Shrijani's '28 questions later'
Jul. 12th, 2004 09:52 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
crows1. Do you watch television? If so, how many hours per week? [No, I do not. There is the occasional freak accident, but otherwise, nonono.]
2. Do you believe in the 'supernatural'? [I tend to have more 'supernatural' experiences a week than 'grounding' experiences. I do not live in a world that is sane, or 'natural', by any conventional means.]
3. Does like attract like or do opposites attract? OR, does it depend upon the situation? Provide a personal example. You may change the names to protect the attractive and/or the attracted. [Situation. I (and this is less metaphorical than you might thing, trust me) am chaos. My lover, on the other hand, is very very order. (And this works. Now, it hasn't always... the last time I tried this, with the 'order' side of the universe, things were less than peachy. So it always does depend in a good part on the person.) However! A majority of the people in my inner circle of friends outside of my more 'intimate' relationship lean toward the chaotic side of things.]
4. Does mental illness, substance abuse, sex addiction and/or a predilection for gambling run in your family? You may wish to specify which side, paternal or maternal, if that matters to you. I know it matters to me. [Fortunately, no, it doesn't. At least, not that I've been made aware of. My entire family drinks a lot of beer, as became apparent at a recent reunion, but not to the point of alcoholism. And I guess it was really just my mom's side, cause we never see my dad's side of the family.]
5. Do you own any firearms? Why or why not? [No. Because they terrify me.]
6. When you are at a four-way stop and the person with the right-of-way at that time (meaning it is technically their turn to go) tries to wave you through the intersection, what do you do? [Go. If they don't know how the order is supposed to go, or are feeling too polite to follow it, it's better just to get traffic moving again in safe vectors than to sit around trying to figure out who's turn it really is. So, Go, and add a polite wave back at them as you pass.]
7. Does your vote count? [I should hope that somebody counts my vote... *sadface*]
8. What's for you: cremation, burial or other? If you care to share, why? [Cremation. The whole concept of burial, of keeping my energy festering beneath the earth, creeps me out. That, and, it's so much more expensive... I would feel guilty being a further drain on the living after my death.]
9. What is the riskiest thing you do that you intend to keep doing because you've determined it is worth the risk? Explain. (This can be as simple and socially acceptable as wearing antiperspirants that contain aluminum salts or as insane and obviously unnecessary [read: potentially sexy] as extreme motocross, not that I'm passing judgment or anything.) [I... continue to pursue my metaphysical... persuits. Umm, yes, some fairly dangerous things have happened to me in the past and yes, I do believe it's worth the risk. HOWEVER! I don't want to go into too much more public detail about that, but y'all should know that, if you really want my story, it's too your benefit to ask me some time. Worst that will happen is I'll say no, I don't want to tell you about that.]
10. Why do you think you're the best candidate for this position? [Because I'm skilled in the ways of Evil Overlordship, I will oppress my people, kill my best officers at the slightest offense, and build lots of very ominous downward-glaring statues far about all of the cities I rule.]
11. Are reality shows for imbeciles (HINT: the correct answer is YES)? Let's dig a little deeper. We know that you must be an imbecile to be *in* one. Must you also be an imbecile to watch one? Or is there something else at work there? [Unless you're in a reality sho unwillingly, No, nothing else works there.]
12. What is (are) your favorite form(s) of physical exercise? (HINT: "sex" is not really very original. Pick something else. We know you probably like sex, since you're a mammal and all.) [I... walk a lot, when I'm feeling lethargic. I like walking. I also like riding horses, although I don't get too very often. I know it's not much fun, but I don't do a whole lot of that physical excersize stuff.]
13. If a passing spaceship pulled over and offered you a ride, under what circumstance (if any) would you accept? [Well, obviously, if it was Shai I'd go. That's a given. If it were someone else I were familiar with, I'd go (unless I knew better after that familiarity). If they were pirates that looked reasonably like they would not rape me and whore me out all over space, I'd go... If they just wanted to take me joyriding a few nights and bring me back, I'd go. If they just wanted to take me joyriding a few nights and then drop me off with Shai, I'd go.]
