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Tuesday, January 21
-Striving
-Student
-Expatriate
Tall
Loyal
Caring
* Chicagoan
* Designer
* Friend
trepidatious
colorful
wanton
(contradictory, if im allowed to use a fourth)
Tall
Dark
Handsome
Deeply subversive,
Deeply socratic,
Very artistic
(crazy, if im allowed to use a fourth;)
Um, Spook....
that's six words, right? Stick some hyphens up in that mutha...
reliable
charming
curious
Boisterous
Funloving
challenging
sassy little minx
loves
life
fuckface
sidenote: ppl who say things like "i'm the type of person that..." generally hurt. and ppl who say "i'm crazy" most of the time aren't. (not directed @ sp##k who is, in fact, crazy as a shithouse rat)
Reserved [but]
Passionate [and]
Independent
I realize "reserved" and "passionate" are somewhat contradictory, but if you know me you know how a person can be both.
Obsequious
Purple
Clairvoyant
perfectionist
cynical
unorganized
creative
expat
seeker
Caring
Sensitive
Neurotic
Critical, generous, open-minded
I like cheese.
Three words? Nah.
do the knowledge.
for my first gb post of '08, I'll come clean with myself...
-perfectionist
-dreamer
-anxious
anxious
perfectionisty
fun
calm, cool, collected
Bacon-loving funny writer
(also, "wondering Allan's answer/whereabouts" would fit as well)
Short
fat
hungry
talks to strangers
Passionate
Tenacious
Scrappy
encased meat fan.
I find this exercise to be an off-putting combination of reductivism and narcissicism. So I'll just go with the first 3 items on my recent Crime Blotter descript:
30(ish)
Male
Caucasian
CrazySexyCool
(Actually saw T-Boz in person at a Best Buy on the outskirts of Pittsburgh, late 1999)
Talks to squirrels.
(and rabbits)
(and stray cats)
(sometimes birds)
Wants
Steven's
digits.
I can't belive no one included "Gangsta
or "Baby Phat"!
distracted
curious
scorpio
funny
friendly
accident-prone
feminist aging athlete
Intuitive
Sensitive
Flawed
(#4 would be passionate. #5 would be talented. #6 would be does-not-follow-directions.)
Not
Dead
Yet
Not
Enough
Words
"How would I describe myself? Three words. Hard-working, Alpha male, Jackhammer, Merciless, Insatiable." (Dwight Schrute)
chicken fried steak
Strong like bull.
mutha fuckin awesome
Dirty White Boy
At home sick.
Introverted, Extroverted writer.
slippery
cameltoed
virgin
gin and juice
I'm usually right.
not
easily
entertained
tallish
pale
realistic
i'm
an
ass
Tired
of
Lists
we don't matter
contradiction
jubilant
in-love
I hit "post" before I was done. der.
so, a disclaimer:
contradiction is in no way is related to the other two words.
but the other two words definitely are related to each other.
I am now entering the letter "S" in the field below.
last action hero
Urban Ethos [26]
What is Chicago's "urban ethos"?
Cool Glass of... [16]
What're you drinking?
Supreme Decision [22]
What's your reaction to the Supreme Court's decision on the Affordable Care Act?
Taking it to the Streets [20]
Chicago Street Fairs: Revolting or Awesome?
I Can Be Cruel [9]
Be real: what is the meanest thing you've ever done?
Andrew / January 3, 2008 10:39 AM
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