From: owner-eda-thoughts-digest@smoe.org (eda-thoughts-digest) To: eda-thoughts-digest@smoe.org Subject: eda-thoughts-digest V2 #134 Reply-To: eda-thoughts@smoe.org Sender: owner-eda-thoughts-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-eda-thoughts-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk eda-thoughts-digest Wednesday, May 5 1999 Volume 02 : Number 134 * If you ever wish to unsubscribe, send an email to * eda-thoughts-digest-request@smoe.org with ONLY * the word unsubscribe in the body of the email * . * PLEASE :) when you reply to this digest to send a post TO the list, * change the subject to reflect what your post is about. A subject * of Re: eda-thoughts-digest V2 #xxx or the like gives readers no clue * as to what your message is about. Today's Subjects: ----------------- ET: some 'poems' [Naomi Vaughn ] ET: la la la [Angeljlr98@aol.com] Re: ET: Survey Time :-) [LazyHazyCrazy days of Summer ] Re: ET: Survey Time :-) ["Kevin B. Pease"] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 5 May 99 00:33:54 CDT From: Naomi Vaughn Subject: ET: some 'poems' hey angels...i guess it's been awhile since i posted...sorry about that. i've been tied up here...plus i thought it best for me to just stay out of the various debates. anyway...oh yeah, and, sorry about the double post w/ that survey...just a mess up on my part. okay, so, here's some poems...it's not much...i don't know how i feel about them. they seem strange. oh well. hmmmm...oh, and, as always, comments are otherwise are appreciated. i hope you all are doing well...goodnight. :) love, Naomi - -- 3AM showers and insomniac ramblings to stale pages & lurking walls make up my pathetic sembelance of a routine hello sun ... goodnight. - -- no way to walk backwards from the scene of this crime. - -- if I touched your glowing face, would it lose it's magesty? would the wonder somehow dim, and all seemingly eternal dreams simply fade away 26apr99 - -- your mystery your shallow depth your overwelming allure no one can pinpoint the exact cause of this unseen force but i'm drawn to you all the same - -- the eagle ... wanted his dream the addict ... wanted her fix uranium moonbeams tie down these unspoken desires woven and combined together, welded sealed with a ... electric kiss. - -- her heaven her solace came back "return to sender" and she's left now alone at another turning point looking down / at the tightly bound package she knows what she must do. - -- stolen silver kisses beneath a mocha shade the arms of my molasses mending my shattered shell - -- there's moments when it's evident and other's where it's just a belief. - -- whether opposite flesh or my own tongue I do taste, should you not love me still? - --- "Gonna get me a little oblivion/ Try to keep myself away from myself and me" ~Counting Crows ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 May 1999 02:47:07 EDT From: Angeljlr98@aol.com Subject: ET: la la la I'm very bored. Very very bored. La la la...bored. Hi! I'm bored. Lalalalallalalalalalalalalalalalala bored 11:45 p.m. Oxnard, CA There's a high speed chase on the TV. Stupid guy. It's kinda funny. So we're gonna watch the Big Lebowski. Cuz I've never seen it. And we're gonna go see Jewel. Twice. In two days. WOOHOO! That'll be fun. Not boring. Not bored. Like I am now. Bored. Lalalalalalalala I'm bored. Christian Bale is hot. - -Jamie Mathews ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 05 May 1999 04:47:50 -0500 From: LazyHazyCrazy days of Summer Subject: Re: ET: Survey Time :-) Yeha... I love surveys.. Full Name: Summer Anne Burton Nicknames: Summie, Winter, Guido, the silent e, Summertime, Summer Love, Summarine, monkey-girl, Tummer. Location: Austin, Texas Height: 5'4-5'5 ish Number of siblings: 1 Birth order: I'm the youngest Favorite Relative(s): Er... my parents, my cool brother, my toddler cousin Mackenzie. What do you remember most about this year: Last 12 months? Camp. 1999? Sobbing at the skating rink. Memory you miss the most: My group of friends being happy & never hurting each other. Guys, with or without hats: depends on the hat, depends on the guy, depends on the occasion. Girls, with or without nail polish: Depends. I don't like it much for myself.. Favorite thing in friends: two things.. caring/love & individuality. Favorite TV shows: Dawson's Creek, Daria, The Simpsons, some shows that were cancelled long ago like My So-Called Life, Parker