anagramofbrat | Just a sprinkle (Reply)

Out the other end of Holy Crap Snowstorm safely, now that there are patches of blue sky and sun visible. We got majorly dumped on (3' drifts, maybe 18" of actual accumulation), but the power remains on and other than dealing with an occasionally wall-climbing husband and freaked-out cats, we're fine. Watching the fascinating ballet of plows, tractors and shovels happening in our driveway in the storm's aftermath and being vaguely annoyed at myself for getting exactly nothing done since getting sent home from work yesterday other than farting about on the internet. Well no, not quite true, I spent much of yesterday writing out a php program that generates substitution ciphers based on an input text, but while fun and may be used in some crafty project at some point down the line, not exactly useful/productive. (Though does say a lot about my usual methods of self-entertainment. My fun is not your fun.) Ah well, Saturday is still young... though having been up since 8:30 it feels weirdly like late-afternoon. By the way, that wind this morning. Whoo boy. That's what woke me up.

Anyway. Some memeishness before I excuse myself from the interbutts and do something real:

How often do you change your mood in a day?
Generally I burble along in a quietly neutral/content fashion, with momentary blips of squee/rage/panic.

When you ask people how they are doing you actually care about their answer or is it just polite?
The asking is usually out of politeness, but I do care about the answer.

Would you consider yourself to be very polite?
To people who don't know me and to Real Grown-ups. As opposed to fake ones, like me.

Do you like movies and books that involve nuclear holocaust?
Eh? I like post-apocalyptic stuff but not to the point of specializing.

Have you ever had a lucid dream (a dream in which you knew you were dreaming and had complete control over what happened in the dream)?
Yeah those are fun.

Have you ever had a flying dream?
Probably. I only seem to ever remember the falling ones.

Have you ever had a lucid flying dream?
I have not had the Superman dream, no.

What's the oddest law you ever heard of?
The ever changing Massachusetts blue laws are a source of neverending fascination/frustration to me. Its a moot point now since I got my license, but I always found it so annoying that without a driver's license I needed to purchase a special ID to buy alcohol which was three times the price of the regular state ID, despite it having my birthday clearly printed on it. It would be fine for bars, but I'd get booted out of packies for it, which somehow made even less sense to me.

Also packies vs liquor stores...

What is the ultimate way to connect with another person?
Honestly? make em laugh.

Can you be intimate with someone without touching him or her?
Yes, but touch does speed up the process.

Can men and women ever really be 'just friends' with no interest in anything more?
Yes.

(missing)
I imagine there was a question here once upon a time.

Are you addicted to this survey like drugs?
...Seriously?

If your significant other wanted to wait for marriage could you hold out or would you leave them (or would you cheat)?
This would never happen for a variety of reasons, mainly that I always have been and will remain an incompatible personality type to the sort that waits for marriage. I'm a fan of test-driving the merchandise before buying.

What's the longest sentence you can make using only words that start with the same letter as your first name?
Andee-authored alliterative answers are always an advantageous achievement.

'Course A is easy. I'd be fucked if my name was Xerxes.

If you had a theme song what would it be?
Trying to decide whether to go with Sitcom Credits or WWE Entrance music for this one. I think for the latter I'd use "Ghosts" by Ladytron. Actually, what the hell, I'd use it for both.

Are you cranky?
Until I get my morning coffee, quite.

Which group generally annoys you more, people older than you, or people younger than you?
Both in equal measure.

Do you refer to older people as old farts?
No. Calcified sith lord fossils, maybe.

Do you refer to younger people as the kids?
Yes, with regard to getting the hell off my lawn.

Which is better: Poems that everyone can relate to or poems that are intensely personal to the author?
The latter, while interesting, tend to only really make sense to the author.

Is it worse to be too hot or too cold?
Both suck, though with too cold you can always put more layers on. Too hot... There is only so naked you can get without getting arrested.

Are you so flexible that you can put your feet behind your head?
Not since I quit ballet decades ago.

Would you enjoy reading fairy tales written about robots?
Yes!

Is smoking a turn on or gross?
Usually gross, with the exception of cloves. I love that smell.

What is the one way you wouldn't want to die?
Drowning.

Which would look sillier on you: A cowboy hat or a Rasta hat?
I've always found rasta hats vaguely racist. I can rock a Stetson though.

Would you rather have a job doing something indoors or outdoors?
Indoors, definitely. Weather is stupid.

Would you rather learn more about human nutrition or meteorology?
Meh.

