A Fantastic, Perplexing Excess of Free Time
1: Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, find line 4.
"The clitic se is the third person reflexive pronoun and has the strong form si. However, a number of occurences of..."
2: Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What do you touch first?
Pink Nalgene bottle.
3: What is the last thing you watched on TV?
American Idol!!
4: WITHOUT LOOKING, guess what the time is: 1:55
5: Now look at the clock, what is the time really: 2:04
6: With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?
Polish neighbors yakking outside.
7: When did you last step outside?
This morning, to get the paper.
8: Before you came to this website, what did you look at?
SAT workbook.
9: What are you wearing?
Black cashmere turtleneck, white linen skirt, slippers.
10: Did you dream last night? What about?
Yes, I always dream. Last night I dreamed that Steve was here and we had to get up early to go somewhere and get dressed in the dark.
11: When did you last laugh?
This morning, when the cat wedged itself into the little sink.
12: What is on the walls of the room you are in?
Purple paint, fake Parisian street signs (the blue and green ones), postcards, a fallout shelter sign, a Maxfield Parrish print, etc.
13: Seen anything weird lately?
My dad's mad boggle skills.
14: What do you think of this quiz?
I HATE QUIZZES OF ALL KINDS!!!
15: What is the last film you saw?
St Elmo's Fire
16: If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy first?
Fancy Tiffany's jewelry, books, a townhouse overlooking Central Park, and a yacht for my parents.
17: Tell me something about you that I don't know:
I'm obsessed with weddings and standardized tests. I speak French. I hate wearing shorts.
18: If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?
I would get into the college of my choice.
19: Do you like to dance?
Of course!
20: George Bush:
Make it stop.
21: Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?
Possibilities:
Maria
Anais (after Anais Nin)
Montserrat (after Caballe.. although probably not, because people would call her 'monster rat')
Luz, Lux, Lucy, or some variation on that theme.
21: Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him?
Luke, James, or John.
22: Would you ever consider living abroad?
Yes!
23: Will you pass on this survey?
No.
"The clitic se is the third person reflexive pronoun and has the strong form si. However, a number of occurences of..."
2: Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What do you touch first?
Pink Nalgene bottle.
3: What is the last thing you watched on TV?
American Idol!!
4: WITHOUT LOOKING, guess what the time is: 1:55
5: Now look at the clock, what is the time really: 2:04
6: With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?
Polish neighbors yakking outside.
7: When did you last step outside?
This morning, to get the paper.
8: Before you came to this website, what did you look at?
SAT workbook.
9: What are you wearing?
Black cashmere turtleneck, white linen skirt, slippers.
10: Did you dream last night? What about?
Yes, I always dream. Last night I dreamed that Steve was here and we had to get up early to go somewhere and get dressed in the dark.
11: When did you last laugh?
This morning, when the cat wedged itself into the little sink.
12: What is on the walls of the room you are in?
Purple paint, fake Parisian street signs (the blue and green ones), postcards, a fallout shelter sign, a Maxfield Parrish print, etc.
13: Seen anything weird lately?
My dad's mad boggle skills.
14: What do you think of this quiz?
I HATE QUIZZES OF ALL KINDS!!!
15: What is the last film you saw?
St Elmo's Fire
16: If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy first?
Fancy Tiffany's jewelry, books, a townhouse overlooking Central Park, and a yacht for my parents.
17: Tell me something about you that I don't know:
I'm obsessed with weddings and standardized tests. I speak French. I hate wearing shorts.
18: If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?
I would get into the college of my choice.
19: Do you like to dance?
Of course!
20: George Bush:
Make it stop.
21: Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?
Possibilities:
Maria
Anais (after Anais Nin)
Montserrat (after Caballe.. although probably not, because people would call her 'monster rat')
Luz, Lux, Lucy, or some variation on that theme.
21: Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him?
Luke, James, or John.
22: Would you ever consider living abroad?
Yes!
23: Will you pass on this survey?
No.