anagramofbrat | 5000 question meme, questions 501-600

This segment took a few days because I disliked most of the questions. :P That's the problem with the big questionnaires, sometimes it's obvious they were written by high schoolers, lol

501. If you could rename yourself what would your new name be?
I wouldn't; i actually really like my name where it is right now. I didn't always, though. I had fun coming up with ridiculous and important sounding pen/stage names as a kid.

502. What is your Glam Rock name (the name of your first pet plus your street name)?
I thought that was your porn name? or was that middle name plus street? Regardless, Husky St. Paul is a fantastic glam rock name.

503. Have you ever created your own 'what ___ are you' quiz?
Maybe? If i did it is lost to recent memory.

If you did make one what would it be about?
I havent seen a "which star wars droid are you" one. i'd end up being a Gonk, knowing my luck.

504. What is your favorite song from the 70's?
I cant pick a favorite BAND from the 70s, let alone a song. It was a pretty great decade musically. And yes, that does include disco. I miss when people created dance music with an orchestra.

505. What do you feel like complaining about?
At the time of writing this, my lack of sleep. Im sure by the time i post this something different will have come up.
ETA: like norovirus!

506. What do you feel like celebrating?
January is almost over and i'm getting paid ~~on Wednesday~~ tomorrow!

507. Have you lost touch with anyone you should call?
I just started getting the first round of Are You Dead? Call Us messages from the fam. Oops.

508. Deep in thought do you forgive everyone?
No. Well, sometimes. Mostly no though.

509. Can a person speak out against their government and still support their country?
Fuck yes! The idea is you want to change your country for the better right? The problem is getting other people and your government to agree on what better is and sometimes the government responds with killing everyone. Thankfully not so much here, but... Yeah.

510. What do you have faith in?
Murphy's law, lol. And the capacity for other people to both surprise and disappoint.

511. Do you believe your government has a file on you somewhere?
Actually considering a few things, i either have one myself or am listed under a couple people's Known Associates. Meh. I'm all right with that.

512. What (not who) do you care about?
Kyriarchy. Also known as "no, seriously, Everything sucks and is broken, how can we fix that?"

513. What is the worst thing that could possibly happen to you?
I have this superstition where if i imagine all horrible scenarios ahead of time that guarantees they won't happen. The flip side of that is that whatever i didn't think of does.

514. Who or what is really the absolute root and source of all evil?
Evil is a concept, not something you mine or tap. There is no source of it, its just... there. Same with goodness.

515. What do you want to change about the world?
It could stand to be a kinder place in general.

516. Why did you decide to complete this survey?
I like answering questions about myself (its easier than coming up with topics on my own), and 5000 questions is a challenge that must be answered.

517. Has anyone ever led you on?
No. Wait yes. Maybe. I dont know, i've been in complicated situations where the expectations and realities of the people involved didn't match.

518. What was the last thing you did against your will?
Nothing in recent memory. I've done lots of things i didn't want to do, but they were not against my will, if the differentiation makes sense.

519. What are your plans for the rest of today?
At time of writing, get through today in a state of zombie like semi-consciousness, go home, do laundry, clean and maybe work on my website or bead.
ETA: yeah that didn't happen, lol.

520. How can you make tomorrow better than today was?
Going to bed earlier would be a big start. Was gonna go to haven too, but have game conflict and honestly like zero money to go anyway.
ETA: also virus. :P

521. Would you rather date someone 4 feet tall or 9 feet tall?
Um neither, honestly. My comfort zone seems to be 4'10" to 6'5".

522. How often do you get jealous?
Relationship jealous, almost never anymore, but my attention/security needs are getting met right now. That may change if that stops being true. Life jealous, all the time.

523. What is the one thing you do that your friends wish you didn't?
Working on being less of an antisocial flake, maybe taking things at face value instead of constantly looking for subtext, burying actual opinions and judgements under a pancake layer of biting sarcasm so that i can say i wasn't serious when called on it? I don't honestly know, its not like anyone's sat me down about my social stupid in a while.

524. Do you do any soul searching?
Sometimes hourly.

525. Do you believe you have a soul?
Soul, consciousness, life spark, sentience... Do any of them exist or is it in fact merely electrical firings through carbon wires?

526. Would you rather have a child that is more confident or more curious?
Confident, actually. The constant barrage of Why? Gets trying after a while. At least until they're old enough to throw at the nearest encyclopedia or the internet.

