urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:jelsemium In Books, Freedom Jelsemium 2009-11-06T04:11:06Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:jelsemium:53417 2009-11-06T04:11:06Z 2009-11-06T04:11:06Z <div class='appwidget appwidget-qotd' id='LJWidget_32'> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'><p>What is your all-time favorite, romantic movie scene? What about it speaks to you?</p><p style='font-size: 0.8em;'></p><br /><p><input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=1129'" /> <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=1129">View 996 Answers</a></p></div></td></tr></table></div><!-- end .appwidget-qotd --> <br /><br />The Magic Carpet ride in Disney's Aladdin! Music! Flying! Apples! Fireworks! All it needed was some chocolate!<br /><br />:-) urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:jelsemium:53242 2009-10-26T04:12:12Z 2009-10-26T04:12:12Z <div class='appwidget appwidget-qotd' id='LJWidget_33'> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'><p>If a friend or relative makes a racist or homophobic remark, do you tend to confront them or let it slide? Are you more likely to confront them if it offends you directly or someone else who seems reluctant to speak up?</p><p style='font-size: 0.8em;'></p><br /><p><input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=1113'" /> <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=1113">View 1554 Answers</a></p></div></td></tr></table></div><!-- end .appwidget-qotd --> <br /><br />I complain if a friend or relative makes a comment like that, even if it's just the two of us. Especially if it's just the two of us. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:jelsemium:52873 2009-10-07T05:00:40Z 2009-10-07T05:00:40Z <div class='appwidget appwidget-qotd' id='LJWidget_34'> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'><p>What band are you dying to see live in concert that you've never seen before? Would you travel to a different city or state just to see them?</p><p style='font-size: 0.8em;'></p><br /><p><input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=1092'" /> <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=1092">View 2058 Answers</a></p></div></td></tr></table></div><!-- end .appwidget-qotd --> <br /><br />My sister and I went to see the Star Wars concert. It was quite enjoyable, seeing clips from the three movies and hearing that wonderful music. Can't think of any particular band that I would travel to another city to see. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:jelsemium:52691 2009-10-03T17:40:35Z 2009-10-03T17:40:35Z <div class='appwidget appwidget-qotd' id='LJWidget_35'> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'><p>What is the longest uninterrupted period of time you've ever watched TV? Were you alone or with a friend/partner? Do you tend to watch more TV when you're happy, depressed, or simply bored?</p><p style='font-size: 0.8em;'></p><br /><p><input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=1089'" /> <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=1089">View 718 Answers</a></p></div></td></tr></table></div><!-- end .appwidget-qotd --> <br /><br />I have spent four or five hours watching video tapes or DVDs. There are some nights when I get home from work when I'll turn the TV on at 6 PM to watch Cash Cab, switch over to watch Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune and then watch two or three hours of prime time programming. So I'd guess four or five hours is my limit.<br /><br />Mostly I watch shows because I'm interested in the content of the show. Although sometimes I turn on the TV to have some background noise. Occasionally, I'll sit in the room where somebody else is watching TV while I do something else (like websurf or read.) urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:jelsemium:52473 2009-09-30T05:56:37Z 2009-09-30T05:56:37Z <div class='appwidget appwidget-qotd' id='LJWidget_36'> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'><p>Are you competitive when you play games like Trivial Pursuit or Monopoly? Have you ever gotten into a serious argument over a game?</p><p style='font-size: 0.8em;'></p><br /><p><input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=1085'" /> <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=1085">View 198 Answers</a></p></div></td></tr></table></div><!-- end .appwidget-qotd --> <br /><br />Does "Die, you gravy sucky pig!" count as a serious argument? urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:jelsemium:52075 2009-09-25T02:16:23Z 2009-09-25T02:16:23Z <div class='appwidget appwidget-qotd' id='LJWidget_37'> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'><p>Given the choice, would you start this day over again? How about this month or this year?</p><p style='font-size: 0.8em;'></p><br /><p><input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=1080'" /> <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=1080">View 1573 Answers</a></p></div></td></tr></table></div><!-- end .appwidget-qotd --> <br /><br />If I could have a "Mulligan", I'd redo 2008 and take a few more vacations while I was unemployed. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:jelsemium:51766 2009-09-20T22:25:26Z 2009-09-20T22:25:26Z <div class='appwidget appwidget-qotd' id='LJWidget_38'> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'><p>Do you think men or women are more likely to cheat if they know they won't get caught? Do you believe in marriage?</p><p style='font-size: 0.8em;'></p><br /><p><input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=1072'" /> <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=1072">View 1023 Answers</a></p></div></td></tr></table></div><!-- end .appwidget-qotd --> <br /><br />I think that once you take the fear of getting caught out of the equation, that men and women are equally likely to cheat. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:jelsemium:51496 2009-09-17T02:07:07Z 2009-09-17T02:07:07Z <div class='appwidget appwidget-qotd' id='LJWidget_39'> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'><p>For what amount of money (if any) would you consider appearing on a reality TV show? Which one?