Alphabet Soup!

I got tagged by Natalie. Read it and weep!

A - ADVOCATE FOR: Respect for microorganisms. Nerdage and geekery.

B - BEST FEATURE: My eyes. Which, ironically, are probably also the worst part of me.

C - COULD DO WITHOUT: Mosquitoes and other annoying insects.

D - DREAMS & DESIRES: To become Supremely Evil World Tyrant of Pink Bunnies. And to have my own book published.

E - ESSENTIAL ITEMS: Glasses, supremely heavy watch, Swiss card/army knife. (I won't name people since they're not exactly items. Except when they're "an item". Haha).

F - FAVORITE PAST TIME: Reading, painting, playing violent computer games, playing music.

G - GOOD AT: I'm a jack of all trades (and, by implication, a master of none). But okay. Scrambled word games. Writing science articles.

H - HAVE NEVER TRIED: Skydiving. Bungee jumping. Skating. And far too many other things!

I - IF I HAD A MILLION DOLLARS: I'd invest it. I don't exactly have use for a million bucks.

J - JUNKIE FOR: Orchestral & swing music. Damned good hard SF. Gunblade.

K - KINDRED SPIRIT: Dr. Terrence Thirteen. LOL.

L - LITTLE KNOWN FACT: I used to watch Pokemon...

M - MEMORABLE MOMENT: Too many to pick!

N - NEVER AGAIN WILL I: Attempt to cook eggs in the microwave without breaking the yolk up.

O - OCCASIONAL INDULGENCE: I. Don't. Indulge.

P - PROFESSION: Boffin, science writer, art dabbler. Oh, and President of the Gizka Haus of Fine Living.

Q - QUOTE: If something goes wrong... I meant for it to turn out like that!!

R - REASON TO SMILE: I'm alive, aren't I?

S - SORRY ABOUT: My temper.

T - TAG SOME FRIENDS: Yargh! No taggage!

U - UNINTERESTED IN: Cooking. Gardening. Non-F1 cars. Politics. Golf and other sedentary outdoor games.

V - VERY SCARED OF: Syringe needles.

W - WORST HABIT: My eagerness to jump into debates at the drop of a hat.

X - X MARKS MY IDEAL VACATION SPOT: Someplace where there are plenty of ruins to explore and photograph. Failing that, Rottnest Island.

Y - YUMMIEST DESSERT: Er. Um. I seldom eat dessert and I don't hanker for stuff.

Z - ZODIAC SIGN: The fish. ;)