'First rule of triage: guys with guns go first...'

[marguerite_krux]

It turns out that Two Weeks Notice isn't just a Sandra Bullock movie. Apparently, it's a legal thing whereby you really can't quit your job without it otherwise you forfeit the last two weeks' pay. And sadly, I do not have an attractive male boss to fall madly in love with me. RL sucks! Nope, I just have a crappy newspaper delivery job that is ruining my back and I have to do it for another two weeks, goddamnit.

On the bright side, I'm staying with my grandmother for the next week, which is always a cause for celebration- yay for staying up til 3am watching random crap on Foxtel! NO, I'm not taking advantage of Ma, we do stuff together...like Criminal Minds, Shark and Kyle XY marathons. :D So what if my most meaningful and significant interactions with the few people I love center around watching tv together? No one pays out families that bond over SPORTS, now do they? I will not be ashamed of this. *stamps foot*

The other good thing about not being home for a week is that I can delay telling my parents my exam results when they come out next week. My best case scenario is that I only fail one subject. But judging by the epic proportions of the flock of magpies circling my house, threatening my life with every caw and thump and the malicious pounding of their frenzied wingbeats, I think I'm doomed.

Another meme, because I can. These things are addictive, like a new substitute for life.

Snurched from mcgarrygirl78.

 

1. ONE OF YOUR SCARS: HOW DID YOU GET IT?
Carved the name ‘Roslin’ onto my thigh with a pair of scissors. Cheaper than tattoos, yo. Also quite the stress reliever.

2. WHAT IS ON THE WALLS IN YOUR ROOM?
Posters of Star Trek: Voyager, Snoopy and Garfield, SGA, BSG, SG-1, The OC…and assorted pop/hip-hop stars I used to paper over the bland walls. And photos of my friends and family.

3. DO YOU SNORE, GRIND YOUR TEETH, OR TALK IN YOUR SLEEP?
I’m pretty sure I don’t do the first or the last- I decided to leave my mp3 player on record a few nights just to check if I was betraying any secrets in my sleep and to stop my parents messing with my mind by claiming I snored like a lawn-mower. UTTER LIES. Grinding teeth, however, I’m not sure.

4. WHAT TYPE OF MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO?
Pop, hip-hop, rap. And like, Enya and Moby, who I’d guess are alternative. How about Within Temptation? What do you call them? Apart from ten times more awesome than Evanescence could ever dream of being.

5. DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME YOU WERE BORN?
2:37 in the afternoon. And I’m so making that up. I seem to think my father knew the time but not mother, which would strike one as odd except I think she was on drugs. Legal, of course.

6. WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW?
To be a different person who is prettier, smarter and more successful than I am. Or death.

 7. WHAT DO YOU MISS?
The rare days I felt like I belonged somewhere and had a future to look forward to.

8. WHAT IS YOUR MOST PRIZED POSSESSION(S)?
My laptop and my dvd collection.

9. HOW TALL ARE YOU?l
165 cm.

10. DO YOU GET CLAUSTROPHOBIC?
Not unless you lock me in a small dark area somewhere.

11. DO YOU GET SCARED IN THE DARK?
This is a context-based question. At home or somewhere I feel safe, of course not. walking down the street on my own? Most definitely yes.

12. THE LAST PERSON TO MAKE YOU CRY?
Someone on a tv show. I can’t remember who or why, but it was silly anyway.

13. WHAT ARE YOUR INITIALS?
ARD.

14. LIKE MUSIC?
Yah. It transports me away from dreary reality. Not as effectively as a tv or the internet, but it’ll do.

15. MOST LISTENED TO BAND?
Tegan & Sara, Linkin Park, Within Temptation.

16. COFFEE OR ENERGY DRINK?
Coffee.

17. FAVORITE PIZZA TOPPING?
Pepperoni, zomg! But my stupid father’s a Hindu so we can’t eat beef out of respect for his religion, even though I ask where is the respect for my agnosticism? Right? How come his beliefs come before my lack of beliefs? Are we making judgment calls and granting privileges based on whether a person believes in a divine being or not? Ugh.

18. IF YOU COULD EAT ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Juuuunk food. KFC. Or Chinese. *salivates*

19. ?
is a math book sad?

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Because it has so many problems. AHAHAHA.

[The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Never mind me.]

20. HAVE YOU EVER EATEN A GOLDFISH?
Aww. This reminds me of Danny buying CJ a goldfish after Josh offered him some tips on how to schmooze up to her. He meant the crackers, but I don’t think Danny was meant to figure that out. *snorts*

I probably have, but I don’t remember.

21. WHAT WAS THE FIRST MEANINGFUL GIFT YOU'VE EVER RECEIVED?
A pendant from Marina. Venetian glass, from when she visited Italy.

Goddamn her.

22. DO YOU LIKE ANYBODY?
I refer you to the icon caption:

All the good ones are either taken, gay or fictional characters on tv shows.

