Tag: memes

Oops, sorry!

I just saw that back on July 31, I was tagged by Shawn Lea over at Everything and Nothing to do that eight weird things about me quiz. However, since I think I’ve done it before, instead, I’m snagging another of Shawn’s wonderful self-interviews. These questions were originally posed to Julia Stiles in Cosmopolitan (August 2007), and I invite anyone else to apply them to yourself on your own journals and blogs. Thanks, Shawn!

The last book I read was: J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

The movie I watch over and over is: Pillow Talk.

I could never date a guy who: was homophobic.

My friends always make fun of me for: For what? WHAT? Tell me. Or don’t.

If you opened my purse right now, you’d find: one major credit card, two gas credit cards, driver’s license, Kroger card and Kroger/SPCA matching card, Blockbuster card, Hollywood Video card, Mr. Car Wash corporate discount card, voter’s registration, driver’s license, SS card, MT registration card, Borders card, reading glasses in case, distance vision glasses in case, nineteen dollars and some change, shoulder strap for purse, business card holder and a lot of TJB and Cochrane/Lambert cards, pen, a thing that hooks onto a table that you can hang a purse from (such as in a restaurant). I think that’s it. My cell phone is currently recharging next to me or it would be in there, too, and all personal care items (floss!, lipstick, etc.) are in a larger bag that usually travels with me. I keep my purse as light as possible.

I’m deathly afraid of: falling from a great height (that’s really more what my fear of flying is about).

The one thing I wish I knew about relationships five years ago that I know now is: People in my life would continue to surprise me–in good and bad ways. I never really learn that.

I have this secret dream of becoming: a wealthy resident of Manhattan.

If I could trade lives with another woman for a day, it would be: J.K. Rowling.

The one summer fashion trend that you’ll never catch me in: bikini.

The one food I simply cannot resist is: salad.

You’d be shocked to find that I: can keep a secret.

On a random Saturday afternoon, I can most likely be found: writing at my computer.

The best advice I’ve ever received was: Listen.

The biggest problem facing our country today is: spending more time reading about and talking about celebrities than things like, oh, say, the way governmental power to eavesdrop on our private phone conversations has just been expanded.

Oh, fine, I’ll do it

As hard as it is for me to stick to ONE word, ‘Nathan, I’ll do your meme.

ONE. WORD. MEME.

1. Where is your cell phone? Desk
2. Describe your boyfriend/girlfriend/S.O.? Rock
3. Your hair? Straight
4. Your mother? Emotional
5. Your father? Missed
6. Your favorite item? Books
7. Your dream last night? Weird
8. Your favorite drink? Water
9. Your dream car? Chauffeured
10. The room you are in? Comfortable
11. Your ex? Kind
12. Your fear? Flying
13. What do you want to be in 10 years? Happy
14. Who did you hang out with last night? Compounders
15. What you’re not? Thin
16. The last thing you did? Artistic
17. What are you wearing? Nightgown
18. Your favorite book? TKAM
19. The last thing you ate? Pill
20. Your life? Wonderful
21. Your mood? Changeable
22. Your friends? Fascinating
23. What are you thinking about right now? Napping
24. Your car? Dentist
25. What are you doing at the moment? Yawning
26. Your summer? Hot
27. Your relationship status? Married
28. What is on your TV? Dust
29. When is the last time you laughed? Today
30. Last time you cried? Monday
31. School? Life

Rio is mean and making me do this

List seven songs you are into right now, no matter what the genre, whether they have words, or even if they’re not any good but they must be songs you’re really enjoying now. Post these instructions in your LiveJournal along with your seven songs. Then tag seven other people to see what they’re listening to.

1 – The Cure–“All Cats Are Grey”
2 – Chris Isaak–“Wicked Game”
3 – Dixie Chicks–“Not Ready to Make Nice”
4 – Pet Shop Boys–“Discoteca”
5 – R.E.M.–“Leaving New York”
6 – Beach Boys–“Forever”
7 – Richard Marx–“Hold On to the Nights” (don’t you judge me)

I’ll leave tagging people to the honor system…

Taken from ‘Nathan

I only got two three of ‘Nathan’s songs. Either I’m very sleepy or I just don’t know lyrics or music at all anymore.

