state of mind, in a sense

• On a scale from 1 to 10, how good are you at Guitar Hero? Have not, would not, will not, should not.
• What TV show do you watch most? NCIS
• Do you have a job? Yup, though I'm barely doing it.
• If you had a paid vacation to anywhere in the world, where would you go? the bay city
• Do you think the guy should always pay? Depends on the transaction.
• Have you ever wanted to be on a game show? When I was younger. I would kick ass in a game show requiring lyrics recognition.
• Randomly click on a song from your playlist. What's the first line of that song? "I don't want to be no superman - I just wanna be your man" (Train, Save the Day)
• Who was your first kiss? Blake
• Describe your dream house: Small house; large, wooded lot; sunny screened porch with comfortable chairs and shelves/ledges for plants; garage; basement.
• Where did you last go out to eat? Sam & I ordered Chinese for pick-up on Friday. Before that, it was when I was in the home state for the funeral.
• What did you order? Cashew chicken and pepper steak, and egg drop soup.
• Have you ever been in a car wreck? Not literally.
• What do you plan on naming your baby girl? In the unlikely event that I should reproduce, I might take the Swedish approach and get to know her before I named her.
• Your baby boy? See above.
• What's your musical guilty pleasure? Playing the same damned thing over and over until I'm sick of it.
• What was the last book you read? Christina Rossetti's Collected Poems.
• Are you happy with the way you look? Today? Yes.
• How long does your morning routine take? Depends on the morning. Today, I was up and out in about 45 minutes.
• What is the dumbest thing you've ever done? His name was Bill, and he played rugby.
• Do you return the buggies at Wal-Mart? Yes. Less karmic likelihood of my car getting dinged by one if I do the right thing (and set the right example).
• What is your favorite fast food place? Taco John's
• Do you have any plans for tomorrow? Work. Half-day manager's meeting. Inevitable headache. Home. Pack. Sleep.
• Are there any movies you've seen more than ten times? Trust, The Professional, Pretty Woman, Monty Python & the Holy Grail, Dead Poets' Society, The Breakfast Club and probably several of the James Bonds.
• What are your biggest pet-peeves? Bad drivers. People who get angry about others' failure to dance to their tune. Inattentive clerks.
• What do you usually eat for breakfast? Cereal.
• Do you like to cook? Most of the time, I like it very much.
• What music genres could the world do without? meh. Tolerance is good, especially in terms of something so personal.
• What do you want to do for the rest of your life? I play it cool
  And dig all jive
  That's the reason
  I stay alive.
  
  My motto,
  As I live and learn,
  is:
  Dig And Be Dug
  In Return.
  ["Motto" by Langston Hughes]
• Do you get along with your siblings? One more than the other.
• Are you good at Sudoku puzzles? I've never tried. It seems like a very stressful method of relaxing, to me.
• Are you a pack-rat? Have been. Still am, at work. Not so much in my real life.
• How late did you sleep this morning? I woke before the alarm (at 6:33), but took a little nap (6:50-8:05) after breakfast.
• Are you a creative person? I try.
• Do you like to sing? I try.
• How many songs are on your iPod? Roughly 13,659.
• What was the last movie you saw in theaters? Can we please ask something else??? Hannibal Rising.
• Was it any good? No. It was wretched and gratuitously gross.
• What color are your pants? "Sand."
• What did you do to celebrate last Valentine's Day? Last Valentine's Day was when a suicidal man massacred 5 and wounded 15 others before killing himself. There wasn't much celebration to be had.
• Is your house clean? Not so much, embarrassingly.
• How old are you? 37
• Do you agree with gay marriage? Firmly.
• Do you have any plants in your house? Yes. At last count: 18.
• Are you afraid of getting old? No. I am afraid of the alternative. No, seriously: I just don't want to be there when it happens.
• What did you have for breakfast this morning? Cereal.
• Who's in the room with you? Unnamed Human and Coworker T.
• On a scale from 1-10 how's life right now? Within the last 24 hours, it went from 3 to 17 to, now, around 7.
• Do you drink coffee? Only if I'm absolutely desperate. I think it tastes rather like dirt. (Yes, I've tasted dirt. Remember, I'm the youngest child in my family.)
• Are you allergic to anything? Yes: ricotta cheese and all narcotics.

[from The Cat, upon whom I rely for all things quizzical]