One (Three) Artist(s) (Led Zeppelin, Dream Theater, Metallica)

You know I can't do just one, and I don't want to flood this with three individual notes. So here goes!

Starting with the best, obviously.

Using only song names from ONE ARTIST, cleverly answer these questions. Pass it on to a gazillion people and include me. Try not to repeat a song title. It's harder than you think.

Artist: Led Zeppelin

Are you male or female: Poor Tom
Describe yourself: Communication Breakdown
How do you feel about yourself: What Is and What Should Never Be
Describe where you currently live: In the Light
If you could go anywhere, where would you go: The Ocean
Your best friend is: Going to California
Your favorite color is: Black Dog
What's the weather like: White Summer
If your life was a tv show, what would it be called?: Good Times, Bad Times
Favorite Form of Transportation: Walter's Walk
Your Last Relationship: Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
Your Youth: Ten Years Gone
Your Fear: The Song Remains The Same
What is life to you: Friends
What is the best advice you have to give: That's the Way
If you could change your name, what would it be: Boogie With Stu
Favorite time of the day: In The Evening
Favorite Thing to do on the Weekend: Bring It On Home
How Will You Die: When The Levee Breaks
Your Motto: Rock and Roll


Next up: Artist: Dream Theater

Are you male or female: Sacrificed Sons
Describe yourself: Innocence Faded
How do you feel about yourself: Finally Free
Describe where you currently live: Home
If you could go anywhere, where would you go: Peruvian Skies
Your best friend is: Misunderstood
Your favorite color is: Black Clouds & Silver Linings (cheating a bit here, using the album name. sue me.)
What's the weather like: Burning My Soul
If your life was a tv show, what would it be called?: The Great Debate
Favorite Form of Transportation: I Walk Beside You
Your Last Relationship: Never Enough
Your Youth: Constant Motion
Your Fear: Pull Me Under
What is life to you: A Change Of Seasons
What is the best advice you have to give: Take The Time
If you could change your name, what would it be: The Count of Tuscany
Favorite time of the day: The Dark Eternal Night
Favorite Thing to do on the Weekend: Just Let Me Breathe
How Will You Die: Fatal Tragedy
Your Motto: The Spirit Carries On


And finally: Artist: Metallica

Are you male or female: King Nothing
Describe yourself: The Outlaw Torn
How do you feel about yourself: The Frayed Ends of Sanity
Describe where you currently live: Where the Wild Things Are
If you could go anywhere, where would you go: Wherever I May Roam
Your best friend is: Better Than You
Your favorite color is: Fade To Black
What's the weather like: Jump in the Fire
If your life was a tv show, what would it be called?: Whiplash
Favorite Form of Transportation: Ride The Lightning
Your Last Relationship: For Whom the Bell Tolls
Your Youth: The Struggle Within
Your Fear: (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth
What is life to you: Sweet Amber
What is the best advice you have to give: Shoot Me Again
If you could change your name, what would it be: St. Anger
Favorite time of the day: Dyers Eve
Favorite Thing to do on the Weekend: Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
How Will You Die: Damage, Inc.
Your Motto: The Thing That Should Not Be

15 (30) Films I'll Never Forget

Rules: Don't take too long to think about it. Fifteen movies you've seen that will always stick with you. First fifteen you can recall in no more than fifteen minutes.

1. The Neverending Story
2. Edward Scissorhands
3. Secretary
4. The Breakfast Club
5. The Empire Strikes Back
6. High Fidelity
7. Serenity
8. Harold and Maude
9. The Goonies
10. Rocky
11. Die Hard
12. The Crow
13. The Princess Bride
14. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
15. Ghostbusters

And just because I can, how about 15 more?

1. True Romance
2. Heat
3. Pineapple Express
4. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
5. The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
6. Bubba Ho-Tep
7. Lost In Translation        
8. Clerks
9. Beauty And The Beast
10. The Little Mermaid
11. Who Framed Roger Rabbit
12. Evil Dead 2
13. Aliens
14. Toy Story
15. Se7en

My Bucket List?

Things you have done during your lifetime:

(*) Gone on a blind date

(*) Skipped school

() Watched someone die

(*) Been to Canada

() Been to Mexico

(*) Been to Florida

(*) Been to Hawaii

(*) Been on a plane

(*) Been on a helicopter

(*) Been lost

(*) Gone to Washington, DC

(*) Swam in the ocean

() Cried yourself to sleep

(*) Played cops and robbers

(?) Recently colored with crayons

(*) Sang Karaoke

(*) Paid for a meal with coins only

(*) Been to the top of the St. Louis Arch

(*) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't.

