Thursday, April 20, 2006

You might want to pack a lunch...

...because this survey is LONG!!!!

1) Whats your Name
Joseph Anthony

2) How did you get that name?
Joseph is my father's father's middle name and Anthony was the name of one of his uncles, I think.

3) What is your heritage?
Oh Geez, Italian and Spanish on my father's side (which I take after the most) and then there is my mother who is a Euro-mutt (English, Scottish, Irish, French and Dutch)

4) What was your name going to be if you were born the opposite sex?
I have no idea

5) What did you get in trouble for the most as a kid?
Nothing specific, my mom would just get high and paranoid and beat the heck out of me

6) Are you closer to your mother or father?
I'm not really close to either of them, but I guess my father

7) Are your parents still together?
No

8) If not, how old were you when they split?
About 2 years old

9) Have you known both of your parents for your whole life?
I saw him before that, but I didn't really know my father until I was 16

10) How many of your grandparents are still alive?
3 actually, and they are all over 85

11) Where did you go on family vacations as a kid?
We didn't go on many, but when we did, my mother would drive us up to Manhattan and her brother would share his "stash" with my mom

12) What do your parents do for a living?
My mother is an assistant manager at 7-11 and my father is on disability retirement from the theater (Broadway)

13) When did you graduate high school?
1996

14) What was your rank in your class?
I think I was like 62 or 63 (out of 112)

15) Did you get any scholarships?
LSU offered me a scholarship

16) What was your dream/first choice school (college)?
UNC (Chapel Hill)

17) What was your first major?
Biology

18) How many times did you change your major?
Ha ha, uh, 4

19) What was your favorite class?
Sensation and Perception (VCU) and MusculoSkeletal Anatomy (VST)

20) What was your least favorite class?
there were so many, uh, let's just say "all the Maths" (VCU) and Physiology (VST - because of the teacher)

21) Did you have a job while you were in college? If so, what was it?
Yes, Parking Security, Pizza Hut delivery driver and Certified Massage Therapist

22) Were you in a fraternity/sorority? If so, which one?
Not unless you count Chi Alpha (a Christian campus ministry)

23) What was the absolute best part of college?
The friends I met there

24) If you could only give one piece of advice about college to a first semester freshman (that you cared about), what would it be?
Find out what your professor really wants (despite what he asks for) and give it to him/her

25) What was your first job out of college?
Well, I'm still at VCU, but my first job out of VST was Assistant Trainer for the Richmond Renegades (which consisted of me giving pre-game massages to the players)

26) What is your favorite fruit?
uh, probably green seedless grapes

27) What is your favorite veggie?
cut Green Beans

28) What is your favorite meat?
Chicken

29) What is the meal that you are famous for, amongst family/friends?
Jambalaya (with sausage or chicken)

30) Do you have a sweet tooth or a salt tooth?
Salt

31) Who is the most beautiful Hollywood actress?
Oh wow, uh, Stacey Dash

32) Who is the most handsome (or to help out the guys, who's the coolest) Hollywood actor?
I don't know, Denzel Washington

33) If you could have a major part in a movie (lets say, the third name mentioned) who would you want to be the first two actors/actresses? Will Smith and Sanaa Lathan

34) What is the next DVD you are going to buy?
I'd like to find Blackula :) but probably Remember the Titans

35) What was the last DVD you bought?
The Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

36) What is your favorite TV Show?
Smallville

37) Given the choice, what ethnicity would your spouse be?
Black

38) Which war in US History do you believe was the worst?
The Civil War

39) Who is the funniest stand-up comedian in your opinion?
Larry Miller, although Jim Carrey was pretty good

40) What is the worst kind of movie?
pornographic films

41) Other than bills, what do you spend the most money on?
going out with friends

42) Who is the fist person you go to when you need advice?
Jesus

43) For you Christians, insert other than God and answer that one again:
ha ha ha ha, you got me. Chris Lee

44) What was your first pet?
Tiger Striped Siamese cat named Claws

45) What do you do to waste time?
waste? watch TV or play a game of Madden

46) What do you do when you are bored?
I usually go for a drive or call a friend

47) What do you do for work right now?
I am an author as well as a Certified Massage Therapist

48) If you had billions of dollars, what would you do in the place of work?
I would open a ministry house that helps college aged Christian men get on their feet financially and disciples them and trains them to be Godly husbands and fathers

49) What is the one movie/book that has shaped the way you view to world?
The Bible

50) For you Christians, insert other than the Bible and answer that one again:
Got me again! Uh, "I Kissed Dating Goodbye" - it put into clear verbage what I had been feeling about the way dating worked.

