1.
Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, and find line 4:
The whole sentence? It's rather long...but alright.

This man, a Mr. Kimber, had promised Jack that the disused lead-mines on his land could be made to produce not only more lead but also a surprising amount of silver by a process known to Mr. Kimber alone, thereby yielding a very handsome return indeed upon the initial outlay; yet the last letters that Captain Aubrey had ever received from his wife, far away in the East Indies, before he was captured by the Americans on his return voyage to England, had spoken not of yield, not of profit, but of obscure unauthorized doings on the part of Kimber, of very heavy new investments in roads, mining-equipment, a steam-engine, deep-sunk shafts...He longed to have this clarified; and he was tolerably confident that it would be clarified, for whereas Sophie and Stephen Maturin understood nothing of business, Jack had based his opinion upon solid facts and figures, not mere intuition: in any case, he had a far greater knowledge of the world than either of them.

Yikes, Patrick O'Brian must have a phobia of periods.


2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can.
What's there?

A pile of laundry I should be hanging up.


3.
What is the last thing you watched on TV?

Jane Eyre...oh no!! Casablanca!


4.


Without looking, guess what time it is: 2:10pm


5. Now look at the clock.


What is the actual time? 2:12pm


6.


With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?

lawn mowers, EVERYWHERE. also, my phone just buzzed...


7.
When did you last step outside? What were you doing?

I went into the garage to get some kitty litter....does that count?


8.

Before you started this survey, what did you look at? i was checking ze e-mail

Facebook, of course.

9.
What are you wearing?

shorts and a grey t-shirt


10.


Did you dream last night?

I did! It was interesting.



11.
When did you last laugh?

last night?


12. What is on the walls of the room you are in?


I tacked my drawings up everywhere. It's supposed to inspire me to improve, but that hasn't happened yet. So far the only result has been a lecture on how my mission will leave millions of tiny holes in my walls.


13. Seen anything weird lately?

I go to Clark. Weirdness is a constant.


14.
What do you think of this quiz? it's a waste of time, but at least a somewhat entertaining one
^^ good answer, boc.



15. What is the last film you saw?

Horton Hears a Who, Casablanca, and Jane Eyre. (odd combination)


16.
If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy?

"a historic country estate in britain, books to fill up the library in my historic country estate, a grand piano, and then i'd hire Mr. Thornton to come sit and look pretty in my historic country estate ;)"

wow, Julie, that was well-said. Except I don't know Mr. Thornton.

17. Tell me something about you that I don't know:

I'm about to leave you, quiz. I've moved on, and you're falling behind. We've had some great times over the past five minutes, but I think that's about to change.


18. If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?

I like the "guilt or politics" clause. I'd change that, though.

19. Do you like to dance?

"I'd sooner fetch that stick."
-Mr. Knightly

Ok, it's not THAT bad, but I love that quote.


20. George Bush:

...? I guess I'm supposed to write what that makes me think of...so...it makes me think of recent (& crazy) election happenings.


21.
Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?

hey you

22.
Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him?

hey you


23. Would you ever consider living abroad?

I think so, though probably not permanently.

Jane Eyre, both the book & movie = sigh. amazing.

1. put your mp3 player/ ipod on shuffle.
2. for each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. write the song name.


IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
open your eyes--snow patrol

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
you're my best friend--queen

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
love me do--the beatles

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY
come on home--franz ferdinand

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
mysterious ways--u2

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
you don't know what love is (you just do as you're told)--the white stripes :-(

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
supermassive black hole--muse

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
i am a man of constant sorrow--soggy bottom boys

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
new year's day--u2

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
she loves you--the beatles (again)

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
window in the skies--u2

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
somebody to love--queen (hehe)

WHAT WILL BE PLAYED AT YOUR FUNERAL?
soldier's poem--muse

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST??
karma police--radiohead

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
money--pink floyd

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
read my mind--the killers

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
everything's not lost--coldplay (sad...)

WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
optimistic--radiohead

I discovered this ridiculous poem while browsing through some old entries...it made me think of all the good and bad times of being a teacher's assistant senior year. I almost missed it--until I started remembering things like the Gerber jar that Ms. Saul kept on top of the computer that I entered grades into...I used to stare at that jar for minutes on end....and the tiny brain that was suspended in a dubious fluid within...


...and its peeling label that read "Matt and Jon's Brain."


er...on to the poem.


Oh sylvan historian of cubic proportion,
Counting off endless segments of sliced tree
And chirping madly like a pond of frogs:
No more shall I stand by thy unergonomically
Designed sides, no more to place fondly
A paperclip in that small convenient tray.
The familiar click of thy LTR paper drawer
Shall now be stranger to my grateful ears,
Only in imperfect memory will it resound.

