I've updated yesterday's Blathering to include responses to my poll question: Who's your favourite Star Trek captain? :-) And hey, Shatner might really go into space! (thanks to David Barker for the URL)
Today's Blathering is for Wordgoddess. Assignment: "Lists of Five."
Five favourite desserts
- Carrot cake with cream cheese icing.
- Really rich chocolate cake with chocolate icing.
- Creme caramel.
- Chewy white chocolate macadamia nut cookies.
- Chocolate mousse.
Five friends I've seen/phoned recently
- Jodi: saw Shark's Tale on Thursday
- Parki: ping gai at Queen Mother's Cafe
- Dave Clement: also chatted with Tom Jeffers, who was visiting Dave
- Luisa: dinner at Swiss Chalet last night
- Amanda Snyder: we did our usual answering machine exchange :-)
Five ways people have gotten my name wrong
- Debbie Ridpath
- Debbie Chi
- Debbie Ohio
- Debbie Oh
- Debbie Oeohi
Five careers I had considered as I was growing up
- Pianist
- Cartoonist
- Animal behaviorist
- Computer engineering
- A.I. research
Five favourite restaurants in Toronto
- Fune
- Mildred Pierce
- Hashimoto
- Penelope
- Babur
Five of my favourite comfort books
- Emergence - by David Palmer
- Ender's Game - by Orson Scott Card
- Snow Queen - by Joan D. Vinge
- The Diamond Age - by Neil Stephenson
- Bridge of Birds - by Barry Hughart
Five things on my office bulletin board right now
- Small bead sculpture of me playing the flute, created by Michelle Bottorff.
- Postcard, designed and drawn by Peter Cook and Laura Suzuki.
- Letter from my niece Olivia.
- Photo of Jeff and me.
- Photo of Ruth and me as little kids.
Five things I can't resist
- Chocolate.
- Bar soaps with interesting ingredients (esp spices).
- Handmade paper.
- Craft shows.
- Sleeping babies.
Five things that predispose me to like someone I'm meeting for the first time even though I may end up not liking them later
- Musician.
- Self-confessed Star Trek fan.
- Computer geek.
- Designer, artist or other creative type.
- They value their solitude (go on trips alone, etc.).
Five things that predispose me to dislike someone I'm meeting for the first time even though I may end up liking them later
- Smoker.
- Swears a lot.
- Open mouth gum-chewer.
- Cellphone addict.
- Dislikes physical exercise.
Five funny songs I have written
Five serious songs I have written
Five things that drive me crazy in movie theatres
- People kicking the back of my chair.
- Tall people (or people with big hair) in front of me.
- Noisy eaters.
- Talkers.
- Sticky floors.
Five languages I have studied on my own or in school
- French
- Japanese
- German
- Italian
- Swedish
Five things I've bought online
- Jeans.
- Talking Mars Attacks toy.
- A tea kettle.
- Penny whistle music.
- Dehydrated chicken.
Five things I've sold
- A book manuscript.
- Poetry.
- Cartoons.
- Short stories.
- My Web site.
Five crafts I used to do
- Wreaths: from ingredients I'd pick in the forest, or grew in my garden and dried.
- Papermaking.
- Fimo sculptures.
- Fridge magnets.
- Earrings.
Five comfort rituals
- Read a book in the bath (see "Comfort Book" list above).
- Take a bath by candlelight.
- Curl up on the couch with a book, instrumental music CD playing (current favourite: Bach's Goldberg Variations).
- Watch a movie.
- Create something. Do a craft or cook something, for example.
Five nerdy things about me
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Saturday, October 23, 2004 at 10:48AM 
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