Quizzes stolen from EP's myspace page

Yes, currently have a myspace page, and I am subscribed to friend's blogs. EP's has some quizzes on his, and since I'm too lazy to think of anything good to write about today, I'll just copy & paste... he won't mind.

Adult survey.

1. What bill do you hate paying the most?
All of them

2. Where's the best place to eat a romantic dinner?
Home - more convenient for the "romantic" part

3. Last time you puked from drinking?
It's been months

4. When is the last time you got drunk and danced on a bar?
Drunk - it's been weeks, danced "on" a bar - never

5. Name of your 2nd grade teacher?
Mrs. Tenbrook, coincidentally, also my 1st grade teacher... she got promoted, and I remember a girl named Danielle FREAKING OUT and screaming, "There's no second grade!" because she didn't understand the concept. That may possibly have been one of the first times in my life when I just shook my head at someone and wondered how they could be so clueless.

6. What do you really want to be doing right now?
Depositing money in the bank

7. What did you want to be when you were growing up?
a Grown-Up

8. How many colleges did you attend?
Two

9. Why did you wear the shirt that you have on right now?
it was clean, and since I was taking my sweater off, I needed to put something on to drive home in

10. Gas prices, First thought?
UGH!

12. First thought when the alarm went off this morning?
it didn't, I woke up to my cell phone ringing, it was LT, for calling for the second time, and she woke me up yesterday too... maybe I should pay her to do that every day

13. Last thought before going to sleep last night?
wasn't thinking

14. What chore do you despise?
Yard work

15. If you didn't have to work, would you volunteer at an art gallery?
No

16. Get up early or sleep in?
both, depending on who's in the bed

17. Who is your favorite cartoon character?
Brock Samson

20. Favorite NON sexual thing to do at night with a girl/guy?
talk

21. A secret that you wouldn't mind everyone knowing?
then it's not a secret!

22. Are you planning on remaining in your current field?
i'm not currently in a field, i'm sitting on my bed

23. If you are not married, do you see yourself married in the next five years?
hahahahahahahahahahahaha

24. Your favorite lunch meat?
meh

25. What do you get every time you go into a Wal-Mart?
I don't, BOYCOTT WALMART!

26. Beach or lake?
Lake

27. Do you think marriage is an outdated ritual that was invented by people who died at 20?
No

28. Who do you stalk on MySpace?
no one in particular, but I'm always randomly clicking people's friends who I don't know

29. Favorite guilty pleasure?
Elimintaing guilt

30. Favorite movie you wouldn't want anyone to find out about?
()

31. What's "your" drink?
Currently, tequila shots chased by Coke, but it changes

32. Cowboys or Indians?
Neither

33. Cops or Robbers?
Neither

34. Do you cheer for the bad guy?
depends on how bad he is, I'm a fan of the anti-hero

35. What Hollywood star do you think you most look like?
I don't think i do

36. If you had to pick one, which cast member of Lost would you be?
No idea

38. Who from high school would you like to run into?
One particular guy - with my van

42. Norm or Cliff (Cheers)?
Norm

43. The Cosby Show or the Simpsons?
Simpsons

44. Worst relationship mistake that you wish you could take back?
No regrets!

45. Do you like the person who sits directly across from you at work?
Heh, i'm usually standing in front of a bunch of people, and don't really think about it that way

46. If you could get away with it, whom would you kill?
No one comes to mind right now

47. What famous person would you like to have dinner with?
Sandra Bullock, we'd eat take-out Chinese in our jammies & braid each other's hair

48. Have you ever had to use a fire extinguisher for its intended purpose?
Not yet

49. Last book you read for real?
The Zombie Survival Guide - because you just never know

50. Do you have a teddy bear?
Yep

51. Strangest place you have ever brushed your teeth?
the shower - i find it strange

52. Somewhere in California you've never been and would like to go?
don't really wanna

53. Number of texts in a day?
most - 14, usually none

54. At this point in your life would you rather start a new career or relationship?
hrmmmm

55. Pencil or pen?
Pen

56. bueller??? bueller??? bueller???
I heard he's in the hospital, and needs a transplant, but if he does, he's going to donate his eyes to Stevie Wonder

