Yes, it is just that awesome. Thank you for introducing me to it, Wren. In the course of googling this image, I randomly found one of those "about you" questioneers and randomly decided to take it. Don't ask how that happened. Enjoy.
1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? My grandfather and the Apostle Paul.
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? I almost cried today. It's been a few months since I really cried.
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Yes.
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Turkey... or corned beef... with cheese. Lots of cheese.
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? No. No. No.
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Doubtful, as I'd make it really hard to get to know me. If I managed to hang around while simultaneously being non-annoying, and I could manage to put up with the extreme annoying emoness and/or boringness that I can occasionally display then I might let myself hang around long enough to become friends with me.
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? Less than I used to, less than I should, less than I'm going to.
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yesh.
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? No, unless someone I really trust and love and enjoy pleasing was willing to spend a long time slowly needling me into it; but if they were *that* insistent, I might start to doubt the love and trust part.
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Those things with cinnamon swirls.
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Usually not, but sometimes; if it's my dress shoes, always.
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Most of me doesn't believe it most of the time, but once in awhile I happen upon evidence of it--the a small voice in my heart that knows better, great ability, occasional dedication and devotion... the sort of thing that likes to undermine my pessimistic worldview.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Any of those things that start with something approximately close to vanilla and throw in all these things like ribbons of syrup/frozen chocolate, chunks of butterscotch stuff, etc. until the ice cream's just full of them.
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? My odds of getting away with not acknowledging them.
15. RED OR PINK? Red
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? My constant inability to do what I'm supposed to and what I want to.
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? Maren, sometimes Berit.
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? Sure.
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Dark blue pants, no shoes.
20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? A pair of tortillas. One was very badly folded because I'd let the pan get too hot and the shell was too crispy.
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? The hum of my computer.
22. IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Cerulean
23. FAVORITE SMELLS? new books, chamomile, rain-drenched land
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? My sister
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? I found this on a blog and don't really know the person who posted it.
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Um... baseball? I don't really watch sports.
27. HAIR COLOR? It's either a dirty blond or a weird brown. Plus, it sometimes changes color depending on lighting and moisture.
28. EYE COLOR? Blue, dark blue at the outer edges, a small ring of olive next to the pupil.
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? No
30. FAVORITE FOODS? Shepherds pie, a good chocolate/peanut butter combination, crackers and cheese
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy endings... usually.
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? The Great Mouse Detective
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Dark blue, with green and tan stripes
34. FAVORITE SEASON? Anything that rains.
35. HUGS OR KISSES? Hugs, and occasional kisses on the cheek
36. FAVORITE DESSERT? Cheesecake (favorite dessert is subject to change based on mood without any warning)
37.5 WHAT DO YOU THINK #37 WAS? An opportunity for the questionee to freely provide self-revealing and self-analyzing commentary.
38.5 WHAT ABOUT 38? It concerned squirrels.
39. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING NOW? You had to ask, didn't you? *Goes into the next room and brings back a stack of books, grumbling* I just finished reading Timothy Zahn's Thrawn Trilogy (Star Wars). I currently have bookmarks in Steering the Craft by Ursula LeGuin, Winter's Heart by Robert Jordan, The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene, and The Writer's Journey by Christopher Vogler. Most of those except Steering the Craft and The Writer's Journey are near the beginning. Books that I need to read before they're due back at the library are Do You Speak American? by Robert MacNeil and William Cran, Wizard's Hall by Jane Yolen, Mouse Guard Fall 1152 by David Petersen, The Annotated Alice by Lewis Carroll with notes by Martin Gardner, Characters & Viewpoint by Orson Scott Card, A Reader's Guide to Fantasy by a bunch of people, and Improving Your Storytelling by Doug Lipman. Happy?
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Gasp! It's a desk! Oh wait, I have no mousepad.
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON T.V. LAST NIGHT? Teehvee? What is this Teehvee you speak of? I watch DVDs, thank you, and none last night; although, I did check out Bringing Up Baby from the library, figuring that it's about time I sit down and see the whole thing instead of bits I've caught at random moments.
42. FAVORITE SOUNDS? Rain, thunder, water in general, Maren's laughter, Enya, and right now Pink Floyd
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Beatles, as I can't name a single Rolling Stones song off the top of my head.
44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Canada; as I was very young at the time, we'll say that doesn't count and go with Montana instead.
45. DO YOU HAVE SPECIAL TALENTS? Cognitive dissonance
46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Colorado, in a suburb of Denver
47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK? I really doubt that I'll get anyone to answer this. What's that you say, dodging the question? Fine. I enjoy looking into Maren's head, and I miss communication with Emmett especially when someone involved in the conversation starts saying profound stuff, but I think right now I would be most happy if Berit saw this and posted her own.
~Paul
