KimNovak.me — I am not an actress

1. DVD or VHS? I like both.

2. Best Literary/Movie Villian: Voldemort (Harry Potter) or Sauron (LoTR)? Sauron scares me a lot more. He who must not be named seems to be a little bungling sometimes.

3. Meat: rare or well-done? I like beef medium rare. All other meat I like cooked through, but not dry.

4. High Speed Internet-Cable or DSL? I have cable.

5. Women: 1-piece bathing suit or Bikini?The last one I wore was a 1-piece. I never liked bikinis, though, because I like to dive in and the bottoms come off when I do that.

6. To be fair--Men: Boxers or briefs? Spongebob wears briefs.

7. Beer or Liquor/Wine? I rarely drink, but I like margaritas on the rocks. I've been known to do a tequila shot once in a while, too. I don't like beer, but I like a good imported raspberry ale.

8. Coke or Mountain Dew? Coke. But I like that new Mountain Dew Livewire (or whatever it's called). None of that stuff is on my diet, though.

9. In honor of my 10/18/03 nuptials: Morning or Afternoon/Night Wedding? Good lord... no way I'd want to do that in the morning. Afternoon would be best, I think.

10. Carpet or Hardwood Floors? I've always liked carpet, but I kinda like tile with big area rugs, too.

11. American cars or foreign? I'm not partial.

12. Cutest TV Twin: Mary-Kate or Ashley Olsen? I dunno.

13. Coffee: Caffeinated or Decaf? Boo Hoo. I'm trying to kick my caffeine addiction, so I've been drinking decaf. It's actually not that bad if I make it weak and put a lot of cream in it.

14. Thought-Provoking Question of the Week: Computers: Do they make life better or worse? Why? Computers make our lives better. If someone's life is worse, it's not the computer's fault.

1. Strawberries or blueberries? Strawberries.

2. "Legally Blonde 2" or "Terminator 3"? Terminator 3, definitely.

3. Hamburgers or hot dogs? If they're made on a grill, I'll take the hot dogs. If they're made on the stove, I'd love a hamburger (medium rare).

4. Boating or hiking? Shoot... if I had a choice, I'd go boating.

5. Suntan lotion or sunblock? I'd like something with some protection, but will let me get some color, too.

6. "Big Brother" or "The Amazing Race"? I've not seen either, but I suspect I would rather see "The Amazing Race."

7. Beach Boys or Jimmy Buffett? Probably Jimmy Buffett, but can we watch it on TV? I don't want to go to an outdoor concert. And come to think of it... if we're going to watch TV, can we watch something else? I've got a lot of good movies on my TiVo and if I don't watch them, they'll get deleted.

8. Grow your own produce or buy from supermarket/greengrocer/farm stand? Buy it from the supermarket.

9. Drive with car windows/top down, or with air-conditioning on? Air conditioning, most of the time.

10. Go away for vacation, or stay at home? *sigh* Stay home, I guess.

1. Lemonade or Ice Cold Beer? Lemonade, please.

2. Swimming pool or beach? Which one is less crowded? I'd prefer the swimming pool if neither one is crowded.

3. Long weekends here and there, or a 2-week vacation? The fantasy is to have both. The reality is that I love taking time off too much to ever save up enough leave time to take a 2-week vacation. When I worked as a state auditor, though, I used to earn lots of comp time while traveling, so I was able to take month long vacations. That was awesome.

4. Destination: Acapulco or Hawaii? Hawaii, of course. My friend Peppermint Tina is there.

5. Destination: Mountains or Beach? I don't care anymore... I'd just like a vacation.

6. Hotel/motel/B&B or camping? Hotel/motel/B&B

7. Carefully planned vacation, or play it by ear? I like a little of both. If there's no plan, the things I want to do won't get done or will get botched. But it's fun to have some extra time to just mess around at will, too.

8. Sneakers or sandals? Sneakers. Definitely sneakers.

9. Air-conditioning or fans? Ugh.. air-conditioning.

10. Concerts in the park or baseball games? As much as I hate baseball, I'd rather go to a baseball game than a concert in the park. How about a concert at the indoor baseball stadium. I like that idea.

1. Surf sites at random, or have a set list of regular reads? I have regular reads, but every so often I like to click the I'm Feeling Lucky blogrolling link to see what I find.

2. Do you visit mostly blogs, or news or other sites? Blogs and message boards. But mostly blogs. I visit news sites when I'm looking for something specific or when a blog has a link to a story that sounds interesting.

