2002-07-16 | 1:14 a.m.
this is what boredom makes me do.

YOUR NAME

(1) The singular boring question: What is your name?

Aurina C.

(2) If you had been born a member of the opposite sex, what would your name have been?

I think you have to ask my parents that.

(3) Would you name a child of yours after you?

Eew. Never.

(4) If you had to switch first names with a friend of yours, who would you switch with?

Umm...no one....I love my name.

(5) What's the way people most often mispronounce any part of your name?

Oh Christ,don't get me started. It's always "Oh-rina" or "Ahh-rina". And it's neither of those,dammit,

(6) If you were to become famous, would you drop your last name (like Madonna, Cher, Roseanne)?

Probably. My last name is too long, and I never really use it unless I have to.

DEEP THEOLOGICAL QUESTIONS

(7) Do you believe in the traditional view of Heaven and Hell?

Nope...

(8) Do you think God has a gender?

I like the idea of him (oops)...well,that ruins my answer. But err...I don't think it's a man. Or a woman. Just....an amorphous entity. If "it" exists,that is.

(9) Do you think science counteracts religion?

A lot of times.

(10) Do you believe in organized religion?

Nah uh.

(11) Where do you think we go when we die?

Millions and millions of years in darkness. Depressing,no?

(12) Do you feel a little funny thinking about the questions in this section?

Not in the least bit.

HUMOR

(13) How easy is it to make you laugh?

Oh God, WAY too easy.

(14) What person you know makes you laugh the most?

my family when we're all together. Craziness, I tell you.

(15) Do you laugh at jokes you know you shouldn't?

Sadly.

(16) Do you tell jokes you know you shouldn't?

Not really.

(17) What words instantly make you laugh or at least smile?

"Maw" - don't ask.

(18) What do you think is the funniest thing you've ever said or written?

Most recently? Probably "Music is like Cinderella's glass slipper." I dunno though.

MUSIC

(19) Do you ever dance to music when nobody's watching?

All the time.

(20) What is/are the worst song(s) you have ever heard?

A shitload of Bollywood songs.

(21) What song(s) do you wish you could understand a little better?

(22) What song(s) are constantly in your head?

Build Me Up,Buttercup - The Foundations.

(24) If you were to serenade the object of your affections, which song(s) would you use?

Mmm....'If not for you' - Bob Dylan or....umm...'Real Love'- The Beatles or..."Crystal Ship" - The Doors.

(25) If the object of your affections were to serenade you, what song(s) would you hope he or she used?

Aww.....well, it wouldn't really matter....but...'Grow Old With me' by Lennon would be nice. It really wouldn't matter though...aaw...

MOVIES

(26) What movie(s) do you love that nobody else seems to?

Labyrinth!

(27) Do you agree with the idea that sequels are always worse than the original?

Uh,YEAH.

(28) Who's your favorite Star Wars character?

I do not know.

(29) What kind of movie do you think there should be more of?

Quirky comedies. A la Wes Anderson.

(30) What movie(s) do you simply not understand the appeal of?

Teen movies. Like "10 things I hate about you." Or all those Arnold Schwarzenegger movies. Gah.

FOOD

(31) When eating, are you more concerned with taste or healthiness?

Taste,mostly.

(32) What's your favorite kind of cheese?

Cheddar and Feta are the only kinds I like.

(33) What do you think your answer to the previous question reveals about your personality?

Er..that I'm not really into cheese?

(34) If you knew exactly what went into Chinese food, hamburger meat, etc., would you still eat it?

Mmmhm. Chinese is so worth it.

(35) Do you ever feel guilty eating meat?

Sometimes,yes. I've had my vegetarian phases.

COMPUTERS

(36) Mac or PC?

PC.

(37) How much do you actually care about the inner workings of your computer, as long as it works?

Not very much I'm afraid.

(38) Do you ever begin preferring IMs to other forms of conversation?

Nah,it's nice to keep in touch though.

(39) Do you find you're different talking through IMs than face-to-face or on the telephone?

Well,it depends on whom I'm talking to.

(40) Have you ever ended bid on something on eBay and regretted it later?

I've never used E-bay. GASP!

THE BATTLE OF THE SEXES

(41) Have you ever wished you could experience being the other gender?

During a certain time of the month when I'm keeling over with pain,YES. But not seriously,no.

(42) What do you love most about the other gender?

The way they hold you. Even when it's awkward, it's still so....nice. And comforting. And the way my face feels against them. Hey, I'm short. It's pretty rare for me to hug a guy and actually be able to place my chin on his shoulder. Unless I'm on my toes.

(43) What do you dislike most about the other gender?

I don't want to generalise....but God, I can't stand it when they get so smitten that they can't see through the girls' superficiality. *coughcoughvivekcoughcough*

(44) What do you understand least about the other gender?

What they truly,honestly look for in a girl.

CELEBRITIES

(45) Do you sometimes see a movie or watch a show just because a good-looking celebrity is in it?

Haha,never.

(46) What celebrity's autograph do you want most?

John Lennon - but that's never going to happen....R.I.P.

(47) Have people ever said you looked like a celebrity, and if so, who?

Yeah. This one Indian actress...

(48) If there was to be a movie about you, who do you think should play you (in personality, looks or both)?

I haven't a clue. I'd like Thora Birch to even though I don't look anything like her.

(49) Does it ever annoy you when you know someone is a celebrity but you can't remember why?

Don't even get me started.

(50) If you could enter any celebrity's mind like in "Being John Malkovich", whose would you enter?

