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alaricmacconnal, source unknown. I've corrected some typos and grammar 'cause I'm like that. :-)
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alaricmacconnal, source unknown. I've corrected some typos and grammar 'cause I'm like that. :-)( Read more... )
random questions
Oct. 13th, 2010 10:47 pmVia _subdivisions_:
_subdivisions_:
1. What’s one thing that made you happy today?
After spending hours on porting item #1 to our new software version, item #2 took about 15 minutes. Yay for learning curves! (Ok, also bug fixes -- it's a pre-release version. :-) )
2. What’s one thing that drove you crazy today?
Having my Mac seize an audio CD and refuse to eject. 45 minutes and half a dozen reboots later it finally coughed up. Sheesh! For future reference, the trick is to hold down the left mouse button while booting, but it has to be a wired mouse. Um, what?
(Number 3 was redacted for complete irrelevance.)
4. Is there a TV show you never miss? What is it?
Historically, Babylon 5 and, later, LOST (the last 10 minutes of which does not exist in my world, thankyouverymuch). Of shows currently on the air, The Big Bang Theory. Though an important distinction: B5 always got watched on broadcast night; the others get/got watched within the week.
5. How do you get to work?
I drive via local roads (no parkway, yay).
6. Rake in the fall, or leave ‘em ‘til after the thaw?
Rake in the fall. I left them till spring once, thinking they would just turn into mulch and cease to be a problem. That didn't work so well.
7. What’s your favorite cheese?
I like rich, soft cheeses of the Brie/Camembert/etc family. I've had some excellent specimens that I can never find again (nor remember the names of) after the encounter. Oh well.
8. Who’s your favorite muppet?
I haven't watched any muppets since I was a kid, but I remember thinking that Oscar the Grouch got a bum rap and was clearly misunderstood. :-)
SCA survey
Jan. 20th, 2008 06:03 pmIt's survey-meme day. :-) This came via dr_zrfq,
with a couple "huh?" questions edited out:
( SCA questions )
dr_zrfq,
with a couple "huh?" questions edited out:
( SCA questions )a survey meme
Jan. 20th, 2008 05:33 pmI generally only do the memes that tell people something about me or
that can spark discussion. I got this one from indigodove.
I've removed questions for which I knew my answers would be boring or
pointless.
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indigodove.
I've removed questions for which I knew my answers would be boring or
pointless.
( Read more... )privilege survey
Dec. 31st, 2007 04:45 pmThere's this survey/meme going around, apparently started here, that tries to assess the level of privilege one had as a child. I think some of the questions miss the mark a little bit, but I still found it an interesting survey.
Bold means the statement is true, italic means I don't know or it's complicated:
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high-school survey making the rounds
May. 20th, 2007 11:04 pmFrom a few people, most recently osewalrus, some
( questions about high school )
osewalrus, some
( questions about high school )over 30 questions for people over 30
Oct. 15th, 2006 12:58 pmI got this from siderea.
siderea.
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["meme"] firsts survey
Apr. 13th, 2006 10:21 pm( Read more... )
I would welcome a "sheep" userpic for these quasi-meme posts, if anyone more talented than myself (that would be practically anyone) were inclined to contribute one.
sleep questions
Feb. 19th, 2005 11:30 pmI got this from gregbo.
gregbo.
1. How many hours do you normally sleep at night?
About 7.5 on average. Sunday is sleep-in day; it's the only day when I don't have to set an alarm and I usually get about 9 hours then.
2. Do you wish you had more time to sleep? Or do you wish that you slept less?
I wish that I required less sleep, or that there were more hours available in the day.
3. Do you like sleeping?
I like the results but I'm indifferent to the act itself. I mean, it's not like I'm really in a position to notice as it happens...
4. What is the longest continuous period that you have spent awake? Why did you do it?
I'm not certain of the longest continuous period; it was probably a stretch of 36 hours or so, either on a gaming weekend or in college due to homework/exams.