527. Are you a slave to love?
Thanks for getting Britney stuck in my head. And no.

528. If you were going to write a bedtime story for someone you loved what would it be about?
Vampires, witches, and werewolves gathering for a monthly full moon rumpus and dinner party.

529. Does anyone understand you?
ENGLISH MOTHERFUCKER DO YOU SPEAK IT

530. Do you understand yourself?
I think i have a decent handle on what makes me me.

531. Earth, Air, Fire, and Water: Which is your element?
Fire and water. I'm steam!

532. Who influences you to be the way you are?
My influences are mostly of the contrary type - i take more lessons on how NOT to be by examples rather than the other way around.

533. What is one idea that you live by?
That which does not kill you does not kill you. It may not necessarily make you stronger, but if it doesn't kill you, you at least have a chance.

534. How can people act to make you want to get to know them?
Generally be amusing.

535. Are you more delicate or tough?
I am warm cuddly steel. I kinda hate it though.

536. Would you rather be smarter or more beautiful?
Neither. I'm good with what i've got, what i'm lacking is focus.

537. Have you ever had a surprise party?
Yes. I squeeed.

538. When are you at a loss for words?
Whenever anyone does something nice for me, especially if its unexpected.

539. What is the worst time to be alone?
I've honest come to loathe sleeping alone.

540. What do your parents do that you will try never to do?
treat their kids like brainless children long after they've grown up.

541. What gets you through the night?
Sleep. Barring that, INTERNET FOREVER.

542. Do you really want to live forever?
Actually yes, i do, provided they figure out actual ways to halt or reverse aging. Living forever and old would suck. Most people forget that bit.

543. Do you often experience powerful emotions?
Yep. I'm a creature of intense feelings, i just don't talk about them much anymore.

544. What could make you so happy right now that you would cry and laugh and sing?
Having about 50 grand fall out of the sky would be pretty baller.

545. Who is your favorite visual artist?
I don't have one particular favorite. I tend to gravitate to styles rather than artists. I do have soft spots for freida kahlo and keith haring, due to Reasons of Personal Significance.

546. What would you like to protest against?
Anonymous and Occupy have pretty much ruined protesting for me.

547. What or who do you support?
I'm learning to support myself. Slowly.

548. If you found out you were pregnant today, would you have an abortion?
Only if my doctor was all like OMG, YOU ARE GOING TO DIE IF YOU HAVE THIS KID. I do have a clotting disorder after all, albeit the not very serious variant of it. Otherwise, nope, ways would be figured out to handle it.

549. Do you like picking out greeting cards or would you rather write your own?
Not going to lie, i love shopping for cards.

550. Do you like to be thought of as mysterious?
Not mysterious per se, but i am sometimes irked by my motivations being too obvious and/or predictable.

551. What is the most magical thing that has ever happened to you?
After this latest bout of blerghsick, I'm a firm believer in the Cat Cast AoE Heal via Purring magic.

552. How would you tell your friend his or her fly was open in public?
"Hey, your zipper's down." It happens, i don't get why accidentally open flys are so humiliating for people.

553. Does a good friend tell you you've got something in your teeth or pretend not to notice it?
Tells me! I only look in a mirror after i pee, so its not like i'd notice it anytime soon.

554. The world has many secrets. Have you learned any? Will you share it?
A few here and there. I don't share them because I'm afraid they'll sound stupid, or they aren't mine to share.

555. Are there any bands you like so much that you want to get their music video collection on DVD?
Not in this downloadable digital age, alas.

556. What do you need advice about?
Rebuilding credit, but I'm not quite there yet.

557. Have you been half-asleep and have you heard voices?
I've even danced to them calling my name with my husband at our wedding. :)

558. Do you have a good luck charm?
Nothing bad is allowed to happen on days when I'm wearing the Superman panties.

559. Should animals have the same right to life as people?
People shouldn't be unnecessarily cruel to animals, but lets get the rights of people squared up before worrying about animals, okay?

560. What is your least favorite body part?
I seem to have a strange horror/fascination with other people's chins. I honestly haven't seen one that didn't look weird to me yet, and that includes my own.

561. Do you enjoy British comedy?
Quite.

562. Are there ever happy endings or does nothing end?
Nothing ends.

563. What is your worst trait?
Bad collision detection w/r/t boundaries, both my own and others'.

564. Is the world more beautiful because of love?
I don't know. Love also motivates some ugly shit.

565. What is the essence of you?
What is the sound of the color purple cackling maniacally?

566. What really inspires you?
Great fiction, people brave enough to put whatever it is they're scared of out there for the world to see, people bouncing back from shitty odds.

