A Questions Meme found over at Paul’s “Aurora Walking Vacation:”

1. A month before it happens you’re told you’re going to lose your memory. How do you prepare for it and do you attempt to regain what you’ve lost?

I’d write as detailed a memoir as I could manage in a month’s time, then make copies and leave them in places I’m likely to end up so I’ll be sure to find at least one of them. Hopefully, with my memory gone, I’ll forget how difficult it is to stretch my attention span long enough to read long passages in a single sitting, and I’ll relearn myself sooner rather than later.

2. How do you describe your outlook on life?

Prepare for the worst so you’re usually pleasantly surprised.

3. You fall in love with your soulmate, decide to get married, and then find out that person is going to die soon. Do you marry them anyway?

Of course. They’re eventually going to die one way or another.

4. What are three of your favorite ice cream toppings?

Hot fudge, Chopped Nuts, Whipped Cream.

5. Is there one article of clothing you love to wear no matter how out of style it is?

Most of what I wear isn’t the most stylish anyway, so I couldn’t begin to narrow it down.

6. Is there one color you wish would go away in fashion?

There are colors I don’t wear, but that I think others look good in. I can’t pick one color that should be banned.

7. What’s the first department you head to when you go shopping in a department store?

DVDs.

8.How far away do you live from your parents?

Six hours.

9. Growing up, who was your favorite cartoon character?

Yosemite Sam from The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show. I still laugh at old cartoons in which he goes up against that “stupid idgit rabbit!”

10. You plan a romantic evening and everything goes wrong, including the fancy dinner you burned. What do you do?

Laugh at the situation, then go to a nice restaurant and have extra dessert. Behold, the power of cheesecake!

11. What’s the last thing you bought at the store?

Groceries. I’m planning my reduced-fat beef stew this weekend.

12. Have you ever walked out in the middle of a movie?

No, but then considering the fact that movies cost a small fortune to attend these days, I generally don’t go to movies I haven’t done a little amount of research on.

13. What celebrity do most people say you look like?

Hmm…”Sloth” from The Goonies?

14. Is there any piece of jewelry you always wear?

Not always, but usually, a birthstone ring.

15. Have you ever tried to pick someone up?

No, I figure I’d strain my back.

16. What’s the one thing you always manage to lose on your way out the door?

Nothing. But by the time I get to my car, I find I’ve lost the memory of having just locked the door, so I have to go back to check. (It’s always locked!) OCD, anyone?

17. Out of these creatures which one are you most afraid of:
A.) Snakes B.) Spiders or C.) Rodents

Spiders, because they’re the ones I’m most likely to run into at home and a few of them can cause serious problems.

18. What’s the last gift you bought for a friend?

Probably a CSI DVD set.

19. Do you ever buy people things for no reason?

Occasionally.

20.What’s your favorite way to spend a lazy summer afternoon?

Doing as little as possible…lounging around, watching television, trying not to think about how hot it is.