, France, and (haha, what happened with Becca?) England (which is probably my favorite, but, srsly, what happened with her? Nutcake.)