Another day, another Web survey
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thatcrazycajunGacked from hrj:
hrj: 1. What bill do you hate paying the most?
All of them. (I'm a cheap-assed bastich, I am.)
2. What's the best place to eat a romantic dinner?
By a crackling blaze in a big stone fireplace, with a cold, snowy night outside.
3. Last time you puked from drinking?
In college, as memory serves. Had a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster (actually, a garbage-can punch, but my fannish pal who mixed it called it the former) containing about 12 different varieties of alcoholic beverage, including Everclear (grain alcohol). Spent the whole next day talking to Ralph on the big white porcelain phone.
4. When is the last time you got drunk and danced on a bar?
Never done that. Have gotten drunk and danced in a bar, but not on top of one. (Not that I remember, anyhow...)
5. Name of your first grade teacher?
<jogs failing memory brain cells frantically> A big, Margaret Dumont-built middle-aged lady with jet-black bobbed hair that may or may not have been dyed. Had a surname that started with A and had three syllables. If only I could get it from the back of my mind around to the front...
6. What do you really want to be doing right now?
Any of a half-dozen different things, some creative and artistic and some just time-wasting.
7. What did you want to be when you were growing up?
A TV star or a comic-book artist, depending on which day you caught me.
8. How many colleges did you attend?
One, Louisiana State University - the home campus at Baton Rouge. (Go Tigers!) I did take a PageMaker course at the US Dept. of Agriculture Graduate School in DC, but I'm not sure that counts.
9. Why did you wear the shirt that you have on right now?
Because it was clean and matched my pants.
10. GAS PRICES! First thought?
GAK!
11. If you could move anywhere and take someone with you...
Back to Noo Yawk with my sweet Songbird,singing_phoenix.
12. First thought when the alarm went off this morning?
"Oh, ghod, I'm so tired."
13. Last thought before going to sleep last night?
"Please let me not oversleep and be late for work again."
14. Favorite style of underwear?
Briefs. I'm a "tighty-whiteys" man from way back (Fruit of the Loom, by preference).
15. Favorite style of underwear for the opposite/same sex?
On me, none at all. On her, a corset and/or bra and garter belt with thigh-high stockings.
16. What errand/chore do you despise?
Vacuuming up all the cat dander and hair in the house from the acres of berber carpet in our apartment. (Mainly because it has to be done so often.)
17. If you didn't have to work, would you volunteer at an art gallery?
Probably not. I'd rather spend my days creating art of my own.
18. Get up early or sleep in?
Sleep in, definitely. "Not a morning person" doesn't even begin to come close to covering it. Been a semi-night owl since early childhood. (Drove my parents crazy. They had to lock all the dangerous household stuff -- poisonous liquids, knives etc. -- in a ceiling cabinet at night to keep Spider-Boy safe.)
19. What is your favorite cartoon character?
Bugs Bunny. (I keep telling myself it wasn't because he looked so hot in human-female drag.)
20. Favorite NON-sexual thing to do at night with a girl/guy?
Play board games (usually Scrabble or Trivial Pursuit).
21. A secret that you wouldn't mind everyone knowing?
If it's a secret, then by definition it's something I *would* mind everyone knowing, now isn't it?
24. Your favorite lunch meat?
Ham. (Anyone who's seen me sing should not be the least bit surprised.)
25. What do you get every time you go into Costco?
My psych meds. (It's the only way I can afford them.)
26. Beach or lake?
Ashrj said, beach for swimming, lake for boating. In my case, also swamp for fishing, which I was raised doing from an early age.
27. Do you think marriage is an outdated ritual that was invented by people who died at 20?
Not if it means something to the people involved.
28. Who do you stalk on MySpace?
Nobody. I let them stalk me.
29. Favorite guilty pleasure?
Popeye's fried chicken with corn on the cob and Cajun rice (what we actually call "dirty rice" or rice dressing, back home). My arteries get harder just thinking about it.
