Pop Smear

QotD: Stress Case

2007-07-31T04:53:36Z

When life (or the lack of it) gets to me, I do what I suspect many women do to; I eat. Or, in these days of weight watching, I more likely don't eat, and wish that I could get away with doing so. I shop, I read, and I knit. And think about eatin...

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QotD: This Week's Top 25

2006-10-17T04:41:24Z

Well, iTunes wanted to export them in reverse order - playing countdown DJ, I'm sure. I was keen enought to strip out the XML tags, but not keen enough to re-order them. So, from bottom to top, here are the 25 most played songs, on my laptop. I h...

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QotD: Surprise!

2006-09-29T22:55:27Z

As I sincerely doubt anyone responsible for my 25th birthday party is reading this (I'm good at burning bridges), I feel safe in declaring that I typically hate surprises. I like plans, being prepared, and in charge. Sure, it was nice to see all ...

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QotD: All My Pets

2006-09-29T07:17:51Z

My first pet was a cat, Misty. Every week I would scour the "Livestock" column in the local newspaper (if you can call the one or two sheet rag that was the Dannevirke Evening Post a newspaper) for a likely pet. The youngest of 7 siblings, I'd se...

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QotD: Back where I'm from...

2006-07-25T04:33:47Z

Soda? Cola? Pop? What do you say? Any other regional words that set you apart? Question submitted by Gladys. That would be Fizzy Drink. And I'm sure there are hundreds of regional words that set this New Zealander apart from most of the people re...

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QotD: Scents & Sensibilities

2006-07-15T06:22:25Z

What's the strongest association you have between a scent and a memory? A certain cologne, a certain person, and a certain activity. Oh, and sea air and playdo remind me of my childhood.

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QotD: Art over Music

2006-07-14T07:27:32Z

What are your three favorite album covers of all-time? Any honorable mentions? Question submitted by Tamara Call me lazy. Call me prepared. Below is a straight revamped copy of a (now unavailable elsewhere) response to a meme posted back in 200...

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QotD: Fill in the blank

2006-07-13T02:31:00Z

When did you first realize that you were an individual? Was it a positive or negative experience? Question submitted by George. I was seven, sitting in a church with my mother and the rest of the congregation. Waiting to partake of my First Recon...

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QotD: No shouting on the bus!

2006-07-11T02:45:09Z

What was your most memorable or favorite school field trip? I went on a grand total of two school trips. The first, after much persuasion from a mother disturbed by my complete lack of interest in fraternising with my few classmaes, in Form Two (t...

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QotD: Dream a little Dream

2006-07-09T23:08:25Z

What's the most recent vivid dream or nightmare that you remember? Hrm. Struggling for a G rated response, here! ;-) I don't have them so often now, but when I was younger I used to have nightmares frequently. Something to break up the monotony ...

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