Princess Beffy

03^rd Nov 2011

Thursday // 9pm // 6 months ago

The 5000 Question Survey - Part Five

TUMBLR! Long time, no see! I shall now continue with the ridiculously long survey that isn’t really that appropriate for this site. With that in mind, I’ll conceal it & you can just ‘Read More’ if you care.

Part Five
401. Some say that high school is the best time of your life. Was that true for you? Hahaha. NO.

402. What do you find yourself encouraging others to try? Um, listening to The Saturdays? ;)


403. Which is better: Mel Brooks or Woody Allen? Genuinely have no preference either way.


404. When was the last time you were up all night? Last night! I haven’t slept yet.


405. __ is life. The rest is just details. Fill in the blank. Relationships. If I can change “is” to “are”. Otherwise, Love.


406. Are people too complex and different to be categorized? Definitely. Well, it’s easy to look at someone at see which categories you think they fit in to but that probably won’t tell you very much about them - it’s always more complex than your assumptions.


407. Is it good to have pride in your own race or does that separate people from each other because it makes them think of everyone else as ‘outsiders’? You just have to get the balance right. Patriotism or racial pride is all well and good as long as you don’t become elitist in it.


408. What fictional story would you like to live through? I could think about this for ages but, tbh, I have to say ‘Harry Potter’. It would be pretty scary but ridiculously awesome.


409. Are cats or dogs smarter? Dogs. Although I prefer cats.


410. Have you ever guessed someone’s password and broken into their diary? Nope.


411. What teacher, if any, has effected you the most in your life? Either my English teacher for GCSE Ms Cooke or my Religious Studies teacher Miss Harris.


412. Are you more easily bored or excited? Excited.


413. What’s the bravest or most daring thing you have ever done? I can’t think of anything and that makes me sad. Definitely not a Gryffindor :(


414. “What’s the point of robbery when nothing is worth taking?” (- Adam Ant) Cheap thrills and greed. Or to fund a drug habit.


415. If your man or woman served you breakfast in bed as a treat what would you want? Strawberries, champagne and cinnamon French toast. NOM.


416. What do you do only when you are upset? Sob. I cry for other reasons but I only properly sob when I’m upset.


417. What’s the oddest CD in your collection? Maybe Hank Green? I don’t really listen to much else like him haha <3


418. What’s the best diary name you ever saw? For my purposes, I will assume you mean Tumblr name and say JustBeSplendid :)

419. What would your friends be surprised to learn about you? The extent of my agoraphobia.

420. Who owes you an apology? People from school. I’d rather not sully my page with their names, thanks.

421. Who deserves an apology from you? Lots of people. Someone beginning with L.

422. How would you like to treat your kids differently from the way your parents treated you? I don’t want to tell them they can do *anything* because it only leads to frustration and disappointment. I don’t know how I’m going to encourage them to strive for their dreams without saying that though…

423. Which do you like best: 60’s, 70’s or 80’s fashion? Probably 60’s, early 60’s when it still had influences from the 50’s (which I adore).


424. What is the worst pick up line ever used on you? I don’t think anyone’s ever used one on me seriously.


425. Of the following, which word best describes you: inventive, kinetic (energetic), light-hearted, mature Inventive


426. Do you own a record player? No.Do you use it? N/A.

427. How easily do you make friends? Not easily at all!

428. What is the difference between having character and being a character? I tend to associate “having character” with someone who has experienced a lot in life, probably a lot of hardships, and come out stronger, whereas someone who is a character is someone who has a flamboyant personality that gets noticed wherever they go.

429. Are there any animals you flat out refuse to touch? Most of them haha. If it’s not cute and small then I’ll probably stay away, thanks!

430. Do you care about your weight? Yes, but clearly not enough to get off my ass and sort it out.

431. Did you/will you go to the prom? I did go to prom…twice :)

432. Have you ever wanted to date twins? Er, not particularly.

433. What one thing would you change about high school if you could? I would have changed schools when my parents gave me the chance.

434. If you came with a warning label, what would it say? Approach with caution and chocolate ;)

435. Are you artistic and creative? More creative than artistic, I don’t always have the patience for crafty things.

436. What were you (probably) doing on this date last year? Lying in bed on my laptop - the same as I’ve been doing for years!

437. What are you obsessed with? YouTube!

438. What was the last compliment you received? 

439. Do you have any brothers or sisters? One younger brother. And a sister-in-law.

440. Who would you like to be alone with right now? Gareth, always.

441. Do you push people away when you really want them to come closer? Sometimes.

442. Is a prenuptial agreement necessary or does it take the romance and trust out of marriage? I don’t really see the point in even getting married if you’re going to plan for a divorce. Although I guess if you’re in a privileged position it sometimes makes sense to protect your assets.

443. Do you lie your way out of things? Yes! It’s a pretty bad habit tbh…

444. Are you better at talking or listening? Depends what mood I’m in.

445. What will only happen to you once in this lifetime? Being born?

446. Know of any conspiracy theories you think might be credible? Um, ask Hank Green! Oh I remember one actually - the US government used to do experiments on people and some of them died. #vague #trueconspiracytheories

447. What are the most beautiful words that have ever been spoken to you? Whenever anyone says “I love you” and means it.

