A few frivolous questions....to keep our minds off the heavier matters.

[progmom]

:)

1. How do you take your coffee?

2. What's your favorite article of clothing?

3. How often to you exercise?

4. What was the last new music that you heard that made you sit up and take notice?

5. What do you smell like today?

6. What do you have more of: books, CDs, or DVDs?

7. Where do you save the rubber bands that come into your house with produce and take-out?

8. Are you an optimist or a pessimist?

[Burma Jones]

1. I Just love talking about myself......

1. with Half and Half only
2. Cargo shorts
3. three times a week
4. The Polyphonic Spree
5. Mown Grass, Cumin and sweat
6. CD's
7. On the window crank over our kitchen sink
8. Optimist in my personal life - Pessimist when considering our public life

[kick-ass-bob]

2. My answers:

1. How do you take your coffee?
I put coffee in my morning protein shake :9
2. What's your favorite article of clothing?
I used to have a favorite t-shirt, but it's way past wearing now (yes, even for a man)
3. How often to you exercise?
walk every day, vigorous stuff 2-3x per week
4. What was the last new music that you heard that made you sit up and take notice?
Green Day
5. What do you smell like today?
The cologne I put on - very sexy :evilgrin:
6. What do you have more of: books, CDs, or DVDs?
Books
7. Where do you save the rubber bands that come into your house with produce and take-out?
A drawer in the kitchen, all scattered throughout
8. Are you an optimist or a pessimist?
optimist

[mark11727]

3. Here goes (when I should be workin')...

1. How do you take your coffee? -- I don't drink coffee, I drink TEA

2. What's your favorite article of clothing? -- my underwear

3. How often to you exercise? -- zero to none

4. What was the last new music that you heard that made you sit up and take notice? -- my son's CD of Greenday's "American Idiot"

5. What do you smell like today? -- Ivory Soap

6. What do you have more of: books, CDs, or DVDs? -- BOOKS!

7. Where do you save the rubber bands that come into your house with produce and take-out? -- nope

8. Are you an optimist or a pessimist? -- short term pessimist, and long-term optimist (things suck now, but they're gonna get better)

[MissHoneychurch]

4. my answers

1. black IF I drink coffe, I am a tea drinker
2. dresses and skirts
3. not enough.
4. Not new but The Supremes "You can't hurry love" - was just listening to it (had to hold back to sing along as I am still at work)
5. like me (no perfum)
6. books (no question there)
7. in the kitchen in a little pot
8 optimist

[tjwmason]

5. There's no frivolity in there - all deadly serious issues.

1. Black, and as strong as possible. As in I actually drink coffee, most folk seem to drink milk with a small dash of coffee flavour added.

2. Ties - I love them.

3. Specifically exercise - never, but I walk to work which is half an hour each way. Except when I'm off work like today :bounce:

4. By new music do you mean newly written or new to me? New to me "Tu es Petrus" by Widor - newly composed there was a premier at one of the Proms last week - I'm afraid that I can't remember anything else about it.

5. Bloody awful. No work = no shower (yet).

6. A close run thing between books, with C.D.s in a respectable second place.

7. Throw them away - they irritate me.

8. I'm an odd combination of cynic and idealist - over all moderately optimistic.

:hi:

[LynneSin]

6. My answers

1. How do you take your coffee? I don't - I drink green tea
   
2. What's your favorite article of clothing? - My jammies
   
3. How often to you exercise? about 3 times a week but I'm going to try harder and do more
   
4. What was the last new music that you heard that made you sit up and take notice? I recently have been listening to The Killers which has this great modernized 80s sound. I've also become a giant fan of Audioslave!
   
5. What do you smell like today? Clean - I don't wear much scented stuff to work
   
6. What do you have more of: books, CDs, or DVDs?I have over 300 CDs, 150books and about 40 DVDs
   
7. Where do you save the rubber bands that come into your house with produce and take-out? With Produce I don't use them - I bag my own and then tie the bag shut
   
8. Are you an optimist or a pessimist? I'm hoping I'm an optimist but sometimes I just don't see it happening
   

[Taverner]

7. ok mine

1. How do you take your coffee?

Black and strong. Just like life and jazz...

2. What's your favorite article of clothing?

On me? The man thong. On the opposite gender? The she-thong.

3. How often to you exercise?

Daily

4. What was the last new music that you heard that made you sit up and take notice?

Britney Spears. I noticed that all of her songs are exactly the same.


