Sunday, September 26, 2004

College is FARCin' awesome

So I realized I haven't updated in an eternity, and everyone back home that may or may not actually read this is therefore out of the loop. I'm avoiding work now anyway and have an hour to kill, so here I am, updating my life, blog-wise.

Yes, it's true. I have a boyfriend. (I know, I know, we never thought it would happen again, but *gasp* it did.) His name is Eric, he lives in the dorm with me, but on the complete opposite end, worry not. He was a music major, and just changed to a math ed. major with a minor in music. He plays trumpet in Marching Mizzou (the marching band, duh) and in the jazz band. He loves to play poker, and his dream is to teach math until he wins the World Championship Poker Tournament with $7.5 million and retire in happiness. He is 6'2", has even worse vision than me, can talk about programming, likes Disney movies, and is African-American with beautiful dark skin. Beautiful. He is Amazing!

In other news, I've had three tests already. Two in pyschology, and I rocked those, and one in Classical Humanities, aka. Mythology. I'm still waiting on that. My post painful class to attend is my 8 am philosophy discussion group...because it's hard to think philosophically anytime of the day, so it being 8 in the morning doesn't make it any easier.

We have a kitchen in our dorm, which is splendorific. Last night, two of my friends -- Liz the never-there-funny-friend and Jake (who spells his name Jke, for artistic purposes) the-slightly-strange-but-still-completely-awesome-Hippish guy -- made a 100% homemade Italian dinner, then we (a whole lot of people) went to see "Napolean Dynomite" a very very strange movie, and then we went to Steak and Shake.

OH the fun. I have to quit because I have to go to a meeting shortly.

On a side note, I think every Patrick I have ever met has been extremely gay...including the one that lives here....man...

Thursday, September 09, 2004

Update on college living

Hello, sports-fans. ((btw, Mizzou kicked Arkansas' tail, 52-20, football last Saturday). Just checking in because I realized I haven't blogged in an eternity. Sorry guys; college is just so exciting and interesting and I'm still meeting so many people that I forget to type and let people back in The Branch know how things are going.
But I think about y'all just about every day; I'm always telling funny stories about my pals and explaining the differences between Missouri and Texas weather (It's about 50 at night and 75 during the day, right now. No fall colors yet.)
To make up for my lack of desire to actually write about things going on here, I think I'll be like everyone else and put a survey about myself in my blog. Thanks, guys, for the idea! (I'm avoiding reading now anyway).


1.) What's your first name? Megan

2.) Middle name? Elizabeth

3.) Last name? Kinkade

4.) Nicknames? Meg, Megannamos, Meggie, Maymay (thanks to my brother when he was younger) and Lucy (also a family name)

5.) Zodiac Sign? Aries (oh the cardinal fire sign!)

6.) Gender? female

7.) Birthday and age? April 5, 1986

8.) Where do you live? Columbia, Missouri (wow, that feels so weird...)

9.) Do you have a boy/girl friend? surprisingly, yes (as of last night it's official!!!)

10.) If so what's his/her name? Eric Jackson

11.) Have you ever been in love? depends on the definition, but yes

12.) What's your favorite color? blue, red, technically the color gold, not the material

13.) Sibling(s)/Name(s): Ryan, the lone brother

14.) Shoe Size: 9.5/10

15.) Right Handed or Left Handed: Left (International Left-handers day was Aug. 13. Did you celebrate it???)

16.) Hair Length: between shoulder and chin length

17.) Light/Tan/Dark: Speckled cream

18.) Small/Medium/Large Eyes: I guess Medium...

19.) Do you have any piercing or want any? Nope, not even earrings

20.) If so what do you have pierced? NA

21.) Do you have a tattoos or want one? no, I fear the sagging

22.) If so what kind and where? If I were to want one, I would want angel wings on my shoulder blades, but I dont.

23.) Where do you shop at the most? um..I don't shop. I went to Walmart last Sunday!

