Paper-writing meme!
I've a paper due tomorrow on Yuan dynasty (Mongol empire) roads and the long-distance traders what used them. Obviously, that makes now the appropriate time to break out a meme.
This one's ganked from Gen, but I've changed the second "instruction"; it was "You are NOT ALLOWED to explain ANYTHING unless someone comments and asks!" but that's lame and I like talking about myself. So each question gets a line of explanation. And yes, I realize that this meme is HORRIBLY aimed at middle-class American teenagers. Meh.
Reply to each "yes" or "no" sentence fragment with the appropriate affirmative or negative in your own case and a short explanation of the context or some other remark.
1. Taken a picture naked? No, neither of a naked person nor myself naked nor photographed something while naked.
2. Painted your room? Yes, if you count watching my dad swear at the paint roller and balance on the ladder, while I stood about eating a sandwich.
3. Made out with a member of the same sex? Yes. Girls are marvellous.
4. Driven a car? Yes, both well and badly.
5. Danced in front of your mirror? Yes, both well and badly. Mainly the latter.
6. Had a crush? Yes. I spent second through twelfth grades in a nearly constant state of crushing.
7. Been dumped? Yes, but it's not really a thing anymore.
8. Stolen money from friend? No. Unless you count some change I dug up when I helped Bea clean her room and claimed in the name of Portugal.
9. Gotten in a car with people you just met? Yes. They've also gotten in my car; generally friends of friends, though, and not skanky people from around.
10. Been in a fist fight? Not unless you count wrassling my kid brother.
11. Snuck out of your house? Yes, to fuck off to the road's end mainly. Nothing really interesting.
12. Had feelings for someone who didn't have them back? Yes. Remember those crushes?
13. Been arrested? No, but close. As Kass can attest, I once nearly ran into a cop car.
14. Made out with a stranger? No, though Gods but I've wanted to.
15. Met up with a member of the opposite sex somewhere? Yes, both in the Illicit Sexual Rendevouz way that this question seems trying to imply, and in the Utterly Normal context of hanging out with friends someplace.
16. Left your house without telling your parents? Yes. I do it even more now that don't actually live with my parents.
17. Had a crush on your neighbour? Yes, when I was bitty.
18. Ditched school to do something more fun? Yes. I've skipped for train rides, funerals, and college visits, all of which were more enjoyable than high school.
19. Slept in a bed with a member of the same sex? Yes. Including my mother.
20. Seen someone die? No, though I've been going to funerals since I was about five.
21. Been on a plane? Yes, many times. British Airways rocks my socks.
22. Kissed a picture? Yes. I think it was the coverart of one of my many books.
23. Slept in until 3PM? Yes. I don't recommend staying up till 7 AM.
24. Love someone or miss someone right now? Yes. Pittsburghers, I wish I could fuck off for a week and hang out with you all.
25. Laid on your back and watched cloud shapes go by? Yes. Every summer, spring, and fall.
26. Made a snow angel? Yes. They always look gimpy, though.
27. Played dress up? Yes. Last week I wore my pretty 3" heels to Walmart cuz I could.
28. Cheated while playing a game? Yes. If only I could figure out how to cheat at Egyptian Rat Screw.
29. Been lonely? Yes. I am, in fact, human.
30. Fallen asleep at work/school? Yes. Gods, I'm glad to be out of high school. College doesn't have study halls.
31. Been to a club? Yes. Sadly, it was only Pegasus. One day, hopefully soon, I will find the real gay clubs in Pittsburgh frequented by people who aren't high schoolers or hags. Possibly, where there are actually lesbians. [gasp]
32. Felt an earthquake? Not that I know of.
33. Touched a snake? Yes. They're cool and freaky.
34. Run a red light? Yes. And half the people reading this have probably been in the car while I've done so.
35. Been suspended from school? No, though the principal swore she'd do it if I plastered any more Xeroxes of my banned painting on the school walls (which technically I never did; it's great to have cronies).
