Bored.

The Basics

Your full name: Benjamin W. —What does it mean?: son of the right handed wagon driver. Yep.

Your birthday: The twenty-fifth of September, nineteen eighty-three.

Height: about six foots.

Eye colour: brówn. —Do you like it?: as an eye colour, sure.

Natural hair colour: brownérn—Do you like it?: as a hair colour, sure.

Gender: masculinitive

Religion: agnostically atheisticrn—Have you ever changed religions?: yeppersrn—Would you consider it?: … um. again?

Race: much as I inherently find this question detestable - caucasian.

Heritage: primarily Welsh, with other British smatterings. —Do you like your heritage?: certainly.

Where do you live?: At my house. In Terra Australis. Have you ever moved cities or countries?: indeedy.

Your job: Uh. Service Supervisor, Smokeshop Assistant, Inventory Manager, Network Guy, School Technology Advisorrn—Do you enjoy it?:rnThey all have their ups and downs. The least enjoyable is Inventory..

Favorites

Movie: LoTR. Titanic.

TV show: AIR. Kanon. Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu. Utawarerumono. Kimi ga Nozomu Eien. Oh, and Firefly.

TV character: Kaylee Frye. Else… Minagi Tohno, Yuuichi Aizawa.

Movie character: Captain Jack Sparrow.

Book: The Symphony of Ages

Literary character: Literary literary, or book literary? Former is Maurice Guest, second is highly variable, but let’s say Daenarys Targaryen.

Author: Elizabeth Haydon

Band: Band band = X. Musician band = Lia/Marc Cohn/Ayumi Hamasaki/Meat LoafrnSong:rnAll Timers- Walking in Memphis - Marc Cohn. Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley or John CalernRecent Favourites- Total Eclipse of the Heart - Tori Amos, Kimi ga Tame - Suara

Type of music: Music that is actually music. Not rap, not hip hop, not electronica. I’m not overly fond of dance/remix/technobabble crap either.

Instrument: pianoforte. violin.

Cereal: cereal, eh. Corn flakes.

Fast food place: Depends on mood. KFC/Pizza Haven/Subway.

Dessert: pie. apricot pie is good.

Country: That isn’t AU? Oh, Brittania, Greece, Aegyptos, Nihon. City: not a huge city fan.

Place to travel: anywhere? Oh… let’s say Europe with dashes of Singapore and Egypt, with a sideswing through Japan ;)

Airline: BA.

Shampoo/conditioner: whatever comes to hand.

Lotion: I believe I have a Nivea for Men around somewhere.

Subject in school: Ancient History, English.

Teacher: Sjosie, Bato. Note i’m talking school school, not uni school.

State: Mine.

Football team: heh.

Hockey team: heh,

Athlete: and for the hat trick…

Sport to play: table tennis. snooker. fencing.

Sport to watch: cricket.

Fruit: the magnificent nectarine.

Vegetable: the salubrious potato

Snack: savoury or sweet?

Meal: most asian foods. roasts (western).

Restaurant: At the moment, either One Thai or Monsoon.

Grocery store: Yeah. Home.

~Have You Ever~rnGone on a blind date?: nyet

Flown in an airplane?: da

Thrown up on an airplane?: nyetrnPeed in the shower?: shrug

Peed your pants after you hit double digits?: nyetrnEnjoyed Shakespeare?: da, da, da.

Been to the opera?: … nyet :(

Been to the theatre?: da

Streaked?: nyet

Seen a streaker?: nyet

Been mooned?: nyet

Mooned someone?: nyet

Flipped someone off?: … da

Been in a fist fight?: nyet

Been drunk?: nyet. Had alcohol poisoning?: nyet

Been walked in on while you’re naked?: … heh. da.

Slept in a snowbank?: nyet

Made a snow angel?: nyet

Lost any teeth?: not adult teeth

Been in the hospital?: da

Been in a major accident?: nyet

Burnt yourself?: minorly

Passed out?: nyet

Watched a soap opera you didn’t understand?: da

Prank called 000? nyet

Made fun of emos?: occasionally. I find the idea silly.

