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Stanleyland

By Claudia on October 14, 2011 | 2 Comments

2301. Who is the hottest celebrity you can think of?
I can’t think of a male celeb at the moment, but I’ve always thought Michelle Trachtenberg is freaking gorgeous.

2303. Do you ever get so nervous that you can’t even think?
Welcome to “Claudia takes math finals.” Seriously. Every damn time. 100% in the class (including other tests!), like 40% on the final. Explain.

2304. Do you sing when there is no music?
Yup.

2305. Would you rather cast a spell or say a prayer?
Can I cast a spell to make someone else pray? Can I pray that someone else casts a spell?

2306. Why does the US dollar bill have a pyramid on it?
Isn’t the pyramid related to Horus?

2307. Who was the best political leader in history and why?
Millard Fillmore. ‘Cause he was Millard Fillmore.

2308. What was the first sex toy you ever used?
Hahaha, this is so N/A for me.

2309. If you hated a book, would you burn it?
As much as I hate the one book I truly hate, I wouldn’t burn it.

2310. What are your feelings about pornography?
Eh. I don’t enjoy it, but I don’t reprimand those who do.

2311. What are your feelings about people who are against pornography?
I say let those who enjoy it enjoy it.

2312. If you could dance with anyone in the world right now, who would it be and what song would you dance to?
I suck enough at dancing that I wouldn’t want anybody I admire to be forced to dance with me.

2313. What is your favorite flavor of schnapps?
Don’t have one.

2314. Finish this sentence your own way. There are two types of people in the world…
Those who love “two types of people” jokes and those who despise them.

2315. What have you saved since elementary school?
My journals. I wrote SO MUCH in first grade.

2316. Have you ever won an award?
Yup. Writing awards. Band awards. Maybe some other stuff.

2317. Are you more:
good or evil?
Good.
wise or foolish?
Probably foolish.
safe or dangerous?
Dangerous.
satisfied or envious?
Envious.
honest or decietful?
Honest.
faithful or perfidious?
Faithful.
sane or mad?
Haha.
strong or weak?
Strong.
enigmatic or plain?
Enigmatic
aggressive or peaceful?
Peaceful.
brave or timid?
Brave.
humane or cruel?
Humane.
critical or appreciative?
Appreciative.
temperamental or calm?
Temperamental.
sad or happy?
Sad.
normal or unusual?
Unusual.

2318. How do you feel about Terri Schiavo?
I barely remember that whole mess.

2319. Do you feel more connected to the sun or the moon?
Sun.

2320. Do flaws make people interesting to you?
Sure. People are weirdos.

2321. Who is your favorite historical figure?
LEIBNIZ!

2322. White bread or wheat bread?
White.

2323. Would you rather never have sex again or have sex once with a walrus?
The former.

2324. Would you rather sky dive or deep sea dive?
I’d totally sky dive again.

2325. What is the kinkiest thing you’ve ever done?
It involved cake.

2326. What is your favorite pick-up line?
I don’t have one.

2327. Do you usually do things fast or right?
I try to do both.

2328. What will the most common halloween costume be this year?
Man, who knows. Something Harry Potter related?

2329. What was it last year?
Probably something Harry Potter related.

2330. Is love a choice or something that can’t be helped?
Probably something that can’t be helped.

2331. What is your preferred method of birth control?
Um…not having a partner? Haha.

2332. Is there someone you see everyday (or sometimes) that you would like to hug and talk to but you just don’t know them well enough?
Nope.

2333. Are you or have you ever been in a band?
Hell yeah! Band rules.

2334. Here are 4 statements about me. Only one of them is true. Which one is it?
a. I lost my mind doing drugs.
b. I’ve been arrested before.
c. I have 9 cats.
d. I have a children’s book published.
I’ll say B.

2335. What do you think of the smashing pumpkins?
I don’t think I even have any Smashing Pumpkins songs.

2336. Would you wear a thong bathing suit in public?
No.

2337. Hello I love you won’t you tell me your name?
I’m Claudia! Why is this question 2,337?

2338. If you had to be surgically attached at the hip for two years to either Britney Spears, George W. Bush or an ugly creepy troublesome but nice troll, who would you pick and why?
Troll! We’d have the most fun.

2339. Let’s assume that there is a “meaning of life,” a reason for humans to be here on this planet. Would you give up both of your legs and one of your arms if it would mean everyone else would learn the meaning of life?
Only if that was my reason for being on the planet.

2340. If you could meet God and talk to him for 5 hours, -or- find out whether or not there is intelligent life on other planets and make contact with them, which would you pick and why? (Note: If you meet God, you will never find out if there is intelligent life on other planets, so you can’t ask God if aliens exist. Also, you would get no proof that you had talked to him or her. And finally, if God doesn’t exist then you don’t get to meet him or her!).
Under the assumption that god exists, I’d probably pick option A, mainly because I’m almost positive that there is intelligent life somewhere out there, and getting us in contact with them would probably be quite disastrous.

2341. Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, or the Breakfast Club?
I haven’t seen any of these.

2342. Before you read this question, pick a person from your life, any person. (You have to be thinking about someone before you continue!). Would you rather have the ability to watch that person for one hour per day, or would you rather have that person watch you for one hour per day? Who is it and why? (you pick the hour – they don’t know that they are being watched – it’s like there are invisible TV cameras following them around)?
I’d watch them. People acting without knowing they’re being observed are amazing. And this particular person = super amazing. Also, I’m a creeper.

2343. Would you rather be guaranteed to have your dream job or never be heartbroken?
Guaranteed my dream job.

2344. Have you thought about death today?
Yup.

2345. What is your favorite breakfast?
My *favorite* is cereal, like Cinnamon Toast Crunch or Waffle Crisp (why don’t they sell this anymore?!), but I usually have a banana and some peanuts.

2346. What is your favorite classic movie?
The Music Man is AWESOME.

2347. Gold or silver eyeshadow?
Gold.

2348. Are you the life of the party?
Pfft, no.

2349. Do you wish you were?
Nope.

2350. Sdrawkcab daer uoy nac?
Sey.

2351. If you realize that a student at your school or a colleague from your job has plagiarized part of their work from the internet. What do you do?
Please see this blog.

2352. What does your computer look like when you aren’t looking at it??
It comes to life and dances.

2353. If you aren’t looking at it, how do you know it’s still there when your back is turned?
Because I’m not Berkeley.

2354. If you hit an animal with your car would you get out to try and make sure it was okay?
Duh.

2355. If it was someone’s cat (collared with address) would you knock on their door and apologize for hitting the cat?
Absolutely.

2356. How do you feel about the people who are teased in high school suing the bullies who teased them for emotional damage?
I don’t know, I wasn’t bullied in high school (much) and can’t really determine the degree of emotional damage it causes.

2357. Do you have an interest in any of the following:
guns: I’d like to fire a gun again. The shooting range was fun.
explosives: Not really.
marilyn manson: No.
trench coats: No.
the mafia: No.
death: Meh.
satanism: No.
nazis: No.
that Doom game: Doom RULES.

2358. Do you believe that people live in their own worlds or realities or do you think we all share the same world/reality?
We’re monads!

2359. Do you believe that Nazism was a characteristically German thing, or do you think a similar type of government could spring up in any country?
Um…the Holocaust was probably not the first mass genocide.

2360. Is your diary in the internet archive wayback machine?
Nope.

2361. When do you get your most peaceful and satisfying sleep?
Whenever I feel like sleeping, haha.

2362. What thought gets you out of bed in the morning?
The thought that maybe today I’ll get things right.

2363. Do you get along better with guys or girls (as friends)?
Guys, usually.

2364. What does tx81z stand for?
Probably something dumb.

2365. How many points is the letter Z worth in Scrabble?
Ten.

2366. In poker, which hand is better: four of a kind or a straight?
Haha, I don’t know. Never played poker.

2367. What is the official language of Australia?
Canadian.

2368. On what continent would you find British Columbia?
AAHH HORRIBLE FLASHBACKS GET IT AWAY

2369. Have you been to homestarrunner.com?
Haha, yup.

2370. What promise could you never keep?
Any promise that harmed someone else by it being kept.

2372. What are you a member of?
The human race.

2373. If you and your mate were stranded at sea on a scuba diving trip like in the movie Open Water, how would you survive?
We probably wouldn’t, haha.

2374. Do you feel confident that you would know what to do under emergency circumstances?
I’m disaster-ready, baby.

2375. Have you ever been stood up?
No.

2378. Have you ever had an unusual piercing?
I don’t know if an industrial counts for this.

2379. Have you ever experianced culture shock?
Not really. Moving from Moscow to Vancouver was a big deal, but not that big of a deal.

2380. Imagine you were trapped in one of the world trade center towers on 9/11/01. Who would you call and what would you say to them in those last few minutes?
I’d call my mom and tell her how much I love her.

2381. Do you ever go to school or work when you feel like you do not look your best??
Indeed.

2382. Does doing this effect your whole day?
Meh.

2383. What was the last movie you watched and what did you learn from it?
The last movie I watched was The Perfect Storm on TV. I learned not to go fishing during perfect storms. Life-changing.

2384. Do you believe that everyone who doesn’t believe in your religion is going to hell?
Haha, no.

2385. What is the best thing about winter?
SNOW!

2386. Do you ever shovel your neighbor’s walk?
I shoveled like the whole of Almon St. when we lived

2387. How often do you hold back from saying what you are thinking?
90% of the time.

2388. Have you ever looked back at someone you loved and wondered ‘what attracted me to THEM?’
Haha, it’s like all I do during a relationship.

2389. What do you think of Drew Barrymore?
I have no issues with her.

2390. Name one thing you refuse to ever do.
Cease learning.

2391. Name one place you refuse to ever go.
Back to Vancouver.

2392. Do you think people see you more as who you are or what you are?
Who knows? I have no idea how I’m perceived.

2393. Pick 3 random letters:
C, L, and K.
Now think of the first 3 things that pops into your head that starts with each letter.
Clock, Louisiana, and kite.

2394. Do you dress more revealing or more to cover up?
I don’t really factor coverage into my outfit selection.

2395. What does it take to be a ‘real gentleman’?
Not being a jerk. Respecting ladies and dudes alike.

2396. Where would you go if you were going somewhere you don’t usually go?
Haha, what a weird question. I don’t know…church?

2397. On the first sept 11th anniversary, the new york lottery’s winning numbers were 9,1 and 1. Do you believe this is fate, coincidence or a conspiracy/plan?
I believe the universe is strange.

2398. Have you ever noticed that there is a lie in the middle of the word believe?
Yup.

2399. When (and if) people (or animals) go to heaven, do they become angels?
No heaven.

2400. What is your most important body part?
BRAIN!

30-Day Meme – Day 14: Talk about the cuteness of your pets.
My kitten Annabelle is freaking adorable. Though she was a stray when she came to our house, we think she’s almost a purebred British Shorthair. She’s like a bunny crossed with a koala.

Old McDonald had a blog, L-M-F-A-O!

By Claudia on October 11, 2011 | Leave a comment

Blaaaaaaaaahldfjasgiga I hate change. Stressful week shall be stressful. Engage random frivolity!

ANORAK…Do you have a sad side?
It is unfortunately one of my prominent sides.

BODY…What physical attribute would you most like to change?
I’d like to be taller. Like even just an inch or so. I have a very short torso. I’d like to be able to put more than two fingers between my lowest rib and my hip bone.

CELEBRITY…Which one would you most like to date and why?
Do they have to be living?

DEBUT …Tell us about your first ever blog post.
Hahaha. My high school friends finally convinced me to get a MySpace, and my first blog post was basically “here, are you happy? Now that I’ve got a blog, though, why not try to blog once a day?” DO YOU SEE WHAT YOU’VE DONE?!

ERROR …What’s been your biggest regret?
UBC.

FUNNY…who’s making you laugh?
No one at the moment.

GRAND…If we gave you one right now what would you spend it on?
Pay off my credit card ‘cause it’s right at its limit.

HOLIDAY… What’s your favorite destination?
Antarctica, even though I’ve never been there.

IRRITATE… What’s your most annoying habit?
We’re not going to get into that.

JOKER…Whats your favorite joke {the one that makes you laugh every time you hear it}?
Brian Regan’s UPS routine, Brian Regan’s airplane routine, Brian Regan’s emergency room routine. So basically anything by Brian Regan.

KENNEL… Do you have any pets?
I have my kitten Annabelle back home. She’s totally not a kitten, she’s like 13, but she’s small and my baby.

LOVE…Are you single, married, engaged, living with a long term partner?
Single. Single, single, single.

MEAL… Whats your ultimate starter, main and dessert?
Starter: Caesar salad
Main: fries/onion rings and chicken from Cougar Country
Dessert: German chocolate cake!

NOW…If you could be anywhere right now where would you be and who with?
I’d like to be down in Arizona with my mom, ‘cause we both need each other right now.

OFF DUTY…What do you do in your spare time?
Blog, do stats, read, listen to music, try not to die of boredom.

PROUD MOMENTS …What are you most proud of?
Nothing.

QUEASY …What turns your stomach?
Not much, really. Pepto Bismol used to make me violently ill, though.

RELAX…How do you relax?
I don’t. I’m a Viking.

SONG…Whats your favorite song of all time?
SLEEPYHEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAD!

TIME …If you could go back in time and relive it again, when would you choose?
All the way back to the beginning.

UNKNOWN…Tell us something about yourself that no one else knows?
I dream about linear algebra freakishly often.

VOCAL…. Who is your favorite artist?
Like vocal artist? Imogen Heap rocks.

WORK….. What is your dream job, and are you doing it now?
I would LOVE to fit statistical models to internet trends, or to study the internet in some way. It’s fascinating to me. I also wouldn’t mind teaching stats. Unfortunately, I am doing neither of these things right now.

XRAY…Any broken bones?
I had a hairline fracture in my tibia thanks to playing Wombat in junior high PE. That’s the worst it’s been.

YIKES…What’s been your most embarrassing moment?
In elementary school we used to put on school-wide Christmas and Spring musicals. I was always just given a small singing solo part until fifth grade, when our music teacher finally gave me an acting part. It was small, but it was an acting part. I was super happy and determined to show her that I could take on a bigger part next year. However, because I suck at everything I do, I got my lines mixed up and accidentally caused us all to skip like a fourth of the musical. We actually had to go back and add it at the end. Needless to say, another acting part was never offered to me.

ZOO…. If you were an animal, which one would you be?
I’d probably be a hippo or something equally awesome.

Also this, though I seriously doubt its ability to accurately judge writing style. If I were half as brilliant as Nabokov I’d have like forty books published by now, anyway. Clicky-clicky on pic to analyze your own writing.

30-Day Meme – Day 11: Share a story from your childhood.
A long time ago (1995) in a galaxy far, far away (Catholic elementary school), my friends and I attended an in-school after school program in which we sat in the cafeteria from 3 PM until our parents came to pick us up after work. I guess “cafeteria” is a misleading word, as the room was more of a multi-purpose room. It had a closet that was housed beneath the stairs that led up to the upper floor of the school. In it, we stored the stands for band as well as racks of those metal auditorium chairs. One day, my friends George, Mitchell, and I got the brilliant idea to hide from the after school teacher by ducking into the closet right after school ended. We were in there for like an hour and a half before we were discovered. We had to write apology letters, either to our parents or the after school teacher (I can’t remember). That was the most defiant I ever was as a kid, haha.

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Be Still and Know that this is Blog

By Claudia on October 3, 2011 | Leave a comment

2201. Do you have a favorite song by The Cure?
Friday I’m in Love is fantastic.

2202. Are there things you’ve never told for fear that others would judge you?
Yup.

2203. Do you have a favorite Glen Miller song?
Nope.

2204. Can sex ever be casual?
Depends on who you are. For some people, yes; for others, no.

2205. Who was the last person to let you down?
Myself. I’m a spazmatron.

2206. Do others feel that you expect too much of them?
I hope not.

2207. Did you forgive the last person who hurt you?
Yes.

2208. Does one bad deed outshine many good deeds?
Again, it depends.

2209. Would you like to go on television to receive a make-over?
How extensive of a makeover? Like a makeup makeover or a major plastic surgery makeover?

2210. What will no one ever see you do?
Hate statistics.

2211. Are you quick to anger?
Unfortunately.

2212. Are you slow to forgive?
Nope.

2213. Do most people around you have a positive attitude?
Sure.

2214. What do you need help with?
Oh, let’s not get into that.

2215. Do you know a lot about geography?
I think I know more than the average person.

2216. Do you take the easy way out of things?
Haha, I take the most complicated route possible.

2217. What is your favorite fabric to wear?
It doesn’t matter, as long as it’s colorful!

2218. Would you finish this survey if it went up to 10,000 questions?
Haha, don’t taunt me.

2219. Would you rather visit the dessert or the rainforest?
There’s a THE dessert? Let’s go to THAT!

2220. What does Domo Oregato Mister Roboto actually mean?
Doesn’t it mean “thank you very much Mister Roboto?”

2221. Do you still make a wish when you blow out your birthday candles
Haha, it’s been a long time since I’ve had birthday candles.

2222. Make a wish now:
Done.

2223. Do you look for four leaf clovers?
I’m not around a lot of clovers.

2224. What are you the guardian of?
Dorkiness.

2225. Do you treat people differently based on their appearance?
I certainly try not to. That’s dumb.

2226. Are you for or against censoring child pornography?
Um…against? Duh?

2227. Are naked child images in paintings more acceptable than photographs of naked children?
Depends on what’s going on in the paintings.

2228. Now that we can create such lifelike digital images, do you think it should be allowed for digital child pornography to exist (as in there were no children involved in the porn, it is all digitally made, the kids aren’t real, they just look real)?
I don’t know. At one end, that may encourage the lovers of said porn to seek out actual children, but at the other end it may quench their desire to see such things without harming actual children.

2229. Do you like wheel of fortune or jeopardy better?
Jeopardy is great.

2230. Are you a fan of the Clash?
I don’t know them.

2231. How do you feel about Jerry Orbuch’s passing on?
Who?

2232. What celebrity are you dreading the future death of?
Oh, I don’t know. I don’t follow celebrities very much.

2233. Are you a fan of Joy Division?
Who?

2234. If you were going to ‘make over’ your diary what theme would you give it?
Haha, I was actually looking through the WordPress themes the other morning. Don’t know if I’d ever change, though.

2236. How do you feel about file sharing (especially movies and music)?
Meh. I think we should acquire such media legally if possible.

2237. How do you feel about wicca and paganism?
I don’t have much of an opinion on them.

2238. Do you believe that people who practise the above religions are able to accomplish magic?
I don’t really believe in magic.

2239. If you were given the opportunity to lead a creative writing program for a small group of students in a high school with a low budget in generally poor neighborhood, would you do it?
Sure.

2240. If you could pick anyone who would you want living next door to you?
Leibniz! Or no one.

2241. If you were a tarot card which one would you be?
Haha, probably the Hermit.

2242. Should high school cafeterias stop serving twinkies and other fatty foods?
I’ve never seen a school actually *serve* Twinkies and such. I think they’re fine in vending machines. Developing self control = important.

2243. Would you rather that McDonalds took a lot of fat out of their fries even if they wouldn’t taste as good?
Noooo, their fries rule.

2244. Do you neglect your friends when you have a significant other?
I don’t think so.

2245. Do you think that an advertisement for a cake decorating set would make good song lyrics?
That would be an awesome song.

2246. Would a band that used this ad for song lyrics take off or just fizzle out?
I’d listen to them.

2247. Are you more practical or imaginative?
Probably imaginative.

2248. Can you see beautiful colors without closing your eyes?
Haha, I can just look in my closet.

2249. What are the four best songs or bands to listen to while making love?
I wouldn’t know. Sad day.

2250. What do you believe in?
Hylozoism.

2251. What band is so romantic that anyone who listens to them must be romantic at heart?
Hahaha. How about The Romantics?

2252. Are you a fan of Roxy Music?
What?

2253. Can you ever say something that hasn’t been said or do something that hasn’t been done?
Beatles!

2254. When was the last time you were up all night?
Saturday.

2255. Do you enjoy wasting time?
Not usually.

2256. Why do people use safe notes?
What’s a safe note?

2257. Have your gods and idols let you down?
Leibniz will never let me down!
Yes I am aware of the insanity of my obsession!

2258. Is a place in the country your ideal?
Nah. I’d like to live downtown in a big city.

2259. Have you ever developed a photograph?
Nope. Always wanted to, though.

2260. Have you ever courted anyone?
Haha, nope.

2261. What do you waste?
Time.

2262. Have you ever silk screened a t-shirt?
Nope.

2263. Is there anything that you tend to make that most people usually buy rather than make themselves?
Bread. But I don’t make it anymore.

2264. When was the last time that you were neither going to school or working for a month or more?
It’s been a looooooong time. My little school hiatus in July was only a few weeks.

2265. Is alcohol an excuse you use to be yourself for a while?
I don’t drink, really.

2266. What is your light at the end of the tunnel?
I don’t know. That’s a problem.

2267. Speaking of the light, is the light that people see when they die the random firing of electrons or is it something more?
Who knows?

2268. Do you ever step back thinking of life’s inner meaning and your latest fling?
Haha, life has an inner meaning? And does “latest fling” mean something romantic?

2269. Can anyone guess what band/song I am listening to right now?
The Styx? Random shot in the dark.

2270. When was the last time you were embarrassed?
I’m always embarrassed about something.

2271. If you were going to have a mural painted in your bed room what would you want it to be of?
Dude, I’d want those glow-in-the-dark stars EVERYWHERE. I don’t care if that’s not a painting. MURAL OF THE GALAXY!

2272. Is sex more about fullfilling a need or giving yourself?
Another “I wouldn’t know” question.

2273. Do you like your belly?
It could look better, but it looks okay now I suppose. My belly button’s weird ‘cause of my appendectomy, though.

2274. Do you think more or act more?
Think.

2275. Do you ever think about the price of gasoline?
Rarely. I don’t drive.

2276. What is the healthiest food to eat?
Broccoli!!! It rules.

2277. Have you ever read:
Jonathan Livingston Seagull? No.
Ender’s Game? No.
Memnoch the Devil? No.

2278. Should there be a mandatory retirement age?
Why?

2279. What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done on impulse that worked out well?
I’d say “applied to grad school,” but that didn’t turn out too great at all.

2280. List everything you have eaten in the past 24 hours:
Uh…banana, tablespoon of peanuts, cauliflower, broccoli, carrots, hummus, salad (lettuce, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, radishes, parmesan), M&Ms, Jolly Rancher.

2281. Do you listen to your intuitions, feelings and tingly sensations?
Usually.

2282. Do you know a lot about the city you live in and do you think it’s important to know a lot about it?
Haha, I just moved here about a month and a half ago, so no, I don’t know much about London. It’d be nice to know more, though.

2283. If you were at the Everything in the Whole Wide World museuem what would you want to see first?
I’d like to see the original Declaration of Independence.

2284. Have you ever read:
Lost Souls? No.
The Shining? No.
Damnation Game? No.
Pearl Harbor? No.

2285. Do you have any exercise tapes or dvds?
Nope.

2286. Do you own a pair of lucky underwear?
Nope.

2287. You’ve been feeding a wild cat but it’s annoying your neighbors. You can not adopt it but youu must get rid of it. Which is kinder, taking it to a no-kill shelter that will keep it in a cage for the rest of it’s life or having it put to sleep?
Why can’t I adopt it? Why can’t I give it to a friend who loves cats?

2288. Can you spell “mouse” without singing it (at least in your head)?
Hahaha, yeah.

2289. What’s a word people should use more often?
Nothing. People should talk less.

2290. What is the longest word you can type using only the top (letter) row of the keyboard?
Typewriter.

2291. Do you listen to other people’s advice?
Yeah, to an extent.

2292. Would you ever consider putting your entire cd collection on your hard drive and thn selling the cd’s?
Already done.

2293. What do you think of this survey so far?
It’s pretty great.

2294. What is one question that hasn’t been on this survey yet but should be?
Haha, you think I can remember all 2,294 questions up to this point?

2295. Does ‘liberty and justice for all’ mean for all americans or all people?
All people.

2296. What do you believe that you think EVERYONE should agree with?
I don’t think it’s possible for everyone to agree on something.

2297. Does the sound of crickets bother you?
Nope.

2298. Is the sound of a fan on at night soothing?
Definitely. Must sleep with fan.

2299. How do you feel you will likely die?
Probably an accident.

2300. If you were going to run away where would you go?
Like I’d tell anyone.

30-Day Meme – Day 3: Your favorite television program.
Haha, another one you all probably know the answer to. I’m going to have to say that my favorite TV program that’s still on the air is Metalocalypse. I thought this was the dumbest show ever when I first accidentally saw it on adult swim, but then I caught another episode awhile later, started watching it, and realized that the show was actually a pretty freaking great parody. I think it’s strength is in the fact that it’s so dumb it’s pretty much impossible to take seriously and thus is absolutely hilarious. It also spawned the Duncan Hills Coffee Jingle, and you can’t tell me that growling “DO YOU FOLKS LIKE COFFEE?” to someone isn’t fantastic.

