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What, "Sorcerer/Pop icon" doesn't give you anything?

I can't answer several of them for various reasons, but:


I give you money and send you into the grocery store to pick up 6 items. You can only pick one thing from the following departments.. What is it?

1. Produce: Desilu
2. Bakery: Oliver Hardy
3. Meat: Milton Berle
4. Frozen: Encino Man
5. Dry Goods: Hugh Laurie
6. Dairy: Twister

Let's say we're heading out for a weekend getaway. You're only allowed to bring 3 articles of clothing with you (not counting undergarments). So, what's in your bag?

Nothing exciting here. If it were just a weekend trip I probably wouldn't even pack a bag. But if I did: whatever pants were on top of the pile, whatever shirt was closest to the door. And I guess it is cold since that is the only reason I'd need a third garment that isn't underwear, so a coat.


If I was to listen in on one of your conversations throughout the day, what 4 phrases or words would I be most likely to hear?

I have no idea. If I were aware of using the same phrases throughout the day I'd stop. So someone else will have to answer this one. But I tend to rub my cheek while talking so go ahead and count that in the category of non-verbal phrases.

So, what 4 things do you find yourself doing every single day, and if you didn't get to do, you probably wouldn't be in the best mood (Aside from eating and sleeping)?

The New York Times Crossword Puzzle is the only thing that I can think of that I do every day. But missing it wouldn't make me cranky. I guess I read every day, but not doing so would mean that I was never not doing something else (seriously, if I pause for two minutes I'm reading) so that wouldn't make me annoyed either.

You're driving down the road, and suddenly you're hit with this sense of road rage. What 3 factors probably contributed to it?

I don't know. Something really horribly stupid. Lani can attest to this but I don't think I've ever experienced road rage. So I'll say: intentional hit and run where it is obvious there are other people available to tend to the victim. An H3 driving 95 miles an hour with a syphon hose hanging out of the gas tank pumping fuel directly out onto the road. Accidentally tuning to Al Franken's radio show (not a comment on his politics, I just hate his voice) or Michael Savage (a comment on his politics and I hate his voice).

Sweet, you just scored a whole afternoon to yourself. We're talking a 3 hour block with nobody around. What 5 activities might we find you doing?

I have three hour blocks with nobody around all the time so it isn't really anything special. Probably watch TV, watching a movie, take a walk.

We're going to the zoo. But, it looks like it could start storming, so it'll have to be a quick visit. What 3 exhibits do we have to get to?

Raining is the best time to visit zoos so I don't know why I'd leave quickly just because it was raining. I have no interest in elephants or primates so they'd be out. Meercats are fun to watch because they're usually moving. Duikers so I can jokes to myself about the name. Otters.

You just scored tickets to the taping of any show that comes on TV of your choice. You can pick between 4, so what are you deciding between?

I've been to two tapings in my life and that was enough to convince me that unless I'm going to shag the star of the show afterwards (helloooo Jerry Stiller) I don't want to do any such thing if at all avoidable. Nothing less fun in the world.

And none of my favorite shows are taped in front of audiences anyway.

You're hungry for ice cream. I'll give you a triple dipper ice cream cone. What 3 flavors can I pile on for ya?

I would never want three scoops of ice cream at once. Seriously, I go to an ice cream shop and I ask for their smallest size cup and then ask them to put only half of what they'd normally put in there and I'll still pay full price. But if you can get apple, peanut butter, and graham cracker in that small little bit then I'm happy (it is really sad that Cold Stone uses the weakest ice cream ever for their base; or good I guess since I live across the street from one).

However, as a side not, a couple days ago I was at our local Indian grocery and I decided to try one of the Indian ice creams they sell. I bought a random one that wasn't mango (since mango is teh gross). The flavor is "falooda." I have no idea what that is. We finally got around to trying it tonight. I now know that "falooda" is Hindi for "gross." Looking at the ingredients, I probably would have guessed that. They include: corn noodles, basil seeds, rose, and "rooafza." I'd blame the "rooafza" but I'm still trying to guess what corn noodles are.

