Five details about you…

1. I don’t like people touching my back…as in getting backrubs and stuff. I don’t know why.
2. I often wonder how different our world would be without the internet.
3. My mood has been fluctuating between panic, excitement, and dread for the past few months or so due to the changes that are happening at the end of August.
4. I LIKE BIG DATASETS AND I CANNOT LIE
5. I might be getting an iPhone once I’m in Canada.

Five details about your appearance right now…

1. I’ve got my Tower of Pimps shirt on!
2. I showered a bit ago, so my hair is still wet.
3. I painted my toenails like half a century ago, and the polish is finally almost totally gone.
4. I’m short!
5. My glasses are dirty.

Five things you did today…

1. Cleaned.
2. Packed.
3. Went grocery shopping.
4. Pet the cats at the Humane Society.
5. Hung out with my mom!

Five things you will do tomorrow…

1. Clean.
2. Pack.
3. Panic.
4. Panic some more.
5. Hang out with my mom!

Five memorable things you did in the last year…

1. Met a bunch of super awesome/nerdy/dorky math people.
2. Taught stats (I know I did that last year, but it’s still memorable to me!).
3. Got a math degree.
4. Got into grad school.
5. Wrote a (fictional) story focused on Anosmia. Memorable because I’ve been struggling to write something regarding Anosmia for like 5 years; it was only once I fictionalized a story that all my feelings about it were able to be written out.

Five favorite bands/groups…

1. Coldplay.
2. Daft Punk.
3. Lady Gaga.
4. Owl City.
5. Deep Forest.

Five favorite movies novels (since I don’t watch many movies)…

1. The Caine Mutiny.
2. The Great Gatsby.
3. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
4. Lolita.
5. Candide .

Five things that make you happy…

1. Statistics.
2. Anything math history-related.
3. Color!
4. A song with a good beat/bass line.
5. Cats!

Five things that impress you…

1. Genius in any form.
2. Math.
3. People who have an EXTREMELY passionate interest in something.
4. People who have charisma. I don’t know if I’m more impressed or bewildered by that, though.
5. Good writing

It’s a survey. I BET YOU WEREN’T EXPECTING THAT, HUH?

When you wash your hands, do you use the cold or hot tap?
Depends on the ambient temperature. If it’s like 10000 degrees outside, I’ll use cold. If it’s freezing outside, I’ll wait until the water gets hot.

If you had to be straight/gay for a day (whichever you’re currently not!), what celebrity would you most like to take on a date?
Freaking crap, I don’t know. I don’t know any celebrities’ personalities, really, so I’d have to go by looks. Therefore, I pick Michelle Trachtenberg.

What is the biggest injury you’ve ever sustained and how did you do it?
Probably concussion #1. I was pretty young (younger than first grade I think) and I was climbing on the outside of a tall slide. My mom kept telling me not to, but I was a defiant little bugger and did it anyway. Then I fell off into the sand and got a pretty bad concussion.

What is the most unusual food you’ve ever eaten?
Escargot? I’m not very adventurous when it comes to trying different foods.

What is the most unique animal you’ve ever touched?
A squid? It was dead, but I touched it. And dissected it.

What’s the most expensive gift you’ve ever bought for someone? How much did it cost and who was it for?
I have absolutely no idea.

Which 3 countries would you like to live in and why?
Germany. One word: Hanover.
Antarctica. Because I still really, really, really, really, really want to go down there. Though this gets rated lower than Germany ‘cause I have hesitations about causing environmental damage down there, especially considering the most feasible mode of transportation would be some sort of cruise ship.
Sweden. Because I’ve already been to Stockholm once and I really, really liked it.

If you could wake up tomorrow and be fluent in 3 additional languages, which would you choose?
French, German, Latin. Then I could read ALL THE LEIBNIZ!
(But does Latin count? If not, then Basque. )

Which would you rather out of these 3 options?
A: Be good looking and extremely intelligent but so poor you live on the streets.
B: Be extremely intelligent and a millionaire but what society classes as ugly.
C: Be good looking and a millionaire but extremely academically challenged? Why?
Definitely B. I’ve already got the ugly part going for me, so I’d be happy to take some smarts and some money.

What’s the scariest nightmare you’ve ever had? Describe it in detail.
Right here.

Would you rather raise 25 children or have the chance of ever having children taken away? Why?
I think I’d lose my mind if I even had to raise one child, so…

Would you rather go on a relaxing beach type holiday to the Caribbean, a cultural holiday to Japan or an adventure packed holiday to South Africa?
I chose Hanover, dammit!

Put these in order of your favourite movie genre to least: Horror, action, thriller, adventure, superhero, romance, drama, comedy, musical and dance?
Drama
Comedy
Action
Thriller
Superhero
Adventure
Musical
Dance
Romance
Horror

If you had to lose one of the 5 senses, which would you choose and why?
Considering I’m already missing one, I think I get a free pass!
(I’d probably choose my sense of taste if I had to lose another one.)

What have been the top 3 most brilliant days of this year? Describe them in as much or as little detail as you like.
This year has SUCKED, bro. Suckity Suck Suckerson McGee.

How many concerts have you been to in your life and which was your favourite? If you’ve not been to one, who would you most like to see?
I have never been to a concert, how sad is that? However, some of the performers I’d like to see include Lady Gaga, Muse, Coldplay, and Dethklok.
OOH WAIT, I’ve seen Capitol Steps in concert, do they count?

Do you like figuring out things yourself, or having instructions?
Depends on the task. Am I putting something together? I’d like instructions. Am I trying to figure out how something works, like a machine or some software or some interface thingy? Let me figure it out.

You just won $10,000; what do you do with all the money?
Give half to my mom, probably spend (most of) the rest of it on school.

Do you actually have a plan for the future, or do you go with the flow?
If I don’t have a plan, I kinda freak out.

What’s something you don’t like about going to the beach?
Having to put sunscreen on (I don’t like that process for some reason).

Do seagulls really annoy you or do you find them cute?
They’re pretty obnoxious buggers.

What’s something you used to collect when you were younger?
Pokemon cards!

Does the thought of moving out from home scare you? Why or why not?
Hahaha. Um.

Describe your dream Saturday night
Alone. Red Bull. Internet. Loud music. Drawing/writing ideas.

If you could choose your own eye colour, what would it be?
Green eyes are pretty cool. I like blue eyes too, but they’d look weird on me.

When your pet comes in the room, do you say hi or just ignore them?
Each cat gets about a five-minute greeting.

You’re home alone and someone knocks on your door; do you answer it?
No. Go away.

Do you buy lunch at school, or just bring your own?
I brought my own like 99% of the time. I was the only first-grader who had beets for lunch.

Do your school pictures always look bad, or are they pretty good?
I’m gross, so they always looked bad. Also I had mullet fever for like 7 years of my life, so…

Do you often swear, or try to use kinder words?
I swear a LOT around some of my friends, but I try not to around everyone else.

If you had to break any bone in your body, what would it be?
Clavicle? That’s not too severe, is it?

When you’re feeling down, what usually cheers you up?
Not much. I just have to get over it.

Did you ever at some point want an iPhone? Did you get one?
I’m actually 95% sure I’m getting one once I get to Calgary!

How about the iPad? Do you want that also?
I never wanted one and thought they were pretty useless, but then my dad got me one for my birthday two years ago and I use it VERY OFTEN.

If you could work for any famous company, what would it be?
If Roosterteeth ever needs a statistician, I’m there, baby.

When you see homeless people, do you tend to give them money?
Not a lot of homeless in Moscow. In Vancouver I’d give them change if I had any, but I usually never carried coins.

As a kid, what character really scared you?
FREAKING GOSSAMER FROM LOONEY TUNES HOLY CRAPPLES THAT THING SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME.

Would you rather live in a mansion, or a small cozy home?
Location, location, location. Though I like small spaces.

What celebrity are you just dying to meet?
Meh.

Are you more a city person, or would you like to live on a farm?
I love big cities, yo.

Do commercials really annoy you, or do you not care?
I don’t really mind them unless I hear the same one like 10 times in an hour.

What kiddie website do you still like to visit?
None?

Is dinner really the best meal of the day?
Considering that’s the only meal I eat, yes!

Aren’t ladybugs the cutest bugs ever?
Fuzzy caterpillars are superior to all beings.

Do you always look both ways before you cross the street?
Of course!

What Disney movie will you always love? Why is it so great?
The Hunchback of Notre Dame is freaking great, ‘cause of the opening and because Frollo is a fantastic villain.

Have you ever had all your songs deleted from your iPod? How’d it happen?
I don’t think so, no.

Do you prefer having a purse, bag or backpack when at the mall?
I usually end up at the mall after a long walk, so I usually have my backpack.

What are you most proud of accomplishing in your life?
My education.

If you were allowed to get a piercing anywhere, what would you get?
I’ve always wanted a nose ring. Not a huge one, just an itty bitty.

