1. Date/Time born: July 29, 1969 1:30 p.m.
2. Name as it appears on birth certificate: Joy Dawn
3. Nicknames: Jo, Hop, Frog, Toad, Joyous, Joyful
4. Number of candles on your last birthday? 29. It’s all I’ll allow, but it has been thus for 7 years.
5. Pets? A very neurotic doggy named Sugar. And some fish, but they don’t count, because they aren’t mine and I don’t love them.
6. Tattoos: As in, beating out a tattoo on a drum? Lots of those, when I dance, but no markings on my skin, if that’s what is meant.
7. Birthplace: Fresno, CA … also known as Hooterville.
8. Town you live in: Fresno, CA … also known as H… oh, wait, I already did that.
9. Favourite vacation place: A beach, not too hot, with NO PEOPLE.
Actually any place with NO PEOPLE.
10. Favourite foods: Chocolate. Dark and European.
11. Have you ever loved someone so much it made you cry? Repeatedly. Frequently. Recently. Still.
12. Been in a car accident? Um, once. Kind of. Not bad, though.
13. Croutons or bacon bits? Hm. Flesh of animal or little stale bread bits…tough choice there. I’ll go with the flesh of animal…IF it’s real.
14. Favourite day of the week? Weekdays between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.
15. Favourite restaurant? Steakhouses. Stuart Anderson’s Black Angus…or Outback… or anywhere else that serves GOOD red meat, medium rare.
16. Favourite flower? red red red red tulips
17. Favourite sport to watch? Couldn’t I just gouge my eyeballs out with a dull pencil? That might be more fun…
18. Favourite drink? Of late…water. It’s all I’m allowed anyway. Of course…nice, FRESH, real limeade is nice.
19. Favourite ice cream flavor? Tough call. I’m not into ice cream much these days. Too sweet. Likely something along the lines of chocolate, covered in chocolate, with bits of chocolate throughout…possibly spread over a nice fudge brownie. (Could this have something to do with the fact that I think ice cream is too sweet?)
20. Disney or Warner Bros? Depends on what I’m lookin’ fer. I’ll go with Disney, just because I have nearly every early cartoon movie song memorized.
21. Favourite fast food restaurant? hmmm… the local Mars Drive In. REAL beef…nice n juicy.
22. What color is your bedroom carpet? emerald green.
23. How many times did you fail your driver’s test? two. But that’s
because it was the old crotchety broad. The third time was the charm…as in, I charmed the young man giving the test.
24. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? All of them?
25. What do you do most often when you are bored? Uh. I’m doing it. Sitting in front of the computer.
26. Most annoying thing people say to me: It’s not so much WHAT they
say…as the fact that, usually, they’re saying anything at all. I welcome conversation from so few people. Everything else grates on my nerves. If a specific answer is necessary…”How old are you?”
27. Bedtime: Recently, the wee hours of the morning. I prefer it that way. Always have.
28. Favourite TV show: CSI. I guess. I don’t know. I don’t much watch TV.
29. Last person(s) you went out to dinner with? Out. To dinner. WITH people…Interesting concept.
30. What is your favorite automobile? Whatever’s fast and corners well. Sure as hell isn’t what I drive, though…
31. What is your favorite old car? Um…whatever’s fast and corners
well…
32. What do you drive? A purple Saturn. Not fast. Does not corner well.
33. What are you listening to right now? My air conditioner.
34. What time is it? 8:44 p.m. PST
35. Were you named after anyone? Not really, though my middle name is the same middle name as one of my aunts. And I was NOT named after two dish soaps.
36. Do you wish on stars? I just wish. In all futility.
37. Which finger is your favorite? Ya know…I’d show ya, but…well…you might find it offensive.
38. When did you last cry? About which thing? But REALLY crying, as in heartbroken crying…within the last 6 months. And more than once. Damn it.
39. Do you like your handwriting? Not at all.
40. What is your favorite lunch meat? Roast beast.
41. Any bad habits? Many. But I like to call them ‘quirks’. ‘Bad habit’ has such a negative connotation, don’tcha know.
42. What is your most embarrassing CD on the shelf? Well…it’s a little embarrassing to say I have a Josh Groban cd…it’s not what you’d typically
call my style.