57. where is it?
under that thing

58. Something you can do to relieve stress?
backrubs

59. What do you think of the person that took this survey before you?
SQUEEEEEEEEEE!

1. Height - 5'6"

2. Have you ever smoked heroin? No

3. Do you own a gun? yes

5. Do you get nervous before "meeting the parents"? No

6. What do you think of hot dogs? i don't

7. What's your favorite Christmas song? Santa Baby - the Eartha Kitt version

8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Mt. Dew

9. Can you do push ups? Yes

10. Is your bathroom clean? Yes

11. What's your favorite piece of jewelry? my watch, never leave home without it

12. Do you like painkillers? if i need them

14. Do you have A.D.D.? No

16. Middle Name? Francis

17. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment...
Spongebob is on!
I have to go to the library, the bank, and the chiropractor

18. Name the last 3 things you have bought.
Bottle of Cherry Coke
Shot of Tequila, Glass of Coke
Burger & Fries

19. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink.
Mt. Dew, Tequila & Coke, Kool-Aid

22. Current worry?
I have a lot to do, and am probably less motivated than I should be

23. Current hate?
nothing / no one I can think of

24. Favorite place to be?
Curled up in a blanket

25. Least favorite place to be?
In trouble

26. Where would you like to go?
Bike-riding

27. Do you own slippers?
Yes

28. What shirt are you wearing?
Violent Femmes concert T-shirt

29. Do you burn or tan?
Burn like a lobster

30. Favorite color(s)?
Blue

31. Would you be a pirate?
dunno, maybe

33. What songs do you sing in the shower?
whatever comes to mind

34. What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child?
nothing

35. What's in your pockets right now?
empty

36. Last thing that made you laugh?
Spongebob - "There's a pirate and a parrot having an argument about me... and the parrot is winning!"

37. Best bed sheets as a child?
clean ones

38. Worst injury you've ever had?
define "worst"

40. How many TVs do you have in your house?
3

41. Who is your loudest friend?
all of them

42. Who is your most silent friend?
silent? hahahahahaha

43. Does someone have a crush on you?
It's possible

44. Do you wish on shooting stars?
sometimes

45. What is your favorite book?
too many to pick just one

46. What is your favorite candy?
currently eating white jelly beans, but i prefer orange ones

47. What song do/did you want played at your wedding?
the Time Warp - and it was

48. What song do you want played at your funeral?
haven't thought about it

49. What were you doing 12 AM last night?
technically, it's just 12, or 12 midnight, but I was asleep

50. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up today?
must... answer... phone... it's probably LT

I never learned to ride a bicycle,

but now I can. Thanks to E.P., who I trusted to come up with a beauty of a bike, and he did, with much grace, for only $50. The former owner had scratched her name into the frame, but instead of painting over or scraping that off completely, I'm going to leave it on there, and christen the bike as "Marilyn". Of course, learning to ride a bike at 32 is going to be an interesting experience, but as soon as I buy a helmet(!) that's my new goal. I'll take pictures of the bumps, bruises, scrapes, and eventual smiles that come from this, it's going to be fun, I just know it.

Neato!

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List of My Favorite Celebrity Men

Here's my list, I've been egged on to put this out there by a friend of mine who's reminded me that it's ok, it's only the internet!

In no particular order, subject to change without notice:

Jeremy Piven
Clive Owen
Jason Statham
Patrick Warburton
Bruce Campbell
Hugh Laurie
Christian Bale
Nicolas Cage
John Cusack
Thomas Jane
Daniel Craig
Eric Bana
Karl Urban
Paul Rudd

Dashboard Confessional - Stolen

I heard this as I was waking up this morning, and I really like it. Even when I'm not thinking of anyone in particular romantically, a good love song makes my knees weak... I'm a girl, get over it.
If you want to have a listen for yourself, go to their website & hope you can get still get it:
http://www.dashboardconfessional.com

Enlightenmnet.... Not so much

What's Kinda Drunk Are you?