A If you were an ANIMAL, what would you be?
I have no idea. Probably a giant squid or something. Or one of those ostentatious deep sea fish.
OR A SPONGE.

B BOOKS: What’s on your reading list?
THESE! I’d like to go back and read a book I really enjoyed, though. Like maybe Watership Down or The Ox-Bow Incident.

C COMPULSIVE about anything?
I like keeping records of things. Hell, that’s what this blog is for, right?
Another example: if I’m walking for “fun” and not just around campus or something, I need to be able to keep track of and record the number of steps I take. If my pedometer app malfunctions or something, I get really upset and the walk doesn’t “count.”

D DREAMS – Do you … dream in color? remember your dreams? keep a dream journal?
I definitely dream in color; often it’s a prominent feature of my dreams. I remember a fair amount of my dreams, I think, especially the ones that seem epic-length. The closest I get to keeping a dream journal is occasionally describing my dreams in this blog.

E EATING – what’s your usual snack?
I don’t really snack. I eat once (maybe twice) a day and probably 70% of it is broccoli.

F A few of your FAVORITE things:
Statistics! Math! MENERGY!

G GIGGLES! What (or who) makes you laugh? Do you have a good sense of humor?
I like to think I have a pretty broad sense of humor, though I especially like stupid puns and weird references. Lately, Achievement Hunter has been the group that has consistently made me laugh, ‘cause they’re AWESOME.

H major HOT Button:
Equal rights.

I I am ______________ …
Freaking out about moving in a month and a half or so. Well, not the moving so much as the going back to grad school. I really hope it’s better than last time.

[J IS MISSING! REPEAT: J IS MISSING! CALL A CODE BLUE!]

K Also KNOWN As… Aliases? Screen names? A nom de plume perhaps?
I don’t have any “real-life” nicknames, but my screen names include Eigenblogger (blogging), Nailpit (gaming), LadyLeibniz (other stuff), and AntarcticaFreak (mainly defunct)

L I LOVE …
Statistics. And math. But you need math to do stats, so…

M How do you feel about MEETING people? Do it all the time? Rarely? Parties or 1-on-1?
Ahahaha, I glanced at that and thought it said “how do you feel about MELTING people?” and I was like, “well, if they’re jerk-bombs…”

N What’s the story of your NAME? were you named after anyone? Do you go by a nickname? Any aliases?
My mom and dad had a few names picked out for me, but according to my mom, as soon as she saw me she knew I was a “Claudia.” And no, no nicknames.

O OBSERVANT – What’s around you right now? What do you see?
The usual…Big Compy, the TV, the treadmill, the treadmill desk, a bunch of stuff everywhere ‘cause I’m in the middle of packing, and Annabelle.

P Who are the special PEOPLE in your life?
My mom, my dad, and all my weird old friends, even though most of us don’t ever talk anymore.

Q Any little QUIRKs about yourself:
I think I AM a quirk.

R What do you like to do for RECREATION?
Walk, read, draw, wander the internet, listen to music, obsess.

S Do You SING in the shower? In the car? For your friends?
I don’t sing in the shower, but I sing in the basement when no one’s home upstairs. Every once and awhile I sing in the car. And unless we’re playing Rock Band, I wouldn’t have the guts to sing in front of my friends.

T What’s at the top of your TO DO list?:
Get stuff packed. And get an apartment.

U Any UNUSUAL experiences:
Does skydiving count as unusual? Also that Bloody Mary thing, but that was more freaky. So was that time when Rob and I were at Idler’s Rest and we both got this overwhelming feeling that we were in extreme danger.

V VEGAS, Vienna, Venice, Vladivostok… How far have you traveled? What’s your favorite city?
Furthest traveled: Stockholm, Sweden.
Favorite city: Gotta say Vancouver, sorry. Despite everything, I love it.

W WINTER, Spring, Summer, Fall… What’s your favorite season? What makes it special?
I like summer, but that’s mainly because summer is often too rainy for my taste, fall is a little too cold, and it’s hard to walk in the snow in the winter. Plus, in the summer it’s really nice to go walking at like 10 at night.

X EXes – Things you don’t do anymore (but did, once (would you, again?))
I used to be fairly judgmental of people…I really try not to do that anymore. I definitely wouldn’t want to go back to that.

Y Any secret/deep YEARNINGS?
Nothing that’s secret, haha.

Z ZERO to ZENITH – Where are you in your life? Still growing? On an upward (or downward) curve? Just skating along?
I never want to be “just skating along.” That would wreck me. Gotta be working towards something!
Anyway. I’d like to think I’m on an upward curve, but it sure as hell feels like it’s driving toward the center of the earth right now. BLAH.

http://thoughtcatalog.com/amanda-berglove/2014/02/62-questions-to-ask-on-the-first-date/

So I found this link to a page listing 62 questions to ask on a first date.

Since I’m probably never going to have another first date ever, I’m going to just answer them here. Just pretend you’re on a first date with me.

Run while you can.

What three U.S. cities would you never, ever move to even for the job offer of your dreams?
I don’t think I’d want to live anywhere in the south, mainly because of the humidity/heat. But I’d have to visit more cities first to determine which ones I’d definitely avoid.

What combination of fixings makes your perfect burrito?
Refried beans, ground beef, sour cream, and cheese. And that’s it.

What is the best gift you’ve ever received?
Rock Band 2 was pretty freaking awesome, both because I was totally not expecting it and because it let the roomies and me keep pretending we were actual rock stars in an actual band and on an actual tour.

What is the most thoughtful gift you’ve ever given?
I don’t know, actually. I can’t currently recall any recent gifts I’ve given.

Who is your role model or has had the biggest influence on your life?
LEIBNIZ. [insert 50 minute rave about Leibniz during which my date slinks away undetected while I ramble]

Do you have any nicknames?
Not that I know of.

What’s one thing you wish you had known as a freshman in college?
What I really wanted to do with my education. I didn’t even want to go to college there at the beginning. HOW QUICKLY THAT CHANGED.

How many siblings do you have?
ZERO!

Do you consider yourself a morning person or a night owl?
I’m such an extreme night owl that I’m practically a morning person. I’ve consistently been going to bed around 9 AM and waking up at 11 AM for the past few weeks. At least, that’s what happens when I actually do sleep.

How long did it take you to start enjoying coffee?
Coffee sucks.

What do your parents do for a living?
Mom: web designer at the U of I disabilities center.
Dad: soils/environmental science professor at the U of I.

What quality is your automatic “no fucking way” when pursuing a potential relationship?
Obviously being cruel (to animals and people), but another one is when they treat wait staff/ servers poorly. That says a lot about a person.

What are two of your bucket list items?
End up in a job I really, really, really love. I know that’s kind of a weird bucket list item, but what the hell.
Visit Leibniz’ archives in Hanover. This could easily be combined with the previous item.

Have you ever kept a New Year’s resolution?
A few. Blogging daily, acquiring a new song daily, all that frivolous stuff.

Were you closer with your mom or your dad growing up?
My mom, definitely. She’s awesome!

What is something you are financially saving up for currently?
Tuition and housing.

Where is your happy space?
In my head. With my own fantasies. You’re not invited.

What is your favorite article of clothing you own?
HARD QUESTION.
I like my lime green baggy pants. I also like my Leibniz shirt and my Hume shirt, though I could buy replacements of those two shirts if necessary.

Do you have any specialty cooking dishes?
Apparently my scrambled eggs are pretty good, but other than that, no.

What is one job you could never do?
Due to physical limitations, I could never do a job that required me to rely on my sense of smell. But as for like personal preferences, I probably could never do a business/finance type job, just ‘cause I think it would make me insane. That’s NOT an area that interests me at all.

When is your birthday?
Groundhog Day.

What is in your fridge right now?
Lots of moldy stuff. LOTS of moldy stuff. And broccoli.

What are you worse at than 90 percent of the population?
Probably anything involving flexibility, like touching toes or anything like that.

Do you believe in aliens?
I believe there is life that exists outside of this planet, yes (and I don’t mean like in the ISS or something).

Do you think it’s the little things or grand gestures that count the most?
Depends on the situation.

Have you ever been out of the country?
Hahaha.

What fact about you surprises people the most?
My age? People always think I’m younger, ‘cause I’m SO SHORT.

What do you do for a living?
Panic.

What’s the most spontaneous thing you’ve ever done?
Probably my industrial piercing in my right ear. I was under the influence of Aaron and his wiles.

What’s your ideal vacation?
I like cruises, having been on a few before. I think it would be cool to do an around the world cruise (though I think that’d count as a little more than just a vacation, haha).

If you could live in any other U.S. city, which city would you live in?
I’d like to live in New York. I like big cities. Chicago’d be coolio, too.