5. What do you smell like today?

Axe

6. What do you have more of: books, CDs, or DVDs?

CDs

7. Where do you save the rubber bands that come into your house with produce and take-out?

dunno

8. Are you an optimist or a pessimist?

Depends - short term or long term?

[GOPisEvil]

8. Okie doke

1. How do you take your coffee? Lotsa cream, lotsa sugar.

2. What's your favorite article of clothing? Can't say I have one. :shrug:

3. How often to you exercise? 4-5 times per week.

4. What was the last new music that you heard that made you sit up and take notice? Probably The Wrens at the end of 2003.

5. What do you smell like today? A combination of my soap and anti-perspirant.

6. What do you have more of: books, CDs, or DVDs? CDs, by a long shot

7. Where do you save the rubber bands that come into your house with produce and take-out? In my junk drawer.

8. Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Bascially an optimist long term, and a short term pessimist.

[calico1]

9. Me:

1. How do you take your coffee? extra cream, no sugar

2. What's your favorite article of clothing? jeans

3. How often to you exercise? about 3-4x week.

4. What was the last new music that you heard that made you sit up and take notice? Can't remember.

5. What do you smell like today? Lemon verbena

6. What do you have more of: books, CDs, or DVDs? Books

7. Where do you save the rubber bands that come into your house with produce and take-out? Kitchen drawer

8. Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Optimist (most of the time)

[Cathyclysmic]

10. Thanks! Here you go!

1. How do you take your coffee? Extra cream and artificial sweetener(I want sugar, but my dentist said no sugar x( )

2. What's your favorite article of clothing? A red hoodie

3. How often to you exercise? not enough...Mr Beast man and I are joining the Y on Sept 1, They have a 12 week boot camp
I'm going to sign up for...wish me luck!

4. What was the last new music that you heard that made you sit up and take notice? I like the new Franz Ferdinand song

5. What do you smell like today? An old lady, I bought a new deodorant that is 'powder' scent..to me is classic old lady smell.

6. What do you have more of: books, CDs, or DVDs? I think it is even between books , cd's and dvds...a mix of all three.

7. Where do you save the rubber bands that come into your house with produce and take-out? the drawer with all the measuring cups and sandwich bags

8. Are you an optimist or a pessimist? An optimist.

[progmom]

14. good luck!

that book camp sounds excellent! :hi:

[Cathyclysmic]

22. Thanks!

I'm sure the first couple of weeks will be ugly, but worth it.

[fudge stripe cookays]

30. Good luck, old lady!

Now THAT'S a cup of coffee! :donut:

[Cathyclysmic]

46. Thanks

I'm sure you will have to deal with my whining and cries of pain soon!:hurts:

[Cathyclysmic]

47. Thanks

I'm sure you will have to deal with my whining and cries of pain soon!:hurts:

[bertha katzenengel]

11. The Compelling Answers of Bertha Katzenengel née Venation:

Coffee? Cream only.

Article of clothing? Currently, two Henley t-shirts.

Exercise? Never.

Music? Been a while . . . Paula Cole's "Harbinger"

Today I smell only like myself. Clean, freshly bathed.

Books, books, books!

Don't save rubber bands - throw them away.

Pessimist, and I hate it. ;)

[blondeatlast]

12. Talk about myself? Why, perish the thought, but if you insist...

1. How do you take your coffee?
I don'tdrink coffee. I love the smell, but have never developed a taste for it.

2. What's your favorite article of clothing?
A very ordinary white shirt I bought at Target that fits perfectly, always looks great, and is long enough for my long torso and uber-comfy.

3. How often to you exercise?
Generally 3-5 times a week.

4. What was the last new music that you heard that made you sit up and take notice?
I honestly can't think of anything now. I think I'm a bit of a fuddy-duddy when it comes to music.

5. What do you smell like today?
Essence of me; which isn't bad at all! Of course, it's said one can't smell one's self, so I may be mistaken!

6. What do you have more of: books, CDs, or DVDs?
Books; I count my audio books among those, as many are mp3s.

7. Where do you save the rubber bands that come into your house with produce and take-out?
In a little brass bowl my husband brought me from India.

8. Are you an optimist or a pessimist?
Very much an optimist. It tends to annoy people, I'm afraid!

[progmom]

13. here's mine

1. How do you take your coffee? depends on my mood. lately it's been a 4-shot cappuccino at work, and plain black coffee at home.

