good questionnaire
What is your greatest fear?
Which historical figure do you most identify with?
Which living person do you most admire?
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
What is your greatest extravagance?
On what occasion do you lie?
What do you dislike most about your appearance?
Which living person do you most despise?
What is your greatest regret?
Who or what is the greatest love of your life?
Which talent would you most like to have?
If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be?
If you could choose what to come back as, what would it be?
What is your most treasured possession?
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Where would you like to live?
What is the quality you most like in a man?
What is the quality you most like in a woman?
What is it that you most dislike?
How would you like to die?
What is your motto?
[COLOR=Red] with a bit of luck, his life was ruined forever. always thinking that just behind some narrow door in all of his favorite bars, men in red woolen shirts are getting incredible kicks from things he'll never know.[/COLOR]
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by angelanicole [/i]
[B]What is your greatest fear?
Which historical figure do you most identify with?
Which living person do you most admire?
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
What is your greatest extravagance?
On what occasion do you lie?
What do you dislike most about your appearance?
Which living person do you most despise?
What is your greatest regret?
Who or what is the greatest love of your life?
Which talent would you most like to have?
If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be?
If you could choose what to come back as, what would it be?
What is your most treasured possession?
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Where would you like to live?
What is the quality you most like in a man?
What is the quality you most like in a woman?
What is it that you most dislike?
How would you like to die?
What is your motto? [/B][/QUOTE]
1. Growing old.
2. Abe Lincoln (I don't really know, I've just always admired the guy.)
3. Charlie Kaufman (He set out all his flaws for the world to see and made an awesome movie doing it.)
4. Lack of motivation, laziness
5. Gotta go with books.
6. There are just times when you know it's not the right time for the truth.
7. My inability to grow facial hair.
8. I really don't despise anybody. I guess the closest thing I got is my friend Mike who drives me absolutely mad with frustration sometimes.
9. That I'd actually tried through high school, gotten a decent GPA, and gone to a more prestigious school.
10. Knowledge, the kind that makes you feel all warm and fuzzy.
11. Organizational skills or crazy mad writin' skillz.
12. Less of a material dependence.
13. I'd be right back here as a human being. I love this shit.
14. My writing notebook and my books.
15. Not sure I completely understand the question, but I don't know that I could handle being stupid. Or having a stupid kid.
16. Edinburgh, Scotland
17. Humble intelligence.
18. Humble intelligence. And a nice rack. 
19. Blatant stupidity.
20. In a hail of bullets.
21. I dunno. Question authority. Knowledge is power. I'm not sure. Don't really live by any mottos.
What is your greatest fear? seeing someone i love die tragically, before my eyes.
Which historical figure do you most identify with? probably patton and ghandi and jesus... contradictory, i know, but shhhhh... i admit i'm odd. 
Which living person do you most admire? personally, my mother. relationship-wise, a girl named stephanie... someone i don't know... chuck or brad pitt... kevin spacey too.
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? shyness
What is your greatest extravagance? my car.
On what occasion do you lie? if i'm in danger of making someone feel bad... doesn't happen often thank god.
What do you dislike most about your appearance? maybe add ten pounds.
Which living person do you most despise? louis farikon. sorry. took some time to think about that one.
What is your greatest regret? not pushing myself in earlier years
Who or what is the greatest love of your life? sadly, i can't answer
Which talent would you most like to have? other than the ones i already have, haha, um... singing (if it comes with guts to do it infront of a crowd)
If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be? nothing but my brother and myself being alittle more greatful back in the day.
If you could choose what to come back as, what would it be? a black cat, but i'm slightly allergic.
What is your most treasured possession? don't have one. i got a sponge bob pillow the other day!!!
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? greed
Where would you like to live? here. somewhere peaceful, but in driving range of my friends.
What is the quality you most like in a man? well, un-gayly speaking,.......... i like my stomach and hip thingies.
What is the quality you most like in a woman? depends on the woman..... eyes/ laugh/ hair/ smell/ oh, and, yes, shallow me... a nice belly
What is it that you most dislike? shitty personalities and ugly feet. lol... feet are gross! hahaha
How would you like to die? hahaha... the hero way in fantasy or else - watch american beauty
What is your motto? i'm not sure that i have one, but i've learned the saying not to judge a book by it's cover is so fucking true
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[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by angelanicole [/i]
[B]What is your greatest fear? [/QUOTE]
Being ignored or going unnoticed. My gf just asked me, 'I thought it was Failure?' - which is what I've told her in the past. It -used- to be that, but I've gotten used to failure. 
