All about Me!

Emily posted this on her blog so I thought I would respond. I know all my faithful readers are dying to know more about me :)

1. What time did you get up this morning?	9:00
2. Diamonds or pearls?	diamonds
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?	"Men Who Stare at Goats" or, as it was advertised "Männer die auf Ziegen starren (OmU)" (This is Emily's answer, but we went together)
4. What is your favorite TV show?	The Good Wife (currently)
5. What do you usually have for breakfast	cereal
6. What is your middle name?	Manning
7. What food do you dislike?	stinky cheese
8. What is your favorite CD at the moment?	I actually haven't listened to music in a while, just talk radio (NPR)
9. What kind of car do you drive?	My feet (also Emily's answer, but mine is the same)
11. What characteristic do you despise?	Greed
12. Favorite item of clothing?	my gray yoga pants
13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go?	New Zealand
14. Favorite brand of clothing?	don't really look at brands
15. Where would you retire?	Hmmm.... probably FL
16. What was your most memorable birthday?	the year I went to the beach for the drum circle
17. Favorite sport to watch?	Hockey
18. Furthest place you are sending this?	Not actually sending it anywhere, but I guess people will see it in the US
19. Person you expect to send it back first?	?
20. When is your birthday?	January 15
21. Are you a morning person or a night person?	Night
22. What is your shoe size?	8
23. Pets?	Ebony and Mattie came to Germany with me (2 cats), Lucy had to stay home with a friend (another cat)
24. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us?	I won an award for best presentation at a conference I went to recently
25. What did you want to be when u grew up?	Ballerina, actress, singer....
26. How are you today?	Pretty good, but it is time to go home! Working late.
27. What is your favorite candy?	M&Ms
28. What is your favorite flower?	Hibiscus and poppies
29. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to?	Weather is supposed to be nice on Saturday...
30. What are you listening to right now?	the rattle of the stirrer in my DGGE
31. What was the last thing you ate?	Some of the chocolate cherry cake that Katha made (also Emily's answer, but the last thing I ate as well)
32. Do you wish on stars?	absolutely :)
33. If you were a crayon, what color would you be?	is there one that is a mixture of a lot of different colors? Wait... I think that's brown...
34. How is the weather right now?	warmish (60s) and overcast (ok, again... I'm in the same place as Emily)
35. The first person you spoke to on the phone today	Emily When she called to ask if I'd bring her wallet home from the lab
36. Favorite soft drink?	Dr. Pepper
37. Favorite restaurant?	Mellow Mushroom
38. Real hair color?	dark blond
39. What was your favorite toy as a child?	my imaginary friends?
40. Summer or winter?	summer
41. Hugs or kisses	can I have both?
42. Chocolate or Vanilla?	swirl
43. Coffee or tea?	coffee
44. Do you want your friends to email you back	sure
45. When was the last time you cried?	Listening to a radio lab show about a chimpanzee (Lucy)
46. What is under your bed?	cat poop
47. What did you do last night?	watched TV
48. What are you afraid of?	Not being good enough
49. Salty or sweet?	Sweet
50. How many keys on your key ring?	7
51. How many years at your current job?	2.5
52. Favorite day of the week?	Sunday
53. How many towns have you lived in?	Oh my.... 8?
54. Do you make friends easily?	yes
55. How many people will you send this to?	Again, not actually sending it
56. How many will respond?	not really applicable, but feel free to leave comments :)