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[chickenfeet]

The 33 Meme

from f43andcounting. C & P to comments & answer if you have the time & the inclination!


1. Can you cook?

2. What was your dream growing up?

3. What talent do you wish you had?

4. Favorite place?

5. Favorite vegetable?

6. What was the last book you read?

7. What zodiac sign are you ?

8. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings?

9. Worst Habit?

10. Do we know each other outside of lj?

11. What is your favorite sport?

12. Negative or Optimistic attitude?

13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?

14. Worst thing to ever happen to you?

15. Tell me one weird fact about you:

16. Do you have any pets?

17. Do you know how to do the macarena?

18. What time is it where you are now?

19. Do you think clowns are cute or scary?

20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?

21. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?

22. What color eyes do you have?

23. Ever been arrested?

24. Bottle or Draft?

25. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it?

26. What kind of bubble gum do you prefer to chew?

27. What 's your favorite bar to hang at?

28. Do you believe in ghosts?

29. Favorite thing to do in your spare time?

30. Do you swear a lot?

31. Biggest pet peeve?

32. In one word, how would you describe yourself?

33. Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?

Comments

[frankie-ecap.livejournal.com]

Aren't you supposed to, y'know, answer the questions?

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

I think I begin to understand your problem with computers. Read the %^&* instructions!

[frankie-ecap.livejournal.com]

I don't have a problem with computers.

Something comes up, I tell all my friends, they solve it for me. No problem.

Aren't we going to end up with everyone posting the questions and no-one posting the answers?

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

I've already posted my answers

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

Y'see, you post your answers in the comments, and then post the blank list in your journal.

Even the ill-favoured Canadian by formation picked that up....

[frankie-ecap.livejournal.com]

That's really stupid. Is everyone going to comment in everyone else's journal, repeating themselves? Or, how will we know where to look?

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

Stupid like a fox. Now we have to go chasing each other's replies to new and exciting journals (like mike_higher's, for instance - the boy is a mensch).

[melted-snowball.livejournal.com]

This Canadian by formation found it confusing.

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

Confusion is good.

cf Obfuscation, recreation and perspiration.

[lnr]

1. Can you cook? Yes, reasonably well, but not expertly

2. What was your dream growing up? To study maths at uni was as far as I got. Did it, messed it up somewhat, now just happily muddling through life.

3. What talent do you wish you had? Being able to write well. I like to think I can manage moderately interesting prose about what's going on in my life, but fiction is beyond me, and I'm not much good at descriptve writing either.

4. Favorite place? Whitby.

5. Favorite vegetable? Carrots probably.

6. What was the last book you read? Finished "The Chalet School at War" on the train on the way up to Newcastle on Friday.

7. What zodiac sign are you ? Scorpio.

8. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? No tats. Piercings: three in left earlobe, one in right earlobe, one in top of right ear, belly button.

9. Worst Habit? Nose picking I suspect.

10. Do we know each other outside of lj? Nope.

11. What is your favorite sport? Cycling is more of a hobby for me than a sport. Enjoying watching the footie lately, and I used to like playing it at junior school.

12. Negative or Optimistic attitude? Optimistic.

13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me? Talk?

14. Worst thing to ever happen to you? Recently ex boyfriend walking under a truck, immediately after a bug argument.

15. Tell me one weird fact about you: My knuckles all bend backwards further than is normal.

16. Do you have any pets? No. Had gerbils as a kid. Love cats.

17. Do you know how to do the macarena? It looks like a variation on the locomotion, which I can do the Kylie version of, but no.

18. What time is it where you are now? 15:40

19. Do you think clowns are cute or scary? Neither really, or both. A bit sinister sometimes, often sad, sometimes very funny.

20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be? Lose weight. I'm pretty enough, just fat. Oh and I'd love to be naturally blonde so I could change colour without bleach.

21. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience? I'm more of a goody-two-shoes.

