The 36 questions meme!

[marydell]

Here's that meme that's floating around...I got it from lydy and you can see my answers over on her journal.
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If you're on my friends list, I want to know 36 things about you. I don't care if we never talk, or if we already know everything about each other. Short and sweet is fine... you're on my list, so I want to know you better!

Comment here and repost a blank one on your own journal.
01) Are you currently in a serious relationship?
02) What was your dream growing up?
03) What talent do you wish you had?
04) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
05) Favorite vegetable?
06) What was the last book you read?
07) What zodiac sign are you?
08) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
09) Worst Habit?
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
11) What is your favorite sport?
12) Do you have a Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude?
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
16) Do you have any pets?
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
18) What was your first impression of me?
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
22) What color eyes do you have?
23) Ever been arrested?
24) Bottle or can soda?
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
27) What's your favorite place to hang out at?
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
30) Do you swear a lot?
31) Biggest pet peeve?
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
34) Favourite and least favourite food?
35) Do you believe in God?
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?

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[rikibeth.livejournal.com]

01) Are you currently in a serious relationship?

As the kids say on Facebook: It's complicated. My housemate / best friend and I are not lovers in a physical sense, but we write a great deal of fluffy romantic slash together, and I suspect we may choose to live together for the rest of our lives. I also have a sexual
relationship, but while it is pleasant and might even be long-term I am not sure it could be classified as serious -- long distance, and I am a secondary in that particular poly constellation.

02) What was your dream growing up?

Big Victorian house. Not so grate akshually.

03) What talent do you wish you had?

A really, really good voice.

04) If I bought you a drink what would it be?

This is context-dependent. If we're at a brewpub, probably a brown ale or a stout. If we've gone out dancing, a rum and Coke, or a vodka-Red Bull. Margarita with Mexican, Mai Tai with Chinese food, plum wine with sushi unless they have Momokawa Pearl because most sake tastes like Clinique Clarifying Lotion to me... you get the idea. Where would you like to eat?

05) Favorite vegetable?

Oh, this is tough, because there are so many. Asparagus, I guess.

06) What was the last book you read?

New one, not re-read? "Passion," by Jude Morgan.

07) What zodiac sign are you?

Pisces, by four hours.

08) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.

Both ears. Left ear double-pierced in 1983, but I don't wear an earring in the double any more.

09) Worst Habit?

Procrastination.

10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?

If I recognized you!

11) What is your favorite sport?

I don't like playing ANY sports... maybe surfing, although I'm terrible at it. Watching, I would have said figure skating, except I have fallen in love with men's 10m synchro diving. HOT BOYS IN SPEEDOS! *Slashy* hot boys in Speedos! OMG love.

12) Do you have a Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude?

Depends when you catch me.

13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?

Talk, and press the call button.

14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?

Depression.

15) Tell me one weird fact about you.

My second and third toes are webbed.

16) Do you have any pets?

One elderly tuxedo cat, Khaavren.

17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?

I'd make you a cup of tea.

18) What was your first impression of me?

I can't remember.

19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?

Depends on the clown!

20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?

I want Winona Ryder's nose.

21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?

Depends on the crime.

22) What color eyes do you have?

The sort of hazel that means "greenish brown."

23) Ever been arrested?

No.

24) Bottle or can soda?

Please don't tempt me, I don't need the HFCS.

25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?

Pay off my car loan.

27) What's your favorite place to hang out at?

I'm not sure this applies to me right now.

28) Do you believe in ghosts?

Not very firmly, but I don't entirely disbelieve either.

29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?

Surf the Internet, it would appear. Have conversations.

30) Do you swear a lot?

Fuck yeah.

31) Biggest pet peeve?

MISPLACED APOSTROPHES

32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?

Quirky.

33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?

Yes, although I'm not seeking it out.

34) Favourite and least favourite food?

Lobster / bananas

35) Do you believe in God?

Not much.

36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?

Probably not, actually.

