5000 Question Survey: Part Eight
Part Eight
701. What is your favorite mixed drink?
The kind with alcohol in it.
702. When answering these questions are you often pulled in different directions, as if committing to one answer eliminates the possibility for all others?
Yes.
703. Chicken Mesala, Pasta Primavera, Veal Cutlet Parmesan or Linguini with Clam Sauce?
Linguini with Clam Sauce
704. If you were alone in your friend's house/room/apartment would you look in their drawers and notebooks?
No. If they had bookshelves, I would go after those, though.
705. What would you really like to do but you don't because you are afraid of getting caught?
Kiss Shuichi in public. Hug in public. Anything of that sort.
706. Of the following, which word best describes you:
responsible: Hardly.
spontaneous: Even less so.
tactful: Sometimes.
uninhbited: Only when intoxicated.
707. Which band would you most likely check out?
The Smiths (indi-pop 80's-90's) Perhaps this one?
The Lords of Acid (acid/house/dance 90's)
Front 242 (80's-90's industrial/dance)
708. How can one put an end to procrastination, as a bad habit?
By not doing it?
709. What feature would you want on your car that is not currently offered?
I do not own a car and have only driven Shuichi’s a handful of times.
710. What kind of poetry speaks to you?
The kind that is spoken? I do not read poetry.
711. What is your favorite store that is open 24 hours?
The noodle shop 5 blocks from my house.
712. Do you find that sleep is just so much sleepier when you are supposed to be doing something else?
No.
713. Do you also find that the books you chose are so much more luscious when you have a stack of actual assignments that you Should be reading?
They are always “luscious”, but I would agree with this statement.
714. If you have had the chance to compare the original 5000 Question Survey to this edited version, what is your opinion?
I have not compared.
715. What's the most creative answer you can think of for 'what is black and white and red all over'?
A newspaper?
716. Why do people slow down on the highway when they pass a cop car pulling someone else over?
Because they are curious?
717. Are they afraid that the cop will STOP pulling over whoever he is pulling over and pull them over instead?
Oh…this one seems to be a better answer.
718. It's daddy's birthday. What do you get him?
Nothing.
719. What's your 5,000 question survey nickname?
Look at the word next to the 2nd letter of your first name
A anything but
(I deleted the rest of the letters to save space)
Now take the first letter of your last name.
K kisses
(same here)
Put the two words together for your nickname.
…Anything but kisses?
720. You know that shaky feeling that you get when it's all coming to a climax, and everyone involved is breaking into the good kind of cold sweat, working as individuals and at the same time as a single force of energy, and it all meshes together, and for a brief moment, you're holding your breath and tingling all over, and after it's done you're on an explosive and dizzying high for the rest of the night?
What does that feeling come from?
…It comes from the climax itself…right? We are talking about sex, right?
721. How many of your teachers can you imagine drinking or doing drugs on the weekends?
Most likely none of them.
722. Do you like Alice in Wonderland or Through the Looking Glass?
Yes.
723. Write a question and answer it here.
What do you think of this question?
It is cheating.
724. Who is your favorite playwright?
I do not know that I have one.
725. What movie has come out recently that you couldn’t have less interest in?
All of them.
726. What would the worst movie ever be about?
Slugs.
727. Do you like truffles?
Not particularly.
Do you like Turkish delight?
Not particularly.
728. Can you tell the difference between a transvestite and a real woman?
Yes.
729. What's funnier, plants or fire extinguishers?
…Neither?
730. For question 720 did you write down sex?
In a few words, yes.
You pervert, I was thinking of musical theater.
I do not feel that way after theater…
731. Which is better, leopard print or plaid?
Depends on who is wearing it.
732. What would you consider ordinary?
More than most people.
733. What is out of the ordinary?
Normalcy.
734. Do you ever watch COPS?
It depends on what they are doing…But usually no. I have more important things to do than to watch them work (or not work)
735. Is there always room for j - e - l - l - o?
No.
736. If you had your own TV show, what kind of show would you make it?
Educational?
737. Do you know how heavy things like airplanes stay in the air?
They have engines and wings for that.
738. When do you act the most dramatic?
When someone around me is being dramatic.
739. Are you one of those people who have, "see photo id,” written on the back of their credit cards?
Yes.
740. It's mom’s birthday. What do you get her?
An offering. Usually 3 onigiri and a bouquet of flowers. If I visit her grave, that is.
741. What celebrity has pretty much disappeared leaving you wondering 'where are they now'?
I do not…Ahm…Snoopy?
742. Would you get angry if you and your girl/boyfriend saw the preview for a movie and talked about seeing it together and then they saw it with one of their friends while you were busy?
No.
743. How many people do you think will finish this whooooooole survey?
I have no idea. 5000 is quite a lot.
