Right, supposed to break patterns of behavior

[triadruid]

With that in mind...

"Ask me something you think you should know about me. Something that could be obvious, but you have no idea about.

Then post this in your own lj and find out what people don't know about you."

Comments

[capriciouslass.livejournal.com]

What kinds of things make you happy?

Okay, seriously

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

• Being able to do the things I want to. It seems like a selfish thing, but it's become a premium in my life. What with being an introvert at heart, and a volunteering junkie/pseudo-workaholic on the surface, the ability to decide, on the fly, what I'm going to do, makes me happy.


• 72° days. As previously mentioned, being a Celt means never having to like Summer Solstice. ;) Except this year, of course, when the clouds and rain help immensely (not to mention a hell of a ritual).


• Family of choice. Whether they're blood relatives or not is really immaterial; being able to be myself and not worry, to rely on them, and to understand them, is something I treasure.


• Thunderstorms. Well, happy might not be the right word exactly, but it starts with an h...


• On a related note, sex in general. Sure it can be done poorly, wrongly, or for the wrong reasons, but when it's not, it's a marvel of the universe. And every time is different, which is also rather neat.

Thanks for asking.

[chronarchy.livejournal.com]

What kind of grades did you get in school?

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

Not nearly as good as I 'should' have; by that I don't mean the grades my parents expected, although that's true. But I was your classic slacker-geek; too smart to study, so I was happy with low A's or high B's most of the time in high school. I finished with about a 2.97 I believe.

I failed/dropped a couple of courses in college, mostly through being overwhelmed and having terrible time-management/addiction control. I believe they included Introduction to Engineering (which is why I switched; didn't even do the final, the 'pumpkin drop'), Linear Algebra (that was just embarassing), and Music Appreciation (wherein I slept through the final). When I ended up in Sociology/Criminology, though, I hit my stride, and finished the degree requirements in 3 semesters with a final GPA of 3.08 or thereabouts.

[bean-drui.livejournal.com]

What place in the whole world would you like to visit most?

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

Scotland, most of all.

Most of the rest of the British Isles, if I can help it.

[bean-drui.livejournal.com]

Aha, yes, there are some truly beautiful things in Scotland.

beautiful things in Scotland

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

That's what I hear. (but aren't you stateside again?) :P

Re: beautiful things in Scotland

[bean-drui.livejournal.com]

now i'm back, yes.

The inevitable question:

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

What three things do you want most in the world right at this moment?

(Repeat the trial until subject is able to complete it...Then repeat again, to ensure that learning has occurred.)

Re: The inevitable question:

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

Numbered but not in order:

1. A day off.
2. 4-5 hours in bed, awake, not alone.
3. A new HVAC system for the house.

#2

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

All at once? How much company do you require?

Re: #2

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

One is generally sufficient; more can be nice.

Or

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

...were you asking about all 4-5 hours at once? Ideally, yes...

[teross50.livejournal.com]

Can you name your biggest regret in life That one you might do over?

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

The thing I regret most in life is lying. Every time.

It's one of the few things I'd like to actually eradicate about myself.

Degree

[agrnmn.livejournal.com]

So do you have a degree in Mathematics? If so, do you hope to use it (assuming it is not the highest demand in current occupation)? If not, why did you switch?

Re: Degree

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

Nah, I wimped out (see comment on Linear Algebra above). I was never in school for a pure Mathematics degree, though my second major was Mathematics Education. My lack of self-discipline that semester collided with one of the first math classes I had to actually work at, and I dropped it on the last day possible.

I do regret that decision from time to time (a little bit), but I figure that I have enough skill and education thus far to accomplish pretty much every mathematical thing I *desire* to do in my life, so that's good enough for me. And I truly did love Sociology/Criminology when I got into it, so it's a good trade-off. My high school Calculus teacher (the one who helped three of us design the AP Calculus II course) is a bit more disappointed than I am; I saw him at my 10-year reunion last summer. ;)

[kcwitch.livejournal.com]

what is your favorite color?

Which one?

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

It'd be impossible for me to say just one; but the darkly rich colors (royal blue, hunter green, burgundy, etc.) are almost all favored. I also like charcoal greys, and warm browns.

