The 100 Question Meme
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pegkerr1.ONE OF YOUR SCARS, HOW DID YOU GET IT?
A 1/2" horizontal scar just above my right knee I got when I was a kid. I told my mom that I fell in floodwater and cut it on a rock. The truth was that I was actually trying to knock a sliver of quartz off a pretty rock in someone else's backyard, and I was scared to admit that I had been trying to steal a piece of something that didn't belong to me. I got the sliver off, and leaned down to look at it, and I cut open my own knee. I immediately knew that it was only fair that I be punished with a scar, since I had been doing something I wasn't supposed to do.
(And Mom, I'm sorry I lied to you all those years ago. I figured it was okay, though, since I already conveniently punished myself).
2. WHAT IS ON THE WALLS IN YOUR ROOM?
In my bedroom, a nicely framed and truly beautiful piece of original acrylic art by a noted artist who was previously a law client of Rob's. Who used to leave extremely disturbing messages on our home answering machine instead of Rob's office answering machine, and as a result I DO NOT LIKE having it above my bed at all (well, I'm sorry, Rob, but I don't).
In my office:
a frieze of art postcards around the room just below the ceiling, all sent to me by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
kijjohnson, with fairy lights draped over them
a foil-engraved metallic map of Tolkien's Middle-earth,
a picture of Nimue, holding a book by Denise Garner
A poster made from the left hand half of this picture by Michael Parkes (girl with swan wings)
3. WHAT DOES YOUR CELL PHONE LOOK LIKE?
Nokkia, I forget the model number
4. WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LIKE TO LISTEN TO?
Irish/Celtic/folk. And musicals.
5. DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME YOU WERE BORN?
I did once, I don't remember now.
6. WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW?
To know what my life's work is and to be able to do it.
7. WHAT DO YOU MISS?
The feeling that the world was my oyster and only good things were ahead for me.
8. WHAT IS YOUR MOST PRIZED POSSESSION?
My collection of daily journals, written in since 1974.
9. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SMELL?
chocolate mixed with coffee
10. DO YOU GET CLAUSTROPHOBIC?
Not particularly
11. DO YOU GET SCARED OF THE DARK?
Sometimes. Depends on whether I'm in a familiar place or not.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE COLOGNE / PERFUME?
Don't like 'em.
14. WHAT KIND OF HAIR DO YOU LIKE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX?
Fully and wavy. Just like Rob's. And it is silvering so handsomely. Rawr.
15. WHERE CAN YOU SEE YOURSELF BEING PROPOSED TO AT?
Um, I was proposed to at a Vietnamese restaurant. By a slip in a fortune cookie.
16. COFFEE OR ENERGY DRINKS?
Coffee.
17. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PIZZA TOPPING?
Vegetarian.
18. IF YOU COULD EAT ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Just had a bowl of chocolate chip ice cream a while ago, so my tummy's pretty content.
But I would like a margarita. Alas, we have the ingredients, but no ice.
19. WHO IS THE LAST PERSON YOU MADE MAD?
Undoubtedly one of my daughters.
20. DO YOU SPEAK A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE?
French. Although it is pretty rusty now, and I've forgotten just about every tense except present.
21. WHAT WAS THE FIRST GIFT SOMEONE EVER GAVE YOU (OF THE OPPOSITE SEX):
Gee, I don't remember. That was so long ago.
22. DO YOU LIKE ANYBODY?
*boggles* Well, of COURSE. I am a member of the human race.
23. ARE YOU DOUBLE JOINTED?
I was much more flexible when I was a kid, although I'd never describe myself as double-jointed. I'm trying to regain it, although it's probably a hopeless quest.
I live vicariously through Delia's gumby-ness.
24. FAVORITE CLOTHING BRAND?
No particular brand loyalty.
25. WHAT`S YOUR DREAM CAR?
I have no snobby car-illusions at all. All I want is that it gets me where I want to go, starts like a top everytime, gets good gas mileage, and is fully paid off.
