What Does Your Taste in Music Say About You?

Your musical tastes are intense and rebellious. You are intelligent… but in a very unconventional way. You are curious about the world. You love doing something new. In fact, you enjoy taking risks and doing things most people would shy away from.

You are very physical. It’s likely that you’re athletic, but not into team sports. You have the soul of an artist. Beauty and harmony are important to you.

I’m not sure if I agree with all of this, but it’s pretty on point.

via Emaw

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Appetizer
Name something you would categorize as weird.

My dog. More funny than anything, but he can be very weird. He ate a couch once and has color dilutional alopecia. He’s still way awesomer than your dog.

Soup
What color was the last piece of food you ate?

Red - A red LifeSaver. Is that food?

Salad
On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being highest, how much do you enjoy being alone?

4. I enjoy my alone time, but I thrive around people, particularly my wife.

Main Course
Fill in the blank: I will _________ vote for ___________ in _______.

Never…Hillary Clinton…this or any other life time.

Dessert
Describe your sleeping habits.

I can’t sleep on my stomach…maybe it’s too big or whatever…I just can’t do it. We share our bed with a 90-lb. mutt who likes to stretch out, so sometimes sleeping means contorting your body around something that smells like corn chips.

See also: Logtar

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You guys are very good. Within 8 hours of posting yesterday’s movie quotes meme, over half of the quotes were completed and Jake and Alli hadn’t even taken a crack at them yet. I added an additional bonus quote for two reasons.

1. The movie it’s from is in my top 5 and I can’t believe I forgot it.
2. We actually had the quote read at our wedding…I’m such an idiot.

So, while there is now one additional quote, there are only 5 left. Take a look…a couple of them are kind of difficult.

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I lifted this from Average Jane, who lifted it from someone else (who I’m sure lifted it from someone else). Still, it’s awesome and given how much I like movies, I thought it would be fun for a Friday. Here are the rules of the meme:

• Pick 15 of your favorite movies.
• Go to IMDB and find a quote from each movie.
• Post them on your blog for everyone to guess.
• Fill in the film title once it’s been guessed.

These are the rules, people!

• Leave guesses in the comments.
• No Googling or using IMDB search functions. Don’t cheat, suckas!
• Know-it-alls, limit your guesses to three movies. Save some for others! Jake and Alli, you only get 1 each. Make it count.

On to the quotes!

1. “If the professor asks, tell him sorry, I had to go see about a girl.” (Good Will Hunting, Emaw)
2. “It means fasten your seat belt Dorothy, ’cause Kansas is going bye-bye.” (The Matrix, Nuke)
3. “Could I borrow your towel? My car just hit a water buffalo.” (Fletch, Emaw)
4. “The only true currency in this bankrupt world if what we share with someone else when we’re uncool.” (Almost Famous, Shea)
5. “I don’t want to lose heart. I want to believe as he does.” (Braveheart, Jake)
6. “Which came first, the music or the misery?” (High Fidelity, Jake)
7. “Get in there, you big furry oaf! I don’t care what you smell!” (Star Wars, Average Jane)
8. “We’re in the middle of a revolution Jude. And what are you doing? Doodles and cartoons?” (Across the Universe, Bea)
9. “The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.” (Moulin Rouge!, Alli)
10. “I just know, before this is over, I’m gonna need a whole lot of serious therapy. Look at my eye twitchin’.” (Shrek, The D)
11. “Know why you hate me so much Jeffrey? Because I look the way you feel.” (With Honors, Kelly)
12. “What we do in life echoes in eternity.” (Gladiator, Chimpotle)
13. “Are we like couples you see in restaurants? Are we the dining dead?” (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Alli)
14. “Lightning. Fire. Power of God or something.” (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Average Jane)
15. “I don’t know about the cat, but I sure am enjoyin’ it.” (Christmas Vacation, Steve)
16. (Bonus added because I can’t believe I forgot it…it was in our wedding) “I will have poetry in my life. And adventure. And love. Love above all. No… not the artful postures of love, not playful and poetical games of love for the amusement of an evening, but love that… over-throws life. Unbiddable, ungovernable - like a riot in the heart, and nothing to be done, come ruin or rapture. Love - like there has never been in a play.” (Shakespeare in Love, Shea)

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Appetizer
What does the color dark green make you think of?

