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Wikipedia Birthday Meme
Apr. 8th, 2006 03:16 pmGo to Wikipedia, and type your birthday (month and day, e.g. "March 2") into the search box. Choose three events, two births, and one death from the results and post in your journal.
Events:
1836 - Texas Revolution: Declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico.
1933 - King Kong premieres in New York City.
1995 - Yahoo! is incorporated, establishing the Internet Portal as a model.
Births:
1904 - Dr. Seuss, American author (d. 1991)
1982 - Ben Roethlisberger, American football player
Death:
2004 - Marge ["shoulda-been"] Schott, Cincinnati Reds team owner (b. 1928)
Selected happenings for March 2:
Events:
1836 - Texas Revolution: Declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico.
1933 - King Kong premieres in New York City.
1995 - Yahoo! is incorporated, establishing the Internet Portal as a model.
Births:
1904 - Dr. Seuss, American author (d. 1991)
1982 - Ben Roethlisberger, American football player
Death:
2004 - Marge ["shoulda-been"] Schott, Cincinnati Reds team owner (b. 1928)
Call and Answer
Mar. 22nd, 2006 07:24 pm![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif){kind=small}
detailbear asked me..."Which is the properest day to sing?"
Oh, any day is fine by me... (no, I don't quite have the reference but I'll run with it anyway...)
Actually, what's the biggest difference culturally about the area/people that you've noticed since you moved to Seattle?
I think that West Coast laid-back attitude, so often stereotypically applied to Californians, does extend this far north and then some. This has two big benefits. One, the incredible mess that is Seattle traffic has so far not led to the road rage (both internal and external) I'm so familiar with back east, for which I'm eternally grateful. Two, I'm finding it easier to make friends here, even though I'm not spending every free moment socializing (and as a result I don't feel like I'm overscheduling myself so badly, the way I used to feel like I was doing back in Rochester).
As the winter clears up and I get to know more people better I think I'll discover more differences but for now that's the big one.
Eight Cities
Feb. 10th, 2006 08:29 pm8 cities I've never visited
+ 8 cities I've passed through
+ 8 cities I've visited once
+ 8 cities I've visited a few times
+ 8 cities I've visited many times, or lived in.
( Read more... )
+ 8 cities I've passed through
+ 8 cities I've visited once
+ 8 cities I've visited a few times
+ 8 cities I've visited many times, or lived in.
( Read more... )
Ganked from jarlsberg71 et al.
Aug. 20th, 2005 01:40 pmGo to musicoutfitters.com, and do a search on the most popular 100 songs from the year you graduated high school. (You can do this by searching on the year you graduated). Bold the ones you actually like. (Understand that the word "like" in this case means, in the very least, "wouldn't immediately change the radio station from.") Pick a favorite. Underline that favorite. And strikethrough the ones you loathe.
kshandra's wrinkle: Italicize the ones you consider to be guilty pleasures.
( 1983 )
kshandra's wrinkle: Italicize the ones you consider to be guilty pleasures.( 1983 )
Ganked from jarlsberg71
Jul. 21st, 2005 01:33 amCopy your friends list and bold the ones you have met in real life, and italicize the ones you have only talked with on the phone. Anybody you have only spoken to online, do nothing to their names. If any of your friends has multiple journals, list only one.
2fruition, allamericanbear, annburlingham, bassbehr, beardoc, birkibear, bitterlawngnome, bobaloo, bremo, brucelloyd, brutusbuffalo, buffalobear, burlybearcan, chrishansenhome, cincycub, claudecub, dakoopst, danthered, detailbear, dizzibear, djjo, eggwards, emsbear, fj, fuzzbearmark, gmjambear, guikc, handlebear, henare, hishusbear, hylandr, iberianbear, jamesbeary, jarlsberg71, jgrizz, joelbear, kevynjacobs, kj, larrycub, listens2kids, loganbeary, lukebacca, mathan, mc4bbs, mrh745i, nfotxn, pagerbear, plaidninja, poet_bear, poodler, raccoon_it, randomwny, redcub, robearal, rticboy, sbearluvr, shadcub, shelbycub, snicholson, sonoranbear, teddybtoronto, thaaang, theatrebear, thebribear, thezzyzx, thickslab, token_otter, trapezebear, tunguskan, urso, vaneramos, verytiredmummy, vicvmichael, weebax, yclept
2fruition, allamericanbear, annburlingham, bassbehr, beardoc, birkibear, bitterlawngnome, bobaloo, bremo, brucelloyd, brutusbuffalo, buffalobear, burlybearcan, chrishansenhome, cincycub, claudecub, dakoopst, danthered, detailbear, dizzibear, djjo, eggwards, emsbear, fj, fuzzbearmark, gmjambear, guikc, handlebear, henare, hishusbear, hylandr, iberianbear, jamesbeary, jarlsberg71, jgrizz, joelbear, kevynjacobs, kj, larrycub, listens2kids, loganbeary, lukebacca, mathan, mc4bbs, mrh745i, nfotxn, pagerbear, plaidninja, poet_bear, poodler, raccoon_it, randomwny, redcub, robearal, rticboy, sbearluvr, shadcub, shelbycub, snicholson, sonoranbear, teddybtoronto, thaaang, theatrebear, thebribear, thezzyzx, thickslab, token_otter, trapezebear, tunguskan, urso, vaneramos, verytiredmummy, vicvmichael, weebax, yclept
Not a bad sign...