27. WHAT IS ONE OF YOUR DREAMS?
Meeting Jane Austen.
29. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO TELL SOMEONE HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU?
Show them an unexpected kindness.
30. SAY A NUMBER FROM ONE TO A HUNDRED:
pi
31. BLONDES OR BRUNETTES?
brunettes
32. WHAT IS THE ONE NUMBER YOU CALL MOST OFTEN?
Probablykijjohnson's.
33. WHAT ANNOYS YOU MOST?
The biggest constant irritant in my life is probably clutter from other members of my family.
34. HAVE YOU BEEN OUT OF THE US?
Yes. I studied at Cambridge University for part of my senior year in college, and spent five weeks backpacking around Europe.
35. YOUR WEAKNESSES?
My temper
My depression It's not a weakness, dammit, but it is a fact of my life
My overwhelming need for security
36. WHERE DO YOU WANT TO LIVE?
Minneapolis, definitely. Would like a better house, but don't expect that to ever happen. Or for it ever to be as clean and uncluttered as I would like.
37. FIRST JOB?
babysitting
38. EVER DONE A PRANK CALL?
No. Really, I don't think I ever have.
39. WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE YOU FILLED OUT THIS SURVEY?
Catching up on my friends page since I've been out of town for several days.
40. IF YOU COULD GET PLASTIC SURGERY WHAT WOULD IT BE?
I had two of my toes shortened. Does that count?
41. WHY DID YOU FILL OUT THIS SURVEY?
I have no idea.
42. WHAT DO YOU GET COMPLIMENTED ABOUT MOST?
My writing, I think.
43. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF ALCOHOL BECAME ILLEGAL?
Well, we tried that once, and it didn't work, so I don't expect it to be a problem.
44. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY?
books, natch
45. HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU WANT?
I have two, and that is all I will have.
I wanted three.
46. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
My mother's aunt Peggy, who was (if I remember correctly) a great-aunt. I was called Peggy until I started my first job at age 22. There was another Peggy in the office, and I started being called Peg to distinguish the two of us. I suddenly decided I liked it that way.
My parents, of course, will always call me Peggy. And that is just fine.
47. DO YOU WISH ON STARS?
Yes.
48. WHICH FINGER[S] IS YOUR FAVORITE?
Um . . . having a favorite finger never occurred to me.
49. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY?
That's a bit too personal for me to answer.
50. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
No. I hate it. It looks cramped, uncontrolled, and random.
I have always enviedkijjohnson's.
51. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
I generally eat turkey, since it's about the healthiest.
52. ANY BAD HABITS?
Oh, heavens, yes. Some of which are so embarrassing that I'm not telling YOU about them.
53. WHAT IS YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING CD ON THE SHELF?
Mmm. Nothing really springs to mind.
54. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
I would hope so.
55. HAVE YOU EVER TOLD A SECRET YOU SWORE NOT TO TELL?
I'm thinking of one secret in particular, which a member of my family told me once, and immediately regretted telling me, and asked me never to reveal.
I never have, and I never will.
56. DO LOOKS MATTER?
Yes. They do. Let's be realistic.
I think one thing I have been thinking about a lot in the last five years is that looks change over the course of a lifetime, and so what you think you know and expect about the way people will act toward you because of your looks will always be altering.
57. HOW DO YOU RELEASE ANGER?
I have a bad temper, and I swear. One of those bad habits I am really trying to break.
58. WHERE IS YOUR SECOND HOME?
Inside the covers of a book. I have an infinitude of mansions.
59. DO YOU TRUST OTHERS EASILY?
Yes. Perhaps too easily.
60. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD?
I was always more into books than toys. I did love my Spirograph.
61. WHAT ARE THE FIRST THREE NUMBERS IN YOUR CELL PHONE?
area code 612.
62??
?
63. DO YOU USE SARCASM?
Yes. Sometimes.
64. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN A MOSH PIT?
No.
65. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A GUY?
I often hear first; I notice the voice.
Then, probably a nicely tapered physique.
66. WHAT ARE YOUR NICKNAMES?
Too embarrassing to reveal, sorry.
68. DO YOU UN-TIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
If they tie, yeah.
69. WHO IS YOUR CRUSH?
It's a moving target, baby.
70. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR?
coffee and/or chocolate.
71. WHEN IS THE LAST TIME YOU WENT ON A DATE?
Am going out with Rob tomorrow (the 5th) to celebrate our 20th anniversary.
72. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE COLORS?
blue and green,
73. HOW MANY WISDOM TEETH DO YOU HAVE?
Four, all impacted, and lurking under the surface, like barracudas under the rocks. They've stayed that way for thirty years, however, without causing any problems.
74. WHO/WHAT DO YOU MISS MOST RIGHT NOW?
I wishkijjohnson lived in the same city. The same state. Dammit.
75. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
Not if they would find them annoying.
76. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
The fan on my computer.
77. LAST THING YOU ATE?
I mentioned that bowl of chocolate chip ice cream.
78. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
My next door neighbor,kiramartin.
79. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE IN THE OPPOSITE SEX?
See question #65.
80. FAVORITE THOUGHT PROVOKING SONG?
There are over 4000 on my iPod. Get real.
81. FAVORITE THING TO HATE:
George W. Bush.
82. FAVORITE DRINK?
Coffee
83. FAVORITE ZODIAC SIGN:
Don't have a "favorite" since I don't pay attention. I am a Taurus.
84. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPORT?
Right now, probably karate!
85. HAIR COLOR?
Chestnut brown, with occasional silver strands.
86. EYE COLOR?
Hazel
87. DO YOU WEAR GLASSES?
Soft contacts, and glasses at night.
88. SIBLINGS?
Older sister, older brother, younger sister.
89. FAVORITE MONTH?
Well, it USED to be May, but my allergies are so terrible now during May. Um . . . don't have a replacement.
90. YOU LIKE SUSHI?
Yes, although I haven't experimented much with the more exotic varieties.
91. LAST THING YOU WATCHED?
Wow. Not sure. Um, probably an episode of Commander in Chief. The only show I'd watched all year. And now it's cancelled, dammit.
92. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR?
Christmas Eve.
93. ARE YOU TOO SHY TO ASK SOMEONE OUT?
Well, see, I'm married. . .
94. SUMMER OR WINTER?
Both. In Minnesota, we have all sorts of seasons.
95. KISSES OR HUGS?
Both. I'm greedy.
96. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE NIGHT STANDS?
Um, married.
97. WHO IS THE MOST LIKELY TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
Well,madlori, kiwiria and rachet have already done it. . .
98. WHO IS THE LEAST LIKELY TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
No idea.
99. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING?
I just finished The Pelican Brief. They had it on the exchange paperback book shelf at Rice Lake State Park, and I hadn't brought any books with me, so I was desperate.
100. IS ANYONE IN LOVE WITH YOU?
Geez, after twenty years, I hope my husband is. And probably several other people, too.
A 1/2" horizontal scar just above my right knee I got when I was a kid. I told my mom that I fell in floodwater and cut it on a rock. The truth was that I was actually trying to knock a sliver of quartz off a pretty rock in someone else's backyard, and I was scared to admit that I had been trying to steal a piece of something that didn't belong to me. I got the sliver off, and leaned down to look at it, and I cut open my own knee. I immediately knew that it was only fair that I be punished with a scar, since I had been doing something I wasn't supposed to do.
(And Mom, I'm sorry I lied to you all those years ago. I figured it was okay, though, since I already conveniently punished myself).
