| FF7CITADEL! WOOT! | May. 2nd, 2007 @ 09:05 pm |
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And this is why losing for the third year in a row at the Single Spark awards isn't nearly as crushing as it was before...
I was asked several months ago to put together a banner, featuring Tifa, for FF7Citadel for the month of May! I think it's quite appropriate that Tifa makes her appearance in May, as May 3rd is her birthday!
I'm so glad I got to do this... not only because it's an incredible opportunity but also because Tifa is really my favorite character from FF7. Which is odd, considering the majority of my artwork and stories are about Aeris. But there it is, I like Tifa, mostly because she's a lot like me. Quiet, a bit awkward when it comes to emotional stuff, and not quite as strong as she acts. When I first played the game, it always made me a little sad that Aeris and Cloud seemed meant to be, leaving Tifa by the wayside -- twiddling her thumbs. I remember at the time complaining -- inwardly -- that Tifa and Cloud belonged together, which lead to the inevitable question of who Aeris would end up with, because I never bore any ill will towards Aeris. I like her as well, because I have some of her qualities too... but I always tend to side with the dark horse. So in my little mind argument, I had jokingly come up with the answer to that question: Sephiroth. And then I chuckled darkly, and moved on with my life. Little did I know that passing thought might lead to me actually writing Aeris/Seph.
Freaky old world, innit?
Where was I....?
Oh, yeah, banner.
So I made a banner for the lovely folks at FF7Citadel and it's up! RIGHT NOW! So hop on over and take a look see, and while you're there, stay awhile. It's a nice, comfy website... full to the brim with vitamins, minerals and all sorts of fun FF7 related stuff!
GO! NOW! NOACAT COMMANDS!! OOOOOOOBEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY!!
TAKE ME TO FF7CITADEL!
Click. You know you want to...Ambidextrous:  WOOT! |
| Ponderings on the Civil War. | Apr. 20th, 2006 @ 12:29 am |
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Been reading "The Civil War" by Shelby Foote.
It's pretty interesting so far. As well it should be...because...hey...history! But in all seriousness, it's a great read but you really have to pay attention. I find it interesting to note that early on in the war, the Union didn't do so well. We lost three whole battles...badly. At the time, it was generally believed that Southern soldiers were better fighters than Northern fighters. A fact which was well played out in the first skirmishes of the war.
Both sides were filled with basically green soldiers. The North, however, was at great disadvantage, as its soldiers had little experience with gunplay or horsemanship. Whereas, the South, being an agrarian society, had a little more experience with outdoor living. Still, their soldiery were as green as the North's, though it seemed they were bolstered by deep faith and conviction in their cause. Whereas, the Northern solider perhaps didn't believe quite as strongly.
Slavery was a touchy issue back then, and there were many in the North who were on the fence. Even more who didn't really want to go to war at all. There were many, in fact, who urged Lincoln to make a deal with the South, rather than fight.
It's funny how we look back on things and we glaze over the parts of history we don't like. For instance, despite the fact that Lincoln was admantly against slavery, he was not in favor of equality between races. He, as many men of his time, believed that white men were superior and black inferior. He didn't believe that black men ought to have the right to vote or hold office, however he did believe that it was wrong to deny them their freedom.
I suppose one could look back on this and judge Lincoln. Yet I've always thought this rather ridiculous. To go back and fault find history is to revise it and take away the humanity of those we study. Lincoln, as I said, was a man of his day and a human being. And it's slightly strange but figures like Lincoln seem so large in history, when in truth he was just as human as the rest of us. A human being with faults, who sometimes made mistakes. I think this revelation of mine doesn't dim him in my memory. And I don't think it'll ever dim him in history, for despite some of his feelings...he still did a marvelous thing.
In any event, back to the war part of my pondering.
So, the Southerners might well have been better fighters. Most of the Northern forces were volunteers from states like New York...where the chance to shoot and ride were slim to none. The North was an industrial center. It's people were prepared to manufacture. And in this, the North had the advantage over the South.
Had the war been short and sweet, and had the North given up after the first brutal battles...the South might well have won. Our forces were hampered by green soldiers with seasoned military men as their leaders, who often tried to march them into battle with complicated plans that only a well trained militia would be able to accomplish. As it was, our forces weren't terribly well trained and often broke rank to pick berries. So, it's no surprise we lost in the short run.
However, the war turned out to be long and in that fact, things turned to our advantage.
As I said, the North is an industrial center. It was and still is a center for manufacturing, as well as being rich in farm land. We were better able to feed and arm our troops than the South. Whose only crops were tobacco and cotton, which you can hardly feed and arm an army with.
Also, I wanted to point out that my favorite Civil War general is General William T. Sherman. Through this book I'm learning to love him all over again. He's irrascible. Easily aggravated and slightly crazy but in a practical hard-headed way. He was to the point in a time when people seemed to want to beat around the bush. I've often thought that a bio-pic ought to be made about him, because he is a fascinating human being and surely deserves the attention. Sadly, I doubt he'll ever get one as a movie made about Sherman could never be shown in the south. Some people still haven't forgiven him for his march to the sea.
But as I see it, what he did was brutal but it had to be done. He didn't like to do it. He didn't enjoy it. He hated war because of it and he did it to put an end to the conflict. He knew, as no other, that the south had to be broken in order for the north to win. He had to kill their spirit and the best way to do that was exactly what he did.
I'm also prepared to hate McClellan all over again. He was the worst kind of pretty boy, rich bastard who didn't know what he was getting himself into. A fact which Lincoln pointed out to him, to which McClellan answered, "I can do it all." *rolls eyes*
Anyhoot. I should go to bed now.
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| I present to you this meme. May it give you joy. | Nov. 4th, 2005 @ 06:33 pm |
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You fit in with:
Spiritualism
Your ideals are mostly spiritual, but in an individualistic way. While spirituality is very important in your life, organized religion itself may not be for you. It is best for you to seek these things on your own terms.
60% spiritual.
100% reason-oriented.
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Take this quiz at QuizGalaxy.com
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What's in my head: Free as a Bird--The Beatles |
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Huh. Slightly accurate yet completely off-base. I never did test well. |
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...I took a deep, deep breath and now I feel better.
