once i start i cannot stop myself...

i stole this from xavier because he rules.



Are you happy with your given name?
it's fine. nobody can pronounce it, though. which is weak. and really annoying.

What is your guaranteed weeping movie?
i am sam. i simply cannot get through that movie without bawling at some point. that's my only weeping movie.

What is the one thing you like to do alone?
just one? pretty much all bathroom activities. i enjoy being in that room alone, thanks. also, watching hockey because other people don't appreciate it like i do, and then they bug me.

What’s a major fear or yours?
not getting barricade when i have a floor ticket. AH heaven forbid.

Are you a pyromaniac?
not even a little

Do you know anyone famous?
willie o'ree. he was the first black nhl player. so he's famous in some circles...

Describe your bed.
the bed here, in la, is kinda poopy. it's really loud and lumpy. let us move, instead, to a description of my dream bed: a king size with one of those AMAZING pillow top mattresses that are like, a thousand bucks at the mattress store. just like, a bed you could hang out in all day. and i'd want it low to the ground (like my san diego bed...which is actually a very comfortable bed... just too small) so that peek (and any future dogs) can easily hop on and off.

What type of character would you play in a movie?
a miranda (sex and the city), bette (the l word), chandler (friends) hybrid. according to my family, i resemble those characters a lot.

What do you carry with you at all times?
phone, wallet, keys.

How do you eat an apple?
i slice it up, cut out all the seeds and top and bottom parts. then i usually peel the skin. it's a lot of work.

Do you prefer to stand out or blend in?
sit back and observe <~~~~~~ xavier's answer is perfect. i rarely blend in, i'm not really an attention seeker...

What kind of first impression do you think you give people?
most people dislike me at first because i seem unfriendly or cold... but really i just don't know what to say to people when i first meet them. it takes me a while to like, figure it out.

Favorite communication method?
hahaha LOADED question for a communication studies major. it's funny, in high school this question would have been so simple but now i have such a different view of "communication." ....but i'll play this game and assume it means verbal communication... and so face to face because then you get all the nonverbal stuff, too.

What is your hidden talent?
?

Do you own a Bible?
no

How many drinks before you’re tipsy?
what kind of drinks are we talking? a few, though, of any kind. i ain't no lightweight.

Do you have a problem changing clothes in front of friends?
there's a couple of people with whom i'm comfortable saying "hey don't look i'm changing" and that's fine....

What should you be doing instead of this?
reading. i should always be reading. when i'm sleeping, i should be reading. when i'm showering, i should be reading. i'm SO BEHIND.

Who was the last person who called you?
noelle ranting about top model

Are you ready?
not at all.

What is the last gift you gave someone?
i don't really remember... i like giving random gifts.

Does everything happen for a reason?
no. some things just happen.

What is your biggest headache lately?
school.

What color is your bedroom?
this weird light mint.

Do you consider yourself to be a nice person?
i mean, i can be... but i think most of the people i know are nicer than i am.

Have you ever pierced your own body part or that of someone else?
no way

What kind of watch do you wear?
i usually use my cell phone but i have this blue spiderman watch i wear sometimes.

What’s one car you will never buy?
a big car/truck/suv thing. those big lifted trucks or suvs that don't even fit in a parking spot piss me off so much. you seriously cannot FATHOM the rage they give me. THEY SHOULDN'T EXIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i just wanna like, drive into them at full speed...but then my little honda would die and nothing would happen to their stupid fucking car. then stupid americans complain about the cost of gas and how it's cutting into their budgets and all that shit. well, dear fellow drivers, if you drove smaller cars then you really wouldn't have to fill up all that often. >:O there should be no trucks unless you need it for business purposes. there should be no SUVs unless you need them for business purposes. there should be no big huge tires and lifts and ridiculousness like that under any circumstances. PERIOD.

How many online journals do you read daily?
a few

Do you cry in front of your friends?
if it happens, it happens. not a big crier.

Would you die to save the life of someone you dearly love?
i can only say that i think so.

Do you have any married friends?
yeah. freaky man.

Do you like thunderstorms?
yeah, but maybe because they're so rare. maybe if they were common they'd bug me. although now that i have a dog they're kind of annoying because she barks like crazy.

What was your first job?
gas station... 76 gas attendant, baby.

