Thirty-nine questions

[clevermanka]

1. state your name:
Lydia
2. state the name that your parents almost named you:

3. which of your relatives do you get along with the most?
Oh, geez. "Get along with?" I guess I get along fine with my parents, even though we have nothing in common. I mean, we don't fight, but we don't talk about much, either.
4. what was your first job?
I worked in the lingerie department of a small-town, family-owned department store. I helped middle-aged married men purchase holiday teddies for their wives. It was...formative.
5. did anything embarrassing happen this week?
I'm sure something embarrassing happened somewhere, but not to me.
6. do you miss your ex?

7. white chocolate or dark chocolate?

8. do people praise you for your looks?
I get comments on my looks now and then. I don't look like a typical United Statesian and that is, apparently, noteworthy in the United States. If anyone but mckitterick praised my looks, I'd be creeped out. Not your business to praise me, bro. I did recently receive a compliment on my arm and shoulder development from someone who hasn't seen me since I started lifting heavy and that was gratifying.
9. what is your favourite colour of clothing to wear?
Gray. It's my favorite neutral and looks great with any accent color I care to incorporate.
10. how do you wear your makeup?
As much as possible under appropriate conditions. I go from none (6am workouts) to full-face near-drag-queen (dance performances) to everything in between. I FUCKING LOVE MAKEUP.
11. what are some of your nicknames?

None for me, thanks.
12. how many bedrooms are in your house?
That depends on whom you ask. I say two. mckitterick says three but that is because he insists on believing his old realtor who is a lying liar. A space with three walls, no door, and no closet is not a fucking bedroom.
13. how many bathrooms?
Two.
15. do you have a car?

We have six four-wheeled vehicles and six two-wheeled vehicles, all in varying degrees of usability.
16. do you work out every week?
I exercise multiple times a week, unless injured.
17. did you brush your teeth this morning?
Fuck yes, and I hope you did, too.
18. have you ever kissed someone you never saw again?

19. have you ever sung in front of a crowd?
Believe it or not, I was in my church choir and often sang solos.
20. what kind of bathing suit do you wear?
Retro ones with a little skirt so I don't have to shave my bikini area.
21. do you like your eyes?
Aesthetically? They're fine. I like them a lot more post-LASIK surgery.
22. do you think you are pretty?
Well, I think I'm PRETTY AWESOME. Seriously, though, I have unusual and striking features, and I like those features. So going with the spirit of the question, I suppose I'll answer this in the affirmative. But I wouldn't ever describe myself as pretty because that word has a whole lot of baggage I don't care to shoulder.
23. who was the last person you talked to in person?
A random professor who just stopped by my office to say hi.
24. how much money in your bank account?

25. are you single?
No. Not married, but not available, either. Unless you're Tom Hiddleston. In which case, Dude Call Me Anytime I Am Serious Okay?
26. do you want kids?

27. tell me what your backpack looks like:
I love how this question, perhaps more than any of the others, pinpoints the demographic of the quiz-writer. I also love that I own a backpack and I carry it every weekday, much like our quiz-writer. Here it is, in a VERY OLD photo. I look different now, but the backpack doesn't.

28. what celebrity do you think is hot?

29. last movie you saw in theaters?
Hercules. I fucking love The Rock.
30. are you dating the same person you dated last year?
I think mckitterick and I are looking at ten years this year or next. I try not to dwell on it too much.
31. has someone you were dating ever cheated on you?

32. have you ever cheated?

33. have you kissed someone whose name starts with a ‘J’?
I do not know the names of all the people I've kissed.
34. what do you like to do in your spare time?
I have too many hobbies to have "spare time."
35. what’s the cutest thing someone’s ever done for you?

36. who was the last person you texted?
Tessa Gratton, the lucky recipient of, like, 90% of my texts.
37. how many boyfriends/girlfriends have you had?
I try not to count them because I know I'll forget someone. Probably somewhere between a dozen and twenty?

38. how do you look right now?
I LOOK DAMN GOOD.
39. who’s the person who first comes to your mind when someone mentions “love”?
This amazing human being here:


Despite a rocky start to our relationship, I am so happy to be his partner. We occasionally irritate the shit out of each other, but I wouldn't trade him for anyone or anything. Not even Tom Hiddleston. I love him more than I can say.

Thanks to splix for posting these on her LJ and giving me something to do this morning!