If I were to pick a show that is no longer on the air, I’d have to go with Frasier. I used to watch this with my mom (and grandparents) back when we all lived together, and thus it has a nostalgic factor to it. Also, it’s hilarious.

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These survey posts will end someday, I promise

By Claudia on September 20, 2011 | Leave a comment

2101. Are you an optimist?
Bah.

2102. If you were in the Breakfast Club, which character would you be?
I never saw the Breakfast Club, actually.

2103. Who do you have no respect for?
I like to think I have a little bit of respect for every human being.

2104. Is the plural form of cactus cactuses or cactii?
Both, but the latter is actually spelled with only one “i.”
Is the plural form of penis penises or penii?
Penises.

2105. What does your favorite coffee mug look like?
It’s actually my tea mug. It’s got the Black Mesa logo on it ‘cause Black Mesa rules.

2106. Have you ever gotten hurt at a concert?
I’ve never been to a concert.

2107. What age do you think it is most difficult to be?
4,000.

2108. Do you like to be considered wierd or different?
I have no real reaction to it.

2109. Do you think you could handle a day in jail?
Sure.

2110. Is your body an amusement park?
Wanna ride my roller coaster, baby?

2111. Are dj’s obsolete?
Nope.

2112. What is the best liquid in existence?
Red Bull. Or mercury. Same thing.

2113. What is turning out better than expected?
Ontario, I suppose. I’m hoping my horrendous luck was confined to the Vancouver area and not the whole of Canada.

2114. Who is the most overbearing person you know?
I don’t really know anybody anymore.

2115. Who does it surprise you that you are close to?
Hahaha, anyone. I’m surprised I have any friends.

2116. Apparently Eminem got booed at the MTV music video awards because he was making fun of Moby onstage. What do you think of this?
I don’t know. Was he being serious or just joking around?

2117. Close your eyes. What do you see?
Eigengrau. HA, yay, I got to use that word in context.

2118. What’s the best Van Halen song?
I don’t know Van Halen very well.

2119. What do you picture when you hear the word “Puritans?”
Norman Mailer’s The Crucible.

2120. Have you ever been on a trampoline?
Trampolines rule.

2121. What do you use batteries for the most often?
My wireless mouse. Xbox controllers.

2122. What do you find thrilling?
DATA!

2123. Porch swing. Sunrise. What else could you ask for?
A helioscope!

2124. Do you like William Shatner’s cover of Mr Tambourine Man?
I like William Shatner…I’ve never heard this cover, though.

2125. Where’s the sexiest place to have a piercing?
Eyebrow or nose.

2126. Do you get panic attacks?
I do. Fun times.

2127. How long does getting dressed to go to a club take you?
Depends. Am I going in drag?

2128. What is Adam Ant’s best song?
I don’t think I’ve ever heard an Adam Ant song.

2129. Does your body need improvement or is it just fine?
I look like a wad of hell, but I function fine.

2130. Does watching MTV or reading beauty magazines make you feel bad about yourself?
Nah.

2132. What is the most romantic movie ever?
Bah, movies.

2133. Do you think that woman are treated as second class citizens of this world?
Sometimes.

2134. What would you do if you were at a dance club with your significant other and he or she got into a fistfight with someone?
I’d try to break it up for the safety of both parties involved. Especially if one or both are intoxicated.

2135. Has anyplace ever asked you to leave?
Not that I recall.

2136. Have you ever been openly kicked out?
Nope.

2137. Are you permanently banned from anywhere?
Nope. Haha, I probably should be, though.

2138. Who is your favorite movie director?
No freaking idea.

2139. What topic do you hate to talk about?
Politics bore the hell out of me.

2140. Are you looking forward to the remake of Willie Wonka and the Chocolate factory or do you think it could never be as good as the original?
Haha, old survey is old. I never saw it, ‘cause the original is too good. And I’m not a Johnny Depp girl.

2141. Do you enjoy the band Ministry?
Never heard them.
2142. What is your coziest article of clothing?
My Hello Kitty jammies.

2143. What is your favorite word to say?
I love the word “modicum.” But I rarely say it, so I’ll have to pick “ostentatious.”

2144. Does your name and your significant other’s name feel like one word to you?
I have no such significant other.

2145. Do you like the band the Buzzcocks?
Hahaha, I thought that said “the Buttocks” at first and I was like “HELL YES.”

2146. Can you tell when other people are lying?
Yeah, I’m pretty good at that.

2147. Do you like to wear glitter?
Who am I, Ke$ha?

2148. Would you prefer to wrap your own presents or have them all giftwrapped?
I like to wrap presents.

2149. Where do you go when you want to meet new people?
No where. I don’t like being that social.

2150. What is the best first sentence to a book, in your opinion?
“Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins.” Opening to the most eloquently-written book ever.

2151. Should fun or safety come first?
Isn’t safety fun?

2152. Does mind over matter work for you?
Most of the time.

2153. What’s the most weight you ever lost in one year?
I’ve lost about 50 pounds since last May. Thank you, stress and lack of desire to live.

2154. What are your feelings about punk and goth?
Eh.

2155. Did you ever write something when you were high and then looked at it sober and realized that it was nonsense?
I’ve never been high. Unless you count that time I chugged the whole bottle of that energy spray stuff you’re supposed to spray under the tongue.

2156. How often do you shave:
Your face? Haha, I’m a chick.
Your legs? Every week.
Under your arms? Every other day.

2157. What word do you often hear people misuse?
“Literally.” It drives me crazy.

2158. Have you ever used somebody?
Unfortunately.

2159. Are you paranoid?
Sometimes.

2160. What is the best music video of all time?
Blockhead’s The Music Scene. COLORS.

2161. How many Shakespeare plays have you read all the way through?
Quite a few. Most of the “big” ones.

2162. What was the deepest religious or spiritual experiance you’ve ever had?
None.

2163. What is it like to be you today?
Up and down.

2164. Do you like to play games?
Video games? Yes. Mind games? No.

2165. Have you made any good friends on this diary site?
Wordpress? Nope.

2166. Have you met anyone from open diary?
Nope.

2167. What have you done lately that gave everyone something to talk about?
Nothing.

2168. Do you get along with people who annoy you, disagree with you, dislike you, and hate you?
I like to think I get along with everyone, at least from my end.

2169. When you ask for something do you make a request or a demand?
Request.

2170. Who are you a bad influence on?
No idea. I’m an enabler, though.

2171. Who are you a good influence on?
I don’t think people pay enough attention to me for me to be an influence on anyone.

2172. Who is on your christmas list this year?
Haha, anyone for whom I can afford a present. Which probably isn’t going to be that many people.

2173. How many other people do you know of that are doing this survey?
Just me.

2174. Have you ever intentionally had a one night stand?
Hahaha, no.

2175. Do you tend to get car sick?
I used to. Not anymore.

2176. What is the length of your hair?
Pretty short, now.

2177. Do you like to listen to techno music?
Techno owns.

2178. Have you ever dyed your hair an unusual color?
I tried to bleach the tips once and dye them blue. The only thing that resulted was my learning that my hair is impervious to bleach.

2179. What do you think of these diary names?
Oculto: Blah.
suffer victim: Emo!
With A Purpose: This reminds me of flour.
Almost_Famous: Too common
In.The.Name.Of.Lust: Periods.everywhere
The Phallic Stapler: AWESOME
<*>SeXyCandace<*>: Yay sexy!

2180. What do you think of these entry titles?
Lesbians … as far as the eye can see: Interesting…
Why Avril Lavigne sucks: Meh.
Call On Jesus: Christian party!
Buddha-licious: Haha.
WeLCome To The JungLe!: RaNDom CAps, AnyONe?
Geektastic: Yay!
Should i get an abortion?: Probably something one should not ask the blogging world.

2181. What do you find beautiful in an atypicaal way?
Statistical results. There are few things more beautiful than a significant regression.

2182. What would you PHYSICALLY fight someone over?
The safety of another.

2183. What was the last thing you were invited to?
A party for the philosophy MA students.

2184. What do you like?
This is probably the most general question ever. Philosophy, statistics, music, Leibniz, the internet.

2185. Have you ever drank:
chartruese? Nope.
absinth? Nope.

2186. Do you plan your outfits ahead of time, pick them out the morning of, wear whatever was on the floor, or wear what you slept in?
I plan, ‘cause I plan everything.

2187. How long have you ever gone without changing your
sheets: Haha, a long time.
clothes: A week or so. Yay depression.
underwear: Hahaha, no comment.
toothbrush: I get a new one every three months or so.

2189. What item should not be shared?
Personal things.

2190. How do you keep control of your temper?
Haha, I usually don’t.

2191. If you could gain all of your dreams by giving a family member to the goblin king who would turn him into a goblin, would you?
Can I pick my evil grandma? Then yes.

2192. Do you like to listen to Duran Duran?
Eh.

2193. Do you ever feel the need for MORE than life has to offer?
Sometimes.

2194. What is your favorite children’s story?
A Fly Went By! Hell yes, Dr. Seuss.

2195. Do you think that adult books should have more pictures?
Depends on the book.

2196. What was your all time low?
This year. Screw you, 2011.

2197. Do you make up songs and sing them to yourself when you’re alone?
Indeed.

2198. Do you like to listen to the Smashing Pumpkins?
Nope.

2199. Do you see the expression of emotion as weakness?
Sometimes.

2200. Are you prepared in case of chemical, biological and nuclear attacks?
In a way. I have enough food in my apartment to last for months.

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By Claudia on September 15, 2011 | Leave a comment

2001. Can you believe that we have only gotten through two fifths of this survey so far?
Balls! I was hoping to finish this before the end of the year. New Year’s resolution. Gotta get movin’!

2002. What is your opinion of Dave Coulier?
Is he the guy who played Joey on Full House? I used to watch Full House all the time in the summer, pre-college. He’s okay, I suppose.

2003. If you were to a write a Choose Your Own Adventure book, what would it be about?
Probably some sort of adventure.
It would involve calculus and Leibniz and Newton and all sorts of fun.

2004. What was your best find from a flea market, garage sale, ebay or thrift store?
Those ostentatious pink Alex Colman bell bottom pants. Freaking awesome.

2005. What do you not have enough money for right now?
Pretty much everything but rent and sometimes food.

2006. Do you believe that Tears for Fears were right when they said, “Everybody wants to rule the world?”
Nope.

2007. What is the design on your beach towel?
I don’t have a beach towel.

2008. What stirs something deep and animalistic inside you?
STATISTICS!

2009. Have you ever cross dressed (even as a joke)?
Hell yes. Claude’s a sex pot.

2010. Do you own anything with a rainbow on it?
Dude.
Do you even know who I am?

2011. What would be the worst object for a child to take on a long car ride with you?
The child itself. Haha. I hate kids.

2012. What’s the Best Beatles song in your opinion?
I really like Ticket to Ride for some reason.

2013. Why do you suppose that diary sites are more popular with females than males?
Ladies like to blah-blah.

2014. What do these color combinations remind you of:
orange and pink: a certain pair of socks I have.
pink and green: Easter.
green and gold: Karma Chameleon (“lovin’ would be easy if your colors were like my dreams/red cold and green/red gold and greeeeeeeeeeen…”)
purple and gold: royalty.
gold and red: 7th grade
red and white: Christmas
blue and grey: 8th grade

2015. What is one selfish thing you tend to do?
I get super pissy if people don’t catch the hint that I like to be alone. I don’t know if that counts, but it’s something.

2016. When do you think technology will catch up with the Jetson’s?
Who knows if we’ll live long enough as a species to see.

2017. What made you laugh today?
I was digging through my old blogs trying to find a specific post and I stumbled upon the Yogi Bear thing. Hilarious.

2018. Do you ever stick your entries in any of the diary circles?
What?

2019. Can you freestyle rap?
Hell to the no, yo.

2020. Are you:
stylish? Hardly.
shiek? I assume you mean “chic”…and no.
smart? I don’t know.

2021. Do you find you self only buying brand name products?
Depends. I’m a brand-whore for some things (SONY!), but some brand name things I buy ‘cause they’re WAY cheaper than everything else around here. Like President’s Choice.

2022. Would you ever want to buy an article of clothing or an accessory because you saw a celebrity wear it?
I’d buy a replica Leibniz wig. ‘Cause that’s totally and accessory. And he’s totally a celebrity.

2023. What song do you feel the sexiest dancing to?
I had this whole elaborate dance planned out for Claude set to Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy. He felt super sexy doing it.

2024. Who do you know who looks silly when they dance?
Me.

2025. Sweaty sex or clean sex?
NO sex. HA!

2026. Which is more important to you: being kind or being right?
Being right.

2027. Can you do any special dances like swing, tap, or ballroom?
Absolutely not.

2028. Are you scared of monsters?
Do you guys remember Gossamer from the old Bugs Bunny cartoons? That thing FREAKED ME THE HELL OUT.

2029. Who would you like to remind people of?
Someone who has done something good with their life.

2030. Do you walk to school or do you bring your lunch?
Um…can’t people do both? I do both.

2031. Rate your skills from one to ten (10 = you are the best at it):
socializing: ha, like a -10,000,000
making friends: 3
working with computers: 10
arts: 9
crafts: 6
dancing: 4
skating: ice skating? 7
talking other people into things: 5
writing: 10 (meaning I do it a lot)
living life to the fullest each day: 3
cooking: 5
gardening: 1
cleaning up after yourself: 10
playing poker: 1
surviving in the woods: 5
managing your time: 8
attracting the opposite sex (or same sex if you prefer)? Again, like -10,000,000

2032. Have you ever been to an Indian reservation?
I’ve driven through many of them. Ah, northern Idaho…

2033. What is going to happen tomorrow that you can celebrate, even if it’s a little thing?
I got through my first week of Grad School: Part II.

2034. Do you save things for special occasions or is everyday a special occasion?
I tend to save things. They’re more special that way.

2035. What is one thing you are terrible at:
Simple math. Like, 5 + 3 type math. Yes, I don’t know what that sum is off the top of my head. I can do singualar value decomposition, but I can’t do one-digit sums.

2036. What’s your favorite odd song?
Does Trololo count? I freaking love Trololo.

2037. What do you get your teacher or your boss for the holidays?
I don’t remember what I used to get for my teachers.

2038. Do you like to read books by Virgina Wolfe?
Eh. She’s okay.

2039. What is your favorite tv show from when you were a kid?
Tailspin is probably the greatest kids show ever made.

2041. What has been passed down through at least two generations to you?
Weirdness.

2042. Do we live in a particularly bad age for romance?
I don’t think so, no.

2043. Have you ever cheated on someone?
I’m a bad human being.

2044. Have you ever gone:
christmas caroling? Yes.
pumpkin picking? No.
on a hay wagon ride? Yes.
on a romantic valentine’s day date? Sorta.
to a new year’s eve party? No.
to a memorial day parade? No.
to the Macy’s thanksgiving day parade? No.
to search for gold coins on st patrick’s day? No.

2045. Have you ever done any modeling?
PFFT, that would be a laugh.

2046. Would you consider yourself to be psychologically damaged?
Nope.

2047. How aware are you of the reasons behind your actions and words?
I am master of introspection.

2048. What is the sickest you ever drank or drugged yourself?
I staggered around for like half a minute when I took two shots of whiskey, but that’s as bad as I’ve ever gotten.

2049. Would you prefer it if clothing was optional?
DUDE. YES.

2050. What is one interesting fact about you:
I’m good at identifying fonts.

2051. Are more people depressed because they are alone, or are more people alone because they are depressed?
Depressed due to aloneness.

2052. Have you ever gotten a mug, t-shirt, key chain, etc. that was personalized with your picture?
I don’t think so.

2053. What was the last thing that you experienced for the first time?
A graduate philosophy course.

2054. If you were going to die tomorrow and you were leaving a postcard for someone to read after you were gone what would it say?
It would direct them to the file on my compy that contains all my posthumous directions.

2055. If you were about to be executed what would your last request be?
A flight to Tucson to see my mom for one last time.

2056. What kinds of people do you find intimidating?
Most people. People freak me out.

2057. How much conviction do you have in your feelings and beliefs?
Meh. I’m all screwed up; I don’t trust myself anymore.

2058. In your house where is the:
crazy glue? In the medicine drawer.
flashlight? In the closet.

2059. Out of everyone you know who has the most personality?
Probably Nick. Or Sean.

2060. If you could go back in time to experince a musical movement or era, which one would you choose to live through?
Does disco count? Disco!

2061. Do you suffocate people with your love?
I don’t think so, no.

2062. Do you feel your life is charmed?
Bah.

2063. What character do you identify the most with from Winnie the Pooh?
I’ve always liked Owl, but probably I’m most like Rabbit. Neurotic little Leporid.

2064. When do you do your best thinking?
Late at night with the music blasting. Or in libraries. Libraries really urge me to think.

2065. What motivates you?
My future plans.

2066. Look back at all the people you’ve dated. Has there been a pattern?
Only that each relationship was longer than the last.

2067. Things change but what will always remain the same for you?
My fear of Google. My love of statistics.

2068. Is divorce something you would ever consider or do you feel that marriage is permanantly binding?
I don’t really know how I feel about marriage itself…

2069. What’s the strangest movie you ever saw?
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars. What. The. Hell.

2070. If you could go into virtual reality and set up your life there to be perfect and it would seem real but not be real would you trade your life now for the virtual life?
No.

2071. Does it seem like life is more difficult for you than for anyone else?
Only on occasion. Then I get back to reality.

2072. What are you grateful for?
My parents. My opportunities. My physical health (I love you, immune system!).

2073. What was a choice that you didn’t want to make but you had to?
Pretty much everything involving grad school.

2074. Have you ever had dental surgery?
Just getting my wisdom teeth yanked out.

2075. At what point exactly are you grown up?
Growing up is optional.

2076. If there was a weightloss procedure that would destroy your ability to taste food so you wouldn’t be tempted by junk food, would you have it done?
Hey, I don’t need to lose another sense. My taste is screwed up as it is due to the anosmia, anyway. Also, no way in hell is anyone taking away the taste of M&Ms.

2077. What is one thing that happened that you never expected?
Me getting and MA. No freaking way.

2078. If you called one of your friends and they said “It’s nothing personal but I don’t want to talk to anyone right now,” would you take it personally?
Probably not. It’s pretty late at night, even on the West Coast.

2079. What is your favorite girl’s name?
I like the name Becky a lot.

2080. Do you ever feel guilty for being more fortunate than others?
Yes. Especially when I bitch about stuff.

2081. If you had to wear a shirt with one word on it for a year, what word would you choose?
LEIBNIZ

2082. What is evian spelled backwards?
Naïve…

2083. You drop 10 pounds of feathers and a ten pound bowling ball off the top of the same building. Which will hit the ground first?
Depends. Are we in a vacuum? Are the feathers bound in any way? Questions, questions!

2084. Even though you may never get what you want, are you happy because you’re trying?
Sure. Best of all possible worlds, eh?

2085. If you started a petition what would it be about?
Getting Facebook to shut up and GTFO.

2086. When was the last time you asked someone to do something and they said no?
Haha, I don’t remember.

2087. Do bad things happen to you on friday the 13th?
Nope.

2088. What’s your favorite:
Madonna song? 4 Minutes
John Lennon song? Imagine
Michael Jackson song? Don’t Stop ‘Till You Get Enough
Doors song? I’m not familiar enough with The Doors to pick a fave.
Rolling Stones song? Blah.
David Bowie song? Under Pressure (yes, that counts)
Elvis song? A Little Less Conversation

2089. If you had started a relationship with someone and they said that it would be best if no one knew about it just to see how it goes, would you be offended?
I doubt it. I am, unfortunately, okay with that kind of stuff.

2090. Do you know any self defense?
Not formally, no.
How about CPR?
Yes, but I’m not officially certified.

2091. If you had to look into a mirror and see your naked soul stripped of all delusions and pretenses (Never ending Story style) could you handle it?
Dude, I can’t even handle seeing my physical self in the mirror.

2092. Are you a genius?
I’m a durr-durr.

2093. How did you find out that Santa Clause wasn’t real?
I honestly don’t recall.

2094. Which is your favorite tarot card?
The Hermit.

2095. Does the internet separate people or connect them?
Both.

2096. Have you ever written a letter to a soldier?
No.

2097. Does pain and fear make you feel alive?
On occasion.

2098. Are you:
good looking? God no
thin? No
happy? Sometimes
successful? I’m trying to be
confident? Haha, nope

2099. Are you decisive or wishy washy?
Depends on the situation. I have trouble making decisions most of the time, though.

2100. Do you feel pop stars should be morally responsible to set a good example for their fans?
Not really.

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To meme or not to meme…

By Claudia on September 2, 2011 | Leave a comment

It’s a book meme (or two)! YAY!

Meme #1!
1. Collect the book that you have most handy
2. Turn to page 161
3. Find the 5th complete sentence
4. Site the sentence on your blog

My book is Julian Faraway’s Extending the Linear Model with R (yes, I’m aware of how sexual that sounds). It was sitting on my desk because I needed to look up how to access the logit and probit link functions in R.
The fifth sentence on the 161st page is: “In a model with random effects, the αs are no longer parameters, but random variables.”

Now meme #2!
The book that’s been on your shelves the longest:
Seeing, Saying, Doing, Playing by Taro Gomi. It’s a picture book from my little kid days. There are about twelve scenes depicted within, each containing hundreds of little people going about their days with a little verb hovering around them, describing what they’re doing. I apparently loved this book as a kid. Which, I guess, is obvious by the fact that I’ve still got it on my shelf.

A book that reminds you of something specific in your life (a person, a place, a time, etc.):
Analyzing Multivariate Data, the course book for Multivariate Analysis taught by Dr. Lee. Yeah, I know, dork fest. This book reminds me of my final semester at the U of I when I was living with the guys in the house and taking noting but philosophy, statistics, and writing classes. This was the best little period of my life thus far. My love affair with factor analysis helped.

A book you acquired in some interesting way (gift, serendipity in a used bookstore, prize, etc.):
I have two vocabulary workbooks from the aptitude testing facility I went to back in 2005. They’re levels 7 and 8, purple and yellow.

The most recent addition to your shelves:
The blog archive. Yes, I know it’s not a book, but a) technically my most recent addition was the entirety of my statistics book collection. I moved them from my office at UBC to my apartment, and b) the blogs sit with the rest of my books ‘cause there’s not really any other place for them.

The book whose loss would traumatise you the most:
My stats notes from the last few years. Again, not a book, but something that sits alongside the rest of my library in a massive binder. I would be extremely upset if I were to lose those notes. They contain my initial affair with factor analysis, I mean, come on.

A book that’s been with you to the most places:
I’d have to say Dewey Sadka’s The Dewey Color System. The Color System is a color personality theory with which I was totally obsessed in high school. I actually used it to conduct my first ever major statistical analysis (though it lacked any integrity). I took it to school, I took it to restaurants to read to my parents, I wrote my analyses in it…it’s pretty beat up, haha.

A bonus book that you want to talk about but doesn’t fit into the other questions:
I have to plug Herman Wouk’s novel The Caine Mutiny. It’s my favorite book EVAR and the fact that it’s relatively unknown baffles me. It won the Pulitzer Prize, people! Read it!

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Saturday. Boredom. Survey.

By Claudia on August 27, 2011 | Leave a comment

1902. What takes your breath away?
Lack of oxygen. Beautiful data.

1903. What did you do today that you regret?
Something we shall not discuss.
Will you ever do it again?
Unfortunately.

1904. Is happiness something to be achieved and sought after or is it something to be retained and held onto always, no matter what happens?
Can’t it be both?

1905. Would you rather live in a world of perfection or do you like the world the way it is?
Well, it IS the best of all possible worlds…

1906. Is a frightening world an interesting world to live in?
I would think so.

1907. What gives people depth and character?
Their own personal quirks.

1908. What band, together or not would make you want to JUST FLY after seeing their show?
I think seeing Muse in concert would do this to me.

1909. Speaking of flying, can you fly?
I used to try, man. I used to try every single recess.

1910. Recently a 10-year-old grilled cheese sandwich in which some people saw the image of the Virgin Mary sold on ebay for $10,000. What do you think of this?
How in the hell did they preserve it for 10 years such that the grilled Virgin Mary portrait is still discernable?