(*) Made prank phone calls

() Been down Bourbon Street in New Orleans

(*) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose

(*) Caught a snowflake on your tongue

(*) Danced in the rain

(*) Written a letter to Santa Claus

(*) Been kissed under the mistletoe

(*) Watched the sunrise with someone

(*) Blown bubbles

(*) Gone ice-skating

(*) Gone to the movies

(*) Been deep sea fishing

(*) Driven across the United States

() Been in a hot air balloon

() Been sky diving

(*) Gone snowmobiling

() Lived in more than one country

(*) Lay down outside at night and admired the stars while listening to the crickets

(*) Seen a falling star and made a wish

(*) Enjoyed the beauty of Old Faithful Geyser

() Seen the Grand Canyon

(*) Seen the Statue of Liberty

() Gone to the top of Seattle Space Needle

() Gone to the top of CN Tower

(*) Been on a cruise

(*) Traveled by train

(*) Traveled by motorcycle

(*) Been horse back riding

() Ridden on a San Francisco CABLE CAR

(*) Been to Disneyland OR Disney World

(?) Truly believe in the power of prayer

(*) Been in a rain forest

(*) Seen whales in the ocean

(*) Been to Niagara Falls

(*) Ridden on an elephant

() Swam with dolphins

() Been to the Olympics

() Walked on the Great Wall of China

(*) Saw and heard a glacier calf

() Been spinnaker flying

(*) Been water-skiing

(*) Been tubing

(*) Been snow-skiing

() Been to Westminster Abbey

() Been to The Vatican

() Been to the Louvre

() Swam in the Mediterranean

(*) Been to a Major League Baseball game

(*) Been to a National Football League game

(*) Been to Hollywood

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Some of these are weird... recently colored with crayons?  When it's supposed to be what you've done in your life?  Shouldn't that just be "Colored with crayons"?  And "truly believe in the power of prayer"?  Like... ever?  Now?  No?  Does prayer encompass other spiritual paths divine communique?  Considering this is a collection of things one has done in life... I don't see how it pertains.

And shouldn't this be things you actually want to do in life?  Who wants to cry themselves to sleep at night?  Or watch someone die?

I gotta stop with these pre-made, fill it in and pass it around, surveys, and actually do my own sometime.

The Soundtrack of My Life (2008 edition)

Opening Credits:
The Number Of The Beast - Iron Maiden

Waking Up:
Restless - Within Temptation

Falling In Love:
Strutter - Kiss

Fight Scene:
Joker & The Thief - Wolfmother

Breaking Up:
I will survive - Cake

Make-up:
Independent+ - Ayumi Hamasaki

Secret Love:
Un Fantasma Tra Noi (A Ghost Between Us) - Lacuna Coil

Life's Okay:
Tribute - Tenacious D

Mental Breakdown:
Buried in Your Black Heart - Burden Brothers

Driving:
Great Purification - Corrosion of Conformity

Flashbacks:
The Call Of The Ktulu - Metallica

Happy Dance:
RPM - Sugar Ray

Regretting:
Rumble Strip - Reverend Horton Heat

Long Night Alone:
Count Brakula - Space Ghost

Final Battle:
Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin

Ending Credits:
Good Night From Chicago - Burden Brothers

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So, here's how it works:

Open your music library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, etc).
Put it on shuffle, Press play.
For every question list the song & artist that's playing.
When you go to a new question press the next button.

My original one from 2006 can be found here.

Your turn! No cheating!

Why, god, must I do these damn surveys?!

Random things you probably never needed to know about me

whats your name spelt backwards?:
Yaj, or Ymerej

What did you do last night?:
Watched Back To The Future III

The last thing you downloaded onto your computer?:
SimplyMEPIS 6. I'm flirting with Linux again, and trying out different distributions.

Have you ever licked a 9 volt battery?:
Nah, I was never stupid enough to fall for it.

Last time you swam in a pool?:
Sometime last year. Which is kinda sad.

What are you wearing?:
Shorts (that seems to be a common theme... for me)

How many cars have you owned?:
5

Type of music you DISlike most?:
Country and Rap. I'm not totally opposed to them, but given a choice I'd choose to listen to something else.

Are you registered to vote?:
Yeah, but don't really see the point when the elections are rigged anyway.

What kind of computer do you use?:
Dell Inspiron 9300 laptop, and a little cube media server I frankensteined together.

Ever made a prank phone call?:
I used to in Middle School sometimes.

You like anyone right now?:
Aye

Would you go bungee jumping or sky diving?:
Totally. Both are on the list of things to do before I die.

Furthest place you ever traveled?:
Hawaii

What's your favorite comic strip?:
I could take the easy out and say Penny Arcade, but I'm gonna have to go with Real Life Comics. And I've always dug Garfield.

Do u know all the words to the national anthem?:
Yessah massah.

Showers in the morning or at night?:
Both most of the time.

Best movie you've seen in the past month?:
Miami Vice

Favorite pizza toppings?
Pepperoni and real Italian Sausage (not that shit the chains usually try to pass off as italian sausage). Pepperoni and Grilled Chicken kinda rules too.

Chips or popcorn?:
Popcorn is so much better, but so less convenient.

What cell phone provider do you have?:
Cingular

Have you ever smoked peanut shells?:
...?! I can't say that I have.

Have you ever been in a beauty pageant?:
LIKE OHMIGAWD!

Orange Juice or apple?:
Orange, with lots of pulp. Nothing better.

Who were the last people you sat at lunch with?:
Had lunch with some of the guys from work yesterday.

favorite chocolate bar?:
Hmm... Symphony Dark is pretty special.

Who is your longest friend and how long?:
Ralph by a hair over Joe, I've known 'em both for a good 14 or so years now.

[edit] Joe pointed out to me that I actually met him a couple years earlier than Ralph. But we didn't start hanging out until after I'd met Ralph.

Last time you ate a homegrown tomato?:
I don't think I ever have, nor will I. I hate tomato's, home grown or otherwise.

Have you ever won a trophy?:
I've got some little league baseball and soccer trophies from when I was a kid, and a bowling trophy from middle school I think.

