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Meme Attack! Run for your lives!
Erm. Or something like that. Really.
[ x ] Spell your first name backwards : Neleh. For what I go by, Ellehcim. Both sound like characters in an Exalted game or something.
[ x ] The story behind your lj user name : Anaka. It was the appelation of the Goddess of Chaos in my husband's first homebrew setting... She and Tysrael, God of Law, were the two primary forces in that pantheon, being neither good nor evil of themselves. I'm definitely one of her more benign incarnations, if I resemble her at all. :)
[ x ] Are you a lesbian/homosexual : 'Fraid not. Had offers, couldn't muster the interest to take anyone up on them, regardless of my fondness for the individual. I guess I'll remain decidedly hetero.
[ x ] Where do you live : Temple, OK, USA. 1000 people (if that), no grocery store. Sigh.
[ x ] 4 words that sum you up : (according to my friends) Surprising. Content. Calming. Wise. (Your milage may vary.)
Describe Your
[ x ] Wallet : Black, tri-fold ladies wallet, with a bazillion pockets. Hold receipts, driver's license, and pictures. Oh, and change. That's about it, though sometimes I sneak a little real money in there.
[ x ] Hairbrush : Yeah. Black, black plastic bristles. Hardly ever use it now that my hair's short and curly.
[ x ] Toothbrush : clear with purple accents. I think Colgate made it. It's about time for a new one.
[ x ] Jewelry worn daily : None. My wedding rings no longer fit and I can't/won't get them resized. With luck, I'll fit them again by GenCon.
[ x ] Pillow cover :Varies. Curretly white with small pink roses.
[ x ] Blanket : An ugly ivory and peach tropical sort of print, with grey and grey-green palm leaves and peach flowers.
[ x ] Coffee cup : I don't drink much coffee, but I have a huge Victoria's Secret cut with pink stripes and gold hearts. It's practically a soup bowl.
[ x ] Sunglasses : Panama Jack, rimless with blue lenses.
[ x ] Underwear : Black satin. Matching. That is all you ever need know.
[ x ] Shoes : Brown leather sandals, white sneakers, or barefoot. Black heels when I have to dress up.
[ x ] Favorite top : Black knit halter top, or else my husband's Phage Press Amber quote t-shirt. My SAS t-shirt is a close second.
[ x ] Cologne/Perfume : I don't usually wear it, but I like light rose scents and lilac.
[ x ] CD in stereo right now : GlasNots, "Mayfly Matinee"
[ x ] Tattoos : None. Never found anything I'd still want to have when I'm 80.
[ x ] Piercings : None yet, not even ears. I used to be scared it would hurt. Then I gave birth to two children and broke my ankle (not necessarily in that order) and gained a sense of perspective. I'm working on getting it done maybe next month.
[ x ] What you are wearing now : Black FanPro T-shirt and knit purple shorts.
[ x ] Hair : Shoulder-length brown hair with blond highlights that are growing out. Curly-ish. Kept back with headband that -- I've been told -- makes me look like Ally Sheedy in The Breakfast Club. Yay.
[ x ] Makeup : Usually only when I go out. Foundation, a bit of blush, a bit of lipstick, and some mascara. For some reason, most attempts to put on eyeshadow leave me looking like someone punched me about four hours later. Someday maybe I'll figure out how to avoid it, but for now I just work around it.
WHO or WHAT (was/is/are)
[ x ] In my mouth : Nothing.
[ x ] In my head : Caffiene headache. Ugh.
[ x ] Wishing : I didn't have a caffiene headache. And that my next check would come in.
[ x ] After this : Working.
[ x ] Talking to : No one.
[ x ] Eating : A few hours ago. A Lean Cuisine pepperoni french bread pizza, and a spinach salad with low-fat raspberry vinagrette dressing.
[ x ] Fetishes : Hrm.... not up for discussion here. :)
[ x ] If you could get away with it and murder anyone, who and for what reason : The author of this document, because he can't keep his capitalization and spelling of terms straight from one chapter to the next, let alone one book to the next. ARRRRRGH.
