Yet Another Meme

[la_samtyr]

Not your usual survey. Yoinked from carbyville. It's long so I put it under a cut.

Childhood weirdness
Did you spend your childhood time with mostly real or imaginary friends? Mostly with cats.
Did people consider you an odd child? Yes.
Do you have memories that go back to when you were only a few months old? Maybe but I don't remember them.
Do you remember any thoughts you had when you where very young? No, more feelings.
Were they intricate or simple thoughts? I don't know.
If you answered "intricate", give an example of one of those thoughts: N/A
Were you dreams very vivid as a child? Probably yes.
What is the strangest memory you have from early childhood? No idea.
Were you a child prodigy or did you display any gifts at a young age? Just an average kid.
What was the most "grown-up" thing you ever said as a child? No idea.
What were your favorite TV shows in early childhood? Mr. Rogers.
Were you afraid of monsters? No, at least not that I remember.
Did you believe that fictional characters were real? I always knew the difference but that doesn't mean I didn't want fictional ones to be real.
Were you more quiet and artistic or loud and physical? Both, until I was 11.

Issues and U.S. Stuff
Do you eat meat? Yes I do.
If you do, what is your justification for it? It tastes good and I need my protein. Though I am cutting back quite a bit.
If you could legalize 3 things in the US, what would they be? Gay marriage & pot. Not sure about the third.
Do you believe in the death penalty? In certain cases, yes.
If you had a choice, which country would you have chosen to be born into? Canada or Australia.
What are your opinions of Michael Moore? He's ok, I guess.
Describe your feelings about marijuana legalization: If I have to sit and watch a 2 minute commercial on why this prescription medicine should be taken even though it has horrible side effects, etc then just legalize marijuana already. The commercial more or less was like "Well this has been proven to do horrible things to you, but take it anyway so we can make more money!" It was horrifying. (This is actually carbyville's answer but I liked it so well I kept it.)
What about gay marriage? Love is love and rare enough as it is. I have no problem with it/them/
Red, White and Blue is a ghastly color combination, right? No.
What television news coverage do you detest the most? "Faux" news, of course.
Which state do you think will drop off into the ocean first? Rhode Island because it's the smallest.
Who do you consider "American Heroes"? Firefighters and paramedics.

Completely Obtuse & Silly Questions
Have you ever taken something apart just to see how it worked? Yes.
Do you ever yell at the television while you are alone? not the tv, just the people who live inside it. XD
Name a few things (if any) that you bought on eBay recently: t-shirts and dvds.
Are the Muppets sinister? Eh.
Do you watch the Science Channel (Discovery) on a regular basis? No.
Ever gotten into an "in person" argument with a total stranger? No. (Discuss:)
Sugar or Honey? Both.
What's on your desk right now? My cat, my laptop, my Palm pilot and my cell phone.
How many e-mails do you recieve a day? Less than ten.
Do you think that time travel is a possibility? Yes.
Have you ever had a past life regression? Yes.
Are you slightly addicted to online tests and surveys? You decide.
San Francisco or New York City? SF, if I could be sure the house was properly retrofitted to earthquake code. Otherwise, NYC.
Are you really a famous person undercover on Live Journal? Yeah, right.
Are you really an alien spectator studying the human condition via LJ? That is a distinct possibility.
What are your favorite color combinations? All of them, no special favorite.
Close your eyes and type the first random image that pops into your head:
Do you enjoy night or day better? Either, as long as it isn't too cold.
Favorite animal: Cat.
Have you ever been to a protest? No.
Aggravated a cop on purpose? No.
Worst decision you ever made? The ex-from-hell. Which would never have happened if I had stayed overseas in the first place.
Ever gone train hopping/ridden the rails? Nope.
Best invention of this century? Computers. Worst? Too many to choose from, imho.
If you could choose a time period in which to live, which would it be? When I was right out of high school.
Ever put your hand through a window? No.
List a few words you hate the sound of:
And a few you like the sound of:

Emotions & Such
Have you attempted suicide more than once? I've stayed here instead of leaving, so yes.
Cutting? Not really.
Do you get violent when you are angry? Yes.
Which emotion are you most consumed by? Right now, tiredness.
Are you highly emotive? I don't know.
Do you discuss problems or keep them to yourself? Keep to myself.
Do you fall in love easily? No.
What age/year was the most difficult for you? Since I was 11, they have all been bad.
How do you channel your anger/sadness? Writing, usually elf killing/torture.
Ever been addicted to alcohol or drugs? Not really but I walk the edge of it daily.
Ever been homeless? Not yet.
List a few simple things that make you happy: My furkids, fic, movies.
When were you most recently your happiest? It was before 22 January. (What, you expected a different answer?)
Do you consider yourself empathetic? Yes.

