5 guilty pleasures

The Rules: The first player of this game starts with the topic of "5 Guilty Pleasures" and people who get tagged need to write an LJ entry about 5 Guilty Pleasures as well as state this rule clearly. In the end you need to choose 5 people to be tagged and list their names.

1. the Stackner Cabaret (and of course, all things involved with it - alcohol, goldfish, olives, etc.).  Now, seriously, going there ervery night of my week is getting sad.  I would vow not to go there this week, but that would probably be a lie.

2. LOST.  Duh.  It has filled the void left in my heart by the passing of LOTR.

3. US Magazine.  It might be the best thing ever to read backstage during Bad Dates.  More so than Entertainment Weekly, believe it or not.  Well, and He's Just Not that Into You, but that is just one book rather than having a new issue every week. 

4. Sleep.   I would much rather sleep than vacuum or shower or eat or read or...  seriously.

5. finding people online.  AIM, facebook, myspace...they're all just shiny new ways to stalk people, and I enjoy them wayyyy too much


Tag: Screw that.  Anyone who wants to do it.

You Are Buffy the Vampire Slayer"We saved the world. I say we have to party."What Superheroine Are You?

You are Betty GrableThe ulitmate girl next door
You're the perfect girl for most guys
Pretty yet approachable. Beautiful yet real.What Famous Pinup Are You?

You are a New Age Girl!You're bright, opinionated, and dedicated to changing the world.
Even if it's one hybrid car at a time, you do you part to make things better.
In fact, you may be so busy with your causes that you have little time for love.
Take an extra yoga class or two, and you just might meet New Age Guy!What Kind of Girl Are You?

a survey

--95 THINGS YOU PROBABLY DON'T KNOW ABOUT ME, BUT YOU ONLY GET 70--

1. Do you snore? only when i'm sick, as far as i know

2. Are you a lover or a fighter? definitely a lover.  i wish everyone was. 3. What's your worst fear? rejection, as always

4. As a kid were you a lego maniac? maniac?  no.  i enjoy legos.  they're fun.  but i'm not a maniac.

5. What do you think of reality tv? TRASH, i tell you.  rollergirls is a good time though.

6. Do you chew on straws?  nah

7. Were you a cute baby?  i dunno.  probably average.  the actress in Bad Dates has THE cutest baby EVER.

8. Is the single life for you? for right now, yes.

9. What color is your keyboard?  BLACK and i love it

10. Do you sing in the shower?  not really

11. Have you ever bungee jumped?  no, it scares me.  i'd rather skydive than bungee jump

12. Any secret talents?  i have a talent for convinving people to go to the cabaret with me

13. What's your ideal vacation spot?  hawai'i

14. Is Jay Leno funny?  not as funny as jon stewart

15. Have you eaten sushi?  once.

16. Have you ever seen the movie, Donnie Darko?  only the beginning.  it's on the list of movies i need to see

17. Do you give a damn about the ozone?  i think so.

18. How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop? many

19. Can you sing the alphabet backwards? i'm gonna go with no

20. Have you ever been on an airplane? yes, the last time was awhile ago though...when i came back from london

23. What's your standing on hunting?  i love to eat meat, and i love steve koehler who loves hunting, but i'm not a fan.

24. Is marriage in your future? i hope so

25. Do you like your handwriting?  yeah

27. When was the last time you said "I love you"?  i think last night when i said bye to melissa :(

28. Is Elvis still alive? hells no

29. Do you cry at weddings?  i haven't been to one in awhile.  if someone i was friends with were getting married i will bet you $5 million I would cry

30. How do you like your eggs? hard boiled

31. Are blondes dumb? no, just ditsy.  my blondness rubs off on becky sometimes.  i get a kick out of it.

32. Where does the other sock end up? in the dryer

33. What time is it? 12:27 am.  but 1:47 am EST, which is the REAL time

34. Do you have a nickname? becca, B. Sazzle, bec, belissa

35. Is McDonalds disgusting? maybe, but i love it

36. When was the last time you were in a car? when drew drove us home sunday night

37. Do you prefer baths or showers? i think showers at this point

38. Is Santa Clause real? to some people

39. Do you like to have your neck kissed? certainly

40. Are you afraid of the dark? i actually am

41. What are you addicted to? goldfish, olives, lost

42. Crunchy or creamy peanut butter? crunchy

43. Can you crack your neck? eww

44. Have you ever ridden in an ambulance? yes!

45. How many times have you brushed your teeth today? once 46. Is drug free the way to be? to each his own

48. What color are your eyes? green with contacts...

49. When's the last time you cried? it's been a little while...for me.. 50. Do you like your life? you know what?  i do.

51. Who's better mac or pc? to each his own

52. Are you psychic? i used to be

53. Have you ever read "Catcher in the Rye"? yes

54. Do you play any instruments? i used to

55. Have you ever stolen money? no.

56. Can you snowboard? no.

57. Do you like camping? sure

58. Do you snort when you laugh? no.

59. Do you believe in magic? lil bit

60. Are dogs a man's best friend? sometimes.

61. Do you believe in divorce? doing what's right for your relationship is something to believe in.  if that is divorce than that's that

