I love these ones– the questions people come up with! The lovely and gracious Meg sent me these questions to answer; the rules are at the bottom if you’re interested.

1. You find a sack full of unmarked bills. Do you keep it, skim a little off the top and then turn it in, bring it directly to the police, or run away?

Okay, I’ll admit it– my first instinct would be to snatch up that dough and retire with Rob to the Land Of Neverending Lemon Meringue Pie (does such a land exist? Oh, if only). Of course, I know myself. If I did that, I’d be constantly looking over my shoulder, unable to enjoy my Ill-Gotten Richesse for fear of potentates and papal figures decrying my Evil Ways. Plus maybe the mob would get me. So I’m thinking, no matter how much it makes me cringe, that I would probably end up bringing it in to the police (and, of course, a dirty cop would more than likely snatch up the dough and retire to a Land of his/her own).

2. You?Äôre stranded on an Island with Rob, Emilio and Doug Judd. There?Äôs plenty of coconuts and you have already built a shelter, now you just have to wait to get rescued. What four things do you bring with you to keep things interesting?

I’m assuming there is no electricity on this Island so I won’t say radio or computer or TV or anything (although, that would be interesting). Let’s see.
1) A great big sack filled with books. All kinds of books. Fiction, non-fiction, stupid Harlequin Romance novels, Dostoievsky (omg, I was reading his stuff before Oprah made us! ), Salinger, Carol Shields, everyone.
2) A camera so I can take pictures of monkeys and lemurs. And hopefully our rescue plane.
3) Costumes so that Rob, Judd, Emilio and I can dress up as the cast members of Gilligan’s Island and re-enact some of their zany antics. D’you figure I’d look good in the Mary Anne outfit?
4) My own Personal Masseuse. And a neverending supply of batteries. Listen, sometimes my muscles might get sore from picking those coconuts.

3. What are your five most favorite things in the world (people don?Äôt count!)?

Oh my God. Seriously? Five? ONLY FIVE? Gah. Well, at least you specified that people don’t count because then it would be that much more difficult.

1) My engagement ring. No, not because I’m materialistic and need expensive things to make me feel good. More because looking at it reminds me of Rob, and of the day he proposed. I like thinking of him, and the day he proposed was a good day.

2) My bed. It’s comfortable. It’s like an oasis to me. I could spend days there, were it not for the more basic needs of the human body.

3) The beach. Is the beach a thing? A place can be a thing, right? Moving on. I like going to the beach here, summer or winter. I’m especially lucky that, living on an island, barely any of the beaches are packed with people at any given time, so I can spend my time without having to worry about human interaction

4) The bathtub– Have you seen “The Royal Tenenbaums”? Remember the part where Gwyneth Paltrow started spending every hour of the day in the bath? That could be me, too. Shut up about the “stewing in your own filth” stuff– it destresses me. Plus, I’m not that filthy.

5) The Internets. If you’re reading this, you know why, so I don’t need to explain, do I?

4. Which would you rather do without, your pinky finger or your pinky toe?

Honestly? My pinkie toe. I don’t do much with it. I realize that your toes impact your balance, but I already have screwy balance so not having a pinkie toe would probably not have that much of an impact. Plus, your hands are out all the time (well, much more of the time than your toes are) and I’m not a fan of people staring. My grandfather was missing a finger (he blew it off when he was 12, playing with firecrackers I think) and always talked about how much of a pain in the ass it was.

5. Who is the person who has most impacted your life, either negatively or positively and why?

There is someone in my past who impacted my life very negatively but I don’t want to dwell on that one; positively? Well, Rob. He knows this. Also? I have some very dear friends.

and one for good measure:

6. What are your top five favorite CDs?

GAH MEG! I can’t choose! I can’t! Because the second I think of five, I’ll think “Oh wait, but then there’s this one– how could I leave it out?” and it’s just Not Right. Mainly I make playlists (and I make wicked playlists) and listen to those.

Want to play?The Official Interview Game Rules:
1. If you want to participate, leave a comment below asking to be interviewed.
2. I will respond by asking you five questions – each person?Äôs will be different.
3. You will update your journal/blog with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview others in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.