{"id":1298,"date":"2008-05-05T12:50:49","date_gmt":"2008-05-05T17:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brucegarrett.com\/brucelog\/1298"},"modified":"2008-05-05T12:51:36","modified_gmt":"2008-05-05T17:51:36","slug":"the-200-things-about-me-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brucegarrett.com\/brucelog\/1298","title":{"rendered":"The 200 Things About Me Survey&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I found this in my home directory yesterday while I was installing CentOS 5.1 onto Mowgli, my office workstation.&nbsp; Not sure when I started filling it out but it was probably something I got passed to me on MySpace some time ago.&nbsp; So just for kicks and grins, and because as I&#8217;ve said before these things actually do give me some insights, I finished filling it out and updated some of the answers.&nbsp; Notice how I never seem to know what a simple one word or yes\/no answer is&#8230;\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>200: My name is:<\/strong><br \/>\nBruce<\/p>\n<p><strong>199: I was born in\/on:<\/strong><br \/>\nPasadena California, September 12, 1953.<\/p>\n<p><strong>198. I am:<\/strong><br \/>\nMale.&nbsp; Gay.&nbsp; White.&nbsp; Longhair.&nbsp; Artist.&nbsp; Software Engineer.&nbsp; 60s Child.<\/p>\n<p><strong>197. My eye color is:<\/strong><br \/>\nGray-blue<\/p>\n<p><strong>195. My shoe size is:<\/strong><br \/>\n7 1\/2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>194. My ring size is:<\/strong><br \/>\nErm&#8230;don&#8217;t know offhand.&nbsp; I don&#8217;t have any.<\/p>\n<p><strong>193. My Favorite Color is:<\/strong><br \/>\nIntense Primaries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>192. My height is:<\/strong><br \/>\n5&#8242; 9&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong>191. I&#8217;m allergic to:<\/strong><br \/>\nSome kind of tree pollen.&nbsp; Don&#8217;t know which.&nbsp; Not much this year though.<\/p>\n<p><strong>190. I live in:<\/strong><br \/>\nBaltimore, MD.<\/p>\n<p><strong>189. The last book I read:<\/strong><br \/>\n&quot;Defying Hitler&quot; by Sebastian Haffner<\/p>\n<p><strong>188. My bed time is:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen I&#8217;m too tired to stay awake.&nbsp;&nbsp; Usually around 11-ish.<\/p>\n<p><strong>187. First screen name:<\/strong><br \/>\nBruce Garrett.&nbsp; Seriously.&nbsp; I like my name.&nbsp; I don&#8217;t do aliases.<\/p>\n<p><strong>179. My favorite Holiday is:<\/strong><br \/>\nI like the summer vacation ones best.&nbsp; Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>178. The perfect kiss:<\/strong><br \/>\nAffectionate and wholehearted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>177. The last band listened to:<\/strong><br \/>\nAerosmith.<\/p>\n<p><strong>176. Last song that made me almost cry was:<\/strong><br \/>\nOne Summer Dream.<\/p>\n<p><strong>172. My most treasured possession(s)<\/strong><br \/>\nMy artwork, negatives and slides.<\/p>\n<p><strong>170. What did you do last night:<\/strong><br \/>\nWorked on some photos down in the art room.&nbsp; Took a walk.&nbsp; Finished installing CentOS on a free drive on Mowgli, my office workstation&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>167. My skin&#8217;s reaction to the sun is:<\/strong><br \/>\nTo turn red and complain.<\/p>\n<p>==========================<br \/>\n:::::I Do (YES)\/Do Not (NO) Believe In:::::<br \/>\n==========================<\/p>\n<p><strong>143. Santa:<\/strong><br \/>\nWell, no.&nbsp; But&#8230;yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>142. Love at First Sight?<\/strong><br \/>\nNo, not literally.&nbsp; I believe in Oh My God He&#8217;s So Damn Good Looking My Eyes Hurt though.&nbsp; That can lead to love eventually.&nbsp; Maybe.&nbsp; I hope.&nbsp; But it isn&#8217;t love itself.<\/p>\n<p><strong>141. Luck:<\/strong><br \/>\nYes, but I spell it &#8216;Chance&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>140. Fate<\/strong><br \/>\nEr, no.&nbsp; I was never Calvinist enough.<\/p>\n<p><strong>138. Aliens:<\/strong><br \/>\nThey&#8217;re out there.