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Welcome to the 2007 edition of Getting to Know your Friends. Copy/paste/change all the answers so they apply to you. The theory is that you will learn a lot of little things about your friends that you might not have known (And am using an internet meme to do the work of being an inquisitive friend for you :)!
1. What time did you get up this morning? 6:30
2. Diamonds or pearls? Neither
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Jindabyrne
4. What is your favorite TV show? Farscape
5. What do you usually have for breakfast? muesli, toast with peanut butter, an apple, coffee
6. What was your nickname as a child? Matty
7. What is your middle name? Edward
8. What food do you dislike? Beetroot, nsima
9. What is your favorite CD at the moment? Citrus, but Asobi Setsku
10. What do you drive? 1997 Mitsubishi RVR
11. Favorite sandwich? 'fresco' - tomato, pesto, and a slab of fresh mozzarella
12. What characteristics do you despise? Unwavering certainty
13. Favorite item of clothing? dress shirts with the sleeves rolled up
14. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation where would you go? Vietnam
15. What color is your bathroom? Which one? the one connected t my bedroom: White tiles, gray floor with a blue rug.
16. Favorite brand of clothing? I am a man of many brands.
17. Where would you retire to? How could I possibly know that at this stage in my life? Could be anywhere in the world. Not likely to be the US.
18. What was your most recent memorable birthday? My last, the 23rd where we threw an 80s party at my house with air guitar battles, twister, and barnyard followed by a screening of Airplane.
19. Favorite sport to watch? Wimbledon and the World Cup
20. Farthest place you are sending this? I'm in Malawi, fairly far.
21. Who do you least expect to respond? No clue
22. Who do you expect is most likely to respond? No clue
23. Favorite saying? Whatever dude, you were all over here like white on rice.
24. When is your birthday? December 18th
25. Are you a morning person or a night person? Used to be a night person, until I got a job...
26. What is your shoe size? 13 US
27. Pets? My cats, Livingstone and Mwezi, and my dogs, Tiger and Hastings.
28. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us? I'm reviewing an article for an economics journal?
29. What did you want to be when you were little? a paleontologist
30. How are you today? Looking tired but of moderate spirits.
31. What is your favorite candy? Rowntree's Wine Gums
32. What is your favorite flower? sunflowers
33. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? every Thursday.
34. What church do you attend? Shouldn't that be "do you attend church?" I don't.
33. What is your full name?
Matthew Edward Collin
34. What are you listening to right now? Nothing, as I'm at work - was listening to the Smiths as I drove in.
35. What was the last thing you ate? a BLT, a chocolate, a bag of chips, a spring roll, and a fruit salad.
36. Do you wish on stars? Nope
37. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? red
38. How is the weather right now? Hot, dry and dusty during the day, cool to cold at night.
39. Last person you spoke to on the phone? Someone from the Ministry of Economic Planning and Development
40. Do you like the person who sent this to you? No one sent me this.
41. Favorite soft drink? Coca Cola
42. Favorite restaurant? Queen of Sheba, an Ethiopian place not far off.
43. Hair color? Red
44. Siblings? a half-brother
45. Favorite day of the year? Ooh Halloween or any day in spring or fall.
46. What was your favorite toy as a child? What kid doesn't remember his Thundercats sword? But seriously, my computer.
47. Summer or winter? winter when it's summer and summer when it's winter. I like to be able to curl up under some warm blankets but also like to go out in warm weather.
48. Hugs or kisses? I get enough hugs, let's move to the next stage
49. Chocolate or Vanilla? Chocolate *AND* vanilla
50. Do you want your friends to fill this out too? I think they already have
51. When was the last time you cried? Not sure, a month or two ago?
52. What is under your bed? a can of mosquito spray
53. Who is the friend you have had the longest? My friend Michael Drutar, since I can remember.
54. What did you do last night? Went to a goodbye-do for a friend. You see everyone is always on 1 or 2 year contracts, so you're always saying hello and goodbye in this line of work....