The most spectacular stretch of wakefulness that I remember is a 72-hour period in college during which I got approximately five hours of sleep, in chunks no longer than an hour. It was an outrageously busy semester and all the major assignments were due a once. (I was taking an atypical combination of classes, so this timing wasn't hosing anyone else I knew.) This was when I learned that while caffeine in the wild is good stuff, No-Doz is absolutely evil. And yes, I was following the package instructions correctly.
5. If you were offered the chance to eliminate sleep from your life, with absolutely no negative physical or psychological side effects, would you take it? Why or why not? What if this chance was only possible for you, and not for any of your friends or family, or society at large?
No negative effects? In a heartbeat! Sure, there would be some awkward nights in settings like Pennsic, where I can't just stay up and play on the computer or make noise without bothering others, but in general, the idea that I could run out of interesting things to do in my own home is completely foreign to me. I don't understand people who get bored, unless there are external factors (stuck visiting the annoying relatives, illness precluding you from doing things you enjoy, etc). There are so many things I could do to put that time to use, and that don't require other people (so I don't have to care if no one else is awake)! Elimintating the need for sleep would approximately double my free time; I fail to see how this could be bad.
(I am curious to know whether anyone I know would answer this last question differently. It seems that obvious to me.)
that high-school survey
Jan. 27th, 2005 11:21 pmThere's a survey going around of questions about high school,
or maybe the senior year of high school. Where a specific
year is relevant, I'll answer these for the last year I
attended high school.
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Friday five
Mar. 14th, 2003 11:22 am1. Do you like talking on the phone? Why or why not?
Yuck. No. In-person discussion gives you subtle cues you don't get over the phone; written discussion (e.g. email) lets you think about what you say, while real-time conversation does not. Phones are the worst of both worlds, and are best-suited for time-sensitive short exchanges.
2. Who is the last person you talked to on the phone?
The cleaning lady (scheduling).
3. About how many telephones do you have at home?
Four, or five if Dani has one in his office (I can't remember if he does).
4. Have you encountered anyone who has really bad phone manners? What happened?
Aside from telemarketers, who are paid to have bad phone manners, I can't think of any.
5. Would you rather pick up the phone and call someone or write them e-mail or a letter? Why or why not?
Depends on the reason for the communication. In general I much prefer email (see question 1).
Yuck. No. In-person discussion gives you subtle cues you don't get over the phone; written discussion (e.g. email) lets you think about what you say, while real-time conversation does not. Phones are the worst of both worlds, and are best-suited for time-sensitive short exchanges.
2. Who is the last person you talked to on the phone?
The cleaning lady (scheduling).
3. About how many telephones do you have at home?
Four, or five if Dani has one in his office (I can't remember if he does).
4. Have you encountered anyone who has really bad phone manners? What happened?
Aside from telemarketers, who are paid to have bad phone manners, I can't think of any.
5. Would you rather pick up the phone and call someone or write them e-mail or a letter? Why or why not?
Depends on the reason for the communication. In general I much prefer email (see question 1).
another meta-meme
Aug. 3rd, 2002 10:55 pmTaken from tangerinpenguin.
1. Why did you start your journal?
It's allralphmelton's fault. He was starting a D&D campaign, and he suggested that a shared journal on LJ might be a good way to record stuff. That hasn't happened as much as we thought it would (especially lately), though I use it as a creative outlet. But anyway, the suggestion led me to check out LJ and it seemed nifty, so here I am.
2. How has your intended use of your journal shifted to where it is now?
I'm not sure I really started out with intentions, though in general it has not always been as deep as I would have liked. And I've found myself putting some things in friends-only posts not because they're secrets but because I don't want to put other people in awkward positions.
3. What are the things you don't post in your own journal entries because other people?
There's very little that I won't post, though I may protect it and I've been known to make the occasional private entry.
4. What would you like to make your journal become?
I'd like to have more of the meaty posts. I have been surprised by how long they can take to write.
tangerinpenguin.1. Why did you start your journal?
It's all
ralphmelton's fault. He was starting a D&D campaign, and he suggested that a shared journal on LJ might be a good way to record stuff. That hasn't happened as much as we thought it would (especially lately), though I use it as a creative outlet. But anyway, the suggestion led me to check out LJ and it seemed nifty, so here I am.2. How has your intended use of your journal shifted to where it is now?
