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feeling: kinda tired
listening to: Peggy Lee - He's a Tramp
~EDITED @ 11:00 P.M.~
I found this at someone else's blog, and since I never have anything better to post here, I thought I might try to do this weekly. Sooo without further ado and such, I present to you my Friday Five for September 13. A day late. Sue me.
1. What was/is your favorite subject in school? Why?
In gradeschool, probably English. In high school, all my art and literature classes. And in college, Japanese. I better say that. :p Actually Classics 222 (Greek and Roman mythology) comes in close behind... that class was way awesome. I wanted to major in mythology before I learned that OSU doesn't have a mythology major. ;_;
2. Who was your favorite teacher? Why?
In gradeschool, Mrs. Coffey. She was ultra nice, and when I had my evil bike wreck between grades 5 and 6, she was the only one who called me and sent cards and letters and stuff just to see how my recovery was going. Even my 'best friend' didn't do that... she stopped in the day after, because it was my birthday and she had a little gift to drop off for me. But the look of my grossly scrambled face sent her packing pretty quick. Anyway... and in high school... I don't know, really. I had a couple teachers who were pretty likeable, but I didn't exactly bond with any of them or anything. I guess I'd say Mr. Brown, who I had for a couple literature classes. He was funny. And he kept a real stuffed raven perched on a little hook on the wall cause he was a Poe fan. :P And in college, my coolest teachers so far have been Kashiwagi-sensei, whom I've talked about before, and Dana from my advanced American literature class (I forget her last name :p)... everyone else thought she was a slave driver... *shrug* we had a lot of work in the class, but it was an advanced course, so I didn't blame her. And she actually genuinely helped and encouraged us... her favorite compliment was "You're a rock star!" and she gave it pretty much every day, at least once. Yeah, cheesy, but at least she actually cared and gave compliments and encouragement and such. Teachers like that have been hard to come by in my own education experience. :P
3. What is your favorite memory of school?
Of gradeschool... probably when me and some other kids discovered a very small, dark doorway hidden in a back corner of the janitor's closet, so small that even one of us would've had to duck to get through... and one of us (not me) actually tried to go in, but we had to bolt cause a teacher was coming. We were only in 2nd grade or so... we thought there might be a big ol' secret treasury back there or something. X3 It was most likely janitorial supplies, but... they'd have had to be pretty small ones, heh. And uh... in high school... I really can't think of one. I despised high school. Oh, actually, I guess I can say my senior year on the quiz bowl team... we had some great moments. Marshmallows were one of our staple snacks during practices, and once I stuffed 8 of those jumbo ones in my mouth at once, that was fun >:3... also our trip by air to Washington D.C., my first time flying... and all the little inside jokes I couldn't even begin to list here *chucklesigh*
4. What was your favorite recess game?
I had a few. One favorite among many of us was using the "platform" (one of those elevated things with a mini jungle gym, netting to climb, a pole to slide down, a twisty slide, etc.) as a prison type thing... in 5th grade it was jumping rope... eh, that's all I really remember right now.
5. What did you hate most about school?
In gradeschool, I hated the fact that kids are cruel, because I was one of the sideline kids who was always picked on. In high school... pretty much everything. Senior year band in particular, because the teacher was a complete and total jerk. And if I ever see that moron again and he tries to talk to me, I will let him know in not the friendliest of ways just how much he screwed up what should've been my best and most memorable year of school. -_- There were a couple times when I and/or my dad outsmarted him though... ahh, those were the days.
That's it for this week's five. But you know, since I'm bored, I might as well post a few of the archive sets here. Not all of them, because there's way too many and some of them I can't really answer. And in a lot of the early ones, #5 is always the same, so I'll just run them together instead of leaving them in sets. So yeah. Here we go.
Where were you born (city or state or just country)? Chillicothe, Ohio, USA
What is your favorite number? I think it's still 7... why, I don't know
Vanilla or chocolate? chocolate
What section of a bookstore would I find you in? Comics/humor. :3 Or if it was a really big-name bookstore, I'd be checking out manga.
Laying on your back and facing the ceiling, which side of the bed do you sleep on? Well... I have single, so... no special side, really... I do tend to roll to one side or the other throughout the night though, but it's very random :P
Do you have to have covers (blankets and/or sheets) at all costs, no matter the weather? Nah... I like having a blanket, but if it's really hot I can go without
Sleep nekkid or no? Why? Heck no. Why? Because. :p
What's under your bed? Nothing, it's a waterbed
If you have pets, do you let them sleep with you? Why or why not? I would, and I have before, but my cats can't seem to make it through a night without tearing something up or yowling to be let in and out and in and out, so they have to stay outdoors at night now
What's on top of your refrigerator? A couple little painted, wood-and-clothespins covered bridges that me, my brother, and/or my mom made ages ago... and a whole lot of dust
What's your favorite meal of the day? Lunch probably... not sure why
Wash dishes by hand or in the dishwasher? What detergent do you use? We've always done it the old fashioned way. :P Detergent... heck if I know. Whatever's on sale, knowing my mom.
How often do you eat out compared to eating in? Not often. Usually just when we're in town at mealtime anyway... trips to and from my dorm, shopping days (a couple times a year if that), so forth.
