all sorrow has its root in man's inability to sit quiet in a room by himself

1. How long have you ever gone without sleep? a couple of days
2. Is a mouse a miracle? yes - mice are awesome
3. There are alcoholics, chocoholics, shopaholics, practically anything can be an 'oholic. What's your 'oholic? feelings
4. Does heaven have a phone number? If it did, would you call? yes
5. Who would you ask to speak to? What would you say? Chris. I'd tell him that I miss him, and that I'm sorry I didn't tell him all before.
6. Do you vote? yup
7. Are you always honest with yourself? not hardly
8. Were you honest when you answered that question? I was
9. Is writing an online diary more about being honest about yourself or entertaining your readers? it's about whatever the writer wants it to be
10. What are you the last of? the offspring of my parents
11. Who do you really appreciate and what have you done lately to show that you appreciate them? the karaoke singer. I try to tell him, and hope it's a start.
12. When people do good deeds are they really doing them because they are a good person or because they want to feel like a good person? Or both? it depends on the person
13. Somewhere far back in the survey I asked if Bill Gates or Mother Theresa was more successful. The most popular answer I have seen is 'it depends on how you define success'. Well, this survey is about you, isn't it? everything is all about me
14. So, how do you define success? enough money to pay the bills with some left over, friends who are there when you need them, and someone to listen to your heart and not run
15. Are people making up reality as they go along? not exactly, no
16. What do you need to do? "just keep swimming"
17. What do you need to stop doing? focusing inward
18. If you were to start a club, what club would you start? introverts, united (separately)
19. Are your hands and feet always cold? not always, but often. I've had frostbite on some fingers and toes so it's hard to regulate their temperature.
20. Have you ever been prank-called? If yes, what was the situation? I have, but the circumstances are not the type that I would share
21. Have you ever prank called someone? If yes, what was the prank? my former boss and I pranked his boss
22. Have you ever gotten into a conversation with someone when they or you have dialed a wrong number? I've been texted by people who thought they were sending their messages to someone else, and when I informed them of the error, accused me of answering someone else's phone
23. Have you ever just sat alone with no distractions for a whole hour and thought about things? sure
24. If yes, does the universe open up when you do this? I've never had the knack for meditating as such, but I am pretty good at letting my mind wander
25. Are you a genius? some people seem to think so
26. If you were going to design the perfect significant other...what flaws would you give them? self-assurance bordering on arrogance, some wrinkles, and acute curiosity
27. If you answered no to [genius, 2 up], why do you doubt yourself? N/A
28. Do feelings and ideas come from inside the mind or outside in the culture? feelings "come from" neither of those. Ideas are primarily internal but affected somewhat by the culture in which one takes part.
29. When you have a feeling or an idea, do you trust it? feelings more than ideas
30. ...even when people are telling you that you are wrong? I don't often share my feelings with people who would judge that way
31. ...even when people are laughing at you for it? if someone laughs at me for my ideas or feelings, they're more likely to be cut off completely than to entertain the opportunity again
32. What is the difference between spirituality and religion? religion is outside; spirituality is inside
33. Who is your favorite comedian? Ryan Stiles

[From the 5000-question meme; this is the second third of the thirty-third part (questions 3134-3166). The title quotation is by Blaise Pascal.]