~~ reena tries meme-birth!
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reenkaSo I thought maybe I'd start a meme. Not for any fun-related reason, but hey, as long as they asked me to do this for homework, I may as well get some other dupes to do it with me >:D< hee. <3.
Questions, then. Feel free to answer if you want, on your own lj (I'm thinking some may want to friends-lock) or here, though it might get long.... I feel like I'm in kindergarten with these :/ Still, I'm curious about a lot of you guys.
I'll friends-lock it if someone asks me to if they have something personal to say or something.
-1- What natural abilities do you have?
-2- What do you do better than most people?
-3- How have you grown in the last year?
-4- What would you like to do that you think you can't?
-5- What is the most difficult thing you have accomplished?
-6- Name a great crisis or a painful event in your life.
-7- Of what are you most proud?
-8- What do you hate?
-9- Who would you most like to be like?
-10- What impresses you most?
-11- What about your place of living do you most want people to compliment?
-12- In what time period would you most like to have lived?
-13- If you were taking a trip to the moon and were taking 3 personal items with you, what would they be?
-14- If you were taking a trip to the moon and were taking 5 other people with you, who would they be?
-15- If you won the lottery (lots of money), what would you buy first?
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1- I... um. I can think. That's a big one. I can question things. But I suppose you mean more practically speaking. Well, I could always draw-- how well or badly being under question. I have a strong natural sense of rhythm and I always have. I think I'm pretty good at free-form dance. I can tell stories about almost anything. I could always express myself verbally, though much more fluently in writing unless I'm very comfortable with my audience. I cook reasonably well, as needed. I can make people laugh (mileage may vary). I can feel things to the full extent of my ability, and empathize with others' feelings. I notice things-- that is, I'm observant. I have a fairly good memory for a variety of things, and it's pretty reliable. I can relax rather easily. I can be stubborn when I have to be~:) Hey, it's an ability, and I like it. Hee.
2- Ahahaha, most of those things, I can do better than most people :D Yes, I'm also conceited ^^;
No, okay. Um. Well, most people are average, and anything I think is a "natural ability" of mine I would only notice because it's better than average, so it's a biased question. To force myself to answer, I think I write better than most people, and possibly I observe more than most people, and most likely I think better than most people. Eep. But I feel bad saying that, elitist as I undoubtedly am.
3- The last year... hmm. Er. Well, mostly I've become a better writer in that I've gotten more practice in than probably the rest of my life combined, maybe, eheheh. Not much else though. Er. I've gotten more and more resolved to stop being such a stupid doof, but the mileage has -certainly- varied at that. Plus I've made some friends partly through the writing, and they all have made my heart grow by leaps and bounds, and I think my conception of love has somewhat expanded.
4- I want to be a writer for a living, man. Dude, next question. Hee. EDIT - ahahah, just getting to class on time would be good too :/
5- Hmmm. You know, I don't think I've ever really -accomplished- anything I found truly difficult. The closest would probably be going back to high school and -staying- when I just wanted to fucking disappear from the world. Damn. I was on the verge of self-destructing, and I didn't. I'm so proud of that. Dude. I survived. The person you see here almost -wasn't-, not in a literal sense, but in much more important ways, several times. And I'm here now. I'm here now. So I suppose that's something, eh? Still ticking, even after death and break-ups and stupid wanting to erase the world and be kidnapped by aliens just so I didn't have to face another day in my stupid high-school. Still here.
6- Well, I suppose my greatest crisis was coming to America and my father dying after like, half a year. I don't know what to even say about that. It defined me in so many ways.
7- Proud... hmm. I'm not a person much given to pride, really. I feel like I fail at things unless they're effortless, mostly. I'm proud of my writing, some of it, anyway. I'm proud to be myself, someone who questions things and doesn't allow her mind to deteriorate even as she sees everyone else's do so. I'm proud to be human. I'm proud to be queer, and female, and a poet, and.... I'm proud to still be here. There must be some strength in there somewhere. Maybe. One can hope?