Jul. 3rd, 2005 12:25 pm| Pretty Canadian You scored 76 Canada speak and 76 Canadianess! |
| You know a lot about us. You probably know someone who owns a Ski-Doo up at their cottage. |
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My test tracked 2 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:
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| Link: The Ultimate Canadian Test written by echox2 on Ok Cupid |
Update: For completeness' sake:
| You Are 60% American |
 Though sometimes the good ole US of A makes you cringe Still, you know there's no place better suited to be your home. You love your freedom and no one's going to take it away from you! |
True or false?
Jan. 22nd, 2005 01:38 pmTen things about me, some are true, some are false:
1. I sang in two performances of the opera Aïda.
2. I've written a newspaper column for several years.
3. I was raised Roman Catholic.
4. I have in the past been an avid, if not competitive, swimmer and was trained in lifesaving.
5. I have run for elected office in the City of Rochester.
6. At some point in my adult life I have sung each of the four commonly recognized men's voice parts (tenor I, tenor II, baritone, and bass).
7. I've served in the United States Navy.
8. I've never had chickenpox nor a broken bone.
9. I began reading at the age of two.
10. I have a Bachelor of Music degree.
1. I sang in two performances of the opera Aïda.
2. I've written a newspaper column for several years.
3. I was raised Roman Catholic.
4. I have in the past been an avid, if not competitive, swimmer and was trained in lifesaving.
5. I have run for elected office in the City of Rochester.
6. At some point in my adult life I have sung each of the four commonly recognized men's voice parts (tenor I, tenor II, baritone, and bass).
7. I've served in the United States Navy.
8. I've never had chickenpox nor a broken bone.
9. I began reading at the age of two.
10. I have a Bachelor of Music degree.
Whose First Line Is it Anyway?
Jan. 9th, 2005 10:00 pmInteresting meme from robearal. The first line of each month of 2004 from my journal:
1. Last nightgmjambear and I shuffled off to Buffalo to see the Sabres vs. the Ottawa Senators.
2. School and Year you graduated: Elder High School 1983
3. Fromhylandr, robearal and others: Flashback Meme
4. On Saturdaygmjambear and I decided to have dinner at a nearby Pizza Hut.
5. Found an interesting definition (in a slightly different context) of the term twink.
6. Picture of the LJers at Zelda's I mentioned in yesterday's post.
7. Hope y'all had a Happy Canada Day! ;-)
8. My PC at home suddenly decided not to power up today.
9. We had our first RGMC rehearsal this evening.
10. Well, I had to correct the spelling of "Nick Tahou's", but other than that it seems fairly accurate...
11. More Americans than I expected devalue intelligence and fairness, it is clear from the fact that both Bush and the "no-gay-marriage" amendments appear to have prevailed in this election.
12. Note: I probably have the names wrong, and the dialogue is guaranteed not to be verbatim, but this is pretty much what I heard yesterday morning on Air America Radio affiliate WROC-AM.
robearal. The first line of each month of 2004 from my journal:1. Last night
gmjambear and I shuffled off to Buffalo to see the Sabres vs. the Ottawa Senators. 2. School and Year you graduated: Elder High School 1983
3. From
hylandr, robearal and others: Flashback Meme4. On Saturday
gmjambear and I decided to have dinner at a nearby Pizza Hut. 5. Found an interesting definition (in a slightly different context) of the term twink.
6. Picture of the LJers at Zelda's I mentioned in yesterday's post.
7. Hope y'all had a Happy Canada Day! ;-)
8. My PC at home suddenly decided not to power up today.
9. We had our first RGMC rehearsal this evening.
10. Well, I had to correct the spelling of "Nick Tahou's", but other than that it seems fairly accurate...
11. More Americans than I expected devalue intelligence and fairness, it is clear from the fact that both Bush and the "no-gay-marriage" amendments appear to have prevailed in this election.
12. Note: I probably have the names wrong, and the dialogue is guaranteed not to be verbatim, but this is pretty much what I heard yesterday morning on Air America Radio affiliate WROC-AM.
How far I've come...
Jan. 7th, 2005 11:17 pm1. Go To Mapquest.com
2. Click on Directions
3. Enter your current address and the address of your childhood home (or at least the town if you don't remember the exact address)
4. Put the time and distance in a post like this.
Total Est. Time: 7 hours, 54 minutes
Total Est. Distance: 508.60 miles
(p.s. If you do this, and leave it as a public post, it's probably a good idea NOT to include the link to the MapQuest directions, unless you want to broadcast your address to the Whole Wide World...)
2. Click on Directions
3. Enter your current address and the address of your childhood home (or at least the town if you don't remember the exact address)
4. Put the time and distance in a post like this.
Total Est. Time: 7 hours, 54 minutes
Total Est. Distance: 508.60 miles
(p.s. If you do this, and leave it as a public post, it's probably a good idea NOT to include the link to the MapQuest directions, unless you want to broadcast your address to the Whole Wide World...)
(no subject)
Oct. 15th, 2004 10:35 pmCD you own that no one else on your friends list does:
5head (self-titled)
Book you own that no one else on your friends list does:
Torsos by John Peyton Cooke
DVD/VHS/movie you own that no one else on your friends list does:
NordicFlex Gold promotional video. (What I used to drool over before I discovered actual porn... ;-)
Place you have visited that no one else on your friends list has:
Metamora, Indiana
5head (self-titled)
Book you own that no one else on your friends list does:
Torsos by John Peyton Cooke
DVD/VHS/movie you own that no one else on your friends list does:
NordicFlex Gold promotional video. (What I used to drool over before I discovered actual porn... ;-)
Place you have visited that no one else on your friends list has:
Metamora, Indiana
