Three..

[MrsSpringsteen]

I have some questions, please answer

1. three things you think are the most messed up in the world right now

2. three things you think are great in the world right now

3. three things you wish you had the power to do to change the messed up things

4. three best candidates for President of the US in 08

5. three things you'd like for Christmas or whatever holiday you celebrate

6. three things that are on your mind today

7 three qualities that bother you most about people

8 three qualities you like most in people

9 three things that could make the world a much better place in 06

10 three worst world events in 05

11 three best world events in 05

12 three things you are afraid to do

13 three things you wish you didn't do in the past year

14 three things you have to do before you die

15 three TV programs you can't miss

16 three movies you want to see

17 three threads from FYM in 05 that have stayed in your mind, for better or for worse

18 three best compliments that someone can give you

19 three most influential figures in world history, for better or worse

20 add your own question for the next person to answer

 

[MrsSpringsteen]

ok, I'll answer my own

1. three things you think are the most messed up in the world right now

Iraq
too much poverty
too much violence

2. three things you think are great in the world right now

some good people still exist
people are still charitable for the most part
love still exists, I guess




3. three things you wish you had the power to do to change the messed up things

eradicate poverty
stop the war in Iraq
cure the root causes of violence

4. three best candidates for President of the US in 08

John McCain
Hilary-not sure
John Edwards, possibly


5. three things you'd like for Christmas or whatever holiday you celebrate

some measure of inner peace
a movie gift card
a one way ticket to somewhere warm and beautiful

6. three things that are on your mind today

my dog's vet appointment
why I care about certain people who probably aren't really worth it
self doubts about said people



7 three qualities that bother you most about people

arrogance/lack of humility

insensitivity

pettiness

8 three qualities you like most in people

sensitivity

genuine kindness

humility

9 three things that could make the world a much better place in 06

peace
greater wealth for the poor. less for the rich
more women in power


10 three worst world events in 05

all the hurricanes
the war in Iraq
torture of human beings

11 three best world events in 05

how people responded to the hurricane survivors

God, I can't even think of two others..



12 three things you are afraid to do

be honest w/ people I need and want to be honest with, speak my mind about certain things

take risks

be who I am and not give a damn what anyone thinks

13 three things you wish you didn't do in the past year

get involved w/ certain people

spend so much time on the internet/be so lazy

beat myself up so much



14 three things you have to do before you die

ride a horse

kiss a really hot man

get back to Ireland once more



15 three TV programs you can't miss

Lost

Boston Legal

Commander In Chief

16 three movies you want to see

Walk The Line

Brokeback Mountain

Hotel Rwanda





17 three threads from FYM in 05 that have stayed in your mind, for better or for worse

Dreadsox's breast thread

my breast thread

all the suck ass threads I made

18 three best compliments that someone can give you

that I'm nice

that I'm reasonably intelligent

that I matter in even the slightest way

19 three most influential figures in world history, for better or worse

Jesus

Martin Luther King

Hitler-hopefully pure EVIL like that makes people truly never want it to happen again


20 add your own question for the next person to answer

 

[BVS]

1. three things you think are the most messed up in the world right now

1. poverty
2. intolerance
3. greed

2. three things you think are great in the world right now

1. Those that are trying to make a difference and reach out to the less forturnate.
2. Good parents
3. Teachers

3. three things you wish you had the power to do to change the messed up things

'People have the power'


7 three qualities that bother you most about people

1. greed
2. intolerance
3. ignorance

8 three qualities you like most in people

1. love
2. empathy
3. the ability to give.

10 three worst world events in 05

1. Bush still in power
2. War
3. AIDS/ poverty

11 three best world events in 05

1. Those coming out to help the victims of the hurricanes.
2. Those acting out for peace


13 three things you wish you didn't do in the past year

"Regrets, I've had a few, but then again too few too mention."

15 three TV programs you can't miss

I guess Lost is the only one I really watch on a regular basis.