36. Had detention? Yes, often.
37. Been in a car accident? Yes, twice.
38. Hated the way you look? Yes, mainly in middle school. I've gotten over it for the most part.
39. Witnessed a crime? Yes. Several drug deals, lots of drug use, and a bit of shoplifting.
40. Pole danced? No, though I have danced in a room with a pole in it.
41. Been lost? Yes, too goddamn often. Mainly in cars.
42. Been to the opposite side of the country? Yes. I heart San Francisco.
43. Felt like dying? Yes, in my time as an uberemo fifteen-year-old and because I had ewwy diseases and when faced with a major test or paper I was about to fail.
44. Cried yourself to sleep? Yes, once, I think. I can't remember the circumstances, though.
46. Sung karaoke? No, though I've sung badly in public often.
47. Done something you told yourself you wouldn't? Yes, often. Like procrastinating on term papers.
48. Laughed till some kind of beverage came out of your nose? Yes, once. I think it was carbonated.
49. Caught a snowflake on your tongue? Yes, every time it snows properly.
50. Kissed in the rain? Yes. It's mainly cold and wet and not as romantic as it looks.
51. Sung in the shower? Yes, though it echoes weirdly and always sounds wrong.
52. Made love in a park? Nope, still a virgin.
53. Had a dream that you married someone? Not that I remember. I have lots of dreams of being with someone, but marriage isn't something I look forward to or expect out of life. Might be worth it for Anna Mary's wedding cake, though.
54. Glued your hand to something? Yes, usually some other part of my hand. I are smart.
55. Got your tongue stuck to a flag pole? No. I've witnessed the TNT 24 hour A Christmas Story marathon multiple times.
56. Gone to school partially naked? Yes. I've gone about barefoot and dressed skankily (as Delirium for Halloween) and with too few layers of clothing on for the iceberg that is my high school, and all of which made me feel partially naked.
57. Been a cheerleader? No. Thank the Gods for making me too much of myself for that shit.
58. Sat on a roof top? Yes. The roof of Keith Hall is fabulously accessible from inside and outside, although it's pretty boring once you're there.
59. Didn't take a shower for a week? Yes. Really, that almost constitutes normal behavior on my part. I'm a dirty, smelly kid.
60. Ever too scared to watch scary movies alone? Yes. For a fortnight after watching The Ring, I couldn't even sit in a room by myself after dark. (Shut up; it was scary.)
61. Played chicken? No. But I'm of an opinion that Bloody Knuckles is related, and I've definitely done that.
62. Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes on? Yes, for a class. I can inflate my pants as a life-saving device, too.
63. Been told you're hot by a complete stranger? Yes. It's a weird experience.
64. Broken a bone? No. Worst I've gotten is a dislocated kneecap from a go-kart accident.
65. Been easily amused? Yes. That is my normal state of being.
66. Laughed so hard you cried? Yes, often.
67. Mooned/flashed someone? No. Haven't had the need, yet.
68. Cheated on a test? Yes. It's how I passed high school Bio, to say the least.
69. Forgotten someone's name? Yes. Like with...Jesus Allah Buddha, what was her name?
70. Slept naked? Yes. With my teddy bear, even.
71. Gone skinny dipping in a pool? No. I've emergency-rigged swimsuits for occaisons when I lack a proper one.
73. Blacked out from drinking? Ew, no. I like my drinks like I like my women: intoxicating yet tasty.
74. Played a prank on someone? Yes, though my record is crap.
75. Gone to a late night movie? Or an early-morning movie, as you like it. Star Wars: Episode I, Potter & CoS, and probably some others I've forgotten. Generally I sleep though, and go to cheap matinees.
76. Made love to anything not human? What a vague, bizarre question. I'm assuming its author has never heard of dildos, vibrators, or any other masturbatory device, or is trying to allude to bestiality. Or is just dumb.
77. Failed a class? No, though I've come close.
78. Choked on something you're not supposed to eat? Yes. Particularly when I was big, dumb baby attracted to shiny objects.
