Long, Fairly Not-Stupid Survey.

Everything Anyone Ever Wanted To Know About You
The Basic Stuff
Name?:	Rachel Ann Thomas Hochberg, if you want the whole deal.
Age?:	23
Height?:	5'7" and some change.
Weight?:	I honestly don't know... around 190?
Birthday?:	May 18th, '82
Birthplace?:	Plainfield, NJ
Current Location?:	Philadelphia, PA
School/Grade?:	2 years graduated, hoping to start grad in the fall.
Zodiac Sign?:	Taurus
Chinese Zodiac Sign?:	Dog
Righty or Lefty?:	Righty!
Haircolor?:	Light brown
Eyecolor?:	Hazel, which really means a variety of blue, green, brown and yellow, depending on the day.
Skin Color?:	Fairly pale, but yellowish.
About You
What's Your Family Situation (Parents, Siblings, etc)?:	Mom and Dad and me makes three...and that's all there is.
Any Pets?:	Yep!
If So What Are They?:	A black-and-tan dachshund named Longfellow.
Favorite Relative?:	My cousin Ann Marie.
Least Favorite Relative?:	My uncle's wife, Margie.
What's Your Heritage/Race?:	Mostly Italian mixed with Russian and Polish Jew...also some Swedish, Norwegian and Irish in there.
Political Affilation?:	Registered independent, mostly democratic.
Love & Sex
Sexuality?:	Of the homo variety.
Are You In A Relationship Now?:	Yes! :)
If So, With Whom?:	My lovely wife. The one in the bathrobe.
For How Long?:	Um....? I don't know when to start counting from.
Are You In Love?:	Well, I'm not entirely certain. I've not done this before. But something like it.
Do You Have A Crush On Anyone?:	See above, re: relationships.
Ever Had A Crush On Someone Of The Same Sex?:	See above, re: sexuality.
How Old Were You When You Had Your First Kiss?:	A few months shy of 20.
Virgin?:	In the sense of hymens? Yes. In the sense of sex? No.
If Not, How Old Were You When You Had Sex For The First Time?:	23
Was It Enjoyable?:	Lovely.
What's The Farthest You've Ever Gone?:	Um...see above, re: sex for the first time? I'm not sure what this is asking.
Where Do You Most Like To Be Kissed?:	I'm not sure there's anywhere I don't like to be kissed! But if I had to pick, I'd say mouth, neck/shoulders, hands, and breasts. And this survey is getting quite personal.
Best Love Quote?:	I don't think I've found a favorite, really...they often seem trite, to me.
Your Friends
Best?:	Becky and Katie and Kirstin!
How Many Do You Have?:	How many friends? A bunch... I've not really counted.
More Guys Or Girls?:	Definitely more girls.
Love Them All?:	Of course.
Any You Wish You Were Closer To?:	Many of them, actually.
Oldest?:	Oldest friend would be Kristine Seipel, oldest close friend would be Katie.
Newest?:	Um.... Alex, perhaps?
Pen Pal?:	I used to have one, Megumi, in Japan... We stopped writing a while back, though.
Friends And Words: Associate Them
Pen:	Megumi
Flower:	Kirstin
Pink:	Alex
Window:	Maddie
Heart:	Becky
Mother:	Mom
Bread:	Katie
Insane:	Patrick
Sunglasses:	Lilah
Pimp:	Lilah
Cross:	Becky
Lonely:	Kirstin
Car:	Kirstin
Music:	Alex
This Or That
Boxers or Briefs?:	To equivocate, briefs for normal wear, boxers for pj's. Though I don't own many boxers.
Thongs or G-Strings?:	thongs
Shorts or Pants?:	pants
Shoes or Barefeet?:	bare feet
Books or Movies?:	Why is this always a question? They are two totally different experiences, and I can't choose one.
Night or Day?:	night
Dark or Light?:	dark
Mountains or Beach?:	beach
Snow or Sun?:	snow
Pepsi or Coke?:	Coke
Guys or Girls?:	girls
Swim or Surf?:	swim
For or Against
Gay Marriage?:	FOR!
Abortion?:	Against, almost always, though it's a complex issue and I haven't quite sorted it all out yet.
Bush Getting Re-elected?:	AGAINST.
Suicide?:	Against, after fairly intimate consideration.
War?:	Against.
Pants?:	Haha... for in public, against in private.
Clothes In General?:	See above re: pants.
Penises?:	Um... they're okay, if they mostly stay away from me. But they're odd-looking. And why didn't you ask about vaginas? I am FOR vaginas.
