Memedness and brief update

[sublimatedangel]

Friday night we had dinner with Mike and Shannon, which was lovely, and then there were cards wherein Mike and Nate had way more luck than seemed possible. Game called on account of sleepy baby, but I'm pretty sure they would have won.

Saturday, more of the front lawn project. It's about... 1/2 installed. We'll probably do the rest next Saturday. Nate's dad watched Alex while we worked on it, and they had lots of fun going to a zoo & petting zoo. We had dinner over there, along with Cassie and Mick.

Latest family gossip: my mom let Alvie (my ex-step-dad person) move back in o.O I have no words. Apparently her met-while-he-was-in-prison boyfriend doesn't know what to say either. Seriously, my white trasher than thou points are going through the roof this summer.

Going to see the Stasha later! Yay!






(Click here to post your own answers for this meme.)

✓ I miss somebody right now.  (Worried about my Jeff.)	× I don't watch much TV these days.  (I'm watching more than I used to for many years. Which, admittedly, was none.)	✓ I own lots of books.  (Oh god, do I ever.)
× I wear glasses or contact lenses.	× I love to play video games.	× I've tried marijuana.  (No. My teen rebellion meant I didn't try drugs or cut class. Kooky, huh?)
✓ I've watched porn movies.  (Yup. Heck, they were regular accompaniment to our sewing circles! Either the people in the movies had incredibly gorgeous costumes, or it was porn and they wore very little.)	× I have been the psycho-ex in a past relationship.	✓ I believe honesty is usually the best policy.
✓ I curse sometimes.  (**Incredibly** rarely. Like, most people I know may be shocked that this is a "yes" answer.)	× I have changed a lot mentally over the last year.  (Not so much. Past 2-3 years, then you're talking.)	× I carry my knife/razor everywhere with me.

