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57 Macrolog entries tagged with ‘memes’
Friday Five #59 Fri 23 Jan 2004
*At this moment, what is your favorite...* *1. ...song?* At this very moment it's Pretend I'm Sleeping by The Sick Lipstick, from their unbelievable debut album Sting Sting Sting. Ask me this same question a few hours from now, however,...
Friday Five #58 Fri 26 Sep 2003
*1. Who is your favorite singer/musician? Why?* Who? Mike Watt. Why? The answer is impossible to explain adequately. The best I can do is this -- read his website, listen to his music, and make up your own mind. *2....
Friday Five #57 Fri 08 Aug 2003
*1. What's the last place you traveled to, outside your own home state/country?* I haven't been out of the country since I went to Canada in the spring of 2002. That might sound like a long time to you, but...
Friday Five #56 Fri 25 Jul 2003
*1. If your life were a movie, what would the title be?* I was thinking _It's Not Easy Being Me: The M. Ellis Conroy Story_. But on second thoughts, that's a bit too movie-of-the-week-ish, dontcha think? Okay, howsabout _Being MacDara...
Friday Five #55 Sun 08 Jun 2003
*1. How many times have you truly been in love?* Truly in love? Just once. Right now. 2. What was/is so great about the person you love(d) the most? I couldn't even begin to put my finger on it exactly....
Friday Five #54 Sat 31 May 2003
*1. What do you most want to be remembered for?* I want to be remembered for having contributed something of note to the cultural sphere, having earned and gained the respect of my peers. I would also like to be...
Friday Five #53 Fri 16 May 2003
http://fridayfive.org/ *1. What drinking water do you prefer -- tap, bottle, purifier, etc.?* I like my water chilled and filtered, but I don't drink straight water very often; I usually drink it in cola form. When I was working though,...
Friday Five #52 Fri 09 May 2003
http://fridayfive.org/ *1. Would you consider yourself an organized person? Why or why not?* Yes, and no. I go through spurts of super-organisation, then I kind of let the fields grow fallow for a while, and then get all super-organised again....
Friday Five #51 Fri 11 Apr 2003
http://fridayfive.org/ *1. What was the first band you saw in concert?* I remember when I was very young, like 5 or 6 years old, at some free music festival in St. Anne's Park. The Lark in the Park or something...
Friday Five #50 Fri 28 Mar 2003
http://fridayfive.org/ *1. What was your most memorable moment from the last week?* My most memorable moment was probably the Blood Brothers gig last night. (More on that later.) *2. What one person touched your life this week?* Since the weekend,...
Friday Five #49 Fri 21 Mar 2003
http://fridayfive.org/ *1. If you had the chance to meet someone you've never met, from the past or present, who would it be?* There are so many. I would love to meet Mike Watt. If I could go back in time,...
Friday Five #48 Sat 15 Mar 2003
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. Do you like talking on the phone? Why or why not? I used to hate talking on the phone. I particularly hated calling people I don't know. I don't feel that way so much anymore, but I do...
Friday Five #47 Sat 08 Mar 2003
http://fridayfive.org/ *1. What was the last song you heard?* 'We Like Having These Things' by Numbers, from their debut album Numbers Life on tigerbeat6. Numbers are a great art-punk band from San Francisco with a Moog for a bass. If...
Friday Five #46 Fri 28 Feb 2003
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. What is your favorite type of literature to read (magazine, newspaper, novels, nonfiction, poetry, etc.)? I don't really have a particular favourite. I would indulge in every type listed here except for poetry, but that's only because I've...
Friday Five #45 Fri 21 Feb 2003
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. What is your most prized material possession? This is a tough one. It might be better to think in terms of, say, if there was a fire in my house and I was given a short window of...
Friday Five #44 Fri 14 Feb 2003 | 1 Comments
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. Explain why you started to journal/blog. I'm not sure exactly why I started. I initially happened upon the concept of blogging sometime towards the end of 2000, and around that time I sort-of started a weblog that didn't...
Friday Five #43 Fri 07 Feb 2003
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. What did you have for breakfast this morning? If you didn't have breakfast, why not? I didn't have breakfast because I didn't wake up until 10:30am, didn't get out of bed until some time around 11am, and decided...
Friday Five #42 Fri 31 Jan 2003
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. As a child, who was your favorite superhero/heroine? Why? I was never really into the classic superheroes that much as a kid, but when Batman came out in 1989, I was hooked. 2. What was one thing...
