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I recently took a facebook challenge and answered one hundred questions about myself. Most of the questions were pretty bland. Things like what are you drinking now, what's your favorite color, have you ever kissed your best friend's sister's boyfriend's sister, that sort of thing. Apart from being obvious questions, I realized that they tell no one anything about me. At all. I mean, sure I get the latest scoop about the strange pathways love may take, but past that I divulge nothing from answering the one hundred truths. They weren't specific enough to be revealing, they weren't probing enough to be uncomfortable or embarrassing (not necessarily a bad thing) and they were nothing like me. I mean, the questions had no soul!

That's the problem with social networking. Those sorts of things always seem to be created by people who mostly just want to see how many people will repost them. Well, today I celebrate 100 posts, and so I'm going to answer 100 of my very own made up questions. Since I don't expect anyone to repost this, I am under no obligation to make these questions non-specific to myself. Oh, and as much fun as this will be, I reserve the right to answer the questions as cryptically as I want. After all, this the internet, and anyone can look, so answers on here will be for anyone, and I'm leery of answers for anyone. Answers for Anyone. I think that's what I'll name my band.

Question 1: What would you name your non-existent band?

Answers for anyone

Question 2: What would this band consist of?

People, a piano, three guitars, a harmonica, and an interpretive dancer who sometimes plays the tambourine.

Question 3: How do you deal with stress?

I punch a punching bag. Or I work out. I don't look like I work out, though. I also like to eat cookies and play music when I'm stressed. Only cookies will do, though. And stress cookies have to be crunchy, or they're ineffective. Stress Cookies would be a good name for a toy.

Question 4: What's your biggest fear?

Hurting other people on accident. I'm serious. I was always a little large for my age (as a kid, now I'm pretty average sized) and I was always scared I'd accidentally squish someone or something. Of course, that could have been a super power too, if I had looked at it right. I'd be like Poe from Kung Fu Panda. People would say "What're you gonna do, big guy, sit on me?" and I could say "don't tempt me" and then tummy bump them and knock them to the floor and sit on them, where they would be at my mercy.

Question 5: What fake super power would you have?

Well, since the heavy weight champion thing of number four is pretty cool, but a little unhealthy (think of the arteries!) I'll have to go with something different. Hmmm. . . if I could read minds I'd know if girls liked me or not, and I'd also become the worlds most amazing gift giver. If I could teleport I could visit anywhere I wanted to any day, and then come home at night. (why is it that teleportation is always limited to how far you can see? That's dumb) I think my favorite would be a super awesome duper brain, though. Then you could be like the mentalist, who basically seems to read minds. You could also create transporters (or really really fast crafts. Not like arts and crafts. Fast that kind of craft is a little weird) and you could use your amazing brain to act like a jedi. That would be pretty sweet.

Question 6: What real super power would you like to have?

As a clarification, a real super power is like a gift of the Spirit, if you're Mormon. If you're not Mormon a real super power is like a talent, only better because it's not always something that you can easily learn, and involves more than things like sports or music. I'd like to have the real super power of confidence/faith. It seems like most of the things that get done in this world are done by people who have confidence, not necessarily by the people who are the most naturally talented.

Question 7: You're stuck in a room for the next ten hours. What do you do?

Well, first I'd probably explore the room, see what there was by way of furniture, entertainment etc. Then I'd set about waiting to get bored. After I got bored (or antsy. Pretty close to the same thing? Oh, by the way, it wouldn't take that long) I would start thinking of a way to entertain myself. I'd probably start talking to myself. I'd check my email (if there was a computer), and then I'd look around for an opportunity to exercise. I would do push-ups, ab workouts, and if possible some pull-ups. It would take up a lot of time. Because I go really slow. If I had time left over, I'd probably let my mind wander.

Question 8: What's your favorite dessert?

Cookies. Specifically chocolate chip cookies that use oatmeal as part of the batter. Mmm mmm good.

Question 9: What's your favorite smell at Christmas time?

Pine. Freshly cut pine trees. I love the smell of freshly cut wood too, but that's not really a Christmasy smell.

Question 10: If you could go anywhere tomorrow (within normalcy) where would you go?

To a dance. Almost anywhere, anytime I'd love to go to a dance. Though most times I'd like to go with someone.

Question 11: What's one thing you wish your friends knew and understood about you?

How much I feel like showing vulnerability is like showing weakness.

Question 12: What's the first physical thing you notice about a girl/guy?

For me it's a combination of all facial features. Though, I must admit a very nice smile goes a long way. But then again, so do really beautiful eyes. They're almost mesmerizing. Like to enchant someone.

Question 13: What's the first non-physical thing you notice about a girl/guy?

There's a lot of possibilities here, because I find myself being impressed with girls a lot. How kind one is, how ready to have fun another is. How quick to laugh someone is, how easily someone gets along with others. How strong someone's convictions about what they believe is. How well what they say and do match up. Most virtues are fairly noticeable, especially if you're looking for them.

