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I'm way behind on updating this thing, but I doubt anyone cares. There really isn't that much worth mentioning, but I will say that [livejournal.com profile] bethje and I went Clementon Park on Monday. We didn't end up staying long at all, though. It was really hot and muggy, and I'm annoyed that they got rid of the Tilt-A-Whirl. That was one of the best rides there, so I have no idea why they'd take it out. The train wasn't running, nor was the roller coaster (although we wouldn't have ridden it after it had been, as it's incredibly rough). Maybe I'm getting bored of amusement parks anyway, although there have been times in the past when I thought that but still enjoyed future park visits. So I don't know.

On Tuesday, we met my mom, brother, and sister at the Harrison House Diner in Mullica Hill, and, well, had dinner there. I had the pizza steak, which was okay, but I've had better. Usually at a diner, I'll either get that or an omelette, and I'll probably try the latter if I ever go back there again. My mom gave me two more boxes of stuff, but I still haven't found places for everything she brought over last time. Actually, the two boxes she gave me are still in the car. I need to do some cleaning at some point, but can you blame me for not wanting to?

The Ditty Bops have a new EP out, and I got my copy the other day. It's pretty cool, especially "Dead And Gone" and "Pack Rat" (the first and last songs on it, respectively).

And I did that long survey from [livejournal.com profile] travspence that I mentioned in the last post, so here it is. Since I've been working on this on and off, not all of the answers are going to be current, but that's just how it goes.

First off, what is your name
Same as it was last time one of these surveys asked that question.

What did you do last night?
Worked

Do you have a best friend that you can talk to 24/7?
Yes. Well, I guess if you want to get technical about it, I can't really talk to her while either of us is at work, and that's a good chunk of any weekday. But I can always leave a message or something.

Do you have any siblings?
Yeah, a sister and a brother

How many years apart is your mom and dad?
They're 3 weeks apart, which I guess is approximately 3/52 of a year.

Do you like someone?
No, I hate everyone equally.

What does the 7th message in your text inbox say?
There are only two messages in there, so I can't answer the question.

Who sat beside you in math?
Aside from my graduate school statistics course, the last math class I took was twelfth grade calculus, and the guy who sat beside me in that class was named Dave.

Where is your dad right now?
Probably in Albuquerque, but I don't know for sure.

Do you burn incense?
No, I've never really cared for the smell.

Do you have a problem?
I have a lot of them. Where should I start?

Who is the 5th person you got a missed call from?
Somebody whose number I don't recognize. Possibly a wrong number.

Closest purple object?
The dust jacket of Toto of Oz

Closest silver object?
There's a fair amount of silver (the color, not the metal) on my computer speakers.

Closest yellow object?
A piece of note paper

Do you sing in the shower?
I have before, but not recently.

What is bugging you right now?
That I have to go to work really soon

Can you cross your eyeballs?
I don't think so.

Do you know all the words to the Star Spangled Banner?
Only the first verse

When is the last time you said the pledge of allegiance?
I don't know. I've probably said it more or less randomly at some point. Of course, we had to say it every day back in school, but I never really understood why. Was there actually a Congressional conference on how to instill patriotism in children, and someone said, "I've got it! Make them face a flag and recite a bunch of words they don't understand!"?

If you could kill someone, who would it be?
I don't think I would do that even if I could.

Do you have any fears?
As with the problems, where should I start? At present, I think my most pressing fear is that I'll be stuck in a rut for the rest of my life.

What do you hear right now?
"D.W. Washburn," by the Monkees

Do you like kangaroos?
I guess so, but I can't say I've ever met one socially.

Can you roll your tongue?
Yes.

What are you wearing?
Shirt, pants, underwear, and one sock. I'm going to put the other one back on momentarily.

Who was the last person to message you?
On AIM, or what? Probably Beth, but it was some time ago.

Do you like emo kids?
I'm not particularly fond of anyone who categorizes themselves like that, but there are much worse labels that people give themselves.

Screamo or Country?
Country. I'm not totally sure what "screamo" is, but it doesn't sound like something I'd enjoy. It kind of sounds like the name of an annoying clown.

