At the request of the curiously sunny sunshine_tears:


Name: Mark

Birthday: July 14

Birthplace: Kendallville, IN, USA

Current Location: dispatch in the Noble County Sheriff's Department

Eye Color: Hazelly (is that a word?)

Hair Color: dark brown

Height: 6'0"

Right Handed or Left Handed: right

Your Heritage: Cherokee Indian, Irish, English

The Shoes You Wore Today: extremely old black Reebok's

Your Weakness: chocolate, females

Your Fears: spiders, failure, screwing up

Your Perfect Pizza: all meat, extra cheese

Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: sell a novel. Actually, just surviving winter would be ok.

Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: :-)

Thoughts First Waking Up: "Where did THAT crazy dream come from?"

Your Best Physical Feature: eyes, I'm told

Your Bedtime: about 8 a.m., most days

Your Most Missed Memory: I don't remember. (You *asked!*) taking long trips back when I could afford it, I suppose.

Pepsi or Coke: Mountain Dew

MacDonalds or Burger King: McDonalds -- love their fries

Single or Group Dates: single, I suppose.

Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Nestea. Seriously, is there a difference?

Chocolate or Vanilla: chocolate, duh.

Cappuccino or Coffee: tea. But I don't know what brand.

Do you Smoke: no

Do you Swear: sometimes -- more in winter than in summer.

Do you Sing: when I'm alone, so no one can complain.

Do you Dance: With me there's a fine line between dancing as grand mal seizures.

Do you Shower Daily: sometimes twice a day.

Have you Been in Love: Oh, yeah.

Do you want to go to College: not anymore!

Do you want to get Married: what, again? I'm willing to entertain the possibility.

Do you belive in yourself: Eh. Sometimes.

Do you get Motion Sickness: Only if I try to read while moving, or sometimes if I'm moving backward.

Do you think you are Attractive: not really

Are you a Health Freak: I'm up with the *idea*.

Do you get along with your Parents: I hardly ever see them. So, yes.

Do you like Thunderstorms: Very much, although not directly overhead.

Do you play any Instrument: Not at all

In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: Not even in the last decade.

In the past month have you Smoked: no

In the past month have you been on Drugs: Do vitamins count?

In the past month have you gone on a Date: no, and thanks for reminding me

In the past month have you gone to a Mall: Yes, the same one where sunshine_tears works.

In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: No

In the past month have you eaten Sushi: No

In the past month have you been on Stage: I gave a speech at my daughter's wedding -- does that count?

In the past month have you been Dumped: nope

In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: No -- have you been paying attention to our weather?!

In the past month have you Stolen Anything: no

Ever been Drunk: So they tell me.

Ever been called a Tease: no

Ever been Beaten up: Yes

Ever Shoplifted: no

How do you want to Die: in bed

What do you want to be when you Grow Up: A world famous, award winning novelist. Or just a novelist.

What country would you most like to Visit: Canada. In summer.

~In a Boy/Girl~

Favourite Eye Color: no preference

Favourite Hair Color: red

Short or Long Hair: long

Height: no preference

Weight: Hm... less than me.

Best Clothing Style: never really thought about it ... personally, I'm all for the comfort.

Number of Drugs I have taken: no illegal drugs

Number of CDs I own: no idea -- but a lot.

Number of Piercings: 0

Number of Tattoos: 0

Number of things in my Past I Regret: You want me to count ALL those?!