06.01.04
50 short questions and 9 long ones
I enjoyed reading Mari’s answers to these questions and thought I would try it out as well.
1. What year was the best year of your life?
1996 – I was a senior in college and everything seemed to be going my way.
2. One animal or insect that Noah should have left off the ark?
None. There are animals I don’t care for, but that does not mean they did not have a right to exist.
3. Do you make a wish before blowing out your birthday candles?
Yup. Problem is I seem to keep wishing for the same thing and it keeps not happening.
4. Do you generally open your bills on the day that you receive them?
Yes, and I try to pay them immediately as well, otherwise I forget.
5. How many pillows are on your bed?
Two small flat pillows for sleeping and two big fluffy pillows for reading.
6. Favorite ice cream flavor?
Ben and Jerry’s Phish Food for commercial ice cream
7. What is the most dominant color in your wardrobe?
White is probably number one followed closely by green and black
8. Have you ever seen a ghost?
No, I don’t believe in ghosts… or at least I try not to.
9. Would you rather go to a carnival or circus?
I would rather see a play, but if Cirque Du Soleil counts as a Circus then Circus.
10. Favorite meal: breakfast, lunch, or dinner?
Dinner
11. Your favorite fictional animal?
Pooka
12. Have you ever flown first-class?
Once… and I almost regret it because now I know what I am missing.
13. Would you go on a reality show?
No freaking way.
14. Are you more optimistic or pessimistic about the future?
Pessimistic. I used to say pessimism is just realism expressed.
15. Pancakes or waffles?
Waffles
16. If you could own a home anywhere in the world, where would it be?
Seattle
17. Your favorite Soup of the Day?
Tomato Cream
18. What site is a must see for all visitors to your city?
Multnomah Falls
19. Can you recommend a good restaurant in your city?
Many. The one I keep telling people they have to try is Bastas Trattoria
20. You go to the zoo; what is the one animal that you want to see?
Polar bears
21. Potatoes, rice, or pasta: which is your favorite?
Potatoes, potatoes and more potatoes
22. What is the best movie that you’ve seen this year?
I see so many movies it is hard to pick a best. I was quite impressed by “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” though.
23. One of your favorite books when you were a child?
24. What in your life are you most grateful for?
The joy of a new experience
25. You are home alone and use the bathroom; do you close the door?
Closed, always closed. As the cat says: I’m going to go do something secret now
26. What is your favorite small appliance?
Does my palm pilot count?
27. Salty snacks or sweet treats?
Salty
28. Are you usually a little early, a little late, or right on time?
Right on time
29. What is the most daring thing that you have ever done?
Took a job and moved to Portland on one week’s notice
30. Have you ever met someone famous?
I am sure I have… don’t know who that would be though.
31. What was one of your favorite games as a child?
La mano peluda
32. At what age have you looked your best?
23
33. One person that never fails to make you laugh?
Chelsea
34. What was the first music that you ever bought?
First tape had The Bolero by Ravel on one side and Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky on the other
First CD was the Sin EP single by Nine Inch Nails with their cover of “Get Down, Make Love” on it.
35. If you could change one thing about your family life when you were a child, what would it be?
Not going to answer that
36. What is the one thing that you cook that always receives compliments?
My spinach, blue cheese and pear salad
37. From what news source do you receive the bulk of your news?
National Public Radio via OPB
38. In the last calendar year, how many people have you told that you love them?
2
39. Who received your first kiss?
Some girl in grade school, have no idea what her name was.
40. The single most important quality in a mate?
Friendship
41. What do you value most in a relationship?
Communication
42. Do you believe that you have a soulmate? If yes, have you already met?
I used to. I have become disillusioned
43. Do you consider yourself well organized?
Yes
44. On average, how many times a day do you look at yourself in the mirror?
Twice: Once in the morning while shaving and again at night while brushing my teeth
