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[kokopellinelli]

Stolen from chaosvizier.

1. Reply and I'll write something about you.

2. I will then tell you what song/movie reminds me of you.

3. I will say something that only makes sense to you and me.

4. I will tell you my first memory of you.

5. I will tell you what animal you remind me of.

6. I'll then tell you something that I've always wondered about you.

7. Then post this in your own journal...





So, I was talking to Nina earlier (best friends since junior high, one of my roommates in college) on MSN. For some reason, she thinks I need a boyfriend. So she decided to make me an account on Cupid.com, despite me saying "Nononononoonoooooooooooooo." She set it up, even going so far as to set up a new hotmail account for me so none of the mail came to my real account. That was thoughtful, at least. But really, I have no interest in online dating services...they make me uncomfortable. I would rather become friends with someone first.

Anyway, she wrote me a profile about me having a BA in English (misspelling several words in the process) and how I like to draw, then put something about how "a friend is doing this for me because she's bored, and I thought why not give it a try."

She was trying to get out of doing her lab. I told her I was going to delete the account as soon as she left, and she said that was fine. Well, in the 15 minutes after she set up the account to when she left, some random guy viewed my profile and then he IM'd me! It was startling. He was from Reno, 34, with 4 cats. He seemed nice enough. We talked for a while, then he had to go and I told him I was deleting my profile because I never wanted it in the first place. He said he understood.

Anyway. So I deleted the account, which was good because I have too many online accounts anyway. I will beat Nina up next time I see her (or at least make her treat me to a Chinese food lunch) and the world keeps turning.

But still. Yeah. Startling.

Comments

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

I sampled the questionable magical world of online personal services for a while. It relies on a certain mindset that not everyone possesses, since the internet depersonalizes people in a way and thus makes some people more communicative and others less so.

Also, it is very much a female buyer's market, since all they have to do is post a profile and wait for the swarm of pervy men to show up. Then they filter and wait. Men, as a result, just mass-spam every female profile they find and hope for that precious one reply in a hundred.

For people who are skilled at the art of the blind date, it works well. For others, perhaps not so well. For me, it was a joke and a half. Except for the girl who sent me a picture of herself topless. Woohoo! Boobies!

Ahem. Anyway, bring it on with the meme, young lady.

[kokopellinelli]

Yessir!

1) As much as I like to pretend otherwise, you're a good person.

2) Oh geez. Um...for some reason, the theme song to the Itchy and Scratchy show just popped into my head. Congrats!

3) You took my Dalamar, you fiend.

4) First first memory was you as a faceless quizmod who liked pudding, but then I was a co-mod for a week, and that changed everything. You are a huge goofball, m'friend.

5) Hans makes me think of Hansel and Gretel (Damn you, Hans-theme quiz!) and they strewed bread crumbs behind them, and birds ate the crumbs, so I'm gonna say bird. Like a vulture. ;) Well, maybe not a vulture. Something with a wicked but silly sense of humor, like a magpie. They hurt when they run into your head, also.

6) How did you get into a position in the U.N.?

7) You beat me to it.

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

Awww. You're the nicest Alaskan I ever met.

4. I am a huge goofball, I suppose. Getting huger with every Kit-Kat I eat. Yum.

6. I got a temp job there during college, got the same temp job after I graduated, temped for about two years, and then got a permanent job in the same office, and I've been there ever since.

[kokopellinelli]

I'm willing to bet money that I'm the only Alaskan you've ever met.

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

Ironically enough, you would have owed me money. You are, in fact, the fifth Alaskan that I've met and had dealings with more complicated than just "Hi, nice to meet you." My first college roommate was from Juneau; he was pretty cool, actually. There were two girls in my third year of college... no, fourth year. We'll call them the Alaskaheatherbeetches because that's what they were. One was cruel and snide; the other just a fountain of anger. And finally, The Moose. Who was okay, just a bit full of himself.

All things considered, you're the best thing to come out of Alaska since oil pipelines and king crab legs. ;-)

[kokopellinelli]

Awww that's so sweet! *hugs mightily IcrushyourheadCRUSHCRUSH*

*also gives you a Canadian Loonie*

Mynd you, moose bites Kan be pretti nasti...

I'm glad I'm as good as oil and King crab legs.

[dark-wolf.livejournal.com]

Oooh only 15 minutes to attract people, nice ;) Don't worry, am sure if you wanted to you could find someone easily anyway,you're just so sweet and cute ^^

[keelykins.livejournal.com]

Amen to DeeWee's comments. You could find some if you tried, besides, love isn't bad, love that works is great! *hugs her cute roomie*

[kokopellinelli]

Oh, it's you. Love is great? Is this the love that doesn't let you go two days without seeing Mr.J before you go into a deep blue funk? ;) You know I joke.

You didn't meme me, either, but since you're here I might as well.

It's possible that you won't even come back to see if I wrote a comment, so I could really write anything here and you would never know. LLAMA LLAMA DUCK.

Ahem.

1) You are my best friend.

2) "*sniffle* I hate this movie *sob* it's the worst movie ever I'm never watching it again *weep*...do you want to watch it again?" Why, A Walk to Remember, of course. ;) Actually, there are many movies that remind me of you, including Monty Python and the Holy Grail, because I STILL haven't gotten you to watch it.

