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daweaver has information on how LJ ads work and how to never (ever) see them, even if you sign up for them. Worth remembering for if I let the paid account expire.
Go to Wikipedia, stick in your birthday (not including year) and post 3 events, 3 birthday and 3 deaths!
Next, 27 questions of doom, from bothraksaksa and mapp:
1. Do you sleep with yourclosetwardrobe doors open or closed?
Meh, however I left them. Although most of my clothes live on the chair at the end of the bed and/or the floor.
2. Do you ever steal the shampoos and soaps from hotel rooms?
Steal them? If I've paid for a hotel room, and they leave complementary stuff, it's there for me to use. However, no, because of allergies to most chemical shampoos, etc.
3. Have you ever'done it'had sex in a hotel room before?
Yup. Booked a hotel just for the purpose at one point.
4. Have you ever stolen a street sign before?
Technically, no. It was a railway station sign. We were very drunk.
5. Do you like to use post-it notes?
Like isn't the right term; they're useful, I use them, I don't like to use too many of them.
6. Do you cut out coupons but then never use them?
No, I never use coupons, but sometimes use them uncut. I've still got all my koku, ghost rock and XP for various AEG products as well.
7. Would you rather be attacked by a big bear or a big swarm of bees?
Um, neither? A bear though, because it's one big thing you can get away from, bees are bees.
8. Don't you hate it when people have sex with their socks on?
Depends on who it is and where...
9. Do you always smile for pictures?
No, I hate posing for photos.
10. Have you ever taken pictures of yourself naked?
Um, no. I don't find myself attractive, and am not into sending pics to others. Currently, anyway.
11. What is your biggest pet peeve?
Um. There are too many, it depends on mood. People tidying up my stuff, especially if I'm in the middle of doing so myself and/or it's entirely my space?
12. Do you sleep with your sheets tucked in or out?
Meh, see above about closet. Besides, duvet.
13. Do you ever count your steps when you walk?
Not that I can recall.
14. Have you ever peed in the woods?
Hasn't everyone?
15. Have you ever hooked up with more than one person in a day?
Yes.
16. Do you chew your pens and pencils?
No, hate it, and when others do it.
17. Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?
On a silly TV show?
18. What's your favorite animal and why?
Cats. Because they're cats.
19. Do you like popcorn from those big tins?
No
20. Have you ever thought about killing yourself?
Not in any serious way, no.
21. Would you ever tape yourself doing cartwheels?
Well, odds of me doing cartwheels miniscule, so no.
22. What's your 'song of the week'?
Stutter, by Elastica, just because I jammed an old tape in while driving to work and remembered how cool Elastica were (the only NWONW band worth the effort)
23. Is it ok for guys to wear pink?
Depends on context, it's generally not ok for anyone to wear pink.
24. Do you still watch cartoons?
Yes. Why 'still'? I still watch cartoons, especially ones aimed at adults, buy comics, play games and dress all in black with long hair. Your point?
25. What's your favorite scary movie?
Raks: Ask me again when I've managed to find a movie I have found genuinely scary.
Me: Seconded, although the first Scream was at least funny.
26. Where would you bury hidden treasure if you had some?
The floor of my room, underneath the clothes.
27. And finally, what's the grossest way you can think of to die?
Meh. Generally, people die, it's not nice. Does it matter how they die?
Another one, from various people but the one I marked wasjantshira
Relationship Status – Single, as usual
Shoe size – one foot is 8.5, the other 9.5. Yes, that does make shoe shopping annoying.
Parents still together – Yup
Siblings – One
Pets – None, I'd like to live somewhere that I can have a cat, and would have no objection to other more esoteric tastes, but can't see the point, too much work.
FAVORITES:
Color – I don't do colour (no sense of colour matching), so black. Beyond that purple always looks good.
Number - 42. Silly question
Animal - Cats
Book – Um. Hitchhikers Guide? Neverwhere? Year of Our War? A Theory of Justice? On Liberty?
Flower – Meh.
DO YOU:
Twirl your hair? – Yup.
Have tattoos? – Nope
Cheat on tests? – Not generally, what's the point?
Like roller coasters? – No
OPINIONS:
Wish you could live somewhere else? Always.
Write in cursive or print? – Cursive, normally, but I get harassed into print when people can't read, so I use email a lot.
Know how to drive? – Unfortunately.
Own acellmobile phone? - That thing the games console, message centre and browser is built into?
Been in love? – I think so, despite my cynicism.
