Instructions:
* Take a picture of yourself right now. Don’t change your clothes, don’t fix your hair – just take a picture.
* Post that picture with NO editing.
* Post these instructions with the picture.
Horrible picture. Wasn’t even smiling.
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[Snarfed from patgund]
So, cahwyguy, your LiveJournal reveals…
You are… 5% unique (blame, for example, your interest in ucla computer club) and 12% herdlike (partly because you, like everyone else, enjoy theatre). When it comes to friends you are popular. In terms of the way you relate to people, you are keen to please. Your writing style (based on a recent public entry) is intellectual.
(The average level of weirdness is: 28.
You are weirder than 87% of other LJers.)
Since all the cool kids (talonvaki, klellingson) are doing it…
Instructions: Go over to Wikipedia and enter the day you were born [such as “June 1”] and then pick 3 events, 2 births, 2 deaths and 1 holiday that occurred on your birthday.
Events
1793 – After being found guilty of treason by the French Convention, Louis XVI of France was executed by the guillotine.
1948 – The Flag of Quebec is adopted and flown for the first time, over the National Assembly of Quebec. The day is marked annually as Quebec Flag Day.
2008 – The Eyak language in Alaska becomes extinct as its last native speaker dies.
Births
1938 – Wolfman Jack, American disk jockey and actor (d. 1995)
1956 – Robby Benson, American actor
Deaths
1924 – Vladimir Lenin, Russian revolutionary (b. 1870)
1959 – Cecil B. DeMille, American director (b. 1881)
Holiday
Saint Agnes Day. St. Agnes is the Patron Saint of chastity, gardeners, girls, engaged couples, rape victims and virgins.
A quicky over a late lunch, done just because I love these. Snarfed from talonvaki
Put your music player on shuffle. Press forward for each question. Use the song title as the answer to the question. Post on your blog.
Fascinating, Snarfed from mortuus. Your browser history can predict your sex.
Likelihood of you being FEMALE is 33%
Likelihood of you being MALE is 67%
Site | Male-Female Ratio |
google.com | |
myspace.com | |
youtube.com | |
amazon.com | |
cnn.com | |
imdb.com | |
nytimes.com | |
usps.com | |
latimes.com | |
usps.gov | |
slashdot.org |
Music Meme
Playing the song game, for which klellingson assigned me the letter “F”:
1. Reply to this post and I’ll assign you a letter.
2. List 5 songs you like that start with that letter.
3. Post them to your journal with these instructions.
[Side observation: Boy, I have a lot of songs on my iPod called “Finale” (about 160 or so). In fact, most of my “F” songs are called “Finale”]
1. From Alpha to Omega (“You’ll Never Know”, Pasadena Playhouse Cast)
2. Fine and Dandy (2004 Studio Cast)
3. First to Rejoice (Debbie Friedman, “One People”)
4. Five Minutes More (Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass)
5. Flatnose, The Tree Climbing Dog (Austin Lounge Lizards)
6. Flying Cloud Cotillion (Red Clay Ramblers)
7. Follow the Rainbow (Two Gentlemen of Verona)
8. Fools Fall in Love (Smokey Joe’s Cafe)
9. For Lovin’ Me (Peter, Paul, and Mary)
10. Four Jews in a Room, Bitching (March of the Falsettos)
Advice Meme
Snarfed from satyrlovesong, among others. The object of the activity is to share one’s wisdom with others, to give advice as it were.
1. Never ascribe to malace what one can to stupidity.
2. Years ago my mother used to say to me, she’d say, “In this world, Elwood, you must be” – she always called me Elwood – “In this world, Elwood, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant.” Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. You may quote me. — Harvey
3. Don’t dream it, be it. — Rocky Horror, via my daughter
4. A mental mind fuck can be nice. — Rocky Horror
[Snarfed from everyone, but most recently from barnabas_truman]
Rules: Post 3 things you’ve done that you believe nobody else on your F-list has done.
Indulge in remorse if someone calls you out on a listed item.