What was your favorite family vacation growing up?
I don’t remember us ever going too many places. I always liked going down to my grandma’s/grandpa’s house in California ‘cause that house is huge and fun.

Are you a big fan of any major pro sports team?
Bah, sports.

What was your favorite subject in school?
Now or when I was in like high school? I guess I liked drama the best in high school. Or band. Now it’s math/stats.

What are you better at than 90 percent of the population?
BEING SHORT

If you could travel back to any one point in time what would it be?
1676 Europe. I’m sure you can guess why.

What is the proudest moment or greatest achievement of your life so far?
Finishing that damn psych masters, mainly ‘cause everything was working against it. It’s not a degree I’m particularly proud of or anything (everybody does psych), but hey, it got me teaching stats at UI, which has been the best thing EVER.

How did you meet your best friend?
I don’t have a best friend. Unless I count my mom, in which case…

If you could be any animal, what would you be?
I have no idea. Something colorful and obnoxious. A mouthy parrot!

Salty snacks or desserts?
Depends on the time/day.

What is a family tradition your family has?
I don’t know if it’s a tradition as much as a routine, but we have two Christmases. On Christmas Eve, we go to my mom’s house and open presents and all that fun stuff, then on Christmas day we go to my dad’s house and do the same thing.

What do you think is the most important life lesson for someone to learn?
I can’t think of anything that’s not totally cliché. What do you want, it’s 4 AM.

What was your favorite toy growing up?
What counts as growing up?
I remember one Easter my dad gave me this little fuzzy chick toy that cheeped when you touched the bottom of its feet. I fell in love with it and named it Fred. Over the course of the next few years I acquired 26 total, one for each letter of the alphabet.
I can still remember their names, too: Adam, Bill, Candy, David, Ed, Fred, Greg, Herbert, Ivan, Jacob, Kiwi, Lena, Marie, Nelson, Opus, Peachy, Quince, Rachel, Sylvester, Tom, Ursula, Veronica, Walter, Xena, Yvonne, Zachary.

Who was your favorite teacher or professor?
Dr. Abo is freaking awesome. If you’re ever at the U of I and have to take a math class, take it from him if possible.
Alex (Dr. Woo) is pretty amazing, too.

What is the best advice you’ve received?
To not throw off the emperor’s groove.
(Bewaaaaare the grooooove!)

What’s the luckiest thing that’s ever happened to you?
I think I was lucky to be able to finish my first undergrad in 2.5 years. I wouldn’t have been able to do that had I not (unknowingly) taken the right classes in the right semesters. Also, I was lucky to be able to get the second degree in the following spring semester. One of the classes needed was not supposed to be offered in the spring, and yet it was offered that spring for whatever weird reason.

What do you feel people take for granted the most?
Electricity, cars, indoor plumbing, all that modern stuff that makes our world run.

What do you like the most about (insert city of residence)?
I like that it’s a college town. I lived here until I was 21 and I always remember really liking the idea of there being a university here. It helped that my parents worked on campus, haha.

What is the craziest scene or event you have ever witnessed?
Uh…Rock Band with my roommates?
Nonono wait…drunk Rock Band with my roommates.

What is your biggest pet peeve?
People who lack courtesy/common sense when walking in a public place/on a public sidewalk. Treat it like a road—walk to the right! And don’t dawdle like a fartface and don’t walk with a group of friends so that you take up the whole sidewalk and don’t weave for the love of GOD how hard is that?!?

What was the worst job you’ve ever had?
I’ve never had a truly “bad” job. There’s been at least one where I was like “WHY THE HELL am I here doing this nonsense?” but we won’t talk about that.

What was the last book you read?
I think it was Leibniz: An Intellectual Biography, but if we’re talking about fiction, it was The Jungle.

When you were younger, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I wanted to be an artist for awhile. Then I wanted to be whatever I needed to be to work in Antarctica (I didn’t know what types of people worked down there).

What was something that recently moved you?
The car
If I say Leibniz’ biography, will you just run out on me? ‘Cause I’m gonna say it. Specifically the last chapter. He did not deserve such injustice!

What skill or talent do you wish you had or were better at?
I wish I could write better. I know my writing is terrible as all hell on my blog, that doesn’t bother me. But when I actually want to write a story, I wish I was better than I am.

If you just won $1 million, what would you do with it?
OH-HO-HO!
First, I’d give my mom half of it. Then I’d pay immediate school expenses, save some for a trip to Hanover, save some for a fun cruise, and probably save the rest.

If you had a superpower what would it be?
Invisibility would be cool. Time manipulation would be more useful, though.

What are you passionate about?
Statistics, math, history of math, blogging, Leibniz, the internet.

What is your favorite movie?
Sunshine!

Are you a cat person, a dog person, both or neither?
Definitely a cat person.

What do you think is your greatest strength?
I’m quite persistent when I have a goal I want to accomplish.

What is the last vegetable you would ever want to be?
What an…odd question.
Probably celery. Celery is the stringy jerk of the vegetable world.

A – Act your age?
Probably not. I feel like I act like a teenager, but I don’t really know.

B – Born on what day of the week?
Tuesday, bitches! I believe it was a full moon, too.

C – Chore you hate?
I hate hanging up my clothes in the closet. HATE IT. It’s like the easiest chore ever, but it’s super stressful for me for some reason.

D – Dad’s name?
Robert/Bob.

E – Essential makeup item?
Probably just foundation, though I really dig wearing inappropriately gaudy eye shadow.

F – Favorite actor?
I dig Tom Hanks. He’s awesome.

G – Gold or silver?
Gold. I like silver, but I really like the look of gold.

H – Hometown?
The ‘Scow.

I – Instruments you play?
Uh…clarinet, bass clarinet, alto and tenor sax, flute, oboe, tuba…I might be missing something.

J – Job title?
Lecturer! I FREAKING LOVE MY JOB AND I’M SO SAD IT’S ALMOST OVER.

K – Kids?
Nooooooooo thank you. I don’t think I could handle spawn. I can’t even handle other peoples’ spawn.

L – Living arrangements?
…Not ideal. BUT THEY SHALL BE A’CHANGIN’ SOON!

M – Mom’s name?
Karen!

N – Need…
Reassurance that everything’s going to work out in the next few months.

O – Overnight hospital stays?
Twice, both in Vancouver. I was…not having a good time for a few months there at the end.

P – Phobia?
I don’t think I have anything that would qualify as a phobia.

Q – Quote or phrase you like?
Can I give a palindrome? “Massive Levi’s, Sam!”

R – Religious affiliation?
Don’t have one. My beliefs are somewhat similar to hylozoism, but that’s not really a religion.

S – Siblings?
I have ZERO!

T – Time you wake up?
Uh…9:30 AM? I go to bed around 7 AM though, so…

U – Unique talent?
I can twirl a PVC pipe like a baton with my toes. Or at least I used to be able to…haven’t tried it in like 12 years.

V – Vegetable you refuse to eat?
Celery is disgusting. Stringy water is narsty.

W – Worst habit?
Um…let’s not talk about that.

X – X-rays you’ve had?
I had one done on my leg once because I had a baseball bat thrown directly at my shin. Yay for high school P.E. I don’t think I’ve had any others…?

Y – Yummy food you make?
My salads are pretty rockin’. Carrots, radishes, cauliflower, broccoli, and, of course, lettuce.

Z – Zodiac Sign?
Aquarius!

So rather than studying, I’m filling out a survey! Way to succeed, Claudia.

If I were a month I would be: February
If I were a day of the week I would be: Tuesday
If I were a time of day I would be: Midnight
If I were a planet I would be: Uranus
If I were a sea animal I would be: A sting ray
If I were a direction I would be: West
If I were a piece of furniture I would be: A lamp
If I were a historical figure I would be: Johann Bernoulli (I could never be Leibniz, so I’d be one of his best buds and correspondents and supporters, even when things got rough with Newton)
If I were a liquid I would be: Tap water
If I were a stone, I would be: Limestone
If I were a tree, I would be: A bonsai-styled tree
If I were a bird I would be: The most ostentatious parrot imaginable
If I were a tool, I would be: A nail gun (that counts, right?)
If I were a flower/plant, I would be: A saguaro
If I were a kind of weather, I would be: A hailstorm
If I were a musical instrument, I would be: A clarinet (everybody who ever tries to guess what instrument I play guesses clarinet, so…)
If I were an animal, I would be: A platypus
If I were a color, I would be: Yellow
If I were an emotion, I would be: Road rage
If I were a vegetable, I would be: A carrot
If I were a sound, I would be: A big cathedral bell sounding
If I were an element, I would be: Uranium
If I were a car, I would be: A Volkswagen Beetle
If I were a song, I would be: Gooooo by TNGHT
If I were a food, I would be: Potatoes (you know I would)
If I were a place, I would be: The South Pole
If I were a material, I would be: Concrete
If I were a taste, I would be: Salty
If I were a scent, I would be: [I have no freaking idea. Thoughts?]
If I were an object, I would be: A lightbulb
If I were a body part I would be: The uvula!
If I were a subject in school I would be: Theatre/drama
If I were a cartoon character I would be: Tina Belcher (I look enough like her anyway AND my dad’s name is Bob…)
If I were a shape I would be: A triangle
If I were a number I would be: 3

1. Are you a young heart or an old soul?
I’m a middle-aged spleen.

2. What makes someone a best friend?
4 AM conversations over Messenger about whether buying an island off of eBay is a financially responsible decision.

