LoraMa

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parenting, marriage, movies, books, japanese ceramics, museums, woodblock prints, midcentury modern furniture, travel, eating, cooking, crafts, textiles, hiking

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alternative medicine, travel, food, parenting, backpacking, japanese pottery

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LoraMa's Answers

Favorite villain of all time?

Darth Vader

Golfing or Fishing?

fishing

Frankly, my dear, I ________________

just want something to eat

Dumbest job interview question?

tell us something negative about yourself (answer: I'm TOO perfect)

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My favorite cocktail is:

whiskey sour

Favorite recently read book?

Golden Compass, Subtle Knife, Amber Spyglass (Philip Pullman)

Which super power do you wish you had?

see into the future

What’s your favorite underappreciated word?

Moron

Celebrity crush?

Clive Owen

I have made it a rule never to _____________

shoplift

What's your dream car?

Prius SUV

The dictator you most love to hate?

The Chairman... Mao

If you were a pair of shoes, what kind would you be?

low-top Converse - black and white of course

Favorite stupid movie?

Bring it On! (spirit fingers rock)

Seinfeld or Friends?

both

Wikipedia or Britannica?

Wiki!

What's the hardest thing you ever had to do?

child birth... twice

People confuse me with __________

brad pitt

If not yourself, who would you be?

my daughter

Theme Park or National Park

national park - yosemite rules!

My favorite board game is:

Scrabble

Mac or PC?

Mac

I have a weakness for ___________

fries

General Hospital or Young and the Restless?

General Hospital

4 members of your Dream Band?

Bono, The Edge, Larry Mullen, Adam Clayton

What song is stuck in your head right now?

No One (Alicia Keys)

Tony Soprano or Michael Corleone?

Michael Corleone for sure...

What do you buy in bulk at the warehouse club?

frozen waffles

My favorite bird is:

roasted turkey

If a deli was naming a sandwich after you, what would be in it?

Ham and brie on Dutch crunch

Just say __________

you'll give me one MILL-ion dollars

A penny saved is __________

another darned penny under my couch

Golf Cart or Walking?

Middlename = Lazybones... so take a wild guess

I believe in...

laughter

Book you wish they'd turn into a movie

Pride and Prejudice... AGAIN.

What can occupy an entire Saturday?

lunch and the bookstore with the family...

Best local getaway

Napa/Sonoma/Healdsburg

Most embarrassing membership card:

Costco Gold Star Member!

Your idea of misery

I can't even talk about it

What's your signature dish?

spaghetti

I always wanted to live _______

in Japan

To lose 20 lbs., I'd give up _________

ice cream (I'm keeping my chips!)

A job you'd never want to try

politician

What sound or noise do you hate?

crying

Worst medical test you've ever taken?

amniocentesis... didn't hurt, just the fear of the worst outcome

Time flies when you're _________________

out of quarters for the meter

You know you're famous when________________

the kids at school stop calling me "hey K___'s mom!"

What's your best excuse to get out of something?

scurvy

Favorite movie ending?

Room with a View

Winnebago or Airstream?

Airstream!!!

What modern innovation would you get rid of?

processed foods

The difference between success and failure is ______

time

Free (all expense paid) trip to anywhere...where do you go?

Shanghai

Coffee, tea or _________

whiskey

Favorite Broadway musical?

Phantom of the Opera

You're a cereal – which one?

Lucky Charms

Favorite comfort food?

Fried chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy

Favorite breakfast?

hashbrowns, ham, bacon, sausage, hashbrowns, and some meat sauce

I can resist everything except_____________

my kids

Favorite takeout food

Chinese

If you could time travel, where would you go?

to Jane Austen's living room

A job you've always wanted to try

architecture

If you're single, what is the best place to meet new people?

38 Geary

Childhood hero?

Electra Woman and Dyna Girl

Power corrupts, absolute power ________________

is brilliant (mwahhh ah hahhha hahhhha)

What do you love to do that you forbid your kids to do?

watch tv all day long

Crossword puzzles, sudoku or solitaire?

Sudoku!!!

Book you wish they hadn't turned into a movie

The House of Spirits (Isabel Allende)

What's the greenest thing you HATE to do?

give up my SUV (still haven't done it..... booo me!)

If you can't sleep what do you do?

read

My biggest regret....

didn't travel more before the kids

How do you stay fit?

grocery shopping and laundry

What TV show would you want to guest-star on?

Project Runway

Who do you want to drunk dial?

Steve Jobs

Favorite board game?

Pictionary and Scrabble

Trophy wife or Bowling Trophy?

bowling trophy

World Series or Superbowl?

Superbowl, baby!

Dynasty or Dallas?

Dynasty!!!

What book do you claim to have read – but really didn't?

Great Gatsby (oh the shame I feel)

Cabernet or Merlot?

Merlot... a great sommelier once told me "drink what you like"

Favorite movie hero?

Jason Bourne

What scares you?

the Bush administration

Favorite item in your medicine cabinet?

Stimudents (my gums are receding... TMI!)

Best solo vacation spot?

Hong Kong

Thong or Bikini?

extra coverage grannies

A favorite website people don't know about (and now they will)

http://sf.curbed.com/ (because I'm a typical SF real estate junkie)

All time favorite TV show?

Seinfeld

What is your nickname?

Chairman Ma

Forget the calories....what food would you binge on?

fried chicken

Whole Wheat or White?

whole wheat

What's a children's book you can't throw out?

Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes

Contacts or glasses?

contacts

What advice would you give a younger version of you?

live in another country

Oprah or Martha

Martha, only because I'm still suffering from Oprah-fatigue

What sport do you still play?

bowling (is bowling a sport?)

Leno or Letterman?

Letterman

Fox News or Lehrer Newshour?

Jon Stewart

Take the money and ______________

donate it to a public school

If it were possible to clone a human, would you clone yourself?

No, one is quite enough

If money were no object, what would you do with your time?

Eat

Where would you live next?

Tokyo

Language you'd like to learn?

Mandarin

If you could choose immortality, would you do it?

No way - I want to see what's on the other side...

Best place to celebrate a big birthday?

Vegas, baby!

RV or Porsche?

Audi

What book would you re-read?

Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice

All time favorite album?

U2, Beautiful Day

What is your favorite TV show?

Damages, Battlestar Galactica, Man vs. Wild, Top Chef

What was your worst job?

You know when you send flowers to people? someone hand writes the cards (or at least they used to). I was one of those "card writers"

What is your favorite vacation getaway?

Tokyo, Japan

When you go to a party and someone says, "What do you do?", what do you say?

I'm a journalist

What web site do you waste a lot of time on?

http://gofugyourself.typepad.com/

What was the last book you read?

Honeymoon to Nowhere by Akimitsu Takagi (it's a mystery)

If you had an extra $5000, what would you do with it?

Go on a shopping spree in Ginza, Tokyo (I could probably get a whole sock!)

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