06 November 2006

Survey Thingys

I've noticed that when people are asked to take a survey either over the phone or by someone on the street, they are most reluctant if not disinterested in filling one out. However EMAIL a chain survey to someone and they will fill it out time and time again... even the ones who moan and complain that they've completed one similar to the current one, they'll still take a stab at it. Usually it's inspired by the random witty answer of the previous survey sender, but it's also partially an ego thing.

I've fallen victim to this snare many many times...so let's compare answers from a few (oh boy aren't you excited!)

August 25, 2004

1. WHAT IS YOUR FULL NAME? Janina "Nina" Rachelle Labrucherie (Nothing too hard)
2. WHAT COLOR PANTS ARE YOU WEARING? Greenish
3. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Matt Pond PA and Various Artists>
4. WHAT'S THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Enchiladas from last night>
5. DO YOU WISH ON STARS? considering the instability of stars nuclear structure, I say no. Give me something constant and we shall talk (when did I become such a nerd? or as Matt calls it, "Dorky Nina"?)
6. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOUBE? Ever notice how crayons smell? They smell like body odor! I never got why kids ate them...was it like "mmmm I like things that smell like a taxi cab driver, let me put it in my mouth and see if it tastes like one!!" No congruence of thought there! Sea Foam Green
7. HOW IS THE WEATHER RIGHT NOW? Lovely. Breezy.
8. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Jess, who else!! Though I was abrupt on the phone. I'm sorry!
9. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT YOU THIS?"you know it's all a blur. I've been hit with this survey thingy over and over again and sometimes by the same person TWICE! These things are more or less a means to be witty rather than actually provide people with valid answers, don't you think? I mean who really wants to know the color of your pants and why is that AT ALL necessary to know? No reason. Just an open opp. for hilarity! Why on earth would someone wonder what crayon color they would be if they were born a crayon? Shouldn't they be wondering if an institution is the right place for further mental developement? And as far as weather is concerned, whenever people talk to me about the weather, I always feel quite certain that they mean something else. And that makes me so nervous.
The End.
10. HOW ARE YOU TODAY? Weird...as usual
11. FAVORITE DRINK? Before I provide another vital answer, please let me thank Dennis for his views on coffee breaks, Matt for his opinion of hot drinks and Jess for the water! I like cocoa a lot.
12. MOST RECENT CELEBRITY SIGHTING? Hmm the most recent one was when I was working at Ralph Lauren and saw Leonard Lauren who is the older brother. He asked me if there were any calls for him and I said, "Uhhhh no". So he's not really a celebrity and that really wasn't very recent. It was like 3 years ago. I must stalk more celebrities.
13. FAVORITE SPORT? Volleyball!Volley....BALL....Vo...Lley...Ba...lll!!!
14. HAIR COLOR?I've found that this depends much on which side of the country I'm in. See in Washington, Montanta and Minnesota, I have light brown hair. In Brooklyn I'm considered to have blonde hair. But there is a definate brownness in my hair. Plus I have natural red highlights to speak of. Hair is a big issue.
15. EYE COLOR? BLue and Green, they change
16. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? where did they get the name for these things? Why contacts? Why not Convex Optical Disks? It's catchy. For short they could be called COD. Then people who say I'm wearing my fish-eyes today.Or they could say, he was all fish eyed today... Do you see how my brain works?
17. SIBLINGS? Yes please! Oh I mean yes, I have 3. Jess, Joel, Jonathan, and an honorary sibling named Amanda who likes to live in the same house as Joel and cook him food. Odd phenomena!
18. FAVORITE MONTH ? for clam digging? You know the rule. All months with "R". For shopping, NO MONTH...I kind of like September in general terms. But once again who really cares what month I like? Are you gonna remember that I like September and therefore buy me presents during that month? Prolly not, but that's ok cuz I'm breezy
19. FAVORITE FOOD. Now this is a good question. Though not correctly structured, grammatically speaking. I like all sorts of foods and really it depends upon my current craving...at the moment I'm thinking about the half full box of Oreos and salivating.
