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April 21, 2004
Afternoon Meme
[via m3ntal contraband]
1. Grab the nearest book to you, turn to page 18, line 7. Read what it says:
"visions of legislation that had been passed back in 1875, appointed a commission to evaluate the question of rapid transit"
2. Stretch out your left hand as far as you can. What do you touch first?
A wall with an 1872 map of NYC/Manhttan public schools
3. What was the last thing you watched on tv?
Capturing the Friedmans
4. Without looking, guess what time it is:
3-something
5. Look at the clock. What time is the actual time?
3:53pm
6. With the exception of the computer, what do you hear?
Some meeting about school creation.
7. When did you last step outside? What were you doing?
Ten minutes ago, just to feel some sun.
8. Before you did this survey, what were you looking at?
My possible future job description.
9. What are you wearing?
Black capri pants and a 3/4 sleave sweater, a polartec jacket (it's flippin' freezing in my office). And shoes.
10. Did you dream last night?
I can't remember.
11. When did you last laugh?
Outside, with a colleague, in regard to the Camel Toe Report
12. What are on the walls in the room you are in?
A poster about poetry and a whole bunch of huge post-its (the 2' x 3.5' kind).
13. See anything weird lately?
Best Tron Costume Ever.
14. What do you think of this quiz?
Hot damn, I'm boring.
15. What was the last film you saw?
Theater: Eternal Sunshine, at home: Capturing the Friedmans
16. If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy first?
A brownstone in Brooklyn.
17. Tell me something about you that I don't know:
I'm eating a cashew right now.
18. If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?
Just one thing?! I'd revive Jim Henson.
19. Do you like to dance?
God no.
20. George W. Bush:
Turn back time...now.
21. Imagine your first child is a girl. What do you name her?
Zoe.
22. Imagine your first child is a boy. What do you name him?
Why am I being asked to think about procreation? Seriously, I'm getting depressed. Probably something like Max.
23. Would you ever consider living abroad?
Maybe, if I owned that brownstone in Brooklyn.
Posted by callalillie at April 21, 2004 3:58 PM | Fun Stuff
#17 is an odd question. "Tell me something about you that I don't know"? It requires a personification of the disembodied question-asker and a bit of clairvoyance.
#20 is a disturbing question. It requires more cuss words and expressed frustration than you'd expect from your average meme. And really, who has enough time to itemize everything that has gone so horribly, irrationally and unexplainably wrong?
I call for a coup de etat! Who rides with me?!
Posted by: Maine at April 21, 2004 4:20 PM
capri pants?!? sigh...i thought you were better than that.
Posted by: tien at April 21, 2004 4:49 PM
hey, there ain't many spring options...skirt, shorter pants...i'm tired of wearing WOOL!
Posted by: corie at April 21, 2004 4:51 PM
best tron costume ever! except hes got a male camel-toe in one photo...*shiver*
Posted by: halo | veritech pilot at April 21, 2004 4:52 PM
there must be something in the zeitgeist right now that is obsessed with cameltoes (i consider that tron guy more a cameltoe joke than anything else). i'll go in with you on that brownstone! from there we can plot our violent overthrow of the US gov't.
Posted by: Jimmy Legs at April 21, 2004 6:00 PM
Posted by: corie at April 21, 2004 6:04 PM
Posted by: Jimmy Legs at April 21, 2004 10:52 PM
corie...skirt. all the way. really. i'm tired of the capri pants.
Posted by: tien at April 22, 2004 12:36 AM
oh, and by tired of them, i don't necessarily with you. i just mean in general as a "fashion phenomenon".
Posted by: tien at April 22, 2004 8:41 AM
hmm...interesting. see, the thing with skirts is that they often limit your ability to do things. and long pants can be too hot. so capri pants can be helpful, even if just simply saying the word reminds you of the ever-annoying old navy commercials!
Posted by: corie at April 22, 2004 8:46 AM
yeah, i guess the whole exposure thing with skirts is an issue. and you can't really ride a bike with a skirt on. but there must be such a nice breeze. i guess if you're really going to wear them, i won't hold it against you.
Posted by: tien at April 22, 2004 9:18 AM
How interesting is it that this kind of superficial post about capri pants, camel toes and cashews has elicited 12 comments (including my own) while the rather profound exploration of ancient public schools doesn't warrant a single comment? Not that I'm knocking anything...just interesting is all....
Posted by: Brian Hofmeister at April 22, 2004 2:07 PM
ha! because it's the nature of blogging! one person's obesession is most people's snore...but cattiness is always in fashion. healthy doses of both work well for me.
Posted by: corie at April 22, 2004 2:12 PM
That Tron costume is my favorite-est. Actually, it's the "before" pictures, without any of the Tron stuff stuck on yet, that really crack me up.
Posted by: Sam at April 22, 2004 4:23 PM
It's kind of like that light saber kid (you know, the one who made that video of himself and it got memed all over the place) from last year, except all grown up.
Posted by: corie at April 22, 2004 4:25 PM
oh man, i just looked at that tron thing. the male cameltoe is really distressing. must...remove...eyes...
Posted by: tien at April 22, 2004 5:28 PM
Favorite answer: #18. I still feel a twinge every now and again while we're watching Sesame Street.
Posted by: Doug at April 24, 2004 2:10 AM
