This one came via email, courtesy my buddy Joel out in NC:

Welcome to the 2006 edition of getting to know your friends, AGAIN. What you are supposed to do is copy this entire e-mail and paste it on to a new e-mail that you’ll send. Change all the answers so they apply to you, and then send this to a whole bunch of people including the person who sent it to you. The theory is that you will learn a lot of little things about your friends, if you did not know them already.

1. What time did you get up this morning?
6:26am — I have an almost-2-year-old.

2. Diamonds or Pearls?
Usually neither, but both on ocassion.

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?
A Prairie Home Companion (rent it. or better, just listen to the radio.)

4. What is your favorite T. V. show?
House, Grey’s Anatomy, Project Runway

5. What did you have for breakfast?
Scrambled eggs and coffee

6. What is your middle name?
Lee

7. Favorite cuisine?
Thai, Indian, Mexican, Italian

8. What foods do you dislike?
Iceberg lettuce, pimentos, green bell pepper

9. What is your favorite chip flavor?
Barbecue, but I rarely eat chips.

10. What is your favorite CD at the moment?
K.T. Tunstall, even though I still haven’t bought it. Every time I hear her, I stop and listen.

11. What kind of car do you drive?
Jeep Cherokee

12. Favorite sandwich?
French dip with melted cheese and mushrooms

13. What characteristic do you despise?
False fronts, deliberate ignorance, meanness

13a. What characteristic do you like about someone?
Intelligence, humor (and the two together), compassion, willingness to communicate.

14. Favorite item of clothing?
Levis 515s, soft girlie-cut tshirts (no boxes for me, thanks)

15. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go?
Tour through Asia, private cruise of the Mediterranean, Costa Rica, New Zealand

16. What color is your bathroom?
(Joel, I like your bathroom, btw. May I move in, please?)
Midtone warm beige, with deco in sage and dusty dark plum.

17. Favorite brand of clothing?
Whatever happens to fit, tshirts from Target.

18. Where would you retire to?
Somewhere with quick access to mountains and driveable distance from water.

19. What was your most memorable birthday?
30th. I broke an engagement and bought a condo.

20. Favorite sport to watch?
(J, you said it well — I’ll just keep your answer.) Professional bowling or hot dog eating contests. Seriously, I would rather watch paint dry.

21. Furthest Point you are sending this to?
Cyberspace

22. Who do you least expect to send this back to you?
Who cares? Answer. Don’t answer.

23. Person you expect to send it back first?
Anyone who happens to have a little extra time on their hands (or is in need of blog-fodder). Post a link to your responses below.

24. Goals you have for yourself?
Forge a strong, viable marriage. Have another child or two. Hit grad school for Educational Psych. Fundamentally change the way we teach kids in our public schools. Help my dh-to-be to develop his own business when the time comes.

As always, feel free to participate if you wish — I’m not a fan of “assigning” memes to friends. Include a link to your answers in the comments.