On stupid people.

[mrsronweasley]

Someone tore down the Wilde quotes from my door last night, and that was the first thing I saw when I went to take a shower today. One of them was crumpled up a few feet away, another torn from the side, so I can't salvage that, either, and the last one was just lying on the floor. And, quite frankly, I'm really upset at this. And I know that it wasn't just a case of people wanting to tear down stuff from all the doors because no other door was touched. Just mine. Thanks a lot, assholes.

I have to venture into town today to pick up Moa's tapes. Sweetie, I'm sorry I didn't do it earlier, I just have so much shit to do. *sigh* But I'm getting them today, and I'll mail them today, too, while I'm in town. So, you should get them soon. :) And I miss you.

Anyway, if anybody cares...



LAYER ONE
Name: Liz
Birthdate: June 9, 1982
Birthplace: Russia
Current Location: Brighton (I like to move around...)
Eye Color: I freaked Moa out with this one - it changes; grey, blue, green, depending on...I have no idea what, actually.
Hair Color: Natural - medium brown; right now - black
Righty or Lefty: Lefty.
Zodiac Sign: Gemini

LAYER TWO
Your heritage: Russian-Jewish (with some Polish Jewish) Bring on the guilt!
The shoes you wore today: My black Docs
Your weakness: Procrastination; good books; chocolate
Your fears: Not succeeding at what I want to do with my life; constant depression; being buried alive
Your perfect pizza: Cheese, broccoli, mushrooms
Goal you'd like to achieve: Become an illustrator and generally finally become happy with my life. Right now - finish this academic year in one piece.

LAYER THREE
Your most overused phrase on AIM: ajsdkjaskdjasdl, which translates into laughter.
Your thoughts first waking up: Fuck.
Your best physical feature: Err...my color-shifting eyes? And my wrists.
Your bedtime: Today - 10pm, baby! I’ve suddenly remembered how good it feels to get enough sleep.
Your most missed memory: Without a doubt, Ireland with Jo.

LAYER FOUR
Pepsi or Coke: None, but if I was forced, Coke
McDonald's or Burger King: Ugh. Burger King?
Single or group dates: Single. “Group dates” are what we call “hanging out and your significant other happens to be there, too”
Adidas or Nike: *laughs* Sportswear? Funny, that. (If I had to choose, Adidas.)
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Earl Grey. So, there.
Chocolate or vanilla: Chocolate, without a doubt.
Cappuccino or coffee: Cappuccino out of those two, generally - tea.

LAYER FIVE
Smoke: Nope.
Cuss: All. The. Time.
Sing: I used to sing more or less professionally, but haven’t been able to get voice lessons lately, due to moving around. Waaaah...
Take a shower everyday: Almost, unless I am completely destroyed and can’t be bothered to walk down the hall.
Have a crush(es): Do fictional characters count? In that case, yes.
Do you think you've been in love: I don’t think so.
Want to go to college: Am in the middle of it all, and right now, wish I weren’t.
Want to get married: Married? I don’t know. Want to find someone that I can see myself marrying or staying together for a very long time with? Yes.
Believe in yourself: Sometimes. Not when I have a shitload of work to do, however.
Get motion sickness: If I read in a car or on a bus, big time.
Think you're attractive: Sometimes.
Think you're a health freak: I only wish.
Get along with your parents: Moderately.
Like thunderstorms: YES.
Play an instrument: I used to play the violin and the piano, but I was horrible, and caused my parents many many headaches.

LAYER SIX: In the past month...
Drank alcohol: Yes.
Smoked: Nope.
Done a drug: Nope.
Had Sex: Stop that.
Made Out: Waaah.
Gone on a date: No.
Gone to the mall: Cleverly disguised as a “shopping centre”, yes.
Eaten an entire box of Oreo: Goodness me, no. I wish I had, though.
Eaten sushi: No, and it’s been too long.
Been on stage: No.
Gone skating: Er, no.
Made homemade cookies: Meaning that you can make non-homemade cookies? Wow! And no, I haven’t.
Gone skinny dipping: Nope.
Dyed your hair: Not in the past month, no.
Stolen anything: Nope.

LAYER SEVEN: Ever...
Played a game that required removal of clothing: No, never have - I feel like I’ve missed out. But then again, maybe not.
If so, was it mixed company: N/A
Been trashed or extremely intoxicated: Yes, I have.
Been caught "doing something": What “something”? Nothing, really. Oh, ok, once, almost.
Been called a tease: Only in jest.
Gotten beaten up: Good lord, no. (Wait, does getting kicked into the snow count? ‘Cause I just remember middle school...)
Shoplifted: Never.
Changed who you were to fit in: Probably when I was younger.

