Dumb survey
I’d recommend not reading this. I took the day off work because my hand hurts like hell.
nuff said… so while bored at home since my mouse/keyboard are in New jersey and my parent’s computer can’t play any games worthwhile, i spend my time filling this out…
As stolen from Mary’s blog.
1. First grade teacher’s name: Ellis.
2. Last person you kissed: Mary. Airport beigniet shop. Ok not exactly accurate, the kiss lasted down the hall of the airport straight to the security terminal. Stumbling occured.
3. Last word you said: “off” This could best be described as the word people often use to express the negation of On. It could also be understood to express what one will do to you if you make him angry, but this is only the case if the person speaking is a gangster.
4. Last song you sang: In a horribly embarrassing manner, i could say that mary and i crafted a nonsense version of “All I Wanna Do Is Have Some Fun” by Sheryl Crow, but i’m cooler then that. Damn she is sexy. 😉
5. Last person you hugged: Mary….. no jenny.
6. Last thing you laughed at: A gynecologist admitting his lack of knowledge in the field of gynecology. I also shuddered at this btw.
8. What’s in your CD player: house: n/a ; MP3 player: n/a car: Mingus.
9. What socks are you wearing: socks number 3295. You too? what a small world.
10. What’s under your bed: honestly? barren.. dishonestly? a jungle filled with large furry beasts that dance with me in congo line formation as i don the crown of kings amongst them and they worship me as leader of their ragtag group….. ok..
12. Current desired taste: crack…………. where are my keys……
ahhh better.
13. Current desired hair style: Johnny depp’s hair in Once upon a time in Mexico.. dirty long and oily and f-ing sexy…
14. Current clothes: Black 3/4-length silver zip-up interview suit jacket; black slacks; new black witchy buckle curvy-heeled shoes. (DOh forgot to change mary’s response)
15. Current Job: I am currently employed by the Unemployment Agency. We are currently specialized in purchasing newspapers, scouring employment websites and mass emailing resume’s to people who could give a fuck about what it is that i can do.
16. Current longing: Mary. I know. A week.. Give me a break damnit.
17. Current desktop picture: Computer: Black screen, nothing behind it. I have arranged the icons into a design of course. Laptop: Wolverine as done by Penny Arcade.
18. Current worry: Money. Want A job.
19. Current hate: blisters. hate… seeeething hate.
20. Story behind your username: Arglor is the name of a bird in a little known children’s story called martin the warrior. It was written by Brian Jacques. I took it because i’m a fan of birds and also it sounds german. I’m a fan of my german heritage.
21. Current favorite article of clothing: black silk skirt…………..
22. Favorite physical feature(s) of the opposite sex: *silence*….. what i’m a man… wtf do you think it is…. should i be more creative? Ok how is this for you. The spot located on the female just below the voice box and above the center of her chest. Oh damn ripped that off of a movie. How about the shoulders… I’m a lover of soft shoulders………………
no…. when it comes down to it… it has to be the breasts.. slave to male mentality i assume.
23. A) Last CD that you bought: NEXT QUESTION
23. B) Last CD that you did not buy because of personal feelings: NIN’s With Teeth. haha
24. Favorite place to be: baton rouge… no… henry… no… lafayette.. no… Port St. Mary…. yes.. (Dude this isn’t what you are thinking. There is an actual place Mary and I went to watch the sunset over some train tracks. The spot is gorgeous. Sick minded individuals)
25. Least favorite place: Louisiana all around… it is like the ninth circle of Hell.
26. Time you wake up in the morning: varied.. open to suggestion..
27. If you could play a new instrument, what would it be?: stand up base.
29. Current favorite word/saying: “A lot.”
30. Favorite book: for what? philosophical work? fiction? nevermind. lets go with the plague by camus
31. Favorite Movies: Oh you sick and twisted bastard. I have so many…. a future post will be a compilation of all my favorite movies.