[QUOTE]Which historical figure do you most identify with?
[/QUOTE]
Lestat. Oh come ON! Like he didn't really exist
[QUOTE]Which living person do you most admire? [/QUOTE]
People are mostly scum... so it's hard to choose... probably my father.
[QUOTE]What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? [/QUOTE]
My ability to quickly give in to fear.
[QUOTE]What is your greatest extravagance? [/QUOTE]
Wishing I was somewhere else. I spend most of my life doing that. I spend the most money doing that, too. I mean, what else are movies, books and computer games for?
[QUOTE]On what occasion do you lie? [/QUOTE]
When it's funny.
[QUOTE]What do you dislike most about your appearance? [/QUOTE]
I wish I had blue eyes.
[QUOTE]Which living person do you most despise? [/QUOTE]
That girl who won't talk to me. My 'despising' of people is pretty short-lived, generally, and only ever over petty things. I always forget about the whole despising thing when next I see them, too.
[QUOTE]What is your greatest regret? [/QUOTE]
Not bothering to finish high school & all the other crap after that.
[QUOTE]Who or what is the greatest love of your life? [/QUOTE]
Sydney.
[QUOTE]Which talent would you most like to have? [/QUOTE]
I wish I was better at maths.
[QUOTE]If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be? [/QUOTE]
Nothing. We're the perfect blend of idiots.
[QUOTE]If you could choose what to come back as, what would it be? [/QUOTE]
A starbucks mug.
[QUOTE]What is your most treasured possession? [/QUOTE]
My ring. It's a pure gold serpent that wraps around your finger, with rubies for eyes. It was made in India in the 1950s, one of a kind, especially for my grandfather. It's our only family heirloom.
It is also the only thing that I would hunt down to the ends of the Earth, and take a human life over.
[QUOTE]What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? [/QUOTE]
Television.
[QUOTE]Where would you like to live? [/QUOTE]
St Leonards, Woolloomooloo Wharf or McMahon's point.
Oh, or possibly Nice, but nobody much speaks English there.
[QUOTE]What is the quality you most like in a man? [/QUOTE]
Lack of BO.
[QUOTE]What is the quality you most like in a woman? [/QUOTE]
A logical mind.
[QUOTE]What is it that you most dislike? [/QUOTE]
It's a tie between Advertising and Fundamentalists.
[QUOTE]How would you like to die? [/QUOTE]
Saving lots of people's lives, or taking lots of people's lives.
[QUOTE]What is your motto? [/B][/QUOTE]
Never delude yourself. Delude the guy next to you.
What is your greatest fear?
Dying alone. Actually, I don't know. It's a toss up between that and the thought of etenity. Maybe it's just me, but there is something absolutely fucking [i]terrifying[/i] about eternity. I just can't deal with it. It freaks me the fuck out. I just flip out when I really start thinking about it. God, I'm getting chills already.. Bleh.
Which historical figure do you most identify with?
Heh. Nietzsche, maybe. More than anything because of this little quote:
"The last philosopher I call myself, for I am the last human being. No one converses with me beside myself and my voice reaches me as the voice of one dying. With thee, beloved voice, with thee, the last remembered breath of all human happiness, let me discourse, even if it is only for another hour. Because of thee, I delude myself as to my solitude and lie my way back to multiplicity and love, for my heart shies away from believing that love is dead. It cannot bear the icy shivers of loneliest solitude. It compels me to speak as though I were Two."
I find that so beautiful. And I can completely relate to all of it. Especially the 'speaking as if I were Two' thing. It's strange, I dunno...
Which living person do you most admire?
Oh ghee, I dunno. I'm admiring [url=http://www.commondreams.org/views03/0416-01.htm]Tim Robbins[/url] a lot at the moment.
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Apathy, I suppose. It's so easy not to care, but I want to so much. But then I don't... Ah, the joys of being torn between wanting to be this ultimate humanitarian and then wanting to just bring the whole fucking world to its knees. Not because I feel I've been wronged or anything, but just because we're all so fucking stupid and shitty. All of us, we're a bunch of fucking twats. Ugh.