I need more conga in my empty life.
I have decreed it.Ambidextrous:  STOP POKING MY EYE!! What's in my head: No One Knows My Plan--TMBG Show Detroit |
| » Oh...for the LOVE OF PETE! Don't Turn Kagome Demon!! |
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Mother-fucker. I just lost all what I was writing because my computer decided to be crazy.
In any event, back to my rant.
So, I'm having a bitch fit over people turning Kagome demon. I won't say a word outside this journal, which very few read anyway. But I fucking hate it when writers do that. I HATE IT!
Yeah, sure, it's fan fiction and all that. I get it. I really do. Because if I didn't I would write canon. But I don't because I enjoying fucking with things. I like moving the pieces around to see what happens. But the thing is, I do that...always remembering what one of my art teachers said.
"It's all well and good to break the rules, but you have to KNOW them first BEFORE you break them. Otherwise, you'll just end up looking like an ignorant fool."
In my writing, I've always tried to approach things logically. I've tried to inject realism into my world and in the characters. I don't have people falling in love instantly. Nor do I have them falling instantly into bed, because that doesn't happen in real life. And if it does, more than likely the relationship won't be long lasting. Sure, I break the rules, but I also know them. I try to do as much research as I can and while I don't always suceed, I try.
So, back to people turning Kagome into a demon. The circumstances are often different, but the result...what happens to turn her demon...is always, ALWAYS the same. Whatever demon she mates with cuts himself and she either willingly or foricibly drinks it. Then he bites her and sucks on her a good bit...AND VIOLA!! SHE'S A DEMON NOW! It's FUCKING magic! *rolls eyes*
First...that particular blood sharing ritual is common to vampires. EUROPEAN VAMPIRES. NOT demons. Not European demons. Not Japanese demons. AND THE DEMONS IN INUYASHA ARE JAPANESE DEMONS BECAUSE THE FUCKING SHOW TAKES PLACE IN JAPAN! THEY'RE JAPANESE, GOD DAMMIT! FUCKING JAPANESE DEMONS! NOT EUROPEAN VAMPIRES!!
Sonvabitch!
So, after they share blood, she changes into a demon and is surprised. Maybe a bit disturbed, but she always accepts it with the calmness of a saint. She giggles and then whatever demon the writer chose to be her new true love makes sweet, sweet love to her.
"Heehee. I'm a demon now! Boy is this fun!! I'm not at all disturbed, despite the fact that I spent the last fifteen years as a human being. I'm okay with being a demon now because the writer told me so. Let's have sex!! TEEHEE!!"
And then the sex commences. It's long, boring and awkwardly described. More than likely horrible and childish euphamisms are used as substitutes for the actual words for genitalia. Possibly because the people writing said sex scene haven't had sex yet, or if they have, it's either been too long or it's colored by a puritanical squeamishness of the act so that they have a hard time describing it without having to resort to romance novel foolishness. It's a penis, people. Not a sword. If penis is too clinical, then use cock. Sure, as a word, it's a bit crude but it gets the point across. And you don't sound like a prudish ninny when you use it. Same thing with the vagina. It's a V-A-G-I-N-A!! Not a secret fucking flower, which is just about the stupidest way to describe anything I've ever heard. Frankly, I'm a fan of cunt. Why, you ask? Because it's direct and to the point. It's dirty and lewd. It describes the female reproductive organs in the most lacivious way possible. And when you're writing about sex, you can't shy away from that.
Sex is dirty. It's nasty and animalistic. That's what makes it fun.
People want to cover it up and dress it up in gauzy, romantic film but that denies the dark pleasure behind the act. It makes it more innocent, less dirty. Can sex be more than just animal pleasure? Yes, it can. I won't deny the fact that sex with someone you truly love is the best kind of sex. But that's not the only kind of sex to be had. Sex can be a union of souls, but more importantly, sex is the physical union of bodies. You can't deny either side and when people fucking do that it bugs me!
I could also rant about people making it TOO dirty, to the point where it's just gross and uncomfortable. There is a fine line, folks. A fine line you walk when writing about sex. And there are very few who manage to capture it well without fucking it all up. Myself included. But I take my cues from Clive Barker. I won't shy away from making things dark. I won't shy away from calling the penis what it is. I might write a scene where two people are making love, but they're also fucking. And if you don't believe me that there is a difference, I will tell you now...there is.
There is a HUGE wall of difference between making love and just fucking. You can be doing both at the same time. You can have one without the other. But the difference remains.
Anyway, back to the rant at hand.
After they make love and she turns demon, I proceed to projectile vomit for about half a day. And when it's all over I want to find the writer and beat them to death with a whiffle bat. (Not literally, people. I'm not a violent monster.)
If it was that easy to become a demon, why the fuck would everyone be making such a big damn deal out of the Shikon no Tama. If all it took was some nookie and a little blood sharing, how come Ol' Naraku didn't just seduce some willing demoness and become a demon that way? Be a damn sight easier, IMHO.
Maybe he just likes the challenge or something.
Either way. If it all it took was a little blood sucking, then why...TELL ME WHY...would every demon, half-demon and power hungry human across greater Japan be chasing after a hunk of rock like it was the bloody Holy Grail?!! Why would they go to the trouble?
The answer would be...they wouldn't. If becoming a demon was THAT easy, they wouldn't give the Shikon a second glance. It'd be a useless hunk of glass. Therefore, becoming a demon isn't a matter of blood sucky. You don't BECOME a demon, you either are or you aren't. The only cheat you have is the Shikon jewel and even then...it isn't a very good cheat.
AND if you were a human that was happy being human and you suddenly became a demon...you would NOT be happy about the change. No matter how much easier it'd make your life.
I've only read two stories where Kagome was turned into a demon that were done realistically. And they were both written by the same author, Selestia. Not only was the way she was turned demon realistic, but her reaction to it as well. She doesn't like it and she wants to be changed back. And once she is changed, she starts to notice...slowly...that she feels emotional changes within herself too. She doesn't stay the same Kagome, yet she does. She is Kagome in demon form.
If I EVER were to write Kagome becoming a demon...I'd write it like that.
