Because the World Needs More Boring

[the_gneech]

Snagged from tygercowboy...

1. WHAT TIME DID YOU GET UP THIS MORNING? 6:00 am. Then 6:10, 6:15, 6:35, 6:45, 6:50, 6:55, and 7:10. The last one stuck, unfortunately.
2. DIAMONDS OR PEARLS? No, not really.
3. WHAT IS THE LAST FILM THAT YOU SAW AT THE CINEMA? Forbidden Kingdom
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW? Toughie. "Star Trek" (the original), "Mission: Impossible," "Columbo," "The Prisoner," "Nero Wolfe," "Mystery Science Theater 3000," and "Monty Python's Flying Circus" all rank right up there.
5. WHAT DO YOU USUALLY HAVE FOR BREAKFAST? Bottled mocha frappuccino and a cherry Pop Tart
6. WHAT IS YOUR MIDDLE NAME? Robert
7. WHAT FOOD DO YOU DISLIKE? Okra in any form, and peas
9. WHAT KIND OF CAR DO YOU DRIVE? 1996 Subaru Legacy Outback named "Bruce" when I drive, which isn't often
10. FAVORITE SANDWICH ? tuna
11. WHAT CHARACTERISTIC DO YOU DESPISE? pettiness
12. FAVORITE ITEM OF CLOTHING? My signature grey fedora, of course :)
13. IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD ON VACATION, WHERE WOULD YOU GO? The U.K. and lots of it; possibly Australia
15. FAVORITE BRAND OF CLOTHING? most of my stuff comes from St. John's Bay ('cause they make it in my size)
16. WHERE WOULD YOU RETIRE TO? Not sure. I don't really intend to "retire" in the classic sense, so much as "finally switch to doing my real work full-time".
17. WHAT WAS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE BIRTHDAY? 30th, thanks to Camstone, Smrgol, LionKingCMSL, and Kamau :)
18. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? Quidditch ;)
19. FURTHEST PLACE YOU ARE SENDING THIS? Duuuuhhh ... probably Australia
20. WHO DO YOU LEAST EXPECT TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? the late wabbitcalif
21. PERSON YOU EXPECT TO SEND IT BACK FIRST? jamesbarrett or possibly frostdemn
22. FAVORITE SAYING? "Uuuuuhhh … yeah."
23. WHEN IS YOUR BIRTHDAY? October 13
25. ARE YOU A MORNING OR NIGHT PERSON? Night. Very much.
26. WHAT IS YOUR SHOE SIZE? 11-12 depending on the brand. It got smaller when I lost weight.
27. ANY NEW AND EXCITING NEWS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH US? Things are more like they are right now than they've ever been before!
28. WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU WERE LITTLE? Deliriously happy and stinking rich.
29. HOW ARE YOU TODAY? A bit stressed but hanging in there.
30. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CANDY? British chocolate
31. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FLOWER? Pansies or violets
32. WHAT IS A DAY ON THE CALENDAR YOU ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO? May 24 — long weekend!
33. WHAT IS YOUR FULL NAME? John "The Gneech" Robey or "Robey, John Robert" depending on how official you are
34. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? work chatter, pfui
35. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? working on a frappuccino currently
36. DO YOU WISH ON STARS? occasionally; haven't had any come true tho
37. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? royal purple, although I always liked the term "burnt umber"
38. HOW IS THE WEATHER RIGHT NOW? sunny, cool, and breezy
39. FAVORITE SOFT DRINK? Dominion brand root beer
40. FAVORITE RESTAURANT? P.J. Skidoo's, Matsutake Steak House, or Moss Beach Distillery — all of which are too pricey for me to go there regularly
42. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR? no idea
43. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD? depends on age; either Mego Kirk and Spock until c. 1979, then X-Wing Fighter
44. SUMMER or WINTER? Not real keen on either, but if I have to choose, winter. I prefer spring and fall.
45. HUGS OR KISSES? Yes please :)
46. COFFEE OR TEA? Tea. For all my love of mochas, drip coffee is nasty.
47. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? Why just one?
48. DO YOU WANT YOUR FRIENDS TO EMAIL YOU BACK? Whatevah. :)
49. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Watching Speed Racer, believe or not. I'm a sucker for movies any more.
50. WHAT IS UNDER YOUR BED? Buddha, probably. Also the bed inflation thingie.
51. WHO IS THE FRIEND THAT YOU HAVE HAD THE LONGEST? hantamouse or dilletante, it's hard to be sure
52. WHAT DID YOU DO LAST NIGHT? Draw, update Quicken
53. WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? oblivion
55. SALTY OR SWEET? Depends on the context.
56. RING SIZE? 7ish I think
57. HOW MANY YEARS AT YOUR CURRENT JOB? 7
58. HOW MANY CHILDREN DO YOU HAVE? Does Buddha count? Then, well, him.
59. HOW MANY STATES HAVE YOU LIVED IN? just Virginia
60. DO YOU MAKE FRIENDS EASILY? Friendly acquaintances? Yes. Close friends? No.
61. HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL YOU SEND THIS TO? Exactly as many people who read my LJ.
62. HOW MANY WILL RESPOND? From "none" to about six directly, plus one or two posting it in their own.

