Jane Austen Men and a Meme About You
The BBC wins at all kinds of things for posting dating profiles for their Jane Austen Men. Go here and vote for your favorite guy. I was surprised by some of them. I know for a fact that I've seen the BBC's Persuasion, but I don't remember Captain Wentworth being so yummy. Obviously, my memory has betrayed me. They somehow left Charles Bingley off the list, but otherwise, it's chock full of Austen men, both virtuous and villainous.
I'm swiping this meme from
dancinbutterfly. If y'all have a couple minutes, fill it out and tell me about yourselves.
1) Are you currently in a serious relationship?
A.
2) What was your dream growing up?
A.
3) What talent do you wish you had?
A.
4) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
A.
5) Favorite vegetable?
A.
6) What was the last book you read?
A.
7) What the most embarrassing thing you're willing to admit?
A.
8) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
A.
9) Worst Habit?
A.
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
A.
11) What is your favorite sport?
A.
12) Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude?
A.
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
A.
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
A.
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
A.
16) Do you have any pets?
A.
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
A.
18) What was your first impression of me?
A.
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
A.
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
A.
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
A.
22) What color eyes do you have?
A.
23) Ever been arrested?
A.
24) Bottle or can soda?
A.
25) If you won $10,000 US (or your local equivalent: £5000 in the UK, $12,860 in New Zealand. Do I have people from other places on my flist?) today, what would you do with it?
A.
27) What's your favorite place to hang at?
A.
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
A.
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
A.
30) Do you swear a lot?
A.
31) Biggest pet peeve?
A.
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
A.
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
A.
35) Do you believe in God?
A.
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?
A.
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1) Are you currently in a serious relationship?
A.
2) What was your dream growing up?
A.
3) What talent do you wish you had?
A.
4) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
A.
5) Favorite vegetable?
A.
6) What was the last book you read?
A.
7) What the most embarrassing thing you're willing to admit?
A.
8) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
A.
9) Worst Habit?
A.
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
A.
11) What is your favorite sport?
A.
12) Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude?
A.
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
A.
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
A.
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
A.
16) Do you have any pets?
A.
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
A.
18) What was your first impression of me?
A.
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
A.
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
A.
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
A.
22) What color eyes do you have?
A.
23) Ever been arrested?
A.
24) Bottle or can soda?
A.
25) If you won $10,000 US (or your local equivalent: £5000 in the UK, $12,860 in New Zealand. Do I have people from other places on my flist?) today, what would you do with it?
A.
27) What's your favorite place to hang at?
A.
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
A.
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
A.
30) Do you swear a lot?
A.
31) Biggest pet peeve?
A.
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
A.
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
A.
35) Do you believe in God?
A.
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?
A.
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A. Yes. Whee!
2) What was your dream growing up?
A. To be a doctor. Lo, how far I've fallen.
3) What talent do you wish you had?
A. Pretense.
4) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
A. Mudslide
5) Favorite vegetable?
A. Peas
6) What was the last book you read?
A. While I'd love to say it was something urbane and intellectual, it was a mystery entitled My Ex-Best Friend, by Beth Brophy. It was quite good! *is defensive*
7) What the most embarrassing thing you're willing to admit?
A. I'm unemployed and have no prospects for a job. *sigh*
8) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
A. Nope. Not anymore.
9) Worst Habit?
A. Speaking before I think.
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
A. If I knew you, yes.
11) What is your favorite sport?
A. Swimming
12) Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude?
A. Half-empty, half-full. I just drink whatever's in the glass.
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
A. Discuss the rise and fall of Britney Spears.
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
A. Whoa, so not going there.
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
A. I sense when people are going to die.
16) Do you have any pets?
A. Sadly, no. My beloved pup, Cookie, passed last May at 16.
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
A. Come outside to meet you, so you wouldn't see the mess.
18) What was your first impression of me?
