6 posts tagged “meme”

THE 99 THINGS MEME

Things you’ve already done: bold
Things you want to do: italicize
Things you haven’t done and don’t want to - leave in plain font

1. Started your own blog. Some would say too many blogs.
2. Slept under the stars.
3. Played in a band.
4. Visited Hawaii.
5. Watched a meteor shower.
6. Given more than you can afford to charity.
7. Been to Disneyland/world. I was just in Disneyworld last weekend, but have never been to Disneyland.
8. Climbed a mountain.
9. Held a praying mantis.
10. Sang a solo.
11. Bungee jumped.
12. Visited Paris.
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea.
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch.
15. Adopted a child. I'm not sure if this one counts, but close enough, I think.
16. Had food poisoning.
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty.
18. Grown your own vegetables.
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France. I spent all my time at d'Orsay and the Picasso Museums, never got to the Louvre.
20. Slept on an overnight train.
21. Had a pillow fight.
22. Hitch hiked.
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill.
24. Built a snow fort.
25. Held a lamb.
26. Gone skinny dipping.
27. Run a marathon. A 5k is a reasonable goal and one I'm working toward. I hope people would have an intervention before I even got to the point of considering a marathon.
28. Ridden a gondola in Venice.
29. Seen a total eclipse.
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset.
31. Hit a home run.
32. Been on a cruise.
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person.
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors. I've been to Germany and Ireland, but not Poland, and in none of these instances did I specifically seek out places that had to do with my heritage.
35. Seen an Amish community.
36. Taught yourself a new language. Does HTML or CSS count?
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied.
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person.
39. Gone rock climbing.
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David in person.
41. Sung Karaoke.
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt.
43. Bought a stranger a meal in a restaurant.
44. Visited Africa.
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight.
46. Been transported in an ambulance.
47. Had your portrait painted.
48. Gone deep sea fishing.
49. Seen the Sistine chapel in person.
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling.
52. Kissed in the rain.
53. Played in the mud.
54. Gone to a drive-in theater.
55. Been in a movie.
56. Visited the Great Wall of China.
57. Started a business.
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia.
60. Served at a soup kitchen.
61. Sold Girl Scout cookies.
62. Gone whale watching.
63. Gotten flowers for no reason.
64. Donated blood.
65. Gone sky diving.
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp.
67. Bounced a check.
68. Flown in a helicopter.
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy.
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial.
71. Eaten Caviar.
72. Pieced a quilt.
73. Stood in Times Square.
74. Toured the Everglades.
75. Been fired from a job.
76. Seen the Changing of the Guard in London.
77. Broken a bone.
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle.
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person.
80. Published a book.
81. Visited the Vatican.
82. Bought a brand new car.
83. Walked in Jerusalem.
84. Had your picture in the newspaper.
85. Read the entire Bible.
86. Visited the White House.
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating.
88. Had chickenpox.
89. Saved someone’s life.
90. Sat on a jury.
91. Met someone famous.
92. Joined a book club.
93. Lost a loved one.
94. Had a baby.
95. Seen the Alamo in person.
96. Swum in the Great Salt Lake.
97. Been involved in a law suit.
98. Owned a cell phone.
99. Been stung by a bee.

Posted by neighbor Girl Wonder and reposted by me just 'cos:

1. Grab your nearest book.

2. Open the book to page 123.

3. Find the fifth sentence.

4. Post the text of the next 3 sentences on your blog along with these instructions.

5. Tag 5 different people.

This is actually from the third book I picked up because the first (Choose Your Own Adventure:  Prisoner of the Ant People) only had 115 pages and the second (Every Day Matters) didn't have page numbers.

From my current read, Paul Auster's The Book of Illusions (highly recommended!):

We made the four o'clock flight to Albuquerque with twenty minutes to spare. Ideally, I should have taken the Xanax by the time we reached Holyoke or Springfield, Worcester at the latest, but I was too wrapped up in talking to Alma to interrupt the conversation, and I kept putting it off. When we drove past the signs for the 495 exit, I realized that there was no point in bothering to take them.

I did this back in October, but it didn't have the request to tag people them. Hm. I tag Jazz, Lorri, Riotous Lionness, Very Scary Carnival and WB Mook.

Via RPM, the following meme and instructions:

IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that's playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. Don't lie and try to pretend you're cool - first songs only

For added taste and value, I've picked out a lyric from each song to try to make it work with that scene of the movie.

my future’s determined by thieves, thugs and vermin / it’s quite an excursion, but it’s okay
Opening Credits - Americana, The Offspring

Hearing the opening riff of this song made for an appealing starting point; me like!

