36 Qs

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from emmainfiniti:

If you are on my friends list, I want to know 36 things about you.
I don't care if we never talk, or if we already know a lot about each other - I want to know you better!

Comment here and re-post a blank one on your own journal.

01) Are you currently in a serious relationship?
02) What was your dream growing up?
03) What talent do you wish you had?
04) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
05) Favorite vegetable?
06) What was the last book you read?
07) What zodiac sign are you?
08) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
09) Worst Habit?
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
11) What is your favorite sport?
12) Do you have a Pessimistic 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) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
18) What was your first impression of me?
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 can soda?
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
26) Favorite band to listen to when you're mad?
27) What's your favorite place to hang out 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) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
34) Favourite and least favourite food?
35) Do you believe in God?
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?

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My answers:

[bramblekite.livejournal.com]

01) Are you currently in a serious relationship?
Yes
02) What was your dream growing up?
Astronaut or Veterinarian
03) What talent do you wish you had?
tact
04) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
whiskey sour
05) Favorite vegetable?
spinach
06) What was the last book you read?
Adult Children of Alcoholics Syndrome
07) What zodiac sign are you?
Taurus/Gemini cusp (3 personalities for the price of 1)
08) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
1 tat- upper r. hip, 7 piercings - ears
09) Worst Habit?
internet.
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
I kind of zone out when I'm driving, so I'd get a block past you and go "WAIT! That was my friend!" and then spend another block or two debating with myself about whether or not to turn around, and then decide I'd gone too far to turn around and you'd probably already seen me and decided I was a jerk, anyway, so why should I?
11) What is your favorite sport?
none.
12) Do you have a Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude?
Pessimistic. (But I'm cheerful about it. I'm a nihilist who can still have a good time. Call me a Poptimist.)
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
Well, we could sing along with the elevator music, or hang out and talk, or we could push the emergency button and get out.
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
I've forgotten it, I'm sure.
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
I haz a kinky spine
16) Do you have any pets?
yep. 1.5 cats & a dog
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
I might not answer the door, but if I did, we'd hang out. (yeah, I'd probably be a little embarassed about the messy house but no one who comes over seems to mind it as much as I do.)
18) What was your first impression of me?
funny and cool
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
scary
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
I wouldn't be fat.
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
probably conscience cuz I'm a worrywort that way.
22) What color eyes do you have?
brown
23) Ever been arrested?
nope
24) Bottle or can soda?
neither
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
pay debts & travel
26) Favorite band to listen to when you're mad?
Depends on what I'm mad about. New Model Army, NIN, Metallica, Boingo, Violent Femmes, The Smiths or Morrissey are among my usual 'emotional music' choices
27) What's your favorite place to hang out at, BITCH?
[Added 'bitch' because it's wrong to end a sentence with a preposition.] My house, usually.
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
maybe.
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
spare time? What's that? :P
30) Do you swear a lot?
yeah
31) Biggest pet peeve?
too many to list. let's go with people who snort & grunt when they eat, since it's lunchtime at work & that's what is peeving me at the moment.
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
nasty
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
sure.
34) Favourite and least favourite food?
fave: seafood least fave: desserts
35) Do you believe in God?
I'd like to.
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?
sure.

Re: My answers:

[hoo.livejournal.com]

01) In a serious relationship? Yes
02) Dream growing up? Physicist
03) Talent do you wish you had? Multi-lingualism
04) If I bought you a drink what would it be? Scotch
05) Favorite vegetable? Carrots
06) What was the last book you read? 'Nation' Terry Pratchett
07) What zodiac sign are you? Hidden Drive. No wait, that's my street sign. Aries.
08) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where. Nada.
09) Worst Habit? Eating
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride? Of course
11) What is your favorite sport? Tennis to watch, soccer to play.
12) Do you have a Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude? Optimistic
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me? Flex my knees and watch to see if you notice the elevator wobbling.
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you? Parents divorce.
15) Tell me one weird fact about you. I can snap my toes.
16) Do you have any pets? Cat.
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly? Dinner, crash space, sorry about the mess, meet the toddlers.
18) What was your first impression of me? Pretty and smitten with that guy.
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary? Scary.
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be? Chin. 1 please.
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience? Conscience
22) What color eyes do you have? Blue
23) Ever been arrested? Nope
24) Bottle or can soda? Bottle
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it? Closing costs on a new house.
26) Favorite band to listen to when you're mad? Extreme.
27) What's your favorite place to hang out at? My house
28) Do you believe in ghosts? Not in the least
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time? Make something work.
30) Do you swear a lot? No
31) Biggest pet peeve? Walking into someones smoke
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself? Tall
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance? Yes
34) Favourite and least favourite food? Small, good cuts of steak, and eggplant.
35) Do you believe in God? I believe lots of people have them.
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?

