I AM ADDICTED

Thanks, Elizabeth . . . this website is seriously addicting.

And I seriously suck. Although I can name all 50 states in 1 minute, 5 seconds, here are my (pathetic) scores to beat on some other tests:

U.S. Capitals = 36/50
Presidents = 30/44
Countries = 62/195 . . . that one is just embarrassing

it's been a while since i had an audience participation entry

I've been overdoing it with song lyric trivia lately . . . and I feel like every time I do movie quote trivia, I use the same quotes . . . so let's try some TV quote trivia! Winner gets a prize! Bonus points if you give me the name of the character(s). I'm not trying to trick anyone here . . . if you know the shows I love, you'll figure these out quickly enough.

1. "I don't love you for what you do, or what you don't do. I just love you." - Will Tippin, Alias (Becky . . . close enough ;) )
   
2. "There really is such a kind person buried deep down inside of you - deep, deep down inside you. Somewhere."
3. "What are they doing in there?" "They're doing their taxes." "Are they going to be doing their taxes every night?" "For the first couple of months . . ." - Michelle and Joey, Full House (Courtnie)
   
4. "We've got to stick together because united, we're unstoppable, but divided-" "People get shot." - Seth and Ryan, The OC (Scott)
5. "For God's sake, put your pants on, you're my lawyer, not my dentist!" -Karen, Will and Grace (Elizabeth)
6. "Sometimes the clothes at Gap Kids are just too flashy. So I'm forced to go to the American Girl store. And order clothes for large colonial dolls." - Angela, The Office (Elizabeth)
7. "I'm happy for you and your cat, which, by the way, I think you should name Michael." -Rachel Green, Friends (Elizabeth)
   
8. "When I get sad, I stop being sad and be awesome instead. True story." - Barney, How I Met Your Mother (Courtnie)
9. "So I really am important? How I feel when I'm drunk is correct?" "Yes - except the Dave Matthews Band doesn't rock." Fry and Nibbler, Futurama (Scott)
10. "I don't agree with the way he delegates authority, and I don't like the way he runs operations. But since midnight last night, you won't get me to disapprove of a single action he's taken. "
11. "Huh, it does kind of tingle."
12. "That baby really kicked your ass."
13. "Destiny is a fickle bitch." - Ben, Lost (Becky)
    
14. "I haven't had sex in eight months and 12 days. I'm horny, I'm half-naked, and I'm saying yes. Do you want to stand there and talk metaphors, or do you want to literally take off your pants?" -Izzy Stevens, Grey's Anatomy (Elizabeth)
15. "At least he promised to take you. He just let me blindly enjoy my childhood! I didn't even know there was a cabin he wasn't taking me to!" - GOB, Arrested Development (Pat)
    

In The Waiting Line

a slight variation on a music survey / quiz thingy that I need to do every time I see it (thanks to Scott this time)

1. Put your iTunes on shuffle.

2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.

3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!


IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
More Than This

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
Longer That I'm Out Here

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Knock 'Em Out

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Untamed

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Publish My Love

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Positive

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Shadow of the Day

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Your Quicksilver Moment

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Dirty Little War

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Holiday

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
All Been Said Before

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Storm

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
I Think You Meant To Say No

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
The Take Over, The Break's Over

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Sunday School

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
The Story

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Bad Horse Chorus

WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
Feed It (A Place In The Sun)

WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
Baby and the Band

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
Misunderstood

WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
Rocking Chair

WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
Dizzy

WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
How Far We've Come

DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
If William Shatner Can, I Can Too

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Believe

WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
There! Right There!

WHAT SONG WILL YOUR KIDS STEAL AND CLAIM TO BE THEIR MUSIC? (but you'll know better)
Losing Keys

WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
In The Waiting Line

lyrics quiz answers and final results

1. fine pewter portraits of General Apathy and Major Boredom singing whatever and ever, amen (Craig)
   
2. our hopes and expectations, black holes and revelations
3. everyone's losing their minds, healthy in paranoid times (Scott)
   
4. this is the straw, final straw, in the roof of my mouth as I lie to you (Courtnie)
   
5. these are my hands, these are my faults, these are my plans, and these are my nasty little thoughts
   
6. and will you tell all your friends that you've got your gun to my head? (Courtnie)
   
7. maybe I need to see the daylight, to leave behind this half-life (Michelle)
   
8. the sun and the moon, an ocean of air
9. in one fell swoop it became clear to me that I despise you entirely (Courtnie)
   
10. the moon and stars are ganging up on the sun (Scott)
    
11. i'm never gonna find the perfect rhyme for heavier things
12. all the birds have returned, they've got stickers on their suitcases and pictures from the big vacation
13. all that you measure, all that you feel, all that you can't leave behind
14. flags and mental jewelry are all I know and they keep me happy and warm inside
15. what part of our history's reinvented and under rug swept? (Courtnie)

Final Scoreboard:

Courtnie - 9.5
Scott - 9
Michelle - 7
Bonnie - 2
Craig - 1

Court, I wish I had a prize for you . . . alas, you just get your name in pretty colors on my blog that about five people read ;)

round two answers and final round!

