...Or At Least Some Type of Nerdy Soul Mate.
by: Risk(y)Business.
This is how it works:
1. Answer the questions. Post them as a comment (or somewhere public where other people can see the questions/your answers).
2. To find your match, scroll down and look for interesting answers that intrigue you/fascinate you/turn you on. Don't necessarily go for people who have the same answers as you. Go for the people that you would have good conversations with.*
3. Message that person with your own secret question**
4. See who messages you!
Easy enough! What makes this survey different from every other survey out there? The questions actually make sense. And you won't want to gag after you read them.***
*****Beginning of Survey******
[One]: Please list your most commonly used internet handle and explain it.
[Two]: You're on the site, so you probably have lots of hobbies. If you could transform one of your hobbies into a superpower, how would that turn out?
[Three]: Finish the joke: "Two pirates walk into a bar..."
[Four]: Finish the joke: "Two ninjas sneak into a bar"
[Five]: Forget the whole "best date" ever scenario. What's the most awkward situation you've ever experienced/always feared?
[Six]: What type of movie would your life be? What type of movie do you want your life to be? Why?
[Seven]: Did you ever have any embarrassing childhood obsessions? "Embarrassing," by the way, does not include Power Rangers or Captain Planet, or any other 90s TV show that 4chan really loves. "Embarrassing" would be Barney. Barbies. Face from Nick Jr. etc. You know what I'm getting at.
[Eight]: What's your biggest pet peeve when it comes to online commenting?
[Nine]: Which would be worse: A long distance relationship wherein you rarely got to physically meet up with your partner, or a relationship wherein you constantly see/interact with your partner?
[Ten]: Sort of necessary. Describe your sexuality in as concrete or abstract terms as you wish.
[Eleven]: Who would win in an all out battle: Dumbledore, or Gandalf?
[Twelve]: Who would win in a Model UN tournament: Cleopatra or Elizabeth I?
[Thirteen]: Do you have any superstitious rituals that you do for good luck/bad luck?
[Fourteen]: What do you get paranoid about, late at night when you can't sleep?
[Fifteen]: If God exists, what do you want Hir to say in Heaven when you arrive?
****End Survey****
Have fun chickies! And remember, Jump Those Railroads!
xoxo,
Risk(y)
PS: Questions can still be asked from the formspring to your upper right. Additionally, I have started a *new* nerdfighter thread, which can be found here:
http://nerdfighters.ning.com/forum/topics/i-need-questions-part-2?xg_source=activity
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*Example: If you want a good conversation, go for someone who has the opposite answer as you for the whole "X versus X" questions.
**Secret question: The question that, after reading their answers, you most really, really want to ask. It's not an answer, it's a question, because this whole exercise is about beginning something, not ending it.
***I am so FUCKING tired of answering the question "Do you believe in love at first sight?" Seriously? WTF.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Sunday, May 22, 2011
I'M BAAAAAACK!
Hello one and all!
After an incredibly long hiatus, I am back for the summer. I'm still not sure what my updating schedule is going to be (as I'm going to be out of town a bit this summer) but I'm getting to all of the lovely questions you people asked me on formspring. I'm answering them in the order I received them, ok?
Anyways, this is an anonymous question:
Um, there are a couple of different issues here. But basically, it can be all boiled down to one problem:
In the end, the problem is that no matter how logically you can think someone is really crap and not worth your time, your heart is always going to be there refusing. The conversation goes something like this:
[BRAIN]: Dude, ze is such a loser. Why are we into him? Huh? I mean, the gross factor is overwhelming. We're ditching him.
[HEART]: We're not ready yet! You haven't convinced us! Ze could change! Right????
[BRAIN]: "..."
[HEART]: I LOVE LOVE! ALSO, I WANT THE FAMILIAR! WHEEEEE!
[BRAIN]: Well, fuck, I just lost an argument with an idiot.
This is a deadly loop, and it will go on forever if you don't follow three steps. Three convenient steps that actually form (you guessed it) a Mnemonic Device. That device is "CUT"
C.U.T. stands for:
1. Cut Off All Contact With the Person: Basically, just don't talk to hir. Don't message hir. Generally, just avoid the person. This takes away the temptation for your heart to do the weird fluttery dance thingie it does that starts off the entire cycle.
