November 12, 2004

Alphabet meme

Press each letter in the address bar of your browser and list what the auto-complete function jumps to first. A few places I found this made sure it was a meme (if possible). Found at Shut up dude.
Posted by Gary LaPointe on Fri, Nov 12, 2004 (ID #LM000932)

October 11, 2004

Fans...

1. Who or what is on your computer's wallpaper?
2. Go through your DVD/pre-bought video collection. Which three actors or actresses feature the most in them?
3. Go through your book shelves. Which three authors have written the majority of the books?
4. And what about CDs?
5. Open up the picture folder(s) on your hard drive. Of which actor/actress/movie/tv series/musician do you have the most pictures?
6. And what about your Live Journal user pictures?

Found at Lisa's.

Posted by Gary LaPointe on Mon, Oct 11, 2004 (ID #LM000881)

September 29, 2004

Have you ever...

Bold the ones you've done...

01. Bought everyone in the pub a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula.
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone


08. Said 'I love you' and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Done a striptease
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Stayed up all night long, and watch the sun rise
15. Seen the Northern Lights
16. Gone to a huge sports game
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
19. Touched an iceberg
20. Slept under the stars
21. Changed a baby's diaper
22. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
23. Watched a meteor shower
24. Gotten drunk on champagne
25. Given more than you can afford to charity
26. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
27. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
28. Had a food fight
29. Bet on a winning horse
30. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
31. Asked out a stranger
32. Had a snowball fight
33. Photocopied your bottom on the office photocopier
34. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
35. Held a lamb
36. Enacted a favorite fantasy
37. Taken a midnight skinny dip
38. Taken an ice cold bath
39. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
40. Seen a total eclipse
41. Ridden a roller coaster
42. Hit a home run
43. Fit three weeks miraculously into three days
44. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
45. Adopted an accent for an entire day
46. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
47. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
48. Had two hard drives for your computer
49. Visited all 50 states
50. Loved your job for all accounts
51. Taken care of someone who was shit faced
52. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
53. Had amazing friends
54. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
55. Watched wild whales
56. Stolen a sign
57. Backpacked in Europe
58. Taken a road-trip
59. Rock climbing
60. Lied to foreign government's official in that country to avoid notice
61. Midnight walk on the beach
62. Sky diving
63. Visited Ireland
64. Been heartbroken longer then you were actually in love
65. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them
66. Visited Japan
67. Benchpressed your own weight
68. Milked a cow
69. Alphabetized your records
70. Pretended to be a superhero
71. Sung karaoke
72. Lounged around in bed all day
73. Posed nude in front of strangers
74. Scuba diving
75. Got it on to "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye
76. Kissed in the rain
77. Played in the mud
78. Played in the rain
79. Gone to a drive-in theater
80. Done something you should regret, but don't regret it
81. Visited the Great Wall of China
82. Discovered that someone who's not supposed to have known about your blog has discovered your blog.
83. Dropped Windows in favor of something better
84. Started a business
85. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
86. Toured ancient sites
87. Taken a martial arts class
88. Sword fought for the honor of a woman
89. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
90. Gotten married
91. Been in a movie
92. Crashed a party
93. Loved someone you shouldn't have
94. Kissed someone so passionately it made them dizzy
95. Gotten divorced
96. Had sex at the office
97. Gone without food for 5 days
98. Made cookies from scratch
99. Won first prize in a costume contest
100. Ridden a gondola in Venice
101. Gotten a tattoo
102. Found that the texture of some materials can turn you on
103. Rafted the Snake River
104. Been on television news programs as an "expert"
105. Got flowers for no reason
106. Masturbated in a public place
107. Got so drunk you don't remember anything
108. Been addicted to some form of illegal drug
109. Performed on stage
110. Been to Las Vegas
111. Recorded music
112. Eaten shark..
113. Had a one-night stand
114. Gone to Thailand
115. Seen Siouxsie live
116. Bought a house
117. Been in a combat zone
118. Buried one/both of your parents
119. Shaved or waxed your pubic hair off
120. Been on a cruise ship
121. Spoken more than one language fluently
122. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone
123. Bounced a check
124. Performed in Rocky Horror..
125. Read - and understood - your credit report
126. Raised children.
127. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy.
128. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
129. Created and named your own constellation of stars
130. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
131. Found out something significant that your ancestors did
132. Called or written your Congress person
133. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
134. ...more than once? - More than thrice?
135. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
136. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking
137. Had an abortion or your female partner did
138. Had plastic surgery
139. Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived.
140. Wrote articles for a large publication
141. Lost over 100 pounds
142. Held someone while they were having a flashback
143. Piloted an airplane
144. Petted a stingray
145. Broken someone's heart
146. Helped an animal give birth
147. Been fired or laid off from a job
148. Won money on a T.V. game show
149. Broken a bone
150. Killed a human being
151. Gone on an African photo safari
152. Ridden a motorcycle
153. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100 mph
154. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
155. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
156. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
157. Ridden a horse
158. Had major surgery
159. Had sex on a moving train
160. Had a snake as a pet
161. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
162. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing
163. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
164. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
165. Visited all 7 continents
166. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
167. Eaten kangaroo meat
168. Fallen in love at an ancient Mayan burial ground
169. Been a sperm or egg donor
170. Eaten sushi
171. Had your picture in the newspaper
172. Had 2 (or more) healthy romantic relationships for over a year in your lifetime
173. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
174. Gotten someone fired for their actions
175. Gone back to school
176. Parasailed
177. Changed your name
178. Petted a cockroach
179. Eaten fried green tomatoes.
180. Read The Iliad
181. Selected one "important" author who you missed in school, and read,
182. Dined in a restaurant and stolen silverware, plates, cups because your apartment needed them
183. ...and gotten 86'ed from the restaurant because you did it so many times, they figured out it was you
184. Taught yourself an art from scratch
185. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
186. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
187. Skipped all your school reunions (not on purpose)
188. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
189. Been elected to public office
190. Written your own computer language
191. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
192. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
193. Built your own PC from parts
194. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
195. Had a booth at a street fair
196: Dyed your hair
197: Been a DJ
198: Found out someone was going to dump you via LiveJournal
199: Written your own role playing game
200: Been arrested.

