more philosophical than most

1. Do you have a special place where you go to be alone? I am "alone" roughly 15 1/2 hours every weekday. It's sort of funny to think that a decent chunk of that is spent seeking solitude, but that's true. I often escape to the stacks when I just cannot deal.
   Once I've gone home, if I need to "be alone" with my thoughts or something along that line, I will drive. The faster, the more remote, the quieter, the better.
2. Did you ever get lost as a child? I still am.
3. Why were you given your name, and does it have a special meaning? To differentiate me from all the other kids who were not me. The only meaning is "it's short and can't be cutsied-up," just like my siblings'.
4. If you only had one quarter, who would you call? Depends on what I wanted to say, and to whom. At the moment, without fear of retribution, I'd call Ulysses.
5. How many generations can you trace your family's heritage? On my dad's side: 15. On my mom's side: 7.
6. Who is the best cook in your family? I'd say my mom, but she's hit the point in her life where she's cooked enough and ain't gonna do it no more (except for holidays and stuff), so she's converted to frozen *everything*. Sigh. So I guess that leaves me.
7. Who is the funniest person in your family? My niece
8. In which order do you read the newspaper sections? I only read the newspaper on Sunday (unless I'm at Mom & Dad's, 'cause the local paper there takes only one bowl of cereal's worth of time to read), and I start with the weekly Target ad and work out from there.
9. What are you obsessive about and why? Goddamned motherfucking spelling and punctuation of gmds [why? because they are STANDARDS!]; keeping my phone charged [why? because the ominous "low battery" beep only comes when you're miles from your charger and desperately need to communicate something]; using my parking brake [why? because...I don't know. Maybe because I always have?]; and slathering lotion on my tattoos every chance I get [why? because the artist told me to].
10. Can you cartwheel? I probably could, if sufficiently motivated. It would take a fuck of a lot of motivation, though.
11. Do you stand or walk in escalators? I generally stand. I'm just not in that much of a hurry - usually.
12. Do you set your watch ahead or on time? On time, though I never, ever, ever wear a watch.
13. What is your most recent lie? It's one of omission - I implied to Warehouse that I would see him again. Rejection is difficult for me.
14. Have you ever switched price tags in a store? No
15. What is your perfect breakfast? It's hard to choose; I *love* breakfast. Today I would like: crispy bacon, corn pancakes, and lemon tea.
16. Why do you get up in the morning? Because it's pointless to stay in bed when my apartment is filled with the sounds of backing-up pallet-lifters (Monday-Saturday). On Sunday, I get up to go outside and retrieve my newspaper before one of my neighbors snatches it.
17. Do you enjoy reminiscing about the past? Generally, yes. That's part of what makes me a historian, and part of what makes me a writer.
18. What superhero powers would you like to have? Patience
19. Could you accept being deaf? I think so, though being unable to listen to music would be hard.
20. Could you accept being in a wheelchair? Yes. I've had a good example.
21. Could you accept being blind? That would be the hardest, I think. "Accept", yes. "Enjoy", no.
22. Would you sacrifice yourself for your sibling/best friend? Yes
23. What is a waste of time? Conference calls
24. Would you eat genetically modified food? Sure
25. What are your life goals? I have none. Seriously, I just don't think that way.
26. What possession would you never agree to share? My contacts
27. What would you say/do if you got to choose how you would die? I'll leave that up to whoever's currently making that choice. I guess that means that my choice is not suicide, hm?
28. What would you say/do if you had 20 acres of land to develop as your own? I'd build a reasonably-sized, sunny house and a fucking moat.
29. Is love of money the root of all evil? No. Intolerance fits that bill.
30. Do you believe in fate? Reluctantly, yes.

[from The Cat]