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How many keys are on your keychain? Main keychain has 7, since that's all that will fit without bulging out (one is a radio chip car key, very big). Secondary work keychain has 1 on it at the moment, but some stuff's about to get rekeyed, so it'll go up. Mailbox key hangs on its own by the door.
What curseword do you use the most? While driving, my current favorite is "fucktanker," short for "fucker/fucker tanker" in CoX parlance. "Frell" is common when I'm in public, or "crap".
Do you own an iPod? Yes, a Shuffle. And I LIKE the lack of controls. I want a radio station that always gets good reception and doesn't play things I dislike. :)
How many suitcases do you own? One. Black wheeled affair, to which I have affixed bicycle reflector stickers both for safety in darkened parking lots and to identify it among all the other black wheeled suitcases.
Do you wear flip-flips even when it's cold outside? I only wear flipflops when in a shower used by other people (i.e. at conferences when staying in the dorm there).
Where do you buy your groceries from? Mostly Wal-Mart and Dillons (a regional chain assimilated by the Borg...er, Kroger's back in 2001 or so. Some at Target or K-Mart, once in a while Alco or Ray's Apple Market (formerly Food 4 Less stores in town).
Would you rather take the picture or be in the picture? Depends on the picture.
What was the last movie you watched? In the theater, Cars. Including all movies, Kentucky Fried Movie.
Do any of your friends have children? Yes.
If you won the lottery, what's the first thing you'd buy? My car (i.e. I'd pay off the loan immediately). Presuming the question means "first expensive thing you'd buy," since depending on time of day or whatnot, groceries might be the first thing I buy, just because I might need them immediately. :) I'd probably splurge on them, though.
Has anyone ever called you lazy? Probably. Not recently to my face, though.
Do you ever take medicine to help you fall asleep faster? I've tried a few OTCs, but they never seem to help...I just end up woozier than usual in the morning.
What CD is currently in your CD player? There hasn't been a CD in my CD player at home in months, if not years. I think the last thing to go in my car CD player was the Heisei Era Godzilla Soundtrack "best of" disc, but I don't leave things out there. Normally I listen to the radio at work and TV at home.
Do you prefer regular or chocolate milk? As an accompaniment to a meal, regular 2%. On its own, chocolate. Strawberry preferred to choco, tho. Orange milk is interesting, but not a regular purchase.
Has anyone told you a secret this week? Do Friends-locked LJ posts count?
When was the last time someone hit on you? 1989? Sob. Seriously, I seem to be kinda thick in that regard, I may have been hit on today but didn't notice it, for instance.
What did you have for dinner? Boil in bag rice (two bags) with some margarine, olive oil, 75g of shredded cheese, a dash of shredded pepperoni, some garlic salt. It's a nice gooey mass.
Do you wear hoodies often? The sweatshirt type, never. The zip-up type, only when it's cool enough out that a shirt isn't enough but not so cold I need a real jacket. A few weeks in spring and fall, basically.
Can you whistle? Yes, both breathing in and out, so I can continuously whistle without stopping for a breath. Took me until college to finally learn, though.
Have you ever participated in a protest? Yes, during college. A LOT of students were there on full or significant scholarship coverage, and if you didn't live in the dorm you lost your housing allowance. But due to overly successful recruiting, there was no longer enough room in the dorms for all of the freshman (who had to live on campus even if they were townies) and all the scholarship upperclassmen. So people were getting booted out and losing thousands of dollars of support. So there was a big sit-in at the administration building, and I participated. We were playing "Another Brick In The Wall" and singing along, "Hey! Dean Smith! Give these kids a room!"
Who was the last person to call you? A coworker, at work. I get very few calls on my cell.
What is your favorite ride at an amusement park? Not much of a ride-fan. I don't like anything where I end up upside down, though.
Do you think people talk about you behind your back? I teach Physics. Of COURSE they do.
What area code are you in right now? 785.
Did you watch cartoons as a child? Yes, and I still do.
How big is your local mall? Small to middling. Four anchor stores, food court, etc. Kay Bee and Sam Goody have moved out, though, and the Gamestop has stopped carrying toys, so my reasons for going there have shrunk significantly.
