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Not My 100 Things

People Who Share My Birthday (September 24th):
Info, Likes, Dislikes, Etc:
  1. Sun Sign: Libra
  2. Ascendant: Sagittarius
  3. Moon: Cancer
  4. Meyers-Briggs Personality Type:  ENFJ (click here for list of other ENFJs)
  5. Religion: Whatever you believe in is the truth for you.
  6. Politics: I detest politics and avoid debates like the plague.
  7. Wines: Crisp whites that are neither too dry nor too sweet, and mellow reds. Chardonnay and Chianti, mostly.
  8. Pet Peeve: Elective ignorance.
  9. Holiday: Thanksgiving.
  10. Online Music Station: Pandora,but I'm growing weary of their accelerating marketing ads.
  11. Movies: Office Space, Almost Famous, This is Spinal Tap, What Dreams May Come.
  12. Sleep Pattern: After years of staying up until 3 or 4 am, sleeping until 9 and then taking an hour nap at 3, I no longer have chronic insomnia. These days (as of January 2015), I go to bed around midnight, read for an hour, sleep until 7:30, and then take a 30-minute nap after dinner.
  13. Dream Life: My dream life is lucid and so real that I sometimes wonder if when I'm awake I'm actually dreaming.
  14. Eternal Question: (Looking up into the night sky) "What the hell is this?"
  15. Hobbies: Blogging, reading, gardening, cooking, water painting.
  16. Tree: Cedrus Deodara (Himalayan Cedar).
  17. TV Shows: QI, Midsomer Murders, Star Trek TNG, and Whose Line Is It Anyway (US).
  18. Food: Anything ethnic, especially Indian, Chinese, Thai, and Mexican.
  19. Guilty Pleasure: Any flavor of gelato from Blue Spruce.
  20. Best Gifts: Books, wine, international chotchkies, CDs and books from my Amazon Wishlist.
  21. Writing Instrument: Microsoft Word.
  22. Goal: To live the rest of my life in peace and contentment,surrounded by my family and friends and to leave something behind that will say that I was here.
  23. Beatle Song: Tomorrow Never Knows (The Void).
  24. Rock Song of All Time: "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum.
  25. Folk Song of All Time: "Suzanne" by Leonard Cohen.
  26. Songwriters: Bob Dylan, Lennon/McCartney, Joni Mitchell, and Bruce Cockburn.
  27. Computer Program: Adobe Photoshop.
  28. Role Models: My character Gordon Hammond, Whoopie Goldberg, and my dad.
  29. Usual Frame of Mind: Frequently shifts between overtly social and intensely reclusive. Generally sunny-dispositioned.
  30. Signature Scent: Sandalwood.
  31. Form of Communication: Talking one-on-one or email. I detest phones.
  32. Magazines: National Geographic Traveler and vintage Mad Magazines.
  33. Actors: Sean Penn, Johnny Depp, Humphrey Bogart, Charlie Chaplin.
  34. Actresses: Cate Blanchett, Meryl Streep, Katherine Hepburn.
  35. Stress Buster: Meditating with my mala beads, Tulsi tea, or laughing with my friends.
  36. Shoes: Black Beatle boots, but I prefer barefoot.
  37. Sound: Perfect 4-part harmony, perfectly pitched. A soaring blues guitar.
  38. Best Place to Be: At home, or at Tenkiller Ferry Lake.
  39. Books: Under Milkwood by Dylan Thomas and The Waters Reglitterized by Henry Miller.
  40. Flowers: Blue Hydrangeas, purple Morning Glories, Lavender, white roses.
  41. If I Could Meet Anyone (living): Johnny Depp. I think he'd be a fascinating conversationalist over a bottle of wine.
  42. If I Could Meet Anyone (deceased): George Harrison.
  43. How to Celebrate a Happy Event: With my family and friends, drinking champagne.