he thinks I don’t know the ten-dollar words. I know them all right. But there are older and simpler and better words

Do you like soft, fluffy blankets or rough/smooth blankets?    

    I love blankets! Pretty much any kind. 

What is your favorite thing to learn about?     the Panama canal, or how sea glass is made, or the best things to sell on eBay, or poetry, or ...

What country’s history do you find the most interesting?     all of them have something fascinating lurking behind the curtain. Brazil, Vatican City, Iceland—some of my favorites.

Did you ever wonder if you were adopted?    absolutely! When I was around 10 I thought I was so different from my family that I had to be adopted, or prehaps an alien. Alas, as I grew up I developed some awareness of heredity (and my surroundings), it became patently obvious that I sprang from that tree. 

What breakup was the hardest, if you had one?     each one has left a mark, and one or two were brutal. I've learned some things, and tried to leave behind what I don't need anymore.

Do you have someone where you can’t decide if you like them romantically or just as a friend?     no, I don't have that problem

What do you think about Tumblr discourse?     that made me snort. What passes for discourse on Tumblr is a mucky mix of intolerance, sexual frustration, and sermonizing.

What instrument do you wish you could master?     sarcasm

How easy is it for you to be honest?     "regrettably"

What ex do you miss the most, if you have one?     no comment

Do you have any strange interests?     they don't seem strange to me

Do you have any strange fears?     likewise, not strange. My biggest fears are suffered by 3-6% (heights) or 7-9% (dogs) of the population.

What food do you binge on when you’re lazy?     I'm not a lazy binger, but stress (comfort food) and habit (certain foods in specific circumstances, regardless of whether I'm hungry).

When you get angry, how do you show it?     I become notably quiet. It's not intentional, definitely not punishment, but more like pulling back into my shell to think things through. 

Do you have any impulsive movements? (twitches, tics, flapping, etc.)     not that I'm aware of, though a good friend regularly taunts me for talking with my hands

What do you listen to music on?     the car radio, occasionally my phone, and rarely my iPod

Are you left-brained or right-brained?     right

Earbuds or headphones?     feh

Do you like light blankets or heavy blankets?     I guess I prefer thick, lightweight blankets

[from here and divided; the title quotation is by Ernest Hemingway, in The New Yorker]