32. Favorite Songs: Willy Wonka song for the new movie. its catchy.
34. One person from your past you wish you could go back and talk to: Lucas
35. A) Favorite day: Christmas. Family and all… not to mention a magic in the air.
35. B) Least favority day: day after Christmas. Like a drug addict the crash hurts.
36. Where do you want to go: Greece, France, Germany, Rome, England, Austrailia, Portland, New Jersey, etc.
37. What is your career going to be: Oh my god. What do i want to be when i grow up. employed?
38. Enough to support a family someday? heh.. hehehe… sure why not. lets be gainfully employed.
39. What kind of car will you have: whoa i don’t even have a job yet.
41. A random lyric: “Chewing gum is really gross. Chewing gum I hate the most. ”
DESCRIBE…
47. Your heritage: German/Amerind/English …hmm
48. The shoes you wore today: Black boots.
49. Your most desired hair in a fantasy setting: mohawk.
50. Your weakness: Love. I spend way to much money satisfing romantic desires.
51. Your fears: sucess…. and failure…. kind of a two pronged assault my fears are.
53. Your most recent secret: I’m pregnant.
54. Your thoughts first waking up: tee hee.
55. The first feature you notice in the opposite sex: their introductory statement. It tells a lot about someone. “Hi i’m jenny” says boring. “hello sexy” says sleazy. and the variations can go on ad nauseum. Of course this is all after i notice their breasts… but don’t stare.. can’t stare… musn’t stare… fucking male instinct.
56. Your bedtime: Haha. no.. honestly HA HA!. oh well
57. Your most missed companion: erm.. Mary? I think she is my only companion..
58. Your perfect pizza: *cough*meatlovers*cough*……. but i’m going vegetarian in a week…………….. should be fun….
59. Sweet and Chewy or Salty and Crunchy: false dichotomy? what about sweet and crunchy. or salty and chewy. or none of the above.
60. Single or group dates: Neither, not a fan of ‘dates’. I enjoy spending time with Mary in casual settings. Never was a fan of ‘dates’ In fact my whole relationship with Mary has been breaking the mold of the ‘date’.
61. Dogs or Cats: Dogs
62. Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Dr. Pepper.
63. Chocolate or vanilla: none of the above.
64. Cappuccino or Drip: fwhat?
65. Smoke: uhmm no…
66. Curse: uhmm fuck no
67. Sing: to the voices in my head, yes.
68. Take a shower everyday: Well of course i’ll say yes on here. I always shower… very hygenic…. always……
69. Have a crush: thanks *opens a bottle of Crush* http://www.hometownfavorites.com/orange-crush-soda.htm
71. Think you’ve been in love: THINK!? Hell no. I KNOW i’ve been in love.
72. Want to go to college: Nope. Not interested.
73. Want more than what you’ve got: Nope not really.
74. Want to get married: No thanks i’m seeing someone. Kind of presumptuous for you to say that quiz.
75. Type w/ your fingers on the right keys: there are right keys? What about wrong keys?
76. Think you’re attractive: not at all.
77. Think you’re a health freak: not at all
78. Get along with your parents: Sure.
79. Play an instrument: nope
IN THE PAST 3 months:
80. drink: yep
81. Smoke: nope
82. Done a drug: nope
83. Made Out: I’m an addict.
84. Go on a date: well the world would say yes, i’d say no.
85. Eaten an entire box of Oreos: nope
86. Eaten sushi: nope
87. Been dumped: nope… well there was that weekend… in which Mary didn’t want to talk to me all weekend… i suppose that could be considered being dumped for a weekend, but nothing was certain.
88. Made homemade cookies: nope
89. Been in love: sure
90. Gone skinny dipping: This might be too much information, but i haven’t done this. This of course is not from lack of want. I’ve wanted several times to free myself of my material barriers and frolock in the seas of various establisments. Mary always holds me back. Mary doesn’t want to do it. I guess it is different for a man.
91. Dyed your hair: yes. my hair is now pink.
92. Stolen anything: not me.. i don’t steal… never…….
HAVE YOU EVER..
93. Had too much to drink: nope i could always drink more… never have enough… mainly because i don’t drink.
94. Been caught cheating: on a test? no… in a relationship? no… this quiz sucks.. according to it i’m boring.
95. Been called a tease: yes.
96. Gotten beaten up: no
97. Changed who you were to fit in: no… changing who you are isn’t like flipping on a light switch.. i’ve hidden certain traits for the sanity of my lifestyle… like aetheist/liberal from people i work with.
98. Cried at something beautiful: yes.
99. Spent too much money on something you didnt need: necessity. according to Ronnie, necessity it defined very narrow. I don’t ‘need’ a car. I don’t ‘need’ a girlfriend. On this account, i have spent a lot of money on things i need. But my definition of necessity is “you need something, if it will substantially increase the enjoyment/survivability/overall perception of you lifestyle without negating another’s lifestyle.” That was off the cuff btw. In the aspect i only spend money on things i need. I need entertainment because my life is fairly boring at some point, so we go out to eat/movie/ etc.
