Zbgb....Im going to get you!!!!
1.Post this whole list into your Journal.
2. Bold the things that you have in common with me.
3. Whatever you don't bold, replace with things about you. It’s also interesting to replace statements with related statements, when possible.
01.I find happiness in things other might find insignificant.
02. I like making small connections with strangers.
03. I can arch one eyebrow and look really evil.
04. I am addicted to milk chocolate, and Im proud.
05. When I was young I went camping and fishing with my dad.
06. I would never go camping now cause it would be really boring as an adult.
07. I like the woods. I like mountians.
08. I have three older sisters.
09. I dont read that much because my body gets restless and I have to move.
10. I break rules I make for myself all the time. Ive not got a ton of self control.
11. I'm confident in myself, I dont care how others view me.
12.I don't enjoy big groups of people as much as I wish I did.
13. I drink beer and actually like the way some of it tastes, and I hate wine.
14. I refuse to believe I have any alergies, although dust and pollen seem to pester me sometimes.
15. My favorite part of air travel is making up stories about all the passengers.
16. I cannnot for the life of me doze, or take a nap no matter how tired I am, if the sun is up, so am I.
17. My parents will never get divorced because neither of them has the guts. or maybe its because they love eachother? :D
18. I am really bad at making small talk, and I hate every moment I attempt such a task.
19. I dont like anything sweet really except for chocolate.
20. I hate talking on the phone.
21. I've never really liked driving, in and of itself.
22. My favorite ice cream is breyer's chocolate.
23. Strangers very rarely complement me.
24. Im almost never serious, to a fault.
25. Being manly has never, in my adult life, been important to me.
26. Im pretty awake and aware right now.
27. I love hearing new kinds of (good) music.
28. I'm always trying to have fun.
29. I've never once gotten back together with someone, once split up.
30. I like bad things.
31. I think a lot about how lucky I am to have the kind of friends that I have.
32. Sometimes eye contact seems so powerful that it is dangerous.
33. I am not big on sports, but there are some I like watching and some I like doing.
34. I am often ridiculous.
35. I am fascinated by all varieties of handshakes and what they do (or might) reveal about the person
36. I have trouble separating different areas of my life. Everything influences everything else.
37. I have never broken anything, bones that is.
38. I want to own a nice house someday, but have trouble believing it will ever happen.
39. I ALWAYS wish I had more money.
40. I like a few magazines, especially ones about music or movies.
41. I really enjoy thoughtful gifts, even if they cost nothing. I'll like almost anything just because the person took the time to pick it out.
42. Im not ever alone, and I dont really mind.
43. I havent really dated anyone seriously aside from my husband
44. I have an odd fondness for non-mechanical pencils.
45. Kissing CAN be my favorite thing to do in a relationship.
46. I laugh at almost everything. It's an expression of happiness, joy, wonder, and, of course, humor.
47. I really dont like snow too much unless it comes and goes quickly
48. Im not very good at all at keeping in touch because I am lazy.
49. Receiving a mix CD makes me feel loved.
50. It makes me happy when people get me.
51. I laugh out loud many times a day.
52. I like chilly, windy, wet weather.
53. Political or religious discussions rock my world, even when I don't agree with the other person/people. As long as it's honest and as long as it's got some degree of courtesy.
54. LJ is the closest thing Ive ever had to a real journal.
55. I laugh at people or things that are mean-spirited.
56. I often sing to myself as I walk down the street (sometimes with mp3 player, sometimes just on my own), and I don't care what people think.
57. Books are usually too long to keep my attention.
58. I adore photography.
59. I write better than I speak.
60. I am way more politically liberal than almost anyone I know.
61. I can't remember the last time I cried at a movie.
62. I deleted this line and now forget what it was about.
63. I am childish now, and forever will be.
64. I am very picky about who I hang out with.
65. I'm perpetually broke and spendthrift-y and really not good at budgeting. I need to work on that.
66. I really really like to see things get done and dusted. To the point of pulling all nighters.
67. I would love to live in amsterdam, although Ive never been there.
68. I think very few people know me well.
69. I love animals and they love me.
70. I have a pretty bad memory for a 25 year old.
71. Id rather live in a big city than a small town.
72. Movie trailers can be cooler and more enjoyable than the movies, but I loves the movies.
73. I like the idea of tattoos, but I've never found/thought of one I'd have put on me. YET!
74. People are watching me?
75. I really dont like the idea of people watching me.
76. I hate perfume!
77. I love to swing. Y’know. On a swingset. *nudge nudge* *wink*
78. I was a vegetarian for 4 years, then I woke up out of the coma cause by lack of nutrition and ate a hamburger.
79. I probably would smoke if it didnt stink and taste like shit. cause there are so many benefits.
80. I wish I could have an adventure every day.
81. At work, I would rather have nothing to do, than anything at all.
82. I have a hard time establishing relationships with people who don’t like the same type of music that I do.
83. I wish I were a better dancer, but I refer you back to 62..ARGHGH!
84. When I was younger I wanted to be a mechanic.
85. I am an awesome storyteller.
86. I love wrapping presents. (I find it sort of zen... cooking, too)
87. I love gray, thundery days.
88. Sometimes I wish I was born into a super rich family so I could have everything handed to me on a silver platter. But I wish this a lot less than you might think.