2. What's your favorite article of clothing? my pajamas. :)

3. How often to you exercise? i'm back to 5-6 times a week.

4. What was the last new music that you heard that made you sit up and take notice? Gabin - described on allmusic.com as a "jazz-electro-lounge-world hybrid"

5. What do you smell like today? lavender soap

6. What do you have more of: books, CDs, or DVDs? CDs (we have over 10,000), then books, then DVDs as a very distant third.

7. Where do you save the rubber bands that come into your house with produce and take-out? in a drawer in the kitchen

8. Are you an optimist or a pessimist? a paranoid optimist ;)

[eyesroll]

15. Mine:

1. How do you take your coffee?

Cream and sugar, please.

2. What's your favorite article of clothing?

My sparkly silver party dress.

3. How often to you exercise?

Bike 2-3 times a week, long walks 2-3 times a week. I don't do the gym thing, so we'll see what happens in winter.

4. What was the last new music that you heard that made you sit up and take notice?

Probably some dreadful cover of yet another song from my childhood.

5. What do you smell like today?

Some sort of fruity hair product.

6. What do you have more of: books, CDs, or DVDs?

Books, by far.

7. Where do you save the rubber bands that come into your house with produce and take-out?

The bands break more often than not.

8. Are you an optimist or a pessimist?

Mostly optimistic.

[billyskank]

16. Hi

:hi:

1. Without caffeine. :) Also, with cream/milk and sugar.

2. My hooded sweater...I guess. My clothes don't have much hold on my mind.

3. Exercise?

4. That Joshua Redman song you played the other week.

5. Fluff.

6. CDs.

7. Wrapped around one of the cupboard door handles in the kitchen.

8. I say I am a realist. I expect many people would call me a pessimist.

[progmom]

17. i am so glad you liked that Joshua Redman!

:hi:

[billyskank]

18. I went into town on Saturday to see if I could find it

but the selection in Virgin was not so good, and worse in HMV. I will see what Amazon has to offer instead.

[progmom]

20. wow - i am shocked that Virgin didn't have it.....!

Here's the cover, to help in your quest....

[billyskank]

21. Yeah!

The last time I went into one of their stores, the jazz and classical music was always in a separate room at the back. This was why I liked their stores. But this time the jazz and classical just had a few racks in amongst all the other crapmusic.

But I will find a copy. Ta for the album cover!

[tjwmason]

31. I hate it when they do that

I find it impossible to think about real music in the environment of 50 school children wailing about the latest corporate crap, particularly as they tend to play it over the pa system - and far too loud.

But when classical and jazz are off together - there's such a haven of peace and wonderfulness.

[WildClarySage]

19. ...

1. How do you take your coffee? In a cup

2. What's your favorite article of clothing? Maternity Anything (for the next four-five months)

3. How often to you exercise? Exer-what?

4. What was the last new music that you heard that made you sit up and take notice? Air

5. What do you smell like today? Same thing I smelled like yesterday, only more so. Need a shower yet.

6. What do you have more of: books, CDs, or DVDs? Books

7. Where do you save the rubber bands that come into your house with produce and take-out? Cats seem to carry them off.

8. Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Optimistic realist.

[huskerlaw]

23. Me...

1. How do you take your coffee? Sugary and loaded with chocolate. Think Java Chip Frap from Starbucks.

2. What's your favorite article of clothing? A big fluffy sweatshirt.

3. How often to you exercise? Whenever I look in the mirror and go "oooh, must lose 5 pounds!"

4. What was the last new music that you heard that made you sit up and take notice? Reggaeton

5. What do you smell like today? Bath & Body Works Coconut Lime Verbena body wash

6. What do you have more of: books, CDs, or DVDs? CDs

7. Where do you save the rubber bands that come into your house with produce and take-out? no

8. Are you an optimist or a pessimist? usually optimist

[justabob]

24. I'll play

1. How do you take your coffee?

Cream and sugar

2. What's your favorite article of clothing?

A very soft, but increasingly ratty coral colored t-shirt

3. How often to you exercise?

once a week

4. What was the last new music that you heard that made you sit up and take notice?

American Idiot

5. What do you smell like today?

I need a shower

6. What do you have more of: books, CDs, or DVDs?

Books by 20 to 1 or maybe more

7. Where do you save the rubber bands that come into your house with produce and take-out?

compartment in a supply drawer in my office

8. Are you an optimist or a pessimist

often naively optimistic

[Heidi]