8- Oh, I hate a lot more things than it first appears. Ignorance. Bias. Meanness. Nihilism. Fear. Violence. Hatred. Being misunderstood. People telling me I'm insane, or bad-weird or insignificant or people who concentrate on stupid superficial things and try to make me feel bad. I hate the school system as it stands. I hate rules, often enough. I hate conservative thinking (as opposed to politics). I hate feeling like I -hate- things, but like I hate people especially. I hate feeling alone sometimes. I hate waking up when it's dark out. I hate being cold. I hate being too hot (all this with a -passion-). I hate grape soda. I hate long lines. I hate uncertainty sometimes. I hate ugly violent art sometimes. I hate things which demean sexuality. I hate hate-speech and the mindset of people who try to stop others' freedoms. I hate being controlled, and the desire to control. I hate domination of Will in any way shape or form: FUCKING HATE IT, more than anything in the whole wide world. Is that enough hate yet? :/
9- I would most like to be like Gandhi, or your general Eastern mystic. Free of fear. Please, please god, if you exist, which you don't, let me be free of fear. Kthnxbye.
10- A wide and broad abundance of wisdom in someone. Secondarily, the ability to always laugh. Thirdly, the ability to truly love.
11- Hmm. Well, my apartment sucks. But probably, my choice of prints up on the wall~:) Hee. "Wow, you really have great taste, who drew that?" "Oh well, let me tell you...."
12- Celtic, Pre-Saxon Britain all the way, man. Well, Saxon Britain is okay too. Around 5th Century or so. But old Ireland is great too.
13- Errrr. I'd take a notebook (electronic, I guess). Some earth and sea in a bottle. Locks of hair from those I love. (Creepy, huh.)
14- If I was going for a really, really long time (otherwise I just wouldn't take anyone), I'd take my mom (this actually surprises even me), Stephen (siiiigh, I could never get rid of him), Amanda (because I haven't seen her in awhile and I wouldn't mind kidnapping her), Drew (because dammit, he needs to stop being a fucking BANKER, and also he'd make me smiiile), and Ria, hehehehe, because I want to kidnap her too. Anyone else, I'd leave to their lives, which they'd miss more than I'd miss them, and I'm not as selfish about them. Hah.
15- I'd buy a cottage on the seashore in Britain and go there -immediately- before someone changes their minds :D
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EDIT - OMG, YOU GUYS!!! i am so dead!!11!1 i feel like it's my birthday again or something. wah! <3333333333333333333333 (i think from this it becomes self-evident that i simply cannot handle any sort of attention with equanimity and need to shut up before i get totally embarrassing. *coughs*)
Questions, then. Feel free to answer if you want, on your own lj (I'm thinking some may want to friends-lock) or here, though it might get long.... I feel like I'm in kindergarten with these :/ Still, I'm curious about a lot of you guys.
I'll friends-lock it if someone asks me to if they have something personal to say or something.
-1- What natural abilities do you have?
-2- What do you do better than most people?
-3- How have you grown in the last year?
-4- What would you like to do that you think you can't?
-5- What is the most difficult thing you have accomplished?
-6- Name a great crisis or a painful event in your life.
-7- Of what are you most proud?
-8- What do you hate?
-9- Who would you most like to be like?
-10- What impresses you most?
-11- What about your place of living do you most want people to compliment?
-12- In what time period would you most like to have lived?
-13- If you were taking a trip to the moon and were taking 3 personal items with you, what would they be?
-14- If you were taking a trip to the moon and were taking 5 other people with you, who would they be?
-15- If you won the lottery (lots of money), what would you buy first?
~~
1- I... um. I can think. That's a big one. I can question things. But I suppose you mean more practically speaking. Well, I could always draw-- how well or badly being under question. I have a strong natural sense of rhythm and I always have. I think I'm pretty good at free-form dance. I can tell stories about almost anything. I could always express myself verbally, though much more fluently in writing unless I'm very comfortable with my audience. I cook reasonably well, as needed. I can make people laugh (mileage may vary). I can feel things to the full extent of my ability, and empathize with others' feelings. I notice things-- that is, I'm observant. I have a fairly good memory for a variety of things, and it's pretty reliable. I can relax rather easily. I can be stubborn when I have to be~:) Hey, it's an ability, and I like it. Hee.
2- Ahahaha, most of those things, I can do better than most people :D Yes, I'm also conceited ^^;
No, okay. Um. Well, most people are average, and anything I think is a "natural ability" of mine I would only notice because it's better than average, so it's a biased question. To force myself to answer, I think I write better than most people, and possibly I observe more than most people, and most likely I think better than most people. Eep. But I feel bad saying that, elitist as I undoubtedly am.