Current clothing – Black. Shoes, trousers, underwear, socks, t-shirt and shirt.
Current hair – The usual tied back ponytail
Current thing I ought to be doing – Writing an article for Liberal Review, or cooking a meal.
Current CD in stereo – Elastica, Elastica in this room, and Carl Orff, Carmina Burana, in the bedroom
Last movie you saw – Um. In the cinema? Not sure. Keep meaning to go see one, then forget. Probably Harry Potter actually. Ouch.
Last thing you ate – I've got a box of Frosties under the table, they're my snack food of choice.
Life on other planets? – Depending on definition, almost certainly. I'd actually lay odds on something of some sort being on Europa.
Do you hate yourself? – No
Collect anything? – Junk, mostly. Information and at times cards, although not currently.
LOVE:
First crush – A girl in my class at school
You believe in love at first sight? – Not really, I'm mostly a personality person.
You believe in "the one?" - Nah. Poly, remember?
Are you a tease? – Not intentionally, although I'm told I am without realising.
Too shy to make the first move? – Yes, very.
ARE YOU:
A Daydreamer – Very much so
Sarcastic – Me? Sarcastic? You jest.
Shy – Depends on circumstances, I dislike new social situations, but I'm fine if there's an interest in common or an objective.
Talkative - Circumstances, but a lot more so recently.
WOULD YOU RATHER:
Get your nose or lip pierced? – Neither
ARE YOU:
Simple or complicated? – Simple desires, complicated personality.
ABOUT YOU:
What time is it – 21.46
Name - Matthew
Nickname(s) – Mat, and a few others that are mostly now redundant.
WHAT DO YOU WANT:
Where do you want to live – With or close to friends.
How many kids do you want – 2 or 3. Replace yourself and your partner, more is selfish, less is a disservice.
What kind of job do you want – Politics. But probably not electoral.
Do you want to get married – Sort of.
UNIQUE:
Nervous Habits – I still pick my nose sometimes.
Are you double jointed – No
Can you roll your tongue – No
Can you raise one eyebrow – No
Can you cross your eyes – I think so, not sure.
Do you make your bed daily – ??? No.
CLOTHES, ETC:
Which shoe goes on first - No idea.
Ever thrown one at someone – Not that I recall
How much money do you carry in your wallet – Ideally, £20, or £30 if in London. Currently, not much.
IN THE LAST MONTH HAVE YOU:
Bought something – Food, newspapers, magazines.
Gotten sick – Only due to insomnia
Sang – No
Felt stupid – d'oh!
Missed someone – Yup
Gotten your hair cut - Not done that for two years, I trim it myself at times, it's a mess.
Watched cartoons – no TV
Lied – Yup.
LAST PERSON THAT:
Slept in your bed – Me. No one else has been in my bed in this flat since I moved in. The last person I shared a bed with is likely reading this though.
Saw you cry – Don't really do emotions beyond anger, really.
Made you cry – Um, also reading this, but it was a looong time ago.
Saw a movie with you –faeriecween, byteback, jantshira and aliennurai, assuming it was Potter.
HAVE YOU EVER:
Been to California – Yes
Been to Canada – No
Wished you were the opposite sex – No.
I thought about doing![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-syndicated.gif)
officialgaiman's THE GUARDIAN Q&A but, well, it's long, dull and I can't be arsed.
daweaver has information on how LJ ads work and how to never (ever) see them, even if you sign up for them. Worth remembering for if I let the paid account expire.Go to Wikipedia, stick in your birthday (not including year) and post 3 events, 3 birthday and 3 deaths!
Events
- 1666 - Great Fire of London ends: A large fire in London burns out after three days. 10,000 buildings including St. Paul's Cathedral are destroyed, but only 16 people are known to have died.
- 1862 - American Civil War: In the Confederacy's first invasion of the North, General Robert E. Lee leads 55,000 men of the Army of Northern Virginia across the Potomac River at White's Ford near Leesburg, Virginia, into Maryland. NB Chosen because this little LJer thinks the Maryland campaign is one of the biggest "What ifs..." of history (and that the South had every right to seccede).
- 1972 - Munich Massacre: A Palestinian terrorist group called "Black September" attack Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympic Games. (isn't there a film out or something?)
Birthdays
- 1638 - Louis XIV of France (d. 1715) (The Sun King, aren't I posh?)
- 1847 - Jesse James, American outlaw (d. 1882) (Cool!)
