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So on a roll

You have to do this one by only entering two-word answers, no explanations.

1. Yourself:
All about

2. Your hair:
Long, straightener

4. Your mother:
Don't talk

5. Your Father:
Best friend

6. Your Favorite Item:
Computer, books

7. Your dream last night:
Waterfalls, Cindy'sankle

8. Your Favorite drink:
Cranberry Smirnoff

9. What did you last eat?
Pavlova dessert

10. The Room You Are In?
Room 3204

11. The Weather?
Spooky windy

12. Your fear:
I'm brave

13. Where you want to be in 10 years:
Rich, Motorbike

14. Where you are now:
English major

15. What You’re Not:
Black, famous

16. Your Best Friend:(s)
Me, Dad

17. One of Your Wish List Items:
Holiday, Clothes

18. The Last Thing You Did:
Browsed photos

19. What You Are Wearing:
Jeans, Reebokjacket

20. Your life:
Study, stairs

21. Your Mood:
Just chilling

22. Your body:
I'm happy

23. What are you thinking about right now:
Dad, essays

24. Your Crush:
I'm confused

25. What do you wish you were doing:
Skiing, romanticfires

I'm such a cheater.
Also, I like this one. I'd do it again to compare answers.
Also, I can't tag any of you, but can I seriously suggest that some of you might like to try this for yourselves?

And yet again

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink Unlike Tiffany, I already know that drinks aren't free and I remember this even when I'm drunk.
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain. I've lived on top of a couple of mountains.
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said “I love you” and meant it
09. Hugged a tree It was probably cos I was trying not to fall out of it though.
10. Bungee jumped And I probably won't ever. Cos I don't wanna trust my life to a piece of underwear eleastic.
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea Was I at sea, or the lightning? Cos I loooove watching storms over the harbour.
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game (and survived the crush afterwards)
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables Well I didn't grow them, but I pulled them out of the ground and washed them and ate them.
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars Sleeping bag + non-horizontal rocks = embarrassing slide + painful bruises
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon My dad did though.
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment I'm not quite sure what the WORST possible moment EVER would be...
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse This whole total/solar/lunar eclipse thing really confuses me. Maybe I have.
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking Alcohol can make you not care about a lot of things
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day More like a month. And I didn't mean to, it just happened. I'm a very impressionable child.
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment I love it how they write 'actually'... are there really so many people in the world who wouldn't be able to say they'd felt happy?
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had amazing friends I hope everyone can say this.
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign I stole one of those traffic cone things... actually I got someone to steal it for me... ok that doesn't really count.
46. Backpacked in Europe.
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving On my to-do list. Sorry Tiffany.
51. Visited Ireland On my to-do list.
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving Dude snorkelling was like the scariest thing I've ever dont, doubt you could get me to go scuba diving.
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain This is like my favoritest thing EVER.
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship But it didn't cruise anywhere lol. Again, on my to-do list.
94. Spoken more than one language I wish.
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane That would be fun though.
109. Touched a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart Don't think so. If I did, I'm sure they got over it.
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol Thanks to the army boys! Won't be doing it again in a hurry.
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild Isn't that kinda dangerous?
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet My cousin does.
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school It was only after like a year and a half, but it made a huge difference.
131. Parasailed
132. Touched a cockroach Does stomping on one count?
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad Hi my name is Steph and I'm majoring in English. Maybe I should read The Iliad - and the Odyssey. I've read bits.
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions so far... My school doesn't really do reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone’s life

There you go. Hope that wasted some time for y'all. I would tag you but I'm not allowed. Incidentally, if anyone wants to write a 2000-word paper for me, just give me a call.

Inquiring Minds... aka A Very Long Time It Seems

1. What makes you visit a blog?
At first I did a lot of 'Next Blog'ing, but now I mostly click on links from blogs I like. I also get a few from it2m.

2. What makes you come back to it?
Mostly I think it's the style of writing. If they can make something interesting and funny, I'm there.

3. Do you read the archives of a new blog you find? Or of ones you visit frequently? Not usually on new ones. Usually what happens is I'm bored one day, or there are frequent references to things that have been writtten about previously, so I go on an Archive-binge.

4. Do you comment on all the blogs you read? Or only some? What makes you comment or not?
No, not all. It usually has to be one I've read for a while, or know they've read mine, otherwise I feel like a stranger butting in on a private conversation. Blogs of my friends, I make an effort to comment, cos I know how much a comment can mean to a crazy blog-obsessed person.

5. Do you like it when someone repsonds to your comment with one of their own, or do you not care?
I like it, but don't see it as necessary. It's fun when a single post can spark a huge discussion that gets lots of people/lots of comments.

6. How often does a blog need to update for you to keep visiting? A few days? Once A week? Once every couple of weeks?
Every half hour! There must be something new and funny for me!
Daily is good. Once a week is ok.
If I know it's going to be something good, I can wait a week.
If someone stops posting permanently, they leave my blogroll.

