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[time-sinks]

poet (n.) - one whom only with words is assured of his existence.

slow intersection

[theoversizedpixie]

Do all of the questions. DO IT. :D

Lol ok I don’t have anything better to be doing (and this statement isn’t even sarcastic today)

I don’t intend on having children.

2: Do you miss anyone?

Yeah.

3: What if I told you that you were pretty?

*blushes and secretly preens*

4: Ever been told “it’s not you, it’s me”?

I think so. I’m not really sure.

5: What are you looking forward to in the next week?

First classes. I find first classes are always really fun and exciting because you’re not really expected to absorb any information and the prof will rattle on with much disregard for the fact they’re wasting your time liberally.

6: Did you go out or stay in last night? 

Stay in. I think. 

7: How late did you stay up last night?

2ish?

8: Honestly, has anyone seen you in your underwear in the past 3 months?

Yes.

9: What were you doing at 12:30 this afternoon?

Sitting in class.

10: Have you ever told somebody you loved them and not actually meant it?

Yes.

11: Could you go for the rest of your life without drinking alcohol?

Probably, but it’s not a bet I’m particularly keen on taking.

12: Have you pretended to like someone?

Yes.

13: Could you go the rest of your life without smoking a cigarette?

Yes.

14: Is there one person in your life that can always make you smile?

Yes.

15: Is it hard for you to get over someone?

No. 

16: Think back five months ago, were you single?

So very much. 

17: Have you ever cried from being so mad?

I almost always cry when I get into arguments with people. I hate it because I feel like because I’m sobbing as I argue, people take my arguments a lot less seriously.

18: Hold hands with anyone this week?

No, I don’t think so :s

19: Did your last kiss take place in/on a bed?

No.

20: Who did you last see in person?

My roommate.

21: What is the last thing you said out loud?

No idea. 

22: Have you kissed three or more people in one night? 

Yes.

23: Have you ever been to Paris?

No.

24: Are you good at hiding your feelings?

I like to think so.

25: Do you use chap stick?

Not as often as I probably should.

26: Who did you last share a bed with?

Her.

27: Are you listening to music right now?

Just electrical hum.

28: What is something you currently want right now?

For this godawful cough to finally go away.

29: Were your last three kisses from the same person?

Yes.

30: How is your heart lately?

Confused and frustrated. Some irritation.

31: Do you wear the hood on your hoodie?

Depends on the weather, and the hoodie. Remember this?

32: When was the last time a member of the opposite sex hugged you?

Earlier today.

33: What do people call you?

By my first name. Lately, sometimes a bald joke.

34: Have you ever wanted to tell someone something but didn’t? 

Yes.

35: Are there any stressful situations in your life?

I would say always.

36: What are you listening to right now?

"Black Lace" by July Talk, I would link, but there isn’t a version I can quickly find on Youtube.

37: What is wrong with you right now?

I don’t know. Is there something wrong with me? I guess I’m putting too much hope/effort into something that seems rather fruitless right now.

38: Love really is a beautiful thing huh?

"Love is a delicate thing that needs to be cosseted and protected. Love is not robust and love is not unyielding. Love can crumble under a few harsh words, or be tossed away with a handful of careless actions. Love isn’t a steadfast dog at all; love is more like a pygmy mouse lemur." The Gargoyle, Andrew Davidson, pg 168-9 (of the paperback edition).

39: Do you make wishes at 11:11?

Sometimes.

40: What is on your wrists right now?

A bracelet that says “moon of my life”, a long chain bracelet, and three hair ties, purple, royal blue, and black on my left wrist, nothing on the right.

41: Are you single/taken/heartbroken/confused/waiting for the unexpected?

Single and confused I think are the most accurate.

42: Where did you get the shirt/sweatshirt you’re wearing?

Topatoco! It’s this shirt.

43: Have you ever regretted kissing someone?

Yes.

44: Have you hugged someone within the last week?

Yes.

45: Have you kissed anyone in the last five days?

No?

46: What were you doing at midnight last night?

Probably cleaning my room.

47: Do you miss the way things were six months ago?

No, not really.

48: Would you rather sleep with someone else or alone?

I prefer sleeping with someone else, but that might simply be because I almost always sleep alone.

49: Have you ever been to New York?

Both the city and to portions of the rest of the state which lots of people forget exists.

50: Think of the last person who said I love you, do you think they meant it?

