Tuesday, February 10, 2009

2009. without a bang. just that. and hey look, a meme.

Popping the 2009 with a meme. Of course. (stolen from Dodo's blog)

Two months late. But punctuality is never a trait.

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
happiness is the syringe-full of corticosteroid on a flared-up gout.

What is your greatest fear?
biting the dust never seeing the grandkids. skydiving with and without a chute. eight-legged freaks.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
procrastination. transitory confidence.

What is the trait you most deplore in others?
mink with polymers.

Which historical figure do you most identify with?
Bob Capa without the convictions. and the Leica.

What is your favorite journey?

derailed.

Which living person do you most admire?
Nachtwey. braving the fields of fire.

What is your greatest extravagance?
Books. Films. mga gamit sa pang-Kodak.

What is your current state of mind?
Mush.

What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
hugging the flag. and not burn them.

On what occasion do you lie?
my birthday.

What do you most dislike about your appearance?
podalic pains.

Which living person(s) do you most despise?
politicians in the homefront.

What is the quality you most like in a man?
on a moment's notice. sees pink like blue. can dismantle an airplane but weeps at Bergman.

What is the quality you most like in a woman?
upstairs sleeping.

Which words and phrases do you overuse?
dang. shoot. taragis. pucha.

What or who is the greatest love of your life?
biodata scribs under "spouse" and "dependents".

When and where were you happiest?
Maynila. 3 years back. 5 months forth.

Which talent would you most like to have?
Bob Capa with the Leica and the convictions. and before the landmine.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
anything me, lack of.

What do you consider your greatest achievement?
two kids. if i hit three, ask me again.

If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what would you like it to be?
same ol' bugger.

Where would you most like to live?
anyplace with good pizza. coffee. a cinematheque and a bookshop round the corner.

What is your most treasured possession?
those with printed words. those with laser-etched moving pictures.

What is your favorite occupation?
film hooker. word junkie. image addict.

What is your most marked characteristic?
glum.

What would you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Solitude. Swollen foot with no crutches. Involuntary celibacy.

What do you most value in your friends?
they beam up like Scottie.

Who are your favorite writers?
Warren Ellis. James Ellroy. J.G. Ballard. Haruki Murakami. Stephen Ambrose. Cornelius Ryan.Greg Rucka. Richard Matheson.

Who is your favorite hero of fiction?
Spike Speigel.

What are your favorite names?
Wedge. Dana. Mine, of course.

What is it that you most dislike?
Math.

What is your greatest regret?
fail Math. twice. and thought basic photog was just a credit point earned in college.

How would you like to die?
forever in dreamland.

What is your motto?
Life takes Visa.

latest musing of Etchie at 11:28