1911. Who is the next person you will hug?
No idea. I know no one in this city.

1912. Where was your last vacation to?
Alaska.

1913. Where was your last car ride to?
Um…Walmart?

1914. Where was your last bus ride to?
Costco.

1915. Where did you last walk to?
Loblaws.

1916. What is the worst band in the universe?
No idea.

1917. What is the next book you want to read?
I’m currently reading Baldwin’s Go Tell it on the Mountain, so I guess that.

1918. What are the 3 most useless items on the planet?
Me, myself, and I.

1919. What gives you a peaceful feeling?
R. Good music. More R. DATA!

1920. Do you ever stay up late watching infomercials?
Haha, I used to all the time when I went to my dad’s for the weekend as a kid.
Did you ever BUY anything from an infomercial?
Nope. But my dad’s a QVC addict.

1921. Are you a light sleeper?
Pfft. Sleep’s for the weak.

1922. Are you a toys R us kid?
I’ve only ever been to Toys R Us once.

1923. Are you part of the mile high club?
HAHAHAHAHA no.

1924. Do you like:
pina coladas? Never had one
getting caught in the rain? SCREW YOU VANCOUVER
yoga? Never understood the appeal much
intelligence? Indeed.
making love at midnight? Oh yes.
health food? Broccoli wins.
champagne? Meh.
the feel of the ocean? The Pacific Ocean? Freaking cold!

1925. What was the funniest way that you ever misheard the lyrics to a song?
I don’t know about myself, but I found out last summer that a friend always thought the lyric “I bless the rains down in Africa” from Toto’s “Africa” was “I guess it rains down in Africa.” It was a lot more hilarious than it sounds.

1926. What have you never seen anything lovelier than?
A tree (KILMER REFERENCE OMFG)

1927. Have you ever painted on a:
wall: yes.
ceramic: oh yeah.
painting: have I ever painted on a painting? That’s…um…
model: like a scale model or a fashion model?
sun catcher: nope.
face: yup.
body: oh yeah.

1928. If you believe in heaven are there separate heavens for different animals (kittie heaven. dog heaven, bird heaven, etc)?
I don’t believe in heaven.

1929. If you could build your body from scratch using the parts from different celebrities who would you combine?
I don’t know. But I recently was made aware of how striking Jennifer Aniston is.

1930. If you could build your perfect match from scratch using the parts from different celebrities who would you combine?
I would just use Tom Hanks. ‘Cause he’s awesome.

1931. Avril Lavigne or Michelle Branch?
Avril.
Vanessa Carlton or Britney Spears?
Britney.

1932. When you sleep next to someone do they fall asleep first usually or do you?
They do.
If they do, do you watch them sleep?
I touch them. NICELY, people, like stroking their shoulder. Not a pervert.

1933. How many people have a piece of your heart?
Two.

1934. What are your day dreams about?
The future. The past. Pretty much anything outside the realm of the current year.

1935. What is your usual breakfast?
Banana + peanuts. Not mixed together, though, ‘cause that’s nasty.

1936. How quickly are you willing to take drugs to numb pain?
Not very quickly.

1937. Finish this sentence. I pity the fool that:
Falls in love with you.

1938. Can you think of three adjectives that DO NOT apply to you even a tiny bit?
We already had this question! I remember it from awhile back.

1939. What do your salt and pepper shakers look like?
They’re small, cylindrical, and say “salt” and “pepper” on them respectively. Livin’ extravagantly.

|1940. When was the last time you hurt yourself?
Um…we’ll not get into that, okay?

1941. Would you rather never have to sleep but also never be able to dream or just leave things as they are?
Never have to sleep!

1942. Have you ever had your car towed?
Nope.

1943. Have you ever used kool-aid to dye your hair?
That would so not work on me.

1944. Would you rather be naked and famous or dressed and non-famous?
I can be naked AND famous? Rock on!

1945. What band or singer do you believe started rock and roll?
Bon Jovi? Haha, I dunno.

1946. Think of an object that is shaped like your body:
Uh…a wonky stick? I’m weird-shaped.

1947. If you had a large black vase-pot-thing in your house what would you put in it?
A vase-pot-thing? Seriously?

1948. Where would you like to live when you want to start a family?
I don’t think I’d want to start a family.

1949. Would you rather live in the city, suburbs or the country?
City.

1950. Were you parents born by the year 1950?
Nope.

1951. Would you ever participate in a ‘sock hop’?
That would be awesome.

1952. Once there was a green house and inside it was a white house and inside it was a red house and inside it was a bunch of little brown babies. What are we talking about? Solve this riddle.
Is it watermelon?

1953. Have you ever built something?
I built the transmission to the Lego Mars Rover we worked on back in elementary school.

1954. What is the hardest thing to face each day?
Myself.

1955. Who’s voice irritates you like fingernails on a blackboard?
No one’s.

1956. What is your favorite plant?
Oregon grapes are badass.

1957. What simple things in life do you appreciate?
Dorky friends. Orgy parties. Dorky friends + orgy parties. Dorky friends + orgy parties – clothes.

1958. Have you ever read a book by Tom Robbins?
Nope.

1959. Are you more of a maker and giver, or a taker and user?
A maker and giver.

1960. What do you contribute to society?
Weird blogs.

1961. Do you take naps?
Hell no.

1962. Do you have any cavaties?
Not that I know of.

1963. What is the difference between art and fine art?
I think “fine art” is used to describe the more aesthetic components of the wide scope of what is “art.”

1964. Do you believe that there has been a man on the moon?
Sure, why not?

1965. What music makes you so happy you could burst?
SLEEPYHEAD

1966. What do you think of the band They Might be Giants?
Eh, never heard much of theirs.

1967. Would you ever go into a sex shop?
I have.

1968. If you had to choose would you rather go into a sex shop with your mom or your dad?
Hahahaha, my mom.

1969. Do you buy holiday gifts early or at the last minute?
Last minute.

1970. What do you want to do today?
Be awesome.

1971. You see a girl in a long ruffled off white dress carrying a bag painted with a sunflower and playing a ukelele while twirling around the cafeteria.
What is your first reaction?
Hi pretty hippy lady!
Could you become friends with this girl?
Why not?

1972. Let’s just say your school team is on a winning streak. One of the cheerleaders cheers both for your team and the other team during games. Does it make you angry?
Nope.
One day you ask her why she does it and she says that, “It’s just so much fun, no matter who wins.” What do you think of that?
She’s rad.

1973. Do you laugh when there is no joke and dance when there is no music?
Have you been in my head?

1974. What would the perfect pair of socks look like?
Toe socks. Rainbow. Maybe sparkly.

1975. What is the longest you have ever gone without sleeping?
Quite some time. Stupid Gritman and their inability to perform an EEG correctly.

1976. Have you ever had a hallucination?
Oh my.

1977. Are you generally happy?
Ehhhhhhhhhhhh.

1978. Are you a:
sore loser?
Sometimes.
sore winner?
I don’t think so?

1979. Were you an 80’s baby?
Yup. 1988.

1980. What’s in the room with you right now that you can’t see?
The wall behind me.

1981. Do you ALWAYS thouroughly wash your hands after going to the bathroom?
Yup.

1982. If someone else were to describe you what would you hope they would say?
That I was smart, competent, and good at statistics.

1983. What is the sound of one hand clapping?
The sound trees make when they fall in the forest when nobody’s around.

1984. You are filling out a 5000 question survey. What would you rather be doing right now?
Dancing.
Why aren’t you doing it?
Because I can’t blast my music at 3 AM.

1985. Do you prefer carnivals, festivals, circuses, parades or fairs?
Parades, ‘cause I’m usually marching in them.

1986. Are you useful?
I would like to be, but I’m probably not.

1987. Are you a:
bitch/bastard?
Nope.
lover?
Yup.
child?
No longer.
mother/father?
Hahaha, nooo.
sinner?
According to the church.
saint?
That would be entertaining.

1988. What is the dirtiest habit you can think of?
Collecting dirt.

1989. What kind of person will you ABSOLUTELY never date?
Someone who’s a jerk to everyone else. Never again.

1990. What were you doing at ten fifteen last saturday night?
Dude, I can’t even remember what I was doing at 10:15 tonight.

1991. Do you ever need ‘quiet time’?
Almost constantly.

1992. What are you made of?
Monads!

1993. What does ‘you are what you eat’ really mean?
That I am broccoli.

1994. What was the last thing you counted?
My M&Ms.

1995. Do you think it is harder for a parent to outlive their child or for the child to lose a parent?
Probably harder for the parent who loses a child, because I think they kind of “expect” themselves to go first.

1996. Do you believe in psychic ability or is it a sham?
Who knows? The universe is a strange thing.

1997. What is your favorite classic rock song?
Peace of Mind by the ever-awesome Boston.

1998. Who are you anyway?
I’m a weirdo.
Are you your resume?
I’m a two-page piece of paper?!

1999. When are you the most insecure?
Probably when I’m one-on-one with somebody. Freaks me out. I need to be with at least two other people to feel comfortable.

2000. Who would your fantasy threesome involve?
Leibniz, Hume, and myself.
Yeah.
Best of all possible threesomes.

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Dear Pacific Time:

By Claudia on August 19, 2011 | Leave a comment

I know we’ve been together for a long time, but I’ve met someone else. I’m seeing Eastern Time now, so please stop stalking me.

It’s 5:30 AM here and I’m SO not tired. I miss my mom. Here’s a survey.

1. What has been you longest love relationship?
Uh…8 months I think? I can’t remember exactly how long Aaron and I were a pair.

2. What was the last gift that you received?
My mom bought me a bunch of stuff when we got to London.

3. What do you spend your extra cash on?
“Extra cash?” What’s that? I’ve been so freaking broke for the past couple months I forgot what that was.

4. If you could live anywhere would you live?
Antarctica.

5. Who’s your cell provider?
Fido!

6. What’s your favorite mall store?
Does the Real Canadian Superstore count as a store? I guess that’s more of a mall in itself. So I’ll say HMV.

7. What’s the longest job that you’ve had? (No parenting does not count!)
Why doesn’t parenting count? I raised that pet rock ALL BY MYSELF. His father left as soon as they cleaved, that worthless chunk of granite.

8. If you won the lottery, who’d you call first?
My mom.

9. If you won, how would you spend your money after investments?
I would give some of it to my mom, some of it to my friends, then buy frivolous crap.

10. When was the last time you went to church (or a religious house)?
Oh man…7th grade?

11. What’s the biggest lie that you’ve heard?
“You’ll love grad school!”

12. When you go out with your friends, where do you go?
Shari’s. My basement. Into “Orgy Mode.”

13. When was the last time that you cried?
This morning.

14. What food do you hate?
Tomatoes. Cucumbers. Lobster. A bunch of other stuff I can’t list off the top of my head.

15. What do you like best about yourself?
Hahaha. That there’s only one of me?

16. What’s the longest shift that you worked at a job?
I had 22-hour shifts on Fridays/Saturdays when I worked at Seubert’s.

17. What was the last concert that you attended?
I’ve never been to a concert.

18. What the last DVD (or Blu Ray, of course) movie that you watched?
Uh…Legally Blonde, I think.

19. How did you like the film?
It’s pretty great.

20. What comedian do you love?
Brian Regan!

21. Do you ever sleep in the nude?
Nope.

22. Have you ever had a long distance relationship?
Nope.

23. What do you think of astrology?
It’s entertaining.

24. What’s your favorite lyric quote from a song?
The entirety of The Guggenheim Grotto’s “Philosophia.”

25. Tell us something random about yourself.
I don’t think it’s possible for me to finish grocery shopping in under an hour. I have issues with aisles.

26. Have ever attended a theme party? If yes, do tell.
Nope.

27. What is your favorite thing about winter?
Snow is GREAT.

28. What was the name of your first pet? F
Wooder.

29. What have you done so far this weekend?
Weekend hasn’t happened yet. Last weekend was one long panic attack.

30. Has your humor ever been called “sick”?
No, I don’t think so, actually.

31. If you could have one thing, what would it be?
Healing.

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SD

By Claudia on August 13, 2011 | 1 Comment

Today entailed driving across South Dakota and part of Minnesota.

Riveting, eh?

We also crossed into Central Time and thus my schedule is all crazed out. It’s technically 10:27 PM as of my writing of this, but it feels either way earlier or way later (can’t tell). So my answer to this problem?

A survey, of course!

1801. How many smurfs can you name?
Papa, Smurfette, Brainy…Grouchy? Is there a Grouchy Smurf? Hahaha, there should be a Grue Smurf that’s like a figment of the imagination of half the smurfs while the other half don’t ever see him. That would be fantastic.
Anyway.

1802. Do you keep track of your life using a planner or calendar book? Would you be lost without it?
I surprisingly don’t use a planner. I keep it all in my head.

1803. Have you ever fully eradicated a bad habit that you had?
I’m working on that.

1804. Where do snowflakes come from?
God forgot to buy Head and Shoulders at Walmart last time he went.

1805. What do these latin phrases mean?
Et tu Brute: “You too, Brutus?”
Congito ergo sum: “I think, therefore I am.”

1806. You’re writing a story.
The super hot (guy or girl?): Giraffe
is about to kiss (who): the lead singer of Kiss
Just then they get interrupted by (what): Old Faithful
and somebody screams, (what): “GEYSER HO!”
but it is too late. Fortunately (who): Dr. Phil
walks by and (what): does a jig
and they all live (how): surprisingly adjusted (for a giraffe and a rock star) in Yellowstone National Park
ever after.

1807. The radio is playing U2, The Defects, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Pointer Sisters, Staubkind, and Dr. Dre. on different stations. Which band are you most likely to listen to?
Pointer Sisters!

1808. How do you feel about the tsunami that killed over 100,000 people in December 2004?
I remember that. I did a piece of art regarding it.

1809. What is the difference between madness and brilliance?
Not very much.

1810. Write any random sentance here:
“any random sentance [sic] here”

1811. Say the sentence you wrote out loud. Did anybody answer?
Nope.

1812. Turn on your TV if it’s not on already, what channel is it?
I’m not sure what channel this is. Lifetime, my mom said.

1813. If you were to hit redial on your phone right now, who would it call?
Sean!

1814. Hit edit paste on your browser and paste the last thing you copied here:
Haha, not going to, ‘cause it’ll duplicate the survey.

815. Miracle on 34th street, original or remake?
I never saw the original.

1816. Have you ever been in a parade?
Marching band FTW.

1817. Why don’t people just walk up to each other and become friends?
I think that would creep people out too much nowadays.

1818. Do you turn the base up all the way in your car (or would you if you had acar) and blast the music?
If by “base” you mean “bass,” no, I don’t crank it all the way ‘cause it hurts my ears.

1819. Do you care if what you do annoys others?
Yes. Most of the time.

1820. What keeps you from being happy?
Myself.

1821. If you could go back in time and talk to yourself five years ago what would you say to yourself(You can only stay in the past for FIVE MINUTES so make it COUNT!)?
For the love of all things holy, DON’T GO TO GRAD SCHOOL I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH CAN’T YOU SEE HOW I’M NOT USING PROPER PUNCTUATION AND HOW EVERYTHING IS IN CAPS LOCK IF NOT I’LL SAY IT AGAIN DON’T DON’T DON’T DON’T DON’T GO TO GRAD SCHOOL YOU SILLY FOOL!!!!! (I would repeat this for the whole five minutes)

1822. Write a surreal (Having an oddly dreamlike quality) sentence:
“GAVAGAI!”

1823. Can you talk for one hour without using the word ‘like’?
Yup.

1824. Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate.

1825. Say something nice about:
yourself: no.
me: you’re my hero for writing this survey.
your dad: you help me out financially a LOT, and it’s appreciated.
your mom: I love you more than any other human being ever. That includes Leibniz, so you know it’s serious business.
the one you love: you’re such a gentle, compassionate person, dude. If the whole world were more like you, life would be better for everyone.

1826. Questions from random movies:
Why is it that a fly can’t bird but a bird can fly?
Because fortunately the internet has yet to turn “bird” into a verb.
You know what people are liking at night?
Is this from the Facebook movie? It sounds like a quote from the Facebook movie.

1827. What is your favorite movie that Denzel Washington has been in?
I have no idea.

1828. What websites are addictive to you?
WordPress. NaNoWriMo. xkcd.

1829. Who do you love so much that you would clean live maggots out of their garbage pail just so that they didn’t have to?
Haha, I’d pretty much do that for anyone.

1830. Who do you think will read all 5,000 of your answers to this survey?
I wouldn’t be surprised if my readers skipped these entries, honestly.

1831. Out of everyone reading your diary, how many people know your first name?
All of them, if they pay attention.

1832. When you die and your tragic story is a human interest spot on the news will you want your friends and family to say you were the greatest smartest and kindest person ever…or tell the truth?
Tell the truth.

1833. Have you filled out an organ donor card?
Yes.

1834. Who do you never want to end up like?
Someone who shall not be named.

1835. How many oxymorons can you think of?
A fair number.

1836. How many years old is your diary?
A bit over five years.

1837. How could today get any worse?
My M&Ms could suddenly disappear.

1838. What will you never ever do again?
Go to Vancouver.

1839. What’s the most terrible lie someone could tell you?
They could lie to me about how they perceive me, I guess.

1840. Would you ever wear vinyl pants?
Hell yes.

1841. What was the last thing that you printed out?
My funding info for Western.

1842. What would you say to Flavor Flav if you saw him walking down the street?
Who?

1843. What are you dependant on?
The internet. Haha, sad day, isn’t it?

1844. What do you look forward to each day?
Thinking. Music.

1845. What did you think of the Columbine shootings?
I barely remember that. I was in 5th grade at the time.

1846. Did you take lessons as a kid? what?
Piano lessons, yes. I hated them.

1847. What’s the best song to listen to after a break up?
Haha, mine was “Everything You Want” by Vertical Horizon.

1848. The radio is playing Poison, Inxs, the Psychadelic Furs, Dio, and Matchbox 20 on different stations. What do you listen to?
I’ve only ever heard of Matchbox 20.

1849. Do you know what it’s like to take care of someone else?
Yup.

1850. Would you rather take care of someone or be taken care of?
Take care of someone else.

1851. What is the worst 80’s song in your opinion?
Not sure, haven’t listened to all the 80’s songs.

1852. What song makes you so happy that just want to dance and dance and DANCE?
Factor analysis. I am so not kidding.

1853. What has been your most beautiful magical memorable cloud nine manic ecstatic incredibly happy bouncy air-light moment of this life???
This is ridiculously pathetic, but it was when I saw my final grades in the fall of 2008 and realized I’d finished college with a 4.0.

1854. According to Depeche Mode, “Everything counts in large amounts.” According to the Crow, “Nothing is trivial.” Do you believe this is true?
Yes.

1855. Are you enjoying this thrilling luscious roller coaster ride of a life as much as I am?
I think my little safety bar is broken.

1856. Do you know how improbable it is that life exists at all?
Life is a pretty fantastic thing.

1857. Are you kind to strangers?
Yes.

1858. Do you go out of your way for other people?
Unless I’m in a hurry/rush, yes.

1859. Make a promise:
I promise to try to be a good person.

1860. Will you keep it?
I’ll certainly try.

1861. What do you think of the author of this survey?
I think he or she is pretty awesome.
What’s my gender?
Female?
What’s my age?
Late teens, perhaps?
What bands do I like(you must have SOME idea by now)?
You seem to like a lot of contemporary stuff, but stuff that’s not necessarily too mainstream.

1862. What makes something “literature”? Also, what makes something “art?”
Things become “art” if they’re appreciated by at least one person (or the artist), in my opinion. I think “literature” is a bit more of an objective label; it takes the opinion of more than one person to say that something deserves the “literature” label.

1863. Why are you even doing this survey?? Doesn’t it TELL you something that you have NOTHING BETTER TO DO than fill out a 5,000 question survey???
I like surveys. I DO have better things to do, but this is enjoyable, so why not do it?

1864. Has answering these questions been a learning experience for you (writing them certainly has been for me)?
I’m surprised there are enough unique questions to answer, actually.

1865. Have you ever been so happy you could cry?
Yup. Several times.

1866. Do you know that the one you love is the one you will spend the rest of your life with??
I seriously doubt I’ll spend the rest of my life with this person, but things change. Who knows.

1867. Have you ever asked yourself, ‘Is there any more to life than this?’
All the time.

1868. What did you answer yourself?
The good ol’ cliché: “life is what you make of it.”

1869. Do you let the restrictions of society restrain you?
BAH.

1870. Or are you just too full of life to be stopped??
I’m full of craziness and Red Bulls.

1871. We are spinning on a bright blue bulb that is bursting with life. How could you possibly feel alone?
It’s surprisingly easy sometimes.

1872. Is there something you’d like to try?
There are lots of things I’d like to try. I’d most like to try to get a book published, but who knows.

1873. What makes your heart smile and your skin get all tingly-ish?
Statistics.

1874. How long has it been since you danced the night away?
Way too long. Dancing = win.

1875. Are you willing to do EVERYTHING POSSIBLE to get the most out of life?
Sometimes. Other days I just want to play Fallout till my eyes bleed.

1876. Are you willing to give the very best most beautiful part of yourself to the world?
Meh.

1877. Is there love in your heart?
Indeed.

1878. Do things tend to go your way more often when you’re happy?
No, actually, it’s quite the opposite.

1879. What do you do while everyone sleeps?
Haha, that’s usually when I’m at my most active.

1880. What is one thing you will you never ever ever get any more of?
Seconds of my life. They’re ticking down, my friends.

1881. What’s your favorite short story?
I’m not sure, actually. I really like The Death of Ivan Ilych, but that’s not very “short,” haha.

1882. Have do you feel about beauty pageants?
I think they’re creepy when they’re done with kids, but if adults want to partake, hey, whatever makes them happy.

1883. If it ain’t broke (say anything but ‘don’t fix it’):
It ain’t from the U of I.

1884. What is your favorite DIY related website?
No idea. I’m not much into DIY.

1885. Do you bruise easily?
I never used to, but I do now.

1886. In William Shakespeare’s play, “All’s Well That Ends Well,” the character Parolles makes an interesting speech about virginity, saying that “Virginity by being once lost may be ten times found; by being ever kept, it is ever lost…To speak on the part of virginity is to accuse your mothers; which is most infallible disobedience…virginity murders itself; and should be buried in highways, out of all sanctified limit, as a desperate offendress against nature. Virginity breeds mites, much like a cheese; consumes itself to the very paring, and so dies with feeding his own stomach. Besides, virginity is peevish, proud, idle, made of self-love, which is the most inhibited sin in the canon. Keep it not; you cannot choose but lose by’t…” What do you think of this?
I disagree. It’s a view of virginity as a selfish act, while I think maintaining virginity can be a very selfless choice.

1887. Would you prefer to stay in a motel, hotel, inn, lodge, or resort?
Hotel.

1888. Have you ever gone scuba diving?
Nope.

1889. What kind of bread do you like?
The kind with a bunch of seeds in it.

1890. Do you usually behave the way you want to?
Eh…mostly.

1891. How does the idea in your head of what you want to be like match up to the reality of what you are like?
Not very well, unfortunately. I suck.

1892. Do you realize that in 111 questions this survey will have more questions than there have been years since Christ was born?
Old survey is old.

1893. Are your air and water as pure as you want them to be?
Sure. No complaints.

1894. Would you ever visit an insect zoo?
That’d be pretty cool, actually.

1895. Can you enjoy life without stimulants (coffee, ciggarettes, drugs, alcohol)?
I need my M&Ms, if they count. And Red Bull on occasion.

1896. How many hours do you sleep every night?
Four or five.

1897. Is this survey your friday or saturday night date?
Well, it IS Saturday…

1898. I go crazy when I’m without _______.
Something to think about.

1899. Can you do the robot dance?
Haha, nope.

1900. How much thought do you put into your dance moves?
A fair amount. Enough so that I’m not a total spaz.

1901. Are you able to recognize patterns, habits, routines and break out of them?
Why in the world would I ever want to break out of a routine?

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I AM FROZEN

By Claudia on July 27, 2011 | Leave a comment

Tracy Arm and Juneau = COLD and WINDY and RAINY and I am FREEZING.

There’s very limited internet access here, but I was able to load the next set of 100 questions from the 5,000 Question Survey. Won’t you be glad when I’m done with this?

1701. How will tomorrow be like today?
I’ll still be on a ship!

1702. How would you react if a stranger pinched your bottom?
I’d simultaneously be flattered, confused, and violated.

1703. When was the last time you went on a date?
OH GOD. Years ago…October 2008? Noodle times with Aaron, hell yes.

1704. Have you ever ridden a horse?
Yes, but horses are terrifying.

1706. What is almost over?
July, which blows heavy metal chucks, ‘cause I want more time in Moscow to see my friends.

1707. What should you be doing that you are putting off?
Sending the final code for my thesis to my supervisor.

1708. How much would you have to change physically before you would no longer be yourself anymore?
Haha, it’d take a lot of plastic surgery for me to not be the ugly little freak I am today.

