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verbminxI got up around 830, spent the morning and afternoon lolling around the house reading Murakami's Underground, which is really good - so many different people with stories that vary but have certain harrowing details in common. It's about the sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway in 1995. It's scary and sad. I read for a few hours and am about halfway through the book. I haven't gotten to the most lethal attack yet: they were all carried out around the same time, within a few minutes, but for various reasons one killed eight people.
After I did my meds (2 drops in each eye, lie there with eyes closed for a few minutes, then turn on side, put 4 drops in 1 ear, cover with cotton, remain for at least 15 minutes), I fell asleep in bed, the kind of sleep where you don't even know you're out of it, you think you're just lying there with your eyes closed. Then people come by and wake you up and your response is: "huh?"
Now I'm awake (nominally) and heading off to Target to buy stuff that will be sent to my grandmother.
The Survey of All Important Knowledge
(it's the little things that count)
FOOD
1. True or False: you at least make an effort to have three square meals a day. true, but sometimes I only manage two.
2. You prefer A) cooking B) being the one who is cooked for. B... I don't particularly like all the standing-around involved with cooking. I also don't like knives.
3. True or False: you have eaten things that were inedible. Probably. Though I try to eat things that are edible, for obvious reasons.
4. What is the oddest thing you have ever eaten that actually IS a food? Um... define "odd"... I think Spam is odd... all the processed chemical foods americans eat...
5. Really good food is A) cheap and generic B) erotic C) too expensive to be worth it. This question is lame. Really good food is really good. I don't understand the allure of sushi, though.
6. When is the last time you threw up, and why? I don't remember, so it must have been several years at least. It would have been either very bad menstrual cramps, or a stomach flu.
7. Your favorite beverage on a hot day? peppermint iced tea
8. Your favorite beverage on a cold day? mocha latte or hot cocoa
9. After a long and stressful day/night, you like a meal/snack of....mashed potatos and gravy!
10. True of False: food is still good after being on the floor for only 5 seconds. False. So very false.
WATER
11. The beach is A) an awesome way to spend a sunny day with a large group of friends B) a nice place to be alone C) only for skinny people. D: something that triggers agoraphobia & which I try to avoid.
12. The ocean makes you feel: Nervous.
13. Describe your swimwear. I have a stunning black boy-leg bikini.
14. When is the last time you went swimming? Xmas 1999, I think.
15. What is your fondest beach memory? wading out to a barge on lake erie, walking in clear shallow water across sand bars.
SHELTER
16. You would most like to live in A)a Zen monastary B) a posh English Mansion C) a Persian palace (complete with harem) D) an igloo E) a Hawaiian beach hut. A or B. Figure that one out.
17. Use three words to describe your decorating style: cozy, streamlined, exotic
18. Your method of cleaning is A) an all out extravaganza every spring B) a daily organization C) stuffing everything into the closet and under the bed right before you have company. D: a nigh-impossible chore attempted nearly daily and rarely completed.
19. Roughing it is A) only fun to watch on Survivor B) fun once or twice a summer with friends C) an ideal permanent summer arrangement.*twitch*
COMPANIONSHIP
20. Use three words to describe your perfect mate: Sorry, I'm more exacting than that. Let's go for tall, smart, kind, funny, cute, relatively healthy, interesting.
21. Your song would be: either "in your eyes" by peter gabriel or "say yes" by elliott smith
22. Your favorite place for a date: i don't really like "dates" per se. just... doing things I like to do and would ordinarily do anyway, except with the boy in question.
23. Your perfect honeymoon/vacation: umm, europe. i'd say japan, except that i don't speak or read japanese, and that would be a problem.
24. If you are currently single, do you have your eye on someone? not really.
25. If you are taken, name one thing you would change about your partner. If single, name one thing you would change about your ex. his false ways. we were so in love and he screwed it up so, so badly.
26. On top or on bottom? top.
27. Leather or lace? yes, please!
28. Silk scarves are A) A fashion statement B) good for bellydancers C) a well-used toy in your bedroom. A and B. silk scarves are not the best idea for bondage, really. they can be very hard to untie at crucial moments.
29. You fantasize about: in a sexual way? not much. in a general way? being healthy & achieving goals.
DECENCY
30. You prefer toilet paper to roll from A) the top or B) the bottom. the top! the top! oh, god, i HATE it when it rolls from the bottom!
31. You brush your teeth A) side to side B) up and down C) using circular motion. All of the above. I really want them to be clean. =)
32. What do you shave, if at all? Usually my legs and armpits. sometimes my bikini line.
33. You bathe A) at night B) in the morning. Both, but more usually in the morning because my hair has to be wet to be styled.
34. Have you ever peed/pooped in a place that was not meant for going for peeing/pooping? Tell us about it. i don't want to talk about it. wanna hear about the time i vomited in a planter at the mall?
MISCELLANEOUS
35. If you were stranded on Gilligan's Island and they finally ran out of coconuts and fish, who would you eat first? Mary-Ann is muscular and farm-raised!
36. Who would you rather have do your dentistry? A)The Three Stooges B) Charles Manson C) a blind man from a third world country. The Three Stooges, because there is a good chance that they would knock me out before I ever felt anything.
37. Who would you most like to see be gorged by a herd of rampant bulls? A) Oprah B) Rosie O'Donnell C) Martha Stewart D) Dubya E) a member of your own family The "president", of course.
38. You suck the lollipop/candy till it's gone, or you bite first? Suck, then bite.
39. Your favorite ride at the fair? Tilt-a-whirl or merry-go-round
40. Use three words to describe how you feel about your rear end: soft and cuddly!
41. Should guns be banned (I had to throw at least ONE serious question in)? probably. there is no reason any person needs to own semiautomatic assault rifles.
