I saw this meme over at Sea-of-Green's blog, Hoosier Journal of Inanity, and she inspired me to fill this out. I like surveys, and I'm not prepared to write another entry in my Silver Age J'onn J'onzz appreciate list.
So here goes.
1. What time did you get up this morning?
10:32, after hitting the snooze three times.
2. Diamonds or pearls?
Pearls. Though I don't wear jewelry much.
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?
Umm....wow, I can't even remember. The second Night at the Museum movie, I think. I really don't go to the theater much. DVDs, Turner Classic Movies, and TV are usually what I rely on. And like Sea, I haven't seen Avater yet, either. I need to.
4. What is your favorite TV show?
Lost.
5. What do you usually have for breakfast?
An English muffin.
6. What is your middle name?
Marie.
7. What food do you dislike?
Fish.
8. What is your favorite album at the moment?
I don't really listen to albums. But I've been listening to the Children of Dune soundtrack a lot lately.
9. What kind of car do you drive?
A silver Olds named "The Star Destroyer." Yes, I named my car. After Star Wars.
10. Favorite sandwich?
I hate sandwiches!! But I like the Dunkin' Donuts chicken sandwiches. That's about it.
11. What characteristic do you despise?
Hypocrisy.
12. Favorite item of clothing?
Um...fun socks.
13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go?
Italy.
14. Favorite brand of clothing?
I don't care about brands. As long as it's comfortable and decent-looking.
15. Where would you retire to?
I'm staying here, wherever here is.
16. What was your most memorable birthday?
My 16th surprise birthday party.
17. Favorite sport to watch?
Figure skating, or anything at the Winter Olympics. (Hello, biathlon!) Summer--baseball, occasionally. Everyone keeps switching teams and that makes me lose interest.
18. Furthest place you are sending this?
I have no idea.
19. Person you expect to send it back first?
No idea.
20. When is your birthday?
December 12th. The same as Frank Sinatra, John Jay, and Bob Barker.
21. Are you a morning person or a night person?
NIGHT.
22. What is your shoe size?
5. Make shoe shopping rather difficult. But I don't care much about shoes anyway.
23. Pets?
A nutty little Brussels Griffon named Fiona, an angry Chow Chow named Peaches, a rabbit (just one, though I used to have 48 at one point), my horse just passed away last week, sadly, and a pitbull named Lucky that kind of hangs around here.
24. Any new and exciting news you 'd like to share with us?
Let me see....umm...nope.
25. What did you want to be when you were little?
An artist, and later, a writer.
26. How are you today?
Okay. Tired.
27. What is your favorite candy?
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.
28. What is your favorite flower?
Orchids and lilacs.
29. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to?
None, really.
30. What's your full name?
I shall remain anonymous.
31. What are you listening to right now?
Brave and the Bold in the background.
32. What was the last thing you ate?
Dango (rice dumplings) that I just made. Rather interesting.
33. Do you wish on stars?
No. But I try to keep recognizing the constellations so I stay fresh.
34. If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
Green Blue, becuase it was my favorite, and Crayola RETIRED it when I was a child.
35. How is the weather right now?
Cold. I wish there was more snow. :(
36. What is your natural hair color?
Brown, never dyed.
37. Favorite soft drink?
Dr. Brown's Black Cherry Soda, though I hardly drink soda.
38. Favorite restaurant?
Does McDonald's count?
39. Favorite color of nail polish?
I rarely wear nail polish, but anything mauvey, berryish or purple, I guess.
40. What was your favorite toy as a child?
My Raggedy Ann doll.
41. Summer or winter?
Either. I don't like the transition seasons: spring and fall.
42. Hugs or kisses
Neither. Get away from me.
43. Chocolate or Vanilla?
Chocolate.
44. Coffee or tea?
Tea! I'm not supposed to have caffeine, and I can't stand the taste of coffee anyway.
45. Do you want your friends to email you back?
Sure.
