Survey Morsels Not Worth Reading (unless you too are killing time)
Category: Quiz/Survey

I'm putzing around, waiting for Donald to call so we can go hang out tonight, with too much free time on my hands, yet not enough to do anything that needs doing. Why not a survey? This one comes via Ernie, which he affectionately refers to as a wee portion of the Gloria survey. =)

1. Beverage you favor?
Based on quantity, that would have to be water. I also quite enjoy Coke, coffee, green tea, black tea, white tea...ok, tea, PBR, Guinness, and Grey Goose Greyhounds.

2. Name a TV show you enjoyed watching in your youth, but, upon later reflection (i.e., once you had grown up), you realize had had an adverse effect on you.
3-2-1 Contact. It's the answer. It's the reason. It's why everything happens. Contact!

3. What TV show did you watch in your youth that still brings a smile when you think of it?
3-2-1 Contact! Also Circus of the Stars. I had no idea who any of those people were, but I enjoyed sneaking in some illicit TV time to watch it. Oh! Also the music videos that would play right about after school time in the days before MTV.

4. Tell us a place you'd like to visit -- but make sure you have never mentioned it in a survey before.
Ergh! Well, because I looked at my bookshelf over my computer and see all of my Vietnam books, I'll say Southeast Asia. Preferably in peace time.

5. A cousin you never even knew you had dies and leaves you his car. It's not your dream car; not even one of your dream cars. BUT! When you see it, you think it's really cool and know you'll enjoy riding around town in it. What is it?
A Le Car. They probably outrank motorcycles as donor mobiles, and yet they are sort of adorable.

6. If only one of your pets could talk to you, which would you pick? If you don't have pets, which ammonal would you like to have as a talking pet?
I only have Tuesday, and she already has long conversations with me all day long. Although a talking hippo would be pretty neat to have. =)

7. You HAVE to pick a new middle name. What's it gonna be?
Logically, I will keep the same initial in order to preserve my monogrammed towels. Of course. I'll choose Awesome. Oh...you said a NEW middle name! In that case, Alfred. Why? Why not?

8. What song would you say is the soundtrack that plays whenever you have a major epiphany-type moment? (Epiphany is that moment when suddenly the light bulb over your head goes on because you just made a major realization about something or someone)
I'm not sure, but it's probably by John Denver.

9. If there were one movie you were forced to watch over and over again, which movie would it be?
Legend of 1900, but I'd rather not lose my taste for it by over-watching it.

10. What's one thing you wish you'd learned to do in youth, and why haven't you done it since?
Use chopsticks. I'm dexterously challenged.

Currently listening : The Whole Fam Damnily By Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band Release date: 2008-08-05

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Barely Tasty Survey Morsels (from the kids)
Category: Quiz/Survey

Do you think it's wrong to have sex at your age?
Only if it's with animals or small children.

Where is your significant other at the moment?
Just chillin' in my head.

Do you like anyone at the moment?
I like lots of people.

What was the last beverage you spilled on yourself?
Beer on Sunday. It wasn't my fault though. Someone just got a little too excited about their SkeeBall score.

How do you feel about your ex?
Which one? I'm 32 and have a few of those to my name.

Why aren't you with your previous ex?
He's a failure at (fill in the blank)

Have you made any new friendships lately or mended any old ones?
Made some new buddies in NYC. They don't count as friends per se, but they'll call if they are up in Boston and vice versa.

Miss someone?
I miss lots of people, but not "someone".

Do you like your cell phone?
I wish they had never been invented. That said, mine is fine.

Has anyone ever told you they're in love with you?
A few.

Do you believe in true love?
All signs to the contrary, I do.

Have you ever stolen a sign from a street?
No, but I have been the recipient of a few. I had "Slow Dip Ahead" and the corner of Holly Lane and David Street.

What is something you'd like to have right now?
A masseuse and my brain back.

Are you playing hard to get right now?
Quite literally, in fact!

Do you miss your past?
I miss things from my past, but I'd rather be here than there.