25. A few frivolous answers.

1. How do you take your coffee?
With fat-free milk and a tiny bit of sugar.

2. What's your favorite article of clothing?
Levi's button-fly 501s!

3. How often to you exercise?
Daily

4. What was the last new music that you heard that made you sit up and take notice?
Buddha Bar ( http://www.buddha-bar.com/# )

5. What do you smell like today?
Grass. (I just finished mowing my mother-in-law's lawn.)

6. What do you have more of: books, CDs, or DVDs?
Plenty of all, but jillions of books.

7. Where do you save the rubber bands that come into your house with produce and take-out?
I hang them on the handle that opens the window above the kitchen sink.

8. Are you an optimist or a pessimist?
Optimist. :bounce: ( :eyes: )

[billyskank]

26. ...

:hi:

[Heidi]

27. Right backatcha!

:hi:

[gmoney]

62. Heidi rules

It just had to be said. :hi: :hug:

[Heidi]

64. Heidi serves

a cat. It's nice to have a destiny. ;)

[fudge stripe cookays]

28. Fudge striped answers....

1. How do you take your coffee?
- With whatever fu-fu stuff is available. Lots of cream and Splenda! I get sick from black coffee.

2. What's your favorite article of clothing?
- Little fitted white tees.

3. How often do you exercise?
- Not often enough since my diagnosis. I'm still trying to get over the funky "crawly" feeling I get in my legs afterward.

4. What was the last new music that you heard that made you sit up and take notice?
-Dead 60s or Rooney

5. What do you smell like today?
- Lavender baby powder, and "Sleep perchance to dream" body spray

6. What do you have more of: books, CDs, or DVDs?
-- I honestly cannot answer this question, as my books and CDs are about equal. Possible books by just a tad. And that's a LOT.

7. Where do you save the rubber bands that come into your house with produce and take-out?--Little drawer in the kitchen

8. Are you an optimist or a pessimist?
-Usually an optimist, but I've become very fatalistic of late.

[MN ChimpH8R]

29. Interesting way to start the morning, progmom

1. How do you take your coffee? With cream

2. What's your favorite article of clothing? Ratty old sweats I wear around the house

3. How often to you exercise? Not as often as I should

4. What was the last new music that you heard that made you sit up and take notice? An Asian girl group called Sugar. Fun stuff even if I can't understand a word of either Japanese or Korean.

5. What do you smell like today? Probably my shampoo

6. What do you have more of: books, CDs, or DVDs? Vinyl LPs

7. Where do you save the rubber bands that come into your house with produce and take-out? On a window crank - they come in handy sometimes

8. Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Generally a pessimist

[Telly Savalas]

32. Answers

1. How do you take your coffee?

Black.

2. What's your favorite article of clothing?

My Barcelona soccer jersey (#10 Ronaldinho)

3. How often to you exercise?

Get a lot of walking in everyday, but only do working-up-a-sweat exercising 4-5 days a week.

4. What was the last new music that you heard that made you sit up and take notice?

The soundtrack to Blue's Musical Movie

5. What do you smell like today?

Gross. I have a bad tummyache, so I wreak of illness.

6. What do you have more of: books, CDs, or DVDs?

Books

7. Where do you save the rubber bands that come into your house with produce and take-out?

We have a little utility drawer which contains things like rubber bands, batteries, maps, take-out menus, etc.

8. Are you an optimist or a pessimist?

While I may be cynical, fundamentally I'm an optimist.

[1gobluedem]

33. Okay

1. How do you take your coffee? As a McDonalds coke, don't drink coffee

2. What's your favorite article of clothing? Any sweatshirt (except Ohio State or MSU...:-))

3. How often do you exercise? Not enough unless you count gardening and housework

4. What was the last new music that you heard that made you sit up and take notice? Some crazy, wild organ thing that Taras played awhile back; also that Soweto Gospel Choir CD

5. What do you smell like today? Dove cucumber soap

6. What do you have more of: books, CDs, or DVDs? books, hundreds of them

7. Where do you save the rubber bands that come into your house with produce and take-out? In a drawer that gets stuck from all the rubber bands in it

8. Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Optimist, sometimes revoltingly so according to some of my friends and family

[Avalux]

34. Good idea - here's my answers:

1. How do you take your coffee? Strong, lots of cream.

2. What's your favorite article of clothing? Pair of black heels.

3. How often to you exercise? 3 times a week; more if I can fit it in.

4. What was the last new music that you heard that made you sit up and take notice? Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (Flaming Lips).

