{"id":715,"date":"2006-04-13T23:34:48","date_gmt":"2006-04-14T04:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flaminggeeks.com\/k\/blog\/2006\/04\/13\/715\/"},"modified":"2006-04-13T23:34:48","modified_gmt":"2006-04-14T04:34:48","slug":"two-memes-in-a-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flaminggeeks.com\/k\/blog\/2006\/04\/13\/two-memes-in-a-row\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Memes in a row"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a bad habit, doing too many memes and quizzes. Especially ones that aren&#8217;t especially interesting or revealing.  But they are viral.<\/p>\n<p>Still, they are at least slightly better than those ones with the giant linked graphics.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nDo you have:<br \/>\n( ) your own cell phone <strong>(God no. I do kind of share one, but&#8230; bleh.)<\/strong><br \/>\n(*) a tv in your bedroom <strong>(But it&#8217;s not actually plugged in or hooked up.)<\/strong><br \/>\n(*) an ipod <strong>(But it was free!)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) a photo printer <strong>(My mom does, though.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) your own phone line <strong>(Bleh!)<\/strong><br \/>\n(*) TiVo or a generic digital video recorder <strong>(And would not give it up at this point.)<\/strong><br \/>\n(*) high-speed internet access (aka not dialup) <strong>(See above.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) a surround sound system in bedroom <strong>(God no. As I was just telling someone at work&#8230; I&#8217;m not a sound person.   It doesn&#8217;t do anything for me.)<\/strong><br \/>\n(*) dvd player in bedroom <strong>(Yes, though it&#8217;s as unhooked as the television.)<\/strong><br \/>\n(*) at least a hundred DVDs <strong>(Easily)<\/strong><br \/>\n(*) a childfree bathroom <strong>(By default&#8230; there&#8217;s no children here.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) your own in-house office <strong>(Does the sofa count?)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) a pool <strong>(The condo complex has 2, but we don&#8217;t have one of our own. My mom has one tho.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) a guest house <strong>(yeah right)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) a game room <strong>(Does the basement count? Maybe.)<\/strong><br \/>\n(*) a queen-size bed or larger <strong>(How is this spoiled and not normal?)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) a stocked bar <strong>(ha ha ha)<\/strong><br \/>\n(*) a working dishwasher <strong>(I guess this is a luxury, though since I grew up in the midst of middle-class poverty (where you have a decent house but the mortgage payments kill you and make it hard to do much else) and we always had one, I think of it as normal.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) an icemaker <strong>(&#8230;though I&#8217;d like one.)<\/strong><br \/>\n(*) a working washing machine and dryer <strong>(NOT A LUXURY)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) more than 20 pairs of shoes <strong>(probably not, but it might be a close call. All, however, from Payless.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) at least ten things from a designer store <strong>(ha ha ha. Does Best Buy count?)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) expensive sunglasses <strong>(I don&#8217;t do sunglasses. Though I&#8217;m weakening on this score.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) framed authentic art <strong>(Yes and no. &#8217;tis fanart&#8230;)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) Egyptian cotton sheets or towels <strong>(Nope.)<\/strong><br \/>\n(*) a multi-speed bike <strong>(Yeah. But it was free. Mom won it.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) a gym membership <strong>(My mom and my brothers have one though&#8230;)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) large exercise equipment at home <strong>(I&#8217;d like a treadmill, but we can&#8217;t afford one.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) your own set of golf clubs <strong>(Hell no.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) a pool table <strong>(No space for that.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) a tennis court <strong>(The condo complex has some. Who has a big enough yard for something like this?)<\/strong><br \/>\n(*) local access to a lake, large pond, or the sea <strong>(Sort of? The ocean is within driving distance, but hardly &#8216;local&#8217;.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) your own pair of skis <strong>(Not a chance.  J2 has a snowboard.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) enough camping gear for a weekend trip in an isolated area <strong>(Heck no. Camping = not for me.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) a boat <strong>(Boating = not for me.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) a jet ski <strong>(This could be fun, but expensive.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) a neighborhood committee membership <strong>(I guess technically we&#8217;re members of the condo association&#8230; but I don&#8217;t think that counts. We have no choice.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) a beach house or a vacation house\/cabin <strong>(I wish.)<\/strong><br \/>\n(*) wealthy family members <strong>(None where I stand to inherit anything, sadly.)<\/strong><br \/>\n(*) two or more family cars <strong>(A necessity.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) a walk-in closet or pantry <strong>(What I wouldn&#8217;t give&#8230;)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) a yard <strong>(Not in a condo.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) a hammock <strong>(Would sort of need a yard.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) a personal trainer <strong>(Ha ha ha.)<\/strong><br \/>\n(*) good credit <strong>(NOT A LUXURY)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) expensive jewelry <strong>(I prefer my toys to be entertaining.