done a few things, lots of questions
Nov. 2nd, 2003 10:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
metawidgetGrant request more or less out the door, scanning to do for Wednesday, schoolwork to keep under control, unrepentantly non-functional Dells at work, stress...
So I’ll answer some questions:
1. Your name spelled backwards
- Cire.
2. Where were your parents born?
- Dad in Streetsville, which became Mississauga, which was eaten by Toronto. Mom... NDG if I’m not mistaken.
3. What is the last thing you downloaded onto your computer?
- Some RTFs of DnD rules.
4. What’s your favorite restaurant?
- Sushi Maki on Crescent, I think.
5. Last time you swam in a pool?
- A while ago... a couple years at least. Planning on doing it a bit more to give my knees some variety and to de-stress.
6. Have you ever been in a school play?
- Country Hearts at CVR, and some backstage stuff at Dawson for Woody Allen’s GOD.
7. How many kids do you want?
- One plus or minus one.
8. Type of music you dislike most?
- Hip-hop with its forced validitude and mock oppressedosity!
9. Are you registered to vote?
- Yep, not that it’s a privilege that feels particularly useful at the moment.
10. Do you have cable?
- Nope.
11. Have you ever ridden on a moped?
- Nope.
12. Ever prank call anybody?
- Nope.
13. Ever get a parking ticket?
- Nope. No car.
14. Would you go bungee jumping or sky diving?
- Sky diving: more gradual deceleration, less bouncing.
16. Do you have a garden?
- Nope. Fourth floor apartment.
17. What’s your favorite comic strip?
- Get Fuzzy.
18. Do you really know all the words to your national anthem?
- In English, yes -- En Français, enough to hack it.
19. Bath or Shower, morning or night?
- Shower whenever it strikes me as a good idea.
20. Best movie you’ve seen in the past month?
- Lost in Translation.
21. Favorite pizza topping?
- Pepperoni, peppers, onions.
22. Chips or popcorn?
- Chips. Salt and vinegar.
23. What color lipstick do you usually wear?
- Invisible.
24. Have you ever smoked peanut shells?
- Nope.
25. Have you ever been in a beauty pageant?
- Nope.
26. Orange Juice or apple?
- Apple cider, hot.
27. Who was the last person you went out to dinner with and where did you dine?
- Some friends from numerical analysis class; Bombay Palace.
28. Favorite type of chocolate bar?
- Crunchie or Royale, depending on my mood and the availability of a toothpick or toothbrush.
29. When was the last time you voted at the polls?
- Electing Charest with a feeling of resignation.
30. Last time you ate a homegrown tomato?
- Last time I was home at my parents’ place... late September.
31. Have you ever won a trophy?
- Certificates, brass medals, a plaque or two, but no trophies.
32. Are you a good cook?
- Good improv veggies and baking, I can speak cook too.
33. Do you know how to pump your own gas?
- What’s to screw up in that?
34. Ever order an article from an infomercial?
- Nope.
35. Sprite or 7-up?
- There’s a difference?
36. Have you ever had to wear a uniform to work? How about school?
- Company apron on occasion.
37. Last thing you bought at a pharmacy?
- A pen and some soap.
38. Ever throw up in public?
- Nope.
39. Would you prefer being a millionaire or finding true love?
- True love -- I’ll skip straight to billionaire, thanks :)
40. Do you believe in love at first sight?
- Only in that other people believe in it so it has to be taken into account.
41. Ever call a 1-900 number?
- Nope.
42. Can exes be friends?
- Sure.
43. Who was the last person you visited in a hospital?
- Dad.
44. Did you have a lot of hair when you were a baby?
- For a little while, I think.
45. What did you eat today?
- Coffee, cereal, pita bread, cheese, tea biscuits, more coffee, gyros, more coffee.
46. What’s your all time favorite Saturday Night Live Character?
- I can’t remember any I liked.
47. What was the name of your first pet?
- Geordie the dog (euthanased after he got nippy around small kids).
48. What is in your purse?
- No purse, but my pack is usually pretty heavy with books, a sweater, sometimes a laptop, sting, loupe, cables...
