What better to do when I should be sleeping than a survey? Yay!

15 Years Ago, I:
1. was seven
2. was in second grade
3. was probably finding out right about now that Jessie was moving to Florida
4. was a Girl Scout and LOVED IT (that second part is a complete lie)
5. was in my last year of piano lessons with Mrs. Miller, if I remember correctly

10 Years Ago, I:
1. was in seventh grade--holy COW, that was ten years ago???
2. was dating Andy. Wow.
3. was just becoming friends with Sara
4. spent most of my Friday nights at Friendly's/the Chuck E. Cheese parking lot
5. started Spanish classes! Olé!

5 Years Ago, I:
1. was in the middle of one of the hardest years of my life
2. was starting to think about colleges, majors, the SATs...
3. took over Comedy Troupe. Ye-yeeeeeeeeeeeeah.
4. was just starting to get to know Justin more...
5. was spending most of my Friday nights at The Game!!! The Game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2 Years Ago, I:
1. was calling Sogang every other day, to make SURE I was accepted into the language school
2. was working four jobs to save up for my "semester" abroad
3. was taking my first semester of Korean ("볼펜이 어디에 있어요?" "볼펜이 책상 위에 있어요.")
4. was greatly enjoying being a sunbae and meeting some of the best hoobae ever
5. thought I was so far away from a career as a voiceover actress. Heh.

1 Year Ago, I:
1. was in Thailand
2. was not enjoying Thailand
3. was counting down the days until I could leave Thailand and get back to Korea
4. was working full-time as a voiceover actress
5. was still recovering from being hit by a car a week prior

Yesterday, I:
1. practiced for five hours for a performance that was cancelled =(
2. had the last planting-stuff-in-WSP session of the Bronfman Green fellowship and was surprisingly disappointed to realize it
3. Looked at bikes with 목이
4. Went to Dojo for the first time in...years?
5. Tutored Angie for the last time in at least a month and a half because she's back in Korea =(

Today, I:
1. Ordered delivery for lunch. I never order in. The only other time this year that I have was when I was sick and, like, bed-ridden. But I had a Seamless Web coupon, so yeah.
2. Had the last discussion segment of the Bronfman Green fellowship, and was not quite as disappointed to realize it
3. Picked up a helmet and REALLY heavy lock from some dude
4. Picked up bikes with 목이
5. Went bike riding with 목이!!!!!!!!!!!!! =D =D =D

Tomorrow, I:
1. will probably wake up later than I'd like, ideally
2. MIGHT go bike riding, if I have the time and pack quickly enough
3. will pack
4. will have my independent study, a voice lesson, and Audio For Video
5. will take the train back to Long Island

Five Foods I Enjoy:
1. Macaroni and cheese
2. Dumplings
3. Taro bubble tea
4. 콩국수 I want 콩국수 nowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww~~~~~~~~~~~
5. 삼계탕

Five Songs I Know All the Words To, Even Without the Music:
1. 자각몽 - 네미시스
2. ピエロ - B'z
3. The Maladjusted Jester - Danny Kaye
4. Love Phantom - B'z
5. Maybe Someday - Mark Bacino

Five Games I Like:
1. Egyptian Rat Slap!
2. DDR
3. Pump It Up
4. 후라이팬 놀이
5. Let's See How Late I Can Stay Up

Five Things I Would Buy With $1000:
1. One sweet night out on the town =)
2. One thousand plates of dumplings from the dollar dumpling place, but only if they have veggie or chicken or whatever dumplings too. Barring that, lots and lots of beef momo from Tsampa.
3. A plane ticket back to Korea. I miss Korea. =(
4. A plane ticket for Byungkuk oppa to come visit me here in NY. I miss Byungkuk oppa =(
5. A sweet microphone. Ye-yeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh.

Top Five Musicians Lately (or Last 5 CDs in the CD Player):
(Besides the whole Butch Walker family (M3, FFR, etc.), cuz they're a given...)
1. Nemesis. I CAN'T TURN IT OFF
2. Adiemus
3. B'z
4. Porno Graffitti
5. Yoko Kanno (I like how this list BARELY changed)

Five Bad Habits I Have:
1. Biting my nails
2. Cracking everything--my neck, my back, my knuckles, my ankles, my toes...
3. Saying stupid things
4. Ruining everything for myself
5. Thinking too much into things, I hate that

Five Things I Would Never Wear:
1. String bikini
2. Short shorts
3. Leotard
4. A miniskirt
5. A polo shirt, uggh

Five TV Shows I Like:
1. Law and Order SVU
2. Glee, as I discovered tonight
3. I don't
4. watch much
5. TV

Five Places I've Lived:
1. Commack, NY
2. Manhattan
3. Changcheong-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea
4. Sinsu-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
5. Jerusalem (does six weeks count as living somewhere?)

My Top Five Biggest Worries at the Moment:
1. Finding work after school
2. School
3. This coming weekend/David's bar mitzvah
4. Boys
5. Life

My Top Five Biggest Joys at the Moment:
1. Bike riding!!!!!!!!!
2. Awesome hoobae
3. Seriously, can I say bike riding again? MAN.
4. Learning Korean
5. Having a whole new world within NYC open up to me because...I HAVE A BIKE NOW! Yay!!!



MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRE!



(Wow, aside from the time-sensitive ones, most of my answers are exactly the same. I'm just going to keep them and comment on any that have changed.)

Ever...
{x} Fallen for your best friend? Oy, way too often >_<
{x} Made out with JUST a friend? "Haha...ummm..." (2009: I'm trying to figure out what this answer is referring OMG I REMEMBER NOW. Oy. The answer is "oy".)
{x} Been rejected? Of course
{x} Been in love?
{x} Been in lust? Yeah, plenty of times
{x} Used someone? I don't think I have. I hope not!
{x} Been used? Yes
{x} Cheated on someone? I would never.
{x} Been cheated on? Yeah, kinda
{x} Done something you regret? Haha...I try not to do something if I think I'll regret it :P

Who was the last person...
{x} You touched? I think 목이
{x} You talked to? In person? My roommate, I guess
{x} You hugged? 목이
{x} You instant messaged? Josh?
{x} You kissed? Oy
{x} You yelled at? Probably 목이 ("Where are you GOING?????")
{x} You laughed with? 목이 ^^

