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| This one's from Lolo's link ...1. Where is your cell phone? pocket
2. Your boyfriend/girlfriend? who?
3. Your hair? overgrown
4. Your mother? supportive
5. Your father? concerned
6. Your favorite thing? hope
7. Your dream last night? blank
8. Your favorite drink? lemonade
9. Your dream car? beemer
10. The room you’re in? office
11. Your ex? doctor
12. Your fears? rejection
13. What do you want to be in 10 years? free
14. Who did you hang out with last night? alone
15. What you’re not good at? optimism
16. Muffins? blueberry
17. One of your wish list items? hardware
18. Where you grew up? various
19. The last thing you did? chat
20. What are you wearing? tennis
21. What aren’t you wearing? coat!
22. Your pet? null
23. Your computer? aging
24. Your life? unfulfilled
25. Your mood? pensive
26. Missing? finality
27. What are you thinking about right now? meeting
28. Your car? red!
29. Your work? "scientist"
30. Your summer? travel
31. Your relationship status? hopeless
32. Your favorite color? green
33. When is the last time you laughed? Jill
34. Last time you cried? unsure
35. School? interminable
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| Privilege Meme (as stolen from Lily Graypure)... the moral of the story seems to be that I was a spoiled brat. Ah well.
From What Privileges Do You Have?, based on an exercise about class and
privilege developed by Will Barratt, Meagan Cahill, Angie Carlen,
Minnette Huck, Drew Lurker, Stacy Ploskonka at Illinois State
University. If you participate in this blog game, they ask that you
PLEASE acknowledge their copyright.)
1. Father went to college.
2. Father finished college.
3. Mother went to college.
4. Mother finished college.
5. Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor.
6. Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers.
7. Had more than 50 books in your childhood home.
8. Had more than 500 books in your childhood home. (Cumulative ... I don't think we ever had 500 books sitting around at once).
9. Were read children's books by a parent.
10. Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18.
11. Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18.
12. The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively. (I put this even though white males are about the only people the media are allowed to make fun of. Add in overweight and Catholic and suddenly I'm a walking media criticism wetdream).
13. Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18.
14. Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs.
15. Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs.
16. Went to a private high school.
17. Went to summer camp.
18. Had a private tutor before you turned 18.
19. Family vacations involved staying at hotels.
20. Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18. (most of it was, probably not "all")
21. Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them.
22. There was original art in your house when you were a child.
23. You and your family lived in a single-family house.
24. Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home.
25. You had your own room as a child.
26. You had a phone in your room before you turned 18. (hrm, yeah, I think so, but I'm not 100% sure)
27. Participated in a SAT/ACT prep course.
28. Had your own TV in your room in high school. (Christmas present my senior year)
29. Owned a mutual fund or IRA in high school or college (it was my own money I put into it, so I dunno that this counts, but whatever)
30. Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16.
31. Went on a cruise with your family.
32. Went on more than one cruise with your family.
33. Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up.
34. You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family. | | |
| Insomnimemes at their finest ... Can't recall from whom I stole this.The Letter A
Are you available?: Available? Yes; Actively looking? No.
What is your age?: 23
What annoys you?: lots of things ... apropos for tonight I'll go with irrationality of purpose and irrationality of consequences.
The Letter B
Do you live in a big house?: Nope, a medium-sized one bedroom apartment
When is your birthday?: July 19
The Letter C
What's your favorite candy?: Peanutbutter M&Ms, atm
When was the last time you cried?: Not sure. Probably some time that I was stressing about school?
The Letter D
Do you daydream?: Not very much, no.
What's your favorite kind of dog?: Retrievers of several varieties.
What day of the week is it?: Tuesday, but by lab rules it's still Monday.
The Letter E
How do you like your eggs?: Scrambled or Devil(l?)ed.
Have you ever been in the emergency room?: Yeah, I was a sick kid sometimes.
What's the easiest thing ever to do?: aside from wasting away the best years of my life insomniblogging taking the Hamlet's path of thought but ne'er action? uh, procrastinating is easy (though it builds up a certain mafia-like interest payable in stress and disfunction).
The Letter F
Have you ever flown in a plane?: Yes, reasonably often. I less than sign three airports.
Do you use fly swatters?: Not usually, but then again, there are rarely flies in my apt.
The Letter G
Do you chew gum?: Sometimes.
Are you a giver or a taker?: It depends; I hope that these things balance out in the scheme of things?
Do you like gummy candies?: Yes, though I strongly prefer the "real" brands.
The Letter H
How are you?: Tired but not sleepy.
What's your height?: 5'5"ish
What color is your hair?: brown(ish)
The Letter I
What's your favorite ice cream?: mint chocolate chip or natural vanilla, I switch back and forth
Have you ever ice skated?: Nope, I have balance roughly equivalent to a dumbbell atop a playing card.
