Re: The "Lets-Get-To-Know-You" Quiz
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 4:30 pm
Well, This seems like as good a way to jump into posting as any.
When were you happiest?
When I got my first real job after collage.
What is your greatest fear?
Falling/Heights
What is your earliest childhood memory?
Watching from the livingroom window as my older sister got on the bus to go to kindergarten. I think I was 3-4.
What living person do you most admire and why?
Is Arthur Clarke still alive? I keep hearing that he died, then a few months later they're like "nevermind"
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Lack of willpower.
What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Egotism
What's the most expensive thing you've ever bought (not including a property)?
My Car. (2005 Scion xB)
What is your most treasured possession?
My Great-Grandfathers Pocket Watch.
Where would you like to live?
Ireland or Australia, I have family in both.
What would your super power be?
To hypnotize or confuse peoples minds, making them susceptible to my will.
What makes you depressed?
The decline of common sense in general humanity.
Who would play you in the movie of your life?
Penn Fraser Jillette, of Penn & Teller (I actually get recognized as him on a fairly regular basis.)
What is your favorite book?
The Light Of Other Days by Stephen Baxter
What is your favorite smell?
Toss up between apple pie and roasting meat.
What do you most dislike about your appearance?
I'm a bit pudgier in the face than I'd like. (It's always the last thing to go when you lose alot of weight)
What is your guiltiest pleasure?
Harem Anime (the SHAME)
What do you owe your parents?
My parents led by example, teaching me what NOT to do.
What does love feel like?
Like long term asphyxiation.
Who would you invite to your dream dinner party?
Are we allowed to bring people back from the dead? Andrew Jackson, Teddy Roosevelt, Henry Ford, Benjamen Franklin, Nikola Tesla, John Von Neumann, H. L. Mencken, J.B.S. Haldane, Sean Connery.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
"Fuck". I'm getting really fucking bad with it recently.
If you could edit your past, what would you change?
Am I allowed to give the Me of ten years ago my current hindsight? Cause that would set me up rather nicely.
When did you last cry, and why?
I'll admit, I shed a tear when I lost my last job. I really liked that job.
How do you relax?
Tv on DVD. no commercials.
How often do you have sex?
Less than once a month? I don't really keep track anymore.
What's the closest you've come to death?
I hit a tree head-on doing sixty once. 16 stitches and 4 bruised ribs. Or there was that time I fell out of a tree and broke my arm, if I'd been by myself that could have been fatal. Or when that tree fell on me and dislocated both my knees, that was a bad scene too..
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
I once talked a friend out of killing themselves. The fact they are still alive to this day says something, I think.
What keeps you awake at night?
Unemployment.
What song would you like played at your funeral?
The Moonlight Sonata
Where would you like to be right now?
At a high paying job, with tenure.
When were you happiest?
When I got my first real job after collage.
What is your greatest fear?
Falling/Heights
What is your earliest childhood memory?
Watching from the livingroom window as my older sister got on the bus to go to kindergarten. I think I was 3-4.
What living person do you most admire and why?
Is Arthur Clarke still alive? I keep hearing that he died, then a few months later they're like "nevermind"
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Lack of willpower.
What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Egotism
What's the most expensive thing you've ever bought (not including a property)?
My Car. (2005 Scion xB)
What is your most treasured possession?
My Great-Grandfathers Pocket Watch.
Where would you like to live?
Ireland or Australia, I have family in both.
What would your super power be?
To hypnotize or confuse peoples minds, making them susceptible to my will.
What makes you depressed?
The decline of common sense in general humanity.
Who would play you in the movie of your life?
Penn Fraser Jillette, of Penn & Teller (I actually get recognized as him on a fairly regular basis.)
What is your favorite book?
The Light Of Other Days by Stephen Baxter
What is your favorite smell?
Toss up between apple pie and roasting meat.
What do you most dislike about your appearance?
I'm a bit pudgier in the face than I'd like. (It's always the last thing to go when you lose alot of weight)
What is your guiltiest pleasure?
Harem Anime (the SHAME)
What do you owe your parents?
My parents led by example, teaching me what NOT to do.
What does love feel like?
Like long term asphyxiation.
Who would you invite to your dream dinner party?
Are we allowed to bring people back from the dead? Andrew Jackson, Teddy Roosevelt, Henry Ford, Benjamen Franklin, Nikola Tesla, John Von Neumann, H. L. Mencken, J.B.S. Haldane, Sean Connery.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
"Fuck". I'm getting really fucking bad with it recently.
If you could edit your past, what would you change?
Am I allowed to give the Me of ten years ago my current hindsight? Cause that would set me up rather nicely.
When did you last cry, and why?
I'll admit, I shed a tear when I lost my last job. I really liked that job.
How do you relax?
Tv on DVD. no commercials.
How often do you have sex?
Less than once a month? I don't really keep track anymore.
What's the closest you've come to death?
I hit a tree head-on doing sixty once. 16 stitches and 4 bruised ribs. Or there was that time I fell out of a tree and broke my arm, if I'd been by myself that could have been fatal. Or when that tree fell on me and dislocated both my knees, that was a bad scene too..
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
I once talked a friend out of killing themselves. The fact they are still alive to this day says something, I think.
What keeps you awake at night?
Unemployment.
What song would you like played at your funeral?
The Moonlight Sonata
Where would you like to be right now?
At a high paying job, with tenure.