Katie & Justin

 [stag_intro]Name: Justin Benjamin Dardick
Birthday: August 11, 1983
Age: 31
Job: Financial analyst at Unique Insurance
College: Master’s in finance from Loyola University Chicago; bachelor’s in psychology from Washington University in St. Louis
Hometown: Evanston, Ill.
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1. If you won the lottery, what is the first thing you’d do? Buy a waverunner.

2. What was your favorite subject in school? Astronomy.

3. What was your favorite childhood television program? Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

4. What is your favorite form of exercise? Boxing.

5. If you could learn to do anything, what would it be? Fly a plane.

6. Were you named after anyone? Sort of. I was named after Bernard Julius, but that’s not my name. Bernard Julius was my mom’s uncle, and he helped send man to the moon. They changed Bernard to Benjamin and Julius to Justin, and then switched it.

7. What’s the most unusual thing you’ve ever eaten? Ostrich.

8. What is something you’ve learned in the last week? That Bo Jackson is an archer now and makes his own arrows.

9. Have you ever been horseback riding? Yes. In summer camp. His name was OPEC, as in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.

10. Have you ever been water skiing? Not exactly. I’ve tried.

11. Have you ever stayed on a farm? Yes, in Germany. And there were ponies.

12. What do you most like to do in the snow? Tackle Katie.

13. What is your all-time favorite movie? Kill Bill.

14. What is your favorite sport to watch? Basketball.

15. Which sport do you most enjoy actively participating in? Is beer pong a sport?

16. What is your favorite home-cooked meal? Cornish game hen.

17. If you could be any animal which one would you be and why? A cat. Because I like taking naps.

18. Have you ever had a surprise party? Yes. My 30th birthday, at Southport Lanes. Thanks Katie!

19. What three items would you take with you on a deserted island? A television, ice cream machine, and an umbrella.

20. What was your first job? Teaching tennis.

21. What is one thing you will never do again? Ski.

22. If you had to pick one place in your town to bring a tourist, where would you go? Wrigley Field.

23. Have you ever been to a hospital? Yes, I broke my finger playing softball.

24. What would you sing at Karaoke night? “Get a Job” by The Offspring.

25. What do you drink with your morning meal? Mountain Dew.

26. If you could go back in time, what year would you travel to? 1908.

27. Do you collect anything? Cats.

28. Is there anything you wished would come back into fashion? Ripped jeans.

29. If you could be any fictional character, who would you choose? Superman.

30. What’s your favorite indoor/outdoor activity? Watching television/grilling.