#yeah sometimes i regret still taking this survey. sue me

[eldritchsurveys]

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5k Survey LXXV

3826. Why do most people associate being spiritual or connected to the world as being a hippy? >> Okay, so the first 25 questions in this section were all specifically about LOTR The Two Towers, for some reason? I’m not interested so I just skipped them entirely and am smushing the remaining 25 questions in this part into the other 50. Whatever. Anyway, because that’s the stereotype they’ve internalised, idk. Looking down on non-materialistic worldviews is a common modern pastime in the Western world, just in general. (Not that being a hippie is inherently a negative or stupid thing to be, but that’s definitely the sort of context this stereotype is going for.)

3827. Why is passion and honest emotion equated with hallmark cards? >> I feel like my answer to this would just be similar to my answer to the previous question. These ideas don’t necessarily have the same root, but they’re definitely related. 3828. What words set off alarms in your brain (for me it's anarchy, pagan, etc)? >> *blinks* Certainly not those words. Usually it’s words like, idk, “American values” and “lizard people”... 3829. Are you dancin in the dark? >> No. 3830. Name 2 things you have never done in public: >> I’ve never done the Charleston or the Riverdance in public.

3831. If you had to choose out of what you just named, which one WOULD you do in public? >> I don’t even know how to do those dances, which is part of the reason why I’ve never done them in public. 3832. Challenge yourself. Do whatever it is in public. Why not? What are you so terrified of? >> ... 3832. Is hell REALLY other people? >> The actual context of that quote is so much more interesting than seeing people using it as some kind of antisocial mantra. 3833. Or would it be more hellish to live totally without other people? >> We’re all aware that humans are social creatures, correct? Just making sure. 3834. Leggos or linkin logs? >> I had Lincoln Logs as a kid but not LEGO. 3835. What books have you read more than once? >> I’ve read The Fountainhead three times. 3836. Do you get different things out of reading a book a second time a year or more after reading it the first time? Is it because you are a different person after time passes? >> Yeah, I do, and yes, that’s why -- but first I have to convince myself to read a book more than once. My to-read list is so long all the time and then I learn about yet another interesting-sounding book and jump on that and the cycle never ends... it feels like a waste of time to go back and read books I’ve already read. Even though I know that’s not a logical way to think at all. 3837. The person who goes to ____ is not the same person who comes back. Fill in the blank with anything you think fits. >> Whatever. 3838. Quick! Empty your brain here! >> ... 3839. What's the best movie soundtrack? >> I’m partial to Clint Mansell soundtracks, personally. 3840. Tissues with or without aloe? >> I rarely even use tissues, but when I do, I’m not terribly precious about what kind they are. I just use whatever Sparrow bought. 3841. Are you on any medication? >> No. 3842. Does any part of your own body disgust you? If yes, isn't that odd? What could have caused that feeling of disgust with your own body? >> Having a body disgusts me, overall. Yeah, I’m not fond of the relationship I have with my body either, but it’d be one hell of an uphill battle to reprogram my brain to not think I’m gross. I’m doing my best, all right. 3843. Want some popcorn? >> No. 3844. What if Atlas shrugged? >> I imagine he’d do it in far less time than it takes to read that book. 3845. Who has led the most interesting life? >> ... 3846. What movies are comming out next year that you are looking forward to? >> Ha, what movies are coming out next year... that’s the question, innit. 3847. If someone is half man and half dog is he his own best friend? >> --- 3848. Paper or plastic? >> I usually get plastic bags. 3849. Why did things make sense in childhood, but they don't now? >> What things? 3850. Is it crazy time? >> --- 3851. If there is a lotto with 50 numbers, and a player picks 6 numbers without repeating any, what are their chances of getting all 6 winning numbers? >> I don’t know, dude.

