reality shows, I dont think there is anything wrong with most of them but I prefer having my eyeballs scooped out than watching one

Q: If animals could talk, which animal would be the most annoying?

Any birds, I imagine. They'd probably just be yelling about, like, wanting to find a girlfriend or it being morning or something. I guess my cat would be pretty annoying, too, yelling "FEED ME. PET ME. NOTIC ME." all the time.

What's your biggest desire right now?

LOL to chuck all this posting, questing and dancing and go play Skyrim!

Q: Where is the most beautiful place you have been?

that's hard to say. i used to live by vasquez rocks, that may be it.

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what's your favorite beverage?

A: Hm, water, I guess. What a boring answer...but I need water, I don't need anything else. (I do like coffee, tea, beer and vodka though.)

Q: Autobots or Decepticons?

So did you try the ketchup prank? :P It sounds like it could be kinda hilarious if it squirts the right way and just freaks someone out (really terribly mean, but can you imagine the shriek from the stall? Yeah, it would be kinda funny, sorry) but I'd be SO ANGRY if it squirted onto my clothes and I had awkward ketchup stains in public and nothing I could do about it. In my opinion, good practical jokes are evanescent; everyone should have a good laugh and then they should go away without leaving a trace.

That's a surprisingly difficult question to answer. The simple answer is autobots - however...If you go back to the dawn of the battle the decepticons were fighting on the side of the people, seeking rights for all. The autobots were fighting to maintain the status quo - to retain their power and privilege in a corrupt system. Unfortunately I have a strong disagreement with Megatron's view of "the ends justify the means" - that's just wrong. If you become the enemy to defeat the enemy, you've already lost! If Megatron were to win the people would lose, because he'd recreate the same system he fought to bring down. So in the end, its neither.

Q: If you could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, what would you have a good chance at winning medal for?

Wow, that's a much more thoughtful answer than I've ever considered. For me, the Decepticons just transform into way cooler things so I always liked them better. XD I even had a Decepticon insignia on the back of my car (which just got totaled by an idiot in the snow, and is due to get picked up by the insurance people today: RIP my poor Subaru). I got a new car which is in much better condition and I'm being pressured not to put stickers and crap all over it...which is hard for me. I do love my bumper stickers. And I'm gonna miss my Decepticon logo.

A: I don't know, endurance sitting? Extreme mouse-clicking? Marathon sleeping? Maybe speed reading; that almost sounds sporty. I'm lazy AF these days. =x

Q: Which fictional character do you most identify with (extra credit for explaining why)?

LOL good answer - endurance sitting and Extreme mouse-clicking sound good to me. But marathon sleeping I'd be an utter failure - probably do better in the real marathon.

A: I started at Cordelia Naismith Vorkosigan, and as I started to describe why, it felt less and less true, more like I aspire to be more like her rather than identify with. Then I thought about her son Miles Vorkosigan, and while we have a lot in common, he's not right either. Then I shifted to movies and TV, and again I didn't find any that ring true. Though there are many that I identify with small parts of their overall characters - none come to mind that are mostly me, or react in ways that I would. I think the problem is that most fictional characters are stereotypical "people" who embody the basic ideas of what our society deems "normal" with one or two odd quirks or traits that aren't within the "normal" parameters. I'm just too far off the bell-curved to strongly identify with any one character. In the end, I guess I go back to the beginning and pick Cordelia.

Q: Who's your favourite author?

A: I don't really have just one. I'm a fan of Stephen King, Michael Crichton, Tom Clancy, Till Lindemann (poetry), Richard Dawkins, George Orwell, Dave Barry, Stephen Hawking, probably lots more I can't think of. My literary preferences may not be particularly sophisticated or whatever but I tend to read a lot more non-fiction where I'm more interested in learning from the content than in who the author is (e.g. textbooks; who even pays attention to who writes those?). When I do read fiction, I prefer sci-fi, horror, and dystopian themes. And by sci-fi I mean the kind that at least tries to have a kernel of real science in it, not that fantasy stuff with magic and unicorns that gets jammed into that section sometimes.

Q: What’s the last new skill you learned?

A: CSS

Q: What type of games do like best?

A: Video games - action/adventure/shooter games that offer a large world to explore and don't have to be played linearly. Favorite examples: Metroid, Fallout

Traditional games: Ones that rely more on strategy than luck. Luck-based games tend to frustrate me because my luck rarely seems good lol.

Q: You can add a room to your living space (money and actual space are no concern). What kind of room will you add?

A: Oh a library! No windows, 4 walls of bookshelves, comfy chairs and great lighting, I'm salivating!

Q: What do you have a hard time with but most people find quite easy?

A: Any kind of social interaction. Relating to people, making friends, not being awkward and finding the right balance between saying too little and saying too much.

Q: What's the most interesting bit of useless trivia you know?

A: There is a playboy bunny silhouette hidden on every cover of Playboy Magazine.

Q: What thing do you really wish you could buy right now?

A: A decommissioned missile silo converted into a living space.

Q: If you were transported 400 years into the past with no clothes or anything else, how would you prove that you were from the future?

Dental work, the artificial lens in my eyes from cataract surgery and my neat surgical scars - all work not possible 400 years ago. But seriously, I wouldn't even try to prove it. If I'm not successful....well insane asylums were not pleasant places. If I was successful, I'd probably be burned at the stake for being a witch. No way to win.

Q: Do you visit "touristy" places in your own city/town/area?

Depends on what the draw is. I've lived in this county for 28 years, and have never once been inside the university's football stadium. But the Jefferson National Forest also cuts through our county, and I've been to just about all the waterfalls, overlooks, and hiking trails at least once during my time here.

In general, though, I found commercialized/hypey tourist areas a turnoff even when visiting other places.

Q: Your first kiss -- still in touch with the kissee?

A: Yep, and we're still technically married, although no longer living together. Still friends though.

Q: What's the next thing you're looking forward to right now?

Very short term: Breakfast Later today: Getting to the hardware store so I can fix the upstairs commode. This weekend: Trip to NC to see family.

Q: Staples or paper clips?

- Definitely paper clips. Reusable. :)

Q: If you had to do away with one color, which one would it be?