152 things you thought too inconsequential to ask of me

name you would pick if you could choose? "hey" or "guy"
nickname? does steve count?
birthday? February 17, 1980
astrological sign? Aquarius
do you think fortune cookie fortunes are real? if you read into them a little bit, sure...but my lucky numbers never come up
height? 6'4"
eye color? hazel
every single place you've ever lived (not visited)? George AFB, CA; Las Vegas, NV; Alamogordo, NM; Holloman AFB, NM; Garden Grove, CA; Orange, CA; Smyrna, GA; Marietta, GA; Atlanta, GA; Malibu, CA; Marina del Rey, CA
the mascot of every school you've been in? Community Christian School Lions, Holloman Primary Eaglets, Holloman Intermediate Falcons, La Veta Elementary Vikings, Santiago Middle School Santanas, Griffin Middle School Lions, Simpson Middle School Eagles, Sprayberry High School Yellow Jackets, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
ever had a job? cashier @ Kroger [quit], go-kart track attendant @ Mountasia Family Fun Center [quit], housekeeper during the 1996 Summer Olympics [fired], home remodeling [summer only], lifeguard at Georgia Tech Aquatic Center [fired], sheet metal worker for McKinneys Inc [summer only], Georgia Tech intramural official [graduated], Georgia Tech peer leader (more or less an RA) [fired], lifeguard at the Piedmont Driving Club [summer only], lifeguard at the Cherokee Town & Country club [quit], engineer for JAKKS Pacific [currently employed]
dream job? playing with toys, telling people what i think, and having them pay me for it
a recurring dream you have? haven't had one in a long time, but when i was 5 i had one where i was really scared because i couldn't find my mom so i ran down the street to our neighbor's house. i went in the backyard by the pool where i found my mom lying on the ground with her head in the pool. i ran over to her when she suddenly springs up and starts screaming, but instead of her real head, she has a Cruella de Vil head. and it scared the shit out of me. hey, i was 5. leave me alone.
religion of choice? nondenominational christian
estimated mileage on car you currently drive? 78,000
phone number at a house you don't live in anymore? don't know, but when i was 9, my mom's office phone number was 714-639-9398. if the person who has this number now gets any calls, please offer my apologies.
music preference? extremely varied. for example, at work today i listened to the Strokes, Reel Big Fish, Arturo Sandoval, James Taylor, The Who, Blondie, Zebrahead, and Better Than Ezra. it's a shame they don't make cd's at least an hour long like they used to.
ever played an instrument? trumpet, guitar, bass
do yo like live concerts? there's something about a live concert that makes the music seem good, even when it really sucks.
what was your first live concert? smashing pumpkins @ the Omni in Atlanta
favorite reality tv show? i watched Average Joe 2 tonight and thought it was pretty funny, but then they bring in all the beefcake guys and i couldn't help but feel sorry for the (below) average guys...probably because i'd be one of them. i think my favorite reality show is Fear Factor.
favorite cartoon when growing up? Doug
favorite cartoon now? Dexter's Laboratory
favorite breakfast cereal? Lucky Charms
favorite movie? Bio Dome
favorite non-fiction book? i can't say i'm the biggest of non-fiction, but the last one i read (part of) that i kind of enjoyed was Voices of the Past. it had a speeches in it from Hitler, the Roosevelts, Churchill, Stalin, and a bunch of other dead guys.
favorite fiction book? Tao of Pooh
favorite comic strip in the newspaper? Calvin and Hobbes
favorite comic not in the newspaper? Archie and Jughead and Veronica and Betty and Reggie and Mr. Weatherbee
american person in history you wish you could have met? Henry Thoreau
non american person in history you wish you could have met? Helen of Troy
current male music celebrity you most want to meet? paul simon
current female music celebrity you most want to meet? Shirley Manson of Garbage
current male tv/movie celebrity you most want to meet? john cusack
current female tv/movie celebrity you most want to meet? Julia Roberts
favorite vegetable? green beans
least favorite vegetable? cooked carrots
frozen tater tots or frozen french fries? tater tots
favorite hostess or little debbie snack? twinkies
worst person in the history of the world? why? Hitler. to put it simply, for killing millions of people because they held a belief different from that which he held
what do you expect to be doing in 5 years? i'll be 28, still in California, probably married, nice big house, kid(s), and a dog...and still making toys
what do you expect to be doing in 20 years? i'll be 43, running a business, happily married, kids getting ready to go to college
if you had a picture on the front of your shirt designed to make people think you are a certain kind of person, what would it be? a mirror. too many people are afraid of things that are different from them.
if you had a picture on the back of your shirt that said what you are really like, what would it be? it would just say "not you"
favorite two legged animal? i'll tentatively say a ring-tailed lemur. tentatively because you could argue it has four legs. otherwise i'd say humans.
