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601. Do you have a lust for life?
I have a lust, full stop.
602. Do you want to get more out of life?
I'm sure once I master this whole Real Grown Up thing, things'll happen.
603. Would you want to learn to:
Convert to Buddhism?
No
Cure a hangover?
Already know how
Lie persuasively?
I used to be good at this... I now question the value of regaining it.
604. What character from a movie is most like you?
I was startled to hear more than one person speculate that I must have looked like/been a lot like Amandla Stenberg's portrayal of Rue in the Hunger Games movie. While flattering I was flat out not that cute at 12.
605. Are you comfortable with the idea of your own death?
Well I don't want it to happen, but I know it will and probably sooner than I'd like.
606. How do you feel about arranged marriages?
Not a fan.
607. What do you hate that everyone else seems to like?
Shellfish, dogs, The Who, and most fruit.
608. What do you like that others seem to hate?
Miso soup, bad Europop, soy yogurt, Adam Sandler's early stuff, Hoops and Yoyo
609. If you had to be named after a month, which month would you pick?
October!
610. Is time more like a highway or a meadow to you?
...what?
611. What is your favorite movie?
Tied between The Princess Bride and Coming To America.
612. Which would you choose to be back in the day: a warrior, an alchemist, a minstrel, a bard, an oracle, a peasant, or a merchant?
Supposing that history really was like every single basic fantasy novel/D&D campaign... I'd probably be an exotic curiosity. :/
613. What is your favorite song lyric?
See the exact same question at #240.
614. What will you never run out of?
Bullshit.
615. If you could force someone to fall madly in love with you, (anyone you choose) would you do it?
I know the high road, ethically sound answer is no, but it would be an ideal revenge scenario in a couple of cases.
616. Have you ever seen the Disney movie The Black Cauldron?
Is that the one with the Giant Boobs of Mad Madam Mim?
617. Have you ever read The Black Cauldron by Alexander Lloyd (or any of his other books in the Prydain Chronicles)?
All but the last one, which I didn't know existed until recently.
618. Have you ever written a paper the night before it was due? How about the day it was due?
It'd be easier to ask me if I ever wrote a paper ahead of schedule, to which the answer would be fuck no.
619. Is there a movie you have watched so many times that you can quote it line for line?
The answers to #611, with the addition of Grosse Pointe Blank. There was a period in college where that movie got played in our suite every day.
620. What is your favorite season?
Autumn.
621. Do you mind being described as cute?
Not anymore.
622. What is the tackiest object in your home?
The GameChurch Jesus seven-day candle. Or the beer bottle with the taper stuck in it right next to it.
623. What do you think people are most ignorant towards?
Their own privilege.
624. What is it that makes you an interesting person?
You tell me.
625. What makes other people interesting to you?
Similar interests or outward weirdness.
626. How open to suggestion are you?
Very. I'm pretty gullible unless it looks/sounds like an internet forward.
627. Is Michael Jackson black or white?
...really?
628. Are you often lonely?
At work, yeah. No social media allowed, so it's very like being cut off from the outside world for 8 hours.
629. What’s the most unusual pet you’ve ever had?
Twenty one garter snakes. Did you know they give live birth? NEITHER DID WE.
630. Have you ever threatened an authority figure?
Only if you count the time I menaced my supervisor with a centipede. Or trash talked another one because we were playing air hockey.
631. If you had to choose would you rather make all your decisions henceforth with your head only or with your heart only?
I trust my heart more than my head, but that's only because I know it better. I imagine if I ever sit down and learn to work with my head, good things would happen.
632. How imaginative are you?
depends on how tired I am.
633. Do you like the Counting Crows?
Sort of. In a nostalgic sort of way, if that makes sense. They were one of those bands that were always on the radio during That Time in my life, so while I don't consider myself a fan or anything I do enjoy and sing along to "Mr. Jones."
634. If you took this survey from the diary (5000 Q Survey V2.0) did you note me so I could read it?
What is this question?
635. Are you more tense or laid back?
Definitely more laid back. I don't get phased by much and when I do I'm pretty good at hiding it.
636. Does your happiness depend on anyone else, or are you happy no matter what any one says or does?
My happiness depends on having a few key needs met, some of which I can self-fulfill, some of which are filled by others. As long as those are met, I'm good.
637. What do you think of the idea of putting the bible into the format of a fashion magazine to attract the interest of teenagers?
Fashion magazine? I don't know about attracting the attention of teenagers, but I could see enjoying that or another graphic representation of the Bible if it were well done. Or maybe drawn by Jhonen Vasquez. His take on Revelations would be pretty intense.
638. How often do you drink to get drunk?
I don't really drink to get drunk - my body simply won't let me. I get oogy and nauseated long before I get much more drunk than "very very silly." I've never been full bore DRUNK. Which also means whatever hangovers I've ever had have been mild.
