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mrissa, el 40 sentence-starters meme:
1) My uncle:s are all dead, except for the ones related by marriage. Liver cancer is a bitch.
2) Never in my life: will I regret moving back South, even though the Tennessee Valley pollen count sometimes makes me swear.
3) When I was five: I liked the colorful alphabet people decorating my kindergarten classroom.
4) High school was: not fun, overall, but running cross-country was good for me.
5) I will never forget: how good pesto can taste when one doesn't skimp on the pine nuts.
6) I once met: Mandy Patinkin. The poster in my study says "To Peg, please," because, well, when he asked to whom he should inscribe it. . .
7) There’s this girl I know who: is so confident I wish I had a tenth of her elan.
8) Once, at a bar: the bartender comped all of the single-malt Scotch I could drink. He seemed impressed that I was curious enough to order the Strathisla.
9) By noon I’m usually: ready for my third breakfast or second lunch.
10) Last night: I hunted for a video of Baryshnikov dancing Theme and Variations.
11) If I only had: discipline (of the consistent rather than deadline-driven sort).
12) Next time I go to church, I: will be sitting at the grocery certificate table and adding another row to John's afghan.
13) Terri Schiavo:'s situation made me want to hex a whole passel of politicians.
14) What worries me most: is failing to live up to my own standards. And it's upsetting when it happens.
15) When I turn my head left, I see: books, including Dori Stories, Polar Dance and my favorite translation of Cyrano de Bergerac.
16) When I turn my head right, I see: the case of wine I bought yesterday.
17) You know I’m lying when I say: _______ [like I'd cop to it here]
18) What I miss most about the eighties: being thirty pounds lighter.
19) If I were a character written by Shakespeare, I’d be: doing my best to stay the hell away from the main characters. Nutters, all of them. (Though I wouldn't mind a cameo someday as, say, Diana in Pericles...)
20) By this time next year: I expect to have completed a half-marathon (walking).
21) This time last year: I was listening to the Mary Chapin Carpenter cddichroic had sent me as an early birthday present.
22) I have a hard time understanding: bourgeois nihilism.
23) If I ever go back to school I’ll: want to complete a publishable book-length manuscript in the process.
24) You know I like you if: _______ [There isn't an across-the-board indicator.]
25) If I won an award, the first person I’d thank would be: my collaborator(s) or my long-suffering spouse.
26) Quine, Kierkegaard, Bentham, Rawls: are not at the top of my reading list.
27) Take my advice, never: combine hash and booze. The hangover isn't worth it.
28) My ideal breakfast is: not-too-crisp bacon, an almond croissant, a tropical fruit salad and a decaf cappucino. Most days it's more likely to be peach yogurt and/or leftovers from supper.
29) A song I love, but do not have is: "Jesse's Girl." Go ahead and laugh. (One of these days I'll hop onto the iTunes crackwagon, but so far I've managed to hold off.)
30) If you visit my hometown, I suggest: checking out the gallery of old theatre posters in the downtown public library.
31) Tulips, character flaws, microchips & track stars: might make a good writing exercise.
32) Why won’t anyone: deck Rick Santorum? Honestly, it makes me want Dan Savage's campaign to succeed.
33) If you spend the night at my house, don’t: be scared of the dog, but do be prepared to be licked awake if you don't latch the study door properly.
34) I’d stop my wedding for: n/a.
35) The world could do without: goons who torture animals.
36) My favourite blonde[s]is include: qrssama, my pal Socrates, and Shelley and Steve, the owners of the Alley Cat bar.
37) Paper clips are more useful than: ballpoint pens when it comes to rebooting an old Mac.
38) If I do anything well, it’s: comprehending that life is short and the world full of marvels.
39) One decision that consistently haunts me is: wasting the time and resources I could have spent on becoming a better writer/calligrapher/musician on, well, being immature and stupid. I know it's a pointless regret, but when I consider how much more there is to learn and practice, I just want to slap myself upside both sides of my head.
40) And by the way:mrissa's brilliant. I've just added "Difficulty is almost never a matter of should. It's almost always a matter of is" to my .sig file.
mrissa, el 40 sentence-starters meme:1) My uncle:s are all dead, except for the ones related by marriage. Liver cancer is a bitch.