In any event. I just felt the need to purge my rage.
Jul. 10th, 2005 @ 01:20 pm
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They were happy together for oh so many years
Then she walked out and left him
Now all he has is tears
He was drinkin' and drinkin'
And then he'll drink some more
Drink drink, wash room, drink drink, throw up
And he passed out on the floor
Then eighteen hours later, when he finally came to
He tried to pick himself right off the floor
But his limbs, they would not move
'Cause he slept on his arms last night
He has no feeling in his left arm or his right
'Cause he slept on his arms last night
Wishes he hadn't drank so much
He has trouble frying bacon
A hard time playing jacks
Can't take his rectal temperature
Rub Blistex on his cracks
He can't peel bananas
Take medicine for his cough
Wipe his brow, play basketball
Shuck peanuts, or jerk off
'Cause he slept on his arms last night
He has no feeling in his left arm or his right
'Cause he slept on his arms last night
Wishes he could kill himself
There's no way he can hang himself
Or overdose on drugs
Can't push his wheelchair off a cliff
'Cause he ain't got one
Can't start his car in a closed garage
Wrap his head in cellophane
Can't drink a sixth of hemlock
Shove his nose into his brain
'Cause he slept on his arms last night
He has no feeling in his left arm or his right
'Cause he slept on his arms last night
Boy, his ass is itchy.
The Vacant Lot owns my soul. God, I miss that show.
Jun. 11th, 2005 @ 12:29 am
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1) What would be your Spice Girl name? Essential Spice
2) What kind of muppet would you be? A blue one.
3) What superpower would you like to have? I'd like to be able to explode people's heads with a mere thought.
4) What kind of car would you want to be? A VW bug painted many, many colors.
5) What is the silliest thing you've ever done and are willing to speak about? Dude, have you got all afternoon.
6) What song would you like to sing in eternity's karaoke bar? Baby Got Back--Sir Mix-a-lot
7) What job would you not want to have? Mortician. Or anything that has to do with sewage, raw or not.
8) What place would you like to be marooned on? Maui
9) What is the nerdiest/geekiest thing that you own? My wedding ring, which is a replica of Griever...from FFVIII
10) What is your greatest guilty pleasure? The amount of time I spend on the computer.
( More quizzes )
Jun. 7th, 2005 @ 03:30 pm
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The sun is a mass of incandescent gas
A gigantic nuclear furnace
Where hydrogen is built into helium
At a temperature of millions of degrees
Yo ho, it's hot, the sun is not
A place where we could live
But here on Earth there'd be no life
Without the light it gives
We need its light
We need its heat
We need its energy
Without the sun, without a doubt
There'd be no you and me
The sun is a mass of incandescent gas
A gigantic nuclear furnace
Where hydrogen is built into helium
At a temperature of millions of degrees
The sun is hot
It is so hot that everything on it is a gas: iron, copper wire, aluminum wire, abandoned wooden houses, small chunks of wood, ALL A GAS!
The sun is large
If the sun were hollow, a million Earths could fit inside. And yet, the sun is only a middle-sized star.
The sun is far away
About 93 million miles away, and that's why it looks so small.
And even when it's out of sight
The sun shines night and day
The sun gives heat
The sun gives light
The sunlight that we see
The sunlight comes from our own sun's
Atomic energy
Scientists have found that the sun is a huge atom-smashing machine. The heat and light of the sun come from the nuclear reactions of estrogen, estrogen, AND MORE ESTROGEN!!
The sun is a mass of incandescent gas
A gigantic nuclear furnace
Where hydrogen is built into helium
At a temperature of millions of degrees
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I've often thought about doing a fanfic with this title. It'd be a little beach story with Rinoa and Selphie having a bit of an adventure. But I never got to it. Sad really...
Jun. 3rd, 2005 @ 07:05 pm
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| » YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! YOUR MOM'S ALRIGHT!! |
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Beatrix Kiddo (Black Mamba)
You're the Bride! Strong and determined, you can do anything once you set your mind to it. You long for vengeance and for a happy ending, and will do anything to achieve them.Kill Bill: Which Deadly Viper Assassin Are You? (Vol. II spoilers... results with pics)
FUCK YEAH!!! I'm the Bride.
The Keys to Your Heart
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You are attracted to those who are unbridled, untrammeled, and free. |
In love, you feel the most alive when things are straight-forward, and you're told that you're loved. |
You'd like to your lover to think you are stylish and alluring. |
You would be forced to break up with someone who was insecure and in constant need of reassurance. |
Your ideal relationship is lasting. You want a relationship that looks to the future... one you can grow with. |
Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment. |
You think of marriage as something precious. You'll treasure marriage and treat it as sacred. |
In this moment, you think of love as something you can get or discard anytime. You're feeling self centered. |
Yup. Pretty acurate. Except for the last part....
You are a ray of sunshine; a glorious combination of hilarious humour and heartfelt tenderness. Although your lighthearted comments may be misunderstood, you are still a favourite amongst your friends. What Kind Of Anime/Manga Are You?
Yeah...I AM pretty funny and I'm not even being arrogant or whatever.
Okay...shut up. I'm tired.
May. 31st, 2005 @ 11:05 pm
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Advanced Global Personality Test Results | Extraversion | |||||||||| | 36% | | Stability | |||||||||| | 40% | | Orderliness | |||||||||| | 33% | | Empathy | |||||||||| | 36% | | Interdependence | |||||||||||||||| | 63% | | Intellectual | |||| | 16% | | Mystical | |||||||||||| | 50% | | Artistic | |||||||||||||||||||| | 90% | | Religious | || | 10% | | Hedonism | || | 10% | | Materialism | |||||||||||| | 43% | | Narcissism | |||||| | 30% | | Adventurousness | |||||| | 23% | | Work ethic | |||||||||||| | 43% | | Self absorbed | |||||||||||||||| | 63% | | Conflict seeking | |||| | 16% | | Need to dominate | |||||||||| | 36% | | | Romantic | |||||||||||||| | 56% | | Avoidant | |||||||||||||| | 56% | | Anti-authority | |||||||||||| | 50% | | Wealth | |||| | 16% | | Dependency | |||||||||||||| | 56% | | Change averse | |||||||||||||| | 56% | | Cautiousness | |||||||||||| | 50% | | Individuality | |||||||||||| | 43% | | Sexuality | |||||||||||| | 50% | | Peter pan complex | |||||||||||||||||||| | 83% | | Physical security | |||||||||||||| | 56% | | Food indulgent | |||||||||||| | 43% | | Histrionic | |||||||||||| | 43% | | Paranoia | |||||| | 23% | | Vanity | |||||| | 23% | | Hypersensitivity | |||||| | 23% | | Female cliche | |||||| | 30% | |
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May. 21st, 2005 @ 07:43 pm
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It occurs to me that I post nothing of use in this journal....ah well.