16 three movies you want to see

1. Walk the Line

17 three threads from FYM in 05 that have stayed in your mind, for better or for worse

1. All the 'breasts' threads

 

[Liesje]

1. three things you think are the most messed up in the world right now

poverty
third world debt
no treatments/cure/relief availble for those with diseases like AIDS and malaria

2. three things you think are great in the world right now

high-speed internet
communications in general - I can e-mail people I met in Africa and they will recieve it immediately, instead of a letter which would take months or get confiscated and never make it
global markets

3. three things you wish you had the power to do to change the messed up things

make people care about others
make people accountable for their actions
make people re-think their priorities

4. three best candidates for President of the US in 08

Obama, dunno, dunno (sorry, not that into politics)

5. three things you'd like for Christmas or whatever holiday you celebrate

and iPod..waaaaay too expensive, so realistically, Love Actually DVD (love that movie, especially at Christmas), the new U2 DVD, a new pair of jeans

6. three things that are on your mind today

accounting exam
our broken thermostat
wanting Cleveland U2 tickets

7 three qualities that bother you most about people

people who always find something negative about everything
people who spend more time trying to make their friends/family feel guilty or feel sorry for them than trying to be positive and have fun
people who have no sense of personal responsibility and accountability

8 three qualities you like most in people

people who are approachable in a genuine way
people who can ignore unwarranted criticism and do positive things instead
people who know what it's like to do a hard day's work

9 three things that could make the world a much better place in 06

eliminate those in question number 1

10 three worst world events in 05

the major natural disasters, the war in iraq still going on, getting pretty much nowhere on third world hunger/debt/disease

11 three best world events in 05

Vertigo Tour
um.........2005 has sucked....

12 three things you are afraid to do

touch spiders
bungee jump
dance

13 three things you wish you didn't do in the past year

got too sunburnt
drank too much soda
ran out of time to exercise

14 three things you have to do before you die

own a Coke Icee machine
pet a cheetah
go back to East Africa

15 three TV programs you can't miss

Extreme Makeover Home Edition
Intervention
any show about cheetahs

16 three movies you want to see

the new Harry Potter
the new one coming out about the woman miner and the sexual harassment...can't remember the name
Chronicles of Narnia

17 three threads from FYM in 05 that have stayed in your mind, for better or for worse

I don't really know...

18 three best compliments that someone can give you

practical
responsible
competent

19 three most influential figures in world history, for better or worse

Jesus, Ghandi, MLK Jr.

20 add your own question for the next person to answer

three favorite animals

 

[foray]

three favorite animals

large dogs, butterflies, dolphins

1. three things you think are the most messed up in the world right now

- How human-centric our ways of living are, with regards to the meat industry, logging, development, energy and water consumption...
- How I saw human roadkill the other day and felt Not Much (desensitized because road accident deaths number the hundreds every holiday season)
- Sexual and racial discrimination

2. three things you think are great in the world right now

- The ozone layer is shrinking, and this is a direct cause of all that lobbying that started in the 80s
- That gays and trannies can be respected in countries as varied as Thailand, New Zealand and India
- That my (for want of a better term) soulmate is still alive despite being diagnosed with terminal disease in the past

3. three things you wish you had the power to do to change the messed up things

- Be one of those officials who have the power not to give okays to development plans
- Have the power to nip corruption in the bud so that we don't have driving schools that give out licenses due to bribes
- Write a book that will change the world's thinking

4. three best candidates for President of the US in 08

- Hilary Rodham Clinton x3

5. three things you'd like for Christmas or whatever holiday you celebrate

- The new Kate Bush album
- U2's new album (don't hurt me! I haven't bought a new CD all year )
- A plane ticket and concert ticket to see my favourite band, or Tori Amos

6. three things that are on your mind today

- A new series of drawings I'm working on for upcoming shows next month
- How much people annoy me
- What a grumpy, irritable and moody shit I can be

7 three qualities that bother you most about people

- Mindless religiosity, especially when it comes to regarding gays a certain way
- People who don't read the news
- Having my views misunderstood by them

8 three qualities you like most in people

- Eccentricity and charisma together
- "
- Authenticity, also in the Heidegerian sense

9 three things that could make the world a much better place in 06

- Reconciliation between Israel & Palestine : /
- Bush stepping down : /
- Tori Amos touring Asia

10 three worst world events in 05

- Katrina & the S.A. earthquake
- London bombings, right after the Olympics announcements
- The Haze in S.E.A.

