...why not?
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Here's a thing that's apparently making the rounds on myspace. I don't believe in posting things on myspace, especially since I've recently been told that now the trendy thing is to purposely NOT be on myspace.
So now let's see if it wants to make the rounds on journalscape. Do it if you want. Don't if you don't want. Just know that in some small, secret way, I'll be disappointed if you don't.
(By the way, I do realize that these things are pretty juvenile and are really a cop-out entry, but I kind of enjoy the exercise of trying to make something interesting out of a boring get-to-know-you survey. And it's interesting to me to see what little tidbits I think of to say about myself that I might not have thought of otherwise. It's all very word association-like. I rarely think about my responses. The point is to see what pops out. Enough over-explaining myself. Here is what popped out today.)
The Cans:
Can you blow a bubble? Yes, but not very well.
Can you dance? You bet your sweet ass I can!
Can you do a cart wheel? I do a mean cartwheel, actually.
I can land in the splits, which I can really still do, even at my old age.
Can you roll your tongue? Yep.
Can you touch your toes? I can touch my toes. I can touch my toes nine times.
Can you whistle? I’m thinking about turning pro. I’m going to whistle and play the tambourine. The Man is going to play kazoo and ukulele.
Can you wiggle your ears? Sadly, this seems to be the one area where I am lacking in talent.
The Dids:
Did you ever get into a fight in school? No. I’ve only ever punched someone once, but that was outside of school. He deserved it. He was being dumb. We’re still friends.
Did you ever eat a pie? I am confused by this question. A whole pie? Hell to the no. I am a big fan of pie, but I don’t think I have ever eaten more than two pieces in one sitting and that would have been Thanksgiving when you have to have at least a small piece of each kind. You know, to be polite.
Did you ever run away from home? No. Thought about it though. Once I had this elaborate plan that I was going to hide in the storage room under the basement stairs, that way I could sneak food from the kitchen, but nobody would be able to find me. And then they’d see.
Did you ever want to be a doctor? I wanted a Ph.D. in Paleontology. That counts, right?
Did you ever want to be a fire fighter? Not even for a moment in some deluded feminist fantasy.
Did you have a party for your last birthday? Not really. We have a party every year around the time of my birthday, but it’s not for my birthday, per se. Sometimes a person or two will bring me a card or a gift, but that’s not the point. So I guess this is dear Helena’s long-ass way of saying no.
The Dos:
Do you believe in God? Sort of. But not in the man with the long white beard sitting on a cloud kind of way.
Do you know how to drive? I say yes. The City of Cleveland seems to disagree.
Do you like Roller coasters? Love. Them. Wheeeeeeeeee!
Do you own a bike? Yes, but the seat needs to be put back on.
Do you think you could handle the stuff they eat on those reality TV shows? What the hell kind of question? No way.
The Does:
Does hair loss run in your family at all? No.
Does your car get good gas mileage? Yes. It’s a Civic. I love my car.
Does your family have family picnics? Whenever I can persuade them to eat outdoors. So, no – not much.
A Has:
Has anyone ever given you flowers? Yes.
The Haves:
Have you even been on an plane? Many times. We counted 9 of them last summer alone. But that was a kind of special circumstance.
Have you ever asked someone out? You bet. I have been known to be bold when I need to be. Like when boys are clueless.
Have you ever been to the Ocean? Yes. I like to play in the waves and get smashed up onto the shore and get so much sand in my bathing suit that I am still finding it weeks later.
Have you ever gone fishing? Yes, but I purposely avoided catching anything. I think I am starting to come to terms with the possibility that I might have to handle a wriggling fish if I keep it up. I would only ever catch & release though.
Have you ever painted your nails? It’s been known to happen occasionally. Like for weddings. And...weddings.
The Hows:
How many different places have you lived? Only three cities, but many houses. I don’t plan to move again. Ever. Unless we’re moving to a cottage on a lake or a castle.
How many myspace friends do you have? I think I am up to a whopping 6.
