Wednesday, November 08, 2006

When in doubt...

...gank Nadine.

(Though I promise not to post photos of my toes up here. I didn't even do that when I dislocated one in Judo that time. It was cool--it was perpendicular to the other toes...)

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1. Someone knocks on your door at 2 a.m., who do you want it to be?
Someone with a big-ass check made out to me

2. I ditched this dumb question. I've already had the experience of having an employer angrily read parts of my blog to me before. Not going there again.

3. Put yourself in a nutshell.
Nutshell? Nah... nuthouse maybe.

4. Ever seen a ghost?
No, but they recently taught us in in abnormal psych that if a client is in bereavement and reports being visited by the deceased, do not consider this to be pathological, as it occurs quite commonly.

5. Happy with your hair?
No way Jose

6. A reason you would move to Iceland:
To use my mad Krav Maga skillz in a cage match with Bjork.

7. A place you’ve lived that you miss:
Austin, Texas

8. A job you would never do, no matter how much you were paid?
Working with sex offenders.

9. A band/group you thought was cool when you were 13?
Styx!

10. You have a nightmare, who’s the first person you think to call?
Uh... Freud?

11. Wanna have kids before you’re 30?
I had one at 32 and one at 35.

12. You in love?
Absolutely

13. Ever had a crush on one of your friend’s parents?
What? NO

14. Do you have a deep, dark secret?
I've got a fistful. Believe it.

15. Do you look more like your mom, or your dad?
Dad

16. Something you’ve always wanted to learn how to do:
Play the drums

17. Still friends with your exes?
No. This is actually illegal in Texas

18. Where you’d like to be in 10 years:
In private practice, contemplating doing some teaching at JuCo on the side.

19. Something you learned about yourself this year?
That sometimes you've gotta leave a sorry-ass situation (a job in this case) even if you have nothing else waiting

20. What do you want for your birthday?
A nap

21. What color are your toenails?
Uh... flesh

22. Last person you talked with on the phone?
Danny Henley

23. Do you own anything with a skull on it?
Lots of Motorhead CDs

24. Have you traveled Europe?
Yes. London and Spain

25. Name four or five people that you trust.
I am blessed with many trustworthy friends

26. Last movie you watched?
Flushed Away

27. When was the last time you threw up?
A few weeks ago at Vomitacular 2006

29. Last board game you played?
Dunno. But Scrabble rules... I'll kick your ass at it!

30. Sam’s Choice or Big K?
I do not drink these cheap-ass sodas

31. Ever had a black eye?
Yes. I'm male.

32. Where do you rent your movies?
Blockbuster and Movie Trading Company

33. Have you ever worn fishnet stockings?
No, though I can say from experience that control-top pantyhose do not work as advertised.

34. Do you have a crush on someone?
nope

35. Does he/she know?
n/a

3 comments:

Amanda said...

1. Someone knocks on your door at 2 a.m., who do you want it to be?
Someone perfect who wants to babysit my kids for a week.

2.

3. Put yourself in a nutshell.
Nutshell? Hmmm. Practical.

4. Ever seen a ghost?
No

5. Happy with your hair?
Not perfect, but better than it used to be.

6. A reason you would move to Iceland:
None. Too damn cold.

7. A place you’ve lived that you miss:
The only other places I have lived sucked. Houston sucked. Angleton is not my thing anymore either.

8. A job you would never do, no matter how much you were paid?
Prison nurse. I had two interviews there and chickened out.

9. A band/group you thought was cool when you were 13?
Duran Duran. Still like them, though I know most people don't think they're cool.

