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What is your name?: Jered Smith
Are you named after anyone?: “Jered” Came from a dream my dad had…long story
What's your screename?: guitarLOTR for AIM, xargonthegreat for yahoo
Would you name a child of yours after you?: Nope
If you were born a member of the opposite sex what would your name be?: I think it was Raeleen..*shudder*
If you could switch names with a friend who would it be?: Nope, my name is fine
Are there any mispronounciations/typos that ppl do w/ your name constantly?: Jared, Jarod, Jerod, Jarrod, Jarred, Jerrod…the list is endless
Would you drop your last name if you became famous?: Nah, Smith is a serviceable name
Basics
Your gender: Male. Most definitely male.
Straight/Gay/Bi: As straight as an arrow. A really high quality and straight arrow.
Single?: Absolutely.
If not, do you want to be?:
Birthdate: March 19, 183
Your age: 22 or so
Age you act: Narf.
Age you wish you were: Eh, I’m good. Although I wouldn’t mind being 7 my entire life…no worries, responsibilities, lots of play time…
Your height: 5'9"
Eye color: brownish, hazelish…depends on who you ask.
Happy with it?: Sure
Hair color: Dark enough brown it might as well be black
Happy with it?: Yup
Lefty/righty/ambidextrous: Right handed
Your living arrangement: Free rent!
Your family: Mom, dad, sister, brother I don’t really talk about
Have any pets?: Sis has pets, does that count?
Whats your job?: Children’s Librarian
Piercings?: Nope
Tattoos?: Not on your life
Obsessions?: Religion, motorcycles, books, history
Addictions?: Nope
Do you speak another language?: Used to have a working knowledge of Spanish and German
Have a favorite quote?:
Do you have a webpage?: Not one that I remember
Deep Thoughts About Life and You in it
Do you live in the moment?: Nope
Do you consider yourself tolerant of others?: I’m fairly tolerant of everything except willful stupidity and ignorance
Do you have any secrets?: A few.
Do you hate yourself?: Most of the time
Do you like your handwriting?: Heh, it’s so bad that it’s almost code
Do you have any bad habits?: Yup
What is the compliment you get from most people?: Um…I dunno…I’ve been told that I’m a good friend…
If a movie was made about your life, what would it be called?: He, who cares? It’d be so boring even I wouldn’t go
What's your biggest fear?: Spiders. I can’t stand the things. Anything else…no problem. But for some reason spiders creep me out
Can you sing?: I can’t carry a tune in a ten gallon bucket. With handles.
Do you ever pretend to be someone else just to look cool?: Nope.
Are you a loner?: By habit, yes.
What are your #1 priorities in life?: God.
If you were another person, would you be friends with you?: Depends, what other person am I?
Are you a daredevil?: Only if you consider riding a motorcycle being a daredevil…and I don’t
Is there anything you fear or hate about yourself?: Yup. Lots to hate.
Are you passive or aggressive?: Depends on the situation, although I tend towards passive most of the time
Do you have a journal?: LJ
What is your greatest strength and weakness?: stength - I’m fairly intelligent, methinks. Weakness-just about anything else
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?: I dunno…maybe make myself a bit more interesting to people
Do you think you are emotionally strong?: I’m a survivor, if that’s what you mean
Is there anything you regret doing/not doing in life?: Yes.
Do you think life has been good so far?: Can’t complain. I’ve been well blessed, have some great friends, and have a motorcycle
What is the most important lesson you've learned from life?: Duck and cover doesn’t actually work
What do you like the most about your body?: Um…I don’t really care one way or another
And least?: See above
Do you think you are good looking?: Not in the least
Are you confident?: Depends on what we’re talking about
What is the fictional character you are most like?: Drizzt Do’Urden. At least, that’s the one I understand best and can most easily relate to
Are you perceived wrongly?: Sometimes, sure. Aren’t we all?
Do You...
