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[08 Dec 2009|08:17am] ask_me_anything [eleven_eleven] Have you ever received presents on behalf of a family pet? Or something/ someone else clearly unable to give you presents themselves? My grandma used to give me presents "from Penni" [the cocker spaniel]. As an 8 year old, that was quite the quandry to wrap my head around. [5] screaming bloody awful;;

rah-rah-ah-ah-ah, roma-roma-mah, gaga oh-la-la. [08 Dec 2009|08:59pm] ask_me_anything [derschatzi] In your internet browser, what are the first three links that come up in your Address Bar? When I click the arrow down thing on my Firefox's address bar, I get Facebook at the very top. lol. It's followed by LiveJournal.com, and then it's AMA. I only realized AMA moved up to third spot today, I'm pretty sure a few days ago, ONTD had that spot. [16] screaming bloody awful;;

Oh peer pressure... now I'm off to itunes. [08 Dec 2009|07:24am] ask_me_anything [fabricatedfemme] [ music | nothing ] I’ve decided that I’m going to switch everything to itunes, since that seems to be the mainstream digital music program. But, I have a few questions: 1. Is there any way to convert WMA files to “itunes files” (I’m assuming mp3?) more quickly than one song at a time? 2. Also, I have songs on certain albums that are separated from their album on itunes because there are two artists on the song rather than one. How do I make itunes organize my music by album name rather than album artist? Thanks! [3] screaming bloody awful;;

Fables [08 Dec 2009|07:28pm] ask_me_anything [derschatzi] Dear AMA, doing my brother's homework (on top of all the things I have to do) is giving me a headache. Does anyone know of a lengthy fable? The ones I've come across are very, very short. To make this a more fun post, what's your favorite fable? [22] screaming bloody awful;;

[08 Dec 2009|10:36am] ask_me_anything [bobbert_] If you were at the barrier and a little bit short on cash, what is most likely to really happen? I mean, you can't turn around and go back. So do they just let you through? Can you pay later? Has anyone been in that situation? [8] screaming bloody awful;;

[08 Dec 2009|03:50am] ask_me_anything [thatsevenbetter] What's your love life like these days? What's your sex life like these days? [29] screaming bloody awful;;

Your heart can freeze, or it can burn [08 Dec 2009|03:39am] hyper_faerie [ mood | pensive ] [ music | Breathe Me--Sia ] “To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket- safe, dark, motionless, airless--it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable.”-- C.S. Lewis For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning. Even as he ascends to your height and caresses your tenderest branches that quiver in the sun, So shall he descend to your roots and shake them in their clinging to the earth. Like sheaves of corn he gathers you unto himself. He threshes you to make you naked. He sifts you to free you from your husks. He grinds you to whiteness. He kneads you until you are pliant; And then he assigns you to his sacred fire, that you may become sacred bread for God's sacred feast. All these things shall love do unto you that you may know the secrets of your heart, and in that knowledge become a fragment of Life's heart. But if in your fear you would seek only love's peace and love's pleasure, Then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of love's threshing-floor.--Kahlil Gibran I haven't been in a serious relationship for almost 5 years, and as such I am not used to being this close to someone, this open, open enough to cry in front of him and share my sorrows and weaknesses as freely as I share my joys, open enough to talk freely about the future with him and conceive of him being an important part of the life and identity I'm trying to craft for my adult, post-college self. It's as terrifying as it is exhilarating, and it's bringing to light all kinds of ways in which I've previously tried to shut off my heart, avoid getting close to someone, hold back for fear of scaring them away or getting hurt or even losing my individuality and becoming nothing but an extension of them. It started with Mike, continued with the fear that my parents' divorce bred in me, and it just kept getting worse with every betrayal I experienced afterward. But I'm thinking now, I've got to be brave, got to be open, because just as real love would never make you completely give up who you are, it also demands that you hold nothing back. And sometimes the things it can bring to the light can be as harrowing and scary as the stuff which harsher and less pleasant experiences teach you--the same kind of Kali-style enlightenment, but in a more palatable form. Still, even if you get hurt, that's living, that's feeling. That's real. And he is so worth it for me, worth much more than the fear. screaming bloody awful;;

[08 Dec 2009|01:13am] ask_me_anything [listentomeee] I'm sure that with the number of 'what names do you like' posts I've seen, this has come up once, but not recently to my knowledge, so... Are there any names you absolutely detest? Not just that 'eh, I wouldn't name my kid that,' or 'god, is EVERYONE naming their kid that nowadays?' but you literally wonder why anyone would want to call their own flesh and blood that name day in and day out, and if you meet someone with this name, you kind of pray that they have a nickname? (Since celebrities and other fools name their kids ridiculous things like Fifi Trixibelle and Pilot Inspektor and Magillagorilla, let's stick to somewhat more common names that at least a small handful of the general population have) For me, it's Josiah and Shelby. [22] screaming bloody awful;;

Duets? [08 Dec 2009|01:52am] ask_me_anything [sdx] I got on a 80s kick, youtubing videos, and next thing I know, I got on some duets. So, AMA, I ask - what is one of your favorite duets? Bonus points for video links. [19] screaming bloody awful;;

I'd like the Mack N. Cheese, Ph.D. [08 Dec 2009|02:06am] ask_me_anything [annetangent] [ mood | sick ] When restaurant has silly names for standard foods, do you order with their version? For example: would you ask for the "hummus" or "Hummus-cide: Life on the Pita"? [13] screaming bloody awful;;