3- The last year... hmm. Er. Well, mostly I've become a better writer in that I've gotten more practice in than probably the rest of my life combined, maybe, eheheh. Not much else though. Er. I've gotten more and more resolved to stop being such a stupid doof, but the mileage has -certainly- varied at that. Plus I've made some friends partly through the writing, and they all have made my heart grow by leaps and bounds, and I think my conception of love has somewhat expanded.
4- I want to be a writer for a living, man. Dude, next question. Hee. EDIT - ahahah, just getting to class on time would be good too :/
5- Hmmm. You know, I don't think I've ever really -accomplished- anything I found truly difficult. The closest would probably be going back to high school and -staying- when I just wanted to fucking disappear from the world. Damn. I was on the verge of self-destructing, and I didn't. I'm so proud of that. Dude. I survived. The person you see here almost -wasn't-, not in a literal sense, but in much more important ways, several times. And I'm here now. I'm here now. So I suppose that's something, eh? Still ticking, even after death and break-ups and stupid wanting to erase the world and be kidnapped by aliens just so I didn't have to face another day in my stupid high-school. Still here.
6- Well, I suppose my greatest crisis was coming to America and my father dying after like, half a year. I don't know what to even say about that. It defined me in so many ways.
7- Proud... hmm. I'm not a person much given to pride, really. I feel like I fail at things unless they're effortless, mostly. I'm proud of my writing, some of it, anyway. I'm proud to be myself, someone who questions things and doesn't allow her mind to deteriorate even as she sees everyone else's do so. I'm proud to be human. I'm proud to be queer, and female, and a poet, and.... I'm proud to still be here. There must be some strength in there somewhere. Maybe. One can hope?
8- Oh, I hate a lot more things than it first appears. Ignorance. Bias. Meanness. Nihilism. Fear. Violence. Hatred. Being misunderstood. People telling me I'm insane, or bad-weird or insignificant or people who concentrate on stupid superficial things and try to make me feel bad. I hate the school system as it stands. I hate rules, often enough. I hate conservative thinking (as opposed to politics). I hate feeling like I -hate- things, but like I hate people especially. I hate feeling alone sometimes. I hate waking up when it's dark out. I hate being cold. I hate being too hot (all this with a -passion-). I hate grape soda. I hate long lines. I hate uncertainty sometimes. I hate ugly violent art sometimes. I hate things which demean sexuality. I hate hate-speech and the mindset of people who try to stop others' freedoms. I hate being controlled, and the desire to control. I hate domination of Will in any way shape or form: FUCKING HATE IT, more than anything in the whole wide world. Is that enough hate yet? :/
9- I would most like to be like Gandhi, or your general Eastern mystic. Free of fear. Please, please god, if you exist, which you don't, let me be free of fear. Kthnxbye.
10- A wide and broad abundance of wisdom in someone. Secondarily, the ability to always laugh. Thirdly, the ability to truly love.
11- Hmm. Well, my apartment sucks. But probably, my choice of prints up on the wall~:) Hee. "Wow, you really have great taste, who drew that?" "Oh well, let me tell you...."
12- Celtic, Pre-Saxon Britain all the way, man. Well, Saxon Britain is okay too. Around 5th Century or so. But old Ireland is great too.
13- Errrr. I'd take a notebook (electronic, I guess). Some earth and sea in a bottle. Locks of hair from those I love. (Creepy, huh.)
14- If I was going for a really, really long time (otherwise I just wouldn't take anyone), I'd take my mom (this actually surprises even me), Stephen (siiiigh, I could never get rid of him), Amanda (because I haven't seen her in awhile and I wouldn't mind kidnapping her), Drew (because dammit, he needs to stop being a fucking BANKER, and also he'd make me smiiile), and Ria, hehehehe, because I want to kidnap her too. Anyone else, I'd leave to their lives, which they'd miss more than I'd miss them, and I'm not as selfish about them. Hah.
15- I'd buy a cottage on the seashore in Britain and go there -immediately- before someone changes their minds :D
~~
EDIT - OMG, YOU GUYS!!! i am so dead!!11!1 i feel like it's my birthday again or something. wah! <3333333333333333333333 (i think from this it becomes self-evident that i simply cannot handle any sort of attention with equanimity and need to shut up before i get totally embarrassing. *coughs*)
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Date: 2003-09-10 05:45 am (UTC)