LIVING ARRANGEMENT?
roommate, lots of dust, germs, & creepy crawly critters
WHAT BOOK(s) ARE YOU READING NOW?
some book on postmodernism [Can anyone please tell me in a few sentences what postmodernism is?!]; Culture and Cognition: The Boundaries of Literary and Scientific Inquiry [ZZZZZZZ!! God I want to shoot myself this book is so boring!]; _Rashomon;Invisible Man; Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
about 5 years of dust
FAVORITE BOARD GAME?
Toss-up between Scrabble & Chess
FAVORITE MAGAZINE?
Wine Spectator
6a. FAVORITE SMELLS?
honeysuckle in the spring; Drakkar
6b. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS
raw chicken that’s been left for a few hours in the trash; vomit
FAVORITE SOUND?
the quiet before a rain or snow storm
WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD?
knowing I forgot to do or say something and that my forgetfulness would endanger others
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE
UP IN THE MORNING?
Shit, I’m tired!
FAVORITE COLOR?
yellow
10 A. FAVORITE SONG?
Brahms’ Piano Concerto #1 in D minor
HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE?
2-3
FAVORITE Child’s NAME?
don’t know and don’t want to know
WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE?
being happy & spreading joy & love & laughter
FAVORITE FOODS?
mom’s cooking
CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA?
both
DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST?
depends on where I’m at
DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?
depends on what you want to call a “stuffed animal”
STORMS - COOL OR SCARY?
scary
WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?
none
IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO
WOULD IT BE?
Mr. Right because I’ve got some questions I want to ask him.
FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK?
Toss-up between Dalwhinie and Oban
WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN?
Virgo
DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI?
yes
IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT
BE?
god
IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR?
I like my hair just like it is
EVER BEEN IN LOVE?
no
IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL?
depends on what’s in it
FAVORITE MOVIE:
“Aliens”
DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS?
sometimes
WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED?
I’m scared to find out. I imagine dust, dirt, and bugs.
FAVORITE NUMBER?
7
FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH?
Toss-up between ballroom dancing and gymnastics
LIVING ARRANGEMENT?
Apartment I pay for: empty except for all of my stuff (1,100 ft[sup]2[/sup] of luxury…<sigh>)
Apartment the client pays for: me, my cats, a few suits and a coupl’a jars of spices.
WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
Full Frontal Fiction: The Best of Nerve.com (edited by Jack Murninghan and Genevieve Field); Maybe, (Maybe Not): Second Thoughts From a Secret Life (Robert Fulgham); The Seven Habits of Highly Successful People (been on habit 2 for 3 years) (Stephen Covey); The Te of Piglet (Benjamin Hoff); The Millionaire Next Door (Thomas Stanley and William Danko) & Hearts in Atlantis (Stephen King)…oh yeah, and Good Omens (Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett).
WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
Touchpad, sorry.
FAVORITE BOARD GAME?
Does chess count? Maybe Trivial Pursuit.
FAVORITE MAGAZINE?
21[sup]st[/sup] Century Science and Technology, Men’s Health or Playboy.
6a. FAVORITE SMELLS?
Fresh bread, pizza or the small of a special some ones neck.
6b. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS
Cigarette smoke (kills the contact lenses, too).
FAVORITE SOUND?
A contented sigh from the above mentioned someone.
WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD?
Not knowing…
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING?
“I’m getting good at getting out of here quick, I can sleep another 9 minutes.”
FAVORITE COLOR?
Gun metal gray or teal.
10 A. FAVORITE SONG?
No idea.
HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE?
Whenever the caller id shows, or lacking that, 2.
WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE?
Love, laughter, sex and happiness.
FAVORITE FOODS?
Filet, Creol, Thai and rich Italian pastas.
CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA?
Yes.
DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST?
And how…unless you don’t count a recorded speed of 161.38 as fast.
DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?
Not nearly often enough, and she’s an animal, but not stuffed, she’s just right (IMO).
