DU midweek poll: 5 random questions about you

1) What do you think of Wednesdays in general?

2) How long have you been on DU today?

3) What is your favorite music?

4) What brand of computer do you own?

5) What's one day of the year that you are excitedly counting down to?


My answers:

1) Probably the most blah day of the week for me

2) A couple hours in total; though I've been off and on

3) Classic rock (The Beatles, Beach Boys, Herman's Hermits, CCR, Rolling Stones, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Shangri-Las, Elvis, Fleetwood Mac included,) power pop/pop rock (Cheap Trick, The Cars, The Bangles, Blondie, Go-Gos, The Corrs, Michelle Branch, Avril Lavigne, The Veronicas, Damone, New Pornographers, Fountains Of Wayne, The Pierces, Barenaked Ladies, Kate Voegele, Alison Ray, Marianne Keith, Madonna, Camera Obscura, The Charade, Sloan included,) Motown/soul (The Supremes, Luther Vandross, Aretha, Smokey Robinson included,) singer songwriter/folk/folk pop, and rock (Bruce Springsteen, Aimee Mann, Brandi Carlile, Cindy Alexander, R.E.M., U2, John Mellencamp, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Indigo Girls, Bonnie McKee, Jo Davidson, Nina Gordon, Sinead O'Connor, Josh Ritter included,) and The Dixie Chicks. I won't get into all the artists - you can get the idea.

4) I own a Gateway - despite its reputation, the computer has been a sturdy computer.

5) July 21 - the day Book 7 of Harry Potter is released

1) What do you think of Wednesdays in general?they are okay, hump day, weeks almost over...

2) How long have you been on DU today?about two hours...

3) What is your favorite music?Probably heavy metal...from Metallica, Fear Factory, Slayer, AC/DC, Dio, Korn, System of a Down, Downthesun, Slipknot, Chimaria, ILL Nino...to name a few....:D Edited to add, Life of Agony!!

4) What brand of computer do you own?uh..its not name brand, my buddy built it for me, but I do have a sony dvd burner, which doesn't work worth a damn!

5) What's one day of the year that you are excitedly counting down to?Christmas....

But I was afraid to admit it now. :-)

I just like everything about that time of year, the cold weather, rain/snow/ice.....and of course, xmas coookies/treats! Its about the only time, where I do cut loose on the sugar binge.....:D

1) Fine with me, the week's half over :)

2) Most of the day, with breaks for class, cleaning my house, lounging, cuddling, and cooking. :)

3) No favorite type, but my favorite band is Tool

4) MacBook laptop

5) Hmmm....either my anniversary or my wedding day...If I'm lucky, they'll fall on the same day :)

your avatar your engagement ring? :)

We kept it nice and simple...Sterling SIlver and a pink crystal heart :)

It's not the ring, but the intention, that matters... :)

:pals:

It's stunning. :)

Sincères félicitations et meilleurs voeux de bonheur!

1) What do you think of Wednesdays in general?
It gets a bad rap. It's not so bad.

2) How long have you been on DU today?
A few hours off and on

3) What is your favorite music?
Hip-Hop or Dance

4) What brand of computer do you own?
Dell

5) What's one day of the year that you are excitedly counting down to?
Fourth of July

1) What do you think of Wednesdays in general? Chinese take out night and fun on Du prior since my husband is at tai-chi and my son and I do some mom-kid stuff, as well. I like weds.

2) How long have you been on DU today? um, on and off. I don't know how much total. Maybe a little too much, since work was slow.... :hide:

3) What is your favorite music? wow. I love that Sun Ra, Lucinda WIlliams and Patti Smith have existed on the same planet. If I had to pick one form I couldn't do without it would probably be jazz, though.

4) What brand of computer do you own? I just got a MacBook. It's wonderful.

5) What's one day of the year that you are excitedly counting down to? My son's 11th bday is tomorrow! Otherwise, late spring and summer for some trips away from PIttsburgh!


ps, we can't wait for the HP book 7 and the movie. Both are close to my birthday as well!

:hi:

I love Lucinda.. Patti Smith is good, too. Not sure I can call her a fave, but I have 3 CDs from her. I actually think Patti's new stuff is best!

Here are styles I could do without:

death metal, some adult contemporary, 90s-type boy bands, cheesy dance music, pure techno, rap, and reggae.

Hope your son has a great birthday! :hi:

so I did get him some Harry Potter legos and some other vid games he wanted.