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× I have broken someone's bones.  (Not even my own.)	× I have a secret that I am ashamed to reveal.	× I hate the rain.
✓ I'm paranoid at times.  (Way, but in a low-key way. Sure, they're all out to get me, but there's nothing I can do about it, so I don't worry about it.)	× I would get plastic surgery if it were 100% safe, free of cost, and scar-free.  (....probably not. But I'm on the fence about it.)	× I need/want money right now.  (More money is always good, but we're doing alright.)
× I love sushi.  (I need to try more sushi. But currently, it can be yummy, but I'm not addicted or anything. Can take or leave.)	× I talk really, really fast.  (I don't *think* I do.)	× I have fresh breath in the morning.  (Yeah! And my hair is always perfectly styled, and I never feel the need to wear makeup. Please.)
✓ I have long hair.	✓ I have lost money in Las Vegas.  (I'm pretty sure I have, but not a significant amount. Like, I think less than a dollar.)	✓ I have at least one sibling.  (Two halves make a whole, right?)
× I was born in a country outside of the U.S.	✓ I have worn fake hair/fingernails/eyelashes in the past.  (Fingernails.)	× I couldn't survive without Caller I.D.
× I like the way that I look.	× I have lied to a good friend in the last 6 months.	× I am usually pessimistic.
✓ I have a lot of mood swings.  (Maybe?)	✓ I think prostitution should be legalized.	× I slept with a roommate.  (I don't think fiance/husband counts as a "roommate".)
✓ I have a hidden talent.  (I'm sure I must.)	× I'm always hyper no matter how much sugar I have.  (Not always. But often.)	× I have a lot of friends.
✓ I have pecked someone of the same sex.  (Hee. And also? "Peck" as a synonym for "kiss" seems so Jr. High.)	✓ I enjoy talking on the phone.   (Another shocker! Seriously, I do, sometimes. It just doesn't do anything about my weird phone phobia.)	× I practically live in sweatpants or PJ pants.  (Oooh, living in PJ pants... I can see the appeal. But no.)
✓ I love to shop and/or window shop.	✓ I'm obsessed with my Xanga or Livejournal.	× I'm completely embarrassed to be seen with my mother.
✓ I have a mobile phone.	× I have passed out drunk in the past 6 months.  (Never ever.)	✓ I've rejected someone before.  (Yeah, but it was kind of... a misunderstanding. I didn't mean to! And of course I've rejected other people that I DID mean to.)
✓ I currently like/love someone.	× I have no idea what I want to do for the rest of my life.	✓ I want to have children in the future.
✓ I have changed a diaper before.	× I've called the cops on a friend before.  (I don't think I've ever talked to a cop on the phone.)	✓ I'm not allergic to anything.
✓ I have a lot to learn.	× I am shy around the opposite sex.	× I'm online 24/7, even as an away message.
× I have at least 5 away messages saved.	✓ I have tried alcohol or drugs before.  (Alcohol only.)	× I have made a move on a friend's significant other or crush in the past.  (No no no. Although I've sometimes had crushes/interests in common with my friends. I just don't make the first move.)
✓ I own the "South Park" movie.	× I have avoided assignments at work/school to be on Xanga or Livejournal.	✓ I enjoy some country music.
× I would die for my best friends.  (I'd do quite a bit, but my son and husband are more important, and they're better off with me alive.)	✓ I'm obsessive, and often a perfectionist.	× I have used my sexuality to advance my career.  (Alas, my sexuality has been excluded from my career. Unless you count the "Stay At Home Mom" career, in which case? Yeah, sex was definitely the deciding factor there. I can honestly say I wouldn't be a SAHM without sex.)
✓ I think Halloween is awesome because you get free candy.  (Plus all the other reasons!!)	× I have dated a close friend's ex.  (No, but I've been encouraged-slash-given-permission to do so before.)	✓ I am happy at this moment.
× I'm obsessed with guys.  (Not really obsessed...)	✓ Democrat.	× Republican.
✓ I don't even know what I am.	× I am punk rockish.  (Probably not quite cool enough to be, but I like punk rockish people/things.)	× I go for older guys/girls, not younger.  (Not a deciding factor either way.)
× I study for tests most of the time.  (Usually I didn't need to.)	× I tie my shoelaces differently from anyone I've ever met.  (I tie them differently than most people. (Knot of loops instead of a "real" bow))	✓ I can work on a car.  (I can't do MUCH, mind, but I can. And I have great faith in the miracles that can be accomplished by checking the manual and asking the guys at the parts store. And flirting shouldn't be overlooked either.)
✓ I love my job(s).  (Yeah, that SAHM thing again. I love my kiddo.)	✓ I am comfortable with who I am right now.  (Maybe.)	× I have more than just my ears pierced.
× I walk barefoot wherever I can.  (I used to. Now I'm mostly a mule-sandal kind of girl.)	✓ I have jumped off a bridge.  (Safely. The swimming kind of thing.)	✓ I love sea turtles.
