Today's Meme: Still more questions
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thatcrazycajunLoquaciously lifted from about half my friends list...
1) Are you currently in a serious relationship?
Yepper. A very long-distance one, as my regular readers will know. (6.5 years and counting; a new personal best.)
2) What was your dream growing up?
To be a famous actor and/or comic-book artist. Never had the gumption to go through the struggle required for success in either arena.
3) What talent do you wish you had?
Playing guitar and/or piano. (I play three-finger chords by ear on the latter and can barely do anything with the former.)
4) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
Depending on the season, my mood and whether my meds are current, a rum and Coke, a God's Blessing or a caramel apple cider.
5) Favorite vegetable?
Tomatoes. (Yes, I know they're technically a fruit, but as far as I'm concerned they are never used as anything but a vegetable.)
6) What was the last book you read?
The Past Through Tomorrow by Robert A. Heinlein, the late, great and dearly missed. (It's the literary equivalent of "comfort food" for me—one of several books I like to read over and over again down the years, particularly in stressful times.)
7) What zodiac sign are you?
Gemini. This explains much to those who know me, including why some consider me a two-faced bastich. :-)
8) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
Neither, and I have little tolerance for them on others. I don't seek to dictate what others can do with their bodies; it's simply a matter of personal taste. I consider tats and piercings to be like graffiti on La Gioconda; the human body is already the greatest work of art ever.
9) Worst Habit?
Procrastination. I can probably come up with at least a few others when I get around to it...
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
If you're on my friends list (which is most who are likely to read this), probably. Strangers, never for safety reasons.
11) What is your favorite sport?
Don't really get into any sports much, certainly not playing them. But I do keep an eye on my alma mater's and home city's football teams. (2007 BCS champs, yo! L-S-U! L-S-U!)
12) Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude?
Optimist by nature, pessimist by practice. That way I'm never disappointed and occasionally get pleasantly surprised.
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
Depends on who you are; if you're on my f-list, we'd likely have at least some minimal conversation. If not, I'd probably be too shy to initiate contact and would nod politely, then stare at the walls.
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
Father accidentally backed his pickup truck over me in 1976. That a skinny-assed kid of 13 survived such an ordeal with no more than a fractured pelvis and some internal bleeding (plus some possible spinal damage, but that didn't show up until way later) continues to mystify me to this day. (This was a half-ton Chevy job, back in the days when they were made out of real metal all the way through.)
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
I love marching-band music, especially when they cover pop songs. (Ask me about the Golden Band from Tiger Land!)
16) Do you have any pets?
I live with a very large (22 lbs.[!!]) orange tabby named Ari, who belongs to my Songbirdsinging_phoenix.
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
I'd at least offer you coffee and invite you to chat, if you're among those likely to be reading this. If not, I'd want to know who the hell you were and what you were doing on my doorstep first.
18) What was your first impression of me? (hmmm...careful!)
Varies with the person.
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
Neither. Never could understand the aversion/fear so many people seem to have of them; some bore me, some are interesting and a few are even funny.
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
Get rid of the damn post-adolescent acne that has dogged me my whole adult life.
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
Depends on the crime. (evil grin)
22) What color eyes do you have?
Blue.
23) Ever been arrested?
No, but I have had a few traffic stops.
24) Bottle or can soda?
Cans. Easier to recycle and carry around, and more readily available in large-quantity packs. (Some exceptions, like Stewart's or Jones, do exist.)
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
Pay off my debts and sock the rest into the interest-bearing savings account for retirement. (Perhaps some small indulgences, like a few graphic novels I've wanted, but that's it.)
27) What's your favorite place to hang at?
Anywhere there are SF/fantasy fans, books, filkers, computers with Net hookups or any combo thereof.
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
Not sure. Never seen one myself...but plenty of evidence exists, at varying levels of credibility and solidity.
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
You mean I have to pick just one? Reading is probably top of the list, followed by doodling, composing songs and goofing around on the Net.
30) Do you swear a lot?
Like a longshoreman. Peeves my sweetie no end. Bad influences early on, starting with my older brother.
31) Biggest pet peeve?
Conservative ideology and public policy based thereon, especially with religious moralism mixed in. Beyond that...have you got a week? (As Whoopi Goldberg put it, "I don't just have one pet peeve; I have whole kennels of irritation.")
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
Weird.
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
I believe in romance, and don't work as hard as I really ought to on creating more of it for me and my lady.
34) If you could live anywhere in the world where would you chose?
New York, Philly, London or the DC area, in that order...preferably with my Birdie. (Sorry, hon, but Nairobi looks even less attractive now than it did...!)
35) Do you believe in God?
I am an agnostic, unable to put much faith in the God whose worship is traditionally taught by the organized faiths...but just as unable to discount too much evidence of something larger than we mortal humans can comprehend behind it all. (See my answer to #14 above, for one.)
