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jaded_jamie and darklingdawns who both, apparently and oddly, want to know new things about me. Friends! I tell ya...sheesh.
1. My marriage is the direct result of an internet troll. I met my husband in an AOL chat room. He was a Marine stationed in Okinawa. Someone in the chat room decided that it would be funny to call him a "Jap" repeatedly. We ganged up on him (or her! Girls can troll, too) until he wandered away. Yes the good old days when trolls could be forced back under their bridges. At any rate, we started chatting privately about the whole "people are idiots" thing and we've been together ever since.
2. I am a published poet. My first piece was published in my hometown paper when I was 11. Other works were published in college reviews and a few anthologies.
3. I used to be a feature of a weekly radio show in Missoula, Montana. My segment was called "Maggie in New York" and I had a huge prison fan base. For reals. Local prisoners loved my voice, or so I was told. There was fan mail. I declined to read it.
4. I consider myself more male than female. I'm not a transsexual because I'm perfectly fine with the girl bits (though I'd love to have to my own penis. Think of the trouble I could cause!). But most of the time, I feel more like a man. It's kind of involved being me.
5. I was anorexic for several years. My best friend in high school staged an intervention, holding me down and force feeding me spaghetti. As a consequence, I no longer eat spaghetti.
6. I have the words "Fierce Bitch" tattooed on my ass. Well, the kanji characters for ferocious female animal, which is as close a translation as you'll get.
7. Speaking of tattoos, I may be one of the only little girls I know to tattoo her Barbies. All my Barbie dolls were covered in ink pen tattoos. Nobody wanted to play Barbies with me after that.
8. I started smoking when I was 13. I quit smoking when I was 30.
9. I've had a double-digit number of sex partners. I consider sex to be just another biological function, like eating or sleeping, and I can't figure out why people get all worked up about it.
10. It wasn't Sarah Palin that lost John McCain my vote. It was an interview he gave on Beliefnet. He said that a Muslim shouldn't be President of the United States because we are a Judeo-Christian country and our leader should reflect that. As a Pagan, the idea that only Christians are capable of good leadership offends me and that is why I didn't vote for him.
11. Since 1998, I have been to a funeral every other year. I've lost family members in '98, '00, '02, '04, 06, and '08. I only own black dresses.
12. I'm a beer snob. I love beer more than any other alcoholic beverage, but it has to be a high-quality brew or I won't drink it. Lager, stout, ale? Things of beauty. Budweiser? Anathema!
13. I spent a decade of my life as a medieval reenacter. I fought with foam weapons and live steel. I dressed in cloaks and tunics. I ended up leaving because the internal politics of the group made high school seem like a hippie co-op.
14. I'm due to graduate from college in the spring and with a very few exceptions, I think most of my classes were a waste of time.I am smarter than the college I attend.
15. I'm only going to watch the new Star Trek movie so I can complain about it. Restarting the franchise like this feels like robbing Gene Roddenberry's grave and I hate it.
16. One of my goals for moving to Italy is to spend some time in Rome. I want to visit the ancient temples and say prayers. My biggest regret on being a Pagan is that organizing Pagans is like herding cats. I miss the fellowship of more organized religions, I don't miss the hypocrisy.
The Rules:
A. People who have been tagged must, if they choose to participate, write their answers on their blog and replace any question that they dislike with a new, original question. Please italicize the new question if you do that.
B. Tag eight people. Don't refuse to do that. Don't tag who tagged you.
01. What are your nicknames?
Online, my nick is seven. Offline is offline and doesn't count.
02. How do you style your hair?
just below the ears, blown out to resemble a feathered late Monroe look. But non-bleached because my skin has yellow undertones and blonde is bad for me.
03. First three songs that appear on your iPod/MP3 on shuffle?
Well, I have an iPod shuffle, so that's basically whatever. But I fill it from my Workout list and the first three songs that pop up there are:
"Party Up (Up in Here) by DMX
"One Step Closer" by Linkin Park
"Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol
and I think that tells you all you need to know about me.