&nbsp; But if the speed of light really is the limit on how fast anything can travel, then we may never be able to communicate with any after all, or even know they&#8217;re there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>135. Ghosts:<\/strong><br \/>\nI&#8217;ve never seen one.<\/p>\n<p><strong>134. Horoscopes:<\/strong><br \/>\nNo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>133. Soul mates:<\/strong><br \/>\nYes.&nbsp; Where is mine&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>132. Devil:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn all of us.&nbsp; So is God.<\/p>\n<p><strong>131. Masturbating:<\/strong><br \/>\nDoes not grow hair on the palms of your hands.&nbsp; I read this somewhere&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>130. Earth:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe only place in the entire universe that we know for sure there is life.&nbsp; We should take care of it.<\/p>\n<p>====================<br \/>\n:::::Which is Better?:::::<br \/>\n====================<\/p>\n<p><strong>129. Hugs or Kisses:<\/strong><br \/>\nHugs and Kisses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>128. Drunk or High:<\/strong><br \/>\nA difference that makes no difference.&nbsp; Neither one is better then sober.&nbsp; But both can be pleasant every now and then.<\/p>\n<p><strong>127. Phone or online:<\/strong><br \/>\nFor family it&#8217;s phone somehow.&nbsp; For a lover it would especially be phone.&nbsp; For everyone else it&#8217;s online.<\/p>\n<p><strong>126. Red heads or Brown hair:<\/strong><br \/>\nLong hair.<\/p>\n<p><strong>125. Blondes or Brunettes:<\/strong><br \/>\nLong hair.&nbsp; Can you hear me?&nbsp; Long.&nbsp; Hair.&nbsp; I don&#8217;t care what color.<\/p>\n<p><strong>124. Lamb and tuna or peanut butter and jelly:<\/strong><br \/>\nJelly, Not.&nbsp; Lamb and&#8230;tuna?<\/p>\n<p><strong>123. pool or darts:<\/strong><br \/>\nNo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>122. sci-fi or horror:<\/strong><br \/>\nSci-fi.&nbsp; But it has to be good.<\/p>\n<p><strong>121: eat at home or eat out:<\/strong><br \/>\nHome mostly.&nbsp; Out sometimes, somewhere nice, when I have someone to go with.<\/p>\n<p><strong>120. Night or Day:<\/strong><br \/>\nI like both.<\/p>\n<p><strong>118. Curly or Straight hair:<\/strong><br \/>\nStraight and log.&nbsp; If curly then short.<\/p>\n<p>==========================<br \/>\n:::::What comes to your head ?:::::<br \/>\n==========================<\/p>\n<p><strong>117. Scary:<\/strong><br \/>\nHigh bridges over water.<\/p>\n<p><strong>115. Backstabbers:<\/strong><br \/>\nGay Friendly Politicians.&nbsp; Usually democrats.<\/p>\n<p><strong>116: Parents:<\/strong><br \/>\nWish mine were still alive&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>115. School:<\/strong><br \/>\nLoved high school and college.&nbsp; Loved my first day in Elementary school.&nbsp; Hated the rest.<\/p>\n<p>================<br \/>\n:::::Last time?::::::::<br \/>\n================<\/p>\n<p><strong>102. Hugged someone:<\/strong><br \/>\nFriday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>101. Seen someone you haven&#8217;t seen in a while?:<\/strong><br \/>\nLast Christmas week.&nbsp; Two someones.<\/p>\n<p>=========<br \/>\n::::MISC.::::<br \/>\n=========<\/p>\n<p><strong>90. Who&#8217;s the ditziest person you know:<\/strong><br \/>\nI know someone who likes to play ditzy.&nbsp; But he isn&#8217;t and he should stop that.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>89. Do you like anyone at the moment:<\/strong><br \/>\nYes.&nbsp; I have always &#8216;liked&#8217;&#8230;&#8230;.someone&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>87. One thing I&#8217;m mad about right now:<\/strong><br \/>\nBigoted attacks on same sex couples.&nbsp; You&#8217;d think there was too much love in this world for some people&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>83. The last movie I saw in the theater was:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Phantom Empire.&nbsp; Yes&#8230;it&#8217;s been a while since I&#8217;ve been in a theater.<\/p>\n<p><strong>78. This summer:<\/strong><br \/>\nDriving my new Mercedes.&nbsp; Breaking in my first passport.