448. If it were legal would you own a human slave (race unimportant)? Not a slave but I’d like a paid servant/assistant tbqh.

449. Have you ever read your own writing at a poetry reading? Not since I was at school.

450. What is one simple thing that gives you the happy shivers? Watching a musical.

451. What do you do for exercise? Nothing. Not good.

452. Would you rather have a strict teacher with a sense of humor or a lenient teacher that doesn’t teach? Strict with a sense of humour, they’ve always been the best in my experience.

453. If you ever have a baby what might you want to name it? I have a long list of potential baby names but first choices: Alesha-Rose for a girl, Joshua for a boy.

454. If you won free tickets to a concert from a radio show and had to choose between Inxs, Poison, Blondie and Moby, which would you choose? Blondie, deffo.

455. Are you a good cook? Nope. But then I’m not experienced enough to be good really. I’m ok at baking :)

456. Do you prefer when things come with no assembly required, even if they are a bit more expensive? Yes, unless you can’t get them through the door haha.

457. Start a sentence with the words: what if What if I never finish this survey?!

458. Are you more spontaneous and unpredictable or loyal and routine? Probably the latter.

459. What is the highest number you can count to in your head? I have no idea and I really don’t want to waste hours trying to find out!

460. How do you go about losing weight? I don’t, I just moan about it. #fail

461. Do you have street smarts? Not many.

462. Do you have a lot of common sense? No.

463. What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? Caramel/toffee/fudge with nommy bits in.

464. What’s your favorite movie that involves dancing? ‘Moulin Rouge!’

465. Would you ever want to become a guest on a talk show? If yes what would the show’s theme be? Yeah, I wouldn’t mind talking about anything to do with literature, musical theatre, pop music or politics.

466. Do you like the way you look naked? Nope.

467. Have you ever dissected an animal? Not a whole one. Dissected a horse’s eyeball… *vom*

468. Who do you know who is brilliant? Well there are lot of “celebrities” (who would probably not associate themselves with that word) who I think are brilliant but I don’t really *know* them so I’ll just be corny and say my husband.

469. Who do you know who is dull? I don’t think anyone is dull really. People can come across that way but there’s always more under the surface.

470. Do you ever think about time travel? Yes. It’s great for fiction but trying to think about the practicalities/possibilities of it hurts my head :(

471. What is one interesting fact you know? In order to win NaNoWriMo you need to average around 1,667 words per day. I know that’s not very interesting but it’s pretty much all I can think about right now!

472. Do you talk to yourself? Constantly. Crazy over here! Do you talk to your pets? I would if I had any!

473. Do you believe that humankind has a future in space (will we live there some day)? Hmm, I don’t see why not. We’re going to ruin the Earth sooner or later and space travel/technology is advancing pretty well, so yeah.

474. Would you rather wear clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty or more delicate outfits? Delicate.

475. How do you ‘live life to the fullest’? I don’t. Please can we not talk about that?

476. Are you sloppy or a neat freak? Sloppy and it drives me insane!

477. Would you rather have a trunk full of nickels or half a trunk full of dimes? Gah, I don’t know my American currency properly! *looks it up* Oh, that would amount to the same. I guess half a trunk of dimes would be more convenient.

478. What is the worst mistake you’ve ever made? Ohhh so many. Probably the whole “run away to London” debacle. Let’s really, really not go there.

479. Are you in good health? No. It could be worse though.

480. Are you patriotic? Yeah, usually. Sometimes I feel ashamed to be British but it’s pretty good for the most part.

Let’s play fact or crap. Is it a fact? Or is it crap? Disclaimer - some of these will be guesses. I apologise in advance for my ignorance.

481. The greenhouse effect is bad for your health. Fact.

482. There are about as many molecules of air in one breath as there are hairs on your head. Crap? No idea.

483. The Miss America pageant started out as a contest in which people decorated wheel chairs and one chair was judged the prettiest. Crap.

484. To remove a tattoo a physician can place a small balloon under the skin, which is inflated so that the tattooed skin gradually stretches. Then they cut the stretched skin away. Crap.

485. Cock fighting is a sexual sport. Crap.

486. It is the warmest time of the day during the hour that the sun is the highest in the sky. Fact.

487. Certain scientists specialize in studying cow farts. Fact.

488. The brilliant colors (reds, oranges, yellows) across the sky that we get from sunsets are caused mainly by pollution. Fact

489. In Grimm’s original fairy tale, Rapunzel is pregnant. Fact.

490. Dracula was the first movie about a vampire. Crap.

491. The inventors of Corn Flakes, the Kellogg brothers, ran a school for delinquent youth. Fact.

492. “Kemo Sabe” means “soggy shrub” in Navajo. Crap?

493. Sir Thomas Crapper invented the toilet. Crap, he invented the flush system.

494. The Earl of Sandwich invented the Sandwich. Crap, he just really liked them (I think).

495. Some Chinese alchemists were trying to invent an immortality medicine and accidentally invented gunpowder instead. Fact?

496. The human body is made of about 99% water. Crap, it’s more like 50%.

497. Bubble gum contains rubber. Fact.

498 This survey to the zero power = 0. No clue what this means.

499. Most lipstick contains fish scales. Fact.

500. There are 86401 seconds in day. Crap, there are at 86,400.