The Naughty Drunk hen it comes to losing inhibitions, you take the keg. You’re a little devil when you drink, never afraid to raise a few eyebrows, show off your “assets” or get in on a little action. It’s probably a virtual guarantee that at the end of the night, you’ll have just as many phone numbers as drinks! If your only regret is the morning hangover, then by all means, bottoms up. Mixing pleasures does have its perks, but just make sure that everything’s in moderation. Otherwise, you may just end up having to explain to your parents or significant other why you’re the star of yet another Girls/Guys Gone Wild video

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If I had to be animated, this is what I'd be?

Who is your inner CLAMP character?
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You scored as Kurogane. You are like Kurogane from Tsubasa. You are everything anyone could want to those who love you, and everything to fear from those who do not. Your are the type of person who comes across as being aloof and distant and your trust is not something easily earned, but once it is, you are a friend for life. And try as you might to fool them, those closest to you know you’re just one big cuddly teddy bear. Who is your inner CLAMP character? created with QuizFarm.com

Kurogane 88% Kero-chan 88% Yuuko 83% Chii 71% Fai 67% Seishirou 63% Miyuki-chan 63% Sakura 58% Hokuto 58% Watanuki 58% Kamui 46% Who is your inner CLAMP character? created with QuizFarm.com

Beauty and Brains, he's the total package

I met a man tonight, and he seemed genuinely suprised when, after talking to me for about an hour, I was able to keep up with the conversation, and in his words, "have a good head on my shoulders". Is it really that odd for a woman to be smart? He even shook his head in wonderment as he left asking out loud, "Why didn't I meet you years ago?" Gee, I don't know... is it possible that you weren't looking for smart back then? That, as a man, you were more concerned with how the woman on your arm looked, rather than her views on the latest piece of gun-control legislation? In all fairness, I am just as guilty of judging men on their appearance. Tonight, at the same bar, a friend of mine pointed to a woman and said, "Box of rocks, but, damn, she's cute anyway." He then pointed to his friend, who I've been, let's say, 'associated' with, and said, "Same with him, too, huh?" I nodded, not because it was strictly true, but because I wasn't as interested in that particular man's frontal lobe as much as I was his full frontal nudity. Does that make me just as bad?

Again, I probably already should've known this

You Are the Ego

You take a balanced approach to your life. You definitely aren't afraid to act out on your desires - even crazy ones. But you usually think first. Morals drive you as much as hedonism does. You've been able to live a life of pleasure... without living a life of excess.

Are You Id, Ego, or Superego?

Superhero seeks Same

Being single again, I'd decided to take some time to reevaluate what I want from a man. The conclusion I have come to is that the only acceptable man to date is a superhero. Obviously, since no other type of man seems to be able to keep me content for very long. Here's a list of what I'm looking for, with detailed explanations, because some of these points call for them. You'll notice, that like all of my lists, there is no apparent order of importance, some of these have some wiggle room, some of them are absolute, read on at your own risk.

Honest - Doesn't tell lies, and isn't deluding himself about who he is and what he wants, and doesn't have some potentially damning secret, well, other than the costumed crime-fighting

Physically Capable - Fit, but not excessively concerned about it, and not judgemental about people who aren't, able to do at least 15 minutes of somewhat aerobic activity without getting winded / needing a nap

Sexually Capable - Yes, I am an adult female, I want sex! What I don't want is a guy who can't / won't wear a condom, can't keep it up, or has an orgasm within 15 seconds of commencing intercourse. Sexual dysfunction is a medical issue, I am not a doctor, take care of it yourself. Don't bitch at me about the condom either, it is a fact that you can die from unprotected sex, I'm not willing to take the chance that your last partner's last partner was infected with something and didn't offer full disclosure, deal with it.

Witty - I was going to say Intelligent, but I've met a ton of smart guys who can't turn a phrase, who repeat themselves, or who discuss subjects that are not interesting, even after the conversation has moved on

Attractive - No, it's not shallow to want to date an attractive person, and I won't accept a double standard in this regard. Even if a man were to fit every other item on this list, if he's peanut-headed, cross-eyed, weak-chinned, balding, with bad teeth, he can hit the bricks. This category can also cover hygiene as well; shaved, showered, good smelling with good breath and clean clothes is not negotiable, you wouldn't want to go out with me if I'm not in satisfactory condition, why should I put up with less?