639. Would you consider yourself to be diplomatic?
To a fault.
640. Do you think that most of the classes you have taken were taught in such a way as to make plain the relevance of the subject matter in your everyday life?
No?
641. Do you remember Crystal Pepsi?
YES THAT SHIT WAS AMAZING.
642. When was the last time you spent a night away from home?
Christmas, though that was going from one place that's home to a large degree to another place that's home to a much smaller one, so maybe that doesn't count. The only time before that that truly counts as away from home was the night at the hotel after the wedding.
643. Some people say that there is no such thing as a stupid question. Is that true?
No, but intent behind the asking counts for a lot.
644. What is the most interesting TV channel?
I don't find any of them interesting anymore; this is why I don't have cable.
645. Name one song you could live without hearing ever again:
"Call Me, Maybe." Also anything by Taylor Swift.
646. Do your pets understand you when you talk?
I hope not. The cats must think we're total idiots if they do.
647. What are three things you HAVE NOT done that might surprise people?
- tried any kind of illegal drug whatsoever, not even pot. I'm not against them, I've just never had the interest or opportunity.
- been out of the country, which is a shame because I know I have guaranteed crash space in several places in Europe.
- can't think of a third one that people would find surprising.
648. Have you ever had a secret admirer?
Yes. It was weird.
649. Have you been to a museum this year?
Not in 2013 yet. Been too cold and busy.
650. Do you ever watch porn?
Yes.
651. Do you think that it would be a good idea if people served in the army, navy or air force for a while before they were allowed to vote?
No, because in the US that would mean serving at like, 16 or so. I like the voting age where it is. And I'm not a fan of manditory military service.
652. If you were required to do this to vote, would you?
The army wouldn't take my nearsighted, asthmatic, flat-footed, not-straight ass when I was of an age for it to matter.
653. Do people often give you weird looks?
Only if I've got crazy colored yarn in my hair or wearing a tank top. The latter is usually Asian people wondering if the stupid American is aware of what her tattoo actually says. I've only had one brave enough to actually ask.
654. Do like Japanese cooking?
Yes, though I've only had Real Homemade Japanese Food a couple of times. Most of it's been restaurants, which have to be heavily tailored to the local palate.
655. Do you care for stray animals?
I don't tend to take them in, I'm more likely to call someone about them if encountered.
656. Which animated movies have you seen and what did you think of them:
A Charlie Brown Christmas - classic. And "Christmastime is here" is probably one of the saddest Christmas songs ever.
A Garfield Halloween - This exists. No.
The Secret of Nimh - The book was so much better, but for what it was, the movie was still pretty good.
The Last Unicorn - same as The Secret of Nimh.
The original Lord of the Rings cartoons - These kicked ass. I was actually rather disappointed when I read the books, lol.
657. Are you ambidextrous (equally good at using both hands)?
For some things I've learned to be out of necessity (I'm left handed). Other things... I'll just say fuck sewing scissors and can openers. Fuck them HARD.
658. Do you always say; “bless you” after someone sneezes, or do you hesitate?
I only hesitate if I'm unsure if what I heard was a sneeze or a cough. Some people you really can't tell.
659. If you and your friends could go away for 2 days over Halloween weekend where would you go?
I'm really stunned that Camp Nobebosco in NJ doesn't have some kind of big touristy event around Halloween.
660. Which of these animated movies have you seen and what did you think of them:
Watership Down - No... but I like the book a lot.
As the Wind Blows - also no.
Grave of the Fireflies - OMG. D: D: D: This movie Fucked. Me. Up.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas - Sing it with me! YOU HAVE ALL THE TENDER SWEETNESS OF A SEASICK CROCODILE MR. GRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINCH!
Spirited Away - Actually my favorite Miyazaki movie. Wait no, Kiki is. Aaaaaaah! These two movies.
661. Do you feel that society is male dominated, female dominated, or neutral?
Where's a Condescending Wonka macro when you need one...
662. What words offend you?
All words are offensive if you intend them to be. Some words are regardless of intent. I am less offended by the words themselves as I am by people who don't and refuse to get this.
663. They’re just words. Can you get over it?
Fuck you. Those are just words too. You get over it.
664. Have you ever looked into different religions?
Only in an academic sense. I find belief structures and the communities built on and around them fascinating, though I do not believe in religion itself, if that makes any sense.