[ x ] Person you wish you could see right now : It's "people," and it's Trey and Nicole, my friends from San Francisco. It's been nearly 4 years since I've seen them, and Trey was my best friend.
[ x ] Is next to you : Too much crap to list out, but the highlights are: my "editing dragon," The troll chieftain LE Mage Knight figure, my jewelry, lotions, and my water glass.
[ x ] Some of your favorite movies : Pride & Prejudice, the A&E version. The Music Man. The Quiet Man. The Maltese Falcon. Casablanca. The Sixth Sense. To Catch a Thief. (I'm feeling rather "old school" today, so none of my modern ones come to mind. Sorry.)
[ x ] Something you're looking forward to in the upcoming month : Going to see my sister-in-law and her family, and going to Scarborough Fair in Dallas. I haven't been to a Ren Faire in nearly 5 years.
[ x ] The last thing you ate : See lunch, above.
[ x ] Something that you are deathly afraid of : Car crashes. Been in too many of them.
[ x ] Do you like candles : Sure, as long as they aren't too stinky.
[ x ] Do you like hot wax : Might.
[ x ] Do you like incense : Most of it is too stinky.
[ x ] Do you like the taste of blood : Ick. No.
[ x ] Do you believe in love : I have to. I'm offered daily proof.
[ x ] Do you believe in soul mates : See previous response.
[ x ] Do you believe in love at first sight : Yes, but it doesn't mean it'll always work out.
[ x ] Do you believe in Heaven : Yes.
[ x ] Do you believe in forgiveness : Yes. To be unable to forgive is to commit suicide by inches.
[ x ] What do you want done with your body when you die : Cremate me and build something nice to remember me by. Oh, but first do that whole organ donation thing. That would be a nice memorial.
[ x ] Who is your worst enemy : Ming the Merciless. Really. :)
[ x ] If you could have any animal for a pet, what would it be : A wolf, so long as I had facilities to care for it properly and keep it from visiting the neighbors.
[ x ] What is the latest you've ever stayed up : 30 hrs or so. I'm a wuss.
[ x ] Ever been to Belgium : No. Never been outside the US borders.
[ x ] Can you eat with chopsticks : If I'm very patient.
[ x ] What's your favorite coin : The golden dollar. That was such a cool coin, and now it's gone. Sigh.
[ x ] What are 5 cities you wouldn't mind relocating to : Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco (assuming someone else paid for my apartment), Toronto, Edinburgh.
[ x ] What are some of your favorite pig out foods : Avocados, pizza, turkey & dressing, nachos.
[ x ] What's something that you wish people would understand : Grammar and spelling are life skills. You don't always have to use them, but people will always understand you better when you do. Oh, and despite everything, things get better when you work to make them so.
[ x ] What's something you wish you could understand better : Why I seem doomed to never have my own place to live and the money to enjoy it.
[ x ] Anyone you miss that you haven't seen in a long time : Trey & Nicole, Mickey, Bob, Charlie, Nick, Mark, Mike & Sharon, Adam, Spudman... the list is too long to cover.
[ x ] What's one thing you want to make happen for tomorrow : Getting my room clean. It's depressing.
[ x ] My father thinks I am: His princess.
[ x ] My mother thinks I am: Not as like her as she thought I was, and hopelessly unorganized.
[ x ] My boyfriend/girlfriend thinks I am: It's husband, and he seems to think I'm pretty cool.
[ x ] Your three best qualities : clear-sightedness, determination, and a postivie outlook (most of the time).
[ x ] Your three worst qualities : trying to please too much, a lack of willpower, and a tendancy to run away/ignore problems when things get hard.
[ x ] Three things you are most often complimented for : My editing work, my writing work, my sense of humor.
[ x ] You get embarrassed when : people draw attention to me when I'm having problems.
[ x ] Makes you happy : my boys (the big one and the little ones), feeling like I'm not broke, finishing a project.