Favorites
Color?:	Green
Number?:	8
Holiday?:	Christmas
Season?:	Fall
Movie?:	Currently the Agony and the Ecstasy.
Book?:	Currently the Agony and the Ecstasy.
Magazine?:	Reader's Digest? It's the only one I currently read.
Food?:	Lo mein
Drink?:	for alcoholic, my latest fave is a lemon drop. For non-alcoholic, apple juice.
TV Show?:	Currently, Lost. Of all time, TMNT and Gargoyles and DS9.
Song?:	Currently, "Eyes" by I can't remember who right now.
Band?:	Indigo Girls
Computer Game?:	Mysteries of Time and Space, Hexic and Creatures
Video Game?:	Sonic the Hedgehog
Anime/Manga?:	Fushigi Yuugi
Shirt?:	Currently, an oversized blue fuzzy shirt that says "Brooklyn" on it in big letters.
Pants?:	Currently my cargo jeans, which are full of holes.
Actor?:	Michael Caine, Tom Hanks, Mel Gibson, Sean Connery, Haley Joel Osment. In other words, old men and child stars.
Actress?:	Geena Davis, Jodie Foster, Goldie Hawn, Susan Sarandon, Diane Keaton.
Singer?:	Jann Arden, Billy Joel.
Flower?:	Tulips and orchids.
Scent?:	Chantilly or Charlie.
Animal?:	Horse
Cookie?:	Tollhouse chocolate chip, Hope's sugar cookies.
The Future
Want To Go To College?:	Back to college you mean... and do I ever.
What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?:	A writer and artist and professor.
Want To Get Married?:	Yes, I think so.
Want To Have Kids?:	Again, I think so.
What Would Their Names Be?:	I have no idea!
How Many?:	Not more than 2, I think.
Where Do You Want To Live?:	Hmm, that's hard. Bryn Mawr, or other Philly 'burbs, or NYC 'burbs are the favorite options, I think.
Where Do You Want To Get Married?:	I'm not sure, but I had a fantasy once of being married on Bryn Mawr's campus.
How Do You Want To Die?:	Peacefully.
More Stuff About You
Piercings?:	One in each ear.
Tattoos?:	Yes, three. Or four, if you count unattached wings as two.
Smoke?:	No
Drink?:	Yes
Do Drugs?:	No
Skinny Dip?:	YES!
Greatest Fear?:	That's hard.... at this moment, it's running out of money and having nowhere to get more from.
Chocolate or Vanilla?:	Vanilla.
Go To Church?:	Sometimes.
Religion?:	Roman Catholic
Scars?:	A recent one on my finger, from washing dishes, and I used to have a big one on my stomach from spilling boiling coffee on myself, but it faded as I grew.
CDs Owned?:	Um...lots? What sort of answer do you want here?
Collections?:	Disney movies, comics, little glass animals...
Like To Be Naked?:	Yep!
Ever Eaten Sushi?:	Yes
An Entire Case Of Oreos?:	I think so. Never in one sitting.
Been On Stage?:	Yes!
Danced In The Rain?:	Yes, with Robin.
Kissed Someone Of The Same Sex?:	Yes, see the whole section above about sexuality.
Weirdest Dream?:	I gave birth to a shark.
Best Dream?:	Mmm...... sex dream.
Saddest Dream?:	Ryan was going to be hit by a car, and I was saying goodbye.
Dream You Most Wish Would Come True?:	All my dreams are too weird to wish for that...except the sex dreams, but I don't want to have sex with anonymous strangers, really, and mostly they're anonymous strangers.
Think You're Attractive?:	Sometimes.
Shoplifted?:	Yes
Been Caught "Doing Something"?:	No
Weirdest Makeout Place?:	Um.... I haven't had many, really. The only one that wasn't in my room or her room was under Rock Arch.
Like Thunderstorms?:	Yes!
Favorite Shoes?:	Blue sneakers.
Favorite Quote?:	At this second, "Wise men say, forgiveness is divine, but never pay full price for late pizza."
Best Advice Given?:	Given by me, to myself: be happy.
Worst Advice Given?:	Given by me, to myself: be miserable.
Favorite Song Lyric?:	Currently, "If you're small and on a search, I've got a feeder for you to perch on."
What Quote Says Most About Your Life?:	Haha, I have no idea......
Glad This Is Over?:	Well, it was fun, but I guess I'm glad it's finished, so I can post the answers.
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Questions from Katie.