665. Which ones have you looked into?
I grew up culturally Baptist though we didn't actually make it to church very often and I was never myself baptized. I later lapsed into hardcore atheism (and was sadly one of THOSE atheists for a while - you know what I'm talking about), then went to Smith and stereotypically started practicing Witchcraft while becoming a lesbian. (Not exactly true, I've identified as bi since maybe the 10th grade?) Growing up in Brooklyn I got exposed to and developed a fascination with Judaism as well, mostly via the food, lol. Weirdly enough the best hamentaschen I've ever had was from a Jamaican bakery. Truefax.
666. What do you think of Satanism as a religion?
Oh cute. I just noticed what number question we're on. Well done. Eh... I'm very much a "whatever floats your spiritual boat" sort. Also? Read the Sixthsmiths, it is hilarious.
667. Do you like it better when your classes are taught sitting in rows or sitting in a circle?
depends on the subject matter. I'm fine with rows for lectures, but circles, or at least around a large table, are easier for in-class discussions.
668. Have you ever read your own tarot cards?
I have two... no. Three decks? It's been a while admittedly but I do occasionally still pull them out.
669. Which ones do you like better, the three old star wars movies or the 2 new ones?
2 new ones? How old is this survey? And original trilogy, please, not here for the Annie Skywalker Is a Whiney Git Show. That said I would MURDER someone for all of Amidala/Padme's wardrobe. All of it.
670. If you scream in outer space does it make a sound?
Yes, because I bloody well HOPE you're wearing a helmet while screaming and since helmets have air, screams have sound.
671. If you saw The Queen of the Damned did you want to be a vampire/Goth afterwards?
I think by the time Queen of the Damned came out I was mostly over my hardcore Goth phase already. However, it did make me incredibly sad Aaliyah had died earlier that year. Not her best performance at all, but that movie was worth a lot of bullshit for that slinky little dance she does right before she sets everyone on fire with her mind.
Interview with the Vampire, though. Still had problems, but a far superior movie overall. Sort of a pity Kirsten Dunst peaked at 12.
672. If you saw SLC Punk did you want to be punk afterwards?
*blank stare*
673. What is your favorite zombie movie?
Shawn of the Dead.
674. Best kids birthday party: ceramics, chuck-e-cheese, roller rink, bowling, sleep over, movie theater
All of the above, except ceramics. ON THE SAME DAY.
675. What were your parties like when you were a kid?
I only remember having huge invite everyone in your class parties for my 6th and my 10th. They were fun, though I remember pitching a fit at my sixth because my sister and her friend showed up as clowns to entertain the kids and they were taking attention from ME ME ME, and also there was an MJ impersonator and I was like YOU ARE NOT MICHAEL JACKSON WHERE IS MY CAKE.
...man, I was a brat.
676. Best teen (about 15-16) birthday party: ceramics, chuck-e-cheese, roller rink, bowling, sleep over, movie theater, house party, catered in a hall, restaurant, family trip, concert
Depends on the teen.
677. What are/were your 15-16 year old parties like?
I tended to go with small gaggle of friends out to lunch/dinner somewhere fun. The Hard Rock Cafe one year, Serendipity 3 a couple of years running after that, back before the former moved to Times Square and the hipsters devoured and ruined the latter. I didn't want nor have a sweet sixteen unless you count me and my friends trying to eat our ways through sundaes the size of our heads.
678. Best 18th birthday party: ceramics, chuck-e-cheese, roller rink, bowling, sleep over, movie theater, house party, catered in a hall, restaurant, family trip, concert, club, pool hall, college party
Again, totally dependant on the 18 year old in question.
679. If you are 18 what was your party like?
I don't even remember my 18th birthday. I was pretty much already at Smith at the time and if we celebrated it it was probably out to dinner at Fitzwilly's or something.
680. Best 21st birthday party: ceramics, chuck-e-cheese, roller rink, bowling, sleep over, movie theater, house party, catered in a hall, restaurant, family trip, concert, club, pool hall, college party, bar, Atlantic city/Las Vegas trip
21 was also one I don't remember, not because I was drunk (I wasn't; I didn't honestly start drinking for real until wayyyyy later) but because I simply don't remember it. I might have just had something low key with C and the gang.
681. If you saw The Craft were you interested in wicca/paganism/magic afterwards?
I had already sorta gotten to the been there done that stage with the wicca/paganism/magic, however that movie did kindle a lifelong interest in all thing Fairuza Balk. Especially Fairuza Balk dressed like a huge goth. Yes.
682. What are your top 3 priorities?
right now? Staying employed, getting my health and money back on track, my family, in all its meanings and permutations.
683. If you saw fight club did you want to get into a fistfight afterwards?
No, but it did make me want to insert single frames of porn into regular movies.
684. What is your favorite smell?
Honestly? the top of cell23's head. His hair always smells really nice, which is funny because all he does with it is wash it in Suave.