Have you/are you/do you....
{x} Considered a life of crime? Considered, of course. :) But seriously considered? No.
{x} Considered being a hooker? Pffft
{x} Considered being a pimp? No?
{x} Are you psycho? Not really?
{x} Split personalities? Yes. No. Yes. No.
{x} Schizophrenic? Roses are red, violets are blue, I am schizophrenic, and so am I. I've heard that poem soooooo many times and it still makes me giggle. Every time. (2009: Yup. Still.)
{x} Obsessive? Haha uhhh
{x} Obsessive compulsive? Mmmhmm
{x} Panic? No
{x} Anxiety? No?
{x} Depressed? Sometimes, but usually just briefly
{x} Suicidal? No?
{x} Obsessed with hate? No?
{x} Dream of mutilated bodies, blood, death, and gore? NO! Who comes up with these questions??
{x} Dream of doing those things instead of just seeing them? No
{x} Understanding: Sure
{x} Open-minded: I try to be
{x} Arrogant: Nah, I'm pretty humble
{x} Insecure: Yeah
{x} Interesting: Sometimes
{x} Hungry: No
{x} Friendly: Most of the time, except when I'm around Craig. (2009: I try.)
{x} Smart: I've been told
{x} Moody: I'm a girl, of course I'm moody
{x} Childish: Sometimes
{x} Independent: To an extent (2009: Quite.)
{x} Hard-working: When it's something worthwhile
{x} Organized: In my own way
{x} Healthy: No
{x} Emotionally stable: Hmm...yes?
{x} Shy: No
{x} Difficult: Huh?
{x} Attractive: Depends on how I feel
{x} Bored easily: Not at all
{x} Thirsty: Not particularly
{x} Responsible: Most of the time
{x} Sad: Not right now...?
{x} Happy: Sure!
{x} Trusting: TOO trusting.
{x} Talkative: Uh, yeah.
{x} Original: I like to think so!
{x} Different: See above
{x} Unique: Haha
{x} Lonely: Sometimes
{x} Color your hair? Nah
{x} Have tattoos? No
{x} Piercings? Two in each ear
{x} Have a girl/boyfriend? Boytoy, until he decides he's NOT MOVING BACK TO CALIFORNIA (2009: Nope)
{x} Floss daily? When I remember
{x} Own a webcam? No
{x} Ever get off the damn computer? Nah
{x} Sprechen sie deutsche? Ich spreche nur ein bißchen, aber ich möchte beßer meine Deutsch mache. :-/ (2009: Ich habe alle meine Deutsche vergeßen. =( )
{x} Habla espanol? Ich habe alle meine Spanisch vergeßen :( I mean, uh...yo no recuerdo mi español :( (2009: Yeah, same)

Currents
{x} Current Clothes: Why would I wear clothes when there aren't people around?
{x} Current Mood: Content
{x} Current Taste: Saliva?
{x} Current Hair: Mine?
{x} Current Annoyance: That I'm up so late againnnnnnnnnnnn
{x} Current Smell: Nothing?
{x} Current thing you ought to be doing: Sleeping
{x} Current Desktop Picture: Some rocks or whatever came with the Mac
{x} Current Favorite Group: Hmmm. CURRENT current? I suppose 네미시스. B'z still works as an answer for this, though.
{x} Current Book: None. I haven't really READ anything in a very, very long time.
{x} Current DVD In Player: Hot Fuzz, haha
{x} Current Refreshment: It WAS a glass of water, but I just finished it. Oh well.
{x} Current Worry: Many
{x} Current Crush: Oy
{x} Current Favorite Celebrity: Going through a Danny Kaye phase again :3

Favorite...
{x} Food: Macaroni and cheese. 근데 한국적으로 콩국수!
{x} Drink: Taro bubble tea ^^
{x} Color: Blue
{x} Shoes: My slip-ons. Those things are getting so dirtyyyyyyyy
{x} Candy: Orgasm bread! (2009: I remember orgasm bread!!! I suppose now it would be...I don't know, peanut M&Ms or something?)
{x} TV Show: Law and Order? AHHH I'M TURNING INTO MY DAD (2009: Yeah, still Law and Order. SVU, specifically.)
{x} Movie: The Nightmare Before Christmas :)
{x} Dance: DDR ^_^
{x} Vegetable: Terri Schiavo AW HELL NAW (2009: This is still funny.)
{x} Fruit: Apples, grapes, starfruit (2009: Red seedless grapes are definitely at the very top of this list. Apples and ESPECIALLY starfruit still ROCK, though.)

{x} Long or short hair? Either
{x} Dark or blond hair? Either
{x} Tall or short? Tall
{x} Mr. Sensitive or Mr. Funny? Both? Please?
{x} Good guy or bad guy? Good with bad tendencies :)
{x} Dark or light eyes? Either or
{x} Hat or no hat? Who cares?
{x} Pierced or no? I dunno, I guess not. Really doesn't matter, though.
{x} Freckles or none? Doesn't matter
{x} Stubble or neatly shaved? Either
{x} Rugged outdoorsy type or sporty type? Ummm...???

On preferences....
{x} Chocolate milk or hot chocolate? Depends on my mood
{x} McDonalds or Burger King? White Castle!
{x} Marry the perfect lover or the perfect friend? Ummm...both?
{x} Sweet or sour? Sweet
{x} Root Beer or Dr. Pepper? Depends on my mood
{x} Sappy/action/comedy/horror? Comedy, usually
{x} Cats or dogs? Either
{x} Ocean or Pool? Either
{x} Cool Ranch or Nacho Cheese? Doritos? Cool Ranch, definitely
{x} Mud or Jell-O wrestling? Jello, duh
{x} With or without ice-cubes? Depends on my mood
{x} Rain or shine? This question was orginally "Shine or rain?" but it pissed me off so much I changed it, and I'm still not answering it.
{x} Winter/Summer/Fall/Spring? Spring is so :awesome:
{x} Vanilla or Chocolate? Vanilla
{x} Gloves or mittens? Gloves
{x} Eyes open or closed? ???
{x} Fly or breathe under water? Both, but flying more. Definitely.
{x} Bunk-bed or waterbed? A bunk-waterbed!
{x} Chewing gum or hard candy? Either
{x} Motor boat or sailboat? Either
{x} Lights on or off? Either?
{x} Chicken or fish? Chicken

What's your favorite:.
{x} Number? I don't know, there are several that I like
{x} Holiday? I like them all, but the Lunar New Year was pretty :awesome: this year :D (2009: My birthday. DUH. Next would be Chanukah, I guess.)
{x} Radio station? 93.1 AMOR!
{x} Place? New York City is one of them (2009: Seoul is another. Oh, Korea. :( )
{x} Flower? I don't think I have one
{x} Scent? Barbecues, and Chance by Chanel

???
{x} If you could be anywhere, where would you be? Right where I am, for now :) (2009: Right now? Probably Seoul. I reeeeeeeeeally miss Seoul.)
{x} What would you be doing? Learning, and fulfilling my dreams (2009: Visiting friends, voice acting, running around with Byungkuk oppa, spending a lot of money, haha)
{x} What are you listening to? Nothing at the moment--a rarity for me, but it's because I'm on my way out (2009: Surprise, surprise: 자각몽 by 네미시스. On repeat. We're on iTunes play 924 right now!)
{x} Can you do anything freakish with your body? I can play the harmonica with my nose, bend my thumb back to my wrist, wiggle my ears, and recite the alphabet backwards in under five seconds!
{x} Do you have a favorite animal no matter how lame it might be?: Not really. Aww, what a lame way to end the quiz. >:O (2009: My favorite animal is my stuffed hippo. ^^)

What better to do when I should be sleeping than a survey? Yay!

