"Please don't eat the universe, Daniel."

[ciroccoj]

That's not quite as memorable as "Put that booger back in your nose," the oddest parenting line I can remember uttering, but it's still pretty good. Not mine, though; that was Doris, the home schooling mom who teaches Astronomy.

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Copied from a_dawn, this is just... yeah. The Apple iRack.

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There's this meme going around, you've all seen it, I'm sure:

1. Leave a comment saying "I am a shameless attention whore.

2. I'll respond by asking you 5 questions. You will answer them.

3. You will update your LJ with the answers.

4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else.

5. When others comment to be interviewed you will ask them 5 questions.

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Of course, being a shameless attention whore myself, here's my own interviews:

tudorlady's questions

1. What area of law are you planning to practice?
   That's a really, really good question!
   
   
2. When you were 12, what did you think you would be when you grew up?
   Probably an astronomer. That was my goal from the time I first saw Cosmos till the first month of grade 12 physics ;)
   
   
3. Can you play an instrument, or do you stick with vocals?
   I can play recorder up to grade 4, and I got to grade 6 in piano. That was about a million-jillion years ago, though, so at this point I'm pretty much vocals only. Though I do own a guitar, and have learned enough chords to play along to American Pie and Let It Be. I should pick it up again this summer.
   
   
4. What's your favorite room in your house?
   Probably the study. It's my refuge from the children.
   
   
5. You're gonna let me know when you guys actually decide to try SCA, right? I think your kids will like it.
   LOL yeah, I think they would, but they're a bit over-committed right now. I also think I'll wait until they're a little more independent and we can attend events without me having to spend the bulk of my time worrying about their behaviour.

clearbell's questions

1. What was the most bizarre/strange/creepy thing that happened to you while working with the prisoners?
   No question, finding out my classroom in Kingston Penitentiary was located directly under Paul Bernardo's cell, and my desk was almost right under his bed.
   
   
2. Who has better beer - Molson or Labatt?
   Um... don't really drink beer. ::is a failure as a Canadian::
   
   
3. Have you ever listened to Lowell Green? Be honest.
   ::is even more of a failure:: nope.
   
   
4. What drew you to Rey Curtis?
   Hee. Well, hubris, self-righteousness and tactlessness - things I hate in real people but love in fictional ones. That and the high angst-value of... well, the last three years he was on the show, and presumably beyond. Lapped that up like candy, as I was very much Angst-Girl at the time. It also helped that he was pretty smart and able to learn from his mistakes (um... eventually). His religious beliefs also made him very interesting to me, seeing as how I was raised a total heathen.
   
   And it didn't hurt that he was extremely easy on the eyes ;)
   
   
5. What is the most horrible fanfic you've ever read? Bonus points for including links.
   ::jaw dropping:: One?! You expect me to pick one??!!
   
   Well, there was the dancing link of kalio_plaid, which featured a teenage Jack Maccoy telling his girl Jeanie I think i lov you, girl, and kising her a lots of times. It has mercifully disappeared. There was a horrifying torrid love affair between Jack and Nora (insta-hurl!) that featured more verbal close-ups of genitalia and secretions than your average urology textbook, presented in almost as arousing a manner. It went in the great NC17-Extinction at ff.n.
   
   Oh! And a train-wreck Rey Curtis/Ed Green thing where Rey's wife was called Maria and had taken up prostitution to make some extra dough (MS? What MS?) and Ed was married (?!) to some harpy who left him after they had a fight over, I don't know, napkin folding, presenting him with a completed divorce the next day. The guys swapped some spit but mostly cried on each other. A lots of times. I think that one died of embarrassment.
   
   I won't touch the Harry Potter fandom here. All the above pale in comparison to the gems churned out daily in this world. It's best to just quietly tiptoe past and not make eye contact.

bast2's questions

1. Have you always been an agnostic?
   Nope. I was raised pretty much atheist. Became agnostic in my teens and remained so until shortly after my mom died, when I realized I was less of an "I'm not sure God doesn't exist" kind of person than an "I'm almost positive he doesn't, but am willing to admit I may be dead wrong" kinda gal. Which, to me, seems more atheist than agnostic. So nowadays that's what I call myself.
   
   
2. What was the worst date you ever went on?
   Chris and I had a date that we termed our "Worst Date" because the restaurant we wanted to go to was closed, the next one was full, the one we went to had bad food, and the weather was lousy, but really it was still a good time because the mishaps were pretty funny. My real worst date was with a very cute guy whose idea of conversation included 50 topics in about 20 minutes. Intellectual and emotional depth of a teaspoon.
   
   Oh, and he had a handlebar mustache, too. I kept wanting to grab a napkin and scrub it off his face.
   
   
3. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
   I would be more assertive with people who are nice to me. I have no problem standing up to assholes.
   
   
4. What is the first thing you would do if given a million dollars?
   Pay off all our debt.
   
   
5. Have you ever been physically attracted to a woman?
   Ooh, good one!
   
   I don't think so, physically, but that doesn't mean much because I don't think I've been physically attracted to more than two or three men in my life either. I've been aesthetically attracted to women, although more of an appreciating beauty thing, like the kind where you appreciate a sunset, than real attraction. I think. I've been curious about another woman - co-worker, years ago - but I'm not sure if that counts either, since she was a lesbian and at the time I was mostly kind of wondering how that kind of thing worked ;)
   
   ::re-reading:: Wow, that's a long-winded way to say I don't think so, but reserve the right to be told that yes, I have ;)

Comments

[sterling-sky.livejournal.com]

I am a shameless attention whore, and the question is, how many people will I pimp myself out to?

I'm curious to see your questions, since we don't know each other well.

[ciroccoj.livejournal.com]

OK, let's see...

1. What's the most unusual part of your ethnic heritage?

2. If you could give your 12-year old self one piece of advice, what would it be?

3. Humans cloning themselves: should it be illegal? Why or why not?

4. What do you like the most about your body?

5. If an ex-con moved in next door to you, what would you do? (e.g. talk to them, be friendly, avoid them, etc). Assume you don't know anything about what they did; only that they were incarcerated for ten years.

[officerjudy.livejournal.com]

I am *such* a shameless attention whore!

[ciroccoj.livejournal.com]

I am *such* a shameless attention whore!
Hee - and we love you for it :)

1. What made you want to take up the career you're in?

2. If you could pick a theme song for yourself, what would it be?

3. If an ex-con moved in next door to you, what would you do? (e.g. talk to them, be friendly, avoid them, etc). Assume you don't know anything about what they did; only that they were incarcerated for ten years.

4. Keith Olberman (sp?) sends you an e-mail to apologize for being a tool so many years ago. What do you do?

5. Somebody has perfected an operation that enables a person to change their sex completely and safely for exactly five years. And it's free. Would you do it?

[linaelyn.livejournal.com]

I don't want to participate in a meme that will make me think up questions for all 162 folks on my f'list, but I'm probably still shameless in my whoring for attention. DO NOT INTERVIEW ME.

LOL for the universe-eating. I love your kids.

I've seen the Apple iRack before, but it hasn't gotten old in repeated viewings.

[batita.livejournal.com]

Totally have tears in my eyes from laughing at the iRack. Thanks.

[ciroccoj.livejournal.com]

I have no idea why, but the line "Does everyone here want me to take things out of the iRack?" gets me every time :D :D :D