First Survey in my old diary (I think) in Roundtrip Ticket to Paradise 2

Sent by my sis KS' bff, back in 2002

READY? um, OK, shoot.

NAME: WorldPilot

SEX: by myself, reasonably often. With others, ol' Mr Asperger tends to raise his ugly head.

HOME: Paradise, still searching for the actual plot of land that is 'home'.

HEIGHT: 6'0

EYES: Blue/Green

HAIR: What hair?

YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW?: Beauty & the Beast [CBS], Hill Street Blues, St Elsewhere, Criminal Minds

WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?: Not mine to change.

FAVORITE BOARD GAME?: Trivial Pursuit, Scrabble, and Monopoly.

FAVORITE MAGAZINE: AOPA Pilot... which I haven't received for years now... :(

FAVORITE SMELL: fresh-ground and -brewed Danish coffee, 'Poison' by [I think] Calvin Klein [?]

FAVORITE SOUND: Starting an old 27-cylinder supercharged Wright radial airplane engine. Repeat for the other 3 engines.

WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD: when the phone to my heart rings but does not answer... it's not been ringing recently.

BEST FEELING IN THE WORLD: when I open my P O Box and discover a card, a letter, describing the same sentiment I have for the sender

MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THIS YEAR: Going to that Solstice Gathering, hoping to accomplish a bunch of work, but nada.

FAVORITE THINGS TO DO ON THE WEEKENDS: what weekends?

FAVORITE CONCERT YOU'VE BEEN TO: Only been to one, so it'll have to do: ZZ Top, at the Carlson Center, Fairbanks, Paradise, August 1999

FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK:

'Titanic' by James Horner, especially "Hymn to the Sea"; also 'Beauty and the Beast: Of Love and Hope'

WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THOUGHT OF WHEN YOU WOKE UP THIS MORNING?: I've got to be at work WHEN? Do I have time for a cup of coffee?

DO YOU GET MOTION SICKNESS?: No.

ROLLER COASTERS - DEADLY OR EXCITING?: Deadly exciting... oh yeah.

PEN OR PENCIL?: pen : black

HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE?: 4, if I answer at all.

FUTURE SON'S NAME: [on change...]

FUTURE DAUGHTER'S NAME: [on change...]

FAVORITE FOODS: a 12-ounce mesquite-grilled filet mignon, preceded by a dozen oysters on the half shell, at Binion's Ranch - the steakhouse at the top of Binion's Horseshoe Hotel + Casino, downtown Las Vegas; Mom's meatloaf; bratwurst and sauerkraut [and cream puffs!], Schmidt's Sausage Haus, Columbus, OH; Boston Chicken Rotisserie's roasted chicken, various locations; MCL Cafeterias' fried chicken and also fresh roast turkey, various locations; virtually any of the fresh fish on the menu at Fiftyfive at Crosswoods or Fiftyfive on the Boulevard [I have not yet seen a presentation as inspired as the halibut, sauteed, finished with an orange buerre-blanc] as well as the famous Fiftyfive house salad (hold the blue cheese, please); the pork dinner at Cafe Lindevang on West Bridge Street in Copenhagen; Church's fried chicken, as well [a friend in Las Vegas turned me on to them]... and then there's that wonderful Sunday Brunch which is no longer served out at Bryn Mawr..; and the seared ahi tuna with wasabi horseradish on the side at the Chart Room, Grand Aleutian Hotel, Dutch Harbor, AK.

DO YOU GET ALONG WITH YOUR PARENTS?: Yes, partly because they're in Ohio and I'm in Paradise.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN CONVICTED OF A CRIME?: No, aside from a couple traffic tickets.

CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA?: Does chocolate/vanilla swirl count??

DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE?: yes.

DO YOU SLEEP WITH STUFFED ANIMALS?: Not currently....

THUNDERSTORMS - COOL OR SCARY?: Cool, way cool.

WHAT TYPE OF CAR WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?: a red 1971 Volvo station wagon, built when Volvo was changing from sports cars to family cars. Shared it with my sisters. The first car I ever owned is the one I drive now, a 1986 white Subaru station wagon.

IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON, DEAD OR ALIVE, WHO WOULD IT BE?:

DRINKS, WITH OR WITHOUT ICE?: Depends on what's available.

FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK: As long as it's a potable adult beverage... but I gotta be kinda desperate to drink sour-mash.

WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN?: leo

WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE POET?: Maya Angelou... although I'm not real familiar with a lot of her work.

FAVORITE BRAND OF GUM: It's been so long since I've chewed.

DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI?: Oh yeah.

GUYS - IF A GIRL ASKED FOR THE SHIRT OFF YOUR BACK, WOULD YOU GIVE IT TO HER?: Oh yes.

GIRLS - WOULD YOU EVER ASK A GUY FOR HIS SHIRT?:

IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED, WHAT WOULD IT BE?: Hmmm... have to get back on that...

IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR, WHAT WOULD IT BE?: salt and pepper grey. [Already is! what there is of it]

IF YOU COULD HAVE A TATTOO, WHAT AND WHERE WOULD IT GO?: Don't want one. [thanking you...]

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE?: Yes!

DESCRIBE YOUR DREAM WEDDING: Probably in a garden somewhere, with her and my closest friends present. Haven't gotten very far on that one, even at my age.

WHAT IS ON YOUR WALLS IN YOUR ROOM?: Bills, to-do lists, cards and letters.

IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL?: Glasses NEVER get left half-empty or -full around me!

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SNAPPLE?: Strawberry-Kiwi

FAVORITE MOVIE(S)?:Smoke Signals, Titanic, Aliens [but NOT #3 or #4], The Howling [none of the sequels], Teen Wolf [not #2], Dances With Wolves [really want to see the director's cut], The Unforgiven, Bridges of Madison County, Beauty and the Beast, X [Malcolm X with Denzel Washington]

ARE YOU A RIGHTY, LEFTY OR AMBIDEXTROUS?: Depends on what I'm doing. I write lefty, drink and eat righty, can fly from either seat in the cockpit.

DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS?: No.

IF YOU COULD BE A GARDENING TOOL, WHAT WOULD IT BE?:

WHAT'S UNDER YOUR BED?: Nothing. The motel provides the pedestal with drawers, but I haven't placed anything in those drawers.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER?: 69, or 3.14159265358979... not sure which... or Ace and Face works well too. How about 2.718281828459045?

WHAT IS YOUR DREAM CAR?: A Cadillac before about 1970... couldn't pass a gas station, and looked mighty fine doing it.

FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH: baseball. A couple hot dogs and a beer go really well with it, in person.

PERSON YOU SENT THIS TO, WHO IS LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND TO IT?: Haven't sent it anywhere yet...

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It's been a while... grin