Ask and thee shall find...a MEME!
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shadowkatAh, a meme, ask and thee shall find, courtsey of petz and apparently curiouswombat.
Although this one is a tad longer and a tad more personal than the last one I did.
Fired a Gun - no, I shake too much, probably blow off my own foot
Been Married -
Fell in love - more than once, never took
Been divorced -
Swam in the sea -several seas....
Gone on a blind date -yep, never again
Skipped lessons or lectures - skipped one once to go see President Regan in college, which was absurd, because I spent most of it wondering why I wasn't standing with the protestors, while my friend had tears in her eyes, at seeing him about twenty feet away.
Watched someone give birth -no
Been to North America - Live here
Been to Australia -yes, parents lived there for a year, but a alas they came before a second visit happened
Been to Asia
Been to South or Central America -
Lived in more than one European country -
Been to London - many times
Been to Paris - once upon a time in the 1980s, when I was teen
Been to Venice -
Been to Spain -
Been to Russia -
Seen the Northern Lights -
Been on a cruise - does a sailboat count? No probably not.
Served on a jury -yes, unfortunately, as an alternate. Most frustrating job in the world, you can't make decisions, you can't aid in the decision making, you just have to watch the proceedings and then wast hours in an empty courtroom by yourself while the rest of the team decides. And you can't talk to any of them about it, except for the other alternate.
Been in a movie -
Been to a Scandinavian country -
Been to Iceland -
Played in a band -
Sang karaoke - a lot of times - we were doing a karaoke singing in law school, it was Lawrence, Kansas, not a heck of lot else to do..
Made prank phone calls -no, that's evil, you shouldn't do that.
Laughed so much you cried -oh god, yes. Recently in fact.
Caught a snowflake on your tongue -yep
Had children -
Had a pet(s)- yep -cats mainly, as a kid
Been sledding on big hill -yep
Been skiing -yep, almost killed myself skiing down mogols at Breckenridge in Colorado. It wasn't deliberate, I took a wrong turn and there I was.
Been water skiing or parascending -yep, almost killed myself, because I couldn't stay on the skies and my parents didn't know what they were doing when they took me.
Rode on a motorcycle -
Been to a music festival - yep, crowded, lots of people, soggy ground, bad food, and you can't really hear the music.
Spent at least one night on an island - I live and work on one, my parents also live on one. So multiple islands
Rode an elephant -
Been on TV -does video count? no probably not.
Been in newspaper - sort of - was mentioned in a theater review in KC Star, and wrote an article that appeared in a local paper
Stayed in a Hospital -yes, ugh, never again
Donated blood -yes, college boyfriend almost fainted watching me, not fan of needles so don't do it often
Got a piercing - ears
Got a tattoo - god, no, despise needles, hello? Also I don't understand the appeal. Why would anyone want someone to put ink under their skin? I do think they are pretty though. Just a torturous pain that I don't understand the point of.
Driven an automatic vehicle - uhm, not sure what this is, so probably not?
Driven over 100 mph -yes, sigh, that long expanse between Kansas City and Lawrence, equals speeding tickets.
Lived on your own - a long time
Rode in the back of police car - not that I recall
Rode in the back of an ambulance - yes, with a woman in college who got hit by a car while riding her bike. I was right behind her and witnessed the whole thing. She asked me to come with her, so I did.
Got a speeding ticket -yep, see above
Got a parking ticket - nope
Rode a horse -yep, up a mountain no less. Also in NYC, which was weirdly more painful than the mountain, and took horseback riding lessons
Swam with a Dolphin or whale -
Been in a podcast -
Appeared in Dr. Who -
Have an Equity card or equivalent -what is this?
Used an Oyster card - we aren't that advanced, they are still metro cards here. And when I visited London it was in those wild and crazy 80s where such things did not exist.
Have been in a play - multiple ones, most recently the Vagina Monologues
Have played with a monkey -
Have trained animals -
Although this one is a tad longer and a tad more personal than the last one I did.
Fired a Gun - no, I shake too much, probably blow off my own foot
Been Married -
Fell in love - more than once, never took
Been divorced -
Swam in the sea -several seas....
Gone on a blind date -yep, never again
Skipped lessons or lectures - skipped one once to go see President Regan in college, which was absurd, because I spent most of it wondering why I wasn't standing with the protestors, while my friend had tears in her eyes, at seeing him about twenty feet away.
Watched someone give birth -no
Been to North America - Live here
Been to Australia -yes, parents lived there for a year, but a alas they came before a second visit happened
Been to Asia
Been to South or Central America -
Lived in more than one European country -
Been to London - many times
Been to Paris - once upon a time in the 1980s, when I was teen
Been to Venice -
Been to Spain -
Been to Russia -
Seen the Northern Lights -
Been on a cruise - does a sailboat count? No probably not.
