Bandwagon Jumper

Mostly because I don't have the time to put together a standalone Blog post.

THE BASICS...

1. Name as it appears on your birth certificate? David 'Archangel' 'Son-of-Lis'.
2. Nicknames? None
3. Number of candles that appeared on your last birthday cake? 3 I think.
4. Date of birth? 3 September 1980
5. Starsign? Double virgo
6. Pets? nope
7. Height? 6'2"
8. Weight? Around 210 lbs
9. Eye colour? Blue-green
10. Hair colour? Dark brown
11. Piercing? Nope
12. Tattoos? None Yet
13. Birthplace? Edmonton, Alberta
14. Do you have a job? Yes
15. Do you have any lookalikes? I've been told that I look like all kinds of people, but none that really stick out.

HAVE YOU OR HAVEN'T YOU...

16. Been in love before? No
17. Been drunk? sure
18. Been so drunk you passed out? nope
19. Been involved in a car crash? a couple
20. Had the drink Calypso Breeze? Sounds like a feminine hygiene product
21. Been toilet-papered? ... do people actually do that?
22. Tried Marijuana? Yup
23. Gone skinny-dipping? Nope
24. Dyed your hair? Yea, but not for years now
25. Been handcuffed? No
26. Been convicted of a crime? No
27. Stolen anything from someone else? I used to be a bit of a klepto, but only from convenience and book stores. Never from anyone that I knew. And not at all in the last 15 years or so. Except for work when I was working at Starbucks
28. Stolen anything from a hotel room? Nope
29. Voluntarily looked at pornography? Bwhahaha! No, I was forced at gunpoint
30. Started a rumour to hurt someone else? No

RANDOM QUESTIONS...

31. What was the name of your childhood blanket? It didn't have a name
32. Which single store would you choose to go on a shopping spree in? Dunno, I'm not much of a shopper
33. What do you do most often when you are bored? I'm rarely bored. Daydreaming is good fun.
34. What words or phrases do you overuse? 'Shits and giggles", "Exactly", too many others
35. Pet hates?
36. Best things?
37. Bedtime? 9:30-10 ish during the week, whenever on the weekend.
38. Most philosophical thought? Timor animum necat
39. If you could have a starring role in any TV show, which would you choose? My own cooking show, but I'd be wearing a Daft Punk helmet..
40. If you had three wishes, what would they be? That's a tough one. Material freedom, the ability to control my ageing as desired, about another 40 "social/emotional" IQ points.
41. What's your worst nightmare? Aphasia
42. Your most hated school subject? Before university? Gym. At univeristy? Other than some pretty loose guidelines I was able to make my own schedule, so I enjoyed pretty well everything. Physical chem and advanced organic were tough, but fascinating (especially the labs).
43. Which is more important, sex, love or friendship? ... moving on to the next question ...
44. What would be the first thing you would do to change the world? I'll expand on spork's reply: no more desire to partake in organized religion. Suppressing religions only makes them stronger, but proper education can kill them.
45. Do you watch Big Brother? I don't really watch TV. Just pre-recorded Simpsons/Futurama/IT crowd and occasionally some BSG.
46. What do you think of reality TV? The last nail in the coffin for TV, at least for me. And it really makes me lose confidence in modern humanity.
47. Which celeb would you most like to sleep with? Just sex? Not really my thing, but if someone was holding a gun to my head then probably Marisa Miller.
48. Are you a virgin? ...
49. How often do you surf the net? How often do I not?
50. What are four unusual facts about yourself that most people don't know? I spent a year at Lutheran seminary before coming out as an atheist (although still not to my parents ); I'm a pretty good cook, but my sense of smell is far less sensitive than most people's; I'm deeply opposed to the idea of having kids, but love children and secretly think that I'd be a pretty good father; I had plans in my early 20s to found and promote a nihilist/protest political party on the national level-- it got as far as getting the application to form a new party, but when I saw how much it would cost if I didn't get the minimum number of votes to stay 'official', I abandoned the plan.

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As such, I still hold that representational democracy is deeply flawed as a system of governance if the goal is to have 'the people' determine policy. If the goal is to have a ruling elite determine policy, then it is an excellent system as it fosters apathy and the belief that people are in control, when in fact they are simply choosing one member of the elite over another.
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Surveys are fun!
 
3/4 oz. Cruzan Estate Diamond
Rum
3/4 oz. Cruzan Vanilla Rum
1 oz. Cruzan Coconut Rum
1/2 oz. amaretto
4 oz. pineapple juice
3 dashes peach bitters
Pour all into a shaker filled with ice.
Shake well with ice and strain
into a Martini glass

I had to look it up. I still wouldn't be drinking a drink that sounds like a douche!
 
Yay the trend is spreading!

And I'm glad I've found someone else who says "shits and giggles" too. :)
 
My far too awesome coworker/boss said it once one day, and I nearly shat myself with surprise. For some reason, I thought that it was quite obscure, and that few people said it. Now I can't say it at work without looking like a copycat.

She also stole 'boo-urns', but I just can't get upset about it. Any lady who can pull off referential humour as nonchalantly as her should be rewarded.
 
Yay for Canadians! :) Oh, and a nihilist political party would be very interesting. It's too bad that people seem to love rules and morality...

I find myself incapable of imagining what that woul be like in practice!
 
The idea behind the party is that someone would run in every riding, and my a vote for party would be essentially be a 'none of the above' vote. A means of registering dissatisfaction with every person running in your riding. Sort of like how spoiling your ballot used to be counted as a sort of protest vote, except that now they just consider spoiled ballots to be the work of morons who can't figure out how to put a check in a box.

Sometimes I regret not going through with it, especially when I only see the Cons, Libs and NDP on the ballot. The cons and libs are basically two sides of the same coin, and the NDP are more than a little too trade-unionist for my liking. The greens are cool, but since there is no proportional representation (all strictly riding-representational) in Canada, we won't be seeing any significant number of greens elected any time soon. Especially where I'm located.
 
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