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chasingtides) wrote2008-04-29 10:05 pm
chasingtides) wrote2008-04-29 10:05 pm
Memes and Friends and Life and Things
The thesis is done.
I was rewarded with the migraine from Hell (tm). In the middle of my exam. It was... exciting. I took an Imitrex and I'm better than I was, but I'm still light and sound sensitive (my lamp and the hall tea outside my door are delightful right now).
I owe![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
red_handed an explanation from over a week ago:
1. Reply to this post and I will pick 3 of your icons and 7 of your interests.
2. Make a post (including the meme info) and talk about the icons/interests I chose.
anglo-saxon literature
What is more awesome than Anglo-Saxon literature? Not much, let me tell you. I have a biding interest in their poetry and riddles, as well as their language.
goats
I like goats. They're all around useful animals, especially if you choose the right breed - milk, meat, wool, hide, all from the same animal. They're also head strong and annoying and all the characteristics I like in animals. If I'm down, my friends know goats will cheer me up.
medieval history
It's crazy, medieval history is. I love studying most things from the medieval period (esp. Anglo-Saxon England...). They're nuts. It's awesome. It's like studying Pink Floyd songs and being respected for it.
neurological disorders
I have a neurological disorder (dystonia) and I wish such disorders were better understood by both doctors and the public at large. I'm also interested in learning more about them myself, having received conflicting information from doctors over the years.
rosencrantz/guildenstern (LOL, I had never thought of them as a ship )
Clearly, you've never seen/read Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. Go do it. Right now. If you have to, go rent or download the movie. It makes so much sense after that.
steampunk
What isn't awesome about steampunk? My steampunk writing isn't here - it's over atjourneybysea or ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
zeppelinat4, which is locked. I love punk ideals and combining it with steam power just delights me to no end. Also, steam powered Mongols? They're even better than regular Mongols or Victorian steampunk. Just saying.
stuffed animals
I lovelovelovelovelove my stuffed animals. I seem to collect them by my very existence. Currently living on my bed: Brown Bear, the brown bear I've had since I was two days old; Okpik, the snowy owl named for a native word for snowy owl; Siegfried, the Ikea snake named after a patron saint of Sweden; Ciaran Eagan, the gray goat named for a lady in my uncle's former parish who would take her pet goat for walks by the rectory - I like to imagine she might have given him such a human name as well.
Lastly, I'm head-achey and paper-writing (great combo) and have a ginormous flist. I'd love to get to know you better. I stole this meme offhecticity who wants on my library books. But yes, let's get to know one another better and you can distract me from the maddeningly small print of Representing Righteous Heathens in Late Medieval England.
1) Are you currently in a serious relationship?
A.
2) What was your dream growing up?
A.
3) What talent do you wish you had?
A.
4) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
A.
5) Favorite vegetable?
A.
6) What was the last book you read?
A.
7) What zodiac sign are you?
A.
8) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
A.
9) Worst Habit?
A.
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
A.
11) What is your favorite sport?
A.
12) Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude?
A.
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
A.
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
A.
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
A.
16) Do you have any pets?
A.
17) What if i showed up at your house unexpectedly?
A.
18) What was your first impression of me?
A.
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
A.
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
A.
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
A.
22) What color eyes do you have?
A.
23) Ever been arrested?
A.
24) Bottle or can soda?
A.
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
A.
27) What's your favorite place to hang at?
A.
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
A.
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
A.
30) Do you swear a lot?
A.
31) Biggest pet peeve?
A.
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
A.
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
A.
35) Do you believe in God?
A.
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?
A.
I was rewarded with the migraine from Hell (tm). In the middle of my exam. It was... exciting. I took an Imitrex and I'm better than I was, but I'm still light and sound sensitive (my lamp and the hall tea outside my door are delightful right now).
I owe
red_handed an explanation from over a week ago:1. Reply to this post and I will pick 3 of your icons and 7 of your interests.