3) WOOBLES! Cold squidge! There's a gipple left!

4) Me: *Who is that girl? She's pretty. She lives in my dorm, I think. ...Omg why is she coming over here? Does she hate me? Is she coming to tell me she hates my clothes?* O__o

You: Hi. Is anyone sitting here? *Why in the goddamn hell does this girl look so nervous? I guess I'll have to be extra nice now till she thaws out.*

5) I don't want to say. You'll hit me. >_> Well, okay. Chipmunk and manatee. A chipatee! Or a manamunk!

6) ...Not really much to say here. If I ever want to know something about you, I'll ask. As usual.

7) Dooooo eeeeet.

[keelykins.livejournal.com]

Manamunk? :/ Great... I am fat, thank you for noticing! = P Now I will wooble you!

*pounce*

[kokopellinelli]

Oh, you. Ye of the silver tongue.

You didn't ask to be memed but I'm doing it anyway.

1) You are wonderful and sweet and a good cook. I like talking to you. ;)

2) I'm gonna say "Dances with Wolves," for what I think are obvious reasons.

3) Wuffy! *nibbles* Bring me dumplins!

4) Hm...it was a while ago...you were always vaguely intimidating because of your op status, so I kind of avoided talking to you until I found out how much of a softie you are.

5) Well, duh. Porcupine.

6) How did you learn to cook, and will you be writing a cookbook anytime soon?

7) Ball's in your court, now, Wuffyboy!

[dark-wolf.livejournal.com]

Aww so sweet ^^

As of your first impression, most people's first impression (especially irl) is to be a bit intimidated and scared. Not that I am big and strong, but I am quiet and creepy looking ;). So people usually think I'm some evil yakuza out to get them if they bug me. Hence the big bad wolf thing, even though people online consider me to be a harmless fuzzball ;).

About the cooking thing, well I learned by watching my parents cook. My mother is quite skilled with french, french canadian and bits of other types of cuisine. My father just learned how to cook from watching his mother and now loves to cook asian stuff.

Food is a pretty big thing for us, and my parents often get requests to cook for private partys and such. I slowly started getting into it by helping them out when they had such requests, but I mostly developped my cooking when I moved out. I just remembered what my parents did, tried to figure out the basic principles and apply my philosophy/style to it (my weird thing with cooking=coding=martial arts XD). Basically mostly using memory, instincts and creativity.

Since then I have asked more info from my parents, and my uncle (who is a chef) and I have participated actively in the private dinners my parents make (even introducing some new dishes ^^).

We should make a lothie cookbook where people can submit their recipes! That would be fun ^^

[kokopellinelli]

Ooh, that would be fun.

*clinghuggle the bigbadwuff*

[indnraindancer.livejournal.com]

memememe

[kokopellinelli]

1) You are my fae-fae, my only fae-fae. You make me haaaappyyy, when skies are gray (gray).

2) I'm gonna say You Are My Sunshine, just because.

3) Eat the cowboy hat!

4) The first time I tried to get on loth, I didn't know how, so I emailed you and you told me. Then you were the first one to say anything to me when I actually got there.

5) Armadillo. Betcha saw that one comin'.

6) Where did you get your online nick?

7) Your turn!

[granolasquirrel.livejournal.com]

bring on the meme!

I've had people suggest online dating services to me, as well, but I can't bring myself to do it. I won't let people I know set me up on blind dates. I'm not going to pay an anonymous service to find men for me.

[kokopellinelli]

Yeah. Cupid is free (I believe) and is probably pretty nice as online dating services go, but if I don't let my closest friends find dates for me, no way in hell am I going to let anyone else do it.

1) You and I are very much alike, I think (lucky you!). You moved from Wisconsin to Oregon, I moved from Oregon to Wisconsin. We are both insecure with ourselves, and really like cuddles. We are the Borg, but fuzzier.

2) Mississippi Squirrel Revival, by Ray Stevens.

3) Prepare to be assimilated.

4) Um...talking to you in #loth. Probably about moving.

5) Well gee. This is a hard one. ;P

6) Do you like Wisconsin or Oregon better?

7) Optional.

[granolasquirrel.livejournal.com]

I think I like Oregon better just based on the lack of snow, and the fact that being here makes me feel independant.

Resistance is futile!

Nina

[(Anonymous)]

Its not that I thought you needed a boyfriend..when you can surely pick anyone up if it suites you.. The reason we went on cupid is I didnt want to calculate extinction coefficents and very curios about who signs up for these things. There where alot of through back and to easly mocked. And since when could I spell, thus the reason why i checked everything with you. Though I must mention it was a nice describtion of you. Did that guy ever email you??

Re: Nina

[kokopellinelli]

No, he never emailed me, and he never will, because I deleted my profile (which was more different than I thought it'd be...they don't like it when people leave). And I know you didn't really do it for me, I'm not mad at you. But I do want you to buy me lunch next time we meet. ;)

Re: Nina

[(Anonymous)]

Alright I will take you out to lunch the next time we occupy the same city or zone. But in payment now when i get home I will pick on your brother for you. It is a burden that I must bear for you :)

Nina