Survey #2 (Quirky Survey)

Answer all of these questions with a lyric from a song.

1.) Are you male or female?:
- "You can call me a man."
- "I've given all a boy can give."
- "I used to be a little boy."

2.) Describe your neighborhood:
- "Well 'ol south side of Chicago is the baddest part of town "
- "I love to hear the rhythm of a clickety-clack."
- "One is the loneliest number that you ever knew."

3.) How do you look?:
"When I was a young skinny boy"
"I'm made of clay."
"Me and everything around me, is unstable like Chernobyl"

4.) If you could say something to the person you like, what would it be?:
"Beautiful, you're beautiful, as beautiful as the sky."
"I've missed you spinning around my head."
"If I'm your oyster, where's the war?"

5.) Where do you wish you were right now?:
"Let's gooo hooome to Angelo's"
"While I think of the days I spent In Aran's lonely home"
"Underneath Ziaristi's nose"

Your:
your favorite obsession:
Flint, Michigan.

your favorite drug:
Caffeine.

your favorite drink:
Coffee.

your favorite place:
The Atlas.

your favorite regret:
Not at least asking if I could've commuted to attend Flint Central with all my friends.

your favorite thing to hate:
Soulless corporate demons.

your favorite insecurity:
That I am decent.

your new favorite movie:
Tie between Lost in Translation and Return of the King.


I see:
A white computer before a white wall.

I need:
Air.

I find:
Missing medical records.

I want:
The Forgotton Realms Campaign Setting to be real and her right now!

I have:
A olive green shirt on.

I wish:
I got paid by the hour to write my novel.

I love:
Planetaria.

I hate:
Soulless Corporate Demons.

I miss:
Showbiz Pizza Place.

I fear:
Getting hit by a bus, approximately patched up, and in debt for the rest of eternity.

I feel:
Not bad, I suppose. I feel fine, actually! A touch of heartburn.

I hear:
The PSR's talking.

I smell:
Stale pizza.

I crave:
Deep dish Chicago style pizza.

I search:
My brain for where I might be able to procure, cheaply, some of the above. I am out of luck.

I wonder:
How the Kyrgyz maintain their census, given heavy migration.

I regret:
All of the money I have spent on food that has gone to waste.
Not learning Spanish when I lived in Humboldt Park.
And not following baseball better all those years.


When was the last time you...

Smiled?:
Just now.

Laughed?:
Earlier today, in a discussion of Billy Corgan.

But REALLY LAUGHED:
Yotam said something funny at out last gaming session, and I think I wound up on the floor.

Cried?:
See next entry.

Bought something?:
Last night I went shopping.

Danced?:
Last night, in my apartment.

Were sarcastic?:
Oh, please.

Talked to an ex?:
Ummm... Depends how you define "ex," but at least a year-and-a-half, I think.

Watched your favorite movie?:
This summer?

Had a nightmare?:
About a month ago. It was the one involving the muppets, the dwarves, and the peanut-butter.


A Last time for everything ...

Last book you read:
My prayer book.

Last movie you saw:
In part, a weird, B kung-fu flick.
In entirery, "The Hunt."
The former involved a woman using a secret martial-art technique of beating a man up with one's breasts.

Last song you heard:
"Into the Blue," by Moby.

Last thing you had to drink:
Coffee. Cheap. Black.

Last time you showered:
Last night.

Last thing you ate:
Pizza.


Do You ...

Smoke?:
No.

Do drugs?:
Caffeine.

Sleep with stuffed animals?:
Only on occasion.

Live in the moment?:
I try to, with limited success.

Have a dream that keeps coming back?:
See above.

Play an instrument?:
I "play" Clarinet and ""play"" guitar.

Believe there is life on other planets?:
I do, but doubt it's had much to do with us as yet.

Remember your first love?:
Each and every one.

Read the newspaper?:
Yes. Flint Journal and New York Times, at least.

Have any gay or lesbian friends?:
Plenty.

Believe in miracles?:
Yes, but it's not what you think.

Believe it's possible to remain faithful forever?:
In theory, in a Euclidean universe, no.
In practice, well, death makes some things possible, including immortal love.

Consider yourself tolerant of others?:
I consider myself to make efforts to be tolerant.

Consider love a mistake?:
No.

Like the taste of alcohol?:
Yes.

Have a favorite candy?:
These days, I like cotton candy and peanut M&Ms.

Believe in astrology?:
No.

Believe in magic?:
Yes, but it's not what most people think.

Believe in God?:
Yes, but again, not as most people think.

Pray?:
Yes.

Go to church?:
Yes.

Have any secrets?:
Yes.

Have any pets:
A cat, Eponine.

Do well in school?:
Not bad. Done with that.

