Asterisk

Bold the statements that are true to you. Leave the fibs alone. Then, tag 5 people to do the same test.

1) I miss somebody right now.
2) I do not watch tv these days.
3) I wear glasses or contact lenses. [I'm supposed to, actually.]
4) I love to play video games. [Well not love love...]
5) I have tried marijuana.
6) I have been in a threesome.
7) I believe honesty is usually the best policy. [To some degree :D]
8) I have changed mentally over the last year. [I hope so.]
9) I curse.
10) I am totally smart. [YEAHHHHH.]
11) I’ve broken someone’s bones.
12) I am paranoid sometimes.
13) I would get plastic surgery if it were 100% safe, free of cost, and scar-free.
14) I need money right now.
15) I love sushi.
16) I talk really, really fast.
17) I have long hair.
18) I have lost money in Las Vegas.
19) I have at least one sibling.
20) I have worn fake hair/fingernails/eyelashes in the past.
21) I couldn’t survive without Caller ID.
22) I like the way I look.
23) I am usually pessimistic.
24) I have a lot of mood swings.
25) I have a hidden talent.
26) I am always hyper.
27) I have a lot of friends.
28) I have pecked someone of the same sex.
29) I enjoy talking on the phone.
30) I practically live in sweatpants or PJ pants.
31) I love to shop.
32) Enjoy window shopping.
33) I would rather shop than eat.
34) I don’t hate anyone.
35) I am a pretty good dancer. [Relatively...]
36) I am completely embarrassed to be seen with my mother.
37) I have a cell phone.
38) I believe in God.
39) I am an adrenaline junkie.
40) I watch MTV on a daily basis.
41) I have passed out drunk in the past 6 months.
42) I have rejected someone before.
43) I want to have children in the future.
44) I have changed a diaper before.
45) I have called the cops on a friend before.
46) I am not allergic to anything.
47) I have a lot to learn.
48) I am shy around members of the opposite sex.
49) I have made a move on a friend, significant other or crush in the past.
50) I have tried alcohol before.
51) I own the South Park movie.
52) I would die for my best friend.
53) I think that Pizza Hut has the best pizza.
54) I have used my sexuality to advance my career.
55) I love Michael Jackson, scandals and all.
56) Halloween is awesome because you get free candy.
57) I watch Spongebob Squarepants and I like it.
58) I am happy at this moment!
59) I am obsessed with girls/guys.
60) I tie my shoelaces differently from anyone I’ve ever met.
61) I study for tests most of the time. [Emphasis on most not all of the time.]
62) I am comfortable with who I am right now. [Half and half.]
63) I have more than just my ears pierced.
64) I walk barefoot wherever I can.
65) I have jumped off a bridge.
66) I love sea turtles.
67) I spend ridiculous money on makeup.
68) Plan on achieving a major goal dream.
69) I am proficient in a musical instrument. [Not anymore.]
70) I hate office jobs.
71) I love sci-fi movies.
72) I think water rules.
73) I went college out of state.
74) I like sausages.
75) I love kisses.
76) I fall for the worst people.
77) I adore bright colours.
78) I cant live without black eyeliner. [:D:D:D]
80) I usually like covers better than originals.
81) I can pick up things with my toes.
82) I can whistle.
83) I can move my tongue in waves, much like a snakes slither.
84) I have ridden/owned a horse.
85) I still have every journal I’ve written in.
86) I can stick to a diet.
87) I talk in my sleep. [How would I know???]
88) I try to forget things by drowning them out with loads of distractions.
89) I have jazz in my blood. [If by blood you mean my mom, then yes.]
90) Climbing trees is a brilliant past-time.
91) I wear a toe ring.
92) I can’t stand at LEAST one person that I work with.
93) I am a caffeine junkie.
94) I cosplay or know what cosplaying is.
95) I have been to over 15 conventions.
96) I will collect anything, and the more nonsensical the better.
97) I am an artist.
98) I only clean my room when necessary.
99) I like a person of the same sex.
100) I love being happy.

Pick ONE band/artist, and use only TITLES of their songs to answer.

