Number Five

5 words that describe you:
overwrought
inquisitive
opinionated
underutilized
lazy

5 web sites you visit daily:
LiveJournal
Andrew Sullivan (except when he's on break, damnit)
My Yahoo!
Something Positive
Houston Chronicle Comics Page

5 CDs you're listening to:
CD? You mean those software packages for iTunes and my iPod?

I'm listening to:
Barenaked Ladies: Everything to Everyone
Modest Mouse: Good News for People Who Like Bad News
The De-lovely Soundtrack
My new music collection, dubbed by Big Ed as "Too Many Guitars"
Alanis Morrisette: So-Called Chaos

5 favorite books at the moment:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling
Ball Four by Jim Bouton
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
The Masterharper of Pern by Anne McCaffrey
Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs


5 games you like to play:
Time’s Up!
Sim City
Empire Builder (or Eurorails)
Battle of the Networks (a real board game where you would create a week of TV network programming)
Doorway to Hatred!

5 random facts about you:
I played Tuba for over eight years, but now can barely remember the fingerings.

I can quickly quiver my eyeballs back and forth, but can't cross them.

I almost got tossed out of college marching band twice, because of stuff I wrote, or approved in our joke newsletter, including calling a show our director designed "cheesy".

Watching someone eat an apple will make me ill. I have to turn away.

I've lived in 13 residences, all in the state of Texas.

5 words or phrases you always use:
Unfortunately.
But Macs are better
What can I help you with?
In the car: Everyone get off the road and go home!
What the hell?

5 favorite articles of clothing/accessories:
I don't obsess about clothes, really. usually favoring the newer stuff

5 favorite movies:
The Lord of the Rings trilogy
Chasing Amy
Fargo
Down With love
Rushmore

5 things you are obsessed with at the moment:
Six Feet Under
The Amazing Race
The powerlifter in that commercial about something
Really stupid products
same-sex marriage news

5 hobbies of yours:
Collecting comic books
Comic action figures
Keeping up with pop culture
Television
Visiting ballparks

5 favorite foods:
Mac and Cheese
Chipotle Burritos
Cheeseburgers
Pepperoni
Chicken Fried Steak