Friends
Describe your best friend as if you were describing a character from a film.
Do you have friends that are drastically different from each other? Um, yes. Very much so.
List a few key traits that all of your friends have in common: They are tolerant of my weirdness.
Are they mostly local or long distance? Long distance.
When you go out with friends, what kinds of things do you do? Since this all takes place online, it would have to be in cyberspace.
Have you ever been betrayed by a close friend? Yes.
If yes, are you still friends with that person? No.
Are your friends mostly your age, younger or older? It's a pretty wide range.
Do you have a hard time making friends because most people bore you? They don't bore me, they just don't understand my point-of-view.
Do you like to hang out with friends one-on-one or in groups? Either/or, it's all in cyberspace anyway.
Which of your online friends do you have the most in common with? They know who they are without me naming them.

Family
Are you close to your family? Just the aunties and cousins now.
What traits are you glad you inherited from them? Nothing that's good.
Which traits are you pissed off you inherited from them? All of the bad ones.
What sitcom does your family most remind you of?
Does your family live locally or far away? Mostly far away.
Have you ever stopped speaking to someone in your family? Oh hell yea. I can hold a grudge for freakin' ever.
Have either of your parents died? Yes.
Is your family very much like you or are you opposites? We're opposites, especially in regard to politics.
How many siblings do you have? Zero.
Has your family ever thrown food at each other? No.
Are the holidays a nightmare or a time of joy? More of a nightmare.
Do you look like your parents? I have no idea.
List one interesting fact about your family: Just plain people.

Lovers
Gay, Straight, Bi-sexual or no idea? No idea. Guys sure didn't work out, so maybe I was looking at the wrong gender, yeah?
Married/partnered? Single.
Ever gone out with someone you were embarrassed to be seen with? Yes.
Ever broken someone's heart? No idea.
How many serious relationships have you had? Three and they were all f'ked, so I'm out.
Do you believe in monogamy? No idea. I think it's a lie made up by religion.
Have you ever lusted obsessively over someone you knew you couldn't have? Maybe.
Do you believe in the theory of soul mates? Not for me but I like to think it's true for some people.
Ever cheated? Yes, though it wasn't until I knew for a fact they were cheating first.
Been cheated on? Yes.
Thrown someones stuff out on the lawn/stairs/etc.? No.
Had your stuff thrown out on the lawn/stairs/etc.? No.
Most important emotional qualities of a lover? N/A
Most important physical qualities? N/A

Food & Drink
Non-alcoholic beverage of choice: Coke.
Alcoholic beverage of choice: Wine.
Foods you crave on a regular basis: Lots of them.
Salsa and Chips or Pita and Hummus? Salsa and chips, though pita/hummus is a very close second.
Meat or Tofu? Meat.
Soup or Salad? Both.
Soda or Juice? Juice.
Can I get you anything else? I'll get back to you.
What's your problem? I don't have problems.
Favorite candy: Ever hear of chocolate?
Favorite food to make: Lembas.
Food brand that you hate? None in particular.
Do you try to buy all organic? Try, yes. But it's hard to find here *and* damned expensive.
Favorite quick food? Fried grease at the local fast food. (I know, I'm a real comedian.)

Would You Rather...
Eat a steak or a whole tube of toothpaste? How can you compare steak with toothpaste?
Be covered in papercuts or cigarette burns? Neither.
Be perceived as intelligent or street-smart (but not both)? Street smart, I guess.
Eat a bottle cap or a spider the size of a bottle cap? Neither.
Be ruled exclusively by your heart or your mind? Mind.
Have the power to read minds or make anyone fall in love with you? Read minds.
Chew shards of broken glass or sit on a lighted barbeque grill? Neither.
Not be able to tell the time or not know left from right? I already have a hard time with clocks and things.
Be able to fly or be able to render yourself invisible? Invisible.
Eat 15 feet of aluminum foil or swallow 3 steel guitar strings? Neither.
Have questionable integrity or no sense of humor? I already have both.
Always spit when you talk or always be spit on while spoken to? Oh yuck. Neither.
Granted the answers to any 3 questions or ability to resurrect one person? Resurrection (as if you had to ask).

Final Questions
Ever had a great song ruined for you after it was used in a commercial? No.
Ever yelled at an SUV? No.
A Hummer? No.
Ever faked being sick to get out of going somewhere? Yes.
Horror film that freaked you out the most?
Horror film that is so scary you could not be paid to watch it again:
Bambi or Nemo? bambi.
List 3 things that are worrying you right now:
Are you sick of this survey yet? Eh.
It's too fucking long, right? You said it, not me.
Well, I'm just trying to help you pass the time! *snerk*
How long have you been on LJ? Today? Or when I got my account?
Do you find it to be a fulfilling experience? Mostly.
Describe the last dream you had: I usually don't remember my dreams.
Ever brought a lawsuit against a company? No.
Ever sang at a Karaoke bar? No.
What was the worst concert you ever went to? N/A.
The best? N/A.
Do you think you'll ever have children if you don't already? NO!
Do you think there is life on other planets? Yes.
Have you ever saved a dying animal? Yes.
Most disgusting thing you have ever "found" in your food: Hair.
Have you ever broken a leg or arm? Not yet but there's still time.
Would you rather stay in the house or do things outside? It totally depends on the weather.
Do people make their own reality? Is there one true reality? Discuss: Not unless I'm drunk or stoned.
David Letterman or Jay Leno? Jon Stewart.
Last words? What fools these mortals be!