The Band
- Matchbox Twenty

Are you a boy or a girl?
- Last Beautiful Girl

It won’t be the first - heart that you break
It won’t be the last - beautiful girl
The one that you wrecked - won’t take you back
If you were the last beautiful girl in the world

How old are you?
- Damn

This old world well
Don’t it make you wanna think damn
This cold girl well
Don’t she wanna make you scream, damn

Describe yourself:
- Crutch

All you needed was a crutch
One step away from down
I could never be your crutch
I could break you down

How’s life?
- Mad Season

I need you now
Do you think you can cope
You figured me out
I’m a child and I’m hopeless
Bleeding and broken
though I’ve never spoken
I come undone
in this mad season

Where do you live?:
- Rest Stop

She said - while you were sleeping
I was listening to the radio
And wondering what you’re dreaming when
It came to mind that I didn’t care
So I thought - hell if it’s over
I had better end it quick
Or I could lose my nerve
Are you listening - can you hear me
Have you forgotten

What’s your favourite song?
- Hang

Well I always say, it would be good to go away
But if things don’t work out like we think
And there’s nothing there to ease this ache
But if there’s nothing there to make things change
If it’s the same for you, I’ll just hang

Describe your love life
- You Won’t Be Mine

Take yourself out to the curb
Sit and wait
A fool for life
It’s almost like a disease
I know soon you will be

Over the lies, you’ll be strong
You’ll be rich in love and you will carry on
But no - oh no
No you won’t be mine

What are you?
- Bright Lights

Baby, baby, baby when all your love is gone
Who will save me from all I’m up against out in this world
And maybe, maybe, maybe
You’ll find something that’s enough to keep you
But if the bright lights don’t receive you
You should turn yourself around and come on home

What kind of music do you like?
- Black and White People

If it’s just that you’re weak
Can we talk about it
It’s gettin’ so damn creepy
Just nursing this ghost of chance
The fiction, the romance
And the Technicolor dreams
Of black and white people

How are you feeling?
- Disease

I think that I’m sick
But leave me be while my world is coming down on me
You taste like honey, honey
Tell me can I be your honey
Be, be strong
Keep telling myself it that won’t take long till
I’m free of my disease
Yeah well free of my disease
Free of my disease

A few words of wisdom:
- Back 2 Good

Everyone here, is wondering what it’s like to be with
Somebody else
Everyone here’s to blame, everyone here
Gets caught up in the pleasure of the pain, everyone hides
Shades of shame, but looking inside we’re the same, we’re
The same
And we’re all grown now, but we don’t know how
To get it back to good

Alas, I’m no longer a staffer of The UP Parser, but I shall answer this silly questionnaire found in the egroup nevertheless:

Nickname
Ia

Full name
Adelaida Sophia Marie F. Lucero

Position (editor, staffer, junior staffer, etc. - kung meron pa iba)
(Formerly) Associate Editor and Business Manager. Also layouts and fills in for tasks other people cannot handle.

Favorite smiley and why?
^_^

Love or lust? Why? (sorry, wala nang maisip. ayos naman eh. ^_^)
Love. I’ve said this before: “lust will eventually need love” but I guess it doesn’t apply to soulless beings.

Why Parser?
Because it’s the most talented, most passionate, and most creative bunch of students in CompSci! Parse Youuuuuuu! :D

ARE YOU A BAD INFLUENCE?

If you go over 45, you’re a bad influence.
If you go under 15, chances are you live under a rock and have no life… even more harsh.

*Rules
Total the number of things in each list you’ve done.
No need to say which ones.
If people really want to know they will grow the balls to ask.
If you got tagged, tag at least 3 people on your watch list.

