Meme Archeology
I haven't posted on my livejournal in 1 year and 2 days. For unknown reasons, while attempting to check my e-mail, I typed in the wrong URL and ended up here, where I logged in and found this half finished meme somehow preserved. The responses at the end seem to be Peter's.
In the interest of full disclosure, I feel it necessary to inform any hypothetical readers, or my future self in the event that this entry is relegated once again to some Russian server farm for the foreseeable future, that while writing this I, in another tab, am reading plot descriptions of episodes of SeaQuest DSV. They are almost all so absurdly embarrassing that I am shocked that they're real:
"Abalon" May 1, 1994
When Commander Ford believes he saw a mermaid at the bottom of the ocean, Captain Bridger orders him to take shore leave, but while on leave, Ford encounters the same woman again and soon finds himself ensnared in a mysterious scientist's unnatural experiment. Meanwhile, Lucas sneaks away to a party where Julianna and he may go “all the way.” (Special guest star: Charlton Heston.)
"Splashdown" May 21, 1995
The image of Commander Keller appears to the crew and asks them to the “Christmas Tree Trench.” Upon arrival, a massive alien starship draws seaQuest from the water and takes them billions of light-years away to the far distant world of Hyperion where the crew is forced into the middle of a civil war, which may result in the destruction of seaQuest and all aboard. (Special guest star: Mark Hamill.)
And I used to watch that show?
Also in the interest of full disclosure, I originally wrote a rather lengthy introduction to this meme, operating under the assumption that this entry was in fact originally intended for April 16, 2008. It involved last year's tax return (which I recently dug up to assist with this year's tax return) triggering the subconscious memory of this unfinished entry, and had the undercurrent of a sort of quasi-romantic relationship between the meme and my 1040, and their journey across time and space to be with one another again. Unfortunately, I am a dick who cares more about facts than romance, and after I wrote it my obsessive compulsion forced me to look through a back log of Peter's livejournal posts and discover that the meme is in fact from June 31, and not April 16. This of course destroyed the premise of my original introduction, and I deleted it.
1. What are your reasons for having a LJ?
Memes.
2. What do you do before bedtime?
Memes.
3. What will your dream wedding be like?
I'm a boy.
4. What is the city of your dreams and why?
Baltimore, but it's really more of a nightmare.
5. Are you an introvert or extrovert?
Introvert?
6. What are your religious beliefs?
I believe in any and all religious phenomena that can be repeatedly verified under controlled conditions.
7. Do you trust easily?
No.
8. If the person you secretly like is already attached, what would you do?
Where did this meme come from?
9. Is there anything that has made you unhappy these days?
The people who are in charge of doing things seem to be really bad at the things that they are doing.
11. Is being tagged fun?
It's a sacrifice I'm willing to make if it will get me off the endangered species list.
13. Who are currently the most important people to you?
The Judds.
14. What kind of person do you think the person who tagged you is?
Some sort of ecologist I would hope.
15. Would you rather be single and rich or married but poor?
Yeah, Butt Poor!
16. How many children do you want to have, if any?
As many as I can swallow, in order to keep them from displacing me as king of the Gods.
18. If you fall in love with two people simultaneously, who would you pick?
Which one is a better cook?
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03. When is the last time you wanted to punch someone in their face?
I want to punch you in the face right now. Who numbered these?
06. What are you craving right now?
Punching you in the face.
07. What was the last thing you cried about?
Scully's new hair.
08. When you buy something and your change is a penny...do you keep it or tell them to keep the change?
That's more pennies than the population of Nebraska.
09. What color is your tissue box?
I blow my nose with toilet paper. Is this wrong?
10. Do you have a ceiling fan in your room, and if so, is there dust on that fan?
Yes, and probably.
11. What is the last voicemail you received about?
Who cares?
12. Scariest thing you've experienced in the last year?
Robot attack.
13. What do you order when you go to Taco Bell?
A Cheesy Gordita Crunch (with Fire Sauce), and a Chalupa or a Grilled Steak Taco if I'm feeling feisty.
