meta-questions

• Are you over 18? Clearly.
  
• What is the wallpaper on your computer? At home, just 330099. At work, 330099 with the jackass from Mad-town floating in the center. He's there to remind me of where I don't want to go.
  
• Did you get enough sleep last night? No, but I made up with 2 naps so far today.
  
• First thing you thought about this morning when you woke up? "Time to get the newspaper."
  
• What do you have under your bed? Some board games. Wrapping paper. Keys.
  
• Ever tried to skip a meal? It happens occasionally. I don’t seek it out.
  
• Grilled or fried? Usually fried. I’m not a huge fan of charcoal. If this actually means “cooked on a griddle”, then, that, for sure.
  
• What makes you unique? My genes? Um, my unique approach to answering far too many questions far too often, as if it will actually reveal something about me that someone will actually want to know?
  
• Are you afraid of the dark? Nope. Nothing exists in the dark that wasn’t there in the light.
  
• Favourite movie(s)? Trust. The Professional. Dodgeball. War. The Godfather (but Goodfellas...is a close one there). and Garden State, if only for the company.
  
• Three things you can't live without? Toast, kissing, and somewhere to write.
  
• First thing you will buy if given $1000? I would pay some debt; there's not much glamour there, but perhaps the integrity will offset the dullness.
  
• Favorite song when you are sleepy? Uh... "Pinch Me" by Barenaked Ladies?
  
• What are you afraid of? butterflies
  
• Are you a giver or taker? I am more generous than not.
  
• What are your nicknames? I am the Aimster. Anything else remains shrouded in mystery.
  
• What [is] your dad's middle name? [redacted]
  
• Most recent movie that you watched? Part of Spanglish - which I didn't really like
  
• If you were invisible for a day, what would you do? If I could work it out that one other person was also invisible for that day, I would have an unbelievable amount of loud, hilarious “public” yet invisible sex that day.
  And I would mess with people I don’t like. Silly car pranks, that sort of thing.
  
• If you were stuck on a deserted island and could have only one kind of food for the rest of your life, what would it be? Diner. It’s terribly versatile, and has been declared utterly appropriate for deserted island consumption.
  
• Favorite TV commercial? I'm sorry to admit this, but I really liked the new Tony Romo Pepsi commercial where he's double normal size.
  
• First thing you'll save in a fire? Here, in my apt.? The computer conglomeration, which is already corded together so it would be one big grab: the laptop/external HD/iPod mess.
  
• Your eye color? Blue.
  
• What are the things you always bring with you anywhere? I generally have my wallet, keys, phone, and sunglasses.
  
• Who's on your mind right now? Ulysses
• What do you usually do when the clock turns 7 am? Struggle into the bathroom to poke my contacts into my eyes and start the [expletives deleted] day.
  
• The color of your bed-sheets? Bio-hazard green
  
• Who do you want to meet? ethan
  
• How's life today? It started out well - a walk with the usual walkin' buddies, followed by a nap, followed by another nap, some reading, a bit of lunch - and then went south with the stupid Cubs "closer" failing to do his job...again.... Now I'm watching Dallas/Cleveland and drinking tea and thinking about eating the rest of my chocolate chip cookie.
  
• Do you like Chinese food? Very much
• How big is your bed? Queen
  
• Is your room clean? Reasonably. Small children would not be lost in the rubble, anyway.
  
• Laptop or desktop computer? Laptop at home (not exactly by choice) and desktop at work. I'm close to replacing the home computer with [gasp] a Mac.
  
• Favorite comedian? Dennis Miller from a decade or two ago
  
• Who do you sleep with every night? It's just me.
  
• Do long distance relationships work? Yes
  
• How many times have you been pulled over by the police? Two, but no tickets.
  
• Pancakes or French toast? Definitely. Bring it on and keep ‘em coming.
  
• Do you like coffee? Love the way it smells. Hate the way it tastes.
  
• How do you like your eggs? Scrambled hard or hard boiled and warm.
  
• Do you believe in astrology? “Believe in” as in, so I’m going to run my life by it? No. But it is creepy sometimes, and For Amusement Purposes Only, I’m all for being amused.
  
• Last person you talked to on the phone? Mom
  
• Last person on your missed call list? Heidi
  
• What was the last text message you received? "Ha"
  
• McDonalds or Burger King? Eh. I’m not such a fan of fast food, really.
  
• Number of pillows? On my bed? Four.
  
• What are you hearing right now? Computer whirring. “Traffic.” Football on TV.
  
