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Here's yet another of the little games that few, if anyone, cares about.  It's either keep doing this, or court a bullet.  C'est la fucking vie...

Four names that people call me (though the last two haven't been used in at least five years):
1. Amanda
2. Kat
3. G.I. Kitty
4. Fluffy

Four jobs I have had:
1. Telemarketer
2. Production Operator at a semiconductor manufacturer
3. Print tester
4. Mystical Troubleshooter

Four movies I would watch more than once:
1. Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal
2. Wing Commander
3. Bless the Child
4. Legally Blonde (much as I hate to admit it…)

Four places I have lived:
1. Sunnyvale, California
2. Boise, Idaho
3. Abruzzo Province, Italy (if a month counts)
4. A naval base in the Great Lakes area, near Chicago

Four places I have been:......
1. Paramount's Great America (San Jose, CA) and the Monterey Bay Aquarium (Monterey, CA)
2. Rome, Florence, Naples (etc.), Italy
3. Chicago, Illinois
4. Lagoon Amusement Park (Salt Lake City, UT)

Four People who e-mail, text or call regularly:
1. Dawn
2. James
3. Dave
4. Pop-can (a.k.a. "baby dragon" or "Chris")

Four of my favorite foods:
1. beef stew
2. tacos
3. strawberry ice cream
4. ripe apricots

Four places I'd rather be right now:
1. Hiding in the void
2. Flying…doesn't matter how I'm doing it
3. On some random, isolated plane of existence
4. Basically, anywhere but here and now…

Four friends I think will respond:
1. None.  The other numbers are irrelevant.

Four things I am looking forward to this year:
1. No clue.  I don't think that anything particularly good will happen in the near future.

Four TV shows that I watch:
1. Supernatural
2. Criminal Minds
3. Fringe
4. House

RETURN DIRECTIONS:
Now, here's what you're supposed to do...if you want to.
Copy and paste this into a new journal.  Erase my answers and type in yours.

Farewell to irrelevance yet again.

Here's yet another of the little games that few, if anyone, cares about.  It's either keep doing this, or court a bullet.  C'est la fucking vie...

Four names that people call me (though the last two haven't been used in at least five years):
1. Amanda
2. Kat
3. G.I. Kitty
4. Fluffy

Four jobs I have had:
1. Telemarketer
2. Production Operator at a semiconductor manufacturer
3. Print tester
4. Mystical Troubleshooter

Four movies I would watch more than once:
1. Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal
2. Wing Commander
3. Bless the Child
4. Legally Blonde (much as I hate to admit it…)

Four places I have lived:
1. Sunnyvale, California
2. Boise, Idaho
3. Abruzzo Province, Italy (if a month counts)
4. A naval base in the Great Lakes area, near Chicago

Four places I have been:......
1. Paramount's Great America (San Jose, CA) and the Monterey Bay Aquarium (Monterey, CA)
2. Rome, Florence, Naples (etc.), Italy
3. Chicago, Illinois
4. Lagoon Amusement Park (Salt Lake City, UT)

Four People who e-mail, text or call regularly:
1. Dawn
2. James
3. Dave
4. Pop-can (a.k.a. "baby dragon" or "Chris")

Four of my favorite foods:
1. beef stew
2. tacos
3. strawberry ice cream
4. ripe apricots

Four places I'd rather be right now:
1. Hiding in the void
2. Flying…doesn't matter how I'm doing it
3. On some random, isolated plane of existence
4. Basically, anywhere but here and now…

Four friends I think will respond:
1. None.  The other numbers are irrelevant.

Four things I am looking forward to this year:
1. No clue.  I don't think that anything particularly good will happen in the near future.

Four TV shows that I watch:
1. Supernatural
2. Criminal Minds
3. Fringe
4. House

RETURN DIRECTIONS:
Now, here's what you're supposed to do...if you want to.
Copy and paste this into a new journal.  Erase my answers and type in yours.

Farewell to irrelevance yet again.

Even with the job of cleaning my room at the family's insistence, listening to music and killing time until 5:30, when I can go out drinking with friends, I still manage to find myself bored.  So I saw this in 's journal from earlier today.  It's a good way to kill an hour or so.  The rules are pretty much the same as they were in the last journal I wrote, nine months ago.  Only the theme is different, and I've added a lot of new music since then.  So here you are.


1. How are you feeling today?
Stupid Girls by Pink
(Actually, that's pretty much my general attitude, in one way or another...)

2. Will you get far in life?
The Exorcist by Primal Fear
(Not sure what this means, given the context--the song is pretty much exactly what it sounds like.  Is it saying that I need to drive the demons away if I want to get anywhere, or something else?)

3. How do your friends see you?
Restless by Within Temptation
(True enough--I'm used up.)

4. Will you get married?
FRGT/10 by Alchemist/Chali 2na (Linkin Park remix)
(Given this song and all of the other factors that I know to be true, I'd guess not.)

5. What is your best friend's theme song?
Angels Will Fall by From Sword to Sunrise
(I'm not sure about this one.  Do angels even exist?)

