RunningHammer in his normal state of being.
If I knew you were coming, I'd have baked some bread.
tgerhard60 at gmail dot com
(everything as of 5/21/2012)
subject to change
compiled: 03.15.60
Tiny Human Friendlies:
Vonda MaShone, 18
SweetFaceBoy, 17
RunningHammer, 11
A SOMEWHAT MODIFIED PROUST/BERNARD PIVOT QUESTIONNAIRE (as of 10/17/06)
Your most marked characteristic?
The outstanding ability to creatively waste time.
What is your greatest extravagance?
Whole milk.
What is your favorite word?
swim
What is your least favorite word?
cancer
Where would you like to live?
Gardiner, Montana
The quality you most like in a man?
Kindness
The quality you most like in a woman?
A robust sense of humor
What do you most value in your friends?
Tolerance of me
What turns you on?
Solitude
What turns you off?
Crowds
What is your principle defect?
Genetically trick shoulders
What is your favorite occupation?
One in which I lose myself
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
Losing a child. In any way.
Who is your favorite hero of fiction?
Currently it is John Grady Cole of All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
Who is your favorite heroine of fiction?
Lyra Belacqua from Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy.
Who are your heroes in real life?
My Mom
Overweight people jogging
Single parents
What sound do you love?
My children laughing
What sound do you hate?
Screeching brakes
What are your favorite names?
The made-up ones children make
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
Musical talent
How would you like to die?
Aware that I am. However, I'm not going without a fight.
A toboggan full of puppies racing down a snowy hill
What historical figures do you most despise?
George W. Bush
What is your favorite flower?
Orchids, any and all types
What is your favorite bird?
Penguins
What would you like to be?
Better than yesterday
What is your favorite journey?
The one to my backyard
On what occasion do you lie?
To help others
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
"Heavens!"
What is your greatest regret?
That I can no longer swim without extreme discomfort. That double crossing of the English Channel will have to wait for the next life.
When and where were you happiest?
Swimming
What is your favorite curse word?
Fuck. It can mean so many things.
A sea turtle
If you could choose what to come back as, what would it be?
Me. But I'd rethink a few key decisions.
If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates?
I guess the joke's on you.