2001-02-24

This questionaire was forwarded to me by a friend. Here you go, folks; current me in a nutshell:

CURRENT LIVING ARRANGEMENTS:

living in a basement of a greek family in down n out, up n coming jackson heights, queens. a half inch of drywall separates me from the other guy who lives in the basement. i never talk to him. his name is Aris, i believe. also have a studio that i crash at occasionally, occasionally crashing at scott osif's house in manhattan (but not recently) - or sleeping at the two places i work at.

>CURRENT BOOK YOU'RE READING? ulysses, joyce; natural history of the senses, diane ackerman (psu grad); the newest edition of Interview with lovely new madonna on cover and yoko ono/kim gordon in side (technically not a book, but a damn fat magazine)

WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Not a mouse pad, i have a mouse mat! it is huge! it covers damn near half the desk. I rule.

FAVORITE BOARD GAME? nope

FAVORITE MAGAZINE? any kind of porn, art in america, Blue, Time Out New York, (note: i'd like to add i simply detest those men magazines: GQ, Men's Health, and especially FHM.)

FAVORITE SMELLS? fresh air, rain, girls, ladies, women who don't stank, or only stank a little in a nice, sexy way

FAVORITE SOUNDS? talk, music, singing, thunder

WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD? when you can't sleep, when you're lonely.

WHAT IS THE THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? fuck (i'd have to agree with cindy there, though sometimes i think: "aaaaahh", or, i think of the last thing i thought before i went to sleep)

ROLLER COASTER, SCARY OR EXCITING? Viking ship, man.

HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? 3 (or 2 if im lonely)

FUTURE DAUGHTER'S NAME? maryanne (????)

FAVORITE FOODS? french toast on sunday mornings, cornflakes with either banana or peach slices. Fresh baked bread. just about everthing else. i love food

CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? vanilla

DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST? usually slow to medium, with fast intervals; though i rarely drive and haven't owned a car in 7 years.

DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? no, but often i do sleep with a Garfield comforter with the stuffing coming out.

FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? whatever she's having. cuervo. maker's mark. ouzo. today's special. hefferveisen. guiness. bass. minty jula.

WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? taur

STORMS COOL OR SCARY? fantastic. especially blizzards. (hey, why doesn't it ever thunder and lightining in a snow storm? that would be the best ever!)

WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? '83 Buick Skylark (first and only)

DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? how far down we talkin? i comprimise, and eat about half the stem

IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB WHAT WOULD IT BE? bartender, photographer, model, teacher,

IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR WHAT WOULD IT BE? platinum (well, probably not actually...)

IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? no comment

FAVORITE MOVIES? changes all the time. i really liked big lebowski, but i just saw it for the second time and was disappointed. i've decided to not have any favorite movies anymore, so as not to ruin them. Most anticipated movie right now that i want to see: Transformers. More than meets the Eye. apparantly every body on the f+ing planet has seen it, and somehow i didn't. Yes i know optimus dies.

ARE YOU A LEFTY OR RIGHTY? Righty

DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? yep, im pretty good with the numbers too.

WHAT'S UNDER YOUR BED? nothing but a fish tank uv lamp.

FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? women's tennis , volleyball, ping - pong

SAY ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU; Cindy is wonderful and lovely.

PERSON YOU SENT THIS TO WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND. uhh

NAME A PET PEEVE. corporate global capitalism, western notions of self-styled superiority, cruelty, mushiness (though not all the times), mean parents, bad music, bad art, and a whole lot else.