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[salixbabylon]

I FINISHED I FINISHED I FINISHED!!!

My research paper is done, I presented it, answered question without sounding like an idiot, and I'm FINISHED!!!!!

(OK, yeah, it's just for the semester and summer school started in June, but STILL.)

I am feeling giddy and brain-dead, hence meme instead of bondage-fic. (Yeah yeah, chapter 5, that too.)

Gacked from maruchina



The Deadly Sins

ANGER

1. Who did you last get angry with?
An employee I supervise, for goofing off instead of doing something that needed to be done.
2. What is your weapon of choice?
saying mean things. Barring that, the sword. ;)
3. Would you hit a member of the opposite sex?
if i was going to hit someone, i doubt their gender would be a consideration.
4. How about of the same sex?
ditto
5. Who was the last person who got really angry at you?
Don't know... Probably my husband.
6. What is your pet peeve?
Oo, there are so many little things that bug me... Unclear expectations. Saying what people want to hear (not diplomacy, but outright obvious lies). NOt doing what people say they will do.
7. Do you keep grudges, or can you let them go easily?
I am a master grudge-holder.

SLOTH

1. What is one thing you're supposed to do daily that you haven't done in a long time?
floss
2. What is the latest you've ever woken up?
Hm. 2 pm maybe? That would have been when I was in college.
3. Name a person you've been meaning to contact, but haven't?
Jesse
4. What is the last lame excuse you made?
Too busy to read a book a friend recommended to be because of schoolwork. Sure. Try SLASH. ;)
5. Have you ever watched an infomercial all the way through?
nope
6. When was the last time you got a good workout in?
sunday
7. How many times did you hit the snooze button on your alarm clock today?
i always hit it twice. if i need more sleep than that, i reset my alarm or turn it off entirely.

GLUTTONY

1. What is your overpriced yuppie beverage of choice?
alcoholic - a mojito. non-alcoholic - Peet's Pride of the Port tea
2. What is the greatest amount of alcohol you've had in one sitting/outing/event?
I have no idea how much i drank, but i got totally wasted at my 30th birthday party... i think maybe 4 drinks. Maybe 5. Not sure. :)
3. Have you ever used a professional diet company?
yes, weight watchers, for about 2 months.
4. Do you have an issue with your weight?
oh yes
5. Do you prefer sweets, salty foods, or spicy foods?
yes please. if forced to choose, probably sweets.
6. Have you ever looked at a small house pet or child and thought food?
not yet, thank god

LUST

1. How many people have you seen naked?
lots. public hot tubbing.
2. How many people have seen YOU naked?
lots again
3. Have you ever caught yourself staring at the chest/crotch of a member of your gender of choice during a normal conversation?
of course
4. Have you had sex?
i'm pretty sure, yeah
5. What is your favorite body part on a person of your gender of choice?
hm... on men, i'm very fond of thighs... on women, i get weak in the knees for heart-shaped buttocks...
6. Have you ever been propositioned by a prostitute?
never
7. Have you ever had to get tested for an STD?
"had to" - no. but i have been tested, since i'm a responsible person.
8. Have you ever had to get tested for pregnancy?
again, "had to" - no. but i've peed on a stick a few times when my period was late.

GREED

1. How many credit cards do you own?
just one
2. What's your guilty pleasure store?
hm. probably amazon.com
3. If you had $1 million, what would you do with it?
let me say first that i don't think $1 mil is really very much money. but if it was $1 billion, i'd travel a lot, stay in places for a few months at a time. england, canada, italy, india... i'd take care of my friends and family who are in need... buy my husband a new car... hire a cabana boy. ;)
4. Would you rather be rich, or famous?
rich. fame sounds horrible.
5. Would you accept a boring job if it meant you would make megabucks?
i don't know... it would depend on if it was a lot of work or if i could goof off and write smut at work. ;) i hate being bored.
6. Have you ever stolen anything?
one lipstick and one nail polish from drug stores, and ton of office supplies form work
7. How many MP3s are on your hard drive?
none

PRIDE

1. What one thing have you done that you're most proud of?
hmm... sharing my writing. not dropping out of grad school. going solo backpacking... making my marriage work...
2. What one thing have you done that your parents are most proud of?
probably school/grad school
3. What thing would you like to accomplish in your life?
just one? getting published and having a good marriage are kind of tied.
4. Do you get annoyed by coming in second place?
not if i tried my best and i respect whoever got 1st place
5. Have you ever entered a contest of skill, knowing you were of much higher skill than all the other competitors?
don't think so
6. Have you ever cheated on something to get a higher score?
quizilla tests all the time
7. What did you do today that you're proud of?
gave my presentation!

