Survey Meme stolen from Annie

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x\\ spell your name backwards: Nire
x\\ have you ever had a song written about you: no, because Erin’s only a poetic name in Gaelic, and I’m only a poetic person in my own mind
x\\ what song makes you cry: Winter by Tori Amos, every damn time
x\\ what song makes you happy: Legionnaire by the Decembrists. Camel in diiiiiiiisrepair!
x\\ what's your all time fav. song?: I can’t pick. Maaaaaybe Ani Difranco’s Superhero or Decembrists’ Bachelor and the Bride
x\\ what do you listen to before you go to sleep: someone I love breathing, people talking in the hall. Lately raccoons trying to break into my room. You guess which I prefer (hint: the raccoons and I are sworn mortal enemies).
x\\ height: no idea
x\\ hair color: brown with reddish highlights
x\\ piercings: none- I’ve never been penetrated
x\\ tattoos: none

Right Now . . .
x\\ what color pants are you wearing: red
x\\ what song are you listening to: Friend is a Four-Letter Word, Cake
x\\ what taste is in your mouth?: toothpaste
x\\ whats the weather like?: A patina of freezing rain on the ground, a light mist in the air- very gothic novel, the Brontes would get all excited right now
x\\ how are you?: guilty about being snappy, calm
x\\ get motion sickness?: not unless I’m reading in the car.
x\\ have a bad habit?: overanalyzing
x\\ get along with your parents?: not exceptionally, but they don’t beat me or anything
x\\ boyfriend/girlfriend: indeed
x\\ have a current crush: on my boyfriend
x\\ have a big regret: you know, only nebulous things, like that I could have tried harder in high school, but nothing really worthy of being My One Big Regret

Favorite . . .
x\\ tv show: buffy, blakes 7, bbc’s Jeeves and Wooster
x\\ conditioner: aveda
x\\ book: I have WAY too many, but possibly All the King’s Men by Robert Penn Warren (yes, I know it’s the most dixiecrat thing ever, shush)
x\\ non alchohol drink: ginger ale, root beet, coffee, tea
x\\ alchohol drink: coffee w/ Baileys
x\\ things to do on the weekend: sleep, Movie Club, sometimes drinking w/ the boys for a little bit, reading, etc.
Have You Ever . . .
x\\ broken the law: whenever I don’t have a ton of personal investment in it (as in when it’s just a stupidly conceived law) and it’s convenient to do so- so downloading, speeding, jaywalking, parking violations, and when I was seven I accidentally shoplifted, but I got beat w/ a belt and returned the dolly, so it evens out
x\\ ran away from home: once
x\\ snuck out of the house: frequently.
x\\ ever gone skinny dipping: no.
x\\ made a prank phone call: a friend of mine’s elder brother, but he was cool about it
x\\ tipped over a portapotty: no, that’s just mean
x\\ use your parents credit card: this week, with a sort-of permission.
x\\ skipped school before: Did I ever NOT?
x\\ fell asleep in the shower/bath: yes, I go take a bath whenever I feel bad or sick or sad, and sometimes I’ve drifted off
x\\ been in a school play: several, less so when I was older b/c Theater Dept. sucked so hard.
x\\ had a boyfriend/girlfriend: Other than my current, no real ones
x\\ had children: oh, several
x\\ been in love: yes. Twice.
x\\ been hurt?: not romantically, not when it wasn’t my own stupid fault
x\\ gone out with someone you only knew for 3 days: real women wait two weeks.

Random . . .
x\\ have a job: no. not allowed to
x\\ your cd player has what in it right now: Decembrists’ The Tain. Thanks Annie!
x\\ if you were a crayon, what color would you be?: forest green
x\\ what makes you happy?: socializing with my friends, private (shut up, non-sexual) time with my boyfriend.
x\\ the next CD you're going to buy: Kid A, if I can’t make the fucking tracks work.

Who/When/What Was the Last . . .
x\\ time you got a real letter: Ameena.
x\\ time you got an email: Kelley.
x\\ thing you purchased: Eddie Izzard’s Glorious and Osborne’s Philosophy for Beginners, which I’ve been looking for forever.
x\\ Tv program you watched: I totally just finished Harold and Kumar go to White Castle
x\\ movie you saw in the theaters: A Series of Unfortunate Events
x\\ person you kissed: Jeremy
x\\ person you hugged: Jenny
x\\ song you heard: Kid A’s on a loop at the mo, so that
x\\ place you were [ besides home ]: barnes and noble last night (corporate imperialism, blah blah, give me another bookstore open at 9:40).
x\\ phonecall: Jenny to confirm plans.
x\\ time you were depressed: Being home with nothing to do gets me down and makes me cranky, as does being so sick, so now-ish
x\\ time you were in the hospital: Getting my ultrasound for stomach ulcers in the summer

When/What Comes to Mind When You Hear . . .
x\\ car: horn
x\\murder: mystery
x\\ cape: horn
x\\ penis: enlargement
x\\ cell: phone
x\\ shoe: size
x\\ fun: in the sun
x\\ crush: it’s just a little (c’mon, you know the song)
x\\ music: makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams
x\\ chalk: drawings on sidewalks