2. WHAT IS ON THE WALLS IN YOUR ROOM?
In my bedroom, a nicely framed and truly beautiful piece of original acrylic art by a noted artist who was previously a law client of Rob's. Who used to leave extremely disturbing messages on our home answering machine instead of Rob's office answering machine, and as a result I DO NOT LIKE having it above my bed at all (well, I'm sorry, Rob, but I don't).
In my office:
a frieze of art postcards around the room just below the ceiling, all sent to me by
kijjohnson, with fairy lights draped over thema foil-engraved metallic map of Tolkien's Middle-earth,
a picture of Nimue, holding a book by Denise Garner
A poster made from the left hand half of this picture by Michael Parkes (girl with swan wings)
3. WHAT DOES YOUR CELL PHONE LOOK LIKE?
Nokkia, I forget the model number
4. WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LIKE TO LISTEN TO?
Irish/Celtic/folk. And musicals.
5. DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME YOU WERE BORN?
I did once, I don't remember now.
6. WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW?
To know what my life's work is and to be able to do it.
7. WHAT DO YOU MISS?
The feeling that the world was my oyster and only good things were ahead for me.
8. WHAT IS YOUR MOST PRIZED POSSESSION?
My collection of daily journals, written in since 1974.
9. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SMELL?
chocolate mixed with coffee
10. DO YOU GET CLAUSTROPHOBIC?
Not particularly
11. DO YOU GET SCARED OF THE DARK?
Sometimes. Depends on whether I'm in a familiar place or not.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE COLOGNE / PERFUME?
Don't like 'em.
14. WHAT KIND OF HAIR DO YOU LIKE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX?
Fully and wavy. Just like Rob's. And it is silvering so handsomely. Rawr.
15. WHERE CAN YOU SEE YOURSELF BEING PROPOSED TO AT?
Um, I was proposed to at a Vietnamese restaurant. By a slip in a fortune cookie.
16. COFFEE OR ENERGY DRINKS?
Coffee.
17. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PIZZA TOPPING?
Vegetarian.
18. IF YOU COULD EAT ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Just had a bowl of chocolate chip ice cream a while ago, so my tummy's pretty content.
But I would like a margarita. Alas, we have the ingredients, but no ice.
19. WHO IS THE LAST PERSON YOU MADE MAD?
Undoubtedly one of my daughters.
20. DO YOU SPEAK A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE?
French. Although it is pretty rusty now, and I've forgotten just about every tense except present.
21. WHAT WAS THE FIRST GIFT SOMEONE EVER GAVE YOU (OF THE OPPOSITE SEX):
Gee, I don't remember. That was so long ago.
22. DO YOU LIKE ANYBODY?
*boggles* Well, of COURSE. I am a member of the human race.
23. ARE YOU DOUBLE JOINTED?
I was much more flexible when I was a kid, although I'd never describe myself as double-jointed. I'm trying to regain it, although it's probably a hopeless quest.
I live vicariously through Delia's gumby-ness.
24. FAVORITE CLOTHING BRAND?
No particular brand loyalty.
25. WHAT`S YOUR DREAM CAR?
I have no snobby car-illusions at all. All I want is that it gets me where I want to go, starts like a top everytime, gets good gas mileage, and is fully paid off.
27. WHAT IS ONE OF YOUR DREAMS?
Meeting Jane Austen.
29. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO TELL SOMEONE HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU?
Show them an unexpected kindness.
30. SAY A NUMBER FROM ONE TO A HUNDRED:
pi
31. BLONDES OR BRUNETTES?
brunettes
32. WHAT IS THE ONE NUMBER YOU CALL MOST OFTEN?
Probably
kijjohnson's.33. WHAT ANNOYS YOU MOST?
The biggest constant irritant in my life is probably clutter from other members of my family.
34. HAVE YOU BEEN OUT OF THE US?
Yes. I studied at Cambridge University for part of my senior year in college, and spent five weeks backpacking around Europe.
35. YOUR WEAKNESSES?
My temper
My overwhelming need for security
36. WHERE DO YOU WANT TO LIVE?
Minneapolis, definitely. Would like a better house, but don't expect that to ever happen. Or for it ever to be as clean and uncluttered as I would like.
