Fifty Questions

Posted on January 5, 2007 in Memes

Will Brady did it before me.

1. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought? Damn. There’s that bald spot.
2. How much cash do you have on you? Why? Are you planning to rob me?
3. What’s a word that rhymes with “DOOR?” Floor. Not the best question.
4. Favorite planet? [[Titan_(moon)|Titan]], which is technically a moon, but very cool because of a story I read yesterday. Seems that they discovered lakes of [[methane]]. I hope that this time I can get in on the shoreside properties at a decent price.
5. Who is the 4th person on your missed call list on your cell phone? My adopted sister.
6. What is your favorite ring tone on your phone? This question proves that there are people who have less of a life than I do.
7. Do you “label” yourself? Well, yes and no. The name “Joel” is a handy label for people to refer to me by. It’s rich with meaning.
8. What shirt are you wearing? Blue longsleeve with very skinny white and yellow stripes.
9. Name the brand of the shoes you’re currently wearing? Materialist little meme isn’t it? Saloman
10. Bright or dark room? It was dark until I turned on the lights so I could read the brand name on the shoes.
11. What do you think about the person who took this survey before you. I don’t know him personally but we’ve exchanged some cordial emails and comments. He’s a happily married man, just like I am.
12. What does your watch look like? Who needs a watch when you have a cell phone?
13. What were you doing at midnight last night? Reading In the Shadow of the Winter Palace. Damn, those Tsars had the life. Would have hated to live in a country where only one person was free, however, even if I was that person.
14. What did your last text message you received on your cell say? Happy New Year.
15. Where is your nearest 7-11? Damn. I can’t think of one closer than Orange, about twenty two miles away.
16. What’s a word that you say a lot? Cat.
17. Who told you he/she loved you last? My wife, of course.
18. Last furry thing you touched? Virginia Mew who was in one of her lovey moods and kept pressing herself against me, reminding me of the closeness that a dolphin has to the water
19. How many drugs have you done in the last three days? Done as in recreated? None. Nine if you count the medicines. Ten if you insist on the chocolates.
20. How many rolls of film do you need developed? Two.
21. Favorite age you have been so far? Dunno, but it sure wasn’t 48.
22. Your worst enemy? There’s a loaded question. Decline to state. Person will let it go to their head. Big enough ego trip there to start with.
23. What is your current desktop picture? A picture of some white alders in Holy Jim Canyon.
24. What was the last thing you said to someone? “No” to a realtor who asked “Is this house for sale?”
25. If you had to choose between a million bucks or to be able to fly what would it be? Being able to fly would be great just so long as I also knew how to land. Hate to lose my ability to walk. The best things in life, after all, are free.
26. Do you like someone? ? Like, have a crush on someone? My wife, of course.
27. The last song you listened to? The finale of La Boheme. MIMI!
28. What time of day were you born? In the evening.
29. What’s your favorite number? 47. The official [[Pomona College]] number.
30. Where did you live in 1987? [[Menlo_Park%2C_California|Menlo Don’t Park on the Street Between Two and Five in the Morning]], California
31. Are you jealous of anyone? Not at this time.
32. Is anyone jealous of you? Sure. Sometimes they read this blog and get all hot and bothered.
33. Where were you when 9/11 happened? In bed. It was early here on the Pacific Coast. Not even nine.
34. What do you do when vending machines steal your money? Give ’em a good kick, threaten to turn them into metal scrap, and then walk away with a sigh.
35. Hey Will! You left one out!
36. If you had to get a tattoo, where would it be? I would be on my arm and it would be henna.
37. If you could be fluent in any other language, what would it be? Tough choice, but I think I’d pick Spanish.
38. Would you move for the person you loved? Of course! She makes the money! I’d better have plenty of mood stabilizers on hand.
39. Are you touchy feely? When I express my emotions, I like to leave a bit of air.
40. What’s your life motto? Ignore the idiots.
41. Name three things that you have on you at all times? My glasses, my wallet, my wedding ring.
42. What’s your favorite town/city? Tough call. San Francisco, Paris, [[Ljubljana]] all come to mind.
43. What was the last thing you paid for with cash? Dinner at Charro Chicken.
44. When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper and mailed it? Fuck. Been a long time.
45. Can you change the oil on a car? On older models. Not sure about the truck and Lynn’s car.
46. Your first love: what is the last thing you heard about him/her? Another been a long long time.
47. How far back do you know about your ancestry? I can go back to Denmark in the 17th century.
48. The last time you dressed fancy, what did you wear and why did you dress fancy? Thanksgiving, 2004.
49. Does anything hurt on your body right now? My lower back.
50. Have you been burned by love? Who hasn’t? No sense brooding over it. Not at my age.