Thursday, September 20, 2007

Well At Least It's Not Another Mime.

1. What time did you get up this morning? The phone woke me up at 10am. It was my grandma. That is the only reason I didn't scream at her.

2. Diamonds or pearls? For what?

3. What was the last film you saw at the movies? The Simpsons Movie. Not too bad, not too great either.

4. What is your favorite TV show? I have a lot of them. But M*A*S*H* is my long time favourite.

5. What do you usually have for breakfast? Workday - Coffee. Day off - A couple of eggs and toast, coffee. Cereal if I'm being lazy.

6. What's your middle name? I don't have one. Though if I had been given one my mom says it would have been my greatgrandmother's name which I would be cool with now. However growing up with "Ethel" as a middle name may not have been so cool.

7. What food do you dislike? Capers. I don't just dislike them. I hate them. They make me angry I hate them so much.

8. What is your favorite CD at the moment? Wolfmother - Woman.

9. What kind of car do you drive? 2001 Sunfire

10. Favorite sandwich? Tuna salad

11. What characteristics do you despise? Pretentiousness, manipulativeness, weakness, stupidity.

12. Favorite item of clothing? Either my Pink Floyd or my Ozzy shirt. Both of which are old as the hills and are falling apart.

13. If you could go anywhere in the world for a vacation, where would you go? England with stops in Ireland and Scotland.

14. What color is your bathroom? Blue at the moment, which will be changing soon.

15. Favorite brand of clothing? See # 11

16. Where would you retire? If money were no object, probably somewhere in the UK.

17. Most memorable birthday? Probably my last one. It didn't get too fucked up, at least not to the point where I was just out-right disgusted with everyone.

18.Favorite Sport to watch? Soccer.

19. Furthest place you are sending this? All over the damn world, bitches! Thanks to this marvelous series of tubes we call the interwebs.

20. Who do you expect to send this back to you? Everyone. Absolutely everyone.

21. Person you expect to send it back first? Sting.

22. Favorite saying? Well that's a load of shit.

23. When is your birthday? May 29th

24. Are you a morning person or a night person? Put it this way, if I were to become a vampire I doubt many people would notice a difference in the hours I keep.

25. What is your shoe size? men's 9

26. Pets? Ozzy and Dorian. Cats both. Princesses both. Complete assholes both.

27. What did you want to be when you were little? I think for a while there I wanted to be a vet or something. I dunno, but my child self would be very disappointed anyhow.

28. What are you today? Female, Caucasian, occasionally medicated, perpetually pissed off, easily angered... a little hungry?

29. What is your favorite candy? Do I have to pick just one? Damn.... um.... I dunno... a lot of them.

30. What is your favorite flower? Roses are kind of cliche, but I like them. And daisies.

31. What's the next day on the calendar you are looking forward to? Halloween. Like always, with child-like giddiness.

32. What church do you attend? Chu-urch? Wha?

33. What are you listening to right now? The White Album on vinyl. Whoo!

34. What was the last thing you ate? A felafel pita, last night.

36. Do you believe in Angels? They seem like they've got a pretty stong team this year.

37 . If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Is there a colour for "bitchy"?

38. What is your pet peeve? Noisy chewers, painfully bad parenting, stupid people, etc, etc, etc...

39. Last person you spoke to on the phone? A woman from work.

41. Favorite soft drink? Pop Shoppe Lime - Ricky, Boylan's soda - just about any flavour, Jones Soda - Green Apple

42. Favorite restaurant? Wasabi or Taco Del Mar.

43. Hair Color? It's not really one colour. It's kind of brown and dark red with some lighter highlights. It just grows out that way, so I don't have a colour code from a box I can give you or anything.

44. Siblings? One and he's.... special.

45. Favorite day of the year? Halloween.

46. What was your favorite toy as a child? My books. Seriously. I'm so lame. (I had a giant box of barbies that had been given to me and I didn't ever play with them. And dolls didn't make any sense.) Oh and Barkley, who took up an entire suitcase to bring him from Germany, who I still have and love and if you touch him I swear to fucking christ and all that is holy I will kill you where you stand.

47. Summer or winter? Fall.

48. Hugs or kisses? Rarely.

49. Chocolate or vanilla? Chocolate

50. Do you want your friends to e-mail you back? Doesn't matter.

51. When was the last time you cried? ummm... I dunno. About a week ago.

52. What is under your bed? *shudder* I don't know.

53. Who is the friend you've had the longest? Anita

54. What did you do last night? Ate some food and fell asleep on the couch watching Corner Gas. Oh yeah, the party never stops at my house.

55. Favorite smell? Rain smell.

56. What are you afraid of? Moths. Disgusting evil nasty freaks.

57. What makes you laugh? Lots of things. Really. I laugh. A lot.

58. How many years at your current job? Three and change.

59. Favorite day of the week? Payday.

60. Favorite book? At the moment Darkly Dreaming Dexter, Dearly Devoted Dexter and Dexter in the Dark. And if Jeff Lidsay doesn't get a move on with more Dexter stuff, he's going to have a problem on his hands. Namely me.

5 comments:

Unknown said...

Shit I Love; that your "Shit I Hate" blog is vastly more.. vast.. than your "Shit I Love" blog.

And now I am going to fill this out while deciding whether to watch Terminator or The Bodyguard.

1. What time did you get up this morning?
Around 8. Damn you bodyclock!

2. Diamonds or pearls?
Well diamonds are compressed carbon and given worth through marketing, and pearls are grown like crops in freshwater clams, so frankly neither appeal too much. Would prefer a small vial of copper ammonate any day.