43. If you were another person, would YOU be friends with you? If I were another person, probably not…because if I were anyone other than who/what
I am, I wouldn’t like me…and wouldn’t give myself the chance to be friends with me.
44. Are you a daredevil? I don’t think so.
45. Where is your second home? AHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! That’s funny. Second home.
46. Do you trust others easily? I trust no one. Especially people who say “TRUST ME!” Too often my lack of trust is quickly proven to be a wise thing.
47. What was your favorite toy as a child? Raggedy Ann. But she wasn’t a toy. She was my best friend in the whole world.
48. What class in school do you think is totally useless? PE. It IS
useless.
49. Do you have a journal? Kind of. Not really. Not … well, oh, I don’t know.
50. Do you use sarcasm a lot? Naw. Me? Nevah.
51. What do you look for in a guy/girl? Braaaainsssssss….. that reminds me…I’m hungry. Seriously, imbeciles need not apply. Creativity is a plus. Tall is good, very good. Not ‘needy’ is essential.
52. Would you bungee jump? I think not.
53. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? How do you untie thong sandals?
54. Do you think that you are strong? Emotionally, yes, mentally, sort of, physically, no.
55. What are your favorite colors? black and red
56. What is your least favorite thing? That changes from day to day…but for the most part, deliberate ignorance is my least favorite thing. Or, at least, deliberate obliviousness.
57. How many wisdom teeth do you have? Four.
58. How many people have a crush on you right now? I dare not speculate. My ego could suffer. And it’s so very fragile.
59. Who do you miss most right now? Not sayin’
60. What color pants are you wearing? Pants. I’m supposed to be wearing pants?
Behaving normally means I’m lying.
No…seriously. Most of these are the way I behave normally. Let’s analyze:
Touching the chin or rubbing the brow (I do this frequently)
Crossed arms or legs (I always have something crossed. Always drawn in. It’s protective.)
Playing with hair (Yup. Me.)
A line of perspiration on the brow if it isn’t a warm day (Ok, not this)
Saying “no” several times (It’s my favorite word…ask anyone who’s lived with me.)
Continually denying accusations (Duh. You deny if they aren’t true.)
Being extremely defensive (They’re out to get me. Of course I’m defensive.)
Providing more information and specifics than necessary (I’m wordy and socially inept.)
Inconsistencies in what is being shared (ok, not this, I don’t think.)
Body language and facial expressions don’t match what is being said such as saying “no,” but nodding the head up and down (What…this isn’t normal? I do that all the time.)
Smugness (I’m always smug. I have a right.)
Placing a barrier, such as a desk or chair, in front of self (another self-protective thing.)
Uncommon calmness (icily calm, or lethargically calm, or apathetically calm…but yeah. I’m always uncommonly calm.)
Unwillingness to touch spouse during conversation (I’m unwilling to touch ANYbody during conversations. cheezus.)
Being hesitant (and I’m always hesitant)
Slouching posture (I have terrible posture.)
Rigidity or fidgeting (I have been described as both rigid AND an incessant fidgeter. I’m doomed.)
Differing behaviors; not acting in a usual fashion (No, I always act this way)
Unnatural or limited arm and hand movements (dunno… I gesture a lot I’m told, but it tends to be choppy)
Partial shrug (another natural thing)
Lack of finger pointing (but that’s RUDE to do that. )
Unusual voice fluctuations, word choice, sentence structure (compared to others, yeah, mine’s unusual, but it’s always that way)
Stalling the conversation by repetitive use of pauses and comments like “um” or “you know” (No, that’s just bad communication. Spoken communication is very difficult for some of us…you know.)
Lack of use of contractions; prefers emphasizing “not” when talking (um…I thought that was just vehemence)
Avoidance of eye contact, eyes glancing to the right, staring past you, or turning away from you while talking (what…connecting with another human being through eye contact? *shiver* No thanks.)
The Stritofs note that it is quite possible to mistake nervousness or distraction for lying or for misreading or mislabeling your spouse’s behaviors. (Ohhhh…finally….so I’m not a liar AFTER all…. Just nervous or distracted. How about I’m just normally that way? Cheezus.)