3. What Christmas present do you remember the most?
ROCK BAND 2 HOLY CRAP.

4. Tell me a movie that has changed your life.
I don’t know if it changed my life, but Sunshine is definitely my favorite movie at the moment.

5. Name one physical feature that you like about yourself and one that you dislike.
I like my nose. I dislike everything else.

6. Can money buy happiness?
It can help *find* the way to happiness sometimes. Example: money would get me to Hanover. Hanover implies LEIBNIZ ARCHIVES. Leibniz archives imply happiness.

7. What’s more important in a relationship: physical attraction or emotional connection?
I wouldn’t want a relationship devoid of either of those.

8. Is there anyone close to you that you know you can’t trust?
I don’t really trust anyone.

9. Where was your favorite place go when you were a little kid?
Uhhhh…how little are we talking? When I was ~7 I used to build little Claudia-sized “houses” out of construction paper and Scotch tape and live in those.

10. Have you spent a night in the hospital?
Ugh, let’s not go there, eh?

11. Do you enjoy being only with 1-2 friends or with a large group of people?
The ideal group is 3 people (+ myself). Otherwise it’s either awkward or too freaking chaotic.

12. Have you ever been bullied?
Not physically.

13. If your partner wanted to wait until marriage until having sex, would you stay in that relationship?
Sure. Sex ain’t no big concern for me.

15. Out of all the social networks in the world why use a blog?
MySpace is dead, Twitter is dumb, and Facebook ANGERS ME, so this is what’s left. I was also dared to start blogging back in 2006. Don’t ever dare me to do anything.

16. What is your quirkiest habit?
Uh…I have dinner at about 11 PM. Does that count?

18. Someone close to you is dying! You have the choice to let this person live for 10 more years but if you do you cause the death of 10 strangers.
I’d ask the person who was dying what they’d want me to do.

20. When you’re alone in your own home, do you talk out loud to yourself?
I probably talk more to myself than to all other people I know combined. I also sing about things Disney-style.

21. Who is your favorite super hero?
X-Ray (and Vaaaaaaaav!)

22. Could you be in a long distance relationship?
Bro, I can’t even be in a “we live in the same city” relationship.

23. Do you know what makes you happy?
Indeed!

24. Who was your first crush?
Lead

25. Where is your favorite place to go out and eat?
Like, favorite place to go and stay there to eat (not bring it back to the house)? Uh…Red Lobster?

26. Are you an early bird or night owl?
I’m such a night owl that I’m an early bird.

29. What song best describes your life right now?
I’m Ready by AJR.

30. How do you express your creativity?
Punning. And writing and drawing.

32. Give me the story of your life in 6 words.
So much more to do still.

Cross out the things you’ve done:

Graduated high school. Kissed someone. Collected something really stupid. Smoked a cigarette. Got so drunk you passed out. Rode every ride at an amusement park. Gone to a rock concert. Helped someone. Gone fishing. Watched four movies in one night. Gone long periods of time without sleep. Lied to someone. Snorted cocaine. Failed a class. Smoked weed. Dealt drugs. Been in a car accident. Been in a tornado. Been to a funeral. Burned yourself (not on purpose). Ran a marathon. Cried yourself to sleep. Spent over $200 in one day. Flown on a plane. Been cheated on. Written a 10 page letter. Gone skiing. Been sailing. Have a best friend. Lost someone you loved. Shoplifted something. Been to jail. Dangerously close to being in jail. Skipped school. Had detention. Got in trouble for something you didn’t do. Stolen books from the library. Gone to a different country. Dropped out of school. Watched the “Harry Potter” movies. Had an online diary. Had a yard sale. Had a lemonade stand. Actually made money at the lemonade stand. Been in a school play. Been fired from a job. Swam with dolphins. Taken a lie detector test. Voted for someone on a reality TV show. Written poetry. Read more than 20 books a year. Gone to Europe.  Loved someone you shouldn’t have. Used a coloring book over age 12. Had surgery. Had stitches. Taken a taxi. Seen the Washington Monument. Had more than 5 IM’s/online conversations going at once. Overdosed. Been in a fist fight. Gone surfing in California. Had a hamster/guinea pig. Pet a wild animal. Used a credit card. Did “spirit day” at school. Dyed your hair. Got a tattoo. Got straight A’s. Been on the Honor Roll. Know someone with HIV or AIDS. Made-out with someone. Played on a sports team. Snuck out of the house.  Swore at a teacher.  Gone laser tagging. Had a romantic relationship. Been on the TV. French braided. Skinny-dipped. Driven a car. Performed in front of an audience. Gone bungee-jumping. Been to Mexico. Crashed a car. Sky dived. Been kissed in the rain. Made an 11:11 wish. Drank alcohol. Forwarded a chain letter. Made a mistake.

introduce yourself: Yo, I’m Claudia!

would you have preferred me to ask your name rather than demand it?: I don’t really care either way.

what is your personal feelings on manners?: I’m no Emily Post, but in settings where people are in fairly close contact with other people, manners are always a good thing.

do you have good or bad manners?: Depends on who you’re comparing me to.

do you believe that you can accurately judge your own manners?: I suppose.

have you seen a two dollar bill?: Indeed! I think I have one somewhere

have you listened to ellie goulding?: I have.

are you going swimming today?: HAHA no.

what color do you absolutely despise?: Red orange makes me nauseous. Which is funny, ‘cause I like red and I like orange.

is there anyone you want to kiss?: Yes, but he’s been dead since 1716.

can you kiss them?: See above.

would you ever take in an animal with special needs?: I probably wouldn’t right now, just because I don’t think I currently have the resources to take care of one. But later on, sure, if I had the money/resources.

do you prefer surveys with themes, or just random questions?: I prefer random questions.

anything important going on this week?: I just took a test in Stochastic Methods, but other than that, no.

are you a vegetarian? do you want to be?: Nope.

what’s holding you back from your current goal?: My being dumb.

what is your current goal?: I can’t say right now. Hopefully in a few weeks!

do you ever feel directionless?: I do right now, yes. That’s probably one of the worst feelings ever, isn’t it?

do you believe that it gets better?: No.

are you employed?: Yes! BEST JOB EVER!

do you enjoy being employed/not being?: I absolutely love my job. I just wish I could make it full-time…

what is one thing you wish you could change about the person closest to you?: My mom? I wish I could make her happy.

do you have siblings?: Nope.

have you ever wished you did/did not have siblings?: I made life-size paper people throughout 1st through 3rd grade and called each of them a sister, so yes.
what’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever named?: I name everything. At the house with the guys I named my Dasani bottle El Dasano. I wonder what ever happened to him…
if you could try any new food in the world right now, what would it be?: I’m not really into trying new food right now.

what food hybrid would you invent? (i.e. an orange crossed with a mango): Broccoli crossed with carrot, though that would probably be disgusting. Caroccoli. Broccolot!
is there a certain texture you can’t stand?: I don’t like al dente pasta. I need my pasta to practically be mush. I don’t know why.

what is one thing guaranteed to make you happy?: STATISTICS! And LEIBNIZ!

paperback or hardback, or no books at all?: Paperbacks. Every time I get a hardback (that sounds dirty) I feel like I can never take it off the shelf.

do you ever feel judged on something you can’t control?: Yes.

do you babysit? if so, age range?: Oh god no.

what age was your favourite? or has it yet to come?: I liked being 19 for some reason.

what social network do you use the most?: Does Tumblr count? If not, Facebook, I guess, but I never post anymore. Just stalk.

have you ever had to say goodbye to someone permanently?: Yes, quite a few times. It sucks.

1. What would you pick as a major, if you could go back to college and do it again?
I did go back to college and do it again (or am doing it again, I guess). I picked math.

2. Who is the one celebrity with whom you would most like to have an in-depth conversation?
Leibniz. He’s a celebrity. YES HE IS, SHUT UP AND LET ME LIVE IN MY FANTASY WORLD.

3. If you could make a living doing ANYthing, what would that be?
Doing statistics, teaching statistics, writing, blogging, raving about Leibniz.

4. What’s your all-time very favorite dessert?
Peanut M&Ms. Yup, I’m classy like that.

5. How many pairs of jeans do you own?
Jeans are for squares.
(I’m a triangle)

6. What is your favorite flower, and why?
I’m not much of a flower person. I can’t smell them so that kind of takes away some of their appeal. Sunflowers are badass, though.