79. Played an instrument for more than 10 hours? No, I'm not very musical. I've read for longer than that, though.
80. Cheated on a girl/boyfriend? No. For a start, I've not had many of either to cheat on.
81. Celebrated the 4th of July? Yes. Um, every year, in some way?
82. Thrown strange objects? Yes, often. Notables include tiny pigs, Paolo the Pink Vibrating Appliance, and teabags.
83. Felt like killing someone? Yes, every time someone hurts one of my friends.
84. Thought about running away? Yes, every January, spring, and paper-time. Last month, Varina and I planned a trip to Cairo for two years hence because we both wanted not to be doing fucking schoolwork anymore.
85. Run away? Yes. In the most dramatic sense, it was when I was fifteen and I don't recommend it. In more mundane contexts, all the time. Right now I'm running from the paper on which my fondest hope is of a C.
86. Done drugs? No. I'm the one in the room who will remember the evening's events tomorrow.
87. Had detention and not attended it? Yes. I think there are still a couple unserved on my record. My favorite is when you get detention for not serving detention; did the administration not learn the first time?
89. Made a parent cry? Yes. I don't recommend that, either.
90. Cried over someone? Yes. Most notably, when I was fifteen. (Fifteen was a great year, really. Full of some choice angst.)
91. Owned more than 5 sharpies? Yes. I've currently got eighteen at college and more at home.
92. Dated someone more than once? Not the same person multiple times, no. A break-up's a break-up.
93. Had a dog? Yes, and I still do. She's wonderful and fuzzy and answers to "wuppy" and "dishrag" and I adore her.
94. Owned an instrument? Yes. I still have my guitar at home, though I don't play it.
95. Been in a band? No. I had aspirations to a garage band in high school, but they came to nought.
96. Drank 25 sodas in a day? No. I don't have twenty-five sodas.
97. Broken a cd? Yes. It's easy when you don't mean to, but goddamn hard when you're doing it intentionally.
98. Shot a gun? No. A pig-a-pult, though, now that I have experience with.
Ta da! Today's meme has been brought to you by the number pi ("n") and the letter alif ("|").
This one's ganked from Gen, but I've changed the second "instruction"; it was "You are NOT ALLOWED to explain ANYTHING unless someone comments and asks!" but that's lame and I like talking about myself. So each question gets a line of explanation. And yes, I realize that this meme is HORRIBLY aimed at middle-class American teenagers. Meh.
Reply to each "yes" or "no" sentence fragment with the appropriate affirmative or negative in your own case and a short explanation of the context or some other remark.
1. Taken a picture naked? No, neither of a naked person nor myself naked nor photographed something while naked.
2. Painted your room? Yes, if you count watching my dad swear at the paint roller and balance on the ladder, while I stood about eating a sandwich.
3. Made out with a member of the same sex? Yes. Girls are marvellous.
4. Driven a car? Yes, both well and badly.
5. Danced in front of your mirror? Yes, both well and badly. Mainly the latter.
6. Had a crush? Yes. I spent second through twelfth grades in a nearly constant state of crushing.
7. Been dumped? Yes, but it's not really a thing anymore.
8. Stolen money from friend? No. Unless you count some change I dug up when I helped Bea clean her room and claimed in the name of Portugal.
9. Gotten in a car with people you just met? Yes. They've also gotten in my car; generally friends of friends, though, and not skanky people from around.
10. Been in a fist fight? Not unless you count wrassling my kid brother.
11. Snuck out of your house? Yes, to fuck off to the road's end mainly. Nothing really interesting.
12. Had feelings for someone who didn't have them back? Yes. Remember those crushes?
13. Been arrested? No, but close. As Kass can attest, I once nearly ran into a cop car.
14. Made out with a stranger? No, though Gods but I've wanted to.
15. Met up with a member of the opposite sex somewhere? Yes, both in the Illicit Sexual Rendevouz way that this question seems trying to imply, and in the Utterly Normal context of hanging out with friends someplace.
