80 questions from homonculus
1. What curse word do you use the most?
How the fuck would I know?
2. Do you own an iPod?
No.
3. What person on your flist do you talk to the most?
calla_s.
4. What time is your alarm clock set to?
6:00 am.
5. Do you still remember the first person you kissed?
Yes.
6. Do you remember where you were on 11/9/01?
Yes. I was watching Rove on Cal's TV because Paul Kelly was to be interviewed. Rove went to an ad break as usual, then they cut to without even returning to the studio to excuse themselves. First there was an announcement with no pictures, from which I thought someone had flown a single seater through a window as a protest against unfair trade. Then things looked progressively more serious over the next few hours. It was a surprise that the buildings collapsed. There was another feeling there - some kind of sense of significance - that I can't work out how to describe.
7. Would you rather take the picture or be in the picture?
Take it. That is rather a strong preference.
8. What was the last movie you watched?
At the cinema: Jindabyne, I think.
On TV: Goodbye Lenin.
9. Do any of your friends have children?
I was planning to say they were friends until they had children, but then I remembered one. So, yes.
10. Has anyone ever called you lazy?
Yes. Usually I do.
11. Do you ever take medication to help you fall asleep?
No.
12. What cd is currently in your cd player?
In the house, The Pretenders' Greatest Hits.
In the car, Anita Downes' Preferences.
13. Do you prefer regular or chocolate milk?
Chocolate. Not having drunk straight milk in many years, I was surprised to like it. Since then, I again haven't drunk it in many years.
14. Has anyone told you a secret this week?
No.
15. When was the last time you had Starbucks?
I never have.
16. Can you whistle?
Yes, but neither well nor in tune. Not loudly and not with my fingers.
17. What is the first thing you notice about the opposite sex?
Usually posture, figure, facial expression. Applies to people of any sex.
Sometimes voice.
I'm not really into breasts, but appreciate legs and noses.
18. What are you looking forward to?
Festival on the weekend, celebrating 100 years since Sir Alec Issigonis was born.
Annual leave.
19. Did you watch cartoons as a child?
Yes. Quick Draw McGraw, Tom & Jerry, Road Runner etc on Looney Tunes. Flintstones.
20. Do you own any band t-shirts?
Eric Bogle's 1988 tour.
21. What will you be doing in one hour?
About question 50 probably.
22. Is anyone in love with you?
Not even close.
23. What was the last song you heard?
"Before Too Long" - Paul Kelly and The Coloured Girls.
24. Last time you cried?
Can't remember.
25. Are you on a desktop computer or a laptop?
Desktop.
26. Are you currently wanting any piercings or tattoos?
No.
27. What’s the weather like?
Dark.
28. Would you ever date a girl/guy covered in tattoos?
No, but I don't have anythng against tattoos.
29. What did you do before this?
Ate.
30. When is the last time you slept on the floor?
A few months ago.
31. How many hours of sleep do you need to function?
Many more than I used to.
32. Do you eat breakfast daily?
Yes.
33. Are your days fast-paced?
No.
34. What did you do last night?
Slept.
35. Do you use sarcasm?
Too much.
36. How old will you be turning on your next birthday?
34 (old enough to remember when Faster Than the Speed of Night was on the charts).
37. Are you picky about spelling and grammar?
Yes.
39. Do you get along better with the same sex or the opposite sex?
Opposite.
40. Do you like mustard?
No.
41. Do you sleep on your side?
Varies.
42. Do you watch the news?
About half the time.
43. How did you get one of your scars?
The first that I remember, no longer visible, came from leaning against a heat shield that covered the exhaust pipe of a ride-on mower.
Still have one from cutting hand while preparing a wax-catcher for carols by candlelight.
44. Who was the last person to make you mad?
My employer.
45. Do you like anybody?
Oh yes. There are several people who can make me feel very much better just by being around.
46. What is the last thing you purchased?
Blank CDs.
47. What side of the heart do you draw first?
Left.
48. Can you dive without plugging your nose?
Yes. Not much point though, as I can't count on myself to swim.
49. What color is your razor?
Brown.
50. What is your blood-type?
O+.
51. Who would you want to be tied to for 24 hours?
Whom! Nobody.
52. What is a rumour someone has spread about you?
I don't think anyone has bothered.
53. How do you feel about carrots?
I was really annoyed when I could buy only cylindrical carrots, which were cheaper to transport, instead of the conical type that were much better to eat. Someone else must have recognised the problem, because I can now buy the better carrots again.
54. How many chairs at the dining room table?
Four. Of two types.
55. Which is the best Spice Girl?
I don't know.
56. Do you know what time it is?
Where?
57. Do you know all the words to the Fresh Prince Theme Song?
No. Didn't he do Boom Shake the Room?
58. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator?
Same as last time - pick up the phone and ask the lift company to come and fix it. If close to a floor, try to force the door (have managed this with two people).
59. What’s your favorite kind of gum?
None.
60. T or F: All’s fair in love and war?
F.
61. Do you have a crush on anyone?
Yes.
62. Do you know how to use some words correctly, but not know the meaning?
Probably.
63. Do you like to sleep?
Yes.
65. Do you know the song Total Eclipse of the Heart?
"Every now and then I get a little bit nervous that the best of all the years have gone by"
66. Do you want a bright yellow ‘06 mustang?
I don't want to own one, but I'd like to be given one so that I could sell it.
67. What’s something you’ve always wanted?
A Mini.
More of everything that I like.
68. Do you have hairy LEGS?
Yes.
69. Would you rather swim in the ocean or a lake?
No. I expect a lake, but don't remember having done so.
70. Do you wear a lot of black?
To work, yes.
71. Describe your hair:
Short, brown, balding.
72. Do you have Entomophobia?
No.
73. Are you an adult?
Legally, but I don't feel like one.
74. Where is/are your best friend(s)?
At home, I imagine.
75. Do you have a tan?
Only on my arms.
76. Are you a television addict?
No.
77. Do you enjoy spending time with your mother?
I guess so. I don't know anyone who has met, but doesn't like, my mother.
78. Are you a sugar freak?
Mildly.
79. Do you like orange juice?
Yes.
80. What sign are you?
Negative.