A. 'Goddamn, I wish I could write like that.'
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
A. I think they're stupid.
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
A. OMG, I'd be SO THIN.
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
A. That depends on the crime. ;-)
22) What color eyes do you have?
A. Naturally? Brown. I wear colored contacts.
23) Ever been arrested?
A. No.
24) Bottle or can soda?
A. Can.
25) If you won $10,000 US (or your local equivalent: £5000 in the UK, $12,860 in New Zealand. Do I have people from other places on my flist?) today, what would you do with it?
A. Pay student loans.
27) What's your favorite place to hang at?
A. Borders.
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
A. I believe that residual biochemical energies can imprint upon a place. I don't believe remnants of the soul stay behind.
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
A. Read, read, read. And sing.
30) Do you swear a lot?
A. Fuck yes.
31) Biggest pet peeve?
A. Willful acts of stupidity.
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
A. Obnoxious.
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
A. Yes.
35) Do you believe in God?
A. I believe in a Higher Power, but not in that of any organized religion.
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?
A. Sure.
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You say you don't have any piercings or tattoos anymore. Did you get some removed? Because I heard that hurt a bunch. My brother had amateur tats on his knuckles, and he didn't want them anymore once he joined the army. Did he go to a doctor and have them removed? No, he liberally applied sandpaper to his hands and scarred them the hell up. True story.
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OMFG! Yeah, I had a tattoo removed, because you get to a point in life where it's just no longer kosher to have a tat on your ass. It hurt like a bitch getting it taken off. The drugs were nice, though. :D
As for grown-up books, I have a closet filled with nothing but Babysitters Club. Shh.
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Persuasion is one of my favorites. My sister hates both it and Mansfield Park, because the heroines are quiet and feminine, which she reads as weak. I think of the time they were written, and see that strong, moral women in love, and I don't see that as weak. I do get a bit bugged by Persuasion being labeld an "autumnal romance," because Anne was 28 years old, for heaven's sake! That's not gray old age. It's a beautiful book, and the BBC version was really well done, iirc.
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Very much yes.
2) What was your dream growing up?
Ha, um. Other than a few embarrassing things I gave up once I understood how the world worked, I really wanted to be a stay at home mom. I'm lucky that way. Otherwise, I never really had the One Big Dream or anything... there are lots of carreers I could be happy with.
3) What talent do you wish you had?
Does stamina count? I just want to finish the things I start, really.
4) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
Probably diet coke, most places have that. Going out for tea or coffee would be nifty too! As long as there's no sugar and no alcohol, I'm good to go.
5) Favorite vegetable?
Artichokes, ohemgee. I could eat them every day. I'm generally fond of vegetables.
6) What was the last book you read?
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris. Whee for light reading with vampires and silliness!
7) What the most embarrassing thing you're willing to admit?
Hmm... I can't think of anything, honestly. I may be too boring to be embarrassed by myself.
8) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
I have my ears pierced, but nothing more exotic. I might get a tattoo at some point, but so far haven't.
9) Worst Habit?
Not finishing stuff.
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
I'm not sure I'd recognize you, even though I've seen pictures, but if I did... of courses!
11) What is your favorite sport?
Not that into sports, doing or watching.
12) Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude?
Generally optimistic, though I suspect it's hard to tell sometimes.
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
Ha, awkward silence or giddy conversation, depending on how we connect in person. I'm not always good at the social thing.
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
Prefer not to get into that one.
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
I have slightly webbed toes, a genetic deformity from my dad. I used to be really self-conscious about 'em, but now... enh, more accepting.
16) Do you have any pets?
Two kitties, and a bunch of fish.
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
I'd be surprised, but I'm pretty good at taking things like that in stride. The fact that I spend time daydreaming about random people unexpectedly showing up in my life probably helps, though you've never had a cameo.
18) What was your first impression of me?
Yay, awesome writer! I should give feedback!
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
Kinda neither? I think clown phobia is overdone, and I kinda like the deliberately creepy ones. Most clowns I personally come into contact with are kind of annoying, a few are cool.
