A Meme I picked up from Dave Schroth
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lydyIf you're on my friends list, I want to know 36 things about you. I don't care if we never talk, or if we already know everything about each other. Short and sweet is fine... you're on my list, so I want to know you better!
Comment here and repost a blank one on your own journal.
01) Are you currently in a serious relationship?
02) What was your dream growing up?
03) What talent do you wish you had?
04) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
05) Favorite vegetable?
06) What was the last book you read?
07) What zodiac sign are you?
08) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
09) Worst Habit?
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
11) What is your favorite sport?
12) Do you have a Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude?
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
16) Do you have any pets?
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
18) What was your first impression of me?
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
22) What color eyes do you have?
23) Ever been arrested?
24) Bottle or can soda?
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
27) What's your favorite place to hang out at?
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
30) Do you swear a lot?
31) Biggest pet peeve?
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
34) Favourite and least favourite food?
35) Do you believe in God?
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?
Comment here and repost a blank one on your own journal.
01) Are you currently in a serious relationship?
02) What was your dream growing up?
03) What talent do you wish you had?
04) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
05) Favorite vegetable?
06) What was the last book you read?
07) What zodiac sign are you?
08) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
09) Worst Habit?
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
11) What is your favorite sport?
12) Do you have a Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude?
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
16) Do you have any pets?
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
18) What was your first impression of me?
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
22) What color eyes do you have?
23) Ever been arrested?
24) Bottle or can soda?
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
27) What's your favorite place to hang out at?
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
30) Do you swear a lot?
31) Biggest pet peeve?
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
34) Favourite and least favourite food?
35) Do you believe in God?
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?
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Date: 2008-10-06 12:25 am (UTC)Yes
02) What was your dream growing up?
To Escape
03) What talent do you wish you had?
I wish I could learn languages easily.
04) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
Alcoholic? A Guinness Stout or a Manhatten.
Non-Alcoholic? Iced Tea or Black Coffee
05) Favorite vegetable?
Asparagus
06) What was the last book you read?
Tam Lin by
07) What zodiac sign are you?
Pisces or Aquarius, depending
08) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
Nope
09) Worst Habit?
Coffee
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
Yes, except I don't drive.
11) What is your favorite sport?
Hockey
12) Do you have a Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude?
I think realistic.
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
Talk about anything and everything we wanted to talk about!
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
April 19th 1995
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
I'm left-handed, but swing baseball bats, golf clubs and edged weapons right-handed.
16) Do you have any pets?
a cat, The Reverend Selena
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
Do you like tea? Coffee?
18) What was your first impression of me?
She seems nice and she friends with a lot of people I like.
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
Evil scary...
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
I'd lose weight both for heath reasons and aesthetics.
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
Both.
22) What color eyes do you have?
Blue
23) Ever been arrested?
Yes.
24) Bottle or can soda?
Bottle
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
Pay down my debt!
27) What's your favorite place to hang out at?
Home. Outside of the house any Dunn Brothers will do.
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
Yes.
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
Read.
30) Do you swear a lot?
Not really.
31) Biggest pet peeve?
Mindless cruelty
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
Quiet
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
Yes.
34) Favourite and least favourite food?
Fav: Cheeseburger. Least Fav: I don't know!
35) Do you believe in God?
Not exactly, no.
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?
Maybe...
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Date: 2008-10-06 02:42 am (UTC)02) What was your dream growing up? To be a writer. I win!
03) What talent do you wish you had? You mean other than the ones that will come back when the damned vertigo goes? To play the nyckelharpa.
04) If I bought you a drink what would it be? Right now, probably hot chocolate and Bailey's.
05) Favorite vegetable? Spinach.
06) What was the last book you read? Sarah Dessen, That Summer
07) What zodiac sign are you? Leo.
08) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where. One hole per ear, no tattoos.
09) Worst Habit? Overscheduling. Worrying.
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride? I would at least find out whether there was something useful to be done.
11) What is your favorite sport? Hockey!
12) Do you have a Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude? Bloody-minded optimist.
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me? Chat. If we ran out of chat and were bored, I could sing you songs. This is not true of everyone who answers this meme; I don't sing by myself for everybody. But I know a lot of songs.
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you? That time T was in the hospital and we didn't know what was wrong with him and he kept getting worse? That sucked.
15) Tell me one weird fact about you. All facts about me are normal! Oh, fine: whenever I get spam referring to hard-ons, I misread it as hadrons.
