In light of the holiday, I'm wasting more time with one of Erin's surveys

About Me in Depth
Name::Ryan
Birthdate::11/19
Birthplace::Worcester Memorial Hospital, Worcester, MA
Current residence::Washington, D.C.
Height::5'9 ½”
Weight::approximately 130lbs.
Body type::1984 Ford Bronco
Hair color::Brown
Eye color::(so full of shit, my eyes are) Brown
Left or right handed::Right
Heritage::American (ancestry::Irish, Italian, German & French)
Relationship status::Tax status is single, but actually unavailable
Religion::I don’t need to be boxed in
Siblings::Dan, Preyasha and, if you listen to my mother’s ramblings, Chloe and Tessa

Favorites
Color::today it’s orange
Food::it’s a tie between potatoes and ice cream
Pizza Toppings::not the biggest fan of pizza, but I LOVE Mama Palma’s (2229 Spruce Street, Philadelphia) spinach and ricotta pies
Snack food::usually I snack on raisins, yogurt, and white cheddar Cheezits
Candy::Lindts milk chocolate truffles
Ice cream flavor::Ben & Jerry’s vanilla caramel fudge, or mint chocolate chip (when it’s not freezer burned)
Soft drink::I don’t drink soda
Movie/movie genre::romantic comedies (so what if it’s typical?), foreign films, festival/i.e. independent films, dramas
Show/network::Usually I’m watching the Food Network, the Travel Channel, TCM, AMC, the History Channel or Fox (Simpsons only)
Band/music genre::probably rock
Restaurant::The best places to eat are in Philly – just check out my sidebar
Store::So long as I have money, I love book stores, Eddie Bauer (basics that are all washable!), and Ann Taylor (good quality, affordable work clothes)
Vacation spot::Any place I haven’t been yet
Animal::My little girl, Grace (aka Pumpkin or Piglet)
Book/author::How could I choose?
Teacher::Hands down, Mrs. O’Connell, 3rd grade, Clinton Elementary School
Subject::Is this school, or life? Cuz if it’s school, that would so be English, real life it’s movies.
Past time::Scrapbooking.
Memory::Any time I’ve had with friends or family and we’re all smiling
Season::Autumn.
Day or Month::September through mid-October in New England.
Holiday::Thanksgiving, because who doesn’t love a holiday that has food as its central theme?

Questions
Do you smoke?:Absolutely not. Smoke doesn’t agree with me.
Drink?:Occassionally, but Anthony is disappointed with overwhelming sobriety, and Eric is always telling me I’m lame – so I guess it’s not enough to really qualify.
Like to sing?:Love it. I was in choir up through high school, but not so much of a performer so I didn’t try out in college.
Like to dance?:Not really.
Like to cook?:Mmmmm-hmmmmm…usually I like my own cooking better than what you get in a restaurant.
Are you likeable?:That’s what people tell me (although if your name is Anthony, please don’t tell…)
What's the worst thing about being stuck indoors?:Is this a prison question?
What's the worst thing about being stuck outdoors?:Cold rain/sleet and high winds.
What's a fear of yours?:I fear the capability of other people to do violence to one another.
A weakness?:Being so damn OCD/uptight.
A strength?:Empathy.
Do you have a talent?:Organization.
Can you play an instument?:I’ve trained on the clarinet, flute and piano.
What's your greatest achievement?:Making it thus far.
What's at least one thing you would like to do/be?:Travel and live extensively overseas.
What's your favorite thing about yourself?:My adaptibility in ew situtations.
Do you curse?:When your mother’s favorite word is four letters long and begins with an “f”, you would too.
Have you ever snuck out?:I was a goody two-shoes. That, and I was too busy reading the Grapes of Wrath at the age of ten. I think my mom would have been more pleased if I did try to have a life of some sort.
How many boyfriends/girlfriends have you had?:4.
What's your sexual orientation?:Oriented toward one Mr. Anthony.
What sports do you play?:Does walking count?
Where's the furthest you've been from home?:It took me longest to get to Egypt, so that’s my best answer.
Do you like to travel?:Abso-friggin’-lutely.
Where's a place you'd like to visit?:Everywhere I’ve never been.
What do you want to be when you're an adult?:International aid worker.
Do you want to get married?:Yes.
Want children? How many?:NO.
Have you had sex?:Yes.
Have you been called a slut?:Not to my knowledge.
Have you been called a tease?:Yes, but in my defense, I thought I was just being nice.
Ever gone to the beach?:Are you kidding me with this question? My family had a summer house in York Beach, ME.
Ever been snow skiing/boarding?:In both the East and the West, no less.
Ever gone skinny-dipping?:More than once.
What gaming systems do you own?:I bought Anthony a Playstation…does that count?
What cell phone service do you use?:T-mobile
Do you like thunderstorms?:Yes, yes, yes.
Do you get sick easily?:My people are hardy people.
Have you ever commited a crime?:Define what you mean by “crime”…
Are you a health freak?:No.
Do you think you're attractive?:People say I’m reasonably adorable, but I think most of the attention I get is from frustrated, middle-aged men who are just beginning to realize that their wives aren’t 25 anymore. In the end, I would say I’m not fugly.
Are you confident in yourself?:It was bred into me.
Ever broken any bones?:No, but there was this one time my brother and the neighbor through a log on my head…
Cheated on a test?:Once. In fourth grade, on a test of the chronology of our presidents. I still don’t know the order.
What are your goals?:To live comfortably in a house I own, with the means to pay my bills and go on at least one overseas trip each year.
What is your passion?:Reading, movies, staring into the eyes of my baby girl, Anthony…
How do you want to die?:I concur with Erin, in my sleep, and preferably at a reasonably old age.
Ever been on an airplane?:Many, many, many times.
On the subway?:I’ve lived in one city or another for the last 9 years – I’m a HUGE proponent of public transportation.
Been electrocuted? Not that I remember.
How many friends do you have?:My sixth grade social studies teacher said once, “When you die, if you can count the number of true friends you have on the fingers of one hand, then you die a rich man.” In my case, I’m a pretty rich woman.
Have you ever been in love?:I am currently in love.
Do you get along with your parents/guardians?: ½ yes, ½ no. It’s sick how my mom and I get along, but my dad and I haven’t had a real conversation since 2001.
Do you wear either contacts or glasses?:I went to the optometrist this summer, and he says no.
Ever been jealous?:I’m not the type.
Do you dwell on the past?:Not really. I deal a lot with the past, between my history readings and my scrapbooking, but I wouldn’t use the word “dwell.”
Are you parents together or divorced?:Divorced and remarried.
Do you do well in school?:Usually. I’m a big nerd.
Are you messy or tidy?:Obscenely tidy.
What's your clothing style?:Casually elegant (or at least I hope so).
Are you shallow?:Sometimes, but I try not to be.