What is your greatest extravagance?
None, really. I mean, I don't spend money on anything at all really, I'm poor. Although I spend a lot of time downloading music, looking for new bands, going to shows and trying to teach myself how to play different instruments, but yeah... Not really much money involved in that, thxu internet.
On what occasion do you lie?
Rarely. Pretty much exclusively to 'figures of authority'. I seriously can't remember the last time I ever lied to a friend. I'm known as the absolutely brutally honest guy in my little group I guess, heh.
What do you dislike most about your appearance?
All of the above?
Which living person do you most despise?
Most of the politicians in our government today. And the people running the corporations that control them. And everyone how just follows along. Everyone that plays the fucking game and looks out for #1 and says to hell with the rest of the world. These people are in a position to affect real change. They really could change the world for the better. They could, for once in their fucking lives, stand up for something noble. And sure, maybe they'll just get mowed down, like so many of the few that have the courage to stand up do, but god dammit. At least try. If you're in a position to do something, fucking do it. Please. Maybe one day I'll be there, it's what I'm aiming for. And dammit, I do not intend to sit idly by while this world continues going further down the hole.
What is your greatest regret?
Suppose like Rents said, not trying harder in high school. I'm fairly confident I could have gotten a scholarship to Rice University, and damn, that would have been wonderful. Instead I'm stuck at a Community College thx to my parents divorcing, thx to me not preparing, thx to a lack of motivation.
Who or what is the greatest love of your life?
Nobody. I don't know love. Whoever coined the term 'hopeless romantic' had me in mind. For sure.
Which talent would you most like to have?
Any would do, seeing as I have none at all. Seriously. Although I guess singing would be my top pick. God I'd love to sing, would really be nice.
If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be?
I guess I'd have my parents back together. I mean, it never affected me emotionally, because I just kind of detached myself from it. I dunno, I've always been totally detached from my family, almost like they don't even exist. They're just some people I live with. And I feel shitty about it, but the main reason I'd want them back together is because if they were, I'd at least be going to UT right now, instead of Tomball College. Ugh. I'm so fucking selfish.
If you could choose what to come back as, what would it be?
Anyone that doesn't end up spending their entire life alone.
What is your most treasured possession?
Freedom? Heh, I guess.
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Not sure about this one either, the meaning of the question, that is... If it's "what's the most horrible trait out there" I'd have to say I'm torn between greed and stupidity.
Where would you like to live?
Ireland.
What is the quality you most like in a man?
Like Kitty said, honesty and a sense of humor.
What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Oh, so hard to pick. I'll just list some nice things. Pretty face, thin figure, reasonable, open-minded, relatively intelligent, modest... I've got a thing for shy/sad chicks, too. I dunno, something terribly attractive about a girl that's got some huge problem, but doesn't make a big deal out of it. Just kind of quietly accepts it. I guess it's cos I wanna be her savior. Heh. I just want to be the guy that some nice little girl knows she can always depend on, I'll always be there for her... You know?
What is it that you most dislike?
Being alone.
How would you like to die?
Well I've got this interesting little fantasy. About me and my girl being eh, serial killers, ok, so that's lame and overdone, but there's something really sexy about it. And I guess, when we know we're finally gonna be caught, at the end, when there's no chance to get away anymore, we just make love, and then we kill each other.. I dunno, it's stupid I guess. But I like it... Kind of inspired by a Wumpscut song - Thorns:
"and while embraced by death
they sing so fine than never
and while embraced by death
they stay in love forever"
What is your motto?
Whatever happens, happens.
[b]What is your greatest fear?[/b] Collapse of civilization.
[b]Which historical figure do you most identify with?[/b] Socrates.
[b]Which living person do you most admire?[/b] I think Ariel Sharon is doing a good job as the leader of his nation.
[b]What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?[/b] Insecurity.
[b]What is your greatest extravagance?[/b] History.
[b]On what occasion do you lie?[/b] When it is nessesary for survival.
[b]What do you dislike most about your appearance?[/b] I cannot quantify my imperfections.
[b]Which living person do you most despise?[/b] Yassir Arafat.