Snatched from chanohack who stole it from spooktastic...

~~~~~~~~~~~~RED~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. Closest red thing to you?
Milk crate full of tools.

2. Have you ever cheated in a relationship?
Yes. It was a crappy thing to do, but it was for the best in the long run.

3. Last thing to make you angry?
A heat gun that just plain didn't do the job.

4. Are you a fan of romance?
Of sorts. I like real romance, but am a bit fed up with some of the things we've been led to believe are romantic.

5. Have you ever been in love?
Oh, yes!

~~~~~~~~~~~~GREEN~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. Closest green thing to you?
Glowing lights of my laptop.

2. Do you care about the environment?
Yes, though it's not my number one priority.

3. Are you jealous of anyone right now?
Oh sure. One of my friends is about to get married, the other just bought a house with her husband. They're at such exciting points in their lives, and I'll admit to a couple of moments of envy.

4. Do you like being outdoors?
Definitely. I'm going camping this weekend, in fact.

5. Are you Irish?
One-quarter Irish.

~~~~~~~~~~~~PURPLE~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. Last purple thing you saw?
My pants.

2. Like being treated to expensive things?
I like being treated to things I like or things that surprise me. Those things aren't necessarily expensive, though some can be.

3. Favorite type of chocolate?
I like everything from insanely dark chocolate to Cadbury creme eggs.

4. Ever met anyone in royalty?
Not to my knowledge. I once had an ambassador insinuate he'd like me to be his mistress, though.

5. Are you lonely?
At times, but I'm going through a kind of challenging time right now and some alone time, even when it doesn't feel good, is probably for the best.

~~~~~~~~~~~~YELLOW~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. Closest yellow thing to you?
Some type of adaptor.

2. Favorite holiday?
Halloween, followed by Wigilia.

3. Are you a coward?
Rarely.

4. Do you want children?
No.

5. What makes you feel warm and safe?
My husband's arms around me, his breath on my shoulder. My kitten, Ripley, purring madly in my lap. Someone making me a cup of tea.

~~~~~~~~~~~~BLUE~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. Closest blue thing to you?
My purse.

2. Are you good at calming people down?
I certainly try.

3. Do you like the sea?
Love it. Can't wait for the day when I learn how to SCUBA dive.

4. What was the last thing to make you cry?
Writing the previous post.

5. Can you sleep easily?
I'm one of those people who thinks she's going to have a hard time falling asleep, tosses and turns a bit, and then is out like a light within five minutes (usually).

~~~~~~~~~~~~PINK~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. Closest pink thing to you?
A Post-it Note.

2. Do you like sweet things?
More than I wish I did.

3. Do you like punk music?
/me rocks out

4. What is your favorite flower?
No clear favorite. I generally like bunches of wildflowers or wacky tropical flowers.

5. Does someone have a crush on you?
Yup.

~~~~~~~~~~~~ORANGE~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. Closest orange thing to you?
Label on my pumpkin ale.

2. Do you like to burn things?
Heh.

3. Dress up for Halloween?
I love dressing up for Halloween, but will miss out on this year's festivities unfortunately.

4. Do you prefer the single life or the security of a relationship?
I prefer the companionship of a relationship.

5. What would your superpower be?
Shapeshifting. It's probably not the "smartest" choice, but I know I'd have fun!

~~~~~~~~~~~~WHITE~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. Closest white thing to you?
iPod cable.

2. How do you imagine your wedding?
Just like it was, sans the family drama.

3. Do you like to play in the snow?
I do, but generally feel that winter goes on too long.

4. Are you afraid of going to the doctor or dentist?
A little bit.

5. Do you have Attention Defecit Disorder?
Not that I'm aware of.

~~~~~~~~~~~~BLACK~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. Closest black thing to you?
Laptop.

2. Ever enjoy hurting people?
Not particularly, though I know I've done so.

3. Are you sophisticated or silly?
Whatever the ocassion requires.

4. Would you like to go to space?
I don't think I'm adventurous in skyward directions.

5. Do you have a lot of secrets?
Enough to keep track of on one hand.

Originally from spooktastic.

Instructions:

1. Grab the nearest book.*
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next three sentences on your blog along with these instructions
   

* 'nearest' means you can't rummage around for a 'cool' or 'intellectual' book.  Really, whatever your hand falls on first.  Let's hope it's not porn.  (Or should we hope it is?)

I'm close to finishing Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell, and it's always close at hand:

"Who do you work for?"
"Spyglass magazine."
The bad weather lightens a little.