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SURVEY SAYS
Here are some fun questions sent to Abiola by a friend.  This seemed like a good way to share all of the cool stuff bios leave out. If you are looking for a way to procrastinate, copy them and send to your friends with your answers. 

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
for my middle name i was named after my aunt wendy, who my friends hypothesize is my real mother in a secret family coverup since i look more like her than my parents.  my parents argue over which one of them named me abiola, an incredibly common name in guyana.

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
an oprah rerun about an aids clinic in south africa where people were not being treated for aids because they lack the money to buy the proper medications.
   
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING
usually- although i often can't read some of it!

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
 
the only lunch meat i've had is turkey.

5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
no.  however, i do have an imaginary nanny.

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
absolutely!
 
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM ALOT?
sometimes.  i have my moods.

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
Yes, along with my wisdom teeth and galbladder.

9. WOULD YOU BUNGY JUMP?    
nope.my life has enough risk.  i have zero desire to do so.
  
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
my parents didn't allow us to have sugar cereals ever as a kid.  so when i got my first apartment i got toally into fruit loops and frosted flakes.  now that i understand that as with many things they were right, it's honey bunches of oats.  (what my parents don't know is we just used to heap tons of sugar into the corn flakes or toal!)

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
no.

12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?
absolutely!

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
anything with cookie dough!

14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
smile or lack thereof and attitude/energy.

15. RED OR PINK?
pink, but incidentally red and pink together are the vday colors.

16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
i dunno. i guess my inattentiveness to my hands.  ?? :-)

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST
my aunt silvy aka ruby dee

18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU?
sure, why not. don't feel pressed though! :-)

19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
 
black house shorts and bare feet-- i hate pants.

20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?
curry chicken.

21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
someone's car playing new edition's every little step i take.  or maybe it was bobby brown or bbd. 

22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
a cool multicolorful, multi blended one...

23. FAVORITE SMELLS?
fresh cut grass, caramel, amber...

24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
my friend ibrahim.

25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?
um, she's okayyyy... :-) there's that sarcasm one! yes-absolutely!!

26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
awards red carpet pre-shows

27. HAIR COLOR?
black.

28. EYE COLOR?
brown.

29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
yup. since i was 12.

30. FAVORITE FOOD
french fries, but now that totally made me hungry so i hope that the quiz doesn't last much longer...

31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
happy endings.

32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
last king of scotland.

33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
white tee.

34. SUMMER OR WINTER?
summer.
35. HUGS OR KISSES?
 
xoxoxoxoxo
 
36. FAVORITE DESSERT?
oreos

37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?

38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND
the artist formerly known as myself

39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
dan eldon & courtney love's journals- what?!

40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
a xerox of a hundred dollar bill and a photo of me with the 2 other women from my play goddess city.

41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON T.V. LAST NIGHT?
roots was on while i was redesigning my website.

42. FAVORITE SOUND?
a guyanese accent.

43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
bob marley.

44. WHAT IS THE FURTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
nigeria.

45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
yes.

46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
brookyln.

47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK?
yours.

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