[Empyreal]

After some weeks of observation, I've decided to de-lurk and answer these questions. I'm looking forward to an exciting 2006 season.

1 What's your name?
Joanna

2 How old are you?
It's not polite to ask a lady her age. Wait, I'm not a lady. So, 33.

3 Where are you from and where do you live?
I was born in Hawai'i but I now live in Massachusetts.

4 What's your occupation?
I am a technical writer.

5 What do you do for fun?
I enjoy writing, reading, and researching topics that interest me.

6 Your favorite sports teams?
I am a fan of all Boston-area teams, although I can't say I know much about the professional lacrosse team.

7 Your favorite TV shows?
Alton Brown’s Good Eats
Battlestar Galactica
Extreme Engineering
Firefly
Iron Chef
Monk
Mythbusters
Nature
NerdTV
Nova
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

8 Married or single?
Married.

9 Do you have children?
No.

10 What's your favorite kind of food?
It really depends on my mood. I enjoy all sorts of cuisines.

11 Favorite non-alcoholic drink?
Newman's Own Virgin Lemon-Aided Ice Tea

12 Favorite alcoholic drink?
I can't drink alcohol because I don't have high quantities of the enzyme that breaks down alcohol.

13 Favorite kind or music?
As with food, I like different genres of music. Some of my favorite musicians are:
Cocteau Twins
Elvis Costello
Crowded House
Ella Fitzgerald
George Harrison
Keane
New Order
Bonnie Raitt
Throwing Muses

14 Favorite sport to watch?
Baseball, followed by football, basketball, and hockey, in that order.

15 Favorite sport to play?
Monday morning quarterback.

16 Favorite card game?
I don't really play cards.

17 Favorite board game?
Scrabble.

18 Do you smoke?
No.

19 What's your favorite day of the week?
Any day with baseball being played.

20 Favorite day of the year?
It's a tie between pitchers and catchers reporting and Opening Day.

21 Favorite season?
Summer.

22 Favorite holiday?
Thanksgiving.