Are you proud of the person you've become?
I suppose so. I have this life thing figured out a lot better than ever before. I'm still working out the kinks though.

How good is your eyesight?
Decent. I don't need my glasses all the time, but I need them often enough that it's easier to just keep them on.

What are you doing besides this survey?
Petting Tuesday.

Who was the last person you had a serious talk with?
I've come to the conclusion that no on wants to have serious talks with me anymore. Primarily because I have very little tolerance for complaining rather than doing, and I don't really keep that to myself.

Who is the last person you talked to on the phone?
The nice lady from the insurance company who called back to get me my info.

Wanna get anything off your chest?
Physically? No, I'm fine thanks. Oh, you mean like venting! No, I'm good.

In the past week have you felt sad?
Yes. Hanging out with John was awesome, but it reminded me of just how much of an alien I am up here.

Do you think you can last in a relationship for 3 months?
Just because I have before doesn't mean I want to now.

Your current relationship status?
Intentionally single.

When was the last time you wanted to punch someone in their face?
Sunday night at the Ace Bar in NYC. I didn't actually want to punch her, but she was getting all high horse about politics like she actually knew what she was talking about and wasn't just parroting back someone else's rant. She needed to be hit, just on principle.

Do you prefer someone taller or shorter than you?
Prefer taller, but I'm not snobbish about height.

Do you prefer being in an actual relationship?
Actually? Actually, I prefer the hallucinations.

Are you afraid of death/dying?
Death doesn't scare me at all, but dying is pretty frightening.

How many people do you know with your name?
Zero. Not that they don't exist, I just don't happen to know any of them.

Do tattoos and piercings excite you?
I think "excite" is the wrong word here.

Would you rather watch football or baseball?
SkeeBall.

Do you prefer warm or cold weather?
Warm. The warmer the better. I've totally been jipped this summer! It's the dog days of summer in Boston that give me the strength to make it through the winters.

How's your heart lately?
Beating.

Do you wet the toothbrush before the toothpaste?
I do, and then I turn the water off until I'm done. I'm green like that.

Did someone make you mad today?
I haven't left the house, nor do I expect to.

Has anyone ever told you that you have pretty eyes?
They have, but they should really say that more often. ;)

When was the last time you had Starbucks?
I was in the Starbucks on Astor Place with Janice on Saturday, but we didn't order anything. Can't remember the last time I had anything from there even in an emergency.

What were you doing 30 minutes ago?
Shopping for LSAT prep books online. Think I need to go to B&N to peruse them though.

Is there a reason for your MySpace song?
It's awesome. I should change it though. Hold on...
...
OK, now it's "One Chance" by Skipping Girl Vinegar from Melbourne. It is, by my standards, the perfect song. The one flaw is that the rest of the band's songs don't seem to live up to the same perfection.

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I am in love!
Category: Web, HTML, Tech

C'mon now, you didn't think I meant that I was in love with a human, did you? No, in typical Holly fashion I have fallen in love with an inanimate object.

I'm sure you have been to amazon.com sometime in the last year and change at least once. As such, you have undoubtedly seen the not-so-subtle ads for their Kindle reading device. I know I did sometime last year, and I was intrigued. It's this cool little, lightweight device to read electronic books on, but at $350 a pop I filed it into the 'neat doodad I will never own' category.

Cut to a month ago. I catch a couple of blips on my radar that both the NY Times and the Boston Globe are available on the Kindle. Curious, I looked at it again. Oh, still expensive. Nevermind. But wait! The newspapers that I read anyway are WAY cheaper on a Kindle than in print. I'm talking a total of $40/month cheaper. I'm talking paying off the cost of the device in 9 months cheaper (never mind several hundred pounds of paper). And still I wavered.

Cut to a week ago when I looked up my required books for the fall. I was curious about the Kindle catalog. Well, half of my books are on Kindle and most are 99 cents. Yeah, that's cents. Some are $3.50. Wait a second here...

Logically, I now have a Kindle.

