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[12:13am on 09/05/05] |
1. Leave me a comment saying, "Interview me."
2. I will respond by asking you five questions. I get to pick the questions.
3. You will update your LJ with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.
Questions asked by ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) plastic_planets
1. What is your favorite piece of literature and why?
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings is definitely my choice for its immesurable influence on the world of fantasy fiction and fantasy anything. And it has hobbits. Anything with short people with hairy feet is deemed righteous in my world.
2. What is your opinion on the president?
He is a spawn of his father, and his father said this, and I quote: "I don't know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered patriots. This is one nation under God." Correction: This is one nation under millions of Gods and Goddesses thanks to the Hindu and Pagan populations. Or if you want to be politically correct... this nation has only been "Under God" since 1954 and we've "trusted in God" since '55. I'm also against someone who calls the harbinger of total destruction of Life "Nuke-ular Warheads" And by the way... if being non-Christian means being a non-patriot, sign me up.
3. If someone wrote a book about your life, what would the book be called?
"A Life of Silence: How the Shell Was Broken"
4. What is your favorite food?
I'm impartial towards Italian cuisine. Maybe because it's so versatile. You could have Manicotti stuffed with ground beef and cheddar instead of ricotta... Or fettucine marinara instead of the typical alfredo sauce... Or you could have Manicotti stuffed with ground beef, cheddar, ricotta, fettucine noodles, and alfredo and marinara sauces. Take that, chinese buffets.
5. What are five qualities you like best about yourself?
Honour. It may lead to pride, but at least I don't abandon my ways for sake of someone else's opinion.
Imagination. Were it not for this, my life would be less exciting than staring at a plain white wall. Except at least white stimulates the eye.
Relative open mind. Recent events may have swayed you all from possibly considering the chance that you'll think I'm sort of open-minded, but at least I don't kill people or discriminate because they're different.
Relative intelligence. I say relative of course because everything is relative. I may know better than to say "n2m jc u" and I may know that there are 13 generations between Aragorn II Son of Arathorn and Aragorn I... but I don't know the ionization whatever for a compound of Bismuth and Astinine, if that compound is even possible. I am simultaneously smart and ignorant.
Affinity for nature. As my AIM profile says (But may not say permanently): "I'm a tree-hugger. Get over it. Is it so wrong to respect that which was here first?" and it's true. I don't enjoy nature because it provides food. I don't enjoy nature because it provides us with lumber and other materials. I enjoy nature because it's there, and all around us, and we are a part of it.
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| Hrmph. |
[5:24pm on 07/05/05] |
Alright. You know what? Not only do hatemongering people still piss me off but Christians who abandon logic also piss me off still. I won't say a thing about these chats... assume any implications you want. Just keep in mind that I get pissed at lack of logic/reason/open mind/brain... not simply their Christianity.
( GodslilRose0057: be nice...the bible is what our conutry is based on )
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| A random existentialistic insight |
[11:20pm on 20/04/05] |
Talking about religion on a GOOD note earlier today, we got to a discussion about love and whether it is magickal, and then about emotional pains and how they are more enduring than physical pain... which led to a discussion about the emotional pain of solitude and how love cures it, and a random thought on my part turned out to be both poetic and philosopical:
AtheisticOpinion: My boyfriend is the first person I ever fell in love with, and I could not be more content about life in general.
AtheisticOpinion: But does he fill the void?
UniqueCCdiva: what void?
CerebralViolence: The void between you and self-awareness.
CerebralViolence: Trying to discover who you are without someone to share your existence with is like trying to find a different person when you look in a mirror.
CerebralViolence: The rule of relativity: A status cannot exist without something to compare it to.
CerebralViolence: How can you know who you are if you don't know who someone else is?
Man, I love my brain.
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| I might as well share... |
[11:04am on 20/04/05] |
I was gonna keep this technique to myself like I usually do when I want to have something on everyone else (so I feel special)... but then I realized that I'm gonna have to dispense drawing styles when I become an art teacher.
So for your viewing pleasure, here is something of use to anyone who likes celtic art. The "final product" is what I did to the knot using a demo of Corel Painter IX (a program that I will surely buy within the week)
Why did I do it as a flash video instead of a normal page? Because I'm weird like that. And I was bored.
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| No one cares about anything, and it's destroying the world... |
[10:53am on 08/04/05] |
When pacifists and tree-huggers are mocked, humiliated, and even hated... you know there's something wrong with the world.