5. What do you smell like today? Mandarin/Mango (Bath and Body Works).

6. What do you have more of: books, CDs, or DVDs? CDs.

7. Where do you save the rubber bands that come into your house with produce and take-out? In my junk drawer in the kitchen.

8. Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Optimist most of the time; depends on my mood.

:hi:

[Beware the Beast Man]

35. Good morning, Progmom!

:*

1. How do you take your coffee?- light cream, suga.

2. What's your favorite article of clothing?-my Guinness sleep shorts.

3. How often to you exercise?- :blush:

4. What was the last new music that you heard that made you sit up and take notice? - Kinski and/or Subarachnoid Space

5. What do you smell like today?- fabric softener and ass.

6. What do you have more of: books, CDs, or DVDs?- CDs.

7. Where do you save the rubber bands that come into your house with produce and take-out? - inside the stomach lining of my cat

8. Are you an optimist or a pessimist?- optipest.

[progmom]

50. "fabric softener and ass"

:rofl:

[RPM]

36. OK

1. How do you take your coffee?
Black.

2. What's your favorite article of clothing?
Zip-up Hooded Sweatshirt

3. How often to you exercise?
Rarely - suffficient amounts of physical labor handily supplant an exercise regime

4. What was the last new music that you heard that made you sit up and take notice?
Kayne West at the Philly Live 8 concert

5. What do you smell like today?
Vinegar - was stripping paint with a chemical peel & vinegar neturalizes the peeling solution

6. What do you have more of: books, CDs, or DVDs?
Books

7. Where do you save the rubber bands that come into your house with produce and take-out?
The same drawer that gets all the bags and what not.

8. Are you an optimist or a pessimist?
Depends on the situation...

[miss_kitty]

37. thanks for asking

1. How do you take your coffee?
I like a little coffee with my half and half. I brew my coffee using a stove top Italian espresso maker and have done so for 30 years now. (yeah, I started drinking coffee at the age of 8 or so :P)

2. What's your favorite article of clothing?
Any old comfy thing. Probably mt 'KCMU 90.3' and 'Whitey will pay' Ts. I like the KCMU T because the call letters were changed to KEXP when Paul Allen 'donated' an assload of money and built the listener-supported station a new studio. 'Whitey will pay' is a fave because a Native American friend gave it to a black friend who gave it to me. It's quite shocking when I wear it. :P

3. How often to you exercise?
I walk2-4 miles each day. I have the terrierist.

4. What was the last new music that you heard that made you sit up and take notice?
Hard to say. I download DJ stuff and mashups and a lot of stuff is new to *ME*-I guess the KLF 'Rites of Mu' mixed with other tracks. It's stunning

5. What do you smell like today?
Me.

6. What do you have more of: books, CDs, or DVDs?
Books.

7. Where do you save the rubber bands that come into your house with produce and take-out?
I have in the past, my grandma spindle on the door knob going to the basement was thick with rubber bands. My mom bought boxes of them. I realised the rubber bands of today disinigrate before I get to use them...:(

8. Are you an optimist or a pessimist?
Mostly optimist, but a cynic as well.

[indigo32]

38. OK

1. How do you take your coffee? Black only thx

2. What's your favorite article of clothing? my jeans

3. How often to you exercise? ummm whats exercise again?
4. What was the last new music that you heard that made you sit up and take notice? Radio 4's Absolute Affirmation

5. What do you smell like today? my citrus Body wash

6. What do you have more of: books, CDs, or DVDs? CD's

7. Where do you save the rubber bands that come into your house with produce and take-out? a drawer in the kitchen

8. Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Optimist

[Anarcho-Socialist]

39. My answers

1. How do you take your coffee?
- Never. I'm a tea drinker.

2. What's your favorite article of clothing?
- My tweed jacket.

3. How often to you exercise?
- 5 times a week for about 30 minutes. Only walking.

4. What was the last new music that you heard that made you sit up and take notice?
- 2002. Electric Six a US punk-rock bad with an irreverent sense of humour.

5. What do you smell like today?
- Cream and oats

6. What do you have more of: books, CDs, or DVDs?
- Books. I have history studies.

7. Where do you save the rubber bands that come into your house with produce and take-out?
- Hmm, I don't seem to get those.

8. Are you an optimist or a pessimist?
- 51% optimist 49% pessimist

[Misunderestimator]

40. ...

