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Series 1: Basic
Name: Michelle
Birthday: 7th June
Birthplace: Braintree
Current Location: In front of a computer
Current School: CCHS
Current Job: Putzing around online and pretending to be a student.
Nicknames: Chess. Chessypig. Mish, to people who don't really know me. Kastaka, although that's more of an alias than a nickname; and I'm not planning to list all my other aliases. I'm still obscurely proud of being called Martian at primary school.
Eye Colour: Sometimes I call it blue, sometimes I call it grey. If I'm feeling particularly obtuse I'll call it green because of the flecks in it that can't decide whether to be yellow or brown.
Hair Colour: Nice shiny golden brown. I like to think it's golden brown, anyway. Maybe in sunlight.
Righty or Lefty: I'm right-handed, although when I played rounders I batted better left-handed.
Zodiac Sign: Gemini. This is Conclusive Proof That Star Signs Are Rubbish, part Three Hundred and Sixty-Two.
Innie or Outtie: I have yet to find confirmation of the mythical outward-facing belly button. I can only think it would be very inconvenient, especially with tight trousers.

Series 2: What's Your Favourite...?
Music: This really depends on what mood I'm in. It pretty much must have lyrics (preferably decipherable but not too obvious in meaning), and I can tell you if I like a piece of music or not if I hear it, but I couldn't really give you critera. After all, even the first one gets broken by a good bit of 'stompy military opera', like Wagner or something.
Cartoon: The Simpsons is the only TV cartoon I watch with any regularity.
Colour: Blue. Purple. Bluey-purple. Purpley-blue. That strange 'deep' cyan colour that I've only ever seen in soap bubbles, which I call 'heartbreak blue' from a story or a poem I read once that referred to leaves in autumn having a colour of 'heartbreak gold' because it was just so beautiful.
Movie: PI. Tron comes a close second. I have told you all this too many times.
Slushy Flavor: It's close between strawberry and rasberry; strawberry normally has the edge slightly on taste alone, but rasberry has the advantage of being blue; then again, it falls down on the 'sometimes-being-cola' factor, which is always distressing.
Book: Stand on Zanzibar.
Magazine: New Scientist is the only one I read with any regularity, unless you count Radio Times, which I use to switch off my brain occasionally.
TV Show: I only seem to watch The Simpsons. I used to like several flavours of Star Trek, I guess.
Song: This is practically identical to the answer for 'Music'. However, my brain appears to want to award 'Two Beds And A Coffee Machine' by Savage Garden an honourable mention at this particular moment in time.
Language: It might have been German if they could stop assigning random genders to things for no good reason whatsoever. I don't think I have a favourite language, really. They all need work.
Food & Beverage: I like food, but exactly which food I like changes; it's hard to go far wrong with these Milky Way Mini Eggs, though, although 'bad chocolate' (like the stuff you get covered in 'jazzie drops') is up there. I drink water practically exclusively, but I do occasionally crave flavoured milk (banana or strawberry flavour, the more brightly coloured the better).
Subject in School: I don't have one any more. I am not feeling particularly friendly towards school at the moment.
Weekend Activity: It's so amazingly dependant on my mood; and the things I like best are the things I hardly ever do, like go for walks. Probably going to church, when I'm in vaguely the right mood, or when I'm helping with Cosmic.
Holiday: I don't like holidays, because they remind me that even if my perfect world did exist, all it'd mean is I'd waste all my time filling in LJ surveys.
Ice Cream Flavour: Ice cream with chocolate cookie/brownie bits in comes fairly high, but that's mostly on account of the non-icecream components, so it doesn't really count. Otherwise, you can't beat a really *good* vanilla, the ones with little bits of vanilla pod in (although cherry flavour comes close).
Perfume/Cologne: There was once a perfume that I liked, because it smelt of nice sweet fruit. I can't remember what it's called, though. I don't generally have much to do with perfume.
Roller Coaster: I can't say I really have a favourite. I can't pretend to not like them any more, but I don't have a favourite. (I do, however, have a least favourite, although I can't remember where and what it's called; it was on a little amusement park, one with ride tickets rather than just an entrance fee, somewhere in Scotland, and it rattled you around an awful lot (back and forth in your seat) and drummed my head against the restraints, and gave me a headache and just wasn't fun.)
Cereal: The only cereal I really eat much of is Alpen, and that doesn't get eaten much nowadays.
Font: The first image this conjures up is the font at St Michael's, the church I went to as a kid. This somewhat reassures me.