3. What was the last film you saw at the movies?
Shoot 'em Up. It was marvellously funny if rather lacking in substance.

4. What is your favorite TV show?
I'll agree on M*A*S*H being great, but I think Mythbusters or ER wins out.

5. What do you usually have for breakfast?
A 30 minute helping of cardio and high tachycardia. Cereal if remember.

6. What's your middle name?
Giles. Try growing up with that one.

7. What food do you dislike?
Anything bitter. Green veg, beer, coffee, sort of thing.

8. What is your favorite CD at the moment?
Jin - ABC (an exception to my No Rap rule because it is in a foreign language/culture and thus amusing.

9. What kind of car do you drive?
I'm a Londoner, cars are for chumps.

10. Favorite sandwich?
Meatball sub! Or just chicken.

11. What characteristics do you despise?
Arrogance and a refusal to learn combined with an expectation that you will continue to teach regardless.

12. Favorite item of clothing?
I have a shiny stone/metallic jacket which is thoroughly impractical (and a thing for jackets in general).

13. If you could go anywhere in the world for a vacation, where would you go?
Antarctica, it's one of the few continents still on my list. Realistically I'll be in the states next month to escape the winter.

14. What color is your bathroom?
White. It's a rental.
Oh shit I've just looked it's actually lavender. Shows how much attention I pay.

15. Favorite brand of clothing?
The ones that look good.

16. Where would you retire? If money were an object, probably somewhere in the UK.

17. Most memorable birthday?
18th. On the evening of my birthday I was sat outside in hot tubs with 25 friends in Iceland under 1 degree celcius air and the aurora borealis.

18.Favorite Sport to watch?
I hate football (soccer) but I get paid to watch it, so I guess that.

19. Furthest place you are sending this?
Canada? Though I guess technically I'm sending this wirelessly and iirc radio waves never fully dissipate so, the end of the universe?

20. Who do you expect to send this back to you?
Nobody! That would be awfully cyclical.

21. Person you expect to send it back first?
The Blogspot webserver.

22. Favorite saying?
Well quite.

23. When is your birthday?
Every year! I'm so lucky. (Oct 22)

24. Are you a morning person or a night person?
I'm chirpy in the morning but forgetful and I bump into things.

25. What is your shoe size?
10/11/12 depending on the type of shoe/boot.

26. Pets?
None but I have medium-long term plans for a German Shepherd Dog.

27. What did you want to be when you were little?
Cameraman. I settled for sysadmin and sports advertising tech.

28. What are you today? Male, Caucasian, occasionally irritated, perpetually zen, easily bored... more than a little hungry?

29. What is your favorite candy?
The Toffee Crisp bar.

30. What is your favorite flower?
The Vanilla orchid, for the scent.

31. What's the next day on the calendar you are looking forward to?
Oct 13th, flight stateside.

32. What church do you attend?
Chu-urch? Wha?

33. What are you listening to right now?
The gentle swooshes of cars and my fridge snoring.

34. What was the last thing you ate?
A rare pizza, last night.

36. Do you believe in Angels?
I can't come up with a funnier response than yours.

37 . If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
Eaten.

38. What is your pet peeve?
Noisy chewers, painfully bad parenting, stupid people, etc, etc, etc...

39. Last person you spoke to on the phone?
A guy from work.

41. Favorite soft drink?
Milk.

42. Favorite restaurant?
Any of the chinese noodlebars around the city.

43. Hair Color?
Blacky brown, with the odd glint of red where my mother's recessive genes sneak through.

44. Siblings?
One and he's.... everything I'm not.

45. Favorite day of the year?
Tomorrow, every day.
Sorry I can't say that and keep a straight face.

46. What was your favorite toy as a child?
I had one of those pin art things which I would take apart, pour the pins onto the floor, and slowly put it back together again.
Weird.

47. Summer or winter?
Right now we get both day to day.

48. Hugs or kisses?
Both are nice.

49. Chocolate or vanilla?
Chocolate

50. Do you want your friends to e-mail you back?
Yes! But, er, given that the recipient of this has never met me, I don't know if it's technically possible.

51. When was the last time you cried?
Can't remember. Probably the last time I saw the episode of ER where Greene dies and/or the end of Saving Private Ryan.

52. What is under your bed?
Nothing! Thanks to my handy robotic hoover.

53. Who is the friend you've had the longest?
Robert. He has ADHD and a lactose intolerance! Childhood was fun.

54. What did you do last night?
Ate some food and probed a website for SQL injection vulnerabilities.

55. Favorite smell?
Vanilla, as I think I mentioned.

56. What are you afraid of?
Waking up one day aged 38 realising I missed my chance to have some real fun in my 20s.

57. What makes you laugh?
Intelligent comedy, witty sarcasm, poetic justice.

58. How many years at your current job?
One and a half and a bit.

59. Favorite day of the week?
Sunday, because there are football games on Saturdays too.

60. Favorite book?
Yes Man, by Danny Wallace.

Regards,
Sting

P.S. I chose The Bodyguard for laughs.

Gwenhwyfar said...

lol
And yeah, I know. Shit I Love isn't my favourite either. Hence it hasn't been updated in forever.
Thanks for filling out the survey Sting. I owe you one.

Unknown said...

Can't spend every minute writing songs about hookers.

Gwenhwyfar said...

Too true. (By the way, I like the name Giles. Just sayin.)

Unknown said...

Hah. this.is.for.spam@hotmail.com if you have MSN, Cho Aske if you have AOL.

Just sayin'.