× I spend ridiculous amounts of money on makeup.  (Really really not.)	× I plan on achieving a major goal/dream.  (I kind of have? But really I'm a 'journey, not destination' kind of person.)	× I am proficient on a musical instrument.  (I used to be passable on the clarinet. Now I'm sure I suck.)
× I hate office jobs.  (I kinda like office jobs.)	× I went to college out of state.	× I am adopted.
× I am a pyro.	× I have thrown up from crying too much.	✓ I have been intentionally hurt by people that I loved.  (Universal isn't it?)
× I fall for the worst people.	✓ I adore bright colours.  (In their place.)	× I usually like covers better than originals.
× I hate chain theme restaurants like Applebees and TGIFridays.  (Hate's a strong word.)	✓ I can pick up things with my toes.	✓ I can't whistle.  (But with lots of practice, I've learned to snap my fingers and shuffle cards!)
✓ I have ridden/owned a horse.  (Ridden. Many horses.)	× I still have every journal I've ever written in.  (Yeah, none of them. But I never kept up on any before LJ.)	× I talk in my sleep.
× I've often thought that I was born in the wrong century.	× I try to forget things by drowning them out with loads of distractions.  (No, I forget them all on my own. I wish I had a better memory.)	× I wear a toe ring.  (I love them. ::wistful sigh:: They try to fall off my adorable round short little toes. I need a custom made one, like the first one I ever saw.)
× I have a tattoo.  (No, but I think about getting one.)	× I can't stand at LEAST one person that I work with.	× I am a caffeine junkie.
✓ I am completely tree-huggy spiritual, and I'm not ashamed at all.  (Could be termed.)	× If I knew I would get away with it, I would commit at least one murder.	× I will collect anything, and the more nonsensical, the better.
× I enjoy a nice glass of wine with dinner.	✓ I'm an artist.	× I am ambidextrous.
× I sleep with so many stuffed animals, I can hardly fit on my bed.	× If it weren't for having to see other people naked, I'd live in a nudist colony.  (I like clothes.)	× I have terrible teeth.
× I hate my toes.	✓ I did this meme even though I wasn't tagged by the person who took it before me.  (Whoo, xanzpet! I don't think he tagged anyone.)	× I have more friends on the internet than in real life.  (I'm... not sure.)
× I have lived in either three different states or countries.	× I am extremely flexible.  (How extreme are we talking?)	× I love hugs more than kisses.  (Sorry, kisses are better.)
× I want to own my own business.  (I so very much never want to own my own business. Ugh. Seriously.)	× I smoke.	✓ I spend way too much time on the computer than on anything else.
× Nobody has ever said I'm normal.  (Oh, I'm sure somebody did. They just didn't know me well enough.)	✓ Sad movies, games, and the like can cause a trickle of tears every now and then.  (I have no shame about crying easily. I kind of like that I do.)	× I am proficient in the use of many types of firearms and combat weapons.
✓ I like the way women look in stylized men's suits.  (Hot women in butch-y clothing and femme-y makeup equals yum.)	✓ I don't like it when people are unpleased or seem unpleased with me.  (Generally, I prefer to not be unpleasing, but it's not a huge deal or anything.)	✓ I have been described as a dreamer or likely to have my head up in the clouds.  (Which doesn't mean that my feet aren't solidly on the ground.)
✓ I have played strip poker with someone else before.  (I think I played strip monopoly once too...)	× I have had emotional problems for which I have sought professional help.	× I believe in ghosts and the paranormal.  (Not sure.)
× I can't stand being alone.	✓ I have at least one obsession at any given time.	× I weigh myself, pee/poo, and then weigh myself again.  (OMG no. I may not be as secure with my weight/self image as when I was younger, but... no.)
× I consistently spend way too much money on obsessions-of-the-moment.	× I'm a judgmental asshole.	× I'm a HUGE drama-queen.  (I'm not, but I get along with those who are.)
✓ I have travelled on more than one continent.	× I sometimes wish my father would just disappear.  (My father kind of DID. A couple times, now that I think about it. But I know where he's at now.)	× I need people to tell me I'm good at something in order to feel that I am.  (No, but it's still nice to hear.)
× I am a Libertarian.	✓ I can speak more than one language.  (French (and a handful of other foreign words) but it's woefully neglected.)	× I can fall asleep even if the whole room is as noisy as it can be.
✓ I would rather read than watch TV.	× I like reading fact more than fiction.  (Opposite.)	× I have pulled an all-nighter on an assignment I was given a month to do.  (Not that I recall, but possible.)
× I have no piercings.  (Traditional ears. Though they're not perfectly matched and I almost didn't get the second one at all.)	× I have spent the night in a train station or other public place.  (I haven't SLEPT in a public place not intended for sleeping. I've been out all night though.)	× I have been so upset over my physical gender that I cried.  (If I could choose my gender, I'd still be a girl.)