685. Give everything below a humor rating (1 = laugh your ass off, 2 = lol, 3 = smile, 4 = lame, 5 = not funny, 6 = offensive):
People falling
Rape jokes
Sarcastic comments
Blonde jokes
Dirty jokes
God/religion jokes
Long-ass jokes
Death jokes
Pain/sickness jokes
Animals doing cute stuff
Bodily functions
Knock jokes
Ethnic jokes
Puns
Ironic situations
Rather than do this, I'm going to quote my favorite passage from Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land:
I always found it telling that Martians don't really laugh. Nor do I think would we in an ideal society.
685. If you saw Cruel Intentions did you want to have lots of meaningless sex afterwards?
I don't know about meaningless sex, but the only times I've ever found Sarah Michelle Gellar remotely attractive has been as a brunette.
Seriously though, I liked Cruel Intentions. It was interesting seeing Les Liasons Dangereux translated to high school. Some things didn't work, but a lot of it did.
686. Do you get at least three hugs per day?
I try.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
cell23 gives good ones. And when the kids are over all I have to do is close my eyes, throw my arms out and announce how terribly unhugged I am, and I am immediately swarmed by giggling, huggy short people.
687. What should someone never say to you/call you if they want to remain on your good side?
"Bitch." Except forhtl_1126 who has a doctor's note and long historical precedent (its how we say hello), that's the fastest way to shut me down hard. And when I say shut me down, I go immediately cold-angry and start planning your destruction. Not fucking kidding.
688. If you saw Trainspotting did you want to do drugs afterwards?
I have not seen trainspotting in its entirety, which I really should fix because guh, Ewan MacGregor.
689. Do movies have a great influence on you?
I don't know? But I love everything about them.
690. Do you have a favorite reality TV show?
I'd love to be all lofty and say I refuse to watch them, but then I remember my horrific obsession with all things RuPaul's Drag Race and then I'm like wellp, there goes the high road.
691. Are there certain roles that people are pressured to play in society or can they basically do whatever they want?
I would say we all get pressure to conform to some kind of standard one way or another, and while the option is always there to buck the system and do what you want, most people do not have the giant swinging balls to constantly walk against the wind every single hour of every day. It is hard shit and you get your ass punished for it, which is why I salute all souls braver and stronger than I for doing their own thing. Unless I don't like it of course, lol.
692. How does the 2004 Dawn of the Dead remake compare to the original movie?
Don't know, didn't see either of them, but I'm sure the new one sucks.
693. Have you ever held a magnifying glass over an insect to burn it?
Yes. 8-11 were Andee's sadistic years. I believe that was also the era in which i expressed my liking for boys by pinching them.
694. Have you ever pulled the wings off a fly, butterfly or any other insect?
Flies yes, they're gross and deserve to die. Butterflies, no.
695. What would you think of a guy (if you're into guys) or a girl (if you're into girls) who wanted to take you to the park to feed the birds and look at the turtles and fish in the water on a date?
I've been on that date. It's nice.
696. Do you use public pools?
I have. Contrary to popular belief and the paranoia of my mother, they were quite clean and pee-free.
697. Do you use public bathrooms?
I kinda have to. Digestive disorder.
698. Do you use public showers?
Okay, here I draw the line. Much rather go home stinky and shower there.
699. How old will you be in 17 years?
51. If I get there.
700. Would it effect you at all if you knew that a very large meteor was headed towards earth that would impact in 17 years?
Not that worried. 17 years is long enough for humanity to come up with some sort of Armageddon-type solution. Barring that, it would be the swift kick in the arse the global space program needs to start accelerating hardcore.
I have a lust, full stop.
602. Do you want to get more out of life?
I'm sure once I master this whole Real Grown Up thing, things'll happen.
603. Would you want to learn to:
Convert to Buddhism?
No
Cure a hangover?
Already know how
Lie persuasively?
I used to be good at this... I now question the value of regaining it.
604. What character from a movie is most like you?
I was startled to hear more than one person speculate that I must have looked like/been a lot like Amandla Stenberg's portrayal of Rue in the Hunger Games movie. While flattering I was flat out not that cute at 12.
605. Are you comfortable with the idea of your own death?
Well I don't want it to happen, but I know it will and probably sooner than I'd like.
606. How do you feel about arranged marriages?
Not a fan.
607. What do you hate that everyone else seems to like?
Shellfish, dogs, The Who, and most fruit.
608. What do you like that others seem to hate?
Miso soup, bad Europop, soy yogurt, Adam Sandler's early stuff, Hoops and Yoyo
609. If you had to be named after a month, which month would you pick?
October!
610. Is time more like a highway or a meadow to you?
...what?
611. What is your favorite movie?
Tied between The Princess Bride and Coming To America.