Series 3: Who is...?
the prettiest person you know: I'm not sure. I guess Melody is technically pretty. She certainly gets points for trying.
the weirdest person you know: I'd probably say Del, out of the people I know well enough to make any kind of decision on that.
the funniest person you know: *shrug*
the loudest person you know: Yup, it's got to be Naath. sorry and all that.
the quietest person you know: Wandering Star. Um. Probably Marble, if we're talking actual physical people here.
the sweetest person you know: Ruhe. (Probably mostly because of her recent entry about that kid. I'm not sure I know her well enough to decide further.)
the scariest person you know: It's a close run thing between Rho and Del. Probably Rho, if only because I don't know her so well.
the sexiest person you know: That'd be Firinel, then.
the person you hate the most: I can't really think of anyone I hate at the moment. There are people I pity, certainly, but hate is such a strong word, and I don't often have the energy for it.
your crush: The only person I've had anything approaching a crush on recently is Del. If by 'who is your crush' you mean 'who is the last person you thought about having sex with'. *thinks about filtering this post TMI. decides against it. people can go scream and wail if they want to. it wasn't like I seriously considered it or anything. just a fleeting thought.*

Series 4: What is...?
the first thing you thought of when you woke up this morning: It's far too early. My tooth hurts. Why does my tooth hurt? (the gum was slightly swollen, but it went down straight after breakfast. weird.)
the last image/thought you go to sleep with: It's normally lyrics to a song. I think. I find it hard to define when I'm still awake and when I'm asleep.
the first feature you notice in the opposite sex: Scariness. (I tend to be more scared of males than females. I'm not entirely sure why.)
the best name for a butler: Cindy. (Yes, that *is* completely random.)
the wussiest sport: chess.
the song that best describes you: Meh. It depends. 'Bittersweet Me' comes to mind, but I'm not sure the actual lyrics have anything to do with me, because I can't remember them.
your best feature: well theres this one particular skin cell... whups, it died.
your bedtime: 10pm, generally. midnight/1am when I don't have to get up the following morning.
your greatest fear: meh, I'm afraid of everything. I guess 'faliure' sums it up nicely.
your greatest accomplishment: I lost any that I thought I had. Some people would say my A-level results were pretty good. They are, but it's not as if they *mean* anything, say if I was run over by a bus tomorrow.
your most missed memory: There are good points and bad points to every situation. ./~ And the thing that you missed / didn't even exist / it was just an ideal / is that such a surprise? ~\. pretty much sums it up.
Inside jokes: I can never recall any when asked. If anyone's reading this, they could suggest some?

Series 5: Which Do You Prefer?
pepsi or coke: Water.
McDonald's or Burger King: I haven't really given Burger King the benefit of the doubt. McDonalds do reasonable fries, and half-edible doughnuts, and reasonable ice-cream in the form of milkshakes; that's all I ever eat from there after they quit doing hot dogs. The undisputed king of burger-ish fast food is Wimpey, because they do a long frankfurter in a bun and call it a Bender In A Bun, both of which are very good points, and they'll leave off the onions/tomatoes/ketchup if you tell them to.
adidas or nike: I really don't have a preference. They're both reasonably evil, I would assume, although I've heard more about Nike being evil than Adidas. My current trainers happen to be Reeboks, because my parents wouldn't let me buy any more cheap trainers from the market.
chicken nuggets or chicken fingers: I have no idea what chicken fingers are. They sound kind of creepy. Like little scaly toes. I don't like chicken nuggets either, though. KFC is okay when I'm in the right mood. I used to like actual chicken a lot, but I've gone off it recently; too slimy. And you can't have blood in it without salmonella (and raw-ish chicken tastes *gross* anyway; I know, I failed to microwave some once), which is a great drawback. I like plenty of blood in my meat.
dogs or cats: Cats. Dogs scare me, and are stupid. Some cats are stupid, but as a species they tend to drool less, are less likely to be capable of seriously injuring me, and are generally much less overenthusastic. When a cat hurts you, at least you can feel they *meant* it, rather than they were just being 'friendly' or 'playful' or just plain dumb.
ITV or channel 4: I watch so little TV for this question to be practically meaningless to me.
The Matrix or Lord of the Rings: LoTR. The Matrix doesn't have elves, or pretty scenery.
AeroSmith or Red Hot Chilli Peppers: Aerosmith, on the grounds I only like one thing that RHCP have ever done, and that was only because the video was so cool. (Californication, in case you're wondering.)
coffee or red bull: Neither. I appear to dislike everything with high levels of caffiene, even dark chocolate.
one pillow or two: One. I don't need to have it flat any more, though, although hard pillows strike me as a really daft idea.
chocolate or vanilla: Both.
hot chocolate or hot cocoa: I don't fully understand the difference. The one with more sugar.
cappucino or coffee: If I *have* to choose, cappucino, because at least I can eat the cream or something, if I'm thinking of the right thing.
drinks with or without ice cubes: Ice cubes are good, except in drinks that patently shouldn't have them, like *tea*.
boxers or briefs: Briefs, but only by convention. I don't know how practical boxers are, though; I suspect it'd be a pain to stick a sanitary towel on them, too.
give or receive: I'm not sure I understand why you wouldn't put 'both', as punishment and trouble can be given and recieved as much as praise or material gifts...