22. What color eyes do you have? Mostly grey. More blue-grey on sunny days, and they sometimes have a greeny light to them and have been described as "not brown". But mostly grey.

23. Ever been arrested? Nope.

24. Bottle or Draft? Depends on the beer doesn't it? Mostly draft.

25. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it? Convert it to pounds, leaving about £5K. Spend a couple of K on furnture, maybe a bit on a holiday, send my sisters and mum and dad a 100 quid each, buy something nice to treat Mike, stick the rest in my savings.

26. What kind of bubble gum do you prefer to chew? I don't really.

27. What 's your favorite bar to hang at? Carlton Arms, if pubs count.

28. Do you believe in ghosts? Nope.

29. Favorite thing to do in your spare time? Cuddle Mike. Probably followed by reading, geeking, cycling and knitting in roughly that order. And mostly accompanied by music.

30. Do you swear a lot? A fair bit

31. Biggest pet peeve? Richard never picking up the post when he comes in the front door.

32. In one word, how would you describe yourself? Bubbly

33. Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you? Nah, but feel free to answer in a comment-on-comment, or point me at somewhere else you've answered it already.

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

Nah, but feel free to answer in a comment-on-comment, or point me at somewhere else you've answered it already.

http://f4f3.livejournal.com/167445.html

[melted-snowball.livejournal.com]

That's locked.

[lnr]

That's what I was about to say :-)

Never mind.

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

So it is...

1. Can you cook?

So I'm told

2. What was your dream growing up?

To get away from home

3. What talent do you wish you had?

I would have liked to be a lot faster

4. Favorite place?

West Penwith

5. Favorite vegetable?

Long beans

6. What was the last book you read?

Currently reading Sarah Pomeroys's Goddesses, Whores, Wives and Slaves

7. What zodiac sign are you ?

Leo

8. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings?

Tattoo on left wrist

9. Worst Habit?

Sarcasm

10. Do we know each other outside of lj?

No

11. What is your favorite sport?

Rugby (duh)

12. Negative or Optimistic attitude?

More to the negative

13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?

Cadge your Scotch supply

14. Worst thing to ever happen to you?

First marriage?

15. Tell me one weird fact about you:

I have a morbid fear of telephones

16. Do you have any pets?

Yes,(duh again)

17. Do you know how to do the macarena?

Do what now?

18. What time is it where you are now?

1112

19. Do you think clowns are cute or scary?

That depends. Dave McKay looks like me so he muct be cutescary

20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?

My appearance

21. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?

Crime partner

22. What color eyes do you have?

There is an interesting assortment in this glass jar I have on my desk

23. Ever been arrested?

No but I'm fairly retarded

24. Bottle or Draft?

Draught, you illiterate Scotsman you

25. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it?

Stick it in the bank. It would take more than 10Gs to get me excited.

26. What kind of bubble gum do you prefer to chew?

Ewww

27. What 's your favorite bar to hang at?

I don't think I've ever hanged anyone but if I did I'd hang them from a bar, not at a bar.

28. Do you believe in ghosts?

No.

29. Favorite thing to do in your spare time?

None of your fucking business

30. Do you swear a lot?

See above

31. Biggest pet peeve?

I don't peeve pets

32. In one word, how would you describe yourself?

Odd

33. Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?

Hell, why not. I'm bored. You can tell can't you?

[vonandmoggy.livejournal.com]

1. Can you cook?
I can, if I put my mind to it, but I don't enjoy it...and so I don't.

2. What was your dream growing up?
I wanted to be either an astronaut or a writer. Given that my feet are planted firmly on the ground, you can figure out which dream came true.

3. What talent do you wish you had?
I wish I could conjure money out of thin air.

4. Favorite place?
Montreal or Boston, I think. Ooh or Berkeley. Or the bookstore after closing, with the lights turned off and the music turned up. Or my own couch, late at night, with a book.

