Survey From The Past, Finished In The Present
I had filled out up to number 13 (13 Conspiracy!) on October 29th, 2008. I’m just keeping those answers the same and then posting from 14 to the end as they relate to myself in the present time.
1. Who’s the main character in the book you’re reading (or the last book you read)?: The Phantom, ie – Erik. (Today – Bella dn Edward. Yes, I have succumbed and am reading Twilight. Breaking Dawn, actually, cuz I finished the first three.)
2. What hair color does your history teacher have?: They both have gray hair. (Today – Don’t have a history teacher.)
3. Did you see and/or talk to anyone today that you haven’t seen/talked to in a while? Who?: No, I haven’t, so N/A. (Today – Nope.)
4. What song are you currently listening to, or what song did you listen to last?: I think the last song I heard was ‘Because.’ (Today – The pipe organ one that Jason introduced me to, by Bach.)
5. What class do you usually write notes to your friends in?: In high school, I would write notes in my history class. (Today – <— Yeah, what I said.)
6. If you got married to your current love interest and took their last name, what would your full name be?: Heh . . . I’d rather just stay away from love questions right now . . . (But for my future self’s reflection/ridicule, it would be what Drew’s last name is.) (Today – Yeah, one day it BETTER be what Drew’s last name is.)
7. What did you get your mom for mother’s day?: Uh . . . (Today – Um . . .)
8. Last thing you ordered when you went out to eat?: Baked potato and chicken nugget meal from Wendy’s. Actual diner place, a breakfast meal from IHOP. (Today – The Lemon Chicken thing from IHOP.)
9. What’s your favorite flavor of italian ice?: Blue Hawaii or Strawberry. (Today – Yep, still.)
10. What’s the funkiest pair of pants you own?: Probably the ones with the jeweled butterfly design on them. (Today – Yep, even though I can’t find them at the moment.)
11. Which of your cousins is closest to you in age?: Darnell, I think… (Today – Yep.)
12. Are your best friend’s parents married?: Yes, yes, yes, and no. (Today – Yes, yes, yes.)
13. What color is your roof?: Uh . . . Brown-ish, gray-ish, kind of? (Today – ::Shrugs::)
14. Pick a random picture that’s on your wall and describe what it is.: There’s a painting I did of my Nana for the memorial service we had for her in September of 2005.
15. How often do you use the school computers?: I’ve got my own laptop and I’m not in school right now.
16. What song reminds you of an ex?: Nirvana songs, Because you Loved me, More than a Feeling.
17. Do you think it’s ridiculous when anyone who hasn’t been in a relationship for 2 or more years talks about marriage with their partner?: Not necessarily, but it always depends on the couple.
18. What’s your favorite band’s biggest hit?: Um . . . The Beatles had far too many hits . . .
19. Did you ever order one of those CDs off the television (like the "GREATEST ROCK HITS" or whatever ones)?: Nope.
20. What method of hair removal do you use?: Razor.
21. When’s the last time you wore a headband?: A few weeks ago, I think.
22. What’s your favorite character from your favorite show?: House.
23. Do your parents like your music?: Yeah, some of the time.
24. If you’re home alone and an unknown caller asks if your parents are home, what do you say?: It depends. My dad’s usually always home. Besides, I don’t live with my parents anymore.
25. Do have a window in your shower?: Yes, and it bugs me! Why are there always windows in showers in apartments????
26. In the winter, do you put down the storm window and move the screen up or just leave the screen where it is?: When I had double windows, I just put the storm window down and left the screen where it was.
27. Has this year gone by incredibly fast, or did it just drag on really slowly?: Fast, actually.
28. Do you know anyone who annoyingly brags about themselves 24/7?: Not really, no. Thank God. I don’t have the patience for people like that.
29. Do you ever jokingly call your friends "sexy", "baby", etc.?: No, I’ll pass on doing that.
30. What hangout spots are within walking distance of your school?: School?
31. Isn’t it weird how some people do their hair all nice and have a cute outfit on, even though the weather is terrible and is probably going to ruin all their hard work anyway?: Yes. Yes, it is weird.
32. Does it bother you when people are constantly away on AIM so you don’t know if they’re really there or not?: I don’t really care. Most of the time, if I IM someone and they aren’t away, they don’t answer me.
33. If you were raped, would/do you still consider yourself a virgin?: If I were still a virgin when it happened, then yeah, I probably would.
34. Is your period light, heavy, or somewhere in the middle?: Middle heavy for about two days and then it pretty much stops.
35. Do you think skinny jeans look bad on big people (and I’m not just saying chubby people, I mean FAT FAT people)?: I think heavy-heavy people trying to pretend they’re thin is pointless and ridiculous.
