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[electricland]

The ultimate meme! Perfect for someone who, like me, is ordinarily too damn lazy to fill the things out. According to ladyjestyr and elissa_carey, you, gentle reader, are to click the Comment on this link, copy the following, and answer the questions. This will presumably provide valuable information to all concerned. We'll see.

What is my real name:
Where did we meet:
How long have you known me:
How well do you think you know me:
Do I smoke:
When you first saw me, what was your first impression:
My hair and eye color:
What's one of my favourite things to do:
What's one of the first things I said to you:
What's my favourite type of music:
What's my best physical feature:
Am I shy or outgoing:
Would you say I'm funny:
Am I a rebel or do I follow the rules:
Any special talents I have:
Would you consider me a friend:
Have you ever seen me cry:
A good nickname for me would be:
Am I in love, and with who:
Say anything to me here:
Have I ever been hospitalized and what for:
Have you ever had a crush on me:


In other news, I got my hair cut today (every six months whether I need it or not). My hair is now lovely and blow-dried and smelling of Aveda products. (It's the second time I've had this guy and he's good, but I fear he won't last long — he made no effort at all to get me to buy overpriced haircare products and responded to my remark about highlights with "No, I don't think you need them." Nice guy though.) Very much enjoyed the feeling of being just up the street from work but not having to go in.

I made a long list of things to do with my three-day weekend and haven't done many of them so far. I meandered all the way home from Tonic, stopping at four bookstores (well, five, but I only stopped in at Indigo to use the bathroom), one restaurant and six clothing stores along the way. The fad for flared jeans can end any time now. The pants I tried on at Mexx were actually pretty nice but pricier than I had in mind so I didn't get 'em. However, I am now the proud possessor of the following:

• Sweet Danger by Margery Allingham


• The Railway Children by E. Nesbit


• Thus was Adonis Murdered by Sarah Caudwell, which I've been searching for forever; I saw it in the mystery stack at the Word and uttered an audible gasp as I grabbed it and clutched it tightly to my chest. I was looking for The Stone Carvers, but they didn't have it although they had four other of Jane Urquhart's books, which seemed unfair.


• The Stone Carvers (got it at Paragraphe in the end)


• Resurrection Men by Ian Rankin (Paragraphe was having at 21%-off-all-fiction sale for its 21st anniversary, and The Stone Carvers looked lonely all by itself)

Not that I've finished the last lot of books I bought OR the ones I brought back from Toronto this time around, except for My Brother Michael by Mary Stewart. Ah well, all things in time. But I have to read The Stone Carvers because book club night has once again snuck up on me (it's this Thursday). It looks a bit formidable. Naturally I haven't touched it yet, but I've finished Thus was Adonis Murdered, which is wonderful. Unfortunately Sarah Caudwell went and died after she'd only written four books, but they are all delightful. For your amusement, the first paragraph:

Scholarship asks, thank God, no recompense but Truth. It is not for the sake of material reward that she (Scholarship) pursues her (Truth) through the undergrowth of Ignorance, shining on Obscurity the bright torch of Reason and clearing aside the tangled thorns of Error with the keen secateurs of Intellect. Nor is it for the sake of public glory and the applause of the multitude: the scholar is indifferent to vulgar acclaim. Nor is it even in the hope that those few intimate friends who have observed at first hand the labour of the chase will mark with a word or two of discerning congratulation its eventual achievement. Which is very fortunate, because they don't.

So that's that.

And tomorrow, I shall clean my kitchen. Yes, I know you've heard this before, but it's true, really it is.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Um - But you didn't COMPLETE the meme. However. i am drunk and tired and may have missed the point. (at friends of Dad's they have tanqueray gin. And Jerry mixes a mean martini.)Plus Dad is back at emerg. Elbow injury this time. and he passed out from the pankillers. They (Mom and Dad) should be picking me up soon so I can go to bed. . . . another fun night!

P.

[electricland.livejournal.com]

Yep -- you have missed the point. ;) So sorry to hear about your dad! Yikes!

Happy Easter...

[(Anonymous)]

huh. makes way more sense awake and sober.

P.