LAYER EIGHT
Age you hope to be married: No age, if it happens, it happens.
Numbers and Names of Children: Oh God. Children? I need to learn to take care of myself first! As far as names go, I’ve always been partial to Andrew (or the Russian “Andrey”) and Robert. And Jo for a girl.
Describe your dream wedding: Ha.
How do you want to die: Painlessly and not a for a good, LONG while.
Where you want to go to college: Not where I have to go back to in a few months, that’s for damn sure. I’d love to stay here, actually. (Surprise!)
What do you want to be when you grow up: An able, functioning adult.
What country would you most like to visit: Ireland again. Also, Spain.

LAYER NINE: In a guy/girl...
Best eye color? Green.
Best hair color? Dark, any form of dark. Or red.
Short or long hair: Hmm... Doesn’t really matter, on either sex, as long as it suits them. I do like spiky hair now, though.
Height: Guys - tall; girls - shorter (but not shorter than me, because that’s just freaky)
Best weight: Average or slightly overweight for girls; average or kinda skinny for guys.
Best articles of clothing: Bell-bottoms.
Best first date location: Someplace where a conversation is possible.
Best first kiss location: Wherever, as long as it’s not something like a public bathroom, ‘cause...ew.

LAYER TEN
Number of drugs taken illegally: One.
Number of people I could trust with my life: Four, I believe.
Number of CDs that I own: Not too many, sadly, but I don’t know the exact number.
Number of piercings: Five - two in each ear, belly button. The belly button one is the only one that gets any use, the ears are long infected.
Number of tattoos: None.
Number of times my name has appeared in the newspaper: Umm...two?
Number of scars on my body: Two really teeny ones, one on my forehead (no, it’s not a lightning bolt) and one right above my chin.
Number of things in my past that I regret: One.


I did the years meme and realized that it was just bitter and boring, so let's all be happy that I spared you.

I am not the most exciting person in this universe, I realize this. I'm sorry it's being inflicted on all of you.

Have a nice day, everyone!

Comments

[croupier.livejournal.com]

Someone tore down the Wilde quotes from my door last night

Dude, La Vita e ASSY! What the FUCK IS THAT ABOUT?! Some asshole took the voodoo shit off my door freshman year--I left a note telling the whole hall to fuck off in retaliation. But fucking Wilde? What the shit is that?! It's not like he's some international literary superstar who is so totally part of canon that even conservative newspapers lurve to quote him. Except oh wait, he totally fucking is. What the FUCK?!

[mrsronweasley.livejournal.com]

I know. But I really don't think it had to with Wilde. He just, um, got in the way. Stupid assholes. I remember when another one of my door decorations was ripped off - that was freshman year, and my roommates and I covered our entire door - it was extremely eclectic and fun. And I think the thing that got ripped off was mine, so it's just rotten luck. Still, who would take the time and the energy? What's the fucking POINT?

Ugh. Thanks for being indignant on my behalf, though. ^_^

[rochefort.livejournal.com]

I was upset when I read this, too. One wishes people would be more reasonable.

But you could never hope to discover their motive – maybe those people you told to shut up at 3 o'clock one morning; maybe someone anti-Irish; maybe anti-gay; maybe they thought it was someone else's room. It could be virtually anything.

[mrsronweasley.livejournal.com]

Reasonable? These people? Ha!

Actually, I think it was that group of people that I yelled at. They're the only ones I know who have some sort of vendetta against me, judging from the looks I sometimes get. And I don't give them enough credit to know that Wilde was Irish or gay, and if they have a problem with gay people in general, they should leave this place right now. Brighton isn't for them.

Anyway, I'm still upset, but I know that I won't find out exactly who did it, or why. I'm just going on my first instinct. Oh, well. I'll just have to put them back up eventually. So, there!

:)

[dinosaurcostume.livejournal.com]

Sorry about the Wilde quotes. I'd love to say "Let's go get the sons of bitches*", and believe that they were homophobic or anti-Irish or even revisionist queer theory professors, but really I imagine they were just drunk. It may be maiden aunt-ish of me, but living on campus and experiencing drunken idiots running around doing stupid things really put a stop on my drinking. In fact, there was a girl sitting next to me at dinner on Tuesday who said a couple of times about how often she got "completely wankered" and I just felt so sober it's untrue.

Well, you had a lot of commiseration so you probably didn't need any more, but the main reason I wanted to reply was that it turns out you and I share a birthday. We're a year apart, but even so, that's pretty cool, yeah?

*Where is that from? It's really annoying me now**.

**Do people footnote footnotes? I think I've seen it done. Anyway, having written that footnote at the -beginning- of the post, now I've finished, I've remembered where it comes from. It's Utah Phillips (with Ani Difranco) telling a story on the Fellow Workers CD about a union leader called Mother Jones who supported the miners in the 1920's (I think). When she was in her 80's, the then president called her 'the most dangerous woman in America.' And there's this story where she hears that they're closing the mine, or something like that, and she jumps up and yells: "Let's go get the sons of bitches!" and storms out, and nobody follows her. More on her here: http://www.kentlaw.edu/ilhs/majones.htm

[mrsronweasley.livejournal.com]

but really I imagine they were just drunk.