I'm not sure I really started out with intentions, though in general it has not always been as deep as I would have liked. And I've found myself putting some things in friends-only posts not because they're secrets but because I don't want to put other people in awkward positions.
3. What are the things you don't post in your own journal entries because other people?
There's very little that I won't post, though I may protect it and I've been known to make the occasional private entry.
4. What would you like to make your journal become?
I'd like to have more of the meaty posts. I have been surprised by how long they can take to write.
very random thoughts
Aug. 22nd, 2001 10:01 pmRalph pointed me at LiveJournal, and it sounds like it could be fun, so here goes.
Here are some answers to one of those sets of very-random questions that floats around the net.
LIVING ARRANGEMENT:
Own house with my husband; also occupied by 3 cats (Erik the Rehead, Baldur the Fairly Slow, and Embla).
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT OUIJA BOARDS?
Hey, if spirits or whatever could really talk to us, they ought to be able to manage better than 300 baud. I mean c'mon, *everyone* has 56k by now, or better. Fire up that ADSL connection, guys! My ancestors ought to know that the best way to reach me is email. :-)
WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
Don't use one at home, though I might if I came across one that has a picture of a mouse nest. At work: some generic company-issued thingie; it's mostly hidden from view anyway (under the monitor shelf), so it doesn't matter much.
FAVORITE BOARD GAME.
Advanced Civilization? Train games like Eurorails? Merchant of Venus (which in a way is topologically equivalent to said train games)? Hard to pick just one.
FAVORITE SMELLS:
Cinnamon, lilac, mint, pine, wood smoke[*], crisp air on a cold day right after fresh snow.
[*] We're talking smells, so the fact that it's an allergen doesn't count.
WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD:
Tie: "I knew better and I made that mistake again anyway", or thinking that no one cares about what you do/say/think/feel.
BEST FEELING IN THE WORLD:
Tie: Knowing that I've made a real difference to someone, or that special connection with God that happens just often enough that you really keep trying. (Ok, I guess that sounds corny, but it's hard to express in words.)
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK WHEN YOU WAKE IN THE MORNING?
Varies. Turn that blasted alarm off. Hi, Erik (one of the cats). The problem at work I was thinking about last night. What was that noise and where is Baldur (another cat, the likely source)? Many others...
ROLLER COASTER - SCARY OR EXCITING?
Indifferent.
FAVORITE FOODS:
Spicy Indian/Thai/Vietnamese/Chinese food. Sushi. Salmon in pretty much any form. Ginger in large quantities. Garlic by the bulb. Sephardic charoset. Jelly beans (especially cinnamon and root beer). Chocolate-covered cherries. Caffeine (yes, in the quantities in which I consume it, it counts as food).
DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE?
Hate it. Driving is a necessary evil to get places I want to be. It beats Pittsburgh's implementation of public transit, though.
DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?
No, I sleep with live animals (at least in the winter when they're attracted to the electric blanket), plus a husband.
STORMS - COOL OR SCARY?
Definitely cool, especially with good light shows.
WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR AND WHAT WAS ITS NAME?
A used Toyota Corolla. I don't name my cars.
FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK.
Any fruit glop that doesn't involve coconut.
IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Tough call. On some level I want to be the most kick-ass technical writer in the world. On another level, it would be cool to be able to spend my days composing nifty music that someone would actually perform, or incorporate into a soundtrack, or something. Or, for something completely different, I'll admit that I have the occasional fantasies about rabbinical or cantorial school, but I promised my husband I wouldn't pursue that.
DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI?
If they're there.
IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL?
Twice as big as it needed to be for the task at hand.
FAVORITE MOVIE(S)?:
Don't see many movies, but tastes are highly varied. I like stories that can touch me and movies that make me laugh, but I don't like overly-mushy stuff, slapstick, or action flicks that punted on plot.
ARE YOU A LEFTY, RIGHTY, OR AMBIDEXTROUS?