[b]What is your greatest regret?[/b] Not taking risks.
[b]Who or what is the greatest love of your life?[/b] I couldn't live without a thirst for knowledge.
[b]Which talent would you most like to have?[/b] Photographic memory.
[b]If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be?[/b] Eliminate the liberals.
[b]If you could choose what to come back as, what would it be?[/b] One life is all I could ask for.
[b]What is your most treasured possession?[/b] My thoughts.
[b]What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?[/b] Acceptance of liberalism.
[b]Where would you like to live?[/b] In the very first place where the very first humans were at that very same time.
[b]What is the quality you most like in a man?[/b] Humanity.
[b]What is the quality you most like in a woman?[/b] Humanity.
[b]What is it that you most dislike?[/b] Liberalism.
[b]How would you like to die?[/b] For The Objective.
[b]What is your motto?[/b] "You are only mortal".
my greatest fear can't really be put into words
though it's probably too recent to really be considered "history", andy warhol
margaret cho
fear
define "extravagance"
to spare my mother
i'd like to lose some weight
oprah winfrey
neil
myself
though singing and painting come to mind first, i'd say dancing just because that would require me to not have the ankle issues hat cause me so much trouble
i'd take my sister back to reality and out of cinderella land
whatever would give me the richest experiences
a model train car
the complete absence of hope, coupled with a complete apathy in regards to it
i miss phoenix, but new york, london, sydney, or san francisco would all be nice
a quick mind
a quick mind
dogs wearing masks trying to feed me all pork hotdogs with buns covered in cheese and jalepeno peppers (figured I'd go for the gusto, eh?)
quietly and peacefuly with the knowledge that i took the road less traveled more often than not
friends may come and love may go, but i am always here [/B][/QUOTE]
debacle is a verb
*barfs all over ill rich*
Fag.
What is your greatest fear?
Dying young
Which historical figure do you most identify with?
Cross between Ernesto "Che" Guevara and George Jung
Which living person do you most admire?
Hunter S. Thompson
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Playing it safe too much
What is your greatest extravagance?
Getting completely drunk and twisted
On what occasion do you lie?
To get myself out of a pickle, while picking up on girls, when I have a general dislike for someone
What do you dislike most about your appearance?
Ears
Which living person do you most despise?
Too many to list, but Dick Chenney would definately be on top of that list
What is your greatest regret?
Breaking up with my ex
Who or what is the greatest love of your life?
The Brazilian National Soccer Team
Which talent would you most like to have?
Magic Tricks
If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be?
Nothing
If you could choose what to come back as, what would it be?
Rich kid
What is your most treasured possession?
Friends
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Ignorance
Where would you like to live?
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
What is the quality you most like in a man?
Loyalty
What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Trust
What is it that you most dislike?
Heavily opinionated people
How would you like to die?
While on my death bed, I'd love to slip away while doing a truck load of heroin
What is your motto?
Fuck while you still can
Suck me beautiful...
Fucko - That's a motto I really need to apply in my life. Haha.
What is your greatest fear? - having no one
Which historical figure do you most identify with? - nobody that i know of
Which living person do you most admire? - Rankin
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? - laziness, lack of concentration, the inability to trust anybody
What is your greatest extravagance? - my room
On what occasion do you lie? - when it's said to not hurt anyone, a white lie
What do you dislike most about your appearance? - really not gonna go itno that now
Which living person do you most despise? - no people that you guys know
What is your greatest regret? - can't remember
Who or what is the greatest love of your life? - i'm 15 ferchristsake! come back to me when i've lived a bit longer!
Which talent would you most like to have? sing/play an instrument/ability to speak every language in the world
If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be? - alot of things
If you could choose what to come back as, what would it be? - brad pitt's boxers haha
What is your most treasured possession? - camera
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? - my life
Where would you like to live? - france, spain, italy, new york, california
What is the quality you most like in a man? - sensitive, the ability to understand me
What is the quality you most like in a woman? - un-bitchiness
What is it that you most dislike? - fakeness and arrogance
How would you like to die? - content
What is your motto? - "Everything happens for a reason"
What is your greatest fear?
Dying
Which historical figure do you most identify with?
Ranier Maria Rilke
Which living person do you most admire?
Elie Weisiel
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Sloth
What is your greatest extravagance?