612. Which would you choose to be back in the day: a warrior, an alchemist, a minstrel, a bard, an oracle, a peasant, or a merchant?
Supposing that history really was like every single basic fantasy novel/D&D campaign... I'd probably be an exotic curiosity. :/
613. What is your favorite song lyric?
See the exact same question at #240.
614. What will you never run out of?
Bullshit.
615. If you could force someone to fall madly in love with you, (anyone you choose) would you do it?
I know the high road, ethically sound answer is no, but it would be an ideal revenge scenario in a couple of cases.
616. Have you ever seen the Disney movie The Black Cauldron?
Is that the one with the Giant Boobs of Mad Madam Mim?
617. Have you ever read The Black Cauldron by Alexander Lloyd (or any of his other books in the Prydain Chronicles)?
All but the last one, which I didn't know existed until recently.
618. Have you ever written a paper the night before it was due? How about the day it was due?
It'd be easier to ask me if I ever wrote a paper ahead of schedule, to which the answer would be fuck no.
619. Is there a movie you have watched so many times that you can quote it line for line?
The answers to #611, with the addition of Grosse Pointe Blank. There was a period in college where that movie got played in our suite every day.
620. What is your favorite season?
Autumn.
621. Do you mind being described as cute?
Not anymore.
622. What is the tackiest object in your home?
The GameChurch Jesus seven-day candle. Or the beer bottle with the taper stuck in it right next to it.
623. What do you think people are most ignorant towards?
Their own privilege.
624. What is it that makes you an interesting person?
You tell me.
625. What makes other people interesting to you?
Similar interests or outward weirdness.
626. How open to suggestion are you?
Very. I'm pretty gullible unless it looks/sounds like an internet forward.
627. Is Michael Jackson black or white?
...really?
628. Are you often lonely?
At work, yeah. No social media allowed, so it's very like being cut off from the outside world for 8 hours.
629. What’s the most unusual pet you’ve ever had?
Twenty one garter snakes. Did you know they give live birth? NEITHER DID WE.
630. Have you ever threatened an authority figure?
Only if you count the time I menaced my supervisor with a centipede. Or trash talked another one because we were playing air hockey.
631. If you had to choose would you rather make all your decisions henceforth with your head only or with your heart only?
I trust my heart more than my head, but that's only because I know it better. I imagine if I ever sit down and learn to work with my head, good things would happen.
632. How imaginative are you?
depends on how tired I am.
633. Do you like the Counting Crows?
Sort of. In a nostalgic sort of way, if that makes sense. They were one of those bands that were always on the radio during That Time in my life, so while I don't consider myself a fan or anything I do enjoy and sing along to "Mr. Jones."
634. If you took this survey from the diary (5000 Q Survey V2.0) did you note me so I could read it?
What is this question?
635. Are you more tense or laid back?
Definitely more laid back. I don't get phased by much and when I do I'm pretty good at hiding it.
636. Does your happiness depend on anyone else, or are you happy no matter what any one says or does?
My happiness depends on having a few key needs met, some of which I can self-fulfill, some of which are filled by others. As long as those are met, I'm good.
637. What do you think of the idea of putting the bible into the format of a fashion magazine to attract the interest of teenagers?
Fashion magazine? I don't know about attracting the attention of teenagers, but I could see enjoying that or another graphic representation of the Bible if it were well done. Or maybe drawn by Jhonen Vasquez. His take on Revelations would be pretty intense.
638. How often do you drink to get drunk?
I don't really drink to get drunk - my body simply won't let me. I get oogy and nauseated long before I get much more drunk than "very very silly." I've never been full bore DRUNK. Which also means whatever hangovers I've ever had have been mild.
639. Would you consider yourself to be diplomatic?
To a fault.
640. Do you think that most of the classes you have taken were taught in such a way as to make plain the relevance of the subject matter in your everyday life?
No?
641. Do you remember Crystal Pepsi?
YES THAT SHIT WAS AMAZING.
642. When was the last time you spent a night away from home?
Christmas, though that was going from one place that's home to a large degree to another place that's home to a much smaller one, so maybe that doesn't count. The only time before that that truly counts as away from home was the night at the hotel after the wedding.
643. Some people say that there is no such thing as a stupid question. Is that true?
No, but intent behind the asking counts for a lot.
644. What is the most interesting TV channel?
I don't find any of them interesting anymore; this is why I don't have cable.
645. Name one song you could live without hearing ever again:
"Call Me, Maybe." Also anything by Taylor Swift.
646. Do your pets understand you when you talk?
I hope not. The cats must think we're total idiots if they do.
647. What are three things you HAVE NOT done that might surprise people?
- tried any kind of illegal drug whatsoever, not even pot. I'm not against them, I've just never had the interest or opportunity.