&nbsp; Figuring out how to live the rest of my life knowing I&#8217;ll always be single&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>77. this coming school year:<\/strong><br \/>\nJust like all the others since I graduated&#8230;back in 1972.<\/p>\n<p><strong>76. Something I will really miss when I leave home:<\/strong><br \/>\nI missed my sense of privacy when I left home because my first place was a makeshift room in a friend&#8217;s basement.&nbsp; But I got it back when I moved to my first apartment all my own some years later.<\/p>\n<p><strong>75. The thing that I&#8217;m looking forward to the most is:<\/strong><br \/>\nOnce upon a time I would have answered this &#8216;finding my other half&#8217;.&nbsp; I still haven&#8217;t, and I can&#8217;t rightly say now that I&#8217;m &#8216;looking forward&#8217; to it.<\/p>\n<p>\n========================<br \/>\n::::::What are you doing?:::::::<br \/>\n========================<\/p>\n<p><strong>73. Tonight:<\/strong><br \/>\nWashing my car probably.&nbsp; It got rained on last night by tree pollen and seeds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>71. Tomorrow:<\/strong><br \/>\nSame as today, probably&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>72. Today:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe usual.&nbsp; Work.&nbsp; Eat.&nbsp; Go home, do chores.&nbsp; Sleep.<\/p>\n<p><strong>71. This Summer:<\/strong><br \/>\nDriving my new Mecedes.&nbsp; Breaking in my new passport.&nbsp; Say&#8230;haven&#8217;t I already answered this one&#8230;?<\/p>\n<p><strong>72. For Christmas:<\/strong><br \/>\nWay too soon to tell.<\/p>\n<p>====================<br \/>\n:::MISC:::::(CONTINUED)<br \/>\n====================<\/p>\n<p><strong> 62. The person(s) who knows the most about me is:<\/strong><br \/>\nNobody.&nbsp; I have a few close friends who each have their own line of sight into me.&nbsp; And my brother probably has a better one then anyone else.&nbsp; But there hasn&#8217;t been anybody in my life who sees Me since mom died.<\/p>\n<p><strong> 61. The person that can read me the most is:<\/strong><br \/>\nMy brother, I&#8217;m sure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong> 60. The most difficult thing to do is:<\/strong><br \/>\nWalk up and speak to someone I don&#8217;t know.<\/p>\n<p><strong> 59. I have gotten a speeding ticket:<\/strong><br \/>\nNot in years I haven&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p><strong> 57. My crush(es):<\/strong><br \/>\nDelight me.&nbsp; Terrify me.<\/p>\n<p><strong> 56. My relationship status:<\/strong><br \/>\nMy &#8216;use by&#8217; date has come and gone I think&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong> 53. The one person who can&#8217;t hide things from me:<\/strong><br \/>\nNobody.&nbsp; I&#8217;m very easy to hide stuff from once you get to know me.&nbsp; I wear my blind spots on my sleeve.<\/p>\n<p><strong> 51. Right now I am talking to:<\/strong><br \/>\nEr&#8230;nobody.&nbsp; I&#8217;m answering this survey.<\/p>\n<p><strong> 50. I play a sport:<\/strong><br \/>\nNot into sports.<\/p>\n<p><strong> 49. I love it because:<\/strong><br \/>\nNot.&nbsp; Into.&nbsp; Sports.&nbsp; Some of us are like that.&nbsp; Adjust to it.<\/p>\n<p><strong> 48. I have best friends:<\/strong><br \/>\nA few close friends.&nbsp; No best friend at the moment.<\/p>\n<p><strong> 47. I have a pet[s]:<\/strong><br \/>\nNone.&nbsp; Last pet was my black cat, Pepper.&nbsp; He died in 1989.&nbsp; He was 14.&nbsp; I live too much alone now, and travel too often, to have a pet.<\/p>\n<p><strong> 44. The ONE person that made me cry the most is:<\/strong><br \/>\nI won&#8217;t name him here.<\/p>\n<p><strong> 43. Have you ever done drugs:<\/strong><br \/>\nI&#8217;m a 60s child.&nbsp; Ask me which ones I haven&#8217;t done.<\/p>\n<p><strong> 42. Have You ever Smoked:<\/strong><br \/>\nYes.&nbsp; And occasionally inhaled too.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong> 41. Which parent are you most close with?<\/strong><br \/>\nI was closest to mom, but I loved them both.<\/p>\n<p><strong> 39. What&#8217;s your favorite movie[s]:<\/strong><br \/>\nCasablanca.&nbsp; To Have And Have Not.<\/p>\n<p><strong> 35. Someone you&#8217;ve gotten closer with this year:<\/strong><br \/>\nTico.&nbsp; A little.&nbsp; I think.&nbsp; Maybe.