Lewis Can't Lose, & Dick Van Dyke. :-) What's on your mouse pad: mickey mouse. Favorite concert you've been to: Toughie! Probably Ben Lee's instore during South by Southwest, but there are four close runners-up (Barenaked Ladies, They Might Be Giants, Lilith Fair, and Ani DiFranco) In the car, AC or open windows: open windows. Favorite Sesame Street character: Snuffleupagus Favorite board game: Scattergories -- I'm obsessed! Favorite Magazine (s): National Geographic, Doubletake, Utne Reader, Twist, Cricket (yes, I know it's for little kids. no, I don't care), Growing Without Schooling, Vanity Fair, Seventeen, & Rolling Stone Favorite Drink: strawberry-watermelon smoothie Favorite sound(s): lullaby sung by a teenage boy who doesn't ever sing. <-- cheesy I know, but oh well it's true. Least Favorite Smell: women's perfume section of department stores. Drinks, with or without ice cubes: ICE!!!! <--- yah. Favorite thing to do on the weekend: see my friends a lot -- movies, parties, etc... have deep conversations. give away lots of small plastic monkeys. Favorite Soundtracks: Empire Records, American Graffiti. Where do you see yourself in 10 years: in love, writing, still in touch with old friends. What's the first thing you thought of when you woke up this morning? this is a complex question, because I awoke from a "nap" at 11:00 pm and my first thought was "where is mom?". Earlier, when I woke up yesterday morning, it was "that was an awful dream." Teachers- friends or enemies: MY teachers are friends, almost by definition. Teachers in school can be either or neither or both. Do you have a cell phone or beeper: a cell phone, sort of. Do you get motion sickness: only once. Do you think socks are fun: I hate socks. Do you think washcloths are fun: Eh. Roller coasters: Love 'em dearly. Pen or pencil: pen Favorite author(s): poetry wise Pablo Neruda & e.e. cummings. Fiction wise J.D. Salinger & Francesca Lia Block. Non Fiction wise Grace Llewellyn, Susan Chernak-McElroy, & William Upski Wimsatt. Most interesting part of US History: slaves' freedom/racism/Martin Luther King... How many rings before you answer the phone: 2 or 3 Future Son names: Shane, David, Joshua, Devon, Cory, Raine & River. Future Daughter names: Ophelia, Sunny, Annie, Maria Are you a good friend: Sometimes. I try really, really, really hard to be, but therin lies the problem. Chocolate or vanilla cake: neither. I hate cake. Do you like to drive: Eh. I like being the passenger better. Do you sleep with a stuffed animal: Yessiree. Do you consider yourself good looking: Sometimes. Thunderstorm-cool or scary: ahhh. cool to the maximum. What color hair do you have: currently burgandy. naturally brown. What color eyes do you have: hazel (golden greenish brown) Where were you born: Hope, Arkansas. Do you prefer Cats or dogs: Both. If you put a gun to my head & forced me to choose, dogs. Would you rather read a book or watch TV: Book. What is your DEN (if you have one): what the heck kind of question is this? What is your fav. computer game(s): I don't like computer games very much -- Ultima Online is the game my brother works on, so that one. (Playstation games are another story, by the way) Girls with makeup or without: Both/either. Depends on the girl, the makeup, and the situation. I don't wear any makeup most of the time, but I love it occasionally. Girls with jewelry or without: See above. What do you think of guys with earrings: They're fine. I'm completely neutral on the subject. Read your Bible once a week, at least once a day, or several times a day: I've read the bible once through. Picked it up on maybe 2 or 3 other occasions in my life. This question doesn't give me an option that applies. Do you ever get bored during church: Whenever I went, it was actually pretty cool... I was in Sunday School with neat kids, and the "religon" was a cool one(Unitarian Universalist) Do you prefer Sausage or Bacon: Ewwww neither (vegetarian). Do you prefer Pepsi or Sprite: Neither, I don't drink soda anymore. Do you prefer Adidas, Reebok, or Nike: None of the above. I'm tired of Reebok cause the place that I intern at is dealing with Reebok. Adidas is what most of my friends like. I like Doc Martens, damnit! Do you prefer Basketball, volleyball, or baseball: Basketball to play, basketball to see, baseball to follow. What's your fav. color: deep turquoise. Do you prefer walking, running, basketball, or cross-training