2. Make a post (including the meme info) and talk about the icons/interests I chose.
anglo-saxon literature
What is more awesome than Anglo-Saxon literature? Not much, let me tell you. I have a biding interest in their poetry and riddles, as well as their language.
goats
I like goats. They're all around useful animals, especially if you choose the right breed - milk, meat, wool, hide, all from the same animal. They're also head strong and annoying and all the characteristics I like in animals. If I'm down, my friends know goats will cheer me up.
medieval history
It's crazy, medieval history is. I love studying most things from the medieval period (esp. Anglo-Saxon England...). They're nuts. It's awesome. It's like studying Pink Floyd songs and being respected for it.
neurological disorders
I have a neurological disorder (dystonia) and I wish such disorders were better understood by both doctors and the public at large. I'm also interested in learning more about them myself, having received conflicting information from doctors over the years.
rosencrantz/guildenstern (LOL, I had never thought of them as a ship )
Clearly, you've never seen/read Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. Go do it. Right now. If you have to, go rent or download the movie. It makes so much sense after that.
steampunk
What isn't awesome about steampunk? My steampunk writing isn't here - it's over at
journeybysea or zeppelinat4, which is locked. I love punk ideals and combining it with steam power just delights me to no end. Also, steam powered Mongols? They're even better than regular Mongols or Victorian steampunk. Just saying.stuffed animals
I lovelovelovelovelove my stuffed animals. I seem to collect them by my very existence. Currently living on my bed: Brown Bear, the brown bear I've had since I was two days old; Okpik, the snowy owl named for a native word for snowy owl; Siegfried, the Ikea snake named after a patron saint of Sweden; Ciaran Eagan, the gray goat named for a lady in my uncle's former parish who would take her pet goat for walks by the rectory - I like to imagine she might have given him such a human name as well.
Lastly, I'm head-achey and paper-writing (great combo) and have a ginormous flist. I'd love to get to know you better. I stole this meme off
hecticity who wants on my library books. But yes, let's get to know one another better and you can distract me from the maddeningly small print of Representing Righteous Heathens in Late Medieval England.1) Are you currently in a serious relationship?
A.
2) What was your dream growing up?
A.
3) What talent do you wish you had?
A.
4) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
A.
5) Favorite vegetable?
A.
6) What was the last book you read?
A.
7) What zodiac sign are you?
A.
8) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
A.
9) Worst Habit?
A.
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
A.
11) What is your favorite sport?
A.
12) Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude?
A.
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
A.
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
A.
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
A.
16) Do you have any pets?
A.
17) What if i showed up at your house unexpectedly?
A.
18) What was your first impression of me?
A.
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
A.
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
A.
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
A.
22) What color eyes do you have?
A.
23) Ever been arrested?
A.
24) Bottle or can soda?
A.
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
A.
27) What's your favorite place to hang at?
A.
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
A.
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
A.
30) Do you swear a lot?
A.
31) Biggest pet peeve?
A.
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
A.
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
A.
35) Do you believe in God?
A.
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?
A.
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1) Are you currently in a serious relationship?
A. Nope. Just in my imagination.
2) What was your dream growing up?
A. Soccer player, president, actress, or some kind of singer (I liked being in musicals, too). Also, I wanted to be Peter Pan.
3) What talent do you wish you had?
A. Turning back time so I could actually get shit done when I feel up to it.
4) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
A. Mojito or an Irish Carbomb. Or almost anything with vodka and orange juice (I love vodka).
5) Favorite vegetable?
A. Artichoke!!! :D
6) What was the last book you read?
A. Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. Just finished it the other day in fact; it was quite good. Exactly my sense of humor. XP
7) What zodiac sign are you?
A. Virgo, but I've only seen ONE horoscope I actually liked. A lot of them are about being finicky neat-freaks who hate cuddling after sex because it's 'dirty' and being on some sort of path to spiritual fulfillment. Which is... fine for some people, but not at all relevant to me.
8) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
A. Just one piercing in each ear. I'd get more if I weren't deathly afraid of needles (and cheap). Tattoos... I don't think they'd look good on me.
9) Worst Habit?
A. PROCRASTINATING.
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
A. If I recognized you, definitely!
11) What is your favorite sport?