7. What book has most changed your life?
Candide, ‘cause it got me interested in philosophy, which took my education in a very different direction.
It also introduced me to Leibniz. There’s not too much else I can say about that. ;)

8. What is your least favorite vegetable? Is there any way you can be persuaded to eat it?
Celery is the most disgusting thing ever (texture-wise). You can eat a stick of it with a whole jar of peanut butter and it will still be terrible.

9. If you could take a nonstop first class flight to any destination, where would you pick to land?
Either Antarctica (South Pole please?) or Hanover (Leibniz’ archives, please?)

10. If your 15 minutes of fame included a stint on American Idol, what song would be your trademark solo?
Well if we go off of what I sang in Rock Band, it would either be Peace of Mind or Maps.

11. If you could pick one former friend (who has remained elusive in this wild Facebook world) to reunite with, who would you unearth?
Anastasia!

12. What period of history is your favorite to read about?
The European Enlightenment!!!!!

13. What is your favorite genre of fiction?
Historical’s always good.

14. Do you choose a book by its cover?
I choose a book by whether it’s on my list or not.

15. Where do you do most of your reading?
At the rec center on the recumbent bike.

16. Without looking, guess about how many books are in your TBR pile. Now look. Were you right?
Well, since I just recently re-started my 200 Books list, I’d say there are 195 left. Ah, I was two off. There are 193 left.

17. How many movies on your TBW list?
I have no such list.

18. What’s your favorite genre of movie?
“Horribly Scientifically Inaccurate Disaster Movie”

19. Do you still go to see movies in the theater?
Nope.

20. You have $10,000 and no strings or obligations for one full day. Where do you go and what do you do?
Get up super early and go to Vancouver with my mom!

21. How many songs on your mp3 player?
2,000-something. Quite a few.

22. What comes next? Monster, monkey, helicopter…
Heliosphere.

[Blogger’s note: this one got lost somehow and never got posted when it was originally supposed to!]

What was your first job like?
My first “job” or my first actual paying job? My first “job” was working as an apprentice at Linda’s art camp over the summer. I could have gotten paid for it, but instead, Linda gave me the option of basically attending the camp for free (as in, getting to do all the art stuff that the campers were doing) in exchange for doing the apprentice work. So I did that.
My first job job was at Wendy’s. It was actually pretty fun. My manager was awesome and I liked working the closing shift.

It’s a typical Sunday, how are you spending it?
Either doing absolutely nothing productive (likely) or working on homework/projects/teaching prep.

What was the happiest day of your life?
My first college graduation (once I knew my GPA, haha). And one specific night in July in 2009…

What was the best decision you ever made?
Quitting UBC. I wouldn’t have gotten this amazing job if I hadn’t done that.

Tell us your go-to “pretend” game as a child.
Coos. All day, all the time.

What email service do you use?
Gmail and Outlook. I still have a Hotmail account out there somewhere, too.

What fandoms would you consider yourself a part of?
Metalocalypse, definitely. Would Achievement Hunter have a fandom? If so, Achievement Hunter.

Do you use anything on your lips? (e.g. Chapstick, gloss, balm, lipstick)
Vaseline. It’s the only stuff that really makes my lips feel better.

How many devices do you own which can access the internet?
Four: iPad, iPod, desktop compy, lappy compy.

Last strong smell you can remember smelling?
I’ve never smelled anything!

If you had to move your birthday to another date, which one would you choose and why?
I like my birthday. Though I guess being born on February 29th would be pretty cool.

Inspiration behind your blog title?
I can’t actually remember when or why I thought up “Eigenblogger.” It fits, though, don’t you think?

If you could spend a rainy day with anyone in the world, who would you choose and why?
Leibniz. Do I really need a reason? Really? Don’t you people know me by now?

Is there a foreign culture that you love?
Meh. I like different parts of different cultures.

Do you have a favorite soft drink?
Nope! Don’t drink ‘em.

1. What do you think is the most unique thing about your generation?
It’s a more specific time span than the whole generation, but I think people born between, say, 1985 and 1995 are unique in the sense that they didn’t grow up with all this insane technology that we’ve got now (internet access everywhere, iProducts, big n’ fast computers, etc.) but we were young enough as these things were introduced to adapt to them in stride…or at least, more in stride than kids who grew up with the technologies already present. I think we’re lucky.

2. Do you speak out as often as you should?
Nope.

3. How often are you tough and unreasonable?
Not very often. I don’t like conflict.

4. Do you believe that sometimes you learn more from a failure than a success?
Well, I pretty much never succeed, so I guess I’d have to learn more from all the failures.

5. Do you feel that you always have to win?
It’d be nice, but I’m me, so it won’t happen.

6. Do you think tradition matters?
If it’s still meaningful to the people carrying out the tradition, yes.

7. Do you tend to root for the underdog?
Actually, no (at least in games/fictional situations). If there’s somebody who is on top/winning, I usually root for them to keep their streak going.

8. Have you ever felt that you want to exceed your parents’ successes?
Eh.

9. Of all the cartoon characters that you know of, which is most like you?
Tina from Bob’s Burgers, both in appearance and attitude towards butts.

10. What was the last event or situation that got you really excited?
School starting!!!

11. How old were you when you started working and what was your first job?
Are we talking like a technical job where I got paid with money? If so, I was 19 and worked at Wendy’s. If not, then I was like 13 or so when I worked at Linda’s Art Camp in exchange for free art supplies. That job rocked.

12. Tell us about your grandparents.
My grandpas are unfortunately both dead. My grandma on my mom’s side is evil. But my grandma on my dad’s side is still rockin’ in California.

13. Do you procrastinate or are you usually on top of situations?
I’ll answer this question later.

14. What would others say about you?
“AHHHHHHHHHH GET IT AWAY!!!”

15. Do you believe in life on other planets?
It’s out there somewhere.

16. When was the last time that you were called too thin?
PFFT. Never.

17. Do you work out? Have you ever joined a gym and quit almost immediately?
Yes. Though gyms are super boring now that I prefer walking 9+ miles at a time instead.

18. Do you feel that you utilize all your intelligence in every situation?
Haha, have you met me?

THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
1. Claudia.
2. Fack (long story).
3. Professor Mahler (which is definitely not what I am, but I still kinda like it when my students call me that, haha).

THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:
1. AntarcticaFreak.
2. LadyLeibniz.
3. Nailpit.

THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. Uh…
2. Um…
3. Huh.

THREE THINGS YOU DON’T LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. Lots.
2. Of.
3. Things.

THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE:
1. Basque.
2. German.
3. Times New Roman.

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
1. Dragonflies.
2. THE FUTURE!
3. My own inadequacies.

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
1. Glasses.
2. Ostentatious clothes.
3. A(n) (un)healthy level of anxiety.

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS AT PRESENT:
1. Doin’ It Right – Daft Punk
2. Chocolate – The 1975
3. Madness – Muse

THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP (love is a given):
1. Leibniz.
2. Leibniz.
3. Leibniz.

TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE (in no particular order)
1. I’m not a big Harry Potter fan.
2. I have a Twitter account.
3. I would move back to Tucson if I could.

THREE THINGS YOU JUST CAN’T DO:
1. Relax.
2. Touch my toes.
3. Smell.

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
1. Go walking in Vancouver.
2. Know what my plans are for the next year.
3. Blast my music really, really loudly.

THREE CAREERS [YOU’VE CONSIDERED]:
1. Statistician.
2. Psychometrician.
3. Anything that would get me down to Antarctica.

THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION/HOLIDAY:
1. Antarctica.
2. Vancouver, believe it or not.
3. Stockholm.

THREE FUTURE POTENTIAL KIDS’ NAMES:
1. Victor.
2. Scott.
3. Bottomless Potamus.

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
1. Get a novel (or something) published.
2. Become a tenured professor somewhere and teach stats FULL TIME!
3. Go visit Leibniz’ archives in Hanover. IT IS A NEEEEED!

Yay, it’s another survey. Sorry. I haven’t been in much of a blogging mood lately.

