Doing this to distract my frustration that the shoes I wanted to order from Merrell 4 days ago are no longer available. GRRRRRRRRRRRR. I want my navy Mangroves damnit!

( Cause I like LJ waaaaaaaaay more than Myspace. )

::points at icon:: In 3 days, it'll be the one year anniversary of his death. I still can't believe he's gone. LEO MCGARRY FOREVER.

( TEH HOTNESS )

( Long ass survey )

Survey stolen from emilythelephant's Myspace.

( Cause I feel like it... )

Ganked from Tchawa (stevielynn).

So here's how it works:
» Open your music library [iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, etc].
» Put it on shuffle.
» Press play.
» For every question, put the song that's playing.
» When you go to a new question, skip to the next song.
» Ready? GO!

Opening Credits: REM - The One I Love
Waking Up: Chris Isaak - Don't Make Me Dream About You
Falling In Love: Lindsey Buckingham - You Do Or You Don't
Fight Scene: Eric Prydz - Call On Me (that would be HI-larious)
Breaking Up: Crosby Stills Nash and Young - Helplessly Hoping
Make-up: The Pretenders - Don't Get Me Wrong
Secret Love: REM - Tongue
Life's Okay: Pearl Jam - Alive
Mental Breakdown: Cracker - Low
Driving: Jefferson Airplane - Embryonic Journey
Flashbacks: Jets to Brazil - Sleep
Happy Dance: Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere
Regretting: Marshall Crenshaw - Someday Someway
Long Night Alone: Van Halen - Finish What Ya Started
Final Battle: Roger Daltrey - Under A Raging Moon (that would sound so cool)
Death Scene: Queensryche - Silent Lucidity
Final Ending: Arcadia - Election Day
Credits: Spice Girls - Too Much

This time from rockonlily.

( Hotness ensues. )

From colourscrash.

1. Total amount of music files on your computer?
900 or so in my regular mp3 folder, about 170 Britpop mp3s from kitsune714 in another folder and then probably 100 more sound/video files in yet another folder.

2. The last CD you bought was...
For myself, "Hot House" by Bruce Hornsby <333
For my dad, "Smile" and "Pet Sounds Live" both by Brian Wilson

3. What was the last song you listened to before reading this message?
Nellie McKay - Change The World (it's HOT)

4. Write down five songs you often listen to or that mean a lot to you.
John Mayer - No Such Thing (shut up people, you may not like him but this song really means something to me)
Everclear - Santa Monica
Ben Folds Five - Alice Childress
Indigo Girls - Closer To Fine
Bruce Hornsby - The Great Divide (live version from "Here Come The Noisemakers")

5. What 3 people are you going to pass this baton to and why?
Meh. Whichever Woots haven't done it yet...cause they all have good taste in music.

From stevielynn and amy_c.

( Cause I have nothing better to do despite being the  )