ENVY

1. What item (or person) of your friends would you most want to have for your own?
hm... i have four friends i'd happy trade spouses with. ;) i have a friend with a lovely house, but i don't know that i'd want to live in it.
2. Who would you want to go on "Trading Spaces" with?
hm. i now this is a tv show about home decorating, but that's all i know
3. If you could be anyone else in the world, who would you be?
no one. i may not always be happy being me, but i'd never want to be anyone else.
4. Have you ever been cheated on?
in two relationships, that were "open" but it still felt like cheating.
5. Have you ever wished you had a physical feature different from your own?
oh yeah. to be thinner, perkier breasts, darker skin, straight dark hair... occasionally a penis, just to play with... but never anything enough to go out and try to change it.
6. What is something you see in others that you wish you had for yourself?
confidence... although i have a lot more than i used to
7. Do you wish you'd come up with this survey?
no
8. Finally, what is your favorite deadly sin?
lust. duh. ;)


The Seven Heavenly Virtues

FAITH

1. What religion do you follow?
eclectic wicca
3. Do you believe that forgiveness is a religious property, or a human property?
both. i don't think there's a separation between the human and the religious. or i don't understand the question.
4. Do you believe in magic?
some kinds
5. What was the last promise you broke?
can't think of one, unless you count all my "i'll do X task by Y date" promises to myself.
6. Have you ever said the words to a prayer and not meant it?
oh yes, in church as a kid all the time. now i recognize that while i may not agree with the words of the prayer, i usually agree with the sentiment. if i don't, i keep my mouth shut.
7. Do you believe that anyone could be perfect?
i don't. and i don't believe there is any point in striving for perfection - it's an idea, not a state of being. a goal, not a destination.

HOPE

1. Did you get everything you wanted over the last holiday season?
i'm still waiting for world peace and my cabana boy
2. Regarding your future, what is the best thing you could hope for?
tons of money, my book selling in every bookstore, security and happiness and health
3. Do you let yourself get your hopes up for something even if you know that there is a large chance of failure?
sure
5. Have you ever bought a lottery ticket?
yeah, but only maybe 5 in my life
6. Do you gamble?
not unless you count those 5 lottery tickets and the occasional game of quarter-bet poker;)
7. Have you ever had something called off on account of bad weather, but then gone ahead and done it anyway?
almost certainly

CHARITY

1. What causes do you support?
anything promoting peace and understanding and patience and kindness and respect
2. What causes have you given money or time to?
mostly just Planned Parenthood
3. Have you ever worked in a soup kitchen or done another kind of outreach for the homeless?
no
4. Would you ever consider joining the Peace Corps, Amnesty International, or another travel?
i did, in high school, for about 10 minutes until i remembered how big the bugs are in south america and other tropical places
5. Do you give money to the homeless on the street?
almost never... but every december, i give someone all the money i have on me at least once. usually $10-40
6. Have you ever helped out a friend with basic needs, like rent or food?
never with money, but i've let friends live with me, rent-free, when they needed it
7. What's the greatest extent you've gone to help a friend in need?
helped them look for jobs, been a reference for jobs, helped find housing, housed them, helped a friend move out "today" from an abusive boyfriend's house...

FORTITUDE

1. What are you most afraid of?
being helpless
2. What did you do today that was really brave?
hm... i suppose public speaking might count
3. Who is your favorite superhero, and why?
wonder woman becuase of her great tits!
4. Would you put your life in danger to rescue someone?
maybe. someone i loved, absolutely
5. If you were to face the Wizard, would you want more courage, more brains, or more heart?
i'm happy as dumb/smart as i am. i could stand to be a more kind person, and a more brave person.
6. Have you ever gotten stage fright?
god yes. once i vomited literally a minute before going onstage. i was 11. nothing that bad since then, though. :)
7. Do you consider yourself to be a leader or a follower?
hm. both when they're appropriate. a leader in some things, a follower in others.

JUSTICE

1. Have you ever been summoned for jury duty?
never served on a jury, no
2. If they reinstituted the draft (for both genders), would you go, or would find some way out of it?
i'm too old now, i think, but no, i wouldn't. i'm a pacifist and i'd stand up for that.
3. Do you support capital punishment (the death penalty)?
no. it's never a good idea for the government to be able to kill it's citizens.
4. Which drug should be guaranteed legal?
most of them? pot, certainly.
5. Do you believe that Dubya is rightfully President of the USA?
no
6. What was your favorite media circus trial?
i try to remain as ignorant as possible about anything in the media
7. Have you ever written a letter to a politician?
no

TEMPERANCE

1. What do you have the hardest time moderating yourself on?
eating and reading slash
2. Do you collect anything?
tea cups
3. Are you addicted to anything?
chocolate, probably
4. Have you ever put anything on layaway or used an installment plan?
no
5. What's your preferred method of paying for things?
atm card
6. Tell us one thing you wish you hadn't let yourself do?
i don't regret anything big, really.
7. Do you feel that you obsess over things?
who, me? *blinkblink* hahahahahahahah

PRUDENCE

1. Who is the wisest person you know?
my friend angela is very wise, as are most of my coven-mates
2. Have you ever participated in a vigil?
yes
3. Do you take advice when it's given?
sometimes
4. What area are you wisest in?
hm. i'm making an effort to not give unsolicited advice. but i think i've learned some relaly useful things about romantic relationships.
5. Do you drive defensively?
when i'm not driving aggressively. ;)
6. Have you ever had unprotected sex outside of marriage?
yes, before marriage
7. What did you learn today?
all kinds of things - about library thefts, the ACRL, that netscape copies yahoo mail and lj posts w/o weird characters, that the guy in my class makes me want to lick his biceps, and that broccoli makes me fart
8. And of course, what is your favorite heavenly virtue?
hope. without it, what's the point?