Head Cold Self-Medication Meme
My head cold has waned. It's now at the occasional headache, occasional hand grenade in the nose stage. Just enough to keep me from wanting to do anything but a meme.
1. You have 10 dollars and need to buy snacks at a gas station, what do you buy?
A large coffee and some raised glazed donuts. Maybe croissants. Maybe a Snickers bar.
2. If you were reincarnated as another creature, what would you be?
Some species of canine. Check out my LJ handle. I mean, duh.
3. Who's your favorite red head?
Well, I like Julianne Moore in, like, a lot of different ways if you know what I mean. And I was surprised how much it bugged me when Laura Prepon went blond.
4. What do you order when you're at IHOP?
I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say pancakes. Just plain old buttermilk pancakes with plain old maple syrup. I'm not a purist about many things, but pancakes are one of them.
5. Last book you read?
Green Shadows, White Whale, by Ray Bradbury. It's the fictionalized account of his stay in Ireland, while writing the screenplay for John Huston's adaptation of Moby Dick. I thought it was okay.
6. What is important in a relationship?
Hell, I don't know. All the usual stuff anyone else would list. I'd also add a clear understanding of each others' boundaries. If one of you squeezes the toothpaste tube in the middle, and the other one insists the tube needs to be squeezed from the end so you don't waste anything, and this triviality is really really important to the both of you, just buy two fucking tubes of toothpaste already, and leave me out of it.
7. Describe the last time you were injured?
Huh. I don't know. I'm kind of a big wuss, I don't often get into situations in which injury is a strong possibility. Would you consider sunburn an injury? I got sunburned a couple weeks ago. I was on a boat and I didn't have a hat or sunscreen.
If that doesn't count, a while back I was stir frying some dinner. In an attempt to amuse myself I did a cornball impression of Emeril, and yelled "Bam!" while tossing in some vegetables... and the hot oil splashed all over my arm and burned me.
8. Of all your friends, who would you want to be stuck in a well with?
magicmarmot, I suppose. He'd probably have the best strategy of how to get out.
9. Rock concert or symphony?
These experiences are too inherently different from each other to compare. But these days, I'd probably pick symphony, just because I'd be able to sit down.
10. What is the wallpaper of your cell phone?
It sort of a skyline shot of these old brick skyscrapers, taken from street level, looking up. It was one of the AT&T stock selections. I liked it because it reminded me of downtown Minneapolis.
11. Soda?
I rarely drink soda anymore. Usually, I'll get unsweetened ice tea. Very occasionally, I'll have a Pepsi.
12. Cranium or Monopoly?
Cranium is really overrated, and Monopoly is boring. Give me Trivial Pursuit anytime, with the occasional session of Risk or Stratego.
13. One type of transportation for the rest of your life?
TARDIS.
14. Most recent movie you've watched in the theater?
Burn After Reading.
15. What's your favorite kind of cake?
I like many kinds, but I particularly love German Chocolate and Black Forest torte.
16. Name an actor/actress who you think is hot.
Just one? Catherine Zeta-Jones.
17. What did you have for dinner last night?
Chili. Or rather, my mom's conception of it (hamburger, a can of tomatoes, a can of beans) with some minor alterations on my part (hamburger, a can of garlic tomatoes, a can of spicy beans, onions, Tabasco). I realize this is blasphemy to chili lovers everywhere, but it's kind of a comfort food for me, and it's the type of thing I want to eat when I'm crabby from minor illness. You don't have to have any if you don't want.
18. Look to your left, what do you see?
A stack of books with an empty cereal bowl on top.
19. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off?
Usually. It's a bit tricky if I'm wearing slippers.
20. Favorite toy as a child?
Legos.
21. Do you buy your own groceries?
Whuh? Of course I do. I'm not Warren Buffett, for chrissakes.
22. Do you think people talk about you behind your back?
About 90% of all human conversations involve people who aren't in the room, so I'd have to say yes, people talk about me behind their back.
23. When's the last time you had sour gummy worms?
What a weird question. I might have had some at the last Omegacon? So... about eleven months.
24. What's your favorite fruit?
I get bananas and grapes a lot, so probably one of those two.
25. Do you have a picture of yourself doing a cartwheel?
The hell? No.
26. How do you feel about long distance relationships?
Not acceptable. I'm not interested in a sexless or near-sexless relationship. So long distance is right out.
27. Have you ever eaten snow?
I've lived in Minnesota most of my life. This is like asking me if I've ever breathed.
28. What color are your bed sheets?
Dark blue.
29. What's your favorite flower?
Something simple, without a lot of scent. Like maybe a daisy or a black-eyed susan.
