Amusing and Countdown
Oct. 3rd, 2008 03:55 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
orikesFirst, someone else posted this and I thought it was hilarious. This is lifted from The Daily Dish.
So damn true. She definitely did better than I expected her to, but as someone else said more eloquently, our expectations were for her to make a complete fool of herself. It would have been nice if she'd actually answered the questions she was being asked rather than rediverting them back to the same talking points again and again.
Aaaanyway, I finally did that countdown meme that's been going around.
10 Things I Wish I Could Say to 10 Different People Right Now
1. Even though you're a bit over ten years younger than me, I wish I had the courage to ask you out. You're cute, you're funny, and you don't think I'm crazy for being addicted to the Sims2. Well, no more crazy than anyone else at least.
2. I really wish you would quit smoking and not drink quite so much. It's tough watching you head down the same path that some of our relatives have already gone down. You're smarter than you give yourself credit for and I wish you would just give yourself a chance.
3. When you told me that you only liked me as a friend, it hurt more than I ever thought anything ever possibly could. Later on, I realized we probably never would have worked, or we at least would have driven each other crazy. Luckily, I still got to keep you as one of the best friends I've ever had.
4. I love having a chance to talk to you about almost anything. You're one of the smartest, funniest people I've ever met, online or otherwise. Even if I don't really know you well enough to use your real name, I still count you as a friend. I'd love a chance to sit down and have coffee with you someday, even if I don't drink the stuff.
5. I'm worried about you. It concerns me that you haven't even moved out of your ex-girlfriend's house and you've already found someone else. It feels like you're always rushing from one disastrous relationship to the next one. You're an incredible person and I wish you could see that you don't need a significant other for validation.
6. It hurts how much I miss you. Even though you drove me absolutely crazy (as only a mother can), it hurts that you're no longer around. There are so many mistakes you made that I still deal with every day, but I'd still rather have you back with us. If only you could have stopped living in denial about so many things.
7. Someday I hope to get to meet you in person. I've loved getting to know you in the round about way that the internet has provided. Maybe someday there'll be a time when our paths will cross. Until then, I'm going to happily babble at you online when I get a chance and gush over your stories every time you update.
8. While you occasionally drive me completely bonkers with your argumentative conversational skills, I am so glad I found you as a friend. You were there for me when I was down, whether I needed a ride someplace or just needed someone to hang out with. It's not often someone finds a friend like you, even if you are a werewolf.
9. There's so much I wish I could do for you. You deserve so much better than you've had to deal with these last few years. You deserve grandkids and a retirement without financial and health worries. Please let at least some of your guilt over the divorce go. No one blames you for what happened. I hope you know how much I love you.
10. You're the best friend I've ever had. Even though we don't get much girl time any more, I'm still so grateful that you count me as part of your family. I'm probably never going to have kids of my own, so the relationship I have with your daughters is something I treasure as much as my friendship with you and your husband. Thank you for that.
9 Things About Me
1. I collect dragons. I've got dozens scattered around the house in various places as well as a curio cabinet in the living room. My bathroom also has dragonflies.
2. I am a cat person. While I don't have a problem with dogs, I always want a cat around. Currently, I've got three of them.
3. Pepsi is my drink of choice.
4. I totally screwed up in college. I dropped out a semester away from an Associates degree. Eventually I went back and got that, but then dropped out again before finishing my bachelors.
5. I've never had a long-term relationship. The longest relationship I had lasted maybe five months. I'm way too damn shy for my own good.
6. I like colorful things. My friends in college used to call me 'Roadflare' because of the bright colors I wore. Of course, any color was bright to them. They all wore black.
7. I don't drink alcohol. This is mostly because I don't like the taste, but since I have alcoholism in the family, it's just safer to leave it at that.
8. I have a really good sense of direction. Once I've been someplace, I can usually find my way back there and it's no problem finding my way by map. I think this is related to me having a really good memory too.
9. I swear a lot. It tends to surprise people, but I swear like a sailor at times. When I started my current job, they thought I was, to quote one of my co-workers, "Churchy McChurch" so when I got comfortable enough to be myself, I kind of surprised them.
