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1. When you look at yourself in the mirror, what’s the first thing you look at?
My eyes; they’re too often bleary.

2. How much cash do you have on you right now?
$14.87. (Change from a $20 after going out for lunch)

3. What’s a word that rhymes with “TEST”?
Breast

4. Favourite plant?
African violet

5. Who is the 4th person on your missed call list on your cell phone?
I clear out the missed calls when I call the person back. The Blackberry I’ve got doesn’t keep a separate missed call list.

6. What is your main ring tone on your phone?
Blackberry Ring 2.

7. What shirt are you wearing?
HON Company golf shirt.

8. Do you “label” yourself?
Isn’t “Bill” a bad enough label?

9. Name brand of your shoes currently wearing?
Earth Shoe (I had to take one off and check the inside heel)

10. Do you prefer a bright or dark room?
Definitely bright. It’s cheerier.

11. What did you have for breakfast?
Two Mixed Berry Pop Tarts.

12. Ok, this is a two-parter: On a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, do you prefer crunchy or smooth and what kind of jelly/jam/preserves?
I don’t like peanut butter, but I do like peach jam.

13. What were you doing at midnight last night?
Configuring the Blogamp plugin for Wordpress.

14. What did your last text message you received on your cell phone say?
Haven’t had any text messages on my Blackberry since I’ve got it. (I can get email, so what’s the point of a text message?)

15. Do you ever click on “Pop Ups” or Banners?
On What? I use Firefox with the AdBlock plugin. If I see any ads, I immediately block them. I never see popups or banners.

16. What’s an expression that you say a lot?
Who lied and told you life would EVER be fair? (The by-line of my blog)

17. Who told you they loved you last?
KC. (Of course!)

18. Last furry thing you touched?
Daisy. She really likes a good scratch behind the ears.

19. How many hours a week do you work?
It’s supposed to be 40, but with evenings and weekends on call it ends up being more.

20. How many rolls of film do you need to get developed?
None. Since I’ve bought a digital camera I haven’t used any film.

21. Favourite age you have been so far?
48 (Of course, I just turned 49!!)

22. Since question 22 is weirdly missing, make up a question.
Why is it the author of this meme left question 22 out?
Has to be because they are 22 years old and don’t want to mention that fact.

23. What is your current desk top picture?
A picture of a castle called “Once” from Digital Blasphemy. (At home, it’s a picture of Rebecca Romijn as Mystique)

24. What was the last thing you said to someone?
“Maybe we need to think about replacing that software”

25. If you had to choose between a million bucks or to be able to go back in time and fix all your mistakes which would you choose?
The money, definitely. A million bucks now could fix all of any past mistakes I’ve made.

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1. The later you are, the more excited your dogs are to see you.
2. Dogs will forgive you for playing with other dogs.
3. If a dog is gorgeous, other dogs don’t hate it.
4. Dogs don’t notice if you call them by another dog’s name.
5. Dogs like it if you leave a lot of things on the floor.
6. A dog’s parents never visit.
7. Dogs do not hate their bodies.
8. Dogs agree that you have to raise your voice to get your point across.
9. Dogs like to do their snooping outside rather than in your wallet or desk.
10. Dogs seldom outlive you.
11. Dogs can’t talk.
12. You never have to wait for a dog; they’re ready to go 24 hours a day.
13. Dogs find you amusing when you’re drunk.
14. Dogs like to go hunting and fishing.
15. Another man will seldom steal your dog.
16. A dog will not wake you up at night to ask, “If I died, would you get another dog?”
17. If a dog has babies, you can put an ad in the paper and give them away.
18. A dog will let you put a studded collar on it without calling you a pervert.
19. A dog won’t hold out on you to get a new car.
20. If a dog smells another dog on you, they don’t get mad. They just think it’s interesting.
21. On a car trip, your dog never insists on running the heater.
22. Dogs don’t let magazine articles guide their lives.
23. When your dog gets old, you can have it put to sleep.
24. Dogs like to ride in the back of a pick-up truck.
25. Dogs are not allowed in Bloomingdale’s or Neiman-Marcus.
26. And, last but not least: If a dog leaves, it won’t take half of your stuff.

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» V I T A L S «

Name: Bill.
Gender: Male.
Location: Right now? Santa Ana, CA. Home? Iowa.
Height: 6’7”.
Hair color: What isn’t gone or grey is dark brown.
Eye color: Hazel.
Is your hair long or short: What I have left is short. Long hair with a bald top looks like a pervert in a trenchcoat waiting to happen.
Tattoos you have: None (yet).

» S C H O O L «

Are you still in school: Not at the moment. I’ll need to go back to get my certs (MCSA, MCSE).
Favorite subject: Math… any kind. I really liked trigonometry.
Least favorite subject: Government; but that was probably because of the teacher.
Do/did you buy lunch or bring it: I ate school lunch every day all through school. My dad (who was a teacher) figured it was cheaper to have the school feed us than him.