Mentally Stable / Even Temper - Briefly, here's what I don't want: Maniacs / Hair Triggers / Road Ragers / Abusers / Addicts / Head Cases / Degenerates / Assholes / Weirdos / Creeps / Egoists / Jerks

Confident / Outgoing / Mixes well with Others - I like having fun, so going out in public to do things is going to happen, and eventually, you will meet my friends, so if you're sitting in a corner, expecting me to entertain you, it's not going to last. This does not mean, however, that I like it when you flirt with the waitress or shift your eyes all over the room looking for someone else to hook up with!

Funny - Tell me jokes, see if I laugh, trust me - it's a turn-on

Adventurous - I have this list of stuff I'd like to try, some of the things on it are once-in-a-lifetime kinds of things, you'll need to want to test your limits and accompany me. Possibly with a first-aid kit and a cell phone for emergencies

Loyal - If I'm dating a superhero, I'd expect he'd back me up, and be on my side, but not blindly because sometimes it's more loyal to point out when I'm wrong so that I can correct it. Don't even think about screwing around with someone else once we "go exclusive".

Thoughtful / Courteous / Kind - It seems like 3 different ways to say the same thing, but what I'm getting at is this: if you can't be mindful of another person's needs, then at least be polite to everyone, and if that's too difficult, the at least be generally nice.

Able to keep pets and plants alive - Love cats? Dogs? Fish? Ferns? Ficus? If you're unable to maintain the health and safety of any other living thing, it's really doesn't say much about your ability to keep a relationship healthy. This is a great tip-off whether or not a guy is at least somewhat dependable.

Tolerant of people in less fortunate circumstances - Don't kick a guy when he's down, offer help / volunteer if possible. You need to figure out where to draw a line, however, and not be a sucker or a sap.

Accept my parenthood without interference - You are not expected to raise my child, that's my choice and responsibility, and I'm really good at it. Please don't profess to hate other people's kids or be easily ticked off by the fact that humans take a while to grow to adulthood, and while they are doing so, they don't always act like we'd expect in public - it's not your child, so unless there's some danger, don't make snide comments or offer assistance that you don't intend to carry out to the end - when other supposed adults in the area act self-righteous, they make an acting up child and an already uncomfortable parent's experience worse.

Civic-minded / Patriotic - Political awareness is cool! You don't have to hold public office, but if you don't know who the mayor of your city is, take some time and figure it out. There's a lot of cool stuff that happens all around you, take some time to find out about it.

Non-Criminal - I shouldn't have to put this in here, but I am: don't put me in danger by being a dumbass. Yes, I believe in the rule of the law, even if I don't always agress with every listed statute. Does this mean you can't speed on the freeway? Nope, just don't do foolish crap, and if you should ever get pulled over, or arrested, don't make a scene, just take your ticket, smile, and thank the officer for letting you live.

Employment - My expectation here is that he has something that occupies his time that pays, so that he can take care of his bills, not mine. It's OK if it's not something traditionally held in high esteem, considering my job, I've got an open mind. But if you're loafing about, with no prospects, that's not cute.

Available - If you are in another exclusive relationship, don't try to pick me up, that's just yucky. This also applies to emotional availability, and that the guy has time to spend with me.

Good Friends / Family Relationships - These are important, because if he's are a loner, who keeps to himself, doesn't bother his neighbors, and doesn't have anyone to vouch that he's relatively normal, I'm not going to waste my time dating the Unabomber. Besides, I have friends and family that would love to meet a superhero for a change!

Have some sort of skill, and be willing to teach me - This is just a really cool thing to do, and it impresses me.

Understandably, some things about the superhero lifestyle I'll have to work around, i.e., the vaguely homoerotic costumes, the secret hideout, the lurking arch-nemesis, needing to leave parties early to go save the world, but I'm willing to give a superhero the chance to show me how cool it is to date him, I'm sure I could be convinced.

