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whitereflection) wrote2010-07-20 03:59 pm
whitereflection) wrote2010-07-20 03:59 pm
the trees are not what they seem
Ugh, I am stressing about strange and minor things. I blame the coffee I had earlier, yet at the same time it's obviously worn off, because I'm absolutely drained-tired. >_< Yargh.
At least OPPD replaced the main power line, and Cox will be coming Friday to rerun their cable. Waiting for a tree service to come give an estimate and tell me when they can schedule work (obviously all are busy right now). We had more storm damage than I even realized after last Wednesday. Another branch that had been hanging finally broke off and fell yesterday, though it was thinner and shorter (like 3in at the base), and could be carried by just two of us--and at least it just fell into the yard, not on the lines or on the roof. Other branches are hanging though, and who knows what we don't see. Ugh.
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motherlessguns is having a poet challenge where you pick a poet from the list, and find one of their works that fits the comm theme of being somehow Winchesters. This is a very cool thing, though when I picked Samuel Green, I didn't consider...make sure you can *find* their work. He's only got about 4 or 5 poems online, and neither of his books are available at B&N, the public library, or UNO's library. Not to mention, sold new, his current book is like 35$ at Amazon and 50$ through B&N. I gave in and ordered a used copy from Amazon, because at the least that's approx. 15$. :/ I shouldn't really spend, but I'll count it as my self-education on contemporary poets. Just hoping it's here before the challenge 'due' date of posting by Aug.1 (though Amz did say it would arrive by about the 23rd, so even with potential delays that should be okay).
I did buy a Wislawa Szymborska collection at B&N, though. >_> Still have another of hers on my Amz wish list, but I just kind of weakened on getting this one (view with a grain of sand) now. God, I'm so weak and stupid about resisting books.
[Edit: I keep wanting to find a collection of Richard Siken's work. Am I surprised that I can never find him at B&N, and he's not to be found at the public library or at UNO, despite it being an academic library? No, sadly I'm not surprised at all. Fucking midwest. I guess Crush goes on my Amz wishlist as well.]
I want to know 28 things about you. I don't care if we've never talked, never really clicked, or if we already know everything about each other. I really don't. You are obviously on my flist, so let me know with whom I'm friends!
1. Your Middle Name:
2. Age:
3. Single or Taken:
4. Favorite Movie:
5. Favorite Song or Album:
6. Favorite Band/Artist:
7. Dirty or Clean:
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings:
9. Do we know each other outside of LJ?
10. What's your philosophy on life?
11. Is the bottle half-full or half-empty?
12. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest?
13. What is your favorite memory of us?
14. What is your favorite guilty pleasure?
15. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you:
16. You can have three wishes (for yourself, so forget all the 'world peace etc' malarky) - what are they?
17. Can we get together and make a cake?
18. Which country is your spiritual home?
19. What is your big weakness?
20. Do you think I'm a good person?
21. What was your best/favorite subject at school?
22. Describe your accent:
23. If you could change anything about me, would you?
24. What do you wear to sleep?
25. Trousers or skirts?
26. Cigarettes or alcohol?
27. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together? (If you have no idea, just say something crazy, it'll entertain me!)
28. Will you repost this so I can fill it out for you?
At least OPPD replaced the main power line, and Cox will be coming Friday to rerun their cable. Waiting for a tree service to come give an estimate and tell me when they can schedule work (obviously all are busy right now). We had more storm damage than I even realized after last Wednesday. Another branch that had been hanging finally broke off and fell yesterday, though it was thinner and shorter (like 3in at the base), and could be carried by just two of us--and at least it just fell into the yard, not on the lines or on the roof. Other branches are hanging though, and who knows what we don't see. Ugh.
motherlessguns is having a poet challenge where you pick a poet from the list, and find one of their works that fits the comm theme of being somehow Winchesters. This is a very cool thing, though when I picked Samuel Green, I didn't consider...make sure you can *find* their work. He's only got about 4 or 5 poems online, and neither of his books are available at B&N, the public library, or UNO's library. Not to mention, sold new, his current book is like 35$ at Amazon and 50$ through B&N. I gave in and ordered a used copy from Amazon, because at the least that's approx. 15$. :/ I shouldn't really spend, but I'll count it as my self-education on contemporary poets. Just hoping it's here before the challenge 'due' date of posting by Aug.1 (though Amz did say it would arrive by about the 23rd, so even with potential delays that should be okay).I did buy a Wislawa Szymborska collection at B&N, though. >_> Still have another of hers on my Amz wish list, but I just kind of weakened on getting this one (view with a grain of sand) now. God, I'm so weak and stupid about resisting books.