From merfdawg

I Heart The 90s
First of all, were you born in the mid/late 80s?	early 80's honey
If so, what year?	1983.
Did you own any jelly shoes?	my mom would never buy them for me -_-
...do you still have them?	uh, no
What was your favorite Power Ranger?	the Yellow one
Could you name all of the Ninja Turtles?	duh. there's only four dude.
Name as many as you can.	raphael, donatello, leonardo and the best one, michaelangelo
Who's cooler... Alex Mac or Clarissa?	CLARISSA!!!!!!!!!!!!
Did you ever try to climb up a ladder to your best friend's room?	no
How many times did you watch 'Scream'?	1, it was too funny to ever watch again
...did you think it was scary?	hells no
Did you own a pair of Zubaz?	hahahahahahahahaha I'm not a fat guy from the Midwest
...how many...what color?	did you read my last answer?
Weren't Koosh Balls fun as hell?	yes
Eh... what were they for, anyway?	for Rosie O'Donnell to assault people with
How many Beanie Babies did you own?	only a handful
Did your mother ever have to tackle somebody for one?	she's not a loser
Did you/your parents cry when Kurt died?	no, but I remember exactly where I was when I heard it
...do you think Courtney did it?	I think she drove him to it
Did your parents vote for Clinton?	my mom did, my dad would have rather jumped off a cliff
How did they react to the whole "Monica" ordeal?	they weren't surprised
Did you watch Friends?	early on
Who's your favorite character?	Chandler
What is your favorite 'Friends' expression?	uh, no
What is your favorite 'Seinfeld' expression?	there are too many to choose from
Who's worse... Barney or Tinkie-Winkie?	BARNEY IS THE ANTI-CHRIST
Did your family have a fallout shelter for 'Y2K'?	we're not hicks thanks
Where were you and what were you doing on New Year's eve, 1999?	sitting at home
And finally... what is your favorite thing about the 90s?	early 90's music, grunge, dancepop, Europop so good!
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My one mall excursion of Christmas 2004 is complete and all objectives were achieved. Of course, I did nearly have a heartattack thanks to dad's request. His birthday is 2 weeks after Christmas so he often asks for one expensive thing to cover both. Last year was reasonable (a 90 dollar tie)...this year, not so much.

He wanted a Burberry golf vest. Reasonable enough I thought. He told me 110, 120 bucks tops. I get to Nordstrom in Pentagon City earlier and the tag says 175...::fainting spell 1:: They only have a small and medium ::fainting spell 2:: they have to order it from another store and only one on the East Coast has an XL ::fainting spell 3:: I have to pay for it and shipping ::fainting spell 4::

Well, I put it on the credit card Dad gets the bill for and immediately called him and said there was no way I could afford this on my own. No way in hell. So I have to pay for 120 and he pays for the remainder. Fair enough. But still, that's a bit much for a college kid on a limited budget. It's hard enough doing my shopping AND my mom's this year. She's so busy working to pay the bills that she has zero time to shop or really even decorate much. I always get bummed out thinking about that because she loves Christmas SO much.

But anyways. So I got my dad's vest...I got soaps for my mom and a bathrobe for my aunt. Just a few more little things for people and I'm done. And now I have to get something for John's parents cause they got me something. They are too sweet. His mom? Cutest person ever. Every time I talk to her through email or on the phone, she's always begging me to come visit again. Hehehe.

And I FINALLY got myself a Scotland flag. About damn time.

( And finally the survey everyone's doing: THREES )

From magentand

( Survah before beddah )

Survey from

( Everybodeeeee )

tellitslant and amy_c are to thank.

Name a CD you own that no one else on your friends list does:

1. A Janet Robin album (it rawks kids)

2. Several soundtracks including: So I Married An Axe Murderer, Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead, Pretty In Pink, Queer Eye For The Straight Guy, 3 Simpsons albums

3. A Duran Duran album of cover songs (songs covered by DD)

4. An album by The Hooters (<333)

5. A non churchy Amy Grant album (I <3 it)

6. Anything by Robbie Williams (<333)


Name a book you own that no one else on your friends list does:

"Not Like Us" by Richard Pells. It's about the influence of American pop culture in Europe post-WWII and vice versa. It's a very interesting read.


Name a movie you own on DVD/VHS/whatever that no one else on your friends list does:

It's called my entire movie collection, but for a few examples: Back To The Beach, Madhouse, Nine Months, both Wayne's Worlds, So I Married An Axe Murderer, Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead, etc.

I wish I could add Blue Chips to that list but I still can't win it on Ebay. Fuckers.


Name a place that you have visited that no one else on your friends list has:

I'd probably say some of the remote places I've been to in Hawaii. And northern Scotland.

Way to go Braves for sucking in yet another postseason series. Booooourns.

( Survey From Merfah )

All thanks to stevielynn and amy_c.

( Thanks guysch )

Thanks colourscrash.

( Muzak )