So Far On Spring Break
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tabular_rasaJustification for Spring Break:
So Lisa, David, and I arrived in Kansas City. It was tough going; we left just during rush hour (DAVID YOU SLOW ASS-- and he didn't even leave on time with us!!!), and it took us an hour to get out of St. Louis. It rained a little bit on the road. David caught up to us when we stopped for dinner at a Hardee's about two hours into the drive.
Lisa's house is pretty, though it is still professedly a work in progress. I met all the animals, including Dana's millipede, guinea pig, and two new ferrets. One of their cats, Peaches, followed me around rather attachedly for a while last night, and was very confused by my exercising; she kept trying to rub up against me and I was moving.
This morning Lisa's dad made pancakes. We took a brief shopping expedition, and went to Blockbuster for some movies, one of which-- American Beauty-- we watched this afternoon. I liked it; it had no villains and was tragic but in an oddly optimistic way :-P
We all went out to dinner at a Mexican place, and I ate a ton (oh, free chips!). It was really good. I also drank a lot, too, because we then went out and saw "Breach," and I had to pee about three times within the course of the first twenty minutes of the movie. "Breach" was good; it reminded me of a one-sided "The Departed," lol . . . Also, Hansson reminded me entirely too much of my Sociology of Education teacher (looks included)-- that was a little creepy O.o
1.) Confirm your identity: Amy.
2.) How many years have you been on the planet?: 19.
3.) What are three phrases you use at least daily?:
4.) Are you a survey addict?: Yeah, kinda . . .
5.) Do you have an online journal that you use regularly?: Yes . . . this.
6.) Are you one of those people that are constantly applying lotion and/or chapstick?: Chapstick, yes. Lotion, no-- but I should, considering the state of my hands.
7.) Name any mental disorders you have been diagnosed with: I have not been diagnosed with anything, but I probably could be?
8.) Ever freeze anyone's underwear?: No.
9.) Name one thing you only do/act like/wear/etc. because someone else thinks you should: Wear pants.
10.) Would you consider yourself random?: No. Everything I do makes sense to me-- just not perhaps to you.
11.) Do you have clothes hanging in your closet that still have the tags on them?: I don't think so.
12.) Do you doodle all over your papers/homework?: I used to, but not so much anymore. We don't get much homework anymore /-: and papers don't get graded if they're written on, I don't think, in college.
13.) Do you write down phone messages/notes on your hands?: I write notes to myself on my hands sometimes, yes.
14.) What do you think of those Kidz Bop commercials?: I WISH THEY USED THE REAL SONGS. They would be awesome compilations, then. Instead, you get kids singing about sex in innocent castrated-mice voices. Also, "Who let the dogs out? Who? Who? Who? Who? Who?" YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE IMPERSONATING DOGS AS YOU SAY "WHO." THAT IS THE POINT OF THE SONG.
15.) What CDs in your collection are you ashamed to admit you own?: I'm not really ashamed, but people might laugh at my old "NOW" CDs . . .
16.) Got any toe socks?: No, actually; they make my toes too stretched and it hurts. (My toes are naturally very close together).
17.) Do you find that you rub off on your friends more, or vice versa?: I think it's probably about even. I make Lisa do little noises when you poke her, and every once and a while I do the Patricia spazz, etc . . .
18.) What time is it?: 10:11 pm.
19.) Does anybody really know what time it is?: God, maybe?
20.) Does anybody really care?: Yeah, I think we all do, probably a little too much.
21.) Who sings that song, anyway?: Chicago. I think they also sing that "Saturday in the Park" song that reminds me of a few summers ago.
22.) Do you untie your shoelaces before taking them off?: In some cases, where I can't take them off totally.
23.) Ever have random hallucinations?: Yeah, everyone does, but they're minor in my case.
24.) Ever take your pet for a walk?: I don't have a pet anymore /-:
25.) Have you ever loved someone so much it made you cry?: Yes. Perhaps too often.
26.) How much do you sleep?: Usually about seven hours a night. I do try to get enough sleep. This may actually be why I am not a 4.0 student /-:
27.) Do you think staying at home and raising the kids is primarily "women's work"?: No.
28.) What do you think about gay marriage?: Fucking let people be happily committed to the people they are love in with!