37. FIRST JOB?
babysitting
38. EVER DONE A PRANK CALL?
No. Really, I don't think I ever have.
39. WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE YOU FILLED OUT THIS SURVEY?
Catching up on my friends page since I've been out of town for several days.
40. IF YOU COULD GET PLASTIC SURGERY WHAT WOULD IT BE?
I had two of my toes shortened. Does that count?
41. WHY DID YOU FILL OUT THIS SURVEY?
I have no idea.
42. WHAT DO YOU GET COMPLIMENTED ABOUT MOST?
My writing, I think.
43. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF ALCOHOL BECAME ILLEGAL?
Well, we tried that once, and it didn't work, so I don't expect it to be a problem.
44. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY?
books, natch
45. HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU WANT?
I have two, and that is all I will have.
I wanted three.
46. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
My mother's aunt Peggy, who was (if I remember correctly) a great-aunt. I was called Peggy until I started my first job at age 22. There was another Peggy in the office, and I started being called Peg to distinguish the two of us. I suddenly decided I liked it that way.
My parents, of course, will always call me Peggy. And that is just fine.
47. DO YOU WISH ON STARS?
Yes.
48. WHICH FINGER[S] IS YOUR FAVORITE?
Um . . . having a favorite finger never occurred to me.
49. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY?
That's a bit too personal for me to answer.
50. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
No. I hate it. It looks cramped, uncontrolled, and random.
I have always envied
kijjohnson's.51. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
I generally eat turkey, since it's about the healthiest.
52. ANY BAD HABITS?
Oh, heavens, yes. Some of which are so embarrassing that I'm not telling YOU about them.
53. WHAT IS YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING CD ON THE SHELF?
Mmm. Nothing really springs to mind.
54. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
I would hope so.
55. HAVE YOU EVER TOLD A SECRET YOU SWORE NOT TO TELL?
I'm thinking of one secret in particular, which a member of my family told me once, and immediately regretted telling me, and asked me never to reveal.
I never have, and I never will.
56. DO LOOKS MATTER?
Yes. They do. Let's be realistic.
I think one thing I have been thinking about a lot in the last five years is that looks change over the course of a lifetime, and so what you think you know and expect about the way people will act toward you because of your looks will always be altering.
57. HOW DO YOU RELEASE ANGER?
I have a bad temper, and I swear. One of those bad habits I am really trying to break.
58. WHERE IS YOUR SECOND HOME?
Inside the covers of a book. I have an infinitude of mansions.
59. DO YOU TRUST OTHERS EASILY?
Yes. Perhaps too easily.
60. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD?
I was always more into books than toys. I did love my Spirograph.
61. WHAT ARE THE FIRST THREE NUMBERS IN YOUR CELL PHONE?
area code 612.
62??
?
63. DO YOU USE SARCASM?
Yes. Sometimes.
64. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN A MOSH PIT?
No.
65. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A GUY?
I often hear first; I notice the voice.
Then, probably a nicely tapered physique.
66. WHAT ARE YOUR NICKNAMES?
Too embarrassing to reveal, sorry.
68. DO YOU UN-TIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
If they tie, yeah.
69. WHO IS YOUR CRUSH?
It's a moving target, baby.
70. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR?
coffee and/or chocolate.
71. WHEN IS THE LAST TIME YOU WENT ON A DATE?
Am going out with Rob tomorrow (the 5th) to celebrate our 20th anniversary.
72. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE COLORS?
blue and green,
73. HOW MANY WISDOM TEETH DO YOU HAVE?
Four, all impacted, and lurking under the surface, like barracudas under the rocks. They've stayed that way for thirty years, however, without causing any problems.
74. WHO/WHAT DO YOU MISS MOST RIGHT NOW?
I wish
kijjohnson lived in the same city. The same state. Dammit.75. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
Not if they would find them annoying.
76. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
The fan on my computer.
77. LAST THING YOU ATE?
I mentioned that bowl of chocolate chip ice cream.
78. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
My next door neighbor,
kiramartin.79. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE IN THE OPPOSITE SEX?
See question #65.
80. FAVORITE THOUGHT PROVOKING SONG?
There are over 4000 on my iPod. Get real.
81. FAVORITE THING TO HATE:
George W. Bush.
82. FAVORITE DRINK?
Coffee
83. FAVORITE ZODIAC SIGN:
Don't have a "favorite" since I don't pay attention. I am a Taurus.
84. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPORT?
Right now, probably karate!
85. HAIR COLOR?
Chestnut brown, with occasional silver strands.
86. EYE COLOR?
Hazel
87. DO YOU WEAR GLASSES?
Soft contacts, and glasses at night.
88. SIBLINGS?
Older sister, older brother, younger sister.
89. FAVORITE MONTH?
Well, it USED to be May, but my allergies are so terrible now during May. Um . . . don't have a replacement.
90. YOU LIKE SUSHI?
Yes, although I haven't experimented much with the more exotic varieties.
91. LAST THING YOU WATCHED?
Wow. Not sure. Um, probably an episode of Commander in Chief. The only show I'd watched all year. And now it's cancelled, dammit.
92. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR?
Christmas Eve.
93. ARE YOU TOO SHY TO ASK SOMEONE OUT?
Well, see, I'm married. . .
94. SUMMER OR WINTER?
Both. In Minnesota, we have all sorts of seasons.
95. KISSES OR HUGS?
Both. I'm greedy.
96. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE NIGHT STANDS?
Um, married.
97. WHO IS THE MOST LIKELY TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
Well,
madlori, kiwiria and rachet have already done it. . . 98. WHO IS THE LEAST LIKELY TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
No idea.
99. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING?
I just finished The Pelican Brief. They had it on the exchange paperback book shelf at Rice Lake State Park, and I hadn't brought any books with me, so I was desperate.
100. IS ANYONE IN LOVE WITH YOU?
Geez, after twenty years, I hope my husband is. And probably several other people, too.
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Date: 2006-07-05 05:02 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-07-05 01:54 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-07-05 06:18 am (UTC)Um, I was proposed to at a Vietnamese restaurant. By a slip in a fortune cookie.
Wow! How did he manage that?!
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Date: 2006-07-05 01:50 pm (UTC)We had gone to that restaurant for our first date, two years previously. When I'd opened the fortune cookie at the end of the date, it read "You are the star of his existence." Which, when you think about, is kind of an embarrassing fortune to get on a first date. "So what does your fortune say?" he asked me brightly.
"Nothing, really," I mumbled, and shoved it under my plate.
"But what does it say?" he asked, puzzled.
"Um . . .they don't really mean anything."
He grabbed the fortune and read it and laughed. And it was sort of a joke between us for two years.
I'd happened to note the date in my journal, so we decided to go back to the same restaurant on our two year anniversary. I had suspected that he might propose to me then, but he didn't say anything during the dinner.
Then I opened the fortune cookie, and it read "You are the star of my existence. Will you marry me?" His cookie said the same thing, of course, so no matter which one I chose, I would get the proposal.
I gasped and said yes after thinking about it for about three seconds. I guess there are places that will put a fortune into a fortune cookie for you. I don't know if he did that or if he pre-bought a cookie, fished the fortune out, and substituted the proposal himself. And then he had to pre-arrange things with the waiter. I think he did that during the dinner himself; there was one point when I saw a friend in the restaurant and went over to talk to her, and he might have seized that chance to talk to the waiter.
Sneaky. And yes, very romantic.
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Date: 2006-07-05 02:52 pm (UTC)Prank calls
Date: 2006-07-05 04:58 pm (UTC)Nate
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Date: 2006-07-06 03:20 am (UTC)