Jan 31, 2009 00:24
25 things about myself. You get it. This meme was given to me by Robin. ilu k.
1. I learned to read at two years old by looking at billboards out the window. Until grade two or three, my alphabet was all upper-case except for the letter i. This means that for several years I wrote my name "DAViD".
2. I thought the word "insipid" meant "evil" until just a few weeks ago. In fact, it means "Devoid of artistic merit".
3. I know that some philosophers would therefore conclude that "insipid" really does mean "evil". (if you think art is "good" then something devoid of artistic merit must be "evil". Never mind the definition of "good".)
4. My favourite word is Pulchritude. It means Beauty (but a concept of Beauty strictly limited to physical beauty). That man has an immense sense of pulchritude about him.
5. I can't roll my tongue at all. Not even a little bit.
6. I went to a private christian school. But you'd never guess it, considering how much I curse and how loose my morals are. I do have a tendency to quote bible verses that are relevantto situations, though.
7. I am uncomfortable in crowds. This is something that I'm desperate to resolve successfully, because it's stood in the way quite a few times.
8. I have an unhealthy love for Stephen Fry. Stephen, our love is legal in this country. <3
9. I have an unhealthy love of an entirely different sort for bacon. Bacon, our love is illegal in this country. <3
10. I also like movies. Schlocky horror movies. But you already knew that.
11. I occasionally talk about historical events like I experienced them. Oh yes, Hammurabi. Great man. Great man. Wrote one of the first books of law, if I remember correctly.
12. I love to cook for my friends, but I'd never work in a professional kitchen. However, I might have to, considering the current economy.
13. I do standup comedy at the open mic at Umi Cafe as often as I can. Everybody seems to like it but secretly I think they're all just humouring me.
14. This is because I have a problem with self-esteem, which is kind of weird when you consider how awesome I am.
15. I drink too much coffee (3 or 4 cups most days) and smoke too many cigarettes (2 or 3 most days). I don't do those two things together often enough.
16. I lived in Winnipeg for the first 20 years of my life. (except that half year I spent in Ontario. I barely remember that.) I don't think I'll ever get Winnipeg out of my system.
17. I read less than I should, and write less than I should. Somebody get on my back to do more of these.
18. I like so many different sorts of music that I've stopped saying it's even possible for me to have a favourite. But really I listen to Bad Religion quite a lot.
19. I'm majoring in Human Rights (with minors in Politics and Religion) at Carleton University. But secretly I feel like there's nothing I can learn there that will make a huge difference in the world, and all these people in the humanities are separating from what's going on in the outside world far enough that it's not even worth paying attention to. But I'm just an undergraduate student, and I can't have opinions yet. I'm sticking with this, and if I wind up not having an impact then I'll assassinate a few of the worst world leaders.
20. I order my cigarettes from China via www.tygerpipes.com - and I highly suggest them to people when it comes up in conversation.
ok I think I'm going to stop at 20.