Big Kid Test
20 September 2007 11:02Borrowed from
oreobot
1. what bill do you hate paying the most?
My car insurance. They won't bill me. Instead I have to pay in one lump sum or I have to let them take it out of my account every month. Since they take the money out on the 28th (rather than, say, the last thursday), it means that I have to be very careful that I remember the date. It's a pain in the arse.
2. where's the best place to eat a romantic dinner?
A nice italian or spanish restaurant. My personal favourites are daSergio's and Don Alfonso's.
3. last time you puked from drinking?
Oh gracious ... I think that was about five years ago now. I got into a drinking contest with a buddy. He was drinking vodka, I was drinking rum. I was stable enough to get home safely (by bus and cab), then got sick once I got inside the house. ... Actually, that was the only time I ever puked from drinking.
4. when is the last time you danced on a bar?
Never.
5. name of your first grade teacher?
I have no idea. I honestly can't remember. I don't even remember if the teacher was a man or a woman, that's how mush impact s/he had on me.
6. what do you really want to be doing right now?
I want to be at home with my little tri-pod cat, working on my fanfiction. Instead I'm at work doing the finances.
7. what did you want to be when you were growing up?
Princess, Cowboy, Super Hero, Writer, Archaeologist, Historian, Paleontologist, ... When I was really little I think I wanted to be a pony.
8. how many colleges did you attend?
I attended one University and one College.
9. why did you wear the shirt that you have on right now?
Because it's all that I have in purple that's work appropriate.
10. gas prices: first thought?
Allt hings considered, not that bad.
11. if you could move anywhere and take someone with you?
I can't picture living anywhere but the Ottawa Valley, though I would love to have vacation homes elsewhere in the world.
12. first thought when the alarm went off this morning?
"Aw fuck! It can't already be six thirty ..."
13. last thought before going to sleep last night?
"Tika! Stop hitting me in the face with your tail!"
14. what errand/chore do you despise?
Cleaning the bathrooms.
15. if you didn't have to work, would you volunteer at an art gallery?
Definately! Unfortunately, I don't have the french to volunteer as a doscen at the NAG.
16. get up early or sleep in?
Sleep in. If given the choice, it is always to sleep in.
17. what was your favourite cartoon character?
I adored the Transformers. Ratchet's now my favourite, but as a kid, it was Hound.
18. favourite NON sexual thing to do at night with someone of the opposite sex?
Talking.
19. a secret that you wouldn't mind everyone knowing?
I have one, but I can't tell. At least not yet.
20. are you planning on remaining in your current job?
I'm planning on it. Now if life and the government will allow it is another story entirely.
21. do you see yourself married in the next five years?
No.
22. your favourite lunch meat?
Old Forest Salami. It is my all time favourite.
23. what do you get every time you go into walmart?
I try to avoid Wallmart, but if I do go in it's for Transformers or yarn.
24. beach or lake?
Ocean. And open ocean, not a Sound.
25. do you think marriage is an outdated ritual that was invented by people who died at 20?
Hardly. Marriage is a wonderful thing when it involves people who are mature enough to make it work.
26. tv show you miss?
The Lone Ranger and Zorro ... yeah, I know, they were before my time, but I still love them.
27. favourite guilty pleasure?
My Tarot cards. I spend way too much money colelcting them.
28. favourite movie you wouldn't want anyone to find out about?
I have no problem admitting all of my favourites, even the really bad ones (like Plan 9 From Outer Space)
29. what's your drink?
If it's alcohol, then I'm a rum drinker (preferrably good Newfoundland Screech), for non-alcoholic, then it's Mango bubble tea.
30. cowboys or indians?
I always preferred the cowboys, unless we're talking Lone Ranger, then I preferred Tonto.
31. cops or robbers?
Robbers! I love a good crime show/movie.
32. do you cheer for the bad guy in a movie?
It depends on the bad guy. I cheered for Alan Rickman in Die Hard, but not for Edward Norton in the Italian Job. I like my villains smart, believable, and very dangerous.
33. what hollywood star do you think resembles you best?
I was once told that I look vaguely like Madonna in the 80s, but I don't see it. I honeatly don't think I look like any of them.
34. if you had to pick one, which cast member of lost would you be?
Can I choose the one who didn't get on the plane? Okay, then Sun. She's the only intelligent one in the lot.
35. what do you want when you are sick?
Sleep or watch tv.
36. who from school would you like to run into?
