me, me, ME!
9:47 p.m.

ok, this has been making the rounds, jamie's friend
KIOSH wrote it... i never do these things, but this was a good one.

01. What is the geekiest part of your music collection?

jethro tull, those old yes albums..it still means something to me.

02. What do you eat when you raid the fridge late at night?

apples, cheese.

03. What is your secret guaranteed weeping movie?

hmm, nothing specific, but it DOES happen.

04. If you could have plastic surgery, what would you have done?

maybe under the chin, but not for years.

05. Do you have a completely irrational fear?

tax forms, business stuff like that.

06. What is the little physical habit that gives away your insecure moment?

maybe not looking you in the eye?

07. Are you a pyromaniac?

umm, no. but it would be fun to burn down something big...FIRE FIRE FIRE!

08. Do you have too many love interests?

No!

09. Do you know anyone famous?

well, i've said hi to patti smith, the mael brothers, captain beefheart a few times...i sorta know r. crumb's son jesse... met and corresponded with the late jane doorknacker, but you don't know who that is...

10. Describe your bed:

mission style, wood headboard and footboard... very nice...creaks a bit.

11. Spontaneous or plain?

a bit of both.

12. Who should play you in a movie about your life?

when i was young, people said i looked like michael j. pollard. i didn't particularly like that.

13. Do you know how to play poker?

card games, ugh.

14. What do you carry with you at all times?

wallet.

15. What do you miss most about being little?

no responsabilities.

16. Are you happy with your given name?

michael, not mike.

17. How much money would it take to get you to give up the Internet for one year?

no idea.

18. What colour is your bedroom?

ugly dark paneling, covered with drapery panels. one wall is done like that, the other still has hippie bedspread stuff. it's a work in progress.

19. What was the last song you were listening to?

"your ghost" kristen hersh w/ michael stipe.

20. Have you ever been in a play?

a few in grade school. i played a dog once. i think.

21. Have you ever been in love?

two seemingly soul mates...one female, one male. check back in a year or two. :)

22. Do you talk a lot?

yes.

23. Do you like yourself and believe in yourself?

now more than ever!

24. Do transient, homeless, or starving people sometimes annoy you?

yes. sometimes you feel the potential for danger.

25. Do you consider yourself to be a nice person?

yes..

. 26. Do you spend more time with your girlfriend/boyfriend or your friends?

if i HAD a bf...you would probably not hear from me as much. you know how that is.

27. What is your ideal marriage location?

wedding rock.

28. Which musical instrument do you wish you could play?

drums. well, i can play them, but wish i REALY could.

29. Favourite fabric?

high thread count sheets.

30. Something you love and hate?

ummm, that's a hard one. pass.

31. What kind of bedding do you use?

those sheets, nice and soft. ONE blanket.

32. Do you tell your friends about your sex life?

if i had one...no. i get LOTS of relationship advice, though.

33. What's the one language you want to learn?

i have gotten boners speaking a word or two of spanish to cute little mexican guys...

34. How do you eat an apple?

umm, just chow down i guess. hardly ever slice it.

35. What do you order at a bar?

o'doul's, bubble water.

36. Have you ever pierced your body parts?

no.

37. Do you have tattoos?

no...wanted a keith haring radiant baby once, but i dont think i ever will. johanna went said it best : "well, i'm sure glad i didn't get the zigzag man tattoed on my forehead when i was 19..."

38. Would you ever admit to having done plastic surgery of any kind if confronted?

i guess.

39. What's one of the "funniest" things you've ever done?

sheila and i did some amazing prank calls years ago...i have the tapes somewhere. lots of stuff, i guess...

40. Do you drive stick?

i could in an emergency, but it's sorta beyond me.

41. What's one trait you hate in a person?

people who bitch about people doing what they themselves do!

42. What kind of watch(es) do you wear?

casio....with chronometer for my miles.

43. Most frivolous purchase?

that dali print that he only signed as a blank piece of paper ( he didn't really work on it. it's pretty much worthless..1500 bucks i think it was) and maybe my memphis "first" chair...i still have both these items.

44. Do you consider yourself materialistic?

to a degree... but, 50 pairs of shoes, though...that's a BIT much...wink wink :)

45. What do you cook the best?

pasta...freeform style...let's see what we can throw in there!

46. Favourite writing instrument?

well, i hate pencils, and i hate fine point pens. maybe my pen fron the triton hotel, sf.

47. Do you prefer to stand out or blend in?

varies.

48. Would you ever go out dressed like the opposite sex?

dunno about going out, but...i would love to have carole make me up one day and take pics...with a GOOD wig!

49. What's one car you will never buy?

agree with jamie...hummers are gross! my dick ain't THAT small!

50. What kind of books do you like to read?

music bios, art, some gay stuff. sedaris. eno's diary. the boy george book was one of the best ever, what a story! if i love something, i can read it several times.

51. If you won the lottery, what would you do?

a house overlooking the sea :) , help my friends.

52. Burial or cremation?

burn me and dump me in elk river right behind where the webb's house was. i have showed people this place, and i plan to show more. it's in headwaters forest. my dad grew up there. if there IS a heaven, that's where it is.

53. How many online journals do you read regularly?

a bunch.

54. What's one thing you're a sore loser at?

hmm, being wrong, maybe?

55. If you don't like a person, how do you show it?

i'm polite, but dont get involved.

56. Do you cry in front of friends?

i have. came close last week, at rob's. more on that later maybe. and have come close during a few "perfect moments" recently...damn that joni!

57. What kind of first impression do you think you give to people?

short, weird....oh, who knows?

58. What's one thing you like to do alone?

haha!

59. Are you a giver or a taker?

both.

60. When's the last time you cried?

REALLY cried? wow, that's a hard one...not sure.

61. Favourite communication method?

talking. chat, though it has it's limitations. but a quick one at 7:30 in the morning can make my whole day better. holding hands.

62. How many drinks before you're tipsy?

not applicable.

63. Do you think you're cute?

sometimes.

64. Do you have problems changing clothes in front of friends?

i will if you will!

65. What's the most painful experience you've ever had?

probably that whole thing with the boy who broke my heart, 1988. that was a bad year....someday, maybe you'll hear THAT story.

uhh, THE END!

MICHAEL