Finally, I've gotten around to answering Katie's questions! Here they are.

1. Either you have gone to art school and become a successful animator, or your writing degree has paid off, but you have managed to land a job as one of the essential creative minds behind the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. You've been doing this for several years, and really enjoying it, when the executives come saying that to boost ratings, they are going to kill off one of the major characters (ie, one of the Turtles; and with no Star Trek miraculous reasurrections, or soap opera this-all-took-place-in-a-dream sequences). You have to pick which of the Turtles is going to die. Who do you pick? Why?

-My God, what a dramatic question! This is really quite difficult. My first thought, though, is that it would have to be Leonardo. Which might backfire, because he's a really popular character. But his role in the ensemble, in my opinion, is basically as the leader, the one who mostly knows what's going on, and who makes the decisions. I think it would be the most interesting for the plot, and for the other characters' development, if that role was taken away, and they had to somehow try to fill it. I think, actually, that's the only role that could be taken out and still be semi-replaced by the remaining three... as opposed to the angry one, or the smart one, or the funny one. ;)

2. Choose your totally useless super power!
a. the ability to speak only in commercial jingles
b. the ability to accurately, to the last jelly bean, predict the number of jelly beans in contests
c. the ability to change the song stuck in your head, but only to our high school alma mater

-Haha! Definitely choice B. It could win me lots of prizes. Anyway, I know enough commercial jingles to put them in my daily conversation, and that often makes other people irritated.... And I don't really want our alma mater stuck in my head

3. A mysterious epidemic is sweeping the globe, but you are somehow immune (gee, I guess your parents' genes were good for something!) Would you rather have everyone else in the world go color-blind or tone-deaf? Why?

-Oh my, this is related to Becky's question.... Well. I think that's extremely hard, because I value other people's opinions oh my art and my singing... But maybe people could still appreciate good music even if they were tone-deaf, whereas it would be harder to appreciate good art if they were all color-blind. So, I think I pick tone-deaf. Also, that would mean I was the only person in the world who would be a singer, so I'd get lots of jobs doing that. *laughs*

4. If an attractive, pleasant, and financially well off gay (male) friend wanted to marry you for convenience, and offered you a substantial financial incentive (such as paying off all your student loans and giving you a generous fund to draw from) for doing so, would you? What if it would keep him out of the army, where he would be certain to go to the front lines in Iraq? What if he decided, somewhere along the line, that he wanted to consummate the marriage?

-Well, maybe this says something about me, but I would say yes for sure on the first and second. If money's involved, I would actually love a marriage of convenience.... ;) But I'd probably also do it to keep him out of the army, if he was a good friend, and didn't want to be drafted. The only problem with these two answers comes up when (God willing) the US makes gay marriage legal. In which case if I wanted to get married to a lover, I'd have to divorce the friend first. Which would be fine with me, I'm sure it could be worked out peaceably. The third question is difficult. I think it would depend on my relationship with him at that point along the road, really, and whether or not I had a lover outside of this convenience marriage. But my guess on that is no, I don't think I would sleep with him just because we're married.

5. Robert Jordan finds time to write a book focusing on just one character. Who would you want it to be, and what sequence of events/point in his or her life do you want it to cover?

-Oh my, this is hard.... I would have said Moiraine or Siuan, but he already did that. ;) So, maybe my next choice would be Perrin. Young Perrin, before he turned into Faile's lapdog.... :P

Lace Bra, Now Basic Undies?

You Are Basic Panties

You are a laid back chick with a real natural beauty. You can make unwashed hair and minimal make-up super sexy. Men tend to notice you show the "real you" - and they appreciate it. And while basic makes boring for some, it looks classic on you.

What Kind of Panties Are You?

Do I Make You Feel Like a Man?

You Are a Lace Bra!

Dreamy, romantic, and ultra-feminine You're a womanly woman who makes guys feel like men Your perfect guy is strong, determined, and handsome With a softer side that only you can draw out

What Kind of Bra Are You?

Yay! I Miss London!

You Belong in London

A little old fashioned, and a little modern. A little traditional, and a little bit punk rock. A unique woman like you needs a city that offers everything. No wonder you and London will get along so well.

What City Do You Belong In?

This Makes Me Sound Scary

Your Seduction Style: The Charmer

You're a master at intimate conversation and verbal enticement. You seduce with words, by getting people to open up to you. By establishing this deep connection quickly, people feel under your power. And then you've got them exactly where you want them!

What Is Your Seduction Style?

Haha...

You Are Socks!

Cozy and warm... but easily lost. You make a good puppet.