There's an old friend of mine whjo I fell out with because of her own selfishness. I wouldn't mind seeing what became of her.
37. what radio station is your car radio tuned to right now?
I think it was set to Hot 89.9, but I'm not listening to the radio, I'm listening to "Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell".
38. raskolnikov (crime & punishment) or leo myshkin (the idiot)?
I haven't read either.
39. worst relationship mistake that you wish you could take back?
You know, I learned from all of them, so I wouldn't take any of them back. I'll live with my mistakes.
40. do you like the person who's directly across/beside from you at work?
I'm an AA. No one is beside or next to me. My boss is behind me and I do like him. Nice guy.
41. if you could get away with it, whom would you kill?
No one. Even if I could get away with it (which I couldn't - Rule of THree and all that), my conscience wouldn't allow it.
42. what famous person would you like to have dinner with?
I don't know. I get the idea that most famous people are rather shallow.
43. have you ever had to use a firearm?
I have my certification but we never fired, since the course was within city limits and not at a firing range.
44. last book you read?
I am in the process of listening to "Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell" and reading "The Devil in Babylon" and "The Wheel of Darkness"
45. do you have a teddy bear?
I have two bears. The rest are all other animals and things.
46. strangest place you have ever brushed your teeth?
I guess in the woods while camping.
47. somewhere in california you've never been and would like to go?
Carmel. My dad was there for an historians conference and he told me about the dolphins at dawn and sunset. I would love to see that.
48. number of texts in a day?
As in text messages? None.
49. at this point in your life would you rather start a new career or relationship?
Neither. I'm happy where I am.
50. favourite winter olympic sport?
Ice Dancing.
51. pencil or pen?
It really depends on the item itself.
52. ancient egyptians or mayans?
Why do I have to chose? I suppose though, that since my major is in Pre-Columbian cultures, I should chose Mayans, but my religion revolves around egypt, so I chose not to chose.
53. how many jobs have you had?
Well, I'm a temp, so I've held a lot of jobs. I think at this point, I have at least 20 different jobs under my belt.
54. are you where you thought you would be at this age?
Nope. I figured I'd be married with kids by now. That or a full time archaeologist.
55. who is a friend who is nice and pretty and great and pretty great?
That would be all of them.
1. what bill do you hate paying the most?
My car insurance. They won't bill me. Instead I have to pay in one lump sum or I have to let them take it out of my account every month. Since they take the money out on the 28th (rather than, say, the last thursday), it means that I have to be very careful that I remember the date. It's a pain in the arse.
2. where's the best place to eat a romantic dinner?
A nice italian or spanish restaurant. My personal favourites are daSergio's and Don Alfonso's.
3. last time you puked from drinking?
Oh gracious ... I think that was about five years ago now. I got into a drinking contest with a buddy. He was drinking vodka, I was drinking rum. I was stable enough to get home safely (by bus and cab), then got sick once I got inside the house. ... Actually, that was the only time I ever puked from drinking.
4. when is the last time you danced on a bar?
Never.
5. name of your first grade teacher?
I have no idea. I honestly can't remember. I don't even remember if the teacher was a man or a woman, that's how mush impact s/he had on me.
6. what do you really want to be doing right now?
I want to be at home with my little tri-pod cat, working on my fanfiction. Instead I'm at work doing the finances.
7. what did you want to be when you were growing up?
Princess, Cowboy, Super Hero, Writer, Archaeologist, Historian, Paleontologist, ... When I was really little I think I wanted to be a pony.
8. how many colleges did you attend?
I attended one University and one College.
9. why did you wear the shirt that you have on right now?
Because it's all that I have in purple that's work appropriate.
10. gas prices: first thought?
Allt hings considered, not that bad.
11. if you could move anywhere and take someone with you?
I can't picture living anywhere but the Ottawa Valley, though I would love to have vacation homes elsewhere in the world.
12. first thought when the alarm went off this morning?
"Aw fuck! It can't already be six thirty ..."
13. last thought before going to sleep last night?
"Tika! Stop hitting me in the face with your tail!"
14. what errand/chore do you despise?
Cleaning the bathrooms.
15. if you didn't have to work, would you volunteer at an art gallery?
Definately! Unfortunately, I don't have the french to volunteer as a doscen at the NAG.
16. get up early or sleep in?
Sleep in. If given the choice, it is always to sleep in.
17. what was your favourite cartoon character?