Now survey-i-tude. Stolen from Rachel who yoinked from Cass who stizzole from Amanda.
Name: Anne Catherine Cope
What time is it: 6:29 P.M.
THE FRUITS OF YOUR LABOR (things you can't live without)
Something important on your desk: Headphones.
When you sleep you wear: My sister's nerds pyjamas that I stole from her because she stole this one dress of mine that I like to wear on the rare occasions I got out to clubs. I hate her.
If you could afford it at the moment, you would buy: My own movie theatre. So I can watch movies in a theatre in peace.
Something you don't have a lot of: Hot, half nekkid men swabbing me down with oils, feeding me strawberry daquiris while I lounge on a pile of money. Yeah.
If your house was burning and you could only save 3 items what would they be: Excluding people and pets: 1.)My sketchbooks (2.)My writing notebooks (3.)My photobooks.
MORALS
If there were no side effects, you would enjoy being addicted to: The statue. I'd let the monument of granite send a beam into my eye.
A time when you purposely hurt someone emotionally: There was a time during a rather terrible peer pressure thing that happened in junior high. My...that sentence was convoluted. In any event, under peer pressure I helped a girl friend make fun of another girl. Little did I know that the girl I called best friend, the very girl who encouraged me to make fun of this poor soul...was a bitch. What a secret? I didn't find out until karma decided to bite me on the ass....
A time you accidentally hurt someone emotionally: I do this a lot with my husband, Scott. Sometimes I don't mean to be insensitive but I just am. I'm always very sorry for this.
One person you have killed in your thoughts: Dude...the list is so damn long it'd take DAYS for me to write the entire thing out. Let's just say there wouldn't be many people left if my thoughts suddenly became reality.
FRIENDS
Three traits you look for in a friend: My friend must be a carbon based organism who metabolises and is made of roughly 90% water.
Who makes you laugh most often: It's a tie between my husband, Scott and my sister, Jane.
A friend who you can tell anything: Scott.
A friend you can go to for advice: Scott.
The best piece of advice you have been given: "One day, Anne, you'll see that everything I've ever told you was right." My dad said that to me when I was eleven. And dammit...he WAS right.
Two closest friends: Scott and Jane.
The friend who uses most of your energy: Jane. God, she's exhausting.
EGO
Your 3 best qualities: My prehensile eyestalks, my spine and my uvula.
Your 3 worst qualities: Estrogen, Estrogen, AND MORE ESTROGEN.
Describe your Ideal self: I'm already my ideal self. Screw you.
A compliment that makes you blush: Any compliment makes me blush...I'm actually a very modest person, who is happy with herself but uncomfortable with others taking special notice of...things.
You are embarrassed when: Hardly ever.
The greatest physical pain you ever endured: I'm a wuss. I think the worst pain I ever had was this weekend. When my sister sat on my legs when I was taking a nap and woke me suddenly and I pulled my legs out from under her too quickly and got a charlie horse in both legs. DOUBLE CHARLIE HORSE...CHARLIE HORSE...TIMES TWO! It hurt. A lot...and I won't let it go.
The greatest emotional pain you ever endured: Heh. I don't like to talk about it. Anyone who's friended this particular journal can take note of the kind of mental pain I've endured. Anguish.
Moment you are most ashamed of: When I punched that mime in Disneyland. ^_~(No, I'm not serious....there's no shame in punching a mime.)Wouldn't it be nice if it was true?
Your best physical feature: My eyes.
Who/What makes you happy: Watching people beat each other up makes me happy. I don't know why...there's probably something wrong with me.
Who/what makes you sad: When people are with the suckzors and yell at me at work. It makes me want to see people beating each other up.
EMOTIONS
Emotion you hide most: Sadness.
The emotion you tend to experience most: A general sense of happiness.
The emotion you are feeling most lately: Exhaustion with the world. I REALLY need a vacation.
You have a huge amount of guilt regarding: All the stupid things I've ever done. Even if they're not all that stupid or even important.
When you are angry you need: Very loud music and/or a fight video game with which to rend and destroy on a virtual level allowing Noa to release pent up aggression...rendering the world safe for mimes and clowns.
When you are sentimental you need: 80's music.
When you are in love you need: Sex.
MEMORIES
One of your most peaceful memories: That one winter's day when me and my mome were reading a book. My dad wasn't in the room as he was taking his bath. It was so quiet and I remember looking out the window at the snow as it fell and thinking, "Yeah. I wish it'd stay this way forever." And then my dad bust in, breaking the peace most effectively by running through the room in nothing but a towel wrapped around him screaming "BIG DIAPERS! BIG DIAPERS!" My mom and I watched in mute shock as he galloped out of the room, still screaming 'Big Diapers'. We watched him go, looked at each other and burst out laughing. To this day, one of my favorite and most peaceful memories.
One of your most tragic memories: When my Aunt Norma died....
One of your angriest memories: Yeah.
A memory that makes you laugh: There are waaaaaaaaaaaay too many. Any of these might do...Misty Watercolor Memories...
A memory that makes you happy: See above.
LOVE
Something someone can say or do that you find extremely attractive: I gots to go with Rachel on this one...accents man. Especially a nice, clipped British accent...very sexy. (Hint--My husband does a BEAUTIFUL English accent and it probably contributed to me falling in love with him...that and his beautiful eyes.)
Something someone can say or do that you find unattractive: Any kind of pungent odor...well, that and being a chauvinst pig. Like that dude who humped me when I was trying to dance in that club that one time.
