Oh look, a meme

[lnr]

1. Give me a nickname and explain why you picked it.
2. Am I lovable?
3. How long have you known me?
4. When and how did we first meet?
5. What was your first impression?
6. Do you still think that way about me now?
7. What do you think my weakness is?
8. Do you think I'll get married?
9. What makes me happy?
10. What makes me sad?
11. What reminds you of me?
12. If you could give me anything what would it be?
13. How well do you know me?
14. When's the last time you saw me?
15. Ever wanted to tell me something but couldn't?
16. Do you think I could kill someone?
17. Describe me in one word.
18. Do you think our friendship is getting stronger, weaker, or staying the same?
19. Do you feel that you could talk to me about anything and I would listen?
20. Are you going to put this on your livejournal and see what I say about you?

Comments

[yonmei.livejournal.com]

1. Give me a nickname and explain why you picked it.

LoNdon Railways. Matches your livejournal handle.

2. Am I lovable?

I hope so.

3. How long have you known me?

You friended me 31 July 2003. If we knew each other before that, I have no recollection of it.

4. When and how did we first meet?

On livejournal. I imagine it was the usual sort of friendsfriends thing.

5. What was your first impression?

You're a fan of the magic cactus ()!

6. Do you still think that way about me now?

Would the magic cactus ever lose its charm?

7. What do you think my weakness is?

Telly and beer. Just guessing...

8. Do you think I'll get married?

Quite possibly. Many people do.

9. What makes me happy?

Puppies. Kittens. Chocolate.

10. What makes me sad?

Stir-fry. Poker. White chocolate.

11. What reminds you of me?

Anything with the letters LNR.

12. If you could give me anything what would it be?

Anything.

13. How well do you know me?

Not well at all.

14. When's the last time you saw me?

Have I ever seen you?

15. Ever wanted to tell me something but couldn't?

No.

16. Do you think I could kill someone?

Why, is this something you're likely to want to do? *looks nervously around for the exit*

17. Describe me in one word.

Floral.

18. Do you think our friendship is getting stronger, weaker, or staying the same?

Staying the same. Providing you're not too mad at me about the answer to 17 and aren't really planning to kill people. Because that would put a damper on our friendship.

19. Do you feel that you could talk to me about anything and I would listen?

Is this the same "anything" I'm giving you in (12)? If so, yes.

20. Are you going to put this on your livejournal and see what I say about you?

Yes.

[simont]

1. Give me a nickname and explain why you picked it: Oh goodness, I haven't invented a nickname for anyone since 1994. I'm going to cop out and give the empty string, since that's what I mostly call you: I've noticed my personal idiolect nearly always avoids using people's names when talking to them unless I absolutely have to. Not sure why. It just rarely seems necessary, and I suppose I expect people to already know who they are.
2. Am I lovable: I'd say so, yes.
3. How long have you known me: From my diary archives, I think it was 11th July 1998, so that's five and a half years now. Goodness.
4. When and how did we first meet: At a barbecue at Greenend. (At least, my diary archives say I'd seen you at some unspecified ucam.chat event before that, but this was the first time I met you properly and actually talked to you.)
5. What was your first impression: Bubbly, friendly and smiley. You reminded me very much of my then girlfriend Emily.
6. Do you still think that way about me now: You're still bubbly, friendly and smiley, but you don't remind me of Emily any more, partly because I know you better now and can distinguish your personalities easily, and also because I haven't seen Emily in years.
7. What do you think my weakness is: A marked tendency to post LJ memes? ;-)
8. Do you think I'll get married: Hard to say in general, with poly people. You're perhaps more likely to than some I've met (notably ones with no clear "primary"), but perhaps less likely than others (notably ones who are already married so it's a foregone conclusion :-). If you really needed me to make a yes/no guess, I'd probably flip a coin.
9. What makes me happy: Being surrounded by nice people seems to do a pretty good job, I've noticed.
10. What makes me sad: Not entirely sure; mostly when you mope on LJ I've been nowhere near you so I can't tell :-)
11. What reminds you of me: Nothing springs to mind right now, but I'm sure five or six things will as soon as I post this. This sort of question works like that.
12. If you could give me anything what would it be: I'd want it to be something that would somehow remove a major hassle from your life. This might require inventing something from scratch, and I'm not sure which major hassle would be a good one to go after first...
13. How well do you know me: This question suffers from the lack of suitable quantitative terms in which to express an answer sensibly. I'm sure it's possible to know you significantly better than I do, but in spite of that I think I know you fairly well. Um. 7, in appropriate units.
14. When's the last time you saw me: At last night's party.
15. Ever wanted to tell me something but couldn't: If I had, I'm not sure why I would suddenly have become able to tell you about it now just because you've posted a meme :-)
16. Do you think I could kill someone: Another "no idea", really. I'd hope you could if it was in order to save your own life, because if it came to it I'd rather you stayed alive than some hypothetical psychopath trying to kill you, but mostly I hope you never have to find out!
17. Describe me in one word: This is always tricky, because most words I can think of tend to describe only one of looks and personality (or exterior and interior, or whatever). I think I'll go with perky as one which dips its fingers vaguely into both. As it were.
18. Do you think our friendship is getting stronger, weaker, or staying the same: Staying the same, I think, though it's hard to tell.
19. Do you feel that you could talk to me about anything and I would listen: Yes.
20. Are you going to put this on your livejournal and see what I say about you: What, and violate my long-standing Meme Free Zone? :-) If I did that I'd set a precedent and then I'd never get any work done again. I'd love to hear what you'd say about me if you happen to feel like answering anyway, but sorting out all the administrative hassles of beginning to decouple my LJ from my Monochrome diary (to which I have no desire to propagate LJ memes) is something I don't really have time to do...