favorite four legged animal? nothing's better than a good dog.
favorite smell? onions cooking on the stove
something you worry about that you know you shouldn't worry about? will i be late for work again tomorrow?
something you have every right to worry about? did i make the right choice in moving out to California by myself for a job that seemed to be everything i could want?
something you really enjoy doing? watching movies in my bedroom
something else you really enjoy doing? driving in my car with no specific destination
favorite song? Howie Day - I Do
favorite clothing brand name? Kangaroo Poo
favorite day of the week? Saturday
favorite class in school? in HS - astronomy, in college - senior design class where my group made cargo shorts with a built-in chair
favorite store? a toy store
favorite city? nyc
favorite sport? to play - water polo, to watch - hockey
favorite board game? scrabble
favorite card game? poker
favorite internet site? http://www.bored.com
favorite ice cream flavor? mint chocolate chip
favorite month? May
favorite holiday? Christmas - notsomuch the day itself, but the month leading up to it
favorite flower? clematis (any kind)
favorite fictional character? winnie the pooh
favorite quote? "i never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude" - Thoreau
hot or cold? hot
sweet or sour? sour
spicy or bland? spicy
fast or slow? slow
black or white? black
half full or half empty? half full
long or short? short
more or less? more
soft or hard? soft
rough or smooth? smooth
air, land, or sea? air
light or dark? light
straight or curly? curly
straight or curvy? curvy
large or small? small
fat or thin? thin
day or night? night
breakfast, lunch, or dinner? dinner
brush or comb? brush
slide, see-saw, or swings? swings
doing or watching? doing
mind or body? mind
conciousness, subconciousness, or unconciousness? subconciousness
feet or hands? hands
water or juice? juice
ocean or pool? ocean
treadmill or road? road
rain or shine? rain
cat or dog? dog
inside or outside? outside
up/high or down/low? up/high
silver or gold? silver
ever smoked? not even once
do you believe in love at first sight? no
how often do you shower? probably 6 times a week
do you trust others easily? yes
have you ever lied to a friend? what about? yes. a billion things
are you a daredevil? i don't think so
have/would you bungee jump? haven't, but i would. i'd rather skydive though.
if granted one wish, what would it be? that everyone could be content for once.
do you like to dance? surprisingly yes
do you like high heels? not on me, but they help make a woman look mighty fine
where have you traveled outside of Georgia in the US? Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusettes, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia
where have you traveled outside of the USA? Mexico, Canada, England, Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy, Greece, Turkey, and Australia
what is your favorite amusement park ride? the Loch Ness Monster at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, VA
do you collect anything? not anymore, but i used to collect baseball cards
do you like having your picture taken? not if i have to pose
do you get annoyed easily? no, it takes a lot
do you have any piercings? no
do you frequently daydream? incessantly
do you have any scars? bottom of my left foot, right calf, left knee, right hip, right elbow, left elbow, left pinky finger, left ring finger, left middle finger, left index finger, left thumb, right thumb, right index finger, right middle finger, right ring finger, right pinky, right wrist, chin, nose, top of my head, back of my head
have you ever won anything? little league trophies, youth soccer trophies, a drawing for Los Angeles Rams tickets in 4th grade, 6th grade spelling bee, band musician awards, foreign language awards, water polo honors
what is your earliest memory? walking down the street when i was 2 and seeing one of those humongous trash trucks that are like mastadons with the big things in front that pick up dumpsters
do you plan on having kids? how many? yeah. at least two. if i could afford it, five.
in what position do you fall asleep? on my stomach, head turned to the left, right arm under the pillow stretched out, left hand under my chest, right leg stretched out, left leg tucked in
do you put on a front for anyone? i try not to, but probably
do you think long distance relationships can work? i think they do ideally, but not in the real world
do you cry? seldomly
have you ever gotten in trouble with the police? nothing more serious than traffic court
do you believe in fate? yes
have you ever been skinny dipping? yes
what is the background on your computer screen? a picture of the shaft at Georgia Tech with the foutain on and the Bank of America and Coca Cola buildings lit up at night
have you ever ridden a motorcycle? no
do you consider yourself organized? no
have you ever fainted? no
do you wear a watch? no
do you wear any other jewelry regularly? no
did you climb trees when you were little? all the time
have you ever been jealous of a girlfriend? 4 years ago, and not until she became an ex-girlfriend
do you climb trees now? if there weren't only 100ft palm trees around here, i would
have you ever driven through a cornfield? no
has an airline ever lost your luggage? yes, on my way home from Rochester NY to Atlanta after Christmas of 2002
do you spend money more than you save it? you know it
do you believe in aliens? i think there has to be something out there somewhere
do you believe in reincarnation? if so, who were you in your past life? yeah, um...not really something i buy into
what period in history are you most intrigued by? the middle ages

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