J.D Salinger! Damn obnoxious cynical GENIUS.

(51) Do you want to be them?

Not at all.

NUMBERS

(52) Do you laugh when you hear or read the number 69?

Hehe...Ask Ryan. It's so much fun being immature.

(53) Were you lying about your answer to the previous question?

Absolutely not.

(54) Do you actually know your Social Security Number?

Don't have one.

(55) Do you actually know your IP address?

In Bombay,yes. In London,no.

(56) Do you know what an IP address is?

Mmhmm.

(57) Do you know the four-character extension on your ZIP code?

Please tell me this is an American thing....

(58) Ever thought there were too many numbers floating around in our lives?

Maths was devised by Lucifer himself.

(59) Does your head begin to hurt when you think of infinity, imaginary numbers, irrational numbers, etc.?

STOPPPPPPPP.

(60) What do you think of pi?

3.14. 22/7 and Darren Aranofsky.

LOVE, SEX AND ALL THAT

(61) Did you get a little frightened or uncomfortable seeing this as a section title?

Nope.

(62) If someone you had no interest in dating expressed interest in dating you, how would you feel?

I feel terrible because I've been in the situation enough times to know it feels horrible. I feel extremely guilty too.

(63) Do you prefer getting to know someone first before dating them or going in "blind"?

Always fall for my friends.

(64) Could you carry on a relationship with someone with the same first name as a family member?

Yeah. Not that big a deal.

(65) Have you ever wished it was more "socially acceptable" for a girl to ask a guy out?

Isn't it these days?

(66) What's your opinion on sex without emotional commitment?

No harm as long as that's what it is for both people. Or more as the case might be..hehe.

(67) Have you ever been romantically attracted to someone physically unattractive?

Physical attractiveness is a very subjective term.

(68) Do you think the opposite sex finds you good-looking?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

(69) Would you be willing to give up sex in exchange for an emotional commitment you knew would last?

If only everything was that black and white.

(70) Do you think the number of the last question was a coincidence?

I hope so.

POSSESSIONS

(71) What is your favorite possession?

My copy of Catcher in the Rye. And all my Beatles' CDs.

(72) What physical, tangible possession do you want most?

The Beatles' Anthology on tape.

(73) How badly do you want it?

Quite badly.

(74) Have you ever seen 'The Exorcist'?

Yes. That's clever. Putting it under possesion 'stead of Movies.

(75) How long did it take you to understand why the last question is in this section?

I got it instantly. I'm a genius.

HOLIDAYS

(76) Does Christmas music too far away from Christmas annoy you?

It would if I had experienced it.

(77) How old do you think you will be before you stop liking getting older?

I hated turning 18. So,17,I guess.

(78) What was the best Halloween costume you ever had?

Never celebrated it.

(79) What was the worst Halloween costume you ever had?

See above.

(80) What holiday do you think has still managed to retain its original meaning?

Dussera

(81) There are currently no federal holidays during August- what should be put there?

Of course there are. In India, anyway!

MEMORIES

(82) How good is your short-term memory?

Excellent.

(83) How good is your long-term memory?

Scarily good.

(84) What is your earliest memory?

Umm...playschool when I was 2.5 years old. Watching Alice in Wonderland....being deathly afraid of the girl who bit people.....biting my nails and being yelled at.....

(85) What is your happiest memory (other than receiving this survey)?

A lot with my family. Particularly those that involved The Beatles and Scrabble.

(86) What is your strangest memory?

Being coochy-cooed when I was 4ish by my step-grandmother in some weirdass house. My mother says it never happened..But it did!

(87) What song, movie, etc. do you wish you could memorize?

None right now.

TEARS

(88) What movie makes/made you cry?

Most recently The Royal Tenenbaums. The bit where Ritchie is slitting his wrists with Elliot Smith playing in the background. Sniff. Or even when Margot and him are listening to The Stones. Sigh.

(89) What book makes/made you cry?

I remember reading Little Women and sobbing as a kid. Haha. Recently - or well a year and a half ago - I sobbed after reading 'The Bluest Eye'

(90) What song makes/made you cry?

'Chelsea Hotel' - Leonard Cohen ; 'Martha' - Tom Waits ; 'Heroin' - Velvet Underground; 'How to Disappear Completely' - Radiohead; 'While my Guitar Gently Weeps' - The Beatles.

(91) What makes/made you laugh so hard you cried?

Memories from my childhood. Two words: Secret Games.

THREE TRULY RANDOM QUESTIONS

(92) Would you like to be cloned?

Oh no,please. I like people too much.

(93) Do you wish you could be alive when the world was ending, just to experience it?

AH! How fucking morbid

(94) Scaramouche, scaramouche, will you do the fandango?

Thunderbolts and lightning...very very frightening for meeee...for meeeee....Yeah, can't do Opera.

THIS SURVEY

(95) Do you think that one hundred and one questions is too long?

It's a wonderful way of killing boredom.

(96) Do you think the one hundred interesting questions actually were interesting?

Some were.

(97) Are you sorry you began filling it out?

Nope. How sad am I?

(98) What question do you wish it had asked?

Certainly not THAT one because now it'll drive me mad.

(99) How would you have answered it?

Sigh,I don't know.

THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

(100) When was the last time you let the people you love know you love them?

I'm a very affectionate person so...yeah. Everyday, I guess.

(101) What do you want the people who are reading this survey to know?

I watched some of 'Goodfellas' today before my DVD player started misbehaving and now I'm sad because I love the movie and want to watch it again.

Whoever read all of that deserves a goodie bag.

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