shoes: uh. Who's your best friend on earth: uh. depends on your definition of best friend. The competitors are Kate, Dorothy, Cory, Samara, my mom, my dog & Josh. They're all my best friends in different ways. Who are some of your other good friends on earth: See above + Melissa, Lauren, Michelle, J, Corale, Jeremy, Jennyrose, Chris, Govind, Sarah, Sarah, Sarah, Hilary, Mick, my dad, etc, etc... Do you prefer glasses or contacts: contacts for myself (most of the time), either on other people. Depends on the blahblahblah. Would you rather live in the country or in the city: both? :-) What is you fav. subject in school: English. What college do you plan on going to: Brown if I can get it (unlikely), Northland prolly otherwise. What do you want to be when you're older: a writer, an artist, in love, lots of other things. What is your fav. state: erm.. California, methinks. But I also love Oregon, & parts of Texas & New York. Would you rather be home schooled, go to a Christian school, or go to a public school: UNschooled, thankyouverymuch. In your view, three most important political issues: environment, education, equality/freedom of speech balance. Preferred political party: don't like this question. depends on the canidate. More democratic than anything else, though. What is your fav. kind of flower: roses or daisies, depending on my mood. I like the get daisies/wildflowers, and I like to give roses. How many times do you mow your lawn: I don't. :-) What kind of Computer do you have: a very cute iMac. What kind of TV do you have: I have no earthly idea. Is the glass half-empty or half-full? full. Favorite movie(s): assorted Disney movies (Lady & The Tramp, The Little Mermaid, The Rescuers, Bambi, etc), Empire Records, assorted 80s teen movies (The Breakfast Club, Say Anything, Some Kind Of Wonderful, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, etc). Best looking Actors: I had to narrow down my list a lot -- Jude Law, Josh Hartnett, John Cusack, Jared Leto, Johnny Whitworth... What is it with the Js? Non-Js: Paul Rudd, Ethan Hawke, Denzel Washington, & Seth Green. Best looking Actresses: Liv Tyler, Drew Barrymore, Winona Ryder, Renee Zellweger, Claire Danes, Parker Posey, & Kate Winslet. Favorite Sports Stars: Ivan Rodrguez (baseball), Reggie Miller (basketball), & Kelly Slater (surfer). Which one, Coke or Pepsi? NEITHER! Which kind of milk is your favorite? skim. Are you a righty or a lefty or ambidextrous? lefty! Do you type with your fingers on the right keys? probably not. What's under your bed? crap. What's the best number in the world? 42 What is your dream car? 1960s Chevrolet pickup truck, painted sky blue, with a few choice bumber stickers & a brand new, energy-conserving engine. Who are your heros? my parents, my friends, Billy Wimsatt, Grace Llewellyn, Vicki Hearne, & Dan Eldon. Spiritual gift: I'm frighteningly empathetic. How long did this take you: 45 minutes. Other comments: boingy, boingy, boingy. - -- .summer. ("like the season") summie@bonbon.net http://www.bga.com/~melissab ... for now AIM: SummieStar ICQ: 3981586 "In the 7-11 of my soul, you're my red slurpee" - -Ben Lee ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 May 1999 09:36:54 +400 From: "Kevin B. Pease" Subject: Re: ET: Survey Time :-) >Nicknames: Um... I guess I was never cool enough to warrant a nickname... I've been called names before, but never been given a nickname. :) >Location: Worcester, MA (not exactly, but you probably wouldn't find my town on a map... :) >Height: 6'1" or so. >Number of siblings: 3 (two older brothers, one younger sister) >Birth order: I was born third. >Favorite Relative(s): Hey, I love them all. May not *like* all of them at any given moment, but that's a different story... :) Probably, I get along best with my next-oldest (2nd born) brother, though. >What do you remember most about this year: 1999? Ain't over yet... I'm sure there'll be more memorable things to come. My life is very un-amemorable, I guess. :) >Memory you miss the most: Not entirely clear about what this one is looking for. >Guys, with or without hats: I don't really care either way, although I'm not personally all that into hats. >Girls, with or without nail polish: Eh. She can wear what she wants to, it's no big thing to me... I'm not generally eyeing peoples' fingernails. :) >Favorite thing in friends: Ya gotta be honest & trustworthy. Aside from that, people who aren't "too cool" to just enjoy whatever the hell they're doing. Too many people get so uptight worrying about whether or not it's okay to have fun doing something. If you enjoy it, then enjoy it. >Favorite TV shows: ER, The Simpsons, X-Files... that's about all I've been watching with any regularity. >What's on your mouse pad: Uh... a mouse? :) Mine is very very boring... it's just a plain gray mousepad. But it DOES have one of those little gel wrist rests which is absolutely essential. I love my mousepad... it's boring, but it's comfy. >Favorite concert you've been to: Patty Griffin @ the Iron Horse in Northampton MA, October '98. >In the car, AC or open windows: Open windows. I don't care HOW damn hot it is, you can't beat fresh air. >Favorite Sesame Street character: I was always partial to that Count guy. He was great. >Favorite board game: Um... damn. I haven't played a board game in a whole long time. I guess Monopoly was probably the one I played the most. >Favorite Magazine (s): Rolling Stone, CMJ New Music Monthly, Newsweek, Time... and then comes the geek fodder -- Science, Scientific American... and I really like reading through the Center for Disease Control's "Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report"... their Emerging Infectious Diseases quarterly publication is always interesting, too. :) (Stop that! Stop laughing...) >Favorite Drink: Ginger Ale >Favorite sound(s): Anything musical. Early-morning-wake-up sounds in the summer (If you don't live in the city, leave your window open at night, and wake up at about 5 or 6 a.m., and just listen... THAT's what I mean.) Late-night storms... the sound of snow falling. (Which is weird... I *hate* the snow, but I love the sound of it falling. :) >Least Favorite Smell: This has an associated sound with it, nfortunately. Here's the situation: "skunkskunkskunkskUNKSKUNK!" The smell comes in after that. Easily the worst smell ever created. >Drinks, with or without ice cubes: Without... why spoil a good drink by watering it down? It's got to be cold, but it shouldn't have ice in it. (There are some very rare exceptions to this rule... such as margaritas.) >Favorite thing to do on the weekend: Sleep late, spend the afternoon doing absolutely nothing, then go hang out with friends. Repeat. >Favorite Soundtracks: The Crow, Blade, Dirty Dancing was pretty good, too. >Where do you see yourself in 10 years: In 10 years... the plan would be either working in medicine or public health. As long as it's NOT computer work, I'll be happy, really. :) >What's the first thing you thought of when you woke up this morning?: In order? Okay... 1. "Ow, sh*t." (Don't fall asleep on a book. :) 2. "Where's my damned towel??!!" 3. "Hand still hurts. Suck." The morning isn't a time for deep thoughts from me... my concerns are simply to get out of the house and to the train station... after that, the mind begins to catch up with me. >Teachers- friends or enemies: Neither... I don't think they can be "friends" and do their job effectively... and I don't think they'd get into their line of work if they wanted to be "enemies". >Do you have a cell phone or beeper: Once every 6 weeks, yes to both... (got to love being on call. :) >Do you get motion sickness: Not unless it's REALLY violent motion. :) >Do you think socks are fun: Uh? I really never put much thought into it. I have enough trouble deciding which COLOR I need, much less whether or not they're "fun". :) >Do you think washcloths are fun: Um. ?? That's like asking if a toothbrush is fun. It's made to do a job... never really considered it an item of amusement. :) >Roller coasters: Don't like 'em, don't trust 'em. >Pen or pencil: Black pen, all the way. If you're going to write something down, write it down with some permanence. :) >Favorite author(s): Robert Jordan, John Irving, Elizabeth Hand, Douglas Adams, Dave Barry, Robert Frost, Henry Rollins. >Most interesting part of US History: The present. It's what concerns me the most, and some of the stuff that's going on today is just amazing. >How many rings before you answer the phone: However many it takes me to get to the phone (less than 4, though... after 4, the answering machine kicks in. :) >Future Son names: Um. Never really put much thought into it... I'll worry about having a son first before I name him. :) >Future Daughter names: See above. >Are you a good friend: I'd like to think so... I'm sure I could do a better