100-question survey
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surelars, and I'll probably steal some of his answers, too, if history is a good guide.
1. ONE OF YOUR SCARS, HOW DID YOU GET IT?
I hit my head on the steering wheel of a bumper car when I bent over to pick up a 50-peseta piece from the floor.
2. WHAT IS ON THE WALLS IN YOUR ROOM?
In my bedroom? Nothing, unless the Ikea shelf counts.
3. WHAT DOES YOUR CELL PHONE LOOK LIKE?
4. WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO?
Mostly folk-rock stuff by singer-songwriters -- Indigo Girls, John Gorka, Shawn Colvin, Rickie Lee Jones, folks like that.
5. DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME YOU WERE BORN?
Yep.
6. WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW?
My health back, but I think it's adorable that Lars always answers these "my girlfriend".
7. WHO DO YOU MISS?
My mother.
10. WHAT'S YOUR MIDDLE NAME?
Who's asking?
11. THE BEST TV SHOW EVER CREATED:
The West Wing
12. THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO?
sogwife
13. DO YOU GET SCARED IN THE DARK?
Yep.
14. THE LAST PERSON TO MAKE YOU CRY?
someotherguy, but in a good way.
15. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOGNE / PERFUME?
I don't do perfume.
16. WHAT KIND OF HAIR/EYE COLOR DO YOU LIKE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX?
My, we're being a little heteronormative here, are we? Anyway, I don't have any particular preferences.
17. WOULD YOU RATHER BE SMART OR FUNNY?
I'm smart and funny. Embrace the power of "and".
18. COFFEE OR ENERGY DRINKS?
Coffee
19. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PIZZA TOPPING?
Anything is fine, so long as it includes onions. If it's pepperoni or ham, I'll pick it off, but I don't mind it being there.
20. IF YOU COULD EAT ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Breakfast that someone else cooks for me.
21. WHO IS THE LAST PERSON YOU MADE MAD?
I don't know.
22. DO YOU SPEAK ANOTHER LANGUAGE?
Yep.
23. WHAT WAS THE FIRST GIFT SOMEONE EVER GAVE YOU?
Wow, how would I know that?
24. DO YOU LIKE SOMEONE?
Oh, yes.
25. ARE YOU DOUBLE JOINTED?
No.
26. FAVORITE CLOTHING BRAND?
No.
27. WHAT'S YOUR DREAM CAR?
Good public transportation or a really low-energy-use car like a hybrid electric/gas.
28. WHAT COLOR IS IT?
Don't much care
29. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE KIND OF EXERCISE?
Walking with people I like.
30. WOULD YOU FALL IN LOVE KNOWING THAT THE PERSON IS LEAVING?
Sure. I think I would have real trouble making a decision not to fall in love
31. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO TELL SOMEONE HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU?
Say it. Treat them well. Be happy to see them.
32. SAY A NUMBER FROM ONE TO A HUNDRED:
Err - 42?
33. BLONDES OR BRUNETTES?
Embrace the power of "and".
34. WHAT IS THE ONE NUMBER YOU CALL OFTEN?
My boss.
35. WHAT ANNOYS YOU MOST?
Hmm. Don't know.
35. HAVE YOU BEEN OUT OF YOUR COUNTRY?
Yes. Several times.
36. YOUR WEAKNESSES?
Hmm. I'm not an especially good listener, but I'm working on it. I can't keep a secret. I get confused and flustered if I have to answer a difficult question without having time to think about it.
37. TATER TOTS OR FRIES?
Depends on my mood.
38. FIRST JOB?
Babysitter.
39. EVER PRANK CALLED SOMEONE?
Nope. Never saw the appeal.
40. WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE YOU FILLED OUT THIS?
IMing withepi_lj.
41. IF YOU COULD GET PLASTIC SURGERY WHAT WOULD IT BE?
No, thanks.
42. WHY DID YOU FILL OUT THIS SURVEY?
I like surveys. I'm hopelessly self-involved.
43. WHAT DO YOU GET COMPLIMENTED ABOUT MOST?
My partners tell me I'm beautiful multiple times a day, so I guess that wins.
44. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF ALCOHOL BECAME ILLEGAL?
I don't really care, but it would annoy me, so I'd probably add it to my political agenda.
45. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY?
Nothing, really.
46. HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU WANT?
One, but I'm not going to have any.
47. WHERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
Yep.
48. DO YOU WISH ON STARS?
No.
49. WHICH FINGER[S] IS YOUR FAVORITE?
All my fingers are good. Want me to show you?
50. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY?
Last night.
51. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
Yeah, it's fine. It used to be better, but I type 99% of the time now, so it's out of practice.
52. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
Depends on my mood, but probably salami or bologna.
53. ANY BAD HABITS?
Hmm. I suppose so, but I don't think of things in those terms most of the time.
