because because

I Live: by myself
I Work: in a cubicle
I Talk: smack
I Wish: I were an Oscar Mayer weiner
I Enjoy: telling people about my weird dreams
I Look: like hell
I Find: things when I'm not looking for them
I Smell: pretty
I Listen: to my downstairs neighbor's ceiling fan
I Hide: from people at work sometimes
I Pray: but rarely
I Walk: anywhere I can
I Write: my truth
I See: the forest for the trees
I Sing: in my car, and badly
I Laugh: when my friends make funny noises
I Can: do a cartwheel
I Watch: a 19" TV ... or is it a 13"?
I Learn: something new every day
I Dream: of giant rodents
I Want: to date someone cool
I Cry: at the end of Titanic
I Burnt: cookies
I Read: Harry Potter
I Love: my family
I Sometimes: don't know what I'm doing
I Touch: clothing on the racks at the store
I Hurt: more often than I'd like
I Fear: not being able to pay my rent
I Hope: always
I Break: records
I Eat: when I'm hungry or bored
I Quit: at 4:00 every day
I Hug: Mom and Dad
I Miss: my little brother in Seattle
I Hold: on just one more day, and things will go my way ...

because

Ha ha! I wanted to do this one because it seems to be geared towards high school aged kids. :)

x the things that apply to you

Have you ever...
[x] been drunk.
[x] kissed a member of the opposite sex.
[x] rode in a taxi.
[ ] been dumped.
[ ] been fired.
[ ] been in a fist fight.
[ ] been arrested.
[x] stole something from your job.
[ ] celebrated new years in times square.
[x] went on a blind date.
[x] lied to a friend.
[ ] had a crush on a teacher.
[ ] celebrated mardi-gras in new orleans.
[ ] been to europe.
[x] skipped school
[x] thrown up from drinking.
[ ] lost your sibling.
[x] played 'clue'.
[x] had a sleepover party.
[x] went ice skating.
[ ] dropped x. (yes and no ... funny story ...)
[ ] cheated on a bf/gf.
[ ] been cheated on.
[x] had a sweet sixteen. (I'm sure I had something for my 16th)
[ ] had a quinceanera.
[x] had a car.
[x] drove.

Do you...
[ ] have a bf.
[ ] have a gf.
[ ] have a crush.
[x] feel loved.
[x] feel lonely.
[x] feel happy.
[ ] hate yourself.
[x] think your attractive.
[ ] have a dog
[x] have your own room. (I have my own WHOLE APARTMENT!!)
[ ] listen to rap.
[x] listen to rock.
[ ] listen to soul.
[ ] listen to techno.
[ ] listen to reggae/ska
[x] paint your nails.
[x] have more than 1 best friend.
[x] get good grades. (Well, I DID anyway.)
[ ] play an instrument(s).
[x] have slippers.
[ ] wear boxers.
[x] wear underwear in general
[ ] wear black eyeliner.
[x] like the color blue.
[x] like the color yellow.
[ ] cyber.
[ ] claim. (Claim what, exactly?)
[x] like to read.
[x] like to write.
[x] have long hair.
[ ] have short hair.
[x] have a cell phone.
[ ] have a laptop.
[ ] have a pager.

Are you...
[x] ok.
[ ] bored.
[x] happy.
[ ] bilingual.
[x] white.
[ ] black.
[ ] mexican.
[ ] latin
[ ] asian.
[ ] short.
[ ] tall.
[x] mellow.
[ ] sick.
[x] lazy.
[x] single.
[ ] taken.
[x] looking.
[x] not looking.
[ ] talking to someone.
[ ] IMing someone.
[ ] scared to die.
[x] tired.
[x] annoyed.
[ ] hungry.
[ ] thirsty.
[ ] on the phone.
[ ] in your room.
[x] drinking something.
[ ] eating something.
[ ] in your pjs.
[ ] ticklish.
[ ] listening to music.
[ ] homophobic.
[ ] racist.

from 'tatious

-Five best (current or former) roommates, listed in order from most best to least best (with "best" not necessarily referring to Nora Best, who might have an unfair advantage.)

1. Kristentatious
1. Nora B.
1. Jillybean
1. Scott

Ha!! You're all number one!! See how crafty I am?? :)

-Five things on your "list" that you still want to do. (You know, the list that everybody keeps, either on paper or in their head, of things they would like to do before they die)

5. Go to New Zealand
4. Write a screenplay
3. Learn photogaphy
2. Go to the Oscars
1. Dye my hair pink

FYI - my list is actually written down, and I somehow managed to find it so I could make this accurate!