42. Three words to describe how you are feeling right now: dazed, hungry, cheerful
43. Your idea of heaven would be: living in a museum/library but being allowed to touch everything
44. This survey was: pleh.
After I did my meds (2 drops in each eye, lie there with eyes closed for a few minutes, then turn on side, put 4 drops in 1 ear, cover with cotton, remain for at least 15 minutes), I fell asleep in bed, the kind of sleep where you don't even know you're out of it, you think you're just lying there with your eyes closed. Then people come by and wake you up and your response is: "huh?"
Now I'm awake (nominally) and heading off to Target to buy stuff that will be sent to my grandmother.
The Survey of All Important Knowledge
(it's the little things that count)
FOOD
1. True or False: you at least make an effort to have three square meals a day. true, but sometimes I only manage two.
2. You prefer A) cooking B) being the one who is cooked for. B... I don't particularly like all the standing-around involved with cooking. I also don't like knives.
3. True or False: you have eaten things that were inedible. Probably. Though I try to eat things that are edible, for obvious reasons.
4. What is the oddest thing you have ever eaten that actually IS a food? Um... define "odd"... I think Spam is odd... all the processed chemical foods americans eat...
5. Really good food is A) cheap and generic B) erotic C) too expensive to be worth it. This question is lame. Really good food is really good. I don't understand the allure of sushi, though.
6. When is the last time you threw up, and why? I don't remember, so it must have been several years at least. It would have been either very bad menstrual cramps, or a stomach flu.
7. Your favorite beverage on a hot day? peppermint iced tea
8. Your favorite beverage on a cold day? mocha latte or hot cocoa
9. After a long and stressful day/night, you like a meal/snack of....mashed potatos and gravy!
10. True of False: food is still good after being on the floor for only 5 seconds. False. So very false.
WATER
11. The beach is A) an awesome way to spend a sunny day with a large group of friends B) a nice place to be alone C) only for skinny people. D: something that triggers agoraphobia & which I try to avoid.
12. The ocean makes you feel: Nervous.
13. Describe your swimwear. I have a stunning black boy-leg bikini.
14. When is the last time you went swimming? Xmas 1999, I think.
15. What is your fondest beach memory? wading out to a barge on lake erie, walking in clear shallow water across sand bars.
SHELTER
16. You would most like to live in A)a Zen monastary B) a posh English Mansion C) a Persian palace (complete with harem) D) an igloo E) a Hawaiian beach hut. A or B. Figure that one out.
17. Use three words to describe your decorating style: cozy, streamlined, exotic
18. Your method of cleaning is A) an all out extravaganza every spring B) a daily organization C) stuffing everything into the closet and under the bed right before you have company. D: a nigh-impossible chore attempted nearly daily and rarely completed.
19. Roughing it is A) only fun to watch on Survivor B) fun once or twice a summer with friends C) an ideal permanent summer arrangement.*twitch*
COMPANIONSHIP
20. Use three words to describe your perfect mate: Sorry, I'm more exacting than that. Let's go for tall, smart, kind, funny, cute, relatively healthy, interesting.
21. Your song would be: either "in your eyes" by peter gabriel or "say yes" by elliott smith
22. Your favorite place for a date: i don't really like "dates" per se. just... doing things I like to do and would ordinarily do anyway, except with the boy in question.
23. Your perfect honeymoon/vacation: umm, europe. i'd say japan, except that i don't speak or read japanese, and that would be a problem.
24. If you are currently single, do you have your eye on someone? not really.
25. If you are taken, name one thing you would change about your partner. If single, name one thing you would change about your ex. his false ways. we were so in love and he screwed it up so, so badly.
26. On top or on bottom? top.
27. Leather or lace? yes, please!
28. Silk scarves are A) A fashion statement B) good for bellydancers C) a well-used toy in your bedroom. A and B. silk scarves are not the best idea for bondage, really. they can be very hard to untie at crucial moments.
29. You fantasize about: in a sexual way? not much. in a general way? being healthy & achieving goals.
DECENCY
30. You prefer toilet paper to roll from A) the top or B) the bottom. the top! the top! oh, god, i HATE it when it rolls from the bottom!
31. You brush your teeth A) side to side B) up and down C) using circular motion. All of the above. I really want them to be clean. =)
32. What do you shave, if at all? Usually my legs and armpits. sometimes my bikini line.
33. You bathe A) at night B) in the morning. Both, but more usually in the morning because my hair has to be wet to be styled.
34. Have you ever peed/pooped in a place that was not meant for going for peeing/pooping? Tell us about it. i don't want to talk about it. wanna hear about the time i vomited in a planter at the mall?
MISCELLANEOUS
35. If you were stranded on Gilligan's Island and they finally ran out of coconuts and fish, who would you eat first? Mary-Ann is muscular and farm-raised!
36. Who would you rather have do your dentistry? A)The Three Stooges B) Charles Manson C) a blind man from a third world country. The Three Stooges, because there is a good chance that they would knock me out before I ever felt anything.
37. Who would you most like to see be gorged by a herd of rampant bulls? A) Oprah B) Rosie O'Donnell C) Martha Stewart D) Dubya E) a member of your own family The "president", of course.
38. You suck the lollipop/candy till it's gone, or you bite first? Suck, then bite.
39. Your favorite ride at the fair? Tilt-a-whirl or merry-go-round
40. Use three words to describe how you feel about your rear end: soft and cuddly!
41. Should guns be banned (I had to throw at least ONE serious question in)? probably. there is no reason any person needs to own semiautomatic assault rifles.
42. Three words to describe how you are feeling right now: dazed, hungry, cheerful
43. Your idea of heaven would be: living in a museum/library but being allowed to touch everything
44. This survey was: pleh.
