Memes

[tarigwaemir]

Durant Avenue on the Feast of St. John of Chrysostom

Enjoying my lazy day by going on a music downloading spree. ^_^ As evidence of my musical philistinism, I don't understand the supposedly self-evident brilliance of Brian Eno and David Byrne's "Strange Overtones" (free download from their album, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, or Youtube video). I went back and listened to the other free download I have via betterPropaganda, "Regiment" (from My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, Youtube video), but do not feel the same disconnect.

(Philistinism! I should add that to my Wordie lists.)

That meme:

There are 30 questions.
Answer each question with one name.
Next to each number, write only the name of the person who fits.
Don't tell the questions to anyone who isn't doing the meme.

01. sesame_seed first came to mind, at least in the online realm.
02. tryogeru, angelyrique, ldmoonflower, kaydeefalls (and others, but they don't use LiveJournal regularly).
03. Hm...no one permanently. Maybe zauberer_sirin or squidlet, out of sheer curiosity.
04. jaebi_lit or fable, maybe? Though not really; I just associate them with food ethics.
05. From personal experience, tokyofish, tsutanai and starlighter!
06. Steve...team7 when she was more active in fandom.
07. Er...maybe moderntime?
08. Not counting the answers to 02 or schwimmerin, probably lacewood.
09. Not counting the answers to 05, probably bravecows and sub_divided.
10. aiwritingfic. (Because she's the older sister type.)
11. Hm, no one really.
12. Hm, twelve or sangoire, perhaps? noble_scarlet?
13. Well, when it comes to my particular online circles, probably team7 and petronia? Though not actually in terms of their personalities.
14. rinslet? Though not in a conventional sense.
15. Er.
16. worldserpent (well, the tone of her blogging anyway).
17. uminohikari.
18. Er.
19. magicnoire. Also silvermuse89.
20. Drawing a blank.
21. jaebi_lit for lending me books.
22. Most consistently, tryogeru. Plus unrequitedangst is the master of sarcasm.
23. serendip.
24. cynic_in_charge? Well, she'd get others to do it for her, but the end result is the same.
25. Hm, I don't know.
26. Ha.
27. pyrefly.
28. Steve...hm, I don't know. Anyone who wants to?
29. murinae! ^_^
30. Your posts always make my day. ^_^

While I'm at it, that food meme:

1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
3) Italicize those you want to try.
4) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.
5) Optional extra: Post a comment here at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to your results.

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue - But only once, alas! Hors d'oeuvres at some reception. I want proper fondue at a table.
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart - What New Yorker hasn't?
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes - Only a sip of plum wine.
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras - Actually, I think I had cheap fake foie gras but not the real thing.
24. Rice and beans - Er, who hasn't?
25. Brawn, or head cheese - As deli meat. I liked it.
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche - Ice cream flavors don't count, right?
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi - Only sweet lassi.
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo - Well, something called gumbo, in any case, though I don't think it was authentically Cajun.
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk - Very creamy and delicious.
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala - Dining hall staple.
48. Eel - I love eel!
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer - But only mixed into a dish though.
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal - Ugh, worst burger ever.
56. Spaetzle - I, uh, immediately thought of the Drosophila gene...
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine - Missed my chance while in Montreal.
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst - I've had tandoori chicken sausages though.
65. Durian
66. Frogs' legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain - Also via dining hall.
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette - I've had andouille sausages though.
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers - Candied hibiscus flowers from Trader Joe's.
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake

At some point, I should get dressed and grade those quizzes. >_>

Yours &c.

Comments

[uminohikari.livejournal.com]

XD We made dulce de leche in my 8th grade science class. It was interesting.

Snake is super yummy~ It tastes kind of like eel? But with less bones :D

Also, why am i always put down for 17 :( *pout*

[troisroyaumes]

Like eel? I really want to try it then. ^_^

Well, I think you're the youngest on my friends list so it was the obvious choice. ^_^;;

[color-blue.livejournal.com]

Curious about the questions now. Send please? ^^

[troisroyaumes]

Sent!