3. Do you go online every day, or just a couple of days a week? Every day.

4. Do you allow comments on your blog, or not? Sure. Comment all you like.

5. Do you shop online at all, or at regular stores? Both. Shopping online is so convenient. I wish they would all ship by US Postal Service, though. It's a pain in the butt when they ship by Fed Ex or UPS, and they won't leave it at my door. It's like there's this assumption that every house has someone at home all day. I have to work for a living, ya know?

6. Have you ever done online bill-paying/banking, or not? No. I started to set up an online account with my bank, but they wanted to know the amount of the last deposit I made. At the time, I was selling stuff on Ebay and making several deposits a week. I had no idea what the *last* deposit amount was. So I aborted the account set up process and haven't tried since.

I have an account with a strictly online bank that MP3.com required when they were doing direct deposit. But I don't know how to access it. I don't think there's any money in there anyway. I wish they would send me a statement. Stoopid online banks.

7. Which news site do you prefer... MSNBC.com or CNN.com? Or do you prefer some other one? I like Foxnews.com and CNN.com.

8. Live chat rooms, or message boards? I prefer message boards. Except for one scheduled chat I go to once every two weeks, I could really do without chatting. It makes me tired.

9. Instant messaging or e-mail? I hate instant messaging. HATE it. (Dang... I'm a real negative nellie today )

10. Yes or no: have you ever met, or at least talked on the phone with, another blogger? If not, would you want to? Why or why not? Not another blogger, although it could happen. But I've met a few people who I first met online. I'm not real big on meeting people in person, though.

1. Newspapers or magazines? I rarely read either, but I think I'd rather read a current newspaper.

2. Books-on-tape or regular books? Regular.

3. Paperback or hardcover? Paperback.

4. Fiction or non-fiction? Fiction, mostly.

5. Sci-Fi/Fantasy or romance novels? Fantasy.

6. Borrow from library or buy books (either new or used)? I buy them. It takes me way too long to read a book to borrow.

7. Subscribe to magazines or buy on newsstand? I read them at the doctor's office or the oil change place or the hair salon.

8. Current best-sellers or classic literature? Current best-sellers, I guess. They don't have to be best-sellers, though.

9. Read books once, or re-read favorites every so often? I like to re-read favorites every so often.

10. Here in the U.S., we have two hot best-sellers...former First Lady Hillary Clinton's memoirs, and the new Harry Potter book (coming out June 21). If you had to read one, which one...Hillary or Harry? Why? I love Harry Potter books.

1. "The Munsters" or "The Addams Family"? I don't think I could stand to watch either one now. But I watched "The Munsters" as a kid.

2. "The Sopranos" or the "Godfather" movies? Godfather

3. "The Jetsons" or "Lost in Space"? "Lost in Space." Billy Mumy was my first celebrity crush.

4. "Superman" or "Batman" (either the TV shows or the movies)? Enjoy them... I'll watch something else.

5. "Sex & The City" or "Friends"? I've only seen a small snippet of "Sex & The City." I couldn't get through a whole one. I'll take "Friends."

6. "The Wizard of Oz" or the "Harry Potter" movies? Harry Potter.

7. "The Simpsons" or "King of the Hill"? Both!

8. "Grease" or "Saturday Night Fever"? If I was forced to watch one, it would be "Saturday Night Fever." Of course, if I was being forced to watch one, whoever was forcing me would probably have an even bigger cruel streak and make me watch "Grease." It gives me the willies to think about it. Ugh.

9. Old prime-time soaps: "Dallas" or "Dynasty"? Neither. I liked one called Emerald Point NAS. Of course, they cancelled it after I got addicted. It had Sela Ward, Richard Dean Anderson, and Susan Dey in it.

10. Not very thought-provoking this week...do you prefer TV shows or movies? If I had to give up either one, I would miss it.

1. Cats or dogs? Cats AND Dogs. Mullet, Socks, Sneakers, Boots, Buster Brown, Charlie Brown, Mandy and Lily.

2. Butterflies or birds? I have a pet bird. He's a parrotlet named Little Bird. I saw some butterflies at Moody Gardens in Galveston.

3. Horses or cows? I rode a horse once. It was at a dude ranch. I've never ridden a cow.

4. Turtles or snakes? Check out all the snakes that Paula has. She has a turtle, too.

5. Frogs or grasshoppers? I picked up a frog once, and all his guts came out his mouth. I didn't realize he was dead. I saw a grasshopper on my garage door the other day.

6. Lions or tigers? Christine said she saw a beast that was half lion, half tiger. I'd like to see that.

7. Elephants or mice? I've never had either for a pet.

8. Porcupines or aardvarks? Was the Pink Panther's nemesis an aardvark? I can't remember. I didn't much like that show anyway.

9. Unicorns or dragons? I used to collect unicorns. I suspect I have a bunch in storage. Someday soon, I'll give them away.