I do like reggae - it reminds me of college.

I also love music from Africa.

What video games are on his list? I have a PlayStation 2, but it's too often idle. I'm not into Madden 2007 off-season (plus I don't like Michaels, who announces on it,) and my Star Wars game got boring after I beat Count Dooku.

I like some reggae-influenced stuff, like some songs from The Police. World music is a style I need more of, but I like Latin music, African, and Irish/Celtic a lot. New age like Loreena McKennitt and early Enya often has a nice blend.

(I still have to get those)


He loves those medieval battle games and he and my husband have been playing Civilization together. It's very entertaining to watch!

actually there are few forms of music I don't like, I have pretty eclectic taste, from Tuvan throat singing to Yo La Tengo to ZIggy Marley to Sweet Honey in the Rock to Don Byron and Geri Allen to the Anonymous Four to Meredith Monk, etc. etc.

Their I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass gets a big thumbs up. Do you have it yet? If those games are compatible with PlayStation 2, I'll look into them.

I just heard Ginsburg have a scathing dissent in that bad Supreme Court decision today. I'm going to check LBN and then do down for a late supper. I will see you later! :hi:

I haven't really looked at it yet. :(

I saw YLT way back in the day after the Mets had just lost to the PIrate (Barry Bonds era). They were not pleased. I like their sound a lot and any bands with women drummers are always cool, in my book.






see ya later...

1) What do you think of Wednesdays in general?
I like them because they mean the week is 1/2 over
2) How long have you been on DU today?
In spurts off and on since 5 am
3) What is your favorite music?
Alternative
4) What brand of computer do you own?
A compaq desktop,And a compaq laptop
5) What's one day of the year that you are excitedly counting down to?
I guess june 2nd my birthday

) What do you think of Wednesdays in general? Hump day. What's not to like?

2) How long have you been on DU today? Just about an hour, total.

3) What is your favorite music? Pop.

4) What brand of computer do you own? H/P

5) What's one day of the year that you are excitedly counting down to? Memorial Day Weekend. :-)

1.) I consider it the halfway point of the week. It's not bad. Tuesday is my least favorite day.
2.) Only a few minutes.
3.) I just got into the New Pornographers, they're fucking sweet. Anyone else like them? Otherwise, my tastes are very diverse: Portishead, Massive Attack, Dream Theater, Pink Floyd, Beatles, Aphex Twin, DJ Shadow, Sage Francis, Buck 65, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, the Kinks, Radiohead and many many many others :D
4.) Compaq....hahaha...
5.) I agree with the above. Lots of great stuff on the way! Harry Potter Book 7...Harry Potter Movie 5...Spiderman 3! The New Pornographers have a new album coming out...possibly Kingdom Hearts 2: Final Mix!!

Nice!

Both are awesome.

I'm a pretty big fan of underground hip-hop.

:hi:

1) What do you think of Wednesdays in general?

they are my Sunday, I start back to work on Thursdays

2) How long have you been on DU today?

a couple hours all told today

3) What is your favorite music?

I like the old harmony bands, Crosby Stills & Nash, the Eagles that kind of stuff

4) What brand of computer do you own?

My laptop (that I'm using right now) is a Toshiba

5) What's one day of the year that you are excitedly counting down to?

I don't really have one of those :shrug:

And CSNY is great.. "Ohio" just got into my head. Good talking with you again! :hi:

1. I hate them. HATE. THEM.

2. It's technically been open all day. Though I have been doing other things. ;)

3. I recently discovered The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus and The Fratellis...love them. Otherwise, my musical tastes are fairly broad.

4. I own an Apple iBook. My work comp is an HP.

5. July 20. The day I fly to Europe. :)

:hi:

1. For me, that's the loooooooongest day of the week. It goes from 5:00 a.m. 'til 5:00 p.m. (sometimes longer if I have to stop at the Jewel or get gas after work!).

2. I have no idea, but I spend more time on DU than anywhere else on the Internet! :patriot:

3. Stuff from the 1970s and 1980s!

4. Mac PowerBook G4.

5. Sept. 19, when I head back to Vegas for an extra-long weekend! :party:

1) What do you think of Wednesdays in general?

It never occurred to me -- all days are good.

2) How long have you been on DU today?

less than 30 minutes so far.

3) What is your favorite music?

Too many to mention

4) What brand of computer do you own?

Mac LapTop

5) What's one day of the year that you are excitedly counting down to?

