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If you were a tree (or animal) what kind of tree (animal) would you be?
Susan Ricci
Ah, gee, there was a time when I thought I'd like to be reincarnated as a stud horse, but now I'd just like to be a well cared-for Maple tree, housing the birds in summer, relaxing in the autumn, and having a long winter's nap before awakening in the spring.
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What is your favorite color?
Susan Ricci
My favorite color has always been any shade of red.
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You are invited to a large cocktail party at a country club. When you arrive, the room where the party is being held is already over half full of people. How do they react to you when you enter the room?
Susan Ricci
When I enter a cocktail party, people don't really notice me immediately, since I'm fairly petite, but once I get to conversing, I'm not exactly what you'd call the life of the party, but a small contributor to it.
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Why are manhole covers round?
Susan Ricci
Manhole covers are round because a man designed them that way. If they were called woman hole covers, what shape do YOU think they'd be? ;-)
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What is your favorite drink?
Susan Ricci
I favor 2-tea and spritzers.
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What would I find in your refrigerator right now?
Susan Ricci
My refrigerator contains breakfast essentials, (eggs, bacon, butter, milk, orange juice, half and half), spritzer essentials, (white wine and seltzer), diet sodas (yuck, those are Joe's), and condiments of all kinds, because I like to cook. My freezer is full of veggies, meats, and seafood. Maybe pancakes leftover from this morning...
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What is the last book you read?
Susan Ricci
I just finished Portrait of a Spy by Daniel Silva, and now dividing my time between Rally Killer by Allen Schatz and The Crystal Warrior by Mike Cooley. They're both terrific authors.
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If you could trade places with any other person for a week, famous or not famous, living or dead, real or fictional. with whom would it be?
Susan Ricci
I'm not really interested in trading places with anyone right now, because I'm very happy with my life. Maybe a few years back, I'd liked to have been Elizabeth Taylor, but in her middle years and without her various illnesses.
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What was the last movie you went to see?
Susan Ricci
The Descendants, George Clooney (sigh)
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What is your favorite movie (song)?
Susan Ricci
Moon Dance (the song), Gone With the Wind, of course!
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If aliens landed in front of you and, in exchange for anything you desire, offered you any position on their planet, what would you want?
Susan Ricci
I'd like to be the editor-in-chief of an alien newspaper, making a fabulous salary.
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If you could be any character in fiction, whom would you be?
Susan Ricci
I have so many favorite characters in fiction, I'd like to have some DNA from them all!
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If Hollywood made a movie about your life, whom would you like to see play the lead role as you?
Susan Ricci
Yikes, I guess Michelle Pheiffer.
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If you could be a superhero, what would you want your superpowers to be?
Susan Ricci
I'd like to be a mind-reader, about five foot ten, and resembling Wonder Woman.
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If someone wrote a biography about you, what do you think the title should be?
Susan Ricci
She's Short, but Has a Mighty Fine Mind
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If you had only six months left to live, what would you do with the time?
Susan Ricci
Spend time with my family and the love of my life traveling.
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If you were a type of food, what type of food would you be?
Susan Ricci
Prime Rib!
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If you were a salad, what kind of dressing would you have?
Susan Ricci
Thousand Island.
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If you were written about in the newspaper, on the front page, what would the headline say?
Susan Ricci
Local Author Hits NY TImes Best Seller List Eighteen Months Running
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What makes you angry?
Susan Ricci
Waste, snarkiness, the duplicity of politicians, and lousy drivers.
Now on to your book: Dinosaurs and Cherry Stems
Title of your book? Dinosaurs and Cherry Stems
Description?
My current project, Dinosaurs and Cherry Stems, is the humorous tale of of a recovered divorcee who lands in an unexpected, sometimes turbulent, midlife relationship. Each chapter portrays how she and her man contend with keeping their baggage out of the equation, while discovering mutual love and respect within the boundaries of their unique connection.
Links of where it can be found.
The book can be found on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, etc, (hopefully), when it's published late this summer. I'm still revising...
Your Blog/website http://www.susanjeanricci.com (for blogging about just everything) and http://www.dumpyurstuff.com (for people who need a place to rant in private)--it's actually a fun site. And of course Twitter @susanjeanricci