STORMS - COOL OR SCARY?
tres-cool
WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?
Chevy Suburban, Sea-mist green metallic w/ a 454 and regular leaded gas, bay-bee!
IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD IT BE?
Never really given this much thought.
FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK?
Stroh rum and coke…Stroh not available, Captain Morgans will suffice. Baileys and Frangelico are good, too.
WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN?
Pisces.
DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI?
Sure.
IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Ski instructor in the winter, SCUBA in the summer.
IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR?
First I’d have to grow some.
EVER BEEN IN LOVE?
<sigh> yeah…I’m sure I will again, too.
IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL?
50% utilized.
FAVORITE MOVIE:
Way too many, but: Clerks, Blazing Saddles, Kentucky Fried Movie, Heat, Usual Suspects…many others.
DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS?
Not all of them.
WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED?
Apartment I pay for: nothing, it’s a closed box type thing.
Apartment the client pays for: frequently my cats, otherwise, nothing.
FAVORITE NUMBER?
13 (thirteen).
FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH?
Ohio State Football, though a close second are any of the X-Games skiing events.
WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
Paradise Lost and Slaughterhouse Five
WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
Corporate Logo
FAVORITE BOARD GAME?
Monopoly
FAVORITE MAGAZINE?
TIME
6a. FAVORITE SMELLS?
The smell of cigarettes on my hand
6b. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS
The broiler under my stove after my roommate makes steak and I’m cleaning it.
FAVORITE SOUND?
A 442
WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD?
It’s a toss-up between being out in the cold and having to pee or being thirsty and only having generic whiskey in the house.
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE
UP IN THE MORNING?
Am I horny? If yes, wake up SO. If no, find cigarettes.
FAVORITE COLOR?
Blue
10 A. FAVORITE SONG?
Led Zeppelin - Since I’ve Been Lovin’ You
11. HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE?
Beats me. I’m always online.
FAVORITE NAME?
Richard
WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE?
Probably the l at the begining or else you’d only have ife.
FAVORITE FOODS?
Meat. Real meat–none of that fish ‘meat’.
CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA?
Vanilla
DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST?
Depends on the proximity of the police behind me.
DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?
No, she’s still alive. But I will one day.
STORMS - COOL OR SCARY?
Cool.
WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?
1988 Buick Century
IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO
WOULD IT BE?
Dmitri Shostakovich
FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK?
Rum and Coke
WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN?
Libra
DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI?
As if I eat the top…
IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT
BE?
Being a counterfeiter and having a boss who wasn’t around much.
IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR?
That near-white blonde like those stars on TV.
EVER BEEN IN LOVE?
That’s what she tells me.
IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL?
I’m not sure, but realistically, I’ll have to wash it.
FAVORITE MOVIE:
Animal House
DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS?
Sadly, yes.
WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED?
98% of my worldly possessions
LIVING ARRANGEMENT?
With my parents at the moment, but I’m doing my best to get out and back on my own.
WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? M.Y.T.H. Inc. In Action by Robert Asprin and Sword in the Storm by David Gemmell
WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
A poem that I wrote and am most proud of
FAVORITE BOARD GAME?
Trivial Pursuit (especially when I beat lurker)
FAVORITE MAGAZINE?
Probably Cinescape
6a. FAVORITE SMELLS?
Baking bread, vanilla, the freshness after a rain
6b. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS
Fish
FAVORITE SOUND?
A good friend laughing
WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD?
Hurting someone I care about
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE
UP IN THE MORNING?
“How many times can I hit the snooze before I have to get up?”
FAVORITE COLOR?
Black or deep blue
10 A. FAVORITE SONG?
Either “I’m Alright” by Jo Dee Messina, “When I Run” by Suzy Bogguss or “Suite Sister Mary” by Queensryche
HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE?
Depends on the name on the caller ID
FAVORITE Child’s NAME?
Theadore and Anastasia
WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE?