6. What is the story of your life?
The Iconoclast by Scar Symmetry
(Damn, that's appropriate.  Look up the meaning of "iconoclast" online--it sums it up pretty well, unfortunately.  Good band, good song.)

7. What was high school like?
Over My Head by Sum 41
(Self-explanatory and accurate; college is even worse.)

8. How can you get ahead in life?
Your Guardian Angel by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
(Let others use me until there's nothing left, expecting only emptiness in return?  All right.)

9. What is the best thing about your friends?
Wasteland by Trapt
(Does this imply that there's not much good there, or am I misreading things again?  I don't want this to be accurate...)

10. What is in store for this weekend?
Believe by Breaking Benjamin
(Par for the course then.  I'd hoped for better, but what else can you expect?)

11. To describe your grandparents?
Beneath the Clay (R.I.P.) by Artillery
(If you say so...)

12. How is your life going?
The Dragon Lies Bleeding by Hammerfall
(I really want to see this promised land.  Maybe someone can reach out and save me.)

13. What song will they play at your funeral?
Indonesia by August Burns Red
(The spirit of the song is close enough.)

14. How does the world see you?
Intro…My Lifestyle by Bullet for My Valentine
(Yep.  I'm an intro for the real act--nothing more.)

15. Will you have a happy life?
Reckoning by Killswitch Engage
(I'm guessing not.  At best it's conflict-filled, if this is any indication--and whether the reckoning will have a good outcome is up in the air.)

16. What do your friends really think of you?
Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely by Backstreet Boys
(Million-dollar question: is this how they see me as treating them, or vice versa?  Is there something missing in mine or theirs?)

17. Do people secretly lust after you?
This Is Absolution by Killswitch Engage
(Why would they?  Everyone who does gets burned.)

18. How can I make myself happy?
Die by Norther
(Well, damn...)

19. What should you do with your life?
Forgiveness is a Six Gun by DevilDriver
(Should I have been born a mercenary after all?)

20. Will you ever have children?
Carried Away by Shinedown
(I have no idea what this indicates.  It's vague at best--and the song isn't what the title suggests.)

21. What song would you strip to?
Walk Away by Kelly Clarkson
(Okay...I guess that works...)

22. If a man in a van offered you candy, what would you do?
Departure by Trivium
(Yep--pretty much.  Prelude to betrayal, pain and death, anyone?)

23. What does your mom think of you?
Thundergods by Sabaton
(Sad as it is, I can see this being accurate.)

24. What is your deep dark secret?
My Immortal (Radio Edit) by Evanescence
(Five words: you don't want to know.)

25. What is your mortal enemy's theme song?
Lips of Deceit by Avenged Sevenfold
(Too...true.  Damn it...)

26. What's your personality like?
Dear Agony by Breaking Benjamin
(Um...thoughts?  I think it's a little too close, but I could always be wrong.)

27. Which song will be played at your wedding?
Girl I Know by Avenged Sevenfold
(What wedding?  And since I apparently have followers instead of loved ones, I can see this happening--though not in the context they're using it in.)

28. If you were to become the Dictator of a small Eastern European nation, would you be a benevolent Dictator?
Someone Who Cares by Three Days Grace
(There are two ways that you can look at this--and ironically enough, this might just fit them both.)

29. What are your aspirations?
The Mountain by DevilDriver
(Wow.  So who's the mountain--or is it a metaphor for banishment in this case?)

30. What goes through your head when you wake up?
Final Show by Artillery
(Well, that clinches it.  Read the lyrics on this one and see what you think...)


I don't listen to more than half of these songs on a regular basis--I used my full playlist for this rather than the set I usually set it on.  But...most of these are scarily accurate, in my opinion.  Maybe I'm wrong.  Few of these songs are as straightforward as the titles imply; when in doubt, look them up.

It's Christmas Eve, and the holiday lost its spark three or four years ago.  So I'll steal this journal concept that I got from and do the song thing...then get back to wrapping presents and finishing chapter six of my novel.

On with the lack of activity!

Here'​​s how it works​:​​
1.) Open your libra​ry (​​iTune​s,​​ Winamp,​​ Media​ Player,​​ etc)​​.​​
2.) Put it on shuff​le.​​
3.) Press​ play.​​
For every​ quest​ion type the song that'​​s playi​ng.​​
When you go to a new quest​ion press​ the next button.​​
Ready​?​​ GO!


1] Opening Credits: "Deceiver" by Disturbed

2] Waking Up: "Until the End" by Breaking Benjamin

3] Falling In Love: "Hollywood Whore" by Papa Roach

4] Fight Scene: "Storming the Burning Fields" by Dragonforce

5] Breaking Up: "Zero no Kotae" by UVERworld (Japanese)

6] Make-up: "Real Slim Shady" by Eminem

7] Secret Love: "The World Around You" by Papa Roach

8] Life's Okay: "Perfect" by Simple Plan

9] Mental Breakdown: "The Static Age" by Green Day

10] Driving: "Tomorrow" by Lillix

11] Flashbacks: "Breakaway" by Kelly Clarkson

12] Happy Dance: "Holiday" by Green Day

13] Regretting: "Rebirthing" by Skillet

14] Long Night Alone: "Trail of Broken Hearts" by Dragonforce

15] Final Battle: "Planet Hell" by Nightwish

16] Death Scene: "It's All Over" by Three Days Grace

17] Ending Credits: "Somewhere" by Within Temptation


All in all, I got lucky; it's all pretty darned accurate.