Not really counting down, but I might get good news on May 11. April 21st will be good too: a continuation of my BD, which I'm still celebrating since April 5th.

1) What do you think of Wednesdays in general?

I rarely even know what day it is unless I turn on the tv in the afternoon and sports are on.Then I know it must be the weekend.The rest is fuzzy.March Madness really throws me off because it's covered on weekdays.I'm still recovering.

2) How long have you been on DU today?

Off and on about two hours,give or take a few minutes.

3) What is your favorite music?

I don't know.So far today I've listened to music ranging from Neil Diamond's Hot August Night to Craft's Fuck The Universe.It all sounded good.

4) What brand of computer do you own?

There might be one or two original Dell parts left in my PC,so I'll say that.

5) What's one day of the year that you are excitedly counting down to?

None.

1) What do you think of Wednesdays in general? I think they are hopeful, I know I'm half done with the work week.

2) How long have you been on DU today? Too long. Off and on all day. :)

3) What is your favorite music? I like most music. You have some very decent choices.

4) What brand of computer do you own? Home made pentium 4.

5) What's one day of the year that you are excitedly counting down to? The first day of vacation, whenever that comes.

Did you make it? I would do the same if I didn't want the latest stuff every five years or so. :hi:

he bought all the parts and then built it. It cost about 600 including software. He said it shouldn't have cost as much if he knew then what he knows now. :hi:

1) What do you think of Wednesdays in general?
Wednesdays suck.

2) How long have you been on DU today?
about an hour altogether.

3) What is your favorite music?
I like all kinds. Classic rock, oldies, newer stuff, whatever.

4) What brand of computer do you own?
It's a Franken-puter. Like Frankenstein's monster, it's the sum of it's parts. My SO builds them.

5) What's one day of the year that you are excitedly counting down to?
It was my birthday (April 27), but now I got nothing.

1) What do you think of Wednesdays in general? Wednesdays are my Saturdays so I like them very much!

2) How long have you been on DU today? about an hour

3) What is your favorite music? classic rock 'n roll

4) What brand of computer do you own? Dell laptop

5) What's one day of the year that you are excitedly counting down to? vacation starts on May 31

Have been on DU about an hour this AM, and now 5 minutes (so far :rofl: ) this PM.

Fav music is anything done well....except for opera. I just don't "get" opera.

HP laptop and MacBook

Looking forward to May 3 (am having a business vendor booth at the downtown Farmers Market!)
and about June 5 when I travel to OKC, and then possibly a few days in Tucson
and about June 30 to go see old friends in Redding, spend a couple of days in Monterey, and then about 4 days in Pismo Beach at a condo! Will be spending July 4 there! :woohoo:


Hi mvd! :hi:

I like reggae more than opera, I'd say. Now I like classical, though, and opera-trained singers can branch out.

1) What do you think of Wednesdays in general? my humps

2) How long have you been on DU today? on and off...since about 10 am

3) What is your favorite music? depends on my mood

4) What brand of computer do you own? dell

5) What's one day of the year that you are excitedly counting down to? the week of july 4th, spending with my family

1. Just like any other day of the week - it's what you make of it. :)

2. About 3 minutes (if I include very early this morning, like around 1 am, then about 1/2 hr)

3. Classic rock, Motown, 70's r&b/soul, classical, jazz, some international music/instruments (Celtic, zither, bellydance, bagpipes) , ForrestGump's serenades :D

4. HP
5. Don't know the exact date yet, but it'll be my vacation :bounce:

1) What do you think of Wednesdays in general?
Lost comes on, so I am all for them.

2) How long have you been on DU today?
Not sure.

3) What is your favorite music?
Punk/hardcore/post-punk/post-hardcore/indie/hip-hop.

4) What brand of computer do you own?
Self-built, Intel P4.

5) What's one day of the year that you are excitedly counting down to?
This coming Tuesday.

If you don't mind me asking, what's happening on Tuesday?

I had a Pentium 4. Now I have an Intel Core 2 Duo E6300.

But on Tuesday I have $200 of my money going towards a pair of tattoos.

I don't do gaming or use a lot of CPU. I think you are still fine with Pentium 4. But we were replacing one computer in the house, so we decided to do both.

1) What do you think of Wednesdays in general? meh, it means the week is more than half over when i get home.

2) How long have you been on DU today? not much (more off than on since around 10 a.m.)