Have you ever taken honors courses?
Yes.

What do you think of crop circles?
They're often quite pretty.

Where do they come from?
I don't care.

When was the last time you screwed up big time?
Should never have moved in with Cara, that was a bloody nightmare in so many ways. Mostly financial.

You have a choice. What do you eat:
A veggie burger, a turkey dog, a cheese sandwich

The last two are acceptable, I have yet to find a veggie burger that didn't taste like puree'd salad disguised with paprika.

Do you get a lot of random instant messages?
No. I use the block function liberally.

Do you have a paper journal also?
Not currently. Still have my paper journals from 1988-2003 kicking around, though. I occasionally reread them for wince-inducing lulz. Ugh. High school.

VHS or DVD?
How old is this survey?!

Vinyl, cassette tape, or CD?
iThing.

Have you ever seen the video/heard the song "Days Go By", performed by Dirty Vegas?
No? Let me fix that...

...Wow. Okay, that was cooler than I expected. I like the song too.

MTV: should it play more videos or more shows?
I don't care; i've pretty much given up entirely on cable. Youtube 4evah.

Name a band:
ICP

Do fans of that band tend to share any characteristics with each other?
Juggalos may be the scariest group of people i've ever encountered in the wild.

What does the expression 'touch and go' mean?
No idea. I mean, I know in an idiomatic sense, but not the actual definition or evolution of the expression. To the Googles!

Caffeine or alcohol?
Caffeine, if I had to cheese. er, choose. Hmm. Cheese...

Betty or Veronica? Archie or Reggie or Jughead?
I detest Archie.

What book are you reading right now?
Currently nothing: I no longer have time to read. :(

Is the news too depressing?
The news is just ridiculous lately. It's like CNN is mining Reddit and Twitter for stories I heard hours/days ago.

Would you rather have a stuffed lion, elephant, pig or duck?
As in plush or as in I shot this and had its skin stuffed? Lets go with the former. And definitely stuffed lion. I used to have one, it made an amazing pillow.

Are you late for a very important date?
Remember what the dormouse said... Feed your head.

Ever use star 69?
I know you called. I know you called. I know you hung up the line. Star 69!

Gods, remember when that was a Thing? It was like, $0.99 a pop too.

Is everyone as smart as you?
Honestly? no.

Have you ever seen the musical Annie?
If i'm home watching the movie, i've had a terrible horrible no good very bad day and you should probably leave me the fuck alone until Aileen Quinn and Albert Finney are done tap dancing.

Sheets: silk or satin?
Flannel/jersey.

Bath: soap or bubbles?
These days finding a tub big enough for my long legged ass is more of a priority. I'm mostly a shower girl for that reason. I got spoiled by my parents' claw foot.

Your best color: blue or red?
I look quite nice in either.

What's your favorite candy?
My go to standard is plain m&ms, but I do enjoy chocolate covered caramels, especially the kind with a bit of salt on top.

Can you sing?
Tolerably well.

It's the end of the world, as we know it. How do you feel?
Fine. :) maybe a little scared. Well, excited and scared...

You take your little sister (she's 12) shopping for school clothes. Mom gave you the money to hold. She picks out a skimpy top emblazoned "Hottie" and hip-hugging pants that leave at least two inches of skin north and south of her navel exposed to the wind. She insists: If she doesn't have these clothes, she'll look awful, the other kids will tease her, and she’ll feel like a nerd.

Do you think she should or should not wear these clothes?
When I was twelve I totally would have understood. But now i'd just laugh at her, tell her she looked stupid, and explain the whole 'get job, get own money, get own clothes' argument.

Do you buy them for her?
Not with my parents' money, I'm not stupid. Depending on her reaction to the lecture I MAY slip her (my) money for the shirt and tell her to buy it when I cant see her doing it.

What do you think is the most annoying cliché?
They're all annoying.

What band is underground right now but will one day get really popular?
Ew, but if they get popular i'd have to stop liking them because ew, liking something mainstream!

...and this is why I hate hipsters.

Of the following which word best describes you:
versatile (flexible), wonderful, x-tra special, your own best friend, zany

Lets go with zany and versatile.

What does BYOB stand for?
Bring your own $something_beginning_with_b. Usually bottle.

Who is sexiest:
Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Elvis, Jim Morrison, Madonna, Cyndi Lauper

These are all people I like and find attractive (except Elvis). In terms of pure raw insta-ladyboner though, Jim Morrison wins.