8 Ways to Win My Heart
1. Make the first move. I'm too damn shy to initiate anything.
2. Make me laugh. Or at least know how to bring a smile to my face.
3. Be silly with me. I'm a goofball, so I need someone who can be one too.
4. Be serious with me. I may be a goofball, but I also have my quiet, philosophical moments. And the two aren't necessarily mutually exclusive.
5. Like to travel. I love going places, whether it's to visit friends or family or a gaming convention. I need someone who's going to like that too.
6. Be passionate about things, but open enough to be open minded to my passions too.
7. Like me for who I am, but be careful with flattery. There are things about me that I know I need to change and I need support with that.
8. Be good with children and pets. (Oh, and don't be allergic to cats.)
7 Things That Cross My Mind A Lot
1. Crap, I should take care of that...
2. That would make a great plot line for the legacy...
3. That would make a great plot for a game...
4. Oh hey, I like this song, this would make a great plot for...
5. Ooh, that's neat looking...
6. Why the hell did someone do that!? What the hell...
7. I should really be working on that ...
6 Things I Do Before Going To Sleep
1. Check Boolprop and LiveJournal one last time before shutting the computer down.
2. Give Pip, my chinchilla, a raisin.
3. Turn off the lights, including the fishtank.
4. Fight with my cat about whose bed it really is.
5. Read for a little bit.
6. Lay there and think about stuff. Like storylines and roleplaying games and movies and...
5 People Who Mean A Lot To Me
1. My Dad
2. My Brother, dubmass that he is
3. Rickie, a cousin
4. Raina, Lorelei, and Adelaide, my friends' three daughters
5. Margie, a pseudo Aunt
4 Things I'm Wearing Right Now
1. Orange thermal Henley. It's not peach, dammit
2. Grey sweatpants. They're comfy and I don't have to work today.
3. Undies.
4. Glasses. They're purple!
3 Songs I Listen To Often
1. Sting, "After The Rain Has Fallen"
2. Barenaked Ladies, "Falling For The First Time"
3. Indigo Girls, "Closer to Fine"
2 Things I Want To Do Before I Die
1. Fall in love and have it reciprocated. Not holding my breath on this one, though.
2. Visit the west coast. I want to see the Pacific Ocean.
1 Confession
Almost exactly ten years ago, I had a gastric bypass surgery. October 15, 1998 to be exact. This was pretty much because I was morbidly obese and my doctors felt it was the best option for me. The surgery did and does exactly what it was supposed to and I don't regret having it in the slightest. Unfortunately, about two years after I had it done, my life pretty much fell apart and I fell back into all the bad habits I had before, just modified to deal with the changes. Just because my body changed, it didn't change my emotional response to food. So, I gained most of the weight back. I think about trying to deal with this constantly, but I never seem to be able to make the changes I know I need to make.
And there you have it, way too much information about me.
So damn true. She definitely did better than I expected her to, but as someone else said more eloquently, our expectations were for her to make a complete fool of herself. It would have been nice if she'd actually answered the questions she was being asked rather than rediverting them back to the same talking points again and again.
Aaaanyway, I finally did that countdown meme that's been going around.
10 Things I Wish I Could Say to 10 Different People Right Now
1. Even though you're a bit over ten years younger than me, I wish I had the courage to ask you out. You're cute, you're funny, and you don't think I'm crazy for being addicted to the Sims2. Well, no more crazy than anyone else at least.
2. I really wish you would quit smoking and not drink quite so much. It's tough watching you head down the same path that some of our relatives have already gone down. You're smarter than you give yourself credit for and I wish you would just give yourself a chance.
3. When you told me that you only liked me as a friend, it hurt more than I ever thought anything ever possibly could. Later on, I realized we probably never would have worked, or we at least would have driven each other crazy. Luckily, I still got to keep you as one of the best friends I've ever had.