This or That
Pepsi or Coke?:Again, I don’t drink soda.
McDonalds or Burger King?:Yeah, and I don’t do fast food either.
Subway or Quiznos?:Subway – I don’t like melty, crusty sandwiches (unless it’s a grilled cheese).
Walmart or Target?:Tar-zhay.
City or country?:Country girl at heart, city girl so I stay employed.
Day or night?:Both, especially when the world is still.
Chocolate or vanilla?:Neither.
Beach or mountains?: Beach.
Hot or cold?:How about temperate?
Sunshine or rain?:Summer showers, anyone?
Cappuccino or Coffee?:Capuccino, with two raw sugars.
Liberal or conservative?:I lean more liberal than conservative.
Sweet or unsweetened tea?:I only drink hot tea. Iced tea is repulsive to my “delicate” sensibilities.
MTV or Vh1?:I prefer not to develop ADD through my television watching.
Fruit or vegetables?:Not a choice I’ll be making any time soon.
War or peace?:Unfortunately, war is necessary. I don’t think true peace actually exists.
Loud or quiet?:Quiet.
Inside or outside?:If it’s cold, windy, and wet, I’m inside. Otherwise, I prefer the outdoors.
Looks or personality?:Looks fade, but personality is forever.
Money or love?:Why not fiscally and romantically comfortable?
Single or group dates?:I’ve never really “dated” so I wouldn’t know.
Hanging with your best friends or bf/gf? (Bros or ho):I like my life to have balance, but my friends are obscenely busy people so more often than not, I’m with Anthony.
Pale or dark skin?:Are we talking about chicken, or sexual attraction, or self? In the case of the first two, I’d say both; in my case, pale.
Regular or diet?:Diet is just “die” with a “t.”
Dogs or cats?:I have one of each, and I love them both!
Rock or rap?:Rock. I still can’t get into the whole rap genre (with a few exceptions)
Party or stay home?:Stay home.
Pool or ocean?:No contest: ocean.
East coast or west coast?:The East coast has real trees, so I’m staying with the coast I live on.
E-mail or IM?:E-mail. IM is the hugest waste of my time.

Some more questions...
What’s your bedtime?:10PM, but that’s because I get up at 5:30AM and I don’t do so well on too little sleep.
First thought waking up?:People have thoughts when they wake up?!
Do you get homesick?:No, but after a period of time, I do feel the need to go and see some trees.
Would you ever live next to a cemetery?:I used to live pretty close to one, and I actually find them fascinating.
Are you superstitious?:No.
Do you have any piercings?:No, not even the ears.
Any tattoos?:0.
Wear makeup?:A little – I go for the natural, but not splotchy look.