1709. How much would you have to change mentally before you would no longer be yourself anymore?
I ask myself that pretty much every day.

1710. Would you rather be famous or notorious?
Famous.

1711. Would you rather have a necklace that’s dripping with diamonds or a blueberry farm?
Blueberries, yo. I could help feed people instead of own a piece of jewelry I’d probably be afraid to wear.

1712. Could you take first place in a beauty contest?
Only if the judges were blind.

1713. Who is the biggest hypocrite you know and why?
Probably me. I try to be good and try to extol the virtues of goodness daily, but I’m probably one of the crappiest people out there sometimes.

1714. Would you consider yourself to be more opinionated or bitchy?
Opinionated.

1715. How long is it until your next day off?
No worky right now!

1716. What sound is annoying you right now?
Nothing. My computer’s cooling pad fan is a bit obnoxious, but I’d rather hear it humming away than Vaio II going the way of Vaio I via its internal fan revving up to shoot into the stratosphere.

1717. Imagine you’re taking a vacation with 4 people. Who are they?
My old roomies!

1718. The five of you travel by plane. Suddenly your plane crashes down over snowy mountains. The pilot and the air crew and all the other passengers die. The only way for you to survive is for one of you to get eaten by the others. Who will it be?
I’ll sacrifice!

1719. Anorexia and obesity are two life threatening eating related disorders. Why is it that when it is discovered that someone is an anorexic they are rushed to the hospital, but when someone is obese they are not rushed to the hospital?
Because society is DUMB, and that’s all I’m going to say about that right now, because this issue pisses me off extremely and I don’t want to go there tonight. Maybe in a later blog.

1720. Who is your favorite smurf?
You know, I’ve never actually seen that show.

1721. Why do you do things that you know are bad for you?
Because I have no willpower.

1722. How important is testing to education?
It has its place, but I don’t think it’s necessarily an integral part of cementing knowledge into children’s heads. Also, TESTING SYSTEM FLAWED.

1723. What food group do you eat the most of (bread and pasta, meats and eggs and fish, fruits and vegetables, milk and cheese, sugar and butter)?
Veggies, yo. I could subsist off of broccoli, carrots, and cauliflower. I kind of actually do.

1724. Who is the most adorable person you know?
I don’t know if I’d call anyone I know “adorable.”

1725. If you had to spend a half hour locked in a dark closet with someone from school or work that you don’t normally hang out with who would you want it to be?
Kate was pretty badass, I’d hang with her in a closet.

1726. How often do you masturbate in a week?
Haha, never.

1727. In the USA people work a full third of the year for the government, due to taxes. How do you feel about this?
Haha, this question actually made me realize that I’ve reached my 23rd year as a US citizen and have yet to file US taxes.

1728. Should people be allowed to use cell phones in their cars?
Only if they’re hands-free (the phones, not the people).

1729. Have you ever been in the room while a human baby was born?
Nope.

1730. Have you ever been in the room while an animal baby was born?
I don’t think so.

1731. Did you see the video The Miracle of Life in school?
Haha, we watched it in Developmental Psych.

1732. How do you feel about having a baby?
Babies are terrifying.

1733. Have you ever had a tooth pulled?
Just my wisdom teeth.

1734. Who are you waiting for an email/call/note/visit from?
I’m waiting to hear more from Western.

1735. What are you counting the days until?
Western!

1736. What is the greatest temptation for you?
Something that’s pretty bad for my health.

1737. How do you resist it?
I have trouble doing so. I may need some help.

1738. Who is your knight in shining armor?
Don’t have one, don’t need one. Unless it’s Leibniz, in which case HELPLESS PRINCESS MODE ACTIVATE!

1739. If you were walking and someone behind you yelled “HEY YOU!” would you turn around?
Yeah.

1740. Do loud noises make you tense?
Everything makes me tense.

1741. Has anyone ever told you that your epidermis was showing?
Hahaha, excellent random Simpsons reference, survey writer.

1742. Would you rather work or stay home with the baby?
When the hell did I have a baby?!

1743. Would you rather have people agree with you all the time or tell you the honest truth?
Truth.

1744. Will you/have you gone to your high school reunion?
I might go, who knows.

1745. What do you think of your yearbook picture?
I look like a freak. So it’s a pretty good representation of me.

1746. Are you more of a hunter or a gatherer?
Hahaha. Gatherer.

1747. If you ever were to visit Hershey Park, the theme park based on the chocolate candy, would you enjoy going to the spa where you can be treated to a whipped cocoa bath, a milk and honey bath, or simply a chocolate fondue skin wrap?
Only if someone got to lick it off of me afterwards.

1748. If someone asks you to read a poem they wrote, will you really take your time to try and understand what they wrote and tell them what you think or just read it quickly and tell them that its really good?
Depends on the person.

1749. Do you feel that if a coincidence occurs it means something?
Everything means something.

1750. Were you beautiful as a child?
PFFT. Everyone thought I was a boy.

1751. Do you think that it is okay for a homosexual or a woman to become a priest?
Why not?

1752. Which would you rather give up forever, religion or sex?
Hahahahaha, let’s do both just for the hell of it.

1753. What comes to mind when you think of these places:
Canada?
Grad school.

UK?
That Bush/Blair protest block I saw when I went to London back in 2003.

USA?
Home!

Australia?
Kangaroos!

Germany?
My dad.

Italy?
A boot.

1754. What does your favorite bumper sticker say?
Nothing. It’s the “Darwin” fish.

1755. Have you ever taken a shower with another person?
No, unfortunately.

1756. What bath toys do you have, if any?
I still have a toy from when I was younger. It’s a plastic pumpkin that can suck up water and spit it when you squeeze it.

1757. Would you rather propose to someone you love or would you rather be proposed to by someone you love?
I’d rather be proposed to.

1758. How can you reject someone nicely?
Don’t be an asshole?

1759. What kinds of diary names make you interested enough to check out the diary?
I’ll read anyone’s. It’s a hobby.

1760. What do you think are three common passwords people use to secure their diaries?
“password”, some variation of their name, some variation of their birthdate.

1761. Pick an object in the room.
The lamp.

Give that object a name.
Octavius Luminous III.

1762. What is the quickest way to make you blush?
Ask me if I’ve ever made out with Octavius Luminous III.

1763. Do you usually feel that you deserve it when other people compliment you?
Hell no.

1764. If you were to start your own business what kind of business do you think it might be?
It would probably be pretty crappy, ‘cause I have no business sense whatsoever. Maybe a restaurant of some sort?

1765. What is one of your pet peeves?
People who can’t go without making snide comments about others. Really, guys? If you’re going to badmouth someone, please don’t project it in my direction. I have no desire to hear it.

1766. What question do you get asked too frequently?
“Are you old enough to do [insert activity here]? Seriously, since I’ve left on this trip I’ve been asked FIVE TIMES if I was over 18.

1767. You notice a ring is priced $40.00, but the cashier only charges you $10.00. Do you mention this to the cashier?
Yes.

1768. Could a kiss on the ___ be considered cheating?
Cheek? Not usually.
Lips? Usually.
Nose? Haha, that’s cute.
Hand? Nah.
Ear? Nope.
Neck? Depends. Neck kisses can be…awkward.

1769. Would it bother you if your lover occasionally flirted with others?
It would probably bother me more than I’d like to admit, yes.

1770. How long has it been since you last played truth or dare?
Too long. Next basement party activity, anyone?

1771. Should people who are living now be obligated to do things that will make the world better for people who will live 100 years from now?
They shouldn’t necessarily be obligated, but they should take future generations into account when acting.

1772. Imagine you have a dream in which someone you care for acts mean to you. Is it possible you will still be angry with this person when you wake up?
Doubtful.

1773. Have you ever left someone a note with a picture in it?
No.

1774. What do you fear more, death or pain?
Pain.

1775. Are the questions still interesting this far into the survey?
I’m lovin’ this.

1776. Do you like the cartoon Inspector Gadget?
Excellent. Now I have the song stuck in my head.

1777. You know how Gadget wears the same outfit all the time, and his closet is full of outfits that are exactly identical to the one he wears? If your closet was full of just one outfit that you had to wear everyday what would it be like?
Something ridiculously colorful. And comfortable. And able to be worn comfortably in both hot and cold weather, but mainly cold, ‘cause I’m always freezing.

1778. Would you rather time travel to the future or the past?
Past.

1779. Would you rather know how the world began or how it will end?
How it began.

1780. Would you rather meet your ancient ancestors or your great great great great great great grandchildren?
The great great great great great great grandchildren. Just to see how screwy they’d be.

1781. Out of these 4 which is most important (1=most, 2=second most, 3 = 3rd most, 4 = least)?
Curing diseases such as aids, cancer: 3
Preserving wildlife areas: 1
Ending terrorism: 2
Building colonies in space: 4

1782. In your opinion should every child be entitled to a good education?
Of course.

1783. What news item are you tired of hearing about?
The US debt. Yes, I know it’s important, but every time I see it on the news I remember how much politics suck.

1784. Speaking of 9/11 the anniversary is coming up. What will you be doing?
When were we speaking of 9/11? I’ll probably be going about my usual routine, but I’ll obviously stop and think about it a bit more than on other 9/11s.

1785. If this were a recipe for you, how would it go?
2 cups: obsessive tendencies
1 cup: persistence
1/2 cup: color
A pinch of: stupid puns
A dash of: craziness
Mix well and bake until: the smell of weirdness permeates the room
Add: data
Serve: only on occasion, as frequent exposure could cause illness.

1786. Which of the following would YOU be more likely to survive: A fall from a 3 story building OR driving a car into the water
Probably driving a car into the water, ‘cause I know how to get out.

1788. Who is your exact opposite?
A plain chick who loves Newton and hates statistics. She also detests broccoli and walks like an unaware idiot down the sidewalk.

1789. Would you rather have serenity or insanity?
Insanity.

1791. What is the longest distance you have ever walked?
The longest distance in the shortest time was 17 miles (Vancouver to Coquitlam), but that’s not the furthest I’ve walked in one instance.

1792. The ancient Greek philosopher Plato believes that beauty truth and justice all basically mean the same thing. What are your
feelings about this?
I think I wrote a blog on this awhile back, actually. Can’t remember what I said, though.

1793. How did you first begin to assert yourself as independent from your parents?
Haha, it took me awhile. Probably not until the middle of undergrad.

1794. If you had a magic bracelet, would you use it to gain luck, money, health, creativity or love?
I’m lucky enough, I have enough money to get by, I’m pretty physically healthy, I’d love a bit more creativity, and I’ve pretty much given up hope that I’ll ever have another boyfriend/girlfriend/whatever, so I’ll choose creativity.

1795. What would you do if every time you used your magic bracelet something bad would happen to someone else?
Then I probably wouldn’t use it.

1796. This is a story about a girl. While at the funeral of her own mother, she met a guy whom she did not know. She thought this guy was amazing, so much her dream guy she believed him to be that she fell in love with him then and there, although she didn’t even see him after the funeral ended. A few days later, the girl killed her own sister. What is her motive for killing her sister?
Isn’t this the psychopath question?

1797. Have you ever intentionally hurt someone’s feelings?I’m sure we all have at one point.

1798. What do you think of Franz Ferdinand?
Meh.

1799. What do you think of the band Modest Mouse?
They’re pretty awesome.

1800. What do you think of Morrissey?
Never heard of them.

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I find your lack of internet disturbing

By Claudia on July 20, 2011 | Leave a comment

Therefore, survey!

1601. What’s on your key chain besides keys?
Nothing.

1602. How do you feel about endangered species?
If humans caused the endangerment, we should do what we can to reinstate the species to its former numbers.

1603. What was the last CD you bought?
Haha, oh man…Muse’s Absolution, I think.

1604. Do you like feather pillows?
Sure, why not?

1605. How about water beds?
Dude, so much fun.

1606. Who or what do you feel the deepest responsibility towards?
My parents? I feel like I have a responsibility to NOT be a total screw up, though I’ve pretty much bombed that little assignment.

1607. How long is forever?
A freaking long time.

1608. Who is your favorite family member?
Mommy!

1609. Who would you be afraid to have angry at you?
My father is terrifying when he’s angry.

1610. Does this survey feel like it will never end?
I’m a survey freak. I hope it doesn’t!

1611. Have you ever eaten any kind of food off of someone else’s body?
Yes? I’ve had people eat off of me, which is highly enjoyable.

1612. Do you like the direction your life is going in?
I’m not sure, actually.

1613. Are you a traditional person?
About certain things, yes. But they’re things that I probably shouldn’t be traditional about, so we won’t speak of them here.

1614. Have you ever felt like the victim of societal injustice?
Not really, no.

1615. What feelings or thoughts do you repress?
We don’t want to get into that.

1616. What makes you feel ecstatic?
Statistics! Not kidding.

1617. What was your biggest mistake in the past three months?
Hahaha, the past three months have been themselves a big mistake.

1618. York Peppermint Patti or Reese’s Peanut butter Cups?
Reese’s, dude. 100%.

1619. What are your feelings, if any, about Hugh Hefner?
I have none.

1620. What is your specialty?
Being weird. Obsessing.

1621. Have you ever had a stalker?
HAHAHAHAHA yes.

1622. Have you ever been a stalker?
In the eyes of some, yes.

1623. Ideally, how far would you like to live from your nearest neighbor??
Far enough away that I can blast my techno and they wouldn’t be disturbed by it.

1624. What would you do if a teacher accused you of cheating when you really weren’t? Or if that doesn’t apply to you…what would you do if a manager accused you of stealing when you really weren’t?
This happened once in 10th grade biology. I had a four-color pen and we were going over a self-graded quiz. I changed the color of the pen so I could write my name in black on the front page and the teacher thought I was changing the color so I could re-write an answer.

1625. What store would you most like a $10,000 (about 5900 British pounds) gift certificate to?
Goodwill! Or H&M.

1626. What would you most like to reincarnate as?
A dude.

1627. What’s in your undie drawer…besides undies?
I have no such thing!

1628. How many languages can you say HELLO in?
Four? Five? Does Canadian count?

1629. If your whole country had to listen to you talk for ten minutes what would you talk about?
I would talk about the issues with Big Food and how the government is basically ruining our nutrition and our ability to, if we so desire, acquire good, nutritional foods. It’s a big, scary issue in my opinion.

1630. Do you have a guardian angel?
Doubtful.

1631. Do you smoke?
Nope.

1632. Who is more successful, Bill gates or Mother Theresa?
They’re both successful in their own ways.

1633. What band T-shirts do you own?
None!

1634. What is your favorite thing that is red?
Haha, it was my red umbrella up in Van. I don’t know what it is now…

1635. Have you ever worn mismatched socks on purpose?
Probably.

1636. Do you check nutrition labels?
I’m a bit obsessive.

1637. Most Mcdonalds value meals are about 1,500 calories (the amount of calories an average person needs in one whole day) and over 1,000 of those calories are from fat. What do you think about this?
I just get French fries, yo.

1638. If you could delete someone’s diary would you if:
They didn’t agree with you? Nope.
They were rude/obnoxious to you? Probably not.
They wrote rude entries? Nope.

1639. Have you ever worn:
A dress or a skirt if you are a guy? A tie if you are a girl?
Yes.

1640. Do you trust people at restraunts who handle your food that they aren’t doing anything gross to it while you can’t see them?
Haha, I try not to think about it.

1641. How do you wear your hair each day?
Uh, I comb it, let it sit there. It seems to know what to do.

1642. Have you ever worn: A gas mask? A blindfold?
Yes and yes.

1643. Would you be willing to go hang gliding?
Hell yeah!

1644. What is the difference between a man’s button down shirt and a woman’s button down shirt?
Aren’t the buttons on the opposite side? I’m not sure.

1645. Have you ever taken a lock of someone else’s hair?
Haha, nope.

1646. Have you ever given anyone a lock of your hair?
Nope.

1647. If you had a locket what would you put inside?
Sexy things.

1648. Is blood a turn on for you?
Not particularly, no.

1649. Have you ever written anything in your own blood?
Yes.

1650. Have you ever drank, slurped or licked someone else’s blood?
Ew.

QUESTIONS MISSING OMFGWTFBBQ

1669. What is your opinion of the current political climate in your country?
I think we’re all pretty screwed.

1670. In some high schools attendance of pep rallies is mandatory. How would you feel in this situation?
I’d start stabbing people. Actually, this was the case in my high school, come to think of it…

1671. Could you possibly fall in love with a prostitute?
Why not?

1672. What do you think of these names:
Elton: Blah.
Billy: Too common.
Dwayne: I like Wayne, but I don’t like Dwayne.
Betsy: Betsy’s cool.
Liz: Liz is okay.
Linda: My art teacher!

1673. What is one situation you want to avoid ever happening to you?
I wouldn’t want to choose whether someone lived or died. But there are a lot of other situations, too.

1674. Low fat or fat free?
Pfft. Making things low or fat free usually involves adding a bunch of chems/sugar/salt to make it taste the same. Regular for me.

1675. Are you cowardly?
No, I wouldn’t say so.

1676. Do you ever feel less than fresh?
Hahaha.

1677. Whose number is 867-5309?
Jenny! I hope she doesn’t change it. I need to make her mine.

1678. Have you ever written something on a bathroom wall?
Nope.

1679. When was the last time you fell down in public?
I don’t remember.

1680. Are you more aggressive or mellow?
Neither. Timid, maybe.

1681. What have you done with yourself to keep your life worth living?
Excellent question.

1682. What is the most incredible thing you can do?
I can screw up 99.9% of the things I attempt, that’s pretty incredible.

1683. Do you bury your pets, flush them, or throw them away?
The mental image of someone trying to flush a Great Dane down the toilet has got me laughing harder than it should.

1684. Do you get embarrassed when someone shows off baby pictures of you?
Meh. No one ever does.

1685. Who has made the biggest sacrifice for you?
My mother. She’s sacrificed so much it’s not even funny.

1686. What’s your favorite thing that is yellow?
THE SUN!

1687. Do you take any vitamins or drugs?
I take vitamins, yes.

1688. What’s the coolest HTML code you know?
Haha, I know no HTML. Sad, eh?

1689. If you had to change your diary name what would you change it to?
I’d probably go to “proc blog; run;” just because I’ve had it in mind for awhile.

1690. Do you want to grow old with someone?
Like that’s ever going to happen, but yes.

1691. Do you ever read entries titled ‘leave notes’?
Nah.

1692. Do you ever read entries titled ‘please read’?
Sure.

1693. Have you ever played Dungeons and Dragons?
Nope.

1694. Have you ever played Magic the Gathering?
I played Pokemon instead.

1695. Have you ever played Vampire the Masquerade?
Nope.

1696. Have you ever played Risk?
Nope.

1697. Of the above mentioned four games which one is most appealing to you?
Risk has always sounded fun.

1698. What have you complained for so long about having to do that you could’ve accomplished it by the time you were finished complaining?
Hahaha, I could have had my thesis done in like February if I had stopped bitching about it and had just done it.

1699. When was the last time you went out of your way to be cheerful and friendly, even when you felt like punching everyone around you?
Probably today. It was a shitty day.

1700. Do you treat others better or worse than yourself and why?
I try to treat others better than I treat myself, ‘cause I know I treat myself like a piece of crap.

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Blog 1880: Random Blog Survey

By Claudia on June 24, 2011 | Leave a comment

How long have you been blogging?
1,880 days. 5 years and a few extra weeks.

What made you start?
Peer pressure from my high school friends to get a MySpace. Haha, DO YOU SEE WHAT YOU’VE DONE?

Who inspired you?
No one.

About how many hours a week would you estimate you spend on your blog?
Depends on the week. I blog daily, but some weeks I actually make the effort to POST my blogs. Pathetic, I know, but what’re you going to do?

What kind of experience or background do you have with writing?
I’ve won a few writing awards and have had some poetry published, but other than that my experience has been just, well, writing. Plus some creative writing classes, ‘cause I find them extremely fun.
OH and fan fiction. Lots of it.

Talk about how you come up with blog topics; where do you get your ideas?
The crappy blogs originate from the mundane existence that is my life. The exciting blogs come from my hyperness, experiences with dorky band friends, or rants.

What or who inspires you and your blog?
PFFT, inspiration. Wing it, bitches.

Where and/or how do you do your brainstorming for your blog?
I’ve conditioned myself to think “would this make a good topic for a blog?” about nearly everything. Sad, isn’t it?

Do you have any blogging rules or guidelines you follow?
Just one: post daily. Unlike in almost every other situation, I believe in quantity over quality for the blog. Keeps things interesting and makes me consistently think about stuff to write about.

Is there anything you will not blog about?
Not really, no. If I have some intensely personal experience, I’ll post it either as “friends only” or “private.”

Do you have any sort of a publishing schedule in terms of day of week or topic?
Daily blogging. I need to be more consistent with actually posting my blogs, though. Preferably I should do this daily as well.

How many drafts of potential blog posts do you have right now?
Drafts? Silly blogger, drafts are for kids.

In what medium do you draft your posts?
I type them up in Microsoft Word before I actually post them, but that’s more of a security thing rather than a draft thing.

How often do you completely scratch or delete drafts or blog post ideas?
Maybe once a month or so.

If you had to leave your blog in your will to another blogger, who would you choose?
When I die, Le Seul Mot Juste dies.

Are there other blogs that you feel are similar to yours in content, style, or voice?
Oh, probably. I know there are a lot of daily bloggers out there, at least.

Has anything surprised you since you started blogging?
The fact that I’ve continued blogging. The fact that at least one person reads what I write. Thanks, Matt!

What are your goals or plans for your blog going forward?
I’m going to continue blogging daily at least until I finish my educational career. That’s set to occur in 2016 with the philosophy degrees, which makes the blog round out to a nice 10 years total.

Do you make any money from your blog, and, if so, about how much a month?
That would be nice, wouldn’t it?

What blogging system do you use?
WordPress. Recent convert from MySpace.

How did you come up with your blog name?
I don’t remember, actually. For whatever reason I stumbled across Flaubert’s le seul mot juste, or the idea of the “unique, right word” for writing and adopted the phrase for my blog.

How many blogs do you have, and what was your peak?
The old MySpace one is still up, so that and my WordPress one.

Are you having as much fun as when you started?
Hell yes. Blogging rules.

Where do you find other bloggers like you?
Probably in insane asylums.

What’s your one wish when it comes to blogging?
I’d like more readers, but we’d all like that, wouldn’t we?

TA-DA!

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Yeah, another one

By Claudia on June 20, 2011 | Leave a comment

1401. Do you like your movies and books to be more lighthearted or serious?
Movies = lighthearted, books = serious.

1402. What’s more important, first impressions or lasting impact?
Lasting impact.

1403. Order these areas of psychological health from what you need the least improvement in to what you need the most improvement in: physical, emotional, social, intellectual, environmental, spiritual
Spiritual, environmental, physical, intellectual, social, emotional.

1404. Do you react appropriately to things and control your feelings?
Haha, I certainly try. Given the latest developments in loss of sanity, however, I can’t really say.

1405. Do you have stable relationships?
I wish I had ANY relationships right now.

1406. Do you need to be in a relationship to feel good about yourself?
BAH. I’m self-sufficient. Though I do miss doting over someone.

1407. Which is the most clear and concise, your thoughts, your speech or your
writing? Which is the least clear and concise?
Most clear: writing
Least clear: speech

1408. Are you always trying to learn new things?
Hell yeah.

1409. Do you feel at peace?
Not right now, no. Freakin’ thesis.

1410. Do you have strong morals and ethics that you believe in and adhere to?
Indeed I do.

1411. Are you over or under weight?
Haha, I’m not sure, actually. Not sure how much I weigh.

1412. Do you think of the needs of all humanity or just the needs of yourself
and those you know?
I try to expand my conscientiousness beyond my immediate surroundings, but sometimes that just doesn’t happen.

1413. Do you recycle?
I do indeed.

1414. Are you active in your community?
Haha, no.

1415. Are you sensitive to the needs of others?
I try to be.

1416. Do you dress up to go to the mall?
I haven’t been to a mall without making a 10+ mile trek to get there, so no. Unless walking garb counts.

1417. Have you ever been on anti depressants?
Unfortunately.

1418. Name a part of your body.
My right ear.

Give that part of your body a name.
“Michael.”

1419. Is fourteen your lucky number?
Nope, eleven is.

1420. What could make you lose respect for someone?
I really, really have a hard time with people who make snide remarks about others or who are overly judgmental. We’re all human beings just trying to get through life, why criticize others?