14. What is one of the things that you've experienced that frustrated you beyond any ability to use language/breathe? [*holds breath* There's a recent experience with someone I was formerly spiritually involved with that... does. But. I'm not going to get into that. That, and, the constraints of 'this place' (see metaphysical persuits, above) that drive me nucking futz. And... yea. Beyond ability to use language, so I'm not gonna try.]
15. Do you like your date of your birth? Why or why not? (I understand some folks are indifferent to this sort of thing, but it interests me.) [I do, but I wish it were three years prior to when it actually was. As for month and day, yea, I dig.]
16. What kinds of things are you most interested in reading in other folks' online journals? -or- Why are you here (LJ)? [I like humorous personal stories. I like creative writing. I also like seeing how other people vent their frustrations, how others have catharsis. The concept of revealing oneself to strangers (as often happens on LJ) has always fascinated me.]
17. Non sequitur: Where do you draw the line? [In the sand, between me and Bad Sancho Perrone.]
18. Life-long regret: useful or pointless? [Pointless. Regret is a 'baggage' emotion. Mourning a loss, privately, in your memory is noble enough... but the only thing that can be useful to you in the long run is the lessons that you have learned from said regretful situations.]
19. If you were required at this time switch over and finish your life as a healthy member of any other species on planet Earth, which species would you choose? (Emotional attachments to your current life should be set aside for the purposes of answering this question. It is highly unlikely that you will actually encounter this situation, so just relax and enjoy the flight of fancy.) [A Raven. No further questions.]
20. Non sequitur: Brussels sprouts? [Tasty if they're from dad's garden, though the moose get to them often before we do. Hint: Harvest after first frost, like berries.]
21. Do you know a really funny joke? If so, please share it by typing it as your response to this question. [I don't, not that I can think of off the top of my head anyway.]
22. Non sequitur: Are you waiting for something? [All kinds of things. Maybe, in this life, the universe is trying to teach me a better lesson in patience.]
23. Are you "into" pens? Please describe your very favorite writing implement. [I'm -so- into pens. However, I have to refrain from the impulse to buy expensive ones often because I am prone to losing them. But here goes: These are my official favorites. I buy them by the box at office max. A box (I think of 10) is about seven dollars. I don't have one handy right now (I'm low, I need to get some more soon... in fact, I might do that this morning) but I'm pretty sure they're from Uniball. Matte black, circular, removable cap with metal clip. More importantly, they are rolling ball (liquid ink, not ballpoint). The liquid ink is the really important part. Smooth, solid lines... no scraping feeling on the paper, even when I'm writing in one of my sketch books. Fine, or ultrafine. Looks good, feels good, price is right. For art, I have my standard dipping pens and my higgins ink. Long black handle, a vast array of sketching nibs... pointilism, baby! For real indulgence, I have a glass dipping pen that came with some indigo ink... however, I'm not yet proficient in using it. It's a bit of a trick to get the ink flowing just right.]
24. Did you see the movie 28 Days Later? If so, what did you think of it? [I have not, yet. But I'm sure my friend has it on the list for me. He's 'fixing the movie thing', in his own words. Heh.]
25. Should I replace my filthy, disgusting carpet before or after I throw my next big party? [Ehhh... vacuum, throw down a rug. It'll be fine. If anyone gets drunk and passes out on the floor, hey, it's their funeral... They shouldn't have drank that much anyway.]
26. Non sequitur: Is there *really* someone for everyone, or is that touch and go? [My only-very-small history with Probability would suggest that yes, there is. Afterall, they say that if you have a million monkeys typing on a million typwriters for an indefinite period of time, one of them will create the great american novel. Now, the touch-and-go part is whether or not you will encounter said somebody before your miserable, lonely little life on this planet comes to a shattering and painful end. Or. You know. Something like -that- happens.]
27. Was this 28 a little too serious? [I don't think so. 'Though provoking' would be the word I would chose. It's a nice breath of fresh air. :D]
28. Did you like this 28 more or less than the previous? [I... thought they were really part of the same thing, and viewed that way, I don't recall formulating a higher opinion for one than for the other.]