7. Is there anything you DON'T want to read about? If so, what and why not? If not, good on you. ;)
I don't like reading ranty religious or political blogs, so I don't read blogs like that. If it was a single post on a blog that I read regularly, I probably wouldn't mind. I don't like high school C told L that K said L was a bitch type blogs either. I don't like preachy blogs and I don't like offensive blogs. I don't mind swearing in a good cause, but I don't like the f-word or the c-word used more frequently than good grammer or punctuation.

Thanks Holly for the questions.
Do I pass?

Four Things

Dude, I got tagged.

In a way, you could think that it's kinda sad that we keep tagging each cos we don't know anyone else.
However, I'm really happy that I have this little circle of blog-people, some of whom know each other in the real world, and some who met through blogs, and I think it's very cool.

Ok, that was the end of my sappy post. On to the tagging.
It's called Four Things, and I was passively tagged by Jen. So here we go:

Four Jobs You've Had In Your Life:
1. Basketball referee.
2. Clothing chick in a sports store.
3. Summer camp counselor.
4. Support childcare worker for a kid with autism.

Four Jobs You Wish You'd Had:
1. Official tester in a chocolate factory (not Hersheys though, ick).
2. Famous author.
3. Someone incredibly respected in their field.
4. Anything that pays way more than being a student does.

Four Movies You Could Watch Over and Over Again:
1. Clueless
2. Beauty and the Beast
3. The Sound of Music
4. Pirates of the Caribbean

Four Shows You Love To Watch:
1. Grey's Anatomy
2. House
3. Las Vegas
4. Bewitched

Four Places You've Been On Vacation/Travelled To:
1. Boston, Washington DC
2. England
3. Niagara Falls
4. Paris

Four Websites You Visit Daily:
1. Miss Snark
2. Book Bitches
3. Tiffany, Holly, Jen, and KimmyK.
4. Yahoo TV Guide

Four Of Your Favorite Foods:
1. Dark Chocolate
2. My dad's burgers
3. Charcoaled pumpkin
4. Salty potato chips

Four Things You Won't Eat:
1. Dirt (although I did when I was about two and I have the photo to prove it).
2. Oranges (unless someone else will peel it for me cos I'm a lazy bitch).
3. Tofu or other healthy-sounding things, unless I don't know I'm eating it.
4. I don't like really really spicy things or really really strong-tasting things or really really slimy things, although I don't mind all those in small doses.

Four Things You Wish You Could Eat Right Now:
1. A hotdog with cheese
2. Anything homemade
3. Fresh-picked fruit (preferably peaches or apricots)
4. Triple-choc brownies

Four Things In Your Bedroom:
1. Clothes and shoes and bags
2. Heater/AC
3. Desk, computer, phone, books
4. Lots of long dark hair

Four Things You Wish You Had In Your Bedroom:
1. More books
2. Bigger bed
3. DVD player as mine has shat itself
4. Mini-fridge

Four Things You Are Wearing Right Now:
1. My new fav jeans with the buttons diagonally across the hip
2. School hoodie
3. My watch that never comes off
4. Some pink beaded bracelets

Four Places You'd Rather Be Right Now:
1. At the beach
2. At the snow
3. Riding a motorbike
4. On vacation

Four People You'd Really Love To Have Dinner With:
1. An author, any author. Jane Austen
2. Johnny Depp
3. Laura, Ellen, Sylvie
4. My dad's parents who I never really knew, and my mom's dad, for the same reason

Four Things You Are Thinking Right Now:
1. Dude, when are these questions going to end?
2. Who the hell am I going to tag?
3. Wish I wasn't sick.
4. Hope someone's updated their blog since I started typing this.

Four Of Your Favorite Things:
1. A good book
2. A good hug
3. Do-you-remembers
4. Buying pretty clothes

Four People You'd Tag:
1. Tiffany, had she not already been tagged.
2. KimmyK.
3. Holly.
4. You! Yes, you! The random person who was about to click Next Blog. You're so tagged.

Whew, made it through. Jen, I am going to find the longest meme I can, and very very agressively tag you with it! ;) Hope all you bloggy people are having a great day and have posted something brilliant for me to read! Mwah! (Ok Nyquil + Blogger = hyper post + lol)

Boy Meets Girl Part Two

Girl meets Other Boy before Girl meets Boy.
Other Boy pokes his tongue out at girl. Girl pokes tongue out at Other Boy.
Girl does not figure out that this is code for something.
Boy defines his and Girl's relationship as officially bf-gf.
Other Boy and Girl have a depressing conversation.
Girl suspects Other Boy thinks she is a slut and a player.
Boy drives Girl home (to her house, not her room, in case you were wondering).

Girl and Other Boy have a normal conversation the next morning, but Girl still feels like an idiot and a bitch.

Girl Meets Boy

Girl meets boy.
Boy takes girl shoe shopping.
Girl can't find any.
Boy drives girl to an outlet mall.
Girl still can't find any and is getting cranky.
Boy convinces girl to go shopping to mall another day.
Boy drives girl to mall.
Girl shops.
Boy buys girl chocolates.
Boy drives girl home, picks up girl's friend, and drops them off so they can do more shopping.
Boy comes back and picks up girl and girl's friend when they're done and takes them home.
Boy's car is running on empty and boy still wants to see girl again.

To be continued...