Recent College Graduate (St. Olaf College, where I majored in English and political science), I am an editorial assistant, writer and musician. I play guitar and bass. Currently, I am a freelance writer for www.slivermagazine.com. I live in Chicago and work in Glenview.
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Jon Graef
Birthday: July 29, 1982
Birthplace: Chicago-Michael Reese Hospital
Current Location: Glenview, IL
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Dark Blond...it's almost looking brown these days
Height: 5'8"...maybe
Right Handed or Left Handed: right
Your Heritage: German
The Shoes You Wore Today: upon closer inspection, these are loafers
Your Weakness: anxiety, but it's not life-ruining; not knowing what to say around women that I am attracted to, or how to act. Lack of adventuriousness (word?) and ambition, but that will change
Your Fears: that I will meet the perfect woman and then totally blow it
Your Perfect Pizza: gyro pizza
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: a job! Dammit!
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: good good
Thoughts First Waking Up: "motherfucker..."
Your Best Physical Feature: my penchant for rock!
Your Bedtime: ever-changing
Your Most Missed Memory: If I still have the memory, then I don't miss it, do I?
Pepsi or Coke: Coke
Checkers or Burger King: As opposed to Chess or McDonald's?
Single or Group Dates: single
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Lipton, but it's not like I drink either one of these
Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee: neither
Do you Smoke: not cigarettes
Do you Swear: see above
Do you Sing: yes
Do you Shower Daily: of course
Have you Been in Love: ditto
Do you want to go to College: already did
Do you want to get Married: someday
Do you belive in yourself: sometimes
Do you get Motion Sickness: no
Do you think you are Attractive: meh
Are you a Health Freak: no
Do you get along with your Parents: for the most part
Do you like Thunderstorms: yes, and the clouds that come with them
Do you play an Instrument: good lord yes; guitar and bass, rudimentary piano skills
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: yes
In the past month have you Smoked: not cigerettes
In the past month have you been on Drugs: yes
In the past month have you gone on a Date: platonic dates, yeah
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: no
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: jesus, a box? That would be certainly death, no?
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: no
In the past month have you been on Stage: no
In the past month have you been Dumped: no
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: it's too cold outside, dude
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: no
Ever been Drunk: who wrote this, a high-school kid?
Ever been called a Tease: seriously, are you a junior? what colleges are you looking at? SAT's are a bitch, aren't they?
Ever been Beaten up: no
Ever Shoplifted: almost
How do you want to Die: "on top of a large pile of money, with many beautiful ladies"
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: who said anything about growing up?
What country would you most like to Visit: England again...perhaps Spain or Austrailia as well
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: blue
Favourite Hair Color: doesn't matter
Short or Long Hair: long
Height: doesn't matter
Weight: as long as she is not ten pounds of shit in a five pound bag, I can deal with anything reasonable.
Best Clothing Style: doesn't matter
Finally:
Number of CDs I own: it's gotta be in the low hundreds, but I am trying to sell as many as possible (that I don't listen to anymore)
Number of Piercings: none
Number of Tattoos: none
Number of things in my Past I Regret: there are a few things that I regret, but I will never, ever share them, at least not explicitly
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