Oh, but that was all before I opened the box. I can check my emails on this thing (no connection charges!), I can manage my calendar without a separate planner to lug around, I can search effin' Google for cryin' out loud! Oh the ways I can make my life (and chiropractic bills) easier! I can even load up some tunes and leave the iPod at home if I so desire. Sure, it's not fancy and colorful like iPhones and the other shiny gadgets out there. Web pages are black and white and sometimes clunky. But it does what I want a gadget to do without fancy bells and whistles I don't need, but with the great big fancy bell of cheap reads!

I'm happier 'n a pig in shit!

Currently listening : Nation of Heat By Joe Pug Release date: 2008-04-22

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A Wee Survey Treat (from a Little Hippie sweet)
Category: Quiz/Survey

Name one fact about the person you like?
He's Italian.

Who is your last text from?
Someone I know, and that's as close as I'm gonna get to guessing this one correctly

Favorite non-alcoholic drink?
Based on quantity, I'd have to say water. But I like caffeine.

If you HAD to kiss the last person you kissed, would you?
I'm so depressed now, because I can't remember who that was. Worse, my memory loss isn't the same memory loss of a year ago that was due to too much kissing.

Latest you stayed up in the past week?
I'm a grownup and I don't have to be anywhere in the mornings. Can't say I pay much attention.

What is the last thing you said aloud?
"TUESDAY!" with menace. Anytime I hear chewing, I know it's a bad sign.

Story behind your MySpace song?
Seriously kickass rock by a couple of seriously kickass "ladies"

DESCRIBE YOUR:

Wallet?
Contains more discount cards than cash.

Eyes?
Two of them. On my face, above my nose and below my eyebrows.

Life?
Better than yours, which is really strange, all things considered.

WHAT ARE YOU:

Wearing?
Shants that shant stay up, and an orange tee.

Listening to?
"I Teabagged Myself" by The Wet Secrets. I'm so sad that this song isn't on their profile (find it on Hype Machine!), but I love them like puppies love expensive shoes. They are Hell's marching band.

Do you sleep naked?
No. I leave my bedroom door open a crack for Tuesday. No need to give Bob a free show if the door swings wide.

Do you like seafood?
If I like it, I LOVE it. If I don't (eel anyone?) it makes me want to hurl.

Do you speak another language other than English?
Other? One step at a time, dear.

When was the last time you really laughed?
Earlier today at myself. My new toy arrived and I got stupid excited about it.

When is the last time you took a nap?
Tuesday looked all cute and wanting to cuddle this afternoon so I lay down next to her for a little quality time. Next thing I knew, she was attacking things in my room. I gave up on the notion of napping.

Do you believe everyone deserves a second chance?
Sure. Problem is, everyone's first chances came a looooong time ago. Maybe before I met them.

If you could work at any clothing store, which store would you pick?
Uhhh? Can I just get the discount without the customers?

Who was the last person you sent a comment/message on myspace?
Maybe Darcie?

Last time you had butterflies in your stomach?
Earlier today waiting for Mr. UPS Man. Then again getting psyched to go play with J-Flava.

Who is the FIRST person you thought of this morning?
Bob. I really had to pee, but he had just stepped into the shower. DAGNAB MY TIMING!!

Who was your FIRST best friend and are you still friends with them?
Corinna Standlee? I think there is another name in my baby book, but I'm not going to look. Either way, the answer is no. I haven't talked to anyone at all from Reno in years.

What was the FIRST thing you did this morning?
Not pee.

When was the last time you talked to your father?
Tuesday, actually. He was at a convention though, and all I needed was his fax number for my tuition stuff.

Do you prefer a call or a text?
If you're telling me that you're on your way over, I really don't need to have a conversation about it. But, sometimes I'm down for conversations that don't involve shrtnd.

Have you ever been on television?
Not since High School. Although there was that infomercial...

Do you drink milk straight from the carton?
I don't do moo juice. It has to be turned into cheese for me to like it.

