“Getting to know you” meme
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lwbush:“If you’re on my friends list, I want to know 34 things about you. I don’t care if we never talk, or if we already know everything about each other. Short and sweet is fine. You’re on my list, so I want to know you better!”
| 1. | Are you currently in a serious relationship? |
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| 2. | What was your dream growing up? |
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| 3. | What talent do you wish you had? |
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| 4. | If I bought you a drink, what would it be? |
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| 5. | Favorite vegetable? |
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| 6. | What was the last book you read? |
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| 7. | What Zodiac sign are you? |
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| 8. | Any tattoos and/or piercings? Explain where. |
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| 9. | Worst habit? |
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| 10. | If you saw me walking down the street, would you offer me a ride? |
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| 11. | What is your favorite sport? |
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| 12. | Do you have a negative or optimistic attitude? |
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| 13. | What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me? |
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| 14. | Worst thing to ever happen to you? |
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| 15. | Tell me one weird fact about you. |
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| 16. | Do you have any pets? |
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| 17. | What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly? |
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| 18. | What was your first impression of me? |
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| 19. | Do you think clowns are cute or scary? |
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| 20. | If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be? |
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| 21. | Would you be my crime partner or my conscience? |
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| 22. | What color eyes do you have? |
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| 23. | Ever been arrested? |
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| 24. | Bottle or can soda? |
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| 25. | If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it? |
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| 26. | What’s your favorite place to hang at? |
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| 27. | Do you believe in ghosts? |
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| 28. | Favorite thing to do in your spare time? |
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| 29. | Do you swear a lot? |
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| 30. | Biggest pet peeve? |
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| 31. | In one word, how would you describe yourself? |
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| 32. | Do you believe in/appreciate romance? |
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| 33. | Do you believe in God? |
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| 34. | Will you repost this meme on your own LJ? |
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I answered lwbush’s (my answers in the comments here), I’ve now reposted the meme, so my duty is done.
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Date: 2008-02-03 02:23 pm (UTC)A: I take my marriage very seriously.
2. What was your dream growing up?
A: To own a bookstore in the Florida Keys and serve tea and cookies to the children who came there.
3. What talent do you wish you had?
A: Singing, on-key.
4. If I bought you a drink, what would it be?
A: Tea in the daytime, Red wine after supper.
5. Favorite vegetable?
A: Mushrooms or peas (or both together).
6. What was the last book you read?
A: I'm currently reading "Behold the Man" by Michael Moorcock.
7. What Zodiac sign are you?
A: Leo
8. Any tattoos and/or piercings? Explain where.
A: Standard pierced ears.
9. Worst habit?
A: Talking too loudly when excited.
10. If you saw me walking down the street, would you offer me a ride?
A: Having met you once, I might recognize you enough to do so. If not, no.
11. What is your favorite sport?
A: Crew (team rowing)
12. Do you have a negative or optimistic attitude?
A: Optimistic
13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
A: Probably discuss politics, since you are one of the few people online who seem to mostly share my opinion there.
14. Worst thing to ever happen to you?
A: Loosing my business.
15. Tell me one weird fact about you.
A: I never saw snow before I was 17.
16. Do you have any pets?
A: Two cats - Sneakers and Smidgen.
17. What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
A: I'd invite you in and introduce you to my Hubby - I think you two would get along really well.
18. What was your first impression of me?
A: Serious and intense
19. Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
A: Don't much care about them either way.
20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
A: 40 pounds (or I'd be six inches taller and could carry the weight better).
21. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
A: I can't imagine you doing anything that required a partner in crime.
22. What color eyes do you have?
A: Blue.
23. Ever been arrested?
A: No.
24. Bottle or can soda?
A: I prefer bottled water, but bottled soda if I must.
25. If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
A: Hide it somewhere.
26. What’s your favorite place to hang at?
A: My computer.
27. Do you believe in ghosts?
A: No.
28. Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
A: Walking/Window shopping.
29. Do you swear a lot?
A: No.
30. Biggest pet peeve?
A: Spelling and grammar mistakes that would be easily avoided with a beta reader.
31. In one word, how would you describe yourself?
A: Mom.
32. Do you believe in/appreciate romance?
A: Absolutely.
33. Do you believe in God?
A: Absolutely.
34. Will you repost this meme on your own LJ?
A: Did it already.
Which two questions did you leave off, anyway? I know there were 36, originally.
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Date: 2008-02-03 06:12 pm (UTC)1) Are you currently in a serious relationship? Nope.
2) What was your dream growing up? I dreamed of doing something cool or dangerous like the hero of a science fiction novel.
3) What talent do you wish you had? NFL caliber running back.
4) If I bought you a drink what would it be? White Russian.
5) Favorite vegetable? Cucumber.
6) What was the last book you read? Manxome Foe by John Ringo and Travis S. Taylor
7) What zodiac sign are you? peices.
8) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where. No, although I planned to get Grendel and Mage tattoos at one point.
9) Worst Habit? Putting things off.
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride? In town no, but in the country or on a highway, yeah.
11) What is your favorite sport? football americano.
12) Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude? pretty much optimistic.
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me? Talk about stuff. Being stuck in an elevator doesn't bother me (as long as I don't have to go pee-pee).
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you? Love of my life not being able to love me back.
15) Tell me one weird fact about you. One of my ear canals is closed up.
16) Do you have any pets? 4 cats.
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly? I would invite you inside to sit for a spell.
18) What was your first impression of me? (hmmm...careful!) Cool person that liked MST3K.
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary? Just unfunny.
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be? Less fat.
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience? Probably conscience since I'm too chickenshit to break the law myself.
22) What color eyes do you have? Hazel.
23) Ever been arrested? Nope.
24) Bottle or can soda? Can, poured into a glass.
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it? Buy a new car.
27) What's your favorite place to hang at? library.
28) Do you believe in ghosts? Yeah I do believe dead people very occasionally make their presciences felt in this world.
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time? read.
30) Do you swear a lot? No, unless I'm in traffic.
31) Biggest pet peeve? Slow drivers in the fast lane.
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself? Here.
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance? Yes.
34) If you could live anywhere in the world where would you chose? In the Tybee Island of my childhood.
35) Do you believe in God? I believe we become part of something bigger after we die but I'm not sure if its related to any of our current religions.
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you? Sure.
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Date: 2008-02-04 04:11 am (UTC)10. If you saw me walking down the street, would you offer me a ride?
A: Having met you once, I might recognize you enough to do so. If not, no.
Okay, I’m mortified. Somehow I failed to remember meeting you. (Happened before:
13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
A: Probably discuss politics, since you are one of the few people online who seem to mostly share my opinion there.
Nice to know that. I can be maybe a little more relaxed in commentary with you.
17. What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
A: I'd invite you in and introduce you to my Hubby - I think you two would get along really well.
Because of similar social/political attitudes? Or just personalities?
18. What was your first impression of me?
A: Serious and intense
Oookay.
21. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
A: I can't imagine you doing anything that required a partner in crime.
You SO don’t know me.
Which two questions did you leave off, anyway? I know there were 36, originally.
The one I copied from you only had 34 items on it, though you numbered it through 36; #26 and #34 were skipped over.
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Date: 2008-02-04 04:16 am (UTC)4) If I bought you a drink what would it be? White Russian.
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly? I would invite you inside to sit for a spell.
27) What's your favorite place to hang at? library.
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time? read.
And the following:
18) What was your first impression of me? (hmmm...careful!) Cool person that liked MST3K.
A little puzzling. I barely know what MST3K is, and never actually watched an episode.