1421. Is ignorance really bliss?
Never!

1422. What can be described as ‘even better than the real thing’?
Hmm…not sure.

1423. Are you jealous that dog can lick their own genitals?
Hahahahahaha.
If you could do that would you ever leave the house?
I think I would get sick of licking my genitals pretty quickly.
And that is probably one of the strangest sentences I’ve ever written.

1424. What’s in your wallet right now?
$10, my UBC card, my driver’s license, Costco and Safeway cards, a bus map, debit and Visa cards, my bus pass, and possibly some coins.

1425. Do you write letters that you never send?
I used to. But I also used to be a stalker, so…

1426. Do you ever get the feeling people are laughing at you?
I’m sure they are. I’m amusing (not in a good way).

1427. Who’s the one person you’d like to drop a house on?
No one.

1428. Have you ever been swept off your feet?
Not literally, no.

1429. Tell me why you don’t like Mondays:
Because school sucks ass, and I usually have to go to campus on Mondays.

1430. In the Harry potter series the books seem to be getting darker and more serious with each new release. Do you like this change or do you prefer the story to be light?
I read the first 20 pages of the first Harry Potter book. I have yet to read any more of Rowling’s works.

1431. How often do you update your diary?
You mean my blog? I BLOG every day, I update like once a month. BAD BLOGGER, BAD.

1432. What do you mostly write about in your diary?
What DON’T I write about? It’s hard to categorize what my blog is all about.

1433. How many quizzes and/or surveys do you have in your diary as entries?
Oh good lord, like a fourth of my blogs are surveys or quizzes.

1433. How many forwards does your diary contain?
Maybe two or three.

1434. What is your writing style like?
Not sure, really. I try to inject humor in pretty much everything, and my style is pretty casual.

1435. How honest are you in your diary?
Pretty honest.

1436. Why do you write in your diary?
Because I started this way back in May of 2006, and I said I’d do this daily. Therefore, daily blogs!

1437. Do you have a comet cursor on your diary description?
A what?

1438. Do you ever chat online?
Yup.

1439. Have you ever met someone from online?
Nope.

1440. What’s your favorite horror:
Movie?
Does Outbreak count?
Book?
I’m not sure, actually. Not much of a horror person.

1441. Have you ever caught a mistake in a movie?
Yes.

1442. Have you ever seen that munchkin who supposedly hangs himself in the Wizard of Oz?
Nope.
If yes, how/when should someone look for it?
I wouldn’t know.

1443. If you had to give yourself a letter grade (A, A-, B, B-, C, C-, D, D-, F) for things how would you grade yourself on:
Happiness: D
Being a decent human being: A-
Being serene (calm, peaceful): D-
Kindness: A
Anger management: F
Creative thinking: B
Modesty: Haha, how do you answer this one?
Being an original: B
Knowing yourself: A
Being true to yourself: A
Getting along with others: B
Liking yourself: F
Admitting your flaws: A
Self improvement: C

1444. Are you kinky?
Hell yeah.

1445. How would you feel if twice a week you could wake up next to the person you love?
Life would be awesome. That would probably be ideal, actually, ‘cause then we’d be apart enough to make the time we spent together even more important.

1446. Out of all the people you know who is most likely to be one of the great minds of our time?
Sean.

1447. Have you ever been to:
Church? Yes.
Temple? Nope.
A bar? Nope.
A house party? Sorta.
A rave? Nope.
A goth club? Nope.
A punk show? Nope.
A hip hop club? Nope.

1448. So far, have you changed around any of the questions on this survey?
Nope.

1449. Are you crying on the inside?
Welcome to my life for the past two years (hahaha, wow, can you say “emo?”)

1450. Are you afraid of the future?
I don’t really have a future right now. Ask me in a week or so.

1451. What will you dress up as this year for Halloween (if you celebrate it)?
Probably nothing.

1452. Do you think of some people as not worthy of being your friend?
Nope.

1453. If you won $1,000 every week until you die, would you still go to school?
Dude, I’d make school my LIFE.
Would you still get a job?
Possibly.

1454. What’s the most difficult job you can think of?
Putting up with obnoxious people. That incorporates a lot of jobs, haha.

1455. If you could decorate your room with any theme you wanted what would you pick?
Rainbow!

1456. Of the following bands which would you be most likely to check out: roxy music (70’s glam), the magnetic fields (current indie rock), kraftwerk (experimental electronic rock)?
Kraftwerk!

1457. You and your boy/girlfriend have been together 6 months or longer…. One day s/he wants to go to a strip club with his/her friends to hang out. It’s guys/girls night out and you aren’t invited. Would you be upset by this?
Nah.

1458. Can a person avoid dying if he or she does not believe in death?
That would be convenient.

1459. If someone sings songs that they don’t write and they don’t play any instruments or mix the songs or have any creative input at all..Are they a musician?
If you define a “singer” as a musician, yes.

1460. What do the following stand for:
html? “Hyper text markup language”
faq? “Frequently asked questions”
fao? Not sure about this one.
imho? “In my humble opinion”
hiv? “Human immunodeficiency virus”
aids? “Auto immune deficiency syndrome”
r&b? I think it’s “rhythm and blues”

1461. What does the world owe you?
Nothing.

1462. Do you read plays and books or just get the cliff notes?
I read the actual plays and books. I don’t think I’ve ever used Cliff Notes.

1463. What do you want to get out of life?
Knowledge.

1464. Do you know what is really important to you?
See above.

1465. What trend has been getting on your nerves lately?
Popular songs on the radio advocating crazy partying and getting drunk/wasted to the point of not remembering things the next morning. We get it, partying and irresponsible alcohol use is fun. Do we need 96 new songs about it?

1466. Do you forgive yourself when you make a mistake?
Nope.

1467. What tiny little very small thing has made you hugely happy?
Happiness has eluded me for a few months now.

1468. Can you read body language well?
Somewhat.

1469. Do you look people in the eye when you talk?
Somewhat.

1470. Do you notice if they aren’t looking you in the eye?
Nah.

1471. Are you alert to opportunities?
Depends on the type of opportunity. Depends on if I care.

1472. Puppet Yoda or digital Yoda?
THERE IS A PUPPET YODA??

1473. Do you look like the person you want to be?
Nope.

1474. Do you behave like the person you want to be?
Maybe 70% of the time.

1475. Some children were asked ‘how would you make your marriage work?’ One child, Ricky, age ten, said: ‘Tell your wife she looks pretty, even if she looks like a truck.’ Is this good advice?
Why aren’t trucks pretty? CHEVYS HAVE FEELINGS TOO!

1476. Do you visualize your goals and dreams?
Constantly.

1477. 4x + 3 = 15
What is the value of x?
x = 3

1478. Do you keep yourself organized?
Very.

1479. Does anyone really win an argument?
Sure.

1480. Have you ever had champagne?
Nnnno? I don’t think so.

1481. Do you strive for perfection?
Yup.

1482. Name one thing you understand.
That I understand nothing.

1483. Whatever it is are you afraid of it?
I fear ignorance, yes.

1484. Do you dislike being told what to do?
Not usually. I like being given direction.

1485. If you had a cat would you have it declawed?
Hell no.

1486. Do you prefer lobster, clams, or crab meat?
Crab rules.

1487. What do you think about guys who don’t wear underwear?
I have no problem with them.

1488. What do you think about girls who don’t wear bras?
See above.

1489. Do you ask for what you want?
Not of others, no.

1490. What are you against?
Close-mindedness.

1491. How many notes does your diary have?
Comments? I’m not sure, about 100-something since I’ve been on WordPress.

1492. Ace of Base or Enya?
Enya.

1493. What makes you feel awkward?
Hahaha, myself.

1494. Have you ever been to teenopendiary.com, and if yes, how does it compare
to opendiary.com?
Never been there.

1495. If you were going to switch to another diary website, which one would you
go to?
I like WordPress. But possibly TypePad.

1496. Do you believe that certain books should be removed from high school
libraries?
Hell no.

1497. How do you feel about gay and lesbian marriages?
No issue with them whatsoever.

1498. Can you rearrange the letters in your name to form any other words (check here if you aren’t sure http://www.wordsmith.org/anagram/)?
I can spell “I” and “caudal” from my first name, among other things.

1499. What is the sexiest moment in a movie?
I don’t think all movies have the same sexy moment…

1500. Do you have a favorite standup comedian?
Brian Regan! He rules.

Posted in: Surveys | Tagged: 5000 question survey, survey

Yup, another one

By Claudia on June 3, 2011 | Leave a comment

1301. Can “what you don’t know” actually hurt you?
Anything can hurt us. WE ARE VULNERABLE SOULS!

1302. Are you pondering what I’m pondering?
Perhaps. Are you thinking about statistics?

1303. What people or objects would you describe as “pure”?
Nothing’s “pure.” We’re all composed of molecules that have been in all sorts of things.

1304. Are you into bookcrossing (If you aren’t sure, check out http://www.bookcrossing.com)?
It sounds pretty cool.

1305. Have you ever had a pen pal?
Nope. Unless you count the “pen pals” we had in elementary school. Us sixth graders had to have first grade pen pals.

1306. Have you ever had a package pal (same as a pen pal but you send each other surprise gifts instead of letters)?
That would be awesome.

1307. Is there a particular word or phrase that annoys you?
“Irregardless.”

1308. Is there an online game you like to play?
Deathmatch Classic. WoW. Mostly Deathmatch Classic, though.

1309. What group of people is the most discriminated against in your opinion or
experience?
People who are labeled with “mental illness.”

1310. What do you like best about bras and underwear?
Bras keep my boobies in place. Even though I don’t really have boobies.

1311. Are you afraid of living in oblivion?
It’s probably better than living in Vancouver.

1312. Before you were born you got to pick your life from one of these. Which do you pick?
– You are successful from the start, a musical genius, good looking, wealthy. You become a rock star, get super famous, make your mark on the world and die at 27.
– You are caring and compassionate. You love animals and adopt more and more as you grow older. You foster and nurture and care for them all of your life.
– You sit home playing video games for 70 years.
Option A. Mainly because it doesn’t specify what my “mark on the world” would be. Also, I already have training to become a rock star: Rock Band.

1313. What is broken in your:
Car?
I don’t have a car.
School?
Who knows? UBC is big…odds are something
is broken.
House?
My voice recorder.
Life?
Haha, my ENTIRE life is broken.
Soul?
I have no soul. Grad school stole it.
Brain?
See above.

1314. Which one will you fix first?
Preferably brain.

1315. Tell me all your thoughts on god:
There aren’t any.

1316. What is the strangest note you’ve ever received?
Once on Valentine’s Day somebody chucked a box of those nasty chalky conversation hearts at my head. I didn’t see who they were, but they signed the box “To Claudia, from Nekko Nikky.” I still have no clue who it was.

1317. Of the following how many can be used to get in touch with you?
Phone
Beeper
Voice mail
Email
Cell phone
Snail mail
Email, cell phone, snail mail. I miss voice mail.

1318. Are you always available/easy to reach, or do you give people a chance to miss you?
I’m extremely good at reading emails from people and then completely forgetting to respond to them. Same goes for Facebook messages, blog comments (I DO read them, Matt, I swear!), and (back when I had voicemail) voicemails. Fail.

1319. If you got pregnant or impregnated the person you are with now (hypothetical if there is no one in your life just now) would you lean more towards keeping, adopting out, or aborting the baby?
I’m not with anyone right now. But if this little scenario occurred with the last “person I was with,” I would ask their opinion first, of course. But given my current situation, I’d probably go for adoption.

1320. If your partner in the pregnancy did not agree with how you felt and pressured you to change your mind or just went ahead with what he or she wanted to do against your wishes, would that affect your ability to continue your relationship with this person?
Durh.

1321. Who should have the final say in the decision to have a baby, the woman or the man?
The baby!

1322. If your boyfriend or girlfriend cheats on you for the first time, do you forgive him or her and take him or her back?
I wouldn’t deny them the opportunity to explain themselves, but it would depend on why they did it whether or not I would forgive them.

1323. What if it is your husband or wife that cheats on you?
Same as above.

1324. Who is more responsible for educating children, parents or schools?
Parents.

1325. Are you into new age things?
Like Enya? Enya is cool.

1326. Are you very:
Nervous?
Yes.
Anxious?
Always.
High strung?
You have no idea.
Organized?
Organization rules!
Tense?
This is like my biography.
Rigid?
About some things.
Skeptical?
About people, yes.

1327. Do you perceive reality differently from others?
Doesn’t everybody?

1328. If you asked someone, “Do you masturbate?” and he or she says, “No,” would you assume he or she was lying?
No, ‘cause I don’t masturbate either.

1329. What do you blame things on?
The pop (RANDOM SONG REFERENCE)

1330. Do you want to be naked and famous?
Can I be sticky and naked instead? (RANDOM FUTURAMA REFERENCE)

1331. Ice Cube or LL Cool J?
Am “cool” an alphabet letter? (RANDOM RAB REFERENCE)

1332. What are your feelings about rap music?
Meh. I’m not a fan of most of it.

1333. Cypress Hill or Roxy Music?
What?
BSB or N’sync or NKOTB?
N’sync.
Debbie Gibson or Paula Abdul?
Who?
Eminem or Kid Rock?
Eminem, just ‘cause I don’t know any of Kid Rock’s songs.
Weezer or the Get Up Kids?
Weezer.

1334. If you could solve just one of the world’s problems what would you choose to solve?
Precisely how much wood a woodchuck would chuck if he could, in fact, chuck wood.

1335. Would you make a good:
Counselor?
No.
Visual artist?
Possibly.
Teacher?
I’d enjoy it, at least.
Pilot?
Ooh, I’d love to be a pilot!
Secretary?
Sure, why not?
Cashier?
I ALWAYS wanted to be a cashier when I was a kid.
Waiter or waitress?
Eh, probably not.
Veterinary assistant?
Sure.
Office manager?
BLAH, no.
Stage manager?
Sure.
Actor or actress?
Definitely.
Sales girl or guy?
I would suck so bad at this.
Pizza delivery girl or guy?
Not after Aaron’s experience, no, haha.
Film director?
That would be snazzy.
Business man or woman?
Blah.
CEO?
BLAH.
Surgeon?
Neurosurgeon!
Fire man or woman?
Sure.
Cop?
Sure.

1336. Do you check condoms to see if they are expired before using them?
Never had to use one.

1337. Imagine you are in school and a person of the opposite sex you barely know asks you really nicely for a ride home from class (yes, you have a car). It’s out of your way. Do you say yes?
Of course. Haha, that was pretty much my role in high school anyway.
Let’s say you said yes. S/he hugs you. What is your reaction?
Aw, that’s nice.
As you drop him or her off s/he hugs you again and thanks you for being such a nice person. What do you make of all this?
I would be quite intrigued. And happy.

1338. Are you interested in post-apocalyptic (post-nuclear war) movies?
I’m not much of a movie person in general.

1339. What is the saddest movie you ever saw?
The Butterfly Effect made me bawl my eyes out.

1340. What is the saddest thought you can think of?
My mother dying.

1341. Who is the most horrible driver you know?
Rob.

1342. Are you a sexist in any way?
Yes, but we’ll not talk about that.

1343. How often do you check your email?
About 15 times per day.

1344. How often do you check your diary for notes?
My blog, you mean? For comments? Maybe four or five times a day.

1345. If you had to read a biography about someone, who would you pick?
Leibniz.

1346. Which of your friends or relatives has the most interesting life story?
Probably my Grandma Mahler. She’s seen quite a bit.

1347. What’s the matter with kids today?
Generation Z, man, too much social networking business.

1348. How do you feel about censorship?
I think it’s ****ing g******n stupid!

1349. What was on the last CD you burned?
I haven’t burned a CD in FOREVER. I think the last CD I burned was last summer…it was a bunch of songs for my mom.

1350. What movie should be released on DVD but hasn’t been released yet?
I don’t know about movies, but the TV show CHICAGO HOPE needs to come out on DVD ASAP. That was the most fantastic show ever.

1351. Have you ever wished for wings that work?
That was a phenomenal book.

1352. Have you ever imagined that you are not really of this world?
Who hasn’t?

1353. Did you have an imaginary friend as a child?
No. I made sure to construct mine out of paper and tape.

1354. Do you still have imaginary friends?
Possibly. My life is odd.

1355. Do you enjoy reading children’s books?
Dude, Golden Books rock.

1356. Are you decadent?
Maybe somewhat.

1357. What would make you happy that money cannot buy?
Getting out of this program.

1358. What would make you happy that money can buy?
More education. I’d like to return to undergrad and get every major possible.

1359. Where do you hang out in your spare time?
My apartment.

1360. Do you delight in minor euphoria?
You need to, don’t you, to get through life?

1361. It’s (what time is it?) ______.
12: 25 AM

Do you know where your:
Mom is?
Sleeping down in Arizona.
Dad is?
I THINK he’s back in Moscow…
First boyfriend or girlfriend is?
Probably sleeping in Moscow.
Boy or girlfriend is?
N/A.
Best friend is?
Moscow, but probably not sleeping yet.
Soul mate is?
Who knows?
Wallet is?
In my purse on my desk.

1362. Who do you feel sorry for?
Nobody.

1363. What will you never say in front of your parents?
I don’t cuss in front of my parents. I doubt that I’ll NEVER cuss in front of them, but I just don’t. It would seem weird to.

1364. Do you change your personality and behavior depending on who you are with?
Yup.

1365. Are you waiting for marriage to lose your virginity?
I have no current interest in losing my virginity.

1366. What year were you born?
1988.

1367. What is your sign?
Aquarius/dragon.

1368. What year did you/will you graduate from high school?
2006.

1369. Do you use moisturizer?
Nope.

1370. On what parts of your body?
No moisturizer.

1371. Are the 70’s back in style?
That would ROCK.

1372. Do you read any magazines?
I used to read Scientific American and Mental Floss, but my subscriptions ran out.

1373. Do you read before going to sleep at night?
I listen to music.

1374. Are you a music maker?
Indeed.

1375. Are you a dreamer of the dreams?
INCEPTION ZOMG

1376. How do you feel about large corporations?
They aren’t inherently bad, but most of them become so.

1377. How do you feel about people who are, “just doing their job”?
Depends on what that entails.

1378. Which would you watch of these choices:
Pitch black, The mummy, Pretty woman?
The Mummy.

1380. About what percent of the time do you feel good about yourself?
5.5%.

1381. Do you feel comfortable with other people (in social situations)?
Hahaha, no.

1382. Do you have good friends/family relationships?
Indeed. Though I’m pretty damn lonely up here.

1383. How do you control your tension and anxiety?
I don’t.

1384. Are you able to meet the demands of life and function in society?
80% of the time, yes.

1385. Do you curb your feelings of hatred and guilt?
I do indeed.

1386. Do you maintain a positive outlook?
I’m a proton!

1387. Does knowing you enrich the lives of others?
I seriously doubt it.

1388. What things do you cherish?
Knowledge. Humor. Dorky friends. My parents.

1389. To what extent do you value diversity?
Diversity = always good.

1390. What fascinates you?
Statistics. There are few things on this planet more fascinating to me than statistics. Oh, and the internet. The internet is astonishingly fascinating.

1391. Do you appreciate nature?
Sure.

1392. If you could be someone else for a day who would you be?
That’s a good question. Do they have to be living?

1393. Would you ever consider ‘psychic surgery’ if you were ill?
Nah.
How about voodoo?
Nope.
Herbal remedies?
Possibly.

1394. How effective do you feel meditation is?
Bah. I don’t understand meditation.

1395. How effective do you feel prayer is?
I say again, “bah.”

1396. How do you think that you (or anyone, for that matter) could pray without ceasing?
If I (or they) knew that something would come of it.

1397. Is religion a live option for you (that is, a possibility, something you are drawn to even if you have no belief)?
Nope.

1398. What part of your body do you lavish the least attention and love on?
My toes.

1399. How many clocks are in your house?
Nine. Yes, I have issues.

1400. What topics would you like to see more of on this survey?
Dude, I think everything will be pretty much covered.

Posted in: Surveys | Tagged: survey

It’s 6 PM. Do you know where your rapture is?

By Claudia on May 21, 2011 | Leave a comment

No?

A survey, then!

ONE OF YOUR SCARS, HOW DID YOU GET IT? I had my appendix yanked out while the rest of my 6th grade peers were graduating.
WHAT IS ON THE WALLS IN YOUR BEDROOM? Map of Vancouver, map of Antarctica, Dali reprints, clocks.
WHAT DOES YOUR MOBILE PHONE LOOK LIKE? It’s green. It’s a slide phone. It’s got Leibniz on it.
WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO? I really dig electronica, but my top 50 span the genres quite well. Also, lots of Sleepyhead.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME YOU WERE BORN? 6:13 AM? Something like that.
WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW? To fast forward a month or so in time. I would give ten years off my life for this.
WHO DO YOU MISS? My old roomies. Best year of my life.
IS ANYONE IN LOVE WITH YOU OR HAS A CRUSH ON YOU? PFFT, doubt it.
WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU KISSED? A very dear soul.
WHAT’SYOUR MIDDLE NAME? Marie.
THE BEST TV SHOW EVER CREATED? Chicago Hope. Or Metalocalypse. Both are the best for very different reasons.
THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO? My mom.
DO YOU GET SCARED IN THE DARK? Nope.
THE LAST PERSON TO MAKE YOU CRY? She Who Shall Not Be Named.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE COLOGNE / PERFUME? This question does not apply to me!
WHAT KIND OF HAIR/EYE COLOUR DO YOU LIKE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX? Blonde hair, blue eyes. Freaking Scandinavians.
WOULD YOU RATHER BE SMART OR FUNNY? Smart.
COFFEE OR ENERGY DRINKS? PINK ENERGY!
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE PIZZA TOPPING? Black olives and mushrooms.
IF YOU CAN EAT ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE? Totally not hungry at all right now.
WHO IS THE LAST PERSON WHO MADE YOU MAD? Myself.
DO YOU SPEAK ANOTHER LANGUAGE? Canadian.
WHAT WAS THE FIRST GIFT SOMEONE EVER GAVE YOU? I remember Jansen giving me a ring in 1st grade. Height of my popularity right there.
DO YOU LIKE SOMEONE? More than you could know.
ARE YOU DOUBLE JOINTED? Hahahaha, no.
FAVOURITE CLOTHING BRAND? Um..stuff that actually fits me? Any brand whose “small” is ACTUALLY FREAKING SMALL.
WHAT’S YOUR DREAM CAR? One of those Jeeps with the plastic backs.
WHAT COLOUR IS IT? Orange.
WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE KIND OF EXERCISE? Running.
WOULD YOU FALL IN LOVE KNOWING THAT THE PERSON IS LEAVING? Sure.
WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO TELL SOMEONE HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU? Do something creative for them.
WRITE A NUMBER FROM ONE TO A HUNDRED? 11.
BLONDES OR BRUNETTES? Blondes.
WHAT IS THE ONE NUMBER YOU CALL OFTEN? I haven’t made a phone call since April.
WHAT ANNOYS YOU MOST? Intolerance.
HAVE YOU BEEN OUT OF YOUR COUNTRY? WHERE DID YOU GO? WHAT PLACE DID YOU LIKE BEST? I am currently out of the country, assuming this question means my home country.
YOUR WEAKNESSES? Sleepyhead. M&Ms.
FRIES/CHIPS, RICE, OR BEANS? Fries.
FIRST JOB? Wendy’s. Still one of the better jobs I’ve had.
EVER PRANK CALLED SOMEONE? Nope.
WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE YOU FILLED OUT THIS? Research.
IF YOU COULD GET PLASTIC SURGERY WHAT WOULD IT BE? I hate my jawline. I’d fix that.
WHY DID YOU FILL OUT THIS MEME? It’s what I do.
WHAT DO YOU GET COMPLIMENTED ABOUT MOST? My writing?
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF ALCOHOL BECAME ILLEGAL? I wouldn’t really care.
WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY? My sanity back.
HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU WANT? Ewww, zero.
WHERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Nope.
DO YOU WISH ON STARS? Stars do not exist over Vancouver.
WHICH FINGER[S] IS YOUR FAVOURITE? I like my middle fingers. They’re shaped weird.
WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Salad.
DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Sure.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE LUNCH MEAT? Tuna.
ANY BAD HABITS? Countless.
WHAT IS YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING CD ON THE SHELF? One should not be embarrassed by their music preferences.
IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Doubtful.
HAVE YOU EVER TOLD A SECRET YOU SWORE NOT TO TELL? Possibly. I can’t remember.
DO LOOKS MATTER? To an extent, but it’s certainly not a presiding force in life. It shouldn’t be, at least.
HOW DO YOU RELEASE YOUR ANGER? Yell. Throw stuff.
WHERE IS YOUR SECOND HOME? My dad’s basement.
DO YOU TRUST OTHERS EASILY? Not really, no.
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVOURITE TOY AS A CHILD? A green plastic dog toy shaped like a wrench. Named Wrenchie.
HOW MANY NUMBERS ARE IN YOUR MOBILE PHONE? Maybe seven.
DO YOU USE SARCASM? NEVER!
DO YOU KNOW ANYONE FAMOUS? Nope.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN A MOSH PIT? Nope.
WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A PLACE TO LIVE? Internet access. A place for my chair.
WHAT ARE YOUR NICKNAMES? I don’t really have any.
HOW MANY HATS DO YOU OWN? WHAT’S YOUR HAT SIZE? No hats, no idea what my had size is.
DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Yup,
WERE YOU UPSET ABOUT STEVE IRWIN DYING? It was shocking, yes.
WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR? Oreo.
ARE YOU LAZY? I try not to be, but yes.
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE SONGS AT THE MOMENT? Sleepyhead. Its various remixes. Hey There Mr.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE BAND? Muse.
HOW MANY WISDOM TEETH DO YOU HAVE? None.
DO YOU WANT TO GO ANYWHERE SPECIAL THIS YEAR? Antarctica, but I want to go there every year.
WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Nothing, surprisingly.
LAST THING YOU ATE? Salad.
LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? My dad?
WHATS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT YOURSELF IN THE MORNING? That somehow, 30% of the time, I manage to gyrate in my sleep enough such that my shirt is on backwards in the morning.
FAVOURITE THOUGHT PROVOKING SONG? Philosophia by the Guggenheim Grotto.
FAVOURITE TWO THINGS TO HATE? People who can’t walk down a sidewalk without being dumb, and websites making unnecessary “upgrades” to look “hip.”
FAVOURITE DRINK? Water.
FAVOURITE ZODIAC SIGN? Aquarius
SPORTS YOU LIKE TO WATCH? Figure skating.
WHAT IS YOUR HAIR COLOUR? Black.
EYE COLOUR? Hazel/green.
DO YOU WEAR GLASSES? Indeed.
SIBLINGS? Zero.
FAVOURITE MONTH(s)? February, July.
DO YOU LIKE SUSHI? I do indeed.
LAST THING YOU WATCHED? Frasier.
FAVOURITE DAY OF THE YEAR? February 1st, ‘cause I like the first days of the month and my birthday is on the day following.
ARE YOU TOO SHY TO ASK SOMEONE OUT? Nobody up here worth going out with.
SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer!
KISSES OR HUGS? Kisses, why not?
RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE-NIGHT STANDS? Relationships.
WHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE CELEBRITY? Leibniz counts ‘cause I say so.
WHO IS THE LEAST LIKELY TO ASK YOU ON A DATE? Hahahaha, Leibniz.
BOOKS YOU’D LIKE TO SEE TURNED INTO A FILM? No book I like deserves to be butchered by Hollywood.