16) Do you have any pets? Ista!
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly? We have some brownies left.
18) What was your first impression of me? Online...we've talked about that one. You made a big difference when I really needed it. In person, relief that the person who did that was friendly and personable rather than nasal and smelly or something awful like that.
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary? No, but thanks for asking.
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be? No, but thanks for asking.
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience? Depends on the crime!
22) What color eyes do you have? Brown.
23) Ever been arrested? No, but thanks for asking.
24) Bottle or can soda? No, but thanks for asking.
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it? Put it in the bank like the boring boring grown-up person I am.
27) What's your favorite place to hang out at? Home. If I didn't like it here, I'd live somewhere else.
28) Do you believe in ghosts? I believe that the people we love are part of us even after they die.
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time? In my what now?
30) Do you swear a lot? I believe the canonical answers are "hell no" and "fuck yes," but I'm going to have to say it depends on context.
31) Biggest pet peeve? Stupid vertigo.
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself? Tired.
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance? Not the one-size-fits-all kind.
34) Favourite and least favourite food? Spinach and pineapple, respectively.
35) Do you believe in God? Short answer yes. For some definitions.
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you? No, I don't feel like dealing with responses from other people.
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Date: 2008-10-06 03:11 am (UTC)Comment here and repost a blank one on your own journal.
01) Are you currently in a serious relationship?
Yes, 12 years so far
02) What was your dream growing up?
"Anywhere but here"
03) What talent do you wish you had?
Drawing well enough to put the things in my head on paper, just the way I see them in my head.
04) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
Fuzzy Navel
05) Favorite vegetable?
Asparagus
06) What was the last book you read?
Currently reading "Year of the Hyenas" by Brad Geagley
07) What zodiac sign are you?
Aquarius
08) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
Two holes, right earlobe; three holes, left earlobe; one hole, left ear cartilige; Tattoos on lower back ("tramp stamp!" lol), right side of stomach, and two on upper left arm.
09) Worst Habit?
Anxious eating.
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
Yes! In fact, I have given you a ride already! If you were a stranger, I would offer you a ride if you were obviously in distress, like walking with a walker or trying to fix a broken car.
11) What is your favorite sport?
Meh. I don't care about sports.
12) Do you have a Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude?
It's a toss-up. I'm optimistic on an overall life level, but I'm pessimistic about day-to-day stuff.
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
Talk your ear off!
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
I don't name it out here on the internets.
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
I lived in England for two years when I was a toddler.
16) Do you have any pets?
Yes - a three-legged cat and several fish
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
I would be annoyed, but would I feed you & put you up for the night.
18) What was your first impression of me?
Quiet, but forceful.
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
Depends on the clown.
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
The fatness! I'm not a fan.
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
Your conscience
22) What color eyes do you have?
Green
23) Ever been arrested?
No
24) Bottle or can soda?
Can, poured over ice
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
Pay off part of my adoption loan!
27) What's your favorite place to hang out at?
My study
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
Sometimes
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
Cruise the internet
30) Do you swear a lot?
Yepper, boy howdy.
31) Biggest pet peeve?
Different rules for different people.
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
Intense
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
Yes, but not in relation to sex.
34) Favourite and least favourite food?
Ice cream. Least favorite...some vegetable I don't eat any more, probably
35) Do you believe in God?
Sorta kinda
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?
Sure!
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Date: 2008-10-06 04:01 am (UTC)Yes, very much so.
02) What was your dream growing up?
I wanted to be an astronomer or an astronaut.
03) What talent do you wish you had?
Music or cooking.
04) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
Most likely a diet cola.
05) Favorite vegetable?
Broccoli or beets.
06) What was the last book you read?
Last book finished was Implied Spaces, by Walter Jon Williams.
07) What zodiac sign are you?
Virgo.
08) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
One piercing, in my left earlobe.
09) Worst Habit?
Let me get back to you on that one...(procrastination).
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
But of course!
11) What is your favorite sport?
Volleyball
12) Do you have a Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude?
I prefer the term Realistic to Pessimistic...
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
Talk with you.
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
I don't know.
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
Including me, there are two David Schroths who work on Operating Systems for 36-bit mainframe computers.
16) Do you have any pets?
Not at the moment.
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
You'd be invited in, offered food and drink, we'd chat.
18) What was your first impression of me?