11 three best world events in 05

- Donation pledges
- Annette Messager winning Best Pavillion at Venice Biennale
- Harold Pinter winning the Nobel... that was pretty cool

12 three things you are afraid to do

- Tell you my name, address, telephone number

13 three things you wish you didn't do in the past year

- Disassociate myself from my own life
- Mention "fellatio" to my friend's prim Chinese mother
- Wear black undies with my cream wedding dress

14 three things you have to do before you die

- Find peace
- Have exhibitions around the world
- Complete my memoir

15 three TV programs you can't miss

- nil

16 three movies you want to see

- The Constant Gardener
- Three Extremes
- Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire

17 three threads from FYM in 05 that have stayed in your mind, for better or for worse

- The thread about karma
- The thread about rougerum
- The Meditation Of The Day

18 three best compliments that someone can give you

Huh? What's been said this year, anyway
- I'm highly intelligent
- I have a way with words
- I'm charismatic

19 three most influential figures in world history, for better or worse

- Hitler
- Rosa Parks
- Oscar Wilde

20 add your own question for the next person to answer

-----> Well, do YOU think Stephen Fry is hot?


foray

 

[Angela Harlem]

1. three things you think are the most messed up in the world right now
-the pressing issues in the environment which no one seems to give 2 tosses about
-bush/america's cococolanisation/australia's following suit
-society/the world becoming more divided as time passes, more complacent/too tired to care

2. three things you think are great in the world right now
-the sun keeps rising
-people are still in love and love
-spring

3. three things you wish you had the power to do to change the messed up things
-write laws
-force distribution of wealth/resources/assets
-force knowledge and desire to protect everything we take for granted

4. three best candidates for President of the US in 08
pfffft.

5. three things you'd like for Christmas or whatever holiday you celebrate
-healthy family
-happy family
-a dali calendar

6. three things that are on your mind today
-end of semester
-pending break
-the cause of my daughter's squealing....

7 three qualities that bother you most about people
-ignorance/stupidity
-indifference/coldness/lack of compassion
-ego

8 three qualities you like most in people
-compassion
-humour
-knowledge

9 three things that could make the world a much better place in 06
-for the world to slow down, to stop rushing
-eradication of violence
-hope

10 three worst world events in 05


11 three best world events in 05


12 three things you are afraid to do
-skydive/bungee jump/climb a ladder, etc
-try and fail
-succeed

13 three things you wish you didn't do in the past year
-trade the xr8 for a european made holden
-mess up various things

14 three things you have to do before you die
-raise a happy, healthy family
-enter the archibald
-see things

15 three TV programs you can't miss
-none

16 three movies you want to see
-the new potter
-no idea of the rest

17 three threads from FYM in 05 that have stayed in your mind, for better or for worse
-i have a wonderful mental blank

18 three best compliments that someone can give you
-well done
-thank you
-laughter

19 three most influential figures in world history, for better or worse
-cant pick, lol

20 add your own question for the next person to answer
-cant think, lol

 

[dandy]

i saw this this morning but didn't have time to get to this until now. here goes...

1. three things you think are the most messed up in the world right now

needless human suffering because of our own arrogance and greediness
global expoitation of women in all its insidious forms
the billions of dollars that will be spent on throwaway christmas gifts over the next month-consumerism at its gluttonous worst

2. three things you think are great in the world right now

my friends who pick me up when i'm down and out
the countless people who are quietly making the world a better and more livable place
the pumpkin cheesecake i bought at the market

3. three things you wish you had the power to do to change the messed up things

HIV/AIDS
extreme poverty
intolerance

4. three best candidates for President of the US in 08

whoever this person is, they've got their hands full

5. three things you'd like for Christmas or whatever holiday you celebrate

books
books
books

6. three things that are on your mind today

work
i need to start my holiday festivities stuff soon
the impending election here in canada

7 three qualities that bother you most about people

arrogance
willful ignorance
apathy

8 three qualities you like most in people

sense of humour
intelligence about themselves and the people around them
being comfortable in one's own skin

9 three things that could make the world a much better place in 06

the impeachment of bush
steven harper not being prime minister of canada
the sky's the limit, if we'd just make up our minds

10 three worst world events in 05

katrina/wilma/all the other hurricanes
pakistan earthquake and the failure to deliver sufficient humanitarian assistance
the thousands of nameless people who died of poverty

11 three best world events in 05

the outpouring of help for the hurricane survivors, i suppose
it's sad that i'm at a loss for two more...