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If you shouldn’t knock it till you’ve tried it, how does one go about testing door knockers?

By Claudia on May 6, 2011 | Leave a comment

I actually spoke in front of an audience this afternoon and didn’t stutter my way into a nonsensical blob of idiocy.

There’s a first time for everything.

To de-stress, I present a questionnaire (NOT a survey!). This is the Bernard Pivot Questionnaire, made famous by the show Inside the Actor’s Studio. These are the questions host James Lipton asks at the end of each interview. My mom and I used to watch the show every once and awhile, and I always wanted to be an actress just so that I could, maybe one day, answer these questions for Mr. Lipton. Haha.

What is your favorite word?
“Syzygy.” A word as difficult to find as an occurrence of its main meaning: a linear configuration of three or more celestial bodies. Its uniqueness in the world of English words—the second-longest word failing to contain a, e, i, o, or u, surpassed only by “rhythms” and tied with its singular—makes this one of my favorite words.
That, and it makes it look like Webster gave Lynyrd Skynyrd a chance to put a word in the dictionary.

What is your least favorite word?
By meaning or by sound? By meaning, it’s “hate.” By sound, it’s a bit tougher. I don’t like words with v’s or w’s, or words with long e sounds. So I guess I should really abhor the word “weave,” eh?
I don’t know. I’ve never liked the word “virgin.”

What turns you on?
Leibniz. Apart from the whole calculus/optimism/we-all-interact-but-we-really-don’t stuff, I actually find the guy pretty physically attractive. I dig blue eyes, and that wig, man, that wig…
And fat. Fat turns me on.

What sound do you love?
I dig brown noise. I know it’s more of a background noise than a particular sound, but it really helps me concentrate, regardless of the surrounding distractions (e.g., people being obnoxious idiots in the “quiet” section of the library, the neverending construction just outside my office, the jerks in the Social lab down the hall who don’t know how to talk at dB levels lower than 180).

What sound do you hate?
My absolute least favorite sound on this planet is babies/toddlers crying. All my muscles tense up super tight whenever I’m in the near vicinity of a bawling child. That particular sound just makes me ridiculously uncomfortable and stressed.

What is your favorite curse word?
Either fuck or pieceofshit! Fuck is ye olde standby and is applicable in almost every situation, whereas pieceofshit! is saved for when things aren’t working correctly. Which is often.

What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?
I’d totally work as a deep sea fisherman. Most fishermen are exactly the opposite of everything I am and I’d probably die within 24 hours of being out on the ocean, but for whatever reason that career has always had this allure for me. Weird, I know.

What profession would you not like to participate in?
Skill-wise? Perfume developer, haha. But preference-wise, anything that involves a lot of face-to-face interaction. Like a psychologist or a psychiatrist, I would never want to do that. It’d be terrifying and I wouldn’t trust myself to take the right action.

If heaven exists, what would you like to hear god say when you arrive at the pearly gates?
“You got here by being a decent human being, not by belonging to any particular religious denomination. Also, Leibniz is over there. He’s been waiting for you.”

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It’s a blog! It’s a post! It’s a survey!

By Claudia on May 5, 2011 | Leave a comment

1101. Continued…Let’s see if I’m psychic. You wrote three yes or no questions. Now I will answer them.
1 yes
2 no
3 no
Did I get any right?
Yup, numbers one and three. It was nighttime when I wrote my question and I
wasn’t wearing pants.

1102. You wrote one question that can be answered with a color (example: what
color is my car). I say….
White. Is it true?
Nope.

1103. You thought of a number between 1 and 100 and typed it down.
Was it 14?
Nope. 77.

1104. You wrote one more question, anything you wanted.
The answer is yes, 42, orange, Matt, Josh, Kim, Nicole, whatever or your mom.
Does that answer your question?
Nope. Rick Astley will, in fact, NEVER give you up.

1105. Do you think that Britney Spears would make a good Bond Girl?
Haha. That would be funny.

1106. Have you read anything by C.S. Lewis?
I read the Narnia insanity when I was younger. Didn’t care much for it.

1107. What is your favorite movie with Bill Murray?
I think I’ve only ever seen Groundhog’s Day.

1108. What is your favorite movie with Jack Nicholson?
Again, I’ve only ever seen One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.

1109. What is your favorite movie with Christopher Walkin?
Wasn’t he a voice in Antz? I liked Antz.

1110. What is your favorite movie with Johnny Depp?
I don’t watch enough movies to answer these. Was he in Pirates of the
Caribbean?

1111. What is your favorite movie with Orlando Bloom?
Was he in Pirates, too?

1112. What rhymes with ‘orange’?
Stenographer.

1113. Why do guys have nipples if they will never need to feed a baby?
Because God said, “let there be teats.”
If that quote were in the Bible, I’d convert in a nanosecond.

1114. Some people think that couples should be screened before they are allowed to reproduce (so that people who cannot afford to support a child don’t have one, or so that a child won’t be born into a dysfunction family or to unfit parents). What do you think about this?
I think it’s a good idea in theory, but actively employing such screenings would be pretty much impossible/unrealistic/highly criticized.

1115. Have you ever swallowed an object by accident?
I used to have a huge fear of choking on stuff if I didn’t chew it properly. I remember in kindergarten my friends would challenge each other to swallow whole those little slices of baby mandarin oranges. I could never bring myself to do it.
Wow, tangent.
Um…I swallow Tic Tacs unintentionally all the time. I guess I shouldn’t go into vacuum mode when I’m sucking on something so small [insert
immature joke here].

1116. Did you get it back?
The Tic Tacs? Well, technically…

1117. Do you prefer He-Man or She-Ra?
He-Man, just ‘cause of the name.

1118. Are you proud of yourself?
For what? Being a failure at everything? ‘Cause I’m damn good at that.

1119. Who should go to hell?
Grad school.

1120. Is your eyesight 20/20?
With my glasses on, yes.

1121. Have you ever had insomnia?
I don’t know if what I’m going through now counts as insomnia, but if not, no.

1122. Does it bother you when people touch you?
Depends on who. Depends on where. Depends on the nudity level.

1123. Is it better to get too much or too little sleep?
Too little. More productivity that way!

1124. Have you ever given away something you made? What?
Yup. Drawings.

1125. Is it better to have kids when you are in your teens, 20s, 30s, 40s, or older?
Never! Kids suck.

1126. What gets your adrenaline pumping?
Test anxiety. Statistics.

1127. Is hell all fire and brimstone or is it personal for everyone like in Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey?
Or does it not exist?
I don’t think it exists, but I think the best description of it ever was in James Joyces’ Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Fantastic.

1128. Do you ever talk about yourself in the third person?
No, but sometimes I write about myself in third person.

1129. What’s your favorite radio station? What kind of music do they play?
My old favorite in Moscow was Z-Fun 106.1, just because I always found it vastly superior to 104. It was mostly pop music, but I enjoyed it. I don’t
listen to radio much up here.

1130. What did you think of these movies:
Election? Never saw it.
Gone With the Wind? See above.
Fight Club? See above.
Spider Man? You know, these movie questions are totally wasted on me.
The Virgin Suicides? Like, totally.
Resident Evil? I’m taking my pants off now.
Signs? OOH, I’ve seen this one! I liked it.
Muppets from Space? Lalalalala…
Pearl Harbor? There are too many movies.
Halloween Resurrection? Is there a book list coming later?
The Dark Crystal? Creepiest damn puppet movie ever.

1131. Is everyone special?
Sure.

1132. Are your toes:
Painted (what color)? Yes, pink.
Manicured? No.
Sparkly? That would be awesome.
Soft? Sure.
Wearing a toe ring? Nope.
Do you have hobbit-feet? I hope not.

1133. Do you believe there is anyplace still undiscovered in all the world?
Of course.

1134. Whose picture would you like to paint a target on and throw darts at?
Nobody’s.

1135. Is love all you need?
According to The Beatles, yes.

1136. Ever caught a fish?
Yes? I think?

1137. Are you adventurous?
Sure, I’d like to think so.

1138. Are you afraid of mediocrity?
Depends on the situation.

1139. Would you rather die tomorrow or have all your friends die?
Me dead tomorrow. No question.

1140. What are 3 things you don’t understand?
1. Basic addition.
2. Why no one else seems to find Leibniz absolutely irresistible.
3. Where I went wrong.

1141. I would do anything for love but I won’t do ‘that’. What is ‘that’?
Give up Leibniz.

1142. Has your diary ever been rated?
Huh? No.

1143. Do you do more than kiss on the first date?
Not yet, no. And I probably wouldn’t.

1144. Are you very liberal or conservative?
I’m liberal about most things.

1145. What do you like about your neighbors?
That I never, ever hear them.

1146. I read that by 2010 they expect to market a gene therapy procedure that will increase the life spans of adult human beings by double or triple. If this happened would you have it done?
Haha, dated survey is dated. And if it had happened, no, absolutely not.

1147. If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands. Did you clap?
Fuck no.

1148. Was this year a good year for you?
Not so far, no.

1149. What are you looking forward to next year?
The fact that it’s not this year. The fact that I’ll have had to be finished with this god-awful program by then.

1150. Are you a Jim Henson fan?
Hell yeah!

1151. What do you think of these diarist names?
ToxicToast: haha.
Solitary Music: sounds a bit emo.
gemini_wish_star: sounds like a teen.
juneberry: meh.

1152. Do you read the Diary Master’s diary?
Nope.

1153. Have you ever made an enemy on OD?
I’m assuming OD stands for Open Diary. So no.

1154. Have you ever (or do you know anyone who’s) been deleted from OD?
Nope.

1155. Were you ever in the first row of a concert?
I’ve never been to a concert.

1156. Did you ever meet a celebrity? Who?
Never met one.

1157. Do you have any autographs?
I have an autographed CD from Capitol Steps when I went to their performance in Spokane. They’re hilarious.

1158. Can you visualize whirled peas?
Make grub, not war.

1159. Are there some situations where love just isn’t enough to keep 2 people together? When does that happen?
Life happens. Life’s a bitch sometimes.

1160. Do you have no attention span?
I have a very good attention span.

1161. What do you think of these entry titles?
me. back. home: meh.
steak and butter: steak is tasty.
The Smurfs Go Communist: sounds funny.
The controversial Athens: sounds interesting.

1162. Have you ever been wrongly accused?
Yes, but it was nothing major. Not like manslaughter or anything.

1163. When you wash your hair do you blow dry it or let it dry naturally?
I blow dry my bangs. The rest dries naturally.

1164. Where does your family go on vacation?
My mom and I go to Spokane (haha). My dad and I cruise to Alaska.

1165. Have you ever been to:
Newport, Rhode Island: nope
Dutch Wonderland: nope.
Salem, MA: not this one either.
Niagara Falls: nope.

1166. Have you ever given money to OD cares?
Nope.

1167. Have you ever created an OD interest? If yes, what interests did you create?
I haven’t.

1168. What do you think of these entry names?
DEAR SOUL FRIEND 57 Loss: interesting…
I had a good title but i forgot it: sounds like one of my entries, haha.
Left Alone: see above.
yeah yeah…he kissed her: I’d read it.

1169. If you have aol what is your ‘you’ve got mail’ sound?
Hahahaha, AOL.

1170. What will you never have enough of?
Knowledge.

1171. Who can you only handle in small doses?
People in general.

1172. You are at a magic auction where you can bid on impossible things but you
only brought enough money to buy one thing. Out of these..which would you buy?
– entrance into whatever afterlife you believe in
– a guarentee that you will have at least 3 books published in your life
– a new car, house and boat each year
– unending creative inspiration
– ultimate compassion and acceptance of others
– a trip into outer space
– perfect health for the rest of your life
Unending creative inspiration. That would be so rad.

1173. In the above question if finding perfect love was a choice would you
change your answer?
No.

1174. What food is so fattening or unhealthy that you would NEVER touch it?
Foie gras, because it’s obviously unhealthy for the goose.

1175. Which do you love more, your country or your planet?
My UNIVERSE!

1176. What do you think of:
ABBA: ABBA rules, yo.
Brian Adams: who?
No Doubt: Gwen Stefani!

1177. Are you more logical or emotional?
Logical. Until I freak out, then I get overemotional and hate myself.

1178. Do you think that tattoos and piercing are overrated?
Nope.

1179. What do you think of these diary titles?
The Seamless Garment: boring.
Your eyes can be so cruel: blah.
What was, is no more: interesting.
shock me sane: this sounds like a band.

1180. Do you believe that Michael Jackson molests children?
Zombie Jackson and small children? I sense a B movie in the making.

1181. Hypothetically, let’s say that he did molest them. Who would you feel should be held MORE accountable, Michael Jackson or the parents that allowed their children to go to Never Land Ranch unsupervised for sleepovers?
I think we should let all that stuff go now that he’s, you know, dead.

1182. Have you ever been to:
Manhattan: nope.
Disney: Disney Land = yes, Disney World = no.
Paris: nope.
Anywhere cooler: Stockholm!

1183. What 3 music videos should everyone download?
The Music Scene – Blockhead
Baby I’m Yours – Breakbot
Stupid Girls – P!nk

1184. If someone bet you ten dollars that you couldn’t sing the whole Gummy
Bears theme song, would you be able to do it and win?
Nope.

1185. Do you like Bjork?
No opinion.

1186. How about the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club?
Never heard of them.

1187. What do you think of Moby?Eh, he’s okay.

1188. What do you think of Alien Ant Farm?
Their cover of Smooth Criminal is better than Michael Jackson’s version.

1189. What do you think of the Flaming Sideburns?
I know nothing of them.

1190. Do you believe that imps, trolls, giants, dragons, unicorns, etc. were
real but became extinct?
Nope.

1191. What sucks?
Vacuums. Grad school.

1192. What do you think of these diary titles?
Geologist to the Stars: interesting. I’d read it.
The Hussy Chronicles: sounds dirty!
Gravy: meh.
Napping in the Broom Closet: surprise narcolepsy?

1193. Do you ever think about suicide?
Yes. I’ll just leave it at that.

1194. Do you believe that Jesus Christ was a real person? How about Noah?
Sure, why not? I think pulling the entire New Testament completely out of the air is as suspicious as an actual god existing and commanding people to write the Bible.

1195. What is one luxury you refuse to live without?
Access to music.

1196. What is one luxury you feel you could live without?
I could live without access to all the awesome organic produce/foods that I currently have. It would suck, but I could give up Whole Foods, haha.

1197. Do you feel that you are high, medium, or low maintenance in a
relationship?
I try to be low maintenance. But who knows.

1198. What do you think of these diarist names?
N.Y.S: Now You See?
Collapsibleman: haha
*})|({*: butterfly!!
black dove: emo?

1199. Do vegetables taste better from the store or from your garden?
Veggies RULE! I haven’t had garden fresh ones in forever, though.

1200. How long have you spent on this survey so far?
Several hours, I’d say. Takes me awhile to fill in each section.

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VROOM

By Claudia on April 25, 2011 | Leave a comment

1001. What has caused you to reinvent yourself or reevaluate who you are?
College. I’m quite different now than I was in 2006.

1002. Name three annoying bands/musicians:
John Mayer, Jason Mraz, Finger Eleven. They’re not annoying per se, they just bug me.

1003. Have you ever been to a foam party (a big dance floor full of soap foam that people dance in at a club)? If yes did you get into the foam?
That sounds like the coolest thing ever. Why haven’t I been a part of something like this?

1004. Who do you take for granted?
My mom sometimes, which is horrible, I know.
Who makes you feel taken for granted?
Some certain people I won’t name.

1005. Short, knee, or ankle skirts?
Knee skirts. That way you can show off badass socks.

1006. Do you wear a hat?
I’m not a hat person.

1007. Did you watch Sifl and Ollie on MTV?
Who did the what now?
How about Liquid Television?
Huh?
The Maxx?
The what?

1008. What do you like that is NOT part of pop culture?
Leibniz.

1009. What music makes you feel:
Sexy? Lady Gaga. I like to dance naked to her. I’d dance naked FOR her, too.
Passionate? Anything fast with a good beat.
Violent? Psychostick.
Romantic? Haha, I don’t know of any songs/music that makes me feel romantic.
Sad? A lot of Sia’s slower songs made me sad.
Happy/joyous? If I said Sleepyhead, would you stab me?

1010. Who’s your favorite cartoon character?
Ooh, that’s tough. I actually don’t know.

1011. Does break dancing impress you?
Yeah. I’m sure it takes a lot of talent to do that.

1012. Are you a smooth operator?
I’m a pimp.

1013. Would you rather be a police officer or a criminal?
Police officer. That’d be pretty cool.

1014. Do you believe that government decisions should be made based more on economics or more on social reform?
They should be based on a healthy combination of the two, but probably a little bit more on social reform.

1015. Why do ‘they’ spend money to sterilize needles that are going to be used to give lethal injections?
Because it’s probably illegal for an inmate to die via infection rather than the prescribed cocktail of drugs.

1016. This summer have you:
Been to the beach? Nope.
been to the movies? Movies suck.
Played mini golf? Haha, haven’t done that in years.
Gone for a walk? Lots of them.

1017. Would you rather lay in bed all night talking or have sex all night long?
Can’t we do both?

1018. Have you ever eaten tofu?
Hahaha, I’m so sleep deprived…though that read “have you ever eaten sofa?”
Yes, I’ve eaten tofu. But not sofa.

1019. Who needs a brain?
A freakish amount of people.

1020. Who needs a heart?
Men of tin!

1021. Does the moon have an effect on your mood?
Possibly. Who knows? The moon is one influential celestial body.

1022. Do you feel pressure on Friday and Saturday to have fun, go out and party?
Pfft, screw that. Plus I don’t know anyone up here with which to have fun, go out, and party.

1023. Many people will say that the Harry Potter books are pure fluff with no literary value. Do you agree?
I can’t say. I’ve never read them.

1024. Is Harry Potter comparable to The Chronicles of Narnia and the Lord of the Rings?
Well, I thought Narnia and LotR sucked, so…

1025. What are you doing next Wednesday?
Working on my thesis. Trying not to die.

1026. Why do so many people think Elvis is still alive?
Because Elvis was awesome.

1027. What couldn’t you live your life without?
Data.

1028. Are your hands cold?
My fingers are, yes. But then again, my body temp is usually around 95 or 96 degrees, so…it’s to be expected.

1029. Is your heart warm?
Sure.

1030. Palm trees or snow storms?
Snow storms!

1031. What bands would be great if only the singing was edited out?
Hahaha, ouch. I’m not sure, I usually don’t listen to any (singing) bands if I don’t like their singing.

1032. What fantasy book would you like to see made into a movie?
Fantasy is obnoxious.

1033. Do you avoid risks and if possible stay at home?
I’m a pretty big risk-taker, I’d say.

1034. What SCI-fi books do you read?
ONLY Jules Verne and H. G. Wells. All others are inferior!

1035. Would you be on that who wants to marry a millionaire show as a contestant?
Haha, sure, why not?

1036. Who’s the best secret keeper you know?
Not sure. Some of my friends are good at it, some of them really suck.

1037. What is your favorite myth?
I’ve always liked the myth of Icarus and Daedalus.

1038. Is it easier to live when you’re evil?
Hell no. Karma, ladies and gents.

1039. Have you ever belonged to a sorority or a fraternity?
Hahaha, no.

1040. Would you want to join one?
It would be a fun and frightening experience.

1041. If your friend were doing dangerous drugs would you tell their parents?
I think my friends and I are of the age where I should confront them personally rather than tattle to their parents.

1042. Would you rather be a unicorn, mermaid/man, or a sorceress/er?
Sorceress.

1043. Are leather pants sexy?
On some people, yes.
On you?
Dudes, nothing is sexy on me.

1044. Did you tell someone you love him or her today?
My mom.

1045. Have you ever given blood?
I’m anemic, yo. I’d probably die.

1046. Have you ever been thrown out of someplace?
Nope. Almost, though.

1047. What do you daydream about?
The future.

1048. Are you a miracle?
I’m biology. Make of that what you will.

1049. If America is one nation under god then are atheists citizens?
It doesn’t matter, ‘cause we’re not a nation under god.

1050. Should they be?
We should be a nation under nachos. That’s a lot cooler.

1051. If you could pick any rock star to replace the Ozbournes in their reality show, whom would you pick?
Pfft, rock stars.

1052. What are your feelings about Mel Gibson’s movie The Passion of Christ?
I never saw it and I have no interest to.

1053. What did you think about the last episode of Sex in the City?
See above.

1054. What is your favorite movie with Adam Sandler in it?
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a movie with Adam Sandler in it.

1055. What is your biggest problem?
Hahahaha…oh…you don’t want to know.

1056. Have you ever been arrested?
Nope.

1057. Can musicians be held responsible for influencing people to behave badly?
Not anymore than anyone else.

1058. Do you believe that there are subliminal messages embedded in some TV shows, movies & music?
I think people are obsessive enough to imply meaning that isn’t there.

1059. Is there anything that you believe should be banned for any reason?
Can we ban stupidity?

1060. How often do you eat too much?
Very rarely.

1061. Have you ever descended into pure madness?
No comment.

1062. Would you want to?
See above.

1063. Do green m&m’s make you feel sexy?
ANY M&Ms make me feel sexy.

1064. If you died tomorrow, what mark would you have left on the world?
None. I’m pretty pathetic.

1065. What movie would you NEVER want to see?
My dad made me watch Dude, Where’s My Car? once. I think if I saw a millisecond of that movie again, my brain would implode.

1066. What annoys you the most about yourself?
Myself.

1067. How do you feel about capitalism?
Eh.

1068. How do you feel about socialism?
I don’t have a problem with it.

1069. How do you feel about communism?
It’s an interesting system/movement/whatever you’d like to call it. I don’t know a whole lot about it, though.