51) Do you show your loved ones how special they are to you as much as you should?
I think I do a pretty good job, but there is always more I could do. I've actually been described as someone, "who loves you beyond, even, your ability to receive it"

52) How do you receive love the best/ what is your love language? Put an X in the box next to yours:

[X] Words of Affirmation
[] Receiving Gifts
[] Quality Time
[] Acts of Service
[] Physical Touch

53) How do you show love the best/ what is your love language? Put an X in the box next to yours:

[X] Words of Affirmation
[X] Giving Gifts
[X] Quality Time
[X] Acts of Service
[X] Physical Touch

(I checked them all because I try to love people the way they receive it best)

54) What are your favorite pizza toppings?
Pepperoni and Black Olives

55) What is your favorite style of dance?
Salsa

56) What is your favorite type of music?
It depends on my mood, but it has to be God-honoring

57) What is your favorite clothing material?
cotton for shirts and pants - mesh for shorts

58) What kind of deodorant do you use?
Right Guard

59) What kind of cologne/perfume do you wear?
Aspen

60) Where did you grow up?
Richmond, Phoenix, Flagstaff, Manhattan, St. Francisville (I shuffled to and from all of those more than once between 3 and 18)

61) What was your favorite place to live, while growing up?
Good question... Copper Spring apartments in Richmond

62) How many times have you moved in your life?
38 times

63) How many time zones have you lived in?
3, Eastern, Central, and Mountain

64) How many cars (trucks, jeeps, etc) have you owned?
7

65) How many accidents have you been in, while driving?
Every one of them :) 3 (T-boned in 1998, Fell asleep and hit a tree in 1999, and a lady did an illegal U-Turn and I couldn't stop in time in 2002)

66) How many tickets have you gotten?
2, one for speeding up at a yellow light in 1998 and one for a broken tail light in 2003

67) Why is your best friend your best friend?
When I met Chris, I felt like God was showing me a part of myself that I had been missing.

68) How many scars do you have?
3, Left Knee (fell out a tree when I was 6); Left Eye (Barbed Wire fence (I think I was 5); and Right Shin (Stab Wound when I was 18)

69) How many tattoos do you have?
None

70) How many piercings do you have?
None, but I used to have my tongue pierced

71) How often do you exercise?
4-5 times a week

72) What is your favorite weight lifting exercise?
Leg Press

73) What is your favorite cardio machine?
The Stairmaster

74) Would you rather hike up a mountain or go white water rafting?
White Water Rafting

75) Would you rather swim in the ocean, a river or a pool?
a pool

76) Do you prefer a sauna or a hot tub?
Hot Tub

77) What kind of massage do you prefer, light rub down or deep tissue?
Great question for me :) I'd like deep tissue, but only if the giver can control the pressure they are giving.

78) What is your favorite sandwich?
Philly Cheesesteak

79) What is your favorite Mexican dish?
probably soft tacos with ground beef, Cheddar and salsa

80) What is your favorite Chinese dish?
I usually get steamed chicken and broccoli with rice

81) What is your favorite Italian dish?
Linguini Marinara Caprese

82) What is your favorite American dish?
Bacon Cheddar Burger with Tater Tots

83) Which of those would you prefer to have at your next meal?
uh, the next meal is breakfast. But I had a cheesesteak for dinner

84) What is your favorite animated film?
Shrek 2

85) In which foreign language would you like to be fluent?
Italian

86) What kind of computer do you have?
A Dell Latitude (laptop)

87) How much free space is there on your hard drive?
a little over 8 GB

88) What is taking up most of your hard drive space?
Music and videos

89) What kind of Internet connection do you have?
Cable Internet

90) How often do you check your email?
depends, but at least 3 times a day

91) Which of your friends/family members sends you the most email?
Doc Reed :)

92) Which website (besides MySpace) do you visit the most?
sports.yahoo.com/nfl

93) Why is your favorite book your favorite book?
It is the Word of God, spoken to me :)

94) What time of day were you born?
about 2:30 AM

95) Do you like chest and/or back hair on your spouse?
yikes, no :)

96) How tall are you?
5'7"

97) How tall do you wish you were?
I don't know, I used to want to be 6'8" - before I broke my back, my doctor told me I was going to be 6'1" - but God has allowed me to be 5'7" and I am happy with that.

