The Friday Five
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1. Do you dance?
Yep, and it's so fucking hot...
2. Would you consider yourself religious?
Not in the least
3. Do you talk about politics?
I don't go out of my way to do so, but if a conversation leads that way I usually don't shy away from it
4. When was the last time you asked for forgiveness?
Yesterday in my guitar quartet I accidently counted off a piece that's in 3/4 in 4/4. Then I said, "oh shit, my bad". Does that count?
5. Friday fill-in: Im holding out for ________.
The announcement of the spring leg of the DT tour before I go spending a shit-ton of money on other concerts/going out this semester.
Yep, and it's so fucking hot...
2. Would you consider yourself religious?
Not in the least
3. Do you talk about politics?
I don't go out of my way to do so, but if a conversation leads that way I usually don't shy away from it
4. When was the last time you asked for forgiveness?
Yesterday in my guitar quartet I accidently counted off a piece that's in 3/4 in 4/4. Then I said, "oh shit, my bad". Does that count?
5. Friday fill-in: Im holding out for ________.
The announcement of the spring leg of the DT tour before I go spending a shit-ton of money on other concerts/going out this semester.
Burnout
Faith Puppeteer
J-Dubya 777
It NEVER ends
1) Nothing "serious" - I have slam danced at at Motorhead show though...
"Let's dance the Blues..."
2) I SO despise most organized religions. Was raised Roman Catholic, but a long time ago, I realized that there is NO way I can support a church/religion that has a pattern of hiding kiddie fiddlers. The betrayal by the so called men of the cloth has just sunk them for good with me.
3) Yep, don't like to, but I'm easily drawn in by blatent misinformation from either side of the discussion. And yes, I'm happy that college kid got tased...
4) Last year after the Sy-X luncheon...
5) the Mothership
progmetaldan
Member
1. Do you dance?
You betcha. I may not dance well, but I do dance. *g*
2. Would you consider yourself religious?
Spiritual, yes. Religious, no.
3. Do you talk about politics?
Not if I can help it.
4. When was the last time you asked for forgiveness?
Earlier this year.
5. Friday fill-in: I’m holding out for ________.
Hell, I dunno.
You betcha. I may not dance well, but I do dance. *g*
2. Would you consider yourself religious?
Spiritual, yes. Religious, no.
3. Do you talk about politics?
Not if I can help it.
4. When was the last time you asked for forgiveness?
Earlier this year.
5. Friday fill-in: I’m holding out for ________.
Hell, I dunno.
mawdyson
Member
1. Do you dance?
Nah never.
2. Would you consider yourself religious?
Not at all.
3. Do you talk about politics?
Nah, I don't really know enough about what's going on to have a proper conversation about it.
4. When was the last time you asked for forgiveness?
Don't think I ever have.
5. Friday fill-in: I’m holding out for:
December 15th (Behemoth in Melbuourne. Got my ticket yesterday \m/)
That and Arch Enemy on October 31st.
Nah never.
2. Would you consider yourself religious?
Not at all.
3. Do you talk about politics?
Nah, I don't really know enough about what's going on to have a proper conversation about it.
4. When was the last time you asked for forgiveness?
Don't think I ever have.
5. Friday fill-in: I’m holding out for:
December 15th (Behemoth in Melbuourne. Got my ticket yesterday \m/)
That and Arch Enemy on October 31st.
Sorry I missed last week while I was in Atlanta for PPUSA..here's a rather thought provoking Five to make up for it:
1.If you could go back in time and change anything that has occurred in history, what would you alter and why?
2.If your current life was to end today and in the next moment you were born again but you retained all of what you know from your first life, what would you do differently?
3. If you could choose to become someone who has lived or who is living, who would you become and why?
4. What do you feel is the most intense experience that is currently happening or may soon come to happen, that may "affect" our survival and what (if) any changes must occur, to continue our existence here?
5. Recalling your most earliest memories/awareness up to now, during your life so far name one thing that you consider a positive experience involving humanity. Name one negative experience also.
1.If you could go back in time and change anything that has occurred in history, what would you alter and why?
2.If your current life was to end today and in the next moment you were born again but you retained all of what you know from your first life, what would you do differently?
3. If you could choose to become someone who has lived or who is living, who would you become and why?
4. What do you feel is the most intense experience that is currently happening or may soon come to happen, that may "affect" our survival and what (if) any changes must occur, to continue our existence here?
5. Recalling your most earliest memories/awareness up to now, during your life so far name one thing that you consider a positive experience involving humanity. Name one negative experience also.
DoomsdayZach
The Professor was right
1.If you could go back in time and change anything that has occurred in history, what would you alter and why?
