E-mail Questionnaire from Anne
I'm pretty ruthless when it comes to screening my personal e-mail. Commercial spam, of course, is at the top of the "delete" list, but I also have little patience for all the crap that people forward because they think it's fun or somehow useful to me: the jokes, the heartwarming "true stories," the calls for boycotts on this or that, and, worst of all, the "public service messages" that nine times out of ten turn out to be urban legends. (Actually, I sort of enjoy those, because then I have the pleasure of debunking them for whoever sent them. But I've noticed that people don't much send them to me anymore, probably because my debunkings take the fun out of it for them.)
All that stuff that eternally floats around the comm channels wore out its welcome for me very soon after I started using e-mail. All except for the questionnaires. I still like those. You know, those lists of random and essentially superficial questions that are supposed to provide insight into our friends.
I got one from Anne awhile back, the first one I've received in a long time. Considering that these questionnaires are essentially the same thing as the LiveJournal memes I occasionally put up (and the fact that I don't have anything else ready to post today), I thought I'd reproduce it here, along with my sure-to-be-fascinating answers:
1. What time is it: 11:29 am
2. Name as it appears on birth certificate: Reginald Jason Bennion
4. Piercings: One, but I let it close over a while back
5. What is the most recent movie you've seen in the theater: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
6. Eye color: Brown
7. Place of birth: Salt Lake City, Utah
8. Favorite foods: Philly cheesesteaks, dry salami, snap-peas in the pod, and Hershey bars with almonds
9. Ever been to Africa: No, but it's on The List.
10. Ever been toilet-papering: Yes
11. Love someone so much it made you cry: Yes
12. Been in a car accident: Yes
13. Croutons or bacon bits: Croutons.
14. Favorite day of the week: Sunday -- it's the only one when I usually have no obligations to meet
15. Favorite restaurant: Ruth's Diner
17. Favorite sport to watch: None... except maybe surfing. Or cheerleading. Neither of which is on TV much...
18. Favorite ice cream: Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia. Or homemade strawberry.
19. Disney or Warner Brothers: Warner Bros, of course. Disney shorts are too namby-pamby.
20. Favorite fast-food restaurant: AstroBurger
21. What color is your bedroom carpet: Pale blue shag
22. How many times did you fail your driver's test: None
23. Before this one, from whom did you get your last e-mail: I've actually had this questionnaire in my possession for a while, so I'll just say the last person I got an e-mail from, which was my friend Robert
24. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card: I would never max a credit card; I'm pretty straight-arrow about credit. But since the point of this is probably to see where I'd like to go on a shopping spree, I'll say... Best Buy. (DVDs for everyone!)
26. What do you do most often when you are bored? Write blog entries! Or read, or watch a DVD...
27. Bedtime: No earlier than midnight, usually.
28. Who will respond to this e-mail the quickest? Non-sequitur, since we're now in blogspace.
29. Who is the person you sent this to that is least likely to respond? Non-sequitur, because of that blogging thing again.
30. Who are you most curious about their responses to this questionnaire? Non-sequitur. Again. Because this is a blog. Sheesh. Get a clue, you silly questionnaire.
31. Favorite TV shows: 24, Lost, CSI (the original Las Vegas edition), Joan of Arcadia, The Amazing Race
32. Last person you went to dinner with: Anne
33. Ford or Chevy: Ford, although both have their charms
34. What are you listening to right now: The Revenge of the Sith soundtrack, specifically "Anakin's Dark Deeds."
35. What is your favorite color: Red
36. Ocean, Lake or River: Rivers, although they all have their charms.
37. How many tattoos do you have: None; I've never been able to think of anything I'd still want to look at in fifteen years.
38. Time you finished this e-mail: 11:36 am
39. How many people are you sending this email to: The entire blogosphere...
Comments
And here I thought you had just ignored this when I first sent it. :)
Posted by: Anne | May 5, 2005 1:23 PM
Nope, it just got shuffled to the bottom of the pile. You know how it is... :)
Posted by: jason | May 5, 2005 2:17 PM
Speaking about forwarding emails, I have to send you this email about a new Microsoft email tracker. Bill Gates is giving out tons of money for everytime it is forwarded!!!
J.K. Can you believe people still believe this one--I had someone forward it to me just this week. I'm thinking of sending out an email challenging people to send me more money than I can spend and see how many people are stupid enough to go for it.
OK so you're probably wondering when I'm going to tie this a little more into the entry so here it is. Rivers, um...I've bet you've got stories about that...
Posted by: Keith | May 6, 2005 3:00 PM
No specific river stories come to mind. I just find that I like being near running water. It's very soothing. Of course, you know one particular river that I was rather fond of! :)
As for that email tracker thing, I just got that one again not too long ago. Sheesh, people, try checking Snopes every once in a while! Not to mention the old adage about things that sound too good to be true...
Posted by: jason | May 8, 2005 1:34 AM