What Crappy Christmas Gift Are You?

Holiday Stupor

I feel as though I've entered a sort of holiday stupor... I called in sick to work because I was up all night playing with my various new toys (an ipod nano, and a new laptop to replace my old broken one, and a lovely set of art materials and things from my mother) and talking to Alex, and now I've planted myself in front of the tv with some new dvd's and the laptop, munching Christmas cookies, and the sun has already set again! I feel so confused without Becky here, and without any structure to my day... I'm not even hungry, but except for some cookies, I haven't eaten a thing. I think my brain has been zapped. But maybe I needed the extra rest, and the time to just be totally lazy...and I can get back to work and applications and everything else with more energy, now that I've had a little break.

That said, can I say how much I'm enjoying this dvd set of Gargoyles Becky got me? It's fantastic. It's like being a pre-teen again... I feel like in some way this show was formative to me, even though that seems totally geeky and odd. Clearly I'm a true child of 80's and 90's television. :)

Also, it's so lovely to sit up all night talking. I mean, I guess it's not really lovely, but it's...special. And it used to happen much more often than it does now, but just lately there's been a flurry of intense night-time conversation for me, with various people...I like it. So, thanks, for talking and listening. :)

Better than Ground Beef.

adiuvame (10:20:36 PM): (oh no.. you do realize that this means our dvd viewing when i get to philly will be gay and gargoyles)
adiuvame (10:20:39 PM): yeah that's really cool
Avalon2004 (10:20:51 PM): haha, the two essential g's.
adiuvame (10:20:54 PM): indeed
adiuvame (10:20:58 PM): my two favorite g's in fact
Avalon2004 (10:21:02 PM): now we just need some gay gargoyles, and we'll be all set.
adiuvame (10:21:03 PM): though i'm found of "girls"
Avalon2004 (10:21:07 PM): heehee, me too.
adiuvame (10:21:13 PM): i suppose that can be filed under "gay" though
Avalon2004 (10:21:16 PM): true.
adiuvame (10:21:20 PM): haha
Avalon2004 (10:21:27 PM): wow, the next g thing i thought of was ground beef.
adiuvame (10:21:32 PM): hahaha
Avalon2004 (10:21:36 PM): which i'm also fond of, but not on the same level, reallyl.
adiuvame (10:21:44 PM): no i'd kind of hope not
adiuvame (10:21:51 PM): that might be an excessive appreciation of ground beef
Avalon2004 (10:22:03 PM): actually, i have to admit, sometimes i like burgers better than i like you.
Avalon2004 (10:22:18 PM): haha!
adiuvame (10:22:19 PM): : (
adiuvame (10:22:21 PM): hehe
Avalon2004 (10:22:26 PM): that's so ridiculous, i can't keep a straight face.
Avalon2004 (10:22:33 PM): and you can't even see my face!
Avalon2004 (10:22:40 PM): i'm cracking myself up today, apparently.
adiuvame (10:22:47 PM): haha wlel if it makes you feel any better i couldn't maintain the pout either
Avalon2004 (10:22:54 PM): i DEFINITELY like you better than ground beef.
adiuvame (10:23:03 PM): good.
adiuvame (10:23:10 PM): also... that's definitely quote worthy
Avalon2004 (10:23:16 PM): and i like gargoyles better than ground beef, too.
Avalon2004 (10:23:24 PM): oh, it is.... maybe this whole conversation should go in my blog.

Long Survey Thing

It's Thursday. I want to procrastinate.

Appearance

[ ] I am shorter than 5'4.
[x] I think I'm ugly sometimes. -Who doesn't?
[ ] I have many scars. -I've had scars in my life, but they're not visible anymore.
[ ] I tan easily.
[x] I wish my hair was a different color.
[ ] I have friends who have never seen my natural hair color.
[x] I have a tattoo. -Several, in fact.
[x] I am self-conscious about my appearance.
[ ] I have/I've had braces.
[x] I wear glasses. -At least, I used to. Now I wear contacts.
[ ] I would get plastic surgery if it were 100 safe, free of cost, and scar-free.
[x] I've been told I'm attractive by a complete stranger. -And licked on the neck. >:P
[ ] I have more than 2 piercings.
[ ] I have piercings in places besides my ears.
[ ] I have freckles.