23. ARE YOU DOUBLE JOINTED?
No. I wish, though. Then I too could be a contortionist and wrestle with Summer Glau on TSCC.

24. FAVOURITE CLOTHING BRAND?
I don’t discriminate. Brands are a way of jacking up the price from one plain t-shirt with no special frills from another identical t-shirt simply because the tag on one reads ‘Country Road’ or some such. Thank you, no, I’ll stick with Target or Cotton On. Or Valley Girl, I do have a fondness for Valley Girl.

26. DO YOU HAVE A PET?
Nein.

27. WHAT KIND IS IT?

Non-existent.

28. WOULD YOU FALL IN LOVE KNOWING THAT THE PERSON IS LEAVING?
My gut response was hell no. It hurts too much. It’s been…approximately two years and nine months. And I’m still trying to get over it.

But then I remember how utterly blissful and content I was back then, and how much meaning life held and how every moment was complete and utter joy. And I think it was worth it to have that for one shining year.

29. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO TELL SOMEONE HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU:

Actions speak louder than words. But sometimes those three little words are more important than anything you could ever do. The trick is knowing what is called for in each given situation.

30. SAY A NUMBER FROM ONE TO A HUNDRED:
4.

31. BLONDES OR BRUNETTES??
Brunette.

32. WHAT IS THE ONE NUMBER YOU CALL MOST OFTEN?
Mama’s.

33. WHAT ANNOYS YOU MOST?
Prejudice.

34. HAVE YOU BEEN OUT OF THE USA?
I LIVE outside the US. You guys need to learn the rest of the world exists on a more or less permanent basis, too.

35. YOUR WEAKNESSES?
A tenuous link to reality.

36. MET ANYONE FAMOUS?
Sci-fi famous, yes! Don Davis, Joe Flanigan, Connor Trineer, Chris Judge, Kavan Smith and David Hewlett.

37. FIRST JOB?
Official? Newspaper deliverer.

Unofficial? Volunteer at the school library.

38. EVER DONE A PRANK CALL?
Nope.

41. WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE YOU FILLED THIS OUT?
Trying to finish my CM picspam. It’s too hard.

40. HAVE YOU EVER HAD SURGERY?
No.

42. WHAT DO YOU GET COMPLIMENTED ABOUT MOST?
My smile. Kavan Smith said I have a beautiful smile!

43. HAVE YOU EVER HAD BRACES?
No.

44. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY?
Money. And vouchers for JB Hi-Fi.

45. HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU WANT?
None, kthxbai.

46. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
My grandmother. I’m Annie II. There are like, three other Annie’s in the family so far but I was named for her first, so MEH to the posers.

47. DO YOU WISH ON STARS?
As a kid. I used to wish my family could die at the exact same time so nobody would be left alone, and calculate everyone’s ages. My twist on counting sheep.

49. WHAT KIND OF SHAMPOO DO YOU USE?
Whatever my parents get.

50. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
No, it’s really messy. I use computers all the time, so it’s a little panicky when I’m doing my exams and crossing out every other line because it’s illegible.

51. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE LUNCH MEAT?
Chicken, I guess. Although that’s also a dinner meat, so I’m not sure what choices are lunch-specific or otherwise.

52. ANY BAD HABITS?
I cry too easily, I give up rather than try and fail, I self-sabotage and don’t give a damn about my education.

53. WHAT CD ARE YOU MOST EMBARRASSED TO HAVE ON YOUR SHELF?
I’m not embarrassed about any of them. Nope, not even of Alanis Morisette. Caleb bought me her CD as a gag gift but it backfired since I quite like her.

54. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
If the other person I would theoretically be is obsessed with tv shows, totally! I’d be the most awesome person to be friends with, as tv rules my life.

56. DO LOOKS MATTER?
I like pretty people on tv, I don’t think I’d fangirl anyone who wasn’t pretty, but my ideas of beauty may differ from the conventional. There was a fuss a while back when Elizabeth Weir was ranking second on the Stargate Beauties poll and some killjoys were posting bullshit about how ugly she is and the poll was rigged. I think she’s breathtakingly beautiful, but obviously there was a whole group of haters that disagreed.

In RL…I don’t think I’d be friends with gorgeous people. I’d be too insecure.

57. HOW DO YOU RELEASE ANGER?
Crying, confiding in people, cutting. The three essential C’s of stress relief.

58. WHERE IS YOUR SECOND HOME?
Heh, literally, my second home is being built right now. Metaphorically, it would be Ma’s place. I’m there practically everyday now it’s holidays and I’m allowed once more.

60. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVOURITE TOY AS A CHILD?
Don’t think I had one.

Heh, here’s a hint at my burgeoning shipper nature- I had a lot of Barbies but I wasn’t interested in playing with them because I didn’t have a Ken doll and how could you play properly if she didn’t have her love interest?