Anyway, that was a long way of saying I won't be having falooda as one of the scoops (two hours later and I can still taste it; Lani found it even more disgusting than I did).

Somebody stole your purse/wallet…in order to get it back, you have to name 5 things you know are inside to claim it. So, what's in there?

1. A BART ticket
2. Four 50 cent stamps from Singapore that adhered themselves to a slot in my wallet.
3. A Sands Beach Club casino loyalty card that we exchange with a couple we regularly eat with. The card indicates whose turn it is to pay for dinner and at the end of the evening there is a ceremonial passing over of the card. It just happened to be something in my wallet about 5 years ago when we first did this.
4. The doorcard for my office buildign.
5. Faint remnants of bovine DNA.

You are at a job fair, and asked in what areas you are interested in pursuing a career. Let's pretend you have every talent and ability to be whatever you wanted and it was all lucrative enough to live happily and comfortably on. What 4 careers would be fun for you?

1. Movie producer. I know it sounds shallow but I honestly think I'd love the uber project management side of movie making. But still being able to have some involvement in multiple projects simultaneously. The thought of dedicating two years to making a single movie would have me hanging myself.
2. Internal Secret Shopper-style auditor for a mid-level national motel chain so long as they provide me with a vehicle and gas money.

3. Mike Post. That has to be the perfect life. Wealth of Croesus gained through a job that has no real physical demands and nobody has a clue who you are.

4. Astronaut. As I recently said elsewhere, if given a chance to go into space I'd take it so long as the risk of death was less than 10%.

If you could go back and talk to the old you, when you were in high school, and inform yourself of 5 things, what would you say?

1. Adulthood is pretty much what you figured.

2. Stick to your guns: The Breakfast Club and Ferris Beuller's Day Off are both not very good movies. Apparently it'll take longer than 20 years but eventually everybody will recognize that.

3. 19 is too young to get married, but in the end it was well worth the experience so do it anyway. Just don't get the cat.

4. Try to bump up the ambition level just a notch. You'll find pretty good success considering that you'll never have a plan or any particular desire towards a specific career. So imagine what you'd accomplish if you had just a smidgen of ambition.

5. When you're about 23 there's going to be a pretty good opportunity to work for a company called Google. Even though the commute will suck, take the job.

I give you money and send you into the grocery store to pick up 6 items. You can only pick one thing from the following departments.. What is it?

1. Produce:
Avocado

2. Bakery:
Cheese Danish

3. Meat:
Sushi grade yellowtail (gonna have to be a good store)

4. Frozen:
Ben and Jerry's

5. Dry Goods:
Cornbread Mix

6. Dairy:
Gruyere



Let's say we're heading out for a weekend getaway. You're only allowed to bring 3 articles of clothing with you (not counting undergarments). So, what's in your bag?

1. Levis
2. Button Down Shirt
3. Hat



If I was to listen in on one of your conversations throughout the day, what 4 phrases or words would I be most likely to hear?

1. Of course
2. Indeed
3. Idiot! (usually while driving through a shopping center)
4. Gig



So, what 4 things do you find yourself doing every single day, and if you didn't get to do, you probably wouldn't be in the best mood (Aside from eating and sleeping)?

1. Drinking coffee
2. Smoking
3. Surfing and posting
4. Reading



You're driving down the road, and suddenly you're hit with this sense of road rage. What 3 factors probably contributed to it?

1. Someone is blocking my way in a shopping center parking lot.
2. Someone is following me too closely on the freeway.
3. Someone sees my blinker but won't let me change lanes.



Sweet, you just scored a whole afternoon to yourself. We're talking a 3 hour block with nobody around. What 5 activities might we find you doing?

1. Writing
2. Looking up music on youtube
3. Posting
4. playing the Sims
5. reading



We're going to the zoo. But, it looks like it could start storming, so it'll have to be a quick visit. What 3 exhibits do we have to get to?

1. Gibbons
2. Reptiles
3. Pandas



You just scored tickets to the taping of any show that comes on TV of your choice. You can pick between 4, so what are you deciding between?