15 Years Ago, I:
1. was four
2. was enrolled in preschool at the Commack Jewish Center
3. was soon to graduate said preschool
4. went to Kindermusik classes, aww
5. was writing up fake menus, aww!

10 Years Ago, I:
1. was in fourth grade
2. had a birthday party at the bowling alley
3. got the flu and could not fully enjoy said birthday party
4. wrote an autobiography for class that I still have today. Not much has changed.
5. was obsessed with Pig Latin <3

5 Years Ago, I:
1. was a freshman in high school
2. was a total loser and should have had someone kick me
3. was in my punk/ska phase
4. had my knickers in a bunch over my break-up with Dan from Forced Laughter >_<
5. discovered Comedy Troupe ^^

2 Years Ago, I:
1. was a senior in high school <3
2. was probably not going to class all that much
3. was getting ready for my first I-Con!
4. was probably changing my NYSSMA solo right about now, switching from singing the piece in B minor (as an alto I) to D minor (as a Soprano II)
5. was starting to stress out over the Comedy Troupe show

1 Year Ago, I:
1. was getting ready for my second I-Con, with Jen!
2. was still home because of mono :'(
3. got a job at Build-A-Bear
4. started taking voice classes at the New York Voiceover Academy
5. was afraid to/didn't want to go back to school

Yesterday, I:
1. Took the train back to Long Island from NYC
2. didn't attend a single class, out of a potential FOUR
3. Hung out with Erik pretty much the whole darn day <3
4. Had a Peach Slice Plus smoothie from Smoothie King <3
5. printed out schedules for I-Con because I am a huge loser <3

Today, I:
1. Woke up at 8:15 to get Tabby, blahhhhh
2. Got Tabby from Smithtown
3. Drove home from Smithtown on Jericho Turnpike
4. Put on pants
5. Uhhhhhh

Tomorrow, I:
1. will volunteer at I-Con for an hour with Erik
2. will spend the whole darn day with Erik <3
3. will inevitably consume things that are very bad for me
4. will POSSIBLY MAYBE see Justin ^_^
5. will be reeeeeeeally happy. I love I-Con :)

Five Foods I Enjoy:
1. Macaroni and cheese
2. Dumplings
3. Taro bubble tea
4. 설렁탕
5. Chicken rolls

Five Songs I Know All the Words To, Even Without the Music:
1. ピエロ by B'z
2. Step By Step by Ziggy, from 名探偵コナン
3. No Reply by Yoko Kanno
4. Es Ist Nie Vorbei by Blümchen
5. Todos Me Miran by Gloria Trevi

Five Games I Like:
1. DDR ^^
2. Pump It Up
3. Truth Or Dare
4. Mah Jongg!
5. Text Twist <3

Five Things I Would Buy With $1000:
1. Plane tickets. Lots and lots of plane tickets.
2. Lots and lots of momo from Tsampa! Yesssssssss
3. Recording equipment?
4. Everyone's dinner at dwitpuri next week, if that would even cover it >_<
5. Lottery tickets >_<

Top Five Musicians Lately (or Last 5 CDs in the CD Player):
(Besides the whole Butch Walker family (M3, FFR, etc.), cuz they're a given...)
1. B'z
2. Adiemus
3. E Nomine
4. Porno Graffitti
5. Yoko Kanno

Five Bad Habits I Have:
1. Biting my nails
2. Cracking everything--my neck, my back, my knuckles, my ankles, my toes...
3. Saying stupid things
4. Ruining everything for myself
5. Thinking too much into things, I hate that

Five Things I Would Never Wear:
1. String bikini
2. Short shorts
3. Leotard
4. A miniskirt
5. A polo shirt, uggh

Five TV Shows I Like:
1. Law and Order
2. Scrubs
3. The Daily Show
4. The Colbert Report
5. (Insert random things on Adult Swim here)

Five Places I've Lived:
1. Commack
2. New York City
3. USA
4. Earth
5. Milky Way

My Top Five Biggest Worries at the Moment:
1. My future
2. School
3. Stupid stupid stupid California
4. How I'm ever gonna do what I really wanna do and like...survive
5. Figuring myself out

My Top Five Biggest Joys at the Moment:
1. Life
2. Love
3. I-Con!
4. NYURI
5. Discovering :)



MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRE!





Ever...
{x} Fallen for your best friend? Oy, way too often >_<
{x} Made out with JUST a friend? Haha...ummm...
{x} Been rejected? Of course
{x} Been in love?
{x} Been in lust? Yeah, plenty of times
{x} Used someone? I don't think I have. I hope not!
{x} Been used? Yes
{x} Cheated on someone? I would never.
{x} Been cheated on? Yeah, kinda
{x} Done something you regret? Haha...I try not to do something if I think I'll regret it :P

Who was the last person...
{x} You touched? My mommeeeeeeeeeeee
{x} You talked to? Lindsay Bryde?? on the phone just now
{x} You hugged? My mrrrrrrrmrrrr!
{x} You instant messaged? I don't usually initiate IMs, actually. The last person to IM me was Sue, I believe.
{x} You kissed? Mrr brrrrrrbrrr--uh, Erik.
{x} You yelled at? My dad for being a douche
{x} You laughed with? I'm guessing Erik