Favorite arcade game?:
I wasn't much a fan of arcades, but I did get down with some Street Fighter II in my day.

Ever ordered from an infomercial?:
Nope, but I get sucked into them all the time. Usually out of disbelief.

Sprite or 7-UP?:
Used to be Sprite, but I gotta give the nod to 7-up now. The new "all natural" 7-up kicks pretty much all clear sodapop ass.

Have you ever had to wear a uniform to school/work?:
I had to wear a uniform for the 2 days I worked at a Sonic, and also for the 8 months or so I worked at Blockbuster Video.

Last thing you bought at Walgreens?:
Some cough drops and 'tussin. This past winter I got a runny nose that I neglected and it turned into a huge upper resperatory ordeal for a couple months.

Would you prefer being a millionaire or finding true love?:
I'd like to go for double or nothing.

Do you believe in love at first sight?:
Gonna go with "no, until proven otherwise". Lust, however, most definitely.

SPONGEBOB OR JIMMY NEUTRON?:
Road Runner & Wylie Coyote

Did you have long hair as a young kid?:
As a young kid, no. I did as a teen and early 20's though.

Where were you this time yesturday?:
Don't really remember. I was probably here catching up on email after work or something.

[edit] Am I the only one that had to doubletake on this, and initially read it as "yes turd, ay?"

Where would you like to go right now?:
I could stand another trip to Alaska.

Whats the name of your pet?:
Harley, and Shadow.

What kind of back pack do you have, and what's in it?:
Don't have a backpack. I'll load down a duffle bag with stuff I wanna take with me though.

What do you think about most?:
I think about a lot of things.

School Daze

Fill this out about your SENIOR year of HIGH SCHOOL! The longer ago it was, the more fun the answers will be.


1. Who was your best friend?
Joe and Ralph

2. What sports did you play?
Football coach always wanted me on the team, but I was never interested.

3. What kind of car did you drive?:
The Brown Beast! A '79 Olds Cutlass Supreme

4. It's Friday night, where were you at?
Movies usually.

5. Were you a party animal?
Not really. I went to parties and stuff on occasion, but wasn't something I looked forward to on any regular basis.

6. Were you considered a flirt?
Nah. I was kind of a weird kid. I flirted, but I wouldn't say I was considered a flirt.

7. Ever skip school?
Certainly

9. Were you a nerd?
Nerd, no. Geek, definitely.

10. Did you ever get suspended/expelled?
I did a couple times. Well, one was in middle school, so I guess that doesn't count here. But yeah, once for having a homemade katana in the back of my car. It was for a project for one of my classes, and I just never took it out, until a cop taking the drug sniffing dog around the parking lot happened to catch a glimpse of it. I was give 3 days out-of-school suspension, and told if I even set foot on school property during that time, I would be arrested. It was awseome.

11. Can you sing the Alma mater?
HAHAHAHAHA

Riiight.

12. Who was your favorite teacher?
Mr. Baker, Computer Science, or Mrs. Biggs, Art

13. Favorite class?
Uh... Computer Science or Art

14. What was your school's full name?:
Allen High School

15. School mascot?:
"Tuffy the Eagle."

I'm glad Joe remembered the name, cause I sure as fuck didn't.

16. Did you go to Prom, with who?
I can't even remember the name of the chick I went with. She was way uptight, though I guess it shouldn't have surprised me, once I learned she lived on the snobby side of Allen.

17. Did you have a job your senior year?:
I worked at Blockbuster Video for most of the year.

18. Who did you like?
I had a thing for this girl named Stephanie... can't remember he last name now though. She was way out of my league, but was always nice and we got along well. She had something liek 3 sisters, all varying ages, but they all looked the SAME. And now it's either her, or one of her sisters that's on the background of the Apple Orthodontics commercials... but it's a picture from basically our senior year, or hers. She was a year before me.

29. What did you do after graduation?
I think that was the first weekend I started dating Emily, and we were at her house making out with Ace Ventura 2 on in the background. Oh yeah! I am so the king of romance!

20. Who was your celebrity crush?
"Man... back in '96? Hell, I dunno. Probably Shannon Elizabeth... Showgirls came out around then." ... do ya mean Elizabeth Berkley, Joe? :p

I've always had a thing for Cindy Crawford, since I was like 12.

21. When did you graduate?
1996

Shhhhh... it's a secret!

30 Secrets & Unknown Facts About Me

1. What does your MySpace headline mean?
I dunno, just something I made up a while back, that kinda stuck with me.

2. Elaborate on your default photo:
Me + dreds. What more is there to elaborate?

3. Who was the last person to make you smile?
Autumn. Was over at her place this past weekend and she started doing these bunny hop spinning things. I found it quite amusing. It's one of the few things I remember in my drunken haze following Snakes on a Plane.

4. What's your current relationship status?
Single pride! (I'm raising my fist in the air in defiance. Ya rly.)

5. What EXACTLY are you wearing right now?
Some shorts. Yeah, that's about it.

6. What is your current problem?
To be, or not to be?

7. What do you love most?
I love lamp.

8. What makes you most happy?
Spending time with friends, and making people laugh.

9. Do you think someone from the same sex likes you?
None that I'm aware of. If there are, I'm kinda oblivious to it, cause it's not something I would normally look out for.