04. Dogs or Cats?
Dogs. I don't like cats because I already have enough attitude on my own. I don't need any extra.
05. Are you an introvert or extrovert?
It's the genius of Irish-Americans to say both and.
06. What was the last book(s) you read?
Pluralize that baby. I'm in the middle of: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Caesar, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (yeah, it's a re-reading frenzy), Angel: Smile Time, That's Mr.Faggot to You, and Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor. I have books for every room and if you want to know what book is in what room, just ask.
07. What's your favourite kind of take-out?
I actually don't really eat out. I cook better than most places, so I tend to stay in.
08. How many licks does it take?
Depends on who 's doing the licking.
09. Last Youtube video you watched?
Baby Einstein: Baby Beethoven. I was baby-sitting. There was crying. I love YouTube.
10. What's your favourite dessert?
Tiramisu
11. How long does it take you to get ready in the morning?
I go to the gym after I drop the Monster off, so about 5 minutes to get into workout clothes and pin my hair back. The real work happens later.
12. Do you have a certain style?
Of what? Writing? Dressing? Speaking? Clarity, kiddos. Clarity. And yes, I could have changed it. But I chose to complain instead.
13. Do you write fic? What was the last fic you wrote?
Yes and the last one I worked on was my Ashes to Ashes WiP.
14. Do you like to clean?
Sometimes. I like a clean house and I'm willing to do the work to get it the way I want.
15. What's the last song that got stuck in your head?
Monty Python "Isn't it awfully good to have a penis?"
16. What's the last movie you saw?
Like movie movie or just video? I watched West Wing, S5 last night but an actual movie? Prince Caspian when the Monster had his sleepover.
17. What was the last thing you ate?
A peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Last night before bed. I haven't gotten around to eating today.
18. What are you doing at the moment (besides this meme)
Drinking coffee, talking to my husband andclawofcat and watching Mythbusters. These two took up the spare spaces in my morning.
As for tagging rules, screw that. I tag my entire flist. I'm too damn lazy to type out like 24 different names.
jaded_jamie and darklingdawns who both, apparently and oddly, want to know new things about me. Friends! I tell ya...sheesh.1. My marriage is the direct result of an internet troll. I met my husband in an AOL chat room. He was a Marine stationed in Okinawa. Someone in the chat room decided that it would be funny to call him a "Jap" repeatedly. We ganged up on him (or her! Girls can troll, too) until he wandered away. Yes the good old days when trolls could be forced back under their bridges. At any rate, we started chatting privately about the whole "people are idiots" thing and we've been together ever since.
2. I am a published poet. My first piece was published in my hometown paper when I was 11. Other works were published in college reviews and a few anthologies.
3. I used to be a feature of a weekly radio show in Missoula, Montana. My segment was called "Maggie in New York" and I had a huge prison fan base. For reals. Local prisoners loved my voice, or so I was told. There was fan mail. I declined to read it.
4. I consider myself more male than female. I'm not a transsexual because I'm perfectly fine with the girl bits (though I'd love to have to my own penis. Think of the trouble I could cause!). But most of the time, I feel more like a man. It's kind of involved being me.
5. I was anorexic for several years. My best friend in high school staged an intervention, holding me down and force feeding me spaghetti. As a consequence, I no longer eat spaghetti.
6. I have the words "Fierce Bitch" tattooed on my ass. Well, the kanji characters for ferocious female animal, which is as close a translation as you'll get.
7. Speaking of tattoos, I may be one of the only little girls I know to tattoo her Barbies. All my Barbie dolls were covered in ink pen tattoos. Nobody wanted to play Barbies with me after that.
8. I started smoking when I was 13. I quit smoking when I was 30.
9. I've had a double-digit number of sex partners. I consider sex to be just another biological function, like eating or sleeping, and I can't figure out why people get all worked up about it.
10. It wasn't Sarah Palin that lost John McCain my vote. It was an interview he gave on Beliefnet. He said that a Muslim shouldn't be President of the United States because we are a Judeo-Christian country and our leader should reflect that. As a Pagan, the idea that only Christians are capable of good leadership offends me and that is why I didn't vote for him.