Have you/are you/do you....
{x} Considered a life of crime? Considered, of course. :) But seriously considered? No.
{x} Considered being a hooker? Pffft
{x} Considered being a pimp? No?
{x} Are you psycho? Not really?
{x} Split personalities? Yes. No. Yes. No.
{x} Schizophrenic? Roses are red, violets are blue, I am schizophrenic, and so am I. I've heard that poem soooooo many times and it still makes me giggle. Every time.
{x} Obsessive? Haha uhhh
{x} Obsessive compulsive? Mmmhmm
{x} Panic? No
{x} Anxiety? No?
{x} Depressed? Sometimes, but usually just briefly
{x} Suicidal? No?
{x} Obsessed with hate? No?
{x} Dream of mutilated bodies, blood, death, and gore? NO! Who comes up with these questions??
{x} Dream of doing those things instead of just seeing them? No
{x} Understanding: Sure
{x} Open-minded: I try to be
{x} Arrogant: Nah, I'm pretty humble
{x} Insecure: Yeah
{x} Interesting: Sometimes
{x} Hungry: No
{x} Friendly: Most of the time, except when I'm around Craig.
{x} Smart: I've been told
{x} Moody: I'm a girl, of course I'm moody
{x} Childish: Sometimes
{x} Independent: To an extent
{x} Hard-working: When it's something worthwhile
{x} Organized: In my own way
{x} Healthy: No
{x} Emotionally stable: Hmm...yes?
{x} Shy: No
{x} Difficult: Huh?
{x} Attractive: Depends on how I feel
{x} Bored easily: Not at all
{x} Thirsty: Not particularly
{x} Responsible: Most of the time
{x} Sad: Not right now...?
{x} Happy: Sure!
{x} Trusting: TOO trusting.
{x} Talkative: Uh, yeah.
{x} Original: I like to think so!
{x} Different: See above
{x} Unique: Haha
{x} Lonely: Sometimes
{x} Color your hair? Nah
{x} Have tattoos? No
{x} Piercings? Two in each ear
{x} Have a girl/boyfriend? Boytoy, until he decides he's NOT MOVING BACK TO CALIFORNIA
{x} Floss daily? When I remember
{x} Own a webcam? No
{x} Ever get off the damn computer? Nah
{x} Sprechen sie deutsche? Ich spreche nur ein bißchen, aber ich möchte beßer meine Deutsch mache. :-/
{x} Habla espanol? Ich habe alle meine Spanisch vergeßen :( I mean, uh...yo no recuerdo mi español :(

Currents
{x} Current Clothes: Eve 6 T-shirt and jeans
{x} Current Mood: Content
{x} Current Taste: Saliva?
{x} Current Hair: Mine?
{x} Current Annoyance: That there isn't enough time in...well, in life >_<
{x} Current Smell: Plain-ness
{x} Current thing you ought to be doing: Sleeping and/or taking a shower
{x} Current Desktop Picture: Rooster Zebra Contemplating A Grilled Cheese Sandwich
{x} Current Favorite Group: I suppose that title goes to B'z
{x} Current Book: I'm Longing For You/Es Brennt Die Sehnsucht/Whatever it's called in English
{x} Current DVD In Player: Rear Window
{x} Current Refreshment: None
{x} Current Worry: School, stupid stupid stupid California
{x} Current Crush: Erik OH SHIT NOW HE'S GONNA KNOW
{x} Current Favorite Celebrity: Raffi!

Favorite...
{x} Food: Macaroni and cheese
{x} Drink: Green tea smoothies from Smoothie King <3
{x} Color: Blue
{x} Shoes: The ones I wear every day
{x} Candy: Orgasm bread!
{x} TV Show: Law and Order? AHHH I'M TURNING INTO MY DAD
{x} Movie: The Nightmare Before Christmas :)
{x} Dance: DDR ^_^
{x} Vegetable: Terri Schiavo AW HELL NAW
{x} Fruit: Apples, grapes, starfruit
{x} Long or short hair? Either
{x} Dark or blond hair? Either
{x} Tall or short? Tall
{x} Mr. Sensitive or Mr. Funny? Both? Please?
{x} Good guy or bad guy? Good with bad tendencies :)
{x} Dark or light eyes? Either or
{x} Hat or no hat? Who cares?
{x} Pierced or no? I dunno, I guess not. Really doesn't matter, though.
{x} Freckles or none? Doesn't matter
{x} Stubble or neatly shaved? Either
{x} Rugged outdoorsy type or sporty type? Ummm...???

On preferences....
{x} Chocolate milk or hot chocolate? Depends on my mood
{x} McDonalds or Burger King? White Castle!
{x} Marry the perfect lover or the perfect friend? Ummm...both?
{x} Sweet or sour? Sweet
{x} Root Beer or Dr. Pepper? Depends on my mood
{x} Sappy/action/comedy/horror? Comedy, usually
{x} Cats or dogs? Either
{x} Ocean or Pool? Either
{x} Cool Ranch or Nacho Cheese? Doritos? Cool Ranch, definitely
{x} Mud or Jell-O wrestling? Jello, duh
{x} With or without ice-cubes? Depends on my mood
{x} Rain or shine? This question was orginally "Shine or rain?" but it pissed me off so much I changed it, and I'm still not answering it.
{x} Winter/Summer/Fall/Spring? Spring is so :awesome:
{x} Vanilla or Chocolate? Vanilla
{x} Gloves or mittens? Gloves
{x} Eyes open or closed? ???
{x} Fly or breathe under water? Both, but flying more. Definitely.
{x} Bunk-bed or waterbed? A bunk-waterbed!
{x} Chewing gum or hard candy? Either
{x} Motor boat or sailboat? Either
{x} Lights on or off? Either?
{x} Chicken or fish? Chicken

What's your favorite:.
{x} Number? I don't know, there are several that I like
{x} Holiday? I like them all, but the Lunar New Year was pretty :awesome: this year :D
{x} Radio station? 93.1 AMOR!
{x} Place? New York City is one of them
{x} Flower? I don't think I have one
{x} Scent? Barbecues, and Chance by Chanel.

???
{x} If you could be anywhere, where would you be? Right where I am, for now :)
{x} What would you be doing? Learning, and fulfilling my dreams
{x} What are you listening to? Nothing at the moment--a rarity for me, but it's because I'm on my way out
{x} Can you do anything freakish with your body? I can play the harmonica with my nose, bend my thumb back to my wrist, wiggle my ears, and recite the alphabet backwards in under five seconds!
{x} Do you have a favorite animal no matter how lame it might be?: Not really. Aww, what a lame way to end the quiz. >:O

Dear Mr. Obama,

My name is Melanie. I'm a student at NYU with an unusual request. My friend and fellow student Erik is strongly considering transferring schools and moving back to California from NYC. He barely gave it a chance--just one semester and he's calling it quits already. He can't afford it, he insists he hates the city even though I know if he actually gave it a chance, he definitely wouldn't. Only one thing can convince him to give New York City another chance, and that is hearing it from the man himself. Erik told me that he would stay only if I got Barack Obama, his idol, to personally tell him to stay. Mr. Obama, I've tried everything else in my power to keep him here. If I'd given up after MY freshman year, I wouldn't have experienced a wealth of things that have made my life a thousand times better. The power is in YOUR hands now, Mr. Obama. I know you probably get a lot of emails, and plenty of requests for who knows what, I'm sure. But if you were to take just a few minutes--I know you're busy, you know, running for President and all, but I can ask, you know?--to tell this boy to stay in New York City, you would change the course of a number of lives now for the better, and who knows how many down the road as an indirect result.

