1. Do you believe in ghosts?
I don’t know. I am very skeptical.

2. Do you believe in extraterrestrials?
Yes, I think it is foolhardy and conceited to think we are the only ones.

3. Do you believe in mythical creatures (unicorns, vampires, etc.)?
No.

4. Do you believe in a higher power (God, Allah, Buddha, Hecate, Zeus, etc.)?
Yes, but what it is I have no idea.

5. Do you believe in the power of crystals?
There is some evidence that crystals and other minerals have some energy, but not like what the New Age people claim.

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1) Which one is more irritating- being too hot or being too cold?
Too hot – I can keep warm easily.

2) Were you born in the winter or the summer?
Late spring actually.

3) What are your favourite foods to eat when you need to warm up and cool down?
Chili, any time.

4) Which one are you more likely to suffer from- hayfever or flu- and does it run in your family?
Hayfever and it very much runs through my family.

5) You are granted a day of perfect weather whenever you like. What day do you place it on and why?
Saturday, for that is the day I am usually outside.

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Memory and Desire.
1. What is your happiest memory?
The birth of my children.

2. What is the most important life lesson you’ve learned?
Don’t spend more than you have.

3. What is the most difficult decision you’ve had to make?
To move from home.

4. What is the best thing about your life?
My family.

5. What is the biggest challenging you’re facing right now?
Money, not enough of it.

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Last Song on Earth

1. If the world was ending and you could listen to one song, what would it be?
REM’s It’s the End of the World

2. How did you first come across that song?
Bought the album.

3. If it reminds you of a person, is that person still with you?
Reminds me of noone in particular.

4. Does anyone else know what that song means to you?
Don’t really know.

5. Where would you listen to it, and with whom?(sic)
Outside at full volumn.

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1. At what age do you think it’s appropriate for someone to get their driver’s license?
A full license should be 21, with a provisional from 16 to 21.

2. At what age do you think it’s appropriate for someone to first drink alcohol?
First drink depends on the person’s family, to buy alcohol should be 21.

3. At what age do you think it’s appropriate for someone to become sexually active?
Depends on the person, usually 16 but could be older (not younger).

4. At what age do you think it’s appropriate for someone to vote in elections affecting national and/or local government?
18

5. At what age do you think it’s appropriate for someone to be conscripted for military service?
Never.

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Careers, Dreams, and Reality.
1. What did you dream of being when you were a little child?
A scientist.

2. What did you think you might become when you were between the ages of 12-13?
A scientist.

3. What career choices did you consider as a young adult?
Architect.

4. Did you follow along one of the career paths you considered?
Sort of. I became an architectural draftsman for a while.

5. Have you changed careers since then? Was it by choice or necessity?
Yes, by necessity. Jobs were scarce for draftsmen back then.

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Then & Now Five

1. how old were you when you first started your livejournal?
I’ve had a Livejournal account for years, but I started blogging in earnest when I was 39.

2. how has your life changed since then?
I’m poorer.

3. if you could go back and change one thing from your past, what would it be?
Save more maoney.

4. what is one thing you would do to make livejournal better?
Not that I can think.

5. if you joined the spice girls today…what would your spice name be? (ie, baby spice, scary spice, etc) (sic)
Geek Spice.

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1. If there was one thing about your body you could change, what would it be?
My big fat belly.

2. Would you rather lose 10lbs or 10 points off your IQ?
The 10 lbs of course. Wait, what are you ding with that knife!

3. When you look in the mirror, are you happy with what you see?
No, but then I am not unhappy with it either.

4. Have you ever dyed your hair?
Yes, but the grey and blond just came right back.

5. How often do you weigh yourself?
Ha ha ha ha. You think I want to know what I weigh?

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1. Will or did you go on vacation this summer?
No vacation this year.

2. Where will/did you go?
Did you not listen, no vacation.

3. What do you like about the place?
You can’t get it can you, no vacation.

4. What don’t you like about the place?
This is getting annoying. I repeat – no vacation.

5. Where do you want to go next summer?
On vacation.

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