3852. If there were no laws and no rules name 3 things you would do that you don't/wouldn't/can't do now? >> --- 3853. It's a costume party. What will your costume be if the theme is: the 70's? 80's? under the sea? 3854. Have you ever wanted to release the lobsters from those tanks in restraunts and put them back in the sea? >> Nope. 3855. How funky is your chicken? How loose is your goose? >> --- 3856. What's your favorite animal out of these: emu, otter, duck billed platypus, moose, skunk? >> Otter. 3857. priest, rabbi, or other religios leader, a judge, or a sea captain to perform your wedding? >> We had a nondenominational minister for ours. I’m sure we would have rather have gone with someone who wasn’t any flavour of Christian, but going through the French Quarter Wedding Chapel kind of was a path of least resistance. It’s hard to plan a wedding from a completely different part of the country than the place it’s being held, and the Chapel did a lot of the legwork for us. 3858. Do you think that it's okay for people to write their own wedding vows? >> What on earth would possess me to think otherwise? 3859. Rank these as places to be married. 1 = best. Your House or Yard The Beach A Park Disneyland A Forest A Catering Hall Las Vegas A church or temple A Courthouse On a Boat On a Space Station 3860. The Earth is doomed. A giant asteroid is headed our way. It will decimate the planet in 3.2 days. You and your family own a space pod and you have room for 7 people from the list below. Everyone else dies. Who do you pick? Orlando Bloom, Justin Timberlake, Joan Jett, John Denver Baby Eve (the first human clone), Jennifer Lopez, Johnny Depp, George W Bush, David Bowie, Charleton Heston, Ralph Nader, Moby, Jeff Bridges, Kelly Osbourne, Frank Zappa, Bill Clinton, Britney Spears, Osama Bin Laden The Pope, Eminem, Madonna >> *longsuffering sigh* 3861. Rank the following dead people in order of who you would like to spend the day with. 1 = you'd like to hang out with them the most. Joan of Arc Groucho Marx John Lennon Joey Ramone Anton Levay Tupac Jack Kerouac Aaliyah John F Kennedy Lucielle Ball Jim Morrison 3862. If you could grant immortality to one person you know (can't be yourself) who would you give it to? >> I don’t want to grant immortality to anyone. 3863. If you could grant immortality to one person who you do not know personally but know of (writer, politician, etc) who would you give it to? >> --- 3864. Name a person you love: Name a person you admire: Name a friend: Name a relative: If you had to condemn one of them to death to save the lives of the others who would it be and why? >> Just... not even going to touch this one. 3865. Would you rather be one of Santa's elves or a dentist? >> What... 3866. When you first meet people what do you talk to them about? >> There’s no one specific thing that I talk to people about... it’s obviously dependent on many factors (at least one of them having nothing to do with me). 3867. You have been invited to a party with any sports team in the world. Which one? >> No. 3868. Finish the sentances. In a world where: He was: She was: Together, they were: Why do so many movie trailers start off by saying 'In a world..'? >> I had a feeling this was about movie trailers, lol. I’m guessing it’s just convenient or something. (Also, that doesn’t happen much anymore. There’s a new set of trailer tropes now.) 3869. Make up a superhero with really unhelpful powers: >> --- 3870. A couple of days ago this guy won 14 million dollars and tried to donate 1 million to the salvation army. The salvation army turned the money down saying they didn't want dirty gambling money. Did they do the right thing? >> They did what was right from their point of view, which is a dogmatic conservative-Christian POV. 3871. If you had a spare million for charity work who would you donate it to? >> --- 3872. What's the craziest most shocking moment of rock and roll history that you can think of? >> --- 3873. Why is it that if a man kills another man in battle it's called heroic, but if he kills a man in the heat of passion, it's called murder? >> Perspective. 3874. What kind of punishment do you feel the following crimes deserve: premeditated murder? date rape? drug sales? drug use? burglery? 3875. If you could kiss anyone in the world on midnight at new year's eve, who would be the lucky one? >> ... 3876. You have just taken two sexy people prisoner because they found your hide out and you think they are spies. What do youd do: kill them, hump them or have crumpets and tea? >> What the fuck. 3877. What is your new year's resolution? >> --- 3878. Should the U.S. focus more on the threat from N. Korea or Iraq? >> --- 3879. Would you ever have plastic surgery? >> I don’t know, maybe. Mostly I just can’t afford shit like that, so the answer’s “no” by virtue of that alone. 3880. How can George Bush be considered a Christian when he a war-monger and the ten comandments say do not kill? >> Oh, you know. 3881. What is the most interesting premise for a reality tv show that you can think of? >> --- 3882. Who is the Hollywood Star next to die of a drug overdose? >> --- 3883. Do you find yourself caring a lot about online people, even if you haven't met or spoken to them off of the computer? >> Not... like, as a rule... 3884. When you hear the song puff the magic dragon what do you think? >> Weed, I guess. I don’t have any other associations with that song. 3885. Let's give you a tarot reading. Go on, ask any question: first card: the reversed high preistess. you may be expecting things to come too easily. You should be careful not to give up if they dont go your way. You're feeling a desire to escape, to withdraw into yourself. Shrug off your current lack of focus and work diligently to acheive the goals you want. second card: the reversed hanged man. You shouldnt be close-minded with your situation. There are many alternatives and possible solutions to your problems. Try something new. The last card: Justice. what goes around comes around. Seek advice on the matters at hand from elders. Do healthy things, spiritually and physically. 3886. What does 'boo' mean and how did it become a slang word of affection? >> www.dictionary.com 3887. How often do you stretch? >> Whenever I feel like it. I don’t schedule it or anything. 3888. Have you ever wished that you didn't have to be yourself? >> Yep. 3889. Would you rather wear shoes full of earthworms or a hat full of spiders? >> --- 3890. What are some things that for most people go unsaid? >> Bold of me to assume I know what most people are not saying out loud. Pretty sure mind-reading ain’t a thing. 3891. I said, 'Play me the best song in the world.' You put on: >> --- 3892. What happened last year that you would like to forget? >> --- 3893. What are you not able to do alone? >> Operate a seesaw. 3894. Do you feel more connected to earth air fire or water and why? >> Air, because I have a lot of it in my birth chart, I guess. Also, I just like space. (Both in the sense of “having physical space around me” and “outer space where all the stars and shit are”, although the latter isn’t air per se.) 3895. Which two words belong together and why: life, seawater, chocolate, blood, hair piece >> Depends on what you’re trying to reference, I guess. I can go with “life and chocolate” (obvious movie reference) or “blood and chocolate” (less obvious YA book/movie reference). 3896. If con is the opposite of pro, what's the opposite of progress? >> Yeah, we all know this joke. 3897. Have you ever wanted to meet the inspectors with the numbers for names(i.e. inspected by 36)? >> What? 3898. Who is the most thought-provoking person you know, &why? >> Me. I stay thinkin about myself.  3899. If you could change 1 thing you did in the last 24 hours, what would it be & why? >> Meh, nothing. 3900. What is the most bizarre thing you've ever done? >> I’m not sure.