1. smoked. N
2. consumed alcohol. Y (But I don’t do it like I like it!)
3. slept in the same bed with someone of the opposite sex. Y
4. slept in the same bed with someone of the same sex. Y
5. kissed someone of the same sex. N
6. had sex. N
7. had someone in your room other than family. N
8. watched porn. Y
9. bought porn. N
10. done drugs. N (Not what you mean anyway)
TOTAL: 4

1. taken painkillers. Y (Rarely)
2. taken someone else’s prescription medicine. N
3. lied to your parents. Y
4. lied to a friend. Y
5. snuck out of the house. Y
6. done something illegal. Y
7. cut yourself. Y
8. hurt someone. Y
9. wished someone to die. Y
10. seen someone die. N
TOTAL: 8

1. missed curfew. Y
2. stayed out all night. Y
3. eaten a carton of ice cream by yourself. N
4. been to a therapist. N
5. been to rehab. N
6. dyed your hair. N
7. received a ticket. N
8. been in an accident. Y
9. been to a club. Y
10. been to a bar. Y
TOTAL: 5

1. been to a wild party. N
2. seen the Mardi Gras. N
3. drank more than four beers in a night. N
4. had a spring break in Florida. N
5. sniffed anything. Y (Pentel pen!)
6. wore black nail polish. N
7. wore arm bands. N (How is this a bad influence?)
8. wore t-shirts with band names. N
9. listened to rap. Y
10. own(ed) a 50 Cent CD. N
TOTAL: 2

1. dressed gothic. N
2. dressed prep. N
3. dressed punk. N
4. dressed grunge. N
5. stole something. Y
6. been too drunk to remember anything. N
7. blacked out. Y (Every time I stand up)
8. fainted. N
9. had a crush on a neighbor. Y
10. had someone sneak into your room. N
TOTAL: 3

1. snuck into someone else’s room. N
2. had a crush on your best friend. Y
3. been to a concert. Y
4. dry-humped someone. N
5. been called a slut. N
6. called someone a slut. Y
7. installed speakers in your car. N
8. broken a mirror. N
9. showered at someone of the opposites sex’s house. N
10. brushed your teeth with someone else’s toothbrush. N
TOTAL: 3

1. consider/considered Ludacris your favorite rapper. N
2. seen an R-rated movie in theater. Y
3. cruised the mall. Y
4. skipped school. Y
5. had surgery. Y (How is this a bad influence?)
6. had an injury. Y
7. gone to court. N
8. walked out of a restaurant without paying. N
9. caught something on fire. N
10. lied about your age. N
TOTAL: 5

1. owned/rented an apartment. N
2. broke the law in the police’s presence. Y (Jaywalking?)
3. cheated on someone. N
4. got in trouble with the police. N
5. talked to a stranger. Y
6. hugged a stranger. N
7. kissed a stranger. N
8. rode in the car with a stranger. Y
9. been harassed. N
10. been verbally harassed. Y
TOTAL: 4

1. met face-to-face with someone you met online. Y
2. stayed online for 12 hours straight. Y
3. talked on the phone for more than 4 hours straight. Y
4. watched TV for 12 hours straight. Y
5. been to a fair. Y
6. been called a bad influence. N
7. drink and drive. N
8. prank-called someone. N
9. laid on a couch with someone of the opposite sex. N
10. cheated on a test. Y
TOTAL: 6

TOTAL IN ALL: 40

Almost, but not quite!

Here are the rules: You go to http://www.wikipedia.org/ and type in your birthday (only month & day). Then you write down 3 events, 2 births, 1 holiday, and then you tag 5 friends.

3 events

69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus, the commander of the Danube armies, loyal to Vespasian, defeat the forces of Emperor Vitellius.

1911 - Orville Wright remained in the air 9 minutes and 45 seconds in a glider at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina setting a new world record that stood for 10 years

1945 - Founding of the United Nations*

2 births

1632 - Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch microbiologist (d. 1723)

1947 - Kevin Kline, American actor

1 holiday

Take Back Your Time Day

Take Back Your Time Day, October 24, is a project of the Center for Religion, Ethics and Social Policy of Cornell University. In this annual observance, people are encouraged to either take the day off or carve out some time for themselves, preferably spent with friends in congenial surroundings. According to the project, useful and creative work is essential to happiness; however, American life has gotten way out of balance. Producing and consuming more have become the single-minded obsession of the American economy, while other values — strong families and communities, good health and a clean environment, active citizenship and social justice, time for nature and the soul — are increasingly neglected.

(I won’t tag 5 friends.)

* I could file it under 1 holiday but Take Back Your Time Day is a revelation. I better celebrate that on my birthday this year!