Wednesday, August 02, 2006

Un Survey

1. Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, and find line 4.

“…through the sky” (from “What is a Princess?”
It’s one of my daughter's books)

2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. Air.
I’m using the Force to try to get the remote control over here, but it’s not working.

3. What is the last thing you watched on TV?

Currently watching Rangers game

4. Without looking, guess what time it is:

--145pm

5. Now look at the clock. What is the actual time?

--1:40pm.

6. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?

Josh Lewin and Tom Grieve talking about baseball.

7. When did you last step outside? What were you doing?

Turning off the sprinklers

8. Before you started this survey, what did you look at?

A website

9. What are you wearing?

Navy blue sleeveless t-shirt, grey shorts, no shoes, Frisco Roughriders cap

10. Did you dream last night?

Yeah. Dreamed about Paul McCartney missing Linda.

11. When did you last laugh?

When talking to Whit on the phone.

12. What is on the walls of the room you are in?

White paint and 15-20 pictures my son colored, Scotch-taped here and there.

13. Seen anything weird lately?

Hmm… guy in the next lane rear-ended someone at 40mph on Pipeline Rd the other day… an infant with a Mohawk… a super-skinny woman with fake breasts the size of cantaloupes… a dog wearing a t-shirt… nope, just business as usual I’d say.

14. What do you think of this quiz?

I don’t

15. What is the last film you saw?

Does sitting through Curse of the Were-Rabbit twice on Sunday count?

16. If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy? Some enchiladas


17. Tell me something about you that I don't know:
I… don’t mind Abba

18. If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?
Eliminate anti-gay bias. I don’t understand, truly, why anyone gives a shit whom someone else is attracted to.

19. Do you like to dance?

No, I absolutely dread it.

20. Are you flexible?

For an old guy I do okay.

21. Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?

I have a girl, but don’t divulge her name online.

22. Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him?

I have a boy too. Refer to 21

23. Would you ever consider living abroad?

Doubtful

24. What do you want to say to God when you reach the pearly gates?

“So… how are we gonna play baseball without any umpires?”

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

1. Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, and find line 4.

"...very own address? Does he live in Rio, aerating"

From a collection of Ray Bradbury short stories.

2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. Air.

What?

3. What is the last thing you watched on TV?

A snatch of The Colbert Report.

4. Without looking, guess what time it is:

3:35 pm.

5. Now look at the clock. What is the actual time?

3:40 pm.

6. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?

A.M. Interstate performing "Blue Eyes Lament."

7. When did you last step outside? What were you doing?

Going to lunch with my friend Domenique.

8. Before you started this survey, what did you look at?

My work e-mail.

9. What are you wearing?

A green plaid short-sleeved shirt, greenish-tan pants, beige socks, tennis shoes, a watch, glasses and a wrist-brace.

10. Did you dream last night?

Yes.

11. When did you last laugh?

A few seconds ago whilst talking to my boss.

12. What is on the walls of the room you are in?

Posters of Motorhead, Robyn Hitchcock, Cafe Tacuba, Hank Williams and the PBS program The Blues, a calendar, a bulletin board with all sorts of memos and pictures on it.

13. Seen anything weird lately?

I live in Austin. Of course I have.

14. What do you think of this quiz?

Hadn't really given it any thought other than coming up with answers.

15. What is the last film you saw?

A Scanner Darkly.

16. If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy?

A record label.

17. Tell me something about you that I don't know:

I lust after one of my landladies.

18. If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?

Abolish religion. It would solve so many problems.

19. Do you like to dance?

Not really.

20. Are you flexible?

Thanks to yoga and kickboxing, a lot more than a lot of guys my age.

21. Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?

If I ever get to that point, I'll get back to you.

22. Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him?

See above.

23. Would you ever consider living abroad?

I've thought about moving to Sweden to report on the most exciting music scene in the world. I'd probably hate the winters and that whole no-sun-for-a-month thing, though.

24. What do you want to say to God when you reach the pearly gates?

"I'll be damned, you exist after all. You didn't really support Dubya, did you?"

Michael

Anonymous said...

Paul missing Linda...I bet that's true. How very Karmic, if I may make up words. I don't miss her air-keyboards on "Jet" however. John must have really hated 1972. Yoko was probably in year 7 of the soap and shampoo strike.

God, the crap I'll type without thinking ahead..

Jeff P. - temporarily lost in the Northwoods last week.