Polka or Disco?
Polka down with your bad self!

Flying or Driving?
Driving, I guess, although it's much riskier.

Who last called you?
My brother

Was your Valentine's day nice?
It was all right.

What are you doing now?
Taking this survey and listening to music, but I'll have to get up and finish getting ready for work in a few minutes.

Who was the last person you said I love you to?
Beth

Would you die for someone?
Yeah, but not just anyone.

Have you ever moved out of state?
Yes, I did last year.

Do long distance relationships work?
They can. It depends on the people and circumstances involved.

Do you have any pet peeves?
Yet again, where should I start?

Do you have to pee right now?
No, I actually just did fairly recently.

When did you last talk to one of your siblings?
Sunday night, I think.

What are you doing tomorrow?
Going to the doctor

Do you worry about getting older?
Not really, but I do worry about my body deteriorating, which is closely related.

Have you ever had an ingrown toenail?
I don't really know. The podiatrist said that what I have now is more like a hemorrhoid on my toe.

Do you pick your scabs?
I try not to, but I have before.

Ever drink your blood?
Um...no.

Do your bandaids have cartoons on them?
No.

Do you bite your nails?
Again, no.

Do you or have you ever had AOL?
I have, but I don't now.

Do you check CelebPox.com for celebrity gossip?
I hadn't even heard of it prior to this survey.

Do you have a jar where you keep your loose change?
No, I take it with me and spend it.

Do you own a pogo stick?
No. I think I got one from my grandparents when I was a kid, but I was too scared to use it, and my parents didn't want me using it, so it didn't get any use. I'm not sure what happened to it.

Ever gone a whole day without eating?
Yeah, when I had a really bad ear infection two years ago, I think I went about 48 hours.

Do you own ripped jeans?
No. I don't really own that many jeans, period.

What makes you mad?
A lot of things, but dumb survey questions that get asked over and over again are among them.

How would you feel if you found out that you were adopted?
I'd think it was weird, considering how I resemble my parents in so many ways. I don't think I'd be devastated or anything, though.

Are you jealous a lot of the time?
Sometimes, but I don't know about a lot of the time. I'm jealous of people who have jobs they actually like and/or pay decently.

Do you use a calendar or day planner to schedule everything on?
No, I haven't since graduate school.

Are you OCD?
You do realize that "OCD" stands for "obsessive-compulsive disorder," so that question is pretty much equivalent to asking, "Are you happiness?", right? As for whether I HAVE OCD, well, I've never been diagnosed, but I think that last sentence pretty much answers the question.

Do you have ADD?
Oh, so you get what the D stands for here, huh? And no, I don't think so, but I haven't really looked into it.

Do you have low self esteem?
Yeah, I'd say so.

Who can make you laugh during the hardest time?
It really depends on the circumstances, I would think.

What was the last thing you watched on TV?
Technically Dr. Phil, but I wasn't actually paying attention to it. I can't remember the last show I intentionally sat down to watch.

When was the last time you had professional pictures taken?
When I got my passport, which I still haven't used.

Have you done a whitening treatment on your teeth?
No, but I would consider it.

What is your favorite movie?
You know, I've never really picked one. I often give UHF as the answer, even though I don't think it really is.

Who do you love?
Krusty!

What is playing on your MP3 player right now?
Nothing, but the last thing I was listening to on it was Volume 5 of Fuzzy Warbles.

What holiday is your birthday closest to?
Thanksgiving

What's your favorite drink?
Probably lemonade, although I've had some bad lemonade before. It can vary in quality more than some other drinks.

Do you own any big sunglasses?
No, I only have one pair of sunglasses that I ever wear, and they're not that big.

Bed sheet color?
White with a pattern of boxes composed of red, green, and gold lines. I just changed them the other day, actually.

Ever encountered a shark?
I once touched a tiny one at the aquarium in Camden. My sleeve ended up getting all wet, and the dryer in the bathroom was one of the annoying automatic ones that didn't turn on unless you approached it from a certain angle, so that was a pain.