[ x ] Upsets you : Feeling trapped by circumstances, prejudice in those around me, willful ignorance. I cannot stand to see an innocent being deliberately hurt.
Yes or No..
[ x ] you keep a diary : This is as close as I get.
[ x ] you like to cook : Yes, if I have lots of ingredients to choose from and don't do it more than once a day.
[ x ] you have a secret you have not shared with anyone : Nope.
[ x ] you fold your underwear : When I have time, but usually not.
[ x ] you talk in your sleep : Nope.
[ x ] you bite your fingernails : No. Ick.
Last..
[ x ] movie you rented : The Three Amigos. You haven'd lived until you've seen my 3-yr-old sing "My Little Buttercup."
[ x ] movie you bought : Fellowship of the Ring, extended version.
[ x ] song you listened to : The Rainbow Connection.
[ x ] song you've downloaded : Criminal, Fiona Apple.
[ x ] CD you listened to prior to the current one : "The Crow" soundtrack.
[ x ] person you've called : Tarisse..
[ x ] person that's called you : Tarisse.
[ x ] TV show you've watched : Trading Spaces.
Do...
[ x ] you wish you could live somewhere else : God, yes. But it won't happen for at least two more years, until David finishes college.
[ x ] others find you attractive : Yes.
[ x ] you want more piercings : Ears, just one each.
[ x ] you want more tattoos : I don't think so. Certainly not until I lose weight.
[ x ] you drink : Rarely. Mostly frozen drinks, Bailey's, wine coolers... that sort of thing.
[ x ] you do drugs : No.
[ x ] you like cleaning : Not really, but I feel better after I have a clean room.
[ x ] you like roller coasters : No. They remind me of what it was like to drive off a bridge.
[ x ] you write in cursive or print : Both.
[ x ] you carry a donor card : Yes.
Have You...
[ x ] ever cried over a boy/girl : Yes.
[ x ] ever lied to someone : Yes.
[ x ] ever been in a fist fight : Does kindergarten count?
[ x ] ever been arrested : No.
Erm. Or something like that. Really.
[ x ] Spell your first name backwards : Neleh. For what I go by, Ellehcim. Both sound like characters in an Exalted game or something.
[ x ] The story behind your lj user name : Anaka. It was the appelation of the Goddess of Chaos in my husband's first homebrew setting... She and Tysrael, God of Law, were the two primary forces in that pantheon, being neither good nor evil of themselves. I'm definitely one of her more benign incarnations, if I resemble her at all. :)
[ x ] Are you a lesbian/homosexual : 'Fraid not. Had offers, couldn't muster the interest to take anyone up on them, regardless of my fondness for the individual. I guess I'll remain decidedly hetero.
[ x ] Where do you live : Temple, OK, USA. 1000 people (if that), no grocery store. Sigh.
[ x ] 4 words that sum you up : (according to my friends) Surprising. Content. Calming. Wise. (Your milage may vary.)
Describe Your
[ x ] Wallet : Black, tri-fold ladies wallet, with a bazillion pockets. Hold receipts, driver's license, and pictures. Oh, and change. That's about it, though sometimes I sneak a little real money in there.
[ x ] Hairbrush : Yeah. Black, black plastic bristles. Hardly ever use it now that my hair's short and curly.
[ x ] Toothbrush : clear with purple accents. I think Colgate made it. It's about time for a new one.
[ x ] Jewelry worn daily : None. My wedding rings no longer fit and I can't/won't get them resized. With luck, I'll fit them again by GenCon.
[ x ] Pillow cover :Varies. Curretly white with small pink roses.
[ x ] Blanket : An ugly ivory and peach tropical sort of print, with grey and grey-green palm leaves and peach flowers.
[ x ] Coffee cup : I don't drink much coffee, but I have a huge Victoria's Secret cut with pink stripes and gold hearts. It's practically a soup bowl.
[ x ] Sunglasses : Panama Jack, rimless with blue lenses.
[ x ] Underwear : Black satin. Matching. That is all you ever need know.
