ScottyG
Lovin' The Homestead
Okay, I'm diving right in with the MONSTER list! Aaaaaah, it's a monster! Hiiiiiide!
Ahem. Anyway:
01. Name? Scott
02. Gender? Male
03. Disneyworld or Disneyland? No thanks.
04. What is your favorite color? Entirely dependent on the thing to be colored. I drive a bright yellow car though, and have a tendency towards the bright flashy colors.
05. What is your favorite kind of gum? I don't like gum. I do like licorice a great deal, though, and you have to chew on it a long time sometimes. Like gum!
06. How much do you weigh? Every time I buy bulk items at the grocery store.
07. How tall are you? 5'2". Yes, very short. My parents were set up in college because everyone thought it would be cute because they were both so tiny. So I was doomed from the start.
08. Can you swim? Yes!
09. Do you like to swim? I do, very much. But I have nowhere to go swimming currently. Need to find me a good lake.
10. Living arrangement? Bedrooms upstairs, kitchen downstairs.
11. What's on your mouse pad? I don't have one. Just a laptop.
12. Favorite board game? If anyone else is a big enough geek to get this, I'll be shocked. But I just love The Settlers of Catan.
13. Favorite magazine? I don't really read any. Someone bought my family a subscription to "Parenting" when we had our baby girl, but I got too mad at it to keep reading. Every article and letter in there assumes you're a mom, and over and over again they say "only mom knows!" and such, but it's called PARENTing, not MOMing. Argh.
14. Favorite Actor? Gosh, I don't know. I used to be a big Kevin Spacey fan, but then he did some really bad movies.
15. Favorite Actress? Meryl Streep. So incredible.
16. Do you have an accent? Not really. Fairly neutral.
17. Favorite smells? Baby's head, baking bread.
18. Least favorite smells? Chicken bones in the trash too long.
19. Favorite sound? MUSIC! I am a professional musician, after all. Baby's laughter could easily give music a run for its money, though.
20. Do you prefer pools or oceans? Oceans, definitely.
21. Do you watch Buffy The Vampire Slayer? Nope.
22. Pencil or pen? Computer instead. I have terrible handwriting.
23. Who's better - boys or girls? Better at what...? I'd say boys are better at not worrying and just moving on with life, while girls are better at thinking things through and being observant.
24. Would you like to own a motorcycle? Nope. I respect y'all that do, but for me it just screams "death on wheels."
25. Do you sing in the shower? All the time, except when the baby's asleep. I sing opera and stuff. Reallllllly loud.
26. Who's the best looking Disney character? Dumbo.
27. What is the first thing you think of when you wake up in the morning? "Was that the baby? Oh no, just a passing car. Dang it, now I'm awake."
28. How many rings before you answer the phone? As few as possible. But I have one phone in a 2-story house, so most often it rings 4 times and then the machine picks up. And then I call you back.
29. How do you want to die? Leaping parachute-less out of a hot air balloon with my name sprawled across it, as I fly over a gigantic parade in my honor.
30. Have you ever called a 900 number? Nope.
31. Gold or silver? Gold. My wife is a redhead, and gold just suits her so well that I've learned to keep an eye out for it.
32. Would you ever go bungee-jumping? Sure, why not? Of course, it's easy to say that from here in my office chair.
33. Do you like dressing up? Occasionally. I do enjoy wearing a good suit now and again.
34. Would you rather be short or tall? I'm quite short, and don't want to change anything.
35. Do you enjoy reading? VERY much.
36. What book are you reading now? I'm re-reading "Wicked" by Gregory Maguire, and also in the midst of "On Food and Cooking" by Harold McGee.
37. Favorite books? Too many to list, but let's start with "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle" by Haruki Murakami, "Ursula Under" by Ingrid Hill, and "The Culture of Fear" by Barry Glassner.
38. What was the last movie you saw? In the theatre? I can't even remember back that far, before we had a baby. But we saw "Transamerica" on video last week, and really liked it.
39. Favorite movies? Again, too many to list, but I'll start with "Magnolia," "Donnie Darko," "The Dark Crystal," and "The Hudsucker Proxy."
40. Do you sleep with a stuffed animal? Nope, but I've got a few from my childhood sleeping in the closet.
41. What is your sign? YIELD.
42. What are your personality traits? I laugh constantly. I'm very patient. I'm kind of an "absent-minded professor," very good at figuring things out and such, but always forgetting basic things.
43. What's your biggest fear? Cancer. My mom has a very rare, horrible brain cancer that came out of nowhere when she was just 57, and I'm always nervous that it'll somehow be genetic.