Has anyone ever sang or played for you personally?
Sure, but no professional musicians ever have.

Have you ever bungee jumped?
No, nor would I want to.

Where was the last place you went besides your house?
Beth's house

What's the first thing you notice about the same sex?
Hair, maybe? Probably the same for the opposite sex, actually.

Is it hard to express your feelings to someone?
Sometimes. It depends on what feelings and which someone.

Why are people such self-centered beings?
Because we are immersed in our own minds, rather than each other's.

Does someone have a crush on you?
Despite what my spam messages say, I don't think so.

Last thing you ate?
A Tendercrisp chicken sandwich from the Burger King I said I'd never go back to, but I changed my mind when Beth said she hadn't had any problems there recently. I'm hungry now, but I have to fast for my blood test. Maybe I'll get breakfast afterwards.

Who was the last person you messaged over MySpace?:
A spammer

I cant wait until...
the blood tests are over with.

What color shirt are you wearing?
White, with the primarily blue cover art from Lincoln.

Who was your last text message on your cell from?
Someone at a job I applied for.

Are you paranoid?
Very much so.

Are your friends all changing?
Yes, they're in the dressing room right now.

Is there an iPod near you?
No.

Are your parents strict?
Not particularly, I guess.

What's the last movie you saw?
Cheech and Chong's Up in Smoke. It was very non-memorable.

Are you a friendly person?
Honestly, probably not, but I think I can be a good friend when you get to know me.

Are you a good driver?
I think I'm decent overall, but I suck at maneuvering.

Do you have any tattoos?
No, and I don't want any either.

Ever liked someone who treated you like crap?
I can't say I did. I rarely got close enough to anyone for them to treat me that way.

Would you rather sleep with someone else, or alone?
Depends on the circumstances, I guess.

Do you consider yourself creative?
In some ways, yes.

What are you listening to right now?
"Taking Me The Wrong Way," by the Ditty Bops

Done anything you regret so far this week?
I kind of regret playing The Sims 2 so much, and hence not getting much sleep.

The highlight of your week?
I can't think of one particular highlight. I might have said Clementon Park if it hadn't turned out to be such a bust.

Have you changed much this year?
Not really. Just my circumstances have. And if you mean "2007 so far" when you say "this year," that's not even true.

Do you dress for style or comfort?
Primarily comfort. I don't follow styles at all, but appearance is a factor.

Name someone with the same birthday as you?
Mickey Mouse

Are you shy around the opposite gender?
I'm generally shy around everyone, regardless of gender.

Ever liked someone that you didn't think you stood a chance with?
Yeah, I'd say so.

When was the last time you saw your father?
I think it was early in December.

Are you single?
On my taxes, yes. On personal profiles, no.

Have you ever talked about someone behind their back?
No, only in front of their backs.

Is there advertisement on the side of this page?
I'm typing this up in Gmail, so yes. "Raise Your Child Jamaican," "Teach Children Manners," "Own a Kids Franchise," and "Tired of Spoiled Kids?" are all there.

Who is the 4th person on your missed call list on your cell phone?
Beth

Do you ever click on "Pop Ups" or Banners?
Not intentionally. I occasionally do accidentally, and then wonder what's going on.

How Many Drugs Have You Done In The Past Three Days?
Two different kinds of antibiotics for my toe

Small thing in life that pisses you off?
Getting dressed

How is your hair currently styled?
Well, I parted it a few hours ago, but probably very little of that remains. My hair tends to get messy pretty easily.

Do you have anger management problems?
So what if I do? Want to make something of it?

On a date, who should pay?
A wealthy philanthropist

What's today's date?
August 11th

How many people are on your contact list of your cell?
There are 34 names on there, but not all of them are technically people.

Would you ever date anyone on your friends list?
I already am.

Do you ever check your phone waiting for someone to call?
Sure, I've done that occasionally.

Do you get claustrophobic?
Not often, but it's been known to happen.

Have you been out of the USA?
Yeah, I went to Canada once, but that was over twenty years ago.

