#my dad liking prog rock is probably the reason i like bands like yes and tangerine dream now
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shoutout to people with dads who are part of Gen X who introduced them to the best music of their generation when their dads were kids in the 70s-80s (it's me i'm people) (i love my dad <3)
#also shoutout to my 80s mum who has the best taste in metal and rock ever <3#for fun here's a list of artists my dad introduced me to when i was young: queen. the beatles. electric light orchestra. the monkees. acdc.#-jeff wayne and his orchestra. led zepplin. pink floyd. toto. billy joel. europe. guns n roses. weird al. abba. beegees. tom jones.-#-david bowie. michael jackson. king crimson. roar.#my parents have such good music taste#also i love how my dad is mostly 70s 80s rock and stuff and then my mum is just like full on rob zombie#my music taste has basically been inherited from 3 places and 3 places only: my mum my dad and the internet#also fun fact: according to my dad i used to fall asleep to acdc when i was a small child#it was the song ''she's got the jack'' specifically#progressive rock makes me really relaxed to. i have probably been lulled to sleep by pink floyd many times as a tiny child#dude started my music taste young#my dad liking prog rock is probably the reason i like bands like yes and tangerine dream now#also 70s rock is just so. gender?????#maybe the reason 70s-80s music gives me so much gender euphoria is because it reminds me of my dad#anyway yeah shoutout to 70s-80s music#ALSO shoutout to the movies tommy and hairspray and little shop of horrors because my parents showed me them too!!#i really grew up as an 80s-90s kid with 70s music tastes living in the mid 2000s lmao
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I like quizzes...
1. What is you middle name?
Walter. Not kidding.
2. How old are you?
28
3. When is your birthday?
4th June
4. What is your zodiac sign?
Classical: Gemini
Revised: Taurus
5. What is your favorite color?
Deep purple. Also orange sometimes.
6. What’s your lucky number?
4, 16, 64... powers of 4.
7. Do you have any pets?
1 black cat, 2 lutino cockatiels, a venus fly trap and a "puppy" (shytsumiki is my Chise)
8. Where are you from?
Devon, south west England.
9. How tall are you?
175cm (about 5'9" in ye olde measurements)
10. What shoe size are you?
Like 7... ._. That's tiny. It makes it painful to walk. (EU 41, US 9)
11. How many pairs of shoes do you own?
One that I actually use. But then I occasionally share with my darling Angel shytsumiki, but I also have more impractical ones stashed.
12. What was your last dream about?
Ah fuck now I don't remember... it was interesting though.
13. What talents do you have?
Coding, origami, musical instruments, tech in general and uhmm not a lot else?
14. Are you psychic in any way?
No one's psychic. That's never been proven. I can barely read emotions when I look at faces. I am remarkably imperceptive.
15. Favorite song?
Starset's My Demons, Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb or Focus' Anonymus 2.
16. Favorite movie?
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. But I do also enjoy me some others. Ask for my imdb if you're interested.
17. Who would be your ideal partner?
My babygirl shytsumiki was my childhood crush. No one I have ever met has come close to being so magically attractive to me.
18. Do you want children?
No, I have my babygirl shytsumiki and our pets are our babies.
19. Do you want a church wedding?
Noooooooooooo. One in the dead of night in the woods would be just lovely.
20. Are you religious?
In as much as I occasionally personify the world or the universe, but not seriously.
21. Have you ever been to the hospital?
Yeah. I even stayed overnight but only to stay with my little Angel shytsumiki.
22. Have you ever got in trouble with the law?
Umm... once as a kid I didn't know how to do anything nor what I was doing, and punched a teacher after she stopped me stealing and eating broken biscuits and had to talk to a policeman. But other than that, not since I was like 7. Gosh I was a horror.
23. Have you ever met any celebrities?
Yeah, I met the Linux Outlaws and co, I've met the Gadget Show crew, I went to see Biffy Clyro live... of all bands... I've spoken to a few coding legends too... erm... tweeted with Carmack, and Akira, that vfx guy for Star Trek...
24. Baths or showers?
Baths are soothing but I usually shower because I haven't always got the patience.
25. What color socks are you wearing?
Nihilism.
26. Have you ever been famous?
I should hope so. I was known as The Cloud Man by LO, got published in Linux Format, once had a thousand twitter followers and had feedback from strangers on my code. I am also in the OEIS, thrice.
27. Would you like to be a big celebrity?
Not in the classical papparazi pop star sense, but to be a household name who doesn't have to hide his face in public sounds okay. A legacy would be nice, after all.
28. What type of music do you like?
Uber metal and prog rock, usually. Soundtracks too.
29. Have you ever been skinny dipping?
Noooooooo eww.
30. How many pillows do you sleep with?
Two, but I often share two with shytsumiki and iunno if she counts <3
31. What position do you usually sleep in?
Sideways unless my neck hurts (physiological problem) in which case back or front.
32. How big is your house?
Three bedrooms but still pokey. We have too much stuff.
33. What do you typically have for breakfast?
A nothing sandwich with bread made out of thin air with a side of invisible chips.