- been out of the country, which is a shame because I know I have guaranteed crash space in several places in Europe.
- can't think of a third one that people would find surprising.
648. Have you ever had a secret admirer?
Yes. It was weird.
649. Have you been to a museum this year?
Not in 2013 yet. Been too cold and busy.
650. Do you ever watch porn?
Yes.
651. Do you think that it would be a good idea if people served in the army, navy or air force for a while before they were allowed to vote?
No, because in the US that would mean serving at like, 16 or so. I like the voting age where it is. And I'm not a fan of manditory military service.
652. If you were required to do this to vote, would you?
The army wouldn't take my nearsighted, asthmatic, flat-footed, not-straight ass when I was of an age for it to matter.
653. Do people often give you weird looks?
Only if I've got crazy colored yarn in my hair or wearing a tank top. The latter is usually Asian people wondering if the stupid American is aware of what her tattoo actually says. I've only had one brave enough to actually ask.
654. Do like Japanese cooking?
Yes, though I've only had Real Homemade Japanese Food a couple of times. Most of it's been restaurants, which have to be heavily tailored to the local palate.
655. Do you care for stray animals?
I don't tend to take them in, I'm more likely to call someone about them if encountered.
656. Which animated movies have you seen and what did you think of them:
A Charlie Brown Christmas - classic. And "Christmastime is here" is probably one of the saddest Christmas songs ever.
A Garfield Halloween - This exists. No.
The Secret of Nimh - The book was so much better, but for what it was, the movie was still pretty good.
The Last Unicorn - same as The Secret of Nimh.
The original Lord of the Rings cartoons - These kicked ass. I was actually rather disappointed when I read the books, lol.
657. Are you ambidextrous (equally good at using both hands)?
For some things I've learned to be out of necessity (I'm left handed). Other things... I'll just say fuck sewing scissors and can openers. Fuck them HARD.
658. Do you always say; “bless you” after someone sneezes, or do you hesitate?
I only hesitate if I'm unsure if what I heard was a sneeze or a cough. Some people you really can't tell.
659. If you and your friends could go away for 2 days over Halloween weekend where would you go?
I'm really stunned that Camp Nobebosco in NJ doesn't have some kind of big touristy event around Halloween.
660. Which of these animated movies have you seen and what did you think of them:
Watership Down - No... but I like the book a lot.
As the Wind Blows - also no.
Grave of the Fireflies - OMG. D: D: D: This movie Fucked. Me. Up.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas - Sing it with me! YOU HAVE ALL THE TENDER SWEETNESS OF A SEASICK CROCODILE MR. GRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINCH!
Spirited Away - Actually my favorite Miyazaki movie. Wait no, Kiki is. Aaaaaaah! These two movies.
661. Do you feel that society is male dominated, female dominated, or neutral?
Where's a Condescending Wonka macro when you need one...
662. What words offend you?
All words are offensive if you intend them to be. Some words are regardless of intent. I am less offended by the words themselves as I am by people who don't and refuse to get this.
663. They’re just words. Can you get over it?
Fuck you. Those are just words too. You get over it.
664. Have you ever looked into different religions?
Only in an academic sense. I find belief structures and the communities built on and around them fascinating, though I do not believe in religion itself, if that makes any sense.
665. Which ones have you looked into?
I grew up culturally Baptist though we didn't actually make it to church very often and I was never myself baptized. I later lapsed into hardcore atheism (and was sadly one of THOSE atheists for a while - you know what I'm talking about), then went to Smith and stereotypically started practicing Witchcraft while becoming a lesbian. (Not exactly true, I've identified as bi since maybe the 10th grade?) Growing up in Brooklyn I got exposed to and developed a fascination with Judaism as well, mostly via the food, lol. Weirdly enough the best hamentaschen I've ever had was from a Jamaican bakery. Truefax.
666. What do you think of Satanism as a religion?
Oh cute. I just noticed what number question we're on. Well done. Eh... I'm very much a "whatever floats your spiritual boat" sort. Also? Read the Sixthsmiths, it is hilarious.
667. Do you like it better when your classes are taught sitting in rows or sitting in a circle?
depends on the subject matter. I'm fine with rows for lectures, but circles, or at least around a large table, are easier for in-class discussions.
668. Have you ever read your own tarot cards?
I have two... no. Three decks? It's been a while admittedly but I do occasionally still pull them out.
669. Which ones do you like better, the three old star wars movies or the 2 new ones?
2 new ones? How old is this survey? And original trilogy, please, not here for the Annie Skywalker Is a Whiney Git Show. That said I would MURDER someone for all of Amidala/Padme's wardrobe. All of it.
670. If you scream in outer space does it make a sound?
Yes, because I bloody well HOPE you're wearing a helmet while screaming and since helmets have air, screams have sound.