× I once spent Christmas completely alone because there was a miscommunication on which parent was supposed to have me that night.	× There have been times when I have wondered "Why was I born?" and may/may not have cried over it.  (Maybe when I was like thirteen, but even then I don't know...)	× I like most animals better than most people.
× I own a collection of retro games consoles.  (No, but I would. I just find it more convenient to have the 'coded for PC' versions instead.)	× The thought of physical exercise makes me shiver.	× I have hit someone with a dead fish.  (I haven't hit anyone with an actual fish, living or dead.)
× I am compulsively honest.	× I was born with a congenital birth defect that has never been repaired.  (Does the toe thing count? I forget "congenital" and am too lazy to look it up at the mo'.)	× I have danced topless in front of dozens of complete strangers.  (Seriously, dancing fully clothed in front of dozens of strangers (or nonstrangers) is plenty for me.)
× I have gone from wishing I was a girl to revelling in being a boy to feeling like a girl again in the span of five minutes, and not cared a whit for my actual sex.  (This seems contradictory.)	✓ I am unashamedly bisexual, and have different motivations for my desires for different genders.  (Technically, I'm "married and monogamous" but I'm theoretically bisexual, and think of myself unashamedly as such.)	× I sometimes won't sleep a whole night or eat a whole day because I forget to.
× I find it impossible to get to sleep without some kind of music on.	× I dislike milk.  (Meh... dislike is a strong word.)	× I obsessively wash my hands.
× I always carry something significant around with me.	× Sometimes I'd rather wear a wig in day-to-day life than use my own hair.	✓ I've pushed myself to become more self-aware and thereby more aware of others.  (Maybe?)
× Even though I live on my own I still cry sometimes because I miss my mother.	× I hand wrote all the HTML tags in this document.	✓ I've liked something which a majority of people claimed was either bad or weird.
× I have been clinically dead for a brief period of time.	× Instead of feeling sympathy/empathy with people and their problems, I simply become annoyed.	× I participate/have participated in auto drag races and won.
× I do not 'get' most comedy acts.	✓ I don't think strippers are money-greedy or slutty for dancing.  (Well, I don't think they ALL are. Depends on the individual stripper. A lot of them do do it for the money, though.)	× I don't like to chew gum.
× I am obsessed with history/historical things and can't wait for someone to build a time machine so I can be the first to use it.	× I can never remember for the life of me where I parked the car.  (This should so be me, but a lifetime of getting lost has me very well trained to pay attention by this point in my life.)	× I had the TEEN ANGST thing going for at least 2-3 years.
× I wish people would be more empathic and honest with each other.	× I play Dungeons and Dragons weekly.  (Oooh, I wish. I have such geek envy.)	× I love to sing.  (I would if I could actually sing.)
× I want to live in my mother's basement when I grow up.	✓ I have a custom-built computer.	× I want to create a certain someone's babies, even though there's a 0% possiblity of ever achieving it.
× I would be in a relationship with one of my pets if they were human.  (o.O)	✓ I've gone skinny-dipping.	× I've performed in three plays.
✓ I enjoy burritos.	× I'm Irish and loving it.	✓ I have a thing for redheads.  (But a bigger thing for dark hair. And a lesser thing for blondes.)
× I am a twin!	× Most of the times, I'd rather do something intellectual instead of doing something generically 'fun'.  (Not sure... is it intellectual fun? Or just intellectual?)	× Once I set out to finish something, I always stay at it until it is completed before I move on to something else.  (Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!)
× I wish there were a way to erase past mistakes.	× I sleep more than 12 hours a day.	× I wish I could be prouder of what I've accomplished, but it's never enough.
× I need more time to myself.  (It would be nice, but I don't think I can say "need".)	× I wish I was more open-minded.  (I'm pretty dingdang open-minded already. Anymore and I'll be understanding the psychopaths.)	× I hope that I go really prematurely grey.
× I download songs from the internet.	× I've just reenacted chapter 58 of Death Note with my best friend.  (Chapter 58 of what?)	× I say random things to freak people out.
× I'm still a little mad about the ending of Death Note.  (Of what? What is this Death Note cult thing about?)	✓ I love playing Truth or Dare.	× I love listening to slow music, but I hate singing to it.  (No more than I "hate" singing to anything.)
× Music helps me remember that I am not alone.	× Playing my favorite sport makes me temporarily forget my problems.	✓ I think this survey is particularly long.
✓ I prefer my LJ friends to my real-life ones.  (Sometimes.... but then, some of my real life friends are LJ friends too, so it's not as bad as it sounds.)	× I can only hate someone that I love.	× I've ordered an extra two shots of espresso to an Americano at Starbucks.  (If I'm at Starbucks, I'm getting candy coffee.)