1070. Has anyone ever tried to injure you?
Yes.

1071. Has anyone ever tried to kill you?
Not that I’m aware of.

1072. How do you know when it’s time to break up with someone?
You just know.

1073. What is your opinion of the Janet jackson/Justin Timberlake superbowl exposure incident?
Meh. People overreacted.

1074. What’s the most annoying sound?
Crying babies.

1075. Who was your childhood hero?
I don’t think I really had one.

1076. With nearly 100 channels why is NOTHING ever on?
Because most TV sucks? And people get worse with choices when they’re given more of them.

1077. Would you adopt a stray kitty wandering through your neighborhood?
Hell yes!

1078. Describe what you look like:
Short, black hair, ugly.

1079. Describe what you ARE like:
Weird, obnoxious, lonely.

1080. What bad habit do you have that affects other people as much as it affects you?
Uh…procrastination? Not sure.

1081. How did you party new years eve 1999?
Oh man, I can’t even remember…I think I just sat up in the living room with my mom and grandparents. I know I watched the ball drop while standing on my head.

1082. Does second hand smoke bother you?
I can’t smell it.

1083. Have you ever:
Dumped a drink over someone’s head? Nope.
Dumped a drink over your own head? Yes.
Bit someone? No.
Torn at someone’s clothes? Welcome to high school. Hahaha, poor Aneel.
Made out in the bathroom? Nnnno?

1084. Which Lord of the Rings movie has the best ending?
LotR SUCKS.

1085. Do you have any interesting scars?
Um…I have scars with interesting stories behind them.

1086. Is it better for people to change and evolve their ideas or always be consistent?
I love consistency myself, but if peoples’ ideas are in need of change, by all means.

1087. Warped tour, Lollapalooza or Area concert?
Lollapalooza.

1088. What are you missing in your life?
Someone to care for. Being alone in a city of 600,000 blows.

1089. Do you ever know when someone is thinking about you?
Bah.

1090. What could you make a sculpture out of that’s in the room with you right now?
I have glue and cardboard.

1091. Do you believe in the lost city of Atlantis?
Meh.

1092. Have you ever read The Little Prince?
Indeed. Good little book.

1093. This is Mr. fish <>< What’s the best picture you can make on your keyboard?
I can make a COLE TRAIN!
But I don’t feel up to it right now.

1094. What did Mr. Octopus say to Mrs. Octopus?
[insert Octopussy joke here]

1095. Let’s see if I’m psychic. Write a yes or no question here.
Is it nighttime right now?

1096. Write another yes or no question.
Is this a yes or no question?

1097. Think of just one more yes or no question.
Am I wearing pants?

1098. Type one question that can be answered with a color (example: what color is my car)
What is the complimentary color of orange?

1099. Think of a number between one and one hundred & type it down.
77.

1100. Write one more question, anything you want.
Is Rick Astley ever going to give you up?

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Streeeeeeeeeeeeeeess

By Claudia on April 6, 2011 | 1 Comment

12 hours straight of thesis insanity on top of a very stressful appointment this morning. Claudia needs a survey before she passes out for an hour or so before going to campus. Again.

1. what isn’t not not not isn’t is not isn’t not your name?
I’m Steve. And that’s a whole lotta nots.

2. how many years have you been alive. or hours or seconds or feet?
Years: approximately 23.
Hours: 203182.
Feet: Six and a half.

3. if you were born as and then raised as a slave hundreds of years ago and forced to lick people’s feet but then it turned out that that wasn’t you, that was your uncle, what is your gender?
Hahaha. I’m a lady.

4. what is your body mass index?
Uhhh…17-something, I think.

5. what species are you? this is the boring phrased question:
MANLY! Manly is a species, right?

6. if one day you opened your door to find a dog on the doorstep wearing 2 different pairs of sneakers, what would you do?
If the sneakers were cool, I would ask the dog where he or she got them. After all, a dog sophisticated enough to adorn itself in multiple forms of sneaker certainly should be able to talk. I mean, it’s just logic.

7. how high is your sperm count?
Hopefully very, very, very low.

8. when did you last cut your hair/shave?
I cut my bangs yesterday, actually.

9. could you make a teepee out of the raw materials you find in the woods if you had to?
Damn straight. I’ve done it before.

10. if you’re a guy, would you wear a hot pink dress for at least 10 hours for 100 bucks? if you’re a girl, would you ride a horse around town while naked?
Horses are frightening and I don’t know how I’d feel about letting one between my legs while I was naked.

11. what is your favorite book?
The Caine Mutiny! It’s amaaaazing.

12. if you were locked in a room for 27 hours with only a bag of Cheetos, a turtle, a Britney Spears CD and a walkie talkie, what would you do?
Check out the Walkie Talkie to see if there was anyone interesting out there. If not, I’d monge the Cheetos while balancing the CD on my head to entertain the turtle.

13. hello!!
YO, survey maker!

14. did you ever have a really ugly pair of shoes but you didn’t realize it so you wore them anyway and everyone was like wow thats an ugly pair of shoes but no one told you until your mom finally broke it to you gently?
Nope. But I remember a bunch of 9th graders ganging up on me in the parking lot when I was a 7th grader to tell me how ugly I dressed. Fun times indeed.

15. do you like rap?
Blah. Not my cup of tea.
Eminem’s hilarious, though.

16. what food/object/person makes you want to throw up and then die in your throw up and lay there all dead forever?
Wow, that’s a lot of throw up/death. Can red-orange count for this? That color makes me nauseous.

17. who is your bitch?
R.

18. how are your tapdancing skills?
Never honed them.

19. what would be your email if your sister made it for you? if you dont have a sister then go kill yourself:
UH OH TIME TO DIE!

20. how do you smell right now?
Phenomenal question. Unfortunately, I cannot physically give you an answer.

21. have you ever licked your own foot?
Hahaha, I used to suck on my toes at sleepovers to entertain people.
But I also used to get naked in my sleeping bag and pretend I was “bathing.”
Perchance this was why I had no friends in elementary school?

22. have you ever licked anyone else’s foot?
Um…I don’t think so…

23. have you ever licked the president’s foot?
That. Would. Be. AWESOME.

24. fill in the blanks: my ________ brings all of the ________ to the ________
Blogs, weirdness, and internet.

25. what’s your favorite flavor of condom?
I’ve never tried a flavored condom, actually.

26. do you give good massages?
So I’ve been told.

27. bless you:
Thank you, Jesus!

28. what do you like to do when you’re home alone and no one’s watching you do anything so you can do whatever you want because you’re not being watched because you’re alone?
Get naked. Dance like crazy in front of the mirrors. Make puns.
Oh wait, I do that anyway.

29. are you hot like a toaster?
No, but if you get into the tub with me I’ll electrocute you.

30. what is your job and what is it like working there?
I’m a grad student. It blows and makes me want to kill myself.

31. do you like little kids?
NO.

32. do you like old people who probably smell?
I wouldn’t care about the smell. And all old people, apart from my devil grandma, seem pretty amazing.

33. do you love cats?
Sure.

34. how much do you love them?
Quite a bit.

35. are you innocent?
Pfft.

36. if you had an evil laugh what would it be like?
Awesome.

37. do you sometimes wonder what it would be like to be the opposite gender?
Quite a bit more than anyone would think.

38. do you still play with barbies? no matter what you say im still going to assume you do:
I have no Barbies. DO NOT ASSUME!

39. what are your fetishes?
Fat. Nice, soft, fat chunky dudes. Hell yeah.

40. when was your last period?
That…that’s a good question.

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BOOMSMA!

By Claudia on April 3, 2011 | Leave a comment

Gettin’ through the first 1,000! Hahaha, are you guys sick of this, yet?

901. Would you rather have a candle scented like blueberries and crème or butterscotch pie?
I will STAB you.

902. Which ones are fruits and which are vegetables:
Banana – fruit
Cucumber – vegetable
Tomato – technically a fruit, but culinarily (TOTALLY A WORD) a veg.
Apple – veggie
Carrot – AWESOME veggie
Eggplant – veggie
Cherry – nasty
Pumpkin – fruit

903. Does it annoy you when people talk loudly on their cell phones in public?
You have no idea. Not everyone on the bus needs to know your dinner plans, you obnoxious fart faces.

904. Is love a commitment to one person, or can you love more than one person at the same time?
I honestly believe you can love more than one person at a time.

905. Cover or original:
Smooth Criminal; is it better by Michael Jackson or Alien Ant Farm?
AAF, definitely.
Blue Monday better by Orgy or New Order?
Never heard it.
I Want Candy; Is it better by Aaron Carter or Bow Wow Wow?
Bow Wow Wow!
Love Song; Is it better by 311 or The Cure?
Another one I’ve never heard.
It’s My Life; Is it better by No Doubt or The Talking Heads?
No Doubt.

906. What is the most uncomfortable feeling?
Dread. Not having a plan. Both combined.

907. Do you like Maroon 5?
I think all their songs sound the same, but it’s a decent sound, so I don’t mind too much.

908. Would you ever go on a blind date TV show?
That would probably be the only way I’d get a date seeing as how things tend to go with me.

909. How much of your wardrobe is dry clean only?
Two things, a jacket and pants, but I never dry clean those pants. Into the washer they go!

910. Who’s arms would you like to crawl into?
Leibniz’.

911. What the hell is your problem?
Hahahaha, I could write you a book, man.

912. Look around you. What is the most beautiful thing you can see?
My books. I love them.

913. What is the most beautiful thing you can’t see?
Tachyons! Speedy little buggers.

914. Take a deep breath. Yawn deeply. Do you appreciate the things most people take for granted, like breathing?
I think I appreciate tastes more than the average person, seeing as how I can’t smell and all. The things I can taste I taste very strongly and I really try to eat things that have good, strong flavors. Apart from broccoli and cauliflower. Those taste like nothing but have awesome textures.

915. Do you appreciate breathing more when you have a cold and you’re all congested and can’t breathe right?
I don’t get colds, I stole God’s immune system.

916. Is congestion a positive thing because it helps you to appreciate breathing?
I appreciate breathing more after I choke on something. Congestion just pisses me off.

917. How is your life like a work of art?
It’s unfinished and probably will always be that way. Lots of artists never really “finish” their works, right?

918. Do you feel that your life influences and is influenced by many other lives?
Of course. No man is an island. Some are peninsulas, but none are islands.

919. Has a smile ever made all the difference in the world to you?
Meh. If I’m having a bad day, I’m having a BAD day. Smiles don’t do much for me if I feel up to kicking a baby through an electric fan.

920. Have you ever looked at a tree and considered how the roots could be miles long, trailing and entwining with other roots underground, all of them holding the soil together?
Indeed.

921. Do you notice the little things in life?
Sometimes. When I’m really freaking depressed I do.

922. Do you feel, as Jung did, that deep down, underneath our individual personalities we are all the same?
The collective unconscious thing? Eh. I suppose in a sense that’s what’s going on, but I’m not a strong believer in it.

923. Do you feel a great oneness with the universe?
Sometimes. Sometimes I feel very, very, very alone.

924. When was the last time you decided to really enjoy yourself?
Haha, it’s been awhile. Grad school has destroyed my soul.

925. When was the last time you set yourself free and acted without caring at all what someone else thought?
Pfft.

926. Have you ever held someone and appreciated how delicate and fragile all life is and felt that they were even more precious and beautiful because one day they would die…and so will you?
Those are some of the best moments in life, in my opinion.

927. In ten years someone else might own your house and the room you are sitting in now. Someone else might be standing right next to where you are sitting now. So that means you could be standing right next to someone but you can’t see him or her because they are ten years away.
Ever look at life like that?
I do indeed. This section of the survey includes a lot of stuff I tend to think about a lot.

928. When was the last time you:
Soaked in a bubble bath: long, long, long ago.
Read a good book outside: It’s too cold/rainy to read outside up here.
Held someone’s hand: Not since last summer.
Felt truly joyful: Not since before grad school. Sad, eh?

929. What do you bring to this world that no one else can?
A fantastic degree of “insignificant human pretending to be important.” Also a lot of blogs.

930. Do you feel that you are part of every living thing in this world and that all those things are part of you?
I’m a hylozoist, so yes. We are all of the same matter, we all become one another at some point.

931. Are you more afraid of death or not completely living?
I FEAR NOTHING

932. What was the last thing you wanted to do but didn’t or couldn’t do?
Quit.

933. Why don’t you try and do that thing now?
Because I’m a coward.

934. What is the most wonderful thing happening right now in the world?
People are trying to be nice to each other. Obviously this isn’t a universal thing, but odds are, somewhere out there someone is making a conscious effort to be nice to a fellow human being.

935. Name 7 things going on around you that you normally wouldn’t notice:
1. The fridge is running.
2. The light on my router is blinking.
3. My chilled water is slowly warming to room temperature.
4. The apple I took out of the fridge is also warming to room temperature.
5. The three clocks on the walls are ticking.
6. My Christmas lights are still chilling on the ceiling.
7. The light on my TV is on, indicating that it is plugged in.

936. Name three things you hate
1. Failure
2. Judgmental attitudes
3. Group work

937. Name one GOOD thing about each of those 3 things you hate.
1. You supposedly learn from it
2. I guess they can help protect you in situations in which the judgments actually are accurate.
3. Sometimes you get a group that lets you do all the work yourself.

938. What do you tend to see in black and white, rather than in shades of gray?
Pretty much everything. Except grays. HA joke.

939. Admit three things you do that you are ashamed of but shouldn’t be.
1. I waste time.
2. I double check ridiculously simple calculations with a calculator, even though I know the correct answers (example: if I have to add 36 + 2, I know the answer is 38, but I punch 36 + 2 into a calculator to check anyway).
3. I don’t do any school work on Saturdays.

940. What qualities make a person “good” in your eyes?
They’re kind to others, they don’t judge others, they try to maintain harmony in their surroundings.

941. Do you have any of these qualities?
I certainly try.

942. Are you willing to do what it takes to achieve what you want to?
Fuck yes.

943. Name one bad quality about someone you love.
She allows a certain asshole to control her life to a certain extent.

944. Name one good quality about someone you hate.
I don’t hate anyone.

945. Are you pro life or pro choice and why?
Pro choice; I think that women should be allowed the freedom of making a (legal) choice if they’re ever in the situation where they think bringing yet another life into this world is not the best thing for them to do.

946. If you are pro life write a reason someone might be pro choice. If you are pro choice write a reason someone might be pro life.
I’ve read/heard the descriptions of abortion, and they make it sound pretty horrible for the baby. I can see how some people could oppose such operations.

947. Can you see the beauty in?
A bumble bee: They’re cute.
A man skating: Johnny Weir is HOT.
A woman combing her hair: Women are beautiful.
A box of tissues: Such things are useful to me.
Yourself naked: BAH I’m ugly as hell.
Light: Light is fanfreakingtastic.

948. What are you most afraid of?
Failure. And Google. But mostly failure.

949. Whose life would you REALLY NOT want to ever have?
Hmm…I’m not sure. I think I would be horrible in any situation where I’d have to interact with a lot of people and make a lot of major decisions. So I guess I wouldn’t want to be President Obama then, haha.
Why?
Press conferences, cabinet meetings, and budget balancing, oh my!

950. Can you come up with a reason why you might want their life?
I’d like to think I would do something worthwhile if I were ever president.

951. Name one thing that is beautiful about your body
I’m stronger than I look. By quite a bit.

952. Name one thing that is ugly about your body
I don’t know if I can narrow it down. Um…my legs are horribly ugly. Cannot wear shorts.

953. Name one thing that is beautiful about your mind
I’m very good at making connections across subjects/fields/ideas.

954. Name one thing that is ugly about your mind
I have a horrible temper.

955. Who was the last person you were rude to?
Possibly someone on the bus? I’m not sure. It was a pretty bad day.

956.Are your elbows soft?
Yup.

957. Are you ticklish?
Unfortunately.

958. Are you awkward or graceful?
Pfft, I trip over electrons.

959. Do you wear glasses/contacts?
I love my glasses.

960. If you wear contacts what’s the longest you have ever left them in your eyes?
No contacts for me!

961. What’s going on where you are right now?
Not too much. Just chilling in my apartment.

962. What is your favorite thing to touch?
I like smooth metallic things.

963. What is your favorite kind of incense?
This is not applicable to Claudia!

964. What relaxes you?
Sleepyhead.

965. How much time have you wasted?
God, SO much.

966. How do you afford your rock and roll lifestyle?
Oh, you know, dealing crack, prostitution, all that good stuff.
And a graduate scholarship.
(mostly that last one)

967. What does teen spirit smell like?
Nirvana, perhaps?
Or crack.

968. Do you mostly listen or hear?
Depends on who’s talking.

969. Look or see?
See.

970. Do you comprehend all the things you read?
I try.
But then again, I’ve also read Quine, so no.

971. Is it necessary to be repetitive in order to be creative?
It depends on the person. Some peoples’ creativity is fed by routine activity, some peoples’ creativity is crushed by it.

972. Do you control your attitude or does it control you?
I try to control it, but sometimes it goes insane.

973. Are your relationships mostly passion or conversation?
First conversation, then passion, than conversation, than a healthy mixture of both.

974. Do you do what needs to be done regardless of the consequences?
I am the most stubbornly persistent person I know.

975. Is money how you keep score?
Hell no.

976. Who can you do everything or nothing with and still have the best time?
My old roomies. My band geek buds. My mother.

977. Just because you’re angry does that give you the right to be cruel?
Absolutely not.

978. What is maturity and where does it come from?
Maturity is overrated. We all need to be a little more childish if we want to be sane. Unfortunately, I think we’re all in too much of a rush to become mature.

979. Who is the maturest person you know?
Haha, is “maturest” a word? I always thought Sean was a surprisingly mature human being.

980. Who is the most immature person you know?
Probably myself.

981. If there was a fire and you could only rescue one thing from your room (all people and pets have escaped on their own, even goldfish) what would it be?
Compy. I freaking love my compy.

982. If you could, what 3 albums would you force everyone to remove from his or her CD collections?
1. I don’t judge people by their music.
2. That’s just dumb.
3. Our aural preferences are subjective.

983. Does Marilyn Manson scare you or bore you?
Neither, really.

984. What do you think of the Insane Clown Posse?
Fuckin’ posses, how do they work?

985. What’s the best movie about high school?
No idea. American Pie, perhaps? Just because it’s fantastic.

986. Do you like Michael Jackson better in the 80’s 90’s or today?
Well, today he’s dead…I’ve never really paid much attention to him, actually.

987. Is choosing a different store to shop in from most people really making a statement?
Meh. It depends on what your intentions are. I don’t tend to shop at the same clothing stores as others, but I don’t do it to “stand out” or resist conformity. Some people do, though, so eh.

988. What’s the riskiest thing you’ve ever done?
Grad school. Totally not worth it, by the way.

989. Have you ever ridden in a car while the driver had been drinking?
Not to my knowledge, but possibly.

990. Who needs to get a life?
Hahaha, me. Have you read my blogs?

991. Do write on yourself with milky pens?
Hahaha, nope. Just ballpoints.

992. What should be different about high school curriculum?
It should be more rigorous in general. Students should have more opportunities to advance if they’re ready.

993. Right now are you exactly the way you want to be?
ABSOLUTELY NOT.

994. Who can save you from yourself?
Just myself.

995. Are you a responsible person?
I like to think so, yes.

996. “It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.”— Oscar Wilde. Do you agree?
Nope. How is tedious not charming? I think tediousness is fantastically charming sometimes.

997. How many greatest hits albums do you own?
I own a fair number of songs from greatest hits albums, but I don’t own any full albums.

998. Are you at risk for a.i.d.s.?
Haha, I seriously doubt it. I gotta start washing those used needles, though.

999. Do you want to have it all?
All of what?

1000. Do you collect green pictures of dead presidents?
No. I collect multicolored pictures of queens and prime ministers.

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You’re the Na to my Cl

By Claudia on March 30, 2011 | 2 Comments

Almost a fifth of the way there!

801. How often do you change your mood in a day?
Hahahaha, you’re funny. GET OFF MY CASE! Please don’t hate me. Let’s party!

802. When you ask people how they are doing you actually care about their answer or is it just polite?
Depends on the person. Besides, I think we’re all pretty conditioned to answer “okay” or “good” regardless of how we’re feeling, so not much can really be construed from peoples’ answers.

803. Would you consider yourself to be very polite?
I try to be conscientious around others to make sure I don’t inconvenience them.

804. Do you like movies and books that involve nuclear holocaust?
This is a very strange question…
But yes, they’re quite interesting.

805. Have you ever had a lucid dream (a dream in which you knew you were dreaming and had complete control over what happened in the dream)?
No, surprisingly. My unconscious takes full control when I’ve got my REM on.

806. Have you ever had a flying dream?
Indeed.

807. Have you ever had a lucid flying dream?
Nope.

808. What’s the oddest law you ever heard of?
Though it’s a theorem, I always found the law of large numbers to be really freaky for whatever reason.

809. What is the ultimate way to connect with another person?
Playing “this or that?” Just go back and forth giving each other two options and seeing what option the other prefers. Days can be spent on this, it’s grand.

810. Can you be intimate with someone without touching him or her?
Indeed.

811. Can men and women ever really be ‘just friends’ with no interest in anything more?
Yup.

813. Are you addicted to this survey like drugs?
Dudes, you have no idea.

814. If your significant other wanted to wait for marriage could you hold out or would you leave them (or would you cheat)?
Wait for marriage for what? Sex? Hahaha, I could wait for decades.

815. What’s the longest sentence you can make using only words that start with the same letter as your first name?
Can Claudia compose capricious couplets, creating crappy conjunctions continuously, confounding credulous carpetbaggers?

816. If you had a theme song what would it be?
If I said Sleepyhead, would that make me too predictable?

817. Are you cranky?
Not at the moment.

818. Which group generally annoys you more, people older than you, or people younger than you?
Younger. Mostly because that group includes little kids.

819. Do you refer to older people as old farts?
Hahaha, I used to.

820. Do you refer to younger people as the kids?
Nope. They’re just “younger people.”

821. Which is better: Poems that everyone can relate to or poems that are intensely personal to the author?
Blah, I don’t like poetry. Sorry.

822. Is it worse to be too hot or too cold?
Too hot.

823. Are you so flexible that you can put your feet behind your head?
I can’t even touch my toes.

824. Would you enjoy reading fairy tales written about robots?
Um…sure…

825. Is smoking a turn on or gross?
Pretty nasty.

826. What is the one way you wouldn’t want to die?
Getting eaten alive would be absolutely terrifying.

827. Which would look sillier on you: A cowboy hat or a Rasta hat?
Probably a cowboy hat. Wranglin’.

828. Would you rather have a job doing something indoors or outdoors?
Indoors.

829. Would you rather learn more about human nutrition or meteorology?
Meteorology.

830. Have you ever taken honors courses?
Honors can suck it. But if AP courses count for this, then yes.

831. What do you think of crop circles?
They’re pretty fantastic.

832. Where do they come from?
Who knows? The world is a mysterious place.

833. When was the last time you screwed up big time?
HA. Hahahaha. No. We’re not going there.

834. You have a choice. What do you eat: a veggie burger, a turkey dog, a cheese sandwich
Cheese sandwich!

835. Do you get a lot of random instant messages?
Nope.

836. Do you have a paper journal also?
Nope.

837. VHS or DVD?
DVD, just because I excel at breaking VHS tapes.

838. Vinyl, cassette tape, or CD?
I have a soft spot for cassettes. I wanted to be on the radio when I was a kid and had like five tapes of me doing a fake radio station.

839. Have you ever seen the video/heard the song Days Go By, performed by Dirty Vegas?
Yup, I have it.

840. MTV: should it play more videos or more shows?
Man, I haven’t watched MTV in FOREVER. Do they even show any music videos anymore?

841. Name a band:
Deep Forest. They rule!
Do fans of that band tend to share any characteristics with each other?
Probably. Lots of the “hippie-esque” crowd.

842. What does the expression ‘touch and go’ mean?
PRECARIOUS STATE OF AFFAIRS OMGWTFBBQ

843. Caffeine or alcohol?
Caffeine.

844. Betty or Veronica?
Veronica.
Archie or Reggie or Jughead?
Reggie.

845. What book are you reading right now?
House of Mirth by Edith Wharton.

846. Is the news too depressing?
Meh. Such is life.

847. Would you rather have a stuffed lion, elephant, pig or duck?
Elephants are BAMFs.

848. Are you late for a very important date?
No time to say goodbye, HELLO! I’m late, I’m late, I’m late!

849. Ever use star 69?
Haha, I did when my cell phone screen exploded and I couldn’t see who had called me.

850. Is everyone as smart as you?
I’m pretty much the stupidest person on the planet, so…

851. Have you ever seen the musical Annie?
Not the musical, no.

852. Sheets: silk or satin?
Silk.

853. Bath: soap or bubbles?
Bubbles!

854. Your best color: blue or red?
Red.

855. What’s your favorite candy?
M&Ms, ladies and gents. M&Ms.

856. Can you sing?
No, but that doesn’t stop me.

857. It’s the end of the world, as we know it. How do you feel?
Pretty good. Time to go back to Moscow and make out with people.

