No one is D'Argo, thank goodness.

You guys, I just realized that instead of trying to explain the personalities of my cats, I could have just told you which Farscape character they are most like. This is alarmingly accurate!

I suppose I could do the same with other ensemble shows, but so far none have worked as well. Maybe Angel.

Sammie is Aeryn.
Bowie is Crichton.
Henry is Rygel.
Jillian is Chiana.
Jack is Pilot.
And Penny is Moya. Poor Penny.

Now which one do you want?

Death is not an option?

I submit the following Radio Choices for your consideration. Assume that the other presets were playing commercials, because they were.

Station 1: "Tears In Heaven" - Eric Clapton
Station 2: "All My Love" - Led Zeppelin

And, go.

I write like

For some reason I see that title as something to permute and play with. I write? Like. I write "like". I write-like.

Anyway! Apparently I write like any number of people at any given time. Going backwards, my entries that contained at least a paragraph were said to resemble: Charles Dickens, Margaret Atwood, Stephen King, and James Joyce. (The Joyce, naturally, was the entry about my eyeballs.)

Then 5 more entries were labeled King. Yay!! (And also two as Dan Brown, but let's not talk about that. Everyone has those days.)

ETA - after inputting a work of original fiction, I was told it was Vonnegut-esque. I like this meme.

Am I a narcissist? PLEASE COMMENT.

Man ... pretty much. Poor Robin Quivers, though.

Distraction.

I'm just now getting around to doing that picture thing that Jess had in her blog roughly eight billion years ago. I meant to do it, but it looked very labor intensive.





Categories:
1. favorite food
2. hometown
3. favorite color
4. celebrity crush
5. favorite drink
6. dream vacation
7. favorite dessert
8. what I want to be when I grow up
9. name
10. what I love most in the world
11. one word that describes me
12. username

I win!

FYI, I absolutely gave up sex for the internet.

That sounds like a fine idea!

In lieu of anything more practical to do.

MEME!
Put your MP3 player (or whatever) on shuffle, and write down the first line of the first twenty songs. Post the poem that results. The first line of the twenty-first is the title.


I Was Sitting In My Stall Like Any Other Day

I'm not in love with the modern world
Cry baby cry
Here she comes, in her palanquin
Always sing your love to me sweetly
I am a chimbley, a chimbley sweep

I tried to make you happy
Can I have your autograph?
I'd like to be under the sea
I don't want to go home for Christmas this year
Oh, comely

Walking in the park just the other day baby
Here's a prayer for the body buried by the interstate
I found a reason to keep living
Now that we've met
After all these implements and texts designed by intellects

This is my face
We had this dream
I'm a modern girl
In the evening
Well you can stay all night if you want to.


I totally used cinquains! I also tried this several times, and this was the only one I liked well enough to post. That's a shame, since my first effort seemed to be about how I went to jail for my Sapphic love. Towards the end I got too many long, well-known lines in a row and that pretty much ruined it.

This was much harder than I thought it would be.

Hey, look over here!

So, I got older. I ... didn't get over it. I have wanted to blog but nothing is good enough. December is full of birthdays.

My options for topics are either You Know What, discussing how I fail in various arenas, memes, or something else entirely. I opt for meme. I had several caffeinated beverages today.

BUT WHICH MEME?

Actually, I don't even know if this counts. Let's all take a quiz!

Can You Guess Where My Accent Is From?

To psyche you out before you even begin, I scored 42. Because I'm awesome. But I won't tell you what I got wrong, because that's less awesome.

BLOQ.

Per P@.

If an asteroid were to hit the earth and eliminate all mammalian life, what animal species (other than homo sapiens) would you miss most? Well. None. Because I'm a mammalian life form, and hence I would have been eliminated.

Who's more popular - Jesus or the Beatles? Right now I'll say Jesus.

How many bones have you broken in your life? I've broken three of my toes and fractured my ankle. And that's surprisingly it!

"Where is my mind?" Lunch?

Knowing the pros and cons of time travel, if you were given the opportunity to go back to see (and speak with) your 14-year-old self, would you? (And what would you say if so) YES.

What's a good cure for writer's block? Being somewhere without a pen or paper.

What's your favorite type of cake? I am not fond of cake. Although I suppose lemon cake is alright.