» F A V O R I T E «

Number: 42 - it’s the answer to the question of life, the universe and everything.
Clothing: Denim. I get office casual clothes that feel the most like denim because I like it so much.
TV show: Dead Like Me.
Fruit: Either fresh pineapple (not the canned crap) or fresh mangoes.
Movie: Bull Durham.
Scent: Varies. Right now I’m liking the Glade Citrus Wisp.
Ice Cream Flavor: Pretty much anything with chocolate. I have some Blue Bunney Chocolate Brownie Extreme in the freezer at home!
Color: Green, kind of faded though.
Season: Autumn. Football games, marching bands, evenings by the fire, cool nights, warm days. What could be better?
Holiday: Halloween.
Thing in your room: My bed. It’s for more than sleeping, ya know?
Author: Ray Bradbury.
TV channel: Either SciFi or Showtime.
Shape: Triangle. It’s the elemental shape.
Time: Any meal time!!!
State: Sanity.
Disney character: Chip and Dale (yeah, I know it’s two). Two little guys outsmarting the man.
Scary movie: The Exorcist.

» T H I S O R T H A T «

Hot or cold: Cold, because I can always put on clothes to stay warm. Once it gets so hot you can’t do anything about it.
Winter or summer: While neither is my favorite, they both have their appeal. I’d say winter.
Spring or fall: Fall. Definitely.
Shakira or Britney: Shakira. She actually can sing. As I’ve said before, if it comes down to Britney singing or the world is going to end then I’m kissing my ass goodbye.
MTV or VH1: MTV used to be much better. Any more it’s a reality show network. Now VH1 is better. But neither are in my top ten.
Rollerblading or skateboarding: Rollerblading. I can probably do that. I have skated, but not with rollerblades. I’ve never skateboarded.
Black or white: Why not both, like a piano keyboard - both are necessary.
Orange or red: Red, but not bright.
Yellow or green: Green. Definitely.
Purple or pink: Purple. It’s a Laker’s color.
Cell phone or pager: Cell phone. Why carry a pager any more?
Powerpuff Girls or Charlie’s Angels: Charlie’s Angels. All of the renditions of Charlie’s Angels girls are hotter than the Powerpuff girls. DUH!

» Y E S O R N O P E«

Are you a vegetarian: No way. I’m from Iowa. Our idea of a veggie burger is a hamburger with a leaf of lettuce and a tomato.
Do you like cows: Of course! Without cows we wouldn’t have hamburgers, steaks, roasts, milk or ice cream!!
Are you a bitch: Couldn’t be in the technical sense - bitch implies female.
Are you artistic: No way. I need a ruler to help me draw straight lines.
Do you write poetry: That takes artistic talent that I simply don’t have.
Can you ski: Water or Snow? No and no. Never skied in my life.
Are you British: My grandmother traced our genealogy back to the Revolutionary War; I believe I do have some British ancestry, but I’m American.
Are you straight: Yes.
Are you evil: No.
Is Britney a whore: Not in the sense of selling sexual acts for money.

» P R I V A T E «

Have you ever been in love: Yes. I still am.
Do you smoke: Nope.
Do you smoke weed: Nope.
Crack, heroin, anything else: Nope.
Beer good or beer bad: MMMM… Beer good! As Benjamin Franklin says, “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.”
Are you the sissy who drinks wine coolers: Not me, no way.

» T H E L A S T «

Thing you ate: Honey flavored Teddy Grahams.
Thing you drank: Diet Mountain Dew.
Place you went: Here; well southern California. I went to Laguna Beach last night.
Thing you got pierced/tattooed: No piercings or tatoos yet.
Song you heard: I don’t know the name of it - it was on the radio.
Person you instant messaged: I don’t normally IM, so I can’t remember. It’s been a few months. I really need to get back in to that.
Person you laughed with: Polite, office laugh: Karlyn Pasalagua. Deep, gut-rumbling, watery eyes laugh: Ken Nealson.

» N O W «

What are you eating: Nothing at the moment.
What are you drinking: Nothing at the moment.
Any shoes on: Yeah; Dr. Scholl’s walking shoes.
Hair: As good as it gets.
Listening to: Office sounds; a radio in the background.
Talking to anyone: Diana Kennin and Geri Arriaga in the office here.

» L A S T «

Last Cigarette: May of 1976.
Last Alcoholic Drink: Sunday. Negra Modelo.
Last Car Ride: A couple of hours ago to get to work here.
Last Good Cry: Never really done it.
Last Library Book: Don’t check books out of the library.
Last book bought: KC and I bought “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”.
Last Book Read: The aforementioned “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”.
Last Movie Seen in Theatres: Fantastic Four.
Last Movie Rented: Constantine.
Last Cuss Word Uttered: Shit. It just slipped out while driving here. I had to cut across a lane of traffic to make my left turn.
Last Beverage Drank: The aforementioned Diet Mountain Dew.
Last Phone Call: I called KC last night while I was walking on Laguna Beach.
Last TV Show: Bill Maher’s “comedy”; I couldn’t turn away. He simply is so stupid he doesn’t realize how stupid he is.
Last Time Showered: This morning.
Last Shoes Worn: The aforementioned Dr. Scholl’s walking shoes.
Last CD Played: One of my own compilation CD’s.
Last Item Bought: Dinner last night at Johnny Rocket’s.
Last Download: The latest Windows update. They come out way too often.
Last Annoyance: Windows Internet Explorer crashing while I was trying to close it and it brought down the entire PC. UGH!
Last Thing Written: This meme.
Last Key Used: The ignition key to the car I’m renting here.
Last Sleep: Last night, but I plan to get a little shut-eye on the flight home today.
Last Ice Cream Eaten: A chocolate malt at Johnny Rocket’s last night.
Last Chair Sat In: An Allsteel Sum chair. I’m sitting in it now.
Last Webpage Visited: Scratching the Itch. That’s where I saw this meme.

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