1. louder, louder, and we'll run for our lives (Snow Patrol) (Michelle)
   
2. when I'm with my friends I feel home (O.A.R.)
   
3. why do we all end up alone? (Nine Days)
   
4. sync up the cuts to the bass drum kick (Against Me!)
   
5. you couldn't live with me so you moved to Brooklyn (Jesse Malin)
   
6. no hope, no love, no glory, no happy ending (Mika)
   
7. I am alive and amplified (the Mooney Suzuki)
   
8. go haunt someone else (Kevin Devine)
   
9. I know she may not be miss right but she'll do right now (SR-71)
   
10. it was an honest mistake (The Bravery)
    
11. I think about you in the summertime (New Kids on the Block) (Courtnie)
    
12. from the aeroplane over the sea (Neutral Milk Hotel)
    
13. whoa, living on a prayer (Bon Jovi) (Bonnie)
    
14. how many people wanna kick some ass? (Stroke 9)
    
15. mamma mia, here I go again (ABBA)
    
16. Carry on my wayward son! There'll be peace when you are done! (Kansas) (Scott)
    
17. you, just like heaven (The Cure) (Bonnie)
    
18. as I fall apart, I learn to fly (Carbon Leaf)
    
19. say what you need to say (John Mayer) (Michelle)
    
20. I am a one man wrecking machine (Guster) (Scott)

After two rounds: Scott has 7 points, Michelle has 6, Courtnie has 5.5, and Bonnie has 2.

Last round!! It's anyone's game! Here's how this round works. I give you a band name and a song title. You give me the line in the song that contains the name of the album that the song appears on. I'll try to make sure the references aren't too obscure, but let's face it, it's a lot harder to come up with these than the others! Only 15 this round.

Example: Straylight Run - "Buttoned Down." Answer: the needle, the space, time can't erase

1. Ben Folds Five - "Battle of Who Could Care Less"
2. Muse - "Starlight"
3. Our Lady Peace - "Don't Stop" - everyone's losing their minds, healthy in paranoid times (Scott)
   
4. Snow Patrol - "Chocolate" - this is the straw, final straw, in the roof of my mouth as I lie to you (Courtnie)
   
5. Stroke 9 - "Washin' and Wonderin'"
   
6. Taking Back Sunday - "Cute Without the 'E' (Cut from the Team)" - and will you tell all your friends that you've got your gun to my head? (Courtnie)
   
7. Duncan Sheik - "Half-Life" - maybe I need to see the daylight, to leave behind this half-life (Michelle)
   
8. The Bravery - "The Ocean"
9. The Spill Canvas - "Lust a Prima Vista" - in one fell swoop it became clear to me that I despise you entirely (Courtnie)
   
10. Guster - "Manifest Destiny" - the moon and stars are ganging up on the sun (Scott)
    
11. John Mayer - "New Deep"
12. Mike Errico - "Springtime"
13. U2 - "Walk On"
14. Live - "Mirror Song"
15. Alanis Morissette - "Hands Clean" - what part of our history's reinvented and under rug swept? (Courtnie)
    

lyrics quiz answers and round two

1. "No One" by Cold (Scott)
2. "Another Drinking Song" by Mighty Mighty Bosstones (Scott)
3. "Nice To Meet You, Anyway" by Gavin DeGraw (Courtnie gets half credit)
4. "#41" by Dave Matthews Band (Scott)
5. "Runaway Train" by Soul Asylum (Scott)
6. "Dare You To Move" by Switchfoot (Michelle)
7. "The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage" by Panic At the Disco (Michelle)
8. "Health and Happiness" by the Wallflowers
9. "Long Road to Ruin" by the Foo Fighters (Scott)
10. "Vindicated" by Dashboard Confessional (Michelle)
11. "The Sun" by Maroon 5
12. "Shadow of the Day" by Linkin Park (Courtnie)
13. "In a Big Country" by Big Country
14. "All Over You" by the Spill Canvas (Courtnie)
15. "Clarity" by John Mayer
16. "Tremble" by Better Than Ezra
17. "Everybody Hurts" by REM (Michelle)
18. "Change Your Mind" by the Killers (Courtnie)
19. "California" by Phantom Planet (Courtnie)
20. "That Was A Crazy Game of Poker" by OAR

So after Round One, Scott's in the lead with 5 points, Courtnie has 4.5, and Michelle has 4.