Smoke?: Never
Do drugs?: Never
Read the newspaper?: Occasionally
Pray?: Yes
Go to church?: 3 times a week
Talk to strangers who IM you?: No
Sleep with stuffed animals?: No
Take walks in the rain?: When it’s raining and I have to walk somewhere
Talk to people even though you hate them?: If I dislike someone, I’ll typically avoid them
Drive?: Yes
Like to drive fast?: No. I prefer cruising along on my bike at a rapid, yet laid back pace. Enjoying the freedom of the open road, America, and the like.
Would or Have You Ever?
Liked your voice?: Hate it
Hurt yourself?: I’m very accident prone
Been out of the country?: Canada, Mexico, Germany, Austria, France, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
Eaten something that made other people sick?: I dunno
Been in love?: Twice. Once my hart was mauled, burned, sliced, diced, eaten, and then spit back at me. The other time it was carefully wrapped up and put in a box so as to not hurt it more than necessary, and then carefully handed back. I appreciate that.
Done drugs?: Certainly not! Life is weird enough as it is!
Gone skinny dipping?: No
Had a medical emergency?: A few
Had surgery?: Minor, yes.
Ran away from home?: No
Played strip poker?: No
Gotten beaten up?: A few times back in middle school
Beaten someone up?: I gave as good as I got
Been picked on?: Back in public school, yeah
Been on stage?: A few times. Play guitar, do Shakespeare (yes, I’ve done Shakespeare before audiences before), and maybe a few other times
Slept outdoors?: Camping is a way of life.
Thought about suicide?: I think we all have at one point or another
Pulled an all nighter?: Yes
If yes, what is your record?: 34 hours.
Gone one day without food?: When I’m sick enough
Talked on the phone all night?: No
Slept together with the opposite sex w/o actually having sex?: No
Slept all day?: Only when I’ve been sick enough.
Killed someone?: *whistles innocently*
Made out with a stranger?: No
Had sex with a stranger?: No
Thought you're going crazy?: I’m told that I am
Kissed the same sex?: No
Done anything sexual with the same sex?: No
Been betrayed?: Oh yes, that knife has been stabbed into my back numerous times
Had a dream that came true?: Nope
Broken the law?: No
Met a famous person?: Um…no
Have you ever killed an animal by accident?: Not by accident (except for the snail in CA)
On purpose?: That’s the purpose of hunting
Told a secret you swore you wouldn't tell?: No
Stolen anything?: No
Been on radio/tv?: No
Been in a mosh-pit?: No
Had a nervous breakdown?: No, just panic attacks
Bungee jumped?: No
Had a dream that kept coming back?: Two of them. Only one made any sense at all.
Beliefs
Believe in life on other planets?: Doubt it
Miracles?: Depends on whether you’re using a looser, and more popular, meaning or the strict meaning of the term
Astrology?: No
Magic?: No
God?: Beyond a shadow of a doubt
Satan?: Beyond a shadow of a doubt
Santa?: Never have. Sad…as a young kid I could reason out the impossibility…
Ghosts?: No, even though I do have some good “ghost stories” about my house in Indiana
Luck?: Yes
Love at first sight?: No
Yin and yang (that good cant exist w/o bad)?: No. Good can exist without evil.
Witches?: No
Easter bunny? No
Believe its possible to remain faithful forever?: Absolutely
Believe there’s a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow?: No. I’ve driven through the end of a rainbow (seriously)
Do you wish on stars?: No
Deep Theological Questions
Do you believe in the traditional view of Heaven and Hell?: Depends on whose tradition you mean. There is a Heaven where the saved will be with God for eternity. And there is a Hell which is a lake of burning fire, where the worm never dies where the damned will spend eternity.
Do you think God has a gender?: The Bible consistently uses masculine tenses in describing God, so yes.
Do you believe in organized religion?: God has established the church, and the organization thereof. Although he has not established a physical hierarchy beyond the congregational level.
Where do you think we go when we die?: Heaven or Hell. Your choice by how you live.