I assume you mean to me, and I think so.

That didn't take nearly as long as I thought it would take but also a lot of my answers are one word.

[translucentcovers-blog]

11. My Family

I'm one of those people that believe that, besides blood, friends can be family. Friends are the family that you choose.  The family you are born with can either be amazing or it can fall short of what someone feels a family should be like.  But what's amazing about finding good friendships is that those friends can be like, no - are your family.  No family is perfect but what holds a good one together is support, wisdom, grace, compromise, understanding, and love.  

In some cases, blood is not thicker than water. I am not denying that ancestry can beat out a friendship - ancestry is history and history is what makes a person.  But family is not all of ancestry.  I've been lucky in life to be able to consider a friend as a family member.  Family on this level - water thicker than blood - is a friend who understands me, guides me, gives me reality checks, and is always there to comfort and encourage me.  This person always knows how to cheer me up and is a person I can rely on 100%. 

My family, blood, is different.  They're the ones who have probably seen me in all my states, because we live together, because we grew up together, etc.  There are 6 of us in the house.  I love each and every one of them and it's only recently that I have been recognizing the ways they truly love me.  As a kid, you don't think about it too often but, now I see that what used to be "mean" and "stern" is actually discipline and love.  

[theoversizedpixie]

I was (re)tagged in this by adjenai. Here goes!

Rule 1: Post the rules. Rule 2: Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post, then make 11 new ones. Rule 3: Tag 11 people and link them to your post. Rule 4: Let them know you’ve tagged them.

Help! - Beatles (re: moving/packing)

2. Have you ever been to the ER?

I think I have been, once, when I was much younger. Very bad cold or something. They gave me a colouring book. I think I still have it somewhere.

3. Why do you use tumblr?

I like pictures. Lately I also have followed a lot of people who are rather socially active/conscious and it's helping me be a lot more aware of who I am and what's going on in the world and other social justice issues.

4. Neons, metallics or pastels?

It depends on what for. I like all three but for different things. I am attracted to neon stationery (sticky notes, highlighters) and socks, metallic jewellery (does this even count) and pastel cars. 

5. What would you buy if you had to spend over $1,000 on one thing?

This question confuses me a bit. $1,000 on one single item, or $1,000 on one type of item? (ie. one piece of $1,000 gum or $1,000 worth of gum?) However, no matter what my answer is the same: my university education. Either paying tuition/books for this year, or paying off my student loans. 

6. Where do you want to travel?

I've heard this question a lot lately because my dad wants to plan our trip for next year. While it's really great visiting places, the trip I just got back from made me realize I'd really rather be travelling with a friend rather than family. Both my mother and my sister really irritate me, and it was more evident how much during this trip. But uh, New Zealand, because fairy penguins, Greece, Rome, everywhere.

7. Do you play any instruments?

I used to play the piano. I quit just over 2 years ago because my piano teacher was (rightfully) demanding that I put in more practice time, and I wasn't able/willing to put that much time in every day. Sometimes I regret it, because I wish I was able to sightread on the piano, but for the most part I don't regret it at all.

8. Dream job?

I want to work in a museum because it means I can touch all the things.

9. Have you lost anyone close to you?

Not yet.

10. How many languages do you speak?

English, and some rudimentary Mandarin.

11. Where do you want to live?

Right now, Ottawa. But abroad, eventually. Nowhere specific. Staying in one place would be weeeeeeeeird.

New questions!

What are you wearing?

How was your day?

When was the last time you sneezed?

How many times have you moved in your life?

What was the flavour of the last potato chip you ate?

Do you have a favourite constellation? What it is and why?

Where did you go last time you left the house?

Top 5 movie recommendations

Do you use makeup?

When was the last time you got a haircut?

What was the last book you read?

People!

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adjenai (shush I'm allowed to retag right)

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moe-m

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Also anyone else who wants to do this go ahead tag me it'll be gr8

[dreamchallenged]

Darn, your anons. For what it's worth, I think you're awesome and cute and funny and cool and all that good stuff. Rock on, sister!

Thank you, that means alot.

You're so rad for being so nice and smart and awesome and cool.

Rock on! <3

[therewithasmile]

Naruto, Shingeki no Kyojin, Inuyasha.

Naruto: Have you ever been betrayed by someone you thought of as family? 