[ x ] Shoes : Brown leather sandals, white sneakers, or barefoot. Black heels when I have to dress up.
[ x ] Favorite top : Black knit halter top, or else my husband's Phage Press Amber quote t-shirt. My SAS t-shirt is a close second.
[ x ] Cologne/Perfume : I don't usually wear it, but I like light rose scents and lilac.
[ x ] CD in stereo right now : GlasNots, "Mayfly Matinee"
[ x ] Tattoos : None. Never found anything I'd still want to have when I'm 80.
[ x ] Piercings : None yet, not even ears. I used to be scared it would hurt. Then I gave birth to two children and broke my ankle (not necessarily in that order) and gained a sense of perspective. I'm working on getting it done maybe next month.
[ x ] What you are wearing now : Black FanPro T-shirt and knit purple shorts.
[ x ] Hair : Shoulder-length brown hair with blond highlights that are growing out. Curly-ish. Kept back with headband that -- I've been told -- makes me look like Ally Sheedy in The Breakfast Club. Yay.
[ x ] Makeup : Usually only when I go out. Foundation, a bit of blush, a bit of lipstick, and some mascara. For some reason, most attempts to put on eyeshadow leave me looking like someone punched me about four hours later. Someday maybe I'll figure out how to avoid it, but for now I just work around it.
WHO or WHAT (was/is/are)
[ x ] In my mouth : Nothing.
[ x ] In my head : Caffiene headache. Ugh.
[ x ] Wishing : I didn't have a caffiene headache. And that my next check would come in.
[ x ] After this : Working.
[ x ] Talking to : No one.
[ x ] Eating : A few hours ago. A Lean Cuisine pepperoni french bread pizza, and a spinach salad with low-fat raspberry vinagrette dressing.
[ x ] Fetishes : Hrm.... not up for discussion here. :)
[ x ] If you could get away with it and murder anyone, who and for what reason : The author of this document, because he can't keep his capitalization and spelling of terms straight from one chapter to the next, let alone one book to the next. ARRRRRGH.
[ x ] Person you wish you could see right now : It's "people," and it's Trey and Nicole, my friends from San Francisco. It's been nearly 4 years since I've seen them, and Trey was my best friend.
[ x ] Is next to you : Too much crap to list out, but the highlights are: my "editing dragon," The troll chieftain LE Mage Knight figure, my jewelry, lotions, and my water glass.
[ x ] Some of your favorite movies : Pride & Prejudice, the A&E version. The Music Man. The Quiet Man. The Maltese Falcon. Casablanca. The Sixth Sense. To Catch a Thief. (I'm feeling rather "old school" today, so none of my modern ones come to mind. Sorry.)
[ x ] Something you're looking forward to in the upcoming month : Going to see my sister-in-law and her family, and going to Scarborough Fair in Dallas. I haven't been to a Ren Faire in nearly 5 years.
[ x ] The last thing you ate : See lunch, above.
[ x ] Something that you are deathly afraid of : Car crashes. Been in too many of them.
[ x ] Do you like candles : Sure, as long as they aren't too stinky.
[ x ] Do you like hot wax : Might.
[ x ] Do you like incense : Most of it is too stinky.
[ x ] Do you like the taste of blood : Ick. No.
[ x ] Do you believe in love : I have to. I'm offered daily proof.
[ x ] Do you believe in soul mates : See previous response.
[ x ] Do you believe in love at first sight : Yes, but it doesn't mean it'll always work out.
[ x ] Do you believe in Heaven : Yes.
[ x ] Do you believe in forgiveness : Yes. To be unable to forgive is to commit suicide by inches.
[ x ] What do you want done with your body when you die : Cremate me and build something nice to remember me by. Oh, but first do that whole organ donation thing. That would be a nice memorial.
[ x ] Who is your worst enemy : Ming the Merciless. Really. :)
[ x ] If you could have any animal for a pet, what would it be : A wolf, so long as I had facilities to care for it properly and keep it from visiting the neighbors.