Round Two has a twist. I'm going to give a song lyric. Instead of telling me the song title/artist, I want the next line of the song. The lyric will not necessarily be the first line of the song and the next line that I am looking for in each case will contain the title to the song in it (or be the title of the song). Again, no duplicate artists (although there is at least one artist repeat from round one). I think this round is a lot tougher, but maybe you'll prove me wrong. Have fun :)

1. Even if you cannot hear my voice, I'll be right beside you dear, louder, louder, and we'll run for our lives (Snow Patrol) (Michelle)
   
2. I said it's something free that means a lot to me
3. I've got a lot of life to learn and you've got a lot of life to teach
4. Similar trends in camera technique and editing.
5. You started out with nothing but throwaways
6. This is the way you left me, I'm not pretending
7. Turn me on and turn me up and turn me loose
8. Now I see through you, believe what you need to
9. Knock me down 'til we see eye to eye, figured her out
10. Don't look at me that way
11. You know that I did 'cause I couldn't stop thinking 'bout you, I think about you in the summertime (New Kids on the Block) (Courtnie)
    
12. One day we will die and our ashes will fly
13. Whoa we're halfway there whoa, living on a prayer (Bon Jovi) (Bonnie)
    
14. So sing another song about bashing someone's head in
    
15. One more look and I forget everything o-o-o-oh
16. I hear the voices when I'm dreaming, I can hear them say Carry on my wayward son! There'll be peace when you are done! (Kansas) (Scott)
    
17. You, lost and lonely you, just like heaven (The Cure) (Bonnie)
    
18. I can feel your heart and I can hear you cry
19. Better put them in quotations, say what you need to say (John Mayer) (Michelle)
    
20. Inspired by true events on movie screens I am a one man wrecking machine (Guster) (Scott)
    

i like interactive blog posts

Billy posts these on Facebook all the time . . . figured I'd give it a shot too. There are no repeats of bands and there are no songs with the song title in the first line except for one that I didn't think was *too* obvious.

Guess the artist & song name based on the first line of the song.

Here's the rules if you wanna make your own...
Step 1: Put your music player on shuffle.
Step 2: Post the first line from the first 20 songs that play, skipping only the instrumentals
Step 3: Strike through the songs when someone guesses both artist and track correctly.
Step 4: For those who are guessing -- looking the lyrics up on a search engine is CHEATING!
Step 5: If you like the game post your own.

1. Well I can't ever really believe no one was sent to get me - "No One" by Cold
2. Gonna dive into a dive I've dove into before - "Another Drinking Song" by Mighty Mighty Bosstones
3. I don't want to get too close - Courtnie's right that it's Gavin DeGraw
4. Come see, I swear, by now I'm playing time against my troubles - "#41" by DMB (one of the only DMB songs that I actually like!)
5. Call you up in the middle of the night - "Runaway Train" by Soul Asylum
6. Welcome to the planet - "Dare You To Move" by Switchfoot
7. Sit tight, I'm gonna need you to keep time - "The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage" by Panic At the Disco
8. Maybe it's not that I don't care anymore, maybe I just never did
9. Here now, don't make a sound - "Long Road to Ruin" by the Foo Fighters
10. Hope dangles on a string like slow spinning redemption - "Vindicated" by Dashboard Confessional
11. After school walking home fresh dirt under my fingernails
12. I close both locks below the window - "Shadow of the Day" by Linkin Park
13. I never seen you look like this without a reason
14. Yeah he's a looker but I really think it's guts that matter most - "All Over You" by the Spill Canvas
15. I worry I weigh three times my body
16. Well I'm watching Geraldo on TV and I'm thinking about you and me
    
17. When the day is long and the night, the night is yours alone - "Everybody Hurts" by REM
18. Racy days help me through the hopeless haze - "Change Your Mind" by the Killers
19. We've been on the run driving in the sun - "California" by Phantom Planet
20. Oh myyyyy twenty throw down in my fist of rage
    

Have fun! :) And for the record, each of these songs and/or bands have gotten regular radio play, so no, I haven't filled this quiz with random "Kerri music" that none of you but Courtnie has ever heard =P

one week closer to argentina . . .

um . . . and the bar exam. But I still found it necessary to take this quiz, out of morbid curiosity. Too bad I'd have to die to cash in on that $4290 . . . I could definitely use it just about now . . .


