12 and 24?

12. Favorite color?
Various combinations of blue, green, and gray. I guess a not-too-bright teal, based on the color of my rugs and the chair cushions I got from Ikea.

24. Favorite band?
I’m bad at this, because I don’t really keep up with contemporary music, I just listen to the indie station on satellite radio and then don’t buy much. I like Florence + the Machine, CHVRCHES, St. Vincent (that’s not really a band), Belle and Sebastian… stuff like that.

4, 26, go!

Ooh, that was surprisingly fast. Thanks!

4. Kissed anyone?
Yeah, a fair number of people. Mostly men, a couple women.

26. Best thing that has ever happened to you?
Finishing and defending my dissertation felt pretty damn good. But I also got to taste a 1962 Pauillac at the harvest party for the winery where I worked in 2014, and it tasted like it could still age a few more years, which was pretty incredible, too 😉