What are you about to do?
Probably go play with my new toy some more, but I'm trying to convince myself to leave it alone (hence, survey)

Who was the last person you had a phone conversation with for more than 5 minutes?
I think it was Kathy. Damn I miss that girl! Damn I wish I was out in Seattle with her. She's feeling like a fish-out-of-water out there and I would SO love to help her with that!

Where is one place that you'd like to visit?
Just one? OK, all of Africa.

Who's the last person of the opposite sex you hugged?
Mike or Donald. I can't remember. But in less that 24 hours I'll get Fisk Hugs of Fury! Maybe even some Money Mike if I'm lucky.

Dark hair or light hair in the opposite sex?
Either or. Or neither nor. Or somewheres in the middle.

Did you ever watch "The Big Comfy Couch" when you were young?
I had no BCC when I was young. Didn't have a TV either, come to think on it.

Does it bother you when you text somebody and they take forever to text back?
Only if they should be expecting to hear from me. Otherwise, I'm pretty sure I can handle it.

What sport do you watch the most?
Porn.

How is your room looking?
Still a mess after 2 weeks on the to-do list. You'd think I'd have more time to deal with it.

Do you toss & turn for hours at night or fall right to sleep?
Lately, pretty much right away. Maybe a half hour? I used to have a really hard time with it, but I've become an expert on outsmarting myself.

Do you fall for people easily?
I go lusty easily. Not so easily that I'm writing their name on my notebooks or anything though.

Do you live with both your parents?
They don't even want to live with each other, why would I?

What is it you truly want right now?
To be Queen of the World. Truly.

Do you have any siblings?
And they are the bee's knees.

Do you think you'll be married in 10 years?
Don't even think I'll really start dating seriously again for 5, so the odds aren't good.

Currently listening : Long Way to Wander Release date: 2007-11-13

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Lazy Sunday Survey Morsels (from des)
Category: Quiz/Survey

one: Who are your last 4 texts from?
Two from Bob and two from Amy. I didn't even have to look for that information. Sunday mornings are the only exercise my phone gets

two: Where was your default picture taken?
At the Stone Zoo a month or so ago. He's Kitty's new boyfriend.

three: What is your middle name?
Adele. Same as it was the last time you asked.

four: Whats your current favorite color(s)?
Like right this second? Shit, this second is already in the past! I'll say Cerulean Blue and leave it at that.

five: Does your crush like you back?
My crush likes me just like I like him, but not nearly often enough.

six: What is your current mood?
Bleh. Lazy Sunday.

seven: When is your birthday?
May 27, but I'll accept presents now.

eight: What color shirt are you wearing?
I'm not wearing a shirt! Egads! I'm wearing a dress. It's sort of a blueish grayish plaidish

nine: If you were going on a Reality TV show, which one would it be?
Something adventurous like Fear Factor or Amazing Race

ten: Are you imagining anyone naked right now?
You reminded me to think about my crush and I very rarely imagine him clothed.

eleven: Did you ever sneak into an R rated movie?
Can't say that I have. I might have, but I don't recall ever being stopped from entering a movie.

twelve: Ever had a near death experience?
Nearer than I would have liked, but not near enough for some.

thirteen: Something you do a lot?
Read books 'n stuff. There's also that music addiction that I have.

fourteen: How old will you be in another year?
One year closer to the grave. MS nothin'! Life is a much more devastating and prevalent chronic disease!

fifteen: Do you want to date somebody right now?
Absolutely not! No fucking way. I'll start to think, "Hmm...maybe a boyfriend would be nice," and then I encounter those with external plumbing and thank my lucky stars that I'm single. (No offense.)

sixteen: How many piercings?
In the world? That's like counting jelly beans in a giant jar at the fair!

seventeen: When was the last time you cried?
Does shedding a tear onacouna stubbing my toe count? Then yesterday. Twice.

eighteen: Who would you do anything for?
Me. All others I will consider on a case-by-case basis.

nineteen: Who are your heroes?
The guy who invented nail clippers. Brilliant.