89. In relationships, I’d rather be the one who feels more than the one who feels less, even if it means I end up getting hurt.
90. I could wear, and usually do, vans all day.
91. I need a haircut!
92. I tend to take things too personally (though I'm also good at shrugging off ALMOST anything)
93. I currently use my work computer for all my computer needs.
94. I three pairs of sneakers and two pairs of dress shoes.
95. I sometimes make my bed.
96. I like putting pencil to paper, for almost any reason, I find it sensual, in some kind of weird way.
97. I like focusing on one thing at a time.
98. I have a great sense of direction and rarely get lost. If I can get to a place, I can get back from that place and get there again.
99. I am a great host.
100. This list has made me realize how much I have in common with Zbgb, and its weird.
9 Lasts
Last money spent? Vampire teeth at rite aid.
Last cigarette? I think I smoked one in 8th grade, although I have smoked something with tobacco in it more recently.
Last beverage? Water
Last movie? Mirrormask!
Last song played? Cosmic Artifact-Spirit Caravan
Last bubble bath? Whenever the newest Tool album came out, I sat in there for the whole album.
Last time you cried? When My sister's boyfriend told my husband to get the fuck out of the house. Last week.
Last thing you ate? A mini butterfinger.
Last time you told someone you loved them? Er...this morning, I do it a million times a day.
8 Have You Evers?
...dated a best friend? no.
...skinny dipped? no.
...kissed somebody and regretted it? long term regret? no.
...been in love? yes.
...lost someone you loved? lost, yes. to death? no.
...been drunk and threw up? a few times.
...sprained your ankle? twisted badly, yes. sprained, no.
...dyed your hair a funky color? usually.
7 States You've Been To: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Ohio, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusettes, Florida, Georgia, Oklahoma, and the ones in between.
6 Things You've Done Today (in no particular order)
1. Sorted mail
2. Prepared Deposits
3. ANswered the phone a lot.
4. headbanged.
5. Put off work.
6. nearly fell down the steps twice
5 Things That Make You Smile
1. Simon
2.Adult Swim
3.Yngwie Malmsteen (try saying his name without laughing, he's funny even if you dont know him)
4.Thinking about my silly newphews and nieces.
4 People Who Know Enough About You For Blackmail
Er...what would they want from me?
3 Favorites from American Idol
Um...yeah, I dont think so.
2 Things You Want to Do Before You Die
1.Hang Glide
2.Go to Waken
1 Thing You Can't Live Without
1. Music
2. Adult Swim
Meme instructions: Look at the list of books below. Bold the ones you've read, italicize the ones you might read, cross out the ones you won't, underline the ones on your book shelf, and place parentheses around the ones you've never even heard of.
And here’s my own addendum to the meme: add at least one book that you think should be on this list. Uh..I dont want to do all that crap. I will tell you if Ive read it, and tell you if I want to read it, otherwise assume I think its crap.
The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
The Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy - Douglas Adams
The Great Gatsby - F.Scott Fitzgerald
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - J. K. Rowling
Life of Pi - Yann Martel
Animal Farm: A Fairy Story - George Orwell
Catch-22 - Joseph Heller
The Hobbit - JRR Tolkein
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon
Lord of the Flies - William Golding-Read For School
Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
1984 - George Orwell-Read Cause I actually wanted to, and loved it.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J. K. Rowling
One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden
The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
Slaughterhouse 5 - Kurt Vonnegut
Angels and Demons - Dan Brown
Fight Club - Chuck Palahniuk
Neuromancer - William Gibson
Cryptonomicon - Neal Stephenson
(The Secret History - Donna Tartt)
A Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess
Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - C. S. Lewis
Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides
Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkein, not crap but still dont intend on reading
Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
Good Omens - Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman
Atonement - Ian McEwan
The Shadow Of The Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway
The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood
The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
Dune - Frank Herbert-Might read someday
Einstein’s Dreams - Alan Lightman
The Sparrow - Mary Doria Russell
Oh my god...am I done? I hope I can remember how to do lj-cut correctly. :D