10. If you could go back in time, and change something, what would u change?
You think about things like making key stock investments, or lottery numbers, or shit like that... but the consequences of even the smallest change can prove disasterous, so I'd probably not change anything.

11. If you MUST be an animal for ONE day, what would you be?
A wolf. But only if I can be a furry and have a huge throbbing co... uhh nevermind.

12. Ever have a near death experience?
A couple.

13. What did you do last night?
Had dinner with my dad. Mom usually goes to a movie or something with some of the neighbors on Wednesdays, so me, my dad, and my dog will usually go grab a bite to eat.

14. What's the name of the song that's stuck in your head?
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out. Got hooked on it via Guitar Hero, and went and picked up their album yesterday.

15. Last thing you ate?
Some left-over chicken strips from lunch yesterday.

16. Name someone with the same b-day as you?
June Carter-Cash. That's like... 1 degree of seperation from Johnny Cash. That kinda rules.

17. Have you ever vandalized someone's private property?
Yep, and got great pleasure from it.

18. Have you ever been in a fight?
A few.

19. Have you ever sang in front of a large audience?
Large, no. I don't sing alone, but also not for large audiences. And only when I'm either drunk, or just being goofy.

20. What are you doing tonight?
Probably going to finish watching the Back To The Future trilogy, and get some sleep. Gotta rest up for the last day before the weekend.

21. What do you usually order from Starbucks?
I don't do Starbucks. I'd do Starbuck from the new Battlestar Galactica series, though.

22. Do you have a crush on anybody?
Yeah, you could call it that I suppose.

23. Ever had a drunken night in Mexico?
Nope, but a drunken night on the riverwalk in San Antonio, I have.

24. Has anyone ever said you looked like a celebrity?
People confuse me with Ghandi all the time.

25. Do you still watch kiddy movies or TV show?
Of course! I've got all the original Transformers episodes on DVD, and some choice Disney flicks, and The Dark Crystal, The Secret of Nimh, etc. I'm a total kid at heart.

26. Did you have braces?
Metal mouth? No thanks.

27. are you comfortable with your height?
Yeah. I used to think I was way taller than everyone else, in like 4th grade, but by high school I met some people that dwarfed me, so I didn't feel so awkward.

28. When was the last time you spent the night somewhere?
Last night in my apartment?

29. Do you speak any other languages?
Hai, si, oui, ya

Not really, no. I'd like to learn latin cause it kinda covers everything from spanish to italian, even some similarities to french, and I'd also like to learn japanese.

30. Whats your favorite smell?
Mint gets my going.

Fill out and repost as My Secrets!!
Be Honest!!

Grown up survey

(Stolen from Joe)

Any teenager can write a survey about their favorite class or their secret crush or how nice their car is that their parents paid for. This is the survey for the older crowd.

1. Do you have a college degree?
AA in Computer Animation, Multimedia, and Graphic Design from the Art Institute of Dallas

2. What was the amount of your last electric bill?
I finally broke $60 this summer.

3. Do you have term life insurance?
Nay.

4. How many hours per week do you have to work?
Around 40-45. I've been known to work upwards of 70hrs a week though. That gets taxing.

5. Have you ever attended a Toastmasters event?
I have a toaster. And I love toast. Does that count?

6. Favorite place to attend Happy Hour?
Not really into that scene.

7. How many miles is your commute to work each day (one way)?
About 6 miles... we're about to move into a new building though. Gonna put me at about a quart mile from work. I'm so walking or riding a bike.

8. What time do you get up every morning?
I shoot for 7, but usually end up having to drag my ass outta bed at 7:30 to get ready for work. Which starts at 8. Oh yeah.

9. What is your definition of sleeping in late?
Depends on when I went to bed. Like, sleeping until 1 or 2pm isn't so bad, if I didn't get to bed until 8am. But now... get to bed at 10pm, and sleep until noon... that's just crossing the line.

10. Have you found any gray hairs?
A couple. But I found them years ago... like in high school. So I drowned them in long hair.

11. Do you check your cholesterol on a yearly basis?
Nope, but I've had it checked a couple times applying for health insurance when I wasn't working at a place that provided it, and it's all good.

12. How large was your first cellular phone?
I had an old ass Motorola flip-phone / brick. Seriously, you could do some damage with that beast.

13. Does your employer provide good health insurance?
Definitely. If I ever have a need to use it, it'll be reassuring, I think.

14. Did you use the internet to write a research paper back in high school or did you do it the old fashion way, with the little index cards that showed you how to find books on your topic, along with the encyclopedia, in the school library?
Well... up until about my Junior year, this whole intarweb thing was pretty ... obscure? So old fashioned was about the only choice I had. Senior year though... now that's a different story. F the dewy decimal system!

15. Have you ever heard of the internet sensation DrivinBrad or visited Drivinbrad.com?
You're not so clever viral marketing scheme to get me to you website has FAILED FOOL! Die in a fire.

16. Have you attended a high school reunion?
Not yet. First one's coming up this month. Christ I'm getting old.

17. How many jobs have you held in your professional career?
Professional? 1. In Toto? 9. 10 if you count freelancing.

18. Have you ever been fired or laid off from a job?
Once, after the computer/tech field crashed in late 2001 - 2002. Was laid off from a phonejockey support job for Dell computers. Ok pay, shit job, so I was glad for the release.