I was in a chat the other day and of course someone just had to ask what religion I was since that's all that matters: whether someone's Christian and if they're a patriotic American. I started telling them about my affinity for nature... and not only the person who asked the question, but five other people in the room were on my ass no sooner than I had said "nature". Here's some of the comments I recieved:
"Green Peace blows... it's pointless, the Earth is gonna die.. get over it."
"Animals don't deserve rights"
"Animals were put on the Earth for us to consume"
"When was the last time you heard an animal complain about being killed?"
"Read Gen 1:28..." (This one pissed me off.. using religion as a reason to treat animals like shit. Gen 1:28 reads "And God blessed [Man & Woman], and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth." which implies the same thing as the third comment.)
"Plants don't have emotion, why bother with them?"
"What has a zebra-tiger ever done for you?"
"Did you hear about *so-and-so* who got attacked by a *wild animal who was in that territory first before humans invaded, and had every right to be there*? Animals threaten us in our own homes."
"You fucking sissy-boy, don't want to kill anything"
"Tree-huggers disgust me"
"NeoPagans disgust me"
The list never ends. If humanity wants to destroy the world they live in... go right ahead. Fucking morons deserve to die sooner than they have to. I have no control over the mass agenda: Earth's Extinction. Damn. People suck.
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| There are 4 less teeth in my mouth than yesterday. |
[12:44pm on 04/04/05] |
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I got my wisdom teeth pulled today...
Bah, this fucking sucks. I can't feel my mouth to speak. My bottom lip feels like a pus-filled cancerous tumor. I have to clinch my jaw to keep the gauze in. And to make matters worse, my friend Michele tells me there is pain when the Novacaine wears off.
Great, telling an agliophobe that pain is imminent is like telling an acrophobe how tall the Empire State Building is as they're going up the elevator.
Pros of relinquished wisdom teeth: No more half-decayed top right tooth or sideways bottom right tooth
Cons of relinquished wisdom teeth: PAIN! FUCKING PAIN! ARGH! PLEASE KILL ME!
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| Well what do you know... it's back |
[11:44am on 23/03/05] |
A survey.
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.: About you :.
Weird habits: Turning pictures over or looking away from the TV when I feel like the person can see me, mumbling something like "Ow," "No," or "Help" when I think about something stupid/clumsy I've done in the past even though whoever saw me do it has probably forgotten by now.
Pet peeves: Bad grammar, closed minds, apathy towards either.
Hobbies: Drawing, creating worlds, playing guitar, becoming smarter.
Greatest fear: Pain.
Things you cannot live without or people (I mean, seriously you can't live without!):
>>Person: Meranda, me bonny lass
>>Thing: My imagination
If you were terminaly ill (cancer) and only have a couple of months to a year or a unknown amount of time to live, what would you wish for (that can come true) and what would you want to experience during that time?: A final and permanent trip to Ireland. I'd want to see as much as I could before the tumor claimed me... and I'd want to be buried there.
The person(s) with the greatest influence/inspiration to you: My brother
If you're going to be on an island, for some unknown amount of time, which 3 people would you bring and what would you take, (something you now own). Be practical, there are no power cords or cell phone towers avaliable!: I'd bring my brother, Meranda, my uncle Joh, and my notebook.
What occupation(s) curently interests you?: High School Art teacher.
If you have to be on a reality show, which one would you be on?: Reality shows don't exist. It's all fake. How real is Survivor when there's a camera crew present?
Name one celebrity you can indentify (a bit) with?: I have no clue, because quite frankly I don't care enough about any celebrity to look into their history to see if they were tortured in school and judged their whole lives..
What is the greatest thing that can happen to you, currently. You don't have to be practial with this one. Even if it is impossible, please, do tell!: Winning a trip to Ireland.
What is a unique goal in life for you?: Overall, I am not unique. I'm not the only perspective art teacher, nor am I the only person who wants to escape capitalism, nor am I the only person who wants to move to Ireland.
What is something you would like to change about yourself? Hey, you know you're not perfect!: My lack of discipline when it comes to doing things important (like work and stuff)
3 steps into getting to know you (more)?: Open your mind, I'm a bit weird; Don't rush into things, I may feel overwhelmed; I'm taken, don't get too personal.
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.: Preferences:.
Evanescence or Simple Plan?: Evanescence
Bush or Kerry?: Neither. Politicians suck.
Johnny Depp or Jude Law?: Neither.
Kristin Kreuk or Scarlett Johansson?: Neither. Who cares, they're celebrities.
Family Guy or The Simpsons?: The Simpsons
TV or Movies?: Movies, and only certain movies at that.
