A - Zed

Seen many places. I copied and pasted from New Kid (and was tempted to keep some of the same answers)

Accent: Commonwealthlandian. Actually, my voice is pretty bland, I think. People rarely guess where I'm from, although they can generally narrow it down to somewhere in the Commonwealth.

Booze: no, thanks.

Chore I Hate: all of them

Dog or Cat: Dog. I like cats in principle, but I'm allergic and the incredibly vicious cat we had when I was young put me off them a bit. My family used to have a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and he combined the friendliness and bounciness of a dog with the snuggliness and sleeping-on-your-lap-ness of a cat, so I want one of them, again (plus they're so incredibly cute).

Essential Electronics: laptop

Favorite Cologne(s): I don't have one

Gold or Silver: silver

Hometown: I think I called it Overgrown Country Town

Insomnia: sometimes. Usually I just stay up so late I'm tired enough to sleep, anyway (e.g. right now)

Job Title: grad student

Kids: not for the forseeable future

Living arrangements: I share with housemates

Most admirable trait: um...

Number of sexual partners: You can probably guess.

Overnight hospital stays: None.

Phobias: people, crossing the bridge near my lab where the walkway is just made of wire mesh that I can feel sagging as I walk on it (I have to walk along the sole support beam down the middle, but someone always comes from the other direction so that I have to move)

Quote: I'm saving a couple from the book I just finished for posts. I've had this bit of a song that makes me smile running through my head for a couple of days, though:

I got a friend in Jesus, he's got a friend in me
He's a bit hung up on god, but we've agreed to disagree

Religion: None.

Siblings: 2 brothers

Time I wake up: every 5 minutes between 7.30 and 9am or so on weekdays, as late as possible on weekends

Unusual talent or skill: invisibility? Maybe I should just steal New Kid's answer; I can read pretty fast, too. My brother once took a speed reading class and wanted to show off what he learned, but I still beat him. That's how I've read a number of books twice, without realising until at least halfway through.

Vegetable I refuse to eat: Brussel sprouts, cauliflower. I don't actually like any vegetables, but I'm willing to eat most of them.

Worst habit: being late, not replying to emails, avoiding people generally, not cleaning

X-rays: Teeth. I feel like there might be something else, but I'm probably imagining it.

Yummy foods I make: chocolate fudge fingers, pumpkin and rosemary risotto

Zodiac sign: Taurus.