Served on a jury -yes, unfortunately, as an alternate. Most frustrating job in the world, you can't make decisions, you can't aid in the decision making, you just have to watch the proceedings and then wast hours in an empty courtroom by yourself while the rest of the team decides. And you can't talk to any of them about it, except for the other alternate.
Been in a movie -
Been to a Scandinavian country -
Been to Iceland -
Played in a band -
Sang karaoke - a lot of times - we were doing a karaoke singing in law school, it was Lawrence, Kansas, not a heck of lot else to do..
Made prank phone calls -no, that's evil, you shouldn't do that.
Laughed so much you cried -oh god, yes. Recently in fact.
Caught a snowflake on your tongue -yep
Had children -
Had a pet(s)- yep -cats mainly, as a kid
Been sledding on big hill -yep
Been skiing -yep, almost killed myself skiing down mogols at Breckenridge in Colorado. It wasn't deliberate, I took a wrong turn and there I was.
Been water skiing or parascending -yep, almost killed myself, because I couldn't stay on the skies and my parents didn't know what they were doing when they took me.
Rode on a motorcycle -
Been to a music festival - yep, crowded, lots of people, soggy ground, bad food, and you can't really hear the music.
Spent at least one night on an island - I live and work on one, my parents also live on one. So multiple islands
Rode an elephant -
Been on TV -does video count? no probably not.
Been in newspaper - sort of - was mentioned in a theater review in KC Star, and wrote an article that appeared in a local paper
Stayed in a Hospital -yes, ugh, never again
Donated blood -yes, college boyfriend almost fainted watching me, not fan of needles so don't do it often
Got a piercing - ears
Got a tattoo - god, no, despise needles, hello? Also I don't understand the appeal. Why would anyone want someone to put ink under their skin? I do think they are pretty though. Just a torturous pain that I don't understand the point of.
Driven an automatic vehicle - uhm, not sure what this is, so probably not?
Driven over 100 mph -yes, sigh, that long expanse between Kansas City and Lawrence, equals speeding tickets.
Lived on your own - a long time
Rode in the back of police car - not that I recall
Rode in the back of an ambulance - yes, with a woman in college who got hit by a car while riding her bike. I was right behind her and witnessed the whole thing. She asked me to come with her, so I did.
Got a speeding ticket -yep, see above
Got a parking ticket - nope
Rode a horse -yep, up a mountain no less. Also in NYC, which was weirdly more painful than the mountain, and took horseback riding lessons
Swam with a Dolphin or whale -
Been in a podcast -
Appeared in Dr. Who -
Have an Equity card or equivalent -what is this?
Used an Oyster card - we aren't that advanced, they are still metro cards here. And when I visited London it was in those wild and crazy 80s where such things did not exist.
Have been in a play - multiple ones, most recently the Vagina Monologues
Have played with a monkey -
Have trained animals -
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Date: 2016-05-21 02:37 pm (UTC)An Equity Card is proof of membership in the Actors' Equity Association of the United States. Equity Friend, Best Friend's daughter, has one because she's a professional stage manager and stitcher.
It's like SAG card for the Screen Actor's Guide.
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Date: 2016-05-21 10:37 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-05-21 04:38 pm (UTC)Long expanse?? LOL. It's like 25 miles on the turnpike. What did you do, drive by way of Atchison? As a Missouri graduate, I wouldn't want to falsely insinuate you wanted to get out of Lawrence just as fast as possible. ;o)
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Date: 2016-05-21 10:35 pm (UTC)All I know is it took an hour from Prairie Village, Kansas to Lawrence. I don't know what that translates in miles.
But an hour in a car is torture, from my perspective. I'd rather be on a train or subway, because at least you can read.
This does however explain why I hated the trip from Lawrence to Liberty, Mo which, ahem, was longer. As was the one from Kansas City to Topeka, and Kansas City to Wichita. Can I tell you how much I do NOT miss driving, or for that matter Kansas? NYC is heaven, no driving, mountains nearby, beach nearby, unlimited sources of theater, tons of trees, and you can ignore sporting events.
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Date: 2016-05-21 11:46 pm (UTC)My grandfather lived about 50 miles north of Wichita so I know how 'exciting' Kansas driving can be. Driving across Kansas from there on west into Colorado is a good way to get into country music on the radio, cause the scenery isn't going to keep you awake.
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Date: 2016-05-21 11:53 pm (UTC)We listened to a lot of NPR and tapes. I had a lot music cassettes back then that I'd play instead of the radio.
Didn't realize the route was more direct from Kansas City, Missouri than Prarie Village (Johnson County), you'd think it would be the opposite? Took about 30 minutes to get to the highway and an hour from there. So almost two hours, close to three.
Weird to think I haven't driven a car in 17 years, considering I used to drive daily and long distances to boot.
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Date: 2016-05-22 12:03 am (UTC)