1. Spell your name as it sounds.
uh LISS uh

2. Are you available?
no, I'm writing a paper....

3. What's your favorite number?
9

4. Favorite color(s)?
black....red......green.

5. Least favorite color?
pink, purple

6. What are you listening to?
my heater droning on and on and on on on on on no no no noooooooooo

7. Are you happy with your life right now?
with my life? yes...with myself? not so much. haha

8. What are you doing right now?
art paper

9. Favorite smell?
chai tea...coffee...christmas trees

10. How do you make money?
while doing my homework

11. Are you outgoing?
nope! I'm ingoing.

12. Do you like Big Mac's?
I've never eaten one, actually...but I ate a whopper jr. today.

13. Do you own big sunglasses?
medianos

14. Where do you wish you were right now?
printing out my paper, which (ideally), would be finished

THE DIDS:

1. Did you ever want to be a doctor?
yes, actually...I mean, I thought about it

2. Did you ever receive an engagement ring?
no

3. Did you ever want to be a fire fighter?
nope. I'd rather be batman...er....batgirl, I guess.

THE DO'S:

1. Do you believe in God?
yes

2. Do you know how to swim?
I don't have sweet swimming skills, but I can tread water for 30 minutes.

3. Do you like roller coasters?
no, not really

THE DOES:

1. Does your car get good gas mileage?
Well, the Honda (which is technically mine) gets about 40-45miles/gallon...but the Avalon (which is what I actually drive) gets about....20?

2. Does your family have family picnics?
a long time ago

3. Does your home have a bookcase?
It will...most likely.

THE HAVES:

1. Have you ever done something stupid?
like asking a rhetorical question?

2. Have you ever gone fishing?
yes

3. Have you ever seen a celebrity
yeah

4. Have you ever been on a motorcycle?
nope! lame one-word answers.....sigh

THE HOWS:

1. How much money do you have on you right now?
enough to pay for about 1/4 of one year's tuition at Foxy....depressing.

2. How many cars have you owned?
one

3. How many jobs have you had?
four?

4. How tall are you?
5'8" (Scott under-exaggerated....)

THE LASTS:

1. Last person you hung out with?
myyyyself

2. Last thing you said out loud?
Endeavor.....

3. Last person you were in a car with?
my mom, on Sunday

4. Last time you ate at McDonalds?
ugh....maybe a month ago?

5. Last thing you had for dinner?
chicken & dumplings....it was reallly gooood.

6. Last thing you bought?
candy...haha

THE WHATS:

1. What is the temperature outside?
37 degrees

2. What time did you wake up?
I woke up at 7:30am. I got up about nine alarms later. haha

Random:

1. Do you have a best friend?
I have a couple of close friends, actually. I'm quite blessed.

2. Are you right handed or left?
raito!!!

45. What goes best with a milkshake?
fries?

46. What did you do two nights ago?
I was at church.....drinking cream soda that looked strangely beer-like......

49. When is your next party?
er.......n/a!

59. What was the first thing you thought this morning?
IIIIIII didn't think.....haha

61. What are your plans for this weekend?
plans? n/a....

64. Coke or Pepsi?
I like coke better than pepsi...but it makes my teeth feel yucky.

66. What do you dislike at the moment?
inconsistency. No wait....

67 What did you dream last night?
I forget. But at least it wasn't cannibalistic!!

68. What's the last TV show you watched?
house

69. What is your favorite piece of jewelry?
I have a ring that I like...and a pair of earrings.

70. Name one person on your Top Friends who is the most like you?
In what way? people say my mom and I look alike...

71. Do you always lock your bedroom door?
my door doesn't have a lock

72. Are you on any medication?
it's all just placebos.....

73. Have you ever cut your own hair?
haha...yes...........on accident once!

74. What is your favorite frozen treat?
ice! haha...I guess ice cream? or frozen heads?

75. How many piercings/tattoos do you have?
2

76. Where's your favorite place to be?
¿tree me bee be see c sea free she tree?

77. Is there something you miss doing when you were little?
climbing trees, playing football tag, running around like a maniac. oh wait....

78. What was the last text you sent?
it was to Jo...I forget exactly what I said, though...

79. Do you care what people think about you?
in some ways, yes

81. Last new person you met?
Dana

82. Did you work today?
haha..."work." yes

83. Have you ever moshed?
potatoes? po-ta-toes?

87. What do you smell like right now.
nothing

88. Do you like ketchup?
mhmm! but only on things...

89. What's your middle name?
danger

90. What do you tell yourself when times get hard?
everything will be alriiiight

91. Do you think you will be in a relationship 3 months from now?
ukulele...kentucky....albuquerque.

92. What color is your pillow case?
white

96. Have you ever been to California/Chicago?
California, not chicago.

97. What is the thing that you would most like to change about you?
///

98. Have you ever suffered from bulimia, anorexia, etc.
um, no?

99. What celebrities do people say you look like?
a couple people say I look like Reese Witherspoon.....haha

100. Does it annoy you when someone says they'll call but dont?
no, not really...I'm not much of a phone person.

1. How old will you be in 3 years?
22...yikes

2. Do you think you'll be married by then?
haha...my dad says I shouldn't get married 'til I'm 25, which doesn't sound like a bad idea right now.