44. Would you ever have cosmetic surgery? No.
45. Future child's name? I didn't even tell anyone my current child's name until she was born, so I can't possibly share our secret list.
46. Favorite foods? Very dark chocolate. All shellfish, particularly clams and mussels. Figs. Cheese. The list could go on and on.
47. Chocolate or vanilla? CHOCOLATE! I absolutely adore chocolate, particularly the bittersweet varieties. Mmmmmmmmm chocolate.
48. Do you like to drive fast? No. I'm much more a fan of calm, nice driving.
49. Storms - cool or scary? Very cool.
50. Do you like to dance? Yes! I look kind of silly and bizarre the whole time, but who the heck cares?
51. Do you do drugs? Occasionally some ibuprofen.
52. Do you smoke? Occasionally some smoked fish.
53. What do you think of people who smoke? It depends... are they nice people? Or jerks?
54. Do you drink? Yes, but not to excess.
55. Favorite drink? Single malt Scotch, if someone else is buying.
56. Do you think men and women could ever be just friends without wanting each other? Yes, depending on the man and woman. I have many, many close female friends, who are very much just about friendship. I've always had more female friends than male friends, and why the heck should someone's private parts affect whether we're good friends or not?
57. Do you eat the stems of broccoli? Definitely. Mmmm broccoli.
58. If you could have any job you wanted, what would it be? Full-time composer. Everyone pays me to write them music.
59. What's your "type"? I'm a terrible typist. Hunt-and-peck, mostly.
60. Do you bite your nails? Nope.
61. Any siblings? One older sister. We don't get along very well, but we're at least civil. I also have 5 step-siblings, who are awesome people.
62. What movies have you cried in? I can't remember. I cry at the end of "Fearless" with Jeff Bridges every time I see it though. Honestly, I cry more at music than at movies. Today, I cried at Gorecki's Symphony #3. Yes, I'm a serious geek. I know.
63. Do you believe in God? Nope. Don't want to be provocative, it's just my personal beliefs. I believe in the beauty and wonder of the natural world, and that humans and all the beasts of the earth are by nature kind and good.
64. Did you ever cry over a guy/girl? Of course.
65. Have you ever stolen anything? In high school, I stole a $20 from my dad.
66. Do you procrastinate? Yes. I try not to, but why do you think I'm here answering so many questions??
67. Do you believe in fate? No.
68. Who's your favorite Sesame Street character? Ernie. I can't resist him.
69. Do you organize your CD's? Yes. I own something like 900 CDs though, so they'd better be organized.
70. What is your favorite kind of music? I like many, many kinds of music. Classical, rock, jazz, folk, bluegrass, 80s, electronica...
71. What are your favorite bands/artists? WAAAAAY too many to name. I can't even begin. Well, okay, how about Maurice Ravel, Bjork, and Joni Mitchell, to start.
72. What was the last CD you got? A recording of Luciano Berio's "Sinfonia." See above about me being a classical music geek with very unusual taste.
73. MTV or VH1? I don't have cable.
74. Who do you admire the most? My baby girl.
75. Internet Boyfriends and Girlfriends? No thank you, I'm happily married.
76. Are you single? See question 75.
77. Favorite TV show? It's over now, and I only saw it by renting the DVDs, but I really loved "Six Feet Under."
78. Blondes, Brunettes, or Redheads? My wife is a redhead. But I reject the plural "s" in the question. Redhead, singular.
79. Glasses or contacts? Glasses. I am legally blind without them.
80. What color are your eyes? Hazel. Greenish-brownish with gold flecks on the outside, with a yellow ring around the pupil.
81. What is your natural hair color? Brownish.
82. But what color is it now? Still brownish.
83. Have you ever been in love? Yes, in fact I am at the moment, with both my wife and my baby girl.
84. Any pets? Nope. I like visiting other people's pets, but don't want any of my own. We'll see if I can stick to that when my baby gets older and wants one.
85. Good, decent, or poor grades? I was a goody two-shoes and always had good grades in school.
86. Is the glass half empty or half full? I drank it about 5 minutes ago, so it's all empty. Mmmm, delicious.
87. Do you type with your fingers on the right keys? Nope. Left keys only.
88. What's under your bed? Monsters. Friendly ones who like to jump on the bed and play Parcheesi while I'm at work.
89. What is your favorite number? Zero. What a cool number it is.
90. Favorite sport to watch? I have no interest whatsoever in watching sports, except for the Olympics. I love watching the more obscure sports. So, I'm going to have to go with gymnastics.