- 1946 - Freddie Mercury, Zanzibar-born singer Queen (d. 1991) (I had this perfect dream...)
- 1912 - John Cage, American composer (d. 1992) (He wrote 4'33", which makes him a top bloke regardless og anything else)
- 1973 - Rose McGowan, Italian-born actress (Dude! Rose McGowan! Almost made Charmed watchable. Almost.)
Deaths
- 1165 - Emperor Nijo of Japan (b. 1143))
- 1877 - Crazy Horse, Sioux chief (b. 1849)
- 1997 - Mother Teresa, Albanian missionary and humanitarian, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1910) (I cannot believe they're beatifying her, but then, people think she was doing good I guess...)
Next, 27 questions of doom, from both
raksaksa and mapp:1. Do you sleep with your
Meh, however I left them. Although most of my clothes live on the chair at the end of the bed and/or the floor.
2. Do you ever steal the shampoos and soaps from hotel rooms?
Steal them? If I've paid for a hotel room, and they leave complementary stuff, it's there for me to use. However, no, because of allergies to most chemical shampoos, etc.
3. Have you ever
Yup. Booked a hotel just for the purpose at one point.
4. Have you ever stolen a street sign before?
Technically, no. It was a railway station sign. We were very drunk.
5. Do you like to use post-it notes?
Like isn't the right term; they're useful, I use them, I don't like to use too many of them.
6. Do you cut out coupons but then never use them?
No, I never use coupons, but sometimes use them uncut. I've still got all my koku, ghost rock and XP for various AEG products as well.
7. Would you rather be attacked by a big bear or a big swarm of bees?
Um, neither? A bear though, because it's one big thing you can get away from, bees are bees.
8. Don't you hate it when people have sex with their socks on?
Depends on who it is and where...
9. Do you always smile for pictures?
No, I hate posing for photos.
10. Have you ever taken pictures of yourself naked?
Um, no. I don't find myself attractive, and am not into sending pics to others. Currently, anyway.
11. What is your biggest pet peeve?
Um. There are too many, it depends on mood. People tidying up my stuff, especially if I'm in the middle of doing so myself and/or it's entirely my space?
12. Do you sleep with your sheets tucked in or out?
Meh, see above about closet. Besides, duvet.
13. Do you ever count your steps when you walk?
Not that I can recall.
14. Have you ever peed in the woods?
Hasn't everyone?
15. Have you ever hooked up with more than one person in a day?
Yes.
16. Do you chew your pens and pencils?
No, hate it, and when others do it.
17. Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?
On a silly TV show?
18. What's your favorite animal and why?
Cats. Because they're cats.
19. Do you like popcorn
No
20. Have you ever thought about killing yourself?
Not in any serious way, no.
21. Would you ever tape yourself doing cartwheels?
Well, odds of me doing cartwheels miniscule, so no.
22. What's your 'song of the week'?
Stutter, by Elastica, just because I jammed an old tape in while driving to work and remembered how cool Elastica were (the only NWONW band worth the effort)
23. Is it ok for guys to wear pink?
Depends on context, it's generally not ok for anyone to wear pink.
24. Do you still watch cartoons?
Yes. Why 'still'? I still watch cartoons, especially ones aimed at adults, buy comics, play games and dress all in black with long hair. Your point?
25. What's your favorite scary movie?
Raks: Ask me again when I've managed to find a movie I have found genuinely scary.
Me: Seconded, although the first Scream was at least funny.
26. Where would you bury hidden treasure if you had some?
The floor of my room, underneath the clothes.
27. And finally, what's the grossest way you can think of to die?
Meh. Generally, people die, it's not nice. Does it matter how they die?
Another one, from various people but the one I marked was
jantshiraRelationship Status – Single, as usual
Shoe size – one foot is 8.5, the other 9.5. Yes, that does make shoe shopping annoying.
Parents still together – Yup
Siblings – One
Pets – None, I'd like to live somewhere that I can have a cat, and would have no objection to other more esoteric tastes, but can't see the point, too much work.
FAVORITES:
Color – I don't do colour (no sense of colour matching), so black. Beyond that purple always looks good.
Number - 42. Silly question
Animal - Cats
Book – Um. Hitchhikers Guide? Neverwhere? Year of Our War? A Theory of Justice? On Liberty?
Flower – Meh.
DO YOU:
Twirl your hair? – Yup.
Have tattoos? – Nope
Cheat on tests? – Not generally, what's the point?