16. Left your house without telling your parents? Yes. I do it even more now that don't actually live with my parents.
17. Had a crush on your neighbour? Yes, when I was bitty.
18. Ditched school to do something more fun? Yes. I've skipped for train rides, funerals, and college visits, all of which were more enjoyable than high school.
19. Slept in a bed with a member of the same sex? Yes. Including my mother.
20. Seen someone die? No, though I've been going to funerals since I was about five.
21. Been on a plane? Yes, many times. British Airways rocks my socks.
22. Kissed a picture? Yes. I think it was the coverart of one of my many books.
23. Slept in until 3PM? Yes. I don't recommend staying up till 7 AM.
24. Love someone or miss someone right now? Yes. Pittsburghers, I wish I could fuck off for a week and hang out with you all.
25. Laid on your back and watched cloud shapes go by? Yes. Every summer, spring, and fall.
26. Made a snow angel? Yes. They always look gimpy, though.
27. Played dress up? Yes. Last week I wore my pretty 3" heels to Walmart cuz I could.
28. Cheated while playing a game? Yes. If only I could figure out how to cheat at Egyptian Rat Screw.
29. Been lonely? Yes. I am, in fact, human.
30. Fallen asleep at work/school? Yes. Gods, I'm glad to be out of high school. College doesn't have study halls.
31. Been to a club? Yes. Sadly, it was only Pegasus. One day, hopefully soon, I will find the real gay clubs in Pittsburgh frequented by people who aren't high schoolers or hags. Possibly, where there are actually lesbians. [gasp]
32. Felt an earthquake? Not that I know of.
33. Touched a snake? Yes. They're cool and freaky.
34. Run a red light? Yes. And half the people reading this have probably been in the car while I've done so.
35. Been suspended from school? No, though the principal swore she'd do it if I plastered any more Xeroxes of my banned painting on the school walls (which technically I never did; it's great to have cronies).
36. Had detention? Yes, often.
37. Been in a car accident? Yes, twice.
38. Hated the way you look? Yes, mainly in middle school. I've gotten over it for the most part.
39. Witnessed a crime? Yes. Several drug deals, lots of drug use, and a bit of shoplifting.
40. Pole danced? No, though I have danced in a room with a pole in it.
41. Been lost? Yes, too goddamn often. Mainly in cars.
42. Been to the opposite side of the country? Yes. I heart San Francisco.
43. Felt like dying? Yes, in my time as an uberemo fifteen-year-old and because I had ewwy diseases and when faced with a major test or paper I was about to fail.
44. Cried yourself to sleep? Yes, once, I think. I can't remember the circumstances, though.
46. Sung karaoke? No, though I've sung badly in public often.
47. Done something you told yourself you wouldn't? Yes, often. Like procrastinating on term papers.
48. Laughed till some kind of beverage came out of your nose? Yes, once. I think it was carbonated.
49. Caught a snowflake on your tongue? Yes, every time it snows properly.
50. Kissed in the rain? Yes. It's mainly cold and wet and not as romantic as it looks.
51. Sung in the shower? Yes, though it echoes weirdly and always sounds wrong.
52. Made love in a park? Nope, still a virgin.
53. Had a dream that you married someone? Not that I remember. I have lots of dreams of being with someone, but marriage isn't something I look forward to or expect out of life. Might be worth it for Anna Mary's wedding cake, though.
54. Glued your hand to something? Yes, usually some other part of my hand. I are smart.
55. Got your tongue stuck to a flag pole? No. I've witnessed the TNT 24 hour A Christmas Story marathon multiple times.
56. Gone to school partially naked? Yes. I've gone about barefoot and dressed skankily (as Delirium for Halloween) and with too few layers of clothing on for the iceberg that is my high school, and all of which made me feel partially naked.
57. Been a cheerleader? No. Thank the Gods for making me too much of myself for that shit.
58. Sat on a roof top? Yes. The roof of Keith Hall is fabulously accessible from inside and outside, although it's pretty boring once you're there.
