5 questions meme

[zwol]

Memes are ideal for a late night with 80+ ungraded lab reports on my desk. Mocking me. I'll show them. I'll show them ALL!

1. Leave me a comment saying, "Interview me."
2. I respond by asking you five questions of a creepily personal nature.
3. You update your LJ with the answers to the questions.
4. Include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, ask them five questions.
6. If you would rather, you can comment asking me five questions. (This element added by mrissa and may be removed from the meme at your option.)

mrissa asked me:

1. What are your favorite season markers, living in Southern California? or is your mental clock on a scale other than seasonal?

I look for the coming of the rain, mostly, and for the changes in day length. Honestly, though, one of the biggest things I miss from my time in New York is real seasons. It is very easy for one month to blur into the next, here; especially when I was not in grad school.

2. What have you learned about yourself in grad school?

Mostly I've learned a lot of subdisciplines that I don't want to make a career out of. And that teaching really is just a species of performance.

3. What was that noise?

Sounds like those mysterious chimes again. Earlier they were playing in the bathroom but they stopped when I opened the door. Shall we go look?

4. Is there anywhere you've been that you would swear would never see your face again? Why?

I'm not sure I understand this question. I would dearly love never to set foot in Los Angeles again, but I still have family there. On a smaller scale, there was that horrible restaurant in NYC Chinatown that the Columbia marching band used to frequent, where one was never sure whether the rice was actually rice. I kinda think we went there because it was so horrible. I feel about that place kinda like I feel about getting seriously drunk: tried that, didn't like it, never doing it again.

5. Where did that icon come from?

I assume you mean my default icon - I honestly don't remember. It was some sort of online Flash-based cartoon face generator. I designed the icon back in the days when I was still trying to have an anonymous LJ, so the goal was to give some impression of my personality without actually looking anything like me. I think I succeeded.

Comments

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

I think you succeeded, too.

My turn?

[zwol.livejournal.com]

Hmmm.

1. What are the most salient N (choose any N>0 you like) differences between California and Minnesota for you?
2. Do you have conversations with your characters?
3. You once said your family members were either irresistible forces or immovable objects. Which are you?
4. What book are you most ashamed of enjoying?
5. The Queen of Faerie offers you the opportunity to spend a year and a day in her country on condition that you may never tell anyone what you saw there, even in stories. Do you accept, decline, or try to bargain? If the last, what is your counteroffer?

[queenpam.livejournal.com]

sure, why not
not that a meme is really required if you want to know stuff about me, but *meh*

[zwol.livejournal.com]

This will require a great deal of finesse.

1. When you were growing up, what was it like being much younger than your siblings?
2. Who is your arch-nemesis?
3. Tell me something that you have always wanted to do but never thought you would have the opportunity.
4. What is your absolute favorite thing about Georgia?
5. You can go back in time and make one change at any point in the development of computers. What would it be?

[vvvexation.livejournal.com]

It was the Picasso generator, ne?

And what did you fear the rice was?

[zwol.livejournal.com]

It was the Picasso generator, ne?

Yes! Yes it was. http://www.mrpicassohead.com/

And what did you fear the rice was?

Insect larvae, or possibly styrofoam.

[vvvexation.livejournal.com]

Oh good, I was hoping there was an option besides larvae.

[zwol.livejournal.com]

It couldn't have been larvae all the time. That would have been entirely too predictable for a restaurant this awful.

I have livejournal! Give me something to post!

[ladyrunica.livejournal.com]

Whee! I have a livejournal now. Your idea, too. Since you suggested looking to see if there were participant-generating groups out there. I haven't really found any yet. I have found funny groups about crappy roleplayers, groups for recipes, etc. They distract me when my participants are running late (like now!).

Probably should get some friends. So friend me and "interview me" so I have something to put on my actual journal.

Re: I have livejournal! Give me something to post!

[zwol.livejournal.com]

Eeeentereesting.

1. Which do you prefer: a long peaceful hike or a really fast car?
2. In 50 words or less, describe Boston.
3. What is the most obnoxious thing anyone has ever done in a game of Munchkin that you were part of?
4. You wake up one morning and discover that a freak snowstorm has rendered it impossible to leave the building, and furthermore knocked out all communications services (TV, radio, telephone, Internet, everything) in the area. However, the electricty, water, and gas (if any) are still functional. What do you do?
5. Are you who I think you are?