Blind or Deaf?: What the hell kind of question is this?
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.: Weirdo/Misc :.
Current playlist: Ok, so I have every last one of my songs in here. I don't actually listen to all of them at one given time.
Addictions?: Downloading music
On your walls?: Münch, Van Gogh, Escher, a sword, a lightning bolt thing, my Ireland poster, a corkboard, and a faery.
What site do you visit most often?: www.maddox.com
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| "An' ye harm none, do as thy will" |
[10:54am on 23/03/05] |
The least understood concept of non-Wiccans and non-freethinkers. The other day, I was chatting in the presence of Christians, and I was interrogated as to what religion I was... so I told them I was Wicca, and they said something like "oh wat r u gunna do cast a spl on me, mister tuff man tinks hes al dat wit his spelbokk" So I calmly replied "No, I'm not allowed to cast a spell on you, it's against the rule of my religion (and not to mention my own personal ethics)... As long as I don't harm anyone, I can do as I wish."
To which one replied "if u dont lyk cristainty so much how cum ur follw a religon dat has rules" and the other replied "wat r u sum knd of anacrsit or wutevr doin wutevr u want"
Bah. Idiots. Not for being Christians, mind you, but for being misinformed and then trying to be critical and judgemental with said misinformation.
In response to idiot 1: I don't dislike Christianity; I didn't stray from it because of the rules; My religion has a single rule, not many; I follow the religion because it's more open to ideas.
In response to idiot 2: Yes, I'm a sort of anarchist; No, I don't actively defy law; Have you ever heard of morals and ethics?; I do what I want, and what I want is usually peaceful and beneficial to myself and/or others; You underestimate the power of free will.
Ok, I'm done with that rant for now.
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| Hatemongering people still piss me off. |
[8:39pm on 11/02/05] |
Right. So all of you know I'm a reformed person. I'm open-minded about other religions despite some of their, erm, flaws. That does not mean that certain self-acclaimed representatives of that religion don't deserve my hatred. I simply don't hate the religion.
Case and point: The 700 Club's Pat Robertson.
I'm not sure if he knows he's a hypocrite or not... but he is.
While flipping around the other day looking for the temperature, I saw him in all his televangelistic pseudo-glory. He was preaching that Dr. Ward Churchill was wrong in stating his opinion that the capitalistic victims (Yes, they were capitalist... they worked in a World Trade building) of 9/11 could be likened to Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann because they were part of the influence of the attacks.
Now, before you think I'm agreeing with him (Churchill), let me tell you that I am not. I do agree that our dependance on capitalism itself is what makes some other countries hate us, but the victims were relatively innocent.
Anyway, back to Robertson. He's a hypocrite. Read what he and Rev. Jerry Falwell had to say about the cause of 9/11. (with most angering part in bold)
Falwell said, "What we saw on Tuesday, as terrible as it is, could be miniscule if, in fact, God continues to lift the curtain and allow the enemies of America to give us probably what we deserve."
Robertson replied, "Well, Jerry, that's my feeling. I think we've just seen the antechamber to terror, we haven't begun to see what they can do to the major population."
Falwell said, "The ACLU has got to take a lot of blame for this. And I know I'll hear from them for this, but throwing God...successfully with the help of the federal court system...throwing God out of the public square, out of the schools, the abortionists have got to bear some burden for this because God will not be mocked and when we destroy 40 million little innocent babies, we make God mad...I really believe that the pagans and the abortionists and the feminists and the gays and the lesbians who are actively trying to make that an alternative lifestyle, the ACLU, People for the American Way, all of them who try to secularize America...I point the thing in their face and say you helped this happen."
Robertson said, "I totally concur, and the problem is we've adopted that agenda at the highest levels of our government, and so we're responsible as a free society for what the top people do, and the top people, of course, is the court system."
Falwell added, "Pat, did you notice yesterday that the ACLU and all the Christ-haters, the People for the American Way, NOW, etc., were totally disregarded by the Democrats and the Republicans in both houses of Congress, as they went out on the steps and and called out to God in prayer and sang 'God bless America' and said, let the ACLU be hanged. In other words, when the nation is on its knees, the only normal and natural and spiritual thing to do is what we ought to be doing all the time, calling on God."
And while you're at it, go here to see more atrocity.
He calls a leftist with an opinion "wrong" and basically inferiorizes his opinion, yet he has a right to blame 9/11 on secular institutions and beliefs? Arghabah swear word profanity @#%#$^ on Pat Robertson. He needs to be fired. Literally. Set ablaze. Just to see what us secular people had to go through the last time Christians decided to be hatemongerers.
