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ciliandis for LJ, but I did this one before on MySpace. Instead of copy and paste I decided I would answer them all again. Who knows... maybe some of the answers will be different!
Directions: Answer the meme and title your post "Your name"-ology.
ciliandis for LJ, but I did this one before on MySpace. Instead of copy and paste I decided I would answer them all again. Who knows... maybe some of the answers will be different!Directions: Answer the meme and title your post "Your name"-ology.
Q. What is your salad dressing of choice?
A. Two teaspoons of olive oil and two teaspoons of balsamic vinegar.
Q. What is your favorite fast food restaurant?
A. Bad Dawgs. I have a weakness for gourmet hot dogs (yeah, I know, some Naderite I am!) and they also have good salads, tasty baked potatoes and yummy soups. Plus the owners are wonderful guys.
Q. What is your favorite sit down restaurant?
A. Six Burner Bistro. I like Bad Dawgs' soups, but Six Burner has the best in town (all homemade!) and they have risotto balls. The manchego cheesesteak sandwich is to die for. Mmmmmm!
Q. On average, what size tip do you leave at a restaurant?
A. By default I give 20%, but if the service really stinks I'll give less and if it's amazing or a really busy day I usually give more. Also, if I don't order a lot I may give as much as a 50% tip because, quite frankly, if I only order a $7 meal there's no way I'm just going to leave a $1.40 tip unless the service was awful. I feel a tip should be at least $3. Waitstaff get shafted by what they are paid and I think the whole concept of letting restaurants pay waitstaff less than minimum wage for everyone else and force them to live off tips is ridiculous.
Q. What food could you eat everyday for two weeks and not get sick of?
A. Turkey! I love it but don't eat it often because I prefer it fresh from a whole turkey roasted in the oven, which is neither inexpensive nor practical.
Q. What are your pizza toppings of choice?
A. Generally I prefer either the works (no anchovies, though) or ham and pineapple. I'm not too fussy, though, and will usually eat anything ordered.
Q. What do you like to put on your toast?
A. Most often it's peanut butter, but sometimes I enjoy just butter or butter and a slice of cheese. Rarely do I enjoy toast with jam, but once in a while it's a nice treat.
Technology
Q. What is your wallpaper on your computer?
A. It was a lolTurtle from Icanhascheezburger until I changed it to a Mrs. Peel wallpaper I downloaded from Avengers Forever this morning.
Q. How many televisions are in your house?
A. None. Seriously. I'm not making that up.
Biology
Q. Are you right-handed or left-handed?
A. Right-handed primarily, but I do tend to eat with my left hand fairly often.
Q. Have you ever had anything removed from your body?
A. Yes. I had an emergency appendectomy in ninth grade.
Q. What is the last heavy item you lifted?
A. The same skilletciliandis mentioned in her post. ;) We have a ginormous cast iron skillet that is around 14" in diameter.
Q. Have you ever been knocked unconscious?
A. Not with physical force, but I was put under for surgery a couple of times in my life.
Bull[crap]ology
Q. If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die?
A. No. When I go, I go.
Q. If you could change your name, what would you change it to?
A. I used to hate my first name when I was younger and going through this phase of overcompensating and trying to prove I could be all tough and masculine. I'm actually very grateful for my first name these days. I've gained a whole new appreciation for it. My middle name I will change some day, but I'm not saying what I would prefer it to be. You'll know when it happens. ;)
Q. What color do you think looks best on you?
A. I don't think there's any color I prefer or looks better on me than others.
Q. Have you ever swallowed a non-food item by mistake?
A. Yes.
Q. Have you ever saved someones life?
A. Not knowingly.
Q. Has someone ever saved yours?
A. Yes.
Dareology
Q. Would you kiss a member of the same sex for $100?
A. If it were the right person, I'd do it for free regardless of gender/sex (and yes, the two are different). If it weren't the right person I wouldn't do it. To me kissing means something and isn't something I would do so trivially.
Q. Would you allow one of your little fingers to be cut off for $200,000?
A. No. My body isn't worth such mindless sacrifice for money, regardless of whatever issues I may have with it.
Q. Would you never blog again for $50,000?
A. Yes, so long as I could find other means to express myself. I'd probably be a lot more active as a musician again!
Q. Would you pose naked in a magazine for $250,000?
A. I don't know. Part of me says yes because, seriously, for that kind of money just to show my body? Why not. Then I start letting my mind wander over all of my insecurities and displeasures and think there would be no way.
Q. Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1,000?
A. I suppose so. I do enjoy hot stuff. It would depend on what hot sauce we're talking about. Tobasco or buffalo sauce? Easy! Pure Cap? No freaking way. It's hard to spend $1,000 if you're dead.
Q. Would you, without fear of punishment, take a human life for $1,000,000?
A. Absolutely not. I have a hard enough time thinking about personally killing my own food. That took me a long time to get over and even still it's not something I can do easily.
