Oh, all right, then...

[desperance]

I've been avoiding this one - it's one of those "if you want to be my friend, tell me stuff about yourself and us" memes that seem a little intrusive or else a little public, perhaps publicly intrusive, to buttoned-up Britishers like me - but I am so very working, I just filled one out myself, and it seemed a little mean not to reciprocate.

Ganked from samarcand, then, and behind the cut (and it's okay, you really don't have to do it, you can still be my friend and I'll be yours even if I have no idea whether you'd give me a kidney. Hell, if you did, I'd probably only devil it and invite you to lunch):



1. Your Middle Name:
2. Age:
3. Single or Taken:
4. Favorite Movie:
5. Favorite Song:
6. Favorite Band/Artist:
7. Dirty or Clean:
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings:


HERE COMES THE FUN...

1. Do we know each other outside of Live Journal?
2. Whats your philosophy on life?
3. Would you have my back in a fight?
4. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest?
5. What is your favorite memory of us?
6. Would you give me a kidney?
7. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you:
8. Would you take care of me when I'm sick?
9. Can we get together and make a cake?
10. Have you heard any rumors of me lately? Were they interesting?
11. Do you/have you talk(ed) crap about me? Was it interesting?
12. Do you think I'm a good person?
13. Would you drive across country with me?
14. Do you think I'm attractive?
15. If you could change anything about the world, would you?
16. What do you wear to sleep?
17. Would you come over for no reason just to hang out?
18. Would you go on a date with me if i asked you?
19. If I only had one day to spend just with you, what would we do together?
20. Will you post this so I can fill it out for you?

Comments

[pogodragon.livejournal.com]

Here you go then:

1. Middle Name: Tracey is what it says on my birth certificate - though I have 3 'first' names, that's the middle one of the three and the one that most, but not all, people call me in RealSpace.

2. Age: 40

3. Single or Taken: Taken (polyamorous person but really not looking just now)

4. Favorite Movie: Mutiny on the Bounty. Either of the 'real' versions.

5. Favorite Song: Erm. Varies. Lilac Wine by Jeff Buckley springs to mind

6. Favorite Band/Artist: Varies with my mood. Eliza Carthy, something early 80s rock, something else. Too much of a variable

7. Dirty or Clean: Yes

8. Tattoos and/or Piercings: Pierced ears, no other body art. I like tattoos on other people though.


HERE COMES THE FUN ... ... ...
1. Do we know each other outside of LJ? We've met and spoken to each other once, so - depends on the value of 'know' here.

2. Whats your philosophy on life? Live and let live

3. Would you have my back in a fight? Probably. Though if I thought you were in the wrong I'd give you grief about it later.

4. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest? Depends on the secret.

5. What is your favorite memory of us? There's only the one so I guess that would be it. Agreeing that the books of [a certain author] make better steps than they do reading matter.

6. Would you give me a kidney? Probably, though would depend on how it was cooked. I'm not a huge fan of offal.

7. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you: I currently smell of "The God of Sexual Desire, Longing and Yearning; an attendant of Eros and Aphrodite."

8. Would you take care of me when I'm sick? If I was around sure (though I'm invoking the Bubonic Plague clause here)

9. Can we get together and make a cake? Sure, I'm good in the kitchen, that sounds like fun.

10. Have you heard any rumors of me lately? Nope. Maybe I'm on the wrong grapevine

11. Do you/have you talk(ed) crap about me? No

12. Do you think I'm a good person? From all evidence available to me, yes. You like cats, how bad can you be?

13. Would you drive across country with me? Yes, roadtrips are fun.

14. Do you think I'm attractive? Yes.

15. If you could change anything about me, would you? Nothing springs to mind.

16. What do you wear to sleep? Either nothing or a t-shirt - I can't sleep if my shoulders get cold.

17. Would you come over for no reason just to hang out? Yes, if invited. I don't invite myself anywhere like that.

18. Would you go on a date with me if i asked you? Yes - for values of 'date' that don't imply romance.

19. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together? Whatever you wanted to - it's your last day after all.