36. Are you an Atheist, or do you know any Atheists?: I’m not, and though they claim to be, I’m sorry, but no one is a true atheist.
37. How big of a role does religion play in your life?: A big enough part, I think/hope.
38. What’s your best friend’s screenname?: hyacatduncan, solarstrawberry4.
39. Would you rather date someone who was super-conceited or someone who had a very low self-esteem? Why?: Neither. One I would get too annoyed by too easily and the other would just be a chore to be around.
40. How many kids do you want in the future?: No clue,
41. Which sounds more attractive to you, brown eyes or green eyes?: Green.
42. Have you ever dated anyone with green eyes?: Yes.
43. What’s the best thing about being in high school, in your opinion?: Freaking out the other students with my outfits.
44. Do you like snow, or is it just a hassle to you?: I love snowball fights, I love winter, I love ice skating, but I HATE, HATE, HATE driving in snow!
45. Have you ever had pizza with pineapples on it? How was it?: Nope and wouldn’t want it.
46. Would you ever get an abortion?: I seriously doubt it.
47. If your parents got divorced, remarried other people, and started new families, would you be jealous?: I don’t know. It’d be weird, in any case.
48. When you
got your ears pierced for the first time, where do you go to get them done?: I have no fricken’ clue.
49. Have you ever believed that the moon was made out of cheese?: Nope.
50. Do you own a disco ball?: Does one of those rotating, multicolored balls on the stands count?
51. What’s your favorite flavor of Swedish Fish?: Never had any.
52. Do you remember the song "Around the World (lalalala)" by ATC?: Um . . . No?
53. Have you ever played Neopets? If so, what’s your account name?: Nope.
54. When it’s big garbage in your town, do you go through other people’s stuff?: Nope.
55. Isn’t it annoying when a minor character from a show gets their own show?: Eh. Depends on how it’s done.
56. Did you ever have one of those bike license plates that said your name on it?: Nope.
57. What do you think about the decor of your boyfriend’s room?: He definitely needs to decorate and personalize. (We share an apartment.)
58. Do you think Simple Plan and Blink 182 sound similar?: I have no clue.
59. What’s your favorite song by the Spice Girls?: Does anyone actually have a favorite Spice Girls song?
60. miss the 90’s?: A little.
Thank you for your recent notes. I had wanted to respond sooner, but this week has been pretty hectic for me. I appreciate your kind words.
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I had no idea there was more than one flavor of Swedish Fish. And Pineapple pizza is awesome!
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RYN: The “pre 9 and 10” reference is to the show, Doctor Who. The title character is an alien and one distinct trait of his race (The Timelords) is that when he has been mortally wounded, his body will regenerate itself on a molecular level, changing every individual cell and creating an entirely new person. (In reality, it’s a clever way to explain the different actors who have played the part over the last 46 years). With each change, he remains the same fundamental character, though the new actor brings a different set of quirks to the role. Actors 9 and 10 are the two with whom I am the most familiar. So I was really just asking for recommendations on earlier Doctors I should check out. Now, tell me about Angel of the Opera. Is this a real thing? Is it good? I love the original story, but hated The Phantom of Manhattan.
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RYN: It’s been many quite a few years since I read Manhattan, so I’m fuzzy on the details. If I recall correctly, what bothered me was that it seemed to undermine most of what had come before. The author seemed to bend over backward to clear the Phantom of his more wicked deeds in the original story. For me this was like a movie sequel where the characters from the original die in the first five mins and you’re suddenly introduced to an entirely new cast. If you know they’re all going to die anyway, you lose the emotional investment in the original. I’m tired, so I’m not sure that I’m making a lot of sense. I did like the idea of the Phantom having fathered a son with Christine. I just read Dracula the Undead and it made no apologies for stealing that sublot. But where I liked it in Phantom, it just made me roll my eyes this time. It was another case of taking a great villain and neutering him to make him a hero for the masses. To be clear, though, I never considered The Phantom to be a villain, just a tragic hero (which is usually the most compelling kind.) Long winded note ends… now.
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ryn As you pointed ut, I’m talking about long-past. Hand-me-down Bibles were fairly common at the turn of the twentieth century, especially in large urban areas where people could work for as little as two dollars a week. Also, paperback books came about as the result on Alan Lane’s desire for the workingman to own great books (which, in hardback, could cost up to $25, which…
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…doesn’t seem like whole awful lot, until you consider the wages I said were being made. Also, prior to Penguin Books, the first publisher of the greats in paperback, other books of the kind were cheaply-made and poorly written.). My family has one Bible and one Torah that have both been handed down since 1880, so the tradition isn’t dead. ~
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