[elissa-carey.livejournal.com]

Here goes! :)

What is my real name: Robin
Where did we meet: online - LJ
How long have you known me: a few months, at least.
How well do you think you know me: not terribly, but hopefully that will change.
Do I smoke: I'll guess "no."
When you first saw me, what was your first impression: Well, since I haven't met you, I'll shoot for online only: "Cool avatar picture!"
My hair and eye color: No idea.
What's one of my favourite things to do: Watch Farscape ... when it was on. :(
What's one of the first things I said to you: hrm. I'd need to dig through the archives for that.
What's my favourite type of music: Aside from mentions of karaoke, I don't know.
What's my best physical feature: Haven't seen a picture, so I can't rightly say. :)
Am I shy or outgoing: I'll guess "outgoing," here. :)
Would you say I'm funny: I've chuckled occasionally.
Am I a rebel or do I follow the rules: Follow the rules.
Any special talents I have: So far, I'd say: Write thoughtful posts.
Would you consider me a friend: Friendly acquaintances, at the least.
Have you ever seen me cry: No
A good nickname for me would be: The one you have now suits.
Am I in love, and with who: No, not at present, although you had been at least once.
Say anything to me here: Don't worry about the kitchen. Mine is probably in a worse state, since the floor needs sweeping and the tablecloth needs changing.
Have I ever been hospitalized and what for: Not that I know of.
Have you ever had a crush on me: No

[electricland.livejournal.com]

My hair and eye color: No idea.

Yeah, me neither most days! I can spend quite a long time staring at a mirror wondering about them.

Am I a rebel or do I follow the rules: Follow the rules.

Too true. I gotta work on that. *sigh*

Say anything to me here: Don't worry about the kitchen. Mine is probably in a worse state, since the floor needs sweeping and the tablecloth needs changing.

Thanks! ...true, at least I don't have a kitchen table... :P

[bryghtboy.livejournal.com]

What is my real name: Robin
Where did we meet: Not entirely sure if this was the first time I met you. The weekend when Mike, Jen, Kath, Dan, yourself and myself went up to your communal cottage was the first time I met you and it stuck in my mind.
How long have you known me:I would guess I met you 5-6 years ago?
How well do you think you know me: Not terribly well, but slowly I gain snippets via LJ :)
Do I smoke: That would be a big ole NO :)
When you first saw me, what was your first impression:Giddy and staunchly rational
My hair and eye color: Hair is sort of light brown/dark blonde? Eye colour I think is light blue or green... not really sure most times I've met you are awash in various non-memory enhancing liquids.
What's one of my favourite things to do:Two-fisted drinking.... well it seemed like a decent second since watching Farscape was already taken and I'd feel like a boob copying somebody else's line
What's one of the first things I said to you: I'm 5'10, so you get the backseat.
What's my favourite type of music: ?hmm? Not a blessed clue, I'll guess 80's pop since that covers a fair bit of ground.
What's my best physical feature: I would never presume to tell you that, but if pressed I would say your brain.
Am I shy or outgoing: Very dependent upon the company.
Would you say I'm funny: Yes.
Am I a rebel or do I follow the rules: You follow the rules that are worth following?
Any special talents I have: you are ruthlessly pragmatic.
Would you consider me a friend: Not yet?
Have you ever seen me cry: Nope, I don't deal well with women crying... its like cryptonite.
A good nickname for me would be: Watermelon Sue.
Am I in love, and with who: Not a clue and none of my business.
Say anything to me here: When in doubt as to what course of action you should take... find hammer apply liberally. Failing that, I hope that I didn't fail :) I always wonder, what happens if you fail one of the tests they are always talking about at hospitals, do they throw you out? :P
Have I ever been hospitalized and what for: Not sure.
Have you ever had a crush on me: Now that would be telling, now wouldn't it :)

[electricland.livejournal.com]

Where did we meet: Not entirely sure if this was the first time I met you. The weekend when Mike, Jen, Kath, Dan, yourself and myself went up to your communal cottage was the first time I met you and it stuck in my mind.

And who could forget the six of us terrorizing the Bradford (or was it Newmarket?) LCBO?

How long have you known me:I would guess I met you 5-6 years ago?

Sounds about right. Maybe even longer? I have the feeling that being legal in Ontario was still a newish experience for me. But I dunno, at my advanced age the years have started to blur together.

When you first saw me, what was your first impression:Giddy and staunchly rational

Oooh. I like that. *seraphic smile*

Say anything to me here: When in doubt as to what course of action you should take... find hammer apply liberally. Failing that, I hope that I didn't fail :) I always wonder, what happens if you fail one of the tests they are always talking about at hospitals, do they throw you out?

Yes. Then you die. It's quite exhausting really. No, I think you did quite well!

[bryghtboy.livejournal.com]

Sounds about right. Maybe even longer? I have the feeling that being legal in Ontario was still a newish experience for me. But I dunno, at my advanced age the years have started to blur together.

--I'm thinking about 5-6 years is right because Jen was annoyed at being carded for looking younger than 25 and she was close to that at the time. Or so I vaguely recall and since she is 7 years older than Mike and Mikey is 23... that would make it about 5-6 years :)

Oooh. I like that. *seraphic smile*

--Glad it brought a smile to you *devilish smirk*