24.) What color is your hair? Dark Brown, but I swear there are streaks of red in there somewhere

25.) What color are your eyes? green/hazel, though I have been told there is some orange, interestingly enough

26.) How tall are you? 5'4"

27.) Do you smoke? Nope

28.) Do you like to eat Skittles? occasionally

29.) Do you do drugs? nope

30.) What kind of music do you like? just about everything, predominantly my Disney cds!!

31.) Who are your best friends? they know who they are. I miss you guys!

32.) Who are your friends online? most of my guy friends from back home...they never get offline...

33.) Who could you tell almost anything to? Katie J. who I've known since Elementary school, other people different things for different people

34.) What kind of shampoo and conditioner do you use? Herbal Essences, I love it!

35.) Is your hair short or long? didn't we already cover this?

36.) Do you like to shop? no, actually. I feel guilty spending my money.

37.) What sports do you play? I prefer to think of myself as an artist...

38.) What are you most scared of? failure and isolation, then spiders and biting snakes

39.) What is your favorite animal? cats of the large predatory variety

40.) Who were your crushes? what kind of question is that?

41.) How many phones do you have in your house? this isn't a house, but a cell and a room phone

42.) How many TV's do you have in your house? still not a house, my room has none

43.) What are your favorite foods? Italian, Chocolate!!!!

44.) Do you look like anyone famous? I've been told different things...

45.) Do you think Brad Pitt is attractive? yea, but not as much as Viggo!!!

46.) Who are the most attractive people you know? "You are beautiful, no matter what they say..."

47.) Are you a virgin? yes, happily

48.) What cologne should a hot guy wear? what kinds are there? I'm a big fan of the 'Axe' body spray...

49.) What are you listening to right now? a burned CD that my darling friend Stephen gave me for my birthday about 2 or three years ago! Thanks man!

50.) Who are you talking to right now? just typing

51.) What time is it? 5:24 in the evening

52.) What's your favorite saying or your quotation? "Good story." Usually at the end of a dying conversation piece.

53.) Do you have your own phone line? well, the university gave me one...

54.) What's your phone number? as if I'd tell you!

55.)Have you ever kissed someone of the opposite sex? um, yea. Silly question.

56.) Favorite shoes? my comfy sandals

57.) Guys -- would you let a girl give you a manicure? I'm a girl.

58.) What's your favorite drink? Italian sodas yum

59.) What's your favorite soda? Vanilla Coke

60.) What things do you say a lot? "I adore you!" "Awesome" things like that

61.) Are you the serious or loud or happy or shy type? I vacillitate between introverted and extroverted

62.) What kind of car do you have or what is your favorite car? I had a 1990 Ford Escort Wagon, but she is no more (at least not mine...I miss her!)

63.) Who is the coolest person in the world? we are all cool

64.) Do you think you're weird or funny? weird, but I prefer the term eccentric

65.) What stores do you shop at? seems like this is deja vu....

66.) For Girls: Thong or Bikini? eeww, thongs are gross, but not the song...

67.) For Boys: Boxers or briefs: whatever they want to wear I suppose, though I hear boxers are better

68.) Who was the last person you called? my mommy so she doesn't miss me

69.) If you could have only 3 wishes what would they be? 1. To be a superhero with amazing superhero powers (I'd be the first that wasn't skany) 2. To influence positively the people around me 3. To be really good at whatever I chose to do well.

70.) Where do you want to get married? In a church....but sometimes I get all romantic and let that idea go a little nuts in my head...

71.) Who is the hottest guy or girl in your school? There are so many people that is a stupid question

72.) What are your favorite girl names? Marie, ...uh, ask me more later, temporarily forgetten

73.) What are your favorite guy names? darn, completely blanked out...I really did have some nice ones all picked out

74.) If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be? confidence in my appearance

75.) Have you ever tried to kill yourself? No.