Here’s the deal.

I put my iTunes on shuffle and post the first line of lyrics from the first 25 songs to pop up.

You guess each song.

I think mine are pretty easy. And I have a weird mix of music on my computer. Don’t you judge me.

Edited to provide the titles that no one guessed–Thanks for playing!

1. Little girl, don’t you forget her face David got Madonna “Promise to Try”
2. Maybe I should have saved those leftover dreamsGaedhal got “Here’s That Rainy Day” (mine’s the Frank Sinatra version)
3. He’s a real nowhere man ‘Nathan got Beatles “Nowhere Man”
4. The phone calls always left me unsure Sinead O’Connor “Jump in the River”
5. All the fear has left me now Sarah McLachlan “Fumbling Towards Ecstasy”
6. Father stop criticizing your son David got Marvin Gaye “Piece of Clay”
7. He was a hardheaded man, he was brutally handsome Shannon and Rhonda got Eagles “Life in the Fast Lane”
8. Could you ever need me and would you know how Fleetwood Mac “Over and Over”
9. My tea’s gone cold, I’m wondering why Rhonda got Dido “Thank You”
10. Now the wind is still, in a moment it will be raging Dan Fogelberg “Song from Half Mountain”
11. For all I’ve been blessed with in this life Gene got Bette Midler “In This Life”
12. Nobody does it better Rhonda got Carly Simon “Nobody Does It Better” from The Spy Who Loved Me
13. I was all right for a while Famous Author Rob Byrnes got Roy Orbison and k.d. lang “Crying”
14. If you see a faded sign at the side of the road Shannon, Dale, and Rhonda got B-52s “Love Shack”
15. I know you broke up with him and your heart’s still on the shelf Rhonda got Don Henley “The Last Worthless Evening”
16. You act like you were just born tonight Gene got Rosanne Cash “Seven Year Ache”
17. No I would not give you false hope Famous Author Rob Byrnes got Paul Simon “Mother and Child Reunion”
18. I heard what you said, and I can tell you it’s true Pet Shop Boys “I Want to Wake Up”
19. Rows and flows of angel hair Shannon and Rhonda got Joni Mitchell “Both Sides Now”
20. Crazy, I’m crazy for feeling so lonely Rhonda got Patsy Cline “Crazy”
21. God, I feel like hell tonight ‘Nathan got Sheryl Crow “Strong Enough”
22. Like anyone would be, I am flattered by your fascination with me Rhonda got Alanis Morissette “Uninvited”
23. I’m sitting here alone up in my room David got Britney Spears “Born to Make You Happy”
24. Who’s peeking out from under a stairway Gaedhal got the Association “Windy”
25. You take Sally, and I’ll take SueGene got Jackson Browne “Cocaine”

From Shannon

SCATTERGORIES…

Rules: Use the first letter of your name to answer each of the following…They MUST be real places, names, things…NOTHING made up! If you can’t think of anything, skip it. Try to use different answers if the person in front of you had the same first initial. You CAN’T use your name for the boy/girl name question.

Your name: Becky

1. Athlete: Beckham
2. 4 letter word: like bitch? or like bush?
3. Street name: Broadway
4. Color: blue
5. Gifts/presents: books
6. Vehicles: BMW
7. Tropical Locations: Bimini, Bali, Baja
8. College Majors: Business, Biology
9. Dairy Products: buttermilk, butter
10. Things in a Souvenir Shop: bears, bracelets, beach towels, ball caps
11. Boy Name: Bobby
12. Girl Name: Betsy
13. Movie Titles: Boogie Nights, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Barbarella
14. Alcohol: beer
15. Occupations: barber, bar back, beautician, bookie, bouncer
16. Flowers: bougainvillea, bluebonnets
17. Celebrities: Bono, Bruce Springsteen, Brad Pitt, Britney Spears, Bill Murray, Beyonce
18. Magazines: Bazaar, Better Homes & Gardens, Brides
19. U.S. Cities: Birmingham, Bowdoin (heh)
20. Pro Sports Team: Bengals, Bears, Braves

via Marika

The Sesame Street Persona Test

BERT
You scored 70% Organization, 53% abstract, and 47% extroverted!

This test measured 3 variables.