What do you look for in a guy/girl?
The ability to put up with me

Whats the fastest you have gone in a car?
I can't say I know, but I do know that I wouldn't have been driving.

How many hearts have you broken?
None, I hope.

Who was the last person you couldn't take your eyes off of?
The hypnotist

Have you ever been rejected by a crush?
I've never really proposed anything that could be rejected.

Have you ever said "I Love you" and not meant it?
No. I've said it an automatic, off-the-cuff manner before, but that doesn't mean there wasn't love there.

What is your last thought before you go to bed?
Usually something along the lines of, "I'd better go to bed now."

Do you play any instruments?
No. I took a harmonica class and tried to teach myself guitar, but neither one really went anywhere.

What's the meanest thing you've ever done to someone?
I'd leave that up to other people to decide.

Have you ever been on a diet?
No.

How much alcohol did you have this week?
None.

Who is number 1 on your top 8?
On MySpace, you mean? That would be Beth.

What cell phone service do you have?
Cingular. The reception in both my house and Beth's is really crappy.

When you shut off your alarm clock, do you tend to fall back asleep?
Unless I absolutely need to get up immediately, I usually hit the snooze button a few times. I think I generally only half-sleep in between the alarms, though.

What is your screen name?
Usually VoVat, sometimes Fablesto, and occasionally I'll switch it up and use the name of an Oz character. I have accounts as both Jinnicky and Pastoria.

Who was the last person you talked to?
Beth

How was this weekend?
The one I'm currently in? It's been all right, I guess, but I'm tired, hungry, and worried about the future.

Do you like the beach?
It's all right occasionally, but I've never been a big beach person.

When was your last doctor's visit?
Wednesday

Are you psychic?
I think I can say pretty certainly that I'm not.

Do you wish to have the same best friends when you're older?
Yeah.

What's your worst personality flaw?
As with the meanest thing I've ever done, I think maybe someone else should judge that.

You + alcohol=
Youcohol?

Ever won a spelling bee?
No, I've never even been in one. I was supposed to be when I was in the sixth grade, but my teacher gave me the wrong time.

Can you change the oil on a car?
No.

What did you dream last night?
I can't actually remember, but I've had a few dreams in the past week or so that I feel are worth mentioning. One recent one had me getting a new Weird Al album, and not knowing any of the songs on it. That kind of dream is pretty common for me, really. There was also one a little while ago where I was with my dad and siblings in a townhouse like the one where I lived when I was a kid. I must have had Harry Potter on the mind, because it was booby-trapped like 12 Grimmauld place is in Deathly Hallows (that doesn't count as a spoiler, does it? :P), and a few Potter characters showed up. I think Fred and George might have been among them, but the only one I remember for sure is Ginny, who didn't look like the actress who plays her in the movies. She did have red hair, but it was cut short. The same day as this dream was one where I was driving through a graveyard and a creepy old man was walking on the sidewalk nearby. Within the dream, I thought he might be Albert, Death's butler in the Discworld series. When I thought about it after waking up, though, I considered that he resembled Angus Scrimm, the Tall Man from Phantasm. And the day I first saw this survey, I'd been reading and watching stuff about Futurama before going to bed, and my dream involved Bender buying a car.

Date: 2007-08-11 02:26 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jenhime.livejournal.com
What's a pizza steak?

Date: 2007-08-11 03:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] vovat.livejournal.com
Basically a cheese steak with pizza sauce. They make them at a lot of the pizza parlors, sandwich shops, and diners around here, but they vary in quality (as do cheese steaks in general, really). I'm not sure whether they're that common in other parts of the country.

Date: 2007-08-11 03:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] revme.livejournal.com
I saw them last night! They did an AWESOME set. And Amanda mentioned that they'd just finished recording their new record! Hopefully it'll be out soon.

The new EP is awesome, too.

Date: 2007-08-15 12:58 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] slfcllednowhere.livejournal.com
Yay Ditty Bops!

The Ditty Bops

Date: 2007-08-27 09:35 pm (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
Can you upload that ep and send it to me? I really want it. spongyman1026@yahoo.com

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