-Five things from your list that you have already done.

5. Get a college degree
4. Work on a TV show/movie
3. Act in a play
2. Go skydiving
1. Go to Disney World

-Top five movies in your queue

5. Mrs. Henderson Presents
4. The Aviator
3. Everything is Illuminated
2. Dead Like Me Season 2 Disc 4
1. Clue

Voila! There you have it!! :) Whew, that was a lot of work!

from Ms. greenfish herself

- Five People You'd Like to be Stuck on an Elevator With (real or fake)

5. Johnny Depp
4. Francois Truffaut (if he was still alive)
3. J. K. Rowling
2. Dr. McDreamy
1. Orlando Bloom

- Five Foods You Will Never Eat

5. a triple cheeseburger (I think I gained a pound just typing that out)
4. head cheese (just eew)
3. an egg white omelet (without the yolk, it's just not an egg)
2. placenta (sorry, just had to put that in there)
1. foie gras!!! (thanks to the ban in Chicago, and the fact that I never wanted to try it in the first place)


- Five Worst Hypothetical First Dates

5. Kenny Chesney concert
4. anything involving a trip to the Emergency Room
3. anything involving getting arrested (actually, that may depend on what we're getting arrested for ...)
2. Golf
1. the one in "When Harry Met Sally" where Sally's date pulls a hair out of her head and flosses with it

can I play too?

Got this from greenfish.

You post a topic, list, category, whatever, in my comments section. (examples: "5 vampires Buffy ran away from", or "5 jobs Dwight has held"). Then, in a separate post, I'll post the answers to all your Top 5 ideas, according to me. Serious or fun! Then you post this offer in your own journal, if the mood takes you.

But just FYI, I don't watch Buffy, and I have no idea who Dwight is. Think more along the lines of "High Fidelity" Top 5 lists.

:)

this is a lot of questions

Let me preface this by saying that I may or may not have done this survey before (too lazy to check). Actually, I think it might be a combination of a couple different ones because some of the questions I know I have done before (Best room for a fire place), and some I know I've never seen before (Favorite fish). So anyway, it's a lot of questions - 100 to be exact - and I won't be offended if you choose not to read all my answers. However, if you do, I'd appreciate it if you then fill it out for yourself, and let me know where I can find it, so I can bask in the glow of my new knowledge of 100 things about my friends.

All right, here we go ...

1. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed?
Closed, so the monsters can't come out.

2. Do you take the shampoos and conditioner bottles from hotel?
Nope. It usually smells funny.

3. Have you ever 'done it' in a hotel room?
Nope.

4. Have you ever stolen a street sign before?
No, but I bought a Stop sign at a flea market once, and a coworker once gave me a couple of those yellow and black striped caution signs.

5. Do you like to use post-it notes?
They are indispensable.

6. Do you cut out coupons but then never use them?
I usually won't go through the trouble of actually cutting them out, but I may save the paper they were in, and then forget why I saved it and end up throwing it out.

7. Would you rather be attacked by a big bear or a swarm of a bees?
Maybe bees, because there is always the possibility that my incredibly calming zen-like presence would prevent them from stinging me ... too much.

8. There was no number 8, so I'm making up one of my own. Do you think blogging is a self-indulgent hobby?
Sometimes yes. I debate with myself (fitting). Mostly I just do it out of boredom.

9. Do you always smile for pictures?
Nope. If I'm not feelin' it, I don't smile.

10. What is your biggest pet peeve?
Bad drivers, and bad-grammar-users (yes, I am guilty of both)

11. No number 11, either, so here's one of mine. What was the name of your Kindergarten teacher?
Mrs. Patterson

12. Do you ever count your steps when you walk?
Can't say that I do.

13. Have you ever peed in the woods?
Yep. But I've never used leaves as toilet paper.

14. Do you ever dance even if there's no music playing?
If I'm happy, or feeling goofy.

15. Do you ever chew on your pens or pencils?
Not usually.

16. How many people have you slept with this week?
Zero.

17. Do you like popcorn from those big tins?
Only at Christmas.

18. What is your "Song of the week"?
This is maybe for last week, but "Dark Blue" by Jack's Mannequin.

19. Is it okay for guys to wear pink?
If they feel confident in it, I think it's pretty cool.

20. Favorite Fish?
Orange Roughy

21. Whats your favorite scary movie?
I don't watch many scary movies, but I did really like The Ring.

22. Where would you bury hidden treasure if you had some?
How do you know I don't? ;)

23. What do you drink with dinner?
Water, juice, pop ... whatever is around, really.

24. What do you dip a chicken nugget in?
BBQ sauce

25. What is your favorite food/ cuisine?
My Mom's pot roast is my favorite dish (speaking of which, I should request it for my b-day dinner!). For foreign cuisine, I'd have to say either Italian or Chinese.