How many siblings do you have? Younger brother, younger sister.
Are you shy around the opposite sex? No, but neither am I apparently aggressive enoguh to get a date.
What is your biggest regret? Not noticing various women who were practically throwing themselves at me until it was too late and we were about to move to different states.
Have you ever had Jamba Juice? Hell no.
What was the last time you laughed so hard your sides hurt? A year or so ago, when I was archive-trawling VGCats.com. The leeches strip.
What movie do you know every line to? None. But I can recite the entire Goon Show episode, "Napoleon's Piano," with correct voices and everthing.
Do you own any band t-shirts? Nope. I stopped buying t-shirts several years ago anyway, and before that I couldn't justify the extra expense (or couldn't find them in XXXL).
What was your last plane ride? To and from Salt Lake City in August 2005 for a conference.
How many chairs are at your dining room table? Three, but two are just extra shelving. The table itself is covered in kitbashing stuff and paints.
What's your favorite salad dressing? I don't like salad or dressing.
Do you read for fun? Yes.
Can you speak any languages other than English? None well enough to get by if dumped in another country, but I took Spanish all through secondary school, had a year of German in college, studied Esperanto by mail, and have a decent grasp of how to pronounce stuff in Japanese if only a vocabulary of a couple dozen words.
Do you do your own dishes? Yes, as I live alone.
What color is your bedroom painted? Beige or something. Lots of posters.
Have you ever cried in public? A few times.
Do you have a desktop computer or a laptop? Yes. The laptop is 6 years old and hasn't been used in a while, though.
Which do you make, wishes or plans? I refuse to answer that question on the grounds of it being excessively New Management Theory.
Are you always trying to learn new things? Seriously, who'd answer "no" to this?
Do you shower on a daily basis? Yes.
Are you currently wanting any piercings or tattoos? No. I have none, want none. Except for the black dot on my left middle finger I got when I tried to put a cap on a technical pen and stabbed myself.
Do you believe that the guy should pay on the first date? Sadly, this has never really been relevant. My first "first date" turned into a date halfway through, and the second one involved a free showing of a movie.
Can you skip rocks? Yes.
Have you ever been to Jamaica? No.
What to snack on at the movie theater? Fruit snacks smuggled in. Don't care for popcorn, and most of the movie candies I like interact badly with my dental work.
Who was your favorite teacher? Mr. Balzer, my physics teacher in 11th and 12th grade (we had a two year physics sequence).
Have you ever dated someone outside your race? No, but given my general lack of dating experience, this doesn't really mean much. I did once try to date someone who considered herself outside my species, though.
What is the weather like? Hot and increasingly humid. The air circulation fan in my windowless office is broken.
Would you ever date someone covered in tattoos? Depends on the tattoos and the someone, I suppose.
Do you have an online journal? No. You are hallucinating.
What was your favorite class in high school? Physics.
Do you enjoy traveling via airplanes? Hell, no. I can't afford to travel first class, so I'm wedged into a seat barely wide enough for me (I'm heavy, but my ass is not fat, fortunately). Lots of hurry up and wait, too hot or too cold, etc. Only capitalism could take something as wondrous as flight and make it banal and annoying.
What personality trait is a must-have in your preferred gender? Skepticism. Not in the "blindly denying everything" sense that non-skeptics promote, but in the "doesn't blindly follow anything" sense. In other words, if we disagree on something, it must at least be possible she can be convinced to change her mind, even if it only happens once in a blue moon.
Have you ever been attracted to someone physically unattractive? Not really. Oh, plenty of plain women have attracted me, but no one I'd actually call UNattractive.
When was the last time you slept on the floor? Eight years ago or so, on an overnight trip to a Transformers fan meetup in Muncie. We all crashed on the floor of the apartment of one of the organizers.
What is your favorite alcoholic drink? I don't drink alcohol.
Does your closest Starbucks have a drive-through? Given that it's inside the Student Union, a drive-through would be...difficult. If I'm misremembering about there being one in the Union, then the closest one is inside a Dillon's store, same difficulty.