Go to wikipedia, and click "random article" thrice. What'd you land on? Samborombón is a small rural community in Brandsen Partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

"What's the consolation prize?" The satisfaction of a job well done.

What's gas going for in your neck of the woods right now? I think the last time I got gas it was $2.12 for the one in the middle.

and finally....

How would you describe the year 2008 in three words or less? I wouldn't dare.

Post like you meme it.

Pat came up with this. And because it is great, I am promulgating it. Do it!

Steps:
1) Go to this site and you can find out what song was #1 (according to Billboard Magazine) on the US Charts on any particular week in history.

2) Look up your birthday.

3) List the #1 songs that have occurred on your birthday throughout the years you've been alive.

4) Cringe at how bad music was, and how bad it is now!


Thing:
1983 - "Say, Say, Say" by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
1984 - "Out of Touch" by Daryl Hall and John Oates
1985 - "Broken Wings" by Mr. Mister
1986 - "The Next Time I Fall" by Peter Cetera and Amy Grant
1987 - "Heaven Is A Place On Earth" by Belinda Carlisle (Hooray! I love this song!)
1988 - "Look Away" by Chicago
1989 - "We Didn't Start The Fire" by Billy Joel (And the number of times I heard this song around that time was ... a lot.)

1990 - "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)" by Stevie B (Umm. What?)
1991 - "Black Or White" by Michael Jackson (Yes.)
1992 - "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston
1993 - "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)" by Meat Loaf
1994 - "On Bended Knee" Boyz II Men
1995 - "One Sweet Day" Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men
1996 - "Unbreak My Heart" by Toni Braxton (My birthday is like the showcase for the Ultimate 90s Playlist)
1997 - "Something About The Way You Look Tonight/Candle In The Wind 1997" by Elton John (Really? Was there a medley I was unaware of?)
1998 - "I'm Your Angel" by Celine Dion and R. Kelly (If this were a list of "Songs I Hate With A Fiery Passion," this song would be at the top. Jesus Christ I hate this song so much.)
1999 - "Smooth" by Santana featuring Rob Thomas

2000 - "Independent Women Part I" by Destiny's Child (I'm surprised it's not still "Smooth," actually.)
2001 - "Family Affair" by Mary J. Blige
2002 - "Lose Yourself" by Eminem (Is this the one that won the Oscar? [It won the Oscar, right?] I've still never actually heard it except in clips.)
2003 - "Stand Up" by Ludacris featuring Shawna (Who and what now?)
2004 - "My Boo" by Usher and Alicia Keys (Hehehehehe. I haven't heard this one either, but that just sounds embarrasing.)
2005 - "Run It!" by Chris Brown (... Nope.)
2006 - "I Wanna Love You" by Akon featuring Snoop Dogg (Really?)
2007 - "No One" by Alicia Keys (This one I've totally heard.)

It's pretty craptastical. However, I have to say that the weirdest part was how many fucking years there were. Seriously! They just keep going! Especially towards the end there. There just keep being more years.

Because Pat has better ideas for blogging than I do.

Here’s what happened when I seek/scanned through the radio stations in my car. My car’s a little old, and the seeker only works up, not down. It stopped on a lot of stations that were just static, too, which I have included for thoroughness rather than prudence.

This list was transcribed starting at approximately 6:30 PM, after I arrived home from driving. Yes, when I arrived home. I should note that I only recently started listening to the radio, and even then only very tentatively. But I’ve also started driving a lot more, so it balances out. Still, though, I know very little about what’s on the radio. Just that it’s usually crap.

This took longer and is longer than I originally thought it was going to be.

87.7 – There’s a song playing that sounds like an extended dance remix of the Rolling Stones. Really? Oh, apparently this is a new song by Mick Jagger! And apparently this is “The Pulse of New York.”

88.3 – Jazz

89.3 – Static. Thanks, seek.

89.5 – A song is on. What is this? Slipknot? This sounds like Slipknot. Skip.

89.7 – Static.

89.9 – Jazz again, only this time with more sax. Ugh. I think the saxophone is the only instrument I really dislike.

90.1 – A song is playing. What is this, reggae? Hip-hop? Reggae hip-hop? Okay, apparently, this is “New York’s Cabbie Flavor.” I’M NOT KIDDING.