Family/Home Life

[ ] I've sworn at my parents.
[ ] I've run away from home. -Never made it past the yard, but my one abiding memory of my mother's anger as a child was a time when I got my new clothes really dirty, and she yelled at me, and I said I wanted to run away from home, because I knew that would hurt her.
[ ] I've been kicked out of the house.
[x] My biological parents are together.
[ ]I have a sibling less than one year old. -Nope, I'm an only.
[?] I want to have kids someday. -Perhaps? Probably?
[ ] I've had children.
[ ] I've lost a child.


School/Work

[ ] I'm in school. - I WISH!
[x] I have a job.
[x] I've fallen asleep at work/school. -Once, in Library Science class...
[x] I almost always do my homework. -Unless it's reading. I rarely do reading.
[x] I've missed a week or more of school. -Once when the teachers were on strike; another time when we had a blizzard...but never from illness or anything.
[ ] I've been on the Honor Roll/Deans list within the last 2 years. -Um... I haven't been in high school in the last 2 years, though I was on Honor Roll every year I was there.
[ ] I failed more than 1 class last year.
[x] I've stolen something from a job -In fact, almost every job. Usually a pen or two.
[ ] I've been fired.
[x] I've skipped school. -Does skipping class count?


Embarrassment

[ ] I've slipped out a "lol" in a spoken conversation. -God forbid!
[x] Disney movies still make me cry. -Haha, absolutely. Though the latest batch of Disney stuff has been sadly under the standard.
[x] I've peed from laughing.
[x] I've snorted while laughing.
[x] I've laughed so hard I've cried.
[x] I've glued my hand to something -To itself, in fact, with Krazy Glue.
[x] I've laughed till some kind of beverage came out of my nose. -Soda! Not fun.
[x]I've had my pants rip in public -On my way into a restaurant....


Health

[ ] I was born with a disease/impairment.
[ ] I've gotten stitches.
[ ] I've broken a bone.
[ ] I've had my tonsils removed.
[x] I've sat in a doctors office with a friend. -Actually, the hospital.
[ ] I've had my wisdom teeth removed.
[ ] I had a serious surgery.
[x] I've had chicken pox. -I got them on the very first day of summer...it was unfortunate.



Traveling

[x] I've driven over 200 miles in one day. -I wasn't driving, though, I was on a bus.
[x] I've been on a plane.
[ ] I've been to Canada.
[ ] I've been to Mexico. -Though I hope to run away there at some point... :)
[ ] I've been to Niagara Falls.
[ ] I've been to Japan.
[ ] I've Celebrated Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
[x] I've been to Europe.
[ ] I've been to Africa....


Experiences

[x] I've gotten lost in my city. -But only a little lost.
[x] I've seen a shooting star. -I think?
[x] I've wished on a shooting star. -If I did in fact see one, then I'm sure I wished on it.
[ ] I've seen a meteor shower.
[x] I've gone out in public in my pajamas. -The best way to go.
[ ] I've pushed all the buttons on an elevator
[ ] I've kicked a guy where it hurts.
[x] I've been to a casino.
[ ] I've been skydiving.
[x] I've gone skinny dipping. -Haha, have I ever!
[ ] I've played spin the bottle.
[ ] I've drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour. -Does this make you throw up, or something?
[ ] I've crashed a car.
[ ] I've been skiing
[x] I've been in a play. -Heehee, yay!
[ ] I've met someone in person from the internet.
[x] I've caught a snowflake on my tongue.
[ ] I've seen the Northern Lights.
[x] I've sat on a roof top at night. -Thomas Roof, Pem East Roof...
[ ] I've played chicken.
[x] I've played a prank on someone.
[x] I've ridden in a taxi.
[x] I've seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
[x] I've eaten Sushi. -The egg kind, and once some tuna, and something else with veggies. I think I like it, but I'm always nervous about raw things. Hence the non-fish kinds I've had.
[ ] I've been snowboarding.


Relationships

[x] I miss someone right now. -More and more...
[ ] I have a fear of abandonment.
[ ] I've cheated in a relationship.
[ ] I've gotten divorced
[x] I've had feelings for someone who didn't have them back.
[ ] I've told someone I loved them when I didn't.
[ ] I've told someone I didn't love them when I did.
[x] I've kept something from a past relationship. -I've kept things from past non-relationships, does that count? :

Sexuality

[x] I've had a crush on someone of the same sex -Haha! Obviously.
[ ] I've had a crush on a teacher.
[ ] I've been kissed in the rain. -Clearly, Alex, we have to get on top of this.
[ ] I've hugged a stranger.
[ ] I have kissed a stranger.