If any of you enjoy Robertson's program... bah. I won't say a word.
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| 29 Lines to make you smile, 1 to make you hate the world's view of your major |
[10:36am on 26/01/05] |
This was an email my bro sent me that actually did make me smile... save for one line. See if you can find it.
1.. My first husband and I divorced over religious differences. He thought he was God and I didn't.
2.. I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it.
3.. I Work Hard Because Millions On Welfare Depend on Me!
4.. Some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill them.
5.. I used to have a handle on life, but it broke.
6.. Don't take life too seriously; No one gets out alive.
7.. You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me
8.. Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.
9.. Earth is the insane asylum for the universe.
10.. I'm not a complete idiot --Some parts are missing.
11.. Out of my mind. Back in five minutes.
12.. NyQuil, the stuffy, sneezy, why-the-heck-is-the-room-spinning medicine.
13.. God must love stupid people; He made so many.
14.. The gene pool could use a little chlorine.
15.. Consciousness: That annoying time between naps.
16.. Ever stop to think, and forget to start again?
17.. Being "over the hill" is much better than being under it!
18.. Wrinkled Was Not One of the Things I Wanted to Be When I Grew up.
19.. Procrastinate Now!
20.. I Have a Degree in Liberal Arts; Do You Want Fries With That?
21.. A hangover is the wrath of grapes.
22.. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a cash advance
23.. Stupidity is not a handicap. Park elsewhere!
24.. They call it PMS because MadCow Disease was already taken. (for shame!)
25.. He who dies with the most toys is nonetheless dead.
26..A picture is worth a thousand words, but it uses up three thousand times the memory.
27..Ham and eggs. A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig.
28.. The trouble with life is there's no background music.
29.. The original point and click interface was a Smith and Wesson.
30.. I smile! because I don't know what the hell is going on.
That's right. #20.. I Have a Degree in Liberal Arts; Do You Want Fries With That?
Liberal Arts for those who don't know include good stuff like Grammar, Rhetoric, Logic (Dialetic), Arithmetic, Geometry, Astronomy, Music, Philosophy, and Theology. Basically the stuff that most people LACK.
Hrmph. It's sad to think that going to college to BECOME SMARTER instead of get training in a business world is looked at as a pot-smoking burger pusher thing to do. Whatever, I enjoy expanding my cerebral capabilites. Whoever wrote #20 can bugger off.
P.S. Personally, I enjoyed 4, 6, and 13
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| *sigh* |
[10:29am on 26/01/05] |
Welcome to Liz's version of "Get to know your friends better" Don't get
all prissy if the questions never seem to change... Damn it, it's not my
fault these things get repetitive...
1. State your name (or nickname): Brad
2. Age? 20.
3. Birthplace? Perry Hall, MD (suburb of Bmore)
4. Birth hospital? Franklin Square
5. Birthday: 4/21/84
6. Last thing you ate: Bowl of cereal
7. Last time you cried: Not sure.
8. Last time you screamed: Not sure.
9. Last time you hurt someone of the opposing sex physically: Never.
10. Last person you spoke to on the phone: My mum
11. Favorite class (Or an old favorite class)? ART
12. Favorite teacher (Or an old favorite teacher.)? Mr. Conaway
13. Favorite Memory of anyone: Too many to choose from, to say it was
my favorite.
14. Name your four closest friends: Closest socially or geographically?
15. Last time you went swimming: Before the Ice Age struck.
16. Do you like the person who sent you this as a friend? Yes.
17. Pepsi or Coke? Coke
18. Soup or Salad? Neither.
19. If salad, what do you put on it? French Dressing, bacon bits
20. Wheat or White bread? White's boring (as far as bread goes)
21. Chocolate or Vanilla? Chocolat
22. Do you like "older" music? Older than what?
23. Rap or Rock? Rap is crap, but they can't see that, so CRAP without a "see" (C) is RAP.
24. Pizza Hut or Dominos? Hard choice.
25. Crimson or Blood Red? Blood Red
26. Black or white? Black
27. Gold or silver? Silver
28. Do your friends send you songs? The only person who's sent me songs is Rachel, who greatly established my affinity for black metal
29. Do you feel like screaming right now? No
30. Do you do sports? No
31. If no, do you want to do a sport? No
32. What's one activity you want to do right now? No. Oh, hm.. repetetive... Go to Ireland
33. Lastly, do you have a "good" relationship with your parents? I guess. We don't kick and scream and slam doors and throw stuff at each other. But I can't stand my stepdad's nagging and lecturing (because he can't stand my incessant not-being-successful)
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| They forgot something in this one: |
[4:55pm on 23/01/05] |
A French teacher was explaining to her class that in French, unlike English, nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine. "house" for instance is feminine... "la maison." "pencil," however, is masculine... "le crayon."