1. Half-n-Half and Splenda
2. My new cargo shorts (essentially anything new is usually my favorite)
3. Every day
4. Drawing a blank here... I'll have to come back to it x(
5. Ivory soap
6. Books
7. In the trash can
8. Optimist usually

[hyphenate]

41. Sounds like a good idea!

1. How do you take your coffee?

Decaf

2. What's your favorite article of clothing?

My incredibly expanding collection of colorful tee-shirts!

3. How often to you exercise?

What's that? ;)

4. What was the last new music that you heard that made you sit up and take notice?

For the new season of the Dead Zone, they took out the Jeff Buckley tune and put in an instrumental piece that is profoundly wonderful.

5. What do you smell like today?

I don't know--probably bed related.

6. What do you have more of: books, CDs, or DVDs?

Books without a doubt. On the other hand, I have many many many videotapes now.

7. Where do you save the rubber bands that come into your house with produce and take-out?

I toss them. I have several boxes of elastics from working in offices most of my life.

8. Are you an optimist or a pessimist?

I used to be an optimist, but now I'm actually more cynical than either.

[magnetism]

42. me

1. How do you take your coffee? Strong with a good amount of sugar.

2. What's your favorite article of clothing? A bra, thrown on the floor. :evilgrin:

3. How often to you exercise? 3 times a week.

4. What was the last new music that you heard that made you sit up and take notice? Green Day, Blue Man Group.

5. What do you smell like today? Dove soap.

6. What do you have more of: books, CDs, or DVDs? Many, many, many CD's.

7. Where do you save the rubber bands that come into your house with produce and take-out? In the trash.

8. Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Total optimist. You have to be. So much healthier.

[BigMcLargehuge]

43. a few frivolous answers

1. How do you take your coffee?

From cup to mouth to esophagus to stomach... Black as the ace of spades, strong as kangaroo pee, and in vast quantities.

2. What's your favorite article of clothing?

Button Fly Jeans (need to get a new pair)

3. How often to you exercise?

three nights a week for 2.5 hours at a sessions. Hapkido monday, Iaido Tuesday, Hapkido wednesday.

4. What was the last new music that you heard that made you sit up and take notice?

None.

5. What do you smell like today?

I smell like a BigMcLargegoat

6. What do you have more of: books, CDs, or DVDs?

CDs

7. Where do you save the rubber bands that come into your house with produce and take-out?

On a nail in the kitchen

8. Are you an optimist or a pessimist?

I like to think I am an optimist, but that sort of thinking just leads to ruin.

[Spider Jerusalem]

44. Answers.

1. Depends on the coffee. Usually black.

2. My tan Burberry trenchcoat.

3. Rarely.

4. Tosca, the album "Delhi 9"

5. Soap, deodorant, cologne and Johnson's baby powder...and probably a hint of laundry detergent/fabric softener

6. Books. Probably thousands (I lost count over a decade ago).

7. I don't.

8. Neither; I'm a cynic. :)

[Dastard Stepchild]

45. ooooh... I like answering questions :)

1. How do you take your coffee?
I have to drink decaf because I'm naturally a little, err, energetic, and caffeinated coffee makes me the climb walls with my own fingernails. So, every now and then I'll grab a 'bucks decaf latte with soy.

2. What's your favorite article of clothing?
Anything in the sweatpants family. But, to actually leave my house, I have a great fitting pair of jeans that I've had for 5 years. I will weep openly when I can no longer wear them out and about.

3. How often to you exercise?
I just started going to the Y four times a week. Uhhh... no discernible difference at this point.

4. What was the last new music that you heard that made you sit up and take notice?
Sufjan Stevens. Great stuff.

5. What do you smell like today?
At the moment, peanut butter. JUst had me a pbnj sammich.

6. What do you have more of: books, CDs, or DVDs?
I have a large amount of all 3 - books and cds tie, though.

7. Where do you save the rubber bands that come into your house with produce and take-out?
I throw them away immediately because I'm always afraid my kitties will choke on them.

