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hiyacynth tagged me to do a meme. So, of course, I'm going to do it.

Here's the deal: People who have been tagged post their answers and replace any question they dislike with a new question formulated by themselves. Tag 8 people. Those who are tagged cannot refuse (Unless you're disinclined to acquiesce to my request). These 8 people must state who they were tagged by. You cannot tag the person who tagged you.

Since I have always sucked at tagging people, you all are spared. Please feel free to do the meme if you have that inclination.



1. What freaks people out about you?

I suppose it would depend on who you're asking. My mother is chronically freaked out by my independence. I live alone and do many things alone and she's always worried that something bad is happening to me. When I left for college she told me not to wander off when I was there even though I didn't know anyone so there was no one to wander away from, really. But that's my mom.

However, I think what can be generally said to disconcert people is my unexpectedness. For example, I can be fairly bitchy when left to my own devices, something that catches most people completely off-guard, or makes them worry that they've corrupted me. Sorry, guys, I came corrupted. ;-)

2. What is your most guilty pleasure?

To the world at large, fandom is my most guilty pleasure. We are a strange, fairly bizarre bunch with atypical norms. We're like Fight Club, in a way. ;-)

To you guys, I guess my guiltiest pleasure would be watching reality shows like Project Runway and Top Chef. I have thankfully weaned myself away from America's Next Top Model but not because of shame, mostly because Tyra Banks is a nutjob.

3. Favorite childhood cartoon?
It's a toss-up between Inspector Gadget, He-Man, and She-Ra. I loved all of those shows to death. I wanted to be Gadget's niece Penny and I thought She-ra was awesome. My parents were big on only letting us watch PBS when I was a kid, but somehow those three cartoons snuck in there.

4. What goes on your hotdog?

Oh, man, there's this great hot dog place right across the street from East Quad in Ann Arbor, Red Hot Lover's. You could get a great dog in a casing with a whole list of crazy toppings and delicious waffle fries. I tended towards the mustard, ketchup, banana peppers, onions, I think, but it's been a while since I've eaten there. I liked the jalapenos, too.

Generally, I'm a mustard and ketchup kinda girl. Sometimes cheddar cheese (real cheese, not melted fake crap) or pickle relish.

5. What was the last movie you saw for pleasure, and would you recommend it?

I've been watching a lot of movies this week (my cable's out, it's a thing) so let's break this down. The last movie I saw in the theater was Juno and I would whole-heartedly recommend it. Excellent, excellent flick. The last movie I saw on my tv was Hero which I would conditionally recommend. It's a beautiful movie with great fight scenes and terrific acting but the message at its center is one that makes me vaguely uncomfortable. Though, I have a good feeling that if you want to understand the difference between the Chinese and American world and national views Hero could be easily used to elucidate them.

6. On balance, are you happy with your life as it is, would you change it a little or change it a lot?

What a question. I'd have to say that I'm mostly happy with the direction in which my life is going, even if I'm not too thrilled with the present. It kinda sucks but not forever. *knocks on wood*

7. What's the one possession you USED TO have, but don't anymore and wish you did? What happened to it?

My Cabbage Patch Kids. When my brothers and I were young we had extensive imaginary worlds built around our various dolls (mostly the Big Lug and I, the Wrestler was still rather young). They were our most prized possessions and went on vacations and were the first things grabbed during a tornado warning. However, at some point during my various moves from college and then to Texas, etc. my dolls disappeared. I hope they're in my parents' house somewhere (a distinct possibility, there is much hidden in cluttered closets and cupboards) because my inner 6 year old still misses them.

And, yes, my brothers used to play with dolls.

8. You (as you are now, not a fictionalised you) are a FC in an episode of SPN. What's your role?

Oh, man, you do not even know the bucket of crazy this question could conceivably unlock. I've had Many Thoughts along these lines. Though, thankfully, they were all with a fictionalised version of myself.

In the non-fictional realm, I was thinking about 'Jus in Bello' the other day and suddenly I was inserting me as me, the snotty law student, into it. During that whole scene where Ruby was babbling about virgin sacrifices I'd walk into the room right after she starts describing the plan to Nancy. During the hullabuloo I'd speak up and be all, 'You know, there are two virgins in this station, right?' While Dean's head was spinning I'd start interrogating Ruby about the ritual. I'd be all, 'Where does the authority for your little spell come from?' and 'What would happen to the sacrifice after dying?' and stuff like that. See, I'm training to be a lawyer, it's what you do, you don't commit yourself to something without knowing all of the ins and outs and I'm certainly cynical enough to not trust the crazy demon lady's plan on its face. I'd be a pain in her ass, it'd be awesome.