I can't convey how much this has to happen in an email. I also can't offer you a whole lot of incentive; however, if you were to do this, I could offer my services, which are any of the following:
-I will arrange and perform a piece to be performed by a kazoo quartet just for you.
-I will compose and/or sing a piece just for you. Your choice of song, style, etc.
-I will make it my personal mission to convince 1,000 people to vote for you, and to get each of those people to get ten people to vote for you, and so on. I could do the first part with ease. The second part, well, people will do what they will, you know?
-Face painting! I can paint faces at your daughters' next birthday parties.
-??? Think of something! I'm open to suggestions.

Please email me back if you'd like more information on how, by helping out a few college students, you can make the world a better place.

I thank you sincerely for your time.

~~Melanie Ehrlich

Hey here's a funny joke!

Q: What does Melanie give to a boy she likes?
A: Mono!

I'm kinda angry at God right now. He knows exactly what he's doing! I bet he's sitting up there all like, "Hey, you know what would be fun? I'm gonna have Melanie finally meet someone she likes and who likes her, I'll have 'em lock lips, and THEN I'm gonna make her blood test come back POSITIVE for mono! Hooooo-ah! How funny would that be? Oh man, I crack myself up." Thanks, big guy. That really wasn't cool. >:O

Melanie hasn't updated in a while. Melanie talks in the third person!

So, what's happened in my life since last time? Well...

-Build-A-Bear? I got a job at Build-A-Bear...it's a very Melanie job. Visit me sometime and I rove you rong time.

-School? I start "summer" classes May 15th and they June 26th. Right before the summer begins, it seems. I'll be taking Intensive German--two semesters' worth of German squeezed into six weeks! Oh dear.

-Acting? Yeah, I think I'll do that. Started taking voice acting classes out in Merrick, where I've learned plenty of valuable things and met some...interesting people.

-Mono? Even though my doctor said I was clear and could kiss people and play contact sports (because we all know how much I enjoy contact sports), this apparently means "don't do any of these things" in doctor speak because not only do I still have mono, but it apparently is highly contagious. Thanks for that one, doc! Next time, can you tell me before I infect someone else, maybe? If it's not too much trouble? Thanks.

So yeah, aside from stupid mono possibly ruining what could have been a very nice thing, life's okay. I love my job...I dunno. Something's still missing. I think I need to go back to school. Actually, I think I need to go back to Israel, but I'll try not to think about that so as to not depress myself. I should probably go to sleep.

I've recently come to the conclusion that I will not be satisfied with my life unless I change the world. Like the whole thing. Somehow. Plan being drafted now.

Oh, and that last entry? It's not that hard! I didn't even hide it that well! If you're really curious I'll tell you eventually, but come on, it's not a poem. Even I could do better than that.

Uggh, give me something to doooooooooooooooooo

Okay, here's a question. What's the most influence a single person with no "contacts" could have on their local government? Writing letters and such don't do much, so what's the most someone can do to be "heard" and have their ideas considered and stuff? I wish I knew more about this kinda stuff.

I feel very whiny and stuff lately, and I don't like it. Ick

I was thinking today.

Do you suppose people are conscious...
Of the things they do everyday?
Now, I found myself staring
'tween the eyes of the increasingly stupid people
That roam the streets...

Why do I bother when
Another passion calls?
Never would I have thought
That I didn't have the balls

The balls for what, Melanie?
Oh, you may ask, but I'll tell you, see...

During my eventful high school years
Everything (overall) was pretty fine
Any doubts that came into my head would
Leave before they messed with my mind

Why, I was pretty optimistic
I wasn't negative any longer
The gifts of intelligence and passion were mine,
Hope merely made them stronger

To act, teach or sing? was the thing--oh,
How to pick which I wanted to do? In fact(ical),
I wanted to do it all, but
Soon I'd realise that this thinking was impractical

Considering the time required by those things
Really doing more than one wouldn't work
And in the end, I chose the best one for me
Plus...it wouldn't leave me feeling like a jerk.

And now, years have passes
No one's getting younger
Yet I feel like something's being lost...
Maybe it's just that
Originality's gone the way of the caribou. Or that
Reality is just stupid!
Everyone is!

Onerous...
Understandable...
Retched.

What are these?
Oh, just...adjectives.
Really!
Look at them. Do you see anything else?
Duh, of course not. Told you.

I may be lying. Haha.
Suckaaaaaaaaaaaaaas

Definitely sucks.
Everyone seems kinda lifeless lately.
People don't have the same...the same...
Routines? No...
Energy? Nah, not that either...
Simplicity? Maybe.
Simplicity...yeah. That might be it.
In fact, I think it is. Well great.
Now I've pinpointed why people are stupid.
Great.

I...oh, never mind. Ignore all that. Really.

To everyone who just read that,
Oops!
That was obviously not...what I'd meant to say.
Actually...maybe it was.
Let's think about that.
Lovely little piece, wasn't it?
Yeah, I don't think so either.

No one reading this should be able to say that they've never
Ever read The Giver.
Every single person should read this book.
Damn it, they should own a copy!

Alright. Time for bed.
Nah, who am I kidding? The night is young!

Eventually, I'm going to have to adapt to a regular sleep schedule again.
And what a FUN time that will be!
Really, I can't wait.

A few minutes ago, I was wide awake.
Now I'm really, really tired.
Definitely a sign. I should retire for the evening.

Another time! The party's just beginning now!

Hoo boy, 3AM. What am I doing awake?
Uggh, it's one of those nights, isn't it?
Good night!

: YES THIS IS STILL PART OF MY POST. And so is this:
(For those not too stupid to 1) realize immediately that this is something that would belong on my "Stupid Poetry" site, and 2) see the actual point/message, call. Text. Whatever. Everyone else, please cease to exist. Thanks!)