54. WHAT IS YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING CD ON THE SHELF?
No idea. I'm usually not embarrassed by my taste in music, even if it's not shared by others. I do have a copy of the "Cats" soundtrack; will that do?
55. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Yes!
56. HAVE YOU EVER TOLD A SECRET YOU SWORE NOT TO TELL?
No, but only because I'm really up front about not being able to keep a secret. I have, however, told a secret I was really really intending not to tell, and I still feel awful about it.
57. DO LOOKS MATTER?
I suppose so, on some level, but they matter so little to me as to be nearly a non-issue.
58. HOW DO YOU RELEASE YOUR ANGER?
I cry and/or rant.
59. WHERE IS YOUR SECOND HOME?
Atstonebender's.
60. DO YOU TRUST OTHERS EASILY?
Depends on what you mean by trust. I treat most people as though I believe they're basically trustworthy, but in the sense that I have a deep expectation that they will do what I'm trusting them to do, not really. I may not be being especially clear on this, but it makes sense in my head.
61. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD?
Mrs. Beasley, Ursula (the doll whose facial expression changed), Barbie, Shape-O
62. HOW MANY NUMBERS ARE IN YOUR CELL PHONE?
Maybe 7 or 8
63. DO YOU USE SARCASM?
Never. That would upsetbcholmes.
64. DO YOU KNOW ANYONE FAMOUS?
Yes
65. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN A MOSH PIT?
Nope.
66. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A GUY/GIRL?
Smart, funny, compassionate. When I've settled for two out of three, I've been disappointed.
67. WHAT ARE YOUR NICKNAMES?
Serene, sweetie, Buttercup, Girlness, Baby Duck, Aunt San, Love, Sandi, and probably lots of others.
68. HOW MANY PAIRS OF SHOES DO YOU HAVE?
Three
69. DO YOU UN-TIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
My shoes don't tie.
70. WHERE YOU UPSET ABOUT STEVE IRWIN DYING?
No. I didn't know him.
71. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR?
Coffee.
72. ARE YOU LAZY?
Sometimes, but I'm usually good at disguising it.
73. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE COLORS?
I don't do favorite colors.
74. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BAND?
I don't have just one. If really pressed, maybe Indigo Girls.
75. HOW MANY WISDOM TEETH DO YOU HAVE?
None.
76. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
Don't care. I like reading the answers, but I'm not invested in it.
77. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
Silence.
78. LAST THING YOU ATE?
I am currently eating a weird breakfast -- farmer's cheese, roasted peas, and a glass of mango nectar.
79. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
My aunt.
80. WHATS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX?
How they move.
81. FAVORITE THOUGHT PROVOKING SONG:
"Flying Red Horse" is one, but I don't have a single clear favorite.
82. FAVORITE THING TO HATE:
huh?
83. FAVORITE DRINK:
Water, hands down.
84. FAVORITE ZODIAC SIGN
I couldn't care less
85. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPORT?
Baseball.
86. WHAT IS YOUR HAIR COLOR?
Dark brown.
87. EYE COLOR?
Brown (the brown of root beer, I think)
88. DO YOU WEAR GLASSES?
Nope, but that may change this year.
89. SIBLINGS?
Yep.
90. FAVORITE MONTH(s)
I don't have a favorite month
91. DO YOU LIKE SUSHI?
So much!
92. LAST THING YOU WATCHED?
Last week's Lost online.
93. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR?
*shrug*
94. ARE YOU TOO SHY TO ASK SOMEONE OUT?
It's not about being too shy, really. It's about seldom (almost never) doing the "dating" thing.
95. SUMMER OR WINTER?
Sure.
96. KISSES OR HUGS?
Embrace the power of "and"!
97. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE-NIGHT STANDS?
Relationships.
98. WHO IS THE MOST LIKELY TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
No idea.
99. WHO IS THE LEAST LIKELY TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
No idea.
100. WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE PART OF YOUR BODY?
My hips, except for the part where they hurt all the time.
101. IS ANYONE IN LOVE WITH YOU?
Yes. I am so lucky.
surelars, and I'll probably steal some of his answers, too, if history is a good guide.1. ONE OF YOUR SCARS, HOW DID YOU GET IT?
I hit my head on the steering wheel of a bumper car when I bent over to pick up a 50-peseta piece from the floor.
2. WHAT IS ON THE WALLS IN YOUR ROOM?
In my bedroom? Nothing, unless the Ikea shelf counts.
3. WHAT DOES YOUR CELL PHONE LOOK LIKE?
4. WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO?
Mostly folk-rock stuff by singer-songwriters -- Indigo Girls, John Gorka, Shawn Colvin, Rickie Lee Jones, folks like that.
5. DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME YOU WERE BORN?
Yep.
6. WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW?
My health back, but I think it's adorable that Lars always answers these "my girlfriend".
7. WHO DO YOU MISS?
My mother.
10. WHAT'S YOUR MIDDLE NAME?
Who's asking?
11. THE BEST TV SHOW EVER CREATED:
The West Wing
12. THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO?
sogwife13. DO YOU GET SCARED IN THE DARK?
Yep.
14. THE LAST PERSON TO MAKE YOU CRY?
someotherguy, but in a good way.15. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOGNE / PERFUME?
I don't do perfume.
16. WHAT KIND OF HAIR/EYE COLOR DO YOU LIKE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX?
My, we're being a little heteronormative here, are we? Anyway, I don't have any particular preferences.
17. WOULD YOU RATHER BE SMART OR FUNNY?
I'm smart and funny. Embrace the power of "and".
18. COFFEE OR ENERGY DRINKS?
Coffee
19. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PIZZA TOPPING?
Anything is fine, so long as it includes onions. If it's pepperoni or ham, I'll pick it off, but I don't mind it being there.
20. IF YOU COULD EAT ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Breakfast that someone else cooks for me.
21. WHO IS THE LAST PERSON YOU MADE MAD?
I don't know.
22. DO YOU SPEAK ANOTHER LANGUAGE?
Yep.
23. WHAT WAS THE FIRST GIFT SOMEONE EVER GAVE YOU?
Wow, how would I know that?
24. DO YOU LIKE SOMEONE?
Oh, yes.
25. ARE YOU DOUBLE JOINTED?
No.
26. FAVORITE CLOTHING BRAND?
No.
27. WHAT'S YOUR DREAM CAR?
Good public transportation or a really low-energy-use car like a hybrid electric/gas.
28. WHAT COLOR IS IT?
Don't much care
29. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE KIND OF EXERCISE?
Walking with people I like.
30. WOULD YOU FALL IN LOVE KNOWING THAT THE PERSON IS LEAVING?
Sure. I think I would have real trouble making a decision not to fall in love
31. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO TELL SOMEONE HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU?
Say it. Treat them well. Be happy to see them.
32. SAY A NUMBER FROM ONE TO A HUNDRED:
Err - 42?
33. BLONDES OR BRUNETTES?
Embrace the power of "and".
34. WHAT IS THE ONE NUMBER YOU CALL OFTEN?
My boss.
35. WHAT ANNOYS YOU MOST?
Hmm. Don't know.
35. HAVE YOU BEEN OUT OF YOUR COUNTRY?
Yes. Several times.
36. YOUR WEAKNESSES?
Hmm. I'm not an especially good listener, but I'm working on it. I can't keep a secret. I get confused and flustered if I have to answer a difficult question without having time to think about it.
37. TATER TOTS OR FRIES?
Depends on my mood.
38. FIRST JOB?
Babysitter.
39. EVER PRANK CALLED SOMEONE?
Nope. Never saw the appeal.
40. WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE YOU FILLED OUT THIS?
IMing with
epi_lj.41. IF YOU COULD GET PLASTIC SURGERY WHAT WOULD IT BE?
No, thanks.
42. WHY DID YOU FILL OUT THIS SURVEY?
I like surveys. I'm hopelessly self-involved.
43. WHAT DO YOU GET COMPLIMENTED ABOUT MOST?
My partners tell me I'm beautiful multiple times a day, so I guess that wins.
44. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF ALCOHOL BECAME ILLEGAL?
I don't really care, but it would annoy me, so I'd probably add it to my political agenda.
45. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY?
Nothing, really.
46. HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU WANT?
One, but I'm not going to have any.
47. WHERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
Yep.
48. DO YOU WISH ON STARS?
No.
49. WHICH FINGER[S] IS YOUR FAVORITE?
All my fingers are good. Want me to show you?
50. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY?
Last night.
51. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
Yeah, it's fine. It used to be better, but I type 99% of the time now, so it's out of practice.
52. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
Depends on my mood, but probably salami or bologna.
53. ANY BAD HABITS?
Hmm. I suppose so, but I don't think of things in those terms most of the time.
54. WHAT IS YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING CD ON THE SHELF?
No idea. I'm usually not embarrassed by my taste in music, even if it's not shared by others. I do have a copy of the "Cats" soundtrack; will that do?
55. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Yes!
56. HAVE YOU EVER TOLD A SECRET YOU SWORE NOT TO TELL?
No, but only because I'm really up front about not being able to keep a secret. I have, however, told a secret I was really really intending not to tell, and I still feel awful about it.
57. DO LOOKS MATTER?
I suppose so, on some level, but they matter so little to me as to be nearly a non-issue.
58. HOW DO YOU RELEASE YOUR ANGER?
I cry and/or rant.