61. HOW MANY NUMBERS ARE IN YOUR CELL PHONE?
65. But I don’t call many of them.

62. WERE YOU A FAN OF BARNEY AS A LITTLE KID?
The dinosaur? Heck no.

Rubble? Heck no.

63. DO YOU USE SARCASM?
No, never. There is no place for sarcasm in my life. Sarcasm-free zone, here.

64. MASHED POTATOES OR MACARONI AND CHEESE?
I tried mac and cheese once. It was disgusting.

65. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A GUY/GIRL?
I don’t.

66. WHAT ARE YOUR NICKNAMES?
Annie, Lucy, Borgprincess, Borg. [I wish the shortening of my user name was prettier. Like if I had ‘emily_prentiss’, then people would call me Emily! And so on with all my other obsessions. *sighs* Why did I not think of this before?]

67. WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE BAND/SINGER?
We did fave band already.

68. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE TV SHOWS?
Criminal Minds and The Lost World rank the highest atm.

69. pshsss
Ah. I see. O.o

70. WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR?
Chocolate chocolate chocolate with chocolate.

71. DO YOU HAVE ALL YOUR FINGERS AND TOES?
Yes.

72. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WORKED OUT?
That would be never.

73. PLANS FOR TONIGHT?
I’m a social butterfly, I’m sure I have about ten different parties scheduled for the same time. I’m so in demand, you see.

74. WHAT'S THE FASTEST YOU HAVE GONE IN A CAR?
140 km/h. Katherine was driving. I don’t have my license. Not that it stops her from getting me to hold the frakking wheel while she’s answering her phone. Despite the fact that I can’t steer in a straight life though my life depends on it.

75. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
Yes.

76. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO?
Silence. Interspersed with Criminal Minds as I keep plodding away with my wayyyy overdue recap.

77. LAST THING YOU DRANK?
Home brand cola. Mmm. I buy it for the taste. And because it’s cheap, I admit it. I don’t get why people can say they buy Diet because they like the taste and I’m not allowed to use the same excuse for my cheap-ass soda.

78. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
Mother.

79. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE IN THE OPPOSITE/SAME SEX?
Whether they’re attractive, by my standards.

 

80. FAVOURITE THOUGHT PROVOKING SONG?
Mandalay- In This Life.

Okay, so maybe it’s not universally deep and meaningful and the anthem of a generation, but it has meaning to me.

81. FAVOURITE THING TO HATE?
Characters that interfere with my ship. Writers that write out my favorite characters.

82. FAVOURITE MONTH OF THE YEAR?
July. My birthday!

83. ZODIAC SIGN?
On the cusp between Cancer and Leo, but I identify with the former more. With hints of the second at times. I have an identity crisis.

85. WHAT IS YOUR HAIR COLOUR?
Black. It’s BLACK, OKAY?

Anyone telling me it’s lightened to a dark brown will be dealt with most brutally.

86. EYE COLOUR?
Dark brown.

87. SHOE SIZE
Varies from store to store. Usually 9 ½.

88. FAVOURITE FAST FOOD PLACE?
KFC.

89. FAVOURITE RESTAURANT?
Black Sheep if the adults are paying. La Porchetta if I am.

90. DO YOU LIKE SUSHI?
No. I think I’ve tried it, or maybe not, but I’ve made up my mind not to like it. Looks disgusting, smells disgusting. And I have too many vices to add another one to the list.

91. LAST THING YOU WATCHED?
Criminal Minds.

92. FAVOURITE DAY OF THE YEAR?
My birthday.

93. PLAY ANY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS?
No.

94. REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT?
Republicans are evil. Though I liked Ainsley.

95. KISSES OR HUGS?
I don’t discriminate. But if I had to choose…hugs. I like feeling safe and cared for. 

96. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE NIGHT STANDS?
Relationships. Duh. Is this a trick question?

97. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU BOUGHT?
Bus ticket.

98. WHAT KIND OF CAR DO YOU HAVE?
Don’t drive.

99. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING?
Some romance or other. Oh, and a fantasy by Simon R Green. REAL FICTION, YEAH. BABY.

100. DESCRIBE YOUR LOVE LIFE?
Vicarious. This is what I have ships for, yo.                        

                                                                                              

 

Comments

[mcgarrygirl78.livejournal.com]

I loved anwering those questions. They seem so random but really when you put it all together, you are finding out so much about a person by how they answer.

I hope you did OK this semester....hope your parents dont kill you.

[borg-princess.livejournal.com]

Ahh, thanks. *fingers crossed* It sucks they know when the results come out, usually I defer it a few weeks, but mother got the bright idea to go online and check it out for herself. Ugh. >_<

I loved anwering those questions
Yeah, I really enjoy these types of things, the ones where the person who made it was really thinking and put in cool questions. Some of them are lazy, lol. But I haven't done a lot of these questions before, so it was interesting.