| first real kiss | Janay Moon, in 11th grade. During the American Survey field trip to Philadelphia. Lots of bad memories tied up with this. |
| First kiss I enjoyed | Caitlin Adams, 17, the summer after high school graduation. Much nicer. Caitlin and I spent about a week in unbelievably-horny-heavy-petting mode, so I took care of a buncha firsts that summer. :-) |
| first screen name | I went by "Crazy Diamond" on a bunch of NYC-area BBSes in the 1980s. |
| first self purchased album | Sting, "The Dream of the Blue Turtles." |
| first funeral | not yet. |
| first pets | Neal, a big English sheepdog we owned around 1972-1974. He was named after my parents' friend Jim Neal, who in turn had a dog named Pierce. |
| first piercing | left ear when I was about 18 and a college freshling. |
| first true love | unrequited: Cristina Lanteri, freshman year of high school. First returned: keyne :-) |
| first big trip | in 1975, my mother and her best friend, Jenny Lowenstein, drove across the country with their kids -- four children between the ages of 4 and 7. I still don't know how they got through it without killing at least one of us. |
| first musician you remember hearing in your house | probably the Beatles. I remember listening to "Magical Mystery Tour" on the stereo and getting very freaked out by reading the lyrics on the record sleeve. |
| last big car ride | Carlisle-to-Baitcon, last June. |
| last kiss | last night, kissing keyne good night at Homeport. |
| last good cry | about a month ago, after a very very dark couple of days. |
| last movie seen | Lost in Translation |
| last beverage drank | glass of orange juice at breakfast. |
| last food consumed | a slice of reheated pizza, at breakfast. :-) |
| last phone call | calling keyne from a pay phone in Kendall Sq, letting her know I would be another hour later getting home. |
| last TV show watched | The West Wing, "War Crimes." |
| last shoes worn | a nice comfy pair of brown Rockports. |
| last CD played | Leo Kottke, "Regards From Chuck Pink." I stole the portable CD player from the van and started taking it in to work. It makes such a difference. It's been too long since I had music in my life. |
| last item bought | probably dinner at Kaya last night in Porter Square. Does that count? |
| last disappointment | only getting a couple of hours for my birthday dinner with keyne -- barely enough time to get to the restauraunt, eat and get home. |
| last soda drank | a Coke at work. Free soda at work = DANGEROUS. |
| last ice cream eaten | Haagen-Dasz Dulce de Leche. keyne and I knocked off a whole pint last week in a fit of self-indulgence. |
| last shirt worn | right now a green Travelsmith t-shirt made out of Coolmax fabric. Surprisingly comfortable for polyester. Breathes nicely, so it's a great shirt to wear on a hot summer day. |