100. Cried when someone died: Funny i can get emotional at movies, but not at the death of anyone in the family or even friends. I am detatched to reality some would say…
god i’m wiped out.. that survey was insane.
May 18th, 2005 at 9:23 pm
If you don’t want anyone to read it … never mind. I didn’t follow your advice at first. I started reading, but I couldn’t hang. That really is one marathon of a survey. What’s up with 53? And what the … what happened to 52?
May 19th, 2005 at 12:17 am
i took it out back and shot it. 53… is the truth… i’m expecting a girl… i just hope they go c-section… i don’t feel like having natural childbirth… 😉
May 19th, 2005 at 12:58 am
regarding number 53–oh my god! i’m a father! actually, snaars, mealymel (or someone before her) took number 52 out back and shot it. i can’t believe you didn’t read the whole thing. it’s pretty funny. 🙂
May 19th, 2005 at 7:24 pm
heh. your hair is pink. heh.
May 19th, 2005 at 8:06 pm
that is why you should never cut and paste a modified article… vistgial parts remain.
May 19th, 2005 at 9:57 pm
[quote:855616269f]according to Ronnie, necessity it defined very narrow. I don’t ‘need’ a car. I don’t ‘need’ a girlfriend. [/quote:855616269f] Heh. The way you’ve worded this it almost sounds like I’ve told you specifically that you don’t need a [i:855616269f]girlfriend[/i:855616269f]. Just want to clarify (especially to Mary) that this is David’s extrapolation of things I’ve said, and not a statement I have actually made. Ron.
May 20th, 2005 at 12:17 am
it’s cool, ronnie. i speak david 😉 didn’t think you had actually said that.
May 20th, 2005 at 10:10 am
[quote:15ecb09bc3] i speak david [/quote:15ecb09bc3] Funniest combination of words ever.
May 20th, 2005 at 3:01 pm
That is funny. [quote:d62e2b9237]But my definition of necessity is “you need something, if it will substantially increase the enjoyment/survivability/overall perception of you lifestyle without negating another’s lifestyle.”[/quote:d62e2b9237] Here we learn something about priorities. David, you put “enjoyment” before “survivability”. That’s cool.
May 20th, 2005 at 5:02 pm
when it comes down to it, the definition of necessity was off the cuff and far less organized then should have been. They are not in a specific order, i.e. the first is not necessarily more important. My point in that answer is that we can make it so that the whole world survives by restricting their freedom and restricting their ability to enjoy life. This is a travesty in my mind. Enjoyment is needed for life, because in the end this life is all we have. There is no “ultimate reward” at the end of our lives, if we cannot enjoy our current life then there is no real reason to go through the motions. There are a lot of different things in this world that i would say is a necessity. oh well i didn’t know i was a language.
May 20th, 2005 at 7:08 pm
i think snaars was analyzing your unconscious placement of words – not saying that you consciously value enjoyment more than survival, but that you obviously care about it more since it occurred to you first. ah, snaars. such a freudian. travesty… tragedy droll… dull these two word sets have always confused me. my father always used to use the words “travesty” and “droll” in such a way that i thought that the former meant “tragedy” and the latter meant “dull.” however, i discovered several years ago that “travesty” is almost a synonym of the word “parody,” and far more recently that “droll” is almost a synonym of the word “amusing.” (learned about “droll” last month when i submitted the last excerpt of my novel to workshop… and i’m still annoyed that no one who has read my novel closely up to now caught my error! i was embarrassed. :oops:) so like, i just looked up travesty because try as i might the word still confuses me, and this is the definition according to mirriam webster: [i:c10c341854]1 : a burlesque translation or literary or artistic imitation usually grotesquely incongruous in style, treatment, or subject matter. 2 : a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation (a travesty of justice)[/i:c10c341854]. so i guess you meant “tragedy” right? if not i’m confused. oh who am i kidding. i’m confused anyway. that freaking definition is confusing, itself. in any case my point is we all have our own language, which reflects the way our brains work and our previous experience with words and word sets…. in david, “travesty” = “tragedy.” in mary, “droll” = “dull.” and in davary, “Pp” and “fwhat” and “a lot” have unique definitions, when special intonations and accents are used. . . oooh, language is fun.