[Edit: I keep wanting to find a collection of Richard Siken's work. Am I surprised that I can never find him at B&N, and he's not to be found at the public library or at UNO, despite it being an academic library? No, sadly I'm not surprised at all. Fucking midwest. I guess Crush goes on my Amz wishlist as well.]
I want to know 28 things about you. I don't care if we've never talked, never really clicked, or if we already know everything about each other. I really don't. You are obviously on my flist, so let me know with whom I'm friends!
1. Your Middle Name:
2. Age:
3. Single or Taken:
4. Favorite Movie:
5. Favorite Song or Album:
6. Favorite Band/Artist:
7. Dirty or Clean:
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings:
9. Do we know each other outside of LJ?
10. What's your philosophy on life?
11. Is the bottle half-full or half-empty?
12. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest?
13. What is your favorite memory of us?
14. What is your favorite guilty pleasure?
15. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you:
16. You can have three wishes (for yourself, so forget all the 'world peace etc' malarky) - what are they?
17. Can we get together and make a cake?
18. Which country is your spiritual home?
19. What is your big weakness?
20. Do you think I'm a good person?
21. What was your best/favorite subject at school?
22. Describe your accent:
23. If you could change anything about me, would you?
24. What do you wear to sleep?
25. Trousers or skirts?
26. Cigarettes or alcohol?
27. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together? (If you have no idea, just say something crazy, it'll entertain me!)
28. Will you repost this so I can fill it out for you?
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2. Age: 37
3. Single or Taken: Neither - I've been in an open marriage for 18 years now.
4. Favorite Movie: Hmmm. 'Gladiator' comes to mind
5. Favorite Song or Album: Constantly changing. 'Blinding' by Florence and the Machine has the most plays on my iPod. It's one of the songs I listen to when I'm writing.
6. Favorite Band/Artist: I'm loving The Offspring this week.
7. Dirty or Clean: *blinks* Without any context, I'mma go for dirty!
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings: Nope. Had my nose pierced once, and it went horribly wrong. Apparently I'm allergic to surgical steel.
9. Do we know each other outside of LJ? Nope!
10. What's your philosophy on life? Pursue joy and do good.
11. Is the bottle half-full or half-empty? Half-full!
12. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest? Yes.
13. What is your favorite memory of us? Remember that time we swam nude with the dolphins in Vallarta? No? Well, gotta be all our
14. What is your favorite guilty pleasure? Salted Caramel Cupcakes. So addictive.
15. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you: I have Asperger's.
16. You can have three wishes (for yourself, so forget all the 'world peace etc' malarky) - what are they? I wish my partner hadn't gotten laid off. I wish I was closer with my brother. I wish I hadn't lost touch with an old boyfriend of mine - I'm really worried about him.
17. Can we get together and make a cake? No, but thanks for asking!
18. Which country is your spiritual home? The U.S. of A! All those open roads...
19. What is your big weakness? I miss social cues. Epically and with consequences ranging from comic to tragic.
20. Do you think I'm a good person? Absolutely!
21. What was your best/favorite subject at school? English, I suppose. Or possibly history. Physics? Chemistry, even. It depended on the teacher. I'm kind of a jack of all trades. Excluding art. My mother is a full-on artist, and I'm, well, NOT.
22. Describe your accent: Generic newscaster American, although a bit of Boston or British can sneak on sometimes.
23. If you could change anything about me, would you? You need more confidence in yourself, m'dear! Then World Domination would naturally follow!
24. What do you wear to sleep? *coughs* Also nothing.
25. Trousers or skirts? Trousers, god, I can't stand skirts.
26. Cigarettes or alcohol? Alcohol, although I can easily do without.
27. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together? (If you have no idea, just say something crazy, it'll entertain me!) I'd take you to this lake out on the Olympic Penninsula. It's gorgeous and peaceful.
28. Will you repost this so I can fill it out for you? Already done, babe.
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2. Age: 35
3. Single or Taken: Very single
4. Favorite Movie: You can't ask me to choose?! It's like asking for my favourite song...*looks at next question* oh, well then, um... 'The Royal Tenenbaums' (this will change tomorrow, I'm sure)
5. Favorite Song or Album: *sighs* I'll go with album, it's a bit easier - Pearl Jam's 'Ten' (one of the defining albums of my life)
6. Favorite Band/Artist: I have to say Pearl Jam, because even though I don't really listen to them much anymore they hold a special place in my heart, but Radiohead's a close second. Oh, and the Beatles are up there, obviously
7. Dirty or Clean: ... I'll go with dirty :P
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings: just my ears. I don't like pain or needles.
