Cool stuff, and a silly meme

[shanmonster]

First of all, here's an excerpt from the book I'm reading: Charles Mackay's Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds.

In reference to the alchemist Albertus Magnus,

"For the first thirty years of his life he appeared remarkably dull and stupid, and it was feared by every one that no good could come of him. He entered a Dominican monastery at an early age; but made so little progress in his studies, that he was more than once upon the point of abandoning them in despair, but he was endowed with extraordinary perseverance. As he advanced to middle age, his mind expanded, and he learned whatever he applied himself to with extreme facility. So remarkable a change was not in that age to be accounted for but by a miracle. It was asserted and believed that the Holy Virgin, touched with his great desire to become learned and famous, took pity upon his incapacity, and appeared to him in the cloister where he sat almost despairing, and asked him whether he wished to excel in philosophy or divinity. He chose philosophy, to the chagrin of teh Virgin, who reproached him in mild and sorrorful accents that he had not made a better choice. She, however, granted his request, that he should become the most excellent philosopher of the age."

So maybe, with the help of divine intervention, I can become a righteous choreographer. Now, where's that Virgin when I need her?

And now for a meme....

1. I'll respond with something random about you.
2. I'll tell you what song/movie reminds me of you.
3. I'll pick a flavor of jello to wrestle with you in.
4. I'll say something that only makes sense to you and me.
5. I'll tell you my first/clearest memory of you.
6. I'll tell you what animal you remind me of.
7. I'll ask you something that I've always wondered about you.

Comments

[entropy156.livejournal.com]

ooooh....we're doing memes, are we? This should prove tricky...

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

I only do them sporadically. I felt the peer pressure, this time around.

[f00dave.livejournal.com]

Fair is fair ... at least for 'nillas. ;-)

MY TURN!

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

1. You have no noticeable adam's apple, and your skin has a lovely peaches and cream complexion, but you look terrible in drag. Even when you are clean-shaven.
2. That's easy. New Order's True Faith, of course.
3. I really don't want to wrestle in jello, but for you, I guess I'd choose Queso Fundido-flavoured jello.
4. Bake me a planet.
5. I remember seeing a guy in black with a big butt and a blond mullet jumping furiously from one computer terminal to the next through a door window. I thought you were a right weirdo.
6. Why didn't you ever learn how to play Go?

[f00dave.livejournal.com]

Big butt. That's me! ;-)

You skipped 6 and went right to 7, which you labeled as 6, in an unsuccessful attempt to confuse me! Ha!

I know how to play Go. Not very well, however.

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

I forgot the critter question.

I guess you remind me of a goat.

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

All righty....

1. I think you may have been the first person to send me a picture of something made from my dance costuming book.
2. She's Having a Baby
3. How about tapioca, instead?
4. Hmm. Drawing a blank, here....
5. Again, drawing a blank. Sorry! My mind is like a sieve.
6. A panda.
7. Why did you move to Ontario?

[dreamlikedouche.livejournal.com]

I'm in. Meme me.

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

1. I think you should get yourself a Samurai updo.
2. Plan 9 From Outer Space
3. Apple
4. Jesus sold me my ticket.
5. At a party at Siobhan's house, while certain parties were enormously stoned, you chatted with me about terrible movies.
6. A ferret.
7. What drew you to classics?

[dreamlikedouche.livejournal.com]

I was drawn to classics due to my interest in Greek Mythology. I was drawn to Greek mythology due to my interest in Norse mythology. I was drawn to Norse mythology due to my interest in Thor comics. I was drawn to Thor comics because of 'Adventures in Babysitting'.

[fourcorners.livejournal.com]

Me!

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

1. I have absolutely no idea what you look like. You could be a 4' tall Hispanic transsexual, for all I know, but I don't think you are.
2. Very Bad Things
3. Beef.
4. Hmm. Drawing a blank...
5. I remember finding a post on your journal where you praised Jesus Was Gother Than You in an amusing way.
6. Starnosed mole.
7. When did you begin habituating strip clubs?

[zero-design.livejournal.com]

I'm in :)

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

1. I finally got into your pants (when Guylaine gave them to me!).
2. Invader Zim
3. Canned catfood.
4. Drawing a blank....
5. I remember walking up York Street and meeting you at the corner of George St., and you were really excited and chatty.
6. A tribble with sharp teeth.
7. Why did you quit gymnastics and cross country running?

[zero-design.livejournal.com]

1. *chuckles* I can think of fun uses I could put that outfit to now :p
2. Victory for ZIIIIIM!
3. Eeeeeewwwww...
5. Yeah, I remember that day. I can't quite recall why I was so chipper.
6. *gleeeee!*
7. I didn't really quit gymnastics. What happened is that when we moved to Chilliwack it turned out that there weren't any good gym clubs for kids at my level. There was some solid stuff for elementary children and that's about it. Nothing for someone that had been doing it for close to 6 years.
I stopped doing cross country running because I stopped having people to run _with_. I'm notoriously bad for motivating myself athletically - I need someone to push me, or at least someone to exercise with. Otherwise, I'll just curl up with a good book or videogame instead.