Wednesday, July 12, 2006

centred avenue

I know I'm a professional now and all that, but it's still not a blog without these.

1. What bill do you hate paying the most? The loan payment. Gas is good, electric is good, paying rent even makes me feel accomplished. It's just not something I can even imagine an end to.
2. What's the best place to eat a romantic dinner? My apartment. Trust me.
3. Last time you Puked from Drinking? Several, several months ago. Embarrassingly, tequila is not a good drunk for me.
4. When was the last time you got drunk and danced on a bar? It's on my to-do list.
5. Name of your First Grade Teacher? Mrs. Smith.
6. What do you really want to be doing right now? Lifting weights. I miss my gym.
7. What did you want to be when you were growing up? Not a cook. Through childhood, it was comedian, I think. That changed into computer programmer, writer, and then cook.
8.How many colleges did you attend before you settled? Settled? Not in my vocabulary.
9. Why did you wear the shirt that you have on right now? Well, when it wasn't four in the morning, I was wearing a favorite shirt of mine. Mostly because it went with the black slacks I wore to work today, because I am out of clothing and have been waiting until my day off to do laundry.
10. Gas Prices! First Thought? Could be, and will be way worse.
11. If you could move anywhere and take someone with you where would you go and who? I'd go to New York with someone I haven't met yet.
12. First Thought When the alarm went off this morning? I have been asleep since daylight.
13. Last thought before Falling asleep last night? The sun is rising.
14. Favorite style of Underwear? Boxers. And my favorite pair is pink, from American Eagle, because I'm a man's man..
15. Favorite style of Underwear for the opposite sex? Not one to be picky.
16. What Errand/Chore do you despise? Washing the dishes when I bake. Cooking is deglazing and rinsing off, baking involves flour and doughy junk.
17. If you didn't have to work what would you do? Have a social life.
18. Get up early or sleep in? I love the morning, but my schedule prevents me from enjoying it.
19. Your Favorite Cartoon Character? Rocko from Rocko's Modern Life.
20. Favorite NON sexual thing to do at night with a girl/guy? Look at the city from a hill, at 3 AM, in January.
21. A secret that you wouldn't mind everyone knowing? I failed the meats practical. I had the easiest dish in the recipe book and my chicken came out raw.
22. What was your First Car? They'll be obsolete by the time I can afford one.
23. Your Best Your Mamma Joke? Ugh, no.
24. Your Favorite Lunch Meat? Haven't lived in Pittsburgh quite long enough to answer that.
25. What do you get every time you go into a WAWA? I don't understand the question and I refuse to answer it. (Arrested Development)
26. Beach Or Lake? River.
27. Do you think Marriage is an outdated ritual that was invented by people who died at 20? I wouldn't go that far, but I don't quite believe in it. It's a tax break, a religious thing, and a license to keep loving someone. People who're really in love stay together without taking vows to.
28. Who do you Stalk on myspace? Honestly? There's a waitress at work that I have a serious thing for.
29. Favorite Guilty Pleasure? Battlestar Galactica. I am a geek and I love sci-fi, and admit that I may have to buy digital cable when the third season starts in October.
30. Favorite Movie you wouldn't want anyone to find out about? Guys tend to think I'm gay when I say I loved Amelie.
31. What's your drink? Rum, bourbon, whiskey, vodka, gin. On the rocks. I don't often mix perfectly good liquor with things, unless it's another kind of liquor.
32. Cowboys or Indians? Cowboys.
33. Cops or Robbers? Robbers.
34. Do you cheer for the bad guy? Some people think I am the bad guy.
35. What Hollywood star do you think resembles you best? Even if I followed pop culture I couldn't imagine who I resemble.
36. If you had to pick one which cast member of Lost would you be? Whoever rocks the most.
37. What do you want when you are sick? I don't get sick.
38. Who from High School would you like to run into? Emily, Sterling, Kathy, Rob, Todd, Julia.
39. What radio station is your car radio tuned to right now? Listening to an ambient group from Pittsburgh at the moment.
41. Stiffler or Oz? Guh? Oh no, pop culture again.
42. Norm or Cliff? ...
43. The Cosby Show or the Simpsons? Simpsons.
44. Worst Relationship Mistake that you wish you could take back? Not pursuing something that I should've.
45. Do you Like the Person who sits directly across from you at work? I think I've actually sat down in Soba three times. Even still, neither of the two women in the kitchen are my type.
46. If you could get away with it who would you kill? I sat here for a full minute trying to think of something less clichè than the president. The vocalist from Creed, maybe.
47. What Famous person would you like to have dinner with? Paul McCartney.
48. What famous Person would you like to sleep with? I've only ever slept with famous people. Duh.
49. Have you ever had to use a fire extinguisher for its intended purpose? Nope. That's what the Ansul system is for.
50. Last book you read for real? "The Fuck-Up" by Arthur Nersesian.
51. Do you have a teddy bear? I used to have several. Now I am alone in the night!
52. Strangest Place you have ever brushed your teeth? I often do it in the kitchen.
53. Somewhere in California you've never been and would like to go? Napa Valley.
54. Number of texts in a day? I do not use my telephone to type messages to people. If I'm going to get out my phone, write out full sentences with ten little buttons on a 1x1 screen, and pay money to send them to my friends, I think I can be considerate enough to just give my friends a Goddamn phone call.
55. At this point in your life would you rather start a new career or relationship? At this point in my life, my career is my relationship.
56. Do you go to church? Let's just say church never went to me.
57. Pen or pencil? Pencil--Mirado Black Warrior.
58. Describe your favorite Day? Strip district with twenty bucks. Nothing is more moving to a cook than observing the things that food can do for people. This may happen tomorrow.
59. How many jobs have you had? Legally, two.
60. What would be your "dream job"? Doing what I'm doing now in a French place, in a bigger city, and for more money.
61. What do you want to achieve in life? Nothing in particular. Achievement isn't a big deal to me so much as experience.

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