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
Eliminate unwanted hair, probably. I mean, weight yes, but I'm working on that. If I've got a miracle change, I want it to count.
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
Ooh, tough. I'm kind of in between. A lot of people use me as their confessor, but I fear my vicarious enjoyment means I'm not exactly the good influence I should be.
22) What color eyes do you have?
Gray most of the time, with tendencies towards blue and green. But dark.
23) Ever been arrested?
Nope
24) Bottle or can soda?
Don't really care.
25) If you won $10,000 US (or your local equivalent: £5000 in the UK, $12,860 in New Zealand. Do I have people from other places on my flist?) today, what would you do with it?
Put towards debt and/or investment. ::is boring::
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Home.
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
I'm openminded but not convinced.
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
Quality time with friends.
30) Do you swear a lot?
(almost) never in real life.
31) Biggest pet peeve?
Hmmm... having to get up early?
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
Friendly
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
Definitely believe in, my sweetheart is very romantic. And I am careful to appreciate all that he does for me, so he doesn't ever think I take that quality for granted.
35) Do you believe in God?
Kind of, though like most people, my version of religion doesn't readily mix with the established ones.
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?
No, but I wouldn't mind seeing your answers if you wanted to put them up.
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A lot of people use me as their confessor, but I fear my vicarious enjoyment means I'm not exactly the good influence I should be. Hahahaha! I love you for admitting that. *hugs*
Jane Austen Men and a Meme About Me
1) Are you currently in a serious relationship?
A.No, but I've met this sweet guy a few weeks ago and... well we'll see...
2) What was your dream growing up?
A.Being a granny. Old and happy. Having done my share in life. Knowing the answers...
3) What talent do you wish you had?
A.Writing or drawing.
4) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
A.Jet 27. That's my most favourite drink, ever.
5) Favorite vegetable?
A. Bettrave.Don't know the english word for it, you'll have to check your dictionnary ! lol
6) What was the last book you read?
A.A scarecrow bible. A must read. Cried like a baby.
7) What the most embarrassing thing you're willing to admit?
A.My weight ?! lol
8) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
A.Piercing in my tongue. Will do a spider web tattoo in my neck when I'll have money.
9) Worst Habit?
A.Smoking.
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
A.I've never got driving license but I'll walk with you.
11) What is your favorite sport?
A.tennnis
12) Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude?
A.Negative.
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
A.Make out ?!
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
A. I took the train very late in the evening every day when I was 16 ou 17 and three times someone tried to hit/rape me. That was pretty scary and I has to go to the police each time.
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
A. I like to wear new stuff (jewel, shoes, hat...) and act like I'm someone else. Might be someone better or worse. Just not me.
16) Do you have any pets?
A.A big black cat.
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
A. I'd give you a beer and a place on my couch.
18) What was your first impression of me?
A.A good one, if not, I wouldn't take time to answer this.
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
A.Scary. As hell. Make me want to go hide under a chair every time I see one.
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be? Nothing. I'm used to me.
A.
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
A.Crime partner.Wanna have fun not be responsible.
22) What color eyes do you have?
A.blue/grey
23) Ever been arrested?
A.Yep. lots of times. For little stuff like sitting with hundreds people in the streets to protest against homophobia.
24) Bottle or can soda?
A.Can soda.
25) If you won $10,000 US (or your local equivalent: £5000 in the UK, $12,860 in New Zealand. Do I have people from other places on my flist?) today, what would you do with it?
A.Buy a house and live my life.
27) What's your favorite place to hang at?
A.With my friends.Everywhere. Nowhere.
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
A.Yes. No. Maybe...
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
A.read
30) Do you swear a lot?
A.When I'm drunk
31) Biggest pet peeve?
A.None
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
A.Godd friend, I hope
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
A.For others, yeah
35) Do you believe in God?
A.No
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?
A.Gladly