49. Favorite thing to do before bedtime?
- Read a magazine or off the Internet.
50. What is one thing you are grateful for today?
- Being able to take it easy.
So I’ll answer some questions:
1. Your name spelled backwards
- Cire.
2. Where were your parents born?
- Dad in Streetsville, which became Mississauga, which was eaten by Toronto. Mom... NDG if I’m not mistaken.
3. What is the last thing you downloaded onto your computer?
- Some RTFs of DnD rules.
4. What’s your favorite restaurant?
- Sushi Maki on Crescent, I think.
5. Last time you swam in a pool?
- A while ago... a couple years at least. Planning on doing it a bit more to give my knees some variety and to de-stress.
6. Have you ever been in a school play?
- Country Hearts at CVR, and some backstage stuff at Dawson for Woody Allen’s GOD.
7. How many kids do you want?
- One plus or minus one.
8. Type of music you dislike most?
- Hip-hop with its forced validitude and mock oppressedosity!
9. Are you registered to vote?
- Yep, not that it’s a privilege that feels particularly useful at the moment.
10. Do you have cable?
- Nope.
11. Have you ever ridden on a moped?
- Nope.
12. Ever prank call anybody?
- Nope.
13. Ever get a parking ticket?
- Nope. No car.
14. Would you go bungee jumping or sky diving?
- Sky diving: more gradual deceleration, less bouncing.
16. Do you have a garden?
- Nope. Fourth floor apartment.
17. What’s your favorite comic strip?
- Get Fuzzy.
18. Do you really know all the words to your national anthem?
- In English, yes -- En Français, enough to hack it.
19. Bath or Shower, morning or night?
- Shower whenever it strikes me as a good idea.
20. Best movie you’ve seen in the past month?
- Lost in Translation.
21. Favorite pizza topping?
- Pepperoni, peppers, onions.
22. Chips or popcorn?
- Chips. Salt and vinegar.
23. What color lipstick do you usually wear?
- Invisible.
24. Have you ever smoked peanut shells?
- Nope.
25. Have you ever been in a beauty pageant?
- Nope.
26. Orange Juice or apple?
- Apple cider, hot.
27. Who was the last person you went out to dinner with and where did you dine?
- Some friends from numerical analysis class; Bombay Palace.
28. Favorite type of chocolate bar?
- Crunchie or Royale, depending on my mood and the availability of a toothpick or toothbrush.
29. When was the last time you voted at the polls?
- Electing Charest with a feeling of resignation.
30. Last time you ate a homegrown tomato?
- Last time I was home at my parents’ place... late September.
31. Have you ever won a trophy?
- Certificates, brass medals, a plaque or two, but no trophies.
32. Are you a good cook?
- Good improv veggies and baking, I can speak cook too.
33. Do you know how to pump your own gas?
- What’s to screw up in that?
34. Ever order an article from an infomercial?
- Nope.
35. Sprite or 7-up?
- There’s a difference?
36. Have you ever had to wear a uniform to work? How about school?
- Company apron on occasion.
37. Last thing you bought at a pharmacy?
- A pen and some soap.
38. Ever throw up in public?
- Nope.
39. Would you prefer being a millionaire or finding true love?
- True love -- I’ll skip straight to billionaire, thanks :)
40. Do you believe in love at first sight?
- Only in that other people believe in it so it has to be taken into account.
41. Ever call a 1-900 number?
- Nope.
42. Can exes be friends?
- Sure.
43. Who was the last person you visited in a hospital?
- Dad.
44. Did you have a lot of hair when you were a baby?
- For a little while, I think.
45. What did you eat today?
- Coffee, cereal, pita bread, cheese, tea biscuits, more coffee, gyros, more coffee.
46. What’s your all time favorite Saturday Night Live Character?
- I can’t remember any I liked.
47. What was the name of your first pet?
- Geordie the dog (euthanased after he got nippy around small kids).
48. What is in your purse?
- No purse, but my pack is usually pretty heavy with books, a sweater, sometimes a laptop, sting, loupe, cables...
49. Favorite thing to do before bedtime?
- Read a magazine or off the Internet.
50. What is one thing you are grateful for today?
- Being able to take it easy.