Dumbology
Q. What is in your left pocket?
A. I have no left pocket at the moment.
Q. Is Napoleon Dynamite actually a good movie?
A. I have no idea. I've never seen it.
Q. Do you have hardwood or carpet in your house?
A. Half of the apartment is tile. The other half is unfinished concrete floors so we have rugs down on those wherever possible. Actually, the walk-in closet (supposedly a second bedroom) has a purgo floor mostly (except for the bit that remains unfinished).
Q. Do you sit or stand in the shower?
A. Do people actually sit in the shower? I thought the whole point of a shower was to bath standing. Isn't it? I stand.
Q. Could you live with roommates?
A. Yes, I could. I've done it before and could and actually hope to do it again.
Q. How many pairs of flip flops do you own?
A. Two pairs: one pair are bright (almost electric) blue and the other are black.
Q. Last time you had a run-in with the cops?
A. I can't remember when I had a "run-in" but I see officers from Plymouth regularly since I work in municipal government.
Lastology
Q. Last friend you talked to?
A. Online?ciliandis and risingfire. In person? ciliandis. (I'm not counting painted_wolf since that should be fairly obvious).
Q. Last person who called you?
A. I have no idea. Most likely it was someone calling me at work.
Q. Last person you hugged?
A.painted_wolf
Favoritology
Q. Number?
A. 81. It's better than 69. (Sorry, reliving the glory days of Apartment 81.)
Q. Season?
A. Late spring or early autumn when it's warm enough to swim once in a while but also has some cool moments.
Currentology
Q. Missing someone?
A. Many people, mostly friends and family.
Q. Mood?
A. Content and accomplished.
Q. Listening to?
A. "Lost In The Shadows" by Lou Gramm
Q. Watching?
A. The computer screen, silly! It's hard to surf the web without doing so.
Q. Worrying about?
A. Money. The truck. Certain life changes.
Q. First place you went this morning?
A. The bathroom.
Q. What can you not wait to do?
A. A few things I'd rather not discuss so openly.
Q. What is the last movie you saw?
A.painted_wolf and I watched Ice Age earlier tonight.
Q. Do you smile often?
A. No. I don't know why but I just don't smile. Even when I feel fairly happy I don't seem to smile. It tends to have people asking if I'm alright or what's troubling me even when I'm fine.
Q. Are you a friendly person?
A. I like to think so. I generally try to be friendly unless someone has really pissed me off or hurt me. Then I can get really frigid and resentful.
Q. Do you prefer a diamond ring or diamond earrings?
A. Neither. I'm not really much into diamonds, to be honest.
Q. What would you like Santa to bring you for Christmas?
A. I don't want anything. I'll be happy with whatever I get, if anything.
A. Two teaspoons of olive oil and two teaspoons of balsamic vinegar.
Q. What is your favorite fast food restaurant?
A. Bad Dawgs. I have a weakness for gourmet hot dogs (yeah, I know, some Naderite I am!) and they also have good salads, tasty baked potatoes and yummy soups. Plus the owners are wonderful guys.
Q. What is your favorite sit down restaurant?
A. Six Burner Bistro. I like Bad Dawgs' soups, but Six Burner has the best in town (all homemade!) and they have risotto balls. The manchego cheesesteak sandwich is to die for. Mmmmmm!
Q. On average, what size tip do you leave at a restaurant?
A. By default I give 20%, but if the service really stinks I'll give less and if it's amazing or a really busy day I usually give more. Also, if I don't order a lot I may give as much as a 50% tip because, quite frankly, if I only order a $7 meal there's no way I'm just going to leave a $1.40 tip unless the service was awful. I feel a tip should be at least $3. Waitstaff get shafted by what they are paid and I think the whole concept of letting restaurants pay waitstaff less than minimum wage for everyone else and force them to live off tips is ridiculous.
Q. What food could you eat everyday for two weeks and not get sick of?
A. Turkey! I love it but don't eat it often because I prefer it fresh from a whole turkey roasted in the oven, which is neither inexpensive nor practical.
Q. What are your pizza toppings of choice?
A. Generally I prefer either the works (no anchovies, though) or ham and pineapple. I'm not too fussy, though, and will usually eat anything ordered.
Q. What do you like to put on your toast?
A. Most often it's peanut butter, but sometimes I enjoy just butter or butter and a slice of cheese. Rarely do I enjoy toast with jam, but once in a while it's a nice treat.
Technology
Q. What is your wallpaper on your computer?
A. It was a lolTurtle from Icanhascheezburger until I changed it to a Mrs. Peel wallpaper I downloaded from Avengers Forever this morning.
Q. How many televisions are in your house?
A. None. Seriously. I'm not making that up.
Biology
Q. Are you right-handed or left-handed?
A. Right-handed primarily, but I do tend to eat with my left hand fairly often.
Q. Have you ever had anything removed from your body?
A. Yes. I had an emergency appendectomy in ninth grade.
Q. What is the last heavy item you lifted?
A. The same skillet
ciliandis mentioned in her post. ;) We have a ginormous cast iron skillet that is around 14" in diameter.Q. Have you ever been knocked unconscious?