I adored the Transformers. Ratchet's now my favourite, but as a kid, it was Hound.
18. favourite NON sexual thing to do at night with someone of the opposite sex?
Talking.
19. a secret that you wouldn't mind everyone knowing?
I have one, but I can't tell. At least not yet.
20. are you planning on remaining in your current job?
I'm planning on it. Now if life and the government will allow it is another story entirely.
21. do you see yourself married in the next five years?
No.
22. your favourite lunch meat?
Old Forest Salami. It is my all time favourite.
23. what do you get every time you go into walmart?
I try to avoid Wallmart, but if I do go in it's for Transformers or yarn.
24. beach or lake?
Ocean. And open ocean, not a Sound.
25. do you think marriage is an outdated ritual that was invented by people who died at 20?
Hardly. Marriage is a wonderful thing when it involves people who are mature enough to make it work.
26. tv show you miss?
The Lone Ranger and Zorro ... yeah, I know, they were before my time, but I still love them.
27. favourite guilty pleasure?
My Tarot cards. I spend way too much money colelcting them.
28. favourite movie you wouldn't want anyone to find out about?
I have no problem admitting all of my favourites, even the really bad ones (like Plan 9 From Outer Space)
29. what's your drink?
If it's alcohol, then I'm a rum drinker (preferrably good Newfoundland Screech), for non-alcoholic, then it's Mango bubble tea.
30. cowboys or indians?
I always preferred the cowboys, unless we're talking Lone Ranger, then I preferred Tonto.
31. cops or robbers?
Robbers! I love a good crime show/movie.
32. do you cheer for the bad guy in a movie?
It depends on the bad guy. I cheered for Alan Rickman in Die Hard, but not for Edward Norton in the Italian Job. I like my villains smart, believable, and very dangerous.
33. what hollywood star do you think resembles you best?
I was once told that I look vaguely like Madonna in the 80s, but I don't see it. I honeatly don't think I look like any of them.
34. if you had to pick one, which cast member of lost would you be?
Can I choose the one who didn't get on the plane? Okay, then Sun. She's the only intelligent one in the lot.
35. what do you want when you are sick?
Sleep or watch tv.
36. who from school would you like to run into?
There's an old friend of mine whjo I fell out with because of her own selfishness. I wouldn't mind seeing what became of her.
37. what radio station is your car radio tuned to right now?
I think it was set to Hot 89.9, but I'm not listening to the radio, I'm listening to "Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell".
38. raskolnikov (crime & punishment) or leo myshkin (the idiot)?
I haven't read either.
39. worst relationship mistake that you wish you could take back?
You know, I learned from all of them, so I wouldn't take any of them back. I'll live with my mistakes.
40. do you like the person who's directly across/beside from you at work?
I'm an AA. No one is beside or next to me. My boss is behind me and I do like him. Nice guy.
41. if you could get away with it, whom would you kill?
No one. Even if I could get away with it (which I couldn't - Rule of THree and all that), my conscience wouldn't allow it.
42. what famous person would you like to have dinner with?
I don't know. I get the idea that most famous people are rather shallow.
43. have you ever had to use a firearm?
I have my certification but we never fired, since the course was within city limits and not at a firing range.
44. last book you read?
I am in the process of listening to "Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell" and reading "The Devil in Babylon" and "The Wheel of Darkness"
45. do you have a teddy bear?
I have two bears. The rest are all other animals and things.
46. strangest place you have ever brushed your teeth?
I guess in the woods while camping.
47. somewhere in california you've never been and would like to go?
Carmel. My dad was there for an historians conference and he told me about the dolphins at dawn and sunset. I would love to see that.
48. number of texts in a day?
As in text messages? None.
49. at this point in your life would you rather start a new career or relationship?
Neither. I'm happy where I am.
50. favourite winter olympic sport?
Ice Dancing.
51. pencil or pen?
It really depends on the item itself.
52. ancient egyptians or mayans?
Why do I have to chose? I suppose though, that since my major is in Pre-Columbian cultures, I should chose Mayans, but my religion revolves around egypt, so I chose not to chose.
53. how many jobs have you had?
Well, I'm a temp, so I've held a lot of jobs. I think at this point, I have at least 20 different jobs under my belt.
54. are you where you thought you would be at this age?
Nope. I figured I'd be married with kids by now. That or a full time archaeologist.
55. who is a friend who is nice and pretty and great and pretty great?
That would be all of them.