Nov. 21st, 2002

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I usually don't do memes, but this one was good. Thanks and a tip of the hat to [livejournal.com profile] maedbh7 and [livejournal.com profile] cadhla for posting this one.

1. Beatles or Elvis?
Beatles, definitely. Elvis the Pelvis doesn't really do anything for me.

2. What is your secret spy name?
I can tell you, but I'd have to kill you.

3. When you were a kid, you wanted to grow up to be:
A disc jockey.

4. Ever had an odd pet (anything other than dog, cat, fish, bird)? What kind?
No, but my childhood friend Karl had hamsters.

5. Boxers or Briefs (interpret this as you will)?
Briefs.

6. List the strangest town name(s) you've ever seen:
Visited in person or driven through: Lackawanna NY (sounds like something Dr. Ruth would discuss), Olean NY (the locals pronounce it "OH-lee-ann" not "oh-LEAN"), Chili NY (the locals pronounce it "CH'EYE-lie" not "Chilly"), Piqua OH (the home of Evenflo).
On the map: Intercourse PA (and who hasn't?), Bevis OH (where's Butthead?), Deposit NY. And of course, you know you're from Canada when you don't laugh at names like Moose Jaw, Medicine Hat, and Yellowknife.

7. Ever taken the purity test? (hint: If you don't know what it is, you haven't taken it).
Yep. Forgot my score, though. I think I was around 78% pure.

8. Is your hair color currently your natural color?
Yes.

9. Your current celebrity crushes:
My hottie list? In no particular order....Kate Winslet, Reese Witherspoon, Michelle Pfeiffer, Drew Barrymore (flashin' her yummies at late night talk-show hosts), Jennifer Lopez, Katherine Zeta-Jones, Jennifer Connolly.

10. Do you own any Tupperware?
I think so.

11. Ever re-gifted an item?
Only for the tacky gift exchanges.

12. Your favorite Stooge:
The under-rated Shemp.

13. Daffy Duck or Donald Duck?
Definitely Daffy.

14. Favorite game to play (not sport, just game):
Scattergories and Encore.

15. You do a GREAT impression of:
Marvin the Martian and Yogi Bear.

16. Most recent celebrity spotting:
Uh.....I can't remember.

17. Strange skill you have that not many people know about:
Absolute pitch.

18. The body part you like best on yourself is:
My hands.

19. A bad habit you have is:
Picking at pimples and ingrown hairs.

20. The last concert you went to:
I think it was Garnet Rogers at the Canal Street Tavern.

21. Kinkiest location you've ever done It:
On the living room sofa.

22. What is your drag name (name of first pet with mother's maiden name)?
I'm sorry, that's classified information.

23. Your favorite fast-food burger is:
Whopper, extra pickle, no mayonnaise. (Why is it no one offers green bell pepper on their burgers?)

24. Worst job you've ever had:
Working for a "webmaster" who had absolutely no technical skills.

25. In the movie of your life, whom do you want to play you?
Mike Myers.

26. Your dream car:
I have two -- Cadillac Escalade and a Lotus Super 7.

27. Your favorite comic strip is:
Bloom County.

28. Do you still have your appendix?
Yep.

29. Toilet paper: rolled under or over?
Under. Otherwise the cats will unroll it.

30. Your favorite donut:
Tim Horton's Boston Creme.

31. Favorite basketball team (if you have one; pro or college; men or women)?
Duke Blue Devils.

32. Favorite Simpsons quote:
"Soylent Green is PEOPLE? Mmmmmm....Soylent Green."

33. Do you collect anything interesting?
Bottle caps, quotes, travel brochures, newspaper clippings, scrap paper (for re-use), CDs, old computer software, books.

34. What are your hobbies?
music (both making and listening), computers, science fiction, good food, cats.

35. Your favorite form of chocolate:
Godiva truffles.

36. Your guilty pleasure:
Sleeping in on weekends.

37. Your favorite piece of sushi:
Spider roll (the ones with soft-shell crab), followed by tuna.

38. Your favorite way to blow $20
How do I love to spend thee? Let me count the ways.... CDs, books, computer software, dining out.

39. Ever slapped someone who was not a blood relative?
I don't remember.

40. Your favorite Girl Scout cookie:
Those peanut butter ones -- what are they called? Do-Si-Dos?

41. Your personal theme song:
"Strange Animal" by Larry Gowan.

42. Do you have any jewelry in your birthstone (and what is the stone)?
Stone: Ruby. Possess: I don't think so.

43. Your favorite sandwich (or sammich, if you prefer):
A #13 at Jersey Mike's, done Mike's Way. (What's on it: Ham, salami, cappicolo, provolone cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, oregano, seasoned oil.)

44. The farthest place you've ever traveled to:
Tacoma, WA (for an interview which didn't pan out).

45. What would you do with a million dollars?
Is it lump-sum or installment? Pay off my credit card debt, pay off the mortgage, take a year off from work, and invest the rest so I could live off the interest. Oh yeah, and get some of that Dijon Ketchup.

46. What is one of your life goals (have you achieved it yet?)?
Cleaning up the clutter in my life, and no, it's been an ongoing project spanning several years.

47. Have you ever seen the movie "Free to Be You and Me" in elementary school?
No. But I did see it many years later, wth some good friends. We had a ball acting as "the three heads in the corner", especially when Michael Jackson singing "We Don't Have To Change Anymore".

48. Your favorite Muppet (from any Henson production):
Bunsen Honeydew.

49. In 10 more years, you want to accomplish:
I don't think I've planned that far ahead.

50. Your favorite foreign-language film:
I don't have a favorite.
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It's cold, dark, and rainy out there. Bleah. In other words....this is soup weather.

There are three Japanese restaurants within a 5-mile drive of our home, and my wife and I usually go to each of them st least once a month, rotating between them. One week we go to Sushi Cafe Kai, the next week we go to Shiro, and the next week we go to Sake.

Last Friday, we went to Sushi Cafe Kai. Like tonight, it was cold and rainy. My wife had the sushi and sashimi platter, and I ordered futo maki (large rolled sushi with crab and daikon radish) and nabeyaki udon (soup broth with mushrooms, thick udon noodles, and an egg, with tempura shrimp served on the side). I also had the pieces of sushi my wife couldn't eat due to food allergies.

A steaming hot bowl of nabeyaki udon is a great meal to have on a cold, rainy night. It evokes an image of me being in a forest cottage or chalet in either the fall or winter, with a fire going in the fireplace, and enjoying a bowl. No, there's no connection between the food and any locale I'm imagining. It must be the mushrooms they add to the broth -- it gives the soup a nice woodsy/fungusy/smoky flavor and aroma.

I still have one question about udon: is there a proper way to eat the noodles? I end up twirling them around my chopsticks. It's certainly an entertaining way to eat them, and it gets the job done, but it's probably not the proper way.

So how did I first get hooked on sushi?
Pull up a chair and I'll tell you. )

Sushi humor: I laughed pretty hard when I was watching the Friends episode were Ross referred to some mental power he had as "Unagi". He'd say the word while pointing at his head with two fingers, and twist his wrist. ("Unagi" is the Japnese word for "eel".) I laughed even harder when Rachel outsmarted him, and told him of her secret power: "Ah...salmon skin roll".

Tomorrow: Victoria's dirty little Secret....and Idiot of the Week!

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