45. Did you ever make a prank phone call?
Yup. Once upon a time that seemed SO amusing
46. What one quality do you seek in a friend?
Loyalty
47. Have you ever killed an animal?
No
48. When you were twelve years old, what did you want to be when you grew up?
An engineer
49. Do you believe in an afterlife?
No
50. What would you like to accomplish with the remaining years of your life?
I want to see countries I have never seen and revisit ones I visited as a child
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LAYER ONE:
– Name: Leopoldo
– Birth date: August 12, 1973
– Birthplace: Bogota, Colombia
– Current Location: Portland, OR
– Eye Color: Brown
– Hair Color: Brown
– Height: 6′3″
– Righty or Lefty: Righty
– Zodiac Sign: Leo (surprise, surprise)
LAYER TWO:
– Your heritage: Latino
– The shoes you wore today: My trusty Merrels
– Your weakness: Not going to answer that
– Your fears: Loneliness
– Your perfect pizza: Canadian bacon, mushrooms and pepperoncinis
– Goal you’d like to achieve: Travel
LAYER THREE:
– Your most overused phrase on IM: I only use IM for work otherwise it becomes a black hole for time.
– Your first waking thoughts: Do I have to be anywhere right now?
– Your best physical feature: Soft skin
– Your most missed memory: I don’t remember it… that is why it is missed
LAYER FOUR:
– Pepsi or Coke: Damn you Vanilla Coke and your horrible sweetness
– McDonald’s or Burger King: Burgerville
– Single or group dates: Single in a private booth
– Adidas or Nike: Merrells
– Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Quality loose leaf Earl Grey
– Chocolate or vanilla: Dark Chocolate
– Cappuccino or coffee: Tea
LAYER FIVE:
– Smoke: No
– Cuss: Yes
– Sing: Only when I cannot be heard
– Take a shower everyday: Every morning. I feel itchy without my morning shower
– Do you think you’ve been in love: Yes
– Want to go to college: I really want to go back and get a graduate degree
– Liked high school: Just the part after I decided to not give a fuck what other people thought of me.
– Want to get married: Only if I meet someone I want to grow old with
– Believe in yourself: I am not going to answer that
– Get motion sickness: Too easily
– Think you’re attractive: Yes but beauty is in the eye of the beholder
– Think you’re a health freak: No
– Get along with your parent(s): Yes though I hardly get to see my dad
– Like thunderstorms: Love them, specially the really loud violent ones
– Play an instrument: No, I wish I did but alas that is a skill I have not developed
LAYER SIX:
In the past month…
– Drank alcohol: Yes
– Smoked: No
– Done a drug: No
– Made Out: Yes
– Gone on a date: Yes
– Gone to the mall?: Mp
– Eaten an entire box of Oreos?: No
– Eaten sushi: No – I am allergic to seafood
– Been on stage: Oddly enough, yes
– Been dumped: No
– Gone skating: No
– Made homemade cookies: No
– Gone skinny dipping: No
– Dyed your hair: No
– Stolen Anything: No
LAYER SEVEN:
Have you ever…
– Played a game that required removal of clothing: Define “game”
– If so, was it mixed company: Yes
– Been trashed or extremely intoxicated: There are about 2 hours of my life I have no memory of.
– Been caught “doing something”: Yes
– Been called a tease: Yes
– Gotten beaten up: Yes, but I gave some back
– Shoplifted: Yes
– Changed who you were to fit in: Not after 1990
LAYER EIGHT:
– Age you hope to be married: Before I turn 90.. yup, definitely before then
– Numbers and Names of Children: The gods will see to that
– Describe your Dream Wedding: Trees, lots and lots of trees and other living things. People there to rejoice first and attend a wedding second.
– How do you want to die: I DON’T want to die. When I do I hope to at least inflict heavy casualties before the bastards get me.
– What do you want to be when you grow up: Still working on that
– What country would you most like to visit: New Zeland
LAYER NINE:
– Number of drugs taken illegally: None
– Number of people I could trust with my life: 4
– Number of CDs that I own: Don’t know
– Number of piercings: None. My left ear was pierced but has closed long ago
– Number of times my name has appeared in the newspaper: Twice that I am aware of
– Number of scars on my body: Four: Matching scars on each hand right behind the thumb, my third eye on the left leg and the fourth scar only a few people have found.
– Number of things in my past that I regret: Not going to answer that.
Pam said,
June 9, 2004 at 2:08 pm
I love these things but it always makes me wonder who sits down and writes these things and then sends them to everybody? If you could ask your own 50 Q’s, what would they be? What questions would you add and which would you delete from the list? I always love that “Every Woman Should…” list. I wholeheartedly agree that every woman should own a good black lace bra and a Makita. Every woman should have her own power tools. So, favorite author? And favorite movie of all time? Anne McCaffrey and the Thin Man movies do it for me.