55. Favorite smell? Curry
56. What are you afraid of? Being alone.
57. Plain, buttered, or salted Popcorn? Salted, it can be popped in butter, but don't add anymore.
58. How many keys on your key ring? I have two rings, 8 keys on 1 and 7 on the other (yeah I live in Africa)
59. How many years at your current job? around 1
60. Favorite day of the week? Saturday
61. How many towns have you lived in? Oxford, Conway, Clemson, Oxford, Beverley, Lilongwe
62. Do you make friends easily? Probably, but I don't take enough time to get to know people.
1. What time did you get up this morning? 6:30
2. Diamonds or pearls? Neither
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Jindabyrne
4. What is your favorite TV show? Farscape
5. What do you usually have for breakfast? muesli, toast with peanut butter, an apple, coffee
6. What was your nickname as a child? Matty
7. What is your middle name? Edward
8. What food do you dislike? Beetroot, nsima
9. What is your favorite CD at the moment? Citrus, but Asobi Setsku
10. What do you drive? 1997 Mitsubishi RVR
11. Favorite sandwich? 'fresco' - tomato, pesto, and a slab of fresh mozzarella
12. What characteristics do you despise? Unwavering certainty
13. Favorite item of clothing? dress shirts with the sleeves rolled up
14. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation where would you go? Vietnam
15. What color is your bathroom? Which one? the one connected t my bedroom: White tiles, gray floor with a blue rug.
16. Favorite brand of clothing? I am a man of many brands.
17. Where would you retire to? How could I possibly know that at this stage in my life? Could be anywhere in the world. Not likely to be the US.
18. What was your most recent memorable birthday? My last, the 23rd where we threw an 80s party at my house with air guitar battles, twister, and barnyard followed by a screening of Airplane.
19. Favorite sport to watch? Wimbledon and the World Cup
20. Farthest place you are sending this? I'm in Malawi, fairly far.
21. Who do you least expect to respond? No clue
22. Who do you expect is most likely to respond? No clue
23. Favorite saying? Whatever dude, you were all over here like white on rice.
24. When is your birthday? December 18th
25. Are you a morning person or a night person? Used to be a night person, until I got a job...
26. What is your shoe size? 13 US
27. Pets? My cats, Livingstone and Mwezi, and my dogs, Tiger and Hastings.
28. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us? I'm reviewing an article for an economics journal?
29. What did you want to be when you were little? a paleontologist
30. How are you today? Looking tired but of moderate spirits.
31. What is your favorite candy? Rowntree's Wine Gums
32. What is your favorite flower? sunflowers
33. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? every Thursday.
34. What church do you attend? Shouldn't that be "do you attend church?" I don't.
33. What is your full name?
Matthew Edward Collin
34. What are you listening to right now? Nothing, as I'm at work - was listening to the Smiths as I drove in.
35. What was the last thing you ate? a BLT, a chocolate, a bag of chips, a spring roll, and a fruit salad.
36. Do you wish on stars? Nope
37. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? red
38. How is the weather right now? Hot, dry and dusty during the day, cool to cold at night.
39. Last person you spoke to on the phone? Someone from the Ministry of Economic Planning and Development
40. Do you like the person who sent this to you? No one sent me this.
41. Favorite soft drink? Coca Cola
42. Favorite restaurant? Queen of Sheba, an Ethiopian place not far off.
43. Hair color? Red
44. Siblings? a half-brother
45. Favorite day of the year? Ooh Halloween or any day in spring or fall.
46. What was your favorite toy as a child? What kid doesn't remember his Thundercats sword? But seriously, my computer.
47. Summer or winter? winter when it's summer and summer when it's winter. I like to be able to curl up under some warm blankets but also like to go out in warm weather.
48. Hugs or kisses? I get enough hugs, let's move to the next stage
49. Chocolate or Vanilla? Chocolate *AND* vanilla
50. Do you want your friends to fill this out too? I think they already have
51. When was the last time you cried? Not sure, a month or two ago?
52. What is under your bed? a can of mosquito spray
53. Who is the friend you have had the longest? My friend Michael Drutar, since I can remember.
54. What did you do last night? Went to a goodbye-do for a friend. You see everyone is always on 1 or 2 year contracts, so you're always saying hello and goodbye in this line of work....
55. Favorite smell? Curry
56. What are you afraid of? Being alone.
57. Plain, buttered, or salted Popcorn? Salted, it can be popped in butter, but don't add anymore.
58. How many keys on your key ring? I have two rings, 8 keys on 1 and 7 on the other (yeah I live in Africa)
59. How many years at your current job? around 1
60. Favorite day of the week? Saturday
61. How many towns have you lived in? Oxford, Conway, Clemson, Oxford, Beverley, Lilongwe
62. Do you make friends easily? Probably, but I don't take enough time to get to know people.