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What do you drink with dinner?
Milk. Used to be 1%, but I've switched to skim.

What do you dip a chicken nugget in?
Barbecue sauce.

What is your favorite type of food/cuisine?
I don't think I've experienced enough of one cuisine to pick.

What movies could you watch over and over and still love?
High Fidelity, Wayne's World, Star Wars, Lost in Translation...

Were you in sports in high school?
I attended an informational meeting for the track team freshman year, does that count? No, I suppose it doesn't.

Were you a boy/girl scout?
I was...even got my Eagle Scout.

When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper and mailed it?
I used to write Alison every now and again back when we didn't live together.

Ever gotten a speeding ticket?
Yes, one. Driving back to Eau Claire from Duluth Sophomore year after Winterim. It was a bright, sunny wednesday afternoon, and no one was on the road...except for the state trooper.

Ran out of gas?
Nope.

Favorite kind of sandwich?
I have recently discovered the Philly Cheesesteak at Hot City Pizza near my work...it's amazing.

Best thing to eat for breakfast?
Two fried eggs on a piece of buttered toast (but only occasionally)

What is your usual bedtime?
Between 10:30-11

Are you lazy?
Usually at the worst times

Are you an introvert or an extrovert?
If I feel comfortable I can be very outspoken.

What's your favorite mixed drink?
Gin & tonic

When you were a kid what did you dress up as for Halloween?
I've always (and still do) had the lamest costume ideas. One year, I had a pumpkin costume. I put a sheet over it, and was a "pumpkin ghost." I've just never put any decent effort into it.

Do you read the newspaper?
I read it online and buy the sunday paper on the corner

How many languages can you speak?
One I guess

Do you have any magazine subscriptions?
Alison's grandparents have given us gift subscriptions of "Reader's Digest," and an inspirational magazine called "Guideposts." You know those inspirational posters that have some inspirational words and a picture of a whale or some crap? This is like that in magazine form.


Which are better Legos or Lincoln Logs?
Legos. I never understood how Lincoln Logs worked.

Red wine or white wine?
Usually white

Are you stubborn?
I tend to be the first to bend to avoid conflict

Who is better...Leno or Letterman?
I'd be betraying my years of training if I said anything but Conan. I miss my Cone Zone

Watch a soap opera?
Nope.

Afraid of heights?
I'm afraid of unsecured heights...like leaning over the railing at the top of a parking ramp.

Sing in the car?
Uh...yeah

Dance in the shower?
Yes

Dance in the car?
Just wait til I get my Scion

Ever used a gun?
Thanks to the Boy Scouts, I have had the opportunity to shoot a .22, a .30-6, a 12-gauge shotgun and an air rifle. Oh, and a musket.

Last time you got a portrait taken by a photographer?
School picture day this past October

Are musicals cheesy?
Yes, they're supposed to be.

Is Christmas stressful?
When you get the stomach flu it is.

Favorite type of fruit pie?
Apple

Occupations you wanted to be when you were a kid?
Pro baseball player

Do you believe in ghosts?
I have not experienced anything compelling enough to say yes. That's not saying no, but it's not saying yes either.

Ever have a Deja vu feeling?
frequently

Take a vitamin daily?
I need to get back on the horse

Wear slippers?
No

Wear a bath robe?
I used to.

What do you wear to bed?
undershorts

First concert?
First rock concert was when my folks took me to see Neil Diamond. First rock concert I chose to go to was The Smashing Pumpkins. Amazing.

Any tattoos?
No, but I've got some wicked scars

Ever take dance lessons?
Got one comin' up this Friday

Is there a profession that you picture your perfect future spouse to have?
She shall be in the service of the Lord in some fashion, I would wager.

Can you curl your tongue?
No. I can't roll it, can't curl it, can't flutter tongue, can't double tongue...This reminds me of a wonderful Mr. Hudson moment, but man mine is worthless.

Ever won a spelling bee?
Again, Mr. Hudson comes to mind for some reason. In 5th grade I lost on the word "schedule." Mr. Hudson always pronounced that word "ske-dooley." Ever since hearing that I've never spelled it wrong. Too bad this didn't happen until I was 19.

Have you ever cried because you were so happy?
Probably.

5 words that describe you?
Better than eight pet rocks.

Own any record albums?
Oh yes.

Own a record player?
I've owned two in my lifetime. The one I have now serves me quite well.

Ever been in love?
Yep.

Who would you really like to see in concert? The list is too long to write out. I'll just say that I wish I could have seen Ben Folds Five before they split.

Hot tea or iced tea?
Blech

Tea or coffee?
Coffee

Favorite kind of cookie?
The monster cookies they sold in Haas

Can you swim well?
Not really...I never learned to dive, and since I busted my knee my actual swimming has been rather inefficient.

Can you hold your breath w/o manually holding your nose?
Yeah, can't everyone?

Ever had braces or a mouth piece?
Joe is a nerd. I had braces and currently have 2 permanent retainers.

Are you artistic?
I hope so.

Are you patient?
I haven't maimed any students yet, so I'll say yes.

DJ or band, at a wedding?
Hopefully both. PS if you want to play in a small jazz group at my wedding e-mail me ASAP.

Ever won a contest?
At a church raffle when I was 4 I won a bag of apples...then got stung by a bee as I ran up to collect my prize

Have plastic surgery?
Have you seen my ass lately? It's fantastic.

Which are better, black or green olives?
Neither please

Can you knit or crochet? When I was little I wanted my mom to teach me when she was teaching my sister. She didn't believe I was serious. She was probably right.

Best room for a fireplace?
Living Room.

Want to get married?
Yes, and am looking forward to it very much.