a meme to amuse myself
1) Bold what is true about you.
2) Italicize what you wish was true about you.
3) Add one true thing about you to the end of the list.
4) Tag five LJ friends.- Umm... tag, you're it! - do it, do it!
ETA: Here's a link to fill out your own much more efficiently, courtesy of mrmonkeybottoms
1. I miss somebody right now.
2. I don't watch much TV these days. - But only b/c it’s summer. And I’m writing my dissertation.
3. I own lots of books. - Maybe a lot compared to some, but I always want more.
4. I wear glasses or contact lenses. - I’m deeply envious of people who have good vision.
5. I love to play video games. I wish I liked to play more considering how many of my friends do.
6. I've tried marijuana. - Say no to drugs.
7. I've watched porn movies. - Well, once; some terrible sci-fi themed one my freshman year, in the room of a guy named slippery. I guess that’s appropriate.
8. I have been the psycho-ex in a past relationship.
9. I believe honesty is usually the best policy. - I wish this were so, but in my experience, people just want to you to say what they want to hear, and telling people what they want to hear makes everyone happier.
10. I curse sometimes. - Mostly due to TMV's bad influence.
11. I have changed a lot mentally over the last year.
12. I carry my knife/razor everywhere with me. - I used to carry a Swiss army knife everywhere, but now you can’t carry them on planes, so I stopped carrying it altogether. I know that doesn’t make sense.
13. I have broken someone's bones. Well, y’see I have this fantasy where I’m a ninja-assassin…
14. I have a secret that I am ashamed to reveal. Hello, ashamed! Not revealing it here!
15. I hate the rain. - I LOVE the rain, but my hair hates it.
16. I'm paranoid at times. - Insects and spiders are out to get me. They sit around and plot. They lie in wait for me. They plan and execute invasions of my living spaces. No, really.
17. I would get plastic surgery if it were 100% safe, free of cost, and scar-free.
18. I need/want money right now.
19. I love sushi.
20. I talk really, really fast. I gave a conference presentation this spring where I made a concerted effort to talk very slowly, and at the end, the discussant said, “You still have a minute left! That’s the advantage of talking so fast.” ::facepalm::
21. I have lost money in Las Vegas. So, the *fun* part is that I’m giving you my money? What? Who invented this form of entertainment?
22. I have at least one sibling.
23. I was born in a country outside of the U.S.
24. I have worn fake hair/fingernails/eyelashes in the past. I have always wanted to try wearing enormously long and lush fake eyelashes. J-Lo long.
25. I couldn't survive without Caller I.D. There’s no shame in avoiding people you don’t want to talk to. Call waiting, on the other hand, is kind of rude.
26. I like the way I look. See #17
27. I have lied to a good friend in the last 6 months. See #9
28. I am usually pessimistic.
29. I think prostitution should be legalized.
30. I have a hidden talent.
31. I have a lot of friends. I’m not sure this isn’t true. But I like friends, so I always want to have more. I’m greedy that way.
32. I have kissed someone of the same sex.
33. I practically live in sweatpants or PJ pants.
34. I love to shop and/or window shop.
35. I'm obsessed with my LiveJournal. Not that I post all that often, but I obsessively check my flist.
36. I'm completely embarrassed to be seen with my mother.
37. I have a mobile phone. But it's not glued to my ear.
38. I have passed out drunk in the past 6 months. - I’ve been drunk. And then intentionally gone to bed. That doesn’t count, right?
39. I've rejected someone before.
40. I currently like/love someone. Is there someone out there for whom this isn’t true?
41. I have no idea what I want to do for the rest of my life.
42. I want to have children in the future.
43. I have changed a diaper before.
44. I've called the cops on a friend before.
45. I have a lot to learn. Everyone does. Unfortunately, not everyone realizes that.
46. I am shy around the opposite sex.
47. I'm online 24/7, even as an away message.
48. I have tried alcohol or drugs before. Happy juice!
49. I have made a move on a friend's significant other or crush in the past. But while several sheets to the wind. Not that that’s really a good excuse.
50. I have avoided assignments at work/school to be on Livejournal.
51. I enjoy some country music. See #141
52. I would die for my best friends.
53. I'm obsessive, and often a perfectionist.
54. I have used my sexuality to advance my career. Or rather, I wish I were confidant enough for this to be an option. :)
55. I have dated a close friend's ex.
56. I am happy at this moment. Did I mention how I was working on my disseration?
57. I'm obsessed with guys.
58. I'm a Democrat. In my world, Al Gore is rock star.
59. I'm a Republican.
60. I go for older guys/girls, not younger.
61. I tie my shoelaces differently from anyone I've ever met.
62. I can work on a car.
63. I love my work. I don't love being a graduate student, but I love my field. I can’t wait to get back to work.
64. I am comfortable with who I am right now.
65. I spend ridiculous amounts of money on makeup.
66. I plan on achieving a major goal/dream.
67. I am adopted.
68. I have been intentionally hurt by people that I loved.
69. I fall for the worst people.
70. I have ridden/owned a horse.
71. I talk in my sleep.
72. I've often thought that I was born in the wrong century.
73. I wear a toe ring.
74. I have a tattoo.
75. If I knew I would get away with it, I would commit at least one murder. - Well, I might not actually do it, but I would at least think about it.