(3/4/06: I like how it took me nearly a week to finish this. Oh, Jen <3)

Oh, so many good things have been happening lately. Where do I begin? Okay, I'll write about stuff as I remember it. All of my mini-stories are going to have titles consisting of song titles that accurately reflect the story! I'm such a loser. Title (Artist)

The Marvelous Toy (Peter, Paul and Mary)

My mother and brother went to Florida without me to visit my paternal grandparents. This is the first time that my mother and brother have gone to Florida to visit them without me since my grandparents moved there, when I was in fifth grade. I was really bummed, but I couldn't do much about it. I'm probably gonna go down there myself in May...that should be interesting. Anyway, my grandmother had mentioned that she'd bought me something I could use with my iPod, which I thought was very nice, if not a little strange--after all, my grandparents aren't the most technologically advanced people in the world. I was even more confused when my grandmother added that she'd bought herself one too, as she does not own an iPod and I'm pretty sure she has no intention of buying one anytime soon. However, everything made sense when my mother and brother came home and I saw just what it was that she'd gotten me--an i-Dog.

My grandmother bought me an i-Dog.

It's stupid. It's frivolous. I absolutely love it.

The i-Dog, for those not in the know, can pretty accurately be described as a cross between a speaker and a Tamagotchi. It's a little white dog that has a speaker in its back, and if you plug it in to your iPod or any music-playing device, it flashes lights and bobs its head along to the music. It also gets "upset" if you don't "feed" it enough music, or "pet" it enough. It's so hilariously stupid, yet I find myself intrigued and sometimes captivated by it. I must say, my grandmother really does know me quite well.


Satisfaction (The Rolling Stones)

I've learned my lesson about going into too much detail on an online journal--several times, in fact, with my last one [Ah, Xanga--memories live forever]--so I'm going to purposely keep this very vague, but because of the impact this had on me, it's at least worth mentioning here.

A few months ago, something occurred between another person and myself that was, in reality, just a really, really, really dumb misunderstanding. Unfortunately, it happened right before I left for school, so I couldn't clear things up. The whole thing was frustrating because 1) there was such a simple explanation for what had happened that, had I had the chance, I could have cleared this up in a minute flat; 2) I didn't have a suitable way to get in touch with this person to do the explaining anyway; and 3) because it was just such awkward timing for a misunderstanding like this to occur. I mean, I finally just told myself that these things happen, and I just had to, unfortunately, forget about it and move on...but for the past few months, every so often this incident would creep into my mind and I'd kick myself and/or wish things hadn't transpired like they did. However...

A few days ago, I happened to see this person for (as far as I can recall) the first time since that all happened. We said a polite hello and went back to our own business..but I knew if I didn't say something at that point, I probably never would. I get this person's attention again and, in no more than a minute, I apologized and explained what had really happened that day. And just like that, the whole thing was resolved.

I know it doesn't seem like a big deal to anyone reading this--after all, because I was so vague, it could be any story about two friends getting into a fight and the resolving it months later. I assure you, however, that this situation was quite different from that in many ways. There have been at least two times in the not-so-distant past where I can recall certain misunderstandings leading to things being ruined that had the potential to be awesome, and I still feel a little bad about both (although I'm pretty sure I've gotten completely over them), and I reeeeeeeeeeeeeally didn't want this to turn into number three. So when this whole thing was rectified, I was overwhelmingly relieved. Regardless of whether or not what I'd initially wanted still comes to fruition, I am still completely satisfied with the way this turned out. Picture someone having just painted a really, really huge mural, and they're standing in front of it with their hands on their hips, surveying the newly completed piece of art, when they get a big grin on their face and nod with satisfaction. That's exactly how it felt!


Happy Together (The Turtles)

Warning: the following will not be funny unless you are me or Jen.

I can't recall the last time I spent a day with someone that was purely enjoyable. That isn't to say that I don't enjoy the company of my friends--of course I do. But usually there'll be something else on my mind, a paper to write, something I have to do when I get home, problems a friend may be having, anything, really. However, I can definitely say that Friday was the most enjoyable day I've had in a long time.

Before I continue, I'd like to acknowledge how happy it makes me that, in the Turtles' "Happy Together", the verses are in F# minor and the choruses are in F# major. There seriously aren't enough songs that use parallel majors/minors, and it made me so happy just now to realize that that's what this song does. I need to talk to somebody who appreciates parallel majors.minors as much as I do. That and Picardy thirds. (OHHHHHH!!!!!! "Happy Together" has one of those too, doesn't it? Yes!!!!!!!! I think this may be the perfect song.) If you appreciate parallel majors/minors and/or Picardy thirds, please contact me so we can have lengthy conversations discussing them. Anyway, on to my fun-filled day with Jen Germanoooooooooo.

The day begins with me picking up Jen at her house at around 3:45 post meridian. When's the last time anyone typed that out? Why would anyone type that out? Now that we've established that I'm a loser, let's move on. I pick up Jen and we're off to our first destination--Best Buy. Here, Jen picks up her paycheck, and I pick out a brand spankin' new CD deck for my car. Yes, Tabby's getting pimped out! (J: Out Tabby's getting pimped!) After making our purchases, Jen and I are off to Commerce Bank where she can open a checking account, I can FINALLY beat Solitaire on my iPod, and we can both hear all about how the husband of the woman helping Jen spent $100 on DVDs and such that day. I never new opening checking accounts could be so much fun! We then drop by my house briefly so I can get my watch and my ring--it's gotten to the point where if I'm out and I'm not wearing my Circle of Fifths watch and my treble clef ring, I feel incomplete. It's alright, you can roll your eyes, I roll mine at myself, too.

After that, we return to Best Buy where I drop off my car for BUCKO (capitalized so Jen can easily find the Bucko mention in this entry) to install Tabby's brand spankin' new CD deck. Transportationless, we see no other option but to walk to Quizno's for dinner in the freezing-holy-crap-it's cold, cutting through the Sears Mall for a bit of extra warmth and to try on a rockin vest fit for a farmer or cowboy or something. After rocking out to Three Dog Night (courtesy of our friend, i-Dog) in Quizno's, we return to Best Buy to retrieve Tabitha, and boy does she look (sound?) good! I tested out the brand spankin' new CD deck with the first disc in the mediocre three-disc "100 Greatest Classical Pieces" CD set I bought impulsively at Best Buy (impulse buys? Melanie's back!), tried unsuccessfully to figure out how to set the clock on it, and then we were off to Huntington! Well, by way of the Elwood movie theatre--we stopped to look at movie times, but then we were off to Huntington! Our first stop was Coldstone. Jen loved it, but I only liked it. (ba-dum PSSSH--get it? Coldstone? The sizes...they're...they...okay.) Our next stop was Starbucks, where Jen satiated her Starbucks craving and I bought and promptly returned a $2 bottle of water after remembering that I keep a case of cock water in the trunk all the time. Our last stop was Waldbaum's, and this is where the real fun begins.