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

01) Are you currently in a serious relationship? Committed, long-term, extremely silly relationships.
02) What was your dream growing up? To be a writer.
03) What talent do you wish you had? Aside from the ones that'll return when the vertigo recedes, playing the nyckelharpa.
04) If I bought you a drink what would it be? At this hour, cranberry juice.
05) Favorite vegetable? Spinach.
06) What was the last book you read? I'm in the middle of Anne de Courcy's bio of Diana Mitford Mosley. The last one I finished was Sarah Dessen's That Summer. It's amusing to imagine the looks markgritter got carrying mainstream girly YA and biographies of British female fascists out of the library in the same stack.
07) What zodiac sign are you? Leo.
08) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where. One hole per ear, no tattoos.
09) Worst Habit? Overscheduling. Worrying.
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride? I'd see if there was something useful to be done, whether it was a ride or meeting you somewhere with a small number of groceries that needed fetching or what.
11) What is your favorite sport? Hockey!
12) Do you have a Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude? Bloody-minded optimist.
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me? Chat.
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you? When timprov was in the hospital and kept getting worse and no one had any idea what was going on. That sucked.
15) Tell me one weird fact about you. I can sing the Brady Bunch theme song in French.
16) Do you have any pets? Ista!
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly? I would be extremely surprised. But even after I offered brownies to all the people I did this meme with last night, none of them came to take them, so I'd still offer you one.
18) What was your first impression of me? This is the problem with meeting people at cons: it sort of blurs for me.
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary? No.
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be? I wouldn't.
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience? Depends on the crime, doesn't it?
22) What color eyes do you have? Brown.
23) Ever been arrested? No.
24) Bottle or can soda? No.
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it? Put it in the bank like the boring, boring grown-up boring person I am.
27) What's your favorite place to hang out at? Home. If I didn't like it here, I'd live somewhere else.
28) Do you believe in ghosts? I believe that the people we love are part of us after they die.
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time? In my what?
30) Do you swear a lot? Depends on context.
31) Biggest pet peeve? Stupid vertigo.
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself? Hopeful.
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance? Not in the standard-issue sense.
34) Favourite and least favourite food? Spinach and coconut, respectively. (Huh. Yesterday the least favorite was pineapple.)
35) Do you believe in God? For appropriate definitions of the term, yep.
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you? No, I don't feel like dealing with other lj responses to it.

[pnkrokhockeymom.livejournal.com]

01) Are you currently in a serious relationship?

Looks like! Who knew that would happen? But I think yes. Probably. Maybe. I don't know from "serious." But I think yes. Hee!

02) What was your dream growing up?

To be a writer, or a detective.

03) What talent do you wish you had?

I wish I could SING.

04) If I bought you a drink what would it be?

One glass of nice dry red wine.

05) Favorite vegetable?

Potato. Yum.

06) What was the last book you read?

And finished? John Barth, Chimera. I'm in the middle of like six books right now, though, all of which I like better.

07) What zodiac sign are you?

Leo. And I'm the quintessential Leo. Seriously. I am a walking stereotype.

08) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.

I have 3 tattoos. Raft spider on my lower back, right in the small. One smallish, delicate web just above my right knee. One largest circular web covering my left hip in its entirety.

09) Worst Habit?

Procrastination.

10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?

Of course.

11) What is your favorite sport?

Um, ice hockey.

12) Do you have a Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude?

Optimistic with an edge.

13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?

We could have a sing-a-long?

14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?

Um. I'm not ready to go there, not on elljay. But I'll go, like, fifth worst thing to ever happen to me: breakup of my marriage.

15) Tell me one weird fact about you.

I get anxiety over ordering pizza.

16) Do you have any pets?

We have two newts: Fred and George.

17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?

We'd have to run to the store! But we'd have a blast. Maybe we would watch some Buffy, or get a movie, or play a game? And you could meet Puppy, Rockgod and Montreal. And you could hear Puppy drum.

18) What was your first impression of me?

That you were very smart and seemed very kind.

19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?

SCARY.

20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?

I'd lose that extra fifteen pounds I've gained since April.

21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?

I want to be your partner, but as Puppy and Rockgod keep trying to tell me, no matter how much I like the idea of being chaotic good, I'm actually lawful good. So probably your conscience.

22) What color eyes do you have?

Blue with three brown specs.

23) Ever been arrested?

Nope.

24) Bottle or can soda?

Bottle.

25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?

Save it.

27) What's your favorite place to hang out at?

Montreal's house.

28) Do you believe in ghosts?

Yep.

29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?

Heh. And then after that, read.

30) Do you swear a lot?

Yes.

31) Biggest pet peeve?

People who lie for their own short-term convenience.

32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?

Bright.

33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?

Not in the fluffy way. Dear Gods. No. But in the sincere, non-fluffy way, yes.

34) Favourite and least favourite food?

Curry, on the one hand, mayo, on the other.

35) Do you believe in God?

Yep. But not in a traditional sense. I believe in the divine and the sacred.