12 three things you are afraid to do

live up to my full potential
go to europe all by my bad self
fail

13 three things you wish you didn't do in the past year

i don't do regret, baby.

14 three things you have to do before you die

visit the anne frank house
go to delhi with my best friend who's from there


15 three TV programs you can't miss

the hour with george stroumboloupolous (you people without cbc are missing out )
sex and the city reruns?
i don't watch a lot of telly

16 three movies you want to see

water
goodbye lenin


17 three threads from FYM in 05 that have stayed in your mind, for better or for worse

the infamous breast thread
the thread about the pick up artists in the purple cordouroy jumpsuits
a few of the threads that got some deserving recipients banned

18 three best compliments that someone can give you

that i'm a gifted writer
that i'm real
that i'm not too scary

19 three most influential figures in world history, for better or worse

hitler
nelson mandela
the early feminists who kicked off the revolution

20 add your own question for the next person to answer

what's your favourite book and why?

 

[Earnie Shavers]

- The Constant Gardener

Seen it, very very good.

As you were.

 

[foray]

Seen it, very very good.

As you were.

You did not answer my question

foray

 

[Earnie Shavers]

Ummm... what question?

 

[A_Wanderer]

1. three things you think are the most messed up in the world right now

a) Cosmology
b) Islamic Countries
c) Communism

2. three things you think are great in the world right now

a) Mean global climate
b) Resources upswing
c) Oil Stocks

3. three things you wish you had the power to do to change the messed up things

a) Iraqi army training levels.
b) Remove trade barriers between nations
c) Build space elevator

4. three best candidates for President of the US in 08

a) John McCain
b) Rudolph Giuliani
c) Dr. Condoleeza Rice

5. three things you'd like for Christmas or whatever holiday you celebrate

a) Modified A2 goatskin bomber jacket (being made up as we speak)
b) Scuba gear
c) New fedora

6. three things that are on your mind today

a) Food
b) Shelter
c) Sex

7 three qualities that bother you most about people

a) Sociopathic tendencies
b) Passive Self Righteousness
c) The human condition

8 three qualities you like most in people

a) Individuality
b) Self interest
c) Ingenuity

9 three things that could make the world a much better place in 06

a) Revolution in Iran
b) Reduction/Removal of EU farm subsidies matched by a US reduction
c) DDT

10 three worst world events in 05

a) Pakistani Earthquake
b) Ongoing genoicde in Darfur
c) Kyoto Protocol Enacted

11 three best world events in 05

a) Cassini-Huygens
b) Cedar Revolution
c) Iraqi Parliamentary Elections

12 three things you are afraid to do

Haven't faced any fears recently.

13 three things you wish you didn't do in the past year

For the last time, I didn't say that all leftists should be shot, I said that they deserve to be shot.

14 three things you have to do before you die

a) Travel the world
b) Standup for liberty however I may
c) Pay back HECS debt

15 three TV programs you can't miss

a) Arrested Development
b) Penn and Teller: Bullsh*t!
c) The Colbert Report

16 three movies you want to see

a) Sequel to Serenity
b) Red Dwarf: The Movie
c) Gunner Palace

17 three threads from FYM in 05 that have stayed in your mind, for better or for worse

There are rules against referencing locked threads, in a completely unrelated matter I like this cartoon on Cox and Forkum.

18 three best compliments that someone can give you

a) Yeah, that may be but <insert stupid appeal to emotion here>
b) Skeptic!
c)


19 three most influential figures in world history, for better or worse

a) Hammurabi
b) Julius Caesar
c) Mohammed ~ as an historical figure.

All of these balance with time passed and how they effect the world and peoples actions within it. Without Mohammed there would be no Islam: no crusades, no moorish conquest of Spain, no inquisition etc. History would have played out entirely differently were it not for infinite number of exact conditions being met.