30. Favorite movie you wouldn't want anyone to find out about?
Well, if I don't want anyone to find out, I can't very well tell you, now can I? Anyhow, I think most who know me already know all my faves by now.
31. What's your drink?
Pepsi on the rocks. (I can't have alcohol anymore since I started the meds. Pre-meds, I was into almost anything containing rum or vodka, most often screwdrivers and Cuba libres.)
32. Cowboys or Indians?
Cowboys.
33. Cops or Robbers?
Cops.
34. Do you cheer for the bad guy?
Not usually. The good guy would have to be really odious or the bad guy really noble in some way, or both.
35. What Hollywood star do you think resembles you best?
I've been told often I look like Bill Gates, but I don't think he counts.
36. If you had to pick one, which cast member of "Lost" would you be?
Dunno. Never watch the silly thing.
37. What do you want when you are sick?
Chicken noodle soup (or Chunky Sirloin Burger in a pinch), Pepsi on ice and lots of respiratory drugs. And a couple bags of Halls cough drops for the bronchitis that inevitably follows and hangs on like a grasping in-law for weeks. (Every time I get sick, Cadbury-Schweppes stock goes up a point from this.)
38. Who from high school would you like to run into?
The guy who first got me into fandom. Last I saw of him, he'd gone mundane. I like to think I could lure him back in.
39. What radio station is your car radio tuned to right now?
If it's drive time, usually the local public radio station (in Atlanta, WABE 90.1 FM). Otherwise, I channel-surf looking for music I like.
42. Norm or Cliff?
Okay, this one needs more specifics. Which one would I rather drink with? Norm. Which one do I identify with more? Cliff.
43. The Cosby Show or The Simpsons?
The Simpsons, without question. (I knew them when they were just a bumper on The Tracey Ullman Show.)
44. Worst relationship mistake that you wish you could take back?
Dumping my first junior-high sweetheart to stop the other boys from teasing me about dating her. I wish to God above I had been stronger.
45. Do you like the person who sits directly across from you at work?
Nobody really sits across from me, but I do like all the people I work with (particularly since my boss' now-ex-wife divorced him and left).
46. If you could get away with it, who would you kill?
I have a whole list. I probably shouldn't post it on the Net in these dangerous times, though.
47. What famous person would you like to have dinner with?
Harlan Ellison. I might come away regretting it, but it would be a helluva dinner.
48. What famous person would you like to sleep with?
Anna Nicole Smith, purely for her physical attributes.
49. Have you ever had to use a fire extinguisher for its intended purpose?
Thankfully, never had to use one at all that I remember.
50. Last book you read for real?
Define "for real." I have a whole pile by the bed that I've been dipping in and out of for months, including James Lee Burke's last Dave Robicheaux mystery, Crusader's Cross, and the latest "Chicks in Chainmail" anthology edited by Esther Friesner, Turn the Other Chick.
51. Do you have a teddy bear?
Nope. Never did. Had a stuffed Snoopy once, though.
52. Strangest place you have ever brushed your teeth?
By a very, VERY cold stream in the Adirondacks at Baitcon one year, with a bunch of other people in varying stages of nudity around me.
53. Somewhere in California you've never been and would like to go?
San Francisco.
54. Number of texts in a day?
None. See my last LJ post re cell phones.
55. At this point in your life would you rather start a new career or relationship?
Both. (Not that I'm looking or anything... Honest, sweetie!)
56. Do you go to church?
Not unless my Songbird has inveigled me into attending a Sunday mass with her. In the immortal words of Lazarus Long, "I do not let slobs tell me where to go on Sundays."
57. Pencil or pen?
Either, depending on my creative needs.
58. Bueller??? Bueller??? Bueller???
Again, more specifics needed. Have I seen the film? Not in a dog's age, if ever. Am I like Ferris Bueller? I wish.
59. How many jobs have you had?
Permanent, only seven. Temping, too many to count, although two were long-term and lasted a couple of years.