5. Favorite vegetable?
Okra. Yum.

6. What was the last book you read?
The Brooklyn Follies by Paul Auster (very good).

7. What zodiac sign are you?
Sagittarius.

8. Any tattoos and/or piercings?
Two tattoos (a rune on my left wrist and the wheel off the Roma flag on my upper left calf).

9. Worst habit?
Worrying too much about things I can't change.

10. Do we know each other outside of lj?
Nope.

11. What is your favorite sport?
I can't play sports to save my life...but I've been enjoying watching baseball over the last year or so.

12. Negative or optimistic attitude?
I have the odd bad day but optimistic, for the most part.

13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
Challenge you to a punning contest!

14. Worst thing to ever happen to you?
I could say being laid-off but...despite the stress and having to look for new work, it was good for me in the long run. So we'll go with...the Ex-Boyfriend. He did more damage to me than I ever realized at the time.

15. Tell me one weird fact about you:
I have synaesthesia.

16. Do you have any pets?
Yup, I have a Siberian husky named Rowen, and two cats named Bonny and Reilly.

17. Do you know how to do the macarena?
Noooooooo.

18. What time is it where you are now?
11:47am.

19. Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
Vaguely creepy.

20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
Probably something simple like drop a few pounds.

21. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
Crime partner, of course!

22. What color eyes do you have?
Greenish-blueish-greyish.

23. Ever been arrested?
Nope.

24. Bottle or draft?
Draft, please.

25. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it?
I'd pay off my student loans and Visa card...and go shopping with what was left.

26. What kind of bubblegum do you prefer to chew?
I'm not really a big fan of bubblegum, actually...though sometimes I get a taste for peppermint.

27. What's your favorite bar to hang at?
I don't actually hang out at bars...but in terms of going someplace to get a drink, I like a place called the Urban Well here in Ottawa.

28. Do you believe in ghosts?
I like the idea but I don't really believe in it.

29. Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
Watch movies or read.

30. Do you swear a lot?
I swear more now than I ever did before, yup.

31. Biggest pet peeve?
Cruelty of any form.

32. In one word, how would you describe yourself?
MostlyHarmless.

33. Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?
Maaaaybe...I'll have to look and see if I've done any memes recently, first. (I'm trying to keep them to about one a week from now on...I get out of control with them.) ;)

(Mostly C&Ped from <lj user = f4f3>'s entry

[unblinkered.livejournal.com]

1. Can you cook? Hell, yeah!

2. What was your dream growing up? To be an architect. Almost worked.

3. What talent do you wish you had? I'd like to be really good at one thing, preferrably design, rather than have somewhat of a talent for photgraphy, viola playing, design, bookbinding, etc...

4. Favorite place? My local, secret beach at homehome

5. Favorite vegetable? Tomatoes, when I can get good ones.

6. What was the last book you read? I'm in the middle of "Life, a User's Manual" by Georges Perec. Christmas present from the Boss!

7. What zodiac sign are you ? Cancer

8. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Just pierced ears, although I very rarely wear earrings due to a metal allergy

9. Worst Habit? Probably best answered by someone else. SG accused me of using 10 words when one would do, but if I shared an office with me, I'd probably be most annoyed by the random noises I make when I'm concentrating

10. Do we know each other outside of lj? Nope ;)

11. What is your favorite sport? Sport? Waaaaaaaah!

12. Negative or Optimistic attitude? I usually try for optimistic

13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me? Talk

14. Worst thing to ever happen to you? 2004

15. Tell me one weird fact about you: The only thing I refuse to eat is liquorice

16. Do you have any pets? My mum has two dogs I get to claim ownership of occasionally. I'd love a cat of my own, though.

17. Do you know how to do the macarena? I think so...at least I was informed that I'd been dancing the Macarena at the last wedding I was at. We were *meant* to be dancing along to Saturday Night...

18. What time is it where you are now? 16.36

19. Do you think clowns are cute or scary? Judging from personal experience, grumpy.

20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be? To have better skin. And possibly to look less like my dad.

21. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience? Not sure I know you well enough to be either. or is this *after* we've been stuck in a lift together?

22. What color eyes do you have? Brown

23. Ever been arrested? Nope

24. Bottle or Draft? Draught. Is this a trick question?

25. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it? Upgrade my car, go on a holiday and stick the rest in with my savings.

26. What kind of bubble gum do you prefer to chew? Yeuch, gum...

27. What 's your favorite bar to hang at? The Spirit Store, duh

28. Do you believe in ghosts? Not particularly

29. Favorite thing to do in your spare time? At the moment, knitting

30. Do you swear a lot? Fuck, yeah.

31. Biggest pet peeve? People that don't care

32. In one word, how would you describe yourself? On good days, loyal. On bad days, fragile.

33. Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you? Sure!

[a-d-medievalist.livejournal.com]

Mine's here (http://celandineb.livejournal.com/486528.html?thread=3735168#t3735168)

[boegle.livejournal.com]

1. Can you cook?

I guess it depends on how you like what I try my hand at. I can bake like a motherfucker, though.

2. What was your dream growing up?

I was walking up these stairs in a derelict house on my grandparents' farm, through an attic full of trunks filled with mouldering, once beautiful clothing. I arrived at a door just my height. When I went through, I found myself in a yellow room with a single bed, and a huge hole in the wall - in fact it was torn away floor to ceiling. From the hole I looked out over an endless, golden field of wheat glowing in the clear yellow light of the setting sun.

3. What talent do you wish you had?

The ability to turn off anxiety or to be consistent.

4. Favorite place?

At this moment, Mendocino California

5. Favorite vegetable?

Fresh peas. Not too crunchy.

6. What was the last book you read?

The last one I finished? Maybe "Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell"
I am amazed I managed to finish it.

7. What zodiac sign are you ?

Sagittarius

8. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings?

No tatoos. A handful of piercings. Use imagination.

9. Worst Habit?

Nibbling dry skin around my fingernails.

10. Do we know each other outside of lj?

Yup.

11. What is your favorite sport?

Xtreme Movie Watching

12. Negative or Optimistic attitude?

I always though Optimistic. Then I realized that I'm always wrong.

13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?

Nervously attempt an interesting conversation, feeling quite sure I was failing.

14. Worst thing to ever happen to you?

I guess I'd have to say my mother's suicide. Although my first lover's death comes in a close 2nd.

15. Tell me one weird fact about you:

I was in a Farm Bureau talent contest when I was in high school.

16. Do you have any pets?

Currently, 6 cats, a small, very horny dog that humps carpet, and a ball python. (4 cats and dog are co-pets)

17. Do you know how to do the macarena?

No, but I know how to make macaroni.

18. What time is it where you are now?

1041

19. Do you think clowns are cute or scary?

It depends on how close they are to me.

20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?

I kind of look sidelong. I'd like to look more directly at things.

21. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?

Crime partner

22. What color eyes do you have?

brown - up close it's a bunch of green and rust

23. Ever been arrested?

Nope

24. Bottle or Draft?

Depends on what the Guinness is in.

25. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it?

Buy a boat. Not really. I mean I'd like to, but we need to put it toward a down payment on our next place.

26. What kind of bubble gum do you prefer to chew?

I've got TMJ - so gum chewing is kinda painful and I'm not supposed to.

27. What 's your favorite bar to hang at?

The Pub, Solano Ave. Berkeley, CA

28. Do you believe in ghosts?

It's right in front of my eyes...

29. Favorite thing to do in your spare time?

Feel guilty about all the things I should be doing with my spare time.

30. Do you swear a lot?

Uh... let me see. YES.

31. Biggest pet peeve?

Waking up at 5am every single morning to pee.

32. In one word, how would you describe yourself?

Phoebe

33. Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?

That seems to be covered.