30. Were you or are you in ballet?
Nope. Adrienne Scrimshaw taught me a bit of modern, and I got a bit of hip-hop from Amy Sackett, but no ballet.
31. Do you listen to classical music?
It's been a while. I tend to listen to classical when I want something ambient. Most music that's actually designed to be ambient kind of bugs me.
32. Do you have a "wacky noodle"?
A what now? I'm pretty sure my brain doesn't function like most people's, if that's what you mean.
33. Do you watch Spongebob?
No. But my mom bought me a pair of Spongebob boxer shorts once, as a gift. That was kind of odd.
34. Last food you ate?
Subway's pathetic excuse for a Philly cheesesteak sandwich.
35. Do people consider you smart?
I hope so.
36. What time is it?
Wapner, definitely time for Wapner.
37. Is your away message on?
I rarely mess with message status stuff. I don't really get enough messages to bother with it.
38. Have you ever tried gluing your fingers together?
Fuck no.
39. What curse word do you use the most?
How would I fucking know? Like I've got a fucking tape recorder with me every fucking time I fucking start swearing. Fuck off.
40. Do you own an iPod?
No. I'm a bit on the poor side.
41. What time is your alarm clock set for?
6:00 AM.
42. What CD is currently in your CD player?
I've got three Meat Puppets CDs in there right now: Forbidden Places, Mirage, and Too High To Die.
43. What movie do you know every line to?
Monty Python and the Holy Grail. I probably wouldn't do too bad with either The Rocky Horror Picture Show or The Blues Brothers, but I don't know about every single line.
44. What is your favorite salad dressing?
Italian, vinaigrette, something along those lines.
45. Would you ever date someone covered in tattoos?
Sure. The longest-term relationship I've ever had was with a pretty thoroughly tattooed woman. I don't seek them out though. I don't have "a thing" about them.
46. How old will you be on your next birthday?
Old enough.
47. Do you enjoy giving hugs?
Oh sure. I'm just not too good at telling when they're wanted or not.
48. Last time you had butterflies in your stomach?
The 2008 CONvergence Masquerade half-time show with Soylent Theatre. I don't want to fuck up any show I'm in, but I really didn't want to fuck that one up.
49. What's the way people most often mispronounce any part of your name?
Kevin Hattul. It happens often enough that I answer to it.
50. How much money do you have?
Let's just say "not enough." I'm barely a thousandaire. And if you factor in the house debt, I'm negative in five figures. Oh great. Now I'm depressed.
1. You have 10 dollars and need to buy snacks at a gas station, what do you buy?
A large coffee and some raised glazed donuts. Maybe croissants. Maybe a Snickers bar.
2. If you were reincarnated as another creature, what would you be?
Some species of canine. Check out my LJ handle. I mean, duh.
3. Who's your favorite red head?
Well, I like Julianne Moore in, like, a lot of different ways if you know what I mean. And I was surprised how much it bugged me when Laura Prepon went blond.
4. What do you order when you're at IHOP?
I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say pancakes. Just plain old buttermilk pancakes with plain old maple syrup. I'm not a purist about many things, but pancakes are one of them.
5. Last book you read?
Green Shadows, White Whale, by Ray Bradbury. It's the fictionalized account of his stay in Ireland, while writing the screenplay for John Huston's adaptation of Moby Dick. I thought it was okay.
6. What is important in a relationship?
Hell, I don't know. All the usual stuff anyone else would list. I'd also add a clear understanding of each others' boundaries. If one of you squeezes the toothpaste tube in the middle, and the other one insists the tube needs to be squeezed from the end so you don't waste anything, and this triviality is really really important to the both of you, just buy two fucking tubes of toothpaste already, and leave me out of it.
7. Describe the last time you were injured?
Huh. I don't know. I'm kind of a big wuss, I don't often get into situations in which injury is a strong possibility. Would you consider sunburn an injury? I got sunburned a couple weeks ago. I was on a boat and I didn't have a hat or sunscreen.
If that doesn't count, a while back I was stir frying some dinner. In an attempt to amuse myself I did a cornball impression of Emeril, and yelled "Bam!" while tossing in some vegetables... and the hot oil splashed all over my arm and burned me.
8. Of all your friends, who would you want to be stuck in a well with?
magicmarmot, I suppose. He'd probably have the best strategy of how to get out.
9. Rock concert or symphony?
These experiences are too inherently different from each other to compare. But these days, I'd probably pick symphony, just because I'd be able to sit down.
10. What is the wallpaper of your cell phone?
It sort of a skyline shot of these old brick skyscrapers, taken from street level, looking up. It was one of the AT&T stock selections. I liked it because it reminded me of downtown Minneapolis.
