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ARE YOU?

1. Perfect?
Almost. I'm like Mary Poppins. Practically perfect in every way. Except I'm a man, baby.

2. Tall?
Nope. Not even spending each night on the rack helps.

3. In your pajamas?
As I write this? No. As you read this? ...Wait. I don't wear pajamas. No.

4. Left handed?
I'm predominantly right-handed.

LAST:

1. Friend you saw:
Besides me? Matt. Who also happens to be a co-worker.

2. Talked on the phone:
A client in Dallas named Emily. She said I was so responsive I should get a 50k raise and half days on Friday. I agreed.

3. Person to text you:
My friend Kristy. We only communicate by text, it seems.

4. Was today better than yesterday?
Yes! And no!

FAVORITES:

1. number:
Five. And not because of Johnny Five, either--though that just adds weight to my liking.

2. Color(s):
Green, most shades, though to wear I favor drab (like olive) but tend to decorate my home in light greens. I'm an earthtone guy.

3. Fruit:
Pears

4. Place:
Your bed.

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS:

Q: What was the first thing you did this morning when you got up?
A: Hit the snooze, got back down. Setting my alarm clock on the other side of the room hasn't helped me one bit.

Q: Do you have anything bothering you?
A: A drought of ideas for my webcomic.

Q: What was the last movie you saw?
A: Recently rewatched Boiler Room.

Q: Where is the last place you went?
A: Outside of the scope of the office and home? Home Depot. They still don't have any window A/C units in stock.

Q: Do you smile a lot?
A: I'm cheerful, but I smirk more than I smile.

Q: Do you wish upon the stars?
A: I try, but Rachel Leigh Cook still has yet to knock on my door.

Q: Are you a friendly person?
A: I'm not so much friendly as I am charming and polite. Others warm to me, but I can't say the feeling is always mutual.

Q: Where did you sleep last night?
A: In bed. Mostly.

Q: When was the last time you cried?
A: I'm a big softy. I'm sure I've teared up at a movie within the past month. Out-and-out bawled, though? It's been a few years. Funeral of a friend.

Q: What was the last thing you thought before you went to sleep last night?
A: Boy, I should really write this idea down before I--zzzzz....

Q: Rate life as of right now one being bad, ten being great?:
A: Eight point pi.

Q: What do you want to hear right now?:
A: Rachel Leigh Cook knocking on my door.

Q: Does anything hurt right now?
A: I have a mild headache due to the pressure changes of spring moving in.

Q: What's your favorite month?
A: Mid-October to Mid-November. I like the air crisp.

Q: What did you do last night?
A: Ate dinner (shrimp pasta), wrote today's Attercap.Net webcomic, did some side work, played a bit of Dead Rising on the Xbox then went to bed.

EIGHT EMOTIONS:

1. Are you missing someone right now?:
Not particularly.

2. Are you happy?
I'm comfortably numb.

3. Are you sad?
I'm comfortably numb.

4. Are you bored?
I'm comfortably numb.

5. Are you nervous?
I'm comfortably numb.

6. Are you tired?
Of being asked a question that leads to the same answer? Yes. It's raising my ire. But still, I'm comfortably numb.

ABOUT YOU:

001. Real name?
Erich

002. Nicknames?
Attercap now. I've been known in the past as Impudite and Sprite.

003. Eye Color?
Blue. No, green. No, they're blue again.

004. Zodiac Sign?
Taurus, and that's no bull.

005. Male or female?
Male

006. Slut?
According to tests on things like OKCupid I am. I have a high drive, but I'm also picky.

007. Smart?
More like quick-witted and whole-brained.

008. Hair color?
Blonde

009. Long or short?
Shaved

010. Sweats or jeans?
Jeans

011. Phone or Camera?
Computer?

012. Drink or smoke?
I drink and have a high tolerance. I don't drink to drink or drink to get drunk. I drink because I enjoy the taste and the muscle relaxation.
I smoke a cigar or pipe on occassion--once or twice a quarter.

013. Tattoos?
I'm too fickle and know that ten years after I get a tattoo I'll not be a fan of whatever I got. So, no tattoo. And I no longer have artists friends who do henna.

014. Right or Lefty?
I'm still right-handed. Thanks for double-checking.

FIRSTS:

015. First Best Friend:
I've had a lot of good friends, but my first best friend was probably Aaron, who I met when I was in Junior High. Haven't heard from him since '02, though.

016. First crush:
I can't even remember. I've had a lot. Fickle.

017. First pet:
Lady (the First), a sheepdog when I was four. My mother claims I was afraid of the dog, so we had to be rid of her. My dad claims I loved the dog, but she couldn't take the Houstonian heat. Who to believe?

018. First big Vacation:
Epcot center when I was 14. Plenty of vacations before then, but this was the first one I got to choose, so that alone made it monumentous. ("Monumentous" is not actually a real word, but it's an oft-used portmanteau, so I think my spell-checker needs to lighten up.)

CURRENTLY:

019. Eating?
Home made, vegan-friendly shepherd's pie. I prefer Boca Beef to ground beef, so tend to make vegan-friendly dishes often. This comes in handy when my vegan friends drop by.

020. Drinking?
Absolut New Orleans (mango & black pepper vodka), mixxed with Simply Limeade and a sprig of mint.

021. I'm about to:
Get back to work on scripting tomorrow's Attercap.Net comic. I swear, once upon a time, I had a buffer for these things.

022. Listening to:
Beulah - Gene Autry

023. Plans for today:
Prepare tomorrow's webcomic, do some side job work, wash dishes, eat dinner, get a delivery from PeaPod and maybe play a little Dead Rising.

WHICH IS BETTER WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX?

024. Taller or shorter?
I tend to look for shorter, because the opposite sex often seeks taller.

025. Romantic or spontaneous?
Romantic, often plotted to look spontaneous. Though I'm not sure that the two are even in the same category to be compared against each other so. Apples and shoehorns.

026. Sensitive or loud?
Sensitive.

027. Hook up or relationship?
Short-term relationship? Or, relationship that offers plenty of personal space?

HAVE YOU EVER:

028. Drank bubbles?
Only if champagne counts.

029. Lost glasses/contacts?
Almost lost them at the Electric Six concert when they flew from my head into the sound booth. That's the closest I've come.

030. Ran away from home?
I couldn't fit all my stuff into my suitcase, so I stayed.

031. Broken someones heart?
Probably. Not with malice, though.

032. Been arrested?
I've been in the back of a squad car, but have never been taken to jail or a holding cell.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:

033. Miracles?
No.

034. Yourself?
Yes.

035. Heaven?
I neither believe nor disbelieve. I'm waiting until I die to find out. (I'm skeptical, though.)

036. Santa Claus?
Nope. When I was little. But then, one year, I snooped and found my gifts early.

037. Love?
Define "love." As its over-arching concept, sure. But I'm not certain that's what the question being asked is about.

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:

038. Do you like someone?
I have a few crushes out there. And I also have friends and family. I like a great deal of people.

039. Do you believe in God?
I neither believe nor disbelieve. I'm what some might call a Militant Agnostic or Fundamental Agnostic.

040. Answered all the questions truthfully?
Some answers may have been embellished for the sake of "humor" but no answers would perjure me if I were under oath.

I'm supposed to tag someone, aren't I? I'll tag you.