I would like to raise the issue of Hitler, without Hitler I think that Stalin would have filled the void just as well.

 

[Angela Harlem]

Ummm... what question?

what's your favourite book, and why?

 

[foray]

Akchully, it was do you think Stephen Fry is hot stuff or not

 

[Angela Harlem]

doh, so it was. i dont know who stephen fry is, but im guessing he is haaawt. or even just hot. perhaps good looking in an ordinary kind of way, the way which was acceptable before the internet created excessive exaggeration to prove a point?

 

[VertigoGal]

1. three things you think are the most messed up in the world right now
-poverty, as usual
-the fact that, with all the f**ked up diseases and natural disasters in the world, we are still killing each other
-all the f**ked up diseases and natural disasters

2. three things you think are great in the world right now
-i feel like the world is still moving forward in terms of advancing democracy and opportunity...at least moreso than it ever has
-bbc tells me wars are "less frequent, less deadly" these days
-science and technology

3. three things you wish you had the power to do to change the messed up things
-be god

4. three best candidates for President of the US in 08
-john mccain
-that warner guy


5. three things you'd like for Christmas or whatever holiday you celebrate
-an ipod!
-some new clothes
-....

6. three things that are on your mind today
-sudoku puzzles kick ass
-i procrastinate way too much
-i waste way too much time on interland

7 three qualities that bother you most about people
-selfishness/greed
-unexcusable stupidity and ignorance
-sense of entitlement

8 three qualities you like most in people
-sense of humor
-sensitivity
-reasonable intelligence

9 three things that could make the world a much better place in 06
-a stabilized iraq
-a hint of democracy in china
-increased licensing and availability of generics for drugs for aids and other diseases

10 three worst world events in 05
-kashmir earthquake
-what seemed like (possibly due to the media) constant terrorist attacks on innocent people
-???


11 three best world events in 05
-iraqi elections
-revolutions in the ukraine and lebanon
-relative ceasefire in israel/palestine

12 three things you are afraid to do
-die
-have someone close to me die
-witness a death

13 three things you wish you didn't do in the past year
-eat so much chocolate (i'll regret it when i'm 40, etc...)
-i wish i took my poor dog on a few more walks
-said some things to my mom i wish i could take back around the start of the year...

14 three things you have to do before you die
-see u2 live (hopefully i won't die before this saturday)
-travel around europe and visit all the motherlands (where the ancestors are from)
-skydive?

15 three TV programs you can't miss
-daily show
-simpsons
-the news?

16 three movies you want to see
-new harry potter!
-i honestly can't think...

17 three threads from FYM in 05 that have stayed in your mind, for better or for worse
-seeing as i never ventured into the breast threads...

18 three best compliments that someone can give you
-saying they missed me
-intelligent
-that i have a sense of perspective

19 three most influential figures in world history, for better or worse
-jesus
-marx
-mohammed

fav animals
-dogs
-lions (well the ones in the lion king...)
-homo sapiens...actually, on second thought, i prefer apes

fav book
-the giving tree...i don't think i need to explain why (and yes, it's partly cos i don't read much intellectual stuff compared to people here, but the giving tree is really great anyway)

for my new question....
which book do you plan on reading soon?
personally, i really want to read "reading lolita in tehran"...a lot of people have told me it's awesome.

 

[dandy]

fav book
-the giving tree...i don't think i need to explain why (and yes, it's partly cos i don't read much intellectual stuff compared to people here, but the giving tree is really great anyway)

for my new question....
which book do you plan on reading soon?
personally, i really want to read "reading lolita in tehran"...a lot of people have told me it's awesome.

i love the giving tree. simple, eloquent, and to the point.

i just finished reading lolita in tehran, and it was indeed awesome.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

didn't answer all of 'em... but gave it a shot.