</p><p style='font-size: 0.8em;'></p><br /><p><input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=1068'" /> <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=1068">View 230 Answers</a></p></div></td></tr></table></div><!-- end .appwidget-qotd --> <br /><br />I think being on Amazing Race would be cool. Any money would be a bonus. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:jelsemium:51448 2009-09-15T01:50:50Z 2009-09-15T01:50:50Z <div class='appwidget appwidget-qotd' id='LJWidget_40'> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'><p>What celebrity or politician would you most wish to get stuck in an elevator with for two hours? What burning question would you ask them?</p><p style='font-size: 0.8em;'></p><br /><p><input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=1066'" /> <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=1066">View 373 Answers</a></p></div></td></tr></table></div><!-- end .appwidget-qotd --> <br /><br />President Obama. I have a lot of questions I'd like to ask him about the economy. And I wouldn't mind asking his Secret Service agents what it's like to guard the president. :-D urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:jelsemium:51091 2009-09-10T14:19:51Z 2009-09-10T14:19:51Z <div class='appwidget appwidget-qotd' id='LJWidget_41'> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'><p>If your friend or partner left his or her email open, would you look? How about a journal? Have you ever peeked at something private? </p><p style='font-size: 0.8em;'></p><br /><p><input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=1062'" /> <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=1062">View 834 Answers</a></p></div></td></tr></table></div><!-- end .appwidget-qotd --> <br /><br />Haven't we already done this one? urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:jelsemium:50898 2009-09-09T14:39:54Z 2009-09-09T14:39:54Z When I was a kid, eons ago, Admission Day was a state holiday and we would get the day off of school. I'm not sure when they got chintzy with the holidays, but there doesn't seem to be much interest.<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br />Which is ironic, as Admission Day is at least one of the reasons Mexican Americans in California started making a big deal out of Cinco de Mayo, instead of Mexican Independence Day (Sept. 16th). <i>Somebody</i> decided that Mexican Independence Day was too close to Admissions Day.<br /><br />*shrugs* That's how I've always heard it.<br /><br /><br /><br />Today is the 159th anniversary of California Statehood! :-) urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:jelsemium:50561 2009-09-06T00:18:24Z 2009-09-06T00:18:24Z <div class='appwidget appwidget-qotd' id='LJWidget_42'> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'><p>What's the most-played song in your music library?</p><p style='font-size: 0.8em;'></p><br /><p><input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=1052'" /> <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=1052">View 2051 Answers</a></p></div></td></tr></table></div><!-- end .appwidget-qotd --> <br /><br />A Whole New World, from Disney's Aladdin. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:jelsemium:50271 2009-09-02T04:14:37Z 2009-09-02T04:14:37Z <div class='appwidget appwidget-qotd' id='LJWidget_43'> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'><p>If you ran the fortune cookie factory, what message would you make sure gets put in a cookie?</p><p style='font-size: 0.8em;'>Submitted By <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_123ekaterina' lj:user='123ekaterina' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://123ekaterina.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://123ekaterina.livejournal.com/'><b>123ekaterina</b></a></span><br /></p><br /><p><input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=1041'" /> <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=1041">View 668 Answers</a></p></div></td></tr></table></div><!-- end .appwidget-qotd --> <br /><br />"Are you NUTS? Do you have ANY IDEA how many calories are in a fortunue cookie?" urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:jelsemium:50099 2009-08-30T01:02:13Z 2009-08-30T01:02:13Z <div class='appwidget appwidget-qotd' id='LJWidget_44'> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'><p>What is the dumbest thing you've ever done?</p><p style='font-size: 0.8em;'></p><br /><p><input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=1037'" /> <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=1037">View 559 Answers</a></p></div></td></tr></table></div><!-- end .appwidget-qotd --> <br /><br />Wow, so many to choose from, how could I ever pick one? urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:jelsemium:49814 2009-08-26T03:40:18Z 2009-08-26T03:40:18Z <div class='appwidget appwidget-qotd' id='LJWidget_45'> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'><p>Would you donate a kidney or bone marrow to a stranger?</p><p style='font-size: 0.8em;'></p><br /><p><input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=1033'" /> <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=1033">View 528 Answers</a></p></div></td></tr></table></div><!-- end .appwidget-qotd --> <br /><br />Yes, I would. (Heck, I could sit in an alley and harvest a couple dozen... Kidding!) ((Seriously, I would donate.)) urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:jelsemium:49445 2009-08-17T05:01:27Z 2009-08-17T05:01:27Z <div class='appwidget appwidget-qotd' id='LJWidget_46'> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'><p>Should some parts of celebrities' lives be off-limits to the public, or is giving up privacy a fair price for being famous?</p><p style='font-size: 0.8em;'></p><br /><p><input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=1011'" /> <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=1011">View 512 Answers</a></p></div></td></tr></table></div><!-- end .appwidget-qotd --> <br /><br />Celebrities have the right to privacy. I'm sure the paparazzi wouldn't like it if they're private lives were posted online. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:jelsemium:49299 2009-08-15T23:27:05Z 2009-08-15T23:27:05Z <div class='appwidget appwidget-qotd' id='LJWidget_47'> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'><p>If you were to open your own theme restaurant, what would the theme be and how would you express it to the customers?