Go to or plan to go to college?:
College was nice.

Have a major?:
I did. It was General Studies in the Humanities.

Talk to strangers who instant message you?:
If I did IM, I probably would.

Wear hats?:
Dude, I should so wear hats.

Hate yourself?:
Nope. Untrendy me.

Have an obsession?:
Plenty, healthy and otherwise.

Collect anything?:
Music, books, sunglasses, odds and ends.

Have a best friend?:
I am blessed to have several.

Wish on stars?:
I used to, always. Stars are a rare sight in Chicago, given the clouds and light.

Like your handwriting?:
My handwriting is fucking awesome!

Have any bad habits?:
Too many to number, but procrastination is high on the list.

Care about looks?:
Less than most people, but yes.

Boy/girlfriend's looks?:
And less that most people, but yes.

Friends and other people?:
But not very much.

Believe in witches?:
I guess that depends on your definition of "witch," but probably not. People who let a door slam in your face when you're carrying something heavy are all too real.

Believe in Satan?:
Yes, but not what you think.

Believe in ghosts?:
Yes, but not what you think.

What name would you rather be named rather than the one you have?
A generic answer: I think my name fits me perfectly.


FAVORITE ART MOVEMENT OR PERIOD?
Romanticism, closely followed by Art-Deco.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ARRESTED FOR LEWD CONDUCT?
No.

WHAT ANIMAL ARE YOU MOST LIKE?
A monkey.

DO YOU CHECK YOURSELF OUT WHILE PASSING MIRRORS? FOR HOW LONG?
Yes. Longer than you do.

FAMILY FEUD OR WHEEL OF FORTUNE?
Wheel of Fortune.

FAVORITE/LEAST FAVORITE WORD?
Fave: Occlusion.
Least Fave.: Reify.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE LOCH NESS MONSTER?
No.

NAME 5 ASPECTS THAT MAKE UP YOUR DREAM BOY/GIRL?:
Sweet. Faithful. Sincere. Serious. Curious.

CLOSEST MAJOR CITY?
Chicago.

OCCUPATION?
Writer.

NUMBER OF BLANKETS ON BED (INC. SHEETS)?
Right now... 5.

PIECE OF FURNITURE YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT?
A chair and a wall to lean it against.

DO YOU SHOWER AT NIGHT OR IN THE MORNING?
It varies, but more often at night.

ORIGINALLY, WHAT COLOR WERE THE WALLS OF YOUR BEDROOM?
I'm guessing white.

WHAT COLOR ARE THEY NOW?
White.

DO YOU PREFER TO HANG OR FOLD YOUR CLOTHES?
Fold.

VACUUMS: PAIN IN THE ASS OR HELPFUL TOOL?
Very helpful.

HAVE YOU EATEN FRIES WITH MAYONNAISE?
Yes. Yum.

DO YOU KNOW HOW TO USE CHOPSTICKS?
Yes.

DESIRED MODE OF TRANSPORTATION?
Car. Followed by train.

FINISH THIS SENTENCE: "CELL PHONES MUST...":
be used with more discretion.

WORST MOVIE?
O.

DAVID ARQUETTE OR PAULY SHORE?
I don't know either.

BEST EIGHTIES FEEL-GOOD FILM?
Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
Maybe not, feel good, but definitely the best. Along with Goonies.

BEST ADVICE EVER GIVEN TO YOU?:
Said various ways, "relax."

WHAT DO YOU DO ON WEEKENDS?
Read, write, party, go to movies and plays... you know.

DO YOU ENJOY ALONE TIME?
As long as it is balanced out by With time.

IF YOU WERE STRANDED AT HOME FOR A WEEKEND WITHOUT A COMPUTER AND A TV WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO ENTERTAIN YOURSELF?
See above.
I don't watch much TV.
I can manage without a computer.

WHAT IS ONE THING THAT YOU WOULD LOVE TO LEARN?
Car maintenance/repair.

WHAT ARE YOU REALLY GOOD AT (WRITING, ART, MUSIC ETC.)?
Writing.

IF THERE WAS A BOOK ABOUT YOUR LIFE WHAT WOULD IT BE CALLED?
Probably, a Biography of Connor Coyne.

WHAT WORD DESCRIBES YOUR SENSE OF STYLE?
Occlusive.

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE ARTICLE OF CLOTHING?
The sock.

DESCRIBE A TYPICAL OUTFIT YOU'D WEAR FOR SCHOOL:
I'm not in school.
I wear slacks and a button down shirt to work.
*Sighs*.

WHAT SEASON ARE YOU?
Spring.

WHAT'S A GOOD BRAND OF MAKE-UP?
The Balm of Blibdjoolboolp.