when a man lies, he murders some part of the world

1. My coworker who sits at the next desk often texts me during work to communicate with me without anyone else knowing what she's saying. Do you ever text someone who is in the same room as you?
   not lately, but that was par for the course with The Mumbler for the duration of our work together
2. How do you feel about people naming their pets with people names (like Maddox, Luke, and Susan) instead of more pet-type names (like Paws, Spot, Boots, etc.)?
   I'm all for it. Cutesy isn't high on my list of appealing; quirky & charming pull much more weight with me. An iguana named Philip or a Jack Russell terrier named Michael...*yes*!
3. Do you have a "junk" drawer in your home? What types of items are stuffed in there? (Feel free to share a photo of the contents if you want.)
   I do. It's got 3M hooks, some batteries, packing tape, a box cutter, probably a letter opener, some crappy markers...
4. Would you ever buy a neon pink car?
   no neon. Ever.
5. If you could come up with a slogan for the welcome sign that welcomes visitors to your city, what would the slogan be?
   "take a sharp left and keep driving until you get to the next town". I'm not terribly fond of the city in which I currently reside.
6. What's the most exciting thing about your life right now?
   my life passed before my eyes on Monday night, but not in a good way. Um, there's the possibility of a short trip before the end of baseball season, or not too long thereafter.
7. August 11 is “National Play in the Sand Day.” If you were at a beach right now building a sandcastle, what would it look like?
   I think it would look like this:
8. If a company offered to pay you $100,000 to get an advertisement for its product tattooed on your body, would you do it?
   depends on the company, the size of the tattoo, and on the location. $100g is a lot of money.
9. You're a kid again at a party with a pinata. What type of candy do you hope pops out of the pinata after you hit it?
   Snickers
10. If someone wanted to win your heart, what would he/she need to do?
    Tell the truth.

[retrieved from the archives of The Cat, who got it here; title quotation from Excalibur by Rospo Pallenberg and John Boorman, based on Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas Malory]