Do you always do what's expected of you?
I'd like to say no. But I am a creature of habits and routine. I'm accepting the fact that i'm predictable.

Do you believe everything you hear on the news?
To a point. If its something that catches my interest, I tend to go looking for more information rather than just rely the soundbyte.

Would you prefer a $100.00 gift certificate to Hot Topic or Abercrombie & Fitch (assuming neither store gives change, so you'll have to spend the whole thing)?
Hot Topic. I'm still a teenage mall goth in a lot of ways.

Have you ever won a competition?
Nope.

Who looks sloppier when they are over weight, guys or girls?
Why do we care?

At what age do you become all grown up?
I'm pushing 35 and i'm not there yet.

Have you ever written graffiti on anything?
Yes.

Can you remember what you wrote?
No. It wasn't liked I tagged a wall or anything big.

Are you a force of nature?
No.

What do you think of blue eye shadow? How about gold eye shadow?
Its eyeshadow. Fun in certain contexts, pretty when applied well, kinda tacky if not.

Would you ever wear any of the following Halloween costumes:
Flapper? Hippie? Disco dancer?

Probably disco dancer. I could rock the 'fro and go-go boots. Actually...

...yeah.

Should birth control be taught in high school?
Yes.

How about in jr. high or elementary school?
Yes. Hell, the first time I had sex ed was 4th grade.

Would you consider yourself a genius?
No.

What did you think of the movie Solaris?
Didn't see it.

Which is usually better movies or books?
Both have merits and flaws. Little tired of Hollywood churning out movie adaptations of books/comics though - it's its own form of storytelling.

Do you think The Hobbit will be made into a movie?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Do you research which brands use sweatshops to make their clothing before you shop?
I'm too poor to have scruples. Hell, I dont have any qualms about shopping at walmart anymore, and that place used to give me panic attacks for moral and physical reasons.

What gives you a magical feeling?
Large crowds focused on the same thing, be it the opening night of a Big Movie, a con, church, a concert... I admit, I tend to get high off the collective energy.

Have you ever pulled apart a Christmas cracker?
Yes! I don't understand why they aren't a bigger thing on this side of the pond.

Would you rather watch basketball or play basketball?
These days watch. My three point days are long over.

Do you think that everyone makes his or her own problems?
To a point? Maybe? It's true that some problems are self perpetuating, but saying that all problems are self-created is simplistic and naive at best.

Do you often consider how your actions will affect other people?
More than is healthy some days, not enough some others.

Are J-Lo and Ben Afleck interesting to you at all?
Nope. (again, how old is this damn survey? Also there are two fs in affleck, right?)

Do you use bad grammar or hate bad grammar?
I'm less concerned with grammar and more with spelling.

Make up a tabloid headline:
BAT BOY GIVES BIRTH TO VELOCIRAPTOR

Do you like to learn new things?
Yes! Hell this morning I learned about dance belts. And yesterday I learned that James Joyce was a filthy filthy man.

What's more important, fame or personal accomplishment?
Personal accomplishment. All the fame in the world ain't gonna do you any good if you don't feel like you're accomplishing anything.

Sweet dreams are made of this....
Who am I to disagree?

What are they made of?
They're made of this. Weren't you paying attention?

Two trailer park girls go round the outside...
Round the outside of what?
I don't care.

Are you wearing a piece of jewelry that means a lot to you right now?
I have jewelry that means quite a bit to me, but I don't wear it.

If someone was going to inscribe a message on a ring and give it to you what would you want it to say?
I toyed with the idea of getting our wedding rings engraved but cell23 didn't want to and I couldn't think of what to put in his.

Guys who are losing their hair: Should they shave their heads? Get implants? Or let it go?
I don't care, whatever. It's your head.

Do rock stars work hard or lead the easy life?
I should have learned to play the gee-tar. I should have learned to play them drums...

How much water do you drink every day?
Not nearly enough. In fact, thanks for the reminder, I'ma go fix that.

Are you driven or kinda apathetic?
Depends on the day and how much caffeine I've had.

Who do you turn to when you are down?
cell23 gives good hugs, htl_1126 is an excellent ear for protracted bitching, deliriumdeva is good for coming up with murder/hide the body scenarios and gossip. Other than that, I tend to hermit up and write out my bad head-weather.

Would you ever wear seran-wrap?
SARAN Wrap, sheesh. And what makes you think I haven't? Oh wait... that wasn't me. Heh. That was a good night, though...