May 20th, 2005 at 7:19 pm
whether or not i used the word correctly, i’d be surprised if i had. In my mind, a travesty is not just a tragedy, but an absurd tragedy. A tragedy that is so tragic that it can only be talked about in fiction. This is how i would define a world that would exist in which freedom and enjoyment were replaced with 100% guarantee survival. These kinds of worlds are only characterized in fiction as distopias. and i figured he was analyzing unconscious behavior but i disagree with the argument that unconsciously i was more concerned with enjoyment then survivability. In fact the only reason it appeared first on the list is to contradict Ronnie’s definition which alleviates precisely that which i add, enjoyment of life. So my action was more of a response to my understanding of Ronnie’s definition, then an actual representation of my own unconscious beliefs.
May 20th, 2005 at 7:24 pm
[quote:e46ab8e037]and i figured he was analyzing unconscious behavior but i disagree with the argument that unconsciously i was more concerned with enjoyment then survivability. In fact the only reason it appeared first on the list is to contradict Ronnie’s definition which alleviates precisely that which i add, enjoyment of life. So my action was more of a response to my understanding of Ronnie’s definition, then an actual representation of my own unconscious beliefs.[/quote:e46ab8e037] oh come on. you know you value enjoyment of life more than unqualified life itself. *nudge nudge wink wink* no seriously though, what were you going to put on your living will?
May 20th, 2005 at 7:25 pm
honestly .. isn’t that ironic? living will stating when i want to die.
May 20th, 2005 at 7:26 pm
…if you can’t ENJOY life. or were you just going to write a poetic ode to death in the notes section?
May 20th, 2005 at 10:16 pm
Your parapraxes reveal all! Your analyses of my analysis are providing me with Freudian insights into your personalities that are – just – [i:c661edeada]staggering[/i:c661edeada]. Did you know that your affection for each other is fueled in large part by condensed unconscious images of familial disunity initiated by feelings of parental spurning and combined attraction. Concomitant adolescent senescence and successive rejections/fear of rejection results in insecurities that impel you to act out childhood fantasies, effectively drowning your sorrows and feelings of mutual futility by finding solace in each other’s disfunctions; this allows you to take on paternal and maternal roles, respectively. How awful for both of you. 😈 Are we still on for Ep3 Monday evening?
May 20th, 2005 at 11:24 pm
Yes we are still on for episode three monday evening.
May 21st, 2005 at 1:42 am
I forgot to tell you, Michelle woul like to come, too. I will be off at five, and then we drop the girls off with the babysitter at 5:30. I see the next showing after that is 7pm. Is that okay? Would you like to go grab something to eat beforehand? Or should I try to reschedule the babysitter to take the girls early so that we can make the 5:30 showing? BTW, you do realize that my last post was total bs, right? You didn’t say anything about it … I hope I didn’t offend.
May 21st, 2005 at 1:50 am
We would need to go to the 7:00PM or later because I get off work at 6:00PM. I would rather eat something before going to see it, but I am open to arguments. If I am not a concern then Amanda and I will go when we damn well feel like it. Wilbur
May 21st, 2005 at 2:01 am
That works perfectly for me, Wilbur. 🙂 Michelle and I can keep our appointment with the sitter and we can all go eat somewhere if everyone’s amenable. Can we meet somewhere to eat, or should we all just meet at the theater before the movie? Let’s see … if that’s not enough time to eat, I see there is another showing at 7:30 and another at 8. Later than that, and I don’t think we’ll be able to go.
May 21st, 2005 at 2:13 am
as david’s mother, i forbid him to go see ep3!!!!
May 21st, 2005 at 4:25 am
Lets count on 8:00PM for the show, but lets meet up somewhere before to eat. I would prefer cheap, but Im open to suggestions. Wilbur
May 21st, 2005 at 9:52 pm
British National Corpus examples: [quote:6d49f1da3f]Some poor animal, some poor travesty that has been imprisoned for its own safety and the safety of others. [/quote:6d49f1da3f] [quote:6d49f1da3f]But to judge the BMW’s performance by figures alone, good as they are, would be a travesty. [/quote:6d49f1da3f] [quote:6d49f1da3f]`;It would be a travesty,’; remarks the mother of a Down’s syndrome man of average abilities, asked if her son will be voting in this election; while the father of a man with serious behaviour problems and below average abilities says: `;He votes what we’re voting. [/quote:6d49f1da3f] [quote:6d49f1da3f]Why should we endure such a travesty? [/quote:6d49f1da3f] [quote:6d49f1da3f]It’s a travesty –; a mockery.’;[/quote:6d49f1da3f] [quote:6d49f1da3f]Transsexual travesty [/quote:6d49f1da3f] Most are actually in the structure of TRAVESTY OF NP. but I love this one: [quote:6d49f1da3f]All the indications are that man’s efforts successfully to modify and refine the product of the evolutionary process by the introduction of civilisation, have been almost destroyed by the tangled mass of religious absurdity and rubbish which he has allowed to enter into it, and reduce it to but a tragic travesty of what it should be . [/quote:6d49f1da3f] hehe a tragic travesty. Most of these seem to hold the same meaning David used, “This is a travesty in my mind.”
