Hugo Schwyzer

This meme comes from Lynn. Because my grades are done, and because the workload is about to jump through the roof, I thought I’d indulge.

1. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought? I look really tired and my goatee is a little bit uneven.

2. How much cash do you have on you? Nothing but plastic. Need to hit the ATM.

3. What’s a word that rhymes with “DOOR?” More?

4. Favorite planet? Venus, duh.

5. Who is the 4th person on your missed call list on your cell phone? One of the kids in my youth group.

6. What is your favorite ring tone on your phone? Vibrate, baby.

7. Do you “label” yourself? To excess, and often inaccurately.

8. What shirt are you wearing? A Brooks Brothers indigo button-down I bought in Pittsburgh years ago.

9. Name the brand of the shoes you’re currently wearing? Versace. Back when I still bought leather.

10. Bright or dark room? Bright.

11. What do you think about the person who took this survey before you? A reliable and invaluable source of Quaker bloggitiness.

12. What does your watch look like? Not wearing one at the moment, but my favorite is my red Paul Frank.

13. What were you doing at midnight last night? Trying to overcome jet lag.

14. What did your last text message you received on your cell say? “Up for boxing tomorrow?” The reply was negative.

15. Where is your nearest 7-11? Corner of Lake and Orange Grove. I worship at 7-11s.

16. What’s a word that you say a lot? “Absolutely.” I loves me my adverbs.

17. Who told you he/she loved you last? My wife.

18. Last furry thing you touched? Racheli Scrappy Doo Schwyzer

19. How many drugs have you done in the last three days? Caffeine, caffeine, caffeine.

20. How many rolls of film do you need developed? Haven’t had a film camera in years.

21. Favorite age you have been so far? I was handsomest at 29, I was fastest at 31, and I think I was at my smartest at 26 — but I’m happier now at 39 than ever before.

22. Your worst enemy? Haven’t had one for years.

23. What is your current desktop picture? A wedding photo.

24. What was the last thing you said to someone? “Have a good one”, to the clerk at Rite Aid.

25. If you had to choose between a million bucks or to be able to fly what would it be? If I could really fly, getting the million would be fairly easy. I’ll pick the wings.

26. Do you like someone? ? Like, have a crush on someone? On my wife, of course. I have my longstanding boy-blog crush on Chris Clarke.

27. The last song you listened to? I’ve got Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna on. It’s what I need.

28. What time of day were you born? 1:20PM, PDT.

29. What’s your favorite number? Three

30. Where did you live in 1987? Ridge House, a co-op at Berkeley.

31. Are you jealous of anyone? That Canadian dude on Ratemyprofessors who is hotter than I am.

32. Is anyone jealous of you? The few folks I manage to pass on my runs.

33. Where were you when 9/11 happened? In bed for the first plane, in the shower for the second.

34. What do you do when vending machines steal your money? Vow to never use vending machines again, a vow broken monthly.

35. What’s your life motto? “Often in error, never in doubt.”

36. Are you touchy feely? Is the pope German? To a fault.

37. Name three things that you have on you at all times? wedding band, unsharpened pencil, glasses.

38. What’s your favorite town/city? In the States, my home town of Carmel by-the-Sea. Abroad: Dolgellau, Wales.

39. What was the last thing you paid for with cash? The departure fee at Bangkok airport, 500 Thai baht.

40. Can you change the oil on a car? I can drive right up to the service bay at the dealership with the best of them.

41. Your first love: what is the last thing you heard about him/her? Divorced and teaching psychology in New Mexico. All four women I’ve married, as well as at least half of my serious girlfriends, were psych majors. Figure.

42. How far back do you know about your ancestry? Depends on the side. On my mother’s mother’s father’s side, the Roedings, we go back to sixteenth-century Hamburg.

43. The last time you dressed fancy, what did you wear and why did you dress fancy? My mom’s Christmas party: royal blue silk shirt, Banana Republic trousers, blue blazer.

44. Does anything hurt on your body right now? A very sore neck.

45. Have you been burned by love? Seared and grilled and broiled many a time.

Those were Lynn’s questions. To get to fifty, I made up five of my own.

46. What living person whom you’ve never met do you most admire? Folk singer Pete Seeger.

47. What character trait would you most like to rid yourself of this year? My anxiety.

48. What one human flaw would you eradicate if you could? The absence of genuine imagination.

49. Where was your first kiss? Fisherman’s Wharf, Monterey.

50. What actor/actress do you most resemble? I get Guy Pearse a lot, especially when I’m clean-shaven. I hope it’s for L.A. Confidential.