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meme, from arsenicjade :

1. Name: karen

2. Birthday: dec 4

3. Where do you live: toronto

4: What are you studying/What are you working as: just finished my interior design degree, am job hunting.

5. What makes you happy: people being good to each other. cabbagetown. new york. a good audience at a good concert. a pint or two with good people.

6. What are you listening to now/have listened to last: whale tooth (local indie), empires

7. What is particularly good/bad about my LJ: i don't talk about real stuff all that much - do people want more or less of that? i dunno. (wait, is this *my* in reference to me, or to who i got the meme from? if it's in reference to arsenicjade, then mostly i miss you! but i think you're doing an ok job, lately, of sorting out how much you want fandom to be central to your life - that balance is a hard thing. because it can be a great place, but not if it's become more meaningful than reality, you know?)

8. An interesting fact about you: i just got a new haircut! i like to let my hair grow until it irritates me and has no style, and then get a haircut - never the same as it was before.

9. Are you in love/have a crush at the moment: no

10. Favorite place to be: nyc? my cottage in ns? riverdale farm? bed?

11. Favorite lyric: oh...uhm. i don't have one? but i went to a poetry reading yesterday, at which i heard "you must use your mind to imagine that all the real you tell is true" and i really like that, so.

12. Best time of the year: fall, when you're sick of heat and humidity, and the nights start to cool down again. sweater season!

13. Weirdest food you like: cheese whiz and strawberry jam sandwiches. on white bread. yes, really. mmmmm, childhood.

RECOMMEND

1. A film: meet me in st louis. i dare you to be in a bad mood at the end of that. JUDY GARLAND people.

2. A book: havemercy by jaida jones and danielle bennett. metal dragons! fandom authors published!

3. A song: the entire mckinnon's brook suite: here, have it! it's scott macmillan, and written about his family settling in ns, and i love it, it feels like home

4: A band: can i say whale tooth again? i just can't think of anything else new at the moment.

PLUS

1. One thing you like about me: again, hi arsenicjade ! i think you value your friends, and that really shows, and you also really appreciate feedback and comments - you pay attention to what people say, what they mean when they say it, and take time to respond to that. you also have this really incredible way of building worlds that i would like to move in to.

2. Two things you like about yourself: i am a pretty low-maintenance friend, and don't require a lot of effort in a relationship for me to consider it meaningful or 'worth it'. if i like you, i like you, and will be there to help you out or be supportive or just have a good time, whether we see each other every day or once every couple of months. i think that's a pretty good thing. i'm also pretty good at keeping myself out of high-drama situations, which is something i've worked at steadily. i'm low-key and laid back, and like to save my energy for times when i really need it.

3. Put this in your lj so I can tell you what I think of you? mm, ok!

1. You can ONLY answer 'Yes' or 'No'.

2. You are NOT ALLOWED to explain ANYTHING unless someone messages or comments you and asks-and, believe me, the temptation to explain some of these will be overwhelming. Nothing is exactly as it seems.

Kissed any one of your LiveJournal friends? - no

Been arrested? - no

Kissed someone you didn't like? - yes

Slept in until 5 PM? - yes

Fallen asleep at work/school? - yes

Held a snake? - yes

Ran a red light? - yes

Been suspended from school? - no

Experienced love at first sight? - no

Totaled your car in an accident? - no

Been fired from a job? - no

Fired somebody? - no

Sung karaoke? - yes

Pointed a gun at someone? - no

Did something you told yourself you wouldn't? - yes

Laughed until something you were drinking came out your nose? - yes

Caught a snowflake on your tongue? - yes

Kissed in the rain? - no

Had a close brush with death (your own)? - no

Saw someone die? - no

Played Spin-the-Bottle? - no

Smoked a cigar? - no

Sat on a rooftop? - yes

Smuggled something into another country? - yes

Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes? - yes

Broken a bone? - no

Skipped school? - yes

Eaten a bug? - yes

Sleepwalked? - yes

Walked on a moonlit beach? - yes

Ridden a motorcycle? - yes

Dumped someone? - no

Forgotten your anniversary? - no

Lied to avoid a ticket? - no

Ridden in a helicopter? - no

Shaved your head? - no

Blacked out from drinking? - yes

Played a prank on someone? - no

Hit a home run? - no

Felt like killing someone? - no

Cross-dressed? - no

Been falling-down drunk? - yes

Made your girlfriend/boyfriend cry? - no

Eaten snake? - no

Marched/Protested? - yes

Had Mexican jumping beans for pets? - yes

Puked on an amusement ride? - no

Seriously & intentionally boycotted something? - no

Been in a band? - no

Knitted? - yes

Been on TV? - no

Shot a gun? - no

Skinny-dipped? - no

Given someone stitches? - no

Eaten a whole habenero pepper? - no

Ridden a surfboard? - no

Drunk straight from a liquor bottle? - yes

Had surgery? - no

Streaked? - no

Been taken by ambulance to a hospital? - no

Tripped on mushrooms? - no

Passed out when NOT drinking? - yes

Peed on a bush? - yes

Donated Blood? - yes

Grabbed electric fence? - no

Eaten alligator meat? -- no

Eaten cheesecake? - yes

Eaten your kids' Halloween candy? - no

Killed an animal when not hunting? - yes

Peed your pants in public? - yes

Snuck into a movie without paying? -- yes

Written graffiti? - yes

Still love someone you shouldn't? - no

Think about the future? - yes

Been in handcuffs? - no

Believe in love? - yes

Sleep on a certain side of the bed? - no

ahah, i really want to explain some of those.
memes are FUN people.