Wow, this is like 2001 when I started my blog. Still, these kind of inventories are always fun (at least for the record). (h/t +Helena Bertinelli)
1: What do you put on hotdogs?
Usually catsup and onions — though chili (and onions) works under the right circumstances.
2: Do you say "anticlimatic" or "anticlimactic"?
The latter, of course, since the root word is "climax".
3: Do you check flyers before grocery shopping?
Nope. I know what I want.
4: Blue, black, or some other colour pen ink?
Blue, as it's dark enough but it stands out marking up black and white printouts.
5: Do you use your parking brake?
Always. Well, on my manual, at least.
6: Look to your left. How many framed pictures are on the wall?
None. But there are three framed images on my desktop to my left.
7: Do you know how to play chess?
Yes, and pretty decently at that.
8: How often do you clean the interior of your car?
Decluttering? About as often as I have riders. Detailing/cleaning? Um … once a year, if I remember.
9: Do you ever read the last few pages first?
BLASPHEMY!
10: Ever fallen in the shower?
Not that I recall. Of course, hit your head hard enough …
11: On a scale of 1-10, how likely are you to swear at other drivers?
9. Well, 10.
12: What's the worst thing you've ever called someone you care about?
Um … not so much into name calling.
13: Do you have a Snuggie?
Not on a bet.
14: Are you allergic to anything?
Undefined hayfever.
15: Do you have any TV shows on DVD?
Mwah-hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Um, I mean, yes. Many.
16: How many times do you hit the snooze button before finally getting out of bed?
Never. That way madness (and/or lateness) lies.
17: Ever driven away in anger?
Nope. Don't walk away in anger, either. Though I do occasionally sulk.
18: What's your favourite freezie colour?
On the assumption that's a popsicle, I prefer various citrus flavors — orange or lemon best.
19: Are you a vegetarian?
No. I respect folks who are, but I'm not that disciplined. Plus, bacon.
20: Do you have a garbage receptacle beside you? What's on top?
Yes. A receipt for Sandia which ended up in a pocket, thence to my office desk, and now to the trash (and thus, immortalized on the Internet).
21: Do you cross out your mistakes or erase/whiteout them?
Cross out. Or backspace …
22: Ever torn something up that you instantly knew was too important for such treatment?
Not that I can think of. I tend to be inordinately careful about things.
23: Do you think that things will get better?
Yes, but hardly on a flat curve.
24: Do you have an unpopular opinion? What is it?
I have a lot of unpopular opinions, from some perspective or another. I liked Howard the Duck, which always seems to make folks goggle at me.
25: What's your favourite quote?
Given that I have a collection of 10,745 of them (http://wist.info/), that's a tough one. My favorite currently on the front page is "The chief way to gain good will is by good deeds." by Cicero (http://wist.info/cicero-marcus-tullius/18889/)
26: Did you/are you going to go to prom?
Yup. Some day I might even post a picture of it. My tux was powder blue, as I recall …
27: What's the most physically painful thing you've ever experienced?
Mercifully, I don't have a good memory for pain.
28: What's the most emotionally/mentally painful thing you've ever experienced?
Pass. (I know what it is, but choose not to share.)
29: Have you ever legitimately saved a person's life?
I don't think so, aside from warning someone to watch out for car passing through the crosswalk.
30: What's your favourite book genre?
Probably SF/F (see, I cheated by conflating the two).
31: Did you like "Gigli"? Be honest.
For better or worse, no.
32: Have you ever walked out of a movie at the theatre?
The closest I ever came was with the film adaptation of Isaac Asimov's Nightfall, starring David Birney. It makes [fill in your worse film ever] look like Citizen Kane.
33: Do you peek between your fingers during the scary scenes?
Nope. I do turn away during hypodermic injection scenes, though.
34: What was your reaction to Tatum getting killed whilst stuck in the pet door in Scream?
Never saw it. Only a very mild interest in doing so.
35: Do dogs like you?
They seem to. I certainly like them, though we are (and are likely to remain) a cat family.
36: Would you say that you project an air of authority?
I can. At least, I keep finding people looking at me for answers, permission, leadership, etc. Which still strikes me as odd.
37: Do people listen when you speak?
Yes, but that's because I project with a deep, well-resonated voice.
38: How are your elbows? Are they okay?
Actually, feeling pretty smooth right now.
39: What is one thing that you do exceptionally well? Be honest.
Public speaking.
40: Do you use torrents?
On occasion. Only to find stuff I already own, though.
41: When was the last time you paid for music?
A few months ago. I don't acquire a lot of music, but I try to do it honestly.
42: Are you addicted to technology?
Yes. Though aren't we all, for some value of "technology"?
43: Pick a person (you don't need to give their name). How do you feel about them? Be as honest as you can get yourself to be.
I love her more than life itself, and want to spend the rest of that life with her.
44: Do you check your computer's dictionary for the definition of words you'd otherwise feel confident about using during in-person interactions? Just to be sure?
Sometimes. But it's usually for pretty obscure words, since I have a pretty broad vocabulary.
45: How heavily to you rely on spellcheck and autocorrect?
Pretty extensively, mostly to catch keying errors.
46: Have you ever gotten into an argument on the internet? Did you win?
Yes, often. And, depending on how you define "win," yes.
47: Do you pause movies/TV shows if you have to go to the bathroom or the kitchen, or do you just let them keep playing?
If I'm actually watching, then usually. Of course, the kitchen is in eyeshot of the TV and the bathroom in earshot, so sometimes I don't need to.
48: If you use a regular alarm clock, do you have it set to music or that obnoxious beeping?
Obnoxious beeping. I want it to wake me up, dagnabbit.
49: Peter Pan?
I was more of a Skippy kid growing up, but now we tend to buy more "natural" peanut butter.
50: How often do you fall up the stairs?
Given the number of times I actually go up and down stairs carrying stuff, reading, etc., not as many as you'd expect..
51: Do you pronounce "anti" as ant-eye or ant-ee? (Example: "That scene was very anticlimactic.")
"Ant-ee". Though in that particular example, I use a schwa.
52: Do you pronounce "via" as vee-uh or vie-uh? (Example: "We can get there via Tremont Street.")
Vee-uh. Truer to the Latin. Though "viaduct" is "vie-uh".
53: How often do you forget to close your parentheses?
With all the parentheses I use, almost never. Except in more complicated Excel formulae.
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