Watched Pulp Fiction. And laughed my ass off. God I love those movies.
Watched Good Will Hunting. The end irritates me. “I had to go see about a girl.” Dumbass. Forget the girl, be successful, make a lot of money, and there’ll be a lot of girls. Putting life on hold for love is the most stupid thing a human being can do. And it is a fact that domesticity, that sort of sedate contentment that comes from being in a permanent relationship, destroys creativity. Especially in men. (But I suspect it’s true for many women as well.) They are no longer brilliant and daring and pushing the envelope. They become ‘caretakers’…have to be responsible for the feelings of someone else. Bad for creativity.
Not that they can’t be creative…it’s just not what it might have been.
Stupid movies with sappy crappy endings.
Not as if I haven’t noticed this. I have a high pain tolerance. Quite high. And I tend to be fairly emotionless. And I was put on blood pressure meds in my mid-20s.
But what does it mean?
I’m so tired of useless ‘medical’ information.
I cope pretty well because I naturally tend toward high blood pressure and will probably die of a stroke earlier than my peers? Um…yay.
Go me.
You’re supposed to put the things you’ve done in bold. Hm. Should be interesting.
01. Buy everyone in the pub a drink
02. Swim with wild dolphins
03. Climb a mountain (It was a very SHORT mountain…)
04. Take a Ferrari for a test drive (I’m afraid I’d never want to take it back, then I’d be on the run for years…)
05. Been inside the great pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Take a candlelit bath with someone
08. Say ‘I love you’ and mean it (Repeatedly)
09. Hug a tree
10. Do a striptease
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visit Paris
13. Watch a lightning storm at sea
14. Stay up all night long, and watch the sun rise. (Repeatedly)
15. Seen the Northern Lights
16. Go to a huge sports game – football, rugby, baseball, etc. (I was little. I hated it.)
17. Walk the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
18. Grown and ate your own vegetables
19. Touch an iceberg.
20. Sleep under the stars
21. Change a baby’s diaper (Uh…repeatedly)
22. Take a trip in a hot air balloon (A trip, no, but I’ve been up in one. I don’t think that counts, though.)
23. Watch a meteor shower (Many times)
24. Get drunk on champagne (Drunk? No. I’ve never been drunk. A little warm and pleasant, though)
25. Give more than you can afford to charity
26. Look up at the night sky through a telescope (And I saw Saturn and Jupiter and…)
27. Have an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment (Far too frequently. I don’t fit in this world.)
28. Have a food fight
30. Take a sick day when you’re not ill (Back when I was a 9 to 5er, oh yeah)
31. Ask a stranger out (I’d never do this.)
32. Have a snowball fight
33. Photocopy your bottom on the office photocopier (Nobody’d wanna see that. *I* wouldn’t wanna see that.)
34. Scream as loudly as you possibly can (Cathartic. Haven’t in a while. Need to again…)
36. Enact a favorite fantasy (Maybe I should…)
37. Take a midnight skinny dip
38. Take an ice cold bath
39. Have a meaningful conversation with a beggar (He was a Vietnam vet, nice guy…a little confused, but nice.)
40. See a total eclipse
41. Ride a roller coaster
42. Hit a home run (HAAAAhahahaha…me? No. Never.)
43. Fit three weeks miraculously into three days (Not by choice. I’d rather take the three weeks, but yeah.)
44. Dance like a fool and not care who’s looking (All the time.)
45. Adopt an accent for an entire day (Sometimes I don’t notice I’m doing it. How scary is THAT?)
46. Visit the birthplace of your ancestors
47. Actually feel happy about your life, even for just a moment (Believe it…or not.)
48. Have two hard drives for your computer
49. Visited all 50 states (Not yet, but my Gram did)
50. Loved your job (It was a fleeting moment.)
51. Taken care of someone who was shit faced (And I won’t do it again. It’s too pathetic to see, and annoys me.)
52. Had enough money to be truly satisfied (Never happen)
53. Have amazing friends
54. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country (Sounds fun…maybe someday.)