Do you like your living arrangement? It's okay. I'd prefer a little more space and fewer neighbors, though.
What's your mother's hometown? Milwaukee, aina hey.
How many hours of sleep do you need to function? Lately, it doesn't seem like any number works. I go straight from "too little sleep, need a nap in the evening" to "too much sleep, groggy all day". Feh.
Do you eat breakfast daily? Yes, but sometimes I eat it at lunchtime.
What was the last thing to scare you? An idiot driver who decided I didn't actually exist, so he kept going across my path.
Are your days full and fast-paced? Full enough I don't get bored, but only fast-paced at the beginning and end of the semester.
Did you ever get in trouble for talking in class? Once in a while.
What is your favorite fruit? I don't really like fruit in its natural form. I like raspberry in jam/jelly/filling form, though.
What is your favorite flower? Nigella Damascurias.
Do you pay attention to calories on the back of packages? Once in a while, mostly to make sure there ARE some. If I want to fill up without getting calories, I drink water (which I do a lot, actually).
How old will you be turning on your next birthday? 36
Are you picky about spelling and grammar? Yes. Having your mother trained as an English teacher tends to do that.
Do you believe in life on other planets? Yes, but I don't think we've met any yet.
Have you ever been to Six Flags? The one in Gurney IL, a couple times on class trips. It wasn't called Six Flags the first time though.
Who was the last person to piss you off? George Bush.
Do you believe that God has a gender? I don't believe God has an existence. But if He exists, He is legion and contains multitudes, including all possible genders. The capitalized "He" is the Divine Pronoun, and does not imply exclusively male nature.
What is the last thing that you ate? Healthy Choice Chicken Fettucini Alfredo. It sucked. The sauce was practically water. Was trying out the brand to see if it was edible.
Do you get along better with the same or opposite sex? Since most of my friendships these days are online, I can't really be sure. :)
What did you dress up for on your first Halloween? If my dim memories of photos are correct, Cookie Monster. The first costume I chose for myself was an Incredible Melting Man mask (I didn't see the movie until it got MSTied much later) and a sheet.
How did your parents pick your name? Went through a list for David, and John was after my paternal grandfather, who died before I was born.
Do you like mustard? Nope.
What do you tell yourself when times get hard? I have no fixed affirmation or mantra.
Would you ever skydive? No.
Do you sleep on your side, tummy or back? No. I sleep sort of halfway between side and stomach.
What character from a movie most reminds you of yourself? None.
Have you ever bid for anything on eBay? Yes. Mostly Transformers (and related toys) and slide rules.
What do you think of Angelina Jolie being pregnant? Well, better than bypassing foreign adoption laws again.
Do you enjoy giving hugs? They can be a little awkward.
Would you consider yourself to be fashionable? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.... No.
Do you own a digital camera? Yes, three. Original expensive one, cheaper one for travel, and new expensive one now that the original is showing its age (still works, but the pics look crappy by current standards).
If someone you had no interest in dating expressed interest in dating you, how would you feel? Stunned, since no one has expressed interest in ages.
What celebrities have you been compared to? None.
Who is your favorite Star Wars character? I don't have a favorite. I generally have trouble picking a single favorite of anything.
Does it annoy you when someone says they'll call but never do? Yes.
What books, if any, have made you cry? I can't recall. I'm sure some have, if only a cathartic sort of cry.
Do you think you're attractive? Nope. I'm not ugly, but I'm too fat to be attractive in this culture no matter what else I might have going for me. Fairly plain in general, though.
What are you allergic to? The vast array of pollen spewed forth in Kansas every few months, it seems. Before moving here, nothing.
Are you a jealous person? In flashes, but it generally doesn't last long enough to affect my judgement.
What's your opinion on sex without emotional commitment? Nice job if you can get it, but unlikely to ever happen.
Do you ever feel guilty after eating meat? No, nor do I think I should have any reason to. So there.
If you were born the opposite sex, what would your name have been? Amy. Parents never told me what the middle name would have been.