A. Not with physical force, but I was put under for surgery a couple of times in my life.
Bull[crap]ology
Q. If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die?
A. No. When I go, I go.
Q. If you could change your name, what would you change it to?
A. I used to hate my first name when I was younger and going through this phase of overcompensating and trying to prove I could be all tough and masculine. I'm actually very grateful for my first name these days. I've gained a whole new appreciation for it. My middle name I will change some day, but I'm not saying what I would prefer it to be. You'll know when it happens. ;)
Q. What color do you think looks best on you?
A. I don't think there's any color I prefer or looks better on me than others.
Q. Have you ever swallowed a non-food item by mistake?
A. Yes.
Q. Have you ever saved someones life?
A. Not knowingly.
Q. Has someone ever saved yours?
A. Yes.
Dareology
Q. Would you kiss a member of the same sex for $100?
A. If it were the right person, I'd do it for free regardless of gender/sex (and yes, the two are different). If it weren't the right person I wouldn't do it. To me kissing means something and isn't something I would do so trivially.
Q. Would you allow one of your little fingers to be cut off for $200,000?
A. No. My body isn't worth such mindless sacrifice for money, regardless of whatever issues I may have with it.
Q. Would you never blog again for $50,000?
A. Yes, so long as I could find other means to express myself. I'd probably be a lot more active as a musician again!
Q. Would you pose naked in a magazine for $250,000?
A. I don't know. Part of me says yes because, seriously, for that kind of money just to show my body? Why not. Then I start letting my mind wander over all of my insecurities and displeasures and think there would be no way.
Q. Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1,000?
A. I suppose so. I do enjoy hot stuff. It would depend on what hot sauce we're talking about. Tobasco or buffalo sauce? Easy! Pure Cap? No freaking way. It's hard to spend $1,000 if you're dead.
Q. Would you, without fear of punishment, take a human life for $1,000,000?
A. Absolutely not. I have a hard enough time thinking about personally killing my own food. That took me a long time to get over and even still it's not something I can do easily.
Dumbology
Q. What is in your left pocket?
A. I have no left pocket at the moment.
Q. Is Napoleon Dynamite actually a good movie?
A. I have no idea. I've never seen it.
Q. Do you have hardwood or carpet in your house?
A. Half of the apartment is tile. The other half is unfinished concrete floors so we have rugs down on those wherever possible. Actually, the walk-in closet (supposedly a second bedroom) has a purgo floor mostly (except for the bit that remains unfinished).
Q. Do you sit or stand in the shower?
A. Do people actually sit in the shower? I thought the whole point of a shower was to bath standing. Isn't it? I stand.
Q. Could you live with roommates?
A. Yes, I could. I've done it before and could and actually hope to do it again.
Q. How many pairs of flip flops do you own?
A. Two pairs: one pair are bright (almost electric) blue and the other are black.
Q. Last time you had a run-in with the cops?
A. I can't remember when I had a "run-in" but I see officers from Plymouth regularly since I work in municipal government.
Lastology
Q. Last friend you talked to?
A. Online?
ciliandis and risingfire. In person? ciliandis. (I'm not counting painted_wolf since that should be fairly obvious). Q. Last person who called you?
A. I have no idea. Most likely it was someone calling me at work.
Q. Last person you hugged?
A.
painted_wolfFavoritology
Q. Number?
A. 81. It's better than 69. (Sorry, reliving the glory days of Apartment 81.)
Q. Season?
A. Late spring or early autumn when it's warm enough to swim once in a while but also has some cool moments.
Currentology
Q. Missing someone?
A. Many people, mostly friends and family.
Q. Mood?
A. Content and accomplished.
Q. Listening to?
A. "Lost In The Shadows" by Lou Gramm
Q. Watching?
A. The computer screen, silly! It's hard to surf the web without doing so.
Q. Worrying about?
A. Money. The truck. Certain life changes.
Q. First place you went this morning?
A. The bathroom.
Q. What can you not wait to do?
A. A few things I'd rather not discuss so openly.
Q. What is the last movie you saw?
A.
painted_wolf and I watched Ice Age earlier tonight.Q. Do you smile often?
A. No. I don't know why but I just don't smile. Even when I feel fairly happy I don't seem to smile. It tends to have people asking if I'm alright or what's troubling me even when I'm fine.
Q. Are you a friendly person?
A. I like to think so. I generally try to be friendly unless someone has really pissed me off or hurt me. Then I can get really frigid and resentful.
Q. Do you prefer a diamond ring or diamond earrings?
A. Neither. I'm not really much into diamonds, to be honest.
Q. What would you like Santa to bring you for Christmas?
A. I don't want anything. I'll be happy with whatever I get, if anything.
