1. Name someone with the same birthday as you.
Michael Jackson

2. Where was your first kiss?
At a party in Germany. I was an exchange student. And yes, my first real kiss did not take place until I was 16.

3. Have you ever seriously vandalized someone else's property?
No.

4. Have you ever hit someone of the opposite sex?
Yes. Elementary school. Walking home. Can’t remember his name, but I know I made him cry.

5. Have you ever sang in front of a large number of people?
Karaoke in a floating restaurant in Hanoi, Vietnam two years ago. It was not a pretty sight.

6. What's the first things you notice about the preferred sex?
Eyes, and intellect. Yes, its’ substance can be seen.

7. What really turns you on?
Taking too long to think about the answer to this one…I’ve been married too long. But yes, of course, I still love you :)

8. What do you order at Starbucks?
Medium Lightnote (not Tall or Grande; you know how much their lingo bugs me) for this time of year. Vanilla bean frappucino in the summer.

9. What is your biggest mistake?
Me make mistakes?...doesn’t happen….:)

10. Have you ever hurt yourself on purpose?
No.

11. Say something totally random about yourself.
I was the youngest faculty member ever hired at my University.

12. Has anyone ever said you looked like a celebrity?
No.

13. Do you still watch kiddy movies or tv shows?
Only because I have to.

14. Did you have braces?
Yes. Clear ones. What a mistake. I couldn’t eat chocolate for two years for fear of staining them.

15. Are you comfortable with your height?
Yes. 5’7”

16. What is the most romantic thing someone of the opposite sex has done for you?
My husband singing Harry Connick at our wedding.

17. When do you know it's love?
When you see him with your children.

18. Do you speak any other languages?
German, Spanish and a little French

19. Have you ever been to a tanning salon?
Yes, when I was young and stupid.

20. What magazines do you read?
People, Smithsonian, The Economist, Vanity Fair, National Geographic

21. Have you ever ridden in a limo?
No, come to think of it, I have not.

22. Has anyone you were really close to passed away?
My grandparents.

23. Do you watch MTV?
No. We don;t have the channel.

24. What's something that really annoys you?
Stupid people. Arrogance. Jealousy. (oh, and slow drivers) My in-laws. Let's just leave it at that. I could write a book about the things that annoy me.

25. What's something you really like?
Japanese food, red licorice, diet coke, the smell of Cuban cigars, working in the garden, reading a great book, travelling

26. Do you like Michael Jackson?
Even though I share his birthday, the man has a problem with his birthday suit and young boys. (And his face is falling off).

27. Can you dance?
I learned Scottish Dancing as a kid, does that count? But yes, I think I can dance. No ballroom stuff or anything, though.

28. What's the latest you have ever stayed up?
Days…

29. Have you ever been rushed by an ambulance into the emergency room?
No.

30. Do you actually read these when other people fill them out?
I tend to skim…Kinda like you're doin' right now.