Renata Remedios Segundo (another meme)
From
theninth .
1. Do you still talk to the person you lost your virginity to?
Not if I can help it. He sends me cheery little emails and I send polite but brief responses (and resist the temptation to tell him I like women). Awk-ward.
2. Is it harder to be rejected or to reject someone else?
They are both incredibly difficult. I think it depends on the situation. I fear rejection, greatly.
3. What kind of music did you listen to in elementary school?
Not very much. I only started to really enjoy music later on, although I liked Bob Dylan and folk songs (by which I mean things like 'Frankie and Johnny', not the 60s stuff). I listened to the Carter Family, too.
4. What is the best thing about your current job?
I refuse to get a job until at least September. I'm going to be up to my neck in debt after university anyway, I might as well enjoy a holiday before I start worrying about that too much.
5. Do you wish cell phone etiquette were a required class?
It's not something that bothers me especially. Except kids on public transport playing music through their speakers. They can fuck right off. Darn kids.
6. What's the last thing you drank?
Water, I think.
7. Have you been on a date in the park?
Dates? I don't date. I've walked through a park as a precursor to sex, but only because that was the way to the room.
8. Where are you going on your next vacation?
Cornwall.
9. Have you ever thrown up from working out?
I went to a martial arts class and fainted once, because I hadn't had breakfast. I wanted to have breakfast but I didn't have time. That was embarrassing.
10. Are most of the friends in your life new or old?
Most of the friends I still keep in touch with are fairly new. I've known my best friend for four years, though - I don't know if that counts as old or new, but I think it's reasonable, given I haven't actually been alive for a very long time.
11. Have you ever gotten so wasted you didn't know what was going on?
Oh, yeah. Somebody (almost certainly) spiked my drink, the first time. The second time I was just really drunk. The other times... I forget.
12. Do you like pulp orange juice?
It's the only kind I like. If it doesn't have pulp it makes me feel nauseated.
13. Are you touchy-feely?
I never used to be. Now it depends on my mood, and on the person. I definitely am with some people. The only time I really hate it is when it's somebody who I know is attracted to me, and in whom I'm totally uninterested. Oh, and if my mother tries to touch me I freak out a little bit, but... well, our relationship is fraught..
14. Did you cry at your high school graduation?
Did I what at my what-what? No.
15. Do you prefer the tanning bed or the sun?
The sun. Not that I actively sunbathe, but if it's there I like it.
16. Where are two of your favorite places to eat?
Pizza Express is basically my family's all-purpose restaurant. Personally, though, it would be Le Mistral and my local Chinese place. Oh, and Café Rouge. Yeah, that's four now. Okay, I'm stopping. Oh wait! I thought of another one! The Alley Cat Café. And the Broadway. Yeah, those last two.
17. What could you tolerate: someone who snores or a sleep walker?
Generally in life, or actually in the same bed with me? I could tolerate either, but both would be annoying.
18. Do you consider yourself bipolar?
I may be a little cyclothymic, but I don't think so. I probably suffer from either dysthymia or recurrent brief depression, but I don't know, because doctors don't take depression seriously at my age (even though my father is clinically depressed and my mother used to have recurrent brief depression, and my grandfather was probably either bipolar or schizophrenic, and... I could go on. That's the NHS for you).
19. What's something your friends make fun of you for?
My cynicism is the big one. It comes across a lot more in person. And the smoking. There's also the "you're going to end up as a cat-lady" thing, which is hilarious, and probably true.
20. What's your worst personality flaw?
I have a bad temper; I procrastinate; my good opinion, once lost, is lost forever; I quote things way too much...
21. Have you ever gone to therapy?
One session.
22. Would you ever parachute off of a plane?
Definitely.
23. Have you ever ridden an elephant?
No, but I've stroked a baby elephant. If there's ever a civil war, I want to be the guy on the war elephant..
24. Are you Irish in any way?
Quarter, via my maternal grandmother.
25. Have you ever ridden in a U-Haul?
I can't even picture a U-Haul, so I doubt it.
26. Do you like to play Scrabble?
I used to play it against my father as a really young kid, but my dad isn't the kind of person who lets you win, even if you're six, and I haven't done it for a while. I do enjoy it, though, yes.
27. Have you ever been to a nude beach?
No. I would, but probably not in England (in this weather?!). Also, I'd have to be with somebody else, and it would have to have enough people on it for me to feel safe.
28. Have you ever drank had Jack Daniels?
I have a bottle in my wardrobe (don't ask). I love the stuff.
29. Have you ever had sex on the beach?
No and no.
30. What are you saving your money up for right now?
The last time I checked I had five pounds in my account. Thankfully, I'm not saving for anything.
31. What was the last gift card you received?
I have no idea. Something at Christmas? I'm not a big card person, they just sit there, you know? Although there are some I like. The ones with really good quotations and photos on them, and no damn message inside.
32. Have you ever gone skinny dipping?
Probably, as a child. I'd like to, but I'm not a great swimmer. Or even an okay swimmer.
33. Does the number of people a person's slept with affect your opinion of them?
Honestly? If they're a virgin of above a certain age, I do wonder. But not usually, no.
34. Have you ever gone to a party where you were the only sober person?
I have a high tolerance for alcohol, so sometimes I'm the least drunk person for a while. But I soon catch up. I've been the only sober person in the conversation, though, numerous times.
35. What do you do when you spot a bug in your house?
If it comes out of nowhere, I might tense up a little bit, but other than that I leave it. Unless it gets near me, in which case I move. I don't like them on me, unless they're tiny.
I saw the Transformers movie earlier. Verily, it does not suck. I'm guessing there's some Sam/Bumblebee robotslash out there - am I wrong? I DON'T WANT TO READ IT. I just want to know if it exists.