[misanthropicphilantropist]

Questions for Grown-Ups

(semi-but-not-really-tagged by @starsinursa because I’m a grown-up and I like answering questions...)

Tired of those surveys made by high school kids? “Have you ever kissed someone? Missed someone? Drank alcohol?”

Here are 35 questions for Grown Ups:

1. What bill do you hate paying the most?: Right now my electricity bill. It's so high... I have to pay 150€ at the end of the month and I'm slightly panicked about it.

2. Where was the last place you had a romantic dinner?: I wouldn't call it romantic, but I had dinner at the Greek place around the corner with my boyfriend.

3. What do you really want to be doing right now?: Sleeping, but I am actually too lazy to go to bed... Yep, that's thing.

4. How many colleges did you attend?: None. It works a bit differently in Germany. I attended school to get the education degree I needed to apply for uni, but I was bullied by my homeroom teacher and had to quit.

5. Why did you choose the shirt you have on now?: It's comfy. It's actually an old shirt to sleep in my grandma gave me some 20 years ago...

6. Thoughts on gas prices?: I live in Germany... They're always way too high. Though they're “low” at the moment, with 1,23€/Liter (not gallon) yesterday.

7. First thought when the alarm goes off in the morning?: “Shut the fuck up, I hate you so much. Just kill me already. Is this thing really important enough to get out of bed for?”

8. Last thought you have before you go to bed?: “If I fall asleep right now I have about 4 hours of sleep. Not bad.” (Then I headcanon about Destiel, ahem)

9. Do you miss being a child?: Yes. Living carefree, not worrying if you can afford something, no bills to pay, parents handling all the adult stuff... Sign me up!

10. What errand/chore do you despise the most?: Laundry by far. I get so motivated sometimes, but waiting for the machine to finish, I lose that motivation. Hanging laundry, ugh. I almost never put it away nowadays, just take what I need...

