purplerabbits

Really long survey from duranorak



Name: Alison
Age: too old to be doing this
Where do you live?: Edinburgh
Where do you WANT to live?: Edinburgh, but an Edinburgh which is closer to London, possibly by the removal of most of Cumbria and Northumberland...
What grade are you in?: I told you I was too old for doing this.
Tell me, is high school REALLY the best years of your life?: No they're REALLY not.
If a genie could grant you one wish, what would it be?: Winning the lottery - obvious to anyone who knows me.
If you were on a deserted island what would you bring?: A satellite phone so I could get bloody well rescued asap, food and water to last until rescue arrives, insect repellent, oh, and a top hat.
If you had to throw away one of those things from the list above?: I'm not throwing my satellite phone away for anyone, so it'll have to be the top hat which I added specially.
What kind of music do you like?: according to my teeny co-worker it's "whiny guitar stuff - no offense, likes."
What is your favorite song?: Today it's Drink Before the War, tomorrow, who knows. Of all time I'd probably chose Diamond Dogs, but only if forced to chose.
What is a must-see-music-video-or-I-will-scream video?: Don't have one
Who's your favorite band?: Uresei Yatsura is the only one of my favourite bands I can name right now which still exist, which is a bit sad.
Who is your favorite singer? Patti Smith
Do you support bands like OTOWN who were "made"? Nope
Do you own a Britney Spears CD?: Hell no.
Which do you prefer? I am fortunate enough not to know any of them by name.
NSYNC or BSB?: Who?
Next few questions skipped 'cos I don't understand any of them
Mp3 players or CD players? I'm still on CD, 'cos I don't have MP3.
How many days could you go without a bath?: We only have a shower, which I can only go two days without, as I've recently had cause to find out.
Would you give up on chocolate and soda if it would make you look better?: I don't have the chocolate gene, and I drink diet coke by choice.
Do you care about weight? Yes, but not for my looks.
If you could have ANY haircolor, what would it be?: Permanent natural purple.
What are the prettiest colored eyes?: yellow
What do you think of Canada?: Dunno, it looks big on the map.
What do you think of England?: Pretty in parts, some of my best pals live there. Politically and gastronomically backward, but the food, at least, is improving.
What do you think of the USA?: I'd like to visit, but it has it's bad points, which I can't be arsed listing or we'd be here all day.
Do you watch a lot of TV?: Buffy, Angel, flicking around cable most days.
What is your favorite show?: Currently Buffy
Who is your favorite actor? James Marsters, Andrea Katsulas, Seth Green - is a theme beginning to emerge here?
Actress?: Don't really have one
Your favorite movie would be...? Prosero's Books. Still
Where can you get the best clothes?: charity shops
What color looks best on you?: dark red
Color or colour? Colour.
Favorite or favourite?: Favourite.
French fries or fish and chips: No thanks, I'm on a diet
Have you ever once been caught saying GIRL POWER?: Nope
If so, were you wearing 12 inch British platforms?: I'm too old to think platforms will ever be cool.
Do you type really fast? quite
Does it annoy people who are around you (like in the library)? Er, no?
Do you/did you like high school? Hated and despised it.
Do you know anyone who has the same birthday as you? Yes, at least two people
What’s your horoscope today? "The shower will be fixed today, people will thank you for your Herculean efforts and you will get a pay rise. Oh, and Money will fall from the sky on your head.
Favorite pen color: Black felt
What word do you constantly misspell when typing? Accommodation
Do you have trees in your yard? Yes, but you can't get to them for the junk and nettles.
Name one comedian that everyone thinks is funny but you absolutely cannot stand: Dawn French.
Name one director you hate and tell why: Stephen Spielberg, for AI
Do you like Tim Burton? He's OK.
What annoys you more than anything? Fucking stupid people who refuse to THINK. Ahem, sorry about that.
Tell me about the weirdest pair of socks you own: I threw away the pastel coloured socks I once got given, so none.
If you woke up tomorrow morning as the opposite sex, what would you do first? Panic horribly, then go and shag Sandy, if he'd let me...
Did you read fear street books? Nope
How about sweet valley high? No, too old
Where do you vacation every summer? BiCon
Do you like the beach? Only in Winter
Do you tan or burn easily? Yes, very.
Do you make up your own words and lingo? Bim?
Do you eat lots of TV dinners? No, I cook realy food and eat in front of the TV
Favorite hot pocket flavor: You get flavoured pockets?!
If you could make one celebrity magically disappear, who would it be? God, such a choice! Anne Robinson, please.
How is life treating you? OK, I spose
Do people like you? On the whole, I guess, though they're inclined to forget I exist if not reminded.
What do you think it is that makes the "popular" people popular? The knack of putting down unpopular people.
What do you wear the most: Long skirts smocks
Are you using a pc or mac? Mac, right now.
Do you like chunky peanut butter? A bit
What amazes you about the opposite sex? Nothing that wouldn't be just another cheap shot in the sex war, which I do not believe in.
Favorite cereal: Sugar puffs
Name a movie that makes you cry: Can't think of one.