60. What do you want to achieve in life?
Undying fame, immense wealth and personal happiness, not necessarily in that order.
All of them. (I'm a cheap-assed bastich, I am.)
2. What's the best place to eat a romantic dinner?
By a crackling blaze in a big stone fireplace, with a cold, snowy night outside.
3. Last time you puked from drinking?
In college, as memory serves. Had a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster (actually, a garbage-can punch, but my fannish pal who mixed it called it the former) containing about 12 different varieties of alcoholic beverage, including Everclear (grain alcohol). Spent the whole next day talking to Ralph on the big white porcelain phone.
4. When is the last time you got drunk and danced on a bar?
Never done that. Have gotten drunk and danced in a bar, but not on top of one. (Not that I remember, anyhow...)
5. Name of your first grade teacher?
<jogs failing memory brain cells frantically> A big, Margaret Dumont-built middle-aged lady with jet-black bobbed hair that may or may not have been dyed. Had a surname that started with A and had three syllables. If only I could get it from the back of my mind around to the front...
6. What do you really want to be doing right now?
Any of a half-dozen different things, some creative and artistic and some just time-wasting.
7. What did you want to be when you were growing up?
A TV star or a comic-book artist, depending on which day you caught me.
8. How many colleges did you attend?
One, Louisiana State University - the home campus at Baton Rouge. (Go Tigers!) I did take a PageMaker course at the US Dept. of Agriculture Graduate School in DC, but I'm not sure that counts.
9. Why did you wear the shirt that you have on right now?
Because it was clean and matched my pants.
10. GAS PRICES! First thought?
GAK!
11. If you could move anywhere and take someone with you...
Back to Noo Yawk with my sweet Songbird,
singing_phoenix.12. First thought when the alarm went off this morning?
"Oh, ghod, I'm so tired."
13. Last thought before going to sleep last night?
"Please let me not oversleep and be late for work again."
14. Favorite style of underwear?
Briefs. I'm a "tighty-whiteys" man from way back (Fruit of the Loom, by preference).
15. Favorite style of underwear for the opposite/same sex?
On me, none at all. On her, a corset and/or bra and garter belt with thigh-high stockings.
16. What errand/chore do you despise?
Vacuuming up all the cat dander and hair in the house from the acres of berber carpet in our apartment. (Mainly because it has to be done so often.)
17. If you didn't have to work, would you volunteer at an art gallery?
Probably not. I'd rather spend my days creating art of my own.
18. Get up early or sleep in?
Sleep in, definitely. "Not a morning person" doesn't even begin to come close to covering it. Been a semi-night owl since early childhood. (Drove my parents crazy. They had to lock all the dangerous household stuff -- poisonous liquids, knives etc. -- in a ceiling cabinet at night to keep Spider-Boy safe.)
19. What is your favorite cartoon character?
Bugs Bunny. (I keep telling myself it wasn't because he looked so hot in human-female drag.)
20. Favorite NON-sexual thing to do at night with a girl/guy?
Play board games (usually Scrabble or Trivial Pursuit).
21. A secret that you wouldn't mind everyone knowing?
If it's a secret, then by definition it's something I *would* mind everyone knowing, now isn't it?
24. Your favorite lunch meat?
Ham. (Anyone who's seen me sing should not be the least bit surprised.)
25. What do you get every time you go into Costco?
My psych meds. (It's the only way I can afford them.)
26. Beach or lake?
As
hrj said, beach for swimming, lake for boating. In my case, also swamp for fishing, which I was raised doing from an early age.27. Do you think marriage is an outdated ritual that was invented by people who died at 20?
Not if it means something to the people involved.
28. Who do you stalk on MySpace?
Nobody. I let them stalk me.
29. Favorite guilty pleasure?
Popeye's fried chicken with corn on the cob and Cajun rice (what we actually call "dirty rice" or rice dressing, back home). My arteries get harder just thinking about it.
30. Favorite movie you wouldn't want anyone to find out about?
Well, if I don't want anyone to find out, I can't very well tell you, now can I? Anyhow, I think most who know me already know all my faves by now.
