This morning I received one of those “Tell your friends lots of secret things about you” e-mails from Jann. As I’m still unallocated at work and bored out of my mind, I decided to answer via my weblog. It’s similar to other memes I’ve seen, but some of the questions are different. Feel free to play along if you want.

1. What time is it? 2:01 pm, London time
2. Name as it appears on your birth certificate: Kristine Michelle Howard
3. Nickname(s): Kristy, Kris, Howie, Pants, w-g
4. Parents names: Ron and Susie (yes, my dad’s name is “Ron Howard“)
5. Number of candles that appeared on your last birthday cake: 24
6. Date that you regularly blow them out? March 15th
7. Pets: None currently, but we had a black pomeranian named Dale when I was growing up that I loved
8. Eye color: Brown
9. Hair color: Currently fire-engine red
10. Piercing: One in left ear, two in right, one (formerly) in navel
11. How much do you love your job? I guess I like it a lot compared to other things I could be doing (for less money with more effort), but it’s still not the kind of thing I’d like to be doing forever. I think my dream job is one where I get paid to work on web-goddess and Roald Dahl Fans.com.
12. Favorite colour: Blue
13. Hometown: I was born in Hicksville, Ohio, but I grew up all over northeastern Indiana. I guess I’d probably say Lagrange, which is where I went to high school.
14. Current Residence: London, England, but looking to migrate Down Under ASAP
15. Favourite food: Traditionally I’d say my Aunt Berb’s chicken and dumplings, but at this moment I’d give my right arm for a chicken Gordita Supreme
16. Been to Africa? Nope
17. Been toilet papering? Like I said, I grew up in Indiana. Going “teepeeing” is a universal rite of passage. In fact, I helped teepee somebody’s dorm room during freshman orientation week at college. THAT was fun.
18. Loved somebody so much it made you cry? Since the question confuses me, I’m gonna have to say ‘no’.
19. Been in a car accident? I rear-ended a Corvette. And once when I went to pick up my brother at baseball practice, I ran over a log and got my car stuck and had to be rescued by some construction workers.
20. Sprite or 7UP? Sprite is the lesser of two evils.
21. Favorite Movie: Too many to name, but I will say that my tape of the BBC miniseries “Pride & Prejudice” is starting to wear out
22. Favorite Holiday: In the American “national holiday” sense of the word, Christmas. In the British “vacation” sense of the word, any and every trip I’ve ever taken to Cedar Point.
23. Favorite day of the week: Friday (after 6:30 pm)
24. Favorite word or phrase: I say “You’re terrible, Muriel” a lot. Snookums and I also have this habit we picked up from Cartman where we say -ty words as -tah, so we say “authori-TAH” and “securi-TAH” a lot.
25. Favorite Toothpaste: Whatever’s cheapest.
26. Favorite Restaurant: In London, probably Wagamama’s. At home, probably Chili’s or Taco Bell. (I have very pedestrian tastes.)
27. Favorite Flowers: Sun flowers and gerbera daisies.
28. Favorite Drink: Non-alcoholic is definitely Mountain Dew. Alcoholic is a tossup between lager, gin & tonic, and the cheap chardonnay the Indian delivery guy brings us for free.
29. Favorite sport to watch: Notre Dame home football
30. Preferred type of ice cream: Ben & Jerry’s “Chubby Hubby”
31. Favorite Sesame Street Character: Snuffleupagus
32. Disney or Warner Bros: Disney, of course
33. When was your last hospital visit? Two weeks ago. I got an injection in my bum for probably the first time in twenty years. Very nostalgic, that.
34. What colour is your bedroom carpet? Blue, I think
35. How many times did you fail your drivers test? None! And since I got an ‘A’ in Driver’s Ed., I didn’t even have to take the written part. (Thank God, because I can’t parallel park to save my life.)
36. Who is the last person you got email from before this? Some kid who visited my Dahl site
37. Have you ever been convicted of a crime? Nope.
38. Which single store would you choose to max out your credit cards: Seriously, Sam’s Club. Every time I’m there I just wish I had more to spend on discount books, cases of Snapple, and 40 pound bags of frozen burritos.
39. What do you do most often when you are bored? Surf the net
40. Name the person that you are friends with that lives the farthest? Probably my college roommate Eileen, who’s currently working in Nicaragua for the Peace Corps
41. Most annoying thing people ask me: “Can you send me all the information about Roald Dahl? I have to write a paper.”
42. Bedtime: Around midnight usually
43. Favorite all time TV show: In terms of how long I’ve been watching it, probably Days of Our Lives
44. Last person you went out to dinner with: Snookums and my sister last night
45. Last Movie you saw: “Planet of the Apes”
46. Time when you finished: 2:26 pm

That made me hungry. Time for lunch!