33 questions meme
Mar. 19th, 2009 10:44 am"YOU'RE ON MY FRIENDS LIST, I WANNA KNOW YOU... I want to know 33 things about you. I don't care if we never talk, never liked each other, or if we already know everything about each other. Short and sweet is fine... You're on my FList, so I want to know you better!"
The questions
1. Can you cook?
2. What was your dream growing up?
3. What talent do you wish you had?
4. Favorite place?
5. Favorite vegetable?
6. What was the last book you read?
7. What zodiac sign are you ?
8. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings?
9. Worst Habit?
10. Do we know each other outside of lj?
11. What is your favorite sport?
12. Negative or Optimistic attitude?
13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
14. Worst thing to ever happen to you?
15. Tell me one weird fact about you:
16. Do you have any pets?
17. Do you know how to do the macerana?
18. What time is it where you are now?
19. Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
21. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
22. What color eyes do you have?
23. Ever been arrested?
24. Bottle or Draft?
25. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it?
26. What kind of bubble gum do you prefer to chew?
27. What 's your favorite bar to hang at?
28. Do you believe in ghosts?
29. Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
30. Do you swear a lot?
31. Biggest pet peeve?
32. In one word, how would you describe yourself?
33. Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?
My answers to
persiflage_1
1. Can you cook? Yes.
2. What was your dream growing up? A tv/movie acting/writing career.
3. What talent do you wish you had? Musical instrument.
4. Favorite place? My chair.
5. Favorite vegetable? Anything in cheese sauce.
6. What was the last book you read? Outside of class? The Bear and the Dragon, Tom Clancy.
7. What zodiac sign are you ? Sagittarius.
8. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? None.
9. Worst Habit? Procrastination.
10. Do we know each other outside of lj? No.
11. What is your favorite sport? Baseball.
12. Negative or Optimistic attitude? Optimistic.
13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me? Wait till it was fixed?
14. Worst thing to ever happen to you? Going to family court to bring my stepkids when we moved out of state.
15. Tell me one weird fact about you: I don't believe Trip Tucker is dead.
16. Do you have any pets? Two cats.
17. Do you know how to do the macerana? You don't have to know, it's in the lyrics.
18. What time is it where you are now? 10:37
19. Do you think clowns are cute or scary? Neither.
20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be? I'd drop fifty to a hundred pounds.
21. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience? Both.
22. What color eyes do you have? Brown.
23. Ever been arrested? No.
24. Bottle or Draft? Lite.
25. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it? Stop jobhunting.
26. What kind of bubble gum do you prefer to chew? None.
27. What 's your favorite bar to hang at? I haven't been to a bar since we last moved.
28. Do you believe in ghosts? Yes.
29. Favorite thing to do in your spare time? Write and/or draw fanfiction.
30. Do you swear a lot? Not out loud.
31. Biggest pet peeve? Next-episode trailers that include the episode's cliffhanger as if it were one of the elements the episode resolves.
32. In one word, how would you describe yourself? Happy.
33. Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you? Oh allright.
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Date: 2009-03-19 03:50 pm (UTC)2. What was your dream growing up? To be an astronaut or a writer.
3. What talent do you wish you had? I wish I was musical
4. Favorite place? Oxford
5. Favorite vegetable? The humble pea
6. What was the last book you read? The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R King. I cannot recommend it highly enough!
7. What zodiac sign are you ? The Monkey (Oh, you didn't mean Chinese Zodiac? :P)
8. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Not a one!
9. Worst Habit? Obsessiveness
10. Do we know each other outside of lj? Nope.
11. What is your favorite sport? Reading (What do you mean, it's not a sport?! o_O)
12. Negative or Optimistic attitude? Realistic and pragmatic
13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me? Talk about Doctor Who probably.
14. Worst thing to ever happen to you? I've had a couple of cycling accidents that were pretty nasty, and I had my purse stolen in my local library a few years ago.
15. Tell me one weird fact about you: I'm weird!
16. Do you have any pets? Cat - Shade who lives with my parents and brother.
17. Do you know how to do the macerana? No, I'm no good at handicrafts! :P
18. What time is it where you are now? Mid-afternoon now.
19. Do you think clowns are cute or scary? Boring
20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be? Lose a bit more weight
21. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience? Actually, I'd be your criminal mastermind!
22. What color eyes do you have? Hazel
23. Ever been arrested? Nah.
24. Bottle or Draft? Ugh!
25. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it? Work out the exchange rate.
26. What kind of bubble gum do you prefer to chew? Filthy habit!
27. What's your favourite bar to hang at? What do you take me for, an alcoholic?!
28. Do you believe in ghosts? Pfft, no!
29. Favorite thing to do in your spare time? Write fanfic, read and listen to audio dramas.
30. Do you swear a lot? Occasionally.
31. Biggest pet peeve? Selfishness and ignorance
32. In one word, how would you describe yourself? More than a bit crazy (Oh, that was more than one word, wasn't it?!)
33. Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you? Already done it.
