survey saysss......
wow, this took me forever to complete. i started it in late november.
1. What is the geekiest part of your music collection?
my frente collection. various anime soundtrack cds. andy williams christmas album. 2 they might be giants lps and xmas 7". stuff by bands ive been in. tons of other stuff.
2. What do you eat when you raid the fridge late at night?
whatever i damn well please, its my fridge.
3. What is your secret guaranteed weeping movie?
grave of the fireflies.
4. If you could have plastic surgery, what would you have done?
i wouldnt. http://www.awfulplasticsurgery.com
5. Do you have a completely irrational fear?
living to be really old. i guess that isnt so irrational after all.
6. What is the little physical habit that gives away your insecure?
all of them.
7. Are you a pyromaniac?
only slightly, but my dad burned down a vacant house when he was a kid, which is absolutely hilarious if you know my dad, fine upstanding gentleman that he is. please dont ever mention it to him, he told me not to tell anyone, even my mom.
8. Do you have too many love interests?
how many is too many? love interests or lust interests? i have only one love interest, and we all know who that is by now. **kisskiss**
9. Do you know anyone famous?
well, since IM famous, doesnt that make this question irrelevant?
10. Describe your bed:
its a twin, which is really too small for me when sharing it with a cat (since the cat likes to take the middle of it). it was my bed when i was a kid too, and my great grandma's before that. it has a really darkly stained wood headboard and footboard. i need a new mattress. if not a bigger bed :(
11. Are you spontaneous or planned ?
spontaneous. when i do plan, i end up having to improvise things at the last minute anyway.
12.who would play you in a movie?
jason schwartzman? actually, i think lindaph has even said that before. leonard nimoy. robert deniro would play the older me. i guess mr nimoy would too.
13. Do you know how to play poker?
ive got the stripping part down.
14. What do you carry with you at all times?
alarmed ankle bracelet (house arrest)
15. What do you miss most about being a kid?
i dont.
16. Are you happy with your given name?
yes.
17. How much money would it take to get you to give up the Internet for one year?
no way.
18. What color is your bedroom?
white
19. What was the last song you were listening to?
i was listening to squirrel bait over breakfast.
20. Have you ever been in a play?
yeah, but i dont really remember what they were besides caesar.
21. Have you ever been in love?
yes! right now!
22. Do you talk a lot?
depends.
23. Do you like yourself and believe in yourself?
of course i like myself. i believe in myself about some things.
24. Do transient, homeless, or starving people sometimes annoy you?
only when they're disrespectful.
25. Do you consider yourself to be a nice person?
"there's a difference between 'nice' and 'understanding' i think." -elissa i agree.
26. Do you spend more time with your girlfriend/boyfriend or your friends?
i spend more of my time alone than both of the others put together. i hate it!
27. What is your ideal marriage location?
never-neverland
28. Which musical instrument do you wish you could play?
drums. i can, but it hurts too much to do it anymore. :( schriver gave me a trombone, which i dont know how to play, but is awesome because ive always thought trombones ruled.
29. Favorite fabric?
i dont think i have a favorite. different fabrics for different occasions.
30. Something you love and hate?
my complete lack of organization, planning ability and sense of time. how different i am from most of the people around me. i love that im my own person, but hate the alienation that seems to come with it.
31. What kind of bedding do you use?
sheet, sheet blanket, blanket, i forget what its called but the really heavy bed cover. i have an electric blanket but i never use it unless the furnace isnt working.
32. Do you tell your friends about your sex life?
the ones that wouldnt be offended by it. hell, thats like half of rachel and my's conversations, our sex lives (or lack of) and our friends sex lives (much to their chagrine).
33. What’s the one language you want to learn?
french, polish, japanese. or cockney rhyming slang.
34. How do you eat an apple?
let ali make those rad cinnamon apples she made a few weeks ago.
35. What do you order at a bar?
water. food.
36. Have you ever pierced your body parts?
yes, but nothing is pierced now though i can still get studs through my ears.
37. Do you have tattoos?
no. ive thought long and hard about it. im sure ill get something eventually. its a matter of money and the right design.
38. Do you drive a stick?
im not good at it at all.
39. Favorite traits of the opposite sex [physical]?
depends on the person. i guess just the whole package really. hm, perhaps i should word that differently. everything! all of it! pick a person then ill tell you!
40. What’s one trait you hate in a person?
basically, all of the traits that irk me about a person all boil down to disrespect of some sort, whether for the people around them, for themselves, for the world around them.
41. What kind of watch do you wear?
cell phone. every other kind breaks in a matter of weeks.
42. Most frivolous purchase?
dunno
43. Do you consider yourself materialistic?
not very. i have more stuff than i know what to do with, but about 90% of it i wouldnt miss if the house burned down, and probably half of the remaining 10% i could still live without.
44. What do you cook the best?
deli food.
45. Favorite writing instrument?
sword, a la zorro.
46. Do you prefer to stand out or blend in?
depends.
47. Would you ever go out dressed like the opposite sex?
been there, got the t-shirt. as recently as new years eve! ill post pictures when i get them back, its a riot!
48. What’s one car you will never buy?
i plan on my next car being either a hybrid or a diesel converted to run on veggie oil and biodiesel. unless they come out with something better before then.
