Feast Eighty-Nine

Appetizer
What movie soundtracks do you own?
I’ve got loads of soundtracks! For some reason, among the vast array of useless trivia crammed into my brain resides an entire category called “What Soundtrack Was This Song On?” To name a few off the top of my head: Big Chill, Pump Up the Volume, Matrix, Trainspotting, Natural Born Killers, Pulp Fiction.

Soup
How much cash do you usually carry with you?
As little as possible! I typically won’t have more than a couple lonely, tired dollar bills in my wallet for any length of time.

Salad
Are you more comfortable around men or women? Why?
Men. I tend to absorb the negative energies from women quicker than from men so they wear me out. That’s actually just one of many reasons I’m sure my shrink would love to review with me someday!

Main Course
What is the most mischievous thing you remember doing as a child?
When I was four, I climbed out of my big brass bed in the middle of the night and walked over to the wall next to the door. There was an electrical outlet in the middle of that short space of wall, into which a night light was plugged. I distinctly remember peering over the top of the night light and seeing the two prongs sticking into the wall. They were exposed just a tiny bit between the wall and the night light cover. As if in a trance, I tore off the thin gold-plated chain that held a small Raggedy Ann pendant from around my neck and held the chain, stretched out about a foot above the exposed nightlight prongs. For one minute I just held it there, wondering what would happened if I dropped it. Then I found out. I dropped the chain and sparks immediately shot everywhere. I started screaming, the parents started running…it was very exciting!
And now I know what happens when you put metal to exposed electrical prongs. (No one was injured in this experiment. The wall was a bit singed, though!)

Dessert
Who is the funniest member of your family?
My father-in-law. He cracks me up all the time. We share a similar sense of humor!