A friend emailed me this, but rather than pick and choose who to send it to and flood inboxes, I put it on my blog, where it probably belongs.

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Change all the answers so they apply to you, and then send this to a whole bunch of people including the person who sent it to you. Put your name in the subject line. The theory is that you will learn a lot of little things about your friends:

1. What time did you get up this morning? 8:30 a.m., called (emailed in), went back to sleep and got up f’realz at 1.

2. Diamonds or pearls? Pearls, I guess.

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Wedding Crashers, on the cheap.

4. What is your favorite TV show? Firefly or Mr. Show. I normally wouldn’t put two as “favorite” as that implies making a definite choice, but it fluctuates rapidly enough to be necessary.

5. What did you have for breakfast? A cereal bar.

6. What is your middle name? Douglas.

7. What is your favorite cuisine? Italian.

8. What foods do you dislike? Flowering vegetables like Cauliflower, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts.

9. Your favorite Potato chip? O’Boisies, but I’m not sure they sell them anymore.

10. Your favorite CD at the moment? Fiona Apple, Extraordinary Machine

11. What kind of car do you drive? 1995 Chevy Rumina

12. Characteristics do you despise? Those without capacity for true self-awareness or introspection. Incompetence.

13 . Are you superstitious? Not really, but I probably just jinxed myself.

14. Favorite item of clothing? Security T-shirt.

15. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? Tour of Europe.

16. What color is your bathroom? Cream and Pink.

17. Favorite brand of clothing? Hanes makes really comfortable underwear and socks.

18. Where would you retire? Pacific Northwest.

19. Favorite time of day? 1 a.m.

20. Where were you born? Chicaco, IL in the hospital where the filmed The Fugitive movie.

21. Favorite sport to watch? Most Extreme Elimination Challenge. Ms. Pac-man is a close second, following my New Year’s.

22. Who do you least expect to send this back? I doubt many people will bother.

23. Who do you expect to get this back from first? No one, I’m putting it on my blog where it belongs.

24. What laundry detergent do you use? Whatever’s cheapest. I don’t know the name of my current one.

25. Coke or Pepsi? Pepsi.

26. Are you a morning person or a night owl? Second Shifter.

27. What size shoe do you wear? 12W or 13

28. Do you have pets? No.

29. Any new and exciting news you would like to share with your friends? Not really. I’m not sure my friends are really interested.

30. What would you like to be in the future? Certified.

31. Favorite Candy? Peppermint Bark.

32. Favorite childhood memory? Getting The Smurfs boardgame for my birthday. The memory for me is pure joy without impediment, so it should be my favorite.

33. What are the different jobs you have had in your life? Paperboy, Photo Developer, Video Rental clerk, Hardware store clerk, clothing sales (for a day), Pre-press clerk for a newspaper, Web Programmer, Continung Education teacher, Freelance consultant.

34. Eye color? Green

35. Ever been to Africa? No.

36. Ever been toilet papering? No.

37. Ever love someone so much it made you cry? Definitely. Sometimes it was actually love, too, and not just obsession.

38. Been in a car accident? Yes. I remain unharmed, thank whoever.

39. Croutons or bacon bits? Bacon bits.

40. Favorite day of the week? Thursday.

41. Favorite restaurant? Don Quixote, though the Solomillo Cabrales were not as good last time.

42. Favorite flower? Lilies. Clare likes them, so I like them.

43. Favorite ice cream? Mint chocolate chip.

44. Disney or Warner Brothers? Er. Disney owns Miramax, so that should enter into it. Warner Brothers released Batman Begins this year, though. So Warner Brothers wins at the time of this writing.

45. Favorite fast food restaurant? Taco Bell.

46. Do you believe in Karma? I believe in reprisals.

47.How many times did you fail your driver’s test? 1.

48. Before this one, from whom did you get your last e-mail? My mother.

49. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? Best Buy.

50. What do you do most often when you are bored? Lament that I’m not spending my time in a meaningful way, often while playing video games.

51. Bedtime: No earlier than 1 a.m. it would seem.

52. Who are you most curious about their responses to this questionnaire? Clare.

53. Who’s the last person you went to dinner with? Clare.

54. What are you listening to right now? Clare. Walking about.

55. What is your favorite color? Deep sea colors. Pink.

56. Lake, Ocean or River? River.

57. How many tattoos do you have? 0.

58. Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Fish lay eggs, so the egg.

59. How many people are you sending this email to? 0.

60. Favorite Cocktail? Scotch and Soda, thanks to Ryan.

61. Red or White? Er… oh, this is about wines, isn’t it? Red, because that means I’m probably having red meat.

62. Republican or Democrat? I voted Democrat. I voted Nader before that. But like many people who voted that way, I kind o think the two-party system is for the birds.

63. Favorite Family Vacation? California with my aunt Anne.

64. All Time Favorite Concert? Green Day in 1995 was my first and favorite. But seeing the D open for Weezer is probably more definitive of my tastes.