Books, Food
On what occasion do you lie?
I try not to, but I guess to spare someones feelings.
What do you dislike most about your appearance?
Don't hate me because I'm beautiful
Which living person do you most despise?
Murderers
What is your greatest regret?
Too young to have regrets
Who or what is the greatest love of your life?
Zooey Glass
Which talent would you most like to have?
Musical
If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be?
Give my father back the 18 years he spent in a prison camp
If you could choose what to come back as, what would it be?
Human
What is your most treasured possession?
My life and health
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Dying alone, dying too young, dying with regrets,
dying in agony
Where would you like to live?
Mexico City
What is the quality you most like in a man?
Earnestness, Humor
What is the quality you most like in a woman?
same
What is it that you most dislike?
Hypocrisy
How would you like to die?
Fully aware and conscious
What is your motto?
if life gives you lemons, make a delicious pie
What is your greatest fear? claustrophobia
Which historical figure do you most identify with? robert e. lee
Which living person do you most admire? the dahli llama
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? swearing
What is your greatest extravagance? champagne
On what occasion do you lie? when talking to a policeman
What do you dislike most about your appearance? my height (i'm 5'10 but would like to have been north of 6 feet)
Which living person do you most despise? osamabin laden
What is your greatest regret? not being admitted to the USMA at West Point
Who or what is the greatest love of your life? my fellow man
Which talent would you most like to have? better people skills
If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be? everything
If you could choose what to come back as, what would it be? an owl
What is your most treasured possession? the watch i bought with my first bonus check
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? self-hatred
Where would you like to live? on the maine coast with my dogs
What is the quality you most like in a man? honesty
What is the quality you most like in a woman? honesty
What is it that you most dislike? poorly cooked food of any kind
How would you like to die? in my sleep
What is your motto? don't have one
mirkah - rainer maria rilke. don't *meet* many people who know his stuff. why is that you admire him so?
large crowds
hemingway (the way he thinks)
i'm not quite sure, i'm not much of one for hero worship
slow temper
wedding ring
when parents are involved
i do have a bit of pudge in my belly region
the director where i work, could not possibly screw us over more if he tried
not breaking out of my "shell" sooner
toss up between 2 types of love, one for my wife, one for my daughter
musical
their ability to accept things for what they are
lion
my ring
self-loathing
U.P.
honesty
kindness
german potato salad
peacefully
don't be a retard
What is your greatest fear?
Rejection
Which historical figure do you most identify with?
Molly Brown. That girl had chutzpah.
Which living person do you most admire? The Dahli Lama
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? I trust way too easily, thereby making it very easy for people to walk all over me
What is your greatest extravagance? Books or candy
On what occasion do you lie? When it will make people feel better
What do you dislike most about your appearance? My weight or my weak weak eyes (I'm one of those people with large pretty eyes and 20/400 vision)
Which living person do you most despise? Given half a chance, I would kill bin Laden with my bare hands.
What is your greatest regret? I'm lucky enough that nothing immediately springs to mind.
Who or what is the greatest love of your life? God. The written word.
Which talent would you most like to have? One of my friends can play anything she hears on the piano, bass, or guitar, and makes up her own harmonies to songs. Her whole family can do this. I'm okay at music, but nothing like she is.
If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be? I would make my mom less of a controlling airhead
If you could choose what to come back as, what would it be? Someone the complete opposite of me, just for variety
What is your most treasured possession? Knowledge
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? Belligerent stupidity
Where would you like to live? Where I live now, or New York
What is the quality you most like in a man? Honesty or humor
What is the quality you most like in a woman? Non-cattyness..haven't found one yet though, all women are catty by definition.
What is it that you most dislike? Blood or dogs
How would you like to die? Quietly and peacefully
What is your motto? I like what tryp put , but it'd probably have to be either "Not all that glitters is gold. Not all who wander are lost."--JRR Tolkien (my senior quote) or "I should only believe in a god that would know how to dance"--Nietzche. Cause admit it, a God who dances would be pretty cool.
There is hope, but not for us.
molly brown had unsinkable chutzpah!
She kicked ass! Thank you for the props!
