Muck Raking: Shiri Appleby
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Birth name: Shiri Appleby.
Nicknames: I don't really have one. Well, I suppose it's ‘Shir’: just drop the ‘i’ at the end of Shiri.
Favourite Word: Fantastic!
Hometown: I don't really want to say! It is Los Angeles, but I don't want to say specifically which part.
Current Residence: I still live in Los Angeles.
Croutons or Bacon Bits? Croutons.
Favourite Salad Dressing: Gosh, that's a hard one! There are so many that I like. I really enjoy Ranch dressing, but then I also enjoy Caesar salad, and I'm now getting involved with balsamic vinaigrette, so it's sort of a toss-up!
Do you make fun of people? Wow! That's an interesting question. In what way do you mean, do I make fun of people?
Do you tease them? To their face? No. No, I don't.
Favourite colour: Red.
One pillow or two? Four! I use four pillows. Two behind and two at the sides. I like to lean on them!
Cotton or feather? Feather.
Do you have any pets: I have a cat named Abby.
Favourite music? My favourite band is Van Harper. Do you know him over there? My other favourite at the moment is the Dave Matthews Band. Either of those.
Hobbies? Photography. And I knit. I'm 21 and I knit!
Favourite food? Chinese.
Favourite town to take it easy in? Malibu or Santa Barbara. I love to drive up to Santa Barbara and go shopping on State Street. It's really, really beautiful and there's a lot to do there. You start with breakfast in Malibu and then just spend the day driving up the coast and hanging out in Santa Barbara. And if you're in Santa Barbara, then of course you have to spend part of the day at the beach.
Favourite ice cream flavour? Mint chip.
Favourite non-alcoholic drink? Coke.
Adidas, Nike, Reebok or other? I can't answer that! I can't say any of them because they all give me free stuff!
Favourite perfume? There's a new one I've found, Michael Kors, which I love.
Favourite subject in school? English. I'm currently studying it at the University of Southern California - although I'm actually taking a break at the moment - and I love to read. I've just read Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger.
Favourite sport to watch or play? Gosh, that's hard... Surfing to watch, although I'm not very good at it. I like being in the water on a surfboard, but not actually going on the waves. It's so terrifying! I go out at Malibu Point. I’ve caught a wave, but not even head high - it was only small! I've gone bike riding in Santa Monica, right on the beach. So I do that once in a while, but I'm really not that athletic.
What is your most humiliating moment? I don't know. I'm one of those people... I can never think of these things when I'm asked! I'm awful! I'm really enjoying this! Are there any more questions?
Just one! What is your craziest or silliest idea? The craziest ever? Wait, I had one the other day (long pause). What if aliens really did come to Earth? That would be so wild!