Sunday, October 17, 2004

me

1. First Name: Lara

2. Were you named after anyone? The mistress in the movie Dr. Zhivago

3. Do you wish on stars? on rare occasion

4. When did you last cry? trying to solve an analysis problem last night (analysis has me defeated before i start -- it's something i need to work on)

5. Do you like your handwriting? yes, it's unique to say the least

6. What is your favorite lunch meat? tuna salad... i don't really like cold cuts

7. What is your birth date? 6/21/81

8. What is your most embarrassing CD? my best friend and i made a CD of our favorite songs the semester before i went to hungary... on the whole it's not embarassing, BUT a couple of the tracks of us singing are only allowed to be played in certain company

9. If you were another person, would YOU be friends with you? sure, why not

10. Are you a daredevil? depends on the context

11. Have you ever told a secret you swore not to tell? Yes but only when i've absolutely known it's better to tell then to keep it a secret

12. Do looks matter? not much

13. How do you release anger? punch things/people... (this is why kristin got me a punching bag for christmas last year)

14. Where is your second home? the boys' house

15. Do you trust others easily? it takes me a little bit to completely trust people, but once i do it's hard to lost my trust unless you completely betray me

16. What was your favorite toy as a child? when i was very little -- playdough... a little older, the man across the street (who was practically my 3rd grandpa until he died) gave me an ancient tennis racket and a bunch of tennis balls.... i spent hours wacking them up on top of the garage and seeing how long it would take for them to bounce back down :-P (i'm weird)

17. What class in high school do you think was totally useless? none of them... whether i use them or not, it's good to have a well-rounded perspective on what all there is to know

18. Do you have a journal? yes... what the heck do you think a blog is?

19. What are your nicknames? la, lar,... i went by grits for a summer too

20. Would you bungee jump? probably not

21. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? nope

22. Do you think that you are strong? physically -- depends on who you're comparing too.... i frequently accidentally injure people when i'm really mad so i'm not completely weak.... emotionally -- i don't think i would have survived the past year (16 deaths close to me or my friends, and other moderately stressful situations) if i wasn't at least somewhat

23. What's your favorite ice cream flavor? vanilla

24. Shoe Size? 11.5

25. Red/Pink? neither

26. What is your least favorite thing about yourself? my inability to not
overanalyze everything

27. Who do you miss most? nicole (my friend who died in a car wreck last september)... i think it's completely mindboggling to lose someone on the
fly without a chance to get used to the idea first, and i don't know that it's ever possible to completely come to terms with it.
also, my grandma schumann (mom's mom)... she's still alive, but her strokes have put such a wall between her and us, that i miss being able to actually talk to her for more than 5 minutes without her losing track of what's going on

28. Do you want everyone you send this to send it back? um whatever... i'm posting it to a blog

29. What color pants are you wearing? black

30. What are you listening to right now? cats soundtrack

31. Last thing you ate? tuna melt and soup

32. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? cerulean

33. What is the weather like right now? windy, freakin cold, and extremely gloomy looking

34. Last person you talked to on the phone? heather miller! she's supposed to call me back again any time now

35. The first thing you notice about the opposite sex? smile, eyes, sense of humor

36. Do you like the person who sent this to you? yes indeed :-)

37. Favorite Drink? margarita -- on the rocks

38. Favorite Sport? to play - volleyball... sand is better b/c it's not as painful to dive for the ball... to watch - probably football

39. Eye Color? ring of brown, with ring of green around that, and ring of blue around that... my eye doctor's always been confused and resorted to calling
them hazel since he doesn't have a better word for them
proof:



40. Do you wear contacts? on the days when i've gotten more than 6 hours of sleep (about 50% of the time)

41. Favorite Food? lately, carrot sticks

42. Last Movie You Watched? ben and me went to see "shall we dance" last night -- it was great

43. Favorite Day Of The Year? easter

44. Scary Movies Or Happy Endings? happy endings

45. Summer Or Winter? winter (as long as there's snow)

46. Hugs OR Kisses? hugs

47. What is your favorite dessert? vanilla ice cream... with fresh fruit on top

48. Who Is Most Likely To Respond? this question has no significance

49. Who Is Least Likely To Respond? ditto

50. Living Arrangements? me and two other math phd students... renting the 2nd floor of a 2 story house in a very jewish NJ neighborhood

51. What Books Are You Reading? Lectures in Differential Geometery by S. Chern, etc., Algebraic Topology by Allen Hatcher, A Course in Combinatorics by VanLint and Wilson... just finished The Science of God by Gerald Schroeder

52. What's On Your Mouse Pad? don't have one... my optical mouse is happier on the desktop

53. What Did You Watch Last night on TV? i didn't watch TV last night...i haven't watched TV since thursday, and then of course it was joey and apprentice

54. Favorite Smells? rain

55. Rolling Stones or Beatles? Beatles

the end.

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