There is hope, but not for us.
you know, i just realize we admire most the same person, the dahli llama. why do YOU feel that way?
my dead teddy bear friend, here is a recipe for german potato salad that has been handing down for ages in my family:
speck - crispy bacon for those of you who don't know what speck is.
red potatoes (bliss, new, etc) quartered and par boiled
leeks - trimmed
celery seed - trust me
dijon mustard - i know it's french
fresh mayonnaise
sautee speck until crisp, add leeks and continue sauteeing until leeks are softened. remove, drain and add to the par boiled potato quarters; add 1 tsp celery seed. stir in 1/4 cup mustard and eyeball the mayo. you don't need a lot. chill for as long as you can stand.
i can't eat it because it's odor is repugnant. i have never gotten past the odor to actually taste it. and the idea of a hot potato salad, just doesn't sit right with me.
and jane, i'm with you on the dying part.
no, no, no. this is a COLD potato salad. no odor because of the moutard. still, it's damn good.
celery seed salad dressing is tops.
hmm, maybe i'll have to give it a go.
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by framstedt [/i]
[B]mirkah - rainer maria rilke. don't *meet* many people who know his stuff. why is that you admire him so? [/B][/QUOTE]
I just identify with everything he's ever written about writing, God, relationships, art, the importance of experience and reflection....
Letters to a Young Poet is my bible. I can't believe it was written before I was born. It feels like Rilke scooped out my soul with a big soup spoon and typed it up into words.
And his poetry!
From 'Requiem For A Friend' (1909)
When somewhere, from deep within me, there arises
the vivid sense of having been a child,
the purity and essence of that childhood
where I once lived: then I don't want to know it.
I want to form an angel from that sense
and hurl him upward, into the front row
of angels who scream out, reminding God.
For this suffering has lasted far too long;
none of us can bear it; it is too heavy-
From Bowl of Roses (1907)
And aren't all that way: simply self containing,
if self containing means: to transform the world outside
and the wind and the rain and the patience of spring
and guilt and restlessness and muffled fate
and the darkness of the evening earth
and even the changing and flying and fleeing of the clouds
and the vague influence of the distant stars
into a handful of inwardness
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by jane s.
If you could choose what to come back as, what would it be? Someone the complete opposite of me, just for variety
[/QUOTE]
Yeah! I wish I'd said that:p
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by framstedt [/i]
[B]my dead teddy bear friend, here is a recipe for german potato salad that has been handing down for ages in my family:
speck - crispy bacon for those of you who don't know what speck is.
red potatoes (bliss, new, etc) quartered and par boiled
leeks - trimmed
celery seed - trust me
dijon mustard - i know it's french
fresh mayonnaise
sautee speck until crisp, add leeks and continue sauteeing until leeks are softened. remove, drain and add to the par boiled potato quarters; add 1 tsp celery seed. stir in 1/4 cup mustard and eyeball the mayo. you don't need a lot. chill for as long as you can stand. [/B][/QUOTE]
Can you PM me a recipe for fried red cabbage. I have one, but I JUST know you have one thats better (that has speck in it). Yum
fram, you ever eat spetzle? (not sure on the proper spelling of that one) my family also called 'em keneffles. tasty quasinoodles. if not, i'll get ya' the recipe for that one. easy and super tasty.
celery seed dressing. have got to try that. any brands you'd recommend?
mirkah - or, my dear mr. klappus, yeah LTYP, rules. and, rilke's poetry, especially in the original german, is marvelous. have you read the panther? will think about the red cabbage recipe. have one for regular cabbage, but give me half a mo.
trypd - love spaetzel and i am always on the look out for new receipe. a buddy of mine is a chef (aus deutschland) and he actually has a kitchen gizmo for making the blessedly tasty egg noodles. we always throw in a pinch of nutmeg. i even made them once with smoked ham. please do forward away.
keneffles . . . that one i have got to look up. by the way, seeing that good friday has come and gone, did you eat fast nachts?
nine, i don't fast. unless i feel the need to purge my system in a healthful manner. keneffles are the same as spaetzel, just somehow they got termed differently in my family line. i didn't know that such a simple recipe could vary. i do on the other hand have the recipe for celery seed dressing (great on egg rolls and salads). back at ya' in a few with that one.
you da man. thanks.
fastnachts are a yeast dessert that are fried like doughnuts and filled with jelly. my oma used to make them every year for good friday.
oh yea, very tasty. that's what i get for trying to speed read, thought you were referring to just plain old fasting. do you eat pork chops, sauerkraut, and speatzel on new years for good luck? tradition in my family at it's best.