26. What movies could you watch over and over and still love?
When Harry Met Sally, Ever After, The Goonies, 10 Things I Hate About You, Sixteen Candles, The Princess Bride ... and lots more.

27. Last person you kissed?
The top of the cat's head on my way out the door this morning. (Shut Up! She IS TOO a person!!)

28. Were you ever a boy/girl scout?
Yep. Guess which one!

29. Would you ever strip or pose nude in a magazine?
Don't think so. I'm too self conscious about my body.

30. When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper?
I wrote a couple that I did not send. Mysterious.

31. Can you change the oil on a car?
Nope. I prefer to let the professionals handle that stuff.

32. Ever gotten a speeding ticket?
Yes, but only one. I was too tired to argue. Plus, I was TOTALLY speeding.

33. Ran out of gas?
Once in the car with my Mom (she was driving) when I was a kid. We had been following a hot-air balloon as it looked for a place to land out in the fields (that used to be) surrounding my house. We were so empty by the time we got to a gas station, that we literally coasted up to the pump.

34. Favorite kind of sandwich?
Grilled cheese, or tuna melt, if it's made right.

35. Best thing to eat for breakfast?
Scrambled eggs with cheese, crispy bacon, and toast with jelly. (Man, that sounds really good right now.)

36. What is your usual bedtime?
If I'm being responsible, 9:30. (No laughing, I get up at 5:30!!)

37. Are you lazy?
Hells yeah.

38. When you were a kid, what did you dress up as for halloween?
One of my favorite costumes was a bunny suit that my Mom made for me. I also went as a hobo a few times, just cause it was so easy (I tended to wait until the last minute).

39. Number 39 is another homemade question. How many pairs of blue jeans do you own?
Two that I wear with any regularity (these are full-length jeans, mind you). Two more that I will occasionally break out if the other two are dirty. And about six pairs that I haven't worn in years and don't even know if they fit anymore.

40. How many languages can you speak?
One fluently. One not so fluently. And one that I can understand some of, but don't speak very well.

41. Do you have any magazine subscriptions?
Nope. But my roomie does, and has a huge stack of them in the bathroom. Why people choose the toilet as a place to catch up on reading, I will never understand ...

42..Which are better legos or lincoln logs?
Legos, totally.

43. Are you stubborn?
Uh, yeah.

44. Who is better...Leno or Letterman?
I've never found Leno funny - only Headlines, which he cannot take credit for. I used to think Letterman was funny, until I didn't anymore.

45. Ever watch soap operas?
I watched them with my Mom when I was a kid, and I went through a General Hospital (and the occasional One Life to Live) phase in college.

46. Afraid of heights?
Nope. Love 'em!

47. Sing in the car?
Hah! Yes, but only when nobody is with me. Wait, that's not true ...

48. Dance in the shower?
Not really. Slipping hazard.

49. Dance in the car?
No, but I'd like to see the cars that people have that have enough room to dance in!!

50. Ever used a gun?
Only squirt.

51. Last time you got a portrait taken by a photographer?
Actually, a few weeks ago, for a project involving angel wings.

52. Do you think musicals are cheesy?
Yes, but it's part of their charm.

53. Is christmas stressful?
Personally, I don't get stressed out by it, but I've never had to cook a massive dinner for a ravenous family, or spend too much money on gifts people won't appreciate.

54. Ever eat a pierogie?
Yes, I love pierogies!!

55. Favorite type of fruit pie?
Cherry - my Mom made an amazing cherry pie once with Door County cherries. I'll never forget it. FYI, she doesn't bake much ... or well.

56. Occupations you wanted to be when you were a kid?
Fashion Designer, hence all the Project Runway blogs!! :)

57. Do you believe in ghosts?
Definitely.

58. Another missing question that I will see to replacing. Can you touch your toes?
Yep! I can lay my palms flat against the ground, actually.

59. Take a vitamin daily?
Only folic acid, which is prescription.

60. Wear slippers?
Not really, though I have some.

61. Wear a bath robe?
After I get out of the shower.

62. What do you wear to bed?
Boxers or flannel pants and a t-shirt or tank top. Or a pretty nighty.

63. First concert?
Oasis

64. Wal-Mart, Target or K-Mart?
Target

65. Nike or Adidas?
Adidas

66.Cheetos Or Fritos?
Cheetos

67. Peanuts or Sunflower seeds?
Peanuts

68. Ever hear of, "gorp"?
Of course! See question 28.

69. Ever take dance lessons?
A few here and there.

70. Is there a profession you picture your future spouse doing?
No there is not.

71. Can you curl your tongue?
I sure can!! Wanna see??

72. Ever won a spelling bee?
Never really been in one. Not officially anyway. Unless you count the one on Jed's roof. And I didn't win that one.