20. THE LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? 50 first dates. It leaves me feeling disatisfied with the way their lives turn out. Makes me sad. So the other last movie I watched was Calendar Girls which was really a good movie..
21. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR ?mmm this changes from year to year. This year's best day was March 7th.
22. WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO TO VENT ANGER? I usually go on a walk or just put myself in a quiet corner somewhere. Either that or Jess becomes my sounding board. But I'm rarely angry. More or less I get confused and need a little re-directing
23. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD? There were many. I liked my roller skates a lot and used to play in the cul-de-sac pretending I was an Olympic Ice Skater and everyone envied me. Or else it was the forests we lived around, and we would make forts and play in them for hours. Then there was the trampoline. And then there was my little piece of string. And the scrap of metal...good times.
24. SUMMER OR WINTER? What about them? Are you saying which of the Vivaldi music pieces I like better ? Or which of the Alphonse Mucha paintings I enjoy more? Or are you talking about some sort of natural ecological balancing cycle? Hey why choose one when both will do?
25. HUGS OR KISSES? Well considering the other is not an option I'm going with Hugs. They have more depth of feeling behind them. Kisses are just a melty dirivatives of the Theobroma cacao plant.
26. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? There's a difference between like and love. See, I like Vanilla, but I LOVE chocolate!
27. FAVORITE NUT? Why do you ask such things?
28. SKEEVED OUT BY TOES? I like them actually. When I'm watching movies I play with my toes. it's a strange habit but at least it's something with profound meaning
29. CREAMY OR CHUNKY PEANUT BUTTER? Both
30. LIVING ARRANGEMENTS? With a sister who cooks for me and serves as the above-said Sounding Board, West Wing comrade and Fashion Consultant. Not to mention the occasional Suga-Momma
31. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? last night. But that was a rare occurance and it was cuz I was sleepy and stuff.
32. WHAT IS UNDER YOUR BED? lots of shoes and dust both of which are to be erradicated.
33. WHO IS THE FRIEND YOU'VE HAD THE LONGEST? Jess and Roberta and Sage. Yup all relatives. They're the most reliable and most likeable :)
34. WHAT DID YOU DO LAST NIGHT? Talked to a pastry brush. Long Story. Tell ya later!
35. FAVORITE SMELLS? Men Cologne. Inis Arose. Cooking Garlic. A brand new book.
36. WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU? There are few people who inspire me but those who do I do not wish to reveal should it reveal in me a tendancy to be inspired through deep love. Also, a good day with good people doing good things
37. WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? that maybe I'll wake up and see Buffy my teddy bear I've had for 20 years suddenly singing Barry Manilow songs to me. What kind of phobia is that? In addtion, I really don't like sitting near the edge of big drop-offs, cliffs, or buildings. And that one day I'll lose all my teeth
38. PLAIN, BUTTERED OR SALTED POPCORN? Gotta agree with Dennis that Kettle Corn is scrumptious but that wasn't a part of the question. So for the sake of sticking to the survey, I vote for buttered popcorn. (This one gets a 5 on my Valid Question Scale)
39. FAVORITE CAR? One I can drive. (4 on the VQ Scale)
40. FAVORITE FLOWER? Lavendar, Gerber Daisies, White Daisies, Snap Dragons (10 on the VQ Scale- for reasons that girls love flowers and it's my scale so I said so)
41. NUMBER OF KEYS ON YOUR KEY RING? Four
42. CAN YOU JUGGLE? yes and I can speak Pastry Brush....does that count as anything?
43. FAVORITE DAYS OF THE WEEK? I like my Wednesdays and Saturdays
44. WHAT DID YOU DO ON YOUR LAST BIRTHDAY? Well I didn't go for the drinking bit. No siree! I was demure and stayed at home and had dinner with my mom and Bubba and Jess. What a wild and crazy 21st!
45. DO YOU OWN A DONOR CARD? No...donor of what? Good will clothes? Bunnies? Post-It Notes?(that's another 10 on the VQ scale)
46. Apparently in life there are stick shifts, safety belts, and bucket seats . Which are supposed to go and which do you identify with the most? Definately bucket seats.
47. Do you like Nuts Of Corn (Legume De Maze) : Not really. You got a Snickers?
48. Did the monkeys on Wizard of Oz freak you out too? Does Gene Kelly gots da charm?
333. Where do you think Brad Pitt, Paul Bettany, and Viggo Mortenson should live next? This goes without saying!
367. Young People Ask: Subway Pole Dancing-A Christian Activity?uhhh, you had to be there.

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