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starcat_jewel's LJ. For my answers, "me" means her.
1. Are you currently in a serious relationship? No.
2. What was your dream/goal growing up? Until high school, to become a paleontologist. Gave it up when I realized just how much I hate memorizing lists, and realized I'd have to memorize a lot of names for a lot of bones.
3. What talent do you wish you had, or had developed? The ability to go out and meet new people, rather than waiting for them to bump into me. I have a strong aversion to door-to-door anything. I try to overcome this by going to public events, but it's not the same.
4. If I offered to buy you a drink, what would you order? Depends entirely on the venue, but probably something sweet-tasting and non-alcoholic.
5. Favorite vegetable (not fruit)? Since corn is a grain and not a fruit, broccoli.
6. What was the last book you read? What did you think of it?
The Peter Pyramid by Dr. Laurence J. Peter. Dr. Peter seems to have made an industry for a while in writing sequels to The Peter Principle. This particular book makes the argument that people tend to create bureaucracy, and the bigger a bureaucracy is, the less efficient it is at actually doing what it was intended to do. Expressed simply, succinctly, but alas with little or no means to remedy the problem.
7. What zodiac sign are you? Capricorn.
8. Any tattoos and/or piercings? No, hell no.
9. Worst habit or character flaw? Laziness.
10. If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride? Yes.
11. What is your favorite sport? To play, golf; to watch, football, with curling a close second.
12. Do you have a negative or optimistic attitude? (Be honest.) I sway from one to the other at random.
13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me? Talk.
14. What are your hobbies? Reading, gaming, political punditry.
15. Tell me one weird fact about you. I can twitch my nose.
16. Do you have any pets? An abundance of cats, mostly feral.
17. What would your reaction be if I showed up at your house unexpectedly? Invite you in and ask what was wrong. You wouldn't just drop in all the way out here without advance notice unless something was very wrong indeed.
18. What was your first impression of me? That you knew who you were, wanted the world to know who you were, and really didn't give a rat's ass about the world's opinion on the subject.
19. What do you think of clowns? You don't need the greasepaint to be funny, and a lot of clowns aren't funny even with the makeup. Feh.
20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be? Hair- a full head of it, preferably of the kind that doesn't try to curl into ringlets when it gets longer than about three inches.
21. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience? The two are not mutually exclusive.
22. What color eyes do you have? Hazel, gray, green, or blue, depending on light conditions and my state of mind.
23. Ever been arrested? No.
24. Bottle or can soda (or beer)? Depends on my finances.
25. If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it? Use about a quarter to make payments on WLP's royalty debts, another quarter to stock up in certain lines of merchandise, hold the rest as seed money towards this year's publishing projects.
26. What is your most treasured possession? My mind.
27. What's your favorite place to hang out? I live way the hell too far away from anything to have a hangout, and to be honest I've been a homebody for the longest time anyhow.
28. Do you believe in ghosts (and the supernatural)? No, but I really wish I did.
29. Favorite thing to do in your spare time? Gaming.
30. Do you swear a lot? Yes.
31. What's one of your pet peeves? Financial elitism- the ancient idea that wealth is a virtue, and poverty a vice.
32. In one word, how would you describe yourself? Unsuccessful.
33. Do you believe in/appreciate romance? No. To me there's sexual attraction, friendship, and familial ties (note: family does not necessarily require blood relationship). To me they are all separate things. For romance you need to combine at least two of the three.
34. What is your current favorite song? Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay, Otis Redding.
35. What are your religious beliefs? Agnostic, but too cowardly afraid of nonexistence to go the atheist route.
starcat_jewel's LJ. For my answers, "me" means her.1. Are you currently in a serious relationship? No.
2. What was your dream/goal growing up? Until high school, to become a paleontologist. Gave it up when I realized just how much I hate memorizing lists, and realized I'd have to memorize a lot of names for a lot of bones.
3. What talent do you wish you had, or had developed? The ability to go out and meet new people, rather than waiting for them to bump into me. I have a strong aversion to door-to-door anything. I try to overcome this by going to public events, but it's not the same.
4. If I offered to buy you a drink, what would you order? Depends entirely on the venue, but probably something sweet-tasting and non-alcoholic.
5. Favorite vegetable (not fruit)? Since corn is a grain and not a fruit, broccoli.
6. What was the last book you read? What did you think of it?
The Peter Pyramid by Dr. Laurence J. Peter. Dr. Peter seems to have made an industry for a while in writing sequels to The Peter Principle. This particular book makes the argument that people tend to create bureaucracy, and the bigger a bureaucracy is, the less efficient it is at actually doing what it was intended to do. Expressed simply, succinctly, but alas with little or no means to remedy the problem.
7. What zodiac sign are you? Capricorn.
8. Any tattoos and/or piercings? No, hell no.
9. Worst habit or character flaw? Laziness.
10. If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride? Yes.
11. What is your favorite sport? To play, golf; to watch, football, with curling a close second.
12. Do you have a negative or optimistic attitude? (Be honest.) I sway from one to the other at random.
13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me? Talk.
14. What are your hobbies? Reading, gaming, political punditry.
15. Tell me one weird fact about you. I can twitch my nose.
16. Do you have any pets? An abundance of cats, mostly feral.
17. What would your reaction be if I showed up at your house unexpectedly? Invite you in and ask what was wrong. You wouldn't just drop in all the way out here without advance notice unless something was very wrong indeed.
18. What was your first impression of me? That you knew who you were, wanted the world to know who you were, and really didn't give a rat's ass about the world's opinion on the subject.
19. What do you think of clowns? You don't need the greasepaint to be funny, and a lot of clowns aren't funny even with the makeup. Feh.
20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be? Hair- a full head of it, preferably of the kind that doesn't try to curl into ringlets when it gets longer than about three inches.
21. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience? The two are not mutually exclusive.
22. What color eyes do you have? Hazel, gray, green, or blue, depending on light conditions and my state of mind.
23. Ever been arrested? No.
24. Bottle or can soda (or beer)? Depends on my finances.
25. If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it? Use about a quarter to make payments on WLP's royalty debts, another quarter to stock up in certain lines of merchandise, hold the rest as seed money towards this year's publishing projects.
26. What is your most treasured possession? My mind.
27. What's your favorite place to hang out? I live way the hell too far away from anything to have a hangout, and to be honest I've been a homebody for the longest time anyhow.
28. Do you believe in ghosts (and the supernatural)? No, but I really wish I did.
29. Favorite thing to do in your spare time? Gaming.
30. Do you swear a lot? Yes.
31. What's one of your pet peeves? Financial elitism- the ancient idea that wealth is a virtue, and poverty a vice.
32. In one word, how would you describe yourself? Unsuccessful.
33. Do you believe in/appreciate romance? No. To me there's sexual attraction, friendship, and familial ties (note: family does not necessarily require blood relationship). To me they are all separate things. For romance you need to combine at least two of the three.
34. What is your current favorite song? Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay, Otis Redding.
35. What are your religious beliefs? Agnostic, but too cowardly afraid of nonexistence to go the atheist route.