9. Do we know each other outside of LJ? Nuh-uh.
10. What's your philosophy on life? I don't really have a philosophy, but I try to live my life with karma in mind. Life's hard enough anyway, why add to it?
11. Is the bottle half-full or half-empty? Depends on what's in the bottle!
12. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest? Probably (I am crap at keeping secrets though - unless they're my own - so you'd find out eventually)
13. What is your favorite memory of us? *thinks hard* I got nothing, which only means we need to make some :)
14. What is your favorite guilty pleasure? French fries (taste so good, but I always regret eating them)
15. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you: I have had the same bedroom since I was nine.
16. You can have three wishes (for yourself, so forget all the 'world peace etc' malarky) - what are they? to get/feel better, to be able to support myself and live comfortably doing what I loved, for my loved ones never to die (a completely selfish wish if there ever was one)
17. Can we get together and make a cake? Sure! I haven't been on a plane since the '80's and I don't usually go farther than the mall, but if you'd be willing to come here...
18. Which country is your spiritual home? Right where I am, I think. But I have always felt like I should have been British *shrugs*
19. What is your big weakness? Kryptonite
20. Do you think I'm a good person? I really do!
21. What was your best/favorite subject at school? English for both
22. Describe your accent: typical rl Canadian, I would say (my "aboots" are subtle and I hardly ever say "eh" :P)
23. If you could change anything about me, would you? I would make you stop being so hard on yourself, because you are awesome!
24. What do you wear to sleep? a nightgown, like I have since I was a little girl
25. Trousers or skirts? I hate skirts. They are evil.
26. Cigarettes or alcohol? neither. Like ever, at all. Not because I have some moral objection or anything, I just don't get the point
27. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together? (If you have no idea, just say something crazy, it'll entertain me!) We would fly to Vancouver, track down (aka stalk) Jared and Jensen, kidnap them and force them to make out with each other while we watched (okay, maybe that's what we'd do if I only had a day to live... we could do whatever you wanted:P)
28. Will you repost this so I can fill it out for you? SURE :D (Um, later tonight - I have to drop someone off at a wake first:/)
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2. Age: 20~
3. Single or Taken: Happily taken.
4. Favorite Movie: Oh wow- that's... really difficult. Probably a toss up between Star Trek and V for Vendetta.
5. Favorite Song or Album: Also difficult, considering I have over 90 gigs of music in just about every language ever. Hm, let's see. Right now it's probably You're the Voice by John Farnham. But that will probably change next week.
6. Favorite Band/Artist: I'm really fond of The Tea Party and Mindless Self Indulgence. Also, Queen.
7. Dirty or Clean: Clean.
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings: Infinity Symbol on my right wrist, two piercings in each ear.
9. Do we know each other outside of LJ? Hum, Don't think so! XD
10. What's your philosophy on life? You only live once. Pursue whatever makes you happy.
11. Is the bottle half-full or half-empty? Half-full
12. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest? Depends on the level of secret really. But yes, probably.
13. What is your favorite memory of us? That one time we tried to learn Fire Poi just in Honolulu and you set your hair on fire! Wait, that wasn't you? (Really, I got nothing. Probably just me flailing about your fic.)
14. What is your favorite guilty pleasure? Crab Rangoon. Delicious~
15. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you: I can lick my elbow.
16. You can have three wishes (for yourself, so forget all the 'world peace etc' malarky) - what are they? I don't know, three wishes pertaining to my happiness? Probably a decent place to live and enough money to keep me going. I might wish to travel, cause I adore it and never get to do it.
17. Can we get together and make a cake? I'd rather make a pie, but cake is good!
18. Which country is your spiritual home? I would love to live in England.
19. What is your big weakness? The internet? Good fanfiction? New music?
20. Do you think I'm a good person? I can only assume, but I think you probably are. ♥
21. What was your best/favorite subject at school? English, of course.
22. Describe your accent: A bit of a smorgasbord of Southern and Mid-Western(Ohio!) though for some reason I've been asked if I'm Canadian a lot. I really don't get that.
23. If you could change anything about me, would you? Naw, probably not. You're probably pretty awesome the way you are.
24. What do you wear to sleep? Usually comfy sweats and a T-shirt. If it's really hot I'll forgo the sweats.
25. Trousers or skirts? Jeans-
26. Cigarettes or alcohol? Oh. Um. Cigarettes? I smoke more than I drink even if I don't do either that much.
27. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together? (If you have no idea, just say something crazy, it'll entertain me!) Anything you'd like! I hear scuba diving is fun this time of year.
