As if any were needed. So, I get this e-mail from my friend Beth, and it has a collection of 40 or so questions and her answers. See, the idea is that everyone answers the questions and sends them out to the people they know, and thus we all learn about each other.
Well, what my friends learn about me is that I'm completely insane. You see, there are quite a few slightly different versions of the 40 or so questions list. I went out and tracked them all down and compiled a more complete list, and now it's nearly twice as long.
THEN I went through and organized the questions by type. Why? Why do I do these things? One time for Japanese class, we had to give presentations one what we did on a typical day. I went last. Everyone else stood in front of the class and gave their presentation. I brought overheads for the projector. Full color pictures of me during various parts of the day. After class, one of my fellow students asked me why I went through the extra effort. I told her it was because of my low self esteem! HA! My problem isn't lack of self esteem, it's over abundance! I always feel that I can do any job better than other people.
Anyway, then I sat down and started answering the questions. My answers were much too long. No one wants to read a novel when they check their e-mail. Thankfully, there was a very brief power outage and my answers were lost, but unfortunately I had saved the questionnaire, to inflict upon unsuspecting visitors.
Anyway, here it is, the complete list of survey questions and my new answers:
Okay, here's what to do... and try not to be LAME and spoil the fun. Just give in. Copy (not forward) this entire e-mail and paste it onto a new e-mail that you will send. Change all of the answers so that they apply to you. Then, send this to a whole bunch of people you know *INCLUDING* the person who sent it to you. The theory is that you learn a lot of little known facts about your friends and family. It's fun and easy. **Remember to send it back to the person who sent it to you**
Facts
1. What is your name?
Phoenix
2. Do you have a nickname? What is it?
Phee, or Pheenee (Like Mr. Feeny on
Boy Meets World) (See how I go and put an actual link to the IMDB for Boy Meets World? Why?)
3. What is your sign & birthday?
Libra, Oct 14th.
4. What color are your kitchen plates?
I don't know (I'm colorblind, I can see blue, and NOT blue, and they're NOT blue). Maybe, off-white.
5. What book are you reading now?
Sigmund Freud - Five Lectures on Psychology, Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess, William Gibson's Count Zero, and The Bilingual Family. Actually, I'm sure there are others, these are the ones I see around my desk with bookmarks in them.
6. What is on your mouse pad?
My mouse.
7. What is under your bed?
Boxes filled with computer parts. And software. And complete computers.
8. What screen saver is on your computer?
No screen saver for me, although I like the occasional After Dark style.
9. What type was your first car?
A Honda CVCC that was older than I am (and that's
OLD).
10. What kind of car do you drive now?
Chevy Corsica that's barely older than a decade. I've really moved up! Actually, I have to get rid of it, since I'm moving to Japan.
Favorites
11. What is your favorite number?
4
12. Favorite board game?
Does Boggle count?
13. Favorite card game?
13 (Oooh! Ironical coincidence with the question numbers).
14. Favorite party game?
Cranium.
15. Favorite magazine?
Maxim (what can I say).
16. Favorite smell?
Nature after it rains.
17. Least favorite smell?
Urine.
18. Favorite color?
Gee, I don't know,
BLUE?
19. Least favorite color?
I guess anything that isn't blue.
20. Favorite alcoholic drink?
Pinot Noir if red wines count. Hard Lemonade if we're talking bar drinks.
21. Favorite movie?
Previously, I couldn't answer this question. I love lots of movies! Now I can say Kill Bill V1 is my actual favorite. There are LAYERS in that movie.
22. Favorite CD?
Again, too many favorites. I don't know.
23. Favorite TV show?
Hmm. West Wing. Or Friends. I guess I like NBC.
24. Favorite food?
Sweet and sour chicken and pork fried rice! Or overcooked meatloaf! MMM!
25. Favorite soft drink?
Diet Vanilla Pepsi. Or a mix of clear, natural cola and cherry sodas. Why don't they make Diet Cherry Pepsi?
26. Favorite sounds?
I have no idea. Silence?