A student asked, "What gender is computer?" Instead of giving the answer, the teacher split the class into two groups, male and female, and asked them to decide for themselves whether "computer" should be a masculine or feminine noun. Each group was asked to give four reasons for their recommendation.
The men's group decided that "computer" should definitely be of the feminine gender because:
1. No one but their creator understands their internal logic.
2. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else.
3. Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long-term memory for possible later retrieval.
4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for it.
(no chuckling, guys... this gets [in a girl's opinion, obviously... she's talking to the "guys" in third person] better!!!)
The women's group, however, concluded that computers should be masculine because:
1. In order to do anything with them, you have to turn them on.
2. They have a lot of data but still can't think for themselves.
3. They are supposed to help you solve problens, but half the time they are the problem.
4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that if you had waited a little longer, you could have gotten a better model.
[Sadly] The women won.
[Annex]
Yeah, but the guys forgot to mention that computers seem to crash at inoppurtune moments, causing your schedule to be drastically changed to accomodate while you try to figure out what's wrong. While you do so, it keeps blurting out stuff as if you're making the problem worse.
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| Reform. |
[3:30pm on 19/01/05] |
Scroll down and find one of my Attack of the Christians posts. That's right. You won't. They're gone.
Due to tremendous feelings of guilt for being more of a pompous close-minded ass than I claim to not be, I have removed any and all posts (to the best of my knowledge) that make inferior the Christian faith. I am terribly sorry for any of you that I have offended, it is a scar of my atheistic misanthropic past. Wicca is opening my heart now.
BLESSED BE.
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| Survey! |
[12:45pm on 30/12/04] |
1. Name: Brad
2. Age: 20.
3. Location: Shithole, Shitholier.
4. Parents' names: Terry and Harry.
5. Birthday: April 21
6. Favourite drink: Alcoholic, Irish whiskey, stout beers. Non alcoholic, root beer, coffee
7. Favourite food: Italian
8. Favourite band/singer/rapper, etc: Rush, Enya, Evanescence
9. Favourite CD: Pure Moods 1-4
10. Favourite movie: Dead Poets Society
11. Last movie you watched: I can't remember if it was Phantom of the Opera or if I watched Dead Poets Society between then (12/22) and now...
12. Last CD you listened to: The equivalent of Pure Moods 1-4, except in ripped MP3 format.
13. Do you smoke?: Hell no.
14. Have you ever tried smoking?: Nope.
15. Ever done drugs?: Nope.
16. If so, which ones?:
17. What are you wearing?: That sounds too much like a lame pickup line.
18. Favourite clothing store: Hot Topic
19. Favourite place: Ireland!
20. Favourite website: Not sure.
21. Best friend: Meranda
22. Why is he/she your best friend?: Because we're so alike... we're shy, respectful, love medieval stuff, love Ireland, are Irish, play guitar, draw, and a whole bunch of other stuff.
23. Do you play an instrument?: Guitar
24. If so, which one(s)?: Psh. You should tell if the question is yes/no, so I don't answer questions twice.
25. Are you in school?: Yeah...
26. If so, what school?: Anne Arundel Community College (AACC, both homophonous & synonymous with the onomatopoeia "Ack!")
27. Promote your favorite LJ community here:
28. Why is it your favourite?: Because it's based on mental beauty rather than physical.
29. Why are you doing this survey?: Because I have no life, as you all VERY WELL know
30. What time is it?: 12:57 PM
31. Whats your live journal user name?: I don't know. It's not like you can't see it anywhere on this page >.>
33. How many friends do you have?: 20 (16 friends, 4 communities)
34. How many people have you on their friends list?: 14
35. What do you do on new years?: Random things, but usually sit at home and waste away the end of yet another mediocre year. Not this year, though. I'm spending it with Meranda. :)
36. Do you use MSN messenger?: I prefer it to AIM, actually.
37. What about ICQ?: Long ago, until I realized no one else used it.
38. Or AIM?: Too much.
29. What about Yahoo!?: Only for LAUNCHcast Radio.
30. Do you have an account on vampire freaks?: Nah, I may be a creature of the night and slightly "goth"ic but I'm not obsessed with death, darkness, and vampires.