Ahem. Anyway:
01. Name? Scott
02. Gender? Male
03. Disneyworld or Disneyland? No thanks.
04. What is your favorite color? Entirely dependent on the thing to be colored. I drive a bright yellow car though, and have a tendency towards the bright flashy colors.
05. What is your favorite kind of gum? I don't like gum. I do like licorice a great deal, though, and you have to chew on it a long time sometimes. Like gum!
06. How much do you weigh? Every time I buy bulk items at the grocery store.
07. How tall are you? 5'2". Yes, very short. My parents were set up in college because everyone thought it would be cute because they were both so tiny. So I was doomed from the start.
08. Can you swim? Yes!
09. Do you like to swim? I do, very much. But I have nowhere to go swimming currently. Need to find me a good lake.
10. Living arrangement? Bedrooms upstairs, kitchen downstairs.
11. What's on your mouse pad? I don't have one. Just a laptop.
12. Favorite board game? If anyone else is a big enough geek to get this, I'll be shocked. But I just love The Settlers of Catan.
13. Favorite magazine? I don't really read any. Someone bought my family a subscription to "Parenting" when we had our baby girl, but I got too mad at it to keep reading. Every article and letter in there assumes you're a mom, and over and over again they say "only mom knows!" and such, but it's called PARENTing, not MOMing. Argh.
14. Favorite Actor? Gosh, I don't know. I used to be a big Kevin Spacey fan, but then he did some really bad movies.
15. Favorite Actress? Meryl Streep. So incredible.
16. Do you have an accent? Not really. Fairly neutral.
17. Favorite smells? Baby's head, baking bread.
18. Least favorite smells? Chicken bones in the trash too long.
19. Favorite sound? MUSIC! I am a professional musician, after all. Baby's laughter could easily give music a run for its money, though.
20. Do you prefer pools or oceans? Oceans, definitely.
21. Do you watch Buffy The Vampire Slayer? Nope.
22. Pencil or pen? Computer instead. I have terrible handwriting.
23. Who's better - boys or girls? Better at what...? I'd say boys are better at not worrying and just moving on with life, while girls are better at thinking things through and being observant.
24. Would you like to own a motorcycle? Nope. I respect y'all that do, but for me it just screams "death on wheels."
25. Do you sing in the shower? All the time, except when the baby's asleep. I sing opera and stuff. Reallllllly loud.
26. Who's the best looking Disney character? Dumbo.
27. What is the first thing you think of when you wake up in the morning? "Was that the baby? Oh no, just a passing car. Dang it, now I'm awake."
28. How many rings before you answer the phone? As few as possible. But I have one phone in a 2-story house, so most often it rings 4 times and then the machine picks up. And then I call you back.
29. How do you want to die? Leaping parachute-less out of a hot air balloon with my name sprawled across it, as I fly over a gigantic parade in my honor.
30. Have you ever called a 900 number? Nope.
31. Gold or silver? Gold. My wife is a redhead, and gold just suits her so well that I've learned to keep an eye out for it.
32. Would you ever go bungee-jumping? Sure, why not? Of course, it's easy to say that from here in my office chair.
33. Do you like dressing up? Occasionally. I do enjoy wearing a good suit now and again.
34. Would you rather be short or tall? I'm quite short, and don't want to change anything.
35. Do you enjoy reading? VERY much.
36. What book are you reading now? I'm re-reading "Wicked" by Gregory Maguire, and also in the midst of "On Food and Cooking" by Harold McGee.
37. Favorite books? Too many to list, but let's start with "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle" by Haruki Murakami, "Ursula Under" by Ingrid Hill, and "The Culture of Fear" by Barry Glassner.
38. What was the last movie you saw? In the theatre? I can't even remember back that far, before we had a baby. But we saw "Transamerica" on video last week, and really liked it.
39. Favorite movies? Again, too many to list, but I'll start with "Magnolia," "Donnie Darko," "The Dark Crystal," and "The Hudsucker Proxy."
40. Do you sleep with a stuffed animal? Nope, but I've got a few from my childhood sleeping in the closet.
41. What is your sign? YIELD.
42. What are your personality traits? I laugh constantly. I'm very patient. I'm kind of an "absent-minded professor," very good at figuring things out and such, but always forgetting basic things.
43. What's your biggest fear? Cancer. My mom has a very rare, horrible brain cancer that came out of nowhere when she was just 57, and I'm always nervous that it'll somehow be genetic.
