May Contain Nuts

Oh, why the hell not? Found this on Shi-chahn’s dA page and decided to fill it out.

my name is:: Gary Buddell
nicknames:: Al, Alah, Alahm, Alahmnat, Ozy, Fox, Boodle, Buddle…
sex:: Male, last I checked
birthday:: 9/5/84
color:: Blue
star sign:: Virgo
place of birth:: Newport, KY (or close enough that it really doesn’t matter)
current residence:: Newport, KY
hair color:: Brown with some faint remnanits of its former blond self.
eye color:: Blue/gray/green
height:: 6′1″ or so
writing hand :: Right, but only because I broke my left arm as a kid. My handwriting sucks, by the way.
-BODY ILLS + SKILLS-
do you bite your nails:: Try not to
can you roll your tongue:: Yup.
can you raise one eyebrow at a time:: Yup.
can you blow smoke rings:: Nope. Don’t smoke.
can you blow spit bubbles:: Yup. Don’t very often though (read: never)
can you cross your eyes:: Yup.
Tie a cherry stem in a knot with your tongue:: I hate cherries. Oh, wait. No, I can’t. See sentence one.
Unwrap starbursts with your tongue:: Nope. Where the hell did that come from?
colored hair:: I don’t color my hair. It does it all by itself
tattoos and where:: None
piercing and where:: None.
do you make your bed daily:: Does anyone actually do this?
what goes on first bra or underwear:: Okay, if I start wearing a bra, you all have reason to fear for my sanity. O.o
which shoe goes on first:: Whichever one I find first
speaking of shoes, have you thrown one at someone:: No.
how much money is usually in your wallet:: Two words: Check Card. Seriously, somewhere between none and $30 cash. Plus some receipts and a parking ticket, but I’m rambling.
what jewelry do you wear 24/7:: My sharktooth necklace, which now also has Ash’s CTR ring on it.
what’s sexiest on a guy:: I honestly wouldn’t know.
what’s sexiest on a girl:: I honestly don’t pay attention to that very often…
would you rather be on time and look ok or late and look great:: I never look great anyway, so I usually look okay and am late.
do you twirl your spaghetti or cut it:: Twirl. I’ve never understood cutting spaghetti.
how many cereals are in your cabinet:: I think 4 at last count. I don’t eat cereal.
what utensils do you use eating pizza:: None. Pizza is a finger food, duh.
do you cook:: Only at Ash’s house… or when necessary at home. I’m really not too good at it. I’ve screwed up instant mashed potatoes, ok?
-GROOMING-
how often do you brush your teeth:: Whenever I remember to.
do you shower/bathe:: Yes.
how long do these showers last:: about 30 minutes, because I’m slow, and it’s cold in the bathroom :P.
hair drying method:: Towel and air.
do you paint your nails:: Um… I think this one’s obvious…
do you swear:: More than I really ought to. Certain things (see previous entry) really set me off though.
do you mumble to yourself:: All the time.
do you spit in public:: I don’t spit in private, ok?
do you pee in the shower:: Um, no.
in the cd player:: I don’t have a CD player anymore. Ananke is playing Santana though.
person you talk most on the phone with:: Probably mom, simply because I hardly ever call people. That’s why I have IMs :P.
what color is your bedroom:: Half deep navy blue/black and gray, half wallpapered in creame tones because the painting’s not done.
do you use an alarm clock:: Yes, but only in the loosest sense.
name four things or people you’re obsessed with:: Myst, Ash, my computer, and, um… my stories that never get written because I obsess over them :P.
have you ever skinny dipped with the opposite sex:: I’m going to echo Shi and ask who wrote these things…
ever sunbathed in the nude:: No.
window seat or aisle:: Window. Stupid drink carts are a pain in the shins.
what’s your sleeping position:: Something besides flat on my back.
what kind of bed do you like:: Waterbeds. They’re really slooshy
in hot weather do you use a blanket:: I always use a blanket. I’m weird. ‘Course, I also have the AC on a lot in the summer, so…
do you snore:: Not to my knowledge…
do you sleepwalk:: Not to my knowledge…
do you talk in your sleep:: You’re really asking the wrong person here… ask Ash
how about the light on:: Does my monitor count?
do you fall asleep with the TV or radio:: Again, monitor. No sounds but the computer humming though.
-WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU-
had sex:: Haven’t gotten there yet.
were kissed or kissed someone:: Jan 5th. Which is far too long ago.
watched bambi:: Good lord, I can’t even remember what I had for dinner last Wednesday…
cried:: Came pretty close on the 5th. Before that, though, I dunno.
talked on the phone:: Today. But not to anybody I knew.
read a book:: Um… wait, I can get this one… Probably August, much as it pains me to admit it. I just don’t get a lot of reading time anymore.
punched someone:: I don’t do violence, I just tend to think it sometimes :P.
where do you see yourself ten years from now:: Somewhere on the west coast with Ash.
who are you gonna be married to and where:: If it were anyone, it’d be Ash. Where, I dunno.
how many kids do you want to have:: Um, can we come back to that one after we get past the marriage part?
your profession:: Web Designer / Developer, Graphic Designer, Computer Artist, etc.
future school:: ITT Tech (once and future, in my case… though future is gonna be not in Cincinnati)
-MUSIC-
is music important to you:: Yes.
do you sing:: Ash thinks so… I seem to have fallen out of practice doing it without someone else singing to give me the tune…
what instruments do you play:: None, unless the duclit sounds of the Computer Keyboard count…
what do you think of Eminem:: I was gonna change Shi’s answer, but “Annoying” works pretty well.
