Via Kate:
1. Elaborate on your default icon.
The flame is something I created ages ago, I can’t remember how – I seem to remember taking an image that I found on the Internet and applying a few effects in Paint Shop Pro until I got something that I liked (you can see it on my LiveJournal profile).
2. What’s your current relationship status?
Single.
3. Ever have a near-death experience?
I don’t think so, I’ve probably come close to being run over at least once in my life but who hasn’t?
4. Name an obvious quality you have.
Organisation.
5. What’s the name of the song that’s stuck in your head right now.
For once I don’t have one.
6. Name a celebrity you would marry:
I don’t think I know any celebrities well enough to marry them.
7. Who will cut and paste this first?
Kirk.
8. Has anyone ever said you look like a celebrity?
I don’t think so, I usually get mistaken for being a member of staff instead.
9. Do you wear a watch? What kind?
A kinetically-powered (yes I’ve heard the obvious joke about that a million times before) Pulsar.
10. Do you have anything pierced?
No.
11. Do you have any tattoos?
No.
12. Do you like pain?
How can you enjoy pain – the whole point of it is to tell you that something is wrong.
13. Do you like to shop?
It depends what I’m shopping for – food shopping is a chore but I don’t mind shopping for clothes (when I can find something in my size, which is almost never) and I can spend hours in a bookshop.
14. What was the last thing you paid for with cash?
My lunch at a restaurant.
15. What was the last thing you paid for with your credit card?
Some domain names for the company I’m about to start.
16. Who was the last person you spoke to on the phone?
Kirk.
17. What is on your desktop background?
Cybermen coming down the steps of St. Paul’s Cathedral.
18. What is the background on your cell phone?
The o2 bubbles (and it’s a mobile, stupid American-biased quizzes!).
19. Do you like redheads?
I don’t think I really have a preference for the colour of people’s hair.
20. Do you know any twins?
Not anymore, but I used to know a pair of identical twins at nursery and another pair at primary school.
21. Do you have any weird relatives?
Not really, some of them seem a bit annoying at times but I think weird is a bit strong.
22. What was the last movie you watched?
Superman Returns.
23. What was the last book you read?
At the moment I’m reading Black Gold: The Dark History of Coffee.
1. Elaborate on your default icon.
The closest I have to a “default Icon” is my picture on http://www.roguestudents.com which is a picture of me dressed as a Storm Trooper from Star Wars! The reason for this was a staff fancy dress party!
2. What’s your current relationship status?
Going out with a wondful girl called Jane!
3. Ever have a near-death experience?
No
4. Name an obvious quality you have.
Passionate
5. What’s the name of the song that’s stuck in your head right now.
urrrm – the Captain Planet theme tune!
6. Name a celebrity you would marry:
Kiera Knightly!
7. Who will cut and paste this first?
dont know!
8. Has anyone ever said you look like a celebrity?
No
9. Do you wear a watch? What kind?
No – mobile has time on it!
10. Do you have anything pierced?
No.
11. Do you have any tattoos?
No.
12. Do you like pain?
Pain makes you stronger but it can not be enjoyed.
13. Do you like to shop?
Muisc and books yes – clothes not really, depends if someone else is paying! – Food well it could be worse but I try and get it over and done with!
14. What was the last thing you paid for with cash?
Taxi
15. What was the last thing you paid for with your credit card?
Train Tickets online
16. Who was the last person you spoke to on the phone?
My girlfriend Jane
17. What is on your desktop background?
Standard windows deasert island and sea picture.
18. What is the background on your cell phone?
Dont have a cell phone – though I have a mobile phone!
19. Do you like redheads?
Dont care!
20. Do you know any twins?
Not at the moment – though did at school.
21. Do you have any weird relatives?
No but friends – Paul!
22. What was the last movie you watched?
National Lampoons Animal House – last night on DVD.
23. What was the last book you read?
Currently reading – ManSlaughter United. Its about a prison football team.
“which is a picture of me dressed as a Storm Trooper”
Mo, it’s a clone warrior from Attack of the Clones, not a Storm Trooper from the original Star Wars trilogy! 😛
Oh bar
Stop being a spoil sport! Any way how can you tell from that picture that it is not a storm trooper outfit??
Come on clever clogs!!
The helmet is different for a start, and whilst that picture is a bit too small to tell I know it’s the same as a larger that you used to use. 🙂
Funny to mention O2 of all companies when complaining about “cell phone” vs “mobile”, considering their previous name: Cellnet…
Cellnet seems almost sensible as a name for a telecommunications company, since they are effectively a network of cells (ok, so it’s a bit more complicated than that, but as a name it’s not too bad). I don’t know anyone in the UK who refers to their phone as anything other than a mobile though, except one of my grandparents who is hideously out of date anyway. 🙂