27. Favorite sport to watch?
Basketball. Hands down. What other sport has this constant action? Football? No! Baseball? Are you high? Soccer maybe.
28. Favorite animals...one domestic and one wild?
Domestic: Mutt. I like dogs, and mutts are the best.
Wild: Any of the Big Cats, like White Tigers. They'll tear you up!
29. Favorite vacation spot?
I had a great answer here last time I came through. Now, I have no idea. Vacation? What's that? I've been in school non-stop for four years (even summers). I'll get a vacation after I graduate.
30. Favorite classical composer?
Mozart is good, Beethoven is wonderful, but if you know music theory BACH IS A GOD.
This or That
31. Chocolate or vanilla?
Chocolate.
32. Ketchup or mustard?
Ketchup!
33. Hamburgers or hot dogs?
Hamburgers.
34. Burger king or McDonald's?
Jack in the Box
35. Is the glass half full or half empty?
Half full.
36. Are you a button up or t-shirt person?
Both.
37. Storms-cool or scary?
Depends. Am I inside or outside?
38. Toilet paper rolls - over the top or under?
Over. I don't know why.
Yes/No
39. Do you like to drive fast?
Not really.
40. Do you sleep with a stuffed animal?
I buy it a drink first.
41. Do you type with your fingers on the right keys?
No, the left.
42. Do you eat the stems of broccoli?
Gross!
Any
43. If you could meet one person dead or alive who would it be?
Douglas Adams
44. If you could have any job what would it be?
World Emperor
45. If you could have any color hair what would it be?
Why would
I care?
46. If you could have any present in the world what would it be?
A few trillion dollars. With a nice bow.
47. If you had the choice of any superhero power to possess, what would it be?
Immortality.
Most
48. Where is the best place you have ever been?
The Japanese Gardens in Spokane. So peaceful.
49. What is the best money you have ever spent?
The money I've spent on my car. Best investment ever.
50. What is your biggest pet peeve?
Long lists of questions.
51. Where would your ideal location to live be and why?
Canada. Dollar goes further, friendly people, and they speak English.
52. What is the weirdest dream you've ever had?
That one where I'm at school, completely dressed, and everyone else is naked and laughing at me.
Questions
53. How many rings before you answer the phone?
If I'm talking to someone, I won't answer the phone. Otherwise, one ring (or less). Unless I'm sleepy, then it's hit or miss.
54. What is the first thing you think of when you wake up in the morning?
I hope that was just a dream.
55. What are your future children's names?
X14-D and 101001, depending on how far into the future we're talking.
56. What is most important in life?
Not to die.
57. What is your single biggest fear?
Those little white spiders. Those creep me out.
58. What is the one thing you don't have that you want?
If I wanted it, I'd have already gone out and gotten it.
59. Have you ever been in love?
Of course!
60. Do you know someone right now that you could fall in love with?
I'm dating her.
61. What are you doing right now besides answering these silly questions?
Wondering WHY I'm answering these silly questions.
62. Do you collect anything? What?
Does credit card debt count?
63. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card?
Oooh! I didn't see this question before answering the previous one! Hmm...Best Buy probably. They have everything.
64. What did you eat for breakfast this morning?
Plain Wheat Hearts with Sugar Twin and vanilla soy milk. Yummy!
65. What is for dinner tonight?
Fried Chicken. Yummy!
66. What did you do yesterday?
Same thing I do every day,
TRY AND TAKE OVER THE WORLD! No, I finish work, I go home, read a book, have a couple of beers, take myself for a walk, and go to bed. (Bonus points for those that can identify both references).
67. Where do you see yourself in 20 years?
Hopefully not doing 20 years in prison for trying to take over the world.
Survey
68. Say one nice thing about the person who sent this to you!
Since I made it, I'd say that I'm pretty nice.
69. Person(s) least likely to respond?
Everyone! First, because I didn't send it to anyone, and second, because it's 70 questions long!
70. Person(s) you sent this to that is most likely to respond?
Sheesh!
There, now you know far more about me than you ever wished. Are you happy now? I know
I am. (^_^)
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