59. Didn't take a shower for a week? Yes. Really, that almost constitutes normal behavior on my part. I'm a dirty, smelly kid.
60. Ever too scared to watch scary movies alone? Yes. For a fortnight after watching The Ring, I couldn't even sit in a room by myself after dark. (Shut up; it was scary.)
61. Played chicken? No. But I'm of an opinion that Bloody Knuckles is related, and I've definitely done that.
62. Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes on? Yes, for a class. I can inflate my pants as a life-saving device, too.
63. Been told you're hot by a complete stranger? Yes. It's a weird experience.
64. Broken a bone? No. Worst I've gotten is a dislocated kneecap from a go-kart accident.
65. Been easily amused? Yes. That is my normal state of being.
66. Laughed so hard you cried? Yes, often.
67. Mooned/flashed someone? No. Haven't had the need, yet.
68. Cheated on a test? Yes. It's how I passed high school Bio, to say the least.
69. Forgotten someone's name? Yes. Like with...Jesus Allah Buddha, what was her name?
70. Slept naked? Yes. With my teddy bear, even.
71. Gone skinny dipping in a pool? No. I've emergency-rigged swimsuits for occaisons when I lack a proper one.
73. Blacked out from drinking? Ew, no. I like my drinks like I like my women: intoxicating yet tasty.
74. Played a prank on someone? Yes, though my record is crap.
75. Gone to a late night movie? Or an early-morning movie, as you like it. Star Wars: Episode I, Potter & CoS, and probably some others I've forgotten. Generally I sleep though, and go to cheap matinees.
76. Made love to anything not human? What a vague, bizarre question. I'm assuming its author has never heard of dildos, vibrators, or any other masturbatory device, or is trying to allude to bestiality. Or is just dumb.
77. Failed a class? No, though I've come close.
78. Choked on something you're not supposed to eat? Yes. Particularly when I was big, dumb baby attracted to shiny objects.
79. Played an instrument for more than 10 hours? No, I'm not very musical. I've read for longer than that, though.
80. Cheated on a girl/boyfriend? No. For a start, I've not had many of either to cheat on.
81. Celebrated the 4th of July? Yes. Um, every year, in some way?
82. Thrown strange objects? Yes, often. Notables include tiny pigs, Paolo the Pink Vibrating Appliance, and teabags.
83. Felt like killing someone? Yes, every time someone hurts one of my friends.
84. Thought about running away? Yes, every January, spring, and paper-time. Last month, Varina and I planned a trip to Cairo for two years hence because we both wanted not to be doing fucking schoolwork anymore.
85. Run away? Yes. In the most dramatic sense, it was when I was fifteen and I don't recommend it. In more mundane contexts, all the time. Right now I'm running from the paper on which my fondest hope is of a C.
86. Done drugs? No. I'm the one in the room who will remember the evening's events tomorrow.
87. Had detention and not attended it? Yes. I think there are still a couple unserved on my record. My favorite is when you get detention for not serving detention; did the administration not learn the first time?
89. Made a parent cry? Yes. I don't recommend that, either.
90. Cried over someone? Yes. Most notably, when I was fifteen. (Fifteen was a great year, really. Full of some choice angst.)
91. Owned more than 5 sharpies? Yes. I've currently got eighteen at college and more at home.
92. Dated someone more than once? Not the same person multiple times, no. A break-up's a break-up.
93. Had a dog? Yes, and I still do. She's wonderful and fuzzy and answers to "wuppy" and "dishrag" and I adore her.
94. Owned an instrument? Yes. I still have my guitar at home, though I don't play it.
95. Been in a band? No. I had aspirations to a garage band in high school, but they came to nought.
96. Drank 25 sodas in a day? No. I don't have twenty-five sodas.
97. Broken a cd? Yes. It's easy when you don't mean to, but goddamn hard when you're doing it intentionally.
98. Shot a gun? No. A pig-a-pult, though, now that I have experience with.
Ta da! Today's meme has been brought to you by the number pi ("n") and the letter alif ("|").