Two things appealing about people: Hair and eyes. (agrees with Rachel)
A personality trait you find appealing: A good sense of humor is a must...and I'm not just talking a regular good sense of humor. I tend to hang out with very funny people...you have to be a humor professional to catch my eye.
Your secret passion: ...um...Waffles? *shrugs shoulders unhelpfully*
What you enjoy most about having a committed relationship: The committed part.
RELATING
Do you have a b/f or g/f? If yes, who?: No...I have a husband. HUGE difference.
What do you find sexy about them: Everything...except when his eyebrows go all wonky and he looks like Gandalf.
A place where you want to have sex: Elevator...totally.
A strange place where you have had sex: In my parent's backyard by the fire pit.
What drives you crazy (in a good way) about this person: The way he wears his hat. The way he sips his tea. The memory of all that...OH NO! YOU CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME.....
What music is on when you have sex, or is it the tv?: I think that's a personal question...but FYI...Alicia Keys.
Favorite song to have sex to: Elmer's Tune.
Describe your mate physically: Dogs have mates. I'm not a dog. I have a husband, thank you.
Describe your mate's personality: *narrows eyes* He's a hamster and his name is Mr. Winky and he eats people who ask me stupid questions.
You feel most attractive when: My hubbie is holding me.
Favorite thing you like to see your mate wear (clothing wise, don't say naked): ...Nothing. I like it when my mate's coat is silky and well groomed.
What would you like your mate to do more of: I'd like my mate to pick the nits out of my fur.
FINALLY>>>>>>
If you had more time alone you would: Be very lonely and bored.
If you had more patience you would: Be able to tolerate more crap from people without feeling the need to rip their heads off.
If you could change one thing about your physical appearance what would it be: My ass.
If you had no commitments what would you be doing: ...shut up....I see you with your eyes of judgment.
If you could have one super power what would it be: Head 'Splody. Scanners style head 'spoldy.
If you could start all over....: Pick myself up. Dust myself off...and START ALL OVER AGAIN!!
May. 9th, 2005 @ 06:27 pm
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Your Linguistic Profile:
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70% General American English |
15% Upper Midwestern |
5% Dixie |
5% Midwestern |
5% Yankee |
You are |
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Your #1 Match: INFP
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The Idealist
You are creative with a great imagination, living in your own inner world.
Open minded and accepting, you strive for harmony in your important relationships.
It takes a long time for people to get to know you. You are hesitant to let people get close.
But once you care for someone, you do everything you can to help them grow and develop.
You would make an excellent writer, psychologist, or artist. |
Your #2 Match: ENFP
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The Inspirer
You love being around people, and you are deeply committed to your friends.
You are also unconventional, irreverant, and unimpressed by authority and rules.
Incredibly perceptive, you can usually sense if someone has hidden motives.
You use lots of colorful language and expressions. You're qutie the storyteller!
You would make an excellent entrepreneur, politician, or journalist. |
Your #3 Match: INFJ
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The Protector
You live your life with integrity, originality, vision, and creativity.
Independent and stubborn, you rarely stray from your vision - no matter what it is.
You are an excellent listener, with almost infinite patience.
You have complex, deep feelings, and you take great care to express them.
You would make a great photographer, alternative medicine guru, or teacher. |
Your #4 Match: ISFP
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The Artist
You are a gifted artist or musician (though your talents may be dormant right now).
You enjoy spending your free time in nature, and you are good with animals and children.
Simply put, you enjoy bueaty in all its forms and live for the simple pleasures in life.
Gentle, sensitive, and compassionate - you are good at recognizing people's unspoken needs.
You would make a good veterinarian, pediatrician, or composer. |
Your #5 Match: ENFJ
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The Giver
You strive to maintain harmony in relationships, and usually succeed.
Articulate and enthusiastic, you are good at making personal connections.
Sometimes you idealize relationships too much - and end up being let down.
You find the most energy and comfort in social situations ... where you shine.
You would make a good writer, human resources director, or psychologist. |
May. 4th, 2005 @ 08:35 pm
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Your real name:: Anne Catherine Teresa Cope
Age: 30
Height: 5'6"
Natural hair colour: Dark Brown
Eye colour: Grey Blue (Steel?)
Number of siblings: Two.
Glasses/contacts? Glasses
Piercings: Three. One in my left ear. Two in my right
Tattoos: No.
Braces?: No.
FAVOURITE
Colour: Powder Blue.
Band: THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS.
Stuffed animal: My BIG Pikachu.
Video game: Final Fantasy 8.
Movie: Shaun of the Dead.
Book: What Was I Scared of? By Dr. Seuss.
Food: Spaghetti.
Game on a cell phone: I don't own a cell phone. Screw you, test person.
CD cover: TMBG's cover for Flood.
Flower: Trillium
Scent: Real...FRESH...Roses.
Animal: KITTIES!
Manga book: Um...right now? Immortal Raine
Cereal: Rice Chex
Cartoon: Anything by Miyazaki. Fer...real.
DO YOU
Play an instrument?: No. I'm not talented like that.
Watch TV more than 60 hours a week?: JEEBUS! NO! I have a full time job and then there's the writing and the art. If I watched that much TV, I wouldn't be doing anything else!
Like to sing?: Yes. I do. Especially in the shower or in my car. If you're ever in the West Michigan era, look for a 5'6" brunette in a 2003 White Ford Taurus. I'm usually driving down 28th street...try around...8:00 to 8:20 or after five...look out for her and watch as she puts American Idol to shame as she sings to herself like a crazy person.
Have a job?: Yes. Full time at a bank! WEEHA!
Have a cell phone?:...Yes and no. Techincally, I HAVE a cell phone but I don't use it. It has an Invader Zim cover on it. It's a track phone and we didn't put minutes on.
Like to play sports?:...Yeah. *becomes hostile towards quiz person* Next question.
Have a boyfriend/girlfriend?: No. I have a husband. HUGE difference.
Have a crush on someone?: When I was sixteen.
Live somewhere NOT in the united states?: Sadly, no.
Have more than 5 TVs in your house?: Yeah, because I'm so damn rich. We have three. Two are old. One barely works, the other is tiny and the one we love with all our heart is the newest one.