11. Since 1998, I have been to a funeral every other year. I've lost family members in '98, '00, '02, '04, 06, and '08. I only own black dresses.
12. I'm a beer snob. I love beer more than any other alcoholic beverage, but it has to be a high-quality brew or I won't drink it. Lager, stout, ale? Things of beauty. Budweiser? Anathema!
13. I spent a decade of my life as a medieval reenacter. I fought with foam weapons and live steel. I dressed in cloaks and tunics. I ended up leaving because the internal politics of the group made high school seem like a hippie co-op.
14. I'm due to graduate from college in the spring and with a very few exceptions, I think most of my classes were a waste of time.I am smarter than the college I attend.
15. I'm only going to watch the new Star Trek movie so I can complain about it. Restarting the franchise like this feels like robbing Gene Roddenberry's grave and I hate it.
16. One of my goals for moving to Italy is to spend some time in Rome. I want to visit the ancient temples and say prayers. My biggest regret on being a Pagan is that organizing Pagans is like herding cats. I miss the fellowship of more organized religions, I don't miss the hypocrisy.
The Rules:
A. People who have been tagged must, if they choose to participate, write their answers on their blog and replace any question that they dislike with a new, original question. Please italicize the new question if you do that.
B. Tag eight people. Don't refuse to do that. Don't tag who tagged you.
01. What are your nicknames?
Online, my nick is seven. Offline is offline and doesn't count.
02. How do you style your hair?
just below the ears, blown out to resemble a feathered late Monroe look. But non-bleached because my skin has yellow undertones and blonde is bad for me.
03. First three songs that appear on your iPod/MP3 on shuffle?
Well, I have an iPod shuffle, so that's basically whatever. But I fill it from my Workout list and the first three songs that pop up there are:
"Party Up (Up in Here) by DMX
"One Step Closer" by Linkin Park
"Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol
and I think that tells you all you need to know about me.
04. Dogs or Cats?
Dogs. I don't like cats because I already have enough attitude on my own. I don't need any extra.
05. Are you an introvert or extrovert?
It's the genius of Irish-Americans to say both and.
06. What was the last book(s) you read?
Pluralize that baby. I'm in the middle of: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Caesar, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (yeah, it's a re-reading frenzy), Angel: Smile Time, That's Mr.Faggot to You, and Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor. I have books for every room and if you want to know what book is in what room, just ask.
07. What's your favourite kind of take-out?
I actually don't really eat out. I cook better than most places, so I tend to stay in.
08. How many licks does it take?
Depends on who 's doing the licking.
09. Last Youtube video you watched?
Baby Einstein: Baby Beethoven. I was baby-sitting. There was crying. I love YouTube.
10. What's your favourite dessert?
Tiramisu
11. How long does it take you to get ready in the morning?
I go to the gym after I drop the Monster off, so about 5 minutes to get into workout clothes and pin my hair back. The real work happens later.
12. Do you have a certain style?
Of what? Writing? Dressing? Speaking? Clarity, kiddos. Clarity. And yes, I could have changed it. But I chose to complain instead.
13. Do you write fic? What was the last fic you wrote?
Yes and the last one I worked on was my Ashes to Ashes WiP.
14. Do you like to clean?
Sometimes. I like a clean house and I'm willing to do the work to get it the way I want.
15. What's the last song that got stuck in your head?
Monty Python "Isn't it awfully good to have a penis?"
16. What's the last movie you saw?
Like movie movie or just video? I watched West Wing, S5 last night but an actual movie? Prince Caspian when the Monster had his sleepover.
17. What was the last thing you ate?
A peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Last night before bed. I haven't gotten around to eating today.
18. What are you doing at the moment (besides this meme)
Drinking coffee, talking to my husband and
clawofcat and watching Mythbusters. These two took up the spare spaces in my morning.As for tagging rules, screw that. I tag my entire flist. I'm too damn lazy to type out like 24 different names.