Of these random informative journals.  Saw this on a friend's account, and decided to do it because it's three in the morning, I can't sleep, and I have nothing better to do.  In addition, it's unlikely that anyone will read this, much less care...so why not?



Real Name: Amanda

Age: 21

Birthday: November 7

Birthplace: Somewhere in California; the Bay Area is as specific as I'll get.

Current Location: West of the Rockies, east of the coast, United States

Eye Color: Blue

Hair Color:   Blond, though the exact shade changes too often to keep track of it.  And no, it's not due to random dye jobs…all change is natural.

Height: 5'1-5'2

Right Handed or Left Handed: ambidextrous

The Shoes You Wore Today:  a 3-year-old pair of Nikes

Your Weakness:  Good question…off the top of my head, I don't know.

Your Fears:  Isolation…and the daily struggle through an empty, meaningless existence.

Your Perfect Pizza:      Half Hawaiian (Canadian bacon and pineapple), half pepperoni.  All-meat is also good, depending on where you get it.

Your Most Overused Phrase On an IM:   I don't use IM.

Thoughts First Waking Up:   Maybe something will happen today to make this all worthwhile…

Your Best Physical Feature:    What best feature?  I don't have one.

Your Bedtime:   When I get home from work.  It ranges from 2 AM to 8 in the morning

Your Most Missed Memory:   I don't have one.

Pepsi or Coke:  Neither.  I prefer Sierra Mist, orange soda, or root beer.

McDonalds or Burger King:  Chinese/Japanese is preferable to fast food.

Single or Group Dates:   "Date?"  What does this strange word mean?

Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea:  I don't drink tea.

Chocolate or Vanilla:  Vanilla, mixed with strawberry.

Cappuccino or Coffee:  Why?  Both of them taste disgusting.

Do you Smoke:  Not on your life.

Do you Swear:  Depends on the situation.  Sometimes.

Do you Sing:  Yes, but no one wants to hear it.

Do you Shower Daily:   Most of the time.

Have you Been in Love:   Hells no!  What kind of an idiot do you take me for?  The only thing "love" is good for is destroying its victims.

Do you want to go to College:  Already there, and it's not all it's cracked up to be.

Do you want to get Married:  Why would I?  There hasn't been anyone I'd trust as far as I can throw them who is also crazy enough to want me.

Do you believe in yourself:  Almost never, unless a façade counts.

Do you get Motion Sickness:  Rarely, if ever.

Do you think you are Attractive:  Not particularly.

Are you a Health Freak: Hardly.

Do you get along with your Parents:  I'm not home often enough to tell.

Do you like Thunderstorms:  They're all right.

Do you play an Instrument:  I've played a number of them, but voice is far and away my primary instrument.

In the past month have you Drank Alcohol:  No.  I have better ways to waste time and money.

In the past month have you Smoked:  Do I look stupid to you?

In the past month have you been on Drugs:  Never have, never will.

In the past month have you gone on a Date:  No, and I can't say I've missed the lack of betrayal in my life.

In the past month have you gone to a Mall:  Maybe, though I doubt it.

Have you ever eaten a box of Oreos:  Not a whole box in one sitting, but I've eaten plenty of Oreos in my time.

In the past month have you eaten Sushi:  I tried it for the first time a couple of weeks ago…I doubt that I will do so again.

In the past month have you been on Stage:  No.

In the past month have you been Dumped:  I would have had to be dating for that, wouldn't I?

In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping:  Why would anyone want to do that?

In the past month have you Stolen Anything:  No.

Ever been Drunk:  No.  I might kill someone…or myself.

Ever been called a Tease:  Not that I know of.

Ever been Beaten up:  No.

Ever Shoplifted:  Not for at least three years.

How do you want to Die:  I don't care how it happens so long as it does.  

What do you want to be when you Grow Up:  It doesn't matter.  No matter what I want, it's even odds that it won't happen.

What country would you most like to visit:  Japan would be nice.

In a Boy/Girl...

Favourite Eye Color:  None.  Did we have to go this route?

Favourite Hair Color:  Need I repeat myself?  I don't care.

Short or Long Hair:  Whatever floats their individual boat.

Height:  Why does this matter?

Weight:  Your point is…what, exactly?

Best Clothing Style:  Whatever fits a person's taste and style of expression. It's a plus if it looks good on them.

Number of Drugs I have taken:  None

Number of CDs I own:  Enough to suit my needs.

Number of Piercings:  None whatsoever.

Number of Tattoos:  Zero.

Who else should take this?:  Anyone who wants to.