twenty-one: American Pie or Superbad?
AP was charmingly offensive. I still haven't seen SB yet though.

twenty-two: What's your biggest fear?
Bobkins. I don't care what Newton said.

twenty-three: Where is your ex?
I neither know nor care. Well, Mike's an ex and I don't know where he is either, but I'm pretty sure he's not having a good time since he hates Sundays and it's been a bad week.

twenty-four: Would you ever take one of your ex's back?
Once I think dating is a good idea again you can ask me that. In the meantime, the resonant, "NO!" might come across as cruel.

twenty-five: What did you do last night?
Well, Donald didn't call like he promised, then didn't answer his phone. So, I went to see Dawn because Dad's out of town and I didn't want her buying things she doesn't need (her home alone tradition) or getting worried about the spinal surgery she just found out she needs. By the time Donald called, she had slipped me one too many glasses of wine. Then Mike came over there for a bit and we all passed out on the couch. At like 5 I woke up and demanded to be in my own bed. Mike kindly drove me home since I was in no shape, he slept (ha) on my couch, and then returned me to my car this morning before breakfast.

twenty-six: what was the first thing you said this morning?
Something like, "Mmrhrhhmm pfFfPPppfTttt!"

twenty-seven: Speak any other languages?
Fluent Jibber Jabber.

twenty-eight: Whats your favorite smell?
The inside of my nose. Maybe because I can't figure out how to smell the outside of it.

twenty-nine: do you like to sleep ?
I quite enjoy it, but I don't like sleeping in.

thirty: Have you ever been kissed in the rain?
Mmmm...that's what I wanna do tonight! Shit. The first day in months with no rain in the forecast.

thirty-one: Do you like rain?
Used to, but I'm getting waterlogged this summer and am a tad irritated.

thirty-two: What are you thinking about right now?
Sun, glorious sun. And Cheez-Whiz. Don't ask because I don't know.

thirty-three: What should you be doing right now?
Nothin' a'tall. It's Sunday and I'm on vacation. I can't even justify cleaning until tomorrow.

thirty-four: Whats your favorite memory?
What's a memory? I don't think I have one of those.

thirty-five What are you listening to?
Now Playing: Mark Berube and the Patriotic Few "Flowers on the Stones" from the upcoming release: What the River Gave the Boat. Awesomer than that.

thirty-seven: Who was the last person you yelled at?
Well, lemme explain something to you. I'm single and a defensive driver. Yelling doesn't come up much.

thirty-eight: Who is your best friend?
I think I'm gonna boot Donald until he learns about telephones.

thirty-nine: who is the last person you said i love you to?
Dawnie.

forty: Who is the last person that made you smile?
Mel. I felt kinda bad making her giggle though because I know it hurt her. But she giggles at everything!

Currently listening : What the River Gave the Boat By Mark Berube Release date: 2007-03-27

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Summery Survey Morsels (a well timed contribution from Ernie)
Category: Quiz/Survey

1) Favorite Cook Out food?
Grilled fruit. Yum! Slices of pineapple with cracked black pepper on the barbie is, no shit, awesome. I'm also a big fan of Bob rockin' the smoker.

2) Favorite Summer Drink?
I want a White Russian...long story.

3) What do you look forward to when summer comes?
Warm weather...shame we have monsoon season in Boston instead.

4) Do you enjoy any summer sports?
Sports are always more fun when it's warm, whether played or watched. C'mon, how does sitting in a snow storm to watch a football game seem fun to anyone?

5) Do you wear a one-piece or two piece?
Two-piece tank. Covers my belly, but gives the illusion of a waist.

6) Would you rather it be winter?
Fuck no. I'd rather the sun was out and I was lazing away the next three weeks wandering around the city and her sisters.

7) How many times do you hit the beach?
I don't do the beaches of New England. I'll drive past and pull an, "Oh, fuck no I'm not diving into that herd of eejuts!" But we'll see how far I travel before fall semester starts.