31. If so, what is it?: It would be TrentMurdock, my vampiric RPG character (No, I don't play Vampire: The Masquerade, he's just an RPG character who is a vampire. Shush)
32. Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend?: Meranda
33. Do you wish you did?: You're assuming that anyone taking this quiz would said no to the previous question. I take offense.
34. Do you wanna get married one day?: Yes.
35. If so, to whom?: I don't know. Some random person off the streets. *hrm*
36. Random word: Matricies
37. Favourite colour: Black, navy blue, blood red, silver
38. Pet peeve: Grammar mistakes
39. What time is it now?: 1:04 PM
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| I'm soon going to be a sort of camera whore |
[8:32pm on 28/12/04] |
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With the help of a USB cable and my new cell phone, I'll finally be able to take pictures of stuff and have them on my computer. You'll know when this happens. Trust me.
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| Happy Christmas and Blessed Yule! |
[10:48am on 27/12/04] |
Alright, I'm not gonna try and be sincere and make up all this "may your days be happy" just because it's the 353rd day of the year... So I'll just say I'm glad you all accept me as a friend.
Right. So here's what I got this year (and what I didn't get and will now have to buy myself)
Pure Moods CDs 1-4
An electric razor
A beard/moustache trimmer
A celtic knot fuzzy poster (the ones you colour in)
Simon & Ganrfunkel's Greatest Hits
The Sims: House Party
A new art set
Celtic Magic (a book on Wicca)
Celtic Love and Druidic Ritual (another book on Wicca)
A drawing board (so I can go back to it when my plans fail :-P )
A pad of Bristol paper
Agatha Christie - And Then There Were None
DVD version of said novel
The Day The Earth Stood Still (DVD)
Illustrated Guide to Ireland
Lyn Hamilton - The Celtic Riddle (a mystery novel)
Ireland (illustrated book)
J.R.R. Tolkien - The Lord of the Rings (bound as one edition as Tolkien meant it to be)
A Jeff Gordon shirt for the race I'll be going to in June
A Jeff Gordon clock
A horseshoe and shamrock pin
A pentacle pendant
The Best of Simon & Garfunkel (close enoguh to be a duplicate)
A fleece sweatshirt
What I didn't get:
The Return of the King Extended DVD
A print of Escher's Relativity
Countless classic novels, including Thoreau, Moorcock, Salvatore, and Orwell
The Sims: Livin' Large
UPDATE 12/28
I have since bought myself a copy of the RotK EV DVD.
UPDATE 1/30
I have since bought myself a print of Escher's "Relativity"
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| Mine ears were treated to the music of the night.... |
[11:46am on 23/12/04] |
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Meranda and I went to see the Phantom of the Opera premiere last night at 10. Pretty damn awesome movie, I must say. They did a nice job translating a Broadway play to movie, even though I've never seen the Broadway version of it. I am so getting a Phantom cape. And the half-mask.
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[4:39pm on 14/12/04] |
1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.
5. Don't search around and look for the "coolest" book you can find. Do what's actually next to you.
"See lads," he said, "next time this young varmint sets foot on my land, you can eat him."
~Farmer Maggot, from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
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[4:35pm on 14/12/04] |
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY BECCA!!!
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[9:47pm on 12/12/04] |
The name of Brad gives you a very individual, reserved, serious nature. You stick stubbornly to your ideas or decisions, in spite of any appeals or advice; you are not willing to accept a compromise. You prefer to be alone with your own thoughts, rather than in the company of others. This name restricts spontaneity in association and the fluency of your verbal expression. When you are required to express yourself in personal matters requiring finesse and diplomacy, you feel awkward and embarrassed. Although you realize perfectly well what is expected of you, you are unable to find the right words, and hence you end up saying something inappropriate in a candid way. You can express your deeper thoughts and feelings best through writing. Your friendships and personal associations are rather restricted, being limited to those of a similar nature who can understand and accept your rather straightforward yet reserved manner. You are steadfast and loyal, and do not allow gossip or anything belittling to be said against those whom you accept in friendship. You find satisfaction in being outdoors or in getting out into nature, or in dealing with the products of the earth. There is originality and depth of thought contained in this name, particularly along practical and mathematical lines. This name can adversely affect the health of your respiratory organs, the heart and lungs. Also, you are prone to suffer from weaknesses centering in the head.
Bah. I gave up only highlighting stuff that applied to me when I realized that everything applied to me. Instead, I'll analyze each sentence.