46. When was the last time you cried?
I can't remember, but it probably had to do with work.
47. What is under your bed?
Comics, believe it or not. And dust bunnies. And books.
48. What did you do last night?
Fell asleep on the couch, woke up, and stayed up to watch Craig Ferguson while I recorded my comics for reselling.
49. What are you afraid of?
Enclosed places and not being able to breathe.
50. Salty or sweet?
Either. I put like a tablespoon of salt on my food. Yum.
51. How many keys on your key ring?
Two on one, two on the other. That's kind of a boring question.
52. How many years at your current job?
This'll be my sixth year...wow.
53. Favorite day of the week?
Saturday.
54. How many towns have you lived in?
One.
55. Do you make friends easily?
Not at all.
5 comments:
Sorry about your horse.
Your middle name is Marie? Is that a subconscious reason you like Martain Manhunter so much? You know...the MM similarity? And I'm simply assuming Liss is short for a first name starting with M.
I could never fill out something like this or rather I could, but I’d leave a lot of blank spaces. Anyway, we seem to have a lot more in common, except I’m not a pet person and then there’s pearls thing (not that I swoon over diamonds) and the Raggedy Ann doll. Dvds, definitely...Lost (of course!)...I’m with you on fish (although I love other seafood such as prawns and calamari). I’m a Spring only guy! You’ve answered Questions 14, 24, 30, 43, 53, 54, and 55 exactly like I would have.
Thanks. In a way it was a blessing that he went on his own becuase I had been fighting not to have him given away. He was a ripe old age (for a horse): 33.
Yes, Marie. And I took Marian as my Confirmation name so that's yet another "M" in my name bringing the total to three. I usually refer to J'onn as MM for shorthand. Now I just need to find a JJ out there...wait! J.J. Abrams directs Lost! Mission accomplished!
Geez, I love surveys. I usually add my own questions when I send them back to friends just to confuse them. Really weird questions like, "Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?" just to see what they say. The ones who don't know Batman are confused to say the least.
Pearls have a certain mystique to them, I think becuase they are the only gemstone created by an animal. I think it's pretty amazing that a simple creature can create something that shiny. Diamonds I find rather boring. I mean, they're just clear. When I was a kid they had a stand at the local fair where you could buy an oyster and the guy would open it up for you and you'd get a pearl in various colors and then he'd set it into a pendant for you. I was obsessed with that place and have little plastic bags of loose pearls to prove it.
Calamari--are you sure you're not Italian? I'm an Italian who doesn't like Italian food and Calamari is up there on my list of Italian Foods I Do Not Like.
Winter has a certain magic to it. Or, at least, snow does. That whole below-freezing temperatures and no sunlight part I could do without. Must...have...sun...the Mediterranean genes demand it!
I should've answered "I just discovered cold fusion" or something for #24.
1. What time did you get up this morning?
8:30 a.m., which I guess means my girlfriend has me partially trained in her absence. I took a nice long nap this afternoon to make up for that.
2. Diamonds or pearls?
Not Prince's strongest effort, with only a handful of decent cuts, not counting the meh title track. I prefer the Love Symbol album, to stick with that period. Still hit & miss, but comparatively pearls before swine.
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?
I got drug to Alice In Wonderland, which was an empty vessel for nice scenery. This banks, and I have to hit the art house for Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus? For shame!
4. What is your favorite TV show?
I don't watch TV on purpose, but I like Degrassi: The Next Generation when my girl's got it on.
5. What do you usually have for breakfast?
Something in a tortilla. Tough to drive with a fork in your hand.
6. What is your middle name?
No business of yo-urn.
7. What food do you dislike?
I avoid most fruits and vegetables. I like the taste of fear and exploitation with my starches.
8. What is your favorite album at the moment?
I haven't bought any new music in a while. I was listening to Loose by Nelly Furtado pretty heavily a while back.
9. What kind of car do you drive?
A red Cavalier.