11. Soda?
I rarely drink soda anymore. Usually, I'll get unsweetened ice tea. Very occasionally, I'll have a Pepsi.
12. Cranium or Monopoly?
Cranium is really overrated, and Monopoly is boring. Give me Trivial Pursuit anytime, with the occasional session of Risk or Stratego.
13. One type of transportation for the rest of your life?
TARDIS.
14. Most recent movie you've watched in the theater?
Burn After Reading.
15. What's your favorite kind of cake?
I like many kinds, but I particularly love German Chocolate and Black Forest torte.
16. Name an actor/actress who you think is hot.
Just one? Catherine Zeta-Jones.
17. What did you have for dinner last night?
Chili. Or rather, my mom's conception of it (hamburger, a can of tomatoes, a can of beans) with some minor alterations on my part (hamburger, a can of garlic tomatoes, a can of spicy beans, onions, Tabasco). I realize this is blasphemy to chili lovers everywhere, but it's kind of a comfort food for me, and it's the type of thing I want to eat when I'm crabby from minor illness. You don't have to have any if you don't want.
18. Look to your left, what do you see?
A stack of books with an empty cereal bowl on top.
19. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off?
Usually. It's a bit tricky if I'm wearing slippers.
20. Favorite toy as a child?
Legos.
21. Do you buy your own groceries?
Whuh? Of course I do. I'm not Warren Buffett, for chrissakes.
22. Do you think people talk about you behind your back?
About 90% of all human conversations involve people who aren't in the room, so I'd have to say yes, people talk about me behind their back.
23. When's the last time you had sour gummy worms?
What a weird question. I might have had some at the last Omegacon? So... about eleven months.
24. What's your favorite fruit?
I get bananas and grapes a lot, so probably one of those two.
25. Do you have a picture of yourself doing a cartwheel?
The hell? No.
26. How do you feel about long distance relationships?
Not acceptable. I'm not interested in a sexless or near-sexless relationship. So long distance is right out.
27. Have you ever eaten snow?
I've lived in Minnesota most of my life. This is like asking me if I've ever breathed.
28. What color are your bed sheets?
Dark blue.
29. What's your favorite flower?
Something simple, without a lot of scent. Like maybe a daisy or a black-eyed susan.
30. Were you or are you in ballet?
Nope. Adrienne Scrimshaw taught me a bit of modern, and I got a bit of hip-hop from Amy Sackett, but no ballet.
31. Do you listen to classical music?
It's been a while. I tend to listen to classical when I want something ambient. Most music that's actually designed to be ambient kind of bugs me.
32. Do you have a "wacky noodle"?
A what now? I'm pretty sure my brain doesn't function like most people's, if that's what you mean.
33. Do you watch Spongebob?
No. But my mom bought me a pair of Spongebob boxer shorts once, as a gift. That was kind of odd.
34. Last food you ate?
Subway's pathetic excuse for a Philly cheesesteak sandwich.
35. Do people consider you smart?
I hope so.
36. What time is it?
Wapner, definitely time for Wapner.
37. Is your away message on?
I rarely mess with message status stuff. I don't really get enough messages to bother with it.
38. Have you ever tried gluing your fingers together?
Fuck no.
39. What curse word do you use the most?
How would I fucking know? Like I've got a fucking tape recorder with me every fucking time I fucking start swearing. Fuck off.
40. Do you own an iPod?
No. I'm a bit on the poor side.
41. What time is your alarm clock set for?
6:00 AM.
42. What CD is currently in your CD player?
I've got three Meat Puppets CDs in there right now: Forbidden Places, Mirage, and Too High To Die.
43. What movie do you know every line to?
Monty Python and the Holy Grail. I probably wouldn't do too bad with either The Rocky Horror Picture Show or The Blues Brothers, but I don't know about every single line.
44. What is your favorite salad dressing?
Italian, vinaigrette, something along those lines.
45. Would you ever date someone covered in tattoos?
Sure. The longest-term relationship I've ever had was with a pretty thoroughly tattooed woman. I don't seek them out though. I don't have "a thing" about them.
46. How old will you be on your next birthday?
Old enough.
47. Do you enjoy giving hugs?
Oh sure. I'm just not too good at telling when they're wanted or not.
48. Last time you had butterflies in your stomach?
The 2008 CONvergence Masquerade half-time show with Soylent Theatre. I don't want to fuck up any show I'm in, but I really didn't want to fuck that one up.
49. What's the way people most often mispronounce any part of your name?
Kevin Hattul. It happens often enough that I answer to it.
50. How much money do you have?
Let's just say "not enough." I'm barely a thousandaire. And if you factor in the house debt, I'm negative in five figures. Oh great. Now I'm depressed.