I thought about that, too. My guess is - they were drunk AND assholes. On the other hand, if they had been drunk, I would have heard them - I wake up really easily, and the walls here are like paper. And if they were that close to the door... I don't know. Whatever. I'm already thinking of other quotes that I will put up there, all of them snarky-Wilde. So, there. :-P

It may be maiden aunt-ish of me, but living on campus and experiencing drunken idiots running around doing stupid things really put a stop on my drinking.

Well, that's sad. You shouldn't let idiots deter you from fun. I, for instance, am not a violent drunk. Actually, I'm pretty considerate, too - but then again, I've only been really really drunk once. But even then I was all quiet, coming in and everything. Jo can speak for me. :-P But yes, idiot drunks are annoying and shouldn't exist. But I know I shouldn't talk. I did, after all, recommend At Swim to Ian McKellen while intoxicated. It shall haunt me for the rest of my life.

it turns out you and I share a birthday. We're a year apart, but even so, that's pretty cool, yeah?

Hey, that IS cool! June 9th is a damn cool birthday, for sure. I mean, it's June. And it's June 9th. What's not to like? I think the Pope shares our birthday, as well. And Michael J. Fox. Short people. (Is the Pope short? And, ok, so you're not really short, either...) Happy Birthday in a month!

**Do people footnote footnotes?

I don't know, but they should. It's rather amusing. Thanks for the link - I'll have to check it out sometime. And it feels great to remember things, doesn't it?

Good luck on your dissertations, btw. You must be feeling just as happy as I am at the moment...

[rochefort.livejournal.com]

What a fantastic story, and a wonderful character. Thanks for posting that link.

Re:

[dinosaurcostume.livejournal.com]

"Thanks for posting that link."

Any time.

[stereo-m.livejournal.com]

So, I'll just copy and paste that survery and change the name, shall I? GAH. Well, ok, change layer 1 and the number of piercings and the number of CDs. *nod* ;) Layer nine freaked me out. I was thinking my answers to the questions before I read yours, and then I just read what I had thought... wah.

I am not the most exciting person in this universe, I realize this.

Oh.

I'm sorry, I was under the impression that you were. Thanks for being honest about it.

;)

[stereo-m.livejournal.com]

And oh, the Wilde-tearing SUX. Heh. Honestly. Hmph.

And check out this - sbrl. Muhaha. ;D

And also... *drumroll* Tada!!

:D :D :D

But no more faces, cause it's not DONE, 'cause my DAD is YELLING at me, and I have to RUN. ARGH. ARRRRGGGGGGGH.

[mrsronweasley.livejournal.com]

So, I'll just copy and paste that survery and change the name, shall I? GAH.

All I can say is - of course. Of course. *sigh* And I love you.

I'm sorry, I was under the impression that you were. Thanks for being honest about it.

No prob. ;) We all have to face up to reality at SOME point, right? Hehe.

And YAAAAAAAAAAAY!!! UPDATED!!! FINALLY!!! (Except, um, where did one of Bally's stories go? >.< I've found a few other things, but we can fix those, right? And the linx page, too.)

ANYWAY. Hurrah! Will we have the other stuff soon, do you think?

*LOVES*

[soupytwist.livejournal.com]

1. People are fuckwits. I'm sorry they wrecked something so cool. Go you with the retaliatory snark, though.

2. I have to echo Moa in that that meme was waaaaay too like me. Heh.

3. HOWL KINGDOM UPDATE! Yahoooo!!

4. *haaaaaaaapppppyyyy biiiiiiiirrrthday to youuuuuuuuu.....*

[mrsronweasley.livejournal.com]

1. The retaliatory snark will come from Mr. Wilde, who will kindly tell them all to fuck off. However, I have strong suspicions that they will not understand, as they are thick.

2. Of course it was.

3. WHEEEEEEE!

4. In a MONTH!!!

*mwah*

[soupytwist.livejournal.com]

1. All the better to smirk at them with, mwahaha. :D

2. heh, I should probably stop being surprised by now, eh?

3. *bounces*

4. I was getting in tune. :P And besides, *somebody* has to start a countdown, yo! *bounces on your behalf*

[mrsronweasley.livejournal.com]

1. Well, exactly. ;)

2. I have, quite a while back. Heh.

3. *nods*

4. Ah, got it. In that case - thank you! :D

[percy-weatherby.livejournal.com]

That does, definitely, definitely suck. If I were you, I'd print out a paper that says "WE KNOW WHO DID IT" on it really big and paste it to the door ;)

At any rate, love you Liz-honey! Be well!