Honesty/Crime

[x] I've done something I promised someone else I wouldn't
[x] I've done something I promised myself I wouldn't.
[ ] I've snuck out of my house.
[x] I have lied to my parents about where I am.
[ ] I am keeping a secret from the world -Yes, I am actually a superheroine with the power to become invisible and fly and write entire papers in mere moments! Wait...OH NO! Now it's not a secret anymore!! Forget you heard that!
[x] I've cheated while playing a game.
[ ] I've cheated on a test.
[ ] I've run a red light.
[ ] I've been suspended from school.
[x] I've witnessed a crime. -If underage drinking counts. And smoking of illegal things. And breaking into a house that was under construction, heehee.
[ ] I've been in a fist fight.
[ ] I've been arrested.
[x] I've shoplifted -Sometimes I'm surprisingly kleptomaniacal.


Drugs/Alcohol

[x] I've consumed alcohol.
[x] I regularly drink. -I guess maybe not regularly...but many weekends, as of late. Due to Mad for Mex!
[ ] I've passed out from drinking.
[ ] I have passed out drunk at least once in the past 6 months.
[ ] I've smoked weed
[ ] I've taken painkillers when I didn't need them.
[ ] I've eaten shrooms.
[ ] I've popped E.
[ ] I've inhaled Nitrous.
[ ] I've done hard drugs.
[x] I have cough drops when I'm not sick. -Um...not to the point of drugging myself, though...this is a weird one.
[ ] I can't swallow pills.
[x] I can swallow about 5 pills at a time no problem
[ ] I have been diagnosed with clinical depression. -Well, I guess I was never diagnosed..? It was a confusing time.
[ ] I shut others out when I'm depressed.
[ ] I take anti-depressants.
[ ] I'm anorexic or bulimic.
[x] I've slept an entire day when I didn't need it.
[ ] I've hurt myself on purpose. -See above. Unfortunately I did try, but thankfully never got farther than a scratch.
[ ] I'm addicted to self harm.
[x] I've woken up crying. -Only once that I can recall, after a nightmare.


Death and Suicide

[ ] I'm afraid of dying.
[ ] I hate funerals. -They're...trying, but I don't hate them.
[x] I've seen someone dying. -I guess? I didn't know she was dying so immediately at the time, but I saw her on the afternoon she died.
[ ] I've planned my own suicide.
[ ] I've attempted suicide. -Never got that far, happily.
[ ] I've written a eulogy for myself.

Materialism

[ ] I own over 5 rap CDs. -Good Lord. NO.
[x] I own an iPod or MP3 player. -Or, I used to, and I lost it, and I'm hoping to get a new one.
[ ] I have an unhealthy obsession with anime/manga. -I wouldn't call it unhealthy.
[ ] I own a designer purse, costing over $100
[x] I own something from Hot Topic.
[ ] I own something from Pac Sun. -I don't think I've ever even been in there...
[x] I collect comic books.
[x] I own something from The Gap.
[x] I own something I got on e-bay.
[x] I own something from Abercrombie. -Only flip flops! I swear!

Political/Social Attitudes

[ ] In general, I don't like people.
[x] I'm a feminist.
[ ] I'm outgoing.
[ ] I listen to political music. -Political music?
[x] I'm Democratic. -Registered Independent, but pretty solidly on the Dem side.
[ ] I'm Republican.
[x] I'm liberal.
[x] I'm religious.
[ ] I dress fairly modestly. -I don't think so...but I'm not really a skanky dresser, either.
[ ] My attitude is, "If you've got it, flaunt it."


Random

[x] I can sing well. -I miss Night Owls!
[x] I've stolen a tray from a fast food restaurant. -Does the dining hall count?
[x] I open up to others easily.
[ ] I watch/read the news.
[ ] I don't kill bugs. -I try not to, but sometimes I do.
[ ] I hate hearing songs that sacrifice meaning for the sake of being able to rhyme.
[x] I curse regularly.
[x] I sing in the shower.
[ ] I am a morning person.
[ ] I paid for my cell phone ring tone.
[x] I'm a snob about grammar.
[ ] I am a sports fanatic.
[ ] I have "x"s in my screen name.
[ ] I love being neat.
[ ] I love Spam -Um...
[ ] I've copied more than 30 CD's in a day
[x] I bake well. -Well might be an overstatement...but I'd say "fairly."
[ ] My favorite color is either white, yellow, pink, red or blue
[x] I would wear pajamas to school.
[x] I like Martha Stewart.
[ ] I know how to shoot a gun.
[x] I am in love with love.
[ ] I am guilty of tYpInG lIkE tHiS.
[x] I laugh at my own jokes.
[ ] I eat fast food weekly.
[x] I believe in ghosts.
[ ] I am online 24/7, even as an away message. -I used to be, at school.
[ ] I've not turned anything in and still got an A in a certain class.
[ ] I can't sleep if there is a spider in the room.
[x] I am really ticklish.
[ ] I love white chocolate -Blech! Dark chocolate is the best way to go!
[x] I bite my nails. -Periodically.
[x] I play video games. -Sometimes.
[x] I'm good at remembering faces.
[ ] I'm good at remembering names
[ ] I'm good at remembering dates.
[ ] I have no idea what I want to do for the rest of my life.
[x] My answers are totally honest -Absolutely. Every single one. Except the one about the secret from the world. I have no secrets from the world. NONE.