Yepper. A very long-distance one, as my regular readers will know. (6.5 years and counting; a new personal best.)
2) What was your dream growing up?
To be a famous actor and/or comic-book artist. Never had the gumption to go through the struggle required for success in either arena.
3) What talent do you wish you had?
Playing guitar and/or piano. (I play three-finger chords by ear on the latter and can barely do anything with the former.)
4) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
Depending on the season, my mood and whether my meds are current, a rum and Coke, a God's Blessing or a caramel apple cider.
5) Favorite vegetable?
Tomatoes. (Yes, I know they're technically a fruit, but as far as I'm concerned they are never used as anything but a vegetable.)
6) What was the last book you read?
The Past Through Tomorrow by Robert A. Heinlein, the late, great and dearly missed. (It's the literary equivalent of "comfort food" for me—one of several books I like to read over and over again down the years, particularly in stressful times.)
7) What zodiac sign are you?
Gemini. This explains much to those who know me, including why some consider me a two-faced bastich. :-)
8) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
Neither, and I have little tolerance for them on others. I don't seek to dictate what others can do with their bodies; it's simply a matter of personal taste. I consider tats and piercings to be like graffiti on La Gioconda; the human body is already the greatest work of art ever.
9) Worst Habit?
Procrastination. I can probably come up with at least a few others when I get around to it...
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
If you're on my friends list (which is most who are likely to read this), probably. Strangers, never for safety reasons.
11) What is your favorite sport?
Don't really get into any sports much, certainly not playing them. But I do keep an eye on my alma mater's and home city's football teams. (2007 BCS champs, yo! L-S-U! L-S-U!)
12) Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude?
Optimist by nature, pessimist by practice. That way I'm never disappointed and occasionally get pleasantly surprised.
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
Depends on who you are; if you're on my f-list, we'd likely have at least some minimal conversation. If not, I'd probably be too shy to initiate contact and would nod politely, then stare at the walls.
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
Father accidentally backed his pickup truck over me in 1976. That a skinny-assed kid of 13 survived such an ordeal with no more than a fractured pelvis and some internal bleeding (plus some possible spinal damage, but that didn't show up until way later) continues to mystify me to this day. (This was a half-ton Chevy job, back in the days when they were made out of real metal all the way through.)
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
I love marching-band music, especially when they cover pop songs. (Ask me about the Golden Band from Tiger Land!)
16) Do you have any pets?
I live with a very large (22 lbs.[!!]) orange tabby named Ari, who belongs to my Songbird
singing_phoenix.17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
I'd at least offer you coffee and invite you to chat, if you're among those likely to be reading this. If not, I'd want to know who the hell you were and what you were doing on my doorstep first.
18) What was your first impression of me? (hmmm...careful!)
Varies with the person.
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
Neither. Never could understand the aversion/fear so many people seem to have of them; some bore me, some are interesting and a few are even funny.
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
Get rid of the damn post-adolescent acne that has dogged me my whole adult life.
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
Depends on the crime. (evil grin)
22) What color eyes do you have?
Blue.
23) Ever been arrested?
No, but I have had a few traffic stops.
24) Bottle or can soda?
Cans. Easier to recycle and carry around, and more readily available in large-quantity packs. (Some exceptions, like Stewart's or Jones, do exist.)
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
Pay off my debts and sock the rest into the interest-bearing savings account for retirement. (Perhaps some small indulgences, like a few graphic novels I've wanted, but that's it.)
27) What's your favorite place to hang at?
Anywhere there are SF/fantasy fans, books, filkers, computers with Net hookups or any combo thereof.
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
Not sure. Never seen one myself...but plenty of evidence exists, at varying levels of credibility and solidity.
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
You mean I have to pick just one? Reading is probably top of the list, followed by doodling, composing songs and goofing around on the Net.
30) Do you swear a lot?
Like a longshoreman. Peeves my sweetie no end. Bad influences early on, starting with my older brother.
31) Biggest pet peeve?
Conservative ideology and public policy based thereon, especially with religious moralism mixed in. Beyond that...have you got a week? (As Whoopi Goldberg put it, "I don't just have one pet peeve; I have whole kennels of irritation.")
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
Weird.
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
I believe in romance, and don't work as hard as I really ought to on creating more of it for me and my lady.
34) If you could live anywhere in the world where would you chose?
New York, Philly, London or the DC area, in that order...preferably with my Birdie. (Sorry, hon, but Nairobi looks even less attractive now than it did...!)
35) Do you believe in God?
I am an agnostic, unable to put much faith in the God whose worship is traditionally taught by the organized faiths...but just as unable to discount too much evidence of something larger than we mortal humans can comprehend behind it all. (See my answer to #14 above, for one.)