Have any special talents/skills?: I can write...sort of. AND DRAW.
Like school?: Um. Not in school...so....Yeah. Next question.
CAN YOU
Stand on your tip toes without wearing shoes?: No. And as a side note, OW!
Speak any other languages?: I speak a little Spanish. And I know two words in Bosnian!!
Go a day without food?: No. I like to eat.
Read music, not just tabs?: No. Again, not talented in the music arena. Thanks for paying attention!
Roll your tongue?: Yes.
Eat a whole pizza?: If I was three hundred pounds and didn't care about living that long. Sure.
HAVE YOU EVER
Snuck out of the house?: No.
Cried to get out of trouble?: Are you kidding me? OF COURSE! JEESH!
Gotten lost in your city?: *blushes* Yes....SHUT UP!!
Seen a shooting star?: Course.
Been to any other countries?: Well...Canada. But I'm not sure it counts. I mean, Canada is like America...only nice and without pyschos.
Had a serious surgery?: Nope.
Stolen something important to someone else?: Aaaaaaaaaaah...no...
Solved a rubiks cube?: Heehee. Depends on what you mean by solve. If you mean, solve it by obeying the rules of the game...then no. If you mean cheating by pulling off the stickers and replacing them so they're in order. Then yes.
Gone out in public in your pajamas?: Yeah. My entire college career was spent in PJs. Seriously. Everyday I went to class was Pajama day!
Cried over a girl?: Uuuuuh...no.
Cried over a boy?: Yeah.
Kissed a random stranger?: No, you don't know where they've been! GEESH!
Hugged a random stranger?: No. I have a personal bubble. I NEED my space.
Been in a fist fight?: No. I'm not a hooligan.
Been arrested?: Again, no....
Done drugs?:....NO!
Had alcohol?: *glowers* No. Leave me alone.
Laughed and had milk come out of your nose?: Not milk. But I did laugh and have Sprite come out my nose. Which...by the way...hurts like hell.
Pushed all the buttons on an elevator?: Yeah. I still do.
Gone to school only to find you had the day off because of a holiday/etc?: No...I may be slow and sometimes a bit goofy and occasionally forgetful...but I'm not THAT big of an idiot.
Swore at your parents?: Hells yeah! Especially my Dad. Our fights are amusing to watch for the string of cuss words alone.
Kicked a guy where it hurts?: If I had to...but no, I've never intentionally done it.
Been in love?: Yeah. *points at wedding ring*
Been close to love?: ...What the hell kind of half assed question is that? Yeah. I'm standing right next to love right now. Say HI, Love! *rolls eyes*
Been to a casino?: Yes. For a friend's wedding. Yeah...but I hated it.
Ran over an animal and killed it?: *cries* NO! BASTARD!!
Broken a bone?: When I was nine months old I brok my collar bone. It's never been the same since. Lucky I don't remember it....being so young. I still can't do push ups properly.
Gotten stitches?: No....*shivers*.
Had a waterballoon fight in winter?: Uh...no. That'd be crazy....and stupid.
Drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour?: No, I have no desire to get sick right now...thanks.
Made homemade muffins?: Yup..
Bitten someone?: *grins* Yes. Recently too.
Been to disneyland/disneywold?:: Disneyland. It sucks and is...oddly enough...NOT the happiest place on earth.
Burped in someones face?: Yeah. I'm a kltuz.
WHENS THE LAST TIME YOU
Brushed your teeth: This morning.
Went to the bathroom: About two hours ago.
Saw a movie in theaters: This past Saturday. KUNG FU HUSTLE ALL THE WAY!
Read a book: Not for awhile.
Had a snow day: I haven't had a snow day since I got out of college. Thanks for reminding me...ass.
Had a party: It's been awhile. I generally dislike large social gatherings.
Had a slumber party: A long, long time ago. When I was but a little Noacat.
Tripped in front of someone: All the time. Probably today. It happens so frequently that I can't really remember and stuff.
Went to the grocery store: This morning to pick up my lunch for work!
Got sick: About three weeks ago...
Cursed: AW...FUCK. Well, I've been under a Vampire curse since early February...so...Yeah. Shit. AH...Fuck...lemme...ummm..dammit...Well, I haven't done anything to fucking piss someone off enough to fucking curse me lately. But I'm pretty damn sure if I try fuckin' hard I can get some bastard to fucking curse me. Not that I want some asshole to curse me or whatever. Aw...shit...What the fuck was I talking about?
DO YOU PREFER
Fruit/vegetables: Fruit.
Black/white: Peuce.
Lights on/lights off: GREEN LIGHT!
TV/movie: Movie.
Car/truck: BINGO!
Body spray/lotion: Cheddar Cheese.
Cash/check: Credit Card...preferably someone else's.
Pillows/blankets: BLANKIE!
Headache/stomach ache: Neither.
Paint/charcoal: Paint. Totally. Charcoal pisses me off. It's all dry and it gets on your hands...ew.
Chinese food/mexican food: Chinese.
Summer/winter: Neither. Both suck.
Snow/rain: Rain.
Fog/misty: Mist and fog are pretty much the same.
Rock/rap: YOU CAN'T PIN ME IN TO ONE THING! I LIKE WHATEVER I WANT!
Meat/vegetarian: Yahtzee!
Chocolate/vanilla: Chocolate...fucker.
Sprinkles/icing: Icing...mmmm....
Cake/pie: YOU CAN'T MAKE ME CHOOSE! YOU CAN'T MAKE ME!!
French toast/french fries: French fries...mmmm...I can feel my arteries clogging.
Strawberries/blueberries: Blueberries fresh off the bush. YUM!
Ocean/swimming pool: Pool It's cleaner and they're less sharks.
Cookies/muffins: C IS FOR COOKIE THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME! COOKIE! COOKIE!
Wallet/pocket: Ass.
Window/door: Window.
Pink/purple: Purple. Pink is for Barbie. And I HATE Barbie.
Cat/dog: Cat.
Long sleeve/short sleeve: Short.
Pants/shorts: Pants.
Winter break/spring break: Any break would be good.
