these things they go away, replaced by every day

1. Put your iTunes on shuffle. Give me the first 6 songs that pop up.
   iTunes (on this computer):
   1. "Nasim Joon" by O.A.R., from Stories of a Stranger
   2. "The Cross" by Prince, from Sign O' the Times
   3. "Gone" by Daughtry, from Daughtry
   4. "Universe & U" by KT Tunstall, from Grey's Anatomy: Original Soundtrack, vol. 2
   5. "Soldier Boy" by Four Fellows, from Doo Wop Box, vol. 2: 101 More Vocal Gems
   6. "The Lady Killer Theme" by Cee Lo Green, from The Lady Killer
   iPod:
   1. "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns 'N Roses
   2. "Hash Pipe" by Weezer
   3. "Lose Control" by James
   4. "Oiche Nollag (Christmas Eve)" by Dordan--thus indicating one of the drawbacks to shuffle on an iPod
   5. "Baby" by The Bird & The Bee
   6. "Love in an Elevator" by Aerosmith
2. If you could meet anyone on this earth, who would it be?
   a little girl named Fiona who turned 13 months old today
3. Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 23, give me line 17.
   "...Belden and GOOG are fluent, but Magyar Tavkozlesi Részvénytársaság..." I haven't yet started reading this book, and now entertain serious doubts!
4. What do you think about most?
   my immediate (the next couple of months') future
5. What does your latest text message from someone else say?
   "Yessss!"
6. Do you sleep with or without clothes on?
   yep. It varies with the weather and, er, atmospheric conditions, so to speak.
7. What's your strangest talent?
   depends on your definition of strange, I suppose. Perhaps I should leave that one open to individual external interpretation.
8. Women...tend to frustrate or anger me (if at all) in practical ways; Men..., on the other hand, bother me in more unrealistic, emotional, or symbolic ways.
9. Ever had a poem or song written about you?
   ha--I'm so vain, I'll bet I think all the songs are about me!
10. When is the last time you played the air guitar?
    prehaps never? I am a highly accomplished air drummer, though.
11. Do you have any strange phobias?
    again with the 'strange'! I guess that my lack of fondness for butterflies could be perceived as odd, from a certain perspective.
12. Ever stuck a foreign object up your nose?
    no, I only jam domestic objects into my nostrils. See this post for a gentle reminder.
13. What's your religion?
    "Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams--they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just as religions do--they all contain truths."
    [Muhammad Ali]
14. If you are outside, what are you most likely doing?
    traveling to or from the place at which I toil
15. Do you prefer to be behind the camera or in front of it?
    behind, of course!
16. Simple but extremely complex. Favorite band?
    that depends on the day, the hour, the minute. Lately I can't get enough Sister Hazel, but I also just bought Alkaline Trio's new album, My Shame is True, and The Sheepdogs' Trying to Grow.
17. What was the last lie you told?
    it was a kind lie of omission, and I'd do it again without compunction
18. Do you believe in karma?
    sort of
19. What does your URL mean?
    "uniform resource locator", just like everyone else's
20. What is your greatest weakness; your greatest strength?
    my greatest weakness is my neck muscles, and my greatest strength is my thighs
21. Who is your celebrity crush?
    I would probably do great damage to get anywhere near Mark Wahlberg
22. Have you ever gone skinny dipping?
    yep. It was a good time, and has probably mellowed with nostalgia overlaid by "Nightswimming" melancholy for days gone by that cannot be relived
23. How do you vent your anger?
    I yell a lot, I cry a little, I very rarely drink too much, and sometimes I'm terribly vindictive
24. Do you have a collection of anything?
    um, yeah
25. Do you prefer talking on the phone or video chatting online?
    video chatting is the work of the devil. Given the choice between the two, there is no choice at all. I obviously prefer IMing or texting to either of those, though--or, God forbid, email or actual, handwritten letters. I know, right?

[from The Cat, who got it here; the title quotation is from "Nightswimming" by R.E.M.]