3. What do you look forward to most in the next 2 months?
Christmas

4. Who was the last person you called/text ?
called Jo, texted Scott

5. Who was the last person to call/text you?
Scott

6. Where's six?
where the naughty questions go....

7. Who was the last person you hugged?
mom

8. What were you doing at midnight last night?
talking on aim

9. Parents separated/divorced/married?
married

10. Last time you saw your dad?
about 9pm

11. What happened at 11:00 a.m. today?
sitting in psycho class

12. How many states have you visited?
hmm......more than 10...?

14. Do you prefer shoes, socks, or bare feet?
bare feet

16. What was the last thing you drank?
odwalla orange juice, minus the pulp

17. Favorite ice cream?
chocolate peanut butter

18. What is your favorite dessert?
.......
I don't know...

19. Whats your favorite color?
does it come in black?

20. What kind of jelly do you like on your peanut butter sandwich?
strawberry, but not with chunks. (haha...either that or rice)

22. How many glasses of water a day do you drink on average?
MAYBE one

23. What do you drink in the morning?
milk

24. Would you rather kiss someone with or without a tongue ring?
ugh...no tongue rings

25. Do you sleep on a certain side of the bed?
n/a...twin bed

26. Do you know how to play poker?
a little bit

28. Any plans for this week?
survival

29. Do you eat out or at home more often?
home

34. Have you ever been in an ambulance?
no

35. Do you prefer an ocean or a pool?
pool......usually...because our ocean is cold! but I didn't mind swimming in the ocean in Hawaii.

36. Do you prefer a window seat or an aisle seat?
window, on an airplane anyway

37. Do you know how to drive a stick shift?
I'm a bit rusty.....

38. What is your favorite thing to spend money on?
er...n/a

39. Do you wear any jewelry 24/7?
no, not really

40. Do you speak any other language?
a little spanish

41. Can you roll your tongue?
yes...but it's just genetic.

42. Who are the funniest people you know?
Scott, Eileen, Jason, Johnny

43. Do you sleep with stuffed animals?
not usually? but I have a teddy bear named Everett who gets scared of thunderstorms.

45. Do you still have clothes from when you were little?
haha...some frilly pink dresses

46. What is the color of your bedroom wall?
whitish/greeb
(er, I meant to type "green," but "greeb" looks so cool that I left it.)

47. Do you shut off the water when you brush your teeth?
mhm

48. Are you crushing someone right now?
beneath my immense weight?

49. Do you currently hate someone right now?
no

50.Why do you take myspace surveys?
because I'm too lazy to write one of my own.

I just found out that Novocain is a "synthetic from of cocaine." This is news to me. Maybe the Novocain/Cocaine similarity should have cued me in earlier...

I used to be a heavy user back in the day.
Seriously, though, I had a really high tolerance.

*gives dentist a death glare for administering large amounts of synthesized cocaine to children*

No, really.

When I signed up for Psychology this quarter, I unconsciously assumed that...it would be normal. (I guess that was a stupid assumption, since I am, after all, attending Clark College.)

One of the people who helps Psych to be everything other than normal is Britney. Every day, she comes to class seven minutes early and sits in the front row toward the center. (Normal, right?) Then it gets good. She turns her head, and, with an expression that uncannily resembles Luna Lovegood's, she speaks.

The first day of class it was something very mundane and comfortably appropriate for the setting.

By the second week, however, things had gone bizarre.



"Have you ever been pooped on by a seagull?" she inquired.
".............no?" I choked.
"Oh."
(LONG pause)
"So, um...have you?" I prodded curiously, hoping she would say no. Then it would be PURELY random.
"Yes," she began,
(I was disappointed.)
"today in fact."
(VERY long pause)
"Oh." It was still before noon and I wasn't feeling very loquacious.
Fortunately, Britney couldn't sense that.
"Yes, I was walking under a street light."
"I got pooped on twice." I countered viciously. (I was still disappointed she had said "yes.")
I briefly acquainted her with the less boring details, since she seemed deeply intrigued with sharing this new life experience. Sadly, class began before I could reach the climax, but she, smiling with a happily vacant expression, seemed appeased by the succinct introduction.

I love words.

I'd be crazy not to follow
Not to follow where you lead

So, my first class is cancelled...


*to self*
AGH! Don't let me forget to fill out that online PE quiz before today is over!!
It's DUE TODAYYY
*/to self*


I had to sit on the right side of the table in the computer lab today because the other side was full.

That's always bad luck.

So today I had a break from 2:00pm until 4:00pm. "Great!" I thought, "I can study for that Psych test I have tomorrow!" But what I FORGOT was...I was going to Scarpelli to WORK at 4pm, and that my car is parked a MILLION miles away from there...dang. I totally forgot to re-park it in those two whole free hours!!!!

And it's sort of pouring. Hopefully it stops by nine...*beats head on desk*

Alyssa is Dumb.

Can you believe it?! There is a PORTLAND, OREGON LIVEJOURNAL LAYOUT.


I'm famous.

Let's give this a try...

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Wow, I can see how this job could really spoil someone for a "real-life job." You show up, plop your stuff down by a computer, and get paid to look up stuff on facebook...oh yeah, and to change student pins, refill printers with paper...and......that's about it. I didn't even have to clock in. Weird. No uniform either, just a badge. The trick is to try to blend in with the other students so that they will ask the OTHER labbies for help...because I don't know all the answers yet. I look forward to that day.