8) How many BBQ's do you have?
The grill has been fired up pretty much every weekend since mid-June. We've only had one proper BBQ gathering so far. Hope to do another one soon, but it gets kind of pricey.

9) What time do you go to bed in the summer?
Same as usual. I start thinking about it at about midnight unless something else has my attention.

10) Do you go camping?
At least once a year. Need to see if anyone is down for Labor Day.

~Summer this or that~
1) Flip-Flops or shoes?
Flip-flops were created by Republicans, but shoes are too much on a hot day. I do sandals.

2) Beach or Pool?
Whatever body of water I can swim in makes me blow bubbles of joy.

3) Hot Tub or bath tub?
I am not a fucking lobster! I'm also not dwarven enough for bath tubs.

4) Bug-Bite or Sun burn?
I'd rather not.

5) Better swimsuit piercing: Nipples or Belly?
Depends on the wearer. Both can go horribly wrong.

6) Hang with friends or Family?
Friends are more fun, family pays for drinks.

7) Hit the clubs or BBQ's?
I only ever go to clubs with Kathy, but she's still in Seattle at the moment. Don't think she'll be back while I'm still on vacation.

8) Layout or fake bake?
I get real sun because I comes with more Vitamin D, but I don't lay out. Sometimes I'll find a sunny patch to sit and read in for a while, but that's it. Fake bake on my face though (sorta) since I wear hats if I'm out in the sun for a long time.

Last Summer - 2007:
1) How many times did you go to the Ocean?
Lemme see...I was on Heron Island for a week, Fraser Island for nearly a week, Australia mainland (another island, of course) for nearly a week, and Awaji Island for a week. At least a month.

2) Did you go to Disney World or Cedar Point?
I only did the one big trip plus a weekend of camping last summer.

3) What Vacations did you go on?
Australia/Japan (I'm still broke from that one), and New Hampshire.

4) Who did you hang with every day?
Dad and Dawn for way too many of those days, but I mostly hung out by myself or with random strangers.

5) What was the worst memory of last summer?
That fucking tick! OK, so I can't blame the tick anymore, but I'll blame it anyway. Wonkiness took a lot of my fun from me, but I still had a good time nonetheless.

6) How did you celebrate the Fourth of July?
Started with the Breakfast Club, then headed straight to the airport. I watched the fireworks over the tarmac at LAX.

7) What was one thing you did EVERY week last summer?
Cursed like a sailor.

8) Favorite summer 2007 clothing item?
Maybe some of my t-shirts from the trips? I like my blue floodwaters too.

9) Favorite song of last summer?
No idea.

This Summer - 2008:
1) Where will you be going on vacation?
Well, it all depends on money, you see. Looks like I won't make it to Seattle. =( But possibly a few days in NYC or Montreal. Maybe drive down to SC? Don't know. Only just started thinking about it.

2) What are you doing for fourth of July?
Past tense, and a few of us sat around playing board games with beers. It was perfect, if you ask me.

3) The best place to be this summer?
I think I want to be in Canada where it's warm and sunny. How fucked up is that?

Currently listening : One Chance Release date: 2007-11-27

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A Saturday Song That Doesn’t Take No Shit
Category: Music

OK, it had seemed like such a good idea to post a new song every week that was not only awesome but available for free download. I still think it was a good idea, but not nearly as good once I figured in my class schedule. Just not enough hours in the day.

But this one demands attention!

The Pack A.D. is a blues rock duo of Becky Black on guitar and vocals and Maya Miller on drums. Now it would be simple enough to dismiss them as yet another guitar/drum duo in the vein of White Stripe. It would be simple enough to dismiss them as yet another blues rock act in the vein of...well, half the planet these days. It would be simple enough to dismiss them as "Oh, how cute. Girls are on the scene now. Precious." But, to put it plainly, I think that to dismiss these ladies is to risk life and limb. There is no way that they got this sound by accident. This is a deal with the devil at the crossroads.