[maevemacaraab.livejournal.com]

01) Are you currently in a serious relationship? yes
02) What was your dream growing up? to be an explorer and a mapmaker.
03) What talent do you wish you had? Not caring what other people think of me.
04) If I bought you a drink what would it be? Tequila sunrise
05) Favorite vegetable? Onion - I put it in everything.
06) What was the last book you read? The Posthuman Dada Guide by Andrei Codrescu.
07) What zodiac sign are you? Taurus
08) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where. Yes, chest and wrist - they are both spells. magical sigils I created.
09) Worst Habit? Tripping over my own feet
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride? yes, but I ride a bike so you will have to sit on the handlebars. :)
11) What is your favorite sport? Martial Arts
12) Do you have a Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude? Optimistic
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me? probably flirt with you.
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you? The years before I was 18.
15) Tell me one weird fact about you - I have Synesthesia. I see sound in color and vice versa.
16) Do you have any pets? yes, two cats. A snuggly one and a murder cat.
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly? I would make you tea.
18) What was your first impression of me? You have spunk.
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary? Annoying.
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be? To lose 50 lbs.
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience? crime partner.
22) What color eyes do you have? grey/B flat
23) Ever been arrested? yes.
24) Bottle or can soda? none. Hate soda
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it? pay off my bills and save for my move next year. yeah, I'm in a practical mindset today.
26) Favorite band to listen to when you're mad? TOOL
27) What's your favorite place to hang out at? the park (I have a favorite tree there)
28) Do you believe in ghosts? yeah, see them all the time.
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time? art, sing, write poetry, read
30) Do you swear a lot? only in the morning.
31) Biggest pet peeve? Hypocrisy
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself? Intense.
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance? I'm a slave to it.
34) Favourite and least favourite food? Favorite - vegetables, least - beets.
35) Do you believe in God? I believe in all of them. I just don't like some of the nasty ones...
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you? why? you already filled out yours.

[oracle-tx.livejournal.com]

#18: It has been a long time since I first met you, so I'm not sure what my first impression was like. I was probably checking you out and enjoying the snark.

Meme This

[northwall.livejournal.com]

01) Are you currently in a serious relationship? yes, more than one, in fact.
02) What was your dream growing up? doctor or fighter pilot
03) What talent do you wish you had? singing
04) If I bought you a drink what would it be? screwdriver
05) Favorite vegetable? onions
06) What was the last book you read? Bone (graphic novel)
07) What zodiac sign are you? Libra (can't really waffle on that)
08) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where. nope. i hates me teh needles
09) Worst Habit? hair pulling
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride? sure, but you might have to tag along with me for a few errands
11) What is your favorite sport? ...sport? what is this, "sport"?
12) Do you have a Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude? the glass is half full... of vodka!
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me? sing crappy show tunes. or hit on you. depends on how long we're stuck in there
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you? grandfather died my first week of law school.
15) Tell me one weird fact about you. i have no sense of smell.
16) Do you have any pets? nope. not unless you count the cactus.
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
18) What was your first impression of me?
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be? not such wide hips
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience? both! i'm a Libra, remember?
22) What color eyes do you have? hazel/brown/green
23) Ever been arrested? nope
24) Bottle or can soda? dr. pepper. don't care how.
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it? pay off my credit cards and my car, then save the rest.
26) Favorite band to listen to when you're mad? Less than Jake
27) What's your favorite place to hang out at? home
28) Do you believe in ghosts? indeed
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time? play on teh internetz (wow, that beat out eating! that's disturbing)
30) Do you swear a lot? fuck yeah!
31) Biggest pet peeve? people who don't follow instructions
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself? contradiction.
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance? yes, quite. *gives you flowers*
34) Favourite and least favourite food? favorite: pizza. least favorite: chard. or fennel. let's go with fennel.
35) Do you believe in God? not exactly, no. not just one. and not capitalized.
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you? i'm on it, Chief!