Cause, does anyone really believe that the spell didn't come from some sketchy source and that the sacrifice, along with all of the performers, wouldn't have found themselves in Hell soon thereafter? I certainly don't.

9. Name one person for whom you'd definitely take a bullet, and one for whom you definitely wouldn't.

Only one person? There's, like, a whole list. Basically, I'd take a bullet for anyone I loved. Period.

And, oh my gosh, I'm such a goody-goody I can't think of one person for whom I wouldn't take a bullet. It's, just, if I had the chance to save another person I would. Even Karl Rove. OMG, I'm making myself want to vomit, it's sickening.

10. Worst case scenario?

Failure. Mostly failing someone I care about. Or disappointing them. Cause, see, this all leads to possible rejection and judgment and I am a neurotic nutcase. There are many reasons why my desires to be in a romantic relationship are frequently outweighed by my fears of such. Do you know how much you have to trust people to be in something like that? It's, frankly, terrifying.

11. What do you consider your greatest accomplishment?

Just moving forward. I haven't run away or given up, even when things have been at their hardest. My personal trials haven't been as weighty as many others' but I'm proud of myself for pushing onward, no matter what.

12. What's your greatest frustration?

Most other drivers. They just need to get off the road and out of my way. ;-)

13. For you only, not as a broad political statement: life imprisonment or death sentence?

Life imprisonment, cause, ummm where there's life there's hope. Or something?

14. Jury duty. Ever done it? What was it like? Wanna do it? Thoughts at all?

I've never even received a summons. I would like to be on a jury. Law school is great at instilling civic duty and pride into a person.

15. You discover you've been drafted into military service (to a country to which you hold a citizenship). What do you do?

I show up. It's debatable whether I'd be an acceptable specimen due to some health issues (depends on how desperate the military is and where they'd want to send me) but irregardless I'd show up. I'm my father's daughter, that's what you do.

16. Which fictional character could you most see yourself marrying?

I could totally be a fandom cliche and say Dean Winchester, couldn't I? Actually, marrying any Winchester would probably be a bad idea.

I don't know, I have married myself to many different fictional characters in my life in various scenarios (Edmund Pevensie, Will Stanton, Charles Gunn, to name a few) and I'll probably continue to do so ad infinitum. It's one of the reasons I'm a fangirl, after all.

17. What musical genre do you love that people might not expect?

HA! What musical genre have I not sufficiently shared my love for? Ridiculous pop music. A song came on the radio yesterday and I was enjoying it only to discover that it was a Miley Cyrus (or however you spell her name) song. I couldn't even dredge up any shame upon finding out who the artist was. Pop music is just, fun, you know? I don't own a lot of it but I do enjoy listening to it, when I'm in the mood.

18. Do you have a motto? If yes which one?

Not really. My aunt's old, 'Life's a beach and then you drown' tends to go through my head a lot. I'm also very much the type of person to shrug and say, 'C'est le vie' cause, yeah, that pretty much covers it.

19. What's in your pocket right now? Conversely, if you have no pocket, what are the three items closest to your right hand, excluding computer hardware?

Well, since hiyacynth already stole the Gollum joke ...

My computer's on my lap, so, my shirt sleeve, my pyjama pants, and a mug with hot chocolate remains in the bottom.

20. What place most speaks to you?

Michigan, yet another proof that I am a big girl. Whenever Bilbo talks about the Shire I see my home, in my mind's eye. I might complain about it but I love it like no other place I've ever seen. The rivers, the lakes, the trees. The way the stars shine in the middle of summer up north. A perfect winter day full of bright blue sky and blinding white snow. I'm a child of woodland and water.

I'd like to see the world but I'll always come home, in the end.

And it is done. Ya'll are lucky, I was tempted to let loose with a lot more crazy than I actually unleashed. *winks*

Comments

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Mmmm, I love Top Chef.

I tended towards the mustard, ketchup, banana peppers, onions

Wow. I'm so conservative about my 'dogs... just mustard and relish!