<\/p>\n<p><strong> 33. My favorite piece of clothing is:<\/strong><br \/>\nMy 501s.<\/p>\n<p><strong> 32. My favorite sport is:<\/strong><br \/>\nIgnoring sports.&nbsp; I practice often.<\/p>\n<p><strong> 31. Last time I cried:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn Keith&#8217;s arms, last Christmas week&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong> 26. My worst experience:<\/strong><br \/>\nJr. High.&nbsp; They call it Middle School now.&nbsp; I still have bad dreams about it.<\/p>\n<p><strong> 21. The best feeling in the world is:<\/strong><br \/>\nLoving someone.&nbsp; It can also be the worst.<\/p>\n<p><strong> 19. The most annoying thing\/s ever is\/are:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Stupid&#8230;it burns&#8230;!<\/p>\n<p><strong> 18. The most annoying person you know is:<\/strong><br \/>\nTV news anchors.&nbsp; All of them.&nbsp; They are very annoying&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong> 17. I lose respect for people who:<\/strong><br \/>\nCheat.<\/p>\n<p><strong> 16. I hate:<\/strong><br \/>\nCheats.&nbsp; Sharks.&nbsp; Bullies.&nbsp; Bigots.<\/p>\n<p><strong> 14. My Favorite day is:<\/strong><br \/>\nThey all have their good points.<\/p>\n<p><strong> 13. My Favorite Month is:<\/strong><br \/>\nSeptember.<\/p>\n<p><strong> 12. My Favorite band is:<\/strong><br \/>\nNo particular favorites at the moment.<\/p>\n<p><strong> 11. The worst pain I ever felt:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen I broke a tooth.&nbsp; Tooth pain is relentless&#8230;you can&#8217;t out-stubborn it&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong> 9. favorite tv show:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Outer Limits (original series)<\/p>\n<p><strong> 8. My favorite actress\/actor is:<\/strong><br \/>\nNo favorites.<\/p>\n<p><strong> 6. Inside joke between you and one of your friends:<\/strong><br \/>\n&quot;Well Mr. President, it&#8217;s the bees and spiders again&#8230;&quot;<\/p>\n<p><strong> 5. What is your favorite candy?<\/strong><br \/>\nChocolate.&nbsp; I try not to eat much of it these days though.&nbsp; My slim figure and all that&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong> 4. Whats your phone number?<\/strong><br \/>\nI&#8217;m in the book darling&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong> 3. Ever had MD?<\/strong><br \/>\nI live in MD.<\/p>\n<p><strong> 2. I filled out 200 questions because:<\/strong><br \/>\nIt was passing fun.<\/p>\n<p><strong> 1. Favorite Phrase:<\/strong><br \/>\n&quot;When the bird and the bird book disagree, believe the bird.&quot;&nbsp; Also, &quot;I believe in God but I spell it Nature.&quot;&nbsp; And, &quot;No stream rises higher then its source.&quot;&nbsp; And, &quot;When you gaze into an Abyss, the Abyss also gazes into you.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I found this in my home directory yesterday while I was installing CentOS 5.1 onto Mowgli, my office workstation.&nbsp; Not sure when I started filling it out but it was probably something I got passed to me on MySpace some time ago.&nbsp; So just for kicks and grins, and because as I&#8217;ve said before these [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,1],"tags":[55],"class_list":["post-1298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-life","category-uncategorized","tag-this-and-that"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brucegarrett.com\/brucelog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brucegarrett.com\/brucelog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brucegarrett.com\/brucelog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brucegarrett.com\/brucelog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brucegarrett.com\/brucelog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1298"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/brucegarrett.com\/brucelog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1298\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brucegarrett.com\/brucelog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brucegarrett.com\/brucelog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brucegarrett.com\/brucelog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}