98) Do you prefer cats or dogs?
Dogs

99) What kind of cat or dog is your favorite?
uh, Black Labs

100) Do you prefer carpet or hardwood floors?
Carpet

101) Do you prefer to dance or sing?
Sing, but I love to dance

102) Does that change when you are in front of people?
No, I still prefer to sing when I'm in front of people

103) Do you consider yourself a good person?
ONLY because of what God has done in my life

104) Can you name all 10 of the Commandments in order?
1. No gods before God
2. No Idols
3. Don't use His name in vain
4. Honor the things of God (keep the sabbath holy)
5. Honor your parents
6. Don't kill anyone
7. Don't commit adultery
8. Don't Steal
9. Don't lie
10. Don't envy

105) If the person before you hadnt listed them, would you have been able to do that?
Yes

106) How many of the 10 Commandments have you broken?
All of them

107) If you were judged by that standard would you be innocent or guilty?
Guilty

108) If you were judged by that standard would you go to Heaven or Hell?
Hell

109) What is your favorite saying?
"Never trust a big butt and a smile. Does she love Jesus?" (Proverbs 31:30 in the GIV)

110) What was your favorite song as a teenager?
I don't really remember... uh, "Never Gonna Get It" by En Vogue (at least I remember REALLY liking the video)

111) How many questions do you think this survey has?
Oh my goodness!!! I hope not too many more, I'm tired!

112) What is your favorite Slurpee flavor?
Cherry

113) When did you have your first girlfriend/boyfriend?
2nd Grade

114) How old were you when you had your first kiss?
13

115) Who was your first love?
Rebecca Kay Dreelin

116) Who was the first friend you had a sleepover with?
James Nygren

117) Who was the first person you ever got in a fight with?
Leroy Jones (he started it)

118) Who was your best friend in Middle School (Grades 6-8)?
James Nygren

119) Who was your best friend in High School (Grades 9-12)?
Chris Emery, Brandon Carter and Donna McCune (all in their own right)

120) Who was your best friend in College?
Chris Lee, Joshua Griffin, Matthew Mason, and Adolph White

121) Who would you/ did you choose to be your Best Man/Maid of Honor?
Chris Lee

122) Do you have a personalized license plate?
No

123) If you had/ have one, what would it say?
either " RU GOOD" or "U DCIDE"

124) What is your favorite exclamation?
Hallelujah!

125) What is your cell phones ring tone for when your best friend calls?
"Summertime" by DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince

126) Do you prefer a house in the country, the city or the suburbs?
Probably the Suburbs (I want to build a big one - I have the plans in my head)

127) Do you want children? If so, how many?
Yes, as many as God gives me - I just plan to keep trying!

128) Do you prefer miniature golf or bowling?
OH!!! Tough one... Mini Golf

129) In a restaurant, do you prefer a booth, a table, or sitting at the bar?
a table

130) Would you prefer a manicure or a pedicure?
Pedicure

131) Would you ever get anything waxed?
Only if my wife wants me to

132) How would you change your hair if you could (or if you wanted to)?
I'd make it stop growing back!

133) In the summer, do you roll down your car windows or crank the A/C?
Roll down the windows

134) Do you prefer to take the highway or back roads?
depends on how far I'm going and how fast I need to get there, but generally back roads

135) On the highway, do you weave in and out of traffic or stay in one lane?
Normally stay in one lane

136) How often do you get sick?
about once every other year

137) Do you know anyone with HIV/AIDS?
Yes

138) Do you know anyone with Cancer?
I know people in remission (sp?)

139) Have you ever spoken with a drug dealer or a prostitute?
Yes, both

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