49. What kind of books do you like to read?
all sorts. autobiographies and histories of punk people and scenes, and select other genres of music (roots and dub reggae is what comes to mind offhand). books about history in general i guess, focusing on shit they lied about/left out/downplayed in school and in the media. epidemics and diseases. richard brautigan. tom robbins. vonnegut. classic sci-fi. classics in general. uh...dragonlance saga, heheh. zines. things my friends write.
50. If you won the lottery, what would you do?
buy an island for me and my friends, then secede from the us of a.
51. Burial or cremation?
cremation, thanks.
52. How many online journals do you read regularly?
as many as i have time for.
53. What’s one thing you’re a loser at?
why all the negative questions all of a sudden? im a loser at being normal (as in work a shit job, get married, have 2.5 kids, have a perfect green lawn with no weeds or brown spots, not noticing all the ugly, horrible shit happening all around me). i cant hack it. ive tried.
54. If you don’t like a person, how do you show it?
ignore them. sometimes i can be mean if they really start to piss me off, but i try not to do that very often.
55. Do you cry in front of your friends?
rarely
56. What kind of first impression do you think you give to people?
apparently i dont give a first impression a lot of the time, because lots of people dont remember meeting me, unless it was at one of rachel's parties, in which case im sure they remember me, but whether thats a good or bad thing is up to debate.
57. What’s one thing you like to do alone?
lots of things. i dont mind doing things by myself. i just dont like doing EVERYTHING by myself.
58. Are you a giver or a taker?
ideally, half and half, but it rarely works out that way.
59. When’s the last time you cried?
last week
60. Favorite communication method?
face to face conversation. email for those that live far away.
61. How many drinks before you’re tipsy?
who needs alcohol to feel tipsy?
62. Do you think you’re cute?
i have my days.
63. Do you have problems changing clothes in front of friends?
not at all. in fact, i think its fun.
Name a CD you own that no-one else on your friends list does:
the jingle cats. see, you dont even need to hear it to know what it sounds like, its the most wretched thing ive ever heard. it sounds like they were squeezing the cats to get them to meow along to the song.
Name a book you own that no-one else on your friends list does:
id be surprised if anyone else had it anyway. loading mercury with a pitchfork - richard brautigan. inferno punx book...a b/w and color photo book of a lot of japanese hardcore bands from the '90s..what a dork.
Name a movie you own on DVD/VHS/whatever that no-one else on your friends list does: bottle rocket. the avengers (the early LA punk band) on target video...i found it at a dollar store!!!
Name a place that you have visited that no-one else on your friends list has:
i dunno. the dressing rooms at the newport? id say the 3rd floor of the katzinger's building but i imagine rachel has been up there at some point.
Name Four Bad Habits You Have:
too many to choose from. how about 4 bad habits i dont have?
Name Four Things That You Wish You Had:
a brain that worked right.
a body that worked right.
the power to change things on a global level.
a wormhole in my closet to long beach.
Name Five Scents You Love:
vanilla
pine trees
girl
yummy food
dirt
Name Four Things You'd Never Wear:
im not sure what to put for this.
Name Four Things You Are Thinking About Now:
amber
CROW
natalie portman (heh, sorry)
50c movie night tomorrow w/ legionaires.
Name Four Things That You Have Done Today:
checked email account
checked other email account
fed and watered the cats
drove to my parents house...pretty eventful day, eh?
Name the Last Four Things You Have Bought:
dvds and vhs tapes at DEALZ dollar store.
Name Four Drinks You Regularly Drink:
water
fruit juice
more fruit juice
smoothies
Last Person You Hugged?
my mom.
Last Thing You Laughed At?
i forget, something on a journal on my friends list.
Last Time You Said 'I Love You' And Meant It?
today
Last Time You Cried?
redundant
What's In Your CD Player?
serge gainsbourg and brigette bardot
What Color Socks Are You Wearing?
black
What's Under Your Bed?
dust bunnies
What time did you wake up today?
10:30ish. i planned to get up at 8.
Current Hair?
awful, i need a trim or something. i might keep it long and just chop an inch or two off the back...any takers to (wo)man the scissors?
Current Clothes?
my favorite carharrt work pants i saved from being thrown out at the thrift store because they have a hole in them. thrift stores can be pretty wasteful. :(
Current Annoyance?
ohio in winter. we wont see the sun again till april or may.
Current Desktop Picture?
default
Current Worry?
being able to get in to reapply for foodstamps before the deadline.
Current Hate?
lies and the lying liars that tell them.
Last CD You Bought?
sigur ros - () 5 bucks at game stop! i still like the last album better i think.
Favorite Place To Be?
in bed, on the beach, at a show, exploring a new town, exploring the parts of this one i havent seen yet, parties, particularly at rachel's.
Least Favorite Place?
my house, besides in bed. i get really tired in my own house, so nothing ever gets done.
Do You Believe In An Afterlife?
ask me after i die
How Tall Are You?
6'1"
Favorite Season?
spring and summer.
Favorite Day?
red letter days
Where Would You Like To Go?
im pretty much up for a trip anywhere provided it isnt too cold and dreary.