[synedrian.livejournal.com]

It's all very cute, but if you asked me on a date, I'd suspect that your body had been taken over by aliens. Or that you were trying to communicate something important so that They Don't Figure It Out.

[desperance.livejournal.com]

Oh, hey - I've been on dates before! And with married women, too...

Just cause I like you and I'm nosy :)

[guipago.livejournal.com]

1. Your Middle Name: Christine Rose
2. Age: 26
3. Single or Taken: Been taken for quite some time
4. Favorite Movie: Born Free
5. Favorite Song: Fur Elise
6. Favorite Band/Artist: errrr...
7. Dirty or Clean: I get dirty because it's fun, the I get clean because it feels good.
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings: 1 rather medium sized kitty tattoo, and 7 ear piercings


HERE COMES THE FUN...

1. Do we know each other outside of Live Journal? No.

2. Whats your philosophy on life? Life is life. It's not always nice, it isn't always pretty, but it's fun.

3. Would you have my back in a fight? As long as it wasn't stupid (in which case I would attempt to diffuse it) Yes.

4. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest? No.

5. What is your favorite memory of us? That one memory. You know, the one we don't quite have yet :)

6. Would you give me a kidney? Only if we were properly matched with MHC factors and blood type. Otherwise I'd kill ya on accident.

7. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you: I can pop almost all of my joints in and out of place at will.

8. Would you take care of me when I'm sick? Sure thing, Sugar.

9. Can we get together and make a cake? Can we put jenn edible frosting on it? If we can, then most definitely :)

10. Have you heard any rumors of me lately? Were they interesting?

Um. No?

11. Do you/have you talk(ed) crap about me? Was it interesting?
Um. No?

12. Do you think I'm a good person? Sure do.

13. Would you drive across country with me? I think we'd have to be in the same place to start, but sure would :)

14. Do you think I'm attractive? Yup.

15. If you could change anything about the world, would you?
Yes.

16. What do you wear to sleep? Do you really want to know that?

17. Would you come over for no reason just to hang out? Sure.

18. Would you go on a date with me if i asked you?
As friends, yes. Sadly I'm totally crushing on this one guy we both know...

19. If I only had one day to spend just with you, what would we do together?
We would do crazy things.

20. Will you post this so I can fill it out for you?

Why not :)

[rheasilvia.livejournal.com]

Oh, why not. :-)

1. Your Middle Name: Alexandra
2. Age: Old enough to know better
3. Single or Taken: Single
4. Favorite Movie: Uhm. Don't have one - but I like Blade Runner, Devil's Advocate, Dead Again, The Nine Portals, ...
5. Favorite Song: Again, doesn't apply. I could give you a list about 20 pages long, though.
6. Favorite Band/Artist: See above!
7. Dirty or Clean: Depends on the occasion
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings: Earrings


HERE COMES THE FUN...

1. Do we know each other outside of Live Journal? No
2. Whats your philosophy on life? Depends on the occasion - but "live in the moment" is usually a good policy (yes, I mean "in", not "for")
3. Would you have my back in a fight? If it's a verbal one, oh yes. If not, I wouldn't be of much use, but I'd get beat up along with you.
4. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest? Yes.
5. What is your favorite memory of us? "Dispossession".
6. Would you give me a kidney? Sure - I have a great recipe with cream, onions and mushrooms.
7. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you: My default assumption is that I will dislike the fictional hero.
8. Would you take care of me when I'm sick? Not on such short aquaintance... ;-)
9. Can we get together and make a cake? Any time at all. How about pumpkin pie? Or green tea cake with red bean filling?
10. Have you heard any rumors of me lately? Were they interesting? Sorry, I'm entirely out of the loop...
11. Do you/have you talk(ed) crap about me? Was it interesting? Nope, to both.
12. Do you think I'm a good person? No idea, but I assume so because that's my default assumption.
13. Would you drive across country with me? Not that fond of road trips, but I'd take the plane with you.
14. Do you think I'm attractive? Your writing is. Other than that, send me a photo and I'll tell you.
15. If you could change anything about the world, would you? Yes.
16. What do you wear to sleep? Pyjamas.
17. Would you come over for no reason just to hang out? Maybe.
18. Would you go on a date with me if i asked you? Yes.
19. If I only had one day to spend just with you, what would we do together? Talk about books.
20. Will you post this so I can fill it out for you? Nah - not much of a meme-fan.