Staying true to what you believe in
FAVORITE FOODS?
Anything Italian, Ice Cream
CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA?
Depends on the mood
DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST?
Yeppers… unfortunately, my little truck doesn’t.
DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?
Yes
STORMS - COOL OR SCARY?
Cool
WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?
'85 Ford Escort
IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO
WOULD IT BE?
Mercedes Lackey
FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK?
Vodka and Coke… don’t drink it any more, though
WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN?
Uh… Guess.
DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI?
I try to avoid broccoli period. Unless it has a good cheese sauce on it.
IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT
BE?
Web Developer… or a writer.
IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR?
I’ve always wanted to be a red head, but my hair’s been too dark to pull it off. Now that I’ve gone blonde, I just might try that next…
EVER BEEN IN LOVE?
Yes. Twice. They say the third time is the charm.
IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL?
Mine is completely empty. I ran out of Sprite.
FAVORITE MOVIE: The Outsiders, Never Been Kissed, The Red Violin
DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS?
I type. I type fast… I don’t pay attention to whether they’re on the right keys or not. Probably not, since just typing this up, I haven’t used my right pinky once…
WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED?
A puzzle and some stuff my step-mom is storing there.
FAVORITE NUMBER?
16 million, I guess. It’s my favorite big number.
FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH?
NASCAR, of course. Is there any other?
WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? March 20th, 1950, 5:44 pm, Houston, Texas. St. Joseph’s, of course.
DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? They’re too hard to peel, and mushy if you pressure cook 'em. Sometimes.
IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT
BE? Making women happy, whatever that would involve.
IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR? Eggshell.
EVER BEEN IN LOVE? I’m always in love. After a while you get used to it, sort of.
IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? It’s a glass. Get over it.
FAVORITE MOVIE: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, new fave. Those Oompa Loompa jodhpurs are so cool.
DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? I can, but I usually don’t. Bad habit.
WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED? Bedroll, so dust mites only.
FAVORITE NUMBER? 20.
FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? That would be lovemaking, I guess; not something I’d buy tickets to in the present state of this culture. Maybe someday I’ll have the opportunity to join a league.
LIVING ARRANGEMENT?
One big dog, one small puppy, occasional weekend stay by the boyf.
WHAT BOOK?
Not Her Real Name by Emily Perkins, Will You Please be Quiet, Please by Raymond Carver
MOUSE PAD?
Goldfish in a bowl.
BOARD GAME?
One that involves much humming of TV theme tunes - can’t remember the name.
MAGAZINE?
The celebrity gossip magazines which the girls I work with buy, as I obviously need to know on a weekly basis just how broody Jenifer Aniston is getting.
GOOD SMELLS?
Hot tarmac after rain, my puppy’s belly.
6b. BAD SMELLS?
The puppy’s litter tray.
FAVOURITE SOUND?
Gasp-y breathy sex sounds.
WORST FEELING?
Yelling at the puppy for ignoring the litter tray.
FIRST THOUGHT OF THE MORNING?
Ooh, gotta pee.
FAVOURITE COLOUR?
Black. Oh dear.
FAVOURITE SONG?
Prob. I Want It That Way by The Backstreet Boys which is odd as I spend most of my time listening to Nine Inch Nails and Rage Against The Machine.
FAOURITE CHILD’S NAME?
Bertie. My friend’s teenaged daughter is called Angel which is cool.
MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE?
Contentment, which allows all other real happiness to occur.
FAVOURITE FOODS?
Meat - I was a veggie for ten years and recently fell off the wagon in a big way. Barbequed cow? Bring it on!!
CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA?
Vanilla.
DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST?
I don’t like to drive at all. I had one lesson and drove off the road into a field where the car got stuck and had to be towed. So never again.
DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?
No, I sleep with a small puppy who likes to curl up on my head where it’s warm rather than in the dog bed where he’s supposed to go.
STORMS - COOL OR SCARY?
Way cool.
FIRST CAR?