8. Are you an optimist or a pessimist?
Unquestionably optimistic. An irritating little ray of sunshine.

[In_The_Wind]

48. thanks ~ progmom

1. How do you take your coffee? ... light, sweet and with a bit of cocoa powder

2. What's your favorite article of clothing? ... my green cape

3. How often to you exercise? ... I don't

4. What was the last new music that you heard that made you sit up and take notice? ... I haven't listened to anything new lately

5. What do you smell like today? ... palmarosa and sandalwood

6. What do you have more of: books, CDs, or DVDs? ... books

7. Where do you save the rubber bands that come into your house with produce and take-out? ... in a kitchen drawer

8. Are you an optimist or a pessimist? ... optimist

[WeRQ4U]

49. Here goes....

1. Black usually. Occaisonally with FF Half and Half
2. My Patagonia light weight long sleeve capilene shirts
3. My wife and I walk nearly every day. During the winter I play
city league basketball. Right now, I'm out of shape.
4. I really can't remember.
5. A curious mix of Emporio Armani, Arm and Hammer deodarant and
black coffee
6. Probably CD's, followed by Books, and then DVDs
7. we don't get rubber bands with produce and we don't eat take out
8. Optimist except regarding Minnesota sports. I've become wise to
their ways. Fan for life, but I know not to get my hopes up.

[trackfan]

51. Answers

1. How do you take your coffee?

Black

2. What's your favorite article of clothing?

Sweater vest

3. How often to you exercise?

Lately, hardly ever

4. What was the last new music that you heard that made you sit up and take notice?

I don't remember. For somthing actually new-written, it has been almost 20 years since I noticed anything, but I'm often hearing old stuff for the first time, or a new recording of a standard, etc. that pleases me.

5. What do you smell like today?

Old Spice

6. What do you have more of: books, CDs, or DVDs?

I have about 4,000 books, 200 cds, 300 vinyl albums, maybe 50 dvds.

7. Where do you save the rubber bands that come into your house with produce and take-out?

In a junk drawer at the end of the kitchen cabinets

8. Are you an optimist or a pessimist?

Optimist

[mac56]

52. 1. Black. Once in a great while, 1/2 and 1/2.

2. A pair of blue jeans I wear most days.
3. Not often enough. Used to be real diligent, but somehow fell off the bandwagon.
4. Death Cab For Cutie.
5. A little sweaty.
6. CDs.
7. A drawer in the kitchen.
8. A realist.

[LisaM]

53. I own zero DVDs. Here are my answers:

1. How do you take your coffee?
Black
2. What's your favorite article of clothing?
University of Michigan clothing
3. How often to you exercise?
2-3 times a week
4. What was the last new music that you heard that made you sit up and take notice?
Steve Earle and Green Day (obviously, I'm a lyrics person)
5. What do you smell like today?
Shalimar
6. What do you have more of: books, CDs, or DVDs?
Books - probably have about 3000. I have no DVDs and I don't have a DVD player. I do have a lot of CDs, but all my CD players have been consistent mysteries to me (why don't the remotes say "Next Track" etc., rather than just those stupid arrows? Why can't it say "Radio?"
7. Where do you save the rubber bands that come into your house with produce and take-out?
I don't GET rubber bands with either, and I also don't save them.
8. Are you an optimist or a pessimist?
Both, depends on the situation.

[faithnotgreed]

54. well thankfully i dont drink coffee so i can skip over that

this is the first one of these ive done
im listening to rachel maddow so it seems like a good time to do this

- im definitely an optimist

- dont exercise at all

- hmmm smell like.... my fresh tshirt and chamomille/olive oil soap

- books books books by far
in fact i was just thinning out what i have since i have way too many and need to sell some or give them away

on edit: i dont own a dvd player though i do have a few dvds for some reason
one free one about bush and his "faith" ugh i dont recall how i got that but its hidden somewhere
ill have to dig that out and get rid of it
also as a joke i have isis and cop rock set

- new music that i have noticed of late includes aloha and godspeed you black emperor and stereolab (i dont listen to new stuff very often so this is new to me)

- my favorite clothing is either anything hemp (my hooded sweatshirt comes to mind) or my emac
cant decide

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

55. Well, since you asked...

1. How do you take your coffee? - Blizzack

2. What's your favorite article of clothing? - My dashiki

3. How often to you exercise? - every day

4. What was the last new music that you heard that made you sit up and take notice? - Solar Radio

5. What do you smell like today? - Roses

6. What do you have more of: books, CDs, or DVDs? - Books

7. Where do you save the rubber bands that come into your house with produce and take-out? - In the drawer

8. Are you an optimist or a pessimist? - neither

[Magrittes Pipe]

56. okay

1. How do you take your coffee?
Orally

2. What's your favorite article of clothing?
On me, or on someone else? Out of mine, I'd have to say my Canadian tuxedo or my gold lame suit.