We first go to get hair dye because Jen wants to dye her hair again ("For the last time! Really!"). While Jen is looking at different shades and I'm staring off into space or whatever a clomping sound catches my ear--when I turn around, I see a man pushing a shopping cart, whose shoes for some reason seem to be making a clomping sound. It is when I look down at his feet that I see it--this man is wearing bright yellow wooden shoes.

I turn around and say something to quickly get Jen to come with me, and I head in the direction in which I thought I saw the man heading. Sure enough, as soon as we get into produce, I see the man again. He clomps every time he takes a step, causing us to break into hysterics every time this poor guy moves. We later realize that he may be homeless, and then I feel bad for laughing, but still--wooden shoes?? I could picture maybe a Dutch homeless guy wearing wooden shoes, but...why was this guy wearing them? Either way, it was entertaining and made me giggle a bit. After Jen had some fun with the self-checkout register, I bought two lottery tickets with my two remaining singles. One ticket was a losing ticket; however, on the second ticket, I won something from all three chances on the ticket! I won four whole dollars! <3 gambling <3

And then we go back to my car. And that's when it happens.

When Jen and I get into my car, I reach for my bag, which is by her leg, and as I pick it up I jostle her arm, causing coffee to spill a bit on Jen's leg, and alllllllllll over Tabby's seat. If I were smart, I'd keep napkins or tissues in my glove compartment for incidents such as this. Unfortunately for us, though, I apparently am not smart, as I do not keep these things in my glove compartment. The only thing in my glove compartment that served a, uh, similar purpose was the sanitary napkin I'd stashed away in there. So I did what anyone would have done--I soaked up the coffee with the maxi-pad, thus leading Jen to christen the incident as "Tabitha's first period".

After cleaning up Tabitha's period, we end up at the Elwood Quad, where we see Date Movie, which would not have been funny with anyone but Jen. After that abomination of 80 minutes we drive to Port Jefferson? where we essentially do nothing but drive around, scour a hospital employee parking lot for Jen's father's car, and I have trouble backing out of a spot. Oh, and we get our groove on to truly horrible music on my iPod. Love live the 90s! After our adventure in Port Jefferson where we end up at the only place still open at midnight--the diner. Now, I hadn't seen Tabitha's pad in a while, but I didn't think much of it...until the man who seated us in the diner stopped as we sat down and said "What is this?"...and picks up the pad. I was so embarrassed that I didn't say anything--and if you're reading this, it's likely you know that it's not easy to render me speechless. To us, though (to me once I got over my embarrassment, anyway) it was the funniest thing in the world, and the perfect end to our night. <3

It's that time again! I knew starting a new journal wouldn't change this...it's yet another time when I'm awake and want to update, but can't think of what I want to write. So instead, naturally, I want to do...a survey! That's right, because I didn't do enough in my last journal! Oh, whatever, they're fun. Maybe once I do one, I can go to sleep, because I'd really like to go to sleep so I can wake up tomorrow. Alright, here it is--not just my first survey in my LJ, but my first LJ cut, too! How exciting!

( Stop! Survey time )

Also, for a post on SA, I'd started typing out my tastes in music since middle school. However, I wanted to be so accurate and detailed that I ended up making it way too much so for a reply, but I didn't wanna just delete it because I took so long to type it all out, so here for your enjoyment is...a list of my tastes in music from middle school to the present. Enjoy?

( Random music post thing )

Alright, last one, and I'm too lazy to make a cut so here it is:
(Bold what you have/are/do, don't bold what you don't have/aren't/don't do)

01. I have a cell phone.
02. I am obsessed with having my shoes match my outfit.
03. I'm the only child.
04. I love Saks Fifth Avenue more than any store in the world..
05. I love wearing dangly earrings.
06. I am a Taurus. (I'm on the cusp, so I bold-ed half.)
07. I love someone more than they will ever know.
08. I'm obsessed with cult flicks.
09. I can't live without eyeliner.
10. I can't live without music.
11. I think New York is the best. (New York City, anyway :P)
12. I need a job.
13. I want to be out of high school now.
14. I love to draw, but I only draw people. Poorly.
15. I get annoyed easily.
16. I eventually want kids.
17. I love to read.
18. I have more than a couple horrible memories.
19. I am addicted to Laguna Beach.
20. I am a girl.
21. I'm a worried person.
22. I'm in high school.
23. I love clean lines and contast.
24. I don't like girls who are fake.
25. I like to swim.
26. My dreams are sometimes weird
27. One of my best friends is gay.
28. I love leather and I'm a vegetarian.
29. I've seen Dazed and Confused at least 45 times.
30. I dress how I feel that day.
31. I fall asleep in school almost as much as Davina. (I guess someone from Commack wrote this survey?)
32. Sometimes I cry for almost no reason. (I've done this. I don't particularly enjoy it, but I'm a girl--it happens)
33. It bugs me sometimes when people are really late. (SOMETIMES. Not all of the time. It depends on for what.)
34. I procrastinate.
35. I love autumn.
36. It is my personal belief that you can never have too many shoes.
37. I like to sleep in.
38. I'm going to fail physics this marking period.
39. I'm afraid of spiders.
40. I hate shaving my legs. (Does anyone...like shaving their legs??)
41. I adore Project Runway.
42. I wish my hair did what I wanted it to do.
43. I'm an anglophile.
44. I like the beach. (Well, I love beaches with HUGE waves, but I don't really like any other part of the beach. I hate the sand and I hate cleaning sand off every part of my body afterwards and I hate getting sunburned and...all in all, I'd prefer a wave pool at Splish Splash or something, I think. :P)
45. My favorite flower is the calla lily as well as certain types of roses.
46. I'm excited for the future.
47. I have family out of state.
48. I can't wait til my birthday. (I LOVE birthdays. Everyone's, not just my own :D)
49. I can't part with my wallet. (For some reason, I'm very attached to my wallet.)
50. I love my friends.
51. Fleet Week is my favorite holiday.
52. I can be very insecure.
53. I'm a klutz.
54. I'm taking French class for the sixth year.
55. I have a laptop.
56. I love guys that love music.
57. I state the obvious sometimes just to reassure myself.
59. I dance randomly sometimes.
60. I'm a good singer.
61. I sometimes like cleaning my room.
62. I have a big thing for Frank Sinatra.
63. I love cute underwear.
64. I love english.
65. I look away when I see homeless people.
66. I hold my breath unintentionally when I hug people.
67. I don't like to study for tests.
68. I'm confused by religion. (Sometimes. Overall, mine's pretty chill)
69. I am too forgiving sometimes.
70. I don't even have my permit. (Haha I thought of Justin <3)
71. I love polka dots and stripes.
72. I have a lot of undergarments.
73. I'm an elitist.
74. I love kisses on the forehead. (I'm pretty neutral toward them...I like them, but...whatever, I guess?)
75. I love the color pink more than the rest.
76. I have a collection of shirts that make fun of other states.
77. I have green eyes.
78. I like being a passenger in vehicles at nighttime.
79. I don't do sports. (Unless you count DDR! Haha)
80. I become stressed easily.
81. I like to lie to see what I can get away with.
82. I like comfy sweatpants. (Change "sweatpants" to "pajama pants".)
83. Zach Braff is cute.
84. I like the smell of the rain. (Does rain really have a...smell?)
85. I am right-handed.
86. I hate getting shots.
87. I'm apathetic to most things.
88. I love mascara.
89. I hate the feeling of failure.
90. I'm not an "outdoorsy type."
91. I like going on rides.
92. I can be shy.
94. There's something I will never forget, either because I can't or because I just don't want to.
95. I love looking at pictures.
96. I love music.
97. I do well in school. (Well, I THOUGHT I did, anyway...)
98. I get a lot of mail.
99. I like hot tubs. (I don't think I've ever been in one, actually, so I don't know.)
100. I like to be alone sometimes.