1. Daily Show
2. Colbert Report
3. Real Time
4. Weeds



You're hungry for ice cream. I'll give you a triple dipper ice cream cone. What 3 flavors can I pile on for ya?

1. Rocky Road
2. Pistachio
3. Fantasia



Somebody stole your purse/wallet…in order to get it back, you have to name 5 things you know are inside to claim it. So, what's in there?

1. Drivers license
2. Expired Disneyland Pass
3. Costco Card
4. Bank Card
5. Spare key



You are at a job fair, and asked in what areas you are interested in pursuing a career. Let's pretend you have every talent and ability to be whatever you wanted and it was all lucrative enough to live happily and comfortably on. What 4 careers would be fun for you?

1. Organist, Dodger Stadium
2. Film composer
3. Lawyer
4. Novelist



If you could go back and talk to the old you, when you were in high school, and inform yourself of 5 things, what would you say?

1. Someday you will be surrounded with wonderful friends who know that you are gay and don't care one bit.

2. Pay more attention to grammar.

3. Stay away from cocaine.

4. Bet heavily on the '88 Dodgers, then invest the money in Microsoft.

5. Quit smoking

I give you money and send you into the grocery store to pick up 6 items. You can only pick one thing from the following departments.. What is it?

1. Produce:
Potato
2. Bakery:
Sourdough Bread
3. Meat:
Ground Beef
4. Frozen:
Ice Cream
5. Dry Goods:
Some kind of pasta
6. Dairy:
2% Milk



Let's say we're heading out for a weekend getaway. You're only allowed to bring 3 articles of clothing with you (not counting undergarments). So, what's in your bag?

1. Jeans
2. T-shirt
3. nice dress (just in case)



If I was to listen in on one of your conversations throughout the day, what 4 phrases or words would I be most likely to hear?

1. Your books are due on..
2. Really...
3. Ok, so..
4. Is it your internet time?



So, what 4 things do you find yourself doing every single day, and if you didn't get to do, you probably wouldn't be in the best mood (Aside from eating and sleeping)?

1. Not thinking about my kid
2. Showering
3. Reading
4. Sudoku



You're driving down the road, and suddenly you're hit with this sense of road rage. What 3 factors probably contributed to it?

1. Lookie-Loos on my way to work
2. Crazy Semitrucks pushing me off the road
3. People who tailgate



Sweet, you just scored a whole afternoon to yourself. We're talking a 3 hour block with nobody around. What 5 activities might we find you doing?

1. Television
2. Sleeping
3. Reading
4. Sudoku
5. Internet



We're going to the zoo. But, it looks like it could start storming, so it'll have to be a quick visit. What 3 exhibits do we have to get to?

1. Polar Bears
2. Monkeys
3. Sea Lions



You just scored tickets to the taping of any show that comes on TV of your choice. You can pick between 4, so what are you deciding between?

1. Lost
2. Oprah
3. Iron Chef
4. SNL



You're hungry for ice cream. I'll give you a triple dipper ice cream cone. What 3 flavors can I pile on for ya?

1. Chocolate
2. Chunky Monkey
3. New York Super Fudge Chunk



Somebody stole your purse/wallet…in order to get it back, you have to name 5 things you know are inside to claim it. So, what's in there?

1. Disneyland AP
2. Cell Phone
3. Paul Frank pencil case
4. Library Card
5. Allergy pills



You are at a job fair, and asked in what areas you are interested in pursuing a career. Let's pretend you have every talent and ability to be whatever you wanted and it was all lucrative enough to live happily and comfortably on. What 4 careers would be fun for you?

1. Pixar animator
2. Travel writer
3. World class piano player
4. Chef



If you could go back and talk to the old you, when you were in high school, and inform yourself of 5 things, what would you say?

1. Study your ass off, you'll make friends in college
2. Go to USC
3. Don't be so self conscious, you're gorgeous!
4. Take Spanish instead of French
5. Don't go out with Steve.