How many of them have you met in person? All of them except the band my cousin manages.
How many of them do you like? All of them, including the band.
How tall are you? 5’ 5 ½”
A Last:
Last person you hung out with? The Man. The last person before him? Probably my friend Keith. We had dinner together over a month ago. God, I need to get out more.
The Whats:
What color is your underwear? White.
What did you wear to bed last night? A night shirt with bears on it.
What do you fear? Bad things happening to those I love.
What Radio Station do you listen to? 88.3 – The Sting, from BW; 91.3 – The Summit
What was the last book you read? Memories of My Melancholy Whores, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
What was the last restaurant you ate at? Fiesta Jalapenos. Terrible name. Great food.
What was the last thing you bought? Groceries after work yesterday. Needed stuff to make Cake for Saturday and Beeramisu for Sunday. Can’t find ladyfingers. What’s up with that?
What was the last thing you had to drink? Predictably enough, coffee.
What was the last TV show you watched? Damn. I am ashamed to admit that I watched a show about Jenna Jameson on VH1 last night.
The Whos:
Who have you known the longest? Other than my family? Nathan. We’ve known each other since 2nd grade.
Who is your newest friend you added to myspace? Lindsey, a girl I know from doing theater.
Who was that last person you IMed? The Man. Not that I do it that often.
Who was the last person you talk to on the phone? A client at work. Arranged for her to come in and pick up that stupid tape I had to copy yesterday. Stupid tape.
Reading:
Over and over my plans for the Cub Scout thing tomorrow.
Hearing:
Today's Office Shuffle: Dave Matthews Band, Anna Nalick, Joseph Arthur, Jack Johnson, Keane, Jason Mraz, Sting, Basia, Grosse Point Blank Soundtrack.
Needing:
To go open the box to my NEW LAPTOP, which just arrived via UPS. Yay! New toys for me! Thank you, tax return!
In My Car CD Player:
Rocking the Suburbs, Ben Folds. I thought it would help me transition from the intense rape story I'd been listening to. Still slightly depressing, but with a good beat and it doesn't take itself too seriously.
So now let's see if it wants to make the rounds on journalscape. Do it if you want. Don't if you don't want. Just know that in some small, secret way, I'll be disappointed if you don't.
(By the way, I do realize that these things are pretty juvenile and are really a cop-out entry, but I kind of enjoy the exercise of trying to make something interesting out of a boring get-to-know-you survey. And it's interesting to me to see what little tidbits I think of to say about myself that I might not have thought of otherwise. It's all very word association-like. I rarely think about my responses. The point is to see what pops out. Enough over-explaining myself. Here is what popped out today.)
The Cans:
Can you blow a bubble? Yes, but not very well.
Can you dance? You bet your sweet ass I can!
Can you do a cart wheel? I do a mean cartwheel, actually.
I can land in the splits, which I can really still do, even at my old age.
Can you roll your tongue? Yep.
Can you touch your toes? I can touch my toes. I can touch my toes nine times.
Can you whistle? I’m thinking about turning pro. I’m going to whistle and play the tambourine. The Man is going to play kazoo and ukulele.
Can you wiggle your ears? Sadly, this seems to be the one area where I am lacking in talent.
The Dids:
Did you ever get into a fight in school? No. I’ve only ever punched someone once, but that was outside of school. He deserved it. He was being dumb. We’re still friends.
Did you ever eat a pie? I am confused by this question. A whole pie? Hell to the no. I am a big fan of pie, but I don’t think I have ever eaten more than two pieces in one sitting and that would have been Thanksgiving when you have to have at least a small piece of each kind. You know, to be polite.
Did you ever run away from home? No. Thought about it though. Once I had this elaborate plan that I was going to hide in the storage room under the basement stairs, that way I could sneak food from the kitchen, but nobody would be able to find me. And then they’d see.
Did you ever want to be a doctor? I wanted a Ph.D. in Paleontology. That counts, right?