31. What's your drink?
Pepsi on the rocks. (I can't have alcohol anymore since I started the meds. Pre-meds, I was into almost anything containing rum or vodka, most often screwdrivers and Cuba libres.)
32. Cowboys or Indians?
Cowboys.
33. Cops or Robbers?
Cops.
34. Do you cheer for the bad guy?
Not usually. The good guy would have to be really odious or the bad guy really noble in some way, or both.
35. What Hollywood star do you think resembles you best?
I've been told often I look like Bill Gates, but I don't think he counts.
36. If you had to pick one, which cast member of "Lost" would you be?
Dunno. Never watch the silly thing.
37. What do you want when you are sick?
Chicken noodle soup (or Chunky Sirloin Burger in a pinch), Pepsi on ice and lots of respiratory drugs. And a couple bags of Halls cough drops for the bronchitis that inevitably follows and hangs on like a grasping in-law for weeks. (Every time I get sick, Cadbury-Schweppes stock goes up a point from this.)
38. Who from high school would you like to run into?
The guy who first got me into fandom. Last I saw of him, he'd gone mundane. I like to think I could lure him back in.
39. What radio station is your car radio tuned to right now?
If it's drive time, usually the local public radio station (in Atlanta, WABE 90.1 FM). Otherwise, I channel-surf looking for music I like.
42. Norm or Cliff?
Okay, this one needs more specifics. Which one would I rather drink with? Norm. Which one do I identify with more? Cliff.
43. The Cosby Show or The Simpsons?
The Simpsons, without question. (I knew them when they were just a bumper on The Tracey Ullman Show.)
44. Worst relationship mistake that you wish you could take back?
Dumping my first junior-high sweetheart to stop the other boys from teasing me about dating her. I wish to God above I had been stronger.
45. Do you like the person who sits directly across from you at work?
Nobody really sits across from me, but I do like all the people I work with (particularly since my boss' now-ex-wife divorced him and left).
46. If you could get away with it, who would you kill?
I have a whole list. I probably shouldn't post it on the Net in these dangerous times, though.
47. What famous person would you like to have dinner with?
Harlan Ellison. I might come away regretting it, but it would be a helluva dinner.
48. What famous person would you like to sleep with?
Anna Nicole Smith, purely for her physical attributes.
49. Have you ever had to use a fire extinguisher for its intended purpose?
Thankfully, never had to use one at all that I remember.
50. Last book you read for real?
Define "for real." I have a whole pile by the bed that I've been dipping in and out of for months, including James Lee Burke's last Dave Robicheaux mystery, Crusader's Cross, and the latest "Chicks in Chainmail" anthology edited by Esther Friesner, Turn the Other Chick.
51. Do you have a teddy bear?
Nope. Never did. Had a stuffed Snoopy once, though.
52. Strangest place you have ever brushed your teeth?
By a very, VERY cold stream in the Adirondacks at Baitcon one year, with a bunch of other people in varying stages of nudity around me.
53. Somewhere in California you've never been and would like to go?
San Francisco.
54. Number of texts in a day?
None. See my last LJ post re cell phones.
55. At this point in your life would you rather start a new career or relationship?
Both. (Not that I'm looking or anything... Honest, sweetie!)
56. Do you go to church?
Not unless my Songbird has inveigled me into attending a Sunday mass with her. In the immortal words of Lazarus Long, "I do not let slobs tell me where to go on Sundays."
57. Pencil or pen?
Either, depending on my creative needs.
58. Bueller??? Bueller??? Bueller???
Again, more specifics needed. Have I seen the film? Not in a dog's age, if ever. Am I like Ferris Bueller? I wish.
59. How many jobs have you had?
Permanent, only seven. Temping, too many to count, although two were long-term and lasted a couple of years.
60. What do you want to achieve in life?
Undying fame, immense wealth and personal happiness, not necessarily in that order.