Acted like an emo, just to see what it’s like?: cuts self

Cheated on a test?: nyet

Cheated on a boyfriend/girlfriend?: nyet

Lied to get out of trouble?: well. yes.

Started a fire?: in an incinerator? sure!

Roasted a marshmallow?: da

Set a marshmallow on fire?: darn—How many times?: multiferously.

Wanted to drop out of school?: nyetrn—Did you?: nyet

Randoms

Are you single or dating?: single

If single…do you like anyone?: not particularlyrn—If so, who?: which part of not particularly is incomprehensible? —Why?: sigh. okay. long story, say “prior attraction” with caveats of “mostly over” —Do you have a chance with them?: hrm. I did. past tense.

If taken…who?: rn—How long?: rn—Are you happy?:

Last 4 digits of your phone number: 8466rnYour house number: ****

Why are you taking this survey?: Don’t feel like sleep.

What school do you go to?: UoW. —Do you like it?: sure. Your school colours?: … we have colours? Your school teams’ name?: “Uni X” where X = sport

Ever been on a sports team?: no

What do you want to be when you grow up?: technically, I think I’m ‘grown up’. At the moment, not sure. Toying with doctor. —Why?: people & bio in one. To boil it down.

Any plans for the near future?: GAMSAT next year. Depending on that…

What are your views on capital punishment?: I disagree with capital punishment in general, though I’m a bit of a supporter in some cases such as, oh mass murder. I do believe in respecting the laws of the country that has them though. —Nuclear weapons?: unilateralist. —Euthanasia?: In favour under highly controlled circumstancesrn—The Canadian government?: Canada has a government? —The American government?: Not too unhappy with the government (now), rather irritated by the Chief Executive. —The European Union?: procrastination++rn—The UN?: An ineffectual body. would be nice if otherwise, but won’t be unless nations voluntarily release their sovereignty. Sure. —Can you tell me who the Secretary-General of the UN is?: Kofi Annan

What was your favourite grade of elementary school?: We don’t do that here. Our schools are beyond elementary. That said, probably year six. —Why?: Won prize.

What are you wearing right now?: work clothesrn—Any particular reason why?: I just finished work.

What was the last thing you ate?: Aero chocolate. MintrnIf you were a crayon, what colour would you be?: Green.

How are you feeling today?: Irritated and exhausted. Worked a 9.5 hour shift today (rostered 9), rostered 8 tomorrow but will be doing around 10-11.

How many keys are on your keychain?: 5rn—What are they for?: car, door, door, locker, box.

What does the room you’re in look like?: untidier then typical. clothes on bed.

Do you own an iPod?: yesrn—If yes, what kind?: 4G 20GB

Do you wear glasses or contacts?: Yes

What’s your view on laser eye surgery?: Getting it in six months or sorn—Would you ever consider it?: oh no, never.

Weirdest thing about your parents:rnBoth- their outlook on humour. Mum- … the abovernDad- his face is bright red :)

What did you do this weekend?: Watched Kanon ep 12. Worked. —Was it enjoyable?: Oh god yes baby, more more more.

What’s your greatest fear?: heh. unemployment ;)

Your greatest strength?: I’m an arrogant bastard. I also relate almost perfectly to almost anyone

What country do you fear the most: I don’t fear countries per se, but I’ll put the US here for reasons of distaste.

Have you ever been in a third-world country?: Malaysia isn’t third world is it? —Would you ever want to live in one?: Nope

What song do you have stuck in your head right now?: Gay - Stephen Lynch

Will poverty ever end?: Norn—Why or why not?: social economics

Will we destroy our own planet?: No. It’s physically impossible. We can damage the ecosystem, but even if we die out life will continue on and will evolve into something else. The actual planet itself is gigantically massive and over 4 billion years old. Even if we managed to to detonate all our nuclear weapons, it’d do basically nothing to the planet itself. —How? I suspect this question had a premeditated answer ;)

Man—inherently good, or inherently evil?: Neither, as both are a product of social perception.

Alcata’riel.

-Andiyar