Did you ever want to be a fire fighter? Not even for a moment in some deluded feminist fantasy.
Did you have a party for your last birthday? Not really. We have a party every year around the time of my birthday, but it’s not for my birthday, per se. Sometimes a person or two will bring me a card or a gift, but that’s not the point. So I guess this is dear Helena’s long-ass way of saying no.
The Dos:
Do you believe in God? Sort of. But not in the man with the long white beard sitting on a cloud kind of way.
Do you know how to drive? I say yes. The City of Cleveland seems to disagree.
Do you like Roller coasters? Love. Them. Wheeeeeeeeee!
Do you own a bike? Yes, but the seat needs to be put back on.
Do you think you could handle the stuff they eat on those reality TV shows? What the hell kind of question? No way.
The Does:
Does hair loss run in your family at all? No.
Does your car get good gas mileage? Yes. It’s a Civic. I love my car.
Does your family have family picnics? Whenever I can persuade them to eat outdoors. So, no – not much.
A Has:
Has anyone ever given you flowers? Yes.
The Haves:
Have you even been on an plane? Many times. We counted 9 of them last summer alone. But that was a kind of special circumstance.
Have you ever asked someone out? You bet. I have been known to be bold when I need to be. Like when boys are clueless.
Have you ever been to the Ocean? Yes. I like to play in the waves and get smashed up onto the shore and get so much sand in my bathing suit that I am still finding it weeks later.
Have you ever gone fishing? Yes, but I purposely avoided catching anything. I think I am starting to come to terms with the possibility that I might have to handle a wriggling fish if I keep it up. I would only ever catch & release though.
Have you ever painted your nails? It’s been known to happen occasionally. Like for weddings. And...weddings.
The Hows:
How many different places have you lived? Only three cities, but many houses. I don’t plan to move again. Ever. Unless we’re moving to a cottage on a lake or a castle.
How many myspace friends do you have? I think I am up to a whopping 6.
How many of them have you met in person? All of them except the band my cousin manages.
How many of them do you like? All of them, including the band.
How tall are you? 5’ 5 ½”
A Last:
Last person you hung out with? The Man. The last person before him? Probably my friend Keith. We had dinner together over a month ago. God, I need to get out more.
The Whats:
What color is your underwear? White.
What did you wear to bed last night? A night shirt with bears on it.
What do you fear? Bad things happening to those I love.
What Radio Station do you listen to? 88.3 – The Sting, from BW; 91.3 – The Summit
What was the last book you read? Memories of My Melancholy Whores, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
What was the last restaurant you ate at? Fiesta Jalapenos. Terrible name. Great food.
What was the last thing you bought? Groceries after work yesterday. Needed stuff to make Cake for Saturday and Beeramisu for Sunday. Can’t find ladyfingers. What’s up with that?
What was the last thing you had to drink? Predictably enough, coffee.
What was the last TV show you watched? Damn. I am ashamed to admit that I watched a show about Jenna Jameson on VH1 last night.
The Whos:
Who have you known the longest? Other than my family? Nathan. We’ve known each other since 2nd grade.
Who is your newest friend you added to myspace? Lindsey, a girl I know from doing theater.
Who was that last person you IMed? The Man. Not that I do it that often.
Who was the last person you talk to on the phone? A client at work. Arranged for her to come in and pick up that stupid tape I had to copy yesterday. Stupid tape.
Reading:
Over and over my plans for the Cub Scout thing tomorrow.
Hearing:
Today's Office Shuffle: Dave Matthews Band, Anna Nalick, Joseph Arthur, Jack Johnson, Keane, Jason Mraz, Sting, Basia, Grosse Point Blank Soundtrack.
Needing:
To go open the box to my NEW LAPTOP, which just arrived via UPS. Yay! New toys for me! Thank you, tax return!
In My Car CD Player:
Rocking the Suburbs, Ben Folds. I thought it would help me transition from the intense rape story I'd been listening to. Still slightly depressing, but with a good beat and it doesn't take itself too seriously.
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