also since I've been posting it everywhere, ララ、アアア。ロマ、ロママ。ガガ、オララ。
INFANCY TO 4-YEARS-OLD
1. What year were you born?
1988
2. Where did your parents live when you were born?
New York City.
3. Did you have any older siblings or a twin?
Nope, only child.
4. What was your first word?
"Lady." The name of my cat. ;;
5. What did your parents name you?
Elizabeth Laura, after my great-grandmothers on my dad's and mom's sides, respectively.
6. By the time you were two, did you have any toddler buddies?
idk maybe?
7. What was one of your favourite toys when you were a toddler?
I brought my Babs and Buster Bunny (Tiny Toons) plushes with me EVERYWHERE.
8. Are you able to remember anything specific from when you were a toddler?
Oh yeah, a ton. We moved to Holland when I was a baby and I remember a huge amount of it. I remember climbing the little tree in our front yard and waiting for the mailman who would always give me licorice. I remember the frogs that lived under the mat outside the greenhouse that was attached to our house. I remember the child's seat on my mom's bike that I used to ride on, and the jungle gyms I had in our backyard, and... a lot of things! I also remember potty training ahahah.
9. Did you go to preschool? If so, where?
Kinder... Kinder-something? Oh man, why can't I remember? It was a Dutch preschool for English-speaking kids whose families also lived there on business, like mine.
10. Were you rebellious or well-behaved as a young child?
I was super well-behaved, really sweet and outgoing! I dunno what happened, lmao.
11. Did you see more of your parents or your babysitter when you were this age?
Mom stayed at home, so my parents! I do remember a couple particularly awesome babysitters, though. One had a tongue piercing which I thought was awesome even at age 4.
12. What was a favourite treat of yours?
I don't much remember!
13. Were you able to tolerate horror movies as a four-year-old?
I don't think I never knew what they were by that age.
14. Did you have a new sibling by the time you were four?
Nope!
KINDERGARTEN TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
15. Were your parents still together at this point in your life?
Yup.
16. Did you lose any family members by the time you were five?
One of my cats died when I was 2.
17. Were you able to read in Kindergarten?
I imagine so.
18. Who was your first grade teacher?
Mrs. Peternith. I remember she had Dalmations and I thought this was awesome.
19. What kind of car did your parents have?
Hm. A minivan of some kind, I believe.
20. Did you have any new pets?
Still Lady, a little grey kitty.
21. Were you allowed to play in the neighbourhood?
Of course.
22. Who was your best friend in 2nd grade?
Gabs, who's still one of my best friends now. And Lauren O. by that point, who got popular in 5th grade and stopped being my friend. :(
23. What kind of music were you listening to at this point?
I... have no idea!
24. Were you a talented math student?
Not particularly.
25. Which relative was your favourite?
My uncle Michael and aunt Cindy, who are still some of my favorite relatives. And Grandma B who... doesn't remember me anymore p. much.
26. Who was your third grade teacher?
Mrs. Walker. She was a little mean but liked me anyway.
27. Any new(er) siblings?
No, but we'd gotten my dog Cody by then!
28. What was your favourite holiday and why?
I loved any holiday in school because it meant things were slightly different and that was always exciting! Halloween, Christmas and Valentine's Day.
29. Which parent was the most strict?
Neither had a reason to be particularly strict at that point in time.
30. What was your favourite subject in the fourth grade?
Anything art-related, probably. I really loved 4th grade.
31. Were you beginning to form your own opinions about the world around you?
Yeah, definitely.
32. Did you enjoy reading for leisure?
Way more then than I do now, which is really sad!
33. What did you do for your tenth birthday?
SPORTS WORLD holy fuck I miss Sports World. Super weird New Jersey indoor amusemant park/arcade. SO GOOD. Died a few years ago. :C
34. Who was your fifth grade teacher?
Mrs. Hagen. :(
35. Did you get bullied at all?
5th grade was when I started realizing that while some of my best friends were turning into Popular Kids, I was not meant to turn with them. Which was really hard for me at the time. I wanted desperately to be popular and cool and coming to terms with the fact that I just wasn't going to be totally blew! So yeah, I started getting teased by stupid boys in 5th grade, but nothing too serious.
