50 questions meme from
garpu.
1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
My middle name is my dad's first name, which was his dad's first name.
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
Watching "Pursuit of happyness"
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING
It's functional.
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
Cow.
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
Yes.
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Probably. We could be grumpy old men together.
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A Lot?
Me? Never. I am English, after all.
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS
Yes. Strange question.
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
Aye.
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
Depends. Muesli is enjoying favour at present.
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
How else are you supposed to get your feet out?
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?
Emotionally, people keep telling me I am. Physically, I could use much more upper-body strength.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
Lime sorbet. Which isn't ice cream, but hey.
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
Faces. With women, I notice particularly if the hair is off-the-face.
15. RED OR PINK?
Red.
16. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
Too many to list.
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST
My maternal grandmother.
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU?
Not particularly. It could be interesting.
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
Blue. Note that pants means something else in this country.
20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?
A Dorito.
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
A phone ringing on the far side of the office and the rattle of my keyboard.
22. If you were a crayon what color would you be?
What kind of a stupid question is that?
23. FAVORITE SMELLS?
Baking bread.
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
Tim (who was ten feet from me at the time).
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?
Yes.
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
Martial arts.
27. Hair color
Blond/brownish. A couple of grey bits just coming through.
28. Eye color
blue with gold ring
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
no
30. FAVORITE FOOD?
Rare venison steak.
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Not big on scary. Not too big on happy endings either.
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
Ratatouille.
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
Blue
34. SUMMER OR WINTER?
Autumn
35. HUGS OR KISSES?
As many as possible
36. FAVORITE DESSERT?
Chocolate fudge cake
37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
Nobody
38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND
Everybody
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
Between books atm.
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
A stuck-down piece of white paper, as the matt-black surface of the pad in-the-raw confuses the hell out of my optical mouse.
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT?
Britain's Got Talent. (And I hate you for asking)
42. FAVORITE SOUND
Certain chords, chord changes. The very last "Amen" at the end of Scarlatti's Dixit Dominus is perfect. There's a little snippet in Britten's Wedding Anthem. There's a piano chord change in Counting Crows' Anna Begins.
I think, though, that my favourite sound is singing in a choir, joining my voice with a big harmony. I love it.
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
Stones.
44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
San Francisco. 5340 miles.
Also ran: New Orleans at 4620 miles and Arouca, Trinidad at 4430 miles.
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
I always leave out something important when I'm writing a document for work.
46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
Birmingham.
47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK?
Anyone who bothers to reply.
48. WHAT DO YOU DO FOR FUN?
Design electronics. Sing. Karate. Cuddle my wife.
49. WHAT'S YOUR ALL TIME FAVORITE MOVIE
Dead Poets Society.
50. FAVORITE HOLIDAY?
Easter.