Do you play an instrument?: Nope, I have natural tone, pitch, and rhythm akin to a dying cow
The Letter J
What's your favorite jelly bean?: Lime!
Have you ever heard a really hilarious joke?: Have some people not?
The Letter K
Who do you want to kill?: um, nobody?
Do you want kids?: Someday, maybe -- marriage, maturity stand in the way.
Where did you have kindergarten?: (West?) Lafayette, IN.
Letter L
Are you laid back?: I'm pretty tightly strung, actually.
Do you lie?: More than I should? Less than I could? Mostly to myself?
The Letter M
Whats your favorite movie?: maybe _Good Will Hunting_ ?
Do you still watch Disney movies?: nope.
Do you like mangos?: not particularly.
The Letter N
Do you have a nickname?: Not really, unless shortenings or my last name count.
What's your favorite number?: 19
Do you prefer night over day?: Often.
The Letter O
What's your one wish?: Motivation or dedication are up there, but who among us that isn't completely selfless can deny that simple happiness has to be the singular wish?
Are you an only child?: Yes.
Do you wish this was over?: Not yet.
Do you have at least one fear?: Sure, who doesn't?
The Letter P
What's a personality trait you look for in the opposite sex?: studious; serious; conservative (not necessarily politically); how's that for three?
Do you prefer pencils or pens?: depends on the task, normally pens. If pencil, always mechanical.
The Letter Q
Are you quick to judge people?: Sometimes. Probably more often than I should be.
The Letter R
Do you think you're always right?: No. I question myself, and probably too much.
Do you watch reality TV?: Yes I do, at least occasionally.
The Letter S
Do you prefer sun or rain?: If I had to pick, I'd go with the former. Each has its own interesting characteristic, though.
Do you like snow?: Meh. I enjoy a virgin snow for the aesthetics, but I despise driving on snow, and once plowed and dirtied it looks completely nasty.
What's your favorite season?: I should say spring; hope surfaces, baseball starts, summer is around the corner. However, there's something special, if somewhat depressing, about fall.
The Letter T
What time is it?: 0500
What time did you wake?: 0930 or so.
When was the last time you slept in a tent?: I can _never_ remember sleeping in a tent.
The Letter U
Are you wearing underwear?: Yes.
Underwear or boxers?: Boxers.
The Letter V
What's the worst veggie?: lima beans are probably my pick, though cauliflower could win the spot.
Where do you want to go on vacation?: Europe; perhaps Italy or England. A trip across Canada would be cool too.
Where was your last family vacation to?: Uh, I can never recall taking a real vacation as a family. Maybe the trip to Tahoe for family reunion with my mom before 7th grade? That's only, y'know, 11 years ago or so.
The Letter W
What's your worst habit?: worrying, slightly above procrastination and biting my nails
Where do you live?: off-campus apt. since last June.
The Letter X
Have you ever had an x-ray?: Yes.
Have you seen the X Games?: Yes, though I don't think I've ever set off with the intention to watch them.
Do you own a xylophone?: I'm gonna have to go with "no" on this one.
The Letter Y
Do you like the color yellow?: Not in my top 5; I do have several yellow shirts that I wear sometimes though.
Whats one thing you yearn for?: One thing? Wow, I guess I'll go with what I put above and go with finding simple, pure, deep, true happiness.
The Letter Z
What's your zodiac sign?: Cancer
Do you believe in the zodiac?: Negatory.
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| Stolen (sad pre-commentary and all) from Patrick's blog ...All I ever seem to write anymore are memes....
Well, here's another.
Have you ever...
1.Slept naked?:
Not that I can remember.
2. Taken a shower with someone?:
Nope.
3. Made out with a member of the same sex?:
No.
4. Drove a car?:
Yes.
5. Stole anything?:
Probably.
6. Been in love?:
Yes.
7. Been dumped?:
Sorta ... I guess I'll say yes.
8. Stole money from a friend/family member?:
Nope.
9. Gotten in a car with people you just met?:
Yes.
10. Been in a fist fight?:
Not a serious one, 'scuffle' might be a more appropriate term.
11. Snuck out of your/someones house?:
Not that I know of.
12. Had feelings for someone who didn't have them back?:
Yes. (are there seriously people who can't answer this with a yes?)
13. Been arrested?:
No.
14. Hugged a stranger?:
Not that I can think of, but probably.
15. Met up with a member of the opposite sex somewhere?
Yes.
16. Left your house with out telling your parents?:
Yes.
17. Had a crush on your neighbor?:
Define 'neighbor' ... depending on the granularity of proximity, then yes.
18. Ditched school to do something more fun?:
Does going to Chick-fil-a count as 'more fun'? How about sleeping?