Nope! thank god

Shingeki no Kyojin: Would you knowingly be part of a secret society where you enjoy a lavish life at the expense of the vast majority of the rest of the world? 

… But aren’t we already kind of living in one? 

JAK GETS DEEP

Inuyasha: What era of time would you like to visit? 

GOOD QUESTION Probably the future! If we haven’t wiped ourselves out!

In terms of the past, I mean I kind of don’t really care… there was a lot more entropy and anger and stuff…. I think we’re doing relatively well where we are right now? Iunno I’m bad with history 

[translucentcovers-blog]

Trail of Broken Snails

The wind whipped through our hair as we hurtled down the sidewalks weaving in and around the fallen twigs and branches from last night's storm.  In the town only one hour north, the tornado had snapped more than little extensions of trees. With winds up to 220 km per hour, our pedaling feet went no where near the destruction of 31 houses. 

It was hard to believe that they were finally making their way up north. A rare sighting, usually only typical of Tornado Alley, transformed the Canadian winds and the skies in towns across the region suddenly began to darken.

I remember hearing my father telling me as soon as he came home about having "heard a tornado warning in effect". I looked at the tree just outside my window and saw its leaves tossing around with a fervent bristle. And, as if one window wasn't enough, I ran to my parents' room where South Korea's first Fifa game was about to start. I peered outside in time to see an old lady with her walker hustling down the street and the young lady next door about to start her run, earbuds making their way to their sanctuary. I remember thinking to myself - why? ...I hope she's a fast runner to outrun the storm... and the tornado.

As soon as the rain began to drip, it began to pour and, following that, my mom was making sure we had enough candles to survive a possible brown/blackout while my father was guaranteeing that it'd pass by quick. 

Two hours. The entire length of the 1-1 Fifa match. A draw. That's how long it took. That's how quick it ended. 

The next day, the air was fresh, scented with newly pummeled grass, and the sky was a clear blue.  That afternoon, we rode through the aftermath of the 2-hour storm, swiveling and crying out at the realization that the cracks that were sounding out from beneath us were dozens of snails never making it to the other side.  I guess the snails could have used 2 hours. 

[theoversizedpixie]

Rule 1: Post the rules. Rule 2: Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post, then make 11 new ones. Rule 3: Tag 11 people and link them to your post. Rule 4: Let them know you’ve tagged them.

Finding out that I'd been accepted into Carleton. One of the reasons I applied to schools so far away from home was that I needed to get out of my house; knowing that at least one school wanted me meant that I could leave.

2. How did you and your first significant other get together? (If you’ve never been with anyone, tell me about the first person you fell in love with.)

We were cuddling on a couch in his basement and I asked him what we were and he was like we could be dating and I was like sure and then we were.

3. Describe your perfect day. 

Bananagrams.

4. When did someone last help you when you really needed it? What did they do? 

I'm a desperately ungrateful person apparently because I can't think of the last time I desperately needed help. 

5. Tell me about your best friend(s). 

She's pretty awesome, and even though to be perfectly honest, she hasn't been the most loyal friend, she knows her flaws and she knows her failings. I'd trust her with my life, because despite her shortcomings, if I really needed her, I know I could depend on her.

I've known him for 7 years now and I know that I can tell him anything I could ever want to say. I would go to the ends of the earth for him. 

6. Do you believe in soul mates or true love? 

Yes I do, but I also don't believe they are eternal or concrete. Someone may be your soul mate today but they might not be in 20 years or 20 days.

7. Name five of your favourite songs.  

In no particular order:

Bloom - The Paper Kites

Headsick - July Talk

Falling In Love At A Coffee Shop - Landon Pigg

You've Got Me Wrapped Around Your Little Finger - Beth Rowley

Say My Name/Cry Me A River - The Neighbourhood

New questions! but only 8 because lazy.

Five favourite songs/artists

What's your biggest "tell" you've got a crush on a person?

Favourite food?

When and who was the last person you cuddled?

How many hours of sleep did you get last night?

Do you believe in a higher power/deity?

Can you ever have too much bubble juice?

If you could only end one world problem (including but not limited to: poverty, education, hunger, war, etc) which would you end and why?

And people tagged:

tah-fuuuuuhck

derivingthoughts

judyjudybobooty

moe-m

There isn't anyone else that I regularly interact with on this website/I am waaaaaaaaay too lazy to find everyone's urls. I apologize.