29.) Do blondes annoy you in general?: No . . . hair color doesn't really determine personality.
30.) Ever done illegal drugs?: No.
31.) Do you smoke?: No.
33.) Yell at your parents?: Not anymore, and I never really did all that often.
34.) Compete with your siblings?: I did minorly with Tory when I was younger, but now not really.
35.) Think you got enough love as a child?: Yes. Part of me wants to say I didn't get enough physical love, considering my deficiencies in that department, but it could just be I inherited my Dad's non-touching personality rather than it being a cause . . .
36.) Listen to pop music?: What is "pop music" these days anyway? Boy bands don't exist anymore and we don't even have that many JoJos. It's like the mainstream level R&B (some of it I find tasteless, some of it is catchy, and some of it is fucking hilarious) or emo/punk pop (which I'll listen to some of but mostly write off as melodramatic-- which is hilariously considering how melodramatic I am . . . and also that it sounds happy and happy things annoy me. If you're sad, sound sad, for goodness's sake . . . ).
37.) Out of your own, what's your favorite lotion/ body wash/ cream/ perfume/ cologne/ etc. scent?: I love Bath and Body Works's Japanese Cherry Blossom lotion/body spray scent.
38.) Why do fools fall in love?: . . . because everyone falls in love, at some point, I think . . .
39.) Why is the sky blue?: The chemicals in the air or atmospheric structure, I think.
40.) Did you know that your metabolism slows down at night; so if you have a late snack you will probably gain weight in the morning?: I've noticed the opposite effect, for some reason. The more I eat at night, the skinnier I feel in the morning. *Shrug.*
41.) Are you going to have an open casket funeral?: I don't know. Probably not, since I want to be cremated.
42.) Do you bruise easily?: Relatively; I'm fair-skinned.
43.) Does death fascinate you?: Yeah, it does. More the symbolism and emotional/social conceptions of it than the actual physical dynamics, however.
44.) Ever dated someone five years older (or more) than you?: No.
45.) Ever dated someone five years younger (or more) than you?: No.
46.) What's with all the black rappers right now having such terrible teeth?: They chew too much bling? Lol . . .
47.) What was the whole "rosebud" thing all about?: It was the name of his sled. Sorry. Spoiler.
48.) How many people do you think would come to your funeral?: I'm glad I'm not in the depths of depression; I worried about this far too much /-: Probably a fair amount of people. I would like to think I'd be satisfied with the people who would show up ^_^
49.) Are you wondering why I'm still on the death thing?: No. We're all curious.
50.) Who said this: "Death, taxes, and childbirth. There's never a convenient time for any of them."?: I don't know. I could google it, but, eh . . .
51.) Have you ever contributed to someone's death?: Haven't we all, in some weird way? I live in the United States . . .
52.) What Hollywood celebrity annoys you the most?: Lindsey Lohan, probably.
53.) What do you think about school?: I like it, for the most part, though the bureaucracy of it always suck.
54.) Are you addicted to the internet?: Yes.
55.) Do you have those little white vitamin deficiency marks on your fingernails?: I get them sometimes. Most of the time, however, my nails are just bitten everywhere /-:
56.) Dog person or cat person?: I like both, honestly; I think I'd rather have a cat at the moment, and a dog when I have a family.
57.) What do you take when you have a headache?: Ibuprofen.
58.) What's your alcoholic drink of choice?: I like things with Amaretto and Midori . . . not together, though, lol . . . though admittedly I have not tried that O.o . . .
59.) Is "settling down" a major priority for you (meaning; married, good job, spending your extra money on new curtains and mowing the lawn on weekends?): I do crave security, but not boringness. When/if I get it, I'll start striving for something else /-:
60.) Do you have a calendar/datebook?: Yes; I live by my (two!) planners! ^_^
61.) Was "Beaches" as good a movie as everyone says it was?: I have never even heard of "Beaches."
62.) Physically, are you usually cold or warm?: Usually I am pretty cold.
63.) Socially, are you usually cold or warm?: I'm very warm, but only to people I know; to people I don't know, I think I come off pretty aloof and intemperate.
64.) Ever been so depressed that you don't shower, do the dishes, clean up anything, answer your phone or move from your couch for more than a couple days?: No. I look forward to showers and sleep when I'm depressed.