19. Slept in a bed with a member of the opposite sex?:
I don't think so ... at least not since I was little
20. Lost a friend?:
Yes; she stepped behind a rack in JC Penney and was never heard from again ... oh, the question is euphemisming for dying? In that case, not a close one.
21. Been on a plane?:
Yes.
23. Slept in until 3?:
Yes (freshman year exam week, among various times I was sick)
24. Love someone or miss someone right now?:
Yes.
25. Laid on your back and watched cloud shapes go by?:
Yes, though not in the last 10 years. That might be something good to try.
26. Made a snow angel?:
Yes.
27. Played dress up?:
Yes ... yay for army uniforms :)
28. Cheated while playing a game?:
Yes.
29. Been lonely?:
Yes.
30. Kissed more than 4 people in one night?:
Um, no. Not sure I've ever kissed _2_ people in one night.
31. Been to a club?:
Yes, though it depends on definitions, I suppose.
32. Felt an earthquake?:
No.
33. Touched a snake?:
Yes.
34. Ran a red light?:
Yes -- never intentionally that I can think of, though.
35. Been suspended from school?:
No.
36. Had detention?:
No.
37. Been in a car accident?:
Thrice that I can remember, only once while driving.
38. Hated the way you look?:
Yes (more often than not?)
39. Made yourself throw up?:
Yes (it at one time was an effective physiological trigger for me to release pent-up anxiety ... I don't understand either).
40. Crawled through a window?:
Who do you think I am, a 10th grade English student teacher!? Um, not that I can recall.
41. Been lost?:
Yes.
42. Been to the opposite side of the country?:
Both of them.
43. Felt like dying?:
Eh, sorta, not really though.
44. Cried yourself to sleep?:
Yes.
46. Sang karaoke?:
No.
47. Done something you told yourself you wouldn't?:
Yes.
48. Laughed until something you were drinking came out your nose?
Yes.
49. Caught a snowflake on your tongue?:
Yes.
50. Kissed in the rain?:
Yes.
51. Sang in the shower?:
Yes.
52. Made love in a car?:
No (though for various limits of fooling around ... n/m)
53. Had a dream that you married someone?:
Strangely enough, I've never dreamed of my wedding; though with that prompt, maybe I will.
54. Glued your hand to something?:
No!
55. Got your tongue stuck to a flag pole?:
No!!
56. Ever gone to school partially naked?:
No!!! (more !'s indicates the more ridiculous the suggestion)
57. Been a cheerleader?:
No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
59. Didn't take a shower for a week?:
Probably some summer when I was bumming around, but not any time recently or when I had to leave my house
60. Ever too scared to watch scary movies alone?:
no.
61. Played chicken?:
Nope, I'm really not that stupid.
62. Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes on?:
No, though admittedly it sounds kinda fun/funny
63. Been told you're hot by a complete stranger?:
*snickers* riiiiiiiiight.
64. Broken a bone?:
Yes, but only one.
65. Been easily amused?:
Sometimes. Most of the time I blame Kim.
66. Laugh so hard you cry?:
Yes.
67. Mooned/flashed someone?:
Yes *grumbles*
68. Cheated on a test?:
Probably, but I can't think of a concrete example.
69. Forgotten someone's name?:
Yes.
70. Done something dumb while drunk?:
Oh yeah.
71. Blacked out from drinking?:
Yeah, though I can only think of once -- the night that I left the frat, and somehow ended up an hour later down by the CD despite my attempted focus of going back to Hunt.
72. Played a prank on someone?:
Sure.
73. Gone to a late night movie?
I think the latest showing I've seen was a midnight start (or is that "early morning"?)
74. Made love to anything not human?:
Um, no.
75. Failed a class?:
Nope, I can't even recall failing a test of any significance. That's what I get for being so Type-A to kill myself to succeed.
76. Choked on something you're not supposed to eat?
No?
77. Smoked pot?:
No.
78. Cheated on a girl/boyfriend?
A point of contention in some circles from what I understand, but I maintain not.
79. Celebrate the 4th of July?:
Yes; various times in more creative ways than others. I know exactly what my favorite such Independence Day was.
80. Thrown strange objects?:
Ummmmm ... ??? Probably?
81. Felt like killing someone?:
Not with any seriousness.
82. Thought about running away?:
ditto.
83. Ran away?:
Nope.
84. Been kicked out?
No ... I always had a pretty healthy relationship with my parents and/or ResLife
85. Got a tattoo?:
No.
86. Cut your own hair?:
Not for a full haircut; I've trimmed bangs/sideburns/etc.
87. Made a parent cry?:
Yes.
88. Cried over someone?:
Yes.
89. Owned more than 5 sharpies?:
Yes, right now I own more than that.
90. Dated someone more than once?:
As in Grover Cleveland, or "had more than a single date". The answer is probably yes for both, but I just wanted to point out the ambiguity in the question because I'm anal like that.
