1. Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, find line 4 and write the sentence here:
Such delusions might be seen as an attempt to resolve a cognitive dissonance between hard evidence... (and it goes on).
2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What’s there?
The fleece blanket on the other end of my couch.
3. What is the last thing you watched on TV?
I don't watch TV. Um the last thing that I saw was a bit of A Hard Day's Night at my parents' place before I asked them to turn it off.
4. Without looking, guess what time it is:
9:00 ish
5. Now look at the clock. What is the actual time? 9:06. Not bad.
6. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?
The neighbour closing his door.
7. When did you last step outside? What were you doing?
About an hour ago, when I went to go pick up a pizza.
8. Before you started this survey, what did you look at?
Another survey
. Before that? More Bluelight.
9. What are you wearing?
An old black tshirt and my 'comfy shorts': a huge old pair of semi-ratty poly/hemp blend Lululemon shorts.
10. Did you dream last night?
I do every night, but I rarely remember them.
11. When did you last laugh?
At yoga.
12. What is on the walls of the room you are in?
Blue paint mostly. A somewhat old Chinese watercolour painting on a far wall.
13. Seen anything weird lately?
Nothing that comes to mind, but I have a pretty high tolerance level for the somewhat bizarre.
14. What do you think of FacebookCraze.com?
Never heard of it, and have no real desire to hear of it.
15. What is the last film you saw?
Burn After Reading. I had to watch it a few times before I actually made it all the way through.
16. If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy?
Half would be invested, my siblings and I would no longer have mortgages, my cousins would have solid portions removed from theirs, my parents would have a trip to wherever in the world they wanted to go. Oh, and I'd donate a mil to the stuttering treatment and research institute that helped me when I was young.
Whatever was left would probably go to buying another place here, a place in Montreal, and possibly another in TO. I'd pick one to live in, and after taking a trip to see more of the world I'd go back to school to get my PhD.
17. Tell me something about you that I don’t know
I'm starting to come to terms with the fact that I may never have a proper romantic relationship, and that bothers me a lot less than I thought it would.
18. If you could change one thing about the world, what would you change?
People could not be isolated from the consequences of their actions.
19. Do you like to dance?
I love to, but rarely get the opportunity to do so, outside of my own living room or occasionally when I'm by myself in the lab.
20. What do you think of the president?
He's not my president, so my opinion doesn't really carry a lot of weight, but it seems like the presidency is becoming more and more of a figurehead position with every passing election.
21. Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?
If the decision was mine alone? Nienor or Yavanna. +1 to whomever gets the reference.
22. Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him?
That one's tougher. If it was entirely up to me? I honestly don't know.
23. Would you ever consider living abroad?
I'd very much like to at some point.
24. What do you want to say to God when you die?
Well, as an atheist I'd probably say something like "Well, who knew? "
Such delusions might be seen as an attempt to resolve a cognitive dissonance between hard evidence... (and it goes on).
2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What’s there?
The fleece blanket on the other end of my couch.
3. What is the last thing you watched on TV?
I don't watch TV. Um the last thing that I saw was a bit of A Hard Day's Night at my parents' place before I asked them to turn it off.
4. Without looking, guess what time it is:
9:00 ish
5. Now look at the clock. What is the actual time? 9:06. Not bad.
6. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?
The neighbour closing his door.
7. When did you last step outside? What were you doing?
About an hour ago, when I went to go pick up a pizza.
8. Before you started this survey, what did you look at?
Another survey
. Before that? More Bluelight.9. What are you wearing?
An old black tshirt and my 'comfy shorts': a huge old pair of semi-ratty poly/hemp blend Lululemon shorts.
10. Did you dream last night?
I do every night, but I rarely remember them.
11. When did you last laugh?
At yoga.
12. What is on the walls of the room you are in?
Blue paint mostly. A somewhat old Chinese watercolour painting on a far wall.
13. Seen anything weird lately?
Nothing that comes to mind, but I have a pretty high tolerance level for the somewhat bizarre.
14. What do you think of FacebookCraze.com?
Never heard of it, and have no real desire to hear of it.
15. What is the last film you saw?
Burn After Reading. I had to watch it a few times before I actually made it all the way through.
16. If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy?
Half would be invested, my siblings and I would no longer have mortgages, my cousins would have solid portions removed from theirs, my parents would have a trip to wherever in the world they wanted to go. Oh, and I'd donate a mil to the stuttering treatment and research institute that helped me when I was young.
Whatever was left would probably go to buying another place here, a place in Montreal, and possibly another in TO. I'd pick one to live in, and after taking a trip to see more of the world I'd go back to school to get my PhD.
17. Tell me something about you that I don’t know
I'm starting to come to terms with the fact that I may never have a proper romantic relationship, and that bothers me a lot less than I thought it would.
18. If you could change one thing about the world, what would you change?
People could not be isolated from the consequences of their actions.
19. Do you like to dance?
I love to, but rarely get the opportunity to do so, outside of my own living room or occasionally when I'm by myself in the lab.
20. What do you think of the president?
He's not my president, so my opinion doesn't really carry a lot of weight, but it seems like the presidency is becoming more and more of a figurehead position with every passing election.
21. Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?
If the decision was mine alone? Nienor or Yavanna. +1 to whomever gets the reference.
22. Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him?
That one's tougher. If it was entirely up to me? I honestly don't know.
23. Would you ever consider living abroad?
I'd very much like to at some point.
24. What do you want to say to God when you die?
Well, as an atheist I'd probably say something like "Well, who knew? "