Hair

[lightonthesill.livejournal.com]

Have you always had long golden locks? If not, when did you decide to grow it and why?

Yes and no

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

When I was a child, I had the "Little Lord Fauntleroy" cut (late 70's for those keeping score), so my hair was long and nearly white at that age. kittenpants and others have seen the newspaper circular I was photographed for from that time...

It was cut short through much of elementary and junior high though, and I started letting it get longer in high school. Being an Army Brat, this was not the easiest thing in the world; I remember my father once told me to turn around and bike *back* to the hair salon to get them to cut it shorter (meaning about collar length at the time). On my dime.

Gradually though, I managed to get it longer and longer, at least on top. My senior pictures are a bizarre moment in time when I had my hair *straightened*, having tired of that in-between length when your hair just drives you insane. I had to have it straightened twice by the African-American hairdresser, because she didn't believe me when I told her it would curl back up. The second time, it took, and it also made it manageable enough that I could grow it the rest of the way out without chopping it off.

When I left my father's stepmother's house at age 18 years, 1 month, I resolved not to cut it back like I had to before, and got my ear pierced, twice, for spite. One of those took, and still is pierced; the cartillege piercing I got redone several times, but my curly hair won't countenance it, and I finally gave up on it a year or two ago.

I grew it out all through the end of high school and into college, then, trimming it back my senior/5th year as I neared graduation. I knew that in practical terms it would be easier for me to get a job if I did not look like a hippie, especially since I was *strongly* considering a job at the police department at that time. When that didn't pan out and I ended up working at a group home for youth, I let it grow again.

I have a memory, either real or mythic, that I cut it back *somewhat* again when I was looking for post-group home work in 2001 and have let it grow out again since then, but I'm not sure if that's real. Actually, since you and kittenpants were two of the first people I met here, you might remember better than I do (first impressions and all). It is currently as long as it has ever been, having grown for at least 3-4 years with minimal trimming.

As for "why", well, I'm rather fond of it, and I get (and believe) compliments about it. I was always slender as a child, and having thick glasses and a head like a melon made me even more self-conscious. Paradoxically, long hair helps hide (to my eyes) the relative size of my skull compared to the rest of me. Realistically, I expect that someday I will cut it shorter again, but today is not that day.

Every year I look more and more like Ben Franklin. My hair's not getting longer, it's just sliding backwards off of my head." --Bobcat Goldthwait

Re: Yes and no

[leiandra.livejournal.com]

I have a memory, either real or mythic, that I cut it back *somewhat* again when I was looking for post-group home work in 2001 and have let it grow out again since then, but I'm not sure if that's real.

I can assure you that it's real. It was short-ish when I visited Labor Day 2001 right after you moved to KC.

Wow

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

I honestly have no memory of that visit; how weird is that?

Unless that's the one we got lost on the way to the airport...

Furthermore

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

I'm a much better tour guide now (though not nearly as good as my native guide, kittenpants, still).

You should come out again sometime. :)

Re: Wow

[leiandra.livejournal.com]

We got lost on the way to the Olive Garden, not the airport. You should come back to Tennessee again at some point too. *evil giggle*

Yeah, that'll happen.

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

Did I mention TN being my least favorite state? Did your move not get you out of the state, even? Dammit.

Re: Yes and no

[azanthia.livejournal.com]

I can also assure you that it was real... you actually cut it off completely during the time I knew you when looking for work, and grew it out again... then cut it back to shoulder length... and grew it out again. I remember practically not recognizing you on my first visit after a long break :)

I think you will be forever emblazoned in my mind as having long hair, regardless of what your hair-future may bring.

Miss you!
-J

Re: Yes and no

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

I think you will be forever emblazoned in my mind as having long hair, regardless of what your hair-future may bring.

Thank you, that is a wonderful proposition.

vous aussi, mon ange.

Re: Yes and no

[leiandra.livejournal.com]

I think you will be forever emblazoned in my mind as having long hair, regardless of what your hair-future may bring.

I whole-heartedly agree with this one. You'll always be the MacFurball to me.