in your opinion what band is the best of all time:: I hate these kinds of questions…
-DO YOU LIKE-
pop music:: Only occasionally. Especially the sugar-coated crap :P.
rock music:: Yes, for the most part.
punk music:: Not often.
rap music:: This is the most emphatic NO you’re going to see on this survey.
hip-hop/RB:: Nope
country:: Only the stuff that’s more rock than country to begin with.
jazz:: Not terribly, no.
classical:: Some.
new age:: Yeah. Again, some.
hardcore:: I guess not, since I really dunno what this constitutes…
indie rock:: Um… okay you wouldn’t think music is important to me if I don’t know what the hell this stuff is…
emo:: See above?
-WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX-
What do you notice first?:: Faces, because they’re on eye level, and my eyes don’t droop :P.
Do you have a crush on anyone?:: If one wants to put it in such terms, yes. I wouldn’t dumb it down like that though.
Easiest to talk to:: Ash
-WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON-
You talked to on the phone:: Um, mom.
Hugged:: Mom
You instant messaged:: Ash
You laughed with:: Mom and dad, physically. Ash, if we’re counting online conversations.
- DO YOU/ARE YOU-
Could you live without the computer?:: Nope. It’s where Ash is when I’m not in Portland.
food?:: No, though you wouldn’t know it to look at me.
What’s your favorite fruit?:: Pears.
What hurts the most? Physical or emotional pain?:: Emotional
Trust others way too easily?:: Definitely. Have been burned (but not scarred) by that one a few too many times for my own good, but I’m dense, so I keep trusting people.
- NUMBER-
Of times you have had your heart broken?:: Honestly? Once.
Of hearts you have broken?:: Oh god, I hope none…
Of boys kissed?:: If my little brother counts, then one. (oh shut up, you sickos :P)
Of girls kissed?:: One.
of drugs taken illegally?:: I don’t do drugs.
Of tight friends?:: Um… it’s a small number, but I can’t count it exactly.
Of CD’s owned?:: A lot. Like, more than 30 music CDs, plus all the data CDs… but I don’t think you were counting those…
Of scars on my body?:: One or two. Usually from me doing stupid things like sticking my finger in holes.
Of things in my past that i regret?:: Two, because they were horribly stupid things that messed me up pretty good.
-OTHER THINGS-
I know:: That knowledge is not the most important thing to have.
I want:: Ash.
I have:: No biological clock to speak of.
I wish:: I had more money to travel (back to Portland).
I hate:: Hate.
I miss:: Ash.
I fear:: Losing the love of my life.
I hear:: My computer whining.
I love:: Ash (this is a very common answer…)
I ache:: From moving too many prints at work. Really, this is an awkward question…
I care:: About my family, here and elsewhere.
I always:: Know someone loves me.
I dance:: Very poorly.
I cry:: Hardly ever, due to being teased about it all the time :P.
I do not always:: Get the stuff I need to do finished.
I write:: Fiction, but not very well.
I confuse:: Pretty much everyone.
I can usually be found:: In my room, on the computer. Or in Booth.
Have you ever played a game that required removal of clothing:: Only because I was dared to lap dance with a chair O.o
Favorite place to be kissed?:: Um… on the lips.
Last time you received your favorite kiss:: I think the better question would be from whom, given the fairly boring place…
-ARE YOU A…-
Wuss:: Um, yeah.
Druggie:: Only jokingly (hey Drew, where’d you put the strawberry crack? ;))
Gang member:: Um… no.
Daydreamer:: Constantly. To a fault, actually.
Alcoholic:: I don’t drink, nor do I intend to start.
Freak:: Who isn’t?
Brat:: Ash thinks so sometimes, but in a good way, not the whiny bastard kind of way ;).
Sarcastic:: Duh…
Goody-goody:: Some would think so. It’s not like I suck up to people or anything.
Angel:: I don’t think so.
Devil:: No. Spets hired me after that.
Friend:: To the best of my abilities.
Shy:: Yep.
Talkative:: Only on some subjects, with some people, somtimes.
Adventurous:: Not terribly, but I’m working on it.
Intelligent:: Yes. Smart, not always.
-CONCERNING THE FRIENDS YOU CLAIM TO HAVE-
Known the longest:: DJ
Wish you saw more often:: Ash.
Laugh the most with:: Probably Ash, because I talk to her the most.
Wish you knew better:: Um, Ash again. Is this a little unfair to everyone else I know still putting her in the “friend” category?
Knows you best:: Ash.
Best to hang out with when stressed:: Ash. But the other 49 weeks of the year, probably the Posse (aka Zalla, Weg, Tyler, Geoff, David, and DJ)
-SELF ANALYSIS YOU PROBABLY DON’T WANT TO DO-
Your best feature [personality]:: I try to be understanding of everyone.
Your biggest flaw [personality]:: I don’t always succeed
Most annoying thing you do:: Correct people. Getting better about that though.
Biggest mistake you’ve made this far:: Blowing off school.
Describe your personality in one word:: Impossible ;).
The physical feature for which you are most often complimented:: My smile.
A smell that makes you smile:: Anything that reminds me of Ash’s room. Failing that, probably rain.
A city you’d like to visit:: Portland.
A drink you order most often:: Coke
A delicious dessert:: Buckeyes!
A book you highly recommend:: Inkarri
The music you prefer while alone:: Something mildly angsty :P.
Your favorite band:: Hooray for annoying repeat questions.
A film you could watch over and over:: Return of the King.
A TV show you watch regularly:: CSI (the original. Miami isn’t nearly as good)
You live in:: The wrong freaking part of the country. Oh, city. Didn’t we do this one too?
Your transportation:: Sten (my pickup truck)

Good grief, that was long!

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