1. What time did you get up this morning?

Slept in til 9 am -- nice Christmas Vacation time . . .

2. Diamonds or pearls?

I don't care for either now, but in my early 20s I loved pearls.

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?

"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"

4. What is your favourite TV show?

"Sex and the City", followed closely by "Red Dwarf", "Jeeves and Wooster" and "Friends".

5. What did you have for breakfast?

Just toast this morning.

6. What is your middle name?

Holly (don't laugh)

7. What is your favourite cuisine?

 Italian, followed closely by Indian and Middle Eastern

8. What foods do you dislike?

Meat

9. What is your favourite chip flavour?

Ranch

10. What is your favourite song of all time?

Too many to choose just one.

11. What type of car do you drive?

1989 Burgandy Honda Civic

12. Favourite sandwich?

Veggie with lots of cheese

13. What characteristic do you despise?

Fundamentalist religiosity

14. Favourite item of clothing?

My stretchy jeans, very comfy.

15. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go?

Paris -- sorry I don't have a more exotic answer.

16. What colour is your bathroom?

Various

17. Favourite brand of clothing?

Since most of the stuff I buy is second-hand, it's easy to see that I could care less.

18. Where would you retire to?

Do I have to retire? Someplace where I'm close to everything and can walk to many places easily. I would also love to live somewhere where there's a lot of things to do and new things to learn. Sounds like a big city, like San Fran, NY, London or Paris . . .

19. Favourite time of the day?

I like the evenings just past sunset when everything looks bluish.

20. What was your most memorable birthday?

Most memorable was also the worst -- my 30th. I was very unhappy then. Turning 40 will be nothing next to turning 30.

21. Who is the love of your life?

My sweet Reinard

22. Favourite sport to watch?

Yuck. If I have to watch sports though, then I choose figure skating.

23. Who do you least expect to send this back to you?

No one!

24. Person you expect to send it back first?

See above

25. What fabric detergent do you use?

Seventh Generation or BioKleen (only earth friendly stuff for me!)

26. Coke or Pepsi?

Yuck. But sadly I am a Dr. Pepper addict

27. Favourite movie?

Again, too many to choose from. Of those that I've seen recently, "This Divided State"

28. Are you a morning person or a night owl?

Night owl

29. What is your shoe size?

6 1/2 to 7

30. Do you have any pets?

No, but I have two kids . . .

31. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with your family & friends?

Am enjoying my new job. Can't wait to do Sundance in a little less than a month . . .

32. What did you want to be when you were little?

An actress, an astronaut, a novelist, a secretary (mostly because I love office supplies, especially notebooks).