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57 Macrolog entries tagged with ‘memes’

Friday Five #59 Fri 23 Jan 2004
*At this moment, what is your favorite...* *1. ...song?* At this very moment it's Pretend I'm Sleeping by The Sick Lipstick, from their unbelievable debut album Sting Sting Sting. Ask me this same question a few hours from now, however,...

Friday Five #58 Fri 26 Sep 2003
*1. Who is your favorite singer/musician? Why?* Who? Mike Watt. Why? The answer is impossible to explain adequately. The best I can do is this -- read his website, listen to his music, and make up your own mind. *2....

Friday Five #57 Fri 08 Aug 2003
*1. What's the last place you traveled to, outside your own home state/country?* I haven't been out of the country since I went to Canada in the spring of 2002. That might sound like a long time to you, but...

Friday Five #56 Fri 25 Jul 2003
*1. If your life were a movie, what would the title be?* I was thinking _It's Not Easy Being Me: The M. Ellis Conroy Story_. But on second thoughts, that's a bit too movie-of-the-week-ish, dontcha think? Okay, howsabout _Being MacDara...

Friday Five #55 Sun 08 Jun 2003
*1. How many times have you truly been in love?* Truly in love? Just once. Right now. 2. What was/is so great about the person you love(d) the most? I couldn't even begin to put my finger on it exactly....

Friday Five #54 Sat 31 May 2003
*1. What do you most want to be remembered for?* I want to be remembered for having contributed something of note to the cultural sphere, having earned and gained the respect of my peers. I would also like to be...

Friday Five #53 Fri 16 May 2003
http://fridayfive.org/ *1. What drinking water do you prefer -- tap, bottle, purifier, etc.?* I like my water chilled and filtered, but I don't drink straight water very often; I usually drink it in cola form. When I was working though,...

Friday Five #52 Fri 09 May 2003
http://fridayfive.org/ *1. Would you consider yourself an organized person? Why or why not?* Yes, and no. I go through spurts of super-organisation, then I kind of let the fields grow fallow for a while, and then get all super-organised again....

Friday Five #51 Fri 11 Apr 2003
http://fridayfive.org/ *1. What was the first band you saw in concert?* I remember when I was very young, like 5 or 6 years old, at some free music festival in St. Anne's Park. The Lark in the Park or something...

Friday Five #50 Fri 28 Mar 2003
http://fridayfive.org/ *1. What was your most memorable moment from the last week?* My most memorable moment was probably the Blood Brothers gig last night. (More on that later.) *2. What one person touched your life this week?* Since the weekend,...

Friday Five #49 Fri 21 Mar 2003
http://fridayfive.org/ *1. If you had the chance to meet someone you've never met, from the past or present, who would it be?* There are so many. I would love to meet Mike Watt. If I could go back in time,...

Friday Five #48 Sat 15 Mar 2003
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. Do you like talking on the phone? Why or why not? I used to hate talking on the phone. I particularly hated calling people I don't know. I don't feel that way so much anymore, but I do...

Friday Five #47 Sat 08 Mar 2003
http://fridayfive.org/ *1. What was the last song you heard?* 'We Like Having These Things' by Numbers, from their debut album Numbers Life on tigerbeat6. Numbers are a great art-punk band from San Francisco with a Moog for a bass. If...

Friday Five #46 Fri 28 Feb 2003
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. What is your favorite type of literature to read (magazine, newspaper, novels, nonfiction, poetry, etc.)? I don't really have a particular favourite. I would indulge in every type listed here except for poetry, but that's only because I've...

Friday Five #45 Fri 21 Feb 2003
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. What is your most prized material possession? This is a tough one. It might be better to think in terms of, say, if there was a fire in my house and I was given a short window of...

Friday Five #44 Fri 14 Feb 2003 | 1 Comments
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. Explain why you started to journal/blog. I'm not sure exactly why I started. I initially happened upon the concept of blogging sometime towards the end of 2000, and around that time I sort-of started a weblog that didn't...

Friday Five #43 Fri 07 Feb 2003
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. What did you have for breakfast this morning? If you didn't have breakfast, why not? I didn't have breakfast because I didn't wake up until 10:30am, didn't get out of bed until some time around 11am, and decided...

Friday Five #42 Fri 31 Jan 2003
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. As a child, who was your favorite superhero/heroine? Why? I was never really into the classic superheroes that much as a kid, but when Batman came out in 1989, I was hooked. 2. What was one thing...

Friday Five #41 Fri 24 Jan 2003
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. What is one thing you don't like about your body? Its size; I'm working on it. 2. What are two things you love about your body? Well I can't say I love anything about it, but I...

Friday Five #40 Fri 17 Jan 2003
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. Where do you currently work? Right now I'm unemployed, having quit my job at the end of last month. But I am using the time I have now to write and read a lot. 2. How many...

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