I've Been Urged to Update!

Well, apparently my ramblings are in demand. Christmas is nearing, and I feel sort of warm and fuzzy. I say sort of because I'm currently sitting at my desk in the Blight, i.e. my job.... Though it's not so bad when I'm infected with holiday cheer. And also, I spoke to my boss Sharon yesterday, about the fact that the higher-ups are gearing up for this overhaul of the customer service department to make it into a sales department. Which is really not okay with me. Sales is anathema, and I'd told them that several months ago, and here we are again! But Sharon doesn't like it here either, and in fact the whole customer service department (me, David, Kathy and Sharon) all kinda want to leave, so I don't feel awkward or anything about having said basically that either I do only service calls here or I'm giving my notice, and I'm quite pleased by both cases of that scenario. The temp agency I used to be with said they'd take me back in a heartbeat, apparently they consider me one of their best temps. So, I feel positive about the world.

Also, can I say how much I love buying Christmas presents? Really I do. I spend so much money on them, and it's almost like buying things for myself, except better, because I don't feel guilty about spending a lot of money, I feel good because I'm thinking about other people. :) Oh, and I hope that it snows over the weekend. I'd love to have some snow for Christmas, even though it doesn't happen always, or even often.

There you are, Alex! My day in a nutshell. Also, I miss you. <:*

Ah, Home Sweet Home

What Bryn Mawr College house are you in? (The BMC Sorting Hat)
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Lovely Weekend

All I can say is
lovely holiday party
with good company,

even lovelier
post-party cleanup
and recovery. :)

They Got it Right!

At least, assuming Wood is equivalent to Earth.

Your Element is Wood

Your power colors: green and brown Your energy: generative Your season: spring Like a tree, you are always growing and changing. And while your life is dynamic, you are firmly grounded. You have high morals and great confidence in yourself and others. You have a wide set of interests, and you make for intersting company.

What Element Are You?

I Like Irises!

You Are An Iris

You are a unique woman who needs a lot of novelty in her life. An inspiration seeker, you often have to change scenery to recharge. You don't deal well with structure or rules. You need to do it your own way. Your ideal relationships are free and flowing. No one can tie you down.

What Flower Are You?

Well, I Am Proficient With Chopsticks...

You Are a Henna Gaijin!

You're not Japanese, but you wish you were! You can use chopsticks with your eyes closed, and you've memorized hundreds of Kanji. You even answer your phone "moshi moshi." While the number of anime videos you've seen is way higher than the number of dates you've been on, there's hope. Play the sexy, mysterous gaijin, and you'll have plenty of Japanese meat.

What's Your Japanese Subculture?

Is This True?

Your Power Color Is Teal

At Your Highest: You feel accomplished and optimistic about the future. At Your Lowest: You feel in a slump and lack creativity. In Love: You tend to be many people's ideal partner. How You're Attractive: You make people feel confident and accepted. Your Eternal Question: "What Impression Am I Giving?"

What's Your Power Color?

The Cutest Inner Child Ever

Your Inner Child Is Happy

You see life as simple, and simple is a very good thing. You're cheerful and upbeat, taking everything as it comes. And you decide not to worry, even when things look bad. You figure there's just so many great things to look forward to.

How Is Your Inner Child?

Clearly I Need Colored Contacts.

Funny, brown is one of the few colors my eyes don't turn....

Your Eyes Should Be Brown

Your eyes reflect: Depth and wisdom What's hidden behind your eyes: A tender heart

What Color Should Your Eyes Be?

All this from animals?

The questions for this quiz were all about animals...which is interesting. But I think the results are mostly true...