567. Have you met your soul mate?
Don't really believe in them anymore. I do think I've met and married my 'till death do us part person though.

568. Is everyday a special occasion?
Not sick days. :P

569. What sound would you rather hear than any sound in the world?
Oh I don't know. Lots of sounds make me happy. The roar of a car starting after a particularly cold snap. Kidzilla's giggle. Lil'Beast singing Erasure. Big Beast singing in the shower. anything frying.

570. Of the following which word best describes you: natural, outgoing, polite, quick thinking
All of them to a degree. Natural might be the best fit.

571. Do any commercials make you want to break your TV?
Most of them, honestly. But this is why i have a nerf gun. Oh, i need to buy ammo for that thing before Super Bowl, I'm sure there will be at least three appalling sexist horrors that will need to be shot.

572. Have you ever lost your religion?
Several times. I'm in this weird agnostic limbo right now.

573. Do you want to share your life with someone?
I don't do well by myself, so yeah.

574. Where ARE the wild things?
In my house every other week. Or every morning before they get fed, depending on which ones we're talking about.

575. Would you rather have a child genetically related to you or an adopted child?
Loaded question.

576. If I had a birthday party would you come?
Who are you? Are we enemies? Where's Buttercup?

577. What seemingly impossible thing is POSSIBLE?
Well I heard they confirmed the finding of a random planet just wandering through space, not tied to any solar system. Also genetically modified silkworms are now producing silk that is stronger than steel. Science is bloody amazing.

578. What song do you love to sing out loud?
"When you're good to Mama" from Chicago. Obviously, the Queen Latifah version.

579. Have you ever run through the woods naked and played in a stream (you should)?
No, but i've gone skinny dipping.

580. Have you ever taken long solitary night walks?
Yes.

581. Is there more to you than anyone knows?
TRANSFORMERS! MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE.

582. Can you make tonight the night that you do the things you always wanted to do?
Fuck no, lol. still kinda sick, and I don't get paid until midnight.

583. Would you rather watch life on TV or LIVE it?
Today, definitely watch it on TV.

584. What keeps you chained down?
Money and other people - that said, I'm not necessarily unhappy about the people parts of it. I've learned that I require some anchors.

585. What is the nagging feeling in the back of your head?
my ponytail being too tight. Or did I leave x thing on/running?

586. Do you celebrate yourself?
Not really. Except on my birthday, then the universe revolves around my black ass and don't you dare tell me otherwise.

587. Does everyone get the same opportunities in life?
HHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

588. What would you consider to be better than sex?
I don't know, sex can be pretty amazeballs if you're doing it right. That said, I'm not going to knock the adrenaline rush that happens after a good roller coaster.

589. What evil is necessary?
All of them, honestly. They make us appreciate the good and aspire to be better.

590. What's your favorite one hit wonder?
a-ha did more than Take On Me. The rest of their stuff is actually damn good. I had a phase of buying all of their CDs that I could find, which was later fortunate because they went out of print in the US. Morten Haarket, btw? Still damn hot thirty years later.

591. What would you do anything for?
Love. (But I won't do that.)

592. Do you celebrate the full moon?
Yes. Lapsed pagan. You kinda have to.

593. Have you ever gone in the water at the beach at night?
I tend to avoid the water at the beach at any time. too many... things... floating in it for my tastes. Some of which are sharp or sting.

594. Are you ordinary?
Yes. I'm okay with that.

595. What makes people want to hang out with you?
I'm funny, I'm a good listener, and I'm a hound for gossip.

596. Have you ever felt like you've been a little bit too good to someone?
Only after the fact.

597. What book did you like that you had to read for school?
I actually rather enjoyed A Separate Peace. Also developed an obsession with Toni Morrison after having to read Beloved and The Bluest Eye. I also was a hound for Shakespeare. Not the histories, though. Boooooooooooooooooooooooring.

598. What book should everyone have to read in school?
Can't pick just one...

599. Do you like the store Old Navy?
They have cheap cute clothes and i'm currently too broke to have principles.

600. What movie sequels do you like?
I still hold that The Addams Family Values was actually better than The Addams Family, which was already quite fun. The second one took what worked about the first and then amped it up a notch. And then Raul Julia died and everything was terrible.