A. Soccer. Loved it since I was seven.
12) Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude?
A. Some people say negative, others say realistic. Either way, it works for me.
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
A. Probably start up a conversation about SPN/HP or sing to myself until you joined in.
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
A. All the times people I love have died :(
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
A. I don't any shorts other than soccer shorts, and I hate skirts/dresses -- except when I'm in the exact right mood.
16) Do you have any pets?
A. Yes, a gargantuan black lab/great dane mix (http://hecticity.livejournal.com/tag/milo) of a
horsedog who thinks he's a lap-sized puppy.17) What if i showed up at your house unexpectedly?
A. After figuring out who you were, let you in and feed you. And have a mad SPN orgy IN PERSON.
18) What was your first impression of me?
A. I really liked your voice in the friending meme comment (if that makes sense) and even though we didn't have EVERYTHING in common, I liked you almost immediately anyway. :D
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
A. Never cared much about them one way or the other.
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
A. My weight. >.>
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
A. I SHALL BE YOUR MAFIA AND YOU SHALL BE MINE.
22) What color eyes do you have?
A. Hazel.
23) Ever been arrested?
A. Nope, but I came close once when we tried to film inside a JC Penny's for a Spanish project. ... Long story.
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24) Bottle or can soda?
A. Never cared much for soda, either. I suppose I like it better in a can if I do have it.
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
A. Buy a car, and put the rest into savings for paying off college loans.
27) What's your favorite place to hang at?
A. Home, or up on one of the hiking trails in Berkeley with my dog.
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
A. I can't disprove their existence, so I don't have a concrete opinion one way or another. I think it's entirely possible that they exist and I know a lot of people that think so, but I also know others that would go "pshhh... naw."
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
A. Read/write/get on LJ, or all of the above.
30) Do you swear a lot?
A. It doesn't normally occur to me to swear, but sometimes it just comes out. I don't have any problem with it; in fact most swears make me giggle rather than finding them offensive.
31) Biggest pet peeve?
A. Stubborn ignorance and refusal to change one's mind or fix your own problems. I don't fix mine very well, but I try.
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
A. Odd.
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
A. I believe it exists, and I'm a bit of a romantic at heart, but I'm embarrassed about it and would probably be uncomfortable in a really romantic relationship.
35) Do you believe in God?
A. See answer for ghosts.
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A. We're not very serious in general, but I suppose it is a serious relationship.
2) What was your dream growing up?
A. Work with horses, dance, or do math.
3) What talent do you wish you had?
A. Better dancing skills.
4) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
A. Prigat!
5) Favorite vegetable?
A. Broccoli.
6) What was the last book you read?
A. Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce
7) What zodiac sign are you?
A. No idea.
8) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
A. NO.
9) Worst Habit?
A. Picking at my nails.
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
A. Yes.
11) What is your favorite sport?
A. Horseback riding/dance.
12) Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude?
A. Optimistic!
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
A. Talk to you.
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
A. Um, long story. I doubt it will fit here.
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
A. I hate the color red, to the point that if I see something red, I automatically dislike it.
16) Do you have any pets?
A. No, unfortuantely.
17) What if i showed up at your house unexpectedly?
A. I'd feed you delicious, soy-free vegetarian food.
18) What was your first impression of me?
A. You had purple hair. It was kind of awesome.
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
A. Eh, don't really care.
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
A. I would fix my mis-aligned legs.
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
A. Sometimes one, and sometimes the other. Depends on what you were doing.
22) What color eyes do you have?
A. Green.
23) Ever been arrested?
A. Nope.
24) Bottle or can soda?
A. I don't like soda.
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
A. Pay for some of college.
27) What's your favorite place to hang at?
A. On campus, definitely the Bat Cave.
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
A. Sometimes.
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
A. Read, hang out with friends, sing, dance.
30) Do you swear a lot?
A. Not that much.
31) Biggest pet peeve?