Kind of ambidextrous.
DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS?
Mostly, except for the part about the funny punctuation characters and the pinky that lives over the control key...
WHAT'S UNDER YOUR BED?
Dust bunnies.
WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN TEN YEARS?
In Pittsburgh, still married with cats but no kids, still working somewhere in the software industry, at least as involved in my congregation as I am now (maybe helping out newcomers more).
Here are some answers to one of those sets of very-random questions that floats around the net.
LIVING ARRANGEMENT:
Own house with my husband; also occupied by 3 cats (Erik the Rehead, Baldur the Fairly Slow, and Embla).
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT OUIJA BOARDS?
Hey, if spirits or whatever could really talk to us, they ought to be able to manage better than 300 baud. I mean c'mon, *everyone* has 56k by now, or better. Fire up that ADSL connection, guys! My ancestors ought to know that the best way to reach me is email. :-)
WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
Don't use one at home, though I might if I came across one that has a picture of a mouse nest. At work: some generic company-issued thingie; it's mostly hidden from view anyway (under the monitor shelf), so it doesn't matter much.
FAVORITE BOARD GAME.
Advanced Civilization? Train games like Eurorails? Merchant of Venus (which in a way is topologically equivalent to said train games)? Hard to pick just one.
FAVORITE SMELLS:
Cinnamon, lilac, mint, pine, wood smoke[*], crisp air on a cold day right after fresh snow.
[*] We're talking smells, so the fact that it's an allergen doesn't count.
WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD:
Tie: "I knew better and I made that mistake again anyway", or thinking that no one cares about what you do/say/think/feel.
BEST FEELING IN THE WORLD:
Tie: Knowing that I've made a real difference to someone, or that special connection with God that happens just often enough that you really keep trying. (Ok, I guess that sounds corny, but it's hard to express in words.)
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK WHEN YOU WAKE IN THE MORNING?
Varies. Turn that blasted alarm off. Hi, Erik (one of the cats). The problem at work I was thinking about last night. What was that noise and where is Baldur (another cat, the likely source)? Many others...
ROLLER COASTER - SCARY OR EXCITING?
Indifferent.
FAVORITE FOODS:
Spicy Indian/Thai/Vietnamese/Chinese food. Sushi. Salmon in pretty much any form. Ginger in large quantities. Garlic by the bulb. Sephardic charoset. Jelly beans (especially cinnamon and root beer). Chocolate-covered cherries. Caffeine (yes, in the quantities in which I consume it, it counts as food).
DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE?
Hate it. Driving is a necessary evil to get places I want to be. It beats Pittsburgh's implementation of public transit, though.
DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?
No, I sleep with live animals (at least in the winter when they're attracted to the electric blanket), plus a husband.
STORMS - COOL OR SCARY?
Definitely cool, especially with good light shows.
WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR AND WHAT WAS ITS NAME?
A used Toyota Corolla. I don't name my cars.
FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK.
Any fruit glop that doesn't involve coconut.
IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Tough call. On some level I want to be the most kick-ass technical writer in the world. On another level, it would be cool to be able to spend my days composing nifty music that someone would actually perform, or incorporate into a soundtrack, or something. Or, for something completely different, I'll admit that I have the occasional fantasies about rabbinical or cantorial school, but I promised my husband I wouldn't pursue that.
DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI?
If they're there.
IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL?
Twice as big as it needed to be for the task at hand.
FAVORITE MOVIE(S)?:
Don't see many movies, but tastes are highly varied. I like stories that can touch me and movies that make me laugh, but I don't like overly-mushy stuff, slapstick, or action flicks that punted on plot.
ARE YOU A LEFTY, RIGHTY, OR AMBIDEXTROUS?
Kind of ambidextrous.
DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS?
Mostly, except for the part about the funny punctuation characters and the pinky that lives over the control key...
WHAT'S UNDER YOUR BED?
Dust bunnies.
WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN TEN YEARS?
In Pittsburgh, still married with cats but no kids, still working somewhere in the software industry, at least as involved in my congregation as I am now (maybe helping out newcomers more).