Posted by Gary LaPointe on Wed, Sep 29, 2004 (ID #LM000850) | Comments (1) | TrackBack

May 23, 2004

Three things

A bunch of questions in groups of three.

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE ME:
01 |
02 |
03 |

THREE PEOPLE WHO MAKE ME LAUGH:
01 |
02 |
03 |

THREE THINGS I LOVE:
01 |
02 |
03 |

THREE THINGS I HATE:
01 |
02 |
03 |

THREE THINGS I DON'T UNDERSTAND:
01 |
02 |
03 |

THREE THINGS ON MY DESK:
01 |
02 |
03 |

THREE THINGS I'M DOING RIGHT NOW:
01 |
02 |
03 |

THREE THINGS I WANTTO DO BEFORE I DIE:
01 |
02 |
03 |

THREE THINGS I CAN DO:
01 |
02 |
03 |

THREE WAYS TO DESCRIBE MY PERSONALITY:
01 |
02 |
03 |

THREE THINGS I CAN'T DO:
01 |
02 |
03 |

THREE THINGS ITHINK YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO:
01 |
02 |
03 |

THREE THINGS I DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO EVER:
01 |
02 |
03 |

THREE OF MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE FOODS:
01 |
02 |
03 |

THREE THINGS I'D LIKE TO LEARN:
01 |
02 |
03 |

THREE BEVERAGES I DRINK REGULARLY:
01 |
02 |
03 |

THREE SHOWS I WATCHED WHEN I WAS A KID:
01 |
02 |
03 |

Posted by Gary LaPointe on Sun, May 23, 2004 (ID #LM000484) | TrackBack

May 20, 2004

Twenty-one Things.

I've seen this one everywhere but never found the original source, but I'll try it anyways... (Can anyone tell me the original source?)

  1. Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, find line 4. Write down what it says:
  2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What do you touch first?
  3. What is the last thing you watched on TV?
  4. WITHOUT LOOKING, guess what time it is:
  5. Now look at the clock, what is the actual time?
  6. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?
  7. When did you last step outside? what were you doing?
  8. Before you came to this website, what did you look at?
  9. What are you wearing?
  10. Did you dream last night?
  11. When did you last laugh?
  12. What is on the walls of the room you are in?
  13. Seen anything weird lately?
  14. What do you think of this quiz?
  15. What is the last film you saw?
  16. If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy first?
  17. Tell me something about you that I don't know:
  18. If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?
  19. Do you like to dance?
  20. Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her? a boy?
  21. Would you ever consider living abroad?
Posted by Gary LaPointe on Thu, May 20, 2004 (ID #LM000461) | TrackBack

Two Things

A few years ago, I was chatting with a stranger in a bar. When I told him I was an economist, he said, "Ah. So… what are the Two Things about economics?"
"Huh?" I cleverly replied.


"You know, the Two Things. For every subject, there are really only two things you really need to know. Everything else is the application of those two things, or just not important."
"Oh," I said. "Okay, here are the Two Things about economics. One: Incentives matter. Two: There’s no such thing as a free lunch."

>What are your "two things" for your job?

I found this at http://www.kegz.net/blog/eggz/

Posted by Gary LaPointe on Thu, May 20, 2004 (ID #LM000460) | TrackBack

ABCs

Answer the 26 alphabetized questions.

A-ACT YOUR AGE:
B-BOYFRIEND:
C-CHORE YOU HATE:


D-DAD'S NAME:
E-ESSENTIAL MAKE UP/TOILETRY ITEM:
F-FAVE ACTOR/ACTRESS:
G-GOLD OR SILVER:
H-HOMETOWN:
I-INSTRUMENTS YOU PLAY:
J-JOB TITLE:
K-KIDS:
L-LIVING ARRANGEMENTS:
M-MOM'S NAME:
N-# OF PEOPLE YOU'VE SLEPT WITH:
O-OVERNIGHT HOSPITAL STAYS:
P-PHOBIA:
Q-QUOTE YOU LIKE:
R-RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
S-SIBLINGS:
T-TIME YOU WAKE UP:
U - UNIQUE HABIT:
V-VEGETABLE YOU REFUSE TO EAT:
W-WORST HABIT:
X-X-RAYS YOU'VE HAD:
Y-YUMMY FOOD YOU MAKE:
Z-ZODIAC SIGN:

Found this at...

Posted by Gary LaPointe on Thu, May 20, 2004 (ID #LM000457) | TrackBack

ABCs of Music

List your favorite bands from A to Z.


A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
L.
M.
N.
O.
P.
Q.
R.
S.
T.
U.
V.
W.
X.
Y.
Z.

I don't know where this originally came from but I found it here.

Posted by Gary LaPointe on Thu, May 20, 2004 (ID #LM000455) | Comments (1) | TrackBack

What Were You Thinkin'?

When you first met your current main squeeze (husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend, significant other, sex partner, WHATEVER!)

I don't know where I found this one. Looking for a link to the original source.

Posted by Gary LaPointe on Thu, May 20, 2004 (ID #LM000454) | TrackBack