10. Favorite sandwich?
When you avoid veggies, pretty much any sandwich is going to be defined by its meat. Since I can't have pork, I prefer lean beef and fowl.
11. What characteristic do you despise?
Greed and willful ignorance, among a great many others.
12. Favorite item of clothing?
If I must wear clothing, my favorite article depends on the outfit.
13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go?
Sad to say, the one place I'm obsessed with visiting is the Monroeville Mall in Pennsylvania. I've come close twice, and its an ache that won't go away.
14. Favorite brand of clothing?
Nope.
15. Where would you retire to?
Canada, depending on where the world sits by then.
16. What was your most memorable birthday?
Most haven't been especially good, but the one where I got a pre-op transsexual cake was memorable.
17. Favorite sport to watch?
Women's gymnastics? I hate all sports.
18. Furthest place you are sending this?
From my keyboard to Blogger?
19. Person you expect to send it back first?
No one.
20. When is your birthday?
December boys got it bad.
21. Are you a morning person or a night person?
I could do without daylight.
22. What is your shoe size?
Middling.
23. Pets?
None for me, thanks. Leave 'em wild or in other hands.
24. Any new and exciting news you 'd like to share with us?
Just one more blog to thank. Whew!
25. What did you want to be when you were little?
A stand-up, before I lost my sense of humor.
26. How are you today?
A'ight.
27. What is your favorite candy?
I like Sixlets, Charleston Chews, licorice drops and butterscotch.
28. What is your favorite flower?
I'm a dude.
29. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to?
Days without obligations.
30. What's your full name?
Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah.
31. What are you listening to right now?
I turned my mp3 player off a couple hours ago after rockin' it all day. Shuffle and play = "The Kiss" by the Cure.
32. What was the last thing you ate?
Cereal after the Cheesy Tuna Helper & Onion Blossom Pringles didn't fill me up.
33. Do you wish on stars?
I repeat, I am a Dude.
34. If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
I'm feeling Mahogany at the moment.
35. How is the weather right now?
Surprisingly chilly after a week of excessively sunny afternoons.
36. What is your natural hair color?
Brown with natural highlights that gets me tagged as "blond" sometimes. As if.
37. Favorite soft drink?
I'm irked if a store doesn't carry my Pepsi Max. It's the only diet drink I like outside store brands (like Krogers' rather tasty Diet Dr. K.)
38. Favorite restaurant?
Taco Bell.
39. Favorite color of nail polish?
Pink on girls, blacks and deep reds on anyone.
40. What was your favorite toy as a child?
Action figures.
41. Summer or winter?
Winter, because Houston humidity is hell on Earth.
42. Hugs or kisses
Hugs.
43. Chocolate or Vanilla?
Vanilla or bust.
44. Coffee or tea?
Tea if I make it, coffee otherwise, and only if sweet and creamy.
45. Do you want your friends to email you back?
I don't care.
46. When was the last time you cried?
I think I teared up a little when I rewatched Children of Men last year.
47. What is under your bed?
The carpet. I've got two box springs, two mattresses, and nothing to contain them.
48. What did you do last night?
Spent God knows how many hours reading through four years worth of a blog to cherrypick highlights.
49. What are you afraid of?
Not getting done with everything I want finished.
50. Salty or sweet?
Sweet.
51. How many keys on your key ring?
I handle a lot of keys, but there's only six on my personal ring (covering two domiciles, two workspaces, a car and a mailbox.)
52. How many years at your current job?
Haven't hit a year yet, and depending on school, may not exceed it by much.
53. Favorite day of the week?
Whichever one I'm free.
54. How many towns have you lived in?
I don't have that many fingers.
55. Do you make friends easily?
It's never been a priority. I entertain myself, and usually enough others to keep me busy.
Nice to see another response!
"...pearls before swine." Which is, coincidentally, a very fine comic strip.
I'm left scratching my head over #16....
And now I really want a taco. And those cinnamon twists they have at Taco Bell....
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