90.7 – A song is playing. Soft rock or something. Maybe emo. I can’t really make out the lyrics, so I’m giving this a skip.

91.1 – WFMU [Preset 1]. Here’s the deal with this station. I’ve recently been talking with Sarah from the WD, and she’s a real big fan of WFMU. My the boy also claims that he told me about it months ago, which may or may not be true. They’re an ad-less “freeform” music station. And they are frequented by Local-Boy-Made-Good Love of My Life, Ted Leo. Should be great! Unfortunately, most of the time I listen to it, someone is talking. And talking. You really have to cross your fingers to even hope to hear music, and then it’s pretty hit or miss. Right now, they’re playing some kind of world music that I have no hope of identifying. Skip.

91.5 – Some dude is talking about Hitler. Um, in a historical way. Not a Neo-Nazi way. Now he’s talking about German-American saboteurs? Tempting, but, no. Skip.

92.3 – K-Rock! [Preset 4] I find myself listening to K-Rock the most out of any station these days. Time was, they sucked big time. But now they have all these gimmicks that have made it both more musically satisfactory, and more entertaining (Pat would probably enjoy it). Like their “March Bracket Brawl” and how every Monday, they play listener-submitted playlists, exclusively. The weird side effect of this is that the station sounds like it’s being broadcast out of the 90s. I don’t mean that it sounds like they’re “playing 90s music”. It’s not like “The Best Mix of the 90s!” I mean that it sounds like radio sounded about a decade ago. It’s seriously like everything stopped updating after 1996. Not that that’s a bad thing. Right now the English dude is on. I don’t know who he is yet, but he sounds like a young Londoner transposed to Manhattan, and his name is Ian. So radio DJ is probably really what he’s best qualified for. He’s talking about … something. The Raconteurs’ new album, I believe. Oh! And now, as if to prove my point, they’re playing “Basket Case” by Green Day.

92.7 – Spanish music.

93.1 – More Spanish music.

93.9 – Some dude talking about our war expenditures. Oh wait, now they’re playing music. Oh, no, sorry, that was just their theme music. He’s now talking about something I’m too bored to listen to.

94.7 – Classical music. It’s choral right now.

95.5 – PLJ. This is my sister’s favorite radio station. They’re alright. They play new music, but the kind that’s just new and popular enough to make someone who was young in the 80s feel with it, but bland enough that they won’t get freaked out and alienated by it. Ahem.

96.3 – More classical music. And I think this is the station my clock radio is set to. Or maybe not any more. I have no idea what it’s set to, really. It used to be loud static. Woo boy, that’ll wake you up. Anyway, that was the King Arthur Suite by Elgar.

96.5 – Hip-hop, and ads! At the same time! Genius!

96.7 – More FM talk radio, but this time in Spanish.

97.1 – A song is playing. Won’t someone please show this poor fellow the way? Because the devil is trying to break him down. I don’t know what this song is, even though I probably ought to; I’ve heard it enough times. It was on the commercial for a movie that ran all the time a while back, but I forget which one.

97.5 – Dude. This sounds like reggae gospel. That’s fucking awesome!

97.9 – Some dude is speaking very loudly and emphatically in Spanish. … And now some more people are laughing very loudly and emphatically. (In Spanish?)

98.3 – Celine Dion is telling me that I was her strength when she was weak. I have no idea what this station is.

98.5 – Static.

98.7 – A commercial for PNC Bank. I have no idea what this station is.

98.9 – Static.

99.1 – I am being told that this is “Star 99.1.” What is this? OH!! This is Christian rock. Skip.

99.5 – Someone is talking about Halliburton and oil and today’s war protests. Now they have an audio clip of an 18-year-old girl who was picked up at one. Um, by the police, I mean. Lord. She should … not talk.

99.9 – There’s an ad for a record store on, ironically. Or maybe a club? I don’t know what this station is, but I have a feeling I won’t like it.

100.1 – static.