76.) Do you enjoy filling all this stuff out? in a masochistic sort of way

77.) What is your favorite fast food restaurant? Sonic...unless Steak and Shake counts...

78.) Who do you really hate? I'm less big on the hatred now that my opponent is out of sight...

79.) What are the ugliest names? Earnest, Sylvester, Eustace, Bertha, etc.

80.) Do you have any brothers and sisters? would siblings count??

81.) Do you have a pool? no, but Mark Twain does (all the more reason we should take them over!)

82.) Do you have a spa? no, but at least Twain doesn't either

83.) Are you stupid? I am brilliant, thank you!

84.) What's the first thing you notice about the opposite sex? eyes

85.) What are you addicted to? chocolate (yes, I am an addict!!)

86.) Do you like jewelry? of the sparkly but costumey variety

87.) Where do you wish you were? I'm actually pretty happy here

88.) Who has it easier, guys or girls? I dont think anyone will ever know.

89.) Would you rather be short or tall? I am happy with my height,...maybe a smidge taller...

90.) Do you like to dance? yes! And Eric opened me up to whole new avenues of dance!

91.) Are you online a lot? not so much anymore

92.) Do you like playing pranks on people? no

93.) What's the stupidest thing you have ever done? been mistaken in a choice of male companions in the past

94.) What's your favorite subject in school? now? hm...to be determined

95.) What time is it? 6:59 (quit for dinner)

96.) How many people are on your buddy list? 50ish

97.) Are you sick of those damn porno's in your e-mail box? nope, don't get any anymore

98.) What college do you wanna go to? Mizzou-RAH!

99.) What school do you go to? University of Missouri at Columbia (Mizzou)

100.) Do you like Playstation? never had one

101.) What are your favorite playstation games? no clue

102.) Do you have your license? yup

103.) Do you sleep a lot? my favorite

104.) What are your fave radio stations? haven't found any in Columbia yet

105.) Are you a night or morning person? depends on my amount of sleep

106.) What are your favorite web sites? I dunno

107.) Can you define love? maybe, ask me later

108.) What's your favorite TV channel? no TV

109.) Who's your favorite teacher? Toulmin-ator

110.) How often do you shower? good question

111.) Do you get along with your parents? sometimes, not so much my mom all the time

112.) Are you rich or poor or in the middle? middle usually, but now I'm a poor college kiddo

113.) How many rooms does your house have? no house, but McDavid feels like one...one room for me and a community bathroom....

114.) What do you want to be when you're out of college? a fantastic journalist

115.) Is eastside or westside better? Wal-Mart

THERE'S NO #116

117.) Are you ticklish? hehe, yes

118.) What's your favorite flower? Sunset Roses

119.) What are you wearing right now? my falling letters shirt that confuses people...and capris

120.) What would you consider yourself a prep, gang banger, freak, dork, etc.? I don't believe we should stereotype people

121.) How many kids do you wanna have? none now

122.) Do you believe in God? Yes

123.) Do you like to watch public displays of affection? sometimes,...little ones are sweet, but not the nasty kind

124.) Do you like bananas? ew no

125.) Do you believe there is one person who is meant to be with you? Yes.

126.) Do you believe in love at first sight? I hope so.

127.) What color tooth brush do you use? blue? I think

128.) How many times a day do you brush your teeth? twice a day, just like my dentist says

129.) Who is your favorite cartoon character? Bucky Katt

130.) Do you have a job? a seasonal job at BBuster

131.) What turns you on? kisses on the neck

132.) What is your favorite fruit? apples, but I have an orange that has "EAT ME" written on it

133.) What's your favorite vegetable? broccoli

134.) What's your favorite candy? chocolate

135.) What was the best day of your life? I like to think it will only get better from here...probably every day I was published in the DMN

136.) What are you going to do today? finish reading my stupid Philosophy book

137.) Are you momma's little angel or daddy's little princess? sometimes daddy's princess