76. I enjoy a nice glass of wine with dinner.
77. I'm an artist. [pretension] I’m an artist manqué [/pretension]
78. I am ambidextrous. And I want a prehensile tail!
79. I have more friends on the internet than in real life.
80. I have lived in either three different states.
81. I want to own my own business.
82. I smoke.
83. I spend way too much time on the computer, more than on anything else. But I’m writing my dissertation! and doing silly memes like this.
84. I am proficient in the use of many types of firearms and combat weapons. - Well, y'see I have this other fantasy where I'm a non-ninja assassin...
85. I don't like it when people are unpleased or seem unpleased with me. I'm insecure, it's true. But, you still like me, right? Right??
86. I have been described as a dreamer or likely to have my head up in the clouds.
87. I have played strip poker with someone else before.
88. I have had emotional problems for which I have sought professional help.
89. I believe in ghosts and the paranormal.
90. I can't stand being alone.
91. I have at least one obsession at any given time.
92. I consistently spend way too much money on obsessions-of-the-moment.
93. I'm a judgmental asshole.
94. I'm a huge drama-queen.
95. I have traveled on more than one continent.
96. I am a Libertarian. - Though I see the appeal.
97. I can speak more than one language. Mandarin, but not well.
98. I would rather read than watch TV. - I really like doing both of these things
99. I like reading fact more than fiction.
100. I have no piercings.
101. I have spent the night in a train station or other public place.
102. I have been so upset over my physical gender that I cried.
103. I've been married and am now divorced.
104. I like most animals better than most people.
105. I own a collection of retro game consoles. It would give me street cred with a certain sub section of my friends.
106. The thought of physical exercise makes me shiver.
107. I have written/read erotic stories. In my world, rahirah is a rock star. Mmm, vampire pr0n...
108. I am compulsively honest.
109. I have danced topless in front of dozens of complete strangers.
110. I am unashamedly bisexual, and have different motivations for my desires for different genders.
111. I obsessively wash my hands.
112. I always carry something significant around with me.
113. I've pushed myself to become more self-aware and thereby more aware of others.
114. Even though I live on my own I still cry sometimes because I miss my mother. - What? The two halves of this statement don’t seem to go together.
115. I hand wrote all the HTML tags in this document. - Old school, baby!
116. I've liked something which a majority of people claimed was either bad or weird.
117. I have been clinically dead for a brief period of time.
118. Instead of feeling sympathy/empathy with people and their problems, I simply become annoyed.
119. I participate/have participated in auto drag races and won. - That would mean I owned a kick-ass car and had mad driving skillz, right? And winning, yay!
120. I do not 'get' most comedy acts.
121. I don't think strippers are money-greedy or slutty for dancing.
122. I am obsessed with history/historical things and can't wait for someone to build a time machine so I can be the first to use it.
123.I can never remember for the life of me where I parked the car. The Official Rule of being driven by treiza is that *you* are responsible for remembering where the car is.
124. I had the teen angst thing going for at least 2-3 years.
125. I wish people would be more empathic and honest with each other.
126. I play Dungeons and Dragons weekly.
127. I love to sing. My car is my own personal karaoke machine. You should thank me for not inflicting my karaoke on you. No, really.
128. I have a custom-built computer.
129. I would be in a relationship with one of my pets if they were human.
130. I've gone skinny-dipping.
131. I've performed in three plays, all of them Shakespeare.
132. I enjoy burritos. But cilantro is the garnish of SATAN
133. I'm Irish and lovin' it.
134. I have a thing for redheads.
135. I am a twin.
136. Most times, I'd rather do something intellectual instead of doing something generically "fun."
137. Once I set out to finish something, I always stay at it until it is completed before I move on to something else.
138. I wish there were a way to erase past mistakes. Unfortunately, I don’t think they make an eraser that big.
139. I wish I could do high school all over again. [cliché]But only if I can go back knowing what I know now!.[/cliché]
140. I have big interest swings every year.
141. There's no genre of music I dislike.
142. I've read every work written by my favorite author(s).
143. No matter how much I sleep, I'm always tired.
144. I'd rather eat out than cook. - I love cooking. It's like potions class, but real!
145. I trip over my own feet at least once a week.
146. I still fantasize once in a while about an ex.
147. I find incredible freedom in being restricted. And that’s why bondage is… er, never mind. ;)
148. My closest friends can call me any given time of the day without me getting angry at them.
149. I have a speech impediment.
150. I am in a polyamorous relationship.
151. I feel privileged to have lived through some difficult times and come out happier than ever.
152. I remain stubbornly hopeful about the future.
153. I tend to develop an encyclopedic knowledge of topics that interest me.
154. If it were financially possible, I would stay in grad school forever. - I can't *wait* to get out of grad school.
155. I hate politics, but follow/participate in it anyway.
156. I curse my parents for giving me a name that is hard for other people to spell/pronounce correctly. Obscure gender-neutral names totally SUCK.
157. I'm presently employed in the career I chose when I was a child.
158. I will be unemployed in six weeks time.
159. I like my parents. - I love my mother, but she drives me nuts.
160. I hate diets.
161. my addtion: I'm willing to try just about anything at least once