Hmm, slightly different variant on the usual theme.  Funny what happens when the generation that grew up with the internet starts getting older...

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And because Emily and XB did it, too, of course... but mostly because of the bird.  And it's fun to track how these answers change over time.  Without further blabbering...

99 Things About Me

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You're right, Squirrel - as far as quizzes go, this one's pretty decent. Plus, I've always had a fondness for birds of prey, and this is the first time I've actually been associated with one, so that's worth noting. *grins*


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I know, I know - meme's been seen before, but Anne did it again, so I thought I'd play along... besides, I always find memes that require me to look at the nuttiness of my music collection highly amusing. First line of 30 songs derived randomly from my IPod, and anybody who wants to can guess what songs they are. Music collection has grown some ( Read more... )

Eh, so I really should be studying... but this little thing from Anne woke up my long latent creative side, so I think I'll go with it.  The Vienna Treaty will wait, after all.  Not gonna tag anybody, though, since I'm not really sure who on my f-list could answer even if they wanted to.  Volunteers welcome.  Oh, and any accusations of ( Read more... )

1. Describe your ex in two words:
What ex?

2. Do you have a favorite type of pen?
Pilot rollerballs, particularly the dark pink/cardinal ones.

3. Look at your planner for May 14th, what are you doing?
Probably starting my summer job, or recovering from finals.

4. What does the 4th text in your inbox say?
U coming to happy hour?

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An e-mail I received earlier today...

Casey,
This may be a much longer conversation than you are ready for, but I was wondering why do some LGBT people choose to be Republicans, is it all for fiscal reasons?
Thanks,  (a friend)

Great question, though perhaps one better suited to off-line means of communication - but I'll give it a shot.  Is it all ( Read more... )

So lately, I've been wondering about image and identity creation.  Not in any academic context, or with any scholarly theory behind it.  Nope, I'm thinking much more shallow - I'm wondering about attraction... what I do unconsciously to be attractive, what I think is attractive, and what I've got that might be attractive to the sort of person I ( Read more... )

So: books that I've read are bolded. Books that I've read part of and never finished because I'm a slacker, or only had access to excerpts, are italicized.

111 Most Banned Books

#1 The Bible - working on it, in my own random little way.
#2 Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
#3 Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes - part of my "Masterpieces of Western Lit" ( Read more... )

1. How old will you be in 12 Months?
24... that's an odd age.  I don't know what I think about that.

2. Do you think you'll be married by then?
Ha.  I'd be happy if I had a date by then.  Though this is definitely the first survey I've ever seen that question on.

3. What do you look forward to most in the next 3 months?
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