73. Ever cried cause you were so happy?
Sure.

74. Own any record albums?
Not personally, no.

75. Own a record player?
Nope

76. Regularly burn incense?
Can't stand the stuff.

77. Ever been in love?
Don't think so.

78. Who would you like to see in concert?
Lots of people. Too many to mention right now.

79. What was your last concert you saw?
Lollapalooza, where there was a plethora of lovely bands.

80.Hot tea or cold tea?
Hot fruit teas.

81.Tea or coffee?
Tea please.

82.Favorite kind of cookie?
Sugar

83.Can you swim well?
I can swim, but not well.

84.Can you hold your breath w/o manually holding your nose?
Nope. Never mastered that skill. I think my nose is defective.

85. Are you patient?
When it counts, yes.

86. DJ or band, at a wedding?
Maybe a band if it's a friend's band or something, but probably a DJ.

87. Ever won a contest?
I won an Easter egg hunt in the village of Elburn when I was about 4. That was the highlight of my contest-winning days.

88. Ever have plastic surgery?
Nope, never.

89. Which are better black or green olives?
They're both yummy.

90.Can you knit or crochet?
No, but I'd be interested in learning.

91. Best room for a fireplace?
The Study. I want a house that has a Study (that will always be capitalized) with a fireplace. I think I could die happy then.

92. Do you want to get married?
Meh.

93. If married, how long have you been married?
N/A

94. Who was/is your HS crush?
His name was Fred (names have been changed to protect the innocent).

95. Do you cry and throw a fit until you get your own way?
Nah.

96. Do you have kids?
Not last time I checked.

97. Do you want kids?
Kinda. Adoption might be more my cuppa tea.

98. Whats your favorite color?
Right now blue, because I'm wearing blue.

99. Do you miss anyone right now?
I miss my baby brother. He's in Seattle and I'm a slacker and haven't been to visit.

100. Who do you wanna see right now?
A handsome gentleman come into my cubicle and sweep me off my feet, saying, "I will take care of you so you'll never have to endure this drudgery again!"

Woo hoo! Got one!!

Though I may have done this one before. Can't remember ...

1. What is your full name: Heidi Lynn *beep*

2. What color trousers are you wearing now: plain black

3. What are you listening to right now? People talking a few cubicles away.

4. What are the last 2 digits of your phone number? Hmm, TMI, I think? So we'll do my work number, which would be 00.

5. What was the last thing you ate: Just finished a Snicker's bar

6. If you were a crayon what color would you be: Yeah, I'm pretty sure I've done this one before. Oh well. Silver, I think.

7. How is the weather right now: Haven't been outside in a while and I have no windows, but I think it's warmish, but cloudy.

8. Last person you talked to on the phone: My dad.

9. The first thing you notice about the opposite sex: Eyes and smile.

10. Favorite Drink: Cranberry juice

11. Favorite Alcoholic drink: Martinis - the fancy flavored ones

12. Favorite Sport: Volleyball

13. Hair Color: Brown

14. Eye Color: Brown

15. Do you wear contacts: Nope

16. Favorite Month: September

17. Favorite Food: My Mom's pot roast

18. Last Movie you watched: Batman Begins

19. Favorite Day of the Year: My birthday!! Or maybe Christmas.

20. Are you too shy to ask someone out: Nope, but it does take some mustering of the courage.

21. Summer or Winter: Summer, except when it's fry-an-egg-on-the-sidewalk hot

22. Hugs or Kisses? Hugs

23. Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate

24. Do you want your friends to respond back: Sure

25. Who is most likely to respond: Nobody, probably

26. Who is least likely to respond: Umm, everyone

27. What books are you reading: Oddly enough, I'm not reading anything at the moment, except my Configuration Data Management Certification study guide. Just finished reading "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency."