The name of Brad gives you a very individual, reserved, serious nature
Individual, of course. Reserved, not always... but most of the time. Serious, only when it matters.
You stick stubbornly to your ideas or decisions, in spite of any appeals or advice; you are not willing to accept a compromise.
This one didn't apply to me as much as the others. Ah well.
You prefer to be alone with your own thoughts, rather than in the company of others.
Hell yes. At least in my own thoughts, I have control of what goes down. In the company of others, it's hope for the best
This name restricts spontaneity in association and the fluency of your verbal expression.
Yep. I don't just randomly choose someone to be my friend until I've talked to them a little bit. And I may be a grammar fiend and write poetry and all that good stuff, but they don't help my actual speech one bit. I stutter, too :-(
When you are required to express yourself in personal matters requiring finesse and diplomacy, you feel awkward and embarrassed.
Again, I'm not dextrous of the tongue. And I manage to botch romantic occasions somehow. I can never tell the person how I feel and have it not sound like mere lust, or like I'm uncomfortable with them. Argh.
Although you realize perfectly well what is expected of you, you are unable to find the right words, and hence you end up saying something inappropriate in a candid way.
Two words: Freudian slip. Sometimes I'll say something that'll imply another (usually bad) thing, and the person will not let me reword my sentence or be specific or explain. They'll think I'm a bad person.
You can express your deeper thoughts and feelings best through writing.
'Nuff said.
Your friendships and personal associations are rather restricted, being limited to those of a similar nature who can understand and accept your rather straightforward yet reserved manner.
I thought that was the point of making someone your friend... because you have someone who relates to you and understands you. Hm.
You are steadfast and loyal, and do not allow gossip or anything belittling to be said against those whom you accept in friendship.
Honour is such a great virtue.
You find satisfaction in being outdoors or in getting out into nature, or in dealing with the products of the earth.
Yes! This is the part of me that called out and said "You should train yourself in the ways of the Wicca" There's nothing like enjoying the trees just because they are there. Or enjoying the stars because they're so far away. *sigh* Thank you for this gift, Goddess (Blessed be her name)
There is originality and depth of thought contained in this name, particularly along practical and mathematical lines.
Originality. That's me. Depth of thought. It's like I say: "Prætol ecir kolesam exo elothol ecir prætosom" To live without deep thought is to die without ever living. And by practical, what do they mean? There's 9 different definitions of the word. And math? Hell no.
This name can adversely affect the health of your respiratory organs, the heart and lungs.
Try teeth.
Also, you are prone to suffer from weaknesses centering in the head.
Argh. Pretty sure they mean headaches and sinus. Not weakness of the mind.
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| I have more confidence in this relationship... |
[12:56pm on 06/12/04] |
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Last night, after a bit of Christmas shopping, Meranda and I went to our favourite place for romantic walks (Lake Waterford Park, for future reference) Whilst sitting at the lake, she opened up her past to me. On my honour, I shan't ever tell you what she told me... But she said that a lot of trust went into being comfortable with me alone.
Then, at the end of our excursion, as I was getting ready to open the front door to my house, she called my name and ran up to me to give me a second hug (we'd already hugged at the car). This time, though, she gave me a little gentle kiss on my neck.
To sum it all up, I felt like a different person last night. I wanted to cry, but I was too overcome with joy that I was just giddy. I felt not like a lifetime loser just dating someone, but like a person who was loved, accepted, and trusted. Aside from my family, those are things I've never felt, and Meranda is bestowing all three upon me. I'm confident this relationship is steadily getting deeper.
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| And you thought the surveys were over. |
[2:18pm on 01/12/04] |
1. Who are you?
2. Are we friends?
3. When and how did we meet?
4. How have I affected you?
5. What do you think of me?
6. What's the fondest memory you have of me?
7. How long do you think we will be friends?
8. Do you love me?
9. Do you have a crush on me?
10. Would you kiss me?
11. Would you hug me?
12. Physically, what stands out?
13. Emotionally, what stands out?
14. Do you wish I was cooler?
15. On a scale of 1-10, how hot am I?
16. Give me a nickname and explain why you picked it:
17. Am I loveable?
18. How long have you known me?
19. Describe me in one word.
20. What was your first impression?
21. Do you still think that way about me now?
22. What do you think my weakness is?
23. Do you think I'll get married?
24. What makes me happy?
25. What makes me sad?
26. What reminds you of me?
27. If you could give me anything what would it be?
29. How well do you know me?
29. When's the last time you saw me?
30. Ever wanted to tell me something but couldn't?
31. Do you think I could kill someone?
32. Do you think our friendship is getting stronger/weaker/or staying the same?
33. Do you feel that you could talk to me about anything and I would listen?
34. Are you going to put this on your LiveJournal and see what I say about you?
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| Wow. It's actually not a survey or a quiz. |
[1:00pm on 01/12/04] |
Well the fall semester is nearly over, and I've signed up for the spring classes already. Here's the lineup:
ENG-111: Intro to Composition & Literature - I placed a level above this, but hearing the complaints of fellow students who had that class and knowing how much I sucked at practical writing (as opposed to creative writing), I signed up for the lesser of two evils.