-The Gneech

Comments

[raishi-fox.livejournal.com]

1. WHAT TIME DID YOU GET UP THIS MORNING? 6:45 AM.
2. DIAMONDS OR PEARLS? Diamonds, I guess, but I'm pretty sure I couldn't care a whole lot less about either. Fortunately for me, neither does my girlfriend.
3. WHAT IS THE LAST FILM THAT YOU SAW AT THE CINEMA? Iron Man
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW? I don't watch a lot of TV anymore, unless we can count anime. Then, I'd have to go with Fate/Stay Night. Does it count if it's finished, though?
5. WHAT DO YOU USUALLY HAVE FOR BREAKFAST? Most often, just one of those Stonyfield Farm yougurt smoothies. I never have much appetite in the morning, but they're healthier than not eating.
6. WHAT IS YOUR MIDDLE NAME? Robert (nope, didn't miss this question; mine's Robert, too)
7. WHAT FOOD DO YOU DISLIKE? Onions.
9. WHAT KIND OF CAR DO YOU DRIVE? 1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue named Kana, which my friends think I treat like a second girlfriend. I am rather fond of it.
10. FAVORITE SANDWICH ? Tune!
11. WHAT CHARACTERISTIC DO YOU DESPISE? Selfishness
12. FAVORITE ITEM OF CLOTHING? I don't think I have one. My sense of fashion is pretty pitiful. I guess my Michele Light Atomic Lounge T-shirt?
13. IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD ON VACATION, WHERE WOULD YOU GO? Japan, with Ireland close behind.
15. FAVORITE BRAND OF CLOTHING? Whatever's cheap and fits me. I'm not picky about looks, I am picky about how it fits.
16. WHERE WOULD YOU RETIRE TO? It's a little early to think about that too much. ...No, it's not. Either Pennsylvania or Virginia.
17. WHAT WAS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE BIRTHDAY? 24th, since my girlfriend and I had a big combined party, at which she -became- my girlfriend.
18. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? Rally racing. Not that I watch much of it.
19. FURTHEST PLACE YOU ARE SENDING THIS? Most likely no further than across teh state.
20. WHO DO YOU LEAST EXPECT TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? If I say, then they'd send it back just to spite me, so I lose automatically.
21. PERSON YOU EXPECT TO SEND IT BACK FIRST? joejoe82, because he's probably as bored at work as I am.
22. FAVORITE SAYING? Do I have to have one?
23. WHEN IS YOUR BIRTHDAY? September 1st, 1982.
25. ARE YOU A MORNING OR NIGHT PERSON? Definitely night.
26. WHAT IS YOUR SHOE SIZE? 12. Clown shoes.
27. ANY NEW AND EXCITING NEWS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH US? My job is boring. Enough so that this is a fun way to pass time.
28. WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU WERE LITTLE? A surgeon. Glad I passed on that one.
29. HOW ARE YOU TODAY? Eh. My stomach has been revolting against me since last night, but not too bad other than that.
30. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CANDY? Gummy bears.
31. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FLOWER? Rhodedendrons, probably. I used to love the ones in front of my house.
32. WHAT IS A DAY ON THE CALENDAR YOU ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO? June 23rd, leaving for Pennsylvania for Knoebel's, Kennywood, and Anthrocon!
33. WHAT IS YOUR FULL NAME? Adam Robert Imbruglio
34. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? The fans in the server cluster next to me. At least I finally managed to shut up the hard drive fan with the bad bearing that'd been driving me nuts for two months...
35. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Most of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
36. DO YOU WISH ON STARS? Sometimes, yes.
37. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Midnight Blue
38. HOW IS THE WEATHER RIGHT NOW? I'd love to tell you, buy my closet...uh, I mean office, doesn't have a window. Last I checked, it was getting dark and starting to promise (don't most people say "threaten"?) rain.
39. FAVORITE SOFT DRINK? Mountain Dew Game Fuel (bring it back...please?)
40. FAVORITE RESTAURANT? Seven Moons.

We're missing something, here. Just couldn't wait to get to 42, hm? Well, now you're going to have to wait, because LJ is making me split this.

[raishi-fox.livejournal.com]

42. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR? Whatever day is opening day for Lake Compounce that year, probably.
43. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD? Legos, erector sets, whatever game system I had at the time, and my computer from 8 years old on.
44. SUMMER or WINTER? Summer
45. HUGS OR KISSES? Either/or!
46. COFFEE OR TEA? Tea. I'm beginning to discover a love for green tea.
47. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? Vanilla, but chocolate is good too.
48. DO YOU WANT YOUR FRIENDS TO EMAIL YOU BACK? I'm not emailing this in the first place.
49. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Can't really remember. Probably when I started re-watching Kannazuki no Miko a few weeks back. Even on the third time through or so, the last few episodes get me.
50. WHAT IS UNDER YOUR BED? Amazingly enough, nothing. Just cleaned my room the other night.
51. WHO IS THE FRIEND THAT YOU HAVE HAD THE LONGEST? That I still talk to now? Probably alania. Now that I think about it, there was a definite line drawn in my life a few years back; I don't really talk to anyone from before then at all. Not that I can complain; it's definitely been a vast improvement. There are a few old friends I'd like to get back in touch with, though.
52. WHAT DID YOU DO LAST NIGHT? Went to Chile's with moogly_mooglesPlayed Battle Moon Wars and Persona 3:FES, collpased on my futon for a while.
53. WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? Dying. Not so much the act of dying as just not living anymore.
55. SALTY OR SWEET? Sweet, usually.
56. RING SIZE? Which hand? Rings are tough for me; the knuckles on my right hand are permanantly swollen, probably from Round One with the Lyme disease.
57. HOW MANY YEARS AT YOUR CURRENT JOB? Just about a year now.
58. HOW MANY CHILDREN DO YOU HAVE? None, yet.
59. HOW MANY STATES HAVE YOU LIVED IN? Rhode Island, that's it so far.
60. DO YOU MAKE FRIENDS EASILY? I would have thought no, but apparently I just kind of fell into a really close group of friends a couple years back.
61. HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL YOU SEND THIS TO? Whoever reads the LJ pages it ends up on.
62. HOW MANY WILL RESPOND? Hm. Three. Definitely three.