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by framstedt [/i]
[B]celery seed dressing. have got to try that. any brands you'd recommend?
mirkah - or, my dear mr. klappus, yeah LTYP, rules. and, rilke's poetry, especially in the original german, is marvelous. have you read the panther? will think about the red cabbage recipe. have one for regular cabbage, but give me half a mo. [/B][/QUOTE]
yeah, Der Panther. First thing I thought of when I read the Hunger Artist by Kafka.
....Then an image enters,
goes through the taut stillness of the limbs,
and is extinguished in the heart.
I'd love to read it in the original German. It looks so great with all the nouns capitalized...
Wir gehen tanzen und trinken, ja. Is pretty much all the German I know...
Oh, und "rauchen sie, bitte. Heben sie Fuer" (sp)
ok, here's celery seed dressing, the do-it-yourself version.
Celery Seed Dressing
1 cup Sugar
1 1/2 tsp. Salt
1 1/2 tsp. Paprika
1 1/2 tsp. Instant Onion
1/2 cup Ketchup
1/2 cup Vinegar
1 1/2 tsp. Celery Seed
1 1/2 cup Water
Blend all of the above in blender then reduce speed and add 1 1/2 cup Salad Oil. (refridgerate)
and here's the family version (i guess probably the most basic) of speatzel.
Knieffles
1 1/2 cups Flour
1 tsp. Salt
1 Egg
Put egg in center of flour and salt mixture and mix well. Then begin adding small amounts of water until the dough gathers all together. Knead dough on counter until it is a smooth dough ball. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil then begin breaking small bits of dough into the boiling water. Continue until all the dough is broken into the boiling water and cook until tender. Drain and put a little bit of butter on and mix through.
What is your greatest fear?
- To be forgotten, or a failure
Which historical figure do you most identify with?
- Anne Frank, the whole diary thing I guess. No, I'm not jewish. Does she count? If not, The Lady of Shalot...dammit, that's just a tale...
Which living person do you most admire?
- I don't know...I had this stage where I idolised Courtney love, like I said, 'I had'...
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
- I also trust too much.
What is your greatest extravagance?
- Probably my music collection. There are more cds in my room then days in my grandma's lifetime.
On what occasion do you lie?
- When people I don't feel comfortable with, ask me personal questions.
What do you dislike most about your appearance?
- my large breasts, which mean I can't wear vests without brasserie which pisses me off. Boys like them, but I don't!
Which living person do you most despise?
- If it's someone I know, I'd say a girl called Magenta, in my high school.
What is your greatest regret?
- some stuff I really can't talk about here.
Who or what is the greatest love of your life?
- Well, the boy I love, is a big love. Films and music are my other great loves. I wish I could say my family, but we're just not that close. I love them, but I don't particually like them.
Which talent would you most like to have?
-I'd love to be able to levitate. I'd like to be able to play the piano. Or be able to predict the future.
If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be?
-To make all my family happy. They're all miserable buggers, myself included. I'd love to have had an older brother too.
If you could choose what to come back as, what would it be?
-Another human, or a household cat-they get all the love
What is your most treasured possession?
-My diary.
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
-When you've never been loved, live on your own and buy family meals for yourself.
Where would you like to live?
-Long Island
What is the quality you most like in a man?
-The put on macho act, then the emotional, caring side underneath. Oh, um, strong hands.
What is the quality you most like in a woman?
-I hate women. We suck.
What is it that you most dislike?
- How everybody has to work, and we can't live like Adam and Eve.
How would you like to die?
- Doing something heroic.
What is your motto?
-'Every window in Alcatraz has a view of San Francisco.'
oh yea, on topic, forgot about all that.
nice one with your motto. very optimistic.
pfft
optimistic = delusional
pessimistic = realistic
and that is a very pessimistic thing to say. to which i agree with on a very slight level.
See previous post.
Cynism, pessimism... They're just dirty words people use to make realists look bad.
You know, I LIKE my motto. Just because I didn't have one about Salisbury Steak, cooking spicy dishes...mugh.