4. I love having a chance to talk to you about almost anything. You're one of the smartest, funniest people I've ever met, online or otherwise. Even if I don't really know you well enough to use your real name, I still count you as a friend. I'd love a chance to sit down and have coffee with you someday, even if I don't drink the stuff.
5. I'm worried about you. It concerns me that you haven't even moved out of your ex-girlfriend's house and you've already found someone else. It feels like you're always rushing from one disastrous relationship to the next one. You're an incredible person and I wish you could see that you don't need a significant other for validation.
6. It hurts how much I miss you. Even though you drove me absolutely crazy (as only a mother can), it hurts that you're no longer around. There are so many mistakes you made that I still deal with every day, but I'd still rather have you back with us. If only you could have stopped living in denial about so many things.
7. Someday I hope to get to meet you in person. I've loved getting to know you in the round about way that the internet has provided. Maybe someday there'll be a time when our paths will cross. Until then, I'm going to happily babble at you online when I get a chance and gush over your stories every time you update.
8. While you occasionally drive me completely bonkers with your argumentative conversational skills, I am so glad I found you as a friend. You were there for me when I was down, whether I needed a ride someplace or just needed someone to hang out with. It's not often someone finds a friend like you, even if you are a werewolf.
9. There's so much I wish I could do for you. You deserve so much better than you've had to deal with these last few years. You deserve grandkids and a retirement without financial and health worries. Please let at least some of your guilt over the divorce go. No one blames you for what happened. I hope you know how much I love you.
10. You're the best friend I've ever had. Even though we don't get much girl time any more, I'm still so grateful that you count me as part of your family. I'm probably never going to have kids of my own, so the relationship I have with your daughters is something I treasure as much as my friendship with you and your husband. Thank you for that.
9 Things About Me
1. I collect dragons. I've got dozens scattered around the house in various places as well as a curio cabinet in the living room. My bathroom also has dragonflies.
2. I am a cat person. While I don't have a problem with dogs, I always want a cat around. Currently, I've got three of them.
3. Pepsi is my drink of choice.
4. I totally screwed up in college. I dropped out a semester away from an Associates degree. Eventually I went back and got that, but then dropped out again before finishing my bachelors.
5. I've never had a long-term relationship. The longest relationship I had lasted maybe five months. I'm way too damn shy for my own good.
6. I like colorful things. My friends in college used to call me 'Roadflare' because of the bright colors I wore. Of course, any color was bright to them. They all wore black.
7. I don't drink alcohol. This is mostly because I don't like the taste, but since I have alcoholism in the family, it's just safer to leave it at that.
8. I have a really good sense of direction. Once I've been someplace, I can usually find my way back there and it's no problem finding my way by map. I think this is related to me having a really good memory too.
9. I swear a lot. It tends to surprise people, but I swear like a sailor at times. When I started my current job, they thought I was, to quote one of my co-workers, "Churchy McChurch" so when I got comfortable enough to be myself, I kind of surprised them.
8 Ways to Win My Heart
1. Make the first move. I'm too damn shy to initiate anything.
2. Make me laugh. Or at least know how to bring a smile to my face.
3. Be silly with me. I'm a goofball, so I need someone who can be one too.
4. Be serious with me. I may be a goofball, but I also have my quiet, philosophical moments. And the two aren't necessarily mutually exclusive.
5. Like to travel. I love going places, whether it's to visit friends or family or a gaming convention. I need someone who's going to like that too.
6. Be passionate about things, but open enough to be open minded to my passions too.
7. Like me for who I am, but be careful with flattery. There are things about me that I know I need to change and I need support with that.
