Survey. To relax me before my presentation.

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SURVEY:
[ x ] Spell your first name backwards - hsuR.
[ x ] The story behind your LJ user name - From John Crowley's novel Engine Summer, one of the great works of literature of all time.
[ x ] Are you a lesbian - Oh yes.
[ x ] Where do you live - Bryn Mawr, but my cats and fiancee are in NYC.
[ x ] 4 words that sum you up - Intense. Eccentric. Sensual. Amusing.

DESCRIBE YOUR:
[ x ] Wallet - Don't own one.
[ x ] Hairbrush - A bright blue brush-and-comb set that is in the process of disintegrating.
[ x ] Toothbrush - It's a toothbrush. It may be some color or other, but I don't remember.
[ x ] Jewelry worn daily - Silver-and-pearl engagement ring. Waiting eagerly to get a new chain for my pentacle and chalice, and to find my silver rose-shaped ring; I miss my jewelry.
[ x ] Pillow cover- Black. Along with the sheets.
[ x ] Blanket - Black lined in white. [ x ] Coffee cup - I don't drink coffee. I own a nice pink glass with Kuro-neko-sama from Trigun engraved on it that Signy made me.
[ x ] Sunglasses - Don't own any.
[ x ] shoes - My boots, which were designed for and by Indiana Jones.
[ x ] Handbag - Black pleather thrift-shop purse that rocks my world because I have been able to get up to six paperbacks into it at once, and it has a special pocket for keys and ID and stuff. I seem to have been carrying Herodotus' Histories around in it for the past six months for no apparent reason.
[ x ] Favorite shirt - My black peasant blouse with the floppy sleeves and the lacing, my black lace you-think-you-can-see-more-than-you-can-really-see tank top, and my black silk camisole.
[ x ] Cologne/Perfume - Hawaiian Plumeria from the Body Shop.
[ x ] CD in stereo right now - .hack://Sign soundtrack.
[ x ] Piercings - Ears, nose.
[ x ] What you are wearing now - Red velvet decollete dress for presentation, black peacoat, black sandals, glasses, engagement ring.
[ x ] Hair - Just below my shoulder-blades and getting longer. Brown. Should be blue. It will be next fall after I have finished being in a summer job where I am working for people who may not understand.
[ x ] Makeup - Why? No.

WHO or WHAT (was/is/are)
[ x ] In my mouth - Right now, a Ghirardelli milk chocolate square.
[ x ] In my head - *twitch* presentation *twitch*
[ x ] Wishing - Classified.
[ x ] Person you wish you could see right now - The Bostonians and nii-chan.
[ x ] Is next to you -Ruth, on her own computer. Yay!
[ x ] Some of your favorite movies - Spirited Away, The Pillow Book, Antonia's Line, Wings of Desire.
[ x ] Something you're looking forward to in the upcoming month - Japan.
[ x ] The last thing you ate - Chocolate.
[ x ] Something that you are deathly afraid of - Classified.
[ x ] Do you like candles - Yes, but it's terrifying how many of them people like great-aunts have given me over the years in desperation. I'll never be able to get through them all.
[ x ] Do you like hot wax - You do not want to know.
[ x ] Do you like incense - Very much. Rose, sea-salt, and sandalwood preferred.
[ x ] Do you like the taste of blood - Yes.
[ x ] Do you believe in love - Duh. One of the basic foundations and principles of the universe is love.
[ x ] Do you believe in soulmates - Yes.
[ x ] Do you believe in love at first sight - It's never happened to me any other way.
[ x ] Do you believe in Heaven - Possibly, but not the version most people do.
[ x ] Do you believe in forgiveness - File as a sub-heading under 'founding principles of the universe', under the category 'respect'.
[ x ] What do you want done with your body when you die - Cremation. And scatter the ashes at the old family plot in Frederick.
[ x ] Who is your worst enemy - I am.
[ x ] If you could have any animal for a pet, what would it be - I have two cats and a dog. I miss them.[ x ] What is the latest you've ever stayed up - 3 days straight.
[ x ] Ever been to Belgium - Over it and near it, but not in it.
[ x ] Can you eat with chopsticks - Yes.
[ x ] What's your favorite coin - The Chinese kind with the pentagonal hole in the middle.
[ x ] What are 5 cities you wouldn't mind relocating to - Boston, San Francisco, Venice, Monaco, Amsterdam.
[ x ] What are some of your favorite pig out foods - Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate. And chicken fingers with honey mustard dressing.
[ x ] What's something that you wish people would understand - Everything will work out all right in the end as long as one's actions are motivated by love and respect.
[ x ] What's something you wish you could understand better - Humanity.
[ x ] Anyone you miss that you haven't seen in a long time - The Bostonians and nii-chan.
[ x ] What's your current mantra? - Three more weeks. Three more weeks. Three more weeks.