36. What was one of your favourite TV shows?
Started watching Pokemon in 5th grade!!!
37. Did you play any sports?
Started playing lacrosse in middle school!
MIDDLE SCHOOL
38. Were your middle school years slightly awkward?
"Slightly" is the grossest understatement you could possibly make.
39. Did you have to move during these years? If so, where to?
We moved about 5 blocks in 5th grade, to the house we're in now.
40. Did you begin dressing differently? How so?
Was pretty frumpy in middle school!
41. Who was your favourite middle school teacher?
Ah, hard to say. My 8th grade math teacher Mrs. Sloane was pretty ballin', actually. That may have been the only A+ I got in my entire middle school career.
42. Did you win any recreational or academic awards?
Proooobably not.
43. Did your parents try to spend adequate time with you?
As much as I would allow them to as a middle schooler, sure.
44. Did you feel like you had friends to turn to if need be?
Oh yeah, absolutely. Most of whom I'm still close with now.
45. Did you ever get suspended or expelled?
No, I never even got detention.
46. Did you experiment with drugs and/or alcohol?
In middle school? Other than probably stealing a beer or two out of the basement fridge, no.
47. Any new(er) siblings?
Still no!
48. What kind of music were you listening to?
Oh lord. Pokemon and Sailor Moon soundtracks, Linkin Park and Avril Lavigne, Jimmy Eat World, just getting into Jrock stuff because of Katze... etc.
49. What kind of people did you surround yourself with?
Other slightly awkward but wonderfully creative and unique people. Who, again, I'm mostly still friends with. We were those kids singing ridiculous crap every day at the lunch table, like the Spongebob theme or Disney songs that we'd rewritten the words to so they were about Pokemon... we were pretty LOLOLOL RANDUM ^__^ but whatever.
HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND
50. Which high school did/do you attend?
Ridgewood High.
51. If you have not yet graduated, which grade are you presently in?
:V Graduated in 2006.
52. Have you noticed a change in you ideas/thoughts since beginning high school?
Oh lord yes.
53. Are/Were your parents supportive of you during those/these rough years?
Again, as much as I would let them be as a high schooler, but yes.
54. Who was your best friend upon beginning high school?
Katze, Gabs, etc.
55. Has that changed since?
Nope. :3 When Katze moved after freshman year, Maria sort of stepped in to fill that best friend void, but I still consider both of them best friends now.
56. Did you have any boyfriends and/or girlfriends?
A handful.
57. Which subject did/do you naturally excel in most?
English and art-related stuff.
58. Which subject were/are you the most interested in?
Above, still!
59. Did you have to change schools at all?
Nope.
60. Are/were you part of a clique?
Hardly.
61. Would you consider yourself to fall under a specific label (goth, prep, etc.)?
I had a pretty cool goth phase at the end of middle school/early high school. Then it turned into.. I don't know. Slightly less goth, still pretty awkward.
62. Did/Do you experiment with drugs and/or alcohol?
We had a phase where we smoked quite a bit of pot but we mostly grew out of that. I think I tried to drink maybe a few times idek.
63. Did/Do you have an unfair curfew?
Nah.
64. If you have already graduated, would you go back and do it all over?
Oh god please no thank you.
65. What is your favourite memory of your high school career?
The art room and tech crew in the theater.
66. What are your plans thereafter?
Hellooooooo I am in college nowwww this survey was written by a high schoolerrrr
I was torn between doing the Getting To Know Me meme that's going around or just making a formspring aaaaand I ended up making a formspring.
http://www.formspring.me/kasai
Go, do, ask me awkward questions. I'll answer pretty much anything. Pretty much.
Classes start day after tomorrow and I'm still up at 4am. :| I do not knowww how to be anything but a night owlll.