Can I resist a survey?

[serene]

Spell your name backwards:
eneres
OR
yonnav ardnas

I like 'em both.

The story behind your LJ user name:

I've been some version of "serene" (first "serene_rebel," and then mostly just "serene") since I got online in 1998. The username "serene" must've been taken.

Are you a lesbian?:

No, but my girlfriend is.

Where do you live?:

San Diego

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describe your

Wallet:

Cute-poet-chick just made me the cutest duct-tape wallet! I'll scan it in when I think of it.

Hairbrush:

Big black vent brush for my big hair

Toothbrush:

Whatever's cheap and soft

Jewelry worn daily:

As of yesterday, this

Pillow cover:

Usually the red cotton, but there are flannel striped and others, too.

Blanket:

Usually a very country-home-looking comforter -- cream with blue flowers on one side, and the opposite on the other.

Coffee cup:

N/A

Sunglasses:

N/A

Underwear:

Either black or red. Either cotton or satin.

Shoes:

When not at work, Birkenstocks. When at work, brown ankle boots that have seen better days, but are still lovely.

Favourite pants:

Black velvet palazzos -- I'm wearing them right now.

Cologne/Perfume:

N/A

CD in stereo right now:

The mix CD I made for Guy, but it's not playing at the moment.

Tattoos:

None yet.

Piercings:

Some ear piercings (5?) and nothing else.

What you are wearing now:

The abovementioned pants, black panties, work shoes, red blouse, the bracelet, red hair tie.

Makeup:

N/A

In my mouth:

A sharp tongue, lots fewer teeth than most people, and only a few fillings.

In my head:

Thoughts of loved ones, tons of NRE, not much else.

Wishing for:

Unlimited travel budget

After this:

Obsessively check email again.

Talking to:

No one right now.

Eating:

Nothing right now.

If you could get away with it and murder anyone, who and for what reason?:

A person in my life who is cruel to some people I love.

Person you wish you could see right now:

Guy. Guy. Guy. *sigh*

Is next to you:

Work stuff, Guy's birthday present, mix CD, W-2

Some of your favourite movies:

Cinema Paradiso, Crouching Tiger, Fried Green Tomatoes, Bull Durham, Frida, lots of others

Something you're looking forward to in the upcoming months:

Trip to Palm Springs with cute-poet-chick, trips to see Guy in March and May, alt.polycon 10

The last thing you ate?:

Pasta salad with (*gasp*) tuna

Thing that you are deathly afraid of?:

Deathly? Nothing, I guess. But I am afraid of being alone in the dark, and mildly afraid of falling.

Do you like candles:

Yes, but not obnoxiously scented ones.

Do you like hot wax:

Mm-hmm.

Do you like incense:

No. Feh. I like the *idea* of it, but it makes me all stuffy and headachy. Bleah.

Do you like the taste of blood:

I guess so. I have only tasted mine.

Do you believe in love:

Oh, yeah.

Do you believe in soul mates:

Hm. Depends on the definitions, I guess, but as I don't really believe in souls, I guess I'll say no.

Do you believe in love at first sight:

Not for me, but I believe it exists for others.

Do you believe in Heaven:

No.

Do you believe in forgiveness:

Yes.

Do you believe in God:

No.

What do you want done with your body when you die:

Whatever's cheapest and the least trouble.

Who is your worst enemy?:

The cruel person mentioned above.

If you could have any animal for a pet:

A cat, I guess, if I had to pick one.

What is the latest you've ever stayed up:

Three days at a stretch (newspaper layout deadline crunch)

Ever been to Belgium?

No.

Can you eat with chopsticks:

Yep.

What's your favourite coin?:

*shrug*

What are 5 cities you wouldn't mind relocating to?:

Santa Cruz, Berkeley, back to urban San Diego, Paris, Honolulu

Anyone you miss that you haven't seen in a long time?:

Hm. Right now I'm mostly missing someone I saw just last weekend.

What's one thing you want to make happen for tomorrow?:

I want to live with integrity.