Friday Five #41 Fri 24 Jan 2003
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. What is one thing you don't like about your body? Its size; I'm working on it. 2. What are two things you love about your body? Well I can't say I love anything about it, but I...
Friday Five #40 Fri 17 Jan 2003
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. Where do you currently work? Right now I'm unemployed, having quit my job at the end of last month. But I am using the time I have now to write and read a lot. 2. How many...
Friday Five #39 Sat 11 Jan 2003
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. Where are you right now? I'm at home, in my room. 2. What time is it? Right now it's 1am. 3. What are you wearing? My usual, pair of blue jeans and a t-shirt, and my skater-type...
Friday Five #38 Fri 03 Jan 2003
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. Do you wear any jewelry? What kind? I don't wear any, unless you count my watch as jewellery. (Note the correct spelling of jewellery.) 2. How often do you wear it? I wear my watch whenever I...
Friday Five #37 Fri 27 Dec 2002
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. What was your biggest accomplishment this year? Doing well in my final year exams and getting my degree was probably my biggest personal accomplishment this year. 2. What was your biggest disappointment? I didn't really have any single...
Friday Five #36 Sun 22 Dec 2002
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. What holiday or holidays do you celebrate this time of year? We celebrate Christmas, but in the secular sense. Which probably defeats the whole purpose, but that's the way it is. While I may not be a...
Friday Five #35 Fri 08 Nov 2002
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. Did you vote in your last elections? Yes I did. Since I've been eligible to vote I've only missed one, a referendum, and I was out of the country at the time. 2. Do you know who...
Friday Five #34 Fri 01 Nov 2002
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. Were you raised in a particular religious faith? I was raised a Catholic, ostensibly. Religion was never a major thing in my home, it just was, if you know what I mean. 2. Do you still practice...
Friday Five #33 Mon 28 Oct 2002
Yep. Late again. http://fridayfive.org/ 1. What is your favorite scary movie? That would be Ring, followed in second place by A Nightmare on Elm Street. 2. What is your favorite Halloween treat? I don't have one. That's not to...
Friday Five #32 Fri 18 Oct 2002
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. How many TVs do you have in your home? Four, but only three are used. 2. On average, how much TV do you watch in a week? I watch less TV now than I used to, mainly...
Friday Five #31 Sun 13 Oct 2002
Yes, it's two days late, but I haven't been running at 100% capacity this weekend. http://fridayfive.org/ 1. If you could only choose 1 CD to ever listen to again, what would it be? If I can't choose an mp3...
Friday Five #30 Fri 04 Oct 2002
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. What size shoe do you wear? It depends on the type of shoe; normally size 10 or 11 UK (size 11 or 12 US). 2. How many pairs of shoes do you own? I currently own something...
Friday Five #29 Sat 28 Sep 2002
Late again. I don't care. http://fridayfive.org/ 1. What are your favorite ways to relax and unwind? Listening to music, reading magazines, watching TV. 2. What do you do the moment you get home from work/school/errands? Usually, I take off...
Friday Five #28 Fri 20 Sep 2002
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. Would you say that you're good at keeping in touch with people? No, I'm actually pretty bad at the practical side of keeping in touch with people. It's a little easier these days, what with text messaging...
Friday Five #27 Sat 14 Sep 2002
Yeah, it's late. Sue me. http://fridayfive.org/ 1. What was/is your favorite subject in school? Why? Oh that's easy. Art, Craft and Design wins, hands-down. It was fucking sweet, getting do do stuff that you actually enjoy during school hours....
Friday Five #26 Fri 06 Sep 2002
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. What is your biggest pet peeve? Why? People in public places, on the street or in a store, walking too slowly, not watching where they're walking, not moving aside even when you're so close behind them that...
Friday Five #25 Fri 30 Aug 2002
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. What's your favorite piece of clothing that you currently own? I bought a black t-shirt today with a Decepticons logo on the front which is pretty cool. I am a child of the 1980's, after all. 2....
Friday Five #24 Sat 24 Aug 2002
Better late than never. http://fridayfive.org/ 1. What is your current occupation? Is this what you chose to be doing at this point in your life? Why or why not? I'm a sales assistant at a large music store on...
Friday Five #23 Fri 09 Aug 2002
Well, this is gonna be a short one. http://fridayfive.org/ 1. Do you have a car? If so, what kind of car is it? Nope. 2. Do you drive very often? Nope, because I don't have a car. 3. What's...
Friday Five #22 Fri 02 Aug 2002
(This is going to suck since I'm not American, but for completion's sake I'm doing it anyway.) http://fridayfive.org/ 1. What is your lineage? Where are your ancestors from? Being from Ireland, and having Irish ancestors, means that my answers...