91. Had/Have a dog?:
No
92. Have an iPod?:
No.
93. Smoked a cigarette?:
No.
94. Been in a band?:
No.
95. Drank 25 sodas in a day?:
No. (this is getting repetitive, I just haven't got any crazy anecdotes to share for these "no"'s)
96. Broken a CD?:
Yes.
97. Shot a gun?:
No ... but at one point I could pass the assembly/disassembly time requirement for a M-16 O
98. Wanted someone but could never have them?:
Yes, again, more often than not.
99. What are your first and Middle Name(s)?:
Christopher Michael.
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| I only post surveys here, apparently. This is from Jill's blog ...Can't help it...
[X] I've consumed alcohol.
[_] I've run away from home.
[X] I have lied to my parents about where I am.
[_] I don't like Bush because from what I hear, he is dumb.
[_] I don't like Bush with my own reasons to back it up.
[_] I am for Bush.
[_] I listen to political music
[_] I collect comic books.
[X] I shut others out when I'm depressed.
[_] I open up to others easily.
[_] I am keeping a secret from the world
[X] I watch the news.
[_] I own over 5 rap CDs
[_] I own an iPod or MP3
[_] I own something from Hot Topic
[_] I love Disney Movies.
[X] I am a sucker for hair/eyes
[_] I don't kill bugs.
[X] I curse regularly.
[_] I paid for that cell phone ring.
[X] I am a sports fanatic.
[_] I have "x"s in my screen name.
[_] I've slipped out an "lol" in a real conversation.
[_] I love Spam.
[_] I bake well.
[_] I would wear pajamas to school.
[_] I own something from Abercrombie.
[X] I have a job.
[_] I love Martha Stewart.
[_] I am in love with love.
[_] I am guilty of tYpInG lIkE tHiS.
[X] I am self conscious.
[X] I like to laugh.
[_] I smoke a pack a day.
[_] I loved Perks of Being a Wallflower.
[_] I loved Go Ask Alice.
[_] I have cough drops when I'm not sick.
[_] I can't swallow pills.
[_] I can swallow about 5 pills at a time no problem
[X] I eat fast food weekly.
[_] I have many scars.
[X] I've been out of this country.
[_] I believe in ghosts
[X] I can't sleep if there is a spider in the room.
[X] I am really ticklish.
[_] I see a therapist.
[X] I love white chocolate
[X] I bite my nails.
[_] I am comfortable with being me.
[X] I play video games.
[X] Gotten lost in your city.
[X] Saw a shooting star
[X] Been to any other countries besides the united states
[_] I Had a serious Surgery
[_] Gone out in public in your pajamas
[_] I have Kissed a Stranger
[X] Hugged a stranger
[_] Been in a fist fight
[_] Been arrested
[X] Pushed all the buttons on an elevator
[_] Made out in an elevator
[_] Swore at your parents
[_] Kicked a guy where it hurts
[X] Been close to love
[X] Been to a casino
[_] Been skydiving
[X] Broken a bone
[X] Skipped school
[_] Flashed someone
[X] Saw a therapist
[_] Done the splits
[X] Played spin the bottle
[X] Gotten stitches
[_] Drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour
[_] Bitten someone
[_] Been to Niagara Falls
[X] Gotten the chicken pox
[_] Kissed a member of the same sex
[_] Crashed into a friend's car
[_] Been to Japan
[X] Ridden in a taxi
[_] Shoplifted
[_] Been fired
[_] Ever had a crush on someone of the same sex
[X] Had feelings for someone who didnt have them back
[_] Stole something from your job
[_] Gone on a blind date
[X] Lied to a friend
[_] Had a crush on a teacher
[_] Celebrated mardigras in New Orleans?
[X] Been to Europe
[_] Slept with a co-worker
[_] Been married
[_] Gotten divorced
[_] Had children
[_] Saw someone dying
[_] Been to Africa
[X] Driven over 400 miles in one day
[_] Been to Canada
[_] Been to Mexico
[X] Been on a plane
[_] Seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show
[_] Thrown up in a bar
[_] Eaten Sushi
[_] Been snowboarding
[_] Been Skiing
[_] Met someone in person from the internet
[_] Been to a moto cross show
[_] Lost a child
[X] Gone to college
[X] Graduated college
[_] Done hard drugs
[X] Taken painkillers
[_] Had someone cheat on you
[_] Miss someone right now
[X] hidden something from someone for more than four months, then find out that they felt the same way
[X] dissapointed yourself
[_] told someone you didn't want to go out with them because how the looked.
[_] made several things with duct tape
[X] loved someone more than they could ever know.
[_] dyed your hair darker
[X] taken a label quiz(ex.are you prep,punk,emo,hardcore..etc)
[X] taken your time to fill this out truthfully | | |
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