Journal of No. 118

Deven Deadly Sins

ANGER

1. Who did you last get angry with?

That asshole on Sawtelle, driving 20 mph below the speed limit.

2. What is your weapon of choice?

My barbed tongue

3. Would you hit a member of the opposite sex?

I can imagine circumstances, but they'd be extreme.

4. How about of the same sex?

I haven't since grade school, but Bino got really close when he poured cold water down my back at frisbee. What an asshole.

5. Who was the last person who got really angry at you?

The guy that pulled away from the curb without signalling, as I was trying to make a left right in front of him.

6. What is your pet peeve?

Damn, I don't have all day. I'll just restrict it to grammatical foibles and religious bigotry.

7. Do you keep grudges, or can you let them go easily?

I don't really keep grudges.


SLOTH

1. What is one thing you're supposed to do daily that you haven't done in a long time?

Mmm.... I don't floss as regularly as I should.

2. What is the latest you've ever woken up?

EVER? Maybe 1 PM.

3. Name a person you've been meaning to contact, but haven't:

Nobody really. But to make this more interesting, I'll note that I think I saw Alisa at the TJ's in Westchester on Thursday. But I was in a hurry, so I didn't even say hi. The bitch of it is, that we locked eyes for three hundredths of a second, so she probably recognized me, but she didn't want to say hi either, because I am lame and unintersting.

4. What is the last lame excuse you made?

Some crap I told my boss, no doubt.

5. Have you ever watched an infomercial all the way through?

Never, ever.

6. When was the last time you got a good workout in?

Shit, mowing the lawn and raking leaves yesterday counts in my book.

7. How many times did you hit the snooze button on your alarm clock today?

I never hit snooze.


GLUTTONY

1. What is your overpriced yuppie beverage of choice?

Um... maybe a green apple martini?

2. Meat eaters: white meat or dark meat?

White.

3. What is the greatest amount of alcohol you've had in one sitting/outing/event?

That would be the Star Trek Lounge live game. That's by far the most I've ever drunk without throwing up. Probably the most I've drunk ever. Those who were there know the excess that was involved. Those who weren't there will underestimate it mightily.

4. Have you ever used a professional diet company?

No way, Jose. Just because I'm on LJ doesn't mean I'm some female ana.

5. Do you have an issue with your weight?

Just because I'm on LJ doesn't mean I'm some female ana.

6. Do you prefer sweets, salty foods, or spicy foods?

Spicy has eclipsed salty in my book.

7. Have you ever looked at a small house pet or child and thought, "LUNCH!"?

Only theoretically. *drools*


LUST

1. How many people have you seen naked (not counting movies/family)?

Wow, this number is so pathetic that I decline to state it.

2. How many people have seen YOU naked (not counting physicians/family)?

ditto

3. Have you ever caught yourself staring at the chest/crotch of a member of your gender of choice during a normal conversation?

It's happened.

4. Have you "done it"?

What are we, 12?

5. What is your favorite body part on a person of your gender of choice?

Brian has convinced me that I am not a breast man, though I thought I was.

6. Have you ever been propositioned by a prostitute?

I'll never forget that guy in the pink dress in Turin.

7. Have you ever had to get tested for an STD or pregnancy?

NO! Whoop Whoop Whoop.


GREED

1. How many credit cards do you own?

Two, now.

2. What's your guilty pleasure store?

Shit, they're all gone. I'll say Shrine on Melrose, even though I have never ever bought anything there.

3. If you had $1 million, what would you do with it?

Buy a bigger house, invest the rest. Dull, I know. I'm really not that interesting.

4. Would you rather be rich, or famous?

Famous.

5. Would you accept a boring job if it meant you would make megabucks?

I would be happy to work like that for, say, three years, and then live off the accumulation.

6. Have you ever stolen anything?

Not since I was a kid. I remember shoplifting some gum.

7. How many MP3s are on your hard drive?

3 days 13 hours 25 minutes


PRIDE

1. What one thing have you done that you're most proud of?

Maybe my work on Taint of Madness.

2. What one thing have you done that your parents are most proud of?

Graduated College.

3. What thing would you like to accomplish in your life?

Barring personal immortality, I'd like to write a piece of fiction that has some life beyond my own mortality.

4. Do you get annoyed by coming in second place?

I wouldn't know. {ooooooh, scores high in pride}

5. Have you ever entered a contest of skill, knowing you were of much higher skill than all the other competitors?

No.

6. Have you ever cheated on something to get a higher score?

No

7. What did you do today that you're proud of?

I mowed the lawn!


