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A Meme for Saturday
I've been really busy getting ready for my move. Although this is a long meme, it's still probably easier than thinking up something else. Grabbed this from libragirl.
MEME-OLOGY (created by MR. Fabulous)
GRUB-OLOGY
What is your salad dressing of choice? Italian, I guess. It's an excellent marinade for chicken and over the past month I've probably had more Italian dressing as marinade than I've had any other salad dressing on salads.
What is your favorite fast food restaurant? I don't eat much fast food. Subway or Quiznos are pretty good. When it comes to burger joints, I'd probably go for Wendy's.
What is your favorite sit down restaurant? I rarely go because it's so expensive, but there's an amazing Japanese restaurant in Monroeville PA called the Shogun. Out in Stowe, OH there's a great Thai place called Thai Gourmet.
On average, what size tip do you leave at a restaurant? 20%
What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick of? I don't know that there's anything I couldn't get sick of after 2 weeks. Pizza offers variety of toppings and the goodness of cheese, I guess. I've been coming close to eating grilled chicken breasts every day recently and those aren't bad.
Name three foods you detest above all others. Brussel sprouts, marmite, and some brand of fishsticks that I had when I was 12.
What is your favorite dish to order in a Chinese restaurant? the buffet
What are your pizza toppings of choice? I went through a period where I really dug pepperoni and sweet peppers. Sausage is excellent too. Just put some meat on it and I'll be happy enough.
What do you like to put on your toast? Butter. If I'm just having toast and not eggs, I'll add jelly or cinnamon sugar.
What is your favorite type of gum? When I was a kid, I was a huge fan of grape bubblegum. Haven't really chewed much gum since then.
TECH-OLOGY
Number of contacts in your cell phone? 99, but that will be changing over the next few months as I take out western PA contacts that I only connect with on a professional basis.
Number of contacts in your email address book? around 160.
What is your wallpaper on your computer? That reminds me. I haven't gotten around to changing it because I haven't gotten my pictures moved over to my new computer. Most recently on my old computer, it was the map on the blast door from Lost.
What is your screensaver on your computer? I don't have one.
Are there naked pictures saved on your computer? Not yet. It's a new computer. ;^)
How many land line phones do you have in your house? zero
How many televisions are in your house? 2.
What kitchen appliance do you use the least? The blender, largely because it's broken.
What is the format of the radio station you listen to the most? I don't listen to the radio much. When I do, it's NPR as often as not. Or hard rock.
BI-OLOGY
What do you consider to be your best physical attribute? I don't think about it much. I was told once that I had really nice eyes. Granted, that was a guy who wanted to hook up with me.
Are you right handed or left handed? right
Do you like your smile? not really. I think my smile looks kind of goofy.
Have you ever had anything removed from your body? no. well, I've lost my big toenails a couple times, but they keep coming back. Does that count?
Would you like to? Well, for instance, I'd like to have my appendix removed rather than having it burst, if it came to that. Likewise, I'd rather have a tooth removed than have it rot away in my mouth. But I'd rather not if I don't need to.
Do you prefer to read when you go to the bathroom? Well, if I'm going to be there a while anyway, sure.
Which of your five senses do you think is keenest? beats me. Probably not hearing. Or smell, because I'm a guy.
When was the last time you had a cavity? it's been a few years now.
What is the heaviest item you lift regularly? metal bars with metal plates on each end.
Have you ever been knocked unconscious? Nope.
MISC-OLOGY
If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die? Not really. Maybe, though. I mean, it could give a certain sense of urgency to get things done.
If you could change your first name, what would you change it to? I've gotten used to it over the years, I wouldn't bother changing it now.
How do you express your artistic side? By writing music. By blogging.
What color do you think you look best in? I don't know, you tell me. Blue, I guess.
How long do you think you could last in a medium security prison? Depends. As long as I'm not getting buggered and I had some freedom to read and write, I could probably last a good long while.
Have you ever swallowed a non-food item by mistake? Do bugs count when they fly in at an inopportune moment?
If we weren’t bound by society’s conventions, do you have a relative you would make a pass at? I do have some attractive cousins, so I guess so.
How often do you go to church? A few times a year, when visiting my mother, to keep her happy. Even though she knows I'm an atheist.
Have you ever saved someone’s life? Not in a literal sense. Not even figuratively, as far as I know, but I'm a teacher. We rarely know for sure the results of our actions.
Has someone ever saved yours? Yeah. I was drunk and skinny dipping in a river and slipped and went under. One of my roommates was Johnny-on-the-spot and saved me. I might have saved myself, but he did the job so I'll give him the credit.
DARE-OLOGY
For this last section, if you would do it for less or more money, indicate how much.
Would you walk naked for a half mile down a public street for $100,000? I could probably be persuaded to do that. It's good money just to get naked. I'd hate to get arrested for it, though.
Would you kiss a member of the same sex for $100? Yeah sure. It's just a kiss. I might charge extra for tongue, though.
Would you have sex with a member of the same sex for $10,000? Pitching or catching? $10,000 seems a bit on the low side, but perhaps something could be negotiated.
Would you allow one of your little fingers to be cut off for $200,000? Yikes. Probably not, even though that's good money just for a little finger.
Would you never blog again for $50,000? Sheesh, I'd hate to give up blogging, but $50,000 is good money. Sure, I'd take the money and run. I could send out regular e-mails to any of you who still want to know what's on my mind.
Would you pose naked in a magazine for $250,000? yeah sure, if they'd have me. I'd probably do it for less than that, if it came down to it.
Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000? Probably not.
Would you, without fear of punishment, take a human life for $1,000,000? No. There might be a few people I'd do for free....
Would you shave your head and get your entire body waxed for $5,000? I wouldn't miss the hair that much, but I think it would take more cash to get me to wax anything.
Would you give up watching television for a year for $25,000? sure. that's like making not watching TV a full-time job.
Feel free to do this meme yourself if it strikes your fancy.