1. What kind of soap is in your bathtub right now?
I don't have a bathtub. The soap in my shower is some store-brand, pH-neutral, non-scented liquid soap.
2. Do you have any watermelon in your refrigerator?
No.
3. Is there anything moldy in your refrigerator?
I don't think so.
5. What happened to #4?
Lost in transmission, apparently.
6. What would you change about your living room?
I don't have a living room. My kitchen is quite large though with a table where people can sit. If I could change something there without having to do the work, I'd get rid of some ugly brown tiles, that were left on a patch of wall where they have no function anymore.
7. Are the dishes in your dishwasher clean or dirty?
I don't have a dishwasher. There are currently some clean dishes washed on the side of my sink, and also some newly dirty ones in the sink.
8. Do you have a can of mushrooms in your pantry?
No. I don't particularly like canned mushrooms.
9. White or wheat/brown bread?
Both? Most of the breads I eat are somewhere in the middle of the dark-light spectrum with a mix of wheat and rye, but I like all kinds, from black with coarse grain chunks to fluffy, crusty white bread.
10. What is on top of your refrigerator?
The basket with my keys, a stack with scrap paper to write my grocery lists on, a broken alarm clock, some batteries, the city brochure with the recycling collection schedule, currently also the meds for my rat...
11. What color is your sofa?
I don't have a sofa.
12. What color or design is on your shower curtain?
Some blue pattern with mussels and starfish. That wasn't an intentional choice though. It was just the least horrible one on sale at hardware store at when I needed to finally replaced te last one, after it disintegrated in the washing machine even on the non-spin cycle when I tried to get the mildewy soap scum off that always accumulates on these over time.
13. How many plants are in your home?
Two. One lemon tree that even produces lemons, and one scraggly strawberry plant that never bore more than two strawberries but refuses to die, and I can't bring myself to kill it by not watering it anymore. So it's been clinging to live for three years now, even though I put it in a worse spot wrt light.
14. How many candles are in your home?
A few in a box on a shelf. None for decorative purposes.
15. Is your bed made right now?
No.
16. If you have a coffee pot, what color is it?
Er, I don't have a coffee machine. I have a large French press that is glass with a yellow plastic top part and handle and a small one that is glass with a black plastic top. I also have one of these aluminum espresso pots, which is metal. The coffee pot that is part of my table ware is dark blue.
17. Electric or standard can opener?
A regular one, with a wheel you turn by hand.
18. Comet or Soft Scrub?
I have no idea what these are. *consults wikipedia* I assume this asks for powdered cleaner brands preference? The only brand I know for those is ATA. For scrubbing I mostly use a liquid scouring agent though, sometimes baking soda.
19. Is your closet organized?
No.
20. What color is the flashlight that you use the most?
I only have one flashlight. It has a metal shaft, some blue plastic in the front and some black plastic at the other end.
21. What kinds of things are in your junk drawer?
I don't have a junk drawer. I have several drawers from which I could perhaps throw away some items if I subscribed to a strict decluttering premise, but none that just collects miscellanea or "junk".
22. Do you drink out of glass or plastic most of the time at home?
My water bottles that I refill are plastic, but when I drink tap water in the kitchen I use a regular glass, but the glass in my bathroom is plastic. Otherwise I mostly use ceramic mugs.
23. Do you have iced tea made in a pitcher right now?
No. When I make cold tea, it's usually fruity herbal tea, like rosehip, and only let it stand to cool to room temperature.
24. If you have a garage, is it cluttered?
No garage.
25. Curtains or blinds?
Roller blinds.
26. How many pillows do you sleep with?
I have three on my bed, but mostly use just one for sleep.
27. Do you sleep with any lights on at night?
No. I actually worry sometimes that my bedroom is too bright at night from the ambient light and street lamps outside, because the blinds I have don't block out light that effectively. I sleep okay at various light levels, but read that it is unhealthy to have too much light at night.
28. How many ceiling fans are in your home?
None.
29. How often do you vacuum?
Somewhat irregularly, whenever it seems needed. It could probably do with more vacuuming.