66.) Do you ever walk by someone and they go, "how are you?" and you go, "how are you?": Usually we say it at the same time, if this is the case.
67.) Wouldn't you rather we all just avoid eye contact and not say anything at all?: Oh, gosh, a lot, actually. You never know when to smile or wave or speak when someone you know is coming towards you, and then once that happens, you don't know whether to do something else or turn away . . . and there are those acquaintances you never know whether to do anything with at all . . .
68.) Ever do volunteer work: Not as much as in high school. I feel selfish with my busyness, sometimes /-:
69.) Do you think community service should really be given as a punishment for criminals?: Yeah, for the most part; at least something useful can repay the debt to society. However, it then makes community service seem like a bad thing /-:
70.) Do you shoplift?: Nope, never have. I would be so bad at it, lol . . .
71.) Ever worked so hard that you cried?: YES. Hello, Japanese class . . .
72.) What if God was one of us?: I like to think He is, in a way. That way he can relate and understand.
73.) Who sings that song?: I don't know, but I think it was Weird Al who did the parody "What If God Smoked Cannabis?" that Lisa always gets excited about when it comes on my playlist until she realizes what the words are that are actually being sung O.o . . .
74.) Are you old enough to remember the commercial with little old lady saying "where's the beef?" Probably, but I never saw it.
75.) Finish this sentence: "My kingdom for a/an ________.": Horse.
76.) Do you remember the Care Bear craze?: YES!!! I <3ed them ^_^
77.) How about when Oprah was fat?: Yes.
78.) Remember Pogs?: Yes. I wasn't so into them.
79.) Remember when that gymnast sprained her ankle in the summer Olympics, 1996?: Yes, vaguely.
80.) Remember what you were doing yesterday at this time?: Probably just arriving here . . .
81.) Do you love shoes?: I've gotten much more into them since I started college, but I really am not very obsessed at all. I only own like five pairs . . .
82.) What shampoo do you use?: Sunsilk Anti-Poof (Blue) shampoo and Hydra TLC (Pink) conditioner.
83.) How do you feel right now?: Full and rather fuzzy-headed.
84.) Do you let dogs lick your face?: Occasionally.
85.) Do you subscribe to Playgirl or Playboy?: No, though I did say I'd give Keith a dollar if he REALLY wanted that discount Playboy subscription. It's probably for the best he didn't end up getting it; he probably would have gotten the Nikki issue O.o
86.) What are you doing right now besides filling out this survey?: Sitting on the couch and listening as Lisa and David play Guitar Hero-- which I will probably join in on after filling this out . . .
87.) What year were you born?: 1987.
88.) Do you rule that year?: . . . no?
89.) Do you paint your nails?: No.
90.) What's your hair length?: Long-- armpit length, a bit longer when straightened?
91.) When did you get a cut/trim last?: Christmas break; Lisa and I are actually planning to go in and get both of ours cut sometime this break . . .
92.) Do you have hoity-toity relatives, or trailer trash relatives?: Neither. They're all pretty interesting, but in good ways.
93.) Would you consider yourself to have an innovative mind?: Yeah.
94.) Has an old man/woman ever flirted with you?: My mom said one of my grandmother's friends from her assisted living facility that I talked at length to would have been perfect for me if he were 80 years younger, but I don't know if that had that implication . . .
95.) Ever written a survey like this?: Yeah, though not this long . . .
96.) Would you ever consider dating someone who's been in prison?: It depends on what for. If they were in prison in a foreign country for speaking out against a corrupt government, for instance, that would be totally hot!
97.) Are you worth crying over?: I'd like to think so.
98.) Do you know anyone who's drowned?: My aunt told me about one of her friends who did /-: but that was just awkward and sad, and I didn't actually know him . . .
99.) Would you rather have a one-on-one conversation or go to a party?: One-on-one conversation, definitely!
100.) Do you feel better after purging all this random information from your system?: Perhaps a little bit? This had more unique questions than usual, so that was fun.