Did you ever celebrate "Pi Day" in school? No.
kateshort.How many keys are on your keychain? Main keychain has 7, since that's all that will fit without bulging out (one is a radio chip car key, very big). Secondary work keychain has 1 on it at the moment, but some stuff's about to get rekeyed, so it'll go up. Mailbox key hangs on its own by the door.
What curseword do you use the most? While driving, my current favorite is "fucktanker," short for "fucker/fucker tanker" in CoX parlance. "Frell" is common when I'm in public, or "crap".
Do you own an iPod? Yes, a Shuffle. And I LIKE the lack of controls. I want a radio station that always gets good reception and doesn't play things I dislike. :)
How many suitcases do you own? One. Black wheeled affair, to which I have affixed bicycle reflector stickers both for safety in darkened parking lots and to identify it among all the other black wheeled suitcases.
Do you wear flip-flips even when it's cold outside? I only wear flipflops when in a shower used by other people (i.e. at conferences when staying in the dorm there).
Where do you buy your groceries from? Mostly Wal-Mart and Dillons (a regional chain assimilated by the Borg...er, Kroger's back in 2001 or so. Some at Target or K-Mart, once in a while Alco or Ray's Apple Market (formerly Food 4 Less stores in town).
Would you rather take the picture or be in the picture? Depends on the picture.
What was the last movie you watched? In the theater, Cars. Including all movies, Kentucky Fried Movie.
Do any of your friends have children? Yes.
If you won the lottery, what's the first thing you'd buy? My car (i.e. I'd pay off the loan immediately). Presuming the question means "first expensive thing you'd buy," since depending on time of day or whatnot, groceries might be the first thing I buy, just because I might need them immediately. :) I'd probably splurge on them, though.
Has anyone ever called you lazy? Probably. Not recently to my face, though.
Do you ever take medicine to help you fall asleep faster? I've tried a few OTCs, but they never seem to help...I just end up woozier than usual in the morning.
What CD is currently in your CD player? There hasn't been a CD in my CD player at home in months, if not years. I think the last thing to go in my car CD player was the Heisei Era Godzilla Soundtrack "best of" disc, but I don't leave things out there. Normally I listen to the radio at work and TV at home.
Do you prefer regular or chocolate milk? As an accompaniment to a meal, regular 2%. On its own, chocolate. Strawberry preferred to choco, tho. Orange milk is interesting, but not a regular purchase.
Has anyone told you a secret this week? Do Friends-locked LJ posts count?
When was the last time someone hit on you? 1989? Sob. Seriously, I seem to be kinda thick in that regard, I may have been hit on today but didn't notice it, for instance.
What did you have for dinner? Boil in bag rice (two bags) with some margarine, olive oil, 75g of shredded cheese, a dash of shredded pepperoni, some garlic salt. It's a nice gooey mass.
Do you wear hoodies often? The sweatshirt type, never. The zip-up type, only when it's cool enough out that a shirt isn't enough but not so cold I need a real jacket. A few weeks in spring and fall, basically.
Can you whistle? Yes, both breathing in and out, so I can continuously whistle without stopping for a breath. Took me until college to finally learn, though.
Have you ever participated in a protest? Yes, during college. A LOT of students were there on full or significant scholarship coverage, and if you didn't live in the dorm you lost your housing allowance. But due to overly successful recruiting, there was no longer enough room in the dorms for all of the freshman (who had to live on campus even if they were townies) and all the scholarship upperclassmen. So people were getting booted out and losing thousands of dollars of support. So there was a big sit-in at the administration building, and I participated. We were playing "Another Brick In The Wall" and singing along, "Hey! Dean Smith! Give these kids a room!"
Who was the last person to call you? A coworker, at work. I get very few calls on my cell.
What is your favorite ride at an amusement park? Not much of a ride-fan. I don't like anything where I end up upside down, though.
Do you think people talk about you behind your back? I teach Physics. Of COURSE they do.
What area code are you in right now? 785.
Did you watch cartoons as a child? Yes, and I still do.
How big is your local mall? Small to middling. Four anchor stores, food court, etc. Kay Bee and Sam Goody have moved out, though, and the Gamestop has stopped carrying toys, so my reasons for going there have shrunk significantly.