The one thing that most attracts me or I notice is how they express love for other people. I've seen a lot of girls who are really good at expressing that love. I'm kind of envious.

Question 14: What do you enjoy in your daily routine?

Hmmmm. My daily routine is fairly unpredictable at present. I get up late often, but sometimes early. I work out sometimes, but often don't. Bleh. I read/study sometimes, but often don't, I go to work almost daily, but that's probably not what I enjoy in my daily routine. If anything, I like the moments when my mind takes flight, almost literally, and my body goes chasing after it, shouting for it to come back so that I can think. But away my brain goes, exploring new avenues and venues and any other nue thing it can find. Ha. Nue. I think I just said I like daydreaming the most. That's terrible. Liking fantasy more than reality? That's a problem. Maybe I'll go eat a cookie...

Question 15: Who do you admire in your family?

Everyone. But because I know what the next question is, I'll say my sister Eliza. Woah. I just used a real name. When does that ever happen?

Question 16: Why do you admire them?

I admire my sister because she's just so dang unsinkable. I know, I threw her in a pool once. Okay, that didn't really happen. But if it had she'd probably float. She's one of the most determined people to be happy and to just do what's right, to keep at it, and to fight the good fight. She could probably take me out if that's what the good fight required. She might have to use a bazooka, cause I'm solid as a brick, but she could probably do it. She's amazing!

Question 17: What is the perfect gift for you?

For me? If it's from someone I like, probably the gift of a little bit of time. I took the quiz in the "The 5 Love Languages" book. Turns out that my language is quality time. No surprise there, really. I think the best gift you can give is showing someone that you want to spend time with them/have been thinking about them. Coincidently, it's really impressive to me (and I think lots of people) when someone I'm interested in dating shows by what they say or do that they've been thinking about me, without actually saying that they've been thinking about me. That's right, got to work it in there slyly. Clever, like a duck. Like a duck? Seriously, where did that come from? Anywho, if it's a family member, going on a trip exploring the world is marvelous, if it's a friend, just going to do something with me would be the best gift ever. On most days.

Question 18: What can a girl/guy do to make you melt?

Tickle the back of my neck. Seriously, I don't know why, but it makes me want to stop everything I'm doing and just enjoy it. Just to be clear though, if a guy tickles the back of my neck (outside of family, where I'll just say "what the heck?") I'd probably punch him in the stomach. And then apologize profusely. Profusely. How could something just be profuse?

Question 19: What do you think about when you are quiet?

Often nothing at all. Or I think about what I'm looking at. Or I think about the projects of the day. Which sometimes include girls. Not that you should think of girls as projects. Or a hobby. Yeah, girls probably wouldn't like to be referred to as an enjoyable hobby. Maybe I'll try that next time I want someone to be my girlfriend. I'll say "Hey, I spend a lot of time thinking about you and doing stuff with you anyway, would you like to be my most consuming and enjoyable hobby?" I'll let you know how that goes over.

Question 20: What makes you angry the fastest?

Historically it's been when guys mistreat girls, but I'm finding more and more that injustice of any sort from someone who doesn't have any real checks is a flash point for me. I get upset over the sorts of things that political parties do that change the face of the nation, I get upset about people abusing their children, I get upset over spiritual leaders lying to their congregations, I get upset about people who are in a position to change things and are only interested in their own furtherance. Blah! There's so much to do.

Question 21: If you could change anything in your own world, what would it be?

My own world being what I could conceivably change, I think I'd start with my schedule as it currently is. I'd go back to when I was dedicated to going to bed early and getting up early to exercise, study, and be productive from the get go. After that, I'd change my attitude so that I was more courageous to say the things that really matter. Have conversations that make me uncomfortable (does it seem wrong to anyone else that the more uncomfortable something is, the more it seems like we ought to do it? Maybe it's just me), and just be in general more willing to do.

Question 22: What's something that you struggle with?

I struggle with my emotions. And my emoticons. And emus. Mostly, I struggle with understanding my emotions. It feels like I still have a long way to go before I really know myself, and I'm kind of excited for the journey, though I can tell you there's going to be some pretty bumpy parts.

Question 23: What's something that you do well?

I do music well. Yep.

Question 24: Where do you go to feel peace?

Hmmm. There's a lot of places. The mountains, my backyard, anywhere I can sit and be still for a minute, my living room and front room where the pianos are definitely get frequent flyer miles too.

Question 25: Are you actually going to write/answer 100 questions?

Turns out making up one hundred in depth questions is pretty hard/exhausting. I'm pretty burned out here of answering questions about myself, seeing as it's a subject I'd rather not spend too much time divulging. Plus, I'm about to turn 25, so 25 seems like a pretty good number to stop on. So, no, I'm not! Ha ha ha!

If anyone reading this is interested in knowing more, I love answering questions. If they're not my questions, I may even come up with more clever answers.