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[redneckgaijin]

1. What curse word do you use the most?
"Bullshit".

2. Do you own an iPod?
No, but beginning to consider it.

3. What person on your flist do you talk to the most?
In person? starcat_jewel. Online, bar1scorpio.

4. What time is your alarm clock set to?
7 AM for the moment, but since I'm self-employed it doesn't get set often- and when it is set, it's usually for a different time every time.

5. Do you still remember the first person you kissed?
No, only that it happened in third grade, and that it was much to the amusement of everyone else but me on the playground.

6. Do you remember where you were on 11/9/01?
At home, glued to the TV for most of the day.

7. Would you rather take the picture or be in the picture?
Take. I don't mind being photographed, but I really really hate "oh, you move over there, a little closer, smile, oh you're in the shade could you bunch up" etc. Just take the damn picture of people as they are, and quit faking it up with annoying forced poses.

8. What was the last movie you watched?
Good Night and Good Luck on DVD. Like the subject material, but hate how George Clooney butchered it- nearly turning it into the George Clooney Plays Fred Friendly Show.

9. Do any of your friends have children?
Yes.

10. Has anyone ever called you lazy?
Yes.

11. Do you ever take medication to help you fall asleep?
On rare, rare occasions, Tylenol PM. I strongly dislike any medication that leaves me in an altered mental state, and both cold meds and sleep aids qualify.

12. What cd is currently in your cd player?
The two-disk soundtrack to Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King, plus the soundtrack for the Abrams Star Trek movie; on the CD player I occasionally use when exercising, a disk from the audiobook version of the Nero Wolfe mystery Gambit by Rex Stout.

13. Do you prefer regular or chocolate milk?
Haven't had chocolate milk since I was tiny, but back then I hated it. Didn't like regular milk at all either, but chocolate milk tasted worse to me then.

14. Has anyone told you a secret this week?
Depends on how you define it, but if you merely mean "stuff which should not be spread around publicly," then yes.

15. When was the last time you had Starbucks?
Twelfth of never.

16. Can you whistle?
Barely- not well enough to produce a tune anyone would want to hear.

17. What is the first thing you notice about the opposite sex?
In this order: boobs, nose, hair.

18. What are you looking forward to?
In the long term, the invention of immortality: in the short term, A-Kon this June.

19. Did you watch cartoons as a child?
I watch cartoons as a human being.

20. Do you own any band t-shirts?
One, and I'm ashamed to say I forgot where I put it. Sorry, doctorpinkerton.

21. What will you be doing in one hour?
Playing both sides of a Civil War board game, as a mental exercise to keep me from snacking.

22. Is anyone in love with you?
Doubt it severely.

23. What was the last song you heard?
Version 2 opening credits for Pani Poni Dash.

24. Last time you cried?
Grandfather's funeral, year before last I think.

25. Are you on a desktop computer or a laptop?
Desktop.

26. Are you currently wanting any piercings or tattoos?
No.

27. What’s the weather like?
Wildly variable. An hour ago, it was sunny. Half an hour ago, hailstorm. Right now, cloudly but quiet.

28. Would you ever date a girl/guy covered in tattoos?
Possibly. Not opposed to the notion, anyway.

29. What did you do before this?
Exercised for about ninety minutes, counting interruptions.

30. When is the last time you slept on the floor?
Two or three years ago, crashing with fellow vendors at a hotel on the road back from a convention.

31. How many hours of sleep do you need to function?
Four hours to be the least bit functional; for full mental capacity, nine.

32. Do you eat breakfast daily?
No- my grandmother serves lunch at 9:30 to 10 AM whether I want it or not, so the stove isn't available for breakfast time. I do eat it regularly on the road, though- especially since there's a good chance of missing lunch while working a dealer's table.

33. Are your days fast-paced?
Wild variances, but more often not.

34. What did you do last night?
Played out a scenario in the above-mentioned civil war boardgame, updated WLP's web comics.

35. Do you use sarcasm?
No, I was addicted for a while, but SA helped me through the power of YES I USE SARCASM.

36. How old will you be turning on your next birthday?
37. (Birthday was last month.)

37. Are you picky about spelling and grammar?
Quite a bit.

38. Have you ever been to six flags?
Technically no; the last time I went to Astroworld Six Flags hadn't bought it yet (that I know of).

39. Do you get along better with the same sex or the opposite sex?
I'd like to say both equally, but I notice that the vast, vast, vast, VAST majority of my acquaintances are male. I like being with women more, though.

40. Do you like mustard?
Yes, quite a bit- especially since it's a low-calorie condiment, which these days is important to me.

41. Do you sleep on your side?
Yes.

42. Do you watch the news?
Frequently, although I'm vastly annoyed at how it's turned into nothing more than "this important issue, what the D's and R's think" instead of "this important issue is about this and that, and these and those need to be done."