100.3 – Z100. My niece, who will be ten in May, loves Z100. It’s totally her favorite station. Z100 also used to be my favorite station … when I was ten. Then one day I decided that the music had just started to suck too much and I more or less gave up radio all together. Z100 was, and I believe still is, the biggest radio station in New York. However, I’ve recently wondered if it isn’t just the sort of enterprise that’s only cool if you’re ten. Right now, someone seems to be singing in Spanish? All I can make out is the word “marshmallows.” Skip.

100.5 – Static plus carry-over from Z100.

100.9 – More of the same. Told you they were big. They broadcast from the top of the Empire State Building.

101.1 – CBS FM. This used to be the station that my father listened to all the time, because they played “oldies” by which they meant doo wop. Then a few years ago, they redefined “oldies” to mean “the 70s.” I’m not sure what changes they’ve since undergone, but right now they’re playing "96 Tears" by Question Mark & the Mysterians.

101.3 – Static.

101.5 – I have no idea what station this is, but right now they’re having the traffic report. There’s lots of pockets of traffic on Westbound 80. And also lots of traffic in general. It’s been raining all day, you see. Oooh, an overturned tractor-trailer! … I’ve just now realized how many times I’ve heard that phrase in my life. Probably more than is seemly?

101.7 – Static.

101.9 – I feel sure that this is a real station of some sort, but I don’t know what it is, and right now they have a Jeep commercial on. Oh wait, that’s right. This is CD 101.9. They play smooth jazz. God bless Jeep.

102.1 – Static.

102.5 – More Spanish music, but far more peppy than the other ones!

102.7 – “Fresh” 102.7. This is the brand new “Fresh” light music station. As opposed to the old light music station that we’ll encounter later on in our program. Right now they’re playing commercials.

102.9 – Static.

103.1 – Staticy Bible talk!

103.5 – KTU, “The Beat Of New York”. Right now some chick from Brooklyn is OMGing over something. Oh, she’s going to St. Lucia, courtesy of the radio station. That’s certainly nice of them. … I believe we’ve all just witnessed the best thing about KTU. Let’s move on.

103.7 – Static.

104.1 – Static.

104.3 – Q104, “New York’s Only Classic Rock Station”. [Preset 2] Q104 is pretty much my default station. They tend to play the same songs over and over again, but at least I know them all. Unfortunately though, they’ve recently decided that Nirvana and Pearl Jam fall under the purview of classic rock, and I don’t truck with that bullshit. Also, not to tattle, but one time they played Nickelback. Hand to God. Anyway, right now they are playing the tail end of “Layla”, so of course now I’m thinking about Goodfellas.

104.5 – Static and bits of Layla.

104.7 – Calypso!

104.9 – Static.

105.1 – I don’t know what station this is, but right now they’re playing a Rachael Ray/Dunkin Donuts commercial, so I’m already biased against it. (NB: I don’t hate Rachael Ray because everyone else hates her. I hate her because she pops up everywhere just like Jaslene on America’s Next Top Model . JASLENE’d! That shit makes me crazy.)

105.5 – Fat bottomed girls make the rockin’ world go ‘round! Woo hoo! I have no idea what this station is! But I’d like to go inside soon, so I’m moving on!

105.9 – Ads in Spanish.

106.3 – A song is playing. About a girl named Carrie Ann? Not the Hollies song. Oh, maybe it’s “carry on”? The singer really wants me to carry on. Is this the Used? This sounds like the Used. Skip.

106.5 – Static.

106.7 – Lite FM. I’m not saying that to be deprecatory, that’s really the name of the station. This is the Old School Lite Station that “Fresh” is rebelling against. However, right now, David Bowie is entreating me to dance in my red shoes, so, advantage to the Old School.

107.1 – The Who are goin’ mobile!! I seriously have no idea what this station is! But maybe I’ll check it out again later.

107.5 – A Honda commercial.

107.9 – [Preset 6*] I recently discovered that this is “We Be 108**” (which must be their call letters), and it’s broadcast out of Connecticut. Connecticut!! They play “Connecticut’s Best Music Mix.” I don’t know if that’s true, but I preset them because one day when nothing else was on they were playing Love Shack. Sometimes it’s just that easy, people. I wouldn’t say that they play light music, but I wouldn’t say they play good music, either. Mostly, they play songs that I don’t hate. Like right now, when everyone else has commercials on, they are playing “Every Rose Has Its Thorn.” I’m okay with that.