2) Never in my life: will I regret moving back South, even though the Tennessee Valley pollen count sometimes makes me swear.
3) When I was five: I liked the colorful alphabet people decorating my kindergarten classroom.
4) High school was: not fun, overall, but running cross-country was good for me.
5) I will never forget: how good pesto can taste when one doesn't skimp on the pine nuts.
6) I once met: Mandy Patinkin. The poster in my study says "To Peg, please," because, well, when he asked to whom he should inscribe it. . .
7) There’s this girl I know who: is so confident I wish I had a tenth of her elan.
8) Once, at a bar: the bartender comped all of the single-malt Scotch I could drink. He seemed impressed that I was curious enough to order the Strathisla.
9) By noon I’m usually: ready for my third breakfast or second lunch.
10) Last night: I hunted for a video of Baryshnikov dancing Theme and Variations.
11) If I only had: discipline (of the consistent rather than deadline-driven sort).
12) Next time I go to church, I: will be sitting at the grocery certificate table and adding another row to John's afghan.
13) Terri Schiavo:'s situation made me want to hex a whole passel of politicians.
14) What worries me most: is failing to live up to my own standards. And it's upsetting when it happens.
15) When I turn my head left, I see: books, including Dori Stories, Polar Dance and my favorite translation of Cyrano de Bergerac.
16) When I turn my head right, I see: the case of wine I bought yesterday.
17) You know I’m lying when I say: _______ [like I'd cop to it here]
18) What I miss most about the eighties: being thirty pounds lighter.
19) If I were a character written by Shakespeare, I’d be: doing my best to stay the hell away from the main characters. Nutters, all of them. (Though I wouldn't mind a cameo someday as, say, Diana in Pericles...)
20) By this time next year: I expect to have completed a half-marathon (walking).
21) This time last year: I was listening to the Mary Chapin Carpenter cd
dichroic had sent me as an early birthday present.22) I have a hard time understanding: bourgeois nihilism.
23) If I ever go back to school I’ll: want to complete a publishable book-length manuscript in the process.
24) You know I like you if: _______ [There isn't an across-the-board indicator.]
25) If I won an award, the first person I’d thank would be: my collaborator(s) or my long-suffering spouse.
26) Quine, Kierkegaard, Bentham, Rawls: are not at the top of my reading list.
27) Take my advice, never: combine hash and booze. The hangover isn't worth it.
28) My ideal breakfast is: not-too-crisp bacon, an almond croissant, a tropical fruit salad and a decaf cappucino. Most days it's more likely to be peach yogurt and/or leftovers from supper.
29) A song I love, but do not have is: "Jesse's Girl." Go ahead and laugh. (One of these days I'll hop onto the iTunes crackwagon, but so far I've managed to hold off.)
30) If you visit my hometown, I suggest: checking out the gallery of old theatre posters in the downtown public library.
31) Tulips, character flaws, microchips & track stars: might make a good writing exercise.
32) Why won’t anyone: deck Rick Santorum? Honestly, it makes me want Dan Savage's campaign to succeed.
33) If you spend the night at my house, don’t: be scared of the dog, but do be prepared to be licked awake if you don't latch the study door properly.
34) I’d stop my wedding for: n/a.
35) The world could do without: goons who torture animals.
36) My favourite blonde[s]
qrssama, my pal Socrates, and Shelley and Steve, the owners of the Alley Cat bar.37) Paper clips are more useful than: ballpoint pens when it comes to rebooting an old Mac.
38) If I do anything well, it’s: comprehending that life is short and the world full of marvels.
39) One decision that consistently haunts me is: wasting the time and resources I could have spent on becoming a better writer/calligrapher/musician on, well, being immature and stupid. I know it's a pointless regret, but when I consider how much more there is to learn and practice, I just want to slap myself upside both sides of my head.
40) And by the way:
mrissa's brilliant. I've just added "Difficulty is almost never a matter of should. It's almost always a matter of is" to my .sig file. ![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
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7/5/05 02:59 (UTC)(I was at a show at 12th & Porter a couple years ago where some guy kept badgering Mike Doughty to play that song. He didn't, but the non-memory still cracks me up.)