Four prominent ones: two "sexy dueling scars" which are actually just from being clumsy as a kid; and two abdominal scars surgery as a young man.
How many times have you been too tipsy to drive safely this year?
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Four prominent ones: two "sexy dueling scars" which are actually just from being clumsy as a kid; and two abdominal scars surgery as a young man.
How many times have you been too tipsy to drive safely this year?
Maybe three times, but I wasn't driving, and didn't need to.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pompey Bum
And, again - how many scarves do you have? ;)
Heh heh. THREE!
How many eye-glasses do you have?
Uno, a very cheap and bent pair that I need at all times.
How many friends do you have whom you see most weeks?
Well, okay, duh; but like, who are the top ones?Quote:
Originally Posted by Pompey Bum
Oh I dunno, Lykren, it sounds like another desert island list question to me. Someone else can answer if they like.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lykren
In the States, only my wife and Dad. In Taiwan, maybe three or four, plus my two brothers-in-law. How's that for sad?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lykren
Same question.
That's true, we've done our share of those lists.
I have one friend whom I've been friends with and in continuous contact with for a decade now (we're also going to UCLA together this fall), and we work together now. So that's wonderful. Other than her, though, none; two friends in the Bay Area, one in NY, one in town who's always busy.
How many friends of the opposite gender do you have? How many of the same?
All guys except my wife. Marriage does that to you eventually.
And congratulations on UCLA! I had no Idea you were so young. You have the understanding of the wise. Good luck with it.
How many times have you been (or felt like you were) in love!?
Thank you! I'm not 18, though, I'm 22 since I took a year off after HS then went to Community College.
Love!? Haha. Four times already. I'm friends with all of them now...
How many houses have you lived in for more than a year?
Eight.
How many bugs would you pick out of a ten pound bag of rice before throwing the entire thing away?
A lot of bugs. Wasting food's bad, m'kay?
How many books would you read by a reputedly good author you can't stand before giving up on him/her?
2 or 3 600-paged ones I suppose. I usually can at least 'stand' authors I don't like much though.
How many scoops of gelato is just right?
Two to both questions, two books, two scoops.
How many times would you listen to a reputedly great album you didn't really like before giving up on it?
Depends on how much I hate it. I gave B*itches Brew like two tries, and The King of Limbs maybe 1. So not many.
How many trees can you say right now?
Say? see? name species? I can see some through the window but it's dark outside. I could name quite a few -
acacia, alder, apple, ash, aspen, beech, birch, cherry, cedar, mahogany, maple, oak, palm, pine, rowan, spruce, teak, willow, etc
How many classical concerts have you been to?
I used to go to the Boston Symphony all the time when I was younger. So I don't know, lots?
How many things have you done that are you truly ashamed of? (I'm not asking what they were).
I meant see, oops.
I have been to about 50 classical concerts, I think. Best was seeing Lang Lang performing Mozart's 17th Piano Concerto, but the one I just went to 2 days ago, the Anne-Sophie Mutter Trio performing the Archduke and the Tchaikovsky A minor was pretty great as well. Music Academy of the West's Magic Flute and Santa Barbara Opera's Rigoletto were awesome. I went to the latter with a girl I was in love with, and there were epic feels to be had... sadly not of the physical kind.
I also saw LA Opera's Gotterdammerung a few years ago, and had a good but not great time.
Oh, and Academy of St. Martin in the Field's Beethoven 7, directed by Joshua Bell, turned Beethoven 7 into my favorite Beethoven, so that was great too.
EDIT: 1 stands out. That one I am ashamed of.
Same question (about concerts).
Eh truly and deeply ashamed? Let's see... well aside from saying mean things to my mom when I was like fourteen-sixteen I don't think I've done anything about which I need to feel any deep shame and I'm not really all too ashamed of that either.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pompey Bum
In the absence of a question from Clopin, I'll ask: how many things have you done that you are truly proud of? (Again, I'm not asking what they were).
Hm, learned clarinet, written a few decent poems, I guess that's it. I haven't done anything to be morally proud of.
Same question.
Some of my photography, I suppose, or a few sets linked somehow. I'll count that as a single thing.
How many times have you eaten fish this week?
None, I rarely eat seafood.
How many times have you dove off a tall rock into a stream (a common activity in these parts)?
No tall rocks next to deep enough parts of bodies of water in the parts to engage in that activity.
How many times have you swam this year?
Once.
How many emails do you receive a day, on average?
I wouldn't know. I seldom check.
How many times have you failed to give up meat?
Never tried, so zero.
How many bosses have you had that you really got along with well?
All if you mean being able to work well with them; but none if you mean liked or even remotely respected.
How many televisions do you own?
:thumbs_upQuote:
Originally Posted by Pompey Bum
None but my dad whom I live with owns one.
How many sweaters do you own?
Only three or four here. None "there."
How many years old do you think you will be when you say, Okay, I feel like I'm ready to get married now if I could find the right lady?
Christ, I don't think I'll ever be functional enough to say that.
How many unsalaried jobs have you had?
(ie wage labor)
Only one. I worked as a stock boy in the perfume department of a big department store as a High School student. I had to lift heavy boxes for all these gorgeous (or as they say now, "hot") and "purty-smellin'" 19-year-old-women, who acted like I was such a man for helping them. It was Heaven.
How 'bout you?
2, the only jobs I've ever had, and as you know from the fact that I am typing this while working the second one, it's kinda plum. The first was at a trendy SoCal froyo chain, Pinkberry.
How many salaried jobs have you had?
Only three real jobs. And I was never fired. I hated the American office place, but I did it for my wife (who was busy doing it for me). It's important to be financially solvent.
How many venomous snakes have you seen in the wild?
I know. Damn it. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Pompey Bum
Seen none, heard one.
How many birds of prey have you come quite close to?
I've been pretty close to osprey while saltwater fishing at various times. And I passed a dead and completely frozen turkey vulture on a road several winters ago: cool, but also sad, since we seldom got them in the NE.There used to be a harrier eagle that would hunt our bird feeder birds when my wife and I were first married. And I've been around lots of red-tailed hawks. Never close enough to touch one, though, which worked fine for me.
If you died today, how many people do you think would come to your funeral?
5-10 friends, plus at least 30 family members. Not sure at all though.
How many equations for a solid's volume can you remember?
The only one that comes to mind is stool softener.
How many clocks are in your residence, and how many give the correct time?
3 analog if that's what you mean, and I believe they are all correct.
How many giraffes have you seen?
I have seen some giraffes in the two zoos.
How many reindeer have you seen?
Thousands. Of drawings.
How many blankets do you sleep with?