11. Up early or sleep in?: Sleep in for sure. If you let me, I can sleep for 12-20 hours...

12. Found love yet?: Yesss. Been in an amazing relationship for four years now and still going strong <3

13. Favorite lunch meat?: Like, on sandwiches? I'm not much of a bread eater, but I occasionally like liverwurst. Plus the word is funny.

14. What do you get at the grocery store every time?: Frozen food. I can't cook and I'm impatient. Also poor.

15. Beach or lake?: Both. There is this amazing lake near where my boyfriend lives that also has a sandy beach.

16. Is marriage outdated?: Somewhat, yeah. But I'm still a romantic at heart and I would love to marry my boyfriend. Which is never gonna happen, but still.

17. What famous person would you like to have dinner with?: Misha Collins, he seems so fun and smart. The right kind of dorky. Stephen Hawking would be amazing, too. I could listen to him for hours, even though I barely understand the topic...

18. Ever crashed your vehicle?: I bumped into things here and there, and once I rear-ended someone because I looked away for a second. Also my depth perception isn't that great. But never really crashed it, no.

19. Do you have any regrets?: A lot, but the way I see it, they changed me, made me who I am. But I would totally go back and never get my first three tattoos...

20. Strangest place you’ve brushed your teeth?: Eh, I don't know? The only place I ever brushed that wasn't at home (or at my boyfriend's) was at the dentist's, before an appointment. Oh, and hotel rooms. But nothing really strange.

21. Somewhere you’ve never been but want to go?: So many places. I would love to visit Sweden and Canada. England, too. And a lot of conventions in the US of A...

22. At this point, would you want to start a new career?: Any career for that matter. I haven't been able to really build something because I've been sick and unable to work most of my life...

23. How old are you?: Two weeks shy of 29...

24. Do you have a go-to person?: My boyfriend, for the most part. For “woman stuff” my best friend of 25 years.

25. Are you where you want to be in life?: Not at all. But I make the best of it.

26. Growing up, what were your favorite cartoons?: I loved the old Spiderman. Rugrats, Animaniacs, Scooby-Doo, Recess, AAAHH!!! Real Monsters, Rocko's Modern Life, Sailor Moon, Dragon Ball... All the good stuff.

27. What do you think has changed about you since you were a teenager?: I kind of made peace with myself. I stopped worrying about what other people think, I embraced my weirdness, I try to stay positive, live and let live. I realized there are more important things than focusing on stuff I hate. I mostly ignore that now.

28. Looking back at high school, were they the best years of your life?: I liked learning, always have. But I was the weird kid, shy, timid. I got bullied a lot. So no. High School was hell for me.

29. Are there times you still feel like a kid?: Yes. Sometimes I sound like an old hag, but I still get giggly over the tiniest things and get called childish a lot. I still feel young and can't believe I'm almost 30...

30. Did you have a pager?: A what now? Those were never really fashionable here, I don't think.

31. Was there a hang-out spot when you were a kid?: In the first village I grew up in, there were these two lakes. One of them had a functional manual water pump, which was nice in the summer. Also the goat and horse pens.

32. Were you the type of kid you’d want your children to hang out with?: I would encourage them probably. I was the weird kid that didn't talk much and mostly wanted to be left alone...

33. Was there a teacher or figure that stood out to you?: My homeroom teacher was this young woman, I think 32, really fierce, loud voice, didn't take shit. But also really nice if you showed her respect (which most didn't since our class was horrible). Then there was this substitute art teacher, super tall, super skinny, bleach blond hair, probably gay. Really nice. I once complained that my drawing looked “too anime” and he knew what I meant and gave me tips on how to improve. Fuck, I once wrote something like “I <3 yaoi” (I was really into that when I was younger, sue me) on the back of one drawing and when I got an A on it, I swear it was because of that. I actually had a lot of amazing teachers. Another homeroom teacher, two great math teachers, my English and French teacher... But equally as many bad ones, too.

34. Do you tell stories that start with “when I was your age”?: Oh yes. I don't mean to, but I do. Or rather I did, when I still talked to my now 20yo great-niece...

35. Are you religious?: Nah. I've been an atheist since I was about 12. I didn't grow up with religion. I don't mind it, but I dislike the church. Religion itself is actually quite interesting, but as a queer woman I could never really identify myself with it. I'm all about science, too. I don't mind religious people, though, unless they try to shove it down my throat.