858. You take your little sister (she’s 12) shopping for school clothes. Mom gave you the money to hold. She picks out a skimpy top emblazoned “Hottie” and hip-hugging pants that leave at least two inches of skin north and south of her navel exposed to the wind. She insists: If she doesn’t have these clothes, she’ll look awful, the other kids will tease her, and she’ll feel like a nerd.
Do you think she should or should not wear these clothes?
I think it’s up to her, but still, ew.
Do you buy them for her?
It’s not my money, it’s my mom’s, and if I know of no prior restrictions on what my sister can wear, sure.

859. What do you think is the most annoying cliché?
Haha, most of them.

860. What band is underground right now but will one day get really popular?
Whose to say? I don’t know if any of the bands I know of are still considered “underground.”

861. Of the following which word best describes you: versatile (flexible), wonderful, x-tra special, your own best friend, zany.
Zany! WOO!

862. What does BYOB stand for?
Bring your own butt.

863. Who is sexiest: Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Elvis, Jim Morrison, Madonna, Cyndi Lauper.
Elvis was pretty sexy.

864. Do you always do what’s expected of you?
I try.

865. Do you believe everything you hear on the news?
Not usually.

866. Would you prefer a $100.00 gift certificate to Hot Topic or Abercrombie & Fitch (assuming neither store gives change, so you’ll have to spend the whole thing)?
Hot Topic. They’ve got corsets.

867. Have you ever won a competition?
Yup. A few writing competitions and probably a few other things that I just can’t remember now.

868. Who looks sloppier when they are overweight, guys or girls?
I’m the wrong person to ask this question. I think ladies and dudes look better when they’re heavier.

869. At what age do you become all grown up?
When you stop taking your pants off after 9.

870. Have you ever written graffiti on anything?
Once, in a church. Haha.

871. Can you remember what you wrote?
I drew a tree. Does that even count?

872. Are you a force of nature?
I’m a geyser.

873. What do you think of blue eye shadow?
I don’t look very good with it, but I like it.
How about gold eye shadow?
It’s awesome!

874. Would you ever wear any of the following Halloween costumes:
Flapper?
Hell yes.
Hippie?
Been there, done that.
Disco dancer?
Platform shoes rule.

875. Should birth control be taught in high school?
You mean the USE of birth control? Sure, why not?
How about in jr. high or elementary school?
Why not?

876. Would you consider yourself a genius?
Pfft.

877. What did you think of the movie Solaris?
Never saw it.

878. Which are usually better: movies or books?
Books, yo.

879. Do you think The Hobbit will be made into a movie?
God, that’s all we need, more LotR stuff.

880. Do you research which brands use sweatshops to make their clothing before you shop?
I buy all my crap second hand and usually don’t even notice the brand.

881. What gives you a magical feeling?
A good beat.

882. Have you ever pulled apart a Christmas cracker?
That sounds ridiculously dirty for some reason, hahaha.
But yes.

883. Would you rather watch basketball or play basketball?
Play.

884. Do you think that everyone makes his or her own problems?
We’re all partially responsible for our lives sucking, but I don’t think any one individual is 100% responsible for every single problem in their life.

885. Do you often consider how your actions will affect other people?
Yup.

886. Are J-Lo and Ben Afleck interesting to you at all?
Not really.

887. Do you use bad grammar or hate bad grammar?
It’s pretty obnoxious, but not as obnoxious as the people whose sole goal is pointing out every mistake.

889. Do you like to learn new things?
YES! ‘Tis why I’m in school, after all.

890. What’s more important, fame or personal accomplishment?
Fame, but only if it’s someone’s personal accomplishment!

891. Sweet dreams are made of this….
What are they made of?
Leibniz. WHO ARE YOU TO DISAGREE?!

892. Two trailer park girls go round the outside…round the outside of what?
What?

893. Are you wearing a piece of jewelry that means a lot to you right now?
Yup, the chain Aaron gave me. It’s broken about three separate times now, but I’ll keep wearing it as long as I can keep fixing it.

894. If someone was going to inscribe a message on a ring and give it to you what would you want it to say?
I would ask them to do something else instead; I don’t wear rings.

895. Guys who are losing their hair:
Should they shave their heads?
If they want to.
Get implants?
That’d be kinda creepy.
Or let it go?
If they’re comfortable with that.

896. Do rock stars work hard or lead the easy life?
Probably a bit of both.

897. How much water do you drink every day?
About a liter.

898. Are you driven or kinda apathetic?
Depends on what we’re talking about. But usually I’m pretty damn driven.

899. Who do you turn to when you are down?
My mom. Or nobody. Depending on if I’m sad or pissed.

900. Would you ever wear seran-wrap?
I have.

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To Blog or Not to Blog (THAT IS NOT THE QUESTION, BLOGGING IS AWESOME)

By Claudia on March 23, 2011 | 1 Comment

1. Your favorite song: Sleepyhead – Passion Pit
Passion Pit should all get PhDs for successfully creating a song that functions like a high dose of antidepressants. This song’s chorus gives me tingles to the nth degree.

2. Your least favorite song: Pon De Replay – Rhianna
This song was on the radio way too often when I was in high school and, while I don’t mind Rhianna, I just hate the way she sings this song.

3. A song that makes you happy: Happy Up Here – Royksopp
This brings me techno love. It also reminds me of its music video, which involves space invaders. Go watch it.

4. A song that makes you sad: 10,000 Miles – Mary Chapin Carpenter
Just listen to it, I can’t even talk about it.

5. A song that reminds you of someone: Say Goodnight and Go – Imogen Heap
“Why’d you have to be so cute?
It’s impossible to ignore you
Must you make me laugh so much
It’s bad enough we get along so well
Say goodnight and go.”
The entirety of this song pretty much describes my relationship with a certain someone. Or described it, rather. Things have changed since, but this will always be his song.

6. A song that reminds of you of somewhere: Sick, Sick, Sick – Queens of the Stone Age
When I worked at Wendy’s, we’d close the lobby at 10 and the drive-thru at 11, then lock the place up and crank Queens of the Stone Age over the lobby speaker system. Sick, Sick, Sick was always the first song we played. It was awesome.

7. A song that reminds you of a certain event: Sex Tonight – Gillette
Oh yeah, you know it, the drag show. Etched into brain forever.

8. A song that you know all the words to: Peace of Mind – Boston
I sang this song approximately 13,000 times in the old house with the guys. Bless you, Rock Band, bless you.

9. A song that you can dance to: Baby I’m Yours – BreakBot
Not very well, but I can dance to it. It’s just a good song, y’all, check it out.

10. A song that makes you fall asleep: U Smile (Ambient Remix) – Justin Bieber/Shamantis
Shamantis did nothing but slow U Smile down by like 800%, but in doing so he brought out the Enya-esque soul that would emanate from Justin Bieber if somehow his voice were slowed down by molasses. It makes me fall asleep because the full song is like half an hour long. And you can only take so much lethargic Bieber before your brain waves start to flatline.

11. A song from your favorite band: Undisclosed Desires – Muse
I have a hard time claiming a favorite band, mainly because I really suck at liking more than three or four songs per artist/band. Muse, however, is freaking amazing and I dig their sound overall. That, and Dom’s a sex pot.

12. A song from a band you hate: The Remedy – Jason Mraz
There’s just something about Mr. Mraz that rubs me the wrong way. Not sure what it is, but I do like The Remedy.

13. A song that is a guilty pleasure: TiK ToK – Ke$ha
I’m not going to lie, this song has five stars from me. Ms. Ke$ha’s particular variety of white trash speaks to me on some level, as I lived in Troy for a good portion of my childhood. The song is also fantastic to dance to.

14. A song that no one would expect you to love: So Rich, So Pretty – Mickey Avalon
“Frequent topics of Avalon’s songs are his experiences with substance abuse and prostitution,” says Wikipedia about this young man’s music. Which is pretty much true. I’m really not a fan of overly vulgar, profanity-laden songs (particularly of the rap genre, which this song is), but there’s this weird cheerful undertone to Avalon’s songs (particularly this one and Jane Fonda) that makes them fun to listen to.

15. A song that describes you: Symphonies – Dan Black
I don’t know what it is about this song exactly, but it calls to me. The lyrics don’t describe me by any means, no, but I think the sound of the song does. If that makes any sense at all.

16. A song that you used to love but now hate: Mambo #5 – Lou Bega
Hahaha, I blame my mom, I played this for her, she loved it, we played it a lot more, I’m tired of it now.

17. A song that you hear often on the radio: Hey, Soul Sister – Train
I heard this for the first time on the radio up here over the summer once and I was like, “hey, that’s a pretty cool song. I heard it for the ten thousandth time on the radio up here a few days ago and I was like, “SHUT THE HELL UP, TRAIN. This reminds me of the time you met Virginia and wouldn’t let up about it until I met her, too.”

18. A song that you wish you heard on the radio: Africa – Toto
I actually heard someone playing this in a public place (I think it was at a bus stop? Someone was playing their iPod without the headphones in and thus we could all hear it) and Africa came on. Their friend said something like “ooh, I like that, is it a new song that just came out?” and my brain almost exploded.

19. A song from your favorite album: Philosophia – The Guggenheim Grotto
Like the “favorite band” problem, I don’t have more than about 3 or 4 songs from any individual artist in most cases, let alone 4+ from any album. But I do have The Guggenheim Grotto’s “…Waltzing Alone” album in full, and this is my favorite song from it. Very beautiful, very simple.

20. A song that you listen to when you’re angry: Get Over It – OK Go
“HEY! GET GET GET GET GET OVER IT!”
All you need to know.

21. A song that you listen to when you’re happy: I’m The Man Who Murdered Love – XTC
I submit that it is impossible to listen to this song and not be happy. The chorus will etch itself into your brain folds and your little serotonin neurotransmitters will not want to let it go.

22. A song that you listen to when you’re sad: Happy Ending – Mika
This song makes me feel ridiculous amounts of self-pity for some reason. It makes me go to a dark place. I kinda like that.

23. A song that you want to play at your wedding: A Thousand Miles – Vanessa Carlton
It’s a good song, but hell, I don’t know. The word “wedding” is such a foreign, non-applicable word to me that I obviously don’t spend a lot of time thinking about what me and my “partner” would be dancing to.

24. A song that you want to play at your funeral: The Last Day on Earth – Kate Miller-Heidke
This is one of those songs that is simultaneously very haunting and very comforting at the same time. If I DO have a funeral when I die, no one is allowed to wear black and this song must be played. Along with, you know, Sleepyhead. And the Butt Song.

25. A song that makes you laugh: Dildo – Interactive
This song is wow, wow, wiggida-wiggida. Makes me want to put it in, put it in, put it in, put it in.

26. A song that you can play on an instrument: Reptilia – The Strokes
Okay, I can MOSTLY play it. Everything but the solo. But it’s still pretty good considering I can play it on the guitar and it’s pretty much the only thing I can play on the guitar.

27. A song that you wish you could play: Carry On Wayward Son – Kansas
Because how cool would that make me? (Answer: very)

28. A song that makes you feel guilty: Slide – Goo Goo Dolls
Uhhhhhhhhh yeah this relates back to Rob. Nothing else to be said.

29. A song from your childhood: Tearin’ Up My Heart – ‘N Sync
Back before I realized that music was amazing, I owned about three CDs. ‘N Sync’s self-titled album was one of them. During 5^th grade, very day after school I would come home, put this CD in my CD player in my room and rock the hell out to the whole of it. Tearin’ Up My Heart was my favorite. I ‘N Sync-danced to it in front of the mirror. See music video for reference.

30. Your favorite song at this time last year: Sleepyhead – Passion Pit
Yeah.

This was fun.

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Sundays suck, today is boring, here’s a survey

By Claudia on March 20, 2011 | 1 Comment

Boom.

1) Answer the questions below.
2) Take each answer and type it into Photobucket.
3) Take any picture from results and post (click on the picture and copy the HTML code).

1. Your Age:

2. Place You’d Like to Travel:

3. Favorite Place:

4. Favorite Object:

5. Favorite Food:

6. Favorite Animal:

7. Favorite Color:

8. The town you grew up in:

9. The town in which you live:

11.The name of the person you love:

12.Favorite thing to do:

13.Dream car:

14.Favorite kind of shoes:

15.Job title:

16.Favorite TV Show:

17.What makes you happy in general?

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They tried to make me take a survey, and I said “no, no, no!”

By Claudia on March 16, 2011 | Leave a comment

But then I took it anyway.

701. What is your favorite mixed drink?
Don’t have one.

702. When answering these questions are you often pulled in different directions, as if committing to one answer eliminates the possibility for all others?
Depends on the question. This survey, due to its volume, is full of quite a range of questions.

703. Chicken Mesala, Pasta Primavera, Veal Cutlet Parmesan or Linguini with Clam Sauce?
Linguini, bitches! Long pasta owns.

704. If you were alone in your friend’s house/room/apartment would you look in their drawers and notebooks?
I used to do that when I was younger, but I wouldn’t do it now.

705. What would you really like to do but you don’t because you are afraid of getting caught?
Be naked always.

706. Of the following, which word best describes you: responsible, spontaneous, tactful, uninhibited?
Responsible. I suppose I’m tactful sometimes, but rarely am I totally uninhibited or spontaneous.

707. Which band would you most likely check out? The Smiths (indi-pop 80’s-90’s), The Lords of Acid (acid/house/dance 90’s), Front 242 (80’s-90’s industrial/dance).
Probably The Lords of Acid.

708. How can one put an end to procrastination, as a bad habit?
You’re asking someone doing a 5,000 question survey? Haha. The best way to do it is to schedule procrastination times, in my opinion. Work consistently for an hour, “procrastinate” for 10 minutes. Rinse, repeat.

709. What feature would you want on your car that is not currently offered?
Um…the car?

710. What kind of poetry speaks to you?
I don’t like poetry. Sorry.

711. What is your favorite store that is open 24 hours?
Winco! Nothing beats Winco for late night screwing around.

712. Do you find that sleep is just so much sleepier when you are supposed to be doing something else?
Hahaha, best question ever. I rarely sleep as it is; the quality of it doesn’t change much to me.

713. Do you also find that the books you chose are so much more luscious when you have a stack of actual assignments that you should be reading?
Eh. I like doing assignments.

714. If you have had the chance to compare the original 5000 Question Survey to this edited version, what is your opinion?
There was an original one? WHAT.

715. What’s the most creative answer you can think of for ‘what is black and white and red all over’?
It’s ruined when it’s written out. Red vs. read.

716. Why do people slow down on the highway when they pass a cop car pulling someone else over?
Because people suck at following the speed limit and freak out when they see a cop.

717. Are they afraid that the cop will STOP pulling over whoever he is pulling over and pull them over instead?
That would be hilarious.

718. It’s daddy’s birthday. What do you get him?
Probably a TV show season on DVD. He loves his DVDs.

719. What’s your 5,000 question survey nickname?
Look at the word next to the 2nd letter of your last name
A anything but
B bubalicious
C captivating
D deadly
E erotic
F funky
G greasy
H heaps of
I indie
J jelly
K kinetic
L lasher
M Mr. (or Mrs.)
N neglected
O ogre-like
P parading
Q quacking
R Rico
S stinky
T the one and only
U uber
V Velcro
W wishing for
X x-tra
Y yearning for
Z zoobalee
Now take the first letter of your last name.
A aardvarks
B baboo
C creme pie
D drag queen
E eggbert
F flex
G god
H hell
I Isabelle
J juice
K kisses
L lightning
M mannish boys
N nice
O octopi
P porcupines
Q q-bert
R rainbows
S suave
T tushy
U underwear
V valor
W weenie
X xtc
Y yohimbe
Z zipper
Put the two words together for your nickname.
My nickname is: Heaps of Mannish Boys. And that is the single greatest nickname in this solar system.

720. You know that shaky feeling that you get when it’s all coming to a climax, and everyone involved is breaking into the good kind of cold sweat, working as individuals and at the same time as a single force of energy, and it all meshes together, and for a brief moment, you’re holding your breath and tingling all over, and after it’s done you’re on an explosive and dizzying high for the rest of the night?
Um…are you talking about orgasms or a bunch of stats geeks trying to run some R code?

What does that feeling come from?
Convergence, baby. It’s all about convergence.

721. How many of your teachers can you imagine drinking or doing drugs on the weekends?
Haha, my grad school profs? None of them, actually.

722. Do you like Alice in Wonderland or Through the Looking Glass?
Through the Looking Glass.

723. Write a question and answer it here.
“Are you wearing pants right now?”
“Nope.”

724. Who is your favorite playwright?
Arthur Miller

725. What movie has come out recently that you couldn’t have less interest in?
Pretty much all of them.

726. What would the worst movie ever be about?
Movies suck in general, yo.

727. Do you like truffles?
I’ve never had one.

728. Can you tell the difference between a transvestite and a real woman?
Never tried.

729. What’s funnier, plants or fire extinguishers?
Plants using fire extinguishers.

730. For question 720 did you write down sex?
R coding, sex…same thing.

You pervert, I was thinking of musical theater.
Hot.

731. Which is better, leopard print or plaid?
Plaid.

732. What would you consider ordinary?
There is no such thing.

733. What is out of the ordinary?
Haha, the whole human species. We’re nuts.

734. Do you ever watch COPS?
Nope.

735. Is there always room for j – e – l – l – o?
Only if you sing it as you spell it.

736. If you had your own TV show, what kind of show would you make it?
Something informative. Like a science news show or something.

737. Do you know how heavy things like airplanes stay in the air?
Fuckin’ aerodynamics, how do they work? (Give me hope that you get the Insane Clown Posse reference)

738. When do you act the most dramatic?
When I’m hyper and/or around my band friends.

739. Are you one of those people who have, “see photo id,” written on the back of their credit cards?
What?

740. It’s mom’s birthday. What do you get her?
A massage. Kitchen gadget stuff.

741. What celebrity has pretty much disappeared leaving you wondering ‘where are they now’?
I don’t follow celebrities.

742. Would you get angry if you and your girl/boyfriend saw the preview for a movie and talked about seeing it together and then they saw it with one of their friends while you were busy?
No.

743. How many people do you think will finish this whooooooole survey?
I will!

744. Have you ever written a message, sealed it in a bottle and thrown it into a river/lake ocean?
Nope.

745. If you haven’t would you want to?
Sure.

746. If you ever did what would you write?
Who knows? Probably something weird.

747. What do you wish you could always be protected from?
Stupidity.

748. What small thing annoys you so much it should be a crime?
People who cannot. Walk. Properly. Treat the sidewalk like a road, dudes, and stop meandering like a headless idiot.

749. Would you rather watch a video of fish in a tank, or the Yule log on TV?
Yule log!

750. Is it better to be loved or feared?
Loved.

751. What causes you to panic?
Hahaha, pretty much everything. Schedule-related and school-related stuff, specifically.

752. Do you believe that you have a strong personality?
I have a quiet personality until you get to know me and I get more comfortable around you.

753. When Jesus saves souls…does he trade them in for valuable prizes?
It takes a metric ton of souls to trade in for a resurrection. That’s why it took him three days.

754. What resolutions would you make if it were new years?
I’ve already made and am in the process of keeping my resolutions.

755. Why wait?
I’m not!

756. Do you feel like time is on your side or working against you?
Depends on what I’m doing. This thesis thing’s freaking me out a bit, though.

757. What do you do for yourself when you are down to put a little joy back into your life?
Music, boys and girls. Music.

758. How much Tolkien have you read?
Tolkein does not write in my genre.

759. These are the songs on the radio. Which are you most likely to listen to: Time Bomb by Rancid, Dead Man’s party by Oingo Boingo, The Sun Always Shines on TV by A-ha, 50 Ways to leave Your Lover by Paul Simon, Run by collective Soul
Dead Man’s Party is badass.

760. Do you believe that Jesus existed as a real person?
He may have.

761. Do you believe he was the son of god?
I might if I believed in God.

762. How do you feel about organized religion?
As long as it’s not used as an excuse for violent and/or intolerant acts, it’s fine by me.

763. What sentence have you heard lately that would sound pretty odd out of context?
“The wheels on the bus go round and round!”

763. If you had to choose one image to be a symbol of our times, what would you pick?
Something bad. We’re all going to die soon.

764. Name a group of people:
The Planeteers.

765. How many of them does it take to screw in a light bulb?
Five (but only if it’s one of those energy saving bulbs! Go Planet!)

766. Do you like the movie The Labyrinth with David Bowie and some muppets?
Hell freaking yes. David Bowie’s crotch was the star.

767. Do you like the movie The Dark Crystal?
That is one trippy movie, yo.

768. Metallica or Guns N’ Roses?
Metallica.

769. Do you follow the Chinese zodiac?
Sure, why not? Next year’s my year.

770. Do you like reggae music?
Not particularly, no.

771. What makes your life worth it every day?
Looking forward. The future > right now. That’s about all I’ve got to hold on to right now.

772. Do you seize each day and sink your teeth into it?
In my own way, yes. You’d probably never guess, though.

773. I’ve heard people say that Jim Morrison never yawned because he was just so full of life. How often do you yawn?
I yawn when I exercise, actually. I think I just suck at getting adequate oxygen amounts into my body.

774. Who decides what behavior is ‘crazy’ or ‘sane’?
Society, unfortunately.

775. Who are the most inspiring artists, musicians, poets, and writers?
Those with passion.

776. Did anything historically significant happen in the year you were born?
NASA restarted their space flight efforts after the Challenger disaster two years prior.

777. Besides blowing out birthday candles when do you make wishes?
Never, really.

778. Are you self-sufficient?
Indeed.

779. Is it better to be wanted or needed?
Wanted.

780. What do you feel is an appropriate age to lose one’s virginity at?
Hahaha, you’re asking me? I’ll probably be a virgin for life.
Aw, now I’m sad.

781. Do you feel that the appropriate age for girls and for boys is different?
Bah.

782. Are you a hard person to get to know?
I don’t think so, but history says otherwise.

783. What is the craziest thing you have ever done out of anger?
Um…that’s private.

784. What’s the MOST annoying sound you can think of?
Babies crying. Babies in general. Kids in general.

785. What’s the silliest vegetable you can think of?
Bok choy. Bok choy is hilarious.

786. Do you believe in love at first sight?
Pfft.

787. Name one thing you have referred to in the past as “better than sex”:
Statistics. Leibniz. Sleepyhead.

788. What do you see when you turn out the light?
Um…darkness? Rods take a bit to adjust.

789. Do you like jazz, blues and/or swing music?
Not particularly.

790. Do you prefer gold or silver jewelry?
I don’t really have a preference.

791. In what ways do you want your children to be like you?
I don’t want children.

792. In what ways would you want your children to be different from you?
See above.

793. What was the scariest movie you’ve ever seen?
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars.

794. What was the funniest movie you’ve ever seen?
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars.

795. What was the worst movie you’ve ever seen?
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars.

796. Are you a good massage-giver?
Sure.

797. What is one question that no one can ever truthfully answer ‘yes’ to?
“Are you happy?”

798. Is there more to this world than human beings can perceive?
Durh.

799. If matter is neither created nor destroyed then is it possible that you are made up of molecules that once made up Ghandi or Jesus or Einstein?
More importantly: I could be made up of molecules that once made up LEIBNIZ. THINK ABOUT IT, PEOPLE.

800. Are you often sarcastic?
Hahaha.

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WHY NOT

By Claudia on March 3, 2011 | Leave a comment

What else are Thursdays for?

Use the first letter of your name to answer each of the following questions. They have to be real. Nothing made up! You cannot use any word twice.

1. What is your name: Claudia
2. A four Letter Word: Cent
3. A boy’s Name: Clark
4. A girl’s Name: Cecilia
5. An occupation: Cartographer
6. A color: Cerulean
7. Something you wear: Cummerbund
8. A food: Cauliflower
9. In the bathroom: Comb
10. A place: Cellar
11. A reason for being late: Clock malfunction
12. Something you shout: “Crap!”
13. A movie title: Casablanca
14. Something you drink: Cola
15. A musical group: Cut Copy
16. An animal: Cicada
17. A city: Cairo
18. A song: Clocks
19. A body part: Cheek
20. A favorite place: Closet

Also: I should write my thesis solely in Shakespearean sonnets.

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