10. Thought-Provoking Question of the Week: You live in a rather dumpy apartment. A friend offers you a chance to be a roommate at a new place s/he is moving into, but they don't allow pets. You have a pet. Do you find your pet a new home and take the new place, or do you keep your pet and stay put? Good Lord... of course I wouldn't give up my pet. Sheesh.

1. Do you prefer silence or do you like background sound (music, TV, etc)? If I'm reading or doing something that requires thinking, I want silence. Otherwise, music or TV is fine as long as it's something I like. I don't like noise for the sake of noise, though.

2. Bathe/shower in morning or evening? Shower in the morning.

3. Sleeping in complete darkness, or with a nightlight on? I don't need complete darkness, but nothing too bright either. Although, I sleep fine after the sun comes up. heh!

4. Lay out clothes the night before, or just grab what's closest in the morning? Lately, I've been picking the shirt and pants the night before. But only on workdays.

5. Hang up/fold clothes neatly, or just toss them wherever? Hang them up and fold them (fairly) neatly.

6. Work out at a gym, or at home on your own (or do you not bother with exercise)? I walk the stairs at work and walk on the treadmill at home. It takes too much time going to and from the gym, and then you have to deal with, errrr, people.

7. Talk on the phone, or via IM/e-mail? Email all the way. No phone. No IM.

8. Are you usually on time, or late? I'm usually early.

9. Spendthrift or frugal? Isn't that the same thing? I spend more than I probably should, but there are some things I can't bring myself to spend money on. Like color print cartridges for my printer. Yeah... it prints pretty in color, but when do I really *need* to print something in color. To impress someone? Oh well... let them be not impressed.

10. Thought-Provoking Question of the Week: You work with someone who is not in the habit of bathing regularly. The smell seems to be getting worse and worse! Would you: 1. try to do something about it, or 2. try to grin and bear it? If you said 1, what would you do? I'd probably grin and bear it.

1. Large or small family? My immediate family was small. Mom, Dad, Brother, Me. My extended family on my Mom's side was small. My extended family on my Dad's side was large. I don't plan on having any kids of my own unless I marry into them.

2. Potato chips or pretzels? Either one, I guess. I like to eat salty pretzels with chocolate ice cream.

3. House or apartment? I live in a duplex, but I'd like a house.

4. Zebras or giraffes? I've never eaten either one.

5. Candles or potpourri? Raspberry scented candles. Sometimes potpourri can have a sickly sweet smell. But, then again, so can candles.

6. Flowers or trees? I've killed both. Not on purpose.

7. Right or left-handed? I'm right handed, but I'm told I deal cards left-handed.

8. Model trains or dolls/stuffed animals? I think model trains are real cool, but to do it right, you pretty much have to have a whole room dedicated to it.

9. Comedy or drama? Most likely drama.

10. Thought-provoking question of the week: The city of Boston has recently banned smoking in all restaurants and bars. Would you want to see such a law passed in your city/town/country, or not? Yes, please.

1. Packrat or minimalist? I've been a packrat all my life, but I'm trying to scale back. A few years ago, I stopped collecting so much stuff, though. Like penguins... I collect them, so I used to get every penguin I'd see. Now I just admire them and only get one if I truly feel I can't do without.

2. Computer: desktop or laptop? I use a desktop mostly. I have a laptop, but it's really old. I think it has 4 megabytes of ram. It still works if I need to check email on AOL, though. So if I ever go on a vacation, I'll take it with me.

3. Seashore or mountains? At this point, I'd take either. I haven't had a vacation in so long.

4. Carpeting or bare floors? I like carpeting except in the bathrooms, kitchen, and entryway. But I kinda like the look of tile flooring in the living areas. And after having my dog upchuck on the carpet several times, I think I'd rather have something easier to clean.

5. Drinking water: bottled or tap? I drink bottled water at work. I use a Brita water filter for tap water at home.

6. Shopping websites: eBay or Amazon? Mostly Amazon. I used to be addicted to eBay, but I've gotten away from it.

7. Cute little kitties or big scary tigers? That question is a bit leading, no? I like big beautiful tigers. haha I'll take cute little kitties over scary tigers.

8. Front door or back door? I don't have a back door.

9. Lots of jewelry, or little/none? Just a little.

10. Thought-provoking question of the week: At the last minute, you obtain tickets to an event you're dying to attend. However, you have to work that day! Do you ask the boss for the time off, or just call in sick? It depends on what is going on at work. If I feel like I can miss, I'll just be honest with my supervisor. He's cool. If I didn't think I could miss because of a deadline or a meeting or whatever, I'd just go to work.