30. What color is your toothbrush?
The handle is white and orange, though with black spots, because it once fell into the bathroom sink as I was washing out a brush with black acrylic paint and that somehow insta-bonded to the plastic of the handle, and didn't wash off completely. The head is exchangeable, I think currently its blue.
31. Do you have a welcome mat on your front porch?
I don't have a front porch. I have a mat in front of my apartment door though.
32. What is in your oven right now?
Nothing.
33. Is your microwave clean or dirty?
I don't have a microwave.
34. Is there anything under your bed?
Yes, a drawer with a quilt and woolen blanket.
35. Chore you hate doing the most?
They all suck. Cleaning bathroom tiles and other surfaces from hard water limestone residue and getting burned spills off from the oven interior are particularly tedious.
36. What retro items are in your home?
I don't think I own any. Maybe my old tv counts as "retro" by now? It's over two decades old, but I don't think it's quite there yet.
37. Do you have a separate room that you use as an office?
I guess. I mean, I have a room for my desk that is not my bedroom.
38. If you have a yard, who mows it?
No yard.
39. Is there anything on your kitchen floor right now?
Well, crumbs because I haven't swept for a few days, but otherwise nothing that isn't always occupying floor space in my kitchen. I guess somewhat unconventional is that I put my toaster on the floor not on the counter. This is mostly a result of the distribution of the electrical outlets though. Other things that are not furniture are a bag with paper for recycling, a box with glass for recycling, a bag with plastic for recycling, a dustpan next to the regular trash can. Also in another corner is a packed up sewing machine in a suitcase, because when I use it, I put it on the kitchen table.
40. How many mirrors are in your home?
Two. One in the hallway, one in the bathroom.
41. Do you have any hidden emergency money around your home?
Not at the moment.
42. What color are your walls?
White.
43. Which rooms in your house have wallpaper?
Both rooms have ingrain wallpaper, not the kitchen, bathroom or hallway though.
44. Do you have a peephole in your front door?
No.
45. Do you keep any kind of protection weapons in your home?
What? No.
46. What does your home smell like right now?
Lingering dinner smells. Others coming in could probably smell my rats. I'm used to their background smell though, and only notice if I neglect to clean their cage.
47. Favorite candle scent?
Ew. I don't use scented candles.
48. What kind of pickles (if any) are in your refrigerator right now?
Gherkins, and some mixed shredded pickle salad (celery, carrot, peppers).
49. Who are in the pictures you display?
Comic book characters? I don't really have family pictures on display. I have a frame with some CSD photos of a women's group from a few years back.
50. What color is your favorite bible?
I own a black one and a green one, but I don't think of either as favorite.
51. Do you have plenty of cabinet space in your kitchen?
It's still somewhat cramped, even though I got a whole new shelf just this year.
52. Ever been on your roof?
No.
53. Do you own a stereo?
No.
54. How many TVs do you have?
One. It doesn't work currently though, because my rats chewed on the cable that connects it to the house antenna, and also I never checked whether my receiver even still works now that they switched to all digital tv. I use my computer instead.
55. How many house phones?
One.
56. Do you have a housekeeper?
No. Unfortunately I need to do all my cleaning and cooking myself.
57. What style do you decorate in?
Rat-gnawed IKEA with a fandom flavor? I mean, posters are mostly comic and movie ones, and there are some original sketches framed on the walls that I got at comic cons.
58. Do you like solid colors in furniture or prints?
Solid colors more than prints, but most of my furniture is just wood.
59. Is there a smoke detector in your home?
No.
60. In case of fire, what are the items you would grab if you only could make one quick trip?
The carrier box for my rats, so that I could get them to safety. wrestling all four them into the box would probably take up much of the time. Otherwise I'd guess I'd grab my wallet for having my ID and maybe the folder in which I store my artwork.
61. Do you know how to work your electrical box?
I'm not sure what is meant with "work". I know how to replace a fuse in it, and which fuse is for what. I've never messed with its insides.
62. What temperature in your home is most comfortable to you?
I like it when it is around 18-20°C, but I do not have an A/C, so if it is warmer, it's warmer. And to save energy I often keep it cooler in winter than I'd prefer.
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