Another one of those questionnaire things.  Stole this one from Staino.

1.What does your Deviantart name mean and why?
"Tubanome" is derived from the words 'tuba' and 'metronome.'  It refers to either a loud ticking metronomic sound played through a tuba, or the evil creature that lives inside the tuba and eats children.  (From my days as tuba captain in the high school marching band.)

2. What fandom were you obsessed with when you joined and what are you into now?
World of Warcraft, both then and now.

3. How many watchers do you have now?
As of right now, a humble fourteen.

4. Name 3 of your favorite artists on DA.
  for his ridiculously realistic paintings
  for his superheroes
  for drawing great line-art that I can color.

5. Do you consider yourself beautiful?
Not by any stretch of the imagination.

6. Do you participate in clubs or contests here on DA?
Kindasorta, not really.  I would if I had the time.

7. What is your most popular submission?
Most viewed is my Frostmourne Mount.

8. What are your favorite non-anime TV shows?
Glee.

9. What are the things you wish you could draw better?
Faces, "busy" scenes like forests and fights.


10. Summer or winter?
Autumn by a mile

11. Rain or Sun?
Blue skies.

12. PC or Mac?
Mac is inferior.

13. Favorite Disney character?
Hmm… not sure.  First one to come to mind is Lightning McQueen though.

14. Anime or Manga?
Neither.

15. Do you like to drink Coke or Pepsi?
Either is fine.

16. Favorite thing to do when it's raining?
Stay inside  and play video games.

17. How many hours a day do you spend on DA?
I stay logged in, so technically 24.  But really I only spend about 4-5 hours a week on DA.

18. Name a hidden talent.
Funny enough, I have the same answer as Staino, who I stole this from.  I'm quite a talented voice impersonator.  My best is probably Smeagol/Gollum from Lord of the Rings.

19. Flash or traditional cartoons?
Flash cartoons, for sure.  <3 Strongbad.

20. What is your favorite fast food restaurant?
Asking my favorite fast food restaurant is like asking my favorite way to get kicked in the nuts.  I feel like I'm voting in the Bush/Kerry election all over again.

21. What are your top 3 favorite books?
The Harry Potter series.
**NOT** Twilight.
Everybody Poops.

22. Wii or PlayStation?
PS3 for the graphics, and utility. (OMG Blu-Ray.)  Wii for the games themselves.


23. Name 3 of your favorite bands/singers.
Incubus, Surface Rising, COS Octappella

24. Are you a fast, slow, or medium typist?
Fast.

25. Do you like Denny's?
Sure, it's alright.  Wish they hadn't randomly closed the only one in the county a few months ago.  -.-

26. Favorite animal?

Dogs.  Gotta love 'em.

27. What is your favorite type of pie?
Chocolate Creme.

28. Have you ever stayed up for 24 hours?
I think my record is 50 hours.  Went to work, played some WoW, packed up my shit, drove the entire length of California, drank a 5 Hour Energy, ate breakfast, watched football, drank another 5 Hour Energy, then played about 8 games of beer pong.  Two whole days of ridiculousness.

29. Favorite phrase?
"What it do?"

30. How many siblings do you have?
None by blood, three by marriage.


31. Do you cosplay?
Only on Halloween and once at Ren Faire.

32. Have you skipped school?
Plenty.


33. Have you been on a plane?
Never!

34. Have you swum in an ocean?
Yep, a lot when I lived in SoCal.

35. Favorite vacation spot?
Victorville, CA.

36. Ever been on TV?
Yeah, several times.  Three times on the Orange County news when my school would march the annual Veteran's Day parade.  Once on Fox Sports Net, playing a marching band field tournament during halftime of a rather prestigious high school football game.  (We ended up winning 60-0 that night.)  And once I played congas and bongos alongside percussion great Alex Acuna for a choir of about 900 at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in LA.  We were on PBS or something.  


37. What do you do to relax?
Play video games, or hang out at the bar with the guys.

38. What inspires you?
Good weather.

39. If you could go anywhere in the world...
I'd probably stay here.

40. Favorite time of the day?
The middle of the day in summer, at the lake.

41. What did you want to be when you were little?
An artist.

42. What do you want to be now?
A music teacher who dabbles in art on the side.

43. If you could eat with one person, who would it be?
This is a shitty question.

44. What character would you hate to be stuck in a room with?
Fran Drescher.

45. Which store would you max out a credit card at?
Gamestop.  Or Toys R Us.  Or Wal-Mart.

46. What is the most annoying thing people ask you?
"You're colorblind?  Wait, so is everything just black and white?"
or
"You're colorblind?  Whoah… what color is this?"

47. Favorite all time movie?
Avatar is the first thing that pops into my head.

48. Favorite smells?
Vanilla.  Damp earth.  The lingering scent of campfire on my coat the week after vacation.  Gasoline and dirt.

49. What are you listening to right now?
The shower.  Oops, now she turned the shower off.  So… nothing.

50. If you were a crayon what color would you be?
Blue.  Don't even dare make a colorblindness joke.  I will stab you.

51. What is the first thing you notice about the opposite sex?
Hair.

52. Hugs or Kisses?

Hugs!