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may peeps be with you

I figure it's been nine days and everyone who wanted to guess has by now. If you're still desperate for more trivia, go check out Briton's blog to see if you know any of his movie quotes! Unless you are Briton, in which case, you're out of luck. Movie quiz answers:

1 - Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (I'm actually really disappointed that nobody got this one - it was literally in my AIM profile from December 2002 until probably sometime in 2005)
2 - Clue
3 - Love Actually
4 - Wet Hot American Summer
5 - Playing by Heart
6 - Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
7 - Mafia
8 - Swingers
9 - Bridget Jones's Diary
10 - The Emperor's New Groove

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As my title alluded to, with Easter just around the corner, I couldn't resist sharing one of my all time favorite links: Peep Research. The whole website is pretty much amazing, but just to give you a little preview, it involves both



peep separation surgery


and



risk analysis

Truly funny stuff.

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Finally, in honor of Spring Break, which started at 10 tonight, and as promised a couple of weeks ago, I have a top ten [thirteen] list that dates back to 2003 from another college friend way more creative than me, this time, Melanie. Most of them are inside jokes, so don't be too disturbed ;)

Melanie's Top Thirteen Things For Me To Do To Keep Myself Entertained Over Spring Break

1. Throw bricks through Starbucks windows.
2. Go on a silly string rampage in Times Square.
3. Eat Marshmallow Fluff and pretend it's the real thing.
4. DANCE PARTY (with one fist in the air)!
5. Read stories to your mice. Animals like literature too.
6. Ignore the elephant that's hanging around. (So this one was just an inside joke in reference to the Miracle of 86 song, 'G Song', but believe it or not, it was actually feasible! Check it out):
   his name was Okonkwo . . . and you bet we ignored him
   
7. Throw things out your window and see if you can't hit someone on the crew team...1000 points a head, 10 million points for the captain.
8. Make squeakies and laughies!
9. Kick someone's pug as hard as you can while you're on a walk.
10. Try EVERY inedible thing on the Bubble Tea menu and see how sick you can get!
11. Introduce yourself to Officer O'Callaghan.
12. Peeps in the microwave...trust me, it's fun. (I took her up on this one too . . . this picture looks REALLY mean after that Peeps site above, but I figured why not share)
    
    
13. Take a fast-moving object to the face, and by the time you get out of the emergency room, break will already be over!

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And on that note . . . have a happy Easter, everyone!

don't quote me, boy, i ain't said . . .

So nearly everyone I know who keeps a blog on a site OTHER than blogger has done this little "name-that-movie" quiz thingy - I felt like maybe I should hop on the bandwagon.

1. Pick 10 of your favorite movies.
2. Go to IMDb and find a quote from each movie. (or just remember them.)
3. Post them here for everyone to guess.
4. Strike it out when someone guesses correctly, and put who guessed it and the movie.

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1. "There is always hope."

2. "Well, you tell him it's not true!"
"It's not true."
"Is that true?"
"No, it's not true."
"Ha-hah! So it is true!"
"A double negative!"
"Double "negative"? You mean you have-- Photographs?"
"That sounds like a confession to me. In fact, the double negative has led to proof positive. I'm afraid you gave yourself away."
"Are you trying to make me look stupid in front of the other guests?"
"You don't need any help from me, sir." Clue (Christy)


3. "Well I just thought maybe the time had come to do something about it."
"Like what?"
"Invite him out for a drink and then after about twenty minutes casually drop into the conversation the fact that you'd like to marry him and have lots of sex and babies." Love Actually (Brandi)

4. "You taste like a burger. I don't like you anymore." Wet Hot American Summer (Melissa got it first, but Briton knew it too!)

5. "You can't treat people the way you treat them and then say something adorable like that."

6. "Life in a box is better than no life at all, I expect. You'd have a chance, at least. You could lie there thinking, "Well. At least I'm not dead.'"

7. "I'm always going to be That Protestant Chick Who Never Killed Anybody!"

8. "I don't want you to be the guy in the PG-13 movie everyone's *really* hoping makes it happen. I want you to be like the guy in the rated R movie, you know, the guy you're not sure whether or not you like yet." Swingers (Briton)

9. "I mean there's been all these bloody hints and stuff, but has he ever actually stuck his fucking tongue down your fucking throat?" Bridget Jones's Diary (Rachel)

10. "Excellent. A few drops in his drink, and then I'll propose a toast, and he will be dead before dessert."
"Which is a real shame, because it's gonna be delicious."