Ha ha, I like that. The snake makes me feel Slytherinian and the ninjas are of course awesome. I could totally do no-pants Fridays. Skirts are of course an option; after all, some days, you just don't want to wear pants!
| You Are 73% Burned Out |
 You are very burned out. You need a huge break from your responsibilities, starting as soon as possible. And you need this time to reevaluate what you really want out of your life. Because you're working hard and going no where... and that would burn anyone out! |
So Lisa, David, and I arrived in Kansas City. It was tough going; we left just during rush hour (DAVID YOU SLOW ASS-- and he didn't even leave on time with us!!!), and it took us an hour to get out of St. Louis. It rained a little bit on the road. David caught up to us when we stopped for dinner at a Hardee's about two hours into the drive.
Lisa's house is pretty, though it is still professedly a work in progress. I met all the animals, including Dana's millipede, guinea pig, and two new ferrets. One of their cats, Peaches, followed me around rather attachedly for a while last night, and was very confused by my exercising; she kept trying to rub up against me and I was moving.
This morning Lisa's dad made pancakes. We took a brief shopping expedition, and went to Blockbuster for some movies, one of which-- American Beauty-- we watched this afternoon. I liked it; it had no villains and was tragic but in an oddly optimistic way :-P
We all went out to dinner at a Mexican place, and I ate a ton (oh, free chips!). It was really good. I also drank a lot, too, because we then went out and saw "Breach," and I had to pee about three times within the course of the first twenty minutes of the movie. "Breach" was good; it reminded me of a one-sided "The Departed," lol . . . Also, Hansson reminded me entirely too much of my Sociology of Education teacher (looks included)-- that was a little creepy O.o
1.) Confirm your identity: Amy.
2.) How many years have you been on the planet?: 19.
3.) What are three phrases you use at least daily?:
4.) Are you a survey addict?: Yeah, kinda . . .
5.) Do you have an online journal that you use regularly?: Yes . . . this.
6.) Are you one of those people that are constantly applying lotion and/or chapstick?: Chapstick, yes. Lotion, no-- but I should, considering the state of my hands.
7.) Name any mental disorders you have been diagnosed with: I have not been diagnosed with anything, but I probably could be?
8.) Ever freeze anyone's underwear?: No.
9.) Name one thing you only do/act like/wear/etc. because someone else thinks you should: Wear pants.
10.) Would you consider yourself random?: No. Everything I do makes sense to me-- just not perhaps to you.
11.) Do you have clothes hanging in your closet that still have the tags on them?: I don't think so.
12.) Do you doodle all over your papers/homework?: I used to, but not so much anymore. We don't get much homework anymore /-: and papers don't get graded if they're written on, I don't think, in college.
13.) Do you write down phone messages/notes on your hands?: I write notes to myself on my hands sometimes, yes.
14.) What do you think of those Kidz Bop commercials?: I WISH THEY USED THE REAL SONGS. They would be awesome compilations, then. Instead, you get kids singing about sex in innocent castrated-mice voices. Also, "Who let the dogs out? Who? Who? Who? Who? Who?" YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE IMPERSONATING DOGS AS YOU SAY "WHO." THAT IS THE POINT OF THE SONG.
15.) What CDs in your collection are you ashamed to admit you own?: I'm not really ashamed, but people might laugh at my old "NOW" CDs . . .
16.) Got any toe socks?: No, actually; they make my toes too stretched and it hurts. (My toes are naturally very close together).
17.) Do you find that you rub off on your friends more, or vice versa?: I think it's probably about even. I make Lisa do little noises when you poke her, and every once and a while I do the Patricia spazz, etc . . .
18.) What time is it?: 10:11 pm.
19.) Does anybody really know what time it is?: God, maybe?
20.) Does anybody really care?: Yeah, I think we all do, probably a little too much.
21.) Who sings that song, anyway?: Chicago. I think they also sing that "Saturday in the Park" song that reminds me of a few summers ago.
22.) Do you untie your shoelaces before taking them off?: In some cases, where I can't take them off totally.
23.) Ever have random hallucinations?: Yeah, everyone does, but they're minor in my case.
24.) Ever take your pet for a walk?: I don't have a pet anymore /-:
25.) Have you ever loved someone so much it made you cry?: Yes. Perhaps too often.
26.) How much do you sleep?: Usually about seven hours a night. I do try to get enough sleep. This may actually be why I am not a 4.0 student /-:
27.) Do you think staying at home and raising the kids is primarily "women's work"?: No.