Spring/autumn: Autumn.
Clouds/clear sky: Both. YOU CAN'T MAKE ME CHOOSE, BASTARD!
Moon/mars: Neither.
LOVE AND ALL THAT CRAP
Have you ever been in love?: Again...HELLO WEDDING RING!
If you have, with who?: My husband...ass. (His name be Scott)
Really badly so that it actually hurts and you cry at night?: Yeah, when I was sixteen and had nothing better to do with my time.
Are you single?: No.
Are you in a relationship?:: Uh, YAH.
If so, for how long?: Well, I've been married for about a year and a half. But we've been together since...1993, when we graduated from high school so that's....12 years. HOLY SHIT!
Do you believe there is someone for everyone?: I don't pry into other people's love lives.
What is your idea of the best date? Going to the movies, riffing on the flick. Go home.
What was your first kiss like?: Messy and uncomfortable. Neither of us knew what we were doing and it ended up being lip soup...we got better.
How old were you when you got your first kiss?: Seventeen.
Do you think love is a load of shit?: Nope. You only think that when you've been unsuccessful in it or when you haven't BEEN in it at all. Love takes work and if you're not up to the task...then it IS a load of shit. You get what you put into it my friends...Of course, if you also happen to fall in love with an asswipe, that could complicate things.
Whats the best experiance youve ever had with the opposite sex?: First. Learn how to spell EXPERIENCE. I'm not perfect...but damn! Secondly...the best experience I had was my first and only. Being that the only man I've ever dated is the man I'm married to...so tally up the totals...and....
If you are single, have you had any boyfriends/girlfriends before?: Bawonga?
Have you ever been dumped?: Yeah, actually. Scott and I had a falling out about six years ago. We spent some time apart, came back and things were better than ever!
Have you ever dumped someone?: No.
I....
am: hungry.
want: to rule the world with an iron fist.
need: a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup.
crave: things.
love: socks.
hate: Fundimentalists.
feel: hungry.
did: things.
miss: Clerks the Animated Series. That show was really funny.
am annoyed by: most everything.
would rather: eat soup than kick a puppy.
am tired of: my freak toe.
will always: be dancing in your dreams and nightmares.
SILLY STUFF
What is your favourite genre of music?: They Might Be Giants.
What time is it now?: 10:43 PM.
Whens the last time you called someone?: I don't like phones.
How much money do you have right now? That's none of your business...ya nosey bastard.
Are you hungry?: Yes.
Whatcha doin?: Things...WHAT'RE YOU DOING! GEESH!
Do you like parades?: No.
Do you like the moon? Sure. Why not? It hasn't done anything to me...yet.
What are you going to do when youre done with this?: Probably write some more. Maybe go to sleep or read fan fiction.
If you could have any magical power what would it be?: To explode heads by my will alone.
Have you ever had a picnic? Yeah.
Are you wearing any socks right now? No. I like my feet to be unfettered.
DO YOU THINK YOU ARE
funny?: Yes. I'm hilarious.
pretty?: Sure, why not?!
sarcastic?: No, not at all. I'm completely serious about all things at all times. ^_~
lazy?: Yeah.
hyper?: Yeah.
friendly?: Yeah...even though I'm a grump.
evil?: Probably.
smart?: When I want to be.
strong?: Sometimes.
talented?: Yup.
dorky?: HELLS YEAH!
WHAT COMES TO MIND WITH THE WORD
high: Bingo
skip: Ben Affleck
dance: Queen
lonely: Vampire
pen: Wall
flower: Head
window: Pane
psycho: Norman Bates
brain freeze: Ice Suckee
orange: Cream Cooler
sassy: Dog
WOULD YOU EVER
Sky dive?: No.
Play strip poker? No.
Run away?: Yeah...WHEN I WAS FIVE!
Curse at a teacher?:NO!
Not take a shower for a week?: Are you...are you crazy?
Ask someone out?: Um, no...you know, with the being married and all.
Lie to someone to make them think better of you?: Nah. Screw that. If they want to think I'm a bitch. Let 'em think it.
Visit a foreign country for more than a month?: I'd like to!
Go scuba diving?: Yeah, but I can't. On account of my terrible sinus problems. I can't clear them properly, which is bad. Not being able to clear your sinus cavities properly could lead to brain things...that are bad.
Write a book?: In my dreams.
Become a rockstar?: No. Again...with the sucking at music.
Have casual sex?: Uh...no. With the married and all.
LAST QUESTIONS ( FINALLY )
What shampoo do you use?: Herbal Essences.
Whens the last time you did something sexual with the opposite sex?: This weekend...with my husband. YEEHAW!
What kind of computer do you have?: A Dell....
Do you like to throw popcorn at people in the movies?: Only if someone in front of me pisses me off.
Or just make out?: When I was seventeen I did...now I'm a grown up and I like to actually WATCH the movie.
How many posters do you have in your room?: One.
Apr. 25th, 2005 @ 09:58 pm
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The One True Slayer
87 Bites of Slayage |
| Damn. Not only have you died twice doing what you do, but no one understands your burden and you find yourself disturbingly attracted to vampires. You are the ultimate repository of what it takes to be the Slayer, and no one can tell you otherwise. If you don't own all seven seasons on DVD, it's cause they haven't been released in your country yet. I am in total awe of you, and maybe just the tiniest bit creeped out. |
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My test tracked 1 variable How you compared to other people your age and gender:
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Mar. 18th, 2005 @ 07:19 pm
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| » THANK YOU FOR COMING TO OUR SHOW!! |
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WRATH
1. Who did you last get angry with? My husband.
2. What is your weapon of choice? A pottery tool.
3. Would you hit a member of the opposite sex? Yes, but I'm not proud of that, just being honest.
4. How about of the same sex? Yes.
5. Who was the last person who got really angry at you? My husband.
6. What is your pet peeve? Rude cel phone users who are on the damned phone when I'm trying to wait on them.
7. Do you keep grudges, or can you let things go? I can keep a grudge for all of five seconds before I completely forget.
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SLOTH
1.What is one thing you're supposed to do daily that you have not done in a long time? The laundry.