55. Watch a wild whale give birth
56. Stolen a sign
57. Backpacked in Europe
58. Taken a road-trip
59. Rock climbing
60. Lied to foreign governments official in that country to avoid notice
61. Midnight walk on the beach
62. Sky diving
63. Visit Ireland
64. Been heartbroken longer then you were actually in love (Who hasn’t?)
65. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had lunch/dinner with them
66. Visit and/or tour Japan
67. Benchpress your own weight
68. Stolen from your parents (Yes, it’s a shameful thing. I think they knew, though. I was a kid.)
69. Alphabetized your CDs
70. Pretended to be a superhero (What self-respecting child hasn’t?)
71. Sang karaoke
72. Lounged around in bed all day
73. Posed nude in front of a room full of strangers (No, I was too much of a prude when it would have been a viable option, and now it would just be scary for them.)
74. Been Scuba diving
75. Got it on to “Let’s Get It On” by Marvin Gaye (No, but Santana’s Abraxas album is a good one to do it to…)
76. Kissed in the rain
77. Played in the mud
78. Played in the rain (At every opportunity)
79. Gone to a drive-in theater
80. Done something you should regret, but don’t regret it (I’m guessing this is a yes, since I have a policy of never regretting anything.)
81. Visited the Great Wall of China
82. Discovered that someone who’s not supposed to have known about your lj has discovered it
83. Dropped Windows in favor of something better
84. Started a business
85. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
86. Toured ancient sites around the Mediterranean
87. Taken a Martial Art Class
88. Swordfought for the honor of a woman
89. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight (Yes! I’m a geek! I admit it! Stop staring.)
90. Gotten married
91. Been in a movie
92. Crashed a wedding reception
93. Loved someone you shouldn’t have
94. Kissed someone so passionately it made them dizzy (Or so I’ve been told.)
95. Gotten divorced
96. Had sex at the office
97. Gone without food for 5 days (This is not unusual for me.)
98. Made cookies from scratch
99. Won first prize in a costume contest
100. Ridden a gondola in Venice
101. Gotten a tattoo
102. Find that the texture of some materials can turn you on (Heh. Heh…)
103. Rafted the Snake River
104. Been on Television news programs as an “expert”
105. Gotten flowers for no reason. (Apparently I don’t inspire these sorts of gestures.)
106. Masturbated in a public place (Does it count if you had help?)
107. Gotten so drunk you don’t remember anything
108. Been addicted to some form of illegal drug
109. Performed onstage with a famous symphony orchestra
110. Been to Las Vegas
111. Recorded music
112. Eaten shark
113. Had a one night stand
115. Saw Siouxsie live
116. Bought a house
117. Been in a combat zone
118. Buried your father (Not yet. Thank God.)
119. Had your pubic hair waxed off (Not yet. Thank God? hehehe. But I’ve done it a more painful way. I don’t recommend it.)
120. Been on a cruise ship
121. Speak more than one language fluently
122. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone
123. Bounced a check
124. Performed in Rocky Horror
125. Read – and understood – your credit report
126. Raised children Still doin’ it. Wonder if I’ll be successful.
127. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy (It’s slinky, it’s slinky…It’s fun and a wonderful toy…)
128. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
129. Created and named your own constellation of stars
130. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
131. Found out something significant that your ancestors did
132. Called or written your Congressman
133. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over (Tempting…)
134. ….more than once?
135. Run the Golden Gate Bridge
136. “Sang” loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you know someone is looking. (I’ve done this since the day I started driving, and I alternately turn and smile at the person while singing…or just stare at them while singing.)
137. Had an abortion, or your female partner did
138. Had plastic surgery
139. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived.
140. Wrote articles for a large publication
141. Lost over 100 pounds
142. Held someone while they were having a flashback
143. Flown an airplane
144. Petted a stingray
145. Broken someone’s heart
146. Helped an animal give birth (yes. Icky.)
147. Been fired or laid off from a job (But it was because I wanted to be laid off. “Would you like us to lay you off?” “Yes.” “Ok, you’re laid off.”)
148. Won money on a T.V. game show
149. Broken a bone
150. Killed a human being (I’ve rather seriously considered it…and that’s not a joke. Only personal ethics stopped me from trying.)