19. What is your favorite well drink?
Water.

20. What is the most expensive bottle of wine that you have in your residence?
I have a $5.49 1.75 liter bottle of some crap I picked up at the grocery store... it ain't for drinking though. When I do buy wine, I usually drink it... so it doesn't really get stored in my "residence".

21. Have you been divorced?
One time when I was at band camp... wait, what?

22. How old were you when you stopped getting IDed for alcohol/tobacco etc...?
17 ... and I never abused that knowledge...

23. Favorite casino?
They're all the same inside, so based on outward appearance, the Luxor rules.

24. Are you happier now than you were in high school?
Most definitely. I hated high school. Like really bad.

25. Did you ever have Hypercolor shirts?
Oh god... yes :( I think I was in 4th grade, and I had this orange Ocean Pacific shirt that would turn white from body heat.

26. Do you remember when Michael Jackson was black and attracted to older people?
My first concert ever was MJ's Thriller tour. I was 5, and sitting on my dad's shoulders. It was a pretty kick ass concert. After Moonwalker though... yeah, he went WAY off.

27. What music was in your cd / cassette player when you were 16?
Metallica, some White Zombie occasionally, and my buddy Ralph had this new band he wanted me to hear, called Dream Theater.

28. Favorite fancy / upscale restaurant?
Javiars ... it's like you died and went to heaven, and they serve mexican food.

29. How long has it been since you attended a kegger?
Never been to a kegger. I've floated one or two in my time though.

30. How many major wars have you lived through?
Two. In the same country. Just missed out on the Vietnam War by a couple years.

3 if you count the Cold War.

31. Where were you when you found out about 9-11?
Woke up to my phone ringing that morning. It was my mom, and she was freaking out telling me to turn on the news. I was working the night shift for Dell support, so I sat the rest of the day watching things unfold. It was surreal. And I remmber when I finally got to work that night... some douchebag was bitching at me because his replacement part hadn't arrived yet. That was the first time I ever cussed out a customer.

32. When's the last time you were at a 7-11?
Last Thursday. I try to avoid 'em, cause the bastards always double hit my card, and it's a pain in the ass getting it cleared up.

Random shite about me... I guess.

1. Start Time: 7:00am ... sometimes 7:45. Ok most times 7:45.
2. Name: Jay
3. Nickname: Raven Dark Wolf, not a nickname per-se, it's my indian (Native American) name.
4. Astrology sign: Cancer on the cusp of Gemini
5. Gender: NOW I'M A MAN! YEAH! A MAN MAN MAN!
6. Hair color: Brownish Auburn
8. Eye color: Brown
10. Favorite color: I dig shades. Blacks, whites, greys. Throw a splash of red or blue or something in for flair, and we cool.
11. Glasses: Yeah... after like 12 years of not wearing anything. Had to get my liscense renewed.
13. tattoos: None yet, but someday I might get one of my own design.
14. hometown: Birth: Garland, Grew up: Lucas, but I will always consider San Antonio my home.
15. Single or taken: Single
16. Siblings names: I'm a spoiled ass only child.

******HAVE YOU EVER*****

17. Cut your own hair? I have...
18. Did something in the past month that you will regret? I don't believe in regret.
20. Skipped school? Oh yeah.
22. Bungee jumped? Not yet.
24. Punched someone? Absolutely.
25. Cheated on someone? Nope, but I've been cheated on.
26. Been arrested? Almost. Cops don't like it when you carry homemade samurai swords in your car to school...
27. Broken into someone's house? Not that I recall.
30. Been rejected? Shit happens, no reason to get hung up over it.
31. Been to a funeral? Yeah.
32. Used a lighter? ...?
33. Been on stage? Once.

*****FAVORITE*****
34. Season: Winter
35. Food: Italian or Mexican. Depends on the day.
36. Ice cream flavor: Mint Chocolate Chip
37. School subject(s): Art, Computer Science, Photo Journalism, and Phoenix (kind of a creative writing honors english class)
38. Candy: Dude... Kit Kat. NUMMY!
39. Breakfast cereal: Cheerio's for cereal, but I usually have oatmeal in the morning.
41. Book: I'm kinda partial to Michael Chriton's Jurassic Park
42. Movie: Oh... uhh... can I get back to you?
43. Song: Hmm... "One" by Metallica, "Home" by Dream Theater, "No Quarter" by Led Zeppelin, and "Folsom Prison Blues" by Johnny Cash (and he did an awesome remake of "Hurt")
44. Park: Gonna have to go with Yellowstone. It was pure sensory overload.
45. State: My head's in Texas, but my heart's in Alaska and Hawaii.
46. Place: My bed.
47. ? ... ok.
50. ??? ... riiight.
51. Favorite fast food restaurant: Arby's... love's me some Chicken Bacon & Swiss. The new Chipotle Chicken is quite the good too.
52. Disney Princess: I was always a fan of Ariel. I think it has something to do with the movie "Splash".
53. TV station: I'd have to go with Discovery or History channel. I don't watch much TV.
54. Name for a son: Damien
55. Name for a daughter: Aliunira, but we'll call her Ally for short.