2. What is the latest you've ever woken up? Five in the afternoon.
3. Name a person you've been meaning to contact, but haven't: Rose.
4. What is the last lame excuse you made? Pick any time in high school when I screwed up and got a bad grade. My reasoning for my slothfulness? I don't know. I don't know why I wouldn't do my homework. That was my excuse. LAME!
5. Have you ever watched an infomercial all the way through? No. But I've come very, very close.
6. When was the last time you got a good workout in? In...umm....never.
7. How many times did you hit the snooze button on your alarm clock today? Today's my day off. So I didn't.
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GLUTTONY
1. What is your overpriced yuppie beverage of choice? Froot smoothie. 'Specially the Olga's orange cream cooler. Nummy.
2. Do you eat the skin of off chicken? Ew. No.
3. Have you ever used a professional diet company? No.
4. Do you have an issue with your weight? Not really. I'm happy with my weight, even if I am considered by today's standards "chubby". I could give a crap less about today's standards.
5. Do you prefer sweets, salty foods, or spicy foods? All three. Mmmmm....salty, sweet and spicy.
6. Have you ever looked at a small house pet or child and thought, lunch? ....Uh...no...
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LUST
1. How many people have you seen naked (not counting movies/family/Passer byers)? Two.
2. How many people have seen YOU naked (not counting physicians/family)? One.
3. Have you ever caught yourself staring at the chest/crotch of the opposite sex during a normal conversation? Yes.
5. What is your favorite body part on the opposite sex? The butt...I also have a thing for broad shoulders and chest.
6. Have you ever been propositioned by a prostitute? No.
7. Have you ever had to get tested for an STD or pregnancy? For pregnancy, yes. Std, no.
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GREED
1. How many credit cards do you own? But one.
2. What's your guilty pleasure store? Suncoast.
3. If you had $1 million, what would you do with it? I'd buy my own Suncoast and stock it with the movies I like.
4. Would you rather be rich, or famous? Rich. Screw fame.
5. Would you accept a boring job if it meant you would make megabucks? Yes. Yes, I would.
6. Have you ever stolen anything? Yeah, when I was like...eight.
7. How many MP3s are on your hard drive? A lot. But all of stuff I already have...except for a few. Shhhhh.....be quiet so you can hear insincereity.
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PRIDE
1. What one thing have you done that you're most proud of? Giving that homeless dude in Chicago my last dollar. I'm proud of that.
2. What one thing have you done that your parents are most proud of? I actually managed to graduate from both high school AND college with semi-decent grades.
3. What thing would you like to accomplish in your life? I'd like to go to all fifty states.
4. Do you get annoyed by coming in second place? Not really. Aribtrary placement assignations are meaningless and frankly, seem to dull your appreciation for life...if life is nothing more than a race to be first, how are you really enjoying it? You're not. You're too busy racing towards a goal that is fleeting and pointless. Sit down, relax, have a soda, enjoy the sunset or sunrise, and then laugh at the person who's first place. Because he's too busy racing to notice the really cool things in life.
5. Have you ever entered a contest of skill, knowing you were of much higher skill? No. Contests are pointless and stupid.
6. Have you ever cheated on something to get a higher score? No.
7. What did you do today that you're proud of? I managed to be patient today and that is a pretty big feat for me!
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ENVY
1. What item (or person) of your friends would you most want to have for your own? To be honest, nothing really.
2. Who would you want to go on "Trading Spaces" with? No one. I hate that show.
3. If you could be anyone else in the world, who would you be? I'd be John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants.
4. Have you ever been cheated on? No.
5. Have you ever wished you had a physical feature different from your own? Sometimes. I always wanted my eyes to be more oval.
6. What inborn trait do you see in others that you wish you had for yourself? I always envied the Korean girl in my class in high school who had really pretty, straight, black hair.
7. Do you wish you'd come up with this survey?....Not really.
8. Finally, what is your favorite deadliest sin? Sloth. Because I'm lazy.
Mar. 15th, 2005 @ 04:32 pm
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| » Cyclops Rock--The unlimited version! Read and LISTEN TO IT, bitches!! |
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BING BONG BING!
TAUGHT YOU HOW TO CYCLOPS ROCK
AND THEN YOU GO AND...
TURN AROUND AND BREEEEEEEEAK MY HEEEEEEEEEART
WASTE MY CYCLOPS TIME
AND I'VE GOT A CYCLOPS MIIIIIIIIIND!
I'm sick, like Nixon was sick
My defeated heart keeps beating on
I won't DIE, like Chuckie won't die
But I'm not here to socialize
GOTTA FIND A NEW PLACE TO HANG OUT
CUS I'M TIRED OF LIVING IN HEEEEEEEEELL!
I'm a MESS since you cut me out
But Chuckie's arm keeps me company
I'm a fright, with my tombstone smile
All the children run away from me
GOTTA FIND NEW FRIENDS TO HANG WITH
CUS YOU'RE ALL AFRAID OF MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
AND I TAUGHT YOU HOW TO CYCLOPS ROCK
AND THEN YOU GO AND...
TURN AROUND AND BREAK MY HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEART
WASTE MY CYCLOPS TIME
AND I'VE GOT A CYCLOPS MIIIIIIIIIIIIIND!!
DANCE!
(Insert SWEET Guitar solo here)
It was sweet, like lead paint is sweet
But the after effect left me paralyzed
I just stare, with my one glass eye
Hoping you won't be back again
THERE'S A WHOLE NEW GENERATION
WAITING TO BE WRECKED BY YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOU!
AND I TAUGHT YOU HOW TO CYCLOPS ROCK
AND THEN YOU GO AND...
TURN AROUND AND BREAK MY HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEART
WASTE MY CYCLOPS TIME
AND I'VE GOT A CYCLOPS MIIIIIIIIIIIIIND!!
AND I TAUGHT YOU HOW TO CYCLOPS ROCK
AND THEN YOU GO AND...
TURN AROUND AND BREAK MY HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEART
WASTE MY CYCLOPS TIME
AND I'VE GOT A CYCLOPS MIIIIIIIIIIIIIND!!
[End Song]
This song rocks my world.
Feb. 10th, 2005 @ 09:04 pm
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