671. If you saw The Queen of the Damned did you want to be a vampire/Goth afterwards?
I think by the time Queen of the Damned came out I was mostly over my hardcore Goth phase already. However, it did make me incredibly sad Aaliyah had died earlier that year. Not her best performance at all, but that movie was worth a lot of bullshit for that slinky little dance she does right before she sets everyone on fire with her mind.
Interview with the Vampire, though. Still had problems, but a far superior movie overall. Sort of a pity Kirsten Dunst peaked at 12.
672. If you saw SLC Punk did you want to be punk afterwards?
*blank stare*
673. What is your favorite zombie movie?
Shawn of the Dead.
674. Best kids birthday party: ceramics, chuck-e-cheese, roller rink, bowling, sleep over, movie theater
All of the above, except ceramics. ON THE SAME DAY.
675. What were your parties like when you were a kid?
I only remember having huge invite everyone in your class parties for my 6th and my 10th. They were fun, though I remember pitching a fit at my sixth because my sister and her friend showed up as clowns to entertain the kids and they were taking attention from ME ME ME, and also there was an MJ impersonator and I was like YOU ARE NOT MICHAEL JACKSON WHERE IS MY CAKE.
...man, I was a brat.
676. Best teen (about 15-16) birthday party: ceramics, chuck-e-cheese, roller rink, bowling, sleep over, movie theater, house party, catered in a hall, restaurant, family trip, concert
Depends on the teen.
677. What are/were your 15-16 year old parties like?
I tended to go with small gaggle of friends out to lunch/dinner somewhere fun. The Hard Rock Cafe one year, Serendipity 3 a couple of years running after that, back before the former moved to Times Square and the hipsters devoured and ruined the latter. I didn't want nor have a sweet sixteen unless you count me and my friends trying to eat our ways through sundaes the size of our heads.
678. Best 18th birthday party: ceramics, chuck-e-cheese, roller rink, bowling, sleep over, movie theater, house party, catered in a hall, restaurant, family trip, concert, club, pool hall, college party
Again, totally dependant on the 18 year old in question.
679. If you are 18 what was your party like?
I don't even remember my 18th birthday. I was pretty much already at Smith at the time and if we celebrated it it was probably out to dinner at Fitzwilly's or something.
680. Best 21st birthday party: ceramics, chuck-e-cheese, roller rink, bowling, sleep over, movie theater, house party, catered in a hall, restaurant, family trip, concert, club, pool hall, college party, bar, Atlantic city/Las Vegas trip
21 was also one I don't remember, not because I was drunk (I wasn't; I didn't honestly start drinking for real until wayyyyy later) but because I simply don't remember it. I might have just had something low key with C and the gang.
681. If you saw The Craft were you interested in wicca/paganism/magic afterwards?
I had already sorta gotten to the been there done that stage with the wicca/paganism/magic, however that movie did kindle a lifelong interest in all thing Fairuza Balk. Especially Fairuza Balk dressed like a huge goth. Yes.
682. What are your top 3 priorities?
right now? Staying employed, getting my health and money back on track, my family, in all its meanings and permutations.
683. If you saw fight club did you want to get into a fistfight afterwards?
No, but it did make me want to insert single frames of porn into regular movies.
684. What is your favorite smell?
Honestly? the top of cell23's head. His hair always smells really nice, which is funny because all he does with it is wash it in Suave.
685. Give everything below a humor rating (1 = laugh your ass off, 2 = lol, 3 = smile, 4 = lame, 5 = not funny, 6 = offensive):
People falling
Rape jokes
Sarcastic comments
Blonde jokes
Dirty jokes
God/religion jokes
Long-ass jokes
Death jokes
Pain/sickness jokes
Animals doing cute stuff
Bodily functions
Knock jokes
Ethnic jokes
Puns
Ironic situations
Rather than do this, I'm going to quote my favorite passage from Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land:
But today even the unmitigated misanthropy of the camels could not shake Mike’s moodiness; he looked at them without smiling. Nor did the monkeys and apes cheer him up. They stood for quite a while in front of a cage containing a large family of capuchins, watching them eat, sleep, court, nurse, groom, and swarm aimlessly around the cage, while Jill surreptitiously tossed them peanuts despite "No Feeding" signs.
She tossed one to a medium-sized monk; before he could eat it a much larger male was on him and not only stole his peanut but gave him a beating, then left. The little fellow made no attempt to pursue his tormentor; he squatted at the scene of the crime, pounded his knucks against the concrete floor, and chattered his
helpless rage. Mike watched it solemnly.