Whoops; I think I checked the "don't auto-format" the first time ...
Date: 2009-03-19 08:25 pm (UTC)2. What was your dream growing up? Becoming a scientist/researcher/inventor.
3. What talent do you wish you had? I don't believe in talents. Whatever I wanted to do and worked hard enough to learn, I did. I wished I'd learned to play the piano though.
4. Favorite place? In Summer: The hill just outside my childhood home, Innerøyfjellet. (The view is famous, and the twenty-minute walk up is easy, and yet, hardly anyone ever goes there, so it's peaceful and (mostly) clean.) Any time: Bed.
5. Favorite vegetable? A banana is a vegetable, right? :-P Oh all right, peas.
6. What was the last book you read? The Left Hand of the Electron, by Isaac Asimov. Yummy!
7. What zodiac sign are you ? Taurus.
8. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Never.
9. Worst Habit? Procrastination.
10. Do we know each other outside of lj? Unless you count the various phpBB forums ... nope.
11. What is your favorite sport? Association football.
12. Negative or Optimistic attitude? Optimistic.
13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me? Find a corner and sit down.
14. Worst thing to ever happen to you? Had a chronic infection go undiagnosed and untreated for close to three decades.
15. Tell me one weird fact about you: My closest brush with death was an accident I had while playing duplicate bridge.
16. Do you have any pets? Nope. I had a cat while growing up, though.
17. Do you know how to do the macerana? Nope.
18. What time is it where you are now? 20:56.
19. Do you think clowns are cute or scary? Neither.
20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be? I'd lose weight.
21. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience? Neither.
22. What color eyes do you have? Steel blue.
23. Ever been arrested? Nope.
24. Bottle or Draft? Never liked beer. A bottle of Calvados, now ...
25. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it? Pay a fraction of my debts? nah, most likely save it for a rainy day. (Hey, the idea that there'll be no rainy day is not so much optimistic as foolish.)
26. What kind of bubble gum do you prefer to chew? None.
27. What 's your favorite bar to hang at? The space bar. Duh!
28. Do you believe in ghosts? Nope.
29. Favorite thing to do in your spare time? Sleep. Still can't get enough.
30. Do you swear a lot? Nope.
31. Biggest pet peeve? As chance would have it, Asimov summed it up in a single sentence in the aforementioned book: "'Truth' and 'reality' are theological words, not scientific ones."
32. In one word, how would you describe yourself? Geeky.
33. Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you? Possibly. Let me sleep on it ...
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Date: 2009-03-20 01:15 am (UTC)1. Can you cook? I can make chili, grill steaks, and open cans
2. What was your dream growing up? To be rich... Haven't made it yet...
3. What talent do you wish you had? Play guitar
4. Favorite place? in my house
5. Favorite vegetable? Potatoes
6. What was the last book you read? Hunter Thompson's Hell's Angels
7. What zodiac sign are you ? Libra
8. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Yes, I have a couple of tats on my arms
9. Worst Habit? smoke cigarttes
10. Do we know each other outside of lj? Yes but not outside the Internet... DoctorWhoChat
11. What is your favorite sport? Mixed Martial Arts/UFC
12. Negative or Optimistic attitude? That is a trick question... I am a pessimist, but that isn't negative. I don't wish for the worst... just prepare for it. You see, I am never disappointed and occasionally I get a pleasant surprise.
13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me? Probably chat and crack jokes.
14. Worst thing to ever happen to you? Motorcycle wreck, Dislocated and broke shoulder.
15. Tell me one weird fact about you: I like Plain Cheesebugers... I won't eat them dressed.
16. Do you have any pets? 2 cats
17. Do you know how to do the macerana? No but I know it when I see it.
18. What time is it where you are now? 7:08 Central
19. Do you think clowns are cute or scary? Neither... They are usually funny.
20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be? I wish I was thinner.
21. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience? conscience
22. What color eyes do you have? Green
23. Ever been arrested? Yeah... Public drunk, a long time ago.
24. Bottle or Draft? Draft
25. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it? Pay off some debts.
26. What kind of bubble gum do you prefer to chew? None...
27. What 's your favorite bar to hang at? A local bar near home...
28. Do you believe in ghosts? No
29. Favorite thing to do in your spare time? Used to like to play D&D, Now I practice Magic tricks or ride my motorcycle.
30. Do you swear a lot? depends on what company I am keeping.
31. Biggest pet peeve? I hate liers
32. In one word, how would you describe yourself? Friendly
33. Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you? Yeah...
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Date: 2009-03-20 04:34 am (UTC)Posted my answers to you over here.