All in all, there are some things on this list that might appear unreasonable. Then again, being unreasonable is just part of my charm. Well, that, and I do have a few super-powers of my own.

It's not easy, but it's worth it

Being my friend, that is. Occasionally, I'm demanding, unreasonable, judgemental, brutally honest, I say whatever pops into my head, I don't take advice, and I give snappish directions. Those are my bad days. Good days, and I'd like to believe that most of them are, are nowhere near as harsh. If you need me, I am there; I'm good in a crisis, quick with a hug, generally prepared at a moment's notice to take you where you need to go, pick you up at the airport, or get you to the church on time. I've listened to, cried with, and tried to make some of them pee with laughter when I felt it was necessary. Fun is the agenda, and time is plenty. So, yes, I ask a lot of my friends, I'm prepared to give a lot back, and I've never been disappointed, until now. When someone becomes my friend, they don't get away easily. But there is a person in danger of falling through the cracks because it's becoming difficult for me to keep trying to connect with him, and it's killing me to not confront him directly. The situation is awkward, and I'm having a hard time deciding what to do about it.

As If I didn't already know this

You Are Guinness

You know beer well, and you'll only drink the best beers in the world. Watered down beers disgust you, as do the people who drink them. When you drink, you tend to become a bit of a know it all - especially about subjects you don't know well. But your friends tolerate your drunken ways, because you introduce them to the best beers around.

What's" Your Beer Personality?

Why women love a guy in uniform

I've come up with a few reasons ...

When a man is seen wearing a military uniform, women assume that:

1. He's got a job
2. He knows how to do things according to the directions he's been given
3. He's used to taking orders
4. He can make plans and stick to them, and has a backup plan
5. He can take and administer a good beating depending on the situation
6. He can think on his feet
7. He has survived adventures
8. He can put an outfit together
9. He can improvise, adapt, and overcome!

If I knew I could get away with it, I think I'd...

I'm into making lists right now, it's my little obsessive thing to do when I've got some spare time on my hands. So today's list was famous men I'd sleep with if I knew I could get away with it. Inspired by the "Friends" episode when they listed the Top 5 people they could sleep with, and it wouldn't count if they happened to be in a relationship with someone else. This topic was sort of covered yesterday, in my "It doesn't count if... " post, so I'm not going to post my actual picks. I am, however, thinking over a few things that I'd like to try to do within the next few months, before I have to move and things get a bit crazier. It's possible I'll write about them, if they are technically legal but either naughty or otherwise noteworthy.
An update on the whole divorce situation thus far: everything was final, supposedly, on April 2nd, 2007, but I haven't officially gone to the proper civic authorities and made the necessary changes to my driver's license and other vital paperwork yet. I've also been informed by my ex-husband that there is no specific order like there was supposed to be for me to get half of his 401k retirement fund. This is not a huge deal to me, since it wasn't something I wanted in the first place, but it makes me kind of angry that my lawyer neglected to make sure it got done. So, as a consequence, I have another few rounds of red tape to go through before I am finished with this whole business, wish me luck.
P.S. To your right, there's now a link to Jason's blog, "I'd Rather Be in Kalangadoo"; he occasionally gets to do cooler stuff than I do, and his opinions are actually thought out before he posts them, as opposed to mine!

Why it doesn't count.....

Recent events have spurred me on to compile this list. Since Bill Clinton first asked for a definition of the word "is", we've all been able to come up with reasons why it doesn't count if you have sex with someone. Friends and I have had discussions about this, and have added to and clarified, expanded and listed several more of these. This is by no means complete, feel free to leave comments or make your own additions. Also, the use of any of these is at your own risk: not everyone agrees that it doesn't count if...