What was the last thing you typed before this survey?
the blogger address

Who was your last IM to?
i haven't IMed in forever.

Favorite word lately?
i don't know... for once i'm not obsessed with any sayings.

What’s the strangest thing that’s happened to you in the past week?
getting to school yesterday. the 12 bus came, the driver informed me that he was only going to pico and that another bus was coming that was going to ucla. so i waited, the other bus came, i got on and said "to ucla?" and he said yeah and then at pico he yelled out "last stop!" so i had to wait around for another bus to get to class. it was annoying. i guess not that strange, though.

You have a crush, don’t you?
on danny briere and jose theodore.

Who?
^ i'm glad both of their teams won because now that gives versus a chance to actually interview one of them instead of all the lame ass people they've been interviewing.

What is the little physical habit that gives away your insecure moments?
i don't know my tells

Do you talk a lot?
that depends SO MUCH on with whom i'm talking.

What do you typically order at a bar?
i never know what to order once i'm there. the past couple times i've gotten mojitos. mostly because i enjoy saying "mojito."


Name ONE trait you hate in a person.
excessive interrupting. k BYE let me finish!!!

Favorite writing utensil?
does a computer count? typing > everything else.

What’s one thing you’re a loser at?
uno. i cannot win at that game.

When’s the last time you made someone cry?
i really don't remember. i like to avoid major drama. the last thing i remember was watching i am sam with noelle (like, six months ago) and we were both doing really well and then i couldn't take it anymore and started bawling and that pushed her over the edge and i made her cry. but i don't think that counts. DAMN THAT MOVIE!!!

Do you like the rain?
totally. unless it's raining the day that i have to drive down to san diego because then i know traffic is gonna be insane and then i want to cry just thinking about it.

Who was the last person you talked to in person?
ryan

What are your plans for the weekend?
work on saturday. i'd like to go to the zoo sunday.

How much money would it take for you to give up the internet for a year?
so much money that i can't even think of a sum. i love the internet.

Where’s your ideal marriage location?
somewhere not gross

What do you cook the best?
i don't really have a specialty. i make good asian noodles though.

What kind of books do you like to read?
anything interesting.

If you win the lottery, what would you like to do?
pay off my school loan, buy a house, amazing season ticket to the kings, go on vacation somewhere.... and then figure out how to make smart investments.

If you don’t like a person, how do you show it?
i just don't pay attention to them.

How long have you known your best friend?
since 7th grade... jesus, ten years?

What are you listening to?
the fountain outside. i had music on but now it's done. i want to go to amoeba next week. ....then i'd have more to listen to.

What was the last thing you laughed at?
trent being miserable.

What do you wish you were doing right now?
drinking tea and watching roseanne. and you see, this is very, very attainable. the only problem is that roseanne airs on nick at nite at like, 2 am and i have to be at school early tomorrow. :(

What musical instrument do you wish you could play?
i wish i could kick major ass with the guitar. i play less than ok and am not willing to put in all the time and effort to get better because it HURTS!!!! i don't care how much i play, my fingers hurt. so i always end up switching over to the piano because it's nice to me, i'm already good at it, and it doesn't hurt.

What’s the funniest experience you ever had at your job?
at estancia, liza, miguel and i were listening to a co-worker's shop call (we get these secret shoppers that call and pretend to be customers and then they record the conversation and give it to us so we can improve) and totally making fun of it and for some reason we were cracking up SO hard, and then the person we were laughing at TOTALLY showed up to the office...and she wasn't even scheduled.... so we freaked out and liza was frantically clicking buttons trying to get the thing to stop playing but the lady didn't even notice...she just was like, oh you crazy kids. i had to shut off my phone so i could laugh for ten minutes straight. it really was a "you had to be there" moment. also watching bad girls club at work. miguel makes anything funnier.


If you could speak any language, which language would you speak?
chinese... mandarin...cantonese, whichever. both. japanese. you see, i also want to learn portuguese...and really solidify italian and re-learn spanish, but i feel like those are really realistic goals. but i feel like under no circumstances could i ever really learn chinese or japanese without major, major MAJOR dedication. i'd like to just wake up and know it.

What fingers did you use to answer this… RIGHT NOW?
all of them... i ain't no two-finger typist.

Are you going to save your results?
sure.