******DO YOU PREFER*****

56. Chocolate or Vanilla? Chocolate FTW!
57. Alcoholic or non? Not a beer drinker, but alcoholic... non just feels like never getting to 2nd base. Not even a dry hump.
58. Long relationships or one night stands? No option for friends with benefits? BAH!
59. Dogs or cats? I love 'em both.
60. Scary movies or comedies? Comedies mostly, but if it's done well, I dig the occasional scary movie.
61. Short or long hair? I've tried both... I think I prefer long. Currently letting it grow back out again.
62. croutons or bacon bits? Croutons I guess. I like bread. And I like toast. Croutons are kinda like mini flavored toast bits, so that's kinda neat.

******FIRST THINGS THAT COME TO MIND******

64. Mexicans: Tequila... followed closely by Margaritas.
65. School: Torturing my Gemoetry teacher all through my Sophomore year... and then getting to do it again until she quit during Christmas Break of my Junior year in Computer Science.
67. Cows: Moo?
68. Canada: NIGERIA FALLS! What?
69. Mouse: Mickey
70. Hands: Fingers


*****THE PAST 3 DAYS, HAVE YOU*****

71. Talked on the phone? You're joking right?
72. Watched a movie?: A couple.
73. Cried? Nope.
74. Smoked? Had a few pretty spiffy hookahs this weekend.
75. Drank a glass of water? One or two. Dozen.
76. Done Drugs? I took some Beyer the other day, does that count?
77. Read a book or magazine? Nope.
78. Watched TV? I've turned my TV on, and watched movies... does that count?
79. Looked in the mirror? Yes, I'm totally narcissitic... can ya blame me?
80. Taken a shower? Please tell me nobody has answered "no" to this.
81. Taken a picture? Yep.
82. Listened to music? If there's ever a time I'm NOT listening to music... something's wrong.
83. Told someone you love them? Nope.

Q & A... aren't they all?

Q: A friend whose name starts with 'C'
A: Do last names count? I used to know a Chris when I was a kid.

Q: 4th person on your missed calls?
A: Joe

Q: What did your last incoming text message say?
A: "You home yet?"

Q: Do u chew on ur straws?
A: No, and I'm a fan of "you" and "your"

Q: Do you have curly hair?
A: Only in my special place.

Q: What is the next concert you're going to?
A: Uh... no clue.

Q: Who is the coolest person in your life?
A: Sappy as it may sound, my parents are pretty cool. As for friends, April's one of the coolest chicks I know, and Joe's pretty cool too I guess.

Q: What word(s) do you say a lot?
A: "Word".. I don't know why.

Q: What is the last thing you ate?
A: Had a damn nice steak at my parents tonight.

Q: What was the last thing you said to someone and who
A: "Talk to ya later", to Autumn

Q: Do you watch TV?
A: I usually catch TV shows on DVD.

Q: Funniest thing you've heard in the past 24 hours?
A: Dane Cooks "Kool Aid Man" skit

Q: Do you have work/school tomorrow?
A: Yep.

Q: Ever been hunting?
A: Yep, many times. Haven't been in a few years though.

Q: Is marriage in your future?
A: I'm not opposed to it.

Q: What should you be doing right now?
A: Going to sleep. But finishing up laundry, so don't really have anything better to do.

Q: Do you have a nickname?
A: Sorta. Raven Dark Wolf. It's my indian name.

Q: Do you believe in love at first sight?
A: It's never happened to me, so I'm sticking with "no, until proven otherwise". Lust, however, is a different story.

Q: Who's the youngest one in the immediate family?
A: Considering I'm an only child... I guess that would be me.

Q: Is drug free the way to be?
A: Absolutely.

Q: Are you a heavy sleeper?
A: Most definitely. Takes me forever to get to sleep, but when the deeds done, I'm OUT.

Q: Do you clean up nice?
A: Absolutely. I'm a pimp!

Q: Last time you used rollerblades?
A: Never really got into rollerblades. I was pretty big into skateboarding though. None of that pansy "scooter" shit though.

Q: Have you ever been set on fire?
A: Actually, yeah. Willingly even.

Q: Ever run out of gas on the road?
A: Nope, I'm paranoid about that, and usually fill up at around a 1/4 tank. I got close once though... gas light even came on.

Q: Best movie you've seen in the past two weeks?
A: Miami Vice

Q: Whats your favorite form of travel?
A: My Delorean Time Machine.

Q: Last person to call you?
A: My mom, wondering if I was coming for dinner tonight.

Q: Next place you'll go?
A: To... sleep?

Q: Next movie you want to see?
A: Talledega Nights

Q: Next person you probably will sleep with?
A: That's like a kick to the balls. Why you gotta ask questions like that?

Q: Next car you want to have?:
A: I kinda dig on the Nissan 350Z

Q: Next time you're going out?:
A: Probably sometime this week

Q: Next time you're going to move:
A: Once my lease is up next September, I plan on moving into a house.

Q: Next thing you're going to save money for:
A: Nintendo Wii and some controllers and games.

Q: Next person you are going to call:
A: Probably Ralph since I missed his call earlier.

Q: Next place you'll take vacation:
A: I've been wanting to go snow skiing again for years... I'm gonna try to do that next year.

Q: Next thing you are going to do after filling this survey?
A: Sleep, once the laundry's done.

Q: Next thing you are going to do outside:
A: Uh... I dunno, walk to my car and go to work. wtf?

Q: Next person you'd like to see fill this out:
A: Anyone, but perhaps they have stronger willpower than myself. I hate these things, but I'm always compelled to fill them out.