Which pair of pants that you own, are your favorites?: That’s a hard question. I like my pink Alex Colman palazzo pants, but my most comfortable pants are the greenish ones that are really baggy. Plus hey, they’re green.
Were you a 80’s or a 90’s child?: Late 80s.
Tell me, what is your favorite radio station you listen to regularly?: I’m not much of a radio person, but I prefer 106.1 to anything else.
Do you have a “thing” for Mitchell Davis?: Who?
Have you ever had any kind of dangerous addiction?: No comment.
Are your parents still married, divorced, or split up?: Divorced.
How many times a week do you listen to your favorite song?: More than is probably healthy.
Are you a rap or hip hop fan?: Sometimes. There are a few songs that get me pumped up.
Have you ever heard of Hollywood Undead? Do you like them?: Never heard of them.
Do you tend to call your little siblings “diseases?”: No sibbie.
Have your friends ever told you something really personal?: That was like half the reason we had basement orgies parties.
Has anyone ever called you a coward before?: Probably.
Have you ever written a whole song before?: I’ve rewritten the whole lyrics of several songs.
What is one way you enjoy expressing yourself?: Blogging! And writing in general.
Do you have a playlist on Project Playlist?: Nope.
Are you a Jeffree Star fan? Or no?: Who?
What stereotype do you think is utterly overrated?: Most of them.
What’s your favorite fast-food restaurant?: I like McDonald’s, yo.
Do you enjoy listening to a horrible genre of music?: I put up with country, but that’s as close to a “horrible” genre as it gets for me.
Do you tend to call people stupid?: I try not to.
Are any of your relatives rednecks?: Given the size of my family, it’s likely.
How many people from Oklahoma do you know?: I don’t think I know anyone from OK.
Are your sheets clean? Or no?: I don’t have sheets.
Do you like answering personal questions?: Yup.
Do you ever sit around and just smell markers?: Flashbacks to Colbert’s interview with Maurice Sendak.
Has anyone ever told you, you have “stoner” eyes?: Haha, nope.
Do you hate 80’s music?: 80’s music is, in general, pretty cool.
Are any of your favorite shows too dirty for television?: Nope.
Why do you think Obama got elected?: Because people are sick of Republicans?
Do you ever have a tendency to stab a picture of Miley Cyrus? Haha, no.
Are there any colorful quilts in your room?: Yes, the one that Sean and Aaron’s mom made me.
Has your grandmother ever made you anything?: She’s made me angry.
Do you own a guitar?: Yup!
Are you listening to music? What are you listening to?: Family guy’s on mute on the TV, but I’m actually not listening to anything right now.
Are you pumped for Christmas?: Not quite yet.
How many times a day do you say “no?”: Not often.
Are you a monogamous person?: Yup.
Are there any VH1 shows that just creep you out?: I haven’t watched VH1 in forever.
Do you enjoy listening to techno music?: Yup!
Do you like Shiny Toy Guns (band)?: Never heard of them.
What do you call yourself when talking?: Uh…just my first name?
Do you have any embarrassing nicknames?: No.
Are there any people who disgust you?: The things they can do disgust me.
Do you disgust anyone? Did they tell you that?: I probably do.
Do you think Trace Cyrus is cute?: He’s not bad looking.

1) Do you have plans on the 21st?
That’s like 400 days away. I actually think I have a test that day.

2) Do you have weird looking feet?
They’re not any weirder than your average feet.

3) Can you successfully walk in a pair of high heels?
PFFT NO.

4) Do you open your bedroom window during the summer?
Yup.

5) Do you like to sleep in hot and humid weather or cold weather?
I like the room to be freezing. Even in Vancouver when it was like 18 degrees outside and windy as hell, I’d leave the window in my bedroom open and sleep through it LIKE A MAN.

6) Do you have a pool? If so, is it in ground or above ground?
No pool. Though I live like two blocks from the aquatics center.

7) Do you hate when you can’t remember things?
I can’t remember!

8) Why do we experience Deja Vu?
Does anybody actually know the medical reason(s) for it? I’ve heard it theorized that episodes are actually very mild seizures. If that’s the case, then my brain’s a seizure fest.

9) Do you write in colored pens?
DAMN STRAIGHT. I had a conversation with my Proofs professor the other day about how awesome four-color pens are.

10) Do you really think that Ryan Seacrest is gay?
Who cares?

11) Have you seen the movie Princess Bride?
Who hasn’t?

12) Why do so many people make fun of people in Canada? Is it THAT funny?
Have you ever LIVED in Canada, dude? Half of them make fun of themselves.

13) Have you ever listened to the Obama song?
I didn’t even know there was an Obama song.

14) Where do you get your ringtones?
My ringtone has been Gavin Free shouting “MARK NUTT!” since February and I haven’t regretted it a single damn day.

15) Have you ever seen a number on TV and called it and just left a random voicemail?
Nope.

16) Do you like Firefox better than Internet Explorer or vise versa?
“What does the Firefox say?” NOTHING, ‘CAUSE IT CRASHED.
(I hate Firefox.)

17) Do you have a favorite pen? If so, what color is it?
My four-color pen is awesome. Plus, it’s casing is half orange.

18) Is your desktop picture from the internet or a picture that you took?
Internet (it’s a giant integral sign, haha).

19) Do you misspell a lot of words?
Noope I’m a gud speler.

20) Do you like broccoli?
HELL YEAH!

21) If so, do you like them with ranch dressing or melted cheese on them?
Broccoli with feta’s where it’s at, yo. I’m not a ranch dressing person.

22) Do you have any self-help books?
I don’t think so.

23) When you get angry/sad do you make irrational decisions?
My life is an irrational decision.

24) How many hours of sleep did you get last night?
4.5.

25) When you don’t know a word, do you actually get up to get a dictionary or go to http://www.dictionary.com?
This usually happens when I’m reading on the recumbent bike at the rec center. I mark the page and look it up later.

26) Have you ever watched The Brave Little Toaster?
I have so much love for that movie. You don’t even know.

27) When you put on make-up, what make-up do you put on first? (ex. eyeliner, mascara, cover girl, etc.)
Foundation. Then eye shadow. Then mascara.

28) Do you have a netflix account?
Yup!

29) Take a guess on how many hoodies you have.
One.

30) Have you ever been kissed on New Year’s?
Pfft, yeah right.

31) What about under the mistletoe?
See above.

32) How do you want your significant other propose to you? If you don’t have a significant other, what is your ideal proposal??
This is not something that’s ever really on my mind, so I have no idea. It would probably involve Leibniz in some way.

33) What’s the worst smell that you can think of?
I’m the wrong person for this question.

34) When you get out of the shower, do you tend to get hot afterwards?
No. My bathroom is SO COLD.

35) Do you like your soda in a can or a bottle?
I’ve never had soda. I drink Red Bull, though, ‘cause I’m manly.

How do you ease anxiety?
Ha. Though that said “how do you EAT anxiety?” WITH A SPORK!

Do you know anyone who enjoys getting mosquito bites?
Premiering this week on TLC: XTREME FETISHES! Episode 1: Malaria Hysteria!

Do you think TLC has too many shows about big families and midgets?
HAHAHA I totally responded to the previous question before looking at this one.

Do you ever hang out with other people outside of your group of friends?
I don’t have a group of friends.

When was the last time you had a Jolly Rancher?
Last night!

Do you know anyone whose birthday is in August?
Like four people.

Do you have a headache right now?
Yeah, actually. Anticipation stress blows.

Do you pretend to be scared of thunderstorms to get attention?
I run around naked in thunderstorms to get attention.

Does the sound of crunchy [food] bother you?
Nope.

How often do you get heartburn?
THE ATRIA…THEY BUUUUUUUUURN! (not often)

Have you ever experienced contagious yawning?
Who hasn’t?

Have you ever rode in a topless car?
No. I don’t think so, at least.

What caused you to be angry last?
A discourteous “neighbor.”

Would you marry someone if they were unable to have sex?
Yup.

Don’t you hate it when a survey repeats a question?
Yup. (Don’t you hate it when a survey taker repeats an answer?)

Where’s your favorite coffee shop?
Coffee isn’t my cup of tea. HO HO I’M FUNNY TONIGHT.

What’s your opinion on cinnamon rolls?
I cannot think of them without thinking of Metalocalypse. That damn show has ruined my life.

Do you enjoy baking, or even cooking in general?
I do indeed. I’m bad at it, but I do it anyway!

Have you ever taken a bath with someone?
As a little kid, yeah.

What’s your grandma’s name?
Mom’s side: Joyce (but she’s dead to me, so who cares)
Dad’s side: Emily (she’s awesome)

When was the last time you had ice cream?
A very long time ago.

Think of the last person who said I love you, do you think they meant it?
Hopefully!

Where is your biological father right now?
Sleeping.

Do you have any freckles?
I do now that I’ve been out walking during daylight.

Do you like orange juice?
GOD NO. Arrogant pulpy nastiness.

Who did you last eat at a sit-down restaurant with?
Uh…good question.

How many bedrooms are there in your house?
Four?

Have you ever tried to find friends from elementary school online?
That’s called Facebook.

What kind of home do you hope to have when you’re older?
Is it mine? Am I living alone? Then I’m good to go.

Do you call it a buggy or a cart?
Cart.

Did you watch the Cosby Show when you were younger?
Nope.

How often do you check your e-mail?
Probably not as often as I should.

What color do you think best describes your personality?
Think of the gaudiest color you can. That’s me.

Have you ever built a sandcastle?
Yup.

Would you rather live in a world like Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings?
Neither, please.

