Why Fifty-Six?

Swiped from Annush. Normally I’m not interested in these little questionnaires, but I like reading everybody else’s so I decided to capitulate.

UNIQUE
1. Nervous habits: I used to bite my nails until I chipped a tooth.
2. Are you double jointed? No.
3. Can you roll your tongue? Yes.
4. Can you raise one eyebrow at a time? I can elevate one slightly higher than the other, but the Rock’s career is safe for now.
5. Can you blow spit bubbles? Who the hell cares?
6. Can you cross your eyes? Yes.
7. Tattoos: none. My flesh is pure and unsullied.
8. Piercings: none. See above.
9. Do you make your bed daily? I never make my bed. I change linens weekly, but I don’t see a need to make it neat when I’m just going to mess it up again.

CLOTHES
10. Which shoe goes on first? The first one I pick up.
11. Speaking of shoes, have you ever thrown one at anyone? Shoes? No. Knives, rocks, shurikens, etc. – that’s a matter for a different question.
12. On the average, how much money do you carry? $50. See above if you think of mugging me.
13. What jewelry do you wear 24/7? I never wear any kind of jewelry. See question 7.
14. Favorite piece of clothing? Black leather duster from a Texas Harley-Davidson shop (goes with the steel-toed engineer boots I bought there as well).

FOOD
15. Do you twirl your spaghetti or cut it? Cut it. With a chainsaw.
16. Have you ever eaten Spam? Once. Never again.
17. Do you use extra salt on your food? Popcorn only.
18. How many cereals in your cabinet? Two, or three if you count the porridge.
19. What's your favorite beverage? Beer and the blood of the innocent. Whatever’s on tap.
20. What's your favorite fast food restaurant? They all suck.
21. Do you cook? Yes, although I mostly stick with simple recipes these days.

GROOMING
22. How often do you brush your teeth? Two to three times a day.
23. Hair drying method? Air. It only takes a few minutes with my hair.
24. Have you ever colored/highlighted your hair? I died it black in high school.

MANNERS
25. Do you swear? Fuckin’ A.
26. Do you ever spit? No. What is it with the spit questions?

FAVORITE
27. Animal: dog for a pet, rhinoceros in the natural habitat zoo.
28. Food: lasagna.
29. Month: January (nice and cold).
30. Day: Saturday. No work and no worrying about going to work the next day.
31. Cartoon: The Chopping Block.
32. Shoe brand: Wolverine.
33. Subject in school: ROTC. At least it sometimes involved holding a weapon.
34. Color: green.
35. Sport: hurling. I don’t know what it is, but I like the title.
36. TV shows: Gilmore Girls and the Shield.
37. Thing to do in the spring: dread the coming heat.
38. Thing to do in the summer: stay indoors under the a/c.
39. Thing to do in the autumn: it’s still hot here.
40. Thing to do in the winter: enjoy the brief respite and go outside occasionally.

IN AND AROUND
41. In the CD player? I don’t use those outdated contraptions. I have an iPod named Satan Sue who is load with days of metal (and a few movie soundtracks).
42. Person you talk most on the phone with? Stupid assholes in need of customer assistance.
43. Reading? Fat Ollie’s Book by Ed McBain.
44. Do you regularly check yourself out in store windows/mirrors? I avoid my own reflection, assuming I have one.
45. What color is your bedroom? White.
46. Do you use an alarm clock? Unfortunately. I have to work.
47. Window seat or aisle? Window. If the plane goes down I want to be able to jump out and avoid the crash.

DUMB
48. What's your sleeping position? All of them.
49. Even in hot weather do you use a blanket? I don’t use a blanket in cold weather.
50. Do you snore? No.
51. Do you sleepwalk? No.
52. Do you talk in your sleep? I rarely talk when awake.
53. Do you sleep with stuffed animals? No.
54. How about with the light on? No.
55. Do you fall asleep with the TV or radio on? No, but I frequently wear Satan Sue to bed.
56. Last interesting person you met? All people are potential meatloaf to Zorzan.