2. Understand your feelings: The key to really getting rid of this problem is finding its root. I mean, this approach does not work for everything,* but here, the real question you need to ask yourself is: "Why do I like this person? And how valid is that?" Again, the logical loop between your brain and heart is sort of cut, but here's the thing: Your heart will spout all sorts of nonsense about "Oh, ze is so sweet, kind, etc etc etc." If you can be like "Wait, no hir's not..." then it will definitely help things. Some things are just unretortable by "wheee! Flutter dance!"
3. Take your Time: The thing is, the first two steps START working instantaneously, really, but they don't completely finish for a long time. It's not like the next day you're going to be able to encounter that person and be like "Ha, Ha! You have no power over me, sluggabrain!**" No, your heart is a very resilient creature. When I say "Cut off all contact" and "Understand Your Feelings" I mean a good solid length of time. You can do this, but you really have to put in the effort to undo years and YEARS of emotional attachment.
But you CAN do it! Really!
Trust me. I've been there. It wasn't fun, or pretty, but damn, it was satisfying when I reached the "I'm over you" point.
Hope that helps!
And remember folks, Jump Those Railroads!
xoxo,
Risk(y)
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*Have you seen "But I'm a Cheerleader?" Finding a root does not cure the gay. Case in point.
**Yes, "sluggabrain." It sounds really gross and cool, ok? In like, a totally "oooh you got burned, with eloquence!" sort of way. Trust me.
After an incredibly long hiatus, I am back for the summer. I'm still not sure what my updating schedule is going to be (as I'm going to be out of town a bit this summer) but I'm getting to all of the lovely questions you people asked me on formspring. I'm answering them in the order I received them, ok?
Anyways, this is an anonymous question:
You know how you said that thing about riding crushes out...what if you can only see them once a year and it's been going on for way too long (age2) you want to end it because deep down you know this person has become a lot more horrible (and sexist)?
Um, there are a couple of different issues here. But basically, it can be all boiled down to one problem:
BRAINS ARE SMART. HEARTS ARE NOT.
In the end, the problem is that no matter how logically you can think someone is really crap and not worth your time, your heart is always going to be there refusing. The conversation goes something like this:
[BRAIN]: Dude, ze is such a loser. Why are we into him? Huh? I mean, the gross factor is overwhelming. We're ditching him.
[HEART]: We're not ready yet! You haven't convinced us! Ze could change! Right????
[BRAIN]: "..."
[HEART]: I LOVE LOVE! ALSO, I WANT THE FAMILIAR! WHEEEEE!
[BRAIN]: Well, fuck, I just lost an argument with an idiot.
This is a deadly loop, and it will go on forever if you don't follow three steps. Three convenient steps that actually form (you guessed it) a Mnemonic Device. That device is "CUT"
C.U.T. stands for:
1. Cut Off All Contact With the Person: Basically, just don't talk to hir. Don't message hir. Generally, just avoid the person. This takes away the temptation for your heart to do the weird fluttery dance thingie it does that starts off the entire cycle.
2. Understand your feelings: The key to really getting rid of this problem is finding its root. I mean, this approach does not work for everything,* but here, the real question you need to ask yourself is: "Why do I like this person? And how valid is that?" Again, the logical loop between your brain and heart is sort of cut, but here's the thing: Your heart will spout all sorts of nonsense about "Oh, ze is so sweet, kind, etc etc etc." If you can be like "Wait, no hir's not..." then it will definitely help things. Some things are just unretortable by "wheee! Flutter dance!"
3. Take your Time: The thing is, the first two steps START working instantaneously, really, but they don't completely finish for a long time. It's not like the next day you're going to be able to encounter that person and be like "Ha, Ha! You have no power over me, sluggabrain!**" No, your heart is a very resilient creature. When I say "Cut off all contact" and "Understand Your Feelings" I mean a good solid length of time. You can do this, but you really have to put in the effort to undo years and YEARS of emotional attachment.
But you CAN do it! Really!
Trust me. I've been there. It wasn't fun, or pretty, but damn, it was satisfying when I reached the "I'm over you" point.
Hope that helps!
And remember folks, Jump Those Railroads!
xoxo,
Risk(y)
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*Have you seen "But I'm a Cheerleader?" Finding a root does not cure the gay. Case in point.
**Yes, "sluggabrain." It sounds really gross and cool, ok? In like, a totally "oooh you got burned, with eloquence!" sort of way. Trust me.
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