Re: Meme This

[northwall.livejournal.com]

i missed a couple

17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly? be confused and invite you in and offer you food.
18) What was your first impression of me? saw you from the back. hot haircut, lots of lj.
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary? OMG SCARY GETITAWAY

Re: Meme This

[bramblekite.livejournal.com]

#29...the computer addiction is a little scary. I thought I was doing good by not following in the ways of my alcoholic forebears, but I got my own addiction going, anyway...*sigh*

[ghostdogmeta.livejournal.com]

01) Yes
02) To fly a seaplane
03) Musical ability
04) Beer
05) Onion
06) The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
07) Pisces
08) Nope
09) Procrastination
10) Yes
11) Hockey
12) Ehh...what day is it?
13) Brainstorm how we'll escape
14) Death of loved ones
15) Prehensile toes
16) Yes
17) I'd bring you in and ask how you're doing
18) Glasses. Short hair.
19) Depends on the clown. Pennywise? Scary. Bozo? Scary. Big Comfy Couch? Cute.
20) Lose a few inches about the middle
21) Partner
22) Hazel/Brown
23) No
24) Bottle
25) Pay credit cards off
26) Spiderbait
27) Mall
28) Yes
29) Sleep, or play games
30) What the fuck are you talking about, man?
31) Making fun of how people talk
32) Neolithic
33) Yes
34) Freebirds/Lima beans
35) Bastard owes me US$20
36) Maaaaaaybe

[bramblekite.livejournal.com]

LOL at #35 :)

[eigen-zed.livejournal.com]

01) Are you currently in a serious relationship? Yessir. We're moving in together Labor Day week-end, and he makes my heart go pitter patter.
02) What was your dream growing up? Oddly, to be a professor.
03) What talent do you wish you had? Play the piano
04) If I bought you a drink what would it be? frozen margarita
05) Favorite vegetable? Spinach, eggplants and asparagus
06) What was the last book you read? La Conquista di Plassan by Emile Zola
07) What zodiac sign are you? Aries
08) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? currently, I don't have any piercings except my ears. But long ago, so long ago....
09) Worst Habit? I'm extremely critical
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride? Yeah!
11) What is your favorite sport? Soccer and volleyball
12) Do you have a Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude? Pessimistic
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me? Strike up a conversation with you about being a cultural anthropologist of the poly world
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you? My father dying?
15) Tell me one weird fact about you. I never lived in a house (as opposed to an apartment) as a child
16) Do you have any pets? Nope.
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly? I'd make you something to eat
18) What was your first impression of me? You seemed more sedate in real life than on line
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary? Cute, scary, and sometimes sexy.
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be? Just one??? Toss up between much longer hair, taller, or thinner
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience? Your philosophical partner in crime
22) What color eyes do you have? Hazel
23) Ever been arrested? Nope
24) Bottle or can soda? Bottle tastes better
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it? Pay off my credit card, and organize a trip to Argentina.
26) Favorite band to listen to when you're mad? Depends on what's making me mad. Let's say Rammstein.
27) What's your favorite place to hang out? When I was in grad school, Coffee Station. Now, my apt.
28) Do you believe in ghosts? Vaguely
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time? Fill out LJ memes. No, seriously, traveling
30) Do you swear a lot? Somewhat
31) Biggest pet peeve? Dirty dishes in the sink, as of late
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself? extemporaneous
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance? absolutely
34) Favourite and least favourite food? eggplant parmigiana, pasta a cavoli
35) Do you believe in God? vaguely
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you? maybe

[bramblekite.livejournal.com]

re #18 "Sedate" is a nice word. :) You are very polite.

I am a nasty bitch online, and it's OK for you to say so :)

[bramblekite.livejournal.com]

Pessimist? you? reallY?!?

"cultural anthropologist of the poly world"=hahaha! Awesome! :)

I mostly didn't grow up in houses, either...makes me not sure I really know as much as I need to know about living in one/owning one.