Questions for Jake

Because I don't want to keep going with the snippets and give away the story, but people seem to like Jake a lot, I decided to answer some of your questions about him here.  Note: Some of these questions are based on where I am in the story now, and some are based off of some of the snippets you guys have read from later on in the story. So in some his feelings might seem a lot different than in others.

Q. How long have you been skateboarding?
A. Forever....I think since I was about five. I think my dad has pictures somewhere.

Q. What do you think about Trisha?
A. She's that girl who keeps staring at me in school and junk right? I think she stares a lot. It's pretty funny...She's pretty pretty...kinda pretty, I should say. She has lame taste in music. And she doesn't respond to warning signs very well.

Q. Why do you call her Trish?
A. It cuts off a whole syllable that I have to pronounce before I can move on with whatever else I want to say. And it sounds cooler.

Q. Can we talk about your nightmares?
Jake. No.
Me. Come on now Jake. They asked.
Jake. NO.

Q. When and why did you start using drugs?
A. Geez, right to the point aren't we? Like, a year ago is all. Because it's numbing and I don't have to think about things.


Q. Why don't you drink or smoke?
A. I don't like headaches or coughing. Or smelling bad. Axe can only do so much for a guy. You have to do some work yourself.

Q. Why do you pretend to be happy so much?
A. Because it's annoying when people try to make me feel better when they think I'm not happy. I'd rather just pretend things are honky dory and avoid all the sobbing shrink sessions.

Q. What do you think are good character traits?
A. Oh...um...I guess someone who isn't going to leave. They are where they're supposed to be. Someone who doesn't go back on their word.

Q. What do you do for fun?
A. I skate. And listen to music. I hang out with Matthew some, but he's more of a time killer than actual fun.

Q. If you had unlimited cash, what would you do?
A. Oh boy. Yeah, that would be great. Priority one, MOVE. Get out of here. Then after that I'd build my own personal skate park with all the best equipment, and like hire my own personal band.

Q. What was your brothers name?
A. .....His name is John.

Q. Do you watch TV?
A. Duh. Doesn't everyone?

Q. What is your favorite movie?
A. Um....I like The Bourne Ultimatum pretty great.

Q. Do you read? If so, what type of books do you like?
A. Not usually, no. I've had to read a couple things for school...but I pretty much skimmed the first and last chapter. Reading takes so much time. If I were going to read something just for fun, it would probably be one of those like murder mystery things. But no romance.

Q. What is your favorite color?
A. Blue. Like my hair.

Q. Do you want to get married? Have kids?
A. Uh yeah, no. I haven't really thought about that much. People are very faulty things to base your whole life on. Especially when it comes to the whole true love thing. She would have to be like, bomb proof to make it work.

Q. How many girls have you dated? Is Trisha your first?
A. Well Trisha is like my first official. There was this little girl I gave a valentine to in like...second grade. But...her bike's training wheel was busted, and she wouldn't ride my skateboard, so we never went out. I don't have to count each time me and Trish have broke up have we? Cause then she'd count for like, ten girls.

Q. Bicycle or scooter?
A.  Seriously? Is that even a question? Um...I don't know man. Bikes take so much work. But scooters look like a little kid....Can we flip a coin?.....Tails it is. Scooter.

Q. Favorite sport?
A. Anything BMX. But I also like football.

Q. Were you friendly before your mom died?
A. We're you considerate before you became a blog reader?

Q. Summer or winter?
A. Summer. It's hard to skateboard on ice.

Q. What annoys you most about girls?
A. When they walk around you like, coughing, or humming or something. It's like, I saw you before and didn't say anything. You coughing girl germs all over me and ruining the tune to that song are not going to make me talk to you.

Q. Do you want to get a job?
A. I don't know. Probably not. I hate getting up early and being told what to do. And I don't think you can skate around most job sites.

Q. Do you have a problem with authority?
A. Haha. That's funny. Duh.

Q. Even though your dad is a lawyer, you seem to have no respect for the law. Aren't you worried you'll get caught?
Jake. No. Why would I be? My dad is a lawyer. If I get caught, he can get me uncaught.
Me. I don't think uncaught is a word.
Jake.  Don't tell me what is and ain't a word, lady.


Q. What do you want to be when you grow up?
A. Alive. And a professional skater.

Q. How did you and Devin meet?
A. Devin? Oh geez. Um, at school I think. That was a long time ago. But yeah, school. We were in the same class. I think he was my buddy for a coloring assignment or something. He did most of the coloring though. He said I wasn't in the lines. I was making my own lines.

Q. What happened between you and Devin?
A. Heck if I know. He became too good for me. He's a churchy type. And popular. And in school. And has two parents and a little sister...We just clash now.

Q. What is your favorite type of vehicle?
A. Um, I like Chevy's. Going back to that question about unlimited cash to blow- Camaro people. Cherry red.

Q. What do you like most about Trisha?
A. That she lets me just be me, and isn't trying to be my shrink instead of my friend.

Q. What type of birth did you have?
A. What type of...birth? Um...human.
Me. I think that means, were you like C-section, or normal, or unexpected, or anything like that.
Jake. Oh, oh gotcha. Well, it's kind of hard for me to remember. I had a lot of things on my mind, but the way I remember it, I had a dark, wet birth that led to blinding light and a messed up planet.
Me. Jake.
Jake. I was C-section.

Q. What is your full name?
A. Jake Anthony Timmons.

There you go guys! Hope you liked it. If you have any more questions you would like answered, shoot them to me in the comments.