A. People who listen to what you say and then do something completely different without letting you know.
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
A. Enthusiastic.
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
A. Depends on what it is--a text message from Josh saying, "I miss you" is cute and wonderful, but I'm allergic to flowers and I dislike red and pink.
35) Do you believe in God?
A. No.
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?
A. Probably.
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A. Yes.
2) What was your dream growing up?
A. To be a train driver.
3) What talent do you wish you had?
A. I wish I could amaze people with my beautiful voice!
4) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
A. At the moment I am loving San Miguel.
5) Favorite vegetable?
A. Cabbage.
6) What was the last book you read?
A. A Home At The End of the World by Michael Cunningham.
7) What zodiac sign are you?
A. Capricorn.
8) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
A. No.
9) Worst Habit?
A. Oh dear, smelling my feet.
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
A. Yes.
11) What is your favorite sport?
A. Badminton.
12) Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude?
A. Negative.
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
A. I would be complaining to you about needing the toilet.
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
A. Falling in love with my teenage infatuation.
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
A. Sean Connery could have been my Great Uncle.
16) Do you have any pets?
A. A dog.
17) What if i showed up at your house unexpectedly?
A. You would be most welcome.
18) What was your first impression of me?
A. Danijo's friend.
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
A. Neither.
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
A. My weight.
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
A. Crime partner.
22) What color eyes do you have?
A. Brown.
23) Ever been arrested?
A. Yes.
24) Bottle or can soda?
A. Bottle.
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
A. Pay off my debt.
27) What's your favorite place to hang at?
A. Home.
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
A. I am not sure yet.
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
A. Read.
30) Do you swear a lot?
A. Yes.
31) Biggest pet peeve?
A. Flip-flops.
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
A. Boring.
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
A. Indifferent.
35) Do you believe in God?
A. Yes.
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?
A. Yes.
I also wanted to link you to this:
http://www.rainbownetwork.com/UserPortal/Article/Detail.aspx?ID=20987
:)
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A. It's been a bit over 2 months - so far so good. :)
2) What was your dream growing up?
A. To be a marine biologist and an astronaut.
3) What talent do you wish you had?
A. Multilinguilism to the point of fluency in each language.
4) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
A. Chai tea latte or elderflower and mint presse, depending on the weather.
5) Favorite vegetable?
A. Artichokes! Are avacados veggies?
6) What was the last book you read?
A. The Philosophy of Horror.
7) What zodiac sign are you?
A. Scorpio, and Wood Ox.
8) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
A. I've got my ear lobes pierced.
9) Worst Habit?
A. Procrasitnation!
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
A. I guess... if you looked like you really needed a piggyback ride... as I have no car.
11) What is your favorite sport?
A. To watch: rugby. To do: yoga, DDR.
12) Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude?
A. Optimistic.
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
A. Catch up with you, as haven't seen you since Lumos.
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
A. Er, no comment.
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
A. I blame almost everything that goes wrong in my life and the world in general on Nickleback.
16) Do you have any pets?
A. Muffin the pug. <3 <3 <3
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
A. I'd be like, "Dood... how'd you get out to the middle of nowhere, Wales?" Then it'd depend on what day of the month it was - would take you out to Rock Society, Scene (our GLBT socials), or a LARP. And show you the view from the top of Constitution Hill.
18) What was your first impression of me?
A. Slash fangirl. :D
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
A. Creepy and a bit sad.
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
A. I'd be more toned and in better shape.
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
A. What is this conscience that you speak of?
22) What color eyes do you have?
A. Brown.
23) Ever been arrested?
A. No.
24) Bottle or can soda?
A. Neither.
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
A. Spend a bit on shineys, invest the rest.
27) What's your favorite place to hang at?
A. The Angel on Tuesday nights. Scholars. My room.
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
A. No.
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
A. Read. Snuggle. Cook. Watch movies/shows. Walk in the nice weather.
30) Do you swear a lot?
A. I don't think so.
31) Biggest pet peeve?
A. People not chewing with their mouths closed. Ew.
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
A. Slytherin. >:)
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
A. If it's done right.
35) Do you believe in God?
A. No.
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?
A. At some point in time.