Boosted from Morgan, a bud of Mrs. Chili‘s who just started a blog. I’m digging her so far, and not just for her sexy profile shot. She’s closing on blogrolled fast.
1. The phone rings; whom do you want it to be? I don’t enjoy talking on the telephone recreationally. I’m generally looking to make plans or exchange information (such as at work). “I just called to talk” is not in my vocabulary. That said, I’ll enjoy an occasional longer conversation with a faraway friend or my sister.
2. When shopping at the grocery store, do you return your cart? Yes, without fail. Unless I’m in a huge hurry, I’ll also return an abandoned one on the way in. Who the hell do you people think you are? I’m not above embarrassing you if I see you do it, either.
3. If you had to kiss the last person you kissed, would you? Yes.
4. Do you take compliments well? Usually.
5. Do you play Sudoku? No. I’ve worked enough of them to get the gist, but they don’t grab me.
6. If abandoned alone in the wilderness, would you survive? Probably. I think I’ve done enough survivalist reading, just in the interest of prudent living, to give myself and my family a decent chance.
7. Do you like nipple rings? No. In general (man, I’m sure throwing around the qualifiers tonight), I don’t care for any piercings except ears. I love multiple ear piercings on women. My favorite is two “conventional” piercings in each ear (so she can wear a dangly and a stud on each side), and then a few more up the outside edge of one ear (very hot). Once in a while I will see a nose piercing that I find vaguely becoming, but I can’t recall ever seeing anything else that turned me on. I think belly buttons are really sexy au naturale, and have never seen one improved by a piercing. JPEGs welcome, if you think you can change my mind. My email address is to the right.
8. Did you ever go to camp as a kid? I went to YMCA Day Camp (four full days; sleepover the fifth) a few times, and have positive memories of it.
9. If a sexy person were pursuing you, but you knew he/she were married what would you do? Nothing. (Masturbate?) Anyone who has read this blog for any length of time knows that I have a particularly severe view on infidelity.
10. Could you date someone with different religious beliefs than you? Yes (well, if I were dating).
11. Do you like to pursue or be pursued? I enjoy them each in different ways, but I’d give a slight tilt to being pursued. I love aggressive and self-confident women. I’d say it happened both ways with Lea.
12. Use three words to describe yourself at the moment: Relaxed. Quiet. Happy.
13. Do any songs make you cry? “Morningside” by Neil Diamond.
14. Are you continuing your education? No. If I’m ever really set financially, though, I’m going to get all kinds of degrees that I wanted but feared wouldn’t keep me warm and fed.
15. Do you know how to shoot a gun? Yes.
16. If your house were on fire, what would be the first thing you grabbed? My children.
17. Who was the last person you shared a bed with? Lea.
18. Whom do you text the most? Probably Saintseester or Mrs. Chili, but we don’t text often at all. I’m not a big texter.
19. Favorite children’s books? Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White. Most anything Judy Blume ever wrote, with particular props to Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. My Penguin Osbert by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel.
20. What color are your eyes? Brown.
21. How tall are you? 5’10”.
22. If you could do it over again, start from scratch, would you? No. It’s too good now.
23. Any secret admirers? I don’t think so.
24. Have you ever taken pictures in a photo booth? Not that I can recall.
25. Where is the farthest place you have traveled? San Francisco.
26. Do you like mustard? Yes, particularly on ham sandwiches and egg rolls.
27. Do you prefer to sleep or eat? Well, I’d probably have to say eat, looking at my disaster of a profile.
28. Do you look like your mom or dad? I can see both, but probably a little more like my dad.
29. How long does it take you in the shower? Six or seven minutes.
30. Can you do splits? No.
31. What movies do you want to see right now? I still haven’t watched American Gangster, mainly because I haven’t had the time and been awake enough to do it at the same time. That’s probably on top of the stack, but it’s a big stack.
32. What did you do for New Year’s Eve? I have no idea, but it was probably a quiet evening at home. I’ve felt no pressure to have special plans for New Year’s Eve in years.
33. Was your mom a cheerleader? I don’t know. I’d guess no.
34. Whats the last letter of your middle name? S.
35. How many hours of sleep do you get a night? Usually about 7. It’s nearly impossible for me to sleep any longer than 9.
36. Do you like Care Bears? I have no opinion.
37. What do you buy at the movies? Popcorn and Sprite.
38. Do you know how to play poker? Yes.
39. Do you wear your seatbelt? Yes.
40. What do you wear to sleep? Usually underwear; sometimes PJs; sometimes nothing.
41. Anything big ever happen in your town? We have a lot to do with spaceflight ’round these parts.
42. Is your hair straight or curly? It’s curly, if I ever let it grow long enough.
43. Is your tongue pierced? No.
44. Do you like liver and onions? Not particularly, but I could eat it in polite company.
45. Have you ever been in love? Yes.
46. Do you like funny or serious people better? I like very funny and very serious people who know when to be each.
47. Ever been to L.A.? No. I care not one whit about setting foot in southern California.
48. Do you steal or pay for your music downloads? Pay. In fact, I’m nearly finished working back through my list of downloads from the old days of Napster and purchasing legal copies, a buck here and a buck there. However, many of them aren’t available for purchase. (It really pisses me off when companies sweep things like YouTube and have things removed that I couldn’t buy even if I wanted to. You hear me, Viacom International? You go ahead and yank it, but by God, tell me where I can buy it.)
49. Do you hate chocolate? No. I enjoy chocolate, but I don’t find it any more remarkable than any number of other sweets.
50. What do you and your parents fight about the most? I don’t fight with my dad. The last fights I had with my mom before she died were about her proper role in my adult life and marriage.
51. Are you a gullible person? I can be, in some circumstances. I’m the first guy to fall for a gag from a friend. But in a worldly sense, I don’t think so.
52. If you could have any job, what would it be? Chess grandmaster.
53. Are you easy to get along with? Very, but I’m picky about who gets really close to me.
54. What is your favorite time of day? 1:37 on Saturday afternoon.
55. Are you a generally happy person? Most of the time.
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I’m definitely with you on #9.
As for #13, crying songs, I’ve got all too many. A few by Rosie Thomas (“Bicycle Tricycle,” “Kite Song,” “Farewell,”) are just examples. I’m a sucker for sentimental songs (well, I mean the ones that are also “good” musically).