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.