Suddenly the mistreated monkey rushed to the side of the cage, picked a monkey still smaller, bowled it over and gave it a drubbing worse than the one he had suffered — after which he seemed quite relaxed. The third monk crawled away, still whimpering, and found shelter in the arm of a female who had a still smaller
one, a baby, on her back. The other monkeys paid no attention to any of it.
Mike threw back his head and laughed—and went on laughing, loudly and uncontrollably. He gasped for breath, tears came from his eyes; he started to tremble and sink to the floor, still laughing.
[...]
“I’m all right. At last I’m all right.”
“I hope so.” She sighed. “You certainly scared me, Mike.”
“I’m sorry.... I know. I was scared too, the first time I heard laughing.”
“Mike, what happened?”
“Jill... I grok people!”
[...]
“But how, darling? Can you tell me? Does it need Martian? Or mind-speak?”
“No, that’s the point. I grok people. I am people... so now I can say it in people-talk. I’ve found out why people laugh. They laugh because it hurts so much... because it’s the only thing that’ll make it stop hurting. [...] That poor little monk.”
“Which one, dear? I thought that big one was just mean... and the one I flipped the peanut to turned out to be just as mean. There certainly wasn’t anything funny.”
“Jill, Jill my darling! Too much Martian has rubbed off on you. Of course it wasn’t funny; it was tragic. That’s why I had to laugh. I looked at a cageful of monkeys and suddenly I saw all the mean and cruel and utterly unexplainable things I’ve seen and heard and read about in the time I’ve been with my own people — and suddenly I hurt so much I found myself laughing.”
I always found it telling that Martians don't really laugh. Nor do I think would we in an ideal society.
685. If you saw Cruel Intentions did you want to have lots of meaningless sex afterwards?
I don't know about meaningless sex, but the only times I've ever found Sarah Michelle Gellar remotely attractive has been as a brunette.
Seriously though, I liked Cruel Intentions. It was interesting seeing Les Liasons Dangereux translated to high school. Some things didn't work, but a lot of it did.
686. Do you get at least three hugs per day?
I try.
cell23 gives good ones. And when the kids are over all I have to do is close my eyes, throw my arms out and announce how terribly unhugged I am, and I am immediately swarmed by giggling, huggy short people.687. What should someone never say to you/call you if they want to remain on your good side?
"Bitch." Except for
htl_1126 who has a doctor's note and long historical precedent (its how we say hello), that's the fastest way to shut me down hard. And when I say shut me down, I go immediately cold-angry and start planning your destruction. Not fucking kidding. 688. If you saw Trainspotting did you want to do drugs afterwards?
I have not seen trainspotting in its entirety, which I really should fix because guh, Ewan MacGregor.
689. Do movies have a great influence on you?
I don't know? But I love everything about them.
690. Do you have a favorite reality TV show?
I'd love to be all lofty and say I refuse to watch them, but then I remember my horrific obsession with all things RuPaul's Drag Race and then I'm like wellp, there goes the high road.
691. Are there certain roles that people are pressured to play in society or can they basically do whatever they want?
I would say we all get pressure to conform to some kind of standard one way or another, and while the option is always there to buck the system and do what you want, most people do not have the giant swinging balls to constantly walk against the wind every single hour of every day. It is hard shit and you get your ass punished for it, which is why I salute all souls braver and stronger than I for doing their own thing. Unless I don't like it of course, lol.
692. How does the 2004 Dawn of the Dead remake compare to the original movie?
Don't know, didn't see either of them, but I'm sure the new one sucks.
693. Have you ever held a magnifying glass over an insect to burn it?
Yes. 8-11 were Andee's sadistic years. I believe that was also the era in which i expressed my liking for boys by pinching them.
694. Have you ever pulled the wings off a fly, butterfly or any other insect?
Flies yes, they're gross and deserve to die. Butterflies, no.
695. What would you think of a guy (if you're into guys) or a girl (if you're into girls) who wanted to take you to the park to feed the birds and look at the turtles and fish in the water on a date?
I've been on that date. It's nice.
696. Do you use public pools?
I have. Contrary to popular belief and the paranoia of my mother, they were quite clean and pee-free.
697. Do you use public bathrooms?
I kinda have to. Digestive disorder.
698. Do you use public showers?
Okay, here I draw the line. Much rather go home stinky and shower there.
699. How old will you be in 17 years?
51. If I get there.
700. Would it effect you at all if you knew that a very large meteor was headed towards earth that would impact in 17 years?
Not that worried. 17 years is long enough for humanity to come up with some sort of Armageddon-type solution. Barring that, it would be the swift kick in the arse the global space program needs to start accelerating hardcore.
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Date: 2013-02-02 05:42 am (UTC)From:613. LOL!
623. Yeah. Maybe wisdom is having the light shine on that.
How do you cure a hangover? Aside from not getting drunk in the first place.