36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?

Sure.

[readinggeek451]

01) Are you currently in a serious relationship?

No.

02) What was your dream growing up?

To be a writer.

03) What talent do you wish you had?

Writing salable prose. Drawing.

04) If I bought you a drink what would it be?

A coke.

05) Favorite vegetable?

Tomatoes.

06) What was the last book you read?

I'm in the middle of Foundation, by Mercedes Lackey. I think the last one I finished was Mr. Cavendish I Presume, by Julia Quinn.

07) What zodiac sign are you?

Aries.

08) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.

Only the tiny little dots from my radiation therapy. I had pierced ears but they got infected and I let them close back over.

09) Worst Habit?

Overeating.

10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?

If I recognized you, sure.

11) What is your favorite sport?

Soccer.

12) Do you have a Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude?

Yes.

13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?

Use the emergency phone to call for help, if there is one. If not, try my cell phone. Then chat until we were released.

14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?

Cancer.

15) Tell me one weird fact about you.

Most people seem to think the fact that I read all the time is weird.

16) Do you have any pets?

Not currently.

17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?

I would invite you in, offer you something to drink, and apologize for the mess.

18) What was your first impression of me?

That you were interesting.

19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?

Depends on the clown.

20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?

I'd be thinner.

21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?

Conscience.

22) What color eyes do you have?

Officially, hazel. Actually ringed, brown around the inside, blue around the outside, percentages of each changing with my mood and what I'm wearing.

23) Ever been arrested?

No.

24) Bottle or can soda?

Glass bottle, can, plastic bottle, in that order. Unless I want to save some for later, in which case cans are no good.

25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?

Put it in the bank. Buy more books. Give some to charity.

27) What's your favorite place to hang out at?

My apartment.

28) Do you believe in ghosts?

Not really. Maybe.

29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?

Read.

30) Do you swear a lot?

Only when driving.

31) Biggest pet peeve?

People who talk on the cell phone while driving.

32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?

Intelligent.

33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?

I guess.

34) Favourite and least favourite food?

Favorite: milk chocolate. Least favorite: eggplant.

35) Do you believe in God?

Not mostly.

36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?

Probably not.

[lydy.livejournal.com]

01) Are you currently in a serious relationship?
Yes, two.

02) What was your dream growing up?
To get away from home.

03) What talent do you wish you had?
I wish I could write.

04) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
Martini or a marguerita, depending on how good the margueritas were.

05) Favorite vegetable?
peas.

06) What was the last book you read?
I'm currently reading Karl Schroeder's Lady of Mazes, I'm not liking it that much though.

07) What zodiac sign are you?
Gemini.

08) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
One on my chest just above the cleavage. It's a Celtic knot and yes, having it done on bone hurt, why do you ask?

09) Worst Habit?
Laziness

10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
I wouldn't see you. I'm terrible that way. If there was a thunderbolt in your general vicinity and I happened to notice, I'd offer you a ride.

11) What is your favorite sport?
Either ice dance or ice skating pairs.

12) Do you have a Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude?
Definitely pessimistic.

13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
Chat

14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
What ever it is that makes my brain not be normal.

15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
I used to take my clothes off at parties.

16) Do you have any pets?
Two cats.

17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
I'd invite you in and offer you cold water or Coke. I'd also valiantly try to find a place for us to sit.

18) What was your first impression of me?
Smart and determined.

19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
Sometimes funny, sometimes creepy, sometimes embarrassing.

20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
Better hair. Long and thick.

21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
Depends on whether the crime was any fun or not.

22) What color eyes do you have?
Brown.

23) Ever been arrested?
Not even during my pot smoking days.

24) Bottle or can soda?
Glass bottle. Then can, then plastic bottle.

25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
Pay off my current debts and then give the rest to DDB as a partial payment of what I owe him.

27) What's your favorite place to hang out at?
I don't hang out. I have no money and no friends, woe is me.

28) Do you believe in ghosts?
No, but I've felt one, once.

29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
Read blogs or books.

30) Do you swear a lot?
Yes. Nothing like a good strict upbringing to give you a real appreciation for a casual fuck.

31) Biggest pet peeve?
Apostrophes, placement of

32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
Maladjusted.

33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
Yes.

34) Favourite and least favourite food?
I'm pretty sure I haven't yet tasted my favorite food. My least favorite is liver.

35) Do you believe in God?
No

36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?
As David Schoth said in his answer to me, this part of the algorithm is broken. I've already posted it and am responding to you.