2. Do you believe in the 'supernatural'? [I tend to have more 'supernatural' experiences a week than 'grounding' experiences. I do not live in a world that is sane, or 'natural', by any conventional means.]
3. Does like attract like or do opposites attract? OR, does it depend upon the situation? Provide a personal example. You may change the names to protect the attractive and/or the attracted. [Situation. I (and this is less metaphorical than you might thing, trust me) am chaos. My lover, on the other hand, is very very order. (And this works. Now, it hasn't always... the last time I tried this, with the 'order' side of the universe, things were less than peachy. So it always does depend in a good part on the person.) However! A majority of the people in my inner circle of friends outside of my more 'intimate' relationship lean toward the chaotic side of things.]
4. Does mental illness, substance abuse, sex addiction and/or a predilection for gambling run in your family? You may wish to specify which side, paternal or maternal, if that matters to you. I know it matters to me. [Fortunately, no, it doesn't. At least, not that I've been made aware of. My entire family drinks a lot of beer, as became apparent at a recent reunion, but not to the point of alcoholism. And I guess it was really just my mom's side, cause we never see my dad's side of the family.]
5. Do you own any firearms? Why or why not? [No. Because they terrify me.]
6. When you are at a four-way stop and the person with the right-of-way at that time (meaning it is technically their turn to go) tries to wave you through the intersection, what do you do? [Go. If they don't know how the order is supposed to go, or are feeling too polite to follow it, it's better just to get traffic moving again in safe vectors than to sit around trying to figure out who's turn it really is. So, Go, and add a polite wave back at them as you pass.]
7. Does your vote count? [I should hope that somebody counts my vote... *sadface*]
8. What's for you: cremation, burial or other? If you care to share, why? [Cremation. The whole concept of burial, of keeping my energy festering beneath the earth, creeps me out. That, and, it's so much more expensive... I would feel guilty being a further drain on the living after my death.]
9. What is the riskiest thing you do that you intend to keep doing because you've determined it is worth the risk? Explain. (This can be as simple and socially acceptable as wearing antiperspirants that contain aluminum salts or as insane and obviously unnecessary [read: potentially sexy] as extreme motocross, not that I'm passing judgment or anything.) [I... continue to pursue my metaphysical... persuits. Umm, yes, some fairly dangerous things have happened to me in the past and yes, I do believe it's worth the risk. HOWEVER! I don't want to go into too much more public detail about that, but y'all should know that, if you really want my story, it's too your benefit to ask me some time. Worst that will happen is I'll say no, I don't want to tell you about that.]
10. Why do you think you're the best candidate for this position? [Because I'm skilled in the ways of Evil Overlordship, I will oppress my people, kill my best officers at the slightest offense, and build lots of very ominous downward-glaring statues far about all of the cities I rule.]
11. Are reality shows for imbeciles (HINT: the correct answer is YES)? Let's dig a little deeper. We know that you must be an imbecile to be *in* one. Must you also be an imbecile to watch one? Or is there something else at work there? [Unless you're in a reality sho unwillingly, No, nothing else works there.]
12. What is (are) your favorite form(s) of physical exercise? (HINT: "sex" is not really very original. Pick something else. We know you probably like sex, since you're a mammal and all.) [I... walk a lot, when I'm feeling lethargic. I like walking. I also like riding horses, although I don't get too very often. I know it's not much fun, but I don't do a whole lot of that physical excersize stuff.]
13. If a passing spaceship pulled over and offered you a ride, under what circumstance (if any) would you accept? [Well, obviously, if it was Shai I'd go. That's a given. If it were someone else I were familiar with, I'd go (unless I knew better after that familiarity). If they were pirates that looked reasonably like they would not rape me and whore me out all over space, I'd go... If they just wanted to take me joyriding a few nights and bring me back, I'd go. If they just wanted to take me joyriding a few nights and then drop me off with Shai, I'd go.]