10. You have a nightmare, who’s the first person you think to call?
I don't call anyone. Just go back to sleep.

11. Wanna have kids before you’re 30?
I had one at almost 29 and 32.

12. You in love?
Yes.

13. Ever had a crush on one of your friend’s parents?
No.

14. Do you have a deep, dark secret?
Yes yes

15. Do you look more like your mom, or your dad?
Mom

16. Something you’ve always wanted to learn how to do:
Play the piano

17. Still friends with your exes?
No.

18. Where you’d like to be in 10 years:
Back to work in a new career, traveling more, enjoying life.

19. Something you learned about yourself this year?
That I need to be less high-strung.

20. What do you want for your birthday?
Money

21. What color are your toenails?
Uh... flesh

22. Last person you talked with on the phone?
Dad

23. Do you own anything with a skull on it?
Nope

24. Have you traveled Europe?
Hopefully someday.

25. Name four or five people that you trust.
Eddie, Brian, Kelli, and several other friends.

26. Last movie you watched?
Friends With Money
27. When was the last time you threw up? Winter 2004, when Eddie and I both got a virus.

29. Last board game you played?
Dunno. Some game my son got for his birthday.

30. Sam’s Choice or Big K?
Ick. Neither
31. Ever had a black eye?
No

32. Where do you rent your movies?
Blockbuster

33. Have you ever worn fishnet stockings?
No.

34. Do you have a crush on someone?
nope

35. Does he/she know?
n/a

Anonymous said...

Poor Nadine. Always getting ganked. I hope you at least call her in the morning.

1. Someone knocks on your door at 2 a.m., who do you want it to be?
At 2 a.m. it better be AT&T telling me they finally fixed my blasted phone.

2. This is an ex-parrot.

3. Put yourself in a nutshell.
Why? That'd be awful uncomfortable.

4. Ever seen a ghost?
No.

5. Happy with your hair?
Not particularly.

6. A reason you would move to Iceland:
A job that pays well enough for me to afford a really warm house.

7. A place you’ve lived that you miss:
I don't miss any of the other places I've lived. I avoid them, actually.

8. A job you would never do, no matter how much you were paid?
Retail.

9. A band/group you thought was cool when you were 13?
I can't remember what I listened to when I was 13. I didn't become serious/obsessive about music until a couple of years later.

10. You have a nightmare, who’s the first person you think to call?
Ghostbusters!

11. Wanna have kids before you’re 30?
Too late.

12. You in love?
No.

13. Ever had a crush on one of your friend’s parents?
No.

14. Do you have a deep, dark secret?
Believe it or not, no.

15. Do you look more like your mom, or your dad?
I'm pretty much an even mixture of both. Though my mother tells me I'm more like my father ever years.

16. Something you’ve always wanted to learn how to do:
Play the piano like Dr. John.

17. Still friends with your exes?
Surprisingly, yes.

18. Where you’d like to be in 10 years:
Haven't thought that far ahead.

19. Something you learned about yourself this year?
That it pays to take a chance on something I previously thought badly of.

20. What do you want for your birthday?
An Epiphone Dot Archtop or a 15" MacIntosh laptop.

21. What color are your toenails?
Toenail colored.

22. Last person you talked with on the phone?
Liegh.

23. Do you own anything with a skull on it?
A Motorhead T-shirt. Not to mention a ton of their CDs.

24. Have you traveled Europe?
Not yet. Someday.

25. Name four or five people that you trust.
My sister. The poster of this blog. That's pretty much it.

26. Last movie you watched?
The Prestige.

27. When was the last time you threw up?
Hell if I know.

29. Last board game you played?
Something the kids wanted to play...Battleship, maybe?

30. Sam’s Choice or Big K?
Which are...what, exactly? Sound like nicknames for LSD.

31. Ever had a black eye?
Not since I was a kid. I bruise elsewhere.

32. Where do you rent your movies?
Vulcan Video for the most part.

33. Have you ever worn fishnet stockings?
No.

34. Do you have a crush on someone?
Of course.

35. Does he/she know?
Good question.

Michael

Anonymous said...

i discovered that control-top pantyhose make me nauseous...they just constrict all my innards unnaturally! i thought it was work that was making me sick for the longest time...