</p><p style='font-size: 0.8em;'></p><br /><p><input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=1019'" /> <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=1019">View 506 Answers</a></p></div></td></tr></table></div><!-- end .appwidget-qotd --> <br /><br />My theme would be Books! I'd call it something cutesy, like Come Write Inn. The theme would be expressed with books. In fact, it would be a combination of book store and cafe. People who are waiting can browse the book shelves. <br /><br />I'd also have an online ordering system at the tables so patrons could check out what books were available and order some to go!<br /><br />Plus there would be an area just for people who want to write, especially the people participating in NaNoWriMo! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:jelsemium:49095 2009-08-11T02:22:12Z 2009-08-11T02:22:12Z <div class='appwidget appwidget-qotd' id='LJWidget_48'> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'><p>If you could travel back in time, what advice would you give to your younger self?</p><p style='font-size: 0.8em;'></p><br /><p><input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=1014'" /> <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=1014">View 548 Answers</a></p></div></td></tr></table></div><!-- end .appwidget-qotd --> <br /><br />RUN! YOU FOOL! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:jelsemium:48839 2009-08-03T05:11:07Z 2009-08-03T05:11:07Z <div class='appwidget appwidget-qotd' id='LJWidget_49'> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'><p>Have you ever found yourself enjoying something you had previously scorned as a cliché? What was it? </p><p style='font-size: 0.8em;'></p><br /><p><input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=1005'" /> <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=1005">View 501 Answers</a></p></div></td></tr></table></div><!-- end .appwidget-qotd --> <br /><br />Fahrvergnuegen. I thought it was a silly advertising slogan for Volkswagen, until I got INTO a VW. Then I got it.<br /><br />And yeah, it's pure driving pleasure. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:jelsemium:48461 2009-08-01T17:54:18Z 2009-08-01T17:54:18Z <div class='appwidget appwidget-qotd' id='LJWidget_50'> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'><p>All of August stretches before us today—what is your prediction for this month's weirdest or most unexpected news story?</p><p style='font-size: 0.8em;'></p><br /><p><input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=1004'" /> <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=1004">View 481 Answers</a></p></div></td></tr></table></div><!-- end .appwidget-qotd --> <br /><br />"Politicians and Corporate Executives acquire Ethics!"<br /><br />Yeah, in my dreams. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:jelsemium:48204 2009-07-24T03:47:28Z 2009-07-24T03:47:28Z <div class='appwidget appwidget-qotd' id='LJWidget_51'> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'><p>What mistake made in your youth do you most regret now? </p><p style='font-size: 0.8em;'></p><br /><p><input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=988'" /> <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=988">View 504 Answers</a></p></div></td></tr></table></div><!-- end .appwidget-qotd --> <br /><br />Not learning how to play a musical instrument. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:jelsemium:47882 2009-07-14T02:57:55Z 2009-07-14T02:57:55Z <div class='appwidget appwidget-qotd' id='LJWidget_52'> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'><p>Have you ever had a mentor or other influential person in your life who helped you along a certain path in school, work, or life in general?</p><p style='font-size: 0.8em;'></p><br /><p><input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=975'" /> <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=975">View 501 Answers</a></p></div></td></tr></table></div><!-- end .appwidget-qotd --> <br /><br />Alas, no. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:jelsemium:47780 2009-07-14T02:47:30Z 2009-07-14T02:47:30Z <div class='appwidget appwidget-qotd' id='LJWidget_53'> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'><p>Have you ever read someone's private writings (journal, diary, email, letters, etc.) without their permission?</p><p style='font-size: 0.8em;'></p><br /><p><input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=952'" /> <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=952">View 501 Answers</a></p></div></td></tr></table></div><!-- end .appwidget-qotd --> <br /><br />No. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:jelsemium:47566 2009-06-27T22:39:53Z 2009-06-27T22:39:53Z <div class='appwidget appwidget-qotd' id='LJWidget_54'> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'><p>What is your favorite site for listening to music online?</p><p style='font-size: 0.8em;'></p><br /><p><input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=953'" /> <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=953">View 501 Answers</a></p></div></td></tr></table></div><!-- end .appwidget-qotd --> <br /><br />So far, iTunes is the only place online where I get music. I tend to not listen to music from the computer. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:jelsemium:47147 2009-06-24T03:05:11Z 2009-06-24T03:05:11Z <div class='appwidget appwidget-qotd' id='LJWidget_55'> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'><p>What do you miss most about being a kid? </p><p style='font-size: 0.8em;'>Submitted By <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_daeinleyof' lj:user='daeinleyof' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://daeinleyof.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://daeinleyof.livejournal.com/'><b>daeinleyof</b></a></span><br /></p><br /><p><input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=949'" /> <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=949">View 502 Answers</a></p></div></td></tr></table></div><!-- end .appwidget-qotd --> <br /><br />Summer vacation.