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Okay--here's
a QUIZ:
1. My first name:
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1.
Is from a poem my parents loved by Ogden Nash, "Always
Marry An April Girl".
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Always Marry an April Girl by Ogden Nash (1902-1971)
Praise
the spells and bless the charms,
I found April in my arms.
April golden, April cloudy,
Gracious, cruel, tender, rowdy;
April soft in flowered languor,
April cold with sudden anger,
Ever changing, ever true --
I love April, I love you.
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2.
Is the sound the crowd makes when they see a really, really
great athlete ("Aye.....Pro!") |
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3.
Comes from the word meaning "open" |
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4.
All of the above |
2. Our dog, Rosie:
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1. Is a pure bred all-American
mutt |
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2. Is afraid of kittens |
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3. Is the smartest dog on earth (okay,
except for yours) |
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4. Will eat anything except salad dressing
and oranges |
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5. Looks as if she has Cleopatra's eye
make-up |
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6. All of the above |
3. My favorite book is:
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1. The Complete Sherlock
Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
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2. Harold and The Purple Crayon
by Crockett Johnson |
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3. Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
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4.
The
Worst Is Over: what to say when every moment counts
by Judith Acosta and Judith Simon Prager |
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5. True Believer by Virginia
Euwer Wolffe |
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5. Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
(about writing--and life--very smart, very funny ~) |
4. The thing I am embarrassed to admit
is:
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1. I can't
keep my office neat—where does all this PAPER come from?!?
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2. I stay up 'til 3 am so
I sleep until 10 am |
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3. When I was a teen, I
had an altar in my closet to the goddess of agriculture. |
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4. When I was in elementary
school, I named my knees |
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5. All of the above |
5. It’s all true…
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1. In
college, I named my bike Annie Greensprings. |
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2.
My first car’s name was Prince. He was a Valiant. |
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3.
My second car’s name was Willy. He was a Datsun. |
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4.
My deep red Volvo’s name was Ruby. I had her fourteen years. |
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5.
The bike I have now is Neon Leon. |
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6.
My new car’s name is Cloud. She’s white. Guess
what's painted on her? |
6. I am terrified of writing because:
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1. What are
you supposed to do with all that white space?? |
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2. What are
you supposed to do with all that white space?? |
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3. What if what I write
is awful? |
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4. What if what I write
is just okay? |
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5. What if I can't come
up with any cool, original ideas? |
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6. AAAAArrrrrrggggghhhh!!!!!!
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7. All of the above |
7. I write because:
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1. All of the below |
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2. I get to make up all the rules |
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3. If I don't write, I'm really
crabby (ask my family!) |
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4. When I’m writing, I’m on another
planet |
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5. When I’m really writing--really
cranking, I am soaring, soaring--flying high ~ |
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6. All of the above |
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Answers to all of the above: All of the above!
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