138.) Do you wear body spray? yes, Lavender

139.) Girls: Do you like guys with facial hair? it really depends on the guy...but he still has to be well groomed, and I dont like beards at this age

140.) Do you have AOL 4.0? eww, no!! thank heavens

141.) Who is the sweetest girl? I adore my Princess Morganna

142.) Who is the sweetest guy? I am partial right now...to Eric

143.) Are you wearing nail polish now? no

144.) If so, what color? NA

145.) How many rings or necklaces do you own? one ring, lots of necklaces

THERE'S NO #146

147.) What's your favorite toothpaste and mouthwash? Colgate

148.) Did/Do you have braces? once upon a time

149.) Are you tired? nope, took a nap

150.) Do you have any scars? I have a dent in my forehead b/c of an incident involving a croquet ball

151.) Have you ever cried over someone of the opposite sex? yes

152.) Do you like lollipops? is this a sexual question?

153.) What are you thinking of right now? I was reading the question

154.) How many buddies do you have online right now? who cares?

155.) What's your most cherished memory? swing dancing with my daddy in public at Disneyworld

156.) Who makes you laugh a lot? funny people

157.) How many pillows do you sleep with? one big one, one tiny one, and a soft lion

158.) What's the weirdest nightmare you've ever had? it involved a bathtub, pregnancy, a monster...

159.) Best concert? the only one I went to, Edgefest this year...it ROCKED

160.) What's a deep secret that you could tell? if its a secret, why should I tell it?

161.) Are you tired of filling this out yet? no, I had a break

162.) Who of your friends do you think will get married first? One already did...

163.) Who sent this lovely survey to you? stole it from Ross's blog

164.) What's your worst memory as a little kid? being bitten by a spider across my fingers

165.) Do you believe in magic? yes...in the kind of fairytale way

166.) Who's the one person you care about most in the world? I dont know if there is one

167.) What's the one moment in your life that was the scariest? rollercoasters, the down part

168.) Are you a psycho? by what do you mean?

169.) Are you athletic? nope

170.) Are you a slut? no, but I have been called one, and it makes me sad

171.) Are you ghetto? no, (unless Turner counted)

172.) Are you a player? no

173.) What song (if any) reminds you of yourself? "Bitch" you know, "I'm a bitch, I'm a lover, I'm a child, I'm a mother..."

174.) If you could rename yourself, what would you call yourself? Lucy

175.) If you spent a day with your soulmate, where would you go and what would you do? picnicing in the park, rowing in a cute little pond, general sweet sappy stuff

176.) Describe yourself in one word? creative

177.) Who do you want (sexually)? A boy

178.) Do you wish you were closer to someone? I miss my friends back home, but I'm making (hopefully) close friends here

179.) Favorite feature of your body: lips

180.) Favorite book: "The Power of One" or maybe "A Handmaid's Tale"

181.) Favorite movie: Robin Hood, the Disney one --or "Newsies!!"

182.) Favorite brand name: I like the clothes from Fashion Bug, but we never had one of those

183.) Favorite shirt: I like the way the falling letters confuses people

184.) Favorite jacket: I miss my letter jacket

185.) Favorite pen: the silver one the Brown's got me for graduation

186.) Favorite pen color: Black

187.) Favorite music video: Video Killed the Radio Star, even though I've never seen it...

188.) Favorite songs: soo many..."Reflections" from Mulan

190.) Favorite poster: Mighty Mouse

191.) Favorite sport: to watch: Baseball, to play: Basketball

192.) Favorite conditioner: Herbal Essences

193.) Favorite shampoo: the same

194.) Favorite chips: Sour Cream and Onion

195.) Favorite cookies: Chocolate Chip Cookies

196.) Favorite ice cream: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough...or Raspberry

197.) Favorite CD: it depends, based on boredom with each cd

198.) Favorite brands of pants: jeans

199.) Favorite number: 6

200.) Favorite day of the week: Friday, or maybe Tuesday...it never gets any love

201.) Favorite outfit: I kinda want to have a reason to wear the dress my grandmother made for my aunt when she was in college but that fits me anyway

202.) Favorite piece of jewelry: my Presbyterian cross necklace

203.) Favorite time of the day: sunset

204.) Favorite meal: dinner

206.) Favorite chat room: none

YOU FORGOT NUMBER 207

208.) What's the farthest you have traveled out of state? London, England

209.) What's your most disgusting habit? I am perfect...maybe it's my overinflated view of myself...