8. Be good with children and pets. (Oh, and don't be allergic to cats.)
7 Things That Cross My Mind A Lot
1. Crap, I should take care of that...
2. That would make a great plot line for the legacy...
3. That would make a great plot for a game...
4. Oh hey, I like this song, this would make a great plot for...
5. Ooh, that's neat looking...
6. Why the hell did someone do that!? What the hell...
7. I should really be working on that ...
6 Things I Do Before Going To Sleep
1. Check Boolprop and LiveJournal one last time before shutting the computer down.
2. Give Pip, my chinchilla, a raisin.
3. Turn off the lights, including the fishtank.
4. Fight with my cat about whose bed it really is.
5. Read for a little bit.
6. Lay there and think about stuff. Like storylines and roleplaying games and movies and...
5 People Who Mean A Lot To Me
1. My Dad
2. My Brother, dubmass that he is
3. Rickie, a cousin
4. Raina, Lorelei, and Adelaide, my friends' three daughters
5. Margie, a pseudo Aunt
4 Things I'm Wearing Right Now
1. Orange thermal Henley. It's not peach, dammit
2. Grey sweatpants. They're comfy and I don't have to work today.
3. Undies.
4. Glasses. They're purple!
3 Songs I Listen To Often
1. Sting, "After The Rain Has Fallen"
2. Barenaked Ladies, "Falling For The First Time"
3. Indigo Girls, "Closer to Fine"
2 Things I Want To Do Before I Die
1. Fall in love and have it reciprocated. Not holding my breath on this one, though.
2. Visit the west coast. I want to see the Pacific Ocean.
1 Confession
Almost exactly ten years ago, I had a gastric bypass surgery. October 15, 1998 to be exact. This was pretty much because I was morbidly obese and my doctors felt it was the best option for me. The surgery did and does exactly what it was supposed to and I don't regret having it in the slightest. Unfortunately, about two years after I had it done, my life pretty much fell apart and I fell back into all the bad habits I had before, just modified to deal with the changes. Just because my body changed, it didn't change my emotional response to food. So, I gained most of the weight back. I think about trying to deal with this constantly, but I never seem to be able to make the changes I know I need to make.
And there you have it, way too much information about me.
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Date: 2008-10-03 09:02 pm (UTC)*sigh* I wish I had three cats. I'm such a cat person it's not even funny. And I'm the same way about swearing. I especially have started to swear more ever since starting my job, but not so much around my coworkers, so every time they hear me curse they do a maaaaassive double take and make me repeat myself and everything. It's quite amusing.
"Falling for the first time". Man, so many songs now have me saying "THAT MAKES ME THINK OF SUPERNATURAL", and that's one of them. (Someone did a really cute Sam/Dean video to it.)
This meme's awesome. I'm really glad everyone's doing it.
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Date: 2008-10-04 04:57 am (UTC)Sadly, so true.
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Date: 2008-10-04 05:54 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-10-03 09:15 pm (UTC)The Meme is fun, I really enjoyed doing it because it made me think and I love reading other peoples'.
It's kind of awesome that you own a Chinchilla...it' also fun to say. My parents had to take Pepsi to court when I was a kid, the stuff isn't allowed in our house anymore...
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Date: 2008-10-03 09:40 pm (UTC)I swear a lot too, and I slip up all the time when I'm not supposed to be swearing. At our school's GSA we decided to say "tape" in place of all swear words. This started at a rally when they were thinking of something to say so they wouldn't end up swearing at everyone there out of anger. They decided to say "cat" in place of swear words, but that doesn't really work out that well when there are people who consider "ass" a swear word and end up saying, "I'll kick your cat!"
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Date: 2008-10-03 09:43 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-10-03 09:44 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-10-03 09:47 pm (UTC)"Son of a biscuit!"
"Mother Puss Buckets!"
Actually, I tend to often use 'Son of a' with all manner of things. Son of a Crap. Son of a Shit. Son of a Fuck. It doesn't really make any sense, but it makes me feel better when I say it. 'Mother Puss Buckets' is probably the most fun one to say, though.
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Date: 2008-10-03 09:50 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-10-06 05:10 pm (UTC)I am a pheasant plucker.
I pluck mother pheasants.
I'm a pleasant mother pheasant plucker.
I'm the most pleasant mother pheasant plucker to ever pluck a mother pheasant.
Say it a few times. It's fun.
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Date: 2008-10-03 09:41 pm (UTC)7. I don't drink alcohol. This is mostly because I don't like the taste, but since I have alcoholism in the family, it's just safer to leave it at that.