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) a designer bag that required being on a waiting list to get <strong>(See above.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) at least $100 cash in your possession right now <strong>(Please. It&#8217;s a rare day when I have more than $1 cash on me.)<\/strong><br \/>\n(*) more than two credit cards bearing your name (not counting gas cards or debit cards) <strong>(Well, yes.  But I don&#8217;t have a gas card.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) a stock portfolio <strong>(I have an IRA, but I don&#8217;t think that counts.)<\/strong><br \/>\n(*) a passport <strong>(How is that anything other than proof you&#8217;re not some kind of criminal?)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) a horse<strong> (Allergic.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) a trust fund (either for you or created by you) <strong>(If only.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) private medical insurance <strong>(What is this asking? Health insurance? Yes.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) a college degree, but no student loans <strong>(Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Do you:<br \/>\n( ) shop for non-needed items for yourself (like clothes, jewelry, electronics) at least once a week <strong>(Certainly not.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) do your regular grocery shopping at high-end or specialty stores <strong>(When we lived in MN our grocery store was quite posh.  But the only nearby alternative was dirty, like Market Basket. I couldn&#8217;t deal with it.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) pay someone else to clean your house, do dishes, or launder your clothes (not counting dry-cleaning) <strong>(Uh, no.  But then, I don&#8217;t much clean it either.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) go on weekend mini-vacations <strong>(I guess? Not very often though.)<\/strong><br \/>\n(*) send dinners back with every flaw <strong>(If it&#8217;s a major flaw? Hell yes. I&#8217;m paying for it.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) wear perfume or cologne (not body spray) <strong>(Definitely not.  And how is body spray not the same thing?)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) regularly get your hair styled or nails done in a salon <strong>(Supercuts ahoy.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) have a job but don&#8217;t need the money OR <strong>(Not so much.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) stay at home with little financial sacrifice<strong> (Not so much there, either.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) pay someone else to cook your meals <strong>(But cooking is fun.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) pay someone else to watch your children or walk your dogs <strong>(Since I have neither, this would be a pretty stupid thing to spend money on.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) regularly pay someone else to drive you <strong>(I wonder if public transportation counts here.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) expect a gift after you fight with your partner <strong>(Not that I would turn one down.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Are you:<br \/>\n( ) an only child<br \/>\n( ) married\/partnered to a weathly person<br \/>\n( ) baffled\/surprised when you don&#8217;t get your way (Baffled or surprised? No. Annoyed? Heck yeah.)<\/p>\n<p>Have you:<br \/>\n(*) been on a cruise <strong>(And going on another one in a couple of weeks!)<\/strong><br \/>\n(*) traveled out of the country <strong>(Canda&#8217;s pretty close.)<\/strong><br \/>\n(*) met a celebrity <strong>(At least people I consider celebrities.)<\/strong><br \/>\n(*) been to the carribean <strong>(Yep.  Though I didn&#8217;t enjoy it as much as I could have.)<\/strong><br \/>\n(*) been to europe <strong>(If England counts.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) been to hawaii <strong>(Someday&#8230;)<\/strong><br \/>\n(*) been to new york <strong>(Closer than Canada. Though if they mean the city here they should be more specific.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) eaten at the space needle in seattle <strong>(Never been.  Been to the CN Tower though.)<\/strong><br \/>\n(*) been to mall of america <strong>(What? We lived in Minneapolis. It was our mall.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) been on the eiffel tower in paris <strong>(Someday&#8230;)<\/strong><br \/>\n(*) been on the statue of liberty in new york <strong>(Walked up it.)<\/strong><br \/>\n(*) moved more than three times because you wanted to <strong>(I love looking for new places to live. I&#8217;m a real estate junkie.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) dined with local political figures <strong>(Probably have done this actually.)<\/strong><br \/>\n(*) been to both the Atlantic coast and the Pacific coast (in any country) <strong>(Not recently. Pacific, anyway.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Did you:<br \/>\n( ) go to another country for your honeymoon <strong>(Did we go on a honeymoon is the question.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) hire a professional photographer for your wedding or party <strong>(Hardly.)<\/strong><br \/>\n(*) take riding or swimming lessons as a child <strong>(Swimming. I don&#8217;t really consider that a luxury, but a necessary skill.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) attend private school <strong>(Not for lack of desire, but lack of cash.  Though I did go to a private college.)<\/strong><br \/>\n( ) have a Sweet 16 birthday party thrown for you <strong>(Hardly. I haven&#8217;t had a real birthday party since I was 10.)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a bad habit, doing too many memes and quizzes. Especially ones that aren&#8217;t especially interesting or revealing. But they are viral. 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