62. Can you do the moonwalk? nah

63. Do you make a lot of mistakes? i made some mistakes Sunday night

64. Is it cold outside today? 24 degrees

65. What was the last thing you ate? goldfish...duh

66. Do you wear nailpolish? no

68. What's the most annoying TV commercial? i dunno

69. Do you shop at American Eagle? no

70. Have you ever kissed someone of the same sex? i like to kiss people

what happened to the last 15?  5 things on your desk:  peanuts, my cell phone, my other phone, my keys, my camera 5 things you did today:  prepped for Intimate Apparel, went to starbucks with becky, went to the cab with Amanda, ran Bad Dates, and called mom 5 things you are wearing:  new jeans, a black shirt, a hair elastic, my glasses, boring undies 5 things you are looking forward to doing this week: kareoke, the opening night of Sueno, watching Lost, spending time with my hizzies, sleeping  

an update

It's been a while.  A long while.  So, here's an update (of sorts) on my life.

Work... really good right now.  This past week was especially nice, and actually a bit relaxing for a change.  Sueno is now in tech, which means that my duties on the show ended, and I walked away from it rather happily.  It'll be good, and I love the people, but it was also gonna be a bear in tech and I was happy not to have to deal with it.  Now I'm on Bad Dates, which was in tech last week and opened last night.  Because Melissa is leaving, they put me on the run of the show, which wasn't originally one of my shows, but now it is.  I'm acting as ASM for it.  It's a one-woman show in the Stiemke, with LOTS of shoes, shoeboxes, and clothing.  I get to touch things, and do scene shifts!  Yay.  Next week we start prep for Intimate Apparel, so I'll be in rehearsal for that during the day and then go do Bad Dates at night.

Melissa is leaving tomorrow.  She's the other SM intern, and decided to leave the program and go back home to Tennessee.  I support her decision and blah blah blah, but I'm gonna miss her so much.  She's definitely my best friend here, so it's going to be weird to shift to NOT having her here.  When I need someone to bitch about work with, unwind with at the Cab, hang out with  late at night, eat breakfast with in the Cafe, walk home with, etc., she's the person I go to.  She's also the person whose door I knock on with huge puffy red eyes and snot and tears and grossness all over my face.  So yeah, she will be missed.  Last night we had a farewell party of sorts for her in the Cab...it was also the opening night party for Bad Dates, so free beer, and it was fun.  Sigh.

The Holidays were lovely!  I really meant to send Christmas cards to sooo many people this year, but then I only sent out like 15.  So if you didn't get one and thought you would, sorry!  I really meant to send you one.  Beth got here on Friday the 23rd, then mom got here on Saturday the 24th, and both of them stayed until Saturday the 31st.  I'm so glad they were able to come here since I only had two days off, and it was a nice week.  The dinner we made in my kitchen was pretty impressive despite how few kitchen utensils I actually have, haha.  After we ate on Christmas I got sick and started throwing up though, so that wasn't the best thing ever.  So I laid in bed for two days straight with a fever, and threw up a lot at night, but at least my mommy was here to take care of me!  We watched a LOT of Lost season 1, I skipped a day of work, and Moth had lots of company for once in her life!

My birthday was fun enough.  The cabaret had free champagne, so we went there; I think everyone had a good time.  Lesley (the Sueno SM) made me truffles (SO YUMMY), and Cristina made me brownies, and I felt generally loved.

The Golden Globes just came on, and I'd like to watch them, so I'll wrap up with the top five things running through my mind right now.
-Brokeback Mountain...AMAZING
-Last week's Lost...not so great, IMO.  But I can't wait for this week's!
-Being single for the first time in three years is quite an adjustment.  Crazy how much you have to revise the way you think. 
-I love Becky and Amanda (B Sizzle and AW Dizzle).  I'm so glad I got to work with them on Sueno.
-Johnny Depp is hot.

"I’ve missed you, and I really love you a lot.
But in a sarcastic, somewhat nasty way." - Jimmy Kaplan

some quizzes

           You are a        
     Social Liberal    
     (71% permissive)
        
     and an...    
      Economic Liberal     
     (30% permissive)
          
     You are best described as a:
    
Democrat           

Link: The Politics Test  

In the year 2006 I resolve to:
        Not lose any pencils.

       

        Get your resolution here

                                      









                                  The Window Shopper   Random  Gentle Love Dreamer      (RGLDf)

Loving, hopeful, open. Likely to carry on an romance from afar. You are The Window Shopper.          