Black's guitar spikes like a punch to the kidneys and her vocals are something akin to roadside moonshine that hurts so good. She could wrestle gators with that voice. Miller on the drums? Another reviewer called it "warlike" and I couldn't say it better myself. The result is a cacophonous riot of pure rock tinged with just the right amount of southern blues.

Last year's album, "Tintype", rocked me in all the right ways, and from what I've heard off of their upcoming release, "Funeral Mixtape" (from which my new profile song comes) promises to deliver more awesome. Straight to the face.

Making Gestures is available for download from The Pack A.D. MySpace profile. (As always, wait for the page to load completely or you'll only get half of the song.)

Currently listening : Tintype By The Pack A.D. Release date: 2008-01-22

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Tastyish Survey Morsels (by way of Ernie and/or Des)
Category: Quiz/Survey

1) When was the last time you went to the bathroom outside?
Outside as in lacking a shiny lever to flush the evidence away with? Greyfox two weekends ago. Last time I did the cat box was last summer while camping. This year we were closer to the porta-potties, so I didn't need to.

2) When was the last time you saw both of your parents?
Together? Jenny's wedding. Saw my dad a week ago after class though. It's a little creepy that I can look out of the window outside my classroom and see if he's in his office.

3) Which family member do you most resemble?
Butterscotch, the cat.

4) Do you wear cologne/perfume?
Nope. Sometimes a light body spray if I'm going out and want to get laid, but generally I go au natural.

5) Do you wear deodorant?
Not THAT au natural!

6) Do you clean up nice?
With proper motivation. Can't say that I'm often motivated to get any fancier than a clean pair of jeans though. Hell, last Sunday I forgot to wear pants.

7) When was the last time you tripped and fell?
Although I am known for tripping over my own shadow, I haven't fallen down as a result in a long time. Like weeks.

8) Where was the last place you slept besides your home?
In my car at Greyfox. I still can't get over what a great apartment that thing becomes.

9) What are you listening to right now?
Lewi Longmire singing "Baby Would You Take Me Home?"
"I'm bound to get drunk and fall down, now baby would you take me home?"

10) Have you ever started an uncontrollable fire?
It was totally controllable once the fire engines arrived.

11) Ever run out of gas on the road?
I like to run out of gas mere feet from gas stations. It's happened to me three times now, but I've never run out of gas in the middle of nowhere. Came close when I realized that the small towns of Illinois shut down at nine and I had left on a road trip at ten, but I eked into Chicago on fumes.

12) Would you rather cut the grass or rake the leaves?
Cut the cheese and leave.

13) Your middle name spelled backwards.
Eleda (boy, these surveys really tell a lot about a person!)

14) What is the last thing you downloaded onto your computer?
The aforementioned Lewi Longmire.

15) Last time you swam in a pool?
Last summer, unfortunately. I would have a few Sundays ago, but the pool was an unwelcoming shade of green.

16) Have you ever been in a school play?
Every year from the ages of 5-17. Guess what I wanted to be when I grew up.

17) How many kids do you want?
A dozen cats so I can scare off all of the neighborhood children.

18) Type of music you dislike most?
There aren't any genres that I dislike. I hate affected voices though like chicks with a fake blues growl, or the Billy Corrigan whine, or the I-rock-harder-than-Pearl-Jam phlegm shout.

19) You registered to vote?
Indeed. There's always that confusion after moving, but I definitely am.

20) You have cable?
I'm plugged into the Matrix.

21) Ever prank call anybody?
Not since the days of school plays. But watching Last Comic Standing last night, Adam Hunter suggested calling exes on their birthdays. I thought that was a hysterical idea.

22) Best friend?
I'm sorry, it is "Who is your best friend?", but thanks for playing Jeopardy.

23) Would you go bungee jumping or sky diving?
Not at the same time. That would cause vomit. I really want to go sky diving someday though.

24) Do you have a garden?
Only if you count the things growing in the bottom of the kitchen trash bin.

25) What's your favorite comic strip?
Footrot Flats! Or Bloom County. I heart Bill.