3) What is your favorite music? stuff that doesn't suck. i don't care what genre it is, as long as it doesn't suck. i am, however, partial to punk but my favorite band is the cure.

4) What brand of computer do you own? compaq

5) What's one day of the year that you are excitedly counting down to? when i get to see my friend in dc in october. i haven't seen her in a year and i'm so excited!

1) What do you think of Wednesdays in general? I like 'em...closer to Friday and the weekend!

2) How long have you been on DU today? Oh, about 1/2 hr.

3) What is your favorite music? Lots: Jazz, blues, African, reggae, folk, salsa, afro-cuban...

4) What brand of computer do you own? Dell

5) What's one day of the year that you are excitedly counting down to? June 2nd, when I do my very first double metric century organize bike ride. It's about 125 miles, with 8,000 ft of climbing. It'll be my Personal Best. :thumbsup:

:hi: Cool questions, thanks!

Wednesday? Trash day, get it out or they will pick up early
DU time? About an hour, off and on
Favorite music? Sentimental music; that could be anything from 3 Little Fishies in an Itty Bitty Pool to the high school alma mater. Music makes memories.
Computer? I mac OS X
Counting down to? I have nothing specific to look forward to, but everyday is one day closer to the end of bush-hell.

1) It's stay home with baby day so: tiring but fun
2) About 3 1/2 years
3) Electronica
4) It's a custom built server/gaming PC. Shiny chrome with blue lighting effects
5) None. I take it as it comes and try to live in the now.

1. It's a day just like the other 6.
2. 6 minutes.
3. Eclectic.
4. The case is a Dell. None of the components are original. I guess it's a Dell/custom-build hybrid at this point.
5. June 4th. Nothing happens June 4th. It's just a cool day.

1) What do you think of Wednesdays in general?
I can take or leave Wednesday

2) How long have you been on DU today?
Like an hour at least!

3) What is your favorite music?
I like it all, but my faves are Nina Simone, Prince, Portishead, Mozart, This Mortal Coil, Joni M., Leonard C., Feist, Dolly Parton, Gillian Welch, Kate Bush, Everything But The Girl, Fleetwood Mac, Paul Simon, Michael Jackson, Neko Case, Queen, The Sundays,
etc etc etc for all day..

4) What brand of computer do you own?
Mostly Dell but some other stuff- my husband built it.

5) What's one day of the year that you are excitedly counting down to?
The zombie mob this sunday in Baltimore!!! :headbang: I'll be the Gardener Zombie (for Earth Day)

After that I have a Wolfmother concert, then a LCD SOUNDSYSTEM concert! & then a KC and the Sunshine Band concert (I *heart* KC)

You have some great choices there. I don't make an official list, because I'm afraid I'd forget an artist like Simon & Garfunkel, The Sundays, Sarah McLachlan, Kelly Clarkson, Patty Loveless, Pink, etc.

I could go on all day listing.. looks like you know what that's like too!

:thumbsup:

My only problem with Wensesday's is that I usually mispell it. Sucks.

Just got on.

Depends on my mood. Listening to Metal (Pantera) right now.

HP (Can't spell that either, I'm just a shitty speller)


I'm not sure of the exact day, sometime in June when my grandson come up for the summer.





:-)

1) What do you think of Wednesdays in general? I wish they were Fridays.

2) How long have you been on DU today? About a half-hour.

3) What is your favorite music? I like a wide variety of genres.

4) What brand of computer do you own? Gateway.

5) What's one day of the year that you are excitedly counting down to? June 8, which is the last day of school. (hooray!)

1) What do you think of Wednesdays in general?

Wednesdays are OK -even better when I have Church youth group in the evening and in that case I really look forward to it

2) How long have you been on DU today?
Off and on a couple of hours

3) What is your favorite music?
Religious music-particularly Gospel hymns. Also like artists such as Don McLean, Ronan Keating

4) What brand of computer do you own?
The laptop I'm on now is a Toshiba

5) What's one day of the year that you are excitedly counting down
None in particular although I guess election day (sometime in September-November) would be good if our Prime Minister gets defeated, as the polls are now predicting

1) What do you think of Wednesdays in general?
They are so-so


2) How long have you been on DU today?
Many many times, so probably 2 hours

3) What is your favorite music?
I like pretty much everything

4) What brand of computer do you own?
Vaio

5) What's one day of the year that you are excitedly counting down to?
Whatever day my vacation happens to be starting