44. Would you ever have cosmetic surgery? No.
45. Future child's name? I didn't even tell anyone my current child's name until she was born, so I can't possibly share our secret list.
46. Favorite foods? Very dark chocolate. All shellfish, particularly clams and mussels. Figs. Cheese. The list could go on and on.
47. Chocolate or vanilla? CHOCOLATE! I absolutely adore chocolate, particularly the bittersweet varieties. Mmmmmmmmm chocolate.
48. Do you like to drive fast? No. I'm much more a fan of calm, nice driving.
49. Storms - cool or scary? Very cool.
50. Do you like to dance? Yes! I look kind of silly and bizarre the whole time, but who the heck cares?
51. Do you do drugs? Occasionally some ibuprofen.
52. Do you smoke? Occasionally some smoked fish.
53. What do you think of people who smoke? It depends... are they nice people? Or jerks?
54. Do you drink? Yes, but not to excess.
55. Favorite drink? Single malt Scotch, if someone else is buying.
56. Do you think men and women could ever be just friends without wanting each other? Yes, depending on the man and woman. I have many, many close female friends, who are very much just about friendship. I've always had more female friends than male friends, and why the heck should someone's private parts affect whether we're good friends or not?
57. Do you eat the stems of broccoli? Definitely. Mmmm broccoli.
58. If you could have any job you wanted, what would it be? Full-time composer. Everyone pays me to write them music.
59. What's your "type"? I'm a terrible typist. Hunt-and-peck, mostly.
60. Do you bite your nails? Nope.
61. Any siblings? One older sister. We don't get along very well, but we're at least civil. I also have 5 step-siblings, who are awesome people.
62. What movies have you cried in? I can't remember. I cry at the end of "Fearless" with Jeff Bridges every time I see it though. Honestly, I cry more at music than at movies. Today, I cried at Gorecki's Symphony #3. Yes, I'm a serious geek. I know.
63. Do you believe in God? Nope. Don't want to be provocative, it's just my personal beliefs. I believe in the beauty and wonder of the natural world, and that humans and all the beasts of the earth are by nature kind and good.
64. Did you ever cry over a guy/girl? Of course.
65. Have you ever stolen anything? In high school, I stole a $20 from my dad.
66. Do you procrastinate? Yes. I try not to, but why do you think I'm here answering so many questions??
67. Do you believe in fate? No.
68. Who's your favorite Sesame Street character? Ernie. I can't resist him.
69. Do you organize your CD's? Yes. I own something like 900 CDs though, so they'd better be organized.
70. What is your favorite kind of music? I like many, many kinds of music. Classical, rock, jazz, folk, bluegrass, 80s, electronica...
71. What are your favorite bands/artists? WAAAAAY too many to name. I can't even begin. Well, okay, how about Maurice Ravel, Bjork, and Joni Mitchell, to start.
72. What was the last CD you got? A recording of Luciano Berio's "Sinfonia." See above about me being a classical music geek with very unusual taste.
73. MTV or VH1? I don't have cable.
74. Who do you admire the most? My baby girl.
75. Internet Boyfriends and Girlfriends? No thank you, I'm happily married.
76. Are you single? See question 75.
77. Favorite TV show? It's over now, and I only saw it by renting the DVDs, but I really loved "Six Feet Under."
78. Blondes, Brunettes, or Redheads? My wife is a redhead. But I reject the plural "s" in the question. Redhead, singular.
79. Glasses or contacts? Glasses. I am legally blind without them.
80. What color are your eyes? Hazel. Greenish-brownish with gold flecks on the outside, with a yellow ring around the pupil.
81. What is your natural hair color? Brownish.
82. But what color is it now? Still brownish.
83. Have you ever been in love? Yes, in fact I am at the moment, with both my wife and my baby girl.
84. Any pets? Nope. I like visiting other people's pets, but don't want any of my own. We'll see if I can stick to that when my baby gets older and wants one.
85. Good, decent, or poor grades? I was a goody two-shoes and always had good grades in school.
86. Is the glass half empty or half full? I drank it about 5 minutes ago, so it's all empty. Mmmm, delicious.
87. Do you type with your fingers on the right keys? Nope. Left keys only.
88. What's under your bed? Monsters. Friendly ones who like to jump on the bed and play Parcheesi while I'm at work.
89. What is your favorite number? Zero. What a cool number it is.
90. Favorite sport to watch? I have no interest whatsoever in watching sports, except for the Olympics. I love watching the more obscure sports. So, I'm going to have to go with gymnastics.