IT DOESN’T COUNT IF:

It doesn’t count if you’re Up North / Down South / Out West / In another Time Zone / Country / State
It doesn’t count if he / she doesn’t speak your native language fluently / is a foreign national
It doesn’t count if you don’t know his / her last name
It doesn’t count if it’s pity sex / post breakup sex / or if he / she has a non-communicable terminal illness
It doesn’t count if it’s not possible to see him / her again, but you MUST have reason to believe this
It doesn’t count if you get up to pee / make food / or reapply makeup during
It doesn’t count if you’re watching sports and your team scores AND / OR one of you yells out a sports-related saying such as, but not limited to: “Touchdown / He shoots, he scores / Do you believe in miracles / Down goes Frazier!”
It doesn’t count if either person doesn’t orgasm
It doesn’t count if either person’s hair / makeup / clothes aren’t messed up in some way
It doesn’t count if you call the person by someone else’s name / get called another name, however, this does not include nicknames such as, but not limited to: babe / honey / darling / sweetie / stud / lovemuffin / pookey, etc
It doesn’t count if you have a sneezing fit / get hiccups that won’t go away for at least an hour
It doesn’t count if you have to take off your own clothes because the other person cannot figure them out
It doesn’t count if he loses his erection for no apparent reason / she loses interest for any reason
It doesn’t count if your pets are in the room / you pause to let them out / feed the cat / change the litter
It doesn’t count if you’re in someone else’s house / vehicle
It doesn’t count if he / she is out on bail / was paroled in the last 3 days / is due to be incarcerated
It doesn’t count if the person has gone through trans-gender surgery AND you had previous experience with them when they were of the opposite gender
It doesn’t count if you have reason to believe your own death is imminent
It doesn’t count if you are not fully undressed, BUT that does not apply to glasses / contact lenses / jewelry (including body jewelry / piercings ) / Med-Alert bracelets or necklaces / dogtags
It doesn’t count if the person is a curiosity of some sort, i.e. is in the Guiness Book of World Records / circus performers / famous people and / or professional athletes
It doesn’t count if you paid for it specifically
It doesn't count if either person falls asleep during

What haven't I done?

I have a list of things I'd like to do before I die, or for some other reason am rendered unable to do them. Some of them are somewhat personal, potentially embarrassing, or for whatever reason I am not going to put them out there in public view. A few of them are things I want to learn to do, places I want to go, stuff like that. Lately, I've been able to check off one or two, and that made me happy enough to try to actually compile the list on paper, instead of just having a random thought here or there like, "Hey, that sounds cool! I gotta do that someday!" So earlier I was talking to a friend of mine, and he let me know that he's got a similar list, and that started me wondering if maybe I should ask all the people I know what a few of their "I wish I could..." things are, and have a few adventures.

St. Crankypants Day

I've been told by a friend of mine that I have two gears, calm and cranky. Whether or not I live up to that assessment remains to be seen, however, right now, I am cranky. The thing is, it's not a matter of calmness, or crankyness, it's that I have no patience. Being kept waiting is tortuous to me. The difference, between a surprise (which is a good thing!) and being held in suspence (a very bad thing) is the knowing. If something is going to happen, and I know it's going to happen, but I can't make it happen now, I am tortured. The same is true for gift-giving occasions - I know I have a birthday, and my family and friends are most likely going to give me something nice; this is a swell! But, if someone tells me, "You're going to LOVE what I got you!", I die a little bit. Right now, there are a lot of things in my life that are beyond my control, I know that certain things are going on, plans are being made, but the actual steps and machinations are happening without me. And that, my friends, puts me right into cranky gear.

Progress, not Perfection

I've been noticing lately that as the days go by, I am starting to feel lighter and stronger and more sure of myself again. While it's a stretch to think that it's just because my divorce is now final, that has something to do with it. A lot of self-improvement articles invoke the "progress, not perfection" strategy, that by doing just a little bit, everyday, over time, all of your babysteps will add up to a better you. That's the goal I'm going for; all of the time I've been spending so selfishly on myself will eventually pay off since I'll be a kinder person, a more understanding friend, a more generous individual, etc. All I'm looking for right now is some time to get my priorities in order, good people to spend time with, and the freedom to be able to take care of my responsibilities. Oh, and if it isn't too much trouble, I'd really like my arms to get a bit more tone - but that's asking a lot of the universe, I think.