14. Have you ever had a garage sale?
I have, but I don't recommend it because garages aren't very seaworthy.
15. What was the last alcoholic beverage you had?
16. Are you happy right now?
17. Who came over last?
18. Do you miss anybody right now?
19. Dark or light jeans?
Do people really wear light jeans? Why?
20. What was the last movie you watched at home?
Persepolis. Full of Iranian quasi-feminist countercultural goodness. Also, God grudgingly putting up with Karl Marx.
21. What is in your pocket?
I don't have any pockets in my current clothing.
22. Where do you hurt?
My brain's not too happy right now. But my back is giving me some surprising non-pain lately.
24. What is your favorite aisle at Wal-Mart?
I don't go to Wal-Mart up here, as Lynn is a pain in the ass to drive to. That said, I usually bought the most from the videogame aisle, although emotionally, my favorite was always the sporting goods aisle, i.e. the firearms display. More recently, I had a wonderful piece of performance art involving the motion-sensors on the lights in the frozen food aisle. I apparently have too many Wal-Mart stories. Thanks a lot, Marisa.
25. When is your birthday?
Eight-Eighteen, bitches.
26. What are you going to do after this?
Burgers. Making Kira watch the Battlestar miniseries, with violence if necessary.
27. What is your favorite dessert?
Fried ice cream, prolly.
28. Do you have the same name as one of your relatives?
I have a cousin Peter somewhere. Don't know about Edward. I have a handful of people I'm related to named Rauch, as well, but not as many as you'd think.
29. Is someone plotting your demise?
I sure hope so. It'd be a shame to be this moody all the time without a good reason.
30. Has anyone ever mistaken you for a family member?
My brother. Who I don't think I look much like. Whatever.
31. Does someone like you right now?
If not, there's going to be a long conversation tonight.
32. Do you know anyone in jail/prison?
Nope.
33. Do you like the color green?
It's not my favorite, but Alana bought me a swell Zelda t-shirt that's green. I wore it yesterday.
34. Do you think someone is thinking about you right now?
Alana is in the room with me watching me type, so possibly.
In the interest of full disclosure, I feel it necessary to inform any hypothetical readers, or my future self in the event that this entry is relegated once again to some Russian server farm for the foreseeable future, that while writing this I, in another tab, am reading plot descriptions of episodes of SeaQuest DSV. They are almost all so absurdly embarrassing that I am shocked that they're real:
"Abalon" May 1, 1994
When Commander Ford believes he saw a mermaid at the bottom of the ocean, Captain Bridger orders him to take shore leave, but while on leave, Ford encounters the same woman again and soon finds himself ensnared in a mysterious scientist's unnatural experiment. Meanwhile, Lucas sneaks away to a party where Julianna and he may go “all the way.” (Special guest star: Charlton Heston.)
"Splashdown" May 21, 1995
The image of Commander Keller appears to the crew and asks them to the “Christmas Tree Trench.” Upon arrival, a massive alien starship draws seaQuest from the water and takes them billions of light-years away to the far distant world of Hyperion where the crew is forced into the middle of a civil war, which may result in the destruction of seaQuest and all aboard. (Special guest star: Mark Hamill.)
And I used to watch that show?
Also in the interest of full disclosure, I originally wrote a rather lengthy introduction to this meme, operating under the assumption that this entry was in fact originally intended for April 16, 2008. It involved last year's tax return (which I recently dug up to assist with this year's tax return) triggering the subconscious memory of this unfinished entry, and had the undercurrent of a sort of quasi-romantic relationship between the meme and my 1040, and their journey across time and space to be with one another again. Unfortunately, I am a dick who cares more about facts than romance, and after I wrote it my obsessive compulsion forced me to look through a back log of Peter's livejournal posts and discover that the meme is in fact from June 31, and not April 16. This of course destroyed the premise of my original introduction, and I deleted it.
1. What are your reasons for having a LJ?
Memes.
2. What do you do before bedtime?
Memes.
