Getting to know me...

[indyellen]

(Found this via several journals, the latest is syreene.)

The problem with LJ: We all think we are so close, but really we know nothing about each other. So I want you to ask me something you think you should know about me. Something that should be obvious, but you have no idea about. Ask away.

(BTW, I think I know a fair amount about quite a few of the people on my f-list, but this is the meme wording, so I'm sticking with it. I don't claim to know everything, but I also think most of the people on my f-list are pretty open.)

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[datagoddess.livejournal.com]

do you do any crafting?

[indyellen.livejournal.com]

Mostly cooking, at this point, which isn't really crafting, per se. I do needlepoint & embroidery (both freestyle & cross-stitch) when I'm moved to do so; I enjoy making coasters & "round tuits" from plastic canvas.

I've bought some yarn & a crochet hook/knitting needles. I can chain stitch in crochet, but nothing else. (I learned chain stitch when I was 6 or so & that's the one thing I've never forgotten.) I used to know how to knit (barely) but I've tried it again from the book that came with the kit, but casting on isn't making any sense to me & I got frustrated. ;)

I'd like to figure out the knitting or crocheting thing; I think it would be nice to have something to keep my hands busy while I watch tv that doesn't require quite the same sort of concentration of needlepoint.

[confusedjew.livejournal.com]

what's your favorite t.v. show and why?

[indyellen.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's actually a tougher question than you might think.

I'm going to have to break it down into two categories: 1) Current shows, 2) Classic shows.

Current Shows
The best I can do is probably my top 5 (not in any particular order):
1. Good Eats (because I'm a food geek.)
2. The West Wing (because royalcrow got me hooked.)
3. House (because I love Hugh Laurie...and the show.)
4. CSI (because I love crime dramas.)
5. Wanted (mid-season show on TNT, good cop drama.)
5. Numb3rs (I just like it, especially the math geek.)
The Daily Show should also be on this list, because I love Jon Stewart & think he's *so right* most of the time, but I can't figure out where to put it. ;)

Classic Shows
Again, my top 5 (in no particular order):
1. Babylon 5 (the best sci-fi series ever, IMHO.)
2. Law & Order (yeah, it's still on the air, but it's a classic.)
3. M*A*S*H (I think I've loved this show most of my life.)
4. WKRP in Cincinnati (I haven't found anywhere showing it, and it's not on DVD, but I still love it.)
5. Star Trek: TNG (The only one I *really* like; I thought DS9 was pretty good for a while, too.)

There's lots of other shows I like, but those are the ones that I am most likely to be watching at any point. There are 3 "reality shows" I like (American Chopper, While You Were Out, & Trading Spaces) but not enough to really have them make the top 5 - I have to be in the right mood to watch them.

[confusedjew.livejournal.com]

interesting choices. stopped watching west wing when i left the country. never got into csi, wanted was ok and numb3rs was another one i just didn't get into.

i too love the jon stewart(yea for hosting the oscars!)

never say babylon 5, used to watch tng with the fam, tis my dad's fav. wkrp is on dvd i think. thought i saw it. law and order needs to stop the whole rip from the headlines deal.

does say alot about people, the shows they watch. might need to call you if i find a body in the backyard eh?

[indyellen.livejournal.com]

WKRP isn't on DVD because they couldn't get the rights for the music used in each episode. It sucks.

It's almost getting to the point with L&O that I'd rather watch the reruns on TNT than new episodes. ;)

I keep working in medically related fields, but I *do* watch a lot of cop/law shows. I might be ok helping you *hide* a body. ;)

[indfireboy.livejournal.com]

If you could have dinner with any one living or dead who would it be

[indyellen.livejournal.com]

Well, the first answer that came to mind was Eleanor of Aquitaine (my favorite person in history), but I could probably answer Katherine Hepburn & be just as honest.