1. three things you think are the most messed up in the world right now
--religious fundamentalism
--political idealism
--aids

2. three things you think are great in the world right now
--freedom

3. three things you wish you had the power to do to change the messed up things
--eliminate organized religion

4. three best candidates for President of the US in 08
--giuliani
--mccain
--leiberman

5. three things you'd like for Christmas or whatever holiday you celebrate
--my student loans paid off

6. three things that are on your mind today
--basketball... today's the first day of public school practice in new york state (i coach)
--u2... less than a week till i'm back on the floor at MSG
--work... and how much my coworkers (or just one of 'em) is pissing me off

7 three qualities that bother you most about people
--honesty, or lack there of
--ideological pricks who slide right down party lines, never thinking on their own
--vanity

8 three qualities you like most in people
--humility
--free thought
--sense of humor

9 three things that could make the world a much better place in 06
--"i know it's already been sung, can't be said enough... love is all you need, all you need... is love."
--reformation on the united nations into a body that can actually accomplish something
--manny ramirez being traded to the mets

10 three worst world events in 05
--kashmir earthquake
--never ending terrorism
--lack of humanity

11 three best world events in 05
--vertigo world tour
--still waiting for the rest...

12 three things you are afraid to do
--needles of all kind... be it getting a shot, having blood drawn, tattoos, etc.
--visit the neverland ranch

13 three things you wish you didn't do in the past year
--spend so much money

14 three things you have to do before you die
--step foot on the court at madison square garden... done
--meet bono... done
--beat amityville (don't ask)... not done

15 three TV programs you can't miss
--CSI
--Family Guy
--Other stuff...

16 three movies you want to see
--jarhead

17 three threads from FYM in 05 that have stayed in your mind, for better or for worse
--none

18 three best compliments that someone can give you
--you don't smell

19 three most influential figures in world history, for better or worse
--ts'ai lun
--johannes gutenberg
--ooga booga caveman who invented the wheel

fav animals
--dog
--ostrach
--penguin

fav book
---debt of honor, tom clancy

for my new question....
which book do you plan on reading soon?
--wooden on leadership by john wooden and whatever ghost writer he got

 

[MrsSpringsteen]

Even though I was just kidding, I retract my kiss thing..at least I say I want it to be a genuinely GOOD and decent guy who treats me the way I want to be treated. I don't care what he looks like as long as I can have that.

Actually I'd rather have a kiss from a dolphin/swim with one. I've always wanted to do that. The dolphin would probably be a better kisser and easier to deal with anyway..

 

[Dismantled]

1. three things you think are the most messed up in the world right now

The Middle East and everything about it
Disease
The Weather

2. three things you think are great in the world right now

Everything except ^those are great

3. three things you wish you had the power to do to change the messed up things

?
4. three best candidates for President of the US in 08

Rudy G.
McCain
Condi

5. three things you'd like for Christmas or whatever holiday you celebrate

clothes
pottery wheel

6. three things that are on your mind today

work
Virgin Islands
U2 show

7 three qualities that bother you most about people

rudeness
selfishness
lazy
immaturity

8 three qualities you like most in people
humor
kindness
openmind

9 three things that could make the world a much better place in 06

Cure disease
more giving less taking
getting rid of terrorists

10 three worst world events in 05

Hurricanes
Iraq
Terrorism

11 three best world events in 05

my wedding wasn't a world event but it was mine
U2 tour



12 three things you are afraid to do

Fly
Die
Have someone I know die

13 three things you wish you didn't do in the past year

I regret nothing

14 three things you have to do before you die

I think I am doing it...

15 three TV programs you can't miss

eh..I can miss em..TV blows

16 three movies you want to see

hate movies

17 three threads from FYM in 05 that have stayed in your mind, for better or for worse

I try not to think about FYM....

18 three best compliments that someone can give you

your werid
your funny
you married a great guy

19 three most influential figures in world history, for better or worse

Bono
Rosa Parks
Ghandi

20 add your own question for the next person to answer [/B][/QUOTE]

 

[Irvine511]

which book do you plan on reading soon?