How many siblings do you have? Younger brother, younger sister.
Are you shy around the opposite sex? No, but neither am I apparently aggressive enoguh to get a date.
What is your biggest regret? Not noticing various women who were practically throwing themselves at me until it was too late and we were about to move to different states.
Have you ever had Jamba Juice? Hell no.
What was the last time you laughed so hard your sides hurt? A year or so ago, when I was archive-trawling VGCats.com. The leeches strip.
What movie do you know every line to? None. But I can recite the entire Goon Show episode, "Napoleon's Piano," with correct voices and everthing.
Do you own any band t-shirts? Nope. I stopped buying t-shirts several years ago anyway, and before that I couldn't justify the extra expense (or couldn't find them in XXXL).
What was your last plane ride? To and from Salt Lake City in August 2005 for a conference.
How many chairs are at your dining room table? Three, but two are just extra shelving. The table itself is covered in kitbashing stuff and paints.
What's your favorite salad dressing? I don't like salad or dressing.
Do you read for fun? Yes.
Can you speak any languages other than English? None well enough to get by if dumped in another country, but I took Spanish all through secondary school, had a year of German in college, studied Esperanto by mail, and have a decent grasp of how to pronounce stuff in Japanese if only a vocabulary of a couple dozen words.
Do you do your own dishes? Yes, as I live alone.
What color is your bedroom painted? Beige or something. Lots of posters.
Have you ever cried in public? A few times.
Do you have a desktop computer or a laptop? Yes. The laptop is 6 years old and hasn't been used in a while, though.
Which do you make, wishes or plans? I refuse to answer that question on the grounds of it being excessively New Management Theory.
Are you always trying to learn new things? Seriously, who'd answer "no" to this?
Do you shower on a daily basis? Yes.
Are you currently wanting any piercings or tattoos? No. I have none, want none. Except for the black dot on my left middle finger I got when I tried to put a cap on a technical pen and stabbed myself.
Do you believe that the guy should pay on the first date? Sadly, this has never really been relevant. My first "first date" turned into a date halfway through, and the second one involved a free showing of a movie.
Can you skip rocks? Yes.
Have you ever been to Jamaica? No.
What to snack on at the movie theater? Fruit snacks smuggled in. Don't care for popcorn, and most of the movie candies I like interact badly with my dental work.
Who was your favorite teacher? Mr. Balzer, my physics teacher in 11th and 12th grade (we had a two year physics sequence).
Have you ever dated someone outside your race? No, but given my general lack of dating experience, this doesn't really mean much. I did once try to date someone who considered herself outside my species, though.
What is the weather like? Hot and increasingly humid. The air circulation fan in my windowless office is broken.
Would you ever date someone covered in tattoos? Depends on the tattoos and the someone, I suppose.
Do you have an online journal? No. You are hallucinating.
What was your favorite class in high school? Physics.
Do you enjoy traveling via airplanes? Hell, no. I can't afford to travel first class, so I'm wedged into a seat barely wide enough for me (I'm heavy, but my ass is not fat, fortunately). Lots of hurry up and wait, too hot or too cold, etc. Only capitalism could take something as wondrous as flight and make it banal and annoying.
What personality trait is a must-have in your preferred gender? Skepticism. Not in the "blindly denying everything" sense that non-skeptics promote, but in the "doesn't blindly follow anything" sense. In other words, if we disagree on something, it must at least be possible she can be convinced to change her mind, even if it only happens once in a blue moon.
Have you ever been attracted to someone physically unattractive? Not really. Oh, plenty of plain women have attracted me, but no one I'd actually call UNattractive.
When was the last time you slept on the floor? Eight years ago or so, on an overnight trip to a Transformers fan meetup in Muncie. We all crashed on the floor of the apartment of one of the organizers.
What is your favorite alcoholic drink? I don't drink alcohol.
Does your closest Starbucks have a drive-through? Given that it's inside the Student Union, a drive-through would be...difficult. If I'm misremembering about there being one in the Union, then the closest one is inside a Dillon's store, same difficulty.