My opinion is similar. In fact, to go a step further, I have a habit of going overboard with pretty much everything I do like, and I don't need to add alcohol to the list...caffeine is bad enough.
I really love seeing everybody's different answers to this meme. It's awesome that it's catching on.
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Date: 2008-10-04 12:17 am (UTC)I didn't drink alcohol for about a year after I hit legal age (18 where I was going to university) because alcoholism runs in my family, too. My brother is a pot-smoking borderline alcoholic. I did drink pretty heavily from 19-20, but I outgrew it pretty quickly and rarely drink these days. As in, Chris and I once bought a 4-pack of coolers and it took us 3 months to finish!
I love reading everyone's answers to these memes. They're pretty darned cool.
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Date: 2008-10-04 12:33 am (UTC)I swear a lot too. People I'm with every day of my life have all gotten used to it but I'm trying to either censor it or stop it completely. It's a bad habit (along with my nail biting which really is getting me worried).
I think this is a neat meme. I'd do it but there are some questions there that I wouldn't be able to complete xD
*not much goes through my head*
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Date: 2008-10-04 01:26 am (UTC)I swear quite a bit as well. The last time I was home I was having a normal type conversation with my Dad and Step Mom and accidentally slipped a What the fuck? in. They both started laughing probably because I looked so embarrassed.
I still need to do this meme maybe if life slows down soon I will.
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Date: 2008-10-04 02:56 am (UTC)Swearing is a different story. My roommates in college (BYU) were able to throw a huge pizza party off all the quarters in the swear jar while I was there. My personal favorite is "prick-bastard".
My mother had gastric bypass long before it was a common procedure, and it was awful for her. I'm so glad that the science and technology has improved so people having it now don't have to go through the physicality of what she had to. Unfortunately, I think the emotional piece still gets overlooked far too often. I'm grossly overweight and like you "never seem to be able to make the changes I know I need to make" to deal with it. I wish that it were easier.
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Date: 2008-10-04 03:09 am (UTC)I knew what I was getting into, but the alternative wasn't something I could consider. As it stands, they had improved the surgery a great deal in ten years and I don't have any lasting problems with the surgery. I simply can't eat a lot at one sitting. I just wish I had followed up the surgery with some therapy or something to curb the eating instincts I had.
As a side note, within a year of having the surgery done, the local hospital switched to doing it via laproscopy which means its even less of a problem since that cuts out any chance of hernias from the incision.
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Date: 2008-10-04 04:55 am (UTC)I used to never cuss, but over the last few years, I’ve developed quite a potty mouth. Luckily, I only seem to curse when I’m by myself, so I don’t think anyone has actually noticed my attempts to make a sailor blush. No, what’s caused problems for me lately is saying “god.” I’m not religious, so I don’t care that I’m using the name in vain, but my six-year-old niece says it, too, and my family is trying to break her of that habit. Every time I come over, I slip at least four or five times.
I hear you on the alcohol thing. I also don’t drink, partly because I hate the taste of alcohol and partly because alcoholism runs in my family. I’m always too scared to drink because the alcoholics in my family are mean alcoholics. I spent my entire childhood and adolescence around that, and I don’t want to take even the tiniest chance of ever behaving that way.
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Date: 2008-10-04 04:57 am (UTC)And it's really interesting to read everyone's responses to the meme.
I've been slowly and steadily gaining weight for the last six years, since I started college. I now weight 40 pounds more than I did back then. I'm seriously trying to change my habits, but the food part is hard. Exercise is...well, also hard, but slightly easier, since I feel good about myself after I do it. I don't feel good when I deny myself a cookie. You said in another comment that you'd considered therapy - it might still be a good idea even now. The problem, of course, is finding the right therapist.
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Date: 2008-10-04 11:34 am (UTC)There was a lot of other stuff that we have in common, too. Sometimes I really love the Internet. :)
Also, that flow chart was hysterical!
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Date: 2008-10-05 06:40 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-10-06 05:13 pm (UTC)