The Line of Beauty

1. three things you think are the most messed up in the world right now

... the legislated subjugation of women in many countries
... religious fundamentalism of all stripes across all religions
... those with the least to lose always seem to lose the most

2. three things you think are great in the world right now

... the internet/communications
... the hubris of the current Republican Party has set it up for a Shakespearian fall, and it is a joy to watch and it can only mean good things for the US and the rest of the world
... medical advancements

3. three things you wish you had the power to do to change the messed up things

... educate and empower women across the world
... untie the deadly strands of humiliation, sense of injustice, feelings of powerlessness and religous absolutism so that suicide bombings/attacks become relics of a more barbarous age

4. three best candidates for President of the US in 08



i would imagine they aren't politicians.

5. three things you'd like for Christmas or whatever holiday you celebrate

... a trip to Australia to SCUBA the GBR
... a shiny iPod
... a new laptop

6. three things that are on your mind today

... how slow work is right now, yet when i'm not busy is when i'm most anxious
... how i want a new job and need to network, network, network!
... who am i and what am i doing with my life?

7 three qualities that bother you most about people

... passive/aggressive tendencies
... indifference to the feelings of others
... those who revel in the misfortunes of others or find it funny

8 three qualities you like most in people

... basic kindness
... curiosity
... enthusiasm for new ideas, experiences, places, and people

9 three things that could make the world a much better place in 06

... the successful management of Iraq so that the US can leave and the Iraqis can take over and a moderately successful Arab democracy can arise from this mess we've made
... the distribution of free AIDS drugs, free contraception and condoms, mandatory education and the destruction of certain cultural practices and beliefs across Africa and through India, China, and Russia
... the impeachment of George W. Bush followed by a period of the US trying to make amends for the disaster of his presidency

10 three worst world events in 05

... Pakistan earthquake
... continuing genocide in Darfour
... the "global warming needs more study!" as an excuse not to study but to do nothing about the problem; of course it needs study, but that's a freaking excuse for no one to do anything

11 three best world events in 05

... response to tsunami/hurrican victims
... any number of medical advancements
... the waning influence of the "Religious Right" as the Republicans see first how wrong and embarassing and politically destructive it is to bend over to their every demand

12 three things you are afraid to do

... skydive
... drive without a seatbelt
... fully commit myself to a relationship, for right now


13 three things you wish you didn't do in the past year

... argue with my roommate about stupid things like who finished the vodka
... hook up with my roommate's brother
... can't think of anything else ...

14 three things you have to do before you die

... spend a year traveling the globe
... adopt a child with a loving, committed spouse (because we will be married)
... create something of cultural worth


15 three TV programs you can't miss

... six feet under (oh, i will miss it)
... the daily show
... the sopranos

16 three movies you want to see

... brokeback mountain
... capote
... rent

17 three threads from FYM in 05 that have stayed in your mind, for better or for worse

... it feels like, in here, the issue of gay marriage has been all but settled; i think that bodes well for society
... my "ask the homosexual" thread -- very emotional and healing for me, thanks to all who participated
... the numerous threads that have elucidated the complexity and diversity of what one means when one says "i am a christian"

18 three best compliments that someone can give you

... you are gentle
... you are thoughtful
... damn, you look good in those Mavi jeans

19 three most influential figures in world history, for better or worse

... Einstein
... Hitler
... Oppenheimer
... JesusMohammadAbraham

20 what is your favorite curse word/phrase?

... ah, fuck me

 

[MrsSpringsteen]

I can't believe I forgot about the "ask the homosexual" thread. That was so fantastic, so I change my answer on that one too.

 

[BonosSaint]

1. Messed up:

Desensitizing
Greed
Celebration of mediocrity
Non accountability

2. Right

1. More international awareness
2. Freer access to information
3. Still trying to think of a third.

3. What I'd like the power to do

1. Teach people how to think instead of what to think
2. For people to respect each other for what they do
instead of who they are or what they own.
3. Put people in charge who actually know how to do
things.

4. Best candidate for President

I like Irvine's answer, although I have some affection
for McCain.

5. Christmas

1. Every bootleg and unreleased song in existence
for Neil Young.
2. Fling with James Spader
3. A long vacation
(oh yeah and that peace and love thing)

6. On my mind

1. Wish I could write that book I always wanted to
write.
2. I wish I could speak another language fluently.
3. Assorted worries and regrets.

