Damian

50 things about me…for fun. So following the journals by JC Montgomery and Paul Rees-Jones, I couldn’t resist having a crack at it as well, and neither could Miri, Anne, Alix, Zolton, Gayla, Cathie, darkestartist, hahpistuff

1. Do you like blue cheese?
I’ve tried it at least, but I wouldn’t run out and buy it.

2. Have you ever smoked a cigarette?
Twice, so yes. But they were just excuses to go and talk to girls :)

3. Do you own a gun?
No, but I grew up on a farm where guns were just another tool, so weren’t glamourised or romanticised, and we were trained in safety with the threat of never touching one again if we broke dad’s rules. The rules included toy guns.

4. What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic?
So Sonic is a junk food chain? Never heard of the place personally.

5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments?
Depends why I’m there. Not if it’s for things like stitches, broken bones, dislocations, or vaccinations. Skin cancer checks make me concerned though. Too many people, young and old, die in Australia from it.

6. Do you like hot-dogs?
Sorta. The last one I had was rubbish though.

7. Favorite Christmas Song?
Bah humbug.

8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning?
A double flat white.

9. Can you do push-ups?
Yup. Not as many as I used to be able to do when properly fit though.

10. What’s your favorite meal?
Mmmm, pig on the spit! Drooling…
Pork is the stumbling block in anyones way to converting me to vegetarianism. I couldn’t do it. Nope, no way.

11. What’s your favorite piece of jewelry?
My watch.

12. Favorite hobby?
Used to be martial arts, but that died so that I might complete my postgrad study. I’m also a reformed computer game addict, and don’t do that anymore (but I wish I was!). I love the cinema, but only get to go a couple of times a year now. I used to read all the time, but my urge has decreased since I started writing. So I guess writing and photography are my current drives.

13. Do you work with people who idolize you?
Hardly. But who works with those sort of people? Unless you’re a movie star?

14. Name a trait that you hate about yourself?
Pouring all I’ve got into my current obsession, and then waking up one day and walking away from it never to look at it again (because there’s this new obsession, and it’s sooo much more interesting…)

16. Middle name?
John

17. Name 3 thoughts at this moment:
50 questions actually takes longer to answer than it looks…
I should be finishing some writing…
Hmm, I feel like playing with my camera…

18. Name 3 things you bought yesterday:
A PhotoShop magazine.
Realms of Fantasy magazine, August 2008 (it’s got some cool stories, anyone read it?)
An asthma puffer :(

19. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink.
Mainly water. Start the day with a nice coffee. Occassional fruit juice. Although wine is probably more common than juice really.

20. Current worry right now?
That if I quit work the bills won’t get paid while I change careers.

21. Current hate right now?
The way the media works, at all levels, to inspire a culture of fear in the masses.

22. Favorite place to be?
The Gold or Sunshine coast hinterlands (not the coastal cities). But Byron Bay is nice. So’s Fraser Island. But I’m also happy sitting right here with my camera next to me and my bookshelves surrounding me.

23. How did you bring in New Years?
I don’t believe I did.

24. Favorite place to go?
Japan.

25. What is your most recurring dream?
Depends on how I’m feeling.
I have dreams of water, where I’m on top and any and all types of creatures writhe and squirm below the surface. When I’m stressed they break the surface.
Then there’s the zombies. Desperately trying to make me one of them. Just a fear of being like everyone else I think.

26. Introvert or extrovert?
Introvert, but I talk a lot apparently.

27. What color shirt are you wearing?
Grey.

28. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets?
I’m not sure.

29. Can you whistle?
Yep.

30. Favorite color(s)?
Blue, black, grey.

31. Would you be a pirate?
In some ways yes, but the reality of life on an old tall ship surrounded by people you couldn’t trust isn’t my idea of a good time.

32. What songs do you sing in the shower?
No, not me.

33. Favorite girl’s name?
Gwenevere (I know, the spelling’s not the old way)

34. Favorite boy’s name?
That’s hard. Anything that breaks away from using names from the ‘traditional’ western source of names.

35. What’s in your pocket right now?
Ah, that’s where I left my USB key!

36. Last thing that made you laugh?
Little Britain; The Umbillical Brothers.

37. Bed sheets as a child?
I guess so?

38. Worst injury you’ve ever had?
Broken bones, but a dislocation was more painful. I’ve got a crescent moon scar between my eyes. I think that’s cool :)

39. Do you love where you live?
It’s okay. It’s briliant in summer though, as Queensland is too hot everywhere else.

40. How many TV’s are in your house?
Just one. I try and avoid it. I hate advertising (oh, I found a proper hate!)

41. What is your worst habit?
Not getting enough sleep.

42. How many dogs do you have?
One big fluffy husky :)

43. Does someone have a crush on you?
I hope that I’m married to her!

45. What is your favorite book?
Stardust is right up there, but so is Wicked, Alice in Wonderland, Dune, Year of Wonders, Harry Potter, Interview With the Vampire. I could go on…

46. What is your favorite candy?
Chocolate. Nearly any sort will do…

47. What is your favorite sports team?
Sports schmorts. I’d rather do than watch, and team stuff wasn’t as satisfying as individual stuff.

48. What song do you want played at your funeral?
I’m planning not to die.

49. What were you doing at 12 AM last night?
Actually sleeping for a change.

50. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up this morning?
Damn, my dreams evaporated too quickly.

So now it’s your turn…!