151. Gone on an African Photo Safari
152. Ridden a motorcycle
153. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100mph (Ohhhhh yeah. My heart’s racing just thinking about it. There’s nothing like speed…)
154. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
155. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
156. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
157. Ridden a horse
158. Had major surgery
159. Had sex on a moving train (Sounds interesting…)
160. Had a snake as a pet
161. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon (I was little. It was hot. I’ll never do it again because of the memory.)
162. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing (Impossible. I hate flying. I’d never relax enough around an airplane for that to happen. Well, unless I’m sedated…that might work.)
163. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours (Um. Is that unusual?)
164. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states (No. Only 4)
165. Visited all 7 continents (What a wonderful goal! I’d like to do that.)
166. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
167. Eaten kangaroo meat
168. Fallen in love at an ancient Mayan burial ground (Been to one, didn’t fall in love there.)
169. Been a sperm or egg donor
170. Eaten sushi (Yum!)
171. Had your picture in the newspaper.
172. Had 2 or more healthy romantic relationships for over a year in your lifetime (How interesting that I can say that.)
173. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about (I’m very persuasive.)
174. Gotten someone fired for their actions
175. Gone back to school (Not yet. I should. I will. I must.)
176. Parasailed
177. Changed your name (I’d have to do this if I gave in to temptation and did #133)
178. Petted a cockroach
179. Eaten fried green tomatoes
180. Read the Iliad
181. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read, just to see what all the fuss was about
182. Dined in a restaurant and stole silverware, plates, cups because your apartment needed them. (No. But I know someone who’s done this…and NOT because they needed them. They just…felt like it.)
183. …and got 86′ed from the restaurant because you did it so many times, they figured out it was you
184. Taught yourself an art from scratch (I’m not artsy that way.)
185. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
186. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
187. Skipped all your school reunions (No, but I’m considering making that a policy in the future)
188. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language (In kindergarten…my teacher spoke to my parents in some concern that I kept playing with the kids who didn’t speak English.)
189. Been elected to public office
190. Written your own computer language
191. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream (I wish!)
192. Had to put someone you love into hospital care
193. Built your own PC from parts. (Maybe someday)
194. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
195. Had a booth at a street fair
196: Dyed your hair
197: Been a DJ
198: Found out someone was going to dump you via LiveJournal
199: Written your own Role Playing Game (I did say I’m a geek, after all.)
200: Been arrested
Apologies to Hoobastank, but I just really find their song “The Reason” annoying because it perpetuates a romanticized view of love in which one person claims to ‘live’ for another. That’s hogwash, and a very bad idea to boot. I certainly don’t want anyone ‘living for’ me, and I don’t plan to ‘live for’ anyone else. I’m worth more than that, and I couldn’t respect someone who didn’t feel the same way about himself. Hence…I parody their very popular song here:
I’m not a perfect person.
There’s many things I wish I didn’t do,
But I continue learning.
I never should have got involved with you.
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to knowI’ve found a reason for me,
To change who I used to be,
A reason to to start over new,
And it has nothing to do with you.I’m sorry if I hurt you,
But couldn’t help it cuz you’re really dumb.
And all the pain I put you through
You deserved because you’re such a scum,
Playing on another person’s fears.
That’s why I need you to hearI’ve found a reason for me,
But not change who I used to be,
I don’t really need to start over new,
I’ll just have nothing to do with you.And the reason is true…
You’re not even worth a screw…
It’s the best thing I could do…
To have nothing to do with you…
I’m not a perfect person,
But I know now that I’m far better than you,
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to knowI’ve found a reason to see,
I can be whatever I want to be,
A reason to finally feel free,
And the reason is me.I’ve found a reason to show
The side of me you didn’t want to know,
The reason for all that I do
Has nothing to do with you.
I took this quiz. And got this answer:
I took the quiz:
You scored 11 out of 17.
You are appropriately medicated.
Teehee
I’m not a boy.
And I am NOT posting the result I got from just putting in “Joy”.
And happy Friday the 13th world!
And to any triskaidekaphobics out there…a leering, mischievous, evil grin. Muahaha!
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