it is shallow desires which make a young man bold; strong desires confound him

1. What is your favorite song or artist that is:
   ...jazz? according to my iTunes, it's Nat King Cole, though I would consider him Soul rather than Jazz
2. ...metal? Chevelle, lately
3. ...rock? Alkaline Trio, maybe?
4. ...new wave? I'm not sure if "new wave" is a thing anymore
5. ...psychedelic? feh
6. What are your feelings about:
   ...Picasso? not a fan
7. ...Van Gogh? I have one hanging in my dining room
8. ...Michelangelo? I love the sculpture but the paintings are not my style
9. ...Da Vinci? I like his studies, the science-y things
10. Einstein? amazing
11. Tesla? I don't know much about his work
12. Who else can you think of that made a MAJOR contribution to art or science? there are major contributions every day, thank God
13. Who can you think of that made a major contribution to modern thought? what I consider a major contribution is maybe not everybody's
14. Why is it called 'Coca Cola'? according to the conventional wisdom, there was a derivative of cocaine in the original formula
15. Would you ever buy a Ford car? probably not, only because they don't particularly appeal to me
16. Donald duck or Daffy duck? Daffy
17. What is the most memorable thing about Pee-Wee Herman? he shared a birthday with someone I love
    
18. Lease or buy a car? when I was in grad school, a good friend and I extrapolated an incredibly awesome theory of romantic entanglements based on the distinctions between purchase, long-term lease, short-term lease, rental, and borrowing of cars
19. Have you ever been in a situation where you weren't sure if you were seducing or being seduced? it's a beautiful thing. Maybe the most perfectly imperfect human interaction that's ever existed.
20. Can you 'pinch an inch' on your belly? at least
21. Have you ever been to:
    ...a temple? yup
22. ...a bar? once or twice
23. ...a massage parlor? not in the way that it might sound like, but yes, many times
24. Would you ever want to visit Thailand? it's not on my list, no
25. What culture are you fascinated by? Iceland's
26. Have you ever worn a cape? not that I recall
27. What is the difference between 'nude' and 'naked'? nude is intentional and/or positive; naked is practical and/or negative
28. What can you get for a dollar (.59£)? a song
29. What makes you who you are? DNA + attitude + experience
30. How do you search for meaning in life? observation, contemplation, and rumination
31. If your partner collected Internet porn pics of celebs s/he thought was hot, would that bother you? yeah, I think so. The value of Internet porn is its ubiquity--it is infinitely renewable. The collection of it would be obsessive and weird.
32. You are alone with your lover's diary. What do you do? resist
33. You read some and find out that a while back, your lover had a crush on someone else, but you two were together. You both still hang out with this person. What do you do? blame myself for not resisting--and set an appointment with a therapist to deal with my own jealousy and boundary issues
34. Are you an old fart? yup; get off my damned lawn
35. What were your favorite things to do in the yard as a kid? ballgames, kitten snuggles, Easter egg shooting, sleeping under the stars, eating rhubarb (and strawberries and peas) straight from the garden, running races, ice skating in the winter...
36. Why don't people have more fun? they forget that it's there, hiding behind their habits and their fears
37. Have you ever wanted to have a pet skinned and turned into an article of clothing? What pet? What article of clothing? Jesus, never
38. Do I come off sounding normal, mildly irrational, blatantly insane or completely certifiable? totally bonkers
39. Did you ever feel that you were unable to function in society? several times a week, I need to disengage from the world so that, when I do reconnect, I'm not utterly vile to other people. Strong introverts need regular off-times to adjust.
40. Is it nap time yet? it's nearly bedtime. Stupid Sundays...
41. Do you have to have the space next to the door or can you walk from the other end of the parking lot and still be okay with the world? I almost never park near the door; it's my only regular exercise
42. Do you like trains? was just thinking that I've never "taken the train" as my primary vehicle. It might be time to correct that oversight, maybe to Canada?
43. What's in Hungary? um, Hungarians? I suppose?
44. Have you ever felt like you were holding someone else back? yeah, that pretty much sums up the last 6 or so years of marriage, and a couple of dating experiences
45. Has someone ever held you back? see above
46. What do you think of the term, 'organized religion'? it describes more than half the world's population's beliefs
47. What do you think of the name 'Orson'? I used to know a guy, and there was that famous director/actor...
48. What frustrates you? verbosity at work
49. Is ten dollars (5£) a good price to pay for one lipstick? I suppose it depends on the brand and so forth. I'm not a fan of lipstick--haven't bought one in several years--so I have no real clue.
50. Does anyone else remember when lipstick was, like, 2 or 3 bucks? I don't think it cost that little when I bought it last
51. Are you ill? headache, stiff neck, blah blah
52. Where were you the night of.....oh Hell, last night? home
53. Do you pronounce the 'er' sound at the end of words (look-ER or look-AH)? -er, because of where I'm from
54. Do you drink only 100% juice? if I'm drinking juice and choosing it for myself, I shoot for 100% juice with not a lot of sugar added
55. Do you remember the bills you have to pay...or even yesterday? I have a budget
56. What duck? there is a blue duck in this room
57. Do you collect coins? only in the aggregate
58. How about stamps? I don't try to, but it's sort of genetic
59. What's the best way to learn a new language? immerse oneself in it as a very young child
60. Is God in you? I suppose so?
61. Are you in God? in a sense, I guess
62. Do you know which fork to use at a formal table setting? if it doesn't get way out there, I do all right on my own. When the flatware is very specialized, though, I have to watch for cues.

[From the 5000-question meme; this is the second half of the twenty-seventh part (questions 2551-2600). The title quotation is from Giacomo Casanova, from History of My Life]