Calander survey

January

1. Did you have a new year's resolution this year?
I did not. I always break 'em so I decided not to bother this year.

2. Who kissed you at midnight?
Uhh...

3. Does it snow where you live?
About once every 5 years maybe.

4. Do you like hot chocolate?
FO SHO!

5. Have you ever been to Times Square to watch the ball drop?
Nope... not too hip on big crowds either.

February

1. Who was your valentine in 2006?
Wow... kick a guy while he's down why don't ya?

2. When you were little, did you buy valentines for your whole class?
Oh most definitely.

3. Do you care if the groundhog sees its shadow or not?
Not in the slightest.

March

1. Are you Irish?
I got a little Irish in me. Mostly Cherokee, Norwegian, and Scottish though.

2. Do you wear green on St. Patty's Day?
Only when I'm looking to get pinched. (re: Not usually, no.)

3. What did you do for St. Patty's Day in 2006?
I think I hung out with some friends and had a few drinks, and smoked some cigars or something. I've slept since then.

4. Are you happy when winter is pretty much over?
End of Winter is like the worst thing EVER! I love the cold.

April

1. Do you like the rain?
I'm a sucker for a good shower.

2. Did you play an April fool's joke on anyone this year?
Of course. I'm a little bastard like that.

3. Do you get tons of candy on Easter?
Oh always. My mom keeps telling me I'm too old for Easter. I laugh. We've done this for close to the last 15 years.

4. Do you celebrate 4/20?
Ooooooh I'm telling!

May

1. What's your favorite kind of flower?
I'm kinda partial to the Bird of Paradise.

2. Do you like the spring?
It's alright as far as seasons go. But it's like 3rd on my list of favorites.

3. Finish the phrase "April showers..."
so Jay doesn't flee in terror.

4. What is the first color you think of when you think of Spring?
White... it's everwhere.

June

1. What year did/will you graduate from high school?
1996

2. Did you go on any vacations last June?
Nope.

3. Did you realize nothing special happens in June?
Um... NO! It's my birthday. And shit. And I dunno... I think there's like Father's Day or something in there too. But MY birthday!

July

1. What did you do on the 4th of July?
Played Guitar Hero, and was late for my parents cookout. And that weekend I was floating down the Guadalupe.

2. Do you go on any vacations during this month?
The last two years I've been on the Guadalupe at or near July 4th... dunno that I'd call it a vacation though, since it's just over a weekend.

3. Do you blast the A/C all day?
Hell to the yes! Cold good ... hot ... baaaad!

August

1. Will you do anything special at the end of your summer?
I am going to perform a nice ritual and prepare for the Samhain festival and... oh... wait, umm... I'll uhh... yeah, be looking forward to the cooler weather.

2. What was your favorite summer memory of '06?
I flirted all day with this cute 19 year old on the Guadalupe. Since she came with her parents, I offered to bring her home with me on Sunday, but her dad got wasted, her mom got pissed, so they went home right after we got off the river. That sucked. So maybe it's not the best memory :-/

3. Do you have a sunburn?
Not this year... last year though... holy hell.

4. Do you go to the beach a lot?
Uh... yeah, not really.

September

1. Did you attend school/college in '05?
Nope.

3. Do you like fall better than summer?
God yes! Autumn is #2 on my list of season. Close 2nd to Winter.

October

1. What was your favorite Halloween costume?
I got invited to a halloween party when I first moved to Allen, and I came as a ninja... even went around hiding behind trees and shit. I was such a dork.

2. What's your favorite candy?
"Kit Kat, bitches!" Ah GYEAH straight up!
Or Dark Chocolate... like REALLY dark.

3. What did you dress up like last year?
I did the stoner thing (see my profile pic), got my dreads on, rolled a couple fatty's and generally got down with my bad self. Dawg.

November

1. Whose house did you go to for thanksgiving?
My Aunt & Uncle's (Dad's sister)... it's pretty much a yearly thing. Either there, or my Grandparents.

2. Do you love stuffing?
My grandmother's stuffing is the BOMB!

3. What are you most thankful for?
BOOBIES!

What?

December

1. Do you celebrate Christmas?
Everyday... er... yeah.

2. If not, what do you celebrate?
I kinda dig Hannukah (sp?)... 8 days of presents freaking RULES!

3. Have you ever been kissed under mistletoe?
I have. Sometimes it's frightening... I remember one office party I had when working support for Dell... I saw this... I mean, I don't mean to be rude... but this thing approaching me, drunk as all get out. I wasn't near anything, like a bar or food or anything, so I quickly surveyed my surroundings, and caught the sprig of mistletoe in my periphery. I made the "OOOOH! I've got the shits!" face and bolted for the bathroom. I'm a bastard, but I'm not heartless. Well, not always.

4. Get anything special last year?
I got many awesome's. I'm definitely down with the presents.

5. What do you want this year?
"Two chicks at the same time." Amen brotha Joe!

6. Do you like cold weather?
"I think if we've established anything in this survey... it's that I love cold weather and that we should blow up the sun immediately." -Joe

I'll spearhead the foundation. Arnold wants to blow up the moon. That's just silly. We need to be thinking bigger than that... and what's bigger than the sun? At least... what within 100 million miles?

The Soundtrack of my Life

(Stolen from The Ken)

So, here's how it works:

Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, etc).
Put it on shuffle.
Press play.
For every question type the song that's playing.
When you go to a new question press the next button.
Ready? GO!
and dont cheat!!(its actually kinda fun to see how you can fit each song into each situation...)