*You may have noticed that I have no presets at 3 or 5. … Deal with it.
** I find it interesting that both Pat’s and my stations at 107.9 tout themselves as “108.” Radio stations and horseshoes, eh?

And for ironic kicks ...

1. Go to Career Cruising, www.careercruising.com
2. Put in Username: nycareers and Password: landmark.
3. Take their “Career Matchmaker” questions.
4. Post the top twenty results.


1. Costume Designer
2. Special Effects Technician
3. Animator
4. Fashion Designer
5. Makeup Artist
6. Set Designer
7. Graphic Designer
8. Artist
9. Computer Animator
10. Medical Illustrator
11. Comedian
12. Composer
13. Website Designer
14. Industrial Designer
15. Desktop Publisher
16. Cartoonist/Comic Illustrator
17. Actor
18. Musician
19. Video Game Developer
20. Magician

I'm not quite sure if I'm surprised about any of this! Also, I just want to make sure that no one worries about my current state of disemployment. Besides it being the best thing ever, I already have things in the works.

I was listening to a lot of Bon Jovi last night.

So, now I'm going to do that thing where a lot of stuff has actually happened to me recently, but I'm not going to talk about it. Instead! Here are some quiz results that will amuse only Jenny, when she eventually reads this.

You Are 69% New Jersey!

You are definitely Jersey. Well done, my friend. You are most likely from this great state, and you fit right in. Odds are, you love being Jersey!

How New Jersey Are You?
Make Your Own Quiz

You Are 87% North Jersey

You are totally North Jersey! You really know the area and have Jersey pride. Chances are you just got back from being down the shore! Unless you're taking this test in wintertime in which case you just got back from Christmas shopping in Paramus. Unless it's Sunday, in which case... Hey how come I didn't see you in church today? =P

The Ultimate North Jersey Quiz
Create Your Own Quiz

You are 56% Southern Jerseyan

Just because you moved here full time doesn't make you a local. No matter how hard you try you'll never truly be Southern Jerseyan so I would not abandon those Pennsylvania, New York, or Northern Jersey roots. Cause we can tell.

South Jersey Quiz

Bwah!! Seriously, guys, I really don't care about the Major Deegan.

One of those meme things.

I saw this one a while ago, and I decided that I would post it, because I liked the question and my answers. When I tried to go and find it, I discovered that that was back in January. Oops! It's a lot longer than I remember it being. Sorry. I know I'm not that interesting.



1. Is your second toe longer than your first? No. It's ever-so-slightly shorter if I pull it out straight, and shorter still if I don't. I have a small degree of hammertoe to my second toes.

2. Do you have a favorite type of pen? From time to time. I tend to prefer black ink, fine point pens. But in terms of specific models, they go in and out of fashion.

3. Look at your planner for March 14, what are you doing? It would be patently ridiculous to plan anything that far ahead.

4. What color are your toenails usually? Not as clear a pink as my fingernails, but I guess that's because the nail is thicker. I don't paint my nails.

5. What was the last thing you highlighted? With a highlighter? Probably something at work. I last attempted to highlight my hair a week ago. Not really. Sort of.

6. What color are your bedroom curtains? I don't have bedroom curtains! Isn't that terrible? I'm working on it, mother.

7. What color are the seats in your car? Gray. And dirty in spots. Which I try not to think about too much, as it's the dirt of Nerwen's former girlfriend. Ew.

8. Have you ever had a black and white cat? Not at the same time, but I have had one cat that was all black, and one cat that is all white.

9. What is the last thing you put a stamp on? Harper's birthday card. Actually, I used two. Happy birthday, Harper!

10. Do you know anyone who lives in Wyoming? When I was little, it was my intention to make up short stories about the false etymologies of all 50 US states. I only managed Arkansas and Wyoming. So, in my imagination, Oming used to live in Wyoming. He's dead now, though. I don't know anyone who lives there anymore.

11. Why did you withdraw cash from the ATM the last time? Because I needed money.

12. Who is the last baby that you held? In my whole life, I have never held a baby. True story!

13. Do you know of any twins with rhyming names? I can remember knowing 5 pairs of twins. Of those, only one have names that start with the same letter. But then, so did their other siblings. None of them rhymed.

