we were just recently faced with just such a coin toss.

i don't know i could have handled it if his last conscious action at home was to emit a quiet meow, stand up, crawl to my lap and curl up to find warmth. she was on the phone, calling the vet on the emergency after-hours line, when he did just that.

instead of getting sleep this weekend, i shed tears, dig? and here i thought myself so cold and detached. hug someone you love and, dammit, immunize your cat.

substance should return shortly.






What should people know about you?

I can 'stop being so depressed all the time' about as much as you can stop having a heart attack. leave me alone. they don't sell pacemakers for what I have so kindly piss off.

I count binary in my head. [tangent: in related news, I can count to 31 on one hand and 1023 on two.]

I curl my toes when I'm feeling stressed.

I am a grammar algorithm.

Libido ergo sum.



What's your favorite song right now?

all at once:
according to iTunes play count, it's Josh Groban - Remember When It Rained. according to mood, it's The Mars Volta - Televators. in the car, it's Radiohead - Dollars & Cents. [aside: I would make a great emo kid.]



Who's your favorite band or musician ever and why?

The Flaming Lips. constant consistent refusal to conform is oh-so-sexy.



What's your favorite movie ever and why?

Requiem For A Dream. see my (uh) second post (I think) for details: [http://www.hatelife.org/v/antimatt?sort=asc]



What's your favorite book?

if I absolutely must choose only one, it is Ian McEwen - Atonement.

otherwise, also
Kurt Vonnegut - Slaughterhouse Five
George Orwell - Nineteen Eighty-Four
Daniel Villasenor - The Lake
et cetera ad nauseum.



What's the one thing you believe in most strongly?

God. not that one would know it judging by my lifestyle, behavior, language, media library, refrigerator, …



What's the easiest way to get on your nerves?

draw conclusions from opinions or from shaky premises and expect me to take your argument seriously.
resort to violence.
drive an H2. [http://www.hummerdinger.com/]
get custom wheels, lowride your frame, lowride your seat, decal your name in a retarded font on your rear window, install a bass cannon, roll down your windows and play hip-hop as loud as the laws of physics allow as you drive down the street of my residential neighborhood.



What's your pet's name?

at present, I have none. eventually we're going to own two cats, one named 'Thor' and the other named 'Dog.' I have seen the future.



Who do you think is the sexiest person alive?

Selma Blair.



What's your favorite quote?

[http://www.hatelife.org/s/51084]. end quote.