Do you like your living arrangement? It's okay. I'd prefer a little more space and fewer neighbors, though.
What's your mother's hometown? Milwaukee, aina hey.
How many hours of sleep do you need to function? Lately, it doesn't seem like any number works. I go straight from "too little sleep, need a nap in the evening" to "too much sleep, groggy all day". Feh.
Do you eat breakfast daily? Yes, but sometimes I eat it at lunchtime.
What was the last thing to scare you? An idiot driver who decided I didn't actually exist, so he kept going across my path.
Are your days full and fast-paced? Full enough I don't get bored, but only fast-paced at the beginning and end of the semester.
Did you ever get in trouble for talking in class? Once in a while.
What is your favorite fruit? I don't really like fruit in its natural form. I like raspberry in jam/jelly/filling form, though.
What is your favorite flower? Nigella Damascurias.
Do you pay attention to calories on the back of packages? Once in a while, mostly to make sure there ARE some. If I want to fill up without getting calories, I drink water (which I do a lot, actually).
How old will you be turning on your next birthday? 36
Are you picky about spelling and grammar? Yes. Having your mother trained as an English teacher tends to do that.
Do you believe in life on other planets? Yes, but I don't think we've met any yet.
Have you ever been to Six Flags? The one in Gurney IL, a couple times on class trips. It wasn't called Six Flags the first time though.
Who was the last person to piss you off? George Bush.
Do you believe that God has a gender? I don't believe God has an existence. But if He exists, He is legion and contains multitudes, including all possible genders. The capitalized "He" is the Divine Pronoun, and does not imply exclusively male nature.
What is the last thing that you ate? Healthy Choice Chicken Fettucini Alfredo. It sucked. The sauce was practically water. Was trying out the brand to see if it was edible.
Do you get along better with the same or opposite sex? Since most of my friendships these days are online, I can't really be sure. :)
What did you dress up for on your first Halloween? If my dim memories of photos are correct, Cookie Monster. The first costume I chose for myself was an Incredible Melting Man mask (I didn't see the movie until it got MSTied much later) and a sheet.
How did your parents pick your name? Went through a list for David, and John was after my paternal grandfather, who died before I was born.
Do you like mustard? Nope.
What do you tell yourself when times get hard? I have no fixed affirmation or mantra.
Would you ever skydive? No.
Do you sleep on your side, tummy or back? No. I sleep sort of halfway between side and stomach.
What character from a movie most reminds you of yourself? None.
Have you ever bid for anything on eBay? Yes. Mostly Transformers (and related toys) and slide rules.
What do you think of Angelina Jolie being pregnant? Well, better than bypassing foreign adoption laws again.
Do you enjoy giving hugs? They can be a little awkward.
Would you consider yourself to be fashionable? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.... No.
Do you own a digital camera? Yes, three. Original expensive one, cheaper one for travel, and new expensive one now that the original is showing its age (still works, but the pics look crappy by current standards).
If someone you had no interest in dating expressed interest in dating you, how would you feel? Stunned, since no one has expressed interest in ages.
What celebrities have you been compared to? None.
Who is your favorite Star Wars character? I don't have a favorite. I generally have trouble picking a single favorite of anything.
Does it annoy you when someone says they'll call but never do? Yes.
What books, if any, have made you cry? I can't recall. I'm sure some have, if only a cathartic sort of cry.
Do you think you're attractive? Nope. I'm not ugly, but I'm too fat to be attractive in this culture no matter what else I might have going for me. Fairly plain in general, though.
What are you allergic to? The vast array of pollen spewed forth in Kansas every few months, it seems. Before moving here, nothing.
Are you a jealous person? In flashes, but it generally doesn't last long enough to affect my judgement.
What's your opinion on sex without emotional commitment? Nice job if you can get it, but unlikely to ever happen.
Do you ever feel guilty after eating meat? No, nor do I think I should have any reason to. So there.
If you were born the opposite sex, what would your name have been? Amy. Parents never told me what the middle name would have been.
Did you ever celebrate "Pi Day" in school? No.
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Google isn't convinced that such a thing exists. Linky?
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Spiky little bugger, though, ain't it?