Friday Five #21 Fri 26 Jul 2002
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. How long have you had a weblog? Since the 1st of November, 2001 (although I had an aborted attempt about a year before that so I'm not a total bandwagon-jumper). It seems ages ago now. I guess...
Friday Five #20 Fri 19 Jul 2002
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. Where were you born? Right here in Dublin. That's Dublin, Ireland. 2. If you still live there, where would you rather move to? If you don't live there, do you want to move back? Why or why...
Friday Five #19 Sun 07 Jul 2002
Yes, I know it's Saturday night, but here it is anyway: http://fridayfive.org/ 1. Where are you right now? At home, in my room, sitting at my computer. 2. What have you lost recently? Nothing that I know of off-hand....
Friday Five #18 Fri 28 Jun 2002
http://fridayfive.org/ When was the last time you... 1. ...sent a handwritten letter? Sent one? Some time last year, I sent one to Griet (I think). It was quite a while ago. Written one? I wrote two just before my...
Friday Five #17 Fri 21 Jun 2002
We were playing the new Guided By Voices album over the sound system in work this afternoon. I must say, it's much more interesting than Do The Collapse (I haven't heard Isolation Drills yet, but I'm sure it's much...
Friday Five #16 Fri 24 May 2002
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. What's the last vivid dream that you remember having? It was a long time ago. Probably the last lucid dream I had (see #5). 2. Do you have any recurring dreams? No. I'm not really a dreamer....
Friday Five #15 Fri 17 May 2002
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. What shampoo do you use? Head & Shoulders. So ordinary, I know. 2. Do you use conditioner? What kind? No I don't. I don't have enough hair. 3. When was the last time you got your hair...
Friday Five #14 Sat 27 Apr 2002
I don't know why I do this - it's not very punk of me to conform in such a manner, is it? - but on the other hand, it wouldn't be very punk of me to stop just because...
Friday Five Triple Bill Fri 19 Apr 2002
Because I was so preoccupied the last few weekends, I forgot to do the Friday Five, so here's a special triple-bill for ya, numbers 11, 12 and lucky 13: 1. If you could eat dinner with and "get to...
Friday Five #10 Sat 23 Mar 2002
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. What is your favorite time of year? I don't know really. I like the summer when it's not humid, but when it is humid I despise it. I dunno... since the greenhouse effect has fucked up our...
Friday Five #9 Fri 15 Mar 2002
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. What's your favorite animal? Dogs. Besides the ape family, they are the most anthropomorphic of animals. 2. What pets have you had in your lifetime? Without going into specifics, since I was born we have had four...
Friday Five #8 Fri 08 Mar 2002
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. What makes you homesick? Just being away. It takes me a little while to adjust to a new place, even if I'm just there for a few days. But I get used to it. I've never been...
Friday Five #7 Fri 01 Mar 2002
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. What's your favorite vacation spot? Jeez, what the hell is this? I'm not the Million Dollar Man! What do you want to hear? That I summer in the Hamptons and winter in Aspen? 'Cause if you do...
Friday Five #6 Fri 22 Feb 2002
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. Hey, baby, what's your sign? Do you think it fits you pretty well? I'm a Gemini. I think I fit the sign very well, rather than the sign fitting me. 2. What's the worst birthday gift you've...
Friday Five #5 Fri 15 Feb 2002
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. What was the first thing you ever cooked? Honestly I have no idea, but it was probably a toasted cheese sandwich. I used to cook them all the time when I was a young 'un. 2. What's...
Friday Five #4 Fri 01 Feb 2002
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. Have you ever had braces? Any other teeth trauma? When I was 7 (I'm sure I was 7, it was before I went to St. Brigid's, when I was 8, and after my holiday to Nottingham when...
Friday Five #3 Sat 26 Jan 2002
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. What cologne or perfume do you wear? Don't wear cologne. A good anti-perspirant (Sure, of course) is enough for me. 2. What cologne or perfume do you like best on the opposite sex? Well I'm not up...
Friday Five #2 Fri 18 Jan 2002
Friday Five #2: 1. What do you have your browser start page set to? A blank page. Minimalism, you see. 2. What are your favourite news sites? I've been visiting the Guardian website a lot recently. I can't believe...
Friday Five #1 Fri 11 Jan 2002
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. What was your first job? I had a paper round once a week from the autumn of 1992 through till just a few years ago (I can't remember now exactly when I finished). My first 'proper' job...
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