What’s something you like about the opposite sex, physically, that your friends think is odd? Watching them have sex with each other? But most of my friends like that, too, these days...
Is it true that only the good die young? No.
If so, are you going to live forever or die soon? Neither, I hope.
Do you live for today? Today and tomorrow and next week and next year and The Future. But not Yesterday.
How fast can you run? Not at all fast. And I look stupid doing it.
Favorite band from the 60's/70's: T-Rex
Have any of your friends had kids as teenagers? Yes, but ages ago.
Did they finish high school? And University
Favorite 80's television show: Blakes 7
Were you even born in the 80's? Hey! I finished University in the 80's
What year? '88.
Have you ever taught a little kid a curse word? No, they all seem to know them already...
Do you think little boys are horrendously ill behaved? No, but I still don't like kids as a rule
Have you ever thrown anything at a moving car? Er, no?
Name a villain in a movie that scared you when you were a kid: the hunter in Bambi. Daleks
Have you seen the original Friday the thirteenth? Yes, but I have no recellection of it.
The original Chucky? No
The original Halloween? No
What’s your favorite channel? BBC Knowledge
Does it snow where you live? Sometimes
If yes, do you go sled riding? It doesn't snow enough for that
What month has the most people you know born in it? September, which makes sense when you think about it, especially in Scotland
Do holidays make you festive? Some of them, but not Xmas.
Do you celebrate Christmas? See above
Ever had a hot teacher? No, never
How do you treat people you are attracted to? With caution
What do you want for your birthday this year? More LJ paid membership.
Do we all go a little mad sometimes? Yes, and more people go more mad than you'd like more often than you'd think.
What pisses you off more than anything in the world? The above fact is pretty off pissing
Do you still go trick or treating? Never have, never will.
Do you believe in Santa Claus? I am 35 you know. And I think it's morally wrong to tell stupid lies to kids, too.
Have you ever worked in a supermarket? Yes, Safeways, when I was 17, evenings and Saturdays
How about a restaurant? No.
What color is your bedspread? Maroon
Do your eyes change colors? No
Do you believe that we walked on the moon? People did. I didn't - I'm sure I would have noticed.
What’s your opinion of the u.s. retaliation in Afghanistan? That it is in no way a retaliation
Do you live by yourself? No, I have four flatmates
Have you ever gotten a computer virus? Yes, it made me sneeze for a week
Do you get uneasy when you see a person of a different color than you walking down the same street as you in the middle of the night? What?! No!
If yes, do you think that makes you racist? Yes, it would. Obviously
What movie do you hope you never see again? The Di Capri-Sun Romeo & Juliet - I so agree with Duranorak on that one.
Have you ever hugged a stuffed animal or pillow and pretended that it was your significant other, or someone you had a crush on, and then someone caught you talking to it, and stroking its soft, fuzzy fur, and laughed at you and told the whole school? no, but I have a comfort dildo.
Do you drive? Can, but don't. Don't have a car.
Has anyone ever called you a bitch? Yes.
Has anyone ever called you an asshole? No.
Are you a bitch/asshole? No, I'm sweet, me.
What’s the first thing you do when you get home from school/work? Fall over
Tell me about the best school-related activity you ever took part in: Does not compute! What’s your religion? Atheist pagan
Do you try to force it on other people? When I can get away with it
Do you knock on people's doors at 7 a.m. on Saturdays, trying to give them a pamphlet and tell them about the lord, or ask random people at the mall if they've been saved, yet you think that doesn't count as forcing religion, you son of a bitch? I'd like to see anyone selling atheism like that - it could be cool.
What’s the best restaurant you've ever eaten at? It was in Brittany, when I was 15, so maybe if I found it again it wouldn't be as good as all that.
Have you ever been flipping channels late at night and caught a glimpse of some porn on Cinemax? Not as such.
If so, did you watch it? Usually only briefly, it's rarely any good
What’s the code word or phrase you and your friends use for the word SEX? Play, but it's only some of them, and it's not a code word exactly - there's some context there...
Is sex an uncomfortable topic for you? Not for years, now.
What is the one thing in the world that just looking at it makes you vomit, or come close to it? Stuff with eyeballs. Or fingernails.
When other people vomit, does it make you sick? Not literally, but it's no fun.
Do your clothes match? Anything goes with black.
What are you wearing right now? Black and red.
Did you ever have those fisher price roller skates that go over top of your shoes? Yes, and twisted my ankle in them.
Did you have a bike with a banana seat? No
Have you lived in the same house your entire life? No, but I did until I was 19.
What’s the weirdest thing you've lived next to? Strip bars - which weren't right next door, but close enough.
Who is the ugliest person you've ever seen? Someone who worked in a local record shop who looked just like a monkey - but he was a lovely guy.
Do you watch talk shows? Not if I can help it, not even if people I know are on them, stupid fucks.
What are your thoughts on keeping animals in captivity?
Zoos are getting better. Edinburgh Zoo is OK.
What do you think of all the "superstores" that are popping up everywhere? Ugly but sometimes useful. There should be more public transport to them.
What do you think of pop music? These days - mostly shit, but with a few gems
Tell me something I don't know: Llinos is a name.