Series 6: Do You...?
take a shower everyday: No. I don't like showers, although I don't detest them quite as much as I used to, which is useful given the dearth of decent baths in universities (I'd now take a shower over a dirty bath, f'rinstance.)
want to go to college: I'm *at* college. I want to go to university. I am not American.
like high school?: No. Whichever question you're asking.
want to get married: Technically, yes. The problem is, I plan to be fussy enough as to 'who to' that it is likely to never happen.
type with your fingers on the right keys: I appear to. Although actually my fingers tend to sit on the top row more than the middle one.
Believe in yourself: Uhm. I exist (well, insomuch as anything I percieve exists). Like the table. (Also, like God.)
get motion sickness: If I read in a car, I get sick, although more a 'mnh, I'm dizzy and wandery and my stomach's wandering around as if I'm weightless' sick than a 'going to chuck up' sick. This doesn't apply to many other forms of transport (train, coach), although it does apply to planes. I've no idea why.
think you're a health freak: I'm a hyperchondriac and regularly think I'm about to die from various things (last night I was going to die because I'd pushed an air pocket into my blood system. this morning I was going to die because my tooth was swollen.) but I don't actually do anything *about* it.
get along with your parents: About as well as teenagers can, I think.
like thunderstorms: Yes, except for computer-zappy-ness.

Series 7: Your Future:
Age you hope to be married? Although I hope to be married, I certainly don't have an age picked.
Number and Names of Children: One. Unless my potential husband has more sense, she'll probably end up lumbered with the name Yamsyn, or some varient thereof.
Where do you see yourself at age 20? In a small room, in front of a computer, filling in pointless LJ surveys. Of course, I can also see myself on Mars, halfway up a mountain, in the middle of a mountain, and numerous other places, but I think the first one is the most probable.
Describe your Dream Wedding: I can't. (I did sit for about a minute and try. But there were so many possibilities.)
What do you want to be when you grow up? Useful.

Series 8: what you think of the opposite sex
best eye colour? I'll probably have to say brown, but I repeat: it's not the colour, it's the *depth*.
best hair colour? Like, blue-black. Although 'they' tend to have stupid brown hair. ('they' being dream-people.)
short or long hair? Long. (Of course, just to annoy me, 'they' have fairly generic boy-hair, which is only sensible given that 'they' are fairly generic boys. With generic bluegrey eyes, mostly.)
best height? Tall. I think. How am I meant to know? (For the record, 'they' are generally tall, insofar as they're taller than me.)
best weight? I would say skinny here, but 'they' tend to be fairly well-covered. and I do appreciate cuddlyness.
best articles of clothing? If any article of clothing is blue, purple, somewhere inbetween, or unduly shiny, I will probably go 'ooh' at it. Velvety items of clothing are also good. These are preferences more for me than for 'the opposite sex', though. (I am no good at remembering dreampeople's clothes. I can only assume reasonable genericness.)

Series 9: Other:
What do you wear to bed? Long nighties.
When's the last time you slept with a stuffed animal? Long enough ago that I'm not sure when. Almost certainly at least a year, if not several.
Have you ever played the ouija board? No. Neither do I ever plan to. I might be tempted to melt/smash/otherwise destroy any I come across, though.
How many rings until you answer the phone? I answer the phone as soon as I can get to it, unless other people are in the house, in which case I wait three rings to listen for sounds of other people scurrying to get phone, and get it if there are none.
What's on your mouse pad? Currently I'm using the Read Me from DWCon02 as a mouse mat. I took this entire survey thing just to share this with you, because I think it is very cool.
How many houses have you lived in? This is my second.
How many schools have you gone to? This is my second.
What colour is your bedroom carpet? I have wooden flooring. I think it might have been blue before that.
Would you shave your head for $5000 dollars? Probably not, actually, although I'd feel very selfish about not doing so because I could help people with the money.
If you were stranded on a desert island and you could only take three things with you what would you take? You mean apart from the generic 'things to escape with' answer? Let's go for internet connectivity, a nice soft bed, and a replicator, then. (If you think the replicator is cheating, I can promise to only take a small one, or only make food with it, if that makes it better.)