14. What is one of the things that you've experienced that frustrated you beyond any ability to use language/breathe? [*holds breath* There's a recent experience with someone I was formerly spiritually involved with that... does. But. I'm not going to get into that. That, and, the constraints of 'this place' (see metaphysical persuits, above) that drive me nucking futz. And... yea. Beyond ability to use language, so I'm not gonna try.]
15. Do you like your date of your birth? Why or why not? (I understand some folks are indifferent to this sort of thing, but it interests me.) [I do, but I wish it were three years prior to when it actually was. As for month and day, yea, I dig.]
16. What kinds of things are you most interested in reading in other folks' online journals? -or- Why are you here (LJ)? [I like humorous personal stories. I like creative writing. I also like seeing how other people vent their frustrations, how others have catharsis. The concept of revealing oneself to strangers (as often happens on LJ) has always fascinated me.]
17. Non sequitur: Where do you draw the line? [In the sand, between me and Bad Sancho Perrone.]
18. Life-long regret: useful or pointless? [Pointless. Regret is a 'baggage' emotion. Mourning a loss, privately, in your memory is noble enough... but the only thing that can be useful to you in the long run is the lessons that you have learned from said regretful situations.]
19. If you were required at this time switch over and finish your life as a healthy member of any other species on planet Earth, which species would you choose? (Emotional attachments to your current life should be set aside for the purposes of answering this question. It is highly unlikely that you will actually encounter this situation, so just relax and enjoy the flight of fancy.) [A Raven. No further questions.]
20. Non sequitur: Brussels sprouts? [Tasty if they're from dad's garden, though the moose get to them often before we do. Hint: Harvest after first frost, like berries.]
21. Do you know a really funny joke? If so, please share it by typing it as your response to this question. [I don't, not that I can think of off the top of my head anyway.]
22. Non sequitur: Are you waiting for something? [All kinds of things. Maybe, in this life, the universe is trying to teach me a better lesson in patience.]
23. Are you "into" pens? Please describe your very favorite writing implement. [I'm -so- into pens. However, I have to refrain from the impulse to buy expensive ones often because I am prone to losing them. But here goes: These are my official favorites. I buy them by the box at office max. A box (I think of 10) is about seven dollars. I don't have one handy right now (I'm low, I need to get some more soon... in fact, I might do that this morning) but I'm pretty sure they're from Uniball. Matte black, circular, removable cap with metal clip. More importantly, they are rolling ball (liquid ink, not ballpoint). The liquid ink is the really important part. Smooth, solid lines... no scraping feeling on the paper, even when I'm writing in one of my sketch books. Fine, or ultrafine. Looks good, feels good, price is right. For art, I have my standard dipping pens and my higgins ink. Long black handle, a vast array of sketching nibs... pointilism, baby! For real indulgence, I have a glass dipping pen that came with some indigo ink... however, I'm not yet proficient in using it. It's a bit of a trick to get the ink flowing just right.]
24. Did you see the movie 28 Days Later? If so, what did you think of it? [I have not, yet. But I'm sure my friend has it on the list for me. He's 'fixing the movie thing', in his own words. Heh.]
25. Should I replace my filthy, disgusting carpet before or after I throw my next big party? [Ehhh... vacuum, throw down a rug. It'll be fine. If anyone gets drunk and passes out on the floor, hey, it's their funeral... They shouldn't have drank that much anyway.]
26. Non sequitur: Is there *really* someone for everyone, or is that touch and go? [My only-very-small history with Probability would suggest that yes, there is. Afterall, they say that if you have a million monkeys typing on a million typwriters for an indefinite period of time, one of them will create the great american novel. Now, the touch-and-go part is whether or not you will encounter said somebody before your miserable, lonely little life on this planet comes to a shattering and painful end. Or. You know. Something like -that- happens.]
27. Was this 28 a little too serious? [I don't think so. 'Though provoking' would be the word I would chose. It's a nice breath of fresh air. :D]
28. Did you like this 28 more or less than the previous? [I... thought they were really part of the same thing, and viewed that way, I don't recall formulating a higher opinion for one than for the other.]
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Date: 2004-07-13 01:02 am (UTC)