• Pick a lyric, any lyric or song?
  all you see
  is where else you could be
  when you're at home
  out on the street
  are so many possibilities
  to not be alone *
• What kind of jelly do you like on your sandwich? Not jelly. Raspberry or strawberry jam, please.
  
• Can you play pool? Yes. And I’m pretty good. And when I’m not playing well, I have other methods.
  
• Do you know how to swim? Not so well. But I like to get wet.
  
• Favorite ice cream? I like ice cream. I’m not too picky about flavor. Had a Blizzard-like thing yesterday that was...OK, but the company was the real treat. It’s not the first dessert I’d faint over, anyway.
  
• What color is your wallet? The first choice is black.
  
• Tell me a random fact about yourself: I now own a salt shaker!
  
• Ever play spin the bottle? Yes. Had a funny conversation with George about spin-the-bottle last week. Cute little George.
  
• Ever attend a theme party? I did. Toga! Toga!
  
• What is your favorite season? Eh. It’s the change that I like.
  
• Favorite quote? This is the [anonymous] one that’s been rolling through my head lately:
  “She looked around and found there were no monsters, only shifting shadows from the play of moonlight through the trees outside the window."
  [Lisa Alther]
• Last time you laughed at something stupid? There was much silly laughter yesterday at the Mall with The Cat. "Reserved for The Mayor"
  
• What time did you wake up this morning first time? 6:33
  
• Best thing about winter? Spring
  
• Last time a cop gave you a ticket? Hasn’t happened yet.
  
• Name of your first pet? [redacted]
  
• Do you think pirates are cool or overrated? Cool. Chuck is a pirate!
  
• What do you do on weekdays? Eat, shower, work, write, read, talk (some), listen (more), listen, think, drive, write, sleep. Pretty much like weekends, only more work.
  
• What are you doing this weekend? Seeing someone who lives not far enough away to justify our laziness in making the effort to spent time together more often. And eating and sleeping and reading - the usual!
  
• Are you desperate for anything right now? No
  
• How is life treating you? Life doesn’t discriminate. I’ve tormented myself a bit more than usual, though, and I take things very seriously. However, life itself simply happens, as always.
  
• Do people like you? Inexplicably, yes.
  
• What do you think it is that makes the "popular" one? If I knew that, I wouldn't be so whiny.
  
• What do you wear the most? Lingerie. Seriously – it’s an everyday thing, isn’t it?
  
• Are you using a PC or Mac? PC
  
• Do you like peanut butter chunky? Creamy on one side, chunky on the other.
  
• What amazes you about the opposite sex? Their delight in simple things, like back rubs or women who can drive a manual.
  
• Are you in love with anyone? Yes
  
• Favorite cereal? Frosted Mini Wheats
  
• Name a movie that makes you cry? Trust
  
• What's something you like about the opposite sex? Oh, that wasn’t the question, above? Well, I’m not going to change it, so I’ll just give another answer here. Ummm…I guess I’ll choose something more practical: guys who exceed the boundaries of their ‘type.’
  
• Is it true that only the good die young? Hardly.
  
• Do you live for today? My philosophy tends to be a lot more mature than that, but, broken down to its most elementary and simplistic? I suppose that covers it. In parts.
  
• How fast can you run? It depends upon from what – or whom – I am running.
  
• Favorite band from the 60s/70s? Uh. Three Dog Night.
  
• Have any of your friends had kids as teenagers? One of my college boyfriends has a son who’s nearly satisfies my “Cosmo rule.” So – yeah.
  
• Did they finish high school? Yes
  
• Favorite 80s television show? No clue.
  
• Were you born in the 80s? No. Is it a function of my upbringing to say that I barely tolerated them?
  
• What year? Missed by quite a bit
  
• Have you ever taught a little kid a curse word? Not intentionally
  
• If so which one was it? n/a
  
• Do you think little boys are horrendously ill behaved? Not any more than are most men.
  (Or most girls or women, for that matter.)
  
• Have you ever thrown anything at a moving car? Yes. And I was grounded for it – the only time that ever happened to me.
  
• Name a villain in a movie that scared you when you were a kid: Don’t recall being scared by villains, per se. I would watch scary movies with my dad, though, and we would “get in trouble” with my mom because we would “hide” in the kitchen and she’d shoo us out, telling us to either watch it or shut it off but not to bother her.
  
• What's your favorite channel? WGN
  
• What do you say when you stub your toe off of the corner of the coffee table? ”fuck”
  

[from The Cat, who got it from Irish Church Lady. Don’t ask me.]

[* “Your Heart is an Empty Room," Death Cab for Cutie, from Plans]