Do you enjoy doing crafts?
I prefer arts.

When was the last time you rented a movie?
A very long time.

If you could be any videogame character, who would you be?
GORDON FREEMAN HANDS DOWN WHERE’S MY CROWBAR DAMMIT THIS IS NOT A DRILL

(The preceding is an example of why friends don’t let friends give Claudia Red Bull.)

Long one.

01. Who is your favorite movie actor?
Tom Hanks is freaking awesome.

02. What was the last book you finished? What book are you currently reading?
I just finished 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Verne and have started re-reading the next item on my list: Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. I also started reading this big ass book on the history of math that I’d gotten a while ago, but I can’t remember the author off the top of my head.

03. Do you play The Sims 2 or 3?
Yes, but not nearly as much as I used to.

04. How much do you watch TV on an average day?
I pretty much have the TV on from the time I get home to the time I go to bed, but the amount of time I’m actually *watching* it is probably at most an hour and a half.

05. What is your best friend’s mom’s name?
I don’t have a best friend.

06. Are you a fan of Lady Gaga and/or Ke$ha?
Yup, but much more so Lady Gaga.

07. Have you ever painted a picture?
Indeed I have. I used to paint quite a bit before I realized how much I sucked.

08. What is your favorite cereal?
Cinnamon Toasters, the cheapo version of Cinnamon Toast Crunch (they’re vastly better, too)

09. Do you play games on the Internet often?
Does Minecraft count? If so, yes.

10. Do you have anything personalized? (a bag, towel, pillow, etc.)
My backpack has my initials on it ‘cause I’m a dorkfest.

11. What does your favorite pair of shoes look like?
I like my walking shoes a lot, but they’re soooo not that bright anymore, haha. My toe shoes rock, too.

12. What is your school’s colors/mascot?
*insert fight song here*

13. What type of building do you live in?
A house?

14. Do you edit pictures before you let people see them?
Depends on the picture.

15. What kind of decorations do you have in your room?
I don’t really have a room…I have the basement, but I haven’t decorated it at all. It’s all my dad’s weird, weird stuff.

16. Do you get along with your siblings, if you have them?
No sibbies, thank god.

17. What is the longest song you have on your music player?
Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfieldis 25 and a half minutes long.

18. Have you ever listened to Passion Pit or Vampire Weekend?
HAHAHAHAHAH yes.

19. How many plays does your favorite band have in your music player?
My favorite BAND? I’m not sure…I’m not near iTunes at the moment.

20. Did you go to school today?
I went to campus, but classes aren’t a-goin’ right now.

Have you ever…

Stood at the end of a rainbow?
Bro, I AM the rainbow.

Drank blackcurrant and orange cordial mixed together?
Can’t say that I have.

Not eaten anything for a day?
Yup.

Traveled for a whole day, non-stop?
If you count our driving days to Ontario, yes.

Dressed as a cowboy/cowgirl?
I don’t think so.

Swam with dolphins?
Nope.

Been on TV?
I don’t think so.

Appeared on Google?
If you Google my full name (“Claudia Marie Mahler”) I’m the first hit.

Met your favourite music artist?
No.

Performed in front of a large audience?
Indeed I have.

Been asked for your autograph?
Nope.

Made someone so happy, they cried?
I have no idea. Hopefully!

Made your own clothing?
I *sort of* made those Kermit pants.

Been swimming outside in the winter?
Yes. But it was in Hawaii.

This Or That

Broccoli or Cauliflower?
BROCCOLI

Fish or Meat?
Fish IS meat.

Cereal or Toast?
What kind of cereal?

Dress or Jeans?
Dress.

Screamo or Rap?
Screamo.

Star or Moon?
Star.

Aeroplane or Helicopter?
Anything but a helicopter.

Black or White?
White.

Rainbow or Greyscale?
Haha, seriously?

Land or Water?
Land.

England or USA?
USA.

Unusual or Common?
Unusual.

Scarf or Gloves?
Gloves.

Vinyl or Tape?
Tape.

Tape or CD?
CD.

Snoopy or Garfield?
Garfield!

Random Questions

Do you sit at a table for dinner?
I haven’t done that in a long time.

Pick up the nearest book and turn to page 24. What is the last sentence?
“However, we don’t usually grasp the entire nature of a thing all at once, especially in a more lengthy analysis, but in place of the things themselves we make use of signs, whose explicit explanation we usually omit for the sake of brevity, knowing or believing that we have the ability to produce it at will.” (Meditations on Knowledge, Truth, and Ideas; Leibniz <3)

If you put out your right arm, what’s nearest to it?
The TV.

What brand is the nearest chocolate bar?
Snickers.

What is the nearest red item?
The door.

What channel is your TV on, if it’s on?
I’m watching Adult Swim. It’s on mute, but I can tell that Robot Chicken’s being Robot Chicken.

Do you even have a TV in the room you’re in?
Clearly.

Do you have a pillow with an awesome pillow case?
Damn straight. It’s striped and colorful.

What are the curtains in your bedroom like?
I don’t have curtains or a bedroom.

What size is your bed?
I sleep on a couch. Trust me, it’s vastly more comfortable than the bed down here.

Do you have wallpaper or painted walls in your bedroom?
They’re wood.

What is your favourite pattern?
Stripes.

What is your favourite reality TV show?
Top Chef!

What is your favourite programme on MTV?\
My drama friends and I, when we went to state, pretty much marathoned Next in the hotel room.

Do you watch Friends? If so, what’s your favourite episode?
Bah.

Do you watch Big Brother?
Again: bah.

Have you ever been outside of your own country?
Indeed.

If so, what’s the first country you went to?
England.

Have you ever attempted to play a guitar?
Yes.

Do you have an interesting nationality?
Meh.

Do you have any famous relatives?
Possibly.

Have you ever been in the middle of a family argument?
Welcome to family life.

Have you ever thrown food at someone?
I threw half a loaf of bread at Aneel in high school. ‘Cause that was high school and that’s what we did.

Have you ever had an argument with a teacher?
No, actually.

What is your favourite fruit?
Apples.

If you could work anywhere in the world, what would you do?
I would be a statistician/Leibniz expert in Antarctica. DON’T LAUGH, IT WOULD BE AWESOME.

If you could run away and start a fresh right this moment, would you?
Yes.

Do you live in a warm country?
One of the coolest things about the US, I think, is the HUGE range of climate zones in it.

Do you own a water pool? \
What…what other kind of pool would I own?

Have you ever bought something on eBay?
Yup.

Have you ever sold something on eBay?
Yup.

Have you ever heard of the band McFly? If so, do you like them?
Never heard of them.

Have you ever cooked a large meal?
Not really. I made mashed potatoes for the grad school crew, but that wasn’t really that much.

If you could be God, would you?
Do you know what kind of chaos I would cause?

Would you rather…

Live in a large nice house alone, or a small cheap house with others?
I’d much rather be alone.

Would you rather be the most famous person alive, or have no friends?
Famous, just because that way I could have a better shot of doing some good for the world.

Eat something extremely spicy or extremely bitter?
Bitter.

Have no self-esteem or be too full of yourself?
No self-esteem.

Eat a big bowl of rubbery egg or a cup of raw egg?
Rubbery egg doesn’t bother me, so let’s go with that.

Be too tall or too short?
I’m already too short, so…

Be a cow or a sheep?
Cow.

Drink lavender oil or eat vaseline?
Vaseline.

Eat a human eyeball or a human tongue?
Tongue.

Be the cleverest and ugliest person alive or the dumbest and most attractive?
Clever + ugly is totally fine with me.

Have a cat or a dog?
Cat.

Be a duck or a chicken?
Duck.

Have a brace or awful teeth?
Like a back brace? I’ll go with awful teeth, since that would be less painful day to day.

Do maths everyday or science?
MATH!

Have an American or an Australian accent?
American. As long as I could pick where in America the accent would be from.

Have no hair or have too much hair?
No hair.

Smell disgusting for life or have a nose bleed for the rest of your life?
Smell. It wouldn’t bother me. Plus I’d be living in that big house all alone but also be ridiculously famous, so who cares?

Be fancied by every person/animal alive or no one?
No one.

Have one arm or one leg?
One arm. Gotta do my walkin’!

Be a famous musican or the president for the day?
Is the famous musician also a “singly day” thing? If so, president. If not, musician.

Have to wear an eyepatch for life or an arm sling?
Eyepatch.

Be male or female?
Male.

Die from being to hot or too cold?
Too cold.

Be in a prison or mental hospital for a month?
Mental hospital.

Have curly or straight hair?
I hate my “I can’t decide if I’m curly or just obnoxious” hair, so straight.

Be 18 for life or 21?
18.

Never experience childhood or adulthood?
Never experience childhood (which kind of contradicts my answer to the above question, but what’re ya gonna do?

Own a private beach or a pool?
Pool.