Anyway, it's from Girl Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen. The one quote they really should have put in the movie.
that's an excellent motto and quite true. i remember the tour.
trypd - we have pork chops, cabbage, spaetzel weekly. never realized that is was a good luck meal. for new year's, oder silvester, we always have fish. when my grandmother was alive she'd melt lead and have us pour the molten metal into a bucket of cold water; then she'd read us our fortunes. this was a blast and i want to continue the tradition, but unless you're a plumbing is damned difficult to get lead.
mirkah - have you read HUnger by knut hamsen. great stuff for the struggling writer in all of us. excellent film too.
trypd - danke sehr fur deine rezepte. ich mus die ausprobieren.
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by framstedt [/i]
[B]you know, i just realize we admire most the same person, the dahli llama. why do YOU feel that way? [/B][/QUOTE]
I am usually a pretty peaceful person, but the kind of grace and peace he showed under pressure during the Chinese takeover of Tibet was like nothing I'd ever heard about before. He would not fight. He would not compromise his religion and the lives of his people over soil. And all these years later, he is still peace-loving. A lesser person would have become jaded and would have convinced the US or the EU to help him go fight the Chinese to get tibet back.
FREE TIBET!!
There is hope, but not for us.
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by framstedt [/i]
[B]mirkah - have you read HUnger by knut hamsen. great stuff for the struggling writer in all of us. excellent film too. [/B][/QUOTE]
No, but I'll check it out. Thanks!
you know, jane s., if you believe in six degrees of separation, you're not that far away from him. i think his worldview is the one we all need to adopt if we're going to get along with all kinds of people. strangely, i don't recall hi sattitude towards the war in iraq. i can only guess, though.
Six degrees of separation? Like the Kevin Bacon game?!
sorry, I'll shut up now.
There is hope, but not for us.
Yep, like the game based on the movie in fact. Great, great movie.
I'm only 2 degree's away from the Dali Lama but I'm not allowed to say how. I'll get someone in trouble .
[QUOTE]What is your greatest fear?[/QUOTE]
Failure.
[QUOTE]Which historical figure do you most identify with?[/QUOTE]
Queen Elizabeth I of England.
[QUOTE]Which living person do you most admire?[/QUOTE]
Trent Reznor
[QUOTE]What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?[/QUOTE]
Laziness
[QUOTE]What is your greatest extravagance?[/QUOTE]
Books
[QUOTE]On what occasion do you lie?[/QUOTE]
When a certain friend of mine is flipping out about something I consider trivial--I don't usually say what I'm really thinking, which is often along the lines of, "Whoa, killer! Calm down!!" because I want to continue living.
[QUOTE]What do you dislike most about your appearance?[/QUOTE]
I think I'm generally hideous.
[QUOTE]Which living person do you most despise?[/QUOTE]
This is a toss-up between George W. Bush and Martha Stewart.
[QUOTE]What is your greatest regret?[/QUOTE]
There was a kid I had a huuuuuge crush on my freshman year of college, and I simply *could not* talk to him...it ended up being a really fucked up situation and I wish it hadn't happened.
[QUOTE]Who or what is the greatest love of your life?[/QUOTE]
My current boyfriend.
[QUOTE]Which talent would you most like to have?[/QUOTE]
Athletic ability.
[QUOTE]If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be?[/QUOTE]
I would have the kind of relationship with my father that my sister has.
[QUOTE] If you could choose what to come back as, what would it be?[/QUOTE]
A house cat.
[QUOTE]What is your most treasured possession?[/QUOTE]
My brain.
[QUOTE]What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?[/QUOTE]
Stupidity. And conservativism.
[QUOTE]Where would you like to live?[/QUOTE]
Massachusetts.
[QUOTE]What is the quality you most like in a man?[/QUOTE]
Honesty, sense of humor.
[QUOTE]What is the quality you most like in a woman?[/QUOTE]
Honesty, sense of humor.
[QUOTE]What is it that you most dislike?[/QUOTE]
Stupidity, shallowness, pettiness, dishonesty.
[QUOTE]How would you like to die?[/QUOTE]
Dramatically.
[QUOTE]What is your motto?[/QUOTE]
"The opposite of war isn't peace, it's creation." --[I]Rent[/I]
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