King Diamond's "House of God" album always got me wondering about how different the world would be if Jesus did not die on the cross for man's sin. I'm not religious so I'm not totally convinced that he did anyway, but I would love to see how it would change the world, which new gods people would create (or which old ones would dominate) and how it would change the way people would interact with one another.
2.If your current life was to end today and in the next moment you were born again but you retained all of what you know from your first life, what would you do differently?
Mainly treat people who are close to me much better in general.
3. If you could choose to become someone who has lived or who is living, who would you become and why?
I'm actually pretty happy being myself. Thanks for the offer though.
4. What do you feel is the most intense experience that is currently happening or may soon come to happen, that may "affect" our survival and what (if) any changes must occur, to continue our existence here?
I generally don't think on a global level. People will be people. I'll cop out and go with the obvious choice: We need a new leader for this country or the world is boned. Except Australia.
5. Recalling your most earliest memories/awareness up to now, during your life so far name one thing that you consider a positive experience involving humanity. Name one negative experience also.
There's lots of positives and negatives in people, and I try not to focus on either. People are people and will do good and will do bad. The only thing I find important to keep in mind is that most of the time, given the chance, the majority of people will do the "right" thing... or at least will not intentionally do wrong.
King Diamond's "House of God" album always got me wondering about how different the world would be if Jesus did not die on the cross for man's sin. I'm not religious so I'm not totally convinced that he did anyway, but I would love to see how it would change the world, which new gods people would create (or which old ones would dominate) and how it would change the way people would interact with one another.
2.If your current life was to end today and in the next moment you were born again but you retained all of what you know from your first life, what would you do differently?
Mainly treat people who are close to me much better in general.
3. If you could choose to become someone who has lived or who is living, who would you become and why?
I'm actually pretty happy being myself. Thanks for the offer though.
4. What do you feel is the most intense experience that is currently happening or may soon come to happen, that may "affect" our survival and what (if) any changes must occur, to continue our existence here?
I generally don't think on a global level. People will be people. I'll cop out and go with the obvious choice: We need a new leader for this country or the world is boned. Except Australia.
5. Recalling your most earliest memories/awareness up to now, during your life so far name one thing that you consider a positive experience involving humanity. Name one negative experience also.
There's lots of positives and negatives in people, and I try not to focus on either. People are people and will do good and will do bad. The only thing I find important to keep in mind is that most of the time, given the chance, the majority of people will do the "right" thing... or at least will not intentionally do wrong.
noble savage
Member
1) This may sound strange but, in ancient Greece there was an inventor who discovered the very basics of steam power. No one else built on his discovery and it died until being re-discovered much later. And if I remember correctly it also helped spawn the industrial revolution in America. I would go back and show him the basic principals on how to use steam as energy. If the idea was built on we could, by now, be thousands of years ahead of were we are today in terms of technology. Or we would have met our demise early...
2) I would do a hell of a lot better in school!
3) Tough...Brian Greene maybe. He is really the only Physicist who has the potential to get laid.
4) Some religious nut getting a hold of a nuke. Stray black holes. Or my favorite, the ekpyrotic theory of the demise of the universe.
5) All of the support for the victims of the Sri Lanken Tsunami. War may be the most negative. Or peoples weird fascination with celebrities.
squidfetish
Member
1.If you could go back in time and change anything that has occurred in history, what would you alter and why?
George W fuckin Bu$h winning any election
2.If your current life was to end today and in the next moment you were born again but you retained all of what you know from your first life, what would you do differently?
I'd have different (and correct) national lottery numbers mwahahahahaaaa
3. If you could choose to become someone who has lived or who is living, who would you become and why?
George W Bu$h so I could kill myself and do the world a favour...
4. What do you feel is the most intense experience that is currently happening or may soon come to happen, that may "affect" our survival and what (if) any changes must occur, to continue our existence here?
Republicans - the US fascination with a resource that will soon run out - eg oil; Christian fundamentalism and the whole end-of-times theology that those whoremasters propagate, and the belief the USA is the new Israel and that they are God's chosen people. Well.... if the Chinese (who own most of USA's multi-trillion dollars of debt) sell their US treasury bonds then Bush and all will be royally screwed, so all is not lost....
5. Recalling your most earliest memories/awareness up to now, during your life so far name one thing that you consider a positive experience involving humanity. Name one negative experience also.
Positive - When people pull together to help others, such as after the tsunami a couple of years ago.
Negative - the preoccupation with oneself, and the greed and avarice that it entails which I witness every freakin day....
George W fuckin Bu$h winning any election
2.If your current life was to end today and in the next moment you were born again but you retained all of what you know from your first life, what would you do differently?
