{"id":1100,"date":"2004-11-09T07:52:00","date_gmt":"2004-11-09T15:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/?p=1100"},"modified":"2004-11-09T07:52:00","modified_gmt":"2004-11-09T15:52:00","slug":"meme-get-to-know-you-meme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/?p=1100","title":{"rendered":"(meme) Get To Know You Meme"},"content":{"rendered":"

[Time for the morning meme, for a meme a day keeps the _________ away. Snarfed from tuluum<\/a>. I’ve made a few minor mods, shown in italics in the questions.]<\/font><\/p>\n

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  1. What is your full name (omit last name)<\/i><\/b>? Daniel Powell.\n
  2. What color pants are you wearing?<\/b> A brownish taupe, from Lands End.\n
  3. What are you listening to right now?<\/b> Tapestry<\/i> (Carole King)\n
  4. What is the last thing you ate?<\/b> I just had some almonds (this way I don’t have to tell you what I had for breakfast :-))\n
  5. Do you wish on stars?<\/b> No.\n
  6. How is the weather right now?<\/b> As I walked into the office, it was raining.\n
  7. Last person you talked to on the phone?<\/b> Christine, the day nurse yesterday for my dad in the ICU at Mission Hospital\n
  8. Do you like the person who sent you this?<\/b> I think I would. I’ve never met her in person.\n
  9. How are you today?<\/b> Woke up with a slight headache. I hope the cycle isn’t beginning again.\n
  10. Favorite drink?<\/b> Darjeeling Tea, preferably iced.\n
  11. Favorite sport to play?<\/b> I’ve never been into sports; I’d rather board game.\n
  12. Hair color?<\/b> Dark brown\n
  13. Eye color?<\/b> Brown\n
  14. Do you wear contacts?<\/b> No\n
  15. Number of siblings?<\/b> Depends. I had a step-brother (or is that half-brother… we have the same father) who died in 1970, when I was 10. I also have (what I guess would be) two half-brothers and a half-sister (i.e., we share the same step-mother, but are otherwise unrelated).\n
  16. Favorite month?<\/b> None really.\n
  17. Favorite food?<\/b> Sushi, Greek food, a well-prepared Chicken Cordon-Bleu, French Onion Soup\n
  18. Last movie you watched?<\/b> In the theater: Fahrenheit 9\/11<\/i>. At home: I’m always catching snippets of things on Showtime.\n
  19. Favorite days of the year?<\/b> Gaming weekends, Rail Festival weekends.\n
  20. What do you do to vent anger?<\/b> Play on the net, listen to music, take a walk.\n
  21. What was your favorite toy as a child?<\/b> Don’t quite remember, perhaps the game Machiavelli<\/i> or Lego.\n
  22. Summer or winter?<\/b> Autumn.\n
  23. Hugs or Kisses?<\/b> Hugs.\n
  24. Chocolate or vanilla?<\/b> Chocolate.\n
  25. Do you want your friends to email you back?<\/b> Sure.\n
  26. Who is the most likely to respond?<\/b> ellipticcurve<\/a> or ixixlix<\/a>.\n
  27. Who is least likely to respond?<\/b> for_the_byrds<\/a> or grandpa_a<\/a> (for good reason)\n
  28. Living arrangements?<\/b> My own home with my family.\n
  29. What is under your bed?<\/b> Dust bunnies, maps, and some sweaters of my wife that she hasn’t worn in years.\n
  30. Who is the friend you have had the longest?<\/b> Nowadays? Perhaps “Shorty” (he goes back to high-school).\n
  31. What did you do last night?<\/b> Collapsed with a headache. Watched Trading Spaces<\/i>.\n
  32. Favorite smells?<\/b> Magnolia, Roses, Buttered Popcorn\n
  33. What inspires you?<\/b> Don’t know anymore.\n
  34. What are you afraid of?<\/b> Edges of buildings, from the top.\n
  35. Plain, buttered or salted popcorn?<\/b> Buttered.\n
  36. Favorite car?<\/b> I like the look of the Scions or the Honda Pilot.\n
  37. Favorite flower?<\/b> Roses\n
  38. Number of keys on your key ring?<\/b> 19.\n
  39. Can you juggle?<\/b> Balls, no. Tasks, yes, but not as good as I used to.\n
  40. Favorite day of the week?<\/b> Friday\n
  41. Favorite TV shows:<\/b> A lot less than there used to be: Enterprise, Trading Spaces, While You Were Out, In A Fix.\n
  42. What did you do on your last birthday?<\/b> I think we went out for dinner.<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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