First, this test measured how organized you are. Some muppets like Cookie Monster make big messes, while others like Bert are quite anal about things being clean.

Second, this test measured if you prefer a concrete or an abstract viewpoint. For the purposes of this test, concrete people are considered to gravitate more to mathematical and logical approaches, whereas abstract people are more the dreamers and artistic type.

Third, this test measured if you are more of an introvert or an extrovert. By definition, an introvert concentrates more on herself and an extrovert focuses more on others. In this test an introvert was somebody that either tends to spend more time alone or thinks more about herself.

You are very organized, both concrete and abstract, and both introverted and extroverted.

Here is why are you Bert.

You are both very organized. You almost always know where your belongings are and you prefer things neat. You may even enjoy cleaning and find it therapeutic. Bert is a big neat freak and gets quite annoyed when Ernie makes a big mess.

You both are sometimes concrete and sometimes abstract thinkers. Bert is probably a bit more concrete in his bottlecap collecting addiction and his love of the weather. He does show his abstract side when he sings and performs his “Doin’ The Pidgeon” song. You have a good balance in your life. You know when to be logical at times, but you also aren’t afraid to explore your dreams and desires… within limits of course.


You are both somewhat introverted. Bert is probably more introverted, because he spends most of his time either with Ernie or alone. Still he has no problem being around other people in his role as chairman of “The National Association of ‘W’ Lovers.” Like Bert, you probably like to have some time to yourself, but you do appreciate spending time with your friends, and you aren’t scared of social situations.

The Your SESAME STREET Persona Test written by greencowsgomoo on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test

Meme!

I saw this meme on ravenspb and asked for a letter. I got “R.” Hmmm…

Comment and I’ll give you a letter; then you have to list 10 things you love that begin with that letter. After, post this in your journal, and give out some letters of your own.

1. Friends with “R” names including Rhonda, Riley, Rob, Robin, Ron…
2. Rock and roll.
3. Ranch dressing.
4. Rothko! Probably my favorite artist ever.
5. Rumours, the Fleetwood Mac album.
6. Rocks and rock houses.
7. Roses.
8. Readers, especially those who send mail.
9. Reading and rereading my favorite books.
10. Rex and River, Tim’s current and former dogs.

Six Words

I took this from Shawn Lea, who got the idea from Caterina.

Legend has it that Ernest Hemingway was once challenged to compose a complete story in six words. His answer was, “For sale: baby shoes, never used.”

Here’s mine, as posted in both bloggers’ comments:

“She refused to sign the prenup.”

Feel free to write your own six-word story and post it in my comments or on your blog or online journal.

Soundtrack Meme

Stolen from Timothy J. Lambert who stole it from Poppy:

IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that’s playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. Don’t lie and try to pretend you’re cool … (Not much on this list is going to say “cool,” and I’m okay with that.)

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Opening Credits: “Come to Me” – Boss Drum (I shit you not, Tim).

Waking Up: “Romeo’s Tune” – Steve Forbert.

First Day at School: “That’s the Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be” – Carly Simon.

Falling in Love: “Over My Head” – Fleetwood Mac.

Fight Song: “After the Glitter Fades” – Stevie Nicks.

Breaking Up: “In My Life” – Beatles.

Prom: “Rosie” – Jackson Browne (okay, this one makes me laugh).

>Life is Good: I just found out that 54 seconds of “Trumpet Voluntary” is on here.

Mental Breakdown: “Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You” – Stevie Nicks. (No comment.)

Driving: “I Feel Free” – Cream.

Flashback: “Scarecrow’s Dream” – Dan Fogelberg.

Getting Back Together: “California Girls” – Beach Boys.

Wedding: “You Belong to Me” – Carly Simon.

Paying the Dues: “Sexy Sadie” – Beatles.

The Night Before the War: “We Can Work It Out” – Beatles.

Final Battle: “I Can’t Make You Love Me” – George Michael.

Moment of Triumph: “Rainy Days and Mondays” – Carpenters.

Death Scene: “Seven Year Ache” – Rosanne Cash.

Funeral Song: “Anticipation” – Carly Simon again? What am I, a Nora Ephron movie?

End Credits: “Mamunia” – Paul McCartney and Wings.