(Jay note: I'm gonna do two run-throughs. Cause I can.)

Opening Credits:
"The Wait" - Metallica
"Such Great Heights" - The Postal Service

Waking Up:
"Requiem" - Queensryche
"MacBoom" - Scottish Mayhem

Falling In Love:
"Everywhere Nowhere" - Ayumi Hamasaki
"Serve The Ego" - Jewel

Fight Scene:
"Painful Memories" - Various (Ruroni Kenshin: Samruai X - Requiem for Patriots Soundtrack)
"Conflict" - Disturbed

Breaking Up:
"Letter Read" - Rachael Yamagata
"I Put a Spell on You" - Marilyn Manson

Make-up:
"Do You Really Want to Feel It?" - Fragma
"When The Angels Fall" - Sting

Secret Love:
"Adagio for Strings" - Bond
"24" - Jem

Life's Okay:
"Alone In Kyoto" - Air
"Devil's Dance Floor" - Flogging Molly

Mental Breakdown:
"Rose" - A Perfect Circle
"Even In Death" - Evanescence

Driving:
"Only The Good Die Young" - Iron Maiden
"Vote With a Bullet" - Corrosion of Conformity

Flashbacks:
"Space Dyvest" - Dream Theater
"20 Going On..." - Tsunami Bomb

Happy Dance:
"Speakers Push The Air" - Pretty Girls Make Graves
"Pressure Drop" - The Specials (Grosse Pointe Blank Soundtrack)

Regretting:
"Hindi Sad Diamonds" - Various (Moulin Rouge Soundtrack)
"Samointe" - Enya

Long Night Alone:
"Sweet Religion" - Imogen Heap
"Ten Years Gone" - Led Zeppelin

Final Battle:
"Renegades of Funk" - Rage Against the Machine
"Fourty Six And Two" - Tool

Ending Credits:
"The Man Comes Around" - Johnny Cash
"Machine" - Theatre of Tragedy

Suh-urrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrvey TRAIN!

Just got back from seeing Miami Vice. Holy shit! Great movie. My initial response to the first preview I saw, was "well that's going to be shit, totally not going to do the series justice!" ... then on the next preview I saw it was written/directed by Micheal Mann, who did the original show as well... so then I was excited :)

If you go see it, do NOT be late. When the lights dim, the movie starts... and it jumps right in. No backstory, no "getting to know the characters", no credit sequence. Just "BAM!" movie time!

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Jacked this from Joe's

1. Elaborate on your default icon.
If you haven't seen Monty Python & The Quest for the Holy Grail... you suck.

2. What's your current relationship status?
Does "quid pro quo" work?

3. Ever have a near-death experience?
Yep.

4. Name an obvious quality you have.
If you know me... you know what Jay Time is. 'Nuff said.

5. What's the name of the song that's stuck in your head right now?
Ayumi Hamasaki - Fly High (Voodoo & Serano Remix)

6. Any celeb you would marry?
Marry? Um, no. Things that are supposed to wait until after marriage? Most definitely.

7. Who will cut and paste this first?
Um... I don't... yeah I... huh. Santa Claus.

8. Name someone with the same birthday as you.
June Carter-Cash

9. Do you have a crush on someone?
Most definitely.

10. Have you ever vandalized someone's private property?
Oh yes. And I derived great pleasure from it.

11. Have you ever been in a fight?
A few.

12. Have you ever sung in front of a large audience?
Nah, no... no, hell no! Wait... maybe. But I was drunk.

13. What's the first thing you notice about the OPPOSITE sex?
This is going to sound so fake... the eyes.

14. What do you usually order from Starbucks?
Fuck Starbucks! I can brew my own coffee just fine.

15. Have you ever hurt yourself on purpose?
I used to bash my head into things.

16. Say something totally random about yourself.
I'm mellow so long as you don't piss me off, but I can turn in an instant.

17. Has anyone ever said you looked like a celebrity?
I get people saying I look like Ghandi, all the time. Serious.

18. BONUS QUESTION!
BONUS ANSWER!

19. Do you have anything pierced?
Nope. I was going to once, when I was in middle school... even somehow talked my parents into agreeing to let me do it. Then it got all popular and shit, so I ditched that idea.

20. Do you have any tattoos?
Not yet. I won't get any unless I design them.

21. Do you like pain?
Is that even possible?

22. Do you like to shop?
I hate shopping. But I love buying stuff. How ironic.

23. What was the last thing you paid for with cash?
Does a debit card count? I haven't used cash in years.

24. What was the last thing you paid for with a credit card?
An InvisibleShield for my iPod. Best cover... ever.

25. Who was the last person you spoke to on the phone?
Joe. Was taking an order at Arby's.

26. What is on your desktop background?
A picture of a sunset I took.

27. What is the background on your cell phone?
A crazy eyed Emu.

28. Do you like redheads?
Almost as much as Brunettes. Contrary to the typical stereotype, Blondes are my least favorite.

29. Do you know any twins?
I used to. I never could tell them apart.

30. Do you have any weird relatives?
... oh god. Too many.

31. What was the last movie you watched?
Miami Vice... great flick!

32. What was the last book you read?
The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the future of Reason. Excellent, and highly recommended.