Wandering Quiz

From dead_relena

How long have you lived where you currently live?
Apartment, about one and a half years. City, about six.

Do you want a hug? A cookie?
Generally hug, but depends on who you are.

What is the last article of clothing you purchased?
New jeans, I think. Unless you count the antennae.

If you could either double your salary or keep your current pay rate at your dream job?
Dream job!

What's the story behind your LJ username?
My fantasy fetishes.

So, what'd you do today?
Am at work.

What's the longest time you've stayed out of the country/where?
Right now, right here, for four years in a row.

One thing you're grateful for, today.
Someone will be buying me lunch. The weather is pretty. There's plenty of pretty walking around, it being first week of classes and all.

What is your favourite school memory?
Writing fantasy stories and doing verbal RP for one of our campaigns during art class?

What is your worst high school memory?
High school wasn't that bad. Other stuff at the same time was.

Describe your dream wedding:
Any wedding to my dream woman.

Read any good books lately?
Read books, some decent, but no memorable ones recently.

Does size matter?
Depends on what we're talking about.

Is 15 minutes enough?
Only of dentists.

Worst fashion trend
Retro 70's ugly colors and stripes.

The school picture you buried in your bottom drawer?
...is in the bottom drawer? What of it?

Do you have any weird fetishes?
Yes.

What is one thing you will never understand about the opposite sex?
The opposite sex.

Who is your best friend?
To say would be rude against all my other friends.

Who is your boy/girlfriend?
Nobody.

Four things you're doing right now:
1) Pretending to work
2) Working
3) Typing this
4) Sipping my cup of Starbucks tea.

Give yourself a porn star name:
Wild Viking?

Do you have any weird sleeping habits?
Weird? No.

What do you plan to do this summer?
No clue.

What is your favorite song right now?
Several from either Tiktak or Maija Vilkkumaa.

Write a line from any song
Ei.

Do you know at least one Disney song by heart? Which one?
Eh, no.

Your typical sleepwear:
You wear something when you sleep? How weird.

What's in your wallet?
Stuff. But not a Capital One card.

How much money do you have in your wallet right now?
$0

What is your favorite pair of shoes?
Well, it was my pair of hiking boots, alas, they're at the end of their life and I haven't found anything as nice yet.

If you could've gone to your senior prom in a different outfit, what would it be?
A slightly more tailored and fancy tailcoat. Otherwise, no regrets, really.

Do you have naked pictures of any ex's?
Had to think about this one... No.

Does anyone have naked pictures of you?
No.

What's your favourite soda?
Diet Lime Coke. Though it all depends on the mood.

What are the first five things you would splurge on if you were a billionaire?
House. Travel. Car(s). Pilot's license and appropriate conveyance. Space travel.

SitRep

Right now it looks like I'm signing up for two graduate classes. Clinical insanity, I'm sure. Both are about "globalization" and both are taught by Prof. Amen, who I rather like based on my first class, and everyone I've spoken to has rated him between "good" and "great." One of these classes is a seminar--lots of reading, and we're supposed to start it with what research we've done, continue doing it in a collaborative environment, and then get graded by how much we managed to improve it and forward it. I'm a little scared, but on the other hand, it seems like a very valuable and useful class.

I continue to be impressed by the PoliSci department. The professors treat students with respect and interest, they spend a lot of time and effort grading papers in most cases, they'll discuss them with you before grading, and the level of expectations is high. Even more notably, the fellow students are remarkably competent, and generally deliver. I hate to sound elitist, but in way too many classes at USF I felt like I could practically sleep through them and pass with an A, and that a large portion of students in the class should never have been able to graduate high school. Not so in this grad program. They actually strike fear in me, since I know that the curve is not going to save me anymore, and I actually have to haul a lot of weight to keep up with the rest.

I also went to Aikido again. It was fun, and as usual, the main obstacle is getting over the inertia keeping me from it. I honestly don't know if I have it in me to keep at a proper schedule for again, though, as much as I'd like to--especially with two grad classes and the hopefully frequent drives to Orlando. One side effect is also that I'm slightly sore all over--combination of ending the class in hip-throws and having been a bit out of shape--though a lot less out of shape than I honestly expected to be after half a year of slacking off.

Finally, Vince came home with rice balls and dumplings. First, I ate his green curry, then these latest goodies. I feel like such a parasite. Well, a happy, sated parasite with a yummy aftertaste in its mouth.