744. Have you ever written a message, sealed it in a bottle and thrown it into a river/lake ocean?
No.
745. If you haven't would you want to?
No.
746. If you ever did what would you write?
…I do not know…?
747. What do you wish you could always be protected from?
The past.
748. What small thing annoys you so much it should be a crime?
Utensils scraping against plates/bowls.
749. Would you rather watch a video of fish in a tank, or the Yule log on TV?
Ahm…? The fish?
750. Is it better to be loved or feared?
Loved
751. What causes you to panic?
Unwanted touching. Shuichi’s luggage after he returns from a trip.
752. Do you believe that you have a strong personality?
No.
753. When Jesus saves souls...does he trade them in for valuable prizes?
I have not met him so I could not tell you.
754. What resolutions would you make if it were new years?
To make more meals instead of going out.
755. Why wait?
Why, indeed.
756. Do you feel like time is on your side or working against you?
Against me.
757. What do you do for yourself when you are down to put a little joy back into your life?
Read. Call Shuichi.
758. How much Tolkien have you read?
Not much.
759. These are the songs on the radio. Which are you most likely to listen to:
Time Bomb by Rancid
Dead Man's party by Oingo Boingo ß This one for the amusement of the title and group name
The Sun Always Shines on TV by A-ha
50 Ways to leave Your Lover by Paul Simon
Run by collective Soul
760. Do you believe that Jesus existed as a real person?
I have no way of knowing this.
761. Do you believe he was the son of god?
Nor this. I have not seen him, but I know better than anyone that it does not mean he does not exist.
762. How do you feel about organized religion?
I have no feelings one way or the other.
763. What sentence have you heard lately, that would sound pretty odd out of context?
…Just lick it? Shuichi was talking to a dog .
763. If you had to choose one image to be a symbol of our times, what would you pick?
Computer.
764. Name a group of people:
…Japanese?
765. How many of them does it take to screw in a light bulb?
I can do it...so...one?
766. Do you like the movie The Labyrinth with David Bowie and some muppets?
I have not seen it.
767. Do you like the movie The Dark Crystal?
No.
768. Metallica or Guns N' Roses?
Roses?
769. Do you follow the Chinese zodiac?
A bit.
770. Do you like reggae music?
Not particularly.
771. What makes your life worth it every day?
My research might help people someday…And the fact that it makes Shuichi happy that I am not dead.
772. Do you seize each day and sink your teeth into it?
Most likely not.
773. I’ve heard people say that Jim Morrison never yawned because he was just so full of life. How often do you yawn?
Quite often.
774. Who decides what behavior is 'crazy' or 'sane'?
It varies by person.
775. Who are the most inspiring artists, musicians, poets, and writers?
The ones who do it from the heart. From what they know.
776. Did anything historically significant happen in the year you were born?
My birth is not historically significant?
777. Besides blowing out birthday candles when do you make wishes?
When I want something.
778. Are you self-sufficient?
No.
779. Is it better to be wanted or needed?
Wanted.
780. What do you feel is an appropriate age to lose one’s virginity at?
I cannot properly answer this. It varies from person to person and situation to situation.
781. Do you feel that the appropriate age for girls and for boys is different?
Less about gender and more about individual persons.
782. Are you a hard person to get to know?
I suppose I could be.
783. What is the craziest thing you have ever done out of anger?
Yelled at Shuichi. I feel I must explain that it was not my anger.
784. What's the MOST annoying sound you can think of?
A screaming child.
785. What's the silliest vegetable you can think of?
The onion.
786. Do you believe in love at first sight?
Perhaps.
787. Name one thing you have referred to in the past as “better than sex”:
A bowl of soup. I was soon corrected.
788. What do you see when you turn out the light?
Nothing?
789. Do you like jazz, blues and/or swing music?
I do not dislike it.
790. Do you prefer gold or silver jewelry?
Silver.
791. In what ways do you want your children to be like you?
This question is irrelevant as I will not have children.
792. In what ways would you want your children to be different from you?
See above.
793. What was the scariest movie you've ever seen?
True stories of people hurting other people. I do not watch them often.
794. What was the funniest movie you've ever seen?
Do home movies count?
795. What was the worst movie you've ever seen?
What Lies Beneath.
796. Are you a good massage-giver?
You would have to ask a recipient.
797. What is one question that no one can ever truthfully answer 'yes' to?
Do you know everything?
798. Is there more to this world than human beings can perceive?
Yes.
799. If matter is neither created nor destroyed then is it possible that you are made up of molecules that once made up Ghandi or Jesus or Einstein?
I doubt it, but I suppose in theory yes.
800. Are you often sarcastic?
Often is a bit strong.