That's difficult to answer, because I don't (at the moment) remember the first time I met you. It *might* have been when I helped Dave Romm move, or it might have been at the first MnStf meeting I managed to get to. I'm pretty sure impressed was a major part of the first impression...
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
I'm pretty much indifferent to clowns.
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
As a beauty, I am not a star,
there are others more handsome, by far.
But my face - I don't mind it
because I'm inside it
It's the people in front that I jar!
Since I really don't see myself, nothing comes to mind that I'd want to change.
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
Yes.
22) What color eyes do you have?
Hazel
23) Ever been arrested?
No.
24) Bottle or can soda?
Bottle if it's available, which means can (since it's difficult to find soda in bottles anymore.
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
Pay debts.
27) What's your favorite place to hang out at?
Anyplace my friends are.
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
No
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
Read
30) Do you swear a lot?
Not as much as I used to. Which means the answer is (still) yes.
31) Biggest pet peeve?
Either MNDOT or Minnesota drivers.
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
Boring
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
Yes.
34) Favourite and least favourite food?
I'm not sure I have a favourite. Brussels sprouts used to be my least favourite, until I encountered [info]lsanderson's Brussels Sprouts. I guess liver is now my least favourite food.
35) Do you believe in God?
No.
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?
I don't think this part of the meme works, as I've already posted this in my journal...
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Date: 2008-10-06 06:25 am (UTC)Yes, going on 19 years now.
02) What was your dream growing up?
I'm not sure I ever had just one.
03) What talent do you wish you had?
Musical ability
04) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
Tea right now -- alcohol is a no no with current meds.
05) Favorite vegetable?
Only 1? I like them all -- I guess I'd most hate giving up tomatoes and potatoes
06) What was the last book you read?
Three Bags Full by Leonie Swann
07) What zodiac sign are you?
Cancer in the West, Dragon in the East
08) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
Standard pierced ears.
09) Worst Habit?
So many...
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
Yes
11) What is your favorite sport?
Football (American of course)
12) Do you have a Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude?
Depends on the brain chemicals and sunlight
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
Catch up.
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
Not going there.
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
My family never had a tv until I was about 6.
16) Do you have any pets?
Three Savannahs, 2 kittens and their mom.
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
I'd offer you something to drink while we discuss where to have lunch.
18) What was your first impression of me?
Seeble!
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
Boring and annoying.
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
Size 12 instead of 14-18
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
It would depend entirely on the circumstances.
22) What color eyes do you have?
Blue
23) Ever been arrested?
Yes
24) Bottle or can soda?
Doesn't matter so long as it's diet.
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
Reupholster the living room furniture.
27) What's your favorite place to hang out at?
If not at home, Remedy Teas
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
Not really
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
Read
30) Do you swear a lot?
Hell, yeah.
31) Biggest pet peeve?
Currently, Seattle drivers.
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
Introverted
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
Yes
34) Favourite and least favourite food?
Really hard -- I like most things. Currently I'm obsessed with B&O's German chocolate cake. I don't like sushi.
35) Do you believe in God?
No.
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?
I did already.
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Date: 2008-10-07 03:14 am (UTC)No
02) What was your dream growing up?
To be a grown-up; still is my dream.
03) What talent do you wish you had?
(dunno)
04) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
black cow!
05) Favorite vegetable?
? dunno
06) What was the last book you read?
some sf or other . . . I'd have to look at the stack; I'm usually in the middle of several
07) What zodiac sign are you?
Sag?Cap -- further details on request
08) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
not yet
09) Worst Habit?
. . . dweling on the past
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
DNA - I don't drive
11) What is your favorite sport?
DNA
12) Do you have a Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude?
more pessimistic
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
sit & talk
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
hard to say; probably a cluster rather than one lone biggie
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
the toes of my left foot have scrunched up nails, but not the right
16) Do you have any pets?
Do plants count?
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
you're on your own
18) What was your first impression of me?
under siege
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
no
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
lose 20 or 30 pounds
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
depends on the crime
22) What color eyes do you have?
hazel
23) Ever been arrested?
yes
24) Bottle or can soda?
whatever
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
live well on it for a few months; make a few large (by my standards) purchases
27) What's your favorite place to hang out at?
uh, at the keyboard
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
no
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
at the keyboard; movies; walking
30) Do you swear a lot?
relative to what
31) Biggest pet peeve?
hmmm . . .
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
(?)
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
I guess so.
34) Favourite and least favourite food?
?; durian
35) Do you believe in God?
agnostic
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?
no