[ x ] What is the latest you've ever stayed up : 30 hrs or so. I'm a wuss.
[ x ] Ever been to Belgium : No. Never been outside the US borders.
[ x ] Can you eat with chopsticks : If I'm very patient.
[ x ] What's your favorite coin : The golden dollar. That was such a cool coin, and now it's gone. Sigh.
[ x ] What are 5 cities you wouldn't mind relocating to : Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco (assuming someone else paid for my apartment), Toronto, Edinburgh.
[ x ] What are some of your favorite pig out foods : Avocados, pizza, turkey & dressing, nachos.
[ x ] What's something that you wish people would understand : Grammar and spelling are life skills. You don't always have to use them, but people will always understand you better when you do. Oh, and despite everything, things get better when you work to make them so.
[ x ] What's something you wish you could understand better : Why I seem doomed to never have my own place to live and the money to enjoy it.
[ x ] Anyone you miss that you haven't seen in a long time : Trey & Nicole, Mickey, Bob, Charlie, Nick, Mark, Mike & Sharon, Adam, Spudman... the list is too long to cover.
[ x ] What's one thing you want to make happen for tomorrow : Getting my room clean. It's depressing.
[ x ] My father thinks I am: His princess.
[ x ] My mother thinks I am: Not as like her as she thought I was, and hopelessly unorganized.
[ x ] My boyfriend/girlfriend thinks I am: It's husband, and he seems to think I'm pretty cool.
[ x ] Your three best qualities : clear-sightedness, determination, and a postivie outlook (most of the time).
[ x ] Your three worst qualities : trying to please too much, a lack of willpower, and a tendancy to run away/ignore problems when things get hard.
[ x ] Three things you are most often complimented for : My editing work, my writing work, my sense of humor.
[ x ] You get embarrassed when : people draw attention to me when I'm having problems.
[ x ] Makes you happy : my boys (the big one and the little ones), feeling like I'm not broke, finishing a project.
[ x ] Upsets you : Feeling trapped by circumstances, prejudice in those around me, willful ignorance. I cannot stand to see an innocent being deliberately hurt.
Yes or No..
[ x ] you keep a diary : This is as close as I get.
[ x ] you like to cook : Yes, if I have lots of ingredients to choose from and don't do it more than once a day.
[ x ] you have a secret you have not shared with anyone : Nope.
[ x ] you fold your underwear : When I have time, but usually not.
[ x ] you talk in your sleep : Nope.
[ x ] you bite your fingernails : No. Ick.
Last..
[ x ] movie you rented : The Three Amigos. You haven'd lived until you've seen my 3-yr-old sing "My Little Buttercup."
[ x ] movie you bought : Fellowship of the Ring, extended version.
[ x ] song you listened to : The Rainbow Connection.
[ x ] song you've downloaded : Criminal, Fiona Apple.
[ x ] CD you listened to prior to the current one : "The Crow" soundtrack.
[ x ] person you've called : Tarisse..
[ x ] person that's called you : Tarisse.
[ x ] TV show you've watched : Trading Spaces.
Do...
[ x ] you wish you could live somewhere else : God, yes. But it won't happen for at least two more years, until David finishes college.
[ x ] others find you attractive : Yes.
[ x ] you want more piercings : Ears, just one each.
[ x ] you want more tattoos : I don't think so. Certainly not until I lose weight.
[ x ] you drink : Rarely. Mostly frozen drinks, Bailey's, wine coolers... that sort of thing.
[ x ] you do drugs : No.
[ x ] you like cleaning : Not really, but I feel better after I have a clean room.
[ x ] you like roller coasters : No. They remind me of what it was like to drive off a bridge.
[ x ] you write in cursive or print : Both.
[ x ] you carry a donor card : Yes.
Have You...
[ x ] ever cried over a boy/girl : Yes.
[ x ] ever lied to someone : Yes.
[ x ] ever been in a fist fight : Does kindergarten count?
[ x ] ever been arrested : No.
