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The band name:
Monday Morning Cold
(It’s an album name!)

The album name:
Shadow follows its source
(Nice. Keeps up with the sad emo vibe.)

The album cover:

(Dark clouds. Still emo.)

The songs:
Africa Needs Microfinance
Symbiotic Partnership
In Need of a Green Revolution
An Unbreakable Link
Failure to Protect
Is Democratization Dead?
Inclusive Foreign Aid
Perils of Proliferation
Europe’s New Economics
China’s Soft Power
(From Harvard International Review. Fail.)

What to do:
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Dearest…

I don’t really know how to tell you this, but I’m in love with your cat. I think I realized it when I quoted Forest Gump and I saw you in your closet sit on salt-beef bucket.

I’m sure you’re frostbitten enough to understand that I get turned on by garbage men.

I’m returning the couch cushions, the pictures from Vegas, and your car to you, but I’ll be keeping the results of that blood-sample as a memento.

You should probably also know that I wWas interviewed about the car you stole and I will haunt you when I’m incarnated as an Eskimo.

Go milk a cow,
ia

That was a tedious meme. Copy after the jump.

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[x] Gum has fallen out of your mouth when you were talking.
[ ] Gum has fallen out of your mouth when you were NOT talking.
[ ] You have ran into a glass/screen door.
[ ] You have fell out/off of a moving vehicle.
[x] You have thought of something funny and laughed, then people gave you weird looks.

So far: 2

[ ] You have ran into a tree.
[x] You have tried to lick your elbow.
[ ] You just tried to lick your elbow.
[ ] You never knew that the Alphabet and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star have the same rhythm. [[Same melody you mean.]]
[ ] You just tried to sing them.

So far: 3

[ ] You have tripped on your shoelace and fallen.
[ ] You have choked on your own spit.
[ ] Your hair is/was blond.
[ ] You’ve put metal in the microwave.

So far: 3

[ ] You have accidentally caught something on fire.
[x] You tried to drink out of a straw, but it went into your nose/eyes.
[x] You have caught yourself drooling when you wake up.
[x] You’ve fallen asleep in class.
[x] You have tripped over your own feet.

So far: 7

[x] Sometimes you just stop thinking.
[x] You are telling a story and forget what you were talking about.
[x] You have forgotten to breathe. [[When you get conscious of trying to breathe.]]
[ ] You are often told to use your “inside voice”.
[x] You use your fingers to do simple math. [[How is this stupid?]]

So far: 11

[x] You have eaten a bug [[It’s a statistical fact, though I’ve never done it on purpose.]]
[x] You are taking this test when you should be doing something else.
[x] You have put your clothes on backwards or inside out.
[x] You’ve looked all over for something and realized it was in your hand.

So far: 15

[ ] You sometimes post bulletins because you are scared that what they say will happen to you if you don’t.
[x] You break a lot of things.

So far: 16

[ ] Your friends know not to use big words around you.
[x] You sometimes tilt your head when you’re confused.
[x] You have fallen out of your chair before.

So far: 18

[x] When you’re lying in bed, you try to find pictures or words in the texture of the ceiling.
[x] The word “uh” is used many times a day.

Total: 20

YOUR GANGSTA NAME: Fave ice cream flavor and favorite cookie
Strawberry Mango Chocolate Chip

YOUR “FLY Guy/Girl” NAME: First initial of first name and first three letters of your last name
A. Luc (pronounced Ey Loos)

YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: Favorite color and favorite animal
Blue Cat (also any permutation of Tiffany Blue, Cyan, Aquamarine with Raccoon, White Tiger)

YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: Middle name and city where you were born
Figueras Quezon City

YOUR STAR WARS NAME: The first 3 letters of your last name and first 2 letters of your first
Lucad (if I use my nickname it would be Lucia!)

SUPERHERO NAME: ”The” + 2nd favorite color and favorite drink
The Green Coke

STRIPPER NAME: The name of your favorite perfume/cologne/scent and favorite candy
So Pink Orange Swits

WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: Mother’s and father’s middle names
Figueras Pelito

SPY NAME/BOND GIRL: Your favorite season/holiday and flowers
Fall Rose

CARTOON NAME: Favorite fruit and article of clothing you’re wearing right now + “ie” or “y”
Mango Pajammy

HIPPY NAME: What you ate for breakfast and your favorite tree
Tuna Narra

YOUR ROCKSTAR ENTOURAGE NAME: “The” + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather element + “Tour”
The Design Wind Tour

YOUR PORN NAME: First Pet + name of street you grew up on
Ashanti Marunong (according to One Tree Hill it’s supposed to be first pet + middle name)

Matchbox Twenty’s new album. Am likin’ the jacket.

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!

Still in line with the nationalistic spirit:

The Rules:
1. Download the scanned front and back of this postcard and resize to fit your blog.
2. Enter your independence day message on the back and post both images on your blog.
3. Title of post should be “Only in the Philippines!”
4. Tag five fellow countrymen.

Nicked from Citizen on Mars. A bit late, but since there are no official proclamations for the Senate yet, it’s still okay:

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Loves to chat. TRUE!
Loves those who love them. TRUE!
Loves to takes things at the center. TRUE!
Inner and physical beauty. HAHA!
Lies but doesn’t pretend. TRUE!
Gets angry often. TRUE!
Treats friends importantly. TRUE!
Brave and fearless. Mmm, most of the time
Always making friends. I think so.
Easily hurt but recovers easily. Not really.
Daydreamer. TRUE!
Opinionated. YES!
Does not care to control emotions. TRUE!
Unpredictable. TRUE!
Extremely smart, but definitely the hottest AND sexiest of them all. OH YES! Scorpio kasi!

Repost this in 5 mins or you will not meet the love of your life for 10 years. Ooh. I did repost it. :) But not in five minutes. Don’t need to meet anybody right now.

This meme isn’t about me, but it is a meme. And it’s crawling all over the Internet.

I thought I’d list the sites I’ve found so far:

1. Encyclopedia Dramatica: TONIGHT WE DINE IN HELL (Get your source images here!)
2. lj/randompictures: THIS. IS. MEME.
3. PhilWeavers: Frank Miller’s 300
4. WTFsrsly: 300 HYPE EXCEEDS AAAALLL
5. Dossier: Les parodies du film 300
6. CTRL+ALT+DEL: Reservation for One
7. MSPaint the THIS IS SPARTA guy from 300 in different situations
8. StumbleUpon sites tagged ‘Sparta’
9. StumbleUpon sites tagged ‘300’

Now I know 99.99% of this meme revolves around Leonidas (Gerard Butler), but Xerxes deserves a bit of the limelight too.