Okay, that's better. Good night!

So I was listening to one of my favorite Mr. Big songs ("Superfantastic") and I hear the line "like an all-day sucker" and instantly I think of another song in which those words appear. The problem is, I can't figure out what song it is; I can't hear any other part of the song in my head, I don't know what comes before or after it, and I can't even recall how that line is sung. The only thing I have to go on is my feeling that Butch Walker sang it. Well, I do what I what do if I was searching for anything--I go to Google and type in a few key search words. However, searching for "like an all-day sucker" brings back more porn-related results than I care to sift through, so I add "Butch Walker" to that and come up with...absolutely nothing that's relevant! I try EVERYTHING--different permutations of the words, words that I thought may or may not have come before or after that line...nothing. After a good ten minutes of failure, I decide I should start searching with "The Floyds" or "Marvelous 3" instead of "Butch Walker" because, as essential as he was to the groups and as much as I tend to forget it, he was not the only member of them. I decide to go in backwards chronological order and, sure enough, I type in "all-day sucker" and "Marvelous 3" and within seconds "Bottle Rockets" is laughing at me from several places on the results page. Duhhhh. Of course it would be one of my favorite M3 songs. Well, at least it's not bothering me anymore, but you better believe that I dropped everything I was doing (which wasn't much, actually) to search far and wide for a song that contained those four words. I originally typed "searched long and hard" there but I'm too immature so I changed it. Just thought you'd like to know.

I've missed having an online journal! It's good to be back. I finally outgrew Xanga--as much fun as those days were, I associate Xanga with high school and even aside from that it's just not me anymore. I didn't like the direction in which it was heading--I was getting really boring. Getting a fresh start with a new journal seems very appealing, so here it is. And with a nice new username that doesn't date back to middle school! I don't know if/when I'll ever change my AIM screen name, despite its origin being my favorite bands when I created it in eighth grade (!!!). But this is a nice, fresh start that reflects who I am now pretty well in several ways, actually. Those who know me YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES YES YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just found my favorite ever version of Handel's Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba. Oh, boy...between this, my mother buying grape juice and raspberry sherbet, and other pleasant things that have happened since I woke up at 6PM, this has turned out to be a pretty good day. (Night? Morning? Is it even worth going to sleep at this point?) As I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted by myself, those who know me at all will understand that it reflects my love for music--a pretty basic thing about me that most people know. And those who know me the very best will understand what it is, where it's from, what significance the line has to me, what significance the piece it's from has to me, what significance the larger work has to me, what significance the composer has to me, what, subsequently, the ideal conductor for the work has to me, who that conductor is, whether or not I've visited that person's grave...alright, now I'm clearly talking about Justin, but my point is, "Mi with sol" is more to me than just two solfege syllables. If you think about it too much, like me, it starts meaning things that have to do with every aspect of my life. It says something about my personality, my future career, the music I like, how I feel about religion, and really how I feel about anything I do. If that sounds very ambiguous and makes little sense to you...well, good, it should. I doubt anyone could accurately explain what I meant by more than half of the things in that last sentence. Then again, I don't think anyone could accurately explain what I mean by more than half the things I say, but that's besides the point. If you'd like to know, however, you're more than welcome to ask me, no matter who "you" are. This works out especially well because I have a sudden desire to explain it to someone. Oh, and bonus points to anyone who can answer more than five of the things I said that "those who know me the very best" will understand, besides Justin. Oh, fine, bonus points for Justin, too. ^_^

As there are things I want to do right now (why?? Why do I want to clean everything lately????), I'm going to take my leave. However, I do want to update sometime soon about The Worst CD I Discovered That I Own (capitalized because it will be the title of my next post). Until then, feel free to comment or what have you. Oh, actually, here's a fun topic for discussion before I update again--what do YOU think my username means? The answer will, and probably should, be at least slightly different from everybody, as my relationship with everybody I know is at least slightly different. Does that make sense? It does to me. Have a ball!

Oh, before I go, I'd just like to point out how badass (J: What? M: Badass. J: What? M: Badass. J: What? M: Badass. J: What? M: BADBUTT! Okay?! Badbutt!) Alucard is. However, if you can find an even more badass picture of him that's 100x100 pixels or less and/or smaller than 4KB you are officially awesome. <3 Hellsing <3

No, one more thing. While I was reading old Xanga entries for nostalgia's sake I came across the Generic Movement Toy 3® saga. Does anyone else remember that? It's sitting in the playroom right now. Boy, am I glad I got that thing back. I never ever ever get the urge to play it and I don't know if/when I'll ever get rid of it, but I'm so relieved to know I actually have it. Alright, I'm going for real this time. Fin.

Edit: NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! I just listened to it--it's not the right Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba! Where's the right one?!!!?!?!?

Edit 2: Phew! All is well--I found it! I should have known better than to think my favorite version of anything was on the For A Lazy Afternoon CD. It was absolutely horrible expecting to hear the perfect tempo and Bb and instead being hit with a too-fast A natural. *shudders* Never again! Alright, this time I'm really going. Really!

Edit 3: Never mind, this is more important, thenI'll go: HAPPY BIRTHDAY FELDMAN!!!!!!! <3