{"id":108,"date":"2004-04-05T20:39:00","date_gmt":"2004-04-06T04:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mynameiskate.com\/blog\/2004\/04\/05\/hi-bandwagon-im-kate\/"},"modified":"2007-05-04T10:45:45","modified_gmt":"2007-05-04T18:45:45","slug":"hi-bandwagon-im-kate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mynameiskate.com\/blog\/2004\/04\/05\/hi-bandwagon-im-kate\/","title":{"rendered":"Hi bandwagon, I’m Kate"},"content":{"rendered":"

A lot of journalers like to do that thing where they pass around these sets of questions and all answer them, as a way of sharing about themselves. I haven’t been motivated to do one before, but I saw the one below in yruugrrl<\/a>‘s journal today and found the questions a particularly intriguing slice-of-life. So, here I go.
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\n1: Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, find line 4. Write down what it says: <\/strong>
\nlvm <\/em> Main Logical Volume Manager menu
\n(The book is Essential System Administration<\/em>)
\n 
\n2: Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What do you touch first? <\/strong>
\nRainbow-colored plastic Slinky that I often play with when talking to users on the phone.
\n 
\n3: What is the last thing you watched on TV? <\/strong>
\nJoan of Arcadia
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\n4: WITHOUT LOOKING, guess what time it is: <\/strong>
\n12:30pm
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\n5: Now look at the clock, what is the actual time?: <\/strong>
\n1:11pm (oops)
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\n6: With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?: <\/strong>
\nTyping. Nobody is talking at the moment.
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\n7: When did you last step outside? <\/strong>
\nThis morning when I filled up the gas tank. I should note that on any other day of the week, my answer would be “walking to work from the bus stop”.
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\n8: Before you came to this website, what did you look at (on the Internet)? <\/strong>
\nhttp:\/\/www.skycriesmary.com<\/a> – I went to look something up, and saw nothing but an intriguing note that there would be a new site there at the end of next week.
\n 
\n9: What are you wearing? <\/strong>
\nBlue jeans, Chuck Taylors, and a long-sleeved red t-shirt with glittery flames on the sleeves and a glittery, flaming number 66 on the chest. I got both the jeans and the shirt (free) from a clothing swap one of my friends organized recently.
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\n10: Did you dream last night? <\/strong>
\nProbably, but I don’t remember it.
\n 
\n11: When did you last laugh?<\/strong>
\nI laugh all the time and so I don’t really keep track of when I do. Probably last night as we were going to bed. We often giggle together as we get settled under the covers.
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\n12: What is on the walls of the room you are in? <\/strong>
\nI’m in my cube at work so the things on the walls are my attempts to ameliorate the savage beigeness. I have four different pieces of fabric hung: one rainbowy, one blue with gold stars, and two batiks (one I made and one I bought in Java). This year’s Edward Gorey calendar. The Mariners schedule (for traffic planning purposes more than anything). A couple pictures of Steve. The “NATO phonetic alphabet” which I use when spelling things to people over the phone. (You know A is “alpha” but did you know L is “lima”? W is “whiskey”.) Various papers for work, including a phone list, our course catalog, the phone shift schedule, etc. Our soccer team’s schedule. Oh yeah, and the wall behind me is completely covered in a database schema diagram I keep there because it looks badass.
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\n13: Seen anything weird lately? <\/strong>
\nWeird, hm. I can’t think of anything much, but that may be because I don’t consider very much to be weird. I did notice that the girl in the car behind me when I got off the freeway had bright blue hair. It’s pretty weird to see two people with brightly colored hair (her and me) randomly like that in Bellevue.
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\n14: What do you think of this quiz? <\/strong>
\nAs I said above, it motivated me to do one of these for the first time.
\n 
\n15: What is the last film you saw? <\/strong>
\nI saw Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind<\/em> on Saturday night and really liked it. I keep going over it in my mind.
\n 
\n16: If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy first? <\/strong>
\nProbably I’d pay off our house so we could stop paying interest. Followed by a hang-glider and more hang-gliding lessons.
\n 
\n17: Tell me something about you that I don’t know:<\/strong>
\nWho is this mysterious “I” who is questioning me? Anyway, one thing about me I often use for these kinds of questions is that I’ve never broken a bone. I have also always loved to drink milk. Coincidence?
\n 
\n18: If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do? <\/strong>
\nMake sure everyone had enough to eat. I would wave my magic wand and send all the surplus food from our part of the world to those who have a shortage.
\n 
\n19: Do you like to dance? <\/strong>
\nDefinitely.<\/p>\n

20: George Bush: is he a power-crazy nut case or some one who is finally doing something that has needed to be done for years? <\/strong>
\nNut.
\n 
\n21(a): Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her? <\/strong>
\nAt this point in my life, I feel kind of like this is something I should discuss with Steve first… but nonetheless, how about Julia?
\n 
\n21(b): Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him? <\/strong>
\nAgain, undiscussed, I’ve always wanted to name a boy James because James (or Jim) has been the name of at least three of my mentors. Then again, that name might be too common to use.
\n 
\n22: Would you ever consider living abroad? <\/strong>
\nYes, in fact, Steve and I are planning to live in New Zealand for a year sometime in the next ten years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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