job in some ways, though. >Chocolate or vanilla cake: Um. Not big on the whole "cake thing". >Do you like to drive: When I need to go from place to place, I love to drive. When I don't need to go anywhere, I don't like to drive. :) >Do you sleep with a stuffed animal: No. But occasionally my cat will come up on my bed and decide that his butt would be really comfortable on the pillow next to my head. What a pleasant awakening. >Do you consider yourself good looking: I consider myself pretty much average. And I'm okay with that. :) >Thunderstorm-cool or scary: Cool, so long as the lightning isn't hitting me. >What color hair do you have: Brown. >What color eyes do you have: Hazel-y, I think. >Where were you born: Worcester, MA (that's "wistah", non-locals) >Do you prefer Cats or dogs: cats, because they're not as messy. But dogs are okay, too. >Would you rather read a book or watch TV: Read a book. >What is your DEN (if you have one): Don't got one. >What is your fav. computer game(s): I'm not a big computer gamer... there *is* a game called Subspace that's fun just because you can play against other people. :) >Girls with makeup or without: Doesn't matter, to a point... too much makeup is bad. Tastefully applied, or not there, though... doesn't make much difference to me. >Girls with jewelry or without: Same as above... to a point, I don't care. Too much is bad, though, I think. >What do you think of guys with earrings: My reaction is typically, "Huh??" My feelings run something along the lines of "OOH, I can have somebody drive a metal spike through my ear? SIGN ME UP!! Somebody please stab me in the leg, too!" (Yes, that was sarcasm. :) >Read your Bible once a week, at least once a day, or several times a day: Wow... limited choices. I don't believe I've ever actually read from a Bible, and in fact, I don't think I'd know where to find it in my house if I wanted to read from it. Ah well. >Do you ever get bored during church: All the time. "Bad catholic boy! BAD catholic boy!" :) >Do you prefer Sausage or Bacon: Bacon, I guess... although I'm not really crazy about *either*, to be honest. >Do you prefer Pepsi or Sprite: Sprite, if there's no ginger ale available. :) >Do you prefer Adidas, Reebok, or Nike: I don't really care about the brand. My requirements are that: a. They fit b. They're comfortable. c. They get the job done. >Do you prefer Basketball, volleyball, or baseball: If I have to choose from just those three, volleyball... it's the least boring of the the three. If I can choose from more than that, I'd say Hockey. >What's your fav. color: Green or brown, I guess. >Do you prefer walking, running, basketball, or cross-training shoes: I guess that all depends on whether I'm walking, running, playing basketball, or cross-training. :) Questions like this boggle my mind... it's like asking "Do you prefer a hammer or a saw." (FOR WHAT?? :) >Who's your best friend on earth: I hate questions like this... I'd like to meet ONE person who has a neatly prioritized list of friends, sorted in order from "Best Friend" to "Mere Acquaintance." >Who are some of your other good friends on earth: None... my friends all live on the moon. They talk to me at night, but nobody else can hear them, or see them. Sarcasm aside... I hate questions like this, too. No comment. >Do you prefer glasses or contacts: On me? Neither. I don't have vision problems. As far as on other people, I don't really care, whatever they like is fine with me. >Would you rather live in the country or in the city: I sort of like the area I'm in now (cold weather aside)... I'm in a small town, with woods and streams and hills and all those other "countryside" accessories (collect all 10! :), but I'm only 10 minutes from Worcester (okay, not the best example of a swingin' town), and about 45 from Boston. It's a nice balance, I think. >What is you fav. subject in school: Biology >What college do you plan on going to: Give me a D for Done. :) I'm looking around for grad schools, but I'm not sure what sort of program I want, so I don't know which school I want to go to yet. >What do you want to be when you're older: Um... alive? :) >What is your fav. state: Hard to say... the nicest place I've been to outside my state was Montreal, which doesn't quite qualify. :) Texas & Louisiana were nice when I visited... Florida & Virginia were both pretty nice, as well. Maine's nice for the whole "get back to