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Name:

Derek James

Sex:

Male

Home:

Dallas, Texas (originally Austin, TX...just spent two years in Japan)

Height:

6'0

Age (How come nobody put age...?):

29

Eyes

blue

Hair Color:

dark blond

Current Occupation:

Developmental writing instructor at a community college (I've taught high school math and English...trust me, it's not worth it)

Nick Names:

 

Pen Names:

 

Favorite TV Show:

 

Favorite Board Game:

Scrabble, Go (learning), Bridge

Favorite Magazine:

 

Favorite Smell:

honeysuckle

Favorite Salad Dressing:

ranch, with little bacon bits

Worst Feeling in the World:

this is too revealing, as are many of the other topics. Excuse me while I answer what I want to.

Biggest Fear:

 

Best Feeling in the World:

 

Favorite Things to do on Weekends:

play tennis, watch movies, read, vegetate

Favorite Soundtrack:

 

What is the first thing you think of when you wake in the morning?:

going to the john (you asked, so I told you)

You can't start the day until you:

drink a mugful of steaming java

Do you get motion sickness?:

 

Have you ever gone skinny dipping?:

 

Do you make fun of people?:

 

Roller Coasters --Deadly or Exciting?:

 

Pen or Pencil:

I used to write everything longhand...now I'm a keyboard man

How many rings before you answer the phone?:

 

Future son's name:

 

Future daughter's name:

 

Favorite foods:

sour cream chicken enchiladas 

Do you get along with your parents?:

 

Have you ever been convicted of a crime?

Not yet

Favorite Ice Cream:

pecan pralines and cream

Croutons or Bacon Bits:

 

Do you like to drive?:

 

Thunderstorms -- Cool or Scary:

 

What kind of car was your first car?:

barely functional blue 1978 Toyota Celica named "Roxanne"

If you could meet one person, dead or alive, who would it be?:

 

Favorite Alcoholic Drink:

beer, of course

Who is your favorite poet/author?:

it's a toss-up between Kurt Vonnegut and Harlan Ellison

Do you eat the stems of broccoli?:

 

One pillow or two?:

 

Favorite Color:

 

If you could have any job you wanted, what would it be?

what, are you kidding? We all want to be professional writers, don't we?

If you could dye your hair any color, what would it be?:

 

If you could have a tattoo, what and where would it be?:

 

Have you ever been in love?:

 

What is on the walls in your room?:

 

What's on your mouse pad?:

 

What's on your monitor?:

 

Is the glass half empty or half full?:

 

What is your favorite Snapple?:

 

Favorite Movies:

 

Are you a Righty, a Lefty, or Ambidextrous?:

 

Do you type with your fingers on the right keys?

 

Pets:

 

Favorite Type of Music:

 

If you could be one gardening tool, what would you be?:

garden weasel

If asked nicely, you'd admit to knowing about:

 

You can probably be bribed with:

 

What is under your bed?:

 

What is your favorite number?:

 

What is your dream car?:

 

Hobbies:

 

Toothpaste:

 

Favorite town to chill in:

 

Favorite Drink (Non-Alcoholic):

 

Adidas, Nike, or Reebok:

 

Favorite perfume/cologne:

 

Favorite Web Site:

 

Favorite Subject in School:

 

Least Favorite Subject:

 

What do you look for in the opposite sex?:

what we all are...a complement of ourselves

What is your favorite sport to watch?:

baseball

You would most like to be adopted by which Clarion instructor?: 

To be honest, I'm not familiar enough with them to make such a choice

In the Clarion yearbook, you will probably be voted the boy/girl most like to:

 

If you could bring only one reference book to Clarion it would be:

 

No one would guess that you had written:

 

When folks get to Clarion, they should look for you. You will be the one:

Who appears harmless at first glance