[cornishmoth.livejournal.com]

1. Your Middle Name: It's "Space"! (There's one between my first and last names...)
2. Age: 47
3. Single or Taken: Very taken
4. Favorite Movie: Many, but here's a short list. Ice Cold in Alex, The Wages of Fear, Diva, Fitzcarraldo, Field of Dreams (so sue me), LOTR, Brazil..........
5. Favorite Song: Probably a showtune
6. Favorite Band/Artist: None
7. Dirty or Clean: Depends on my mood
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings: One, Left ear, silver pentangle at the moment


HERE COMES THE FUN...

1. Do we know each other outside of Live Journal? Yes, for a given value of "Know"
2. Whats your philosophy on life? Live each day as if it's your last
3. Would you have my back in a fight? No. I'd pull you away and run like bloody fuck!
4. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest? Yes
5. What is your favorite memory of us? Boxing Day Beef and crosswords
6. Would you give me a kidney? Ask me again when you really need one
7. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you: I can remove a human brain in 4 minutes!
8. Would you take care of me when I'm sick? No. I don't do sick. I'll wait and look after you when you're dead.
9. Can we get together and make a cake? No. we can get together and you can bake
10. Have you heard any rumors of me lately? Were they interesting? No.
11. Do you/have you talk(ed) crap about me? Was it interesting? Again, no.
12. Do you think I'm a good person? Yes.
13. Would you drive across country with me? Which end are we starting from and when do we leave?
14. Do you think I'm attractive? Nothing personal Chaz. No.
15. If you could change anything about the world, would you? I'd like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony...
16. What do you wear to sleep? For preference, nothing. In reality? An attractive shorts/t-shirt combo. (When your teenage step-daughter has burst into your room and screamed at the sight of your bare ass, you learn to adapt.)
17. Would you come over for no reason just to hang out? No, given the distances involved. It would have to be a firm arrangement.
18. Would you go on a date with me if i asked you? For a pint, yes. On a date? No.
19. If I only had one day to spend just with you, what would we do together? Eat, but you're cooking I'm afraid!
20. Will you post this so I can fill it out for you? No.

[martyn44.livejournal.com]

Middle Name: I don't have one. sniff
Age: take the number you first thought of, double it, subtract 6 and you're in the vicinity
Single or Taken: As taken as it is possible to be
Favourite Movie: Celine & Julie Go Boating, Dark Star, Seven Samurai
Favourite Song: Forever Young by Dylan (so favourite I can't listen to it) I see thy form by Mike Westbrook's Brass Band, All Right Now by Free
Favourite Band/Artist: Mary Chapin Carpenter, Jefferson Airplane, Sting, Mike Westbrook (that's what the cd pile says)
Dirty or Clean: Clean (my better half is a nurse)
Tattoos/Piercings: Aarrghh. NO, no, thrice times no! I can't even wear a ring.

1. No, I don't think so
2. They've already tried once and they'll have to drag me out, kicking and screaming that there's been a mistake.
3. Probably. What are we fighting about?
4. What's a secret?
5. What's a memory? That's a question you ask at my age. I know I had one once.
6. You do NOT want one of my kidneys. Or was it my liver?
7. I once had a convicted Mafia hit man as a client.
8. Distance caring, its the next big thing. NHS by email.
9. Two cooks in the kitchen. Sorry, its just me and Mrs Beeton
10. Dunno. Were they?
11. Are you a member of the Administration? In that case, no.
12. Ask me in the morning.
13. If you pay your share of the petrol.
14. Define 'attractive'?
15. Where do I start?
16. Shorts, sometimes with a tee shirt, sometimes a dishdash.
17. Why not?
18. See 'Single or Taken'
19. Watch the river flow.
20. What would be the point?