NICKNAMES: Cielo, Schooler, Skye, Skeeter, Skylee, Cerrulean... Schooler is used by some of my friends because substitute teachers often mispronounce my name that way.
BIRTHPLACE: Ann Arbor, Michigan
HOMETOWN: Here--and I love it.
CROUTONS OR BACON BITS? Neither. I like tomatoes, pine nuts, cucumbers, lettuce, and fresh mozarella cheese for my salad. A very healthy (and yummy) combination.
FAVORITE SALAD DRESSING: Creamy white ranch or Good Seasons. I love the sound it makes when you shake the package!
DO YOU DRINK? Only virgin strawberry daiquiris and Shirley Temples. Lots and lots of them. (Remember Whit?) I don't drink, but I love to bartend for other people. (My White Russians are too white, though.)
HAVE YOU HAD YOUR TONSILS OR APPENDIX REMOVED? No. I hope never to... The thought of surgery makes me nervous.
SHAMPOO OR CONDITIONER? Both. I love Pert Plus, (a "spiffy mix", as one friend said) but otherwise I love the smell of Herbal Essences.
HAVE YOU EVER GONE SKINNY DIPPING? Up at the lake, at midnight.
DO YOU MAKE FUN OF PEOPLE? Yes, but only those who make it fun.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN CONVICTED OF A CRIME? I have never been convicted of a crime, and I hope to keep it that way. I want to try some things, though. Everyone should do something "bad" at least once in their lives. They just shouldn't get caught.
BEST ON-LINE FRIEND: Kim, a girl in Florida who loves sunflowers with me
FAVORITE COLOR: Cerrulean blue... it reminds me of water and sky.
FAVORITE PET: My cat Nutmeg. She drives me crazy sometimes, but she's cute, so I keep her.
PET PEEVES: Prejudiced people, seafood (only to eat, not to look at) sunburns, taking standardized tests, being by myself for long periods of time, and insects.
FAVORITE MUSIC: Enya, the Cranberries, Sarah McClachlan, (what can I say? I'm a softie) and my man, the stylin' Will Smith!
DREAM CAR: Oh, God... you'll all make fun of me. A beautiful shiny new blue minivan. <grin> I'm such a soccer mom. Or else James Bond's car-- the one than can be driven from the backseat.
TYPE OF CAR YOU DRIVE NOW: A 19-something Ford Festiva.
WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR: The same. Well, actually, the first car I *rode* in was I believe (correct me if I'm wrong, Mom and Dad) an orange pickup truck nicknamed The Great Pumpkin by my big sister.
FAVORITE TOOTHPASTE: I like Mint Flavored Gels. The physical properties of toothpaste mystify me. Is it a solid? Is it a liquid? Who can tell?
FAVORITE FOOD: Hands down, Thanksgiving dinner with roasted chicken, fluffy-cloud mashed potatoes, my mom's cranberry sauce, rolls, salad... SO good.
DO YOU GET ALONG WITH YOUR PARENTS? Yeah, I do. I can tell them anything.
FAVORITE PLACE TO CHILL: I like movie theaters (especially in summer), my couch, Community, and nice restaurants.
FAVORITE PLACE TO VISIT: Ohhhh... Seattles, my stepmother's house in Plainwell, and Au Gres, where my family's cottage is. They're good places to relax.
FAVORITE ICE CREAM: Dairy Queen Mistys ;) or Mint Chocolate Chip.
FAVORITE SOFT DRINK: Coke or Shirley Temples. (Does that count?)
FAVORITE TYPE OF FAMILY GAME: Speed Scrabble, (once you've played, regular Scrabble seems very slow) Trivial Pursuit, Dingman's Dilly, or shivering together on a muddy bank in the rain.
WHAT IS YOUR BAD TIME OF DAY? Once I've taken my shower, I'm wide awake, but before then, I'm not even in my body yet.
FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR: Autumn, for the colors changing and consecutive holidays. I love seeing family.
ADIDAS, NIKE, OR REEBOK: Nike. Gotta do it.
FAVORITE PERFUME OR COLOGNE: The Body Shop's Essence of Lilac, Chanel No. 5, and (for very special occasions) Love's Baby Soft Rain. It's cheap, but the bottle is neat and blue. :)
FAVORITE SUBJECT IN HIGH SCHOOL: Philosophy and American Film with Brian Miller and American Humor and Creative Problem Solving with Tom Dodd.
LEAST FAVORITE SUBJECT: Math, even though Anne Thomas and Ed Kulka rock my world.
FAVORITE TV SHOW: Ally McBeal, but Friends and Whose Line Is It Anyway? make me laugh. I really identify with Ally, actually.
FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME: How can I possibly choose? There are so many. The ones I can think of right now are: The Fifth Element, Notorious, Good Morning Vietnam, Scent of a Woman, (hoo-ah!) Forrest Gump, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Men In Black, The Thin Red Line, and The Philadelphia Story.
FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK: Strawberry daiquiris... I think. I'll try them some day for real. Or bubbly champagne.
FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH: I was *such* a Fab Five fan. They were awesome. Now it's figure skating. Michelle Kwan and Phillippe Candeloro are my favorite.
ANYTHING "DIFFERENT" ABOUT YOU? I've been trekking in Nepal, I'm a hopeless romantic, I want to major in psychology and take kickboxing and ballroom dancing, I've recently become addicted to fishing, and I'm thinking of becoming a Marine.
SAY ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU: He's going to become a Marine! Ben is... well, he makes me laugh, and I have faith, because of the times when I've really been able to talk to him, that underneath he is a softhearted fool.
PERSON YOU SENT THIS TO WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND: Oh, maybe Linds? After about 7 years of being friends I think I could guess most of your answers.
PERSON YOU SENT THIS TO WHO IS LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND: My brother Jan, but I love him lots anyways.
