I met Denise when I was living in Salamanca. She was a great drinker and we’ve kept in touch a fair bit over the years. I always liked her.
I remember one night at the Chupateria after 5 or 6 shots of absinthe she asked me the oddest question, which is one reason I’ll always remember her: “Elliott, I’m really boring. How can I be cool?”
Anyway, she forwarded me this email and I decided to answer the questions:
Hey guys, Okay, here’s what you’re supposed to do…..and try not to be LAME and spoil the fun! COPY (not forward) this entire e-mail and paste it into a new e-mail that you can send. Change all of the answers so that they apply to you.
Then, send this to a whole bunch of people you know (INCLUDING) the person who sent it to you. The theory is that you will learn a lot of little known facts about your friends. Remember to send it back to the person who sent it to you.
1. WHAT IS YOUR FULL NAME? Kent Elliott Dykes
2. WHAT COLOUR PANTS ARE YOU WEARING? I’m in my underwear.
3. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Bach
4. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Cheese Grits
5. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOUR WOULD YOU BE? Sky Blue
6. HOW IS THE WEATHER RIGHT NOW? Dark but pleasant.
7. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? I can’t remembrer. It seems I’m always talking to answering machines.
8. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX? It depends on how big her breasts are. If they’re big….that is hard to ignore. Otherwise her eyes.
9. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT YOU THIS? Yes, I need to go visit her….wherever she is living these days.
10. HOW ARE YOU TODAY? Tired.
11. FAVOURITE SOFT DRINK? Nothing in particular. I like Coke, Root Beer, and Orangina. Milkshakes are my favorite.
12. FAVOURITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? Beers
13. FAVOURITE SPORTS? Basketball and Tennis
14. HAIR COLOUR? What I have left is brown
15. EYE COLOUR? Brown
16. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Not yet
18. FAVOURITE MONTH? I guess I’d have to say December.
19. FAVOURITE FOOD? Cheesecake.
20. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Shawshank Redemption.
21. FAVOURITE DAY OF THE YEAR? Dec 31st. Always a good party.
22. ARE YOU TOO SHY TO ASK SOMEONE OUT? Nope, but I am too tired and/or lazy.
23. SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer
24. HUGS OR KISSES? Depends on my mood.
25. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE NIGHT STANDS? Relationships ideally, but don’t discount a good one night stand.
26. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? Vanilla
27. DO YOU WANT YOUR FRIENDS TO WRITE BACK? Yes, of course.
28. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Beats me.
29. WHO IS LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Someone who doesn’t read this.
30. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING? The European Dream by Jeremy Rifkin and The Double by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
31. WHAT DID YOU DO LAST NIGHT? What I do everynight (except for the good ones): Sleep.
32. FAVOURITE SMELLS? The wind on the streets in Europe, a baking cake, the lake after a summer rain.
33. WHO/WHAT INSPIRES YOU? My friends, travel, and the future.
34. BUTTERED, PLAIN, OR SALTED POPCORN? Popcorn gets caught in my teeth…..but the butter doesn’t.
35. FAVOURITE CAR? Porsche
36. FAVOURITE FLOWER? Maybe not a single flower, but I remember when I was in Mallorca there were whole fields of flowers so that the entire countryside was a color….mostly red, yellow and purple.
37. HOW MANY KEYS ON YOUR KEY RING? 3
38. CAN YOU JUGGLE? IF YES HOW MANY? 3
39. FAVOURITE DAY OF THE WEEK? Saturday and/or Sunday. I could do without the rest.
40. RED OR WHITE WINE? Red
41. WHAT DID YOU DO FOR YOUR LAST BIRTHDAY? Went to see my parents.
42. DO YOU OWN A DONOR CARD? I don’t really know what that is…so I guess No.
43. WHAT WAS THE FIRST THING YOU THOUGHT OF WHEN YOU WOKE UP THIS MORNING? I though of ways to keep from getting out of bed.