It’s been a few weeks since the last one, so here’s a Friday Five for y’all:

• What shampoo do you use? – Senscience. My previous hairstylist turned me on to it, and it works wonders.
  
• Do you use conditioner? What kind? – Nope, I figure between the hairstyle I sport, the robust cleaning and the subsequent gelling, I don’t really need conditioner.
  
• When was the last time you got your hair cut? – Yesterday morning, in fact. Catch me on the webcam, you can see how it looks.
  
• What styling products do you use? – Aussie Mega styling gel. It does what I need it to do, which isn’t really saying much as my needs are pretty simple.
  
• What’s your worst hair-related experience? – Oh, I figure it was all those years I spent with the delusion that I could wear my hair long and not look like an utter dork. That or the time my grandmother gave me a bowl-cut when we moved out from New York to the hinterlands of central Washington.

Well, it was bound to happen. It’s the “Web Test Taker Analysis.”

Web Test Taker Analysis
	Karel is a menace with a bit too much free time You use web tests to annoy people on regular basis. Medication might help.
Take the test yourself, or not.

Note that posting the results on a web page may invalidate the results, and require retesting.

Bonus Detailed Personality Analysis:

Some of your aspirations tend to be pretty unrealistic. At times you are extroverted, affable, sociable, while at other times you are introverted, wary and reserved. You have found it unwise to be too frank in revealing yourself to others. You pride yourself on being an independent thinker and do not accept others’ opinions without satisfactory proof. You prefer a certain amount of change and variety, and become dissatisfied when hemmed in by restrictions and limitations. At times you have serious doubts as to whether you have made the right decision or done the right thing. Disciplined and controlled on the outside, you tend to be worrisome and insecure on the inside.

Your sexual adjustment has presented some problems for you. While you have some personality weaknesses, you are generally able to compensate for them. You have a great deal of unused capacity which you have not turned to your advantage. You have a tendency to be critical of yourself. You have a strong need for other people to like you and for them to admire you.

Or, as Jessy might typo, the Firday Five. *chortle*

• What are your hobbies? – You mean, other than all the time I spend geeking around on computers? Oh yeah, I have a decent-sized music collection, I’m into anime (especially on DVD), various Sci-Fi TV shows, various and sundry Fantasy/SF writers, and occasionally I get all creative and make a video or a wallpaper or write something.
  
• Do you collect anything? If so, what? – CDs by certain recording artists (Genesis, including solo acts; Midnight Oil; Jethro Tull; Pet Shop Boys; used to collect Depeche Mode, etc). Some comic book titles, mostly imported manga like No Need For Tenchi and Sailor Moon. Go ahead, laugh.
  
• Is there a hobby you’re interested in, but just don’t have the time/money to do? – Model vehicles. I love radio controlled boats, cars, planes and just about any other vehicle they can think of building in working miniature. That stuff’s expensive, though. It also helps to have good mechanical skills, which I tend to lack.
  
• Have you ever turned a hobby into a moneymaking opportunity? – I’ve never turned anything into a moneymaking opportunity.
  
• Besides web-related stuff (burbs, rings, etc.), what clubs do you belong to? – None at the moment, though I keep threatening to join NOVA (Northern Oregon/Vancouver Anime) even though the meetings are almost always on days when I can’t attend.

Friday Five

Okay, so last Friday was a little bit too hectic for me to spend time doing the Friday Five. Bite me. (Gently, though, I’m averse to pain.)

• What is your favorite restaurant and why? – The Original Hot Cake and Steak House, right next to the Ross Island bridge. Sure it’s a greasy spoon, but it’s the best damned greasy spoon known to mankind. I dare you to prove me wrong.
  
• What fast food restaurant are you partial to? – Arby’s. Roast beef sandwiches. Chicken, bacon and swiss sandwiches. Rawr.
  
• What are your standards and rules for tipping? – If the service failed to suck, there’s a tip. Otherwise there isn’t. *shrug*
  
• Do you usually order an appetizer and/or dessert? – If we’re out at a place that has appetizers, usually I’ll get some cheese sticks or chicken strips or something. I’m usually too stuffed by the end of the meal for dessert, though. All things considered, that’s probably a good thing.
  
• What do you usually order to drink at a restaurant? – Citrus juices, mostly. Orange juice, lemonade, that sort of thing. Sometimes I’ll have root beer, but only if it’s Henry’s or Thomas Kemper. I will have iced tea on occasion. I’m trying to stay away from carbonated sodas as much as I can.

Make your own evil plan! (Thanks to the 3 Bruces for the link.)

Congratulations on being the creator of a new Evil Plan ™!

Your objective is simple: World Domination

Your motive is a little bit more complex: Power

Stage One:

To begin your plan, you must first Expose a Rich and Powerful CEO. This will cause the world to sit up and take notice, stunned by your arrival. Who is this Evil Genius? Where did they come from? And why do they look so good in Classic Black?

Stage Two:

Next, you will Seize control of Fort Knox. This will cause countless hordes of Stormtroopers to flock to you, begging to do your every bidding. Your name will become synonymous with Rage, as lesser men whisper your name in terror.

Stage Three:

Finally, you will Unleash your Great Supernatural Forces, bringing about the End of All Things. This will all be done from a Fake Mountain, an excellent choice if we might say. These three deeds will herald the end, and the citizens of this planet will have no choice but to elect you their new god.

Trust us, it’ll all come together in the end.

Once again, it’s time for the Friday Five. This week the theme is “fame.” Mind you, since I work in the “entertainment biz” I may have a different view of fame from that of most regular folks.

• If you could eat dinner with and “get to know” one famous person (living or dead), who would you choose? – Groucho Marx. At least, that’s who I’d choose right now. Another day I might pick someone else. And this is assuming that “get to know” just means what it says and not something snarky.
• Has the death of a famous person ever had an effect on you? Who was it and how did you feel? – I tend to experience a mild mourning for certain key entertainers, such as at the recent passing of Chuck Jones. I wouldn’t say that I’ve ever felt an ‘effect’ from such a death, however.
• If you could BE a famous person for 24 hours, who would you choose? – What is this, the John Malkovich question? Seriously… I don’t want to be some other famous person. I want to be famous in my own right.
• Do people ever tell you that you look like someone famous? Who? – No, I tend to get the “you remind me of someone I used to go to school with” thing instead. Maybe some day other people will remind someone of me, instead.
• Have you ever met anyone famous? – First, define “famous.” I work in radio, so I’ve met any number of famous, semi-famous and “locally famous” people. I had my picture taken with Lindsey Buckingham; that’s probably the most notable “famous event” in my life to date.