No Children

[vovat]

I already posted these first two paragraphs (after this one, that is) to the yff community, and I doubt anyone else will care, but I'm going to post them here anyway.

Scott McCaughey has an Amazon recommendation page. Well, it's either him or someone pretending to be him, which used to not be that hard to do on Amazon, but might be a little more difficult now. I remember when their listing for John Linnell's State Songs had a "comment from the author" saying something along the lines of "Hey, look at me! I'm John Linnell!" It doesn't seem to be there anymore, though. So, yeah, I'm guessing this probably really IS Scott.

In other Amazon news, the page for the Young Fresh Fellows' The Men Who Loved Music calls the album "World of Today." Also, links elsewhere on Amazon identify the band as "Flop." This is apparently a real band and album, but how it got mixed up with the Fellows' album is a mystery. EDIT: revme informs me that Kurt Bloch produced the album, so I guess it DOES have a connection to the Fellows. It's still really weird, though.

I've pretty much finished my taxes (I just need to photocopy my New Jersey form, and mail off that and my local stuff), and, if I've done my math correctly, it looks like I'll be getting back a grand total of $17. At least I pretty much broke even, but I was hoping for a little more. I need to move to an area that doesn't have the local income tax.

Your dating personality profile: Liberal - Politics matters to you, and you aren't afraid to share your left-leaning views. You would never be caught voting for a conservative candidate. Big-Hearted - You are a kind and caring person. Your warmth is inviting, and your heart is a wellspring of love. Practical - You are a down-to-earth individual who is not impressed with material excess. You care about the stuff of like that really matters.

Your date match profile: Shy - You are put off by people who are open books. You are drawn to someone who is a bit more mysterious. You want to draw her out of her shell and get to know what she is all about. Intellectual - You seek out intelligence. Idle chit-chat is not what you are after. You prefer your date who can stimulate your mind. Practical - You are drawn to people who are sensible and smart. Flashy, materialistic people turn you off. You appreciate the simpler side of living.

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Your Top Ten Match Traits 1. Shy 2. Intellectual 3. Practical 4. Liberal 5. Sensual 6. Romantic 7. Adventurous 8. Big-Hearted 9. Wealthy/Ambitious 10. Funny

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One of the questions on the quiz was about kids, which was actually an issue I had been considering writing an entry about, but I couldn't think of a way to make it seem totally out of nowhere. Basically, I don't want kids, not just because I just don't have the drive to carry on my genes, but also because I don't think I could handle the responsibility. I mean, I really can't deal with most of what comes up in my OWN life, let alone somebody else's. And what if the kid ended up being really troublesome, or having a lot of problems? What would I do about that? I just can't see myself as a father. Of course, this isn't relevant to anything, but it's something I think about sometimes.

Comments

[bethje.livejournal.com]

Hmmm...

1. Shy
2. Intellectual
3. Practical
4. Liberal
5. Sensual
6. Romantic
7. Adventurous
8. Big-Hearted
9. Wealthy/Ambitious
10. Funny

I am only one of those things, and that's #4.

How do you read? Hehehe!

[vovat.livejournal.com]

I'd say you're most of those things, actually. I'm not really sure why "funny" didn't appear higher on the list, since I seem to recall telling that quiz that a sense of humor was important more than once.

we're pretty similar...

[tisok.livejournal.com]

1. Liberal
2. Adventurous
3. Big-Hearted
4. Intellectual
5. Practical
6. Sensual
7. Romantic
8. Funny
9. Wealthy/Ambitious
10. Shy

[revme.livejournal.com]

Your dating personality profile: Liberal - Politics matters to you, and you aren't afraid to share your left-leaning views. You would never be caught voting for a conservative candidate. Big-Hearted - You are a kind and caring person. Your warmth is inviting, and your heart is a wellspring of love. Wealthy/Ambitious - You know what your goals are and you pursue them vigourously. Achieving success is important to you.

Your date match profile: Liberal - You need a person who has liberal opinions and beliefs. You are engaged by political discussions and would find a liberal viewpoint refreshing in a date. Shy - You are put off by people who are open books. You are drawn to someone who is a bit more mysterious. You want to draw her out of her shell and get to know what she is all about. Practical - You are drawn to people who are sensible and smart. Flashy, materialistic people turn you off. You appreciate the simpler side of living.

Your Top Ten Traits 1. Liberal 2. Big-Hearted 3. Wealthy/Ambitious 4. Practical 5. Shy 6. Funny 7. Intellectual 8. Romantic 9. Sensual 10. Adventurous

Your Top Ten Match Traits 1. Liberal 2. Shy 3. Practical 4. Big-Hearted 5. Intellectual 6. Funny 7. Adventurous 8. Sensual 9. Traditional 10. Romantic

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[revme.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah -- finally listened to some of the Flop album I have; "Whenever You're Ready". It's... not that great, really. Good songwriting (sorta like Kurt's songwriting, it tends to remind me of some of the Fastbacks type songs, which is understandable, since half the band is made of Fastback Drummers (Nate and Rusty)), but Rusty's vocals aren't that good, really, and it kinda ruins the effect, I think. It'd be really awesome if they had someone else singing, though.

And, hey, the CD was only 99 cents, so...