EDU-111: Fundamentals of Education - If I plan to be a teacher, I have to have credentials.
EDU-211: Educational Psychology - Ditto.
MAT-131: College Algebra - Finally, taking a math course that's worth credit.
CSI-112: Computing & Information Technology - Prereq. Easy A.
And my final grade for Algebra II is in already. We only had three grades in the class (3 exams) and I got an 80, 96, and 100 on them. The professor said if we had an A average, we didn't have to take the final. That's crazy. I'm not complaining, though. It's just crazy.
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| And a survey, to boot |
[12:43pm on 01/12/04] |
THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
1. Brad
2. Der Fuhrer Grammatik
3. Minister of Relativity
THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:
1. Mynlar Starpine
2. Cellinnodhir
3. CerebralViolence (current)
THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. My open mind
2. My love of art
3. My relative intelligence
THREE THINGS YOU HATE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. My procrastination
2. My teeth
3. My misanthropy
THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE:
1. Irish
2. IRISH
3. IRISH!!!!
THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
1. Unstable/moving high open things (chairlifts et al)
2. Roller coasters
3. Pain
THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
1. Deep thought
2. Music
3. Wearing something Irish
THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
1. Something Irish
2. The infamous green-grey striped sweater
3. Jeans
THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS (or singers) AT THE MOMENT:
1. Rush
2. Enya
3. Foo Fighters
(by the way, this is once again lame for assuming that my taste in music changes like fads. Pshaw.)
THREE OF YOUR FAVORITES SONGS AT THE MOMENT:
1. Rush - The Spirit of Radio
2. Enya - The Sun in the Stream
3. Foo Fighters - Learn to Fly
THREE REASONS YOU'VE BROKEN UP WITH EXES THE RELATIONSHIP DIDN'T WORK:
1. She acquired a boyfriend and girlfriend
2. Distance made her despair
3. She wasn't willing to wait it out
(All three were Reneé)
THREE THINGS YOU WOULD WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP:
1. Unconditional love
2. Honour
3. Passion
THREE THINGS ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX THAT APPEAL TO YOU:
1. Personality
2. Eyes (Blue, preferrably)
3. Form (The hourglass shape)
THREE THINGS YOU CAN'T DO:
1. Succeed in the real world
2. Drive alone legally
3. Wait until the next time I go to Ireland
THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
1. Writing poems
2. Thinking
3. Developing Adryn
THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BAD RIGHT NOW:
1. Go to Ireland
2. Go to Ireland
3. Go to Ireland
THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING:
1. Art Teacher
2. Creative Writing Teacher
3. English Teacher
THREE PLACES YOU WOULD GO ON VACATION:
1. Ireland
2. Italy
3. Scotland
THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
1. Meet my dad
2. Move to Ireland
3. Escape capitalism
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| 'Nother quiz |
[12:42pm on 01/12/04] |
You Are From the Moon |
You can vibe with the steady rhythms of the Moon.
You're in touch with your emotions and intuition.
You possess a great, unmatched imagination - and an infinite memory.
Ultra-sensitive, you feel at home anywhere (or with anyone).
A total healer, you light the way in the dark for many.
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| Quizzes! |
[9:34pm on 11/11/04] |
Take the quiz: "Which God or Goddess are you?"
God of Bloody Death
Gothic, dark, and a bit violent. Or, you could be a bit slutty, seductive, and dark. You go for the more goth type look complete with reds and blacks. You like death, it's cool to you. You escort those who have died a brutal or bloody death to their place of...well, their place, not much rest there.
Take the quiz: "What type of attitude problem do you have? (pics)"
Your Scary
Your probably goth (good for you). But this also makes most of the things you say creepy to others. Your probably trying to be mean but your slighty twisted so you end up scaring people. But who cares they still go away which is what you wanted. Try creeping people out by saying....
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