The Keys to Your Heart

You are attracted to those who are unbridled, untrammeled, and free. In love, you feel the most alive when your partner is patient and never willing to give up on you. You'd like to your lover to think you are optimistic and happy. You would be forced to break up with someone who was ruthless, cold-blooded, and sarcastic. Your ideal relationship is lasting. You want a relationship that looks to the future... one you can grow with. Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment. You think of marriage as something that will confine you. You are afraid of marriage. In this moment, you think of love as commitment. Love only works when both people are totally devoted.

What Are The Keys To Your Heart?

Five Questions for Maddie

Here you go, Maddie! Question me too!

1. Oh no! Some crazy wizard has randomly used a transfiguration charm on you to turn you into a peacock! Your only hope, muggle that you are, is to draw a picture in the dirt with your feet and beak to tell your story, in the hopes that another passing wizard will reverse the charm. What does your picture look like? Where do you draw it?

2. A bizarre new law has just been passed--nobody is allowed to have more than one pair of pajamas!! Which pajama outfit do you choose to be your one pair, and why?

3. If you could pick one person from high school who you're not in touch with to suddenly be in touch with again, who would it be? If you had to lose touch with one person from Bryn Mawr in exchange for the high school person, who would that be?

4. Would you rather have a bad smell in your nose for the rest of your life, or smell bad to other people for the rest of your life? Why?

5. Would you rather your bedroom be perpetually hot, summer and winter, or perpetually cold? Why?

Now and Then

5 years ago:

How old were you?: 18
What grade were you in?: Freshman year of college.
Where did you go to school?: Bryn Mawr!
Where did you work?: Erdman dining hall..... Saturday breakfast. :O
Where did u live?: Pem East 112 and Bethlehem, with my parents.
Where did you hang out?: At school, in friends rooms, and in Pem East tv room. At home, friends' houses, movie theaters. :)
Did you wear braces?: Nope, always needed them, never got them.
Did you wear glasses?: I had contacts by then.
How about your hair?: Waist-length, thin, mousy-brown.
Who was your best friend?: Katie, Becky, Kirstin and Nicole.
Who was your celebrity crush? Sean Connery.
Who was your regular-person crush? She knows who she is.....
How many piercings did you have?: 2--one in each ear that I got Christmas of that year.
How many tattoos did you have?: None
What was your favorite band?: Hmm, maybe the Beach Boys or the Roches.
What was your biggest fear?: Hah! Coming out!
Had you smoked a cigarette yet? Nope.
Had you driven yet?: Only on a permit.

Now:

How old are you?: 23
What grade are you in?: 2 years graduated, soon to be a grad student....I hope.
Where do you go to school?: I don't! I'm trying desperately to go back!
Where do you work?: The Blight--i.e., PimsleurApproach.com, language learning sellers.
Where do u live?: Philadelphia.
Where do you hang out? In my apartment, at shows and movies and restaurants, at Bryn Mawr.
How is your hair style? short, getting a little shaggy, with the last vestiges of Tweed in it.
Who is your best friend?: Becky, Katie and Kirstin. Nicole has...dropped out of the scene, I guess you could say...
Who is your celebrity crush? Most recently, Gina Davis and Jodie Foster.
How many piercings do you have?: Still 2.
How many tattoos do you have?: Four, if you count the wings on my ankle as two.
What is your favorite band?: Indigo Girls! I know, I'm a big dyke.
What is your biggest fear?: Right now? Not getting accepted to any grad schools.
Have you smoked a cigarette yet? Nope.
Have you driven yet?: Haha! Still only with a permit, which is now expired....

Cute!

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understanding. Although he may have big
troubles to overcome, with you by his side this
wolfman will at least have a non-judgmental,
loving romance.

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Five Questions for Katie

All right, Katie, here are your questions. And what makes you think I'd ask Becky for help? I'm perfectly capable of coming up with my own questions, thank you.

1. If the full moon turned you into one of our Cubees (the little singing animal boxes), which one would you become? The choices, in case you don't remember, are cow, pig, duck, chick, dog and cat.

2. Oh no! A giant pumpkin has broken loose of its vine and is rolling down the street! In its path is a bookcrossing tome you have been looking for, and you are eager to read it, but the weight of the pumpkin will surely tear it up beyond repair! Do you risk life and limb to dash out and save it?

3. If you had to give up one holiday that you celebrate in some way (i.e., not President's Day, or something), which one would it be? If you had to start celebrating a holiday you usually don't, what would it be?

4. Assuming you had to make some kind of reply, would you rather receive one letter a day, or one letter a month?

5. If you had to choose one character from a book, story or play who you like a lot right now that you would be forced to suddenly change your opinion about, who would you pick?