28.) What do you think about gay marriage?: Fucking let people be happily committed to the people they are love in with!
29.) Do blondes annoy you in general?: No . . . hair color doesn't really determine personality.
30.) Ever done illegal drugs?: No.
31.) Do you smoke?: No.
33.) Yell at your parents?: Not anymore, and I never really did all that often.
34.) Compete with your siblings?: I did minorly with Tory when I was younger, but now not really.
35.) Think you got enough love as a child?: Yes. Part of me wants to say I didn't get enough physical love, considering my deficiencies in that department, but it could just be I inherited my Dad's non-touching personality rather than it being a cause . . .
36.) Listen to pop music?: What is "pop music" these days anyway? Boy bands don't exist anymore and we don't even have that many JoJos. It's like the mainstream level R&B (some of it I find tasteless, some of it is catchy, and some of it is fucking hilarious) or emo/punk pop (which I'll listen to some of but mostly write off as melodramatic-- which is hilariously considering how melodramatic I am . . . and also that it sounds happy and happy things annoy me. If you're sad, sound sad, for goodness's sake . . . ).
37.) Out of your own, what's your favorite lotion/ body wash/ cream/ perfume/ cologne/ etc. scent?: I love Bath and Body Works's Japanese Cherry Blossom lotion/body spray scent.
38.) Why do fools fall in love?: . . . because everyone falls in love, at some point, I think . . .
39.) Why is the sky blue?: The chemicals in the air or atmospheric structure, I think.
40.) Did you know that your metabolism slows down at night; so if you have a late snack you will probably gain weight in the morning?: I've noticed the opposite effect, for some reason. The more I eat at night, the skinnier I feel in the morning. *Shrug.*
41.) Are you going to have an open casket funeral?: I don't know. Probably not, since I want to be cremated.
42.) Do you bruise easily?: Relatively; I'm fair-skinned.
43.) Does death fascinate you?: Yeah, it does. More the symbolism and emotional/social conceptions of it than the actual physical dynamics, however.
44.) Ever dated someone five years older (or more) than you?: No.
45.) Ever dated someone five years younger (or more) than you?: No.
46.) What's with all the black rappers right now having such terrible teeth?: They chew too much bling? Lol . . .
47.) What was the whole "rosebud" thing all about?: It was the name of his sled. Sorry. Spoiler.
48.) How many people do you think would come to your funeral?: I'm glad I'm not in the depths of depression; I worried about this far too much /-: Probably a fair amount of people. I would like to think I'd be satisfied with the people who would show up ^_^
49.) Are you wondering why I'm still on the death thing?: No. We're all curious.
50.) Who said this: "Death, taxes, and childbirth. There's never a convenient time for any of them."?: I don't know. I could google it, but, eh . . .
51.) Have you ever contributed to someone's death?: Haven't we all, in some weird way? I live in the United States . . .
52.) What Hollywood celebrity annoys you the most?: Lindsey Lohan, probably.
53.) What do you think about school?: I like it, for the most part, though the bureaucracy of it always suck.
54.) Are you addicted to the internet?: Yes.
55.) Do you have those little white vitamin deficiency marks on your fingernails?: I get them sometimes. Most of the time, however, my nails are just bitten everywhere /-:
56.) Dog person or cat person?: I like both, honestly; I think I'd rather have a cat at the moment, and a dog when I have a family.
57.) What do you take when you have a headache?: Ibuprofen.
58.) What's your alcoholic drink of choice?: I like things with Amaretto and Midori . . . not together, though, lol . . . though admittedly I have not tried that O.o . . .
59.) Is "settling down" a major priority for you (meaning; married, good job, spending your extra money on new curtains and mowing the lawn on weekends?): I do crave security, but not boringness. When/if I get it, I'll start striving for something else /-:
60.) Do you have a calendar/datebook?: Yes; I live by my (two!) planners! ^_^
61.) Was "Beaches" as good a movie as everyone says it was?: I have never even heard of "Beaches."
62.) Physically, are you usually cold or warm?: Usually I am pretty cold.
63.) Socially, are you usually cold or warm?: I'm very warm, but only to people I know; to people I don't know, I think I come off pretty aloof and intemperate.
64.) Ever been so depressed that you don't shower, do the dishes, clean up anything, answer your phone or move from your couch for more than a couple days?: No. I look forward to showers and sleep when I'm depressed.