You take love as opportunities come, which can lead to a high-anxiety, but high-flying romantic life.  You're a genuinely sweet person, not saccharine at all, so it's  likely that the relationships you have had and will have will be happy ones.  You've had a fair amount of love experience for your age, and there'll be much more to come.          

Part of why we know this is that, of all female types, you are the most prone  to sudden, ferocious crushes. Your results indicate that you're  especially capable of obsessing over a guy you just met. Obviously, passion like this makes  for an intense existence. It can also make for soul-destroying letdowns.          

Your ideal match is someone who'll love you back with equal fire, and someone you've grown to love slowly. A self-involved or pessimistic man is especially bad. Though you're drawn to them, avoid artists at all costs.                         
 
          BEWARE: The Hornivore         

CONSIDER:  The Gentleman,  The Loverboy, The Boy Next Door                 

Your exact opposite:
             The Stiletto
            
          Deliberate          Brutal          Sex          Master          

Link: The 32-Type Dating Test

interesting, but, alas, incorrect

               Joe Normal
      39 % Nerd, 39% Geek, 30% Dork                        For The Record:

A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia.
A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one.
A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions.
You scored less than half in all three, earning you the title of: Joe Normal.

This is not to say that you don't have some Nerd, Geek or Dork inside of you--we all do, and you can see the percentages you have right above. This is just to say that none of those qualities stand out so much as to define you. Sure, you enjoy an episode of Star Trek now and again, and yeah, you kinda enjoyed a few classes back in the day. And, once in a while, you stumble while walking down the street even though there was nothing there to cause you to trip. But, for the most part, you look and act fairly typically, and aren't much of an outcast.

I'd say there's a fair chance someone asked you to take this test. In any event, fairly normal.

Congratulations!

If you enjoyed this test, I would love the feedback!


Also, you might want to check out some of my other tests if you're interested in any of the following:

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Professional Wrestling

Love & Sexuality

America/Politics

Thanks Again! -- THE NERD? GEEK? OR DORK? TEST                                   


      My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:

You scored higher than 22% on nerdinessYou scored higher than 55% on geekosityYou scored higher than 45% on dork points

   Link: The Nerd? Geek? or Dork? Test written by donathos on <a  href="http://www.okcupid.com">OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the 32-Type Dating Test</a >

Four

FOUR JOBS YOU'VE HAD IN YOUR LIFE
1. Intern @ Milwaukee Rep
2. Temp at Notations
3. SM at Muhlenberg Summer music theatre
4. umm...ASM at Muhlenberg SMT

FOUR MOVIES YOU COULD WATCH OVER AND OVER
1. Fellowship of the Ring
2. Return of the King
3. Ever After
4. Moulin Rouge

FOUR PLACES YOU'VE LIVED
1. Germany
2. Allentown, PA
3. London
4. Milwaukee, WI

FOUR TV SHOWS YOU LOVE TO WATCH
1. Lost
2. Happy Days
3. Friends reruns
4. Firefly on DVD

FOUR PLACES YOU'VE BEEN ON VACATION
1. Hawai'i
2. Italy
3. Montana
4. Austria

FOUR WEBSITES YOU VISIT DAILY
1. wotmania.com
2. livejournal.com
3. pandora.com
4. thefacebook.com

FOUR OF YOUR FAVORITE FOODS AT THIS MOMENT
1. DUCK
2. spaetzle
3. brats
4. cheese ravioli with marinara

FOUR MUSICIANS YOU LISTEN TO DAILY
1. Rufus Wainwright
2. Ben Folds
3. that's about it
4. maybe the Shins

FOUR PEOPLE YOU TALK TO DAILY
1. Melissa
2. Briana
3. Jason
4. Whitney

FOUR PEOPLE YOU'D LOVE TO TALK TO DAILY
1. Orlando
2. Keanu
3. mommy
4. YOU

FOUR THINGS YOU SHOULD BE DOING RIGHT NOW
1. Showering
2. Sleeping
3. Empyting Moth's litter box
4. Christmas cards

FOUR PLACES YOU'D RATHER BE RIGHT NOW
1. anywhere it was warmer than 7 degrees
2. anywhere it was warmer than 7 degrees
3. anywhere it was warmer than 7 degrees
4. anywhere it was warmer than 7 degrees

Year in Review (kinda)

Go to your Calendar and find the first entry for each month of 2005.
Post the first line of it in your journal, and that's your Year In Review:

January:  yeah, but you're not a ninja
February:  Found this on Neil Gaiman's blog and it made me laugh...
March: I put together a bunch of quotes that seem to go along well with what I've been feeling recently.
April: I guess it's been awhile since my last update.
May: AOL Journals need cut-tags
June: more pre-graduation pictures; Courtesy of Lori (similar to mine, but good!):
July: I love it when captions are all screwy.
August:  Hi all, I'm alive and well and Milwaukee is great so far. September:  I realized that under "About Me" I'vew had the wrong number listed as my Apartment phone number for a long time now.
October:  Another review for A Flea in Her Ear... methinks this one was written for the UWM paper, so not the most thruilling read ever, but...eh.
November:  The most beautiful dog ever passed away early Tuesday morning. 
December:  After numerous rounds of "We don't even know if Osama is still
alive," Osama himself decided to send George Bush a letter in his
own handwriting to let him know he was still in the game.