May 21st, 2005 at 10:45 pm
yeah, i was mainly trying to figure out what he meant and come to grips with the word myself. i didn’t know if he had the same problem i used to; apparently, he did not. (go david.)
May 21st, 2005 at 10:50 pm
It seems that your father wasnt alone with the use. I would argue that with the evidence of the corpus, the definition is changing or splitting. It seems to be evidence that both definitions are in use: amusing and dull. Amusing — [quote:90dc766e03]You are so droll, Anne. [/quote:90dc766e03] [quote:90dc766e03]The normally droll smile was absent. [/quote:90dc766e03] [quote:90dc766e03]Punch jokes have never been tremendously funny, but one particular line, `;Fostering prices start from just ?14.95′;, strikes me as quite droll. [/quote:90dc766e03] [quote:90dc766e03]It is certain only that they passed through Dulverton, and within a week were home once more, bringing with them `;many pleasant, and some of them droll enough, recollections’;. [/quote:90dc766e03] [quote:90dc766e03]Very droll! [/quote:90dc766e03] Dull — [quote:90dc766e03]Balboa and Magellan might have found the classification very droll, but the fact remains that for purposes of cartographic, organizational and now administrative convenience, the Pacific Ocean is simply-far too big. [/quote:90dc766e03] [quote:90dc766e03]Yes, very droll, no doubt. [/quote:90dc766e03] [quote:90dc766e03]A toneless, disjunctive fact, droll and very uneasy, one of those amputated thoughts I have just mentioned and -;so a sensation, a crawling sensation of the time being out of joint; there is more Hamlet to The Possessed than what is personal to Stavrogin, `;the Prince’; as he first appears, though on the surface of his mind Dostoevsky evidently meant Prince Hal, not the Prince of Denmark. [/quote:90dc766e03] [quote:90dc766e03]How droll’; he finally gasped. [/quote:90dc766e03] [quote:90dc766e03]It’s all dismal, of course, middle-aged idiots in slacks and blouses intoning about postmen and dolls in droll voices. [/quote:90dc766e03] Ambiguous — [quote:90dc766e03]Every song has an unflinching backbeat, a droll lyric and a concise guitar solo smack-dab in the middle. [/quote:90dc766e03] [quote:90dc766e03]You are so droll, Anne. [/quote:90dc766e03][quote] So whats the correct use. hmm. Wilbur
May 21st, 2005 at 11:22 pm
how droll. 😉 i really need to get to writing… there’s this moment before you start after a lengthy hiatus, when you want nothing more than to procrastinate forever and ever… at least this applies to me. i think because i find my novel emotionally draining. i swear next time, i’m writing a comedy…
May 22nd, 2005 at 10:14 pm
My uncle tried to see episode 3 this weekend at the grand … he said they ended up leaving because of the long lines … he STRONGLY suggested we buy the tickets early. Michelle is going out to buy our tickets tonight. If we end up not being able to see the movie for some reason, we can trade the ticket in for something else. (EDIT 5/23) – I see that what I wrote was a little vague – I mean she bought tickets for herself and me, not for everyone in the group. If others in the group have trouble getting in to see the movie, then Michelle and I can trade our tickets for something else.
May 23rd, 2005 at 9:36 am
We need to figure out where and when we are going to meet for dinner. Wendy’s is right across the street, and it’s fast and inexpensive. I’m open to other suggestions.
May 23rd, 2005 at 10:53 am
I assume you bought tickets for the 8:00PM showing. Is this correct? Wendy’s is decent, hehe. Wilbur
May 23rd, 2005 at 11:41 am
Yes, 8pm showing. What time shall we meet at Wendy’s? We should try to be seated early … I don’t know at what time they will start allowing people in to be seated, but I think we should try to be at the theater around 7:30.