[ptc24.livejournal.com]

I'm going to cop out and give the empty string, since that's what I mostly call you: I've noticed my personal idiolect nearly always avoids using people's names when talking to them unless I absolutely have to.

This seems to be very much the case for me, too. Mainly because I'm so useless with names, I'm so used to just not knowing the name of the person I'm talking to.

[littlemissgoth.livejournal.com]

1. Give me a nickname and explain why you picked it.

Ellie Bear... it's not original, but -shrug-, I always liked it

2. Am I lovable?

You have your moments :-p

3. How long have you known me?

Ouch... um... a *long* time? 14 years I think..... or there abouts anyway... I'm fairly sure we met before the school Paris thing in '90

4. When and how did we first meet?

I really can't remember... around at school anyway

5. What was your first impression?

Again, can't remember.... probably along the lines of "cute... "

6. Do you still think that way about me now?

if that was it, then yes...

7. What do you think my weakness is?

Um, chocolate, cuddles...

8. Do you think I'll get married?

I'm not sure... probably not... it doesn't seem to be something that you and rjk need... but see #13 anyway...

9. What makes me happy?

Friends, family...

10. What makes me sad?

Far more than you let on... and far more than you are willing to talk about.

11. What reminds you of me?

A little Forever Friends teddy bear holding a big red heart that's sat on my bookcase by my bed

12. If you could give me anything what would it be?

Peace

13. How well do you know me?

Not as well as i used to or as well as i'd like...

14. When's the last time you saw me?

Glastonbury, when Jools was playing

15. Ever wanted to tell me something but couldn't?

Yes

16. Do you think I could kill someone?

<-joke>I don't know.... when do you get your driving license....
IOW, no...

17. Describe me in one word.

(yucky question -grrr-)
complex
(will have to do...)

18. Do you think our friendship is getting stronger, weaker, or staying the same?

I think it's probably staying about the same.... it just about still qualifies for friendship, but we hardly ever talk/mail/whatever these days

19. Do you feel that you could talk to me about anything and I would listen?

If i could nail you down *to* talk to, then yes, i think i could

20. Are you going to put this on your livejournal and see what I say about you?

hmmm... maybe

[j4.livejournal.com]

1. Give me a nickname and explain why you picked it.
No thanks. I don't like saddling people with nicknames they might not appreciate!

2. Am I lovable?
Yes, definitely. Very much so.

3. How long have you known me?
Since 1996 or thereabouts.

4. When and how did we first meet?
First 'met' on ox.*, first met in real life at an ox.meet in the Turl if I remember rightly.

5. What was your first impression?
Friendly, lively, confident, fun, and goth. :-)

6. Do you still think that way about me now?
Well, I've seen more of you than I had then, but all the above is still essentially true, though I dunno if you self-identify (moo!) as goth.

7. What do you think my weakness is?
Um... shopping? Or am I just projecting there?

8. Do you think I'll get married?
I don't know; I think you'll stay with ewx, which I think is more important than whether or not you actually sign a piece of paper to say you're staying with him.

