A friend emailed me this, but rather than pick and choose who to send it to and flood inboxes, I put it on my blog, where it probably belongs.<\/p>\n
—<\/p>\n
Change all the answers so they apply to you, and then send this to a whole bunch of people including the person who sent it to you. Put your name in the subject line. The theory is that you will learn a lot of little things about your friends:<\/p>\n
1. What time did you get up this morning? 8:30 a.m., called (emailed in), went back to sleep and got up f’realz at 1. <\/p>\n
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2. Diamonds or pearls? Pearls, I guess. <\/p>\n
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Wedding Crashers, on the cheap.<\/p>\n
4. What is your favorite TV show? Firefly or Mr. Show. I normally wouldn’t put two as “favorite” as that implies making a definite choice, but it fluctuates rapidly enough to be necessary.<\/p>\n
5. What did you have for breakfast? A cereal bar.<\/p>\n
6. What is your middle name? Douglas.<\/p>\n
7. What is your favorite cuisine? Italian.<\/p>\n
8. What foods do you dislike? Flowering vegetables like Cauliflower, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts.<\/p>\n
9. Your favorite Potato chip? O’Boisies, but I’m not sure they sell them anymore.<\/p>\n
10. Your favorite CD at the moment? Fiona Apple, Extraordinary Machine<\/i><\/p>\n
11. What kind of car do you drive? 1995 Chevy Rumina<\/p>\n
12. Characteristics do you despise? Those without capacity for true self-awareness or introspection. Incompetence.<\/p>\n
13 . Are you superstitious? Not really, but I probably just jinxed myself.<\/p>\n
14. Favorite item of clothing? Security T-shirt.<\/p>\n
15. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? Tour of Europe.<\/p>\n
16. What color is your bathroom? Cream and Pink. <\/p>\n
17. Favorite brand of clothing? Hanes makes really comfortable underwear and socks. <\/p>\n
18. Where would you retire? Pacific Northwest.<\/p>\n
19. Favorite time of day? 1 a.m.<\/p>\n
20. Where were you born? Chicaco, IL in the hospital where the filmed The Fugitive<\/i> movie.<\/p>\n
21. Favorite sport to watch? Most Extreme Elimination Challenge. Ms. Pac-man is a close second, following my New Year’s.<\/p>\n
22. Who do you least expect to send this back? I doubt many people will bother.<\/p>\n
23. Who do you expect to get this back from first? No one, I’m putting it on my blog where it belongs. <\/p>\n
24. What laundry detergent do you use? Whatever’s cheapest. I don’t know the name of my current one.<\/p>\n
25. Coke or Pepsi? Pepsi.<\/p>\n
26. Are you a morning person or a night owl? Second Shifter.<\/p>\n
27. What size shoe do you wear? 12W or 13<\/p>\n
28. Do you have pets? No.<\/p>\n
29. Any new and exciting news you would like to share with your friends? Not really. I’m not sure my friends are really interested.<\/p>\n
30. What would you like to be in the future? Certified.<\/p>\n
31. Favorite Candy? Peppermint Bark.<\/p>\n
32. Favorite childhood memory? Getting The Smurfs boardgame for my birthday. The memory for me is pure joy without impediment, so it should be my favorite.<\/p>\n
33. What are the different jobs you have had in your life? Paperboy, Photo Developer, Video Rental clerk, Hardware store clerk, clothing sales (for a day), Pre-press clerk for a newspaper, Web Programmer, Continung Education teacher, Freelance consultant.<\/p>\n
34. Eye color? Green<\/p>\n
35. Ever been to Africa? No.<\/p>\n
36. Ever been toilet papering? No.<\/p>\n
37. Ever love someone so much it made you cry? Definitely. Sometimes it was actually love, too, and not just obsession.<\/p>\n
38. Been in a car accident? Yes. I remain unharmed, thank whoever.<\/p>\n
39. Croutons or bacon bits? Bacon bits.<\/p>\n
40. Favorite day of the week? Thursday.<\/p>\n
41. Favorite restaurant? Don Quixote, though the Solomillo Cabrales were not as good last time.<\/p>\n
42. Favorite flower? Lilies. Clare likes them, so I like them.<\/p>\n
43. Favorite ice cream? Mint chocolate chip.<\/p>\n
44. Disney or Warner Brothers? Er. Disney owns Miramax, so that should enter into it. Warner Brothers released Batman Begins<\/i> this year, though. So Warner Brothers wins at the time of this writing.<\/p>\n
45. Favorite fast food restaurant? Taco Bell.<\/p>\n
46. Do you believe in Karma? I believe in reprisals.<\/p>\n
47.How many times did you fail your driver’s test? 1.<\/p>\n
48. Before this one, from whom did you get your last e-mail? My mother.<\/p>\n
49. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? Best Buy.<\/p>\n
50. What do you do most often when you are bored? Lament that I’m not spending my time in a meaningful way, often while playing video games.<\/p>\n
51. Bedtime: No earlier than 1 a.m. it would seem.<\/p>\n
52. Who are you most curious about their responses to this questionnaire? Clare.<\/p>\n
53. Who’s the last person you went to dinner with? Clare.<\/p>\n
54. What are you listening to right now? Clare. Walking about.<\/p>\n
55. What is your favorite color? Deep sea colors. Pink.<\/p>\n
56. Lake, Ocean or River? River.<\/p>\n
57. How many tattoos do you have? 0. <\/p>\n
58. Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Fish lay eggs, so the egg.<\/p>\n
59. How many people are you sending this email to? 0.<\/p>\n
60. Favorite Cocktail? Scotch and Soda, thanks to Ryan.<\/p>\n
61. Red or White? Er… oh, this is about wines, isn’t it? Red, because that means I’m probably having red meat.<\/p>\n
62. Republican or Democrat? I voted Democrat. I voted Nader before that. But like many people who voted that way, I kind o think the two-party system is for the birds.<\/p>\n
63. Favorite Family Vacation? California with my aunt Anne.<\/p>\n
64. All Time Favorite Concert? Green Day in 1995 was my first and favorite. But seeing the D open for Weezer is probably more definitive of my tastes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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