Meme, Again ~ by Jay

My friend Lynn did the meme I posted and I loved her questions so much I had to answer them.

1.         What is your favorite photograph of yourself? When and where was it taken?

 My very favorite all-time photo was taken when Eve was an infant, in our kitchen, and it looks as if the two of us are singing to each other. Too recent to post here. This one is a close second - John took it in the fall of my senior year of high school. We spent a day picking apples with friends. They were good apples. It was a good day.







2.         What is your greatest artistic or musical talent?

Not sure if I'd pick poetry or singing. I sing more often, but I am a better poet than I am a singer.  Perhaps I need to write more poetry.

3.         Are you thrifty, or does money burn a hole in your pocket?

I am value-conscious, and when I set myself a budget I do not exceed it, but I am willing to pay for convenience and comfort and to use money to buy myself time. I don't think of myself as thrifty, but I am not extravagant.

4.         What is the last new thing you learned?

Um. Fact or skill? Fact - that Kevin Youklis is Jewish. Skill - how to make pretzels. Damn good pretzels, too. 

5.         What are three songs that you count among your lifetime favorites?

Hallelujah, Leonard Cohen (and this is my favorite version, by k d lang)
When I Was A Boy, Dar Williams (I could include about five Dar songs, but this is the one that made me fall in love with Dar, and the video is gorgeous)
The Lord Bless You and Keep You, arr by Lutkin

6.         Do you wear lipstick? Any special color or brand?

Rarely. When I do, Clinique, pale pink.

7.         Tell us about your favorite pair of shoes.

Dansko clogs, shiny and patterned. LOVE them.

8.         Are you afraid of heights?

Yes. I will never see the Mission: Impossible movie where Tom Cruise dangles off a building. Shudder.

9.         Is your closet neat, or more like an episode of Hoarders lurking behind that door?

It's a walk-in closet and I can still walk into it. I'll take it.

10.       What is your guilty pleasure?

Reruns of the original Beverly Hills, 90210 series.

11.       Are you a Rosie O’Donnell fan?

Yes.