34. Have you ever fired a gun?
Only a bb and a fairground one.
35. Have you ever tried archery?
Yeah once and I loved it and want to take it up again.
36. Favorite clean word?
Either discombobulate, defenestrate, pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis or jam.
37. Favorite swear word?
Fucknugget? Anything which is half swear and half clean is a winner in my book. Shitsticks.
38. What’s the longest you’ve ever gone without sleep?
Around 40 hours I should think.
39. Do you have any scars?
Myes. That's a story which perhaps requires a tw...
40. Have you ever had a secret admirer?
How would I know? If it's secret I wouldn't know. My little darling is my exsecret admirer though apparently.
41. Are you a good liar?
Nope. I am forgetful so I wouldn't even be aligned in the answers I was giving. Plus I just don't like it. It makes me too guilty.
42. Are you a good judge of character?
I hope so but haven't had many chances to find that out just yet.
43. Can you do any other accents other than your own?
Sure. It's-a pizza, italiano! But seriously I am okay at some but terrible at others.
44. Do you have a strong accent?
I wouldn't say so but no one would. I would just say "generic Southern English"
45. What is your favorite accent?
Some Southern hemisphere or east Asian I like a lot, also a few European.
46. What is your personality type?
INTP afaik
47. What is your most expensive piece of clothing?
I don't actually know, I don't go for expensive, nor care for my clothes especially.
48. Can you curl your tongue?
Yes.
49. Are you an innie or an outie?
Innie.
50. Left or right handed?
Right.
51. Are you scared of spiders?
Nope.
52. Favorite food?
Sushi.
53. Favorite foreign food?
...sushi. Alright, different answer? Takoyaki?
54. Are you a clean or messy person?
Extremely messy.
55. Most used phrased?
It changes every so often. Dunno right now.
56. Most used word?
Also changes. Still don't know.
57. How long does it take for you to get ready?
For climbing? Jk like a minute?
58. Do you have much of an ego?
Used to, now I don't.
59. Do you suck or bite lollipops?
Both.
60. Do you talk to yourself?
All the time. I know, right?
61. Do you sing to yourself?
Yup.
62. Are you a good singer?
Only if I try which is rare and even then rarely.
63. Biggest Fear?
Losing my Angel. Or dying.
64. Are you a gossip?
Nope. Not at all.
65. Best dramatic movie you’ve seen?
I don't actually know.
66. Do you like long or short hair?
Having? Long. Seeing? Don't mind as long as it's not a buzzcut. So from vaguely short and floofy to massively long.
67. Can you name all 50 states of America?
No I can't, and it would be weird to expect that of me.
68. Favorite school subject?
Maths and physics and IT.
69. Extrovert or Introvert?
Intro now, ex extro
70. Have you ever been scuba diving?
No but it sounds llike good fun.
71. What makes you nervous?
Jealousy and making the wrong moves.
72. Are you scared of the dark?
Nope. Used to be a bit when alone.
73. Do you correct people when they make mistakes?
Sometimes, less than I used to, when it would be useful.
74. Are you ticklish?
A bit. Less than I used to be since being bigger.
75. Have you ever started a rumor?
Nope
76. Have you ever been in a position of authority?
Not official governmently but I have owned projects, and in other places.
77. Have you ever drank underage?
Probably.
78. Have you ever done drugs?
Hasn't everyone done soft ones?
79. Who was your first real crush?
My Angel Baby shytsumiki
80. How many piercings do you have?
None.
81. Can you roll your Rs?“
Yes.
82. How fast can you type?
Reasonably fast I should think.
83. How fast can you run?
Reasonably slow.
84. What color is your hair?
Brown to me, dark blonde to my mum and ginger in an underground coding quiz apparently.
85. What color is your eyes?
Are? Blue.
86. What are you allergic to?
Probably prawns.
87. Do you keep a journal?
No, wish I could remember to.
88. What do your parents do?
My mum's a mosaic artist and my dad's a retired satcom engineer.
89. Do you like your age?
Ummm, it's alright??
90. What makes you angry?
Die hard cruelty and things that make people or animals suffer. Including wars, all of which are inexcusable. Come on people, the best for the most, keep up! I am the judge.
91. Do you like your own name?
It's alright. Better than some, not as cool as others.
92. Have you already thought of baby names, and if so what are they?
Bob Jim Ted because they are hilarious names. Not that I'm using them for anything but fiction.
93. Do you want a boy a girl for a child?
No. I already have my babygirl shytsumiki.
94. What are you strengths?
Code. Logic. Maths and science. Compassion perhaps.
95. What are your weaknesses?
Memory, communication and showing emotion.
96. How did you get your name?
My folks picked it from a comic. "Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future". Middle name from a great uncle.
97. Were your ancestors royalty?
Everyone's were. I haven't traced exactly how but have traced up to 500 years in some places.
98. Do you have any scars?
Yes, you asked that before.
99. Color of your bedspread?
Colour. Currently red and black.
100. Color of your room?
Colour! Well white as are all of them atm.
These are fun. Thank you.
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