ENVY

1. What item (or person) of your friends would you most want to have for your own?

I can't think of anything

2. Who would you want to go on "Trading Spaces" with?

Dagon forbid. Um... I might trust Kirsten to know what we'd like.

3. If you could be anyone else in the world who would you be?

I would be me, only with the amount of fame I deserve.

4. Have you ever wished you had a physical feature different from your own?

Not really, though my increasing beer belly could be traded away for a normal belly.

5. What inborn trait do you see in others that you wish you had for yourself?

The gift of gab. I do well in writing, but my tongue is not too agile.

6. Do you wish you'd come up with this survey?

No. Loser.

7. Finally, what is your favorite deadly sin?

Lust, duh.

1. I am happiest when: I've just finished creating something
2. I feel lonely when: Rebecca is in Greece/India for weeks at a time. Generally, though, I find that I am good company for myself.
3. The ideal relationship would be: harmonious brains and bodies.
4. Favorite movie: Amadeus
5. Favorite author: H.P. Lovecraft has certainly had the greatest effect on my life.
6. What makes you cry: not much
7. Introvert or extrovert: Introvert
8. Do you think too much: all the time, pal, all the time
9. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be: Los Angeles. Or Italy. Or the Hotel Dolores Alba just outside Chichen Itza. Or an evil supervillain's lair.
10. A famous person you would like to meet: I'm blanking... um... George Carlin or Daniel Dennett or Doug Hofstadter.
11. Do you believe in organized religion: I do not believe in any religion.
12. Pro-life or pro-choice: pro-choice
13. Are you a vegetarian: no
14. Do you support the death penalty: no
15. Do angels or demons exist: no
16. What would you most like to be doing right now: Doing a little work, doing a little goofing off. Hurray for me -- I've succeeded!
17. Do you have any regrets: I regret telling Seth Putterman that I wasn't interested in being his research assistant. I should have just kept taking theory classes while becoming an experimentalist. Then I might now have both a Ph.D. and an actual job in physics.
18. Sex or love: it's not an either-or question.
19. Favorite coffee: Melitta. In addition to great coffee, they recently coined the term 'javapod'. I don't even care what it is -- the word itself is genius. Say it out loud -- javapod
20. Brand of cigarettes: Supersonic
21. Favorite scent: MMmmmmm.... pumpkin pie.... *drools*
22. What REALLY makes you mad: This
23. Favorite way to waste time: internet
26. What is your best quality: eh... nothing stands out; I'm just all-around 'nice'.
27. Are you currently in love/lust: yes
28. What's the craziest thing you have ever done: too many to choose from. Probably the greatest combination of crazy action and crazy thought process was during the summer after freshman year, when I ditched my temp job, 'stole' mom's car and drove to UCLA to visit Rebecca.
30. Any bad habits: lots
31. Do you find it hard to trust people: not really
32. Do you ever doubt yourself: infrequently
33. Last book you read: I've nearly finished reading the Lord of the Rings in German. It's been slow going, and there's a serious book-backlog behind it.
34. Last thing you bought for yourself: ha... a refrigerator and a washing machine. If that doesn't count as 'for myself', then... other than food... the science fiction issue of the Arkham Sampler on Ebay.
35. Bath or shower: shower
36. Favorite season: summer
37. Porn or erotica: I'm not sure how to classify this or this. [Edited to add: or THIS!]
38. What is your favorite flavor: Is pizza a flavor?
39. What is your favorite time of day: around midnight
40. Gold or silver: silver
41. What is the lamest pickup line someone has used on you: I'm a guy, so A) no one picks up on me B) if they did, I would be oblivious. That said, there was the drunk sorority girl who grabbed my ass in Westwood. That was pretty lame. Besides, I had Diddy Riese cookies; she had no chance.
42. Silk sheets or cotton: this time of year... electric blanket wins, hands down.
43. Any secret crushes: Don't make me expose my time-travelling crush on Myrna Loy.
44. Do you ever feel you are insane: I'm not insane! I'm not insane!!! It's the world that's insane!
45. Favorite style of music: classical, 'hard rock', techno, blues.
46. Favorite film genre: comedy
47. If you could be the opposite sex for one day, would you do it: as long as it's not that time of the month. Oh, and can I have Orlando Bloom dressed as Legolas, please?
48.What do you desire most in life: "The cosmos contains nothing of greater importance for the negligible atoms called human beings than the condition of being elegantly amused." --HP Lovecraft
49. Do you believe in destiny: no
50. Is world peace attainable: not in our lifetime
51. City or country: city
52. Are you more inclined to set short or long term goals for yourself?: both, really. I think finishing this quiz was more of a longterm goal than I expected.