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how to waste 20 minutes of your day

In lieu of an actual post on Thanksgiving Day, I offer the following quiz forwarded by Stephanie On Bass. Feel free to play along, in comments or linked from your own blog or whatever.

  1. The phone rings. Who do you want it to be?
    Someone with work for me—no, wait! Someone with a check for me.
  2. When shopping at the grocery store, do you return your cart?
    Of course. My mama raised me right.
  3. If you had a choice to re-kiss the last person you kissed, would you?
    Well, it was just a casual goodbye kiss from the singer’s wife. But sure—kissing is nice!
  4. Do you take compliments well?
    Not really. I try, but it’s hard.
  5. Do you play Sudoku?
    I haven’t, but it sounds like fun.
  6. If abandoned alone in the wilderness would you survive?
    Maybe. I did learn some things from being a Boy Scout, way back when.
  7. Do you prefer hot pockets or pizza rolls?
    Never had hot pockets, but they sound nasty. Pizza rolls are okay.
  8. If your house was on fire, what would be the first thing you do?
    I think maybe this question is about what’s most important to me. So, I would try to grab the cats and my computers.
  9. Who was the last person you slept in the same bed with?
    Elise.
  10. Who do you text the most?
    Elise.
  11. Favorite Children's book?
    Is Harry Potter considered a children’s book? If not, The Phantom Tollbooth.
  12. What color are your eyes?
    Brown.
  13. If you could do it over again, start from scratch, would you?
    No, I’d rather keep doing new stuff.
  14. Any secret admirers?
    How would I know?
  15. When was the last time you were at Olive Garden?
    In June, while in Albuquerque visiting Elise. Because I had a free coupon—I think Olive Garden sucks.
  16. Favorite ex?
    The one in the alphabet.
  17. Where's the furthest place you traveled?
    Probably a festival in rural Finland. It certainly seemed farther away than anywhere else, maybe because of the Russian cultural influence. Besides, it took us three or four flights and a several hour drive to get there—28 hours altogether from the time we left Kansas City. Plus an 8-hour time shift, so according to the clocks it was 36 hours after we left. There was considerable jet lag.
  18. Do you like mustard?
    Oh yeah, all kinds.
  19. Do you prefer to sleep or eat?
    Eat, I suppose, but it all depends on the time of day, doesn’t it?
  20. Do you look like your mom or dad?
    I look more like my mom.
  21. How long does it take you in the shower?
    15–20 minutes
  22. What movie do you want to see right now?
    The Princess Bride, because I was thinking about Wallace Shawn recently.
  23. What did you do for New Year's Eve?
    What else? I played a party. That’s a miserable night to play, but the money’s too good to pass up.
  24. Do you think The Grudge was crappy?
    Is that a cartoon character? A car ("here come da Grudge")? A toy?
  25. Do you own a camera phone?
    Yes, I live in the 21st century.
  26. Was your mom a cheerleader?
    No, but surprisingly enough (if you know her), my wife was.
  27. What's the last letter of your middle name?
    S
  28. How many hours of sleep do you get a night?
    6 to 7. Not nearly enough.
  29. Do you like care bears?
    They make me nauseous.
  30. What do you buy at the Movies?
    I usually go with Reek, so he gets popcorn and I get Junior Mints, and we both get cokes.
  31. Do you know how to play poker?
    Yes, but I’d have better chances in the wilderness.
  32. Do you wear your seatbelt?
    Always!
  33. What do you wear to sleep?
    Nothing. I sleep better that way.
  34. Anything big ever happen in your town?
    What kind of a question is that?
  35. Do you dye your hair?
    No. Why? Should I?
  36. Do you like Liver and Onions?
    If it’s cooked right, sure. But usually it’s offered along with something I like better, so I get that instead.
  37. Have you ever been in love?
    Of course.
  38. Do you like funny or serious people better?
    I like people who have a good grasp of reality. That’s usually a combination of both.
  39. Ever been to L.A.?
    Sure. I’ve been in the music business 35 years. Recorded two albums there and played a number of gigs. So all that was mostly in Hollywood. (Incidentally, I was in one band signed to a record company in LA, and another signed out of New York. I’ll take NY any day)
  40. What’s on your mind right now?
    Does this fucking quiz ever end? Any bets as to whether it was written by teenagers?
  41. What's your favorite song right now?
    Too many to count, but I am pretty obsessed with “All I Know” by Dead Rock West at the moment.
  42. Do you hate chocolate?
    I love dark chocolate, don’t really care about milk chocolate, and don’t think white chocolate qualifies for the term.
  43. What do you and your parents fight about the most?
    My parents are no longer living.
  44. Are you a gullible person?
    Yes. I used to feel bad about it, until a therapist told me it’s a sign of creativity.
  45. Do you need a boyfriend/girlfriend to be happy?
    No. Do you mean in addition to my wife? The answer’s still no.
  46. If you could have any job what would it be?
    I love what I do (music and design); I just wish I could make more money at it. But this is what I choose to do, so I believe I have the job I want.
  47. Are you easy to get along with?
    Most people seem to think so.
  48. What is your favorite time of day?
    Right when I sit down at the computer with my first cup of fresh coffee is pretty nice.
  49. Are you a generally happy person?
    Mostly.

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Comments

Hot Pockets are the best lunch ever. Mmmm. Yummy.

The Grudge is a laughably-bad horror movie.

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