3. How often to you exercise?
I try to get some exercise in every day, but that doesn't always work out. Four or five days a week, but I often exercise more than once in a day.

4. What was the last new music that you heard that made you sit up and take notice?
New? Probably the Fiery Furnaces.

5. What do you smell like today?
Hedgemusk. I haven't bathed yet, but I've not received any complaints.

6. What do you have more of: books, CDs, or DVDs?
Records. I probably have more CDs than books, but it's close.

7. Where do you save the rubber bands that come into your house with produce and take-out?
I save them in the garbage. If I can't be part of the solution, I may as well be part of the problem.

8. Are you an optimist or a pessimist?
Can I have a refill?

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

57. The Canadian Tuxedo is the shiznat

for real

[progmom]

58. I do hope you will wear your Canadian tux when we finally meet

:loveya:

[Magrittes Pipe]

59. In that case, we'll have to meet before the big bash.

I doubt my blushing bride will allow me to wear it then.

[AnarchoFreeThinker]

60. 1.black 2.undies 3.often 4.spice girls 5.lemon 6.books 7.trashcan 8.yes

[gmoney]

61. will this be held against us?

1. To quote Eddie Izzard... "I like my coffee like I like my women... in a plastic cup." Actually, I take my caffeine in the fizzy sugar form instead of the hot bitter form.

2. Currently, I think it's the ugly polo shirt I have on now... very comfy.

3. I exorcise whenever I am possessed by demons.

4. Either Silversun Pickups, or the kickass new Fountains of Wayne collection

5. I smell of bitter almonds, like always.

6. By weight, I probably have more books, but numerically, it would be close with CDs. DVDs are coming on strong, but still only in triple digits.

7. Rubber bands with take out? WTF? I do save the rubber bands that come with the mail in my desk drawer.

8. Positively a pessimist

[driver8]

63. Me! Me! Me!

1. How do you take your coffee?
Black and bitter...like my women.

2. What's your favorite article of clothing?
Stockings/hosiery on a woman.
On me, shorts.

3. How often to you exercise?
Not as much as I should.

4. What was the last new music that you heard that made you sit up and take notice?
Porcupine Tree.

5. What do you smell like today?
Shaving Cream.

6. What do you have more of: books, CDs, or DVDs?
CDs...definitely.

7. Where do you save the rubber bands that come into your house with produce and take-out?
In their own little drawer.

8. Are you an optimist or a pessimist?
Pessimist...I can't help it.

sundog

[BlueIris]

65. Nice.

1. With Half & Half.

2. Any pair of my CK khakis.

3. Daily.

4. Anna Nahlik (spelling? Don't know). Some real originality there--yet, being played over the corporate-controlled airwaves. Ray of hope?

5. Interesting question. Whatever clarifying shampoo + tea-tree oil + Dove Unscented deoderant + Jergen's Cherry-Almond moisturizer smells like.

6. Books. English major raised by and English major. Sooooo many books. I've sold almost all of my CDs, DVDs and other luxuries, but my books? I don't think I've sold a book in ten years.

7. Kitchen drawer under the phone.

8. 90-10% pessimist.

[NMMNG]

66. Answers to frivolous questions

1. How do you take your coffee? With milk and Splenda

2. What's your favorite article of clothing? In summer, my denim skort. In winter my sweater "twinsets".

3. How often to you exercise? Typically five days a week.

4. What was the last new music that you heard that made you sit up and take notice? "Breathe (2am)" by Anna Nalik

5. What do you smell like today? Some body spray I spritzed on at the health club--I can't recall the name of the fragrance.

6. What do you have more of: books, CDs, or DVDs? Definitely books--I have several hundred of them.

7. Where do you save the rubber bands that come into your house with produce and take-out? In one of the kitchen drawers.

8. Are you an optimist or a pessimist? I can be either, it varies from time to time.

[Borgnine]

67. Okay...

1. Black. Caffeine.

2. My boxer shorts. They give me the comfort of free balling while giving me just enough support.

3. Once a week, usually by hiking.

4. The Beatles. Hey, the first time I heard them when I was young, they were new to me.

5. Soap.

6. DVDs, followed by books, followed by CDs.

7. In my pockets. Seriously. I like to carry them around as good-luck charms, or if need be, in a MacGyver-type scenario.

8. It depends on whether I've taken my vitamins.