28. Will you repost this so I can fill it out for you? Only if you want. I've posted a couple of these "get to know you" memes over the last couple months. Don't wanna annoy you guys too much.
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2. Age: 24
3. Single or Taken: Single
4. Favorite Movie: Ummm... I have way too many to name just one.
5. Favorite Song or Album: Same as above xD
6. Favorite Band/Artist: I'm really loving Adam Lambert and everything he does right now. :D
7. Dirty or Clean: Clean, though you couldn't tell that if you looked at my bedroom or car.
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings: This (http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y294/amarie15/tatoo.jpg) is on my lower back and I have my ears pierced 9 times (5 & 4)
9. Do we know each other outside of LJ? Nope
10. What's your philosophy on life? Do what makes you happy.
11. Is the bottle half-full or half-empty? Depends on what's inside
12. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest? I'm pretty bad at keeping secrets, so probably not.
13. What is your favorite memory of us? Umm.... that one time, yeah lol
14. What is your favorite guilty pleasure? YA lit (NOT Twilight or its ripoff series books that are also produced in mass). There's some really good and cute stuff out there.
15. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you: I speak French, does that count as interesting?
16. You can have three wishes (for yourself, so forget all the 'world peace etc' malarky) - what are they? To have everyone I know be happy, to have someone to love (who loves me back) & to have a comfortable living.
17. Can we get together and make a cake? Sure.
18. Which country is your spiritual home? I guess France, I really seemed to take to their culture like a duck to water when I first went in 2007.
19. What is your big weakness? Baby animals
20. Do you think I'm a good person? Yeah, of course, unless you're hiding people in your basement or something.
21. What was your best/favorite subject at school? Pretty much everything except math, science or PE.
22. Describe your accent: It's either a Nothern accent or a Midwest accent depending on what accent quiz I've taken; I have a bit of a nasal quality to my voice. It can be heard here. (http://www.twitvid.com/UTNAP)
23. If you could change anything about me, would you? Nah
24. What do you wear to sleep? T-shirt and pj pants usually
25. Trousers or skirts? Trousers
26. Cigarettes or alcohol? Alcohol.
27. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together? (If you have no idea, just say something crazy, it'll entertain me!) Whatever we wanted!
28. Will you repost this so I can fill it out for you? Yep.
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2. Age: 17
3. Single or Taken: Single
4. Favorite Movie: Broken Bridges - it's really amazing and I think it left me with a different outlook on life
5. Favorite Song or Album: Eye of the Tiger (I think I've answered this differently every time!)
6. Favorite Band/Artist: Jason Manns
7. Dirty or Clean: Clean
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings: Just my ears.
9. Do we know each other outside of LJ? Nope
10. What's your philosophy on life? Live it while I can.
11. Is the bottle half-full or half-empty? Half-full.
12. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest? No, unless it was for a (good) surprise or something.
13. What is your favorite memory of us? I haven't known you for long so we'll have to make some :D
14. What is your favorite guilty pleasure? Chocolate
15. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you: I sang at Epidavros.
16. You can have three wishes (for yourself, so forget all the 'world peace etc' malarky) - what are they? For everyone in my family to have good health, Jensen Ackles (please!) and...I think I'd be happy with that :)
17. Can we get together and make a cake? Yeah!! We can make it look like the Impala!
18. Which country is your spiritual home? Greece/the US
19. What is your big weakness? Fanfiction and getting easily distracted by it.
20. Do you think I'm a good person? Yes :D
21. What was your best/favorite subject at school? English/History
22. Describe your accent: Well, I'm from Newcastle in the UK but I don't sound like Cheryl Cole!
23. If you could change anything about me, would you? Not unless you wanted something changed.
24. What do you wear to sleep? Something comfortable. If I'm cold, I have this collection of fluffy socks that I wear.
25. Trousers or skirts? Trousers.
26. Cigarettes or alcohol? Neither really, but I'd pick alcohol over cigarettes.
27. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together? (If you have no idea, just say something crazy, it'll entertain me!) We'd have a Supernatural marathon, eat cake, talk about random, fun stuff and we'd also do whatever you wanted to do :)
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2. Age: 21
3. Single or Taken: single
4. Favorite Movie: historical/war themed movies in general
5. Favorite Song or Album: don't really have that one specific song that makes me go all crazy atm.
6. Favorite Band/Artist: Darren Hayes <3
7. Dirty or Clean: I prefer physical cleanliness, but don't mind a little bit dirty mind ;)
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings: tattoo of a snake on my ankle
9. Do we know each other outside of LJ? nope
10. What's your philosophy on life? Appreciate every single moment.
11. Is the bottle half-full or half-empty? Haha, to this I always like to use this Finnish word that describes something being "half" but not saying if its empty or full. It's hard to explain. But it describes how I am, not optimistic or pessimistic, just realistic.
12. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest? Depends on how big of a/serious secret it is.
13. What is your favorite memory of us? Well don't really have "us" memory, but what I always remember you best from is that you always post links to all these funny cartoons, find the best fics to rec and write some awesome poems :)
14. What is your favorite guilty pleasure? reading celebrity gossip about once a month (usually @ perezhilton. com xD)
15. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you: My family raises reindeer :)
16. You can have three wishes (for yourself, so forget all the 'world peace etc' malarky) - what are they?
-always have enough money to do what I wanted, like travel around the world
-meet my soulmate
-have perfect health for the rest of my life
17. Can we get together and make a cake?
Of course! You bring the flour, I'll bring the eggs and sugar!
18. Which country is your spiritual home? I like living abroad, but Finland will be always be my home
19. What is your big weakness? Pretty boys x) LOL.
20. Do you think I'm a good person? Of course!
21. What was your best/favorite subject at school? I was best in English and Maths, but I liked History the best.
22. Describe your accent: Well my English accent is definitely American, Minnesotan to be specific and my native Finnish accent(or more like my dialect) isn't typical "Northern-Finland" accent because I've lived all over the country, but some local words and expressions have stuck for good
23. If you could change anything about me, would you? No! Why would I?
24. What do you wear to sleep? Nothing? :D Lesser the better, I hate feeling hot during night
25. Trousers or skirts? I've worn pretty much only skirts and dresses for the past two years or then verry baggy, comfortable trousers at home, but recently I just discovered jeans all over again :D So both!
26. Cigarettes or alcohol? Both, preferably together x)
27. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together? (If you have no idea, just say something crazy, it'll entertain me!) I'm running out of ideas for this after filling it few times and the whole "go stalk SPN cast" seems so clicheish already :D But something related to SPN I suppose x)
28. Will you repost this so I can fill it out for you? Already did :)
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1. Your Middle Name: Margaret
2. Age: 37
3. Single or Taken: JP is my main squeeze
4. Favorite Movie: Whisper of the Heart is awesome!
5. Favorite Song or Album: Changes all the time. Today it is Answer by Sarah McLachlan.
6. Favorite Band/Artist: Let's stick with Sarah, she is my patron saint of heartbreak.
7. Dirty or Clean: Clean, I think.
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings: Tattoo on ankle (kanji for "dream") and ears pierced.
9. Do we know each other outside of LJ? Nope.
10. What's your philosophy on life? Put your big girl panties on and deal with it (please disregard my weeping and wailing on LJ...LOL).
11. Is the bottle half-full or half-empty? Half-empty (I am a grouchy ol' cynic)
12. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest? I don't know that secrets are ever really in one's best interest, so I will say...maybe?
13. What is your favorite memory of us? I actually liked the couple of times we talked about poetry. &hearts
14. What is your favorite guilty pleasure? Reality TV.
15. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you: I still have some baby teeth in my mouth (gross).
16. You can have three wishes (for yourself, so forget all the 'world peace etc' malarky) - what are they? Enough money to quit my job and travel, to lose some weight, and to have that "thing" that allows you to redecorate a room and make it look fabulous.
17. Can we get together and make a cake? Absolutely, but let's make it cupcakes!
18. Which country is your spiritual home? Oddly enough, Japan is a fusion of things I love. There is order and beauty and little things that remind me of growing up overseas. It's all strange and familiar at the same time.
19. What is your big weakness? Big red soda and cute boys who smile at me.
20. Do you think I'm a good person? You bet your bottom dollar I do!
21. What was your best/favorite subject at school? Best was English, favorite was a tie between History and Trig/Calculus
22. Describe your accent: Bland American, with a hint of ghetto Mexican (I roll the letter "r" and leave off the "h" sometimes...Westside represent!) and a pinch of Texas drawl, y'all.
23. If you could change anything about me, would you? I hate to see you beat yourself up.
24. What do you wear to sleep? Tank top, shorts.
25. Trousers or skirts? Jeans.
26. Cigarettes or alcohol? Alcohol.
27. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together? (If you have no idea, just say something crazy, it'll entertain me!) I would take you on a road trip to nowhere in particular. We could watch the scenery whiz by and blast the radio.
28. Will you repost this so I can fill it out for you? Yes, but please forgive me if I don't do it right away. I am a lazy bastard.