Do you have any rituals or ways that you celebrate autumn (or spring for those in the southern hemisphere)? Nah, but my mom likes to change some of the decorations around the house to fit the season... and she likes to get little gourds and stuff
Do you observe Halloween, Samhain, and/or All Saints' Day? Halloween, though all I ever do anymore is help decorate my dorm floor and hand out candy. My floor's decorations won in decorating contests for the past 2 years cause Siebert 9 rocked. >:3 I'm gonna miss it this year... siiigh
Carve pumpkins or paint them? I've done both, but neither for several years.
If you observe trick-or-treating, what will you be handing out at the door this year?My parents hand out full sized Hershey bars, plain and almond... I tend to get several bags of little things like suckers and gum when I hand out candy in the dorm though... there's always a whoooole lot of kids wandering through. *_*
What's the best gift you've ever received? Mitsu. *sniffle*
What's the worst? I dunno... my grandma seems to like giving me shampoo and pantyhose though... ¬_¬
What do you want for Christmas/Hannukah/Kwanzaa this year? Not much, other than anime. I could list my desired titles, but it'd take up too much space. X3 I do kinda want a DVD player this year though, since I'm gravitating more towards DVDs than videos lately... and of course I still want a PS2... *snort*
As far as Holiday shopping goes, do you buy throughout the year or do it last-minute? Last minute, because if I do it too early the person I'm buying for might already have what I planned to give them by the time I can give it to them... and of course procrastination's what I do best.
Do you eat breakfast? What did you have today? Not usually, unless I'm up unusually early. I did today... had a bowl o' Fruity Pebbles, dude. ^u^ Best thing about that cereal is after it gets a bit soggy and colors the milk, if you kinda pull some of the 'pebbles' toward you with the spoon, it wrinkles the milk. XD
What beverages do you usually have in a typical day? Glass of juice or Koolaid with lunch, and a can of pop with dinner. I don't drink enough.
White bread or wheat bread? Wheat is preferred, but lately all we've had in the house is white burger buns...
What's your favorite kind (potato/tortilla/corn) and flavor of chip? Potato. I especially like Pringles. Sour cream & onion and pizza flavors are the best.
Name five things in your refrigerator: Pitcher of Koolaid, some deli meat, cans of Pepsi, bag of salad lettuce, and probably some leftover baby food from our last babysitting day
Name five things in your freezer: Lots of TV dinners, some frozen burritos, lots of different meats waiting to be used, and probably several containers of berries that haven't become pies or cobblers yet
Name five things under your kitchen sink: Many vases, dish detergent, the little bowl I used to keep Mitsu in when I cleaned his vase, various containers, watering can
Name five things around your computer: Piccy of my nephew, tiger lamp, printer, gobs of CDs (software and burned), and 4 Pocky boxes, 3 of which contain Pocky
What did you have for dinner last night? Spaghetti with my mom's homemade sauce... dad's favorite 9_9
Do you ever get up for a midnight snack? Nope
What's your favorite dessert? Ice cream. Just about any flavor. Give me ice cream and I'll follow you anywhere. :3~~
Tell us something about you that would surprise us. Oh geez... err... I don't even listen to American radio anymore, except in the car, and I haven't bought any CDs by artists well known in America for several years... instead I listen to my monster collection of anime and J-pop music... I think a lot of people knew that though... eh well
What did you want to be when you grew up? As a kid I wanted to be a teacher... what was I thinking...
Do you have any nicknames? uh, Dumplin' calls me Sempai... and I have more online screen names than I can count
If you could change something about yourself what would it be? Pretty much everything
Have you ever bought anything from an infomercial? No, I trust eBay more :P
What do you have your browser start page set to? Hachiko
What are your favorite news sites? I don't do news sites, really
Favorite search engine? Google
When did you first get online? Here at home, a bit over 4 years ago... at school, a few years earlier than that... don't remember
Have you ever had braces? Any other teeth trauma? No... I was supposed to get braces but never did... still don't think I needed them
Ever broken any bones? Nope, just my nose.
Ever had stitches? Yeah... 4 in my foot, 10 on my upper lip, 5 in the corner of my nose, and 3 in my tongue. Foot stitches from a metal kiddie slide, face stitches from the bike wreck.
What are the stories behind some of your [physical] scars? Thanks for including the [physical] in there, first off. :P Ok, uh... chicken pox scars on my forehead, chest, and a shin (all I know of); bike wreck scars as mentioned above; other bike wreck scars on my cheek, chest, and left knee; a couple on my hip from falling on a couple pieces of rusty metal when I was 2 or 3; tons on my arms and hands from cat scratches; and the one on my left foot as mentioned above
Hey, baby, what's your sign? Do you think it fits you pretty well? Cancer. And you know, I've heard so many different descriptions of the ideal Cancer, I can't tell you which ones suit me and which ones are totally opposite of me. :P
What's the worst birthday gift you've ever received? I really don't know
What's the best birthday gift you've ever received? Got a new TV last year... probably that.
What's the best way you've celebrated your birthday thus far? Dunno... I never really did anything really special for my birthdays.
Ok, holy crap. There are more archives than I realized there were. X_X And I must go prepare for Adult Swim, so maybe I'll do the rest later. Adieu.
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dragged from Becky's stream of consciousness at 9/14/2002 09:38:00 PM
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