[magicnoire.livejournal.com]

LOL

Everyone puts me down at #19. Do I really seem that way? XD

[troisroyaumes]

Hee, yes, you just seem very organized and able to juggle a lot of things without letting them stress you out. ^_^

[magicnoire.livejournal.com]

This meme is such a perfect exercise of how we never see ourselves the way other people see us.

[troisroyaumes]

Heh, yes. I got put down for 18 and felt mildly confused as to why. Though that particular one can be interpreted in so many different ways.

[starlighter.livejournal.com]

XD OMG SO TRUE but only when I know people better. First time I've gotten that one though. I keep getting put down for the first part of 14 and I was like "I'M NOT! ...Am I?"

[troisroyaumes]

Hee, well, it means that conversations with you are always delightful. ^_^ I think the other people I mentioned for 5 would make the same caveat.

Hm, I didn't think of associating you with 14. You do dress very stylishly, but that's different from [first part of 14].

[jaebi-lit.livejournal.com]

What were the questions?

For 59, if you want to try poutine, Salt House in SoMa serves it. Looks revolting, though (I don't like mushy fries).

For 86, I'm making rabbit and dumpling stew sometime this winter. If rabbit is close enough to count, come over when I make it!

[troisroyaumes]

Will email them to you.

Ooh, thanks for the tip about where to get poutine. And yes, I'll come over for rabbit and dumpling soup; I've never had rabbit before. Where are you planning on getting the rabbit meat?

[jaebi-lit.livejournal.com]

Golden Gate Meat Company in the Ferry Building. They're my favorite butcher - they're really nice, have lots of great meat (fresh, local, a variety of sustainable options), and yummy sausages. Not too expensive, either, and they wrap things fresh in paper (the other butcher at the FB, Prather Ranch, does a lot of plastic wrap). They're also really great about being able to get things if they don't have them in stock and about having things in general - I've gotten discarded chicken bits for making stock with very cheaply, and they've been able to get pig belly w/the skin on and beef shin on the bone for me. <3!

[schwimmerin.livejournal.com]

I am only listed as an exception? :( Granted, I haven't read the list of questions that closely.

Crocodile is pretty bland, but I AM GOING TO MAKE YOU SPÄTZLE AND CURRYWURST SOMETIME. It won't be that great, but it will be the most epic clash of German cuisine to be eaten in one meal ever XD

[troisroyaumes]

It's not so much an exception as the question uses "would" and for you, it's more of a "did". Uh. That makes no sense, but look at the list in 02, and you'll realize what I mean. I don't think the rest of the questions really apply to you; they're all remarkably uninteresting. I mean, if they had a "Who speaks multiple European languages?" question then that would be another matter.

Ooh, epic clash or not, it sounds delicious! XD

[love_archived]

*laughs* Obviously you have not seen me cringe as a baby starts crying nearby. ^_^ *snuggles you anyway* (Older sister is a euphemism for bossy, isn't it? ^_~)

[ldmoonflower.livejournal.com]

I tried steak tartare on toast last Thursday. It was actually delicious! It didn't even scare me to be eating it. Even if between the raw meat and the raw egg mixed in, it seems like salmonella waiting to happen. Maybe the onions kill the bacteria? Who knows? Anyway, it was good.

[lacewood]

Now you make me wish we really had been able to go to school together. Or at least meet. Though I am much crankier in RL than I am on LJ, so you might come to regret it if we did... ^^;

But who knows, it might happen yet? Meeting, if not actual school. XD

[arboretum]

I thought I should drop by and let you know, in case these sort of things concern you, I've got spam from your gmail, and it seems to be addressed to like, everyone on your flist? XD;

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feel free not to do anything about it; it could just be a fluke. but I thought I'd mention, in case. :)))

[troisroyaumes]

Yeah, it attacked my entire Gmail contacts list, including all my other email addresses. -_-;; Sorry about that; my account pretty much got hacked by some sort of email bot.