59. WHERE IS YOUR SECOND HOME?
At
stonebender's.60. DO YOU TRUST OTHERS EASILY?
Depends on what you mean by trust. I treat most people as though I believe they're basically trustworthy, but in the sense that I have a deep expectation that they will do what I'm trusting them to do, not really. I may not be being especially clear on this, but it makes sense in my head.
61. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD?
Mrs. Beasley, Ursula (the doll whose facial expression changed), Barbie, Shape-O
62. HOW MANY NUMBERS ARE IN YOUR CELL PHONE?
Maybe 7 or 8
63. DO YOU USE SARCASM?
Never. That would upset
bcholmes.64. DO YOU KNOW ANYONE FAMOUS?
Yes
65. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN A MOSH PIT?
Nope.
66. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A GUY/GIRL?
Smart, funny, compassionate. When I've settled for two out of three, I've been disappointed.
67. WHAT ARE YOUR NICKNAMES?
Serene, sweetie, Buttercup, Girlness, Baby Duck, Aunt San, Love, Sandi, and probably lots of others.
68. HOW MANY PAIRS OF SHOES DO YOU HAVE?
Three
69. DO YOU UN-TIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
My shoes don't tie.
70. WHERE YOU UPSET ABOUT STEVE IRWIN DYING?
No. I didn't know him.
71. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR?
Coffee.
72. ARE YOU LAZY?
Sometimes, but I'm usually good at disguising it.
73. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE COLORS?
I don't do favorite colors.
74. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BAND?
I don't have just one. If really pressed, maybe Indigo Girls.
75. HOW MANY WISDOM TEETH DO YOU HAVE?
None.
76. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
Don't care. I like reading the answers, but I'm not invested in it.
77. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
Silence.
78. LAST THING YOU ATE?
I am currently eating a weird breakfast -- farmer's cheese, roasted peas, and a glass of mango nectar.
79. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
My aunt.
80. WHATS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX?
How they move.
81. FAVORITE THOUGHT PROVOKING SONG:
"Flying Red Horse" is one, but I don't have a single clear favorite.
82. FAVORITE THING TO HATE:
huh?
83. FAVORITE DRINK:
Water, hands down.
84. FAVORITE ZODIAC SIGN
I couldn't care less
85. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPORT?
Baseball.
86. WHAT IS YOUR HAIR COLOR?
Dark brown.
87. EYE COLOR?
Brown (the brown of root beer, I think)
88. DO YOU WEAR GLASSES?
Nope, but that may change this year.
89. SIBLINGS?
Yep.
90. FAVORITE MONTH(s)
I don't have a favorite month
91. DO YOU LIKE SUSHI?
So much!
92. LAST THING YOU WATCHED?
Last week's Lost online.
93. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR?
*shrug*
94. ARE YOU TOO SHY TO ASK SOMEONE OUT?
It's not about being too shy, really. It's about seldom (almost never) doing the "dating" thing.
95. SUMMER OR WINTER?
Sure.
96. KISSES OR HUGS?
Embrace the power of "and"!
97. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE-NIGHT STANDS?
Relationships.
98. WHO IS THE MOST LIKELY TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
No idea.
99. WHO IS THE LEAST LIKELY TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
No idea.
100. WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE PART OF YOUR BODY?
My hips, except for the part where they hurt all the time.
101. IS ANYONE IN LOVE WITH YOU?
Yes. I am so lucky.
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Date: 2007-05-15 07:38 pm (UTC)My health back, but I think it's adorable that Lars always answers these "my girlfriend".
i like that, too ;-) .
i told lars that if you stole his answer to 59, it would be a base lie.
i wish you had your health back, too. when do you next hear something?
ANDs, ORs, XORs and other binary operations
Date: 2007-05-15 08:24 pm (UTC)Re: ANDs, ORs, XORs and other binary operations
Date: 2007-05-15 10:36 pm (UTC)That said, I do often try to answer such questions, because I like thinking about such things, useless though I think the exercise probably is.
Re: ANDs, ORs, XORs and other binary operations
Date: 2007-05-15 11:14 pm (UTC)On the other hand, there might be some people who prefer kissing to hugging, or vice versa, so for them it's not a matter of having to choose between two equally important things. In that case, though, what interests me isn't so much which thing a person prefers, but why. Their reasons for their preference might tell me something interesting about that person.
I wonder if part of your objection to these choices comes from the fact that the choices are often between two things that can't really be compared to each other. I mean for me, how could I choose between kisses and hugs? They meet different needs. It's an apples and oranges thing. They might as well be asking me to choose between say, hugs and a good job. :)
Unless the things being asked about are deep enough that a choice would actually shine some light on the responder's inner workings, it seems like a pretty dumb way to ask about preferences, I have to agree.