28. What's on your mouse pad: It's plain black

29. Favorite Board Game: You can be a winner at the Game of Life!!

30. What did you do last night: Visited my parents, ate dinner on the porch and watched "Lost" with my Mom.

31. Favorite Smells: Lilacs, Christmas trees, Strawberry Shortcake dolls (brings back memories of my childhood), baking bread, rain, birthday candles

32. Who inspires you? My friends and family

33. Buttered, plain or salted popcorn: Caramel

34. Favorite Flower: Lilacs, Daisies, Tulips, wildflowers

35. What do you say when you wake up in the A.M.? I don't think I actually "say" anything until I get to work - unless I talk to the cat. If I'm talking to the cat, I'm usually telling her to be quiet. When she wants it to be, her meow is the loudest I've ever heard!!

36. Do you still talk to your best friend from high school? I had 4 best friends in high school. 3 of whom I still talk to and see on a very regular basis.

37. Pets: My roommate's cat. And my roommate. :)

38. Rock Concert or Symphony: Rock and Roll, baby!!

39. Play or Opera: Play

40. Have you ever fired a gun: Nope, but I might in the future. I'd like to learn.

41. Do you like to travel by plane? Yes.

42. Right-handed or Left-handed: Right

43. Smooth Peanut Butter or Chunky? Either.

44. How many pillows do you sleep with: 1 under my head and 1 on the other side of the bed.


Hmm, this was kind of boring actually. No really challenging or unusual questions. Oh well. Maybe next time.

Cheers!

Survey-Schmurvey

1: Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, find line 4. Write down what it says:

The nearest book isn't numbered normally (1, 2, 3 ... 18, etc.), but if it were, this is what would be on p. 18:
"Description (DID), (DD Form 1664)."
From The Vital Link, a Data Management book. Fun stuff.

2: Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What do you touch first?

An almost-empty bottle of lotion

3: What is the last thing you watched on TV?

The first few minutes of The Daily Show.

4: WITHOUT LOOKING, guess what time it is:

10:06 a.m.

5: Now look at the clock, what is the actual time?

According to my computer, 10:10 a.m. According to my phone, 10:13 a.m. According to my watch, 10:13 a.m. I guess 10:13 wins.

6: With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?

A bunch of coworkers talking to people and on phones in the surrounding cubicles.

7: When did you last step outside?

Walking into work this morning.

8: Before you came to this website, what did you look at?

An article on Scientology on Wikipedia. Morbid curiosity.

9: What are you wearing?

Brand new khaki pants, a brand new coral colored polo shirt, an old ratty tan sweater, brown boots, and my work badge.

10: Did you dream last night?

Yes siree. I had a dream about a new American Idol contestant named Craig who was a little boy with some serious issues. I was trying to get him kicked off the show for being extremely perverted. Very disturbing dream.

11: When did you last laugh?

Before the Scientology article, I was reading an article on Discordianism. It made me laugh many times.

12: What is on the walls of the room you are in?

I have Herman Miller walls!! :) Let's see, on the walls there is a giant 2006 calendar, a Product Support dept. directory, some Post-Its, my March data submittal schedules, a dry erase board that never gets used because I don't have a marker for it, my CM/DM study group schedule, pictures of family and friends, and a dried flower I received from a coworker last fall. Oh, and my coat hanging on a hook. And a VPP Team button (don't ask).

13: Seen anything weird lately?

Crash won Best Picture. That was pretty weird.

14: What do you think of this quiz?

You know I loves the quizzies.

15: What is the last film you saw?

In the theater - The Chronicles of Narnia. On DVD - I [heart] Huckabees

16: If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy first?

I'd pay off debts, and probably buy a new car. Then I'd make sure my parents were taken care of so they can go ahead and retire already!!

17: Tell me something about you that I don't know:

That who doesn't know? The reader of this survey? Well, that could be anyone. I don't think there's anything about me that NOBODY knows, but something that isn't widely known is that when I was 5 and my little brother was born, I started wetting the bed (jealous of the attention perhaps?). But we're even because when I was 13 and got Sick (capital-S Sick, meaning the Takayasu's Arteritis), my bro started acting like a crazy person. Again, the attention thing.

18: If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?

Say bye-bye to organized religion. I know this is an unpopular opinion, and I really don't mean to open up a can of worms here. It's just that everyone thinks that their religion is "right" while every other religion is "wrong." This has caused so much discord in the world that I'd like to see what would happen if we just got rid of it altogether. Spirituality, fine. Religion, nuh-uh.

19: Do you like to dance?

I like to dance alone in my apartment when I can be as goofy as I please, but I tend not to like dancing in places where dancing is generally practiced.

20: Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?

Daisy

21: Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him?

Roman

22: Would you ever consider living abroad?

Who wouldn't? Not that I've ever actually been abroad ...

23: Will you pass on this survey?

I'm passing it on into the Void, instead of bombarding my friends with another inbox-filler.