[Time for the morning meme, for a meme a day keeps the _________ away. Snarfed from tuluum. I’ve made a few minor mods, shown in italics in the questions.]
Tag: memes-questions
(meme) Things I Love About…
[Snarfed from barelyproper, among others]
For some reason, I’m having trouble waking up this morning. That’s what four days of working on East Coast time will get you… and I’ve got another week of it next week! So, as one typically does in such circumstances, here’s an exploratory meme:
- Tell me one thing you love about me.
- Tell me two things you love about yourself.
- Look through the comments… when you see someone you know, tell them three things you love about them.
- Do this in your journal so I can tell you what I love about YOU.
(meme) Dichotomy Meme
[Snarfed and adapted from tsgeisel]
Answer these dichotomies the best you can. Feel free to add additional dichotomies.
[Revision history: Q1-10 from tsgeisel adapted from lrc. Q11-16 from cahwyguy.]
1) Dancing: Country (English/Irish) or Ballroom? Ballroom, as I don’t know the other style. My actual preference is Israeli.
2) Literature: Fantasy or Science Fiction? Science Fiction. Although I like some fantasy, I like more of a science flavor in it. Darkover or Pern are examples of the fantasy that I like. Xanth is not.
3) Alignment: Lawful or Chaotic? Lawful.
4) Personality: Introvert or Extrovert? Extrovert, although I generally sit back and observe for a few minutes.
5) The mass of humanity: Evil or Stupid? Stupid. I like to say “Never ascribe to malice what you can to stupidity.”
6) Unix geekery: Emacs or vi? Emacs. I used to be a vi person, but I’ve been emacs for years. I remember when the argument was Rand Window Editor or vi!
7) Adult themed: “Normal” or “Kinky”? Normal.
8) Adult themed 2: Monogamous or Poly? Monogamous, although I love to watch the scenery as it walks by.
9) Art: Film or Digital? Film, I think. I like to see the skill of people.
10) Late night activities: Sleep or Computer? Are those the only two options: I may be 44, but I’m not dead :-). If I must choose, alas, sleep.
11) Driving: Freeway or county road? Ideally, country road (i.e., taking the time to explore), but sometimes one must rush and miss lift thanks to the sound walls.
12) Religious Philosophy: Beliefs or Actions? This is a hard one, but as I tend to have trouble with belief, I’ll go with actions.
13) Religious Philosophy #2: Dogma or Informed Choice? Informed Choice, as I tend not to go for blind dogma.
14) Geographic Philosophy: West Coast or East Coast? West coast, which is more informal and relaxed, as opposed to East Coast, which is more formal and protocol-based.
15) Salad Bars: Build-your-own or pre-prepared? Build your own, which is more west coast.
16) Memes: Silly quizzes or exploratory memes? Exploratory memes. I want to learn about you, or have you learn about me.
(meme) Uniqueness Meme
[snarfed from tsgeisel. Why am I posting this from home. I’m driving into work today; I have a 7:30 AM CSUN Industry Advisory Board meeting.]
Name a CD you own that no-one else on your friends list does:
Shep Cooke (Shep Cooke). To be truthful, it is actually vinyl that was burned to CD. This was his first album (his second was Concert Tour of Mars). I saw him many, many years ago at McCabes in Santa Monica. He’s a folk artist out of Tuson AZ, who used to play in the Stoney Poneys with Linda Ronstadt.
Name a book you own that no-one else on your friends list does:
Most folks probably don’t have The Rape of the A.P.E. by Allen Sherman (yes, that Allen Sherman, of Hello Muddah Hello Faddah fame). It has one 20 page chapter that consists of the word “Fuck*“. The remainder of the chapter is the footnote.
Other books (that I recommend) that are pretty rare are The Last Days of the Late, Great State of California by Curt Gentry, and Who Censored Roger Rabbit? by Gary Wolf.
