i SO have you fooled.

April & Cyn both labor under the delusion that i "rock."

i really don't. but it's OK to believe. i can assure you that when you find out i really don't rock, it'll be less traumatic than finding out about Santa, or the Easter Bunny...

but they do exist. 'nuff said.

so, with no further ado, courtesy of both these ladies, i present this week's meme:

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? allegedly, there was some TV or movie star named Valeria. unfortunately my mom doesn't remember who it was.

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? sheesh. when am i not crying? i cry at Hallmark commercials. i cry at this one song (who's name i can't remember), "and i thought i was tough...", i cry at holding babies, at good steaks and at green goo coming out of my lobster.

3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? depends. when i'm drinking, i have the best writing EVER. then i sober up.

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE LUNCH MEAT? roast beef. please, no lectures on red meat and what i'm doing to my arteries.

5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? one husband, one cat. i'll let you guess which is the most trouble.

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? likely. but i'd probably bitch to myself on how i think i'm all that.

7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? serious?

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? yes, dammit. when i was a kid, i would pray they would go south so i would have to eat ice cream for days. now i'm a grown up. i buy my own damn ice cream.

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? why jump off a perfectly good bridge? or building?

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? LUCKY CHARMS ROCKS!!!!

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? most of my shoes are slip ons. i don't have enough coordination to tie 'em.

12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? no. my perfume is light and i wear deodorant. wait...that wasn't what you meant, is it?

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Haagen Daaz vanilla. Ben & Jerry's Strawberry Cheesecake. Coldstone's Birthday Cake Remix.

14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? eyes. hands, if it's a guy.

15. RED OR PINK? blue. (ain't i a rebel?!)

16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? my arms and my butt. i got my grandmother's arms, meaty and (i hope) comforting. Cyn, i will yu my butt when i go.

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? my Uncle Jimmy. and lately my grandmother.

18. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? what are pants? oh, i've said too much.

19. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? cheesecake spread and graham crackers. yumo.

20. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? CSI.

21. IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOUR WOULD YOU BE? cobalt blue

22. FAVORITE SMELLS? citrus

23. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Senor Cranky Pants - AKA the Husband.

24. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? i like both of them!

25. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? badmition.

26. HAIR COLOUR? brown

27. EYE COLOUR? blue

28. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? nope. can't stand to get something in my eye, much less deliberately put something in.

29. FAVORITE FOOD? anything i don't have to cook.

30. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy endings especially when there is a massage involved. (oooh! me too, Cyn!)

31. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? hmmmm....

32. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? white. it symbolizes purity (stop laughing!)

33. SUMMER OR WINTER? Winter. The less sweating the better! (amen that Cyn!)

34. HUGS OR KISSES? yes!

35. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Susie

36. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? ???

37. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? still working on the Reagan diaries. not nearly as interesting as i thought it would be.

38. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? nothing...

39. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON T.V. LAST NIGHT? i remember watching Good Eats before i fell asleep...

40. FAVORITE SOUND? ocean waves.

41. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Beatles.

42. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? i was gonna say Mexico, but i still think being in Philadelphia last year was farther. it certainly was longer, which made it seem farther!

43. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? are you kidding? some days i'm lucky i can get dressed.

44. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Long Beach.

45. WHAT SUPERPOWER WOULD YOU LIKE? i'd love to fly. but i'd also want to be able to fly into the future and tell people if they get their fondest dreams.

i tag you, now!