None.
IF YOU COULD BE ONE PERSON WHO WOULD YOU BE?
Dave Navarro - I would lie in bed and touch myself all day . .
FAVOURITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK?
Beer with whiskey chaser.
WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN?
Aries, can’t you tell?
DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCOLLI?
I like 'em raw.
24.IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Backstreet Boys official photographer.
IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOUR?
It’s been every colour but yellow and green, and is currently a sort of burgandy/purple.
EVER BEEN IN LOVE?
Yeah - it has sucked big time so far.
GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL?
What, you’re still here? Someone is actually still reading this? Empty I guess.
FAVOURITE MOVIE?
Rollerball or Clueless.
DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS?
Ish.
WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED?
Porn. My dog when he’s hiding from the puppy.
FAVOURITE NUMBER?
FAVOURITE SPORT TO WATCH?
I really got into curling in a big way during the last winter olympics, it’s very hypnotic. But primarily it would be skateboarding.
WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
The collected “Crisis on Infinite Earths”. (Hey, it counts!)
WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
Former company logo. Soon to be a collectible.
FAVORITE BOARD GAME?
Monopoly.
FAVORITE MAGAZINE?
Previews.
6a. FAVORITE SMELLS?
Never thought about it.
6b. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS
Cigarettes.
FAVORITE SOUND?
Thunderstorms.
WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD?
Lonliness.
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE
UP IN THE MORNING?
Again?
FAVORITE COLOR?
Green.
10 A. FAVORITE SONG?
Hikari No Naka
HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE?
1-2
FAVORITE Child’s NAME?
I have no children, thus none to favor over the others.
WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE?
Being happy.
FAVORITE FOODS?
Junk.
CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA?
Depends on the desert.
DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST?
Not really.
DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?
Those photos were doctored!
STORMS - COOL OR SCARY?
Cool.
WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?
Mazda Protoge.
IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO
WOULD IT BE?
Stan Lee.
FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK?
Don’t drink.
WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN?
Aires.
DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI?
This implies that I eat broccoli.
IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT
BE?
Writer. (“You’ll meet many people who want to be writers, but never meet a writer who wants to be anything else.” - Piers Anthony)
IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR?
Blue.
EVER BEEN IN LOVE?
Not sure.
IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL?
Depends on the mood I’m in.
FAVORITE MOVIE:
Spartacus.
DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS?
Absolutely.
WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED?
Old video game systems and some Trade Paperbacks.
6b. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS
Cigarettes; Dog Urine/Defecation
FAVORITE SOUND?
Harp
WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD?
I’d guess that it’s being on fire…
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE
UP IN THE MORNING?
“I don’t want to work today” or “I don’t have to work today!”
FAVORITE COLOR?
Bright, Fluorescent Yellow!
10 A. FAVORITE SONG?
An Innocent Man, Billy Joel… For now
HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE?
Variably, betweeen 1 and 4. After 4, the machine takes over.
FAVORITE Child’s NAME?
Unknown…
WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE?
My wife, and our mutual happiness and fullfillment.
FAVORITE FOODS?
Indian, German, Pizza, Chinese.
CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA?
Depends on what I am in the mood for.
DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST?
Yes, but not to the point where I am a menace, or dangerous.
DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?
No.
STORMS - COOL OR SCARY?
Cool
WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?
No car yet.
IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO
WOULD IT BE?
Probably Jesus. That would be interesting.
FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK?
Beer=Guinness Spirits=Cognac and Liqueur=Amaretto or Chocolate liqueur. Oh, and there’s a coffee one I like too…Comes ina violin-shaped bottle… Or is it a cello?
WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN?
Capricorn, although it matter not at all to me, since I regard astrology as being nonsense…
DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI?
Sure, why not?
IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT
Be?
Archaeologist
IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR?
Fine the way it is.
EVER BEEN IN LOVE?
My wife hopes so!
IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL?
Completely full, unless in a vacuum.