That was an interesting representation of my year.  I bet it would work better if it was like, the third entry for every month instead of the first one.  Or choose ONE (any one) from each month..  Yeah, that'd work better.  What a weird year, really. I think I'm gonna go shadow Briana during ACC today, but I don't feel well so I really don't want to.  Sueno begins rehearsals on Tuesday!
Oh, I saw Narnia last night.  I liked it lots.  I think they did a really great job with Aslan.  Now, I know we all know that Aslanis Jesus and the White Witch is Satan, but did you know:
-Father Christmas = Galadriel?
-Dude with the White Witch all the time (Ginarrbrik) = hobbit scale double?  No, really though.
I'm not sure how I felt about this movie being rated PG.   I mean, I guess it's okay for kids to watch, although if *I* were a kid I'd be traumatized.  I mean, when they make it so clear that the bad guys are being killed and having their faces bitten off, it seems a little weird that they try and pretend it's okay for kids to see because they don't show blood and their swords stay shiny and clean to the last moment.  And of course, I can't help but compare how the movie was done to LOTR, and think that although LOTR is DEFINITELY not suitable for kiddies, it was somehow more okay for me to see innocent little hobbits kill orcs in self-defense than it was for me to see innocent teeangers kill things-that-look-like-orcs in self-defense.  Why?  Well, LOTR was scarier and therefore the stakes were heightened and I felt that my darling little hobittses needed to kill in order to survive.  Perhaps I felt in this case that really Aslan coulda kicked bad-guy butt without them and all good-guy deaths were reversible anyway so perhaps the kiddies shoulda kinda not...killed things.  Umm, yeah.  Also,
Dear C.S. Lewis,
Teenage boys should not be able to ride unicorns.  Do you know nothing?!  And wolves aren't so bad; it wasn't very nice of you to give them such a bad rep.  Finally, I'm a little disturbed that the kids grew up in Narnia without remembering home or their parents.  If Narnia is a good place, why does it erase their memories of people they love?  Sigh.  I miss Frodo.
Frodo lives.

meh

1. YOUR PORN NAME
(first pet and street name)
Rosie Austin

2. YOUR MOVIE STAR NAME
(grandfather/grandmother on father's side first name, favorite candy)
Betty Ruth M&M

3. YOUR "FLY GIRL/GUY" NAME
(first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name)
R. Lin

4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME
(favorite animal, name of high school)
Wolf Council Rock

5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME
(middle name, city where you were born)
Ruth Pittsburgh

6. YOUR OPPOSITE SEX NAME
(name of dad/mom, cell phone company you use)
Jay Verizon

7. YOUR STAR WARS NAME
(first 3 letters of your last name, last 3 letters of mother's maiden name, first 3 letters of your pet's name)
Linklymot

This was dumb.  Oh well.  An update:

-Madison with de Guys was awesome.  I had a wonderful time.

-Sueno is now in prep.  We started today.. I'm not sure how that will be yet, since there's 4 of us on it.  And everyone is really good.  So will there really be any responsibility for me?  We shall see.  But all the acting interns are ensemble in it, and I'm SMing the U/S run of the show, so I'll be glad to finally do another show with other interns again.  Rehearsal starts Tuesday.

-Saw Pride & Prejudice.  Pretty good.

-No new LOST until January.  Are you KIDDING me, people?!

-I'm not gonna use Yahoo photos as my online album anymore.  I mean, all the old pictures will still be there, but any new ones I take I will post on Flickr.

-Had plenty of the white, I'm dreaming of a Hawaiian Christmas.

-Gotta start looking into jobs again for life after the internship.  Here's what I know: I will be home this summer.  I might come back to Milwaukee in the Fall.  We'll see how things pan out.  Until they DO pan out...gotta do a search and submit some resumes.

-I got to meet and hold Kelly's baby.  I had never met non-pregnant Kelly before, and I had also never seen the baby NOT inside her belly.  It was rather strange to have tangible evidence that there was in fact a baby in Kelly all during Flea.  Babies are interesting.  They make funny faces when they're hungry, and like looking at lights.

-It's 6 degrees outside.

-Other stuff...  I just don't know.