It reminds me of back in the early days of Abercrombie & Fitch when it was an outdoorsy store and not a hipster teen store. This was back when I used to work there. The carpets were dark green plaid. Then it went horribly awry.

Soup
How many cousins do you have?

First cousins? I think 12.

Salad
On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being highest, how honest are you?

I’m more honest now than I used to be. We had a friend in college who used to lie just for fun. She would convince people that she was the Winter Carnival Princess or something like that. I’d put myself at a 9.

Main Course
Name something that is truly free.

Happiness. It’s a choice and it doesn’t cost anything.

Dessert
Using the letters in the word SPRING, write a sentence.

Shane prays regularly in normal grandeur. Speaking of prayer, I’m preaching on Sunday at my home congregation. Prayers would be appreciated.

Feast on these: Emaw, Logtar, Bea, Chimpotle

My brief blogging exile will be explained in due time. Much blogging to come soon.

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Appetizer
Given the choice, would you prefer to live in the country or in the city?

It really would depend on the city. There is a part of me that has always wanted to live in NYC just so I could say I’ve done it, but after visiting some friends who live in the unpopulated area between Gardner and Olathe, it was really peaceful. And I’m all about peace.

Soup
Who is the cutest kid you know?

My niece Ireland. Duh.

Salad
Fill in the blank: I couldn’t believe it when I heard ___________.

that Taylor Hicks won American Idol. Seriously. That guy was terrible.

Main Course
If you could star in a commercial for one of your favorite products, which one would you want to advertise?

iPod or something in the Mac realm.

Dessert
What type(s) of vitamins and/or supplements do you take on a regular basis?

Multivitamin, Fish Oil, Co Q-10, B-Complex.

The Friday feast can also be found here and here and here.

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I found out about the Friday Feast via Chimpotle originally. But I feel like linking Logtar today.

Appetizer
On a scale of 1-10 (with 10 as highest), how much do you like your own handwriting?

I have the uncanny ability to make my writing more masculine or feminine at a whim. I have mad handwriting skillz. Also, back when I expected to be a famous athlete and expected to be signing jerseys and whatnot all the time, I perfected my signature. My signature is awesome. It looks like the signature of someone who is famous. You should probably ask for my autograph sometime.

Soup
Do you prefer baths or showers?

The problem with baths is that the water gets cold and tubs are never large enough to accommodate my large…frame. Huge tubs and one of those immersion temperature controls (like they use for molecular gastronomy) - I could really get into baths (get it?). But I don’t think they make immersion cookers that large so I almost never take them.

Salad
What was the last bad movie you watched?

Sweeney Todd. That movie was well-acted and really really bad.

Main Course
Name something you are addicted to and describe how it affects your life.

Chipotle. Alli and I can’t really stop, which makes it very difficult to lose weight. We are certain that there are addictive chemicals in it that make us crave it fortnightly.

Dessert
Which instrument is your favorite to listen to?

It’s a tossup between acoustic guitar and piano. I think that the sitar is a beautiful instrument, but only in the right setting. Acoustic guitar and piano work nearly everywhere.

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You Belong in Dublin

Friendly and down to earth, you want to enjoy Europe without snobbery or pretensions. You’re the perfect person to go wild on a pub crawl… or enjoy a quiet bike ride through the old part of town.

I was hoping for Paris, but I’ve never been to Dublin.

What European City Do You Belong In?

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Appetizer
If you could be any current celebrity for one whole week, who would you want to be?

I’d like to be someone that could play an instrument or two. John Mayer or John Legend or someone like that.

Soup
On a scale of 1-10 (with 10 being highest), how much do you enjoy talking on the phone?

I like talking in person a lot. Over the phone…now that I have a Jawbone, it’s much easier. I would say that on the average, I’d rate my PTE (phone talking enjoyment) at about a 6.

Salad
Name a charitable organization to which you have donated (or would like to).

Most recently, I donated to Heifer International with the help of all of YOU.

Main Course
What is a food you like so much you could eat it every single day for a month?

Cheeseburgers. That’s why this whole “no red meat until Memorial Day” sucks so much. I like pizza. And Chipotle too.

Dessert
Have you or anyone in your family had the flu this year?

Alli had it for about a week and I almost got it but my immune system eats flu viruses the same way that I eat Chipotle.

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