nature" thing, too. >Would you rather be home schooled, go to a Christian school, or go to a public school: Well now. I went to a public school, and I think I turned out all right... so I guess public. But I don't really have any preference, I guess. The home-school thing sounds sort of interesting, but I don't know if I'd work well in an environment like that. The christian school thing sounds a little scary... most of the guys I know who went to private "religious" schools are pretty dysfunctional, but it wouldn't be fair to judge private schools based on my few observations. >In your view, three most important political issues: Gun Control, Health Care, Social Security >Preferred political party: I don't have one... I like to think I'm capable of making my own informed decisions without a Democratic or Republican or Libertarian or whatever Party Committee telling me the way "all good Republicans/Democrats/Libertarians/Socialists" should vote. Give me the facts, let me make my own decision, I'll vote the way *I* feel is proper. Sometimes I side with Republicans on issues, sometimes I side with Democrats. But most of the time, I side with Jesse "The Body/The Mind/The Governor" Ventura... :) Seriously, though... I probably tend to be more liberal and "Democratic", but I certainly don't think that because of that I have to identify myself as a "Democrat". >What is your fav. kind of flower: Lilacs are nice... Laurels are pretty cool, too (although I suppose laurels count more as a "flowering shrub" than a flower, per se...) >How many times do you mow your lawn: Eh. Once a week, typically... >What kind of Computer do you have: Don't recall the brand offhand. >What kind of TV do you have: Don't recall the brand offhand. >Is the glass half-empty or half-full? I'm practical... the glass has got something to drink in it, I don't care how much. :) >Favorite movie(s): The Princess Bride, Star Wars, Good Will Hunting, Saving Private Ryan, Full Metal Jacket, Schindler's List, Big Trouble In Little China, Monty Python & The Holy Grail (anything Monty Python is bound to be at least amusing, in my opinion)... there's a bunch of good movies out there... >Best looking Actors: I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you. It's a People Magazine exclusive. :) >Best looking Actress: There's a lot of good looking ones... hard to choose just one... I think the actress in Entrapment is pretty good looking (Catherine Zeta-Jones, I think is the name?), Sandra Bullock is pretty good looking... I'm drawing blanks on other names, so you'll just have to live with those two. :) >Favorite Sports Stars: Don't have one. Although, in terms of sheer coolness of names, Miroslav Satan (NHL) has a pretty good name. Would you want to face down somebody with that name? I wouldn't. :) >Which one, Coke or Pepsi? Coke >Which kind of milk is your favorite? The kind that comes from the plastic 1 gallon jug. >Are you a righty or a lefty or ambidextrous? Righty, although at this point my right hand is kind of out of commission. :) >Do you type with your fingers on the right keys? Yep. One of the guys I work with tells me that I type "like a secretary" because I can type fast & don't need to look at the keyboard. :) >Do you eat chicken fingers with a fork? I don't typically eat chicken fingers, but when I do, it's normally with a fork. >What's under your bed? A monster, with big icky nasty pointy teeth. And CLAWS. And... and... yellow eyes and stuff. >What's the best number in the world? Let's see... "one is the loneliest number..." so it's not one. But then, "people, people who need people, are the luckiest people in the world..." so I'd say any number N, such that N is greater than or equal to 2, is a good number. :) >What is your dream car? Hmm. Don't have one, really. I don't pay much attention to cars. If it starts when I turn the key, I'm happy. :) >Who are your heros? My parents, my grandparents, other various and sundry people who have meant something to me in one way or another. >Spiritual gift: Don't generally give 'em. I let other people worry about their own spirituality as long as they let me worry about mine. :) >How long did this take you: Too long... I've been typing with only 6 fingers (left hand + right index finger) because my right hand is in serious pain... the things I do for love. Kevin ------------------------------ End of eda-thoughts-digest V2 #134 **********************************