14. Do you like Cinnamon toothpaste? Not that I've ever had it, but I can only imagine that the answer is no.

15. What kind of car were you driving 2 years ago? I wasn't driving a car two years ago; I had a crippling phobia of driving.

16. Pick one: Miami Hurricanes or Florida Gators: ... What's the difference?

17. Last time you went to Six Flags: Probably several years ago. I would have gone with my cousins, and I don't really talk to them anymore.

18. Do you have any wallpaper in your house? My house is a Wallpaper Free Zone. We worked hard to get it that way. Yay!

19. Closest thing to you that is yellow: A stuffed duck, courtesy of Aflac. His beak and feet, anyway.

20. Last person to give you a business card? The receptionist at my urologist's office.

21. Who is the last person you wrote a check to? I have never, in my life, written a check. I last purchased a money order for the purpose of giving it to LabCorp.

22. Closest framed picture to you? It's a picture of my sister Karen, in the middle of the memorial plaque that we got from Bon Jovi. There used to be a personal note about her in the middle, but when we got it back from her former husband, it had mysteriously disappeared. SERIOUSLY.

23. Last time you had someone cook for you? I guess that would be the last time that I told my mother I would make pasta, and then I loitered at the computer long enough that she just started making it herself. Heh.

24. Have you ever applied for welfare? Nope. Fingers crossed!

25. How many emails do you have? I can only assume this means addresses. I have 3 that currently work.

26. Last time you received flowers? Huh. I buy flowers a lot more frequently than I receive them. Shit. When I graduated?

27. Do you think the sanctity of marriage is meant for only a man and a woman? Without getting into it: No.

28. What kind of milk do you drink? I drink Lactaid Skim Milk with added calcium. It's great! No nothin' in it! But it still tastes like milk, don't give me that lip.

29. Do you play air guitar? I never air guitar. I always air drum. Which is weird, since I have absolutely no desire to play the drums.

30. Do you take anything in your coffee? I don't take coffee, period.

31. Do you have any Willow Tree figurines? Yes I do! I had to check first. I have a hanging ornament about friendship that was given to me by an eight-year-old. Aww.

32. Have you ever owned a Beanie Baby? I own several Beanie Babies. A few I got back when they were real super popular, just because they were real super popular, and one I have a a present from a show I did.

33. Last person you spoke to from high school: Probably Lynda. I can't remember talking to anyone else.

34. Last time you used hand sanitizer: A long time. I hate that crap. It just makes the dirt on your hands crumblier.

35. Would you like to learn to play the drums? Heh! No!

36. What color are the blinds in your living room? They are wood-colored, because they are made of wood.

37. What is in your inbox at work? Some spam, some notices from companies that I don't pay attention to, and a bunch of residual stuff that my boss made me deal with for him.

38. Last thing you read in the newspaper: Harry Potter fanart made by local school children.

39. What was the last pageant you attended? ... I don't think I've ever been to a pageant!

40. Where is the last place you bought pizza from? Some local joint. I don't eat it, though.

41. Have you ever worn a crown? I totally have! I wore a crown for my first communion, when I dressed up as a princess for Halloween, and several times at ballet recitals.

42. What is the last thing you stapled? A homeowner's policy.

43. Did you ever drink Clear Pepsi? There is not enough "no."

44. Are you ticklish? Yes. Also, I can tickle myself. So whoever said that you can't? Is wrong.

45. Last time you saw fireworks: About 15 minutes ago. They're starting to get antsy around here.

46. Last time you had a Krispy Kreme doughnut: Last year, maybe? I know I was in Virginia.

47. Who is the last person that left you a message and you actually returned their call? My father, I think. My sister left me a message after he did, but she called me again before I had a chance to call her back.

48. Last time you parked under a carport: I wonder if my garage counts, since I can't close the door once I pull in there.

49. Do you have a black dog? No. My cousins have had two. Ruined them both.

50. Do you have any pickles in your fridge? I am not in favor of pickles.

51. Are you an aunt or uncle? Kind of.

52. Who has the prettiest eyes that you know of? My eyes are rather attractive! The boy has the prettiest color eyes.

53. Last time you saw a semi truck: This morning. It made me miss the light.

54. Do you remember Ugly Kid Joe? I do. They were one of the last "new" bands that my sister had gotten into. ("I don't like a thing about your sister/'Cause I think sex is overrated too" - heh!)