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Date: 2008-02-04 04:24 am (UTC)Heh - we met at the second WriterCon. I was the short-ish chubby 40-something gal with auburn hair and blue eyes - I bet that makes me stand out from the rest in your memory. Not.
17. What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
A: I'd invite you in and introduce you to my Hubby - I think you two would get along really well.
Because of similar social/political attitudes? Or just personalities?
Both, actually. More the first than the second.
The one I copied from you only had 34 items on it, though you numbered it through 36; #26 and #34 were skipped over.
Huh. I usually count as I do stuff, but didn't this time - just copied and went with it. Glad someone caught that.
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Date: 2008-02-04 11:03 pm (UTC)A: Not at the moment.
2. What was your dream growing up?
A: Ballet Dancer.
3. What talent do you wish you had?
A: To be able to talk to people without wondering if I’m boring them to death.
4. If I bought you a drink, what would it be?
A: Guinness
5. Favorite vegetable?
A: Fennel
6. What was the last book you read?
A: Some Mystery of some sort.
7. What Zodiac sign are you?
A: Capricorn
8. Any tattoos and/or piercings? Explain where.
A: Pierced ears only. I’d love to get a tattoo but not until I’ve droped a few pounds,
9. Worst habit?
A: Not doing for me enough.
10. If you saw me walking down the street, would you offer me a ride?
A: Considering I don’t know what you look like I might just pass you by without knowing.
11. What is your favorite sport?
A: I like to watch football.
12. Do you have a negative or optimistic attitude?
A: Optimistic.
13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
A: Learn your life story.
14. Worst thing to ever happen to you?
A: Death of my father.
15. Tell me one weird fact about you.
A: I quilt, knit and crosstitch.
16. Do you have any pets?
A: Sadly no, Fred the fish gave up his life on the 4th of July last year. He was so cool and I miss seeing him swimming around.
17. What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
A: Well it would be a true surprise but then I’d invite you in and feed you.
18. What was your first impression of me?
A: I really enjoy reading your Xander fic.
19. Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
A: They just wig me out.
20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
A: Weight. Always weight.
21. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
A: Conscience, I’m to chicken to be a partner.
22. What color eyes do you have?
A: Dark brown.
23. Ever been arrested?
A: Nope, not even close.
24. Bottle or can soda?
A: Bottle if I can get it.
25. If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
A: Get most of my car paid off.
26. What’s your favorite place to hang at?
A: The Brass Monkey. Best Karaoke spot in town.
27. Do you believe in ghosts?
A: No.
28. Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
A: Knit or sew.
29. Do you swear a lot?
A: Comes and goes. Depends on who I’m spending time with.
30. Biggest pet peeve?
A: People who don’t take responsibly for their actions.
31. In one word, how would you describe yourself?
A: Oddity
32. Do you believe in/appreciate romance?
A: Sure.
33. Do you believe in God?
A: Yep
34. Will you repost this meme on your own LJ?
A: No, I very rarely post anything in my own LJ. I’m more of a lurker.
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Date: 2008-02-05 02:02 am (UTC)I heartily recommend MST3K since it has more laughs per minute than just about anything in existence. Some of the episodes are on DVD and some MST3K stuff is usually posted on youtube.com and all of the episodes have been posted on the internet in one form or another. http://www.dapcentral.org/index.php has more info. And a few of the MST3K guys now record funny audio commentary for recent movies like "The Wicker Man" and "Glitter." Find that at www.rifftrax.com
Where is your response to the meme posted at?
I would like to state for the record that I started liking White Russians before "The Big Lebowski" came out. And not only do I love to hang out at libraries, I also work at one. I've actually cut down on my fiction reading in the last several years (although I make up for that with internet reading), but I still love it. Right now I'm re-reading "The Mote in God's Eye" by Pournelle and Niven.
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Date: 2008-02-06 10:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-02-06 10:07 pm (UTC)Also, I actually used to hang out at a place called the Brass Monkey, but that was 30 years ago. No idea if it still exists.