What is in a name? [08 Dec 2009|03:52pm] ask_me_anything [onehopeful] What is the worst / funniest name you have ever seen? Brought to you by my new co-worker; Mr Wanka. [53] screaming bloody awful;;

coveting [07 Dec 2009|09:53pm] cupcake_goth [ music | The Stroppy one playing Brutal Legend next to me ] ::sob:: Hey Sailor! is running a sale. The mini b&w striped tricorn with the pink details and the tiny pirate ship is on sale. (clicky-link!) ::looks at pictures, whimpers some more:: Dear Sandy Claws, I have been ... mostly good this year. And have learned from my mistakes when I wasn't good. I am very deserving of a tiny tricorn decorated with a pirate ship, I really really am. Love, Cupcake Goth [5] screaming bloody awful;;

[07 Dec 2009|11:10pm] ask_me_anything [edgar_suit] ( Will you show us a picture of your outdoor Christmas decorations? ) If you don't put up Christmas decorations, sorry. [3] screaming bloody awful;;

[07 Dec 2009|08:10pm] ask_me_anything [flying_snow] Do you think you are "in shape"? Why? [38] screaming bloody awful;;

[07 Dec 2009|10:22pm] ask_me_anything [stupidfool] gift-giving season is here... i've always had a problem at gift season, because i worry about how much to spend. my tendency is to over-spend, but then i think of how badly i would feel if the tables were turned, and i feel bad about that, too--i don't want to make somebody feel cheap, and i'm not trying to out-shine them. i just want things to be relatively equal, so that nobody feels bad. as i'm growing up, though, i'm finding a whole new set of issues... i was wondering if anybody's encountered these situations and/or has any input. issue #1: family members getting married. for a nice even number, let's say i've always spent $30 on a gift for my sister. do i now spend $30 on a gift for her, and $30 on a gift for her husband? if they give me a gift worth $60, could i take that as a cue and give them each a gift worth $30, or would i have to give them each a gift worth $60? i want to welcome him into the family, but i've never had a brother-in-law before, and i don't know how this is supposed to work. (while i'm at it, do i now get him birthday presents, too? i don't even know when his birthday is...) issue #2: married friends i met this woman at work. we got along well, we got to be friends, we hang out outside of work, and sometimes when we're doing things in groups, her husband comes along with his daughter from a previous marriage. so say for christmas, i get a present worth $30 and the card says "from friend, husband, and step-daughter". i am sure that my friend picked out the present herself, but since their names were on the card, i don't want to ignore them for christmas... do i spend $10 on a present for each of them, to equal the $30 that was spent on me? i feel like i'm kind of cheating my friend, here, by only getting her a a $10 gift, but i don't want to spend a full $30 on her, and ignore the husband and kid, when their names were on the card, too, and it would probably be overkill to spend $30 on each of them, right?? does your answer change at all if you know that they actually maintain separate bank accounts, and you're almost positive that the funding for the present came only from her bank account? issue #3: single friends with children so my best friend had a baby. she's not with the father. the baby is adorable, and none of my friends or siblings have had babies, so i'm excited to see it and be a part of it. since she's single and on her own, i'm always there for her and the baby, to the point where we sometimes joke that i'm the kid's father (i'm a girl.) i love shopping for kids, so come christmas time, i spend what i normally spend on her (say, $30), and then say i spend $30 more on the baby. she gives me a $30 present, and i'm sure everything is fine, because of course, i don't expect anything in return from the infant. ...but come the next christmas, i do the same thing, this time getting her a $30 gift card, and spending $30 on the kid, and i'm shocked to receive a $60 gift card from her in return. now i feel like i must have made her feel bad last christmas, but i feel bad this christmas because my gift to her is quite clearly only worth half of her gift to me... you could say that it was technically from the kid, too, but obviously the kid didn't spend any money on it... i feel like this year, i should spend $60 on her, and then just spend my typical $30 on the kid, but i have a feeling that if i do that, she'll turn around and spend $90 on me next year, and i don't want to start climbing that ladder... i could spend $60 on her and nothing on the kid, and that would be fair, i suppose, but i really like buying presents for the kid... (i am perpetually single, btw, so when it comes to gift-giving, i'm always on my own.) [11] screaming bloody awful;;

Female Standards [07 Dec 2009|07:22pm] ask_me_anything [gloomdollielex] I am in desperate need of a good "standard" to sing for an upcoming event. EDIT: I am looking more for specific songs, rather than names. [18] screaming bloody awful;;

movie reviews by Flagg [07 Dec 2009|10:19pm] ama_etc [flagg2ptoh] American Pie: The Book of Love meh lots of tits predictible sex movie plot and one cameo that made me laugh harder than I have in a long long time. screaming bloody awful;;

Pet Adoption [07 Dec 2009|07:09pm] ask_me_anything [jezziedominique] I know of adoptapet.com and petfinder.com but does anybody know where I can search for adoptable dogs in Southern California? [19] screaming bloody awful;;

[08 Dec 2009|12:51pm] ask_me_anything [anachlirium] Tell me your favourite rockabilly/psychobilly/fifties inspired bands? I'm looking for some more. My favourites are The Vincent Black Shadow and The Horrorpops. [15] screaming bloody awful;;

[07 Dec 2009|06:45pm] ask_me_anything [coxpoppy] Which of these is correct? 1) Tommy was punched in the face by then-19-year-old Sam. 2) Tommy was punched in the face by then 19-year-old Sam. [25] screaming bloody awful;;

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