Rowan Tree and Red Thread

1. Name someone with the same birthday as you:
Isaac Asimov and braisedbywolves.

2. Where was your first kiss?
I presume this means a romantic/sexual kiss. I'm not exactly sure as my memory is hazy for anything more than a decade old. I think it was likely to be in 9th grade in Paris, near Odeon metro stop.

3. Have you ever seriously vandalized someone else's property?
Not seriously no. I'm sure I've broken things I shouldn't have though.

4. Have you ever hit someone of the opposite sex?
Yes, though not since I got out of primary school, I think.

5. Have you ever sung in front of a large number of people?
No.

6. What's the first thing you notice about the preferred sex?
Their bottom or tummy/waist/hips.

7. What really turns you on?
Enthusiasm, humour, touch, scent and sexual hunger.

8. What do you order at Starbucks?
Nothing.

9. What is your biggest mistake?
How do I know I've made it yet?

10. Have you ever hurt yourself on purpose?
Yes, mostly my knuckles.

11. Say something totally random about yourself:
I'm fascinated by explanations of the Fermi Paradox.

12. Has anyone ever said you looked like a celebrity?
Yes, sometimes I've been likened to John Cleese (no resemblance at all).

13. Do you still watch kiddy movies or tv shows?
Oh yes. I have a toddler, y'know?

14. Did you have braces?
No, nor suspenders.

15. Are you comfortable with your height?
Yes.

16. What is the most romantic thing someone of the preferred sex has done for you?
Asked me to marry her, after a really bad day.

17. When do you know it's love?
Love is a process, an evolving thing. You can't point a finger to a specific instance and say "that's it".

18. Do you speak any other languages?
Yes, French.

19. Have you ever been to a tanning salon?
No. I'm a pasty Celt, covered in moles, freckles and other no-nos.

20. What magazines do you read?
New Scientist, Interzone, Scientific American.

21. Have you ever ridden in a limo?
Not that I recall.

22. Has anyone you were really close to passed away?
Too many.

23. Do you watch MTV?
MTV? No. Lots of other crappy video channels? Yes.

24. What's something that really annoys you?
Habitual lateness.

25. What's something you really like?
Role-playing with friends when everyone is just in the moment and entranced.

26. Do you like Michael Jackson?
(edited in later) No.

27. Can you dance?
Yes, poorly but with enthusiasm.

28. What's the latest you have ever stayed up?
Something like 38 hours straight I think.

29. Have you ever been rushed by an ambulance into the emergency room?
No.

30. Do you actually read these when other people fill them out?
Yes.