26) Bath or Shower, morning or night?
Shower in the morning. I'd love to take a bath, but baths are designed for midgets. So are most shower heads, now that I'm on the subject. Who thinks my back is so dirty that the nozzle needs to aim at about mid-height? Cripes! Then you have to hunker down just to wash your hair, and you never get all of the shampoo rinsed out. It's a conspiracy I tell ya!

27) Best movie you've seen in the past few weeks?
I've only seen one movie: Dark Knight. It wins by a landslide as it has no cometition.

28) Favorite pizza topping?
Cheese. Lots and lots of cheese!

29) Peanuts or popcorn?
Ernie, I would just like to say that boiled peanuts are disgusting! Eww! =)
I like both, but popcorn is so much easier.

30) Have you ever smoked?
I'm more likely to get steamy.

31) Orange juice or apple?
Coffee

32) Favorite chocolate bar?
Any kind of chocolate, washed down with a spicy Cabernet Sauvignon or Spanish Rioja.

33) When was the last time you voted at the polls?
For the primaries last fall. I didn't vote in the city elections though because I know too little about this district yet.

34) When was the last time you ate a homegrown tomato?
I can't remember, but Melanie tells me that the farm will start selling the heirloom tomatoes at the open market this weekend. I know what I'm doing after Breakfast Club this week.

35) Are you a good cook?
I'm a very good cook, but a lazy one. I don't like meals to take more than a few minutes of my time or more than just a few ingredients to keep track of.

36) Ever order anything from an infomercial?
Can't say that I have ever been suckered in.

37) Sprite or 7up?
Coffee

38) Have you ever had to wear a uniform to work?
Never a full uniform, but company logo t-shirts or aprons and whatnot.

39) Ever throw up in public?
Not in a long ass time. I think the last time was from food poisoning in Vegas. Before that it had been years (I learned when to say when in the meantime)

40) Would you prefer being a millionaire or find true love?
Millionaire. I'm not even going to try to make some lame justification here. Millionaire. Millionaire. Millionaire. Better yet, the Millionaire's Wife.

41) Do you believe in love at first sight?
No, but I do believe in immediate charges of chemical reactions that might someday lead to a more fulfilling relationship.
I'm hearing myself here and realizing that I need to get laid...

42) Can exes be friends?
Hope so, otherwise I've had the wool pulled over my eyes for a long time.

43) Who was the last person you visited in a hospital?
Doris, before she died. Thanks for bringing that up, asshole.

44) Did you have a lot of hair as a baby?
Not like some kids who are like little Gremlins, but I had a fair amount of fire engine red hair.

45) What message is on your answering machine?
I don't know. I never call, I never write. I'm such a bad friend to me.

46) What do you think about most?
Usually my classes. I don't know what to think about when I have three whole weeks off. I might need to be restrained to avoid injury to myself or others.

47) Favorite form of travel?
Out of town.

48) Ever drink rotten milk?
I'm not much of a milk drinker, but I do know well enough to at least take a whiff before drinking it.

49) what are you wearing right now?
Shorts and a tank. Dat's it. I'll have to put a bra on if I leave the house, but I doubt that'll happen.

50) White, Milk or Dark Chocolate?
Dark like Mike's soul.

51) When you order pizza do you pick it up or have it delivered?
I don't order pizza often. If I do it's usually because I'm starving after class gets out so I call ahead and pick it up on my way home.

Currently listening : Fire 'Neath the Still By Lewi Longmire Release date: 2008-05-06

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Yesterday’s News
Category: News and Politics

From Boston Newsletter March 11, 1706

Watertown, March 6. The middle Precinct, Mr. Daniel Warren of this Town, aged about 80 years, being well and in health at Meeting on the Lords-Day the 24th of February last, just before the beginning of the Morning Exercise, he suddenly sunk down dead.


Is it wrong of me to find that so funny?

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People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones
Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities

And criminals with glass buildings should find a more concrete hideout or invest in bat-proof glass.

That is all.

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