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Do you knit/crochet? Do you need any supplies? I can always use more yarn!

Who here has an etsy shop? Not I.

What are your two favorite etsy shops? Excely (a dear friend of mine from college – love the Major Tom necklace) and Noelle’s Noodles (an acquaintance from grad school).

Are you active on any other boards/forums? If so please specify where and your username there. Not anymore. Once upon a time I was Lizzie on the Nora Roberts board (Adwoff.com), but I haven’t been there a while -- not deliberate, really, I just drifted away when I was in grad school.

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What would you tell yourself 6 months in the past about 2008 so far? Depo-Provera isn’t really going to be your kind of thing. Start packing sooner. Take your meds.

If you had one minute of fame, what would you do/say in the spotlight? Like others said, it would depend on what I’d achieved the fame for. To be honest, I like what Jerry Springer says: “take care of yourselves, and each other.”

Robots versus zombies: who wins? Robots, provided they’re programmed right.

What would zombie say? Hard to go wrong with the classic, “BRAAAAAIIINNNSSSS…”

Where are a few of your favorite places? My best friend from college has a condo in the Boston area, and I love sitting at his kitchen counter/bar, letting my legs swing, drinking the French press coffee he makes, looking out the back window at the neighborhood. So that’s one. Boston in general is another. Hell, Massachusetts in general. I also adored Paris and Rome, and during my trip to the latter I fell in love with the Umbrian countryside. Love northern New Mexico, especially the Taos area. Parts of California are awesome, and I loved San Francisco the only time I made it up there (…in 1994). Love the Pacific Northwest. Love Montreal. (You know? I think maybe I gotta get myself out of the Midwest….)

What is one (only one) object that you collect, that totally goes against your personality or beliefs? I don’t really have one, though I do think rosaries look pretty neat.

Are you a soap addict? Anything you like to avoid in soaps (goat's milk, lye, dyes, etc...) or any particular scents you like or brands you want to try? If by “addict” you mean “buys soap because they smell good rather than because I actually need soap,” then yes. I like soap. Don’t think there’s anything I’d need to avoid, and I’m always happy to try new things!

Do you like kilts and would you wear one? Love kilts. Highly doubt I’d ever wear one. Don’t think it would particularly suit me.

What's your favorite book? Dude. That’s like asking a mother to choose which of her children is her favorite.

What size socks do you wear? How about hat size? Shoe size is 6.5, and I think the corresponding sock size is 9-11? Hat size – I have no idea. Wouldn’t object to a nice ballcap of adjustable size (y’know, with the hole in back?) with a nice broken-in bill, particularly if it were a Red Sox cap, but as a general rule I don’t do hats.

Do you read comics? Which ones do you love and which can't you stand? Adore Sandman, liked Promethea, haven’t really read much else. (Check out my GoodReads page for more info.)

Symbols that are meaningful to me? The moon. Animals. Celtic knotwork. Flames. Water. The chakra symbols. Tibetan prayer flags. Lotus flowers. Doves. Ravens. Etc.

By nature are you a morning lark or a night owl? Oh so very much a night owl.

What's your favorite type of music to hear live, rather than recorded? Pretty much anything is better live than on CD provided the musicians are good enough, but I think that’s especially true of folk, Celtic, and bluegrass music. Plus any music that’s fun to dance to.

What is your favorite autumnal-seasonal drink? Cider – hot or cold, mulled or otherwise, alcoholic or non, sparkling or flat.