210.) What makes you laugh? Wit, humor...amazing

211.) Do you sing in the shower? sometimes, but now it's a community shower and people freak out

212.) Do you prefer baths or showers? baths, I miss them

213.) Do you use mouth wash? no, gross

214.) Are you a vegetarian? I love MEAT

215.) Road Rules or Real World? I like living in the real world...doesn't everyone?

216.) Do you wear makeup? not usually

217.) If you were an animal, what kind would you be? a lionlve...long story

218.) What's the funniest word you've ever heard? uh, I don't know

219.) Do you like to sing? I like it, doesn't mean I'm any good

220.) What would you do with a million dollars? pay for school and give some to the homeless shelter back home

221.) Do you collect anything? necklaces, but I left a lot at home

222.) Future husband or wife: someone I dont know yet

223.) Person you don't trust: John...but I hate him...

224.) Person you have known (personally) the longest: Bobby

225.) Do you believe in Satan? of a sort

226.) Do you believe in ghosts? spirits, as in holy

228.) Do you believe in Heaven/Hell? where could the hypothetical satan live?

229.) Do you believe in reincarnation? no, but if I was I would like to be a cat...sleeping all day, not taking any crap from anyone

230.) Do you believe in love at first sight? stop repeating questions

231.) Do you have a religion? Presbyterian

232.) What's the last thing you do before you fall asleep? think, Man, I hope I fall asleep soon

233.) Person who knows the most about you: depends on what we are talking about

234.) Parents married/divorced: married

235.) Inlaws: that isn't a question

236.) How many schools have you been to? 5does a preschool count?

237.) Are you passive or aggressive? Passive aggressive

238.) Do you have a pager/cell phone? cell phone

239.) Do you play any musical instruments? formerly the flute

240.) Have you ever had sex? wouldn't that be implied in the question regarding virginity?

241.) Have you ever had your heart broken? Yes

242.) Have you ever been a heartbreaker? sadly yes

243.) Have you ever loved somebody so much it made you cry? it wasn't really love

244.) Have you ever made a person of the opposite sex cry? hm, maybe?

245.) Have you ever eaten raw fish? ew, gross

246.) Have you ever gone sky diving? fear of falling..no

247.) Have you ever stayed up all night and not gone to sleep until the next night? yes, and it's a mistake

248.) Who are your close friends? oh the repetitive questions

249.) Who is your best bud of the opposite sex? hm...that depends

250.) Which of your friends is the best at keeping secrets? Morgan or Katie

251.) Who is the worst? my friends are good at it

252.) Which of your friends have the most attitude? Will

253.) Which one of your friends knows most about what's going on in your life? different people know different aspects

254.) Which one of your friends is slipping away? unfortunately the home ones I can't see now

255.) Why are they slipping away? I'm in Mo

256.) Have you ever moved? yea

257. What do you feel like doing now? probably should do homework

258.) Would you rather be doing the above than filling out this survey? no, I'm still doing this

259.) If there was a 261st question on this pointless survey...would you continue and answer it? pointless question b/c I'll just let it keep going

260.) Are you going to answer this question?

261.) Did you answer the question above? HA I DIDnt

262.) Did you say you were going to answer the 261st question? yes

263.) What is your sexual preference? MEN!

264.) What time is it now? 7:57

265.) Any last words? I'm so pathetically bored...now it is homework time