Friends
Do you have any gay/lesbian friends?: No
Who is your best friend?: Probably Ann
Who's the one person that knows most about you?: Heather
What's the best advice that anyone has ever given to you?: “Put your head down!”
Your favorite inside joke?: ‘But there were two of them!’
Thing you're picked on most about?: Um…probably my love of books
Who's your longest known friend?: Jimmy
Newest?: Ann
Shyest?: No idea
Funniest?: Ann
Sweetest?: Cristen
Closest?: Ann
Weirdest?: Jimmy
Smartest?: No idea
Ditziest?: Ditzes irritate me
Friends you miss being close to the most?: Heather
Last person you talked to online?: Matt
Who do you talk to most online?: Ann
Who are you on the phone with most?: These days…Ann. Once a week.
Who do you trust most?: I trust them all until they show me I can’t
Who listens to your problems?: Pretty much all of them
Who do you fight most with?: No idea
Who's the nicest?: They’re all nice
Who's the most outgoing?: No idea
Who's the best singer?: Ann
Have you ever thought of having sex with a friend?:
Who's your second family?:
Do you always feel understood?: Heh, I don’t even understand myself most of the time
Who's the loudest friend?: Ann
Do you trust others easily?: No.
Whose house were you last at?: Mine. Other than that, Cristen’s
Name one person who's arms you feel safe in: Heh, since when am I in someone’s arms?
Do your friends know you?: Sure, that’s why they’re my friends.
Friend that lives farthest away: Ann-Marie - CA
Love and All That
Do you consider love a mistake?: It can be
What do you find romantic?: Listening to my odd ideas without yawning is always nice
Turn-on?: Tall black boots
Turn-off?: Sluttiness and provocative dressing
First kiss?: I don’t even want to think about it.
If someone you had no interest in had interest in dating you how would you feel?: Depends on who the person is. Awkward or annoyed.
Do you prefer knowing someone before dating them or going out with them?: I think so, yes.
Have you ever wished it was more socially acceptable for a girl to ask a guy out?: Sure.
Have you ever been romantically attracted to someone physically unattractive?: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. No.
Do you think the opposite sex finds you good looking?: Not at all
What is best about the opposite sex?: Their smiles.
What is the worst thing about the opposite sex?: They can be far too confusing, and often seem to make no sense at all.
What's the last present someone gave you?: I don’t remember
Are you in love?: No, I am not “in-love”
Do you consider your significant other hot?: Don’t have a sig. other.
Who Was the Last Person...
That haunted you?: Heh, my mom telling me I need to clean
You wanted to kill?: There’s an entire family I could easily do without
That you laughed at?: Ann
That laughed at you?: Ann
That turned you on?: Disclosing that information would only cause problems. Thus, no comment.
That went shopping with you?: Um…wow, can’t remember
That broke your heart?: Heather.
To disappoint you?: Myself
To ask you out?: Can’t say I’ve ever been asked out.
To make you cry?: I don’t really want to talk about it.
To brighten up your day?: Cristen.
That thought about you?: Who knows
You saw a movie with?: Don’t remember. Watched H2G2 in CA with Ann.
You talked to on the phone?: Ann
You talked to through IM/ICQ?: Matt
You saw?: The people at work
You lost?: Heather
Right This Moment...
Are you going out?: No.
Will it be with your significant other?: No sig. other
Or some random person?: Not going anywhere
What are you wearing right now?: Jeans, my tie-dye shirt from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Body part you're touching right now?: Elbow is resting on my knee
What are you worried about right now?: A lot of things
What book are you reading?: bible, Temple of Winds
What's on your mousepad?: My mouse.
Use 5 words to describe how you're feeling?: Bored. Lonely. Cheerful. Cold. Pained.
Are you bored?: A little
Are you tired?: Nah, I finally got enough sleep
Are you talking to anyone online?: No
Are you talking to anyone on the phone?: No
Are you lonely or content?: Lonely, but that’s fairly normal for me. So I’m also pretty content
Are you listening to music?: Yes. Armored Saint’s “The Pillar”