43. How did you get one of your scars?
I can only find two scars on my body- a chicken-pox mark on my face and the remaining point of a pencil that got stabbed into my inside elbow in first grade. (look) Hey... and I can't see the latter, now, even.

44. Who was the last person to make you mad?
Barack "Total surrender to the Republicans on torture" Obama.

45. Do you like anybody?
Define "like."

46. What is the last thing you purchased?
Lottery tickets. (No winners.)

47. What side of the heart do you draw first?
I try not to draw, for the safety of innocent witnesses.

48. Can you dive without plugging your nose?
It's not a good idea for me to dive, period; I only float if I hold my breath on a full inhale, and I can just barely swim.

49. What colour is your razor?
Don't use one.

50. What is your blood-type?
Um... I have not got a clue anymore. It's not on my birth certificate.

51. Who would you want to be tied to for 24 hours?
Absolutely nobody. Being tied to ANYTHING, in any fashion, for any length of time is a major trigger for me.

52. What is a rumour someone has spread about you?
That I was gay, in high school.

53. How do you feel about carrots?
Sweet when cooked, wood if raw. Peel before using.

54. How many chairs at the dining room table?
Six.

55. Which is the best Spice Girl?
I didn't care in 1999, and I don't care now.

56. What colour are your eyes?
Somewhere between blue and green. There used to be some brown in there too, but that's mostly gone the past few years.

57. Do you know all the words to the Fresh Prince Theme Song?
Almost. And I didn't even watch it that much, or like it that much- it was just a catchy and very easy to understand rap.

58. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator?
Try the emergency phone, then wait quietly.

59. What’s your favourite kind of gum?
Sugar-free. I especially liked Stride's orange flavor, but they discontinued that.

60. T or F: All’s fair in love and war?
False. Very fucking false. And the Republicans need that point driven home to them for all time.

61. Do you have a crush on anyone?
Yes, but it's pretty much hopeless, and after much thought I've decided not to put her on the spot by mentioning her name here- except to say that she reads my LJ posts regularly. Also, if it was anything more than a crush, I wouldn't know it; I repressed any inclination to romance I ever had after repeat rejection in junior high and high school to the point that I don't think I know what romantic love feels like anymore. For a permanent relationship I'd settle for "get along comfortably with, occasional sex, and a couple kids."

62. Do you know how to use some words correctly, but not know the meaning?
Probably not; if you don't know the meaning, you don't know the correct use.

63. Do you like to sleep?
I like having slept. It's very difficult for me to get to sleep most nights, in no small part because I can't help dwelling on the probability that one day there won't be a me to wake up, which instills intense fear in me.

64. Do you know which US states don’t use Daylight Savings Time?
Arizona, and part of Indiana; that's all I can think of.

65. Do you know the song Total Eclipse of the Heart?
Not in the least.

66. Do you want a bright yellow ‘06 mustang?
No, not particularly. Not only do I not need or want a gas-guzzling sportscar that costs a fortune to insure, but I never want to buy another fucking Ford again so long as I should live.

67. What’s something you’ve always wanted?
Always is a long time, and I've changed quite a lot over the years. I suppose the best answer I could give would be, "honest government." Not happening any time soon, though.

68. Do you have hairy LEGS?
Yes.

69. Would you rather swim in the ocean or a lake?
Neither; lakes have muddy bottoms full of rough and sharp tree roots, while the ocean has tar balls from past oil spills, jellyfish, rays, and of course salt water you have to wash off before you can get back in the car.

70. Do you wear a lot of black?
Not by choice. That said, the majority of my wardrobe is Christmas gifts from relatives.

71. Describe your hair:
Bald pate, thick blond-brown fringe that goes curly beyond a certain length, red mustache and beard.

72. Do you have Entomophobia?
If you mean fear of bugs, a bit- especially fear of stinging insects.

73. Are you an adult?
Define the term.

74. Where is/are your best friend(s)?
At the moment, presumably in Houston somewhere.

75. Do you have a tan?
No. I freckle and/or burn.

76. Are you a television addict?
More of a "no-silence-I-can-hear-brain-cells-dying" addict and an info addict. I want to know what's going on in the world.

77. Do you enjoy spending time with your mother?
Not too much. I visit at Christmastime and maybe one other time in a year, but her temper during my childhood was so sudden and violent that there's probably always going to be a distance between us.

78. Are you a sugar freak?
No. Aside from chocolate, not overly fond of sweets at all. Hate donuts and anything similarly glazed with a passion.

79. Do you like orange juice?
Yes.

80. What sign are you?
Capricorn, not that it means anything whatever.