Be a widow or be single for life?
Single.

Be spiderman or superman?
THE HULK

How long did this survey take you, or did you not time it?
Who knows? I do these things like over a three-day span

Long one.

01. Who is your favorite movie actor?

Tom Hanks is freaking awesome.
02. What was the last book you finished? What book are you currently reading?

I just finished 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Verne and have started re-reading the next item on my list: Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. I also started reading this big ass book on the history of math that I’d gotten a while ago, but I can’t remember the author off the top of my head.
03. Do you play The Sims 2 or 3?

Yes, but not nearly as much as I used to.
04. How much do you watch TV on an average day?

I pretty much have the TV on from the time I get home to the time I go to bed, but the amount of time I’m actually *watching* it is probably at most an hour and a half.
05. What is your best friend’s mom’s name?

I don’t have a best friend.
06. Are you a fan of Lady Gaga and/or Ke$ha?

Yup, but much more so Lady Gaga.
07. Have you ever painted a picture?

Indeed I have. I used to paint quite a bit before I realized how much I sucked.
08. What is your favorite cereal?

Cinnamon Toasters, the cheapo version of Cinnamon Toast Crunch (they’re vastly better, too)
09. Do you play games on the Internet often?

Does Minecraft count? If so, yes.
10. Do you have anything personalized? (a bag, towel, pillow, etc.)

My backpack has my initials on it ‘cause I’m a dorkfest.
11. What does your favorite pair of shoes look like?

I like my walking shoes a lot, but they’re soooo not that bright anymore, haha. My toe shoes rock, too.
12. What is your school’s colors/mascot?

*insert fight song here*
13. What type of building do you live in?

A house?
14. Do you edit pictures before you let people see them?

Depends on the picture.
15. What kind of decorations do you have in your room?

I don’t really have a room…I have the basement, but I haven’t decorated it at all. It’s all my dad’s weird, weird stuff.
16. Do you get along with your siblings, if you have them?

No sibbies, thank god.
17. What is the longest song you have on your music player?

Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfieldis 25 and a half minutes long.
18. Have you ever listened to Passion Pit or Vampire Weekend?

HAHAHAHAHAH yes.
19. How many plays does your favorite band have in your music player?

My favorite BAND? I’m not sure…I’m not near iTunes at the moment.
20. Did you go to school today?

I went to campus, but classes aren’t a-goin’ right now.
Have you ever…
Stood at the end of a rainbow?

Bro, I AM the rainbow.
Drank blackcurrant and orange cordial mixed together?

Can’t say that I have.
Not eaten anything for a day?

Yup.
Traveled for a whole day, non-stop?

If you count our driving days to Ontario, yes.
Dressed as a cowboy/cowgirl?

I don’t think so.
Swam with dolphins?

Nope.

Been on TV?

I don’t think so.
Appeared on Google?

If you Google my full name (“Claudia Marie Mahler”) I’m the first hit.
Met your favourite music artist?

No.
Performed in front of a large audience?

Indeed I have.
Been asked for your autograph?

Nope.
Made someone so happy, they cried?

I have no idea. Hopefully!
Made your own clothing?

I *sort of* made those Kermit pants.
Been swimming outside in the winter?

Yes. But it was in Hawaii.
This Or That
Broccoli or Cauliflower?

BROCCOLI
Fish or Meat?

Fish IS meat.
Cereal or Toast?

What kind of cereal?
Dress or Jeans?

Dress.
Screamo or Rap?

Screamo.
Star or Moon?

Star.
Aeroplane or Helicopter?

Anything but a helicopter.
Black or White?

White.
Rainbow or Greyscale?

Haha, seriously?
Land or Water?

Land.

England or USA?

USA.
Unusual or Common?

Unusual.
Scarf or Gloves?

Gloves.
Vinyl or Tape?

Tape.
Tape or CD?

CD.
Snoopy or Garfield?

Garfield!
Random Questions
Do you sit at a table for dinner?

I haven’t done that in a long time.
Pick up the nearest book and turn to page 24. What is the last sentence?

“However, we don’t usually grasp the entire nature of a thing all at once, especially in a more lengthy analysis, but in place of the things themselves we make use of signs, whose explicit explanation we usually omit for the sake of brevity, knowing or believing that we have the ability to produce it at will.” (Meditations on Knowledge, Truth, and Ideas; Leibniz <3)
If you put out your right arm, what’s nearest to it?

The TV.
What brand is the nearest chocolate bar?

Snickers.
What is the nearest red item?

The door.
What channel is your TV on, if it’s on?

I’m watching Adult Swim. It’s on mute, but Robot Chicken’s being Robot Chicken.
Do you even have a TV in the room you’re in?

Clearly.
Do you have a pillow with an awesome pillow case?

Damn straight. It’s striped and colorful.
What are the curtains in your bedroom like?

I don’t have curtains or a bedroom.
What size is your bed?

I sleep on a couch. Trust me, it’s vastly more comfortable than the bed down here.
Do you have wallpaper or painted walls in your bedroom?

They’re wood.
What is your favourite pattern?

Stripes.
What is your favourite reality TV show?

Top Chef!
What is your favourite programme on MTV?

My drama friends and I, when we went to state, pretty much marathoned Next in the hotel room.
Do you watch Friends? If so, what’s your favourite episode?

Bah.
Do you watch Big Brother?

Again: bah.
Have you ever been outside of your own country?

Indeed.
If so, what’s the first country you went to?

England.
Have you ever attempted to play a guitar?

Yes.
Do you have an interesting nationality?

I’m part Basque. That’s pretty cool.
Do you have any famous relatives?

Possibly.
Have you ever been in the middle of a family argument?

Welcome to family life.
Have you ever thrown food at someone?

I threw half a loaf of bread at Aneel in high school. ‘Cause that was high school and that’s what we did.
Have you ever had an argument with a teacher?

No, actually.
What is your favourite fruit?

Apples.
If you could work anywhere in the world, what would you do?

I would be a statistician/Leibniz expert in Antarctica. DON’T LAUGH, IT WOULD BE AWESOME.
If you could run away and start a fresh right this moment, would you?

Yes.
Do you live in a warm country?

One of the coolest things about the US, I think, is the HUGE range of climate zones in it.
Do you own a water pool?

What…what other kind of pool would I own?
Have you ever bought something on eBay?

Yup.
Have you ever sold something on eBay?

Yup.
Have you ever heard of the band McFly? If so, do you like them?

Never heard of them.
Have you ever cooked a large meal?

Not really. I made mashed potatoes for the grad school crew, but that wasn’t really that much.
If you could be God, would you?

Do you know what kind of chaos I would cause?
Would you rather…
Live in a large nice house alone, or a small cheap house with others?

I’d much rather be alone.
Would you rather be the most famous person alive, or have no friends?

Famous, just because that way I could have a better shot of doing some good for the world.
Eat something extremely spicy or extremely bitter?

Bitter.

Have no self-esteem or be too full of yourself?

No self-esteem.

Eat a big bowl of rubbery egg or a cup of raw egg?

Rubbery egg doesn’t bother me, so let’s go with that.
Be too tall or too short?

I’m already too short, so…
Be a cow or a sheep?

Cow.
Drink lavender oil or eat vaseline?

Vaseline.
Eat a human eyeball or a human tongue?

Tongue.
Be the cleverest and ugliest person alive or the dumbest and most attractive?

Clever + ugly is totally fine with me.
Have a cat or a dog?

Cat.
Be a duck or a chicken?

Duck.
Have a brace or awful teeth?

Like a back brace? I’ll go with awful teeth, since that would be less painful day to day.
Do maths everyday or science?

MATH!
Have an American or an Australian accent?

American. As long as I could pick where in America the accent would be from.
Have no hair or have too much hair?

No hair.
Smell disgusting for life or have a nose bleed for the rest of your life?

Smell. It wouldn’t bother me. Plus I’d be living in that big house all alone but also be ridiculously famous, so who cares?
Be fancied by every person/animal alive or no one?

No one.
Have one arm or one leg?

One arm. Gotta do my walkin’!
Be a famous musican or the president for the day?

Is the famous musician also a “singly day” thing? If so, president. If not, musician.
Have to wear an eyepatch for life or an arm sling?

Eyepatch.
Be male or female?

Male.
Die from being to hot or too cold?

Too cold.
Be in a prison or mental hospital for a month?

Mental hospital.
Have curly or straight hair?

I hate my “I can’t decide if I’m curly or just obnoxious” hair, so straight.
Be 18 for life or 21?

18.
Never experience childhood or adulthood?

Never experience childhood (which kind of contradicts my answer to the above question, but what’re ya gonna do?
Own a private beach or a pool?

Pool.
Be a widow or be single for life?

Single.
Be spiderman or superman?

THE HULK
How long did this survey take you, or did you not time it?

Who knows? I do these things like over a three-day span.

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