66.) Do you ever walk by someone and they go, "how are you?" and you go, "how are you?": Usually we say it at the same time, if this is the case.
67.) Wouldn't you rather we all just avoid eye contact and not say anything at all?: Oh, gosh, a lot, actually. You never know when to smile or wave or speak when someone you know is coming towards you, and then once that happens, you don't know whether to do something else or turn away . . . and there are those acquaintances you never know whether to do anything with at all . . .
68.) Ever do volunteer work: Not as much as in high school. I feel selfish with my busyness, sometimes /-:
69.) Do you think community service should really be given as a punishment for criminals?: Yeah, for the most part; at least something useful can repay the debt to society. However, it then makes community service seem like a bad thing /-:
70.) Do you shoplift?: Nope, never have. I would be so bad at it, lol . . .
71.) Ever worked so hard that you cried?: YES. Hello, Japanese class . . .
72.) What if God was one of us?: I like to think He is, in a way. That way he can relate and understand.
73.) Who sings that song?: I don't know, but I think it was Weird Al who did the parody "What If God Smoked Cannabis?" that Lisa always gets excited about when it comes on my playlist until she realizes what the words are that are actually being sung O.o . . .
74.) Are you old enough to remember the commercial with little old lady saying "where's the beef?" Probably, but I never saw it.
75.) Finish this sentence: "My kingdom for a/an ________.": Horse.
76.) Do you remember the Care Bear craze?: YES!!! I <3ed them ^_^
77.) How about when Oprah was fat?: Yes.
78.) Remember Pogs?: Yes. I wasn't so into them.
79.) Remember when that gymnast sprained her ankle in the summer Olympics, 1996?: Yes, vaguely.
80.) Remember what you were doing yesterday at this time?: Probably just arriving here . . .
81.) Do you love shoes?: I've gotten much more into them since I started college, but I really am not very obsessed at all. I only own like five pairs . . .
82.) What shampoo do you use?: Sunsilk Anti-Poof (Blue) shampoo and Hydra TLC (Pink) conditioner.
83.) How do you feel right now?: Full and rather fuzzy-headed.
84.) Do you let dogs lick your face?: Occasionally.
85.) Do you subscribe to Playgirl or Playboy?: No, though I did say I'd give Keith a dollar if he REALLY wanted that discount Playboy subscription. It's probably for the best he didn't end up getting it; he probably would have gotten the Nikki issue O.o
86.) What are you doing right now besides filling out this survey?: Sitting on the couch and listening as Lisa and David play Guitar Hero-- which I will probably join in on after filling this out . . .
87.) What year were you born?: 1987.
88.) Do you rule that year?: . . . no?
89.) Do you paint your nails?: No.
90.) What's your hair length?: Long-- armpit length, a bit longer when straightened?
91.) When did you get a cut/trim last?: Christmas break; Lisa and I are actually planning to go in and get both of ours cut sometime this break . . .
92.) Do you have hoity-toity relatives, or trailer trash relatives?: Neither. They're all pretty interesting, but in good ways.
93.) Would you consider yourself to have an innovative mind?: Yeah.
94.) Has an old man/woman ever flirted with you?: My mom said one of my grandmother's friends from her assisted living facility that I talked at length to would have been perfect for me if he were 80 years younger, but I don't know if that had that implication . . .
95.) Ever written a survey like this?: Yeah, though not this long . . .
96.) Would you ever consider dating someone who's been in prison?: It depends on what for. If they were in prison in a foreign country for speaking out against a corrupt government, for instance, that would be totally hot!
97.) Are you worth crying over?: I'd like to think so.
98.) Do you know anyone who's drowned?: My aunt told me about one of her friends who did /-: but that was just awkward and sad, and I didn't actually know him . . .
99.) Would you rather have a one-on-one conversation or go to a party?: One-on-one conversation, definitely!
100.) Do you feel better after purging all this random information from your system?: Perhaps a little bit? This had more unique questions than usual, so that was fun.
Ha ha, I like that. The snake makes me feel Slytherinian and the ninjas are of course awesome. I could totally do no-pants Fridays. Skirts are of course an option; after all, some days, you just don't want to wear pants!
