I've updated yesterday's Blathering to include responses to my poll question: Who's your favourite Star Trek captain? :-) And hey, Shatner might really go into space! (thanks to David Barker for the URL)

Today's Blathering is for Wordgoddess. Assignment: "Lists of Five."

Five favourite desserts

• Carrot cake with cream cheese icing.
• Really rich chocolate cake with chocolate icing.
• Creme caramel.
• Chewy white chocolate macadamia nut cookies.
• Chocolate mousse.

Five friends I've seen/phoned recently

• Jodi: saw Shark's Tale on Thursday
• Parki: ping gai at Queen Mother's Cafe
• Dave Clement: also chatted with Tom Jeffers, who was visiting Dave
• Luisa: dinner at Swiss Chalet last night
• Amanda Snyder: we did our usual answering machine exchange :-)

Five ways people have gotten my name wrong

• Debbie Ridpath
• Debbie Chi
• Debbie Ohio
• Debbie Oh
• Debbie Oeohi

Five careers I had considered as I was growing up

• Pianist
• Cartoonist
• Animal behaviorist
• Computer engineering
• A.I. research

Five favourite restaurants in Toronto

• Fune
• Mildred Pierce
• Hashimoto
• Penelope
• Babur

Five of my favourite comfort books

• Emergence - by David Palmer
• Ender's Game - by Orson Scott Card
• Snow Queen - by Joan D. Vinge
• The Diamond Age - by Neil Stephenson
• Bridge of Birds - by Barry Hughart

Five things on my office bulletin board right now

• Small bead sculpture of me playing the flute, created by Michelle Bottorff.
• Postcard, designed and drawn by Peter Cook and Laura Suzuki.
• Letter from my niece Olivia.
• Photo of Jeff and me.
• Photo of Ruth and me as little kids.

Five things I can't resist

• Chocolate.
• Bar soaps with interesting ingredients (esp spices).
• Handmade paper.
• Craft shows.
• Sleeping babies.

Five things that predispose me to like someone I'm meeting for the first time even though I may end up not liking them later

• Musician.
• Self-confessed Star Trek fan.
• Computer geek.
• Designer, artist or other creative type.
• They value their solitude (go on trips alone, etc.).

Five things that predispose me to dislike someone I'm meeting for the first time even though I may end up liking them later

• Smoker.
• Swears a lot.
• Open mouth gum-chewer.
• Cellphone addict.
• Dislikes physical exercise.

Five funny songs I have written

• Library Boy
• Marvin
• Waiting For Frodo
• Duct Tape Man
• Cuz He's A Guy

Five serious songs I have written

• Homecoming
• Lullaby For Gustavo
• Home To FilKONtario
• The Road Home
• Song For Jim

Five things that drive me crazy in movie theatres

• People kicking the back of my chair.
• Tall people (or people with big hair) in front of me.
• Noisy eaters.
• Talkers.
• Sticky floors.

Five languages I have studied on my own or in school

• French
• Japanese
• German
• Italian
• Swedish

Five things I've bought online

• Jeans.
• Talking Mars Attacks toy.
• A tea kettle.
• Penny whistle music.
• Dehydrated chicken.

Five things I've sold

• A book manuscript.
• Poetry.
• Cartoons.
• Short stories.
• My Web site.

Five crafts I used to do

• Wreaths: from ingredients I'd pick in the forest, or grew in my garden and dried.
• Papermaking.
• Fimo sculptures.
• Fridge magnets.
• Earrings.

Five comfort rituals

• Read a book in the bath (see "Comfort Book" list above).
• Take a bath by candlelight.
• Curl up on the couch with a book, instrumental music CD playing (current favourite: Bach's Goldberg Variations).
• Watch a movie.
• Create something. Do a craft or cook something, for example.

Five nerdy things about me

• I don't wear makeup.
• I could spend hours in a bookstore or office supplies store.
• I like technonerdboys.
• I'm blind without my glasses.
• I posted a 'Who's Your Favourite Star Trek Captain' poll.

Permalink | TrackBack (0)