an unthemed survey

I think I'm going to start splitting surveys between bulletins and blogs. Also, there's a blank version in the comments if you want to fill one out, too.

1. If I could choose what decade I was born in, I’d choose…

I'm leaning towards the 70s, as it seems like being an adult in the 90s would've been a lot of fun for me, plus I would have been able to establish myself career-wise before the whole Great Recession and possibly even bought a house.

2. The first thing I’d do after winning the lottery is…

Research the best ways to claim the winnings. I believe it involves an LLC, but I'd make sure before doing so.

3. The videos that always make me laugh are…

There was a thread on Twitter of dogs with knives in their mouths and their humans trying to get them to drop them. I know it's super dangerous, but I just couldn't stop laughing.

4. A trend I really love is…

Billionaires losing lots of money

5. One of my most original costumes was…

None of them have been, like, unique ideas, but I have made several costumes over the years. One year I went to work in a long-sleeved white shirt and khakis. At some point, I went in the bathroom and changed into tattered and stained versions of them (using the ashes from burned incense, so that they looked dirty, but smelled nice), applied some fake blood to my neck and shoulder and shambled back into my area. I legit startled some people. 

6. Between sunrises and sunsets, I prefer….

Sunsets. Sunrises are too damn early.

7. If for one day I could be invisible or fly, I’d choose to…

The physics of sight means that being invisible would render one effectively blind. So I'll go with flight and hope I don't get down.

8. My perfect pizza looks like:

Round with bubbled and browned crust, mottled cheese, and topped with pepperoni rounds, sausage crumbles, pickled jalapeño rings, and pineapple chunks.

9. I wish I had hair like…

Ryan Reynolds, I guess. I just mostly don't like my curly hair and wish it was straight.

10. If I could be feared by all or loved by all, I’d choose to be…

Loved

11. Once in my life, I’d like to cut my hair like…

I don't like haircuts and just buzz it down with a 3 every so often.

12. My feelings about coconut flavor are…

I like eating coconut, but am just OK with it as a flavor.

13. One of my favorite writers is…

AJ Jacob. He was one of the first authors that I read when I got back into reading after school ruined it for me.

14. My favorite mode of transportation is…

Train

15. One of my favorite singers is…

Cassandra Violet. I met her through friends when we were both students at UCSB. I didn't know she sang (or maybe she didn't?) until after we went our separate ways, but we've remained friends on Facebook.

16. When I go to a new restaurant and have no idea what to order I…

Back before smartphones were a thing, I've asked the server for their recommendation. I was never steered wrong. But these days I'm usually looking at the menu before I ever go to at least make sure they serve foods that seem like I might like them.

17. What’s a favorite hobby of yours?

Video games. I've been playing since I was like 4 years old.

18. I think a good source of therapy is…

Therapy. Talking to a professional can be very effective. 

19. A friend who I can always be myself around is…

Al, who was my best man.

20. A friend who always makes me laugh is…

I used to be this friend, but I don't recall having such a friend myself.

21. Something helpful to lose weight is…

Medical intervention. Statistically no one loses weight permanently through diet and exercise.

22. In the shower, I like to sing…

Nothing. I listen to podcasts when I shower.

23. The furthest I’ve ever traveled is…

California to North Carolina, though that was for a permanent move. For a trip only, about 1100 miles from LA to Seattle.

24. The best car I’ve ever owned is…

Whatever car my wife already owned when we got married. I think it was an Elantra.

25. A party I had so much fun at was…

A summer birthday party in college. There was a live rock band, Jello wrestling, a fire dancer, and I spent the evening talking to a pretty lady named Arwen (her parents indeed named her after the LOTR character).

26. A fear of mine is…

Failure. It's a problem.

27. My favorite season is…

Fall

28. If you knew me well, you’d gift me…

Cash so I can buy the things I want.

29. Between movies and TV, which would you prefer?

Movies would have been my answer until sometime between 2010 and 2017, when TV started to get a whole lot better than it was when I decided to stay a Film Studies major instead of re-declaring to Film and Other Media studies. Had I known TV was going to get so good, I would have changed.

30. A new year’s resolution I haven’t been able to accomplish yet is:

I don't make these.