55. Do you have a little black dress? Well, I have a dress that's black. It's more of a dumpy mourning frock, though.

Why I Blog.

Some time ago, the lovely and many-talented Jess tagged me to do this thing. The challenge, should I choose to accept it, is to explain five reason Why I Blog.

Um. I blog?

Hee! Seriously, though, it would be far easier for me to come up with a list of reasons that I don't blog. Surely I do that more than I do. But here goes.

1.These thoughts go here. My brain is running constantly. There are things that I think about that will never reach anyone else. This depends on many things, but mainly, my mood and the timing. I'm perfectly fine to let most things slip by. However, sometimes, I wanted my thoughts to reach other people. I try to put them where I feel they will be most appropriate, although, to be honest, I have very little understanding of why I make the choices I do. Message board? Email? Phone call? Paper? Blog? Everything that gets put here fits here. Or, at least, I felt like it did at the time.

2. I need a place to talk about television shows and Harry Potter. I refuse to join any more message boards. They hurt. My blog is a more than acceptable substitute. At least I know I like all the respondents.

3. You people are funny. This seems like it should be a reason for me to read blogs rather than why I keep one. But it's true. You people are funny. And by posting to my blog, I can, to some extent, control what subjects you're talking about, and take some hand in crafting the amusement I'll be receiving from you. ... Don't feel used.

4. I don't keep a diary. I've never kept a diary. The best I have is a journal that I've had since I was ten. I make a new entry about once a year, or whenever I'm feeling like something profound is going on in my life. The internet makes it much easier for me to chronicle what my days are like: I don't even have to think about it.

5. Sometimes people ask me to. For some reason, every so often, one of the five of you reading right now will let me know that you think I should make a blog entry. I guess you like hearing me dribble on like this!


Here are five people that I'd like to see answer this, if that's their thing:
1. Lauren
2. Jenny
3. Kirk
4. Pat-n-Steph
5. Del (Hee! A cheat! But Del, I absolutely would have tagged you if I'd done this before you did.)

Eeeeeeeeeee!!!

You're Anne of Green Gables!

by L.M. Montgomery

Bright, chipper, vivid, but with the emotional fortitude of cottage
cheese, you make quite an impression on everyone you meet. You're impulsive, rash,
honest, and probably don't have a great relationship with your parents. People hurt
your feelings constantly, but your brazen honestly doesn't exactly treat others with
kid gloves. Ultimately, though, you win the hearts and minds of everyone that matters.
You spell your name with an E and you want everyone to know about it.


Take the Book Quiz
at the Blue Pyramid.

I've actually intended to make several fascinating and wonderful posts.

Instead I'm doing this!




It also seems that my comments are not functioning. Great! No idea why.

God damn it.

You Should Get a JD (Juris Doctor)

You're logical, driven, and ruthless. You'd make a mighty fine lawyer.

What Advanced Degree Should You Get?

If the internet thinks so, it must be true!!

Oh, alright.

No one was waiting for me to do this, I'm sure, but I've finally seen enough other people do it to want to do it myself. But with DIFFERENCE! This is that thing where I reproduce the first sentence of the first post of each month this year that I made. (Clausey!) I will write it a la storied paragraph. I do not know what that means.

Please note that I am currently irrational with glee, and not apt to find answers such as, "I was unaware." to be acceptable. If you are reading this right now, you should go here. My head is, sometimes literally, abuzz with thoughts these days. I don't know if I've mentioned this before, but I am cold. I would like to announce that I have emerged, technologically speaking, from the dark murky atmosphere of the early 2000s, and have landed myself firmly in the middle 2000s. There's a place for everything, and everything should be in its place. Okay, since none of you know this, I will start at the beginning. You know something is amiss when you can feel relieved that it's only 87°. Oh come on ! Television starts this week! What else is going on? So at 9:39AM yesterday I was turning 23 and ... buying some iced tea from the CVS.


It's like a story that never quite gets there!

It's hard to argue with that.

Joy to the world,
The Jupe is come.

Joy To The World
from the Christmas Song Generator.

Get your own song :