3. What will your dream wedding be like?
I'm a boy.
4. What is the city of your dreams and why?
Baltimore, but it's really more of a nightmare.
5. Are you an introvert or extrovert?
Introvert?
6. What are your religious beliefs?
I believe in any and all religious phenomena that can be repeatedly verified under controlled conditions.
7. Do you trust easily?
No.
8. If the person you secretly like is already attached, what would you do?
Where did this meme come from?
9. Is there anything that has made you unhappy these days?
The people who are in charge of doing things seem to be really bad at the things that they are doing.
11. Is being tagged fun?
It's a sacrifice I'm willing to make if it will get me off the endangered species list.
13. Who are currently the most important people to you?
The Judds.
14. What kind of person do you think the person who tagged you is?
Some sort of ecologist I would hope.
15. Would you rather be single and rich or married but poor?
Yeah, Butt Poor!
16. How many children do you want to have, if any?
As many as I can swallow, in order to keep them from displacing me as king of the Gods.
18. If you fall in love with two people simultaneously, who would you pick?
Which one is a better cook?
###
03. When is the last time you wanted to punch someone in their face?
I want to punch you in the face right now. Who numbered these?
06. What are you craving right now?
Punching you in the face.
07. What was the last thing you cried about?
Scully's new hair.
08. When you buy something and your change is a penny...do you keep it or tell them to keep the change?
That's more pennies than the population of Nebraska.
09. What color is your tissue box?
I blow my nose with toilet paper. Is this wrong?
10. Do you have a ceiling fan in your room, and if so, is there dust on that fan?
Yes, and probably.
11. What is the last voicemail you received about?
Who cares?
12. Scariest thing you've experienced in the last year?
Robot attack.
13. What do you order when you go to Taco Bell?
A Cheesy Gordita Crunch (with Fire Sauce), and a Chalupa or a Grilled Steak Taco if I'm feeling feisty.
14. Have you ever had a garage sale?
I have, but I don't recommend it because garages aren't very seaworthy.
15. What was the last alcoholic beverage you had?
16. Are you happy right now?
17. Who came over last?
18. Do you miss anybody right now?
19. Dark or light jeans?
Do people really wear light jeans? Why?
20. What was the last movie you watched at home?
Persepolis. Full of Iranian quasi-feminist countercultural goodness. Also, God grudgingly putting up with Karl Marx.
21. What is in your pocket?
I don't have any pockets in my current clothing.
22. Where do you hurt?
My brain's not too happy right now. But my back is giving me some surprising non-pain lately.
24. What is your favorite aisle at Wal-Mart?
I don't go to Wal-Mart up here, as Lynn is a pain in the ass to drive to. That said, I usually bought the most from the videogame aisle, although emotionally, my favorite was always the sporting goods aisle, i.e. the firearms display. More recently, I had a wonderful piece of performance art involving the motion-sensors on the lights in the frozen food aisle. I apparently have too many Wal-Mart stories. Thanks a lot, Marisa.
25. When is your birthday?
Eight-Eighteen, bitches.
26. What are you going to do after this?
Burgers. Making Kira watch the Battlestar miniseries, with violence if necessary.
27. What is your favorite dessert?
Fried ice cream, prolly.
28. Do you have the same name as one of your relatives?
I have a cousin Peter somewhere. Don't know about Edward. I have a handful of people I'm related to named Rauch, as well, but not as many as you'd think.
29. Is someone plotting your demise?
I sure hope so. It'd be a shame to be this moody all the time without a good reason.
30. Has anyone ever mistaken you for a family member?
My brother. Who I don't think I look much like. Whatever.
31. Does someone like you right now?
If not, there's going to be a long conversation tonight.
32. Do you know anyone in jail/prison?
Nope.
33. Do you like the color green?
It's not my favorite, but Alana bought me a swell Zelda t-shirt that's green. I wore it yesterday.
34. Do you think someone is thinking about you right now?
Alana is in the room with me watching me type, so possibly.