Memeing: Things Anna likes to do.
It is meem time. Apparently. As the luminous Katy Newton has tagged me with a thing which is, apparently ‘doing the rounds’, as these things will. All you had to do was go to google, type in ‘[your name] likes to’, and then copy and paste the results. Of course, I tried to be as simple as that, but failed, and it took me hours.
Still. Apparently, [My Name] likes to…
Anna likes to watch balls Number one hit. Hm. I don’t. Unless they are those nice coloured bouncy ones from that pretty advert. Not the human bouncing kind with bits of hair. That’s just WEIRD.
Anna likes to think that her visual impairment has given her the opportunity to create visual art from a unique perspective. I would find it difficult to say the same about my writing, but I do squint a little when I’m thinking? So it is kind of similar?
Anna likes to rock. This, even though it was in a headline, isn’t actually true. I do not like to rock.
I hate to rock. Unless it is rocking gently backward and forward, which, as a classified miseriblist (seriously, I know because someone classified me with a questionnaire. A real questionnaire that wasn’t on the internet