9. What makes me happy?
ewx.

10. What makes me sad?
I don't think I should answer this one.

11. What reminds you of me?
All sorts of things.

12. If you could give me anything what would it be?
Happiness.

13. How well do you know me?
A few months ago I'd have said I knew you very well. Now I'm not so sure; I feel like like we've drifted an awfully long way apart.

14. When's the last time you saw me?
A couple of weeks ago, in the pub? Not sure. Last time I saw you to talk to properly was so long ago I can't remember.

15. Ever wanted to tell me something but couldn't?
Frequently.

16. Do you think I could kill someone?
Probably not.

17. Describe me in one word.
Eleanor.
(I don't do describing people in one word.)

18. Do you think our friendship is getting stronger, weaker, or staying the same?
I fear it's getting weaker, because we never see each other any more, and that saddens me, but I don't know what I can do about it. I still want us to be friends, I hope you know that.

19. Do you feel that you could talk to me about anything and I would listen?
I used to, but now I know there are things that Don't Get Mentioned, and I don't think it would be fair for me to talk to you about them.

20. Are you going to put this on your livejournal and see what I say about you?
If you like.

[geekette8.livejournal.com]

1. Give me a nickname and explain why you picked it.
I think the nickname you've already got, LNR, is just fine!

2. Am I lovable?
Urk, not sure I know you well enough to say! But I do know you have plenty of people who love you, so you must be :-)

3. How long have you known me?
Um. I have no clue how/when I first met you electronically. I know it was years ago though. Do you remember?

4. When and how did we first meet?
Online, see above. In person, cam.misc meet?

5. What was your first impression?
Aha, a fellow geekette :-)

6. Do you still think that way about me now?
Yup

7. What do you think my weakness is?
Hairdye :-)

8. Do you think I'll get married?
Yes, probably.

9. What makes me happy?
Others being happy

10. What makes me sad?
Your friends falling out with each other

11. What reminds you of me?
The Last Number Redial button on my phone which is labelled LNR. I always think it should be a little hotkey to dial direct to you :-)

12. If you could give me anything what would it be?
My baby to look after for a bit so I could get some sleep (just kidding :-))

13. How well do you know me?
Not very well really

14. When's the last time you saw me?
cam.misc meet at the Carlton when I was very pregnant.

15. Ever wanted to tell me something but couldn't?
Don't think so

16. Do you think I could kill someone?
Nope

17. Describe me in one word.
Can't do that!

18. Do you think our friendship is getting stronger, weaker, or staying the same?
Staying the same

19. Do you feel that you could talk to me about anything and I would listen?
Well, I guess you'd listen but you'd probably wonder why I was telling you!

20. Are you going to put this on your livejournal and see what I say about you?
Maybe, haven't decided yet.

[bopeepsheep.livejournal.com]

1. Give me a nickname and explain why you picked it.
You are LNR, how can I give you a new one?

2. Am I lovable?
Very.

3. How long have you known me?
Either 7.5 or 7 years (see below).

4. When and how did we first meet?
1. DWCon96. 2. Blackwells Paperback Shop, Pterry signing, Jan 97. Unusually, for my friends, I met you first IRL, not online. ;-)

5. What was your first impression?
That you were very lively and fun.

6. Do you still think that way about me now?
Yes.

7. What do you think my weakness is?
Beer. :-)

8. Do you think I'll get married?
Yes, I do.

9. What makes me happy?
People.

10. What makes me sad?
Other people.

11. What reminds you of me?
Marabou.

12. If you could give me anything what would it be?
Calorie-free chocolate. (And then I'd retire on the profits of such an invention.)

13. How well do you know me?
Not as well as I'd like.

14. When's the last time you saw me?
Mid-August, Tatmeet.

15. Ever wanted to tell me something but couldn't?
Don't think so.

16. Do you think I could kill someone?
Yes, but I think that of most people. It's a practical thing, I don't think you're a secret serial killer..

17. Describe me in one word.
Bouncy

18. Do you think our friendship is getting stronger, weaker, or staying the same?
Pass

19. Do you feel that you could talk to me about anything and I would listen?
I'd hope so.

20. Are you going to put this on your livejournal and see what I say about you?
Have already posted it. Do your worst. ;-)