I'd have different (and correct) national lottery numbers mwahahahahaaaa
3. If you could choose to become someone who has lived or who is living, who would you become and why?
George W Bu$h so I could kill myself and do the world a favour...
4. What do you feel is the most intense experience that is currently happening or may soon come to happen, that may "affect" our survival and what (if) any changes must occur, to continue our existence here?
Republicans - the US fascination with a resource that will soon run out - eg oil; Christian fundamentalism and the whole end-of-times theology that those whoremasters propagate, and the belief the USA is the new Israel and that they are God's chosen people. Well.... if the Chinese (who own most of USA's multi-trillion dollars of debt) sell their US treasury bonds then Bush and all will be royally screwed, so all is not lost....
5. Recalling your most earliest memories/awareness up to now, during your life so far name one thing that you consider a positive experience involving humanity. Name one negative experience also.
Positive - When people pull together to help others, such as after the tsunami a couple of years ago.
Negative - the preoccupation with oneself, and the greed and avarice that it entails which I witness every freakin day....
greenaxer
Knight of the Templar
1. Get our government to do something about a growing threat called Al Qaeda and prevent the loss of thousands of innocent lives.
2. Take more risks and seize recognized opportunities right away.
3. I wouldn't want to be anyone other than myself. Even though I'm imperfect, I want to do the best I can with the time and talents I have.
4. Increasing Middle East violence and drastic environmental change. For the former, seriously re-think and re-do our policies and strategies (an effective exit strategy for Iraq would REALLY help). For the latter, start utilizing alternative energy sources (i.e. solar and wind power, where available) and make more environmentally conscious decisions in our day to day living.
5. Positive - Increasing awareness and action involving disease in third world countries.
Negative - Genocide and violations of basic human rights by governments.
1.If you could go back in time and change anything that has occurred in history, what would you alter and why?
I'll jump on the George W. bandwagon.
2.If your current life was to end today and in the next moment you were born again but you retained all of what you know from your first life, what would you do differently?
To take advantage of certain opportunities I've passed up on and regretted.
3. If you could choose to become someone who has lived or who is living, who would you become and why?
I would be a librarian so I could spend my days sitting and reading.
4. What do you feel is the most intense experience that is currently happening or may soon come to happen, that may "affect" our survival and what (if) any changes must occur, to continue our existence here?
I think our biggest issue is that of plastic. It's everywhere and it's non-biodegradable. Only 3-5% of plastics can be/are recycled and the rest are taking up space in the oceans.
5. Recalling your most earliest memories/awareness up to now, during your life so far name one thing that you consider a positive experience involving humanity. Name one negative experience also.
Negative - 9/11 occurring
Positive - Witnessing everyone help each other out once it happened.
I'll jump on the George W. bandwagon.
2.If your current life was to end today and in the next moment you were born again but you retained all of what you know from your first life, what would you do differently?
To take advantage of certain opportunities I've passed up on and regretted.
3. If you could choose to become someone who has lived or who is living, who would you become and why?
I would be a librarian so I could spend my days sitting and reading.
4. What do you feel is the most intense experience that is currently happening or may soon come to happen, that may "affect" our survival and what (if) any changes must occur, to continue our existence here?
I think our biggest issue is that of plastic. It's everywhere and it's non-biodegradable. Only 3-5% of plastics can be/are recycled and the rest are taking up space in the oceans.
5. Recalling your most earliest memories/awareness up to now, during your life so far name one thing that you consider a positive experience involving humanity. Name one negative experience also.
Negative - 9/11 occurring
Positive - Witnessing everyone help each other out once it happened.
Fakerofdeath
Hasselhoff for President
1. I'd go back to the time of Plato and get a straight answer to if Atlantis is real or not.
2. Start playing guitar at a much younger age.
3. I'm fine with myself. But if I had to chose, then David Hasselhoff.
4. That there needs to be a tragedy like a hurricane or 911 for everyone to start helping each other. Also, every time something involving a culture is called into question, people have to cry racism. They need to shut the fuck up.
5. Negative - Violence without a purpose. Positive- Liberation of countries under suppressive rule, like Iraq.
J-Dubya 777
It NEVER ends
1) You can't do it, you'll create a rift, and everything dies......If I could change anything, I'd stop the murder of my Godmother/cousin in 1982. That fucked me up for a good long time
2) Stay the FUCK out of the IT world...
3) Frank Zappa - Just for the insight on how his musical mind worked...
4) I think this planet needs some kind of cosmic occurence, like an asteroid or comet impact just to show everyone how insignifigant we are when it comes to galactic events. Perhaps it would shed a new light on what REALLY is important....
5) Positive - The many relief efforts here, & abroad that we have been involved in after natural disasters
Negative - The LA riots after the whole Rodney King thing.
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