ETA:
I have a comment: yes!
theninth .
1. Do you still talk to the person you lost your virginity to?
Not if I can help it. He sends me cheery little emails and I send polite but brief responses (and resist the temptation to tell him I like women). Awk-ward.
2. Is it harder to be rejected or to reject someone else?
They are both incredibly difficult. I think it depends on the situation. I fear rejection, greatly.
3. What kind of music did you listen to in elementary school?
Not very much. I only started to really enjoy music later on, although I liked Bob Dylan and folk songs (by which I mean things like 'Frankie and Johnny', not the 60s stuff). I listened to the Carter Family, too.
4. What is the best thing about your current job?
I refuse to get a job until at least September. I'm going to be up to my neck in debt after university anyway, I might as well enjoy a holiday before I start worrying about that too much.
5. Do you wish cell phone etiquette were a required class?
It's not something that bothers me especially. Except kids on public transport playing music through their speakers. They can fuck right off. Darn kids.
6. What's the last thing you drank?
Water, I think.
7. Have you been on a date in the park?
Dates? I don't date. I've walked through a park as a precursor to sex, but only because that was the way to the room.
8. Where are you going on your next vacation?
Cornwall.
9. Have you ever thrown up from working out?
I went to a martial arts class and fainted once, because I hadn't had breakfast. I wanted to have breakfast but I didn't have time. That was embarrassing.
10. Are most of the friends in your life new or old?
Most of the friends I still keep in touch with are fairly new. I've known my best friend for four years, though - I don't know if that counts as old or new, but I think it's reasonable, given I haven't actually been alive for a very long time.
11. Have you ever gotten so wasted you didn't know what was going on?
Oh, yeah. Somebody (almost certainly) spiked my drink, the first time. The second time I was just really drunk. The other times... I forget.
12. Do you like pulp orange juice?
It's the only kind I like. If it doesn't have pulp it makes me feel nauseated.
13. Are you touchy-feely?
I never used to be. Now it depends on my mood, and on the person. I definitely am with some people. The only time I really hate it is when it's somebody who I know is attracted to me, and in whom I'm totally uninterested. Oh, and if my mother tries to touch me I freak out a little bit, but... well, our relationship is fraught..
14. Did you cry at your high school graduation?
Did I what at my what-what? No.
15. Do you prefer the tanning bed or the sun?
The sun. Not that I actively sunbathe, but if it's there I like it.
16. Where are two of your favorite places to eat?
Pizza Express is basically my family's all-purpose restaurant. Personally, though, it would be Le Mistral and my local Chinese place. Oh, and Café Rouge. Yeah, that's four now. Okay, I'm stopping. Oh wait! I thought of another one! The Alley Cat Café. And the Broadway. Yeah, those last two.
17. What could you tolerate: someone who snores or a sleep walker?
Generally in life, or actually in the same bed with me? I could tolerate either, but both would be annoying.
18. Do you consider yourself bipolar?
I may be a little cyclothymic, but I don't think so. I probably suffer from either dysthymia or recurrent brief depression, but I don't know, because doctors don't take depression seriously at my age (even though my father is clinically depressed and my mother used to have recurrent brief depression, and my grandfather was probably either bipolar or schizophrenic, and... I could go on. That's the NHS for you).
19. What's something your friends make fun of you for?
My cynicism is the big one. It comes across a lot more in person. And the smoking. There's also the "you're going to end up as a cat-lady" thing, which is hilarious, and probably true.
20. What's your worst personality flaw?
I have a bad temper; I procrastinate; my good opinion, once lost, is lost forever; I quote things way too much...
21. Have you ever gone to therapy?
One session.
22. Would you ever parachute off of a plane?
Definitely.
23. Have you ever ridden an elephant?
No, but I've stroked a baby elephant. If there's ever a civil war, I want to be the guy on the war elephant..
24. Are you Irish in any way?
Quarter, via my maternal grandmother.
25. Have you ever ridden in a U-Haul?
I can't even picture a U-Haul, so I doubt it.
26. Do you like to play Scrabble?
I used to play it against my father as a really young kid, but my dad isn't the kind of person who lets you win, even if you're six, and I haven't done it for a while. I do enjoy it, though, yes.
27. Have you ever been to a nude beach?
No. I would, but probably not in England (in this weather?!). Also, I'd have to be with somebody else, and it would have to have enough people on it for me to feel safe.
28. Have you ever drank had Jack Daniels?
I have a bottle in my wardrobe (don't ask). I love the stuff.
29. Have you ever had sex on the beach?
No and no.
30. What are you saving your money up for right now?
The last time I checked I had five pounds in my account. Thankfully, I'm not saving for anything.
31. What was the last gift card you received?
I have no idea. Something at Christmas? I'm not a big card person, they just sit there, you know? Although there are some I like. The ones with really good quotations and photos on them, and no damn message inside.
32. Have you ever gone skinny dipping?
Probably, as a child. I'd like to, but I'm not a great swimmer. Or even an okay swimmer.
33. Does the number of people a person's slept with affect your opinion of them?
Honestly? If they're a virgin of above a certain age, I do wonder. But not usually, no.
34. Have you ever gone to a party where you were the only sober person?
I have a high tolerance for alcohol, so sometimes I'm the least drunk person for a while. But I soon catch up. I've been the only sober person in the conversation, though, numerous times.
35. What do you do when you spot a bug in your house?
If it comes out of nowhere, I might tense up a little bit, but other than that I leave it. Unless it gets near me, in which case I move. I don't like them on me, unless they're tiny.
I saw the Transformers movie earlier. Verily, it does not suck. I'm guessing there's some Sam/Bumblebee robotslash out there - am I wrong? I DON'T WANT TO READ IT. I just want to know if it exists.
ETA:
I have a comment: yes!