Like roller coasters? – No
OPINIONS:
Wish you could live somewhere else? Always.
Write in cursive or print? – Cursive, normally, but I get harassed into print when people can't read, so I use email a lot.
Know how to drive? – Unfortunately.
Own a
Been in love? – I think so, despite my cynicism.
Current clothing – Black. Shoes, trousers, underwear, socks, t-shirt and shirt.
Current hair – The usual tied back ponytail
Current thing I ought to be doing – Writing an article for Liberal Review, or cooking a meal.
Current CD in stereo – Elastica, Elastica in this room, and Carl Orff, Carmina Burana, in the bedroom
Last movie you saw – Um. In the cinema? Not sure. Keep meaning to go see one, then forget. Probably Harry Potter actually. Ouch.
Last thing you ate – I've got a box of Frosties under the table, they're my snack food of choice.
Life on other planets? – Depending on definition, almost certainly. I'd actually lay odds on something of some sort being on Europa.
Do you hate yourself? – No
Collect anything? – Junk, mostly. Information and at times cards, although not currently.
LOVE:
First crush – A girl in my class at school
You believe in love at first sight? – Not really, I'm mostly a personality person.
You believe in "the one?" - Nah. Poly, remember?
Are you a tease? – Not intentionally, although I'm told I am without realising.
Too shy to make the first move? – Yes, very.
ARE YOU:
A Daydreamer – Very much so
Sarcastic – Me? Sarcastic? You jest.
Shy – Depends on circumstances, I dislike new social situations, but I'm fine if there's an interest in common or an objective.
Talkative - Circumstances, but a lot more so recently.
WOULD YOU RATHER:
Get your nose or lip pierced? – Neither
ARE YOU:
Simple or complicated? – Simple desires, complicated personality.
ABOUT YOU:
What time is it – 21.46
Name - Matthew
Nickname(s) – Mat, and a few others that are mostly now redundant.
WHAT DO YOU WANT:
Where do you want to live – With or close to friends.
How many kids do you want – 2 or 3. Replace yourself and your partner, more is selfish, less is a disservice.
What kind of job do you want – Politics. But probably not electoral.
Do you want to get married – Sort of.
UNIQUE:
Nervous Habits – I still pick my nose sometimes.
Are you double jointed – No
Can you roll your tongue – No
Can you raise one eyebrow – No
Can you cross your eyes – I think so, not sure.
Do you make your bed daily – ??? No.
CLOTHES, ETC:
Which shoe goes on first - No idea.
Ever thrown one at someone – Not that I recall
How much money do you carry in your wallet – Ideally, £20, or £30 if in London. Currently, not much.
IN THE LAST MONTH HAVE YOU:
Bought something – Food, newspapers, magazines.
Gotten sick – Only due to insomnia
Sang – No
Felt stupid – d'oh!
Missed someone – Yup
Gotten your hair cut - Not done that for two years, I trim it myself at times, it's a mess.
Watched cartoons – no TV
Lied – Yup.
LAST PERSON THAT:
Slept in your bed – Me. No one else has been in my bed in this flat since I moved in. The last person I shared a bed with is likely reading this though.
Saw you cry – Don't really do emotions beyond anger, really.
Made you cry – Um, also reading this, but it was a looong time ago.
Saw a movie with you –
faeriecween, byteback, jantshira and aliennurai, assuming it was Potter.HAVE YOU EVER:
Been to California – Yes
Been to Canada – No
Wished you were the opposite sex – No.
I thought about doing
officialgaiman's THE GUARDIAN Q&A but, well, it's long, dull and I can't be arsed.
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Date: 2006-Apr-07, Friday 15:23 (UTC)Did you run out of things to do?
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Date: 2006-Apr-07, Friday 15:37 (UTC)I started witht he wiki one, then, well, decided I might as well do the rest.
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Date: 2006-Apr-07, Friday 23:50 (UTC)I was tired and stuff when my stepdad put it on..
but um yeah
cats are indeed the best
and um.. nicknames.. something to do with elves?
*runs for it*
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Date: 2006-Apr-08, Saturday 07:29 (UTC)Dont think I've seen White Noise. Just generally don't see the point in most 'horror', because it's generally not.
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Date: 2006-Apr-08, Saturday 03:14 (UTC)*ahem*
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Date: 2006-Apr-08, Saturday 07:00 (UTC)Not that it really matters, right?
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Date: 2006-Apr-08, Saturday 09:24 (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-Apr-08, Saturday 10:59 (UTC)