Name a movie you own on DVD/VHS/whatever that no-one else on your friends list does:
Lizards Times 20, the concert video from the Austin Lounge Lizards. 2nd Runner Up is my wife’s Roger Whittaker in Kenya video.
Name a place that you have visited that no-one else on your friends list has:
Well, there’s Camp Hess Kramer and Gindling Hilltop Camp in Malibu, but someone might have gone there. It’s got to be someplace that I went to before my wife. So, it is either the steam tunnels under UCLA, or the old UCLA computer club “lab” in Engineering I.
[Arm Update: Back to normal state: OK when looking forward, tingling when looking down]
(meme) 30 Question Meme
[As I’m sitting here fighting another headache (sigh, I thought they were going away, but I’ve had one each day this weekend), I think I’ll do a meme I found on the friends page of barelyproper, posted by akumadaimyo, who got it from pictblu]
1. LAST MOVIE YOU SAW IN A THEATER? Fahrenheit 911.
2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? Eats, Shoots and Leaves
3. FAVORITE BOARD GAMES? Machiavelli, Ticket to Ride, Streetcar, 10 Days in Africa/USA, Transamerica
4. FAVORITE MAGAZINES? Mens Health. Airliners. OERM Gazette.
5. FAVORITE SMELLS? Vanilla. Roses. Magnolia.
6. COMFORT FOODS? Ice cream. Onion soup. Potatos Au Grautin.
7. FAVORITE SOUNDS? Folk music. Show tunes.
8. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD? That “oops, what did I just do/say?”
9. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP? Is it 4:50 AM already?
10. FAVORITE FAST FOOD PLACE? In-n-Out.
11. FUTURE CHILD’S NAME? N/A. Our daughter is Erin; if it had been a boy it would have been Jeff. I liked Julianne. We’re not having more children.
12. FINISH THIS STATEMENT. “IF I HAD A LOT OF MONEY, I WOULD… Make my family’s life comfortable.
13. DO YOU DRIVE FAST? When appropriate.
14. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? I sleep with my BBW. Does that count?
15. STORMS-COOL OR SCARY? Annoying.
16. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? 1968 Buick Skylark
17. FAVORITE DRINK? Dark Cherry Soda. Real sugar, no HFCS. Alternatively, a good cup of straight Darjeeling tea.
18. FINISH THIS STATEMENT,”IF I HAD THE TIME, I WOULD LOVE TO . Play more boardgames with my family and friends.
19. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS ON BROCCOLI? Peeled and steamed.
20. IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR, WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE? I like mine (dark dark brown), but I’d get rid of the grey.
21. HOW MANY DIFFERENT CITIES/TOWNS HAVE YOU LIVED IN? Los Angeles (Westchester, Brentwood, North Hills).
22. GLASS HALF EMPTY OR FULL? Half Full
23. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? Drum Corps International.
24. SAY ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU. Snarfed from barelyproper‘s friends list. She’s a real neat lady.
25.WHAT IS UNDER YOUR BED? Dustbunnies. Maps. Some sweaters of my wife that haven’t been taken out in years.
26. TOILET PAPER/PAPER TOWEL-OVER OR UNDER? Under.
27. MORNING PERSON, OR NIGHT OWL? Morning person.
28. OVER EASY OR SUNNY SIDE UP? Scrambled.
29. FAVORITE PLACE TO RELAX? Wilshire Blvd. Temple Camps, or the beach.
30. FAVORITE PIE? Any fruit pie.
(meme) Questions, Questions
I haven’t done a meme in a while, and I saw this one in barelyproper‘s blog. Given I have a bunch of folks that have recently “friend”-ed me, I thought I would pass it on (slightly modified).
- Reply to this post with five questions you want to ask me. They can be serious or foolish, I don’t care!
- I’ll reply to your questions on this journal or in a comment. Note: If you ask question for which the answer might be too personal or risque, please make sure I have your email (use -at instead of @) and I’ll respond privately. I have a reputation to uphold, and all that rot.
- Do the same thing with your journal so I can ask you pointless questions.