7. Qualities about people that bother me the most

1. Entitlement complex
2. Inflexibility of thought
3. Disrespect for people they consider beneath them.

8. What do I like

1. Basic generosity
2. The difference between one on one communication
as opposed to social communication
3. Flirting

9. Make the world a better place

1. Actual democratic participation instead of theoretical
participation.
2. Governments who tell the people the truth.
3. The patience for longterm gain instead of shortterm
show.

10. Worst World Events

Too many to count.

11. Three best

1. Medical advancements
2. US actually becoming aware there may be other
countries out there.
3. Global response to tragedy

12. Three things afraid to do

1. Driving phobia. Wish I could just take off and
drive anywhere in any conditions.
2. Standing and speaking in front of small or large groups
(I'm mouthy enough otherwise)
3. Show vulnerability

13. Things I wish I hadn't done

1. Lied
2. Acted passive-agressive, when if my ego or
sense of self hadn't gotten in the way, I
might be heading more toward the way I want
to be.
3. Gave more time to things I don't really care about
than I did to things I do.
(However, I probably reget the things I didn't do
just as much)

14. Three things I have to do before I die

1. Live a couple of years at least in Canada.
2. Write a book that pleases me
3. Learn openness

15. Three shows I can't miss

1. Boston Legal
2. CSI Las Vegas
(Uh, I don't watch anything else really)

16. Three movies I want to see

1. Capote
2. That Johnny Cash one
3. Maybe Brokeback Mountain

17. Don't know if I can recall specific threads. I remember
discussions. Too many threads that ended up just
where they started. A few that actually went somewhere.
Shit. This is terrible. For all the time I spent in this
forum, I can't remember shit. I remember people's points
of view and what lines were drawn. But I do remember
posts that changed my point of view on something. (I don't
even remember the threads I started.) Well, I guess I'm
finally learning how to be more in the moment.) I do
remember the Spader pics though.

18. The three best compliments someone can give me.

1. I'm funny.
2. I'm honest
3. I brought out a perspective they hadn't thought of.

19. Three Most Influential

Irvine had good picks. I'll go with those. (I'm getting
tired.

Curse word/phrase

"Fuck this shit."

Favorite animals: horses, dogs, cats, squirrels, birds

Book I plan to read: Michener's Mexico

Who is Stephen Fry?

20. What book do you wish you'd written or move you wish
you'd made and why?

Thanks, Mrs. S. This is the first thread I've felt like participating in in a while. Enjoyed it.

 

[MrsSpringsteen]

Well thanks Bono's Saint, and thanks for participating. You're my best FYM friend

a fling w/ James Spader wouldn't be bad either come to think of it

that's another fear I have, I'm terrified of public speaking

 

[MrsSpringsteen]

sorry, I forgot to answer your question

what move do I wish I had made and why? I wish I had been nicer to a guy years ago who truly cared about me and treated me w/ kindness and respect instead of falling for men who don't do that and never will

physical move-I wish I had moved to some deserted island somewhere, as long as the others from Lost weren't there


Curse word/phrase

F you, some people I'd really like to say that to right now



Favorite animals: dogs, deer

Book I plan to read: Until I Find You by John Irving, it's been sitting on my shelf for months..Teacher Man by Frank McCourt

 

[BonosSaint]

When you read the new John Irving book, let me know if you like it. I was kind of disappointed. Always enjoy your threads. You always add a personal touch that is sometimes lacking in FYM.
I'm not usually the warm and fuzzy type but for you I definitely make an exception.

If you're interested, I did another parody in Pleba Fiction.

 

[MrsSpringsteen]

well thanks, that's such a nice compliment

I read your parody, it is simply brilliant

 

[hiphop]

interesting. impressive. writers.. early feminists.. respect..

dont have the nerve to reply in detail right now.. sunday and I need sleep? maybe another time.

 

[BonosSaint]

Thanks. There is a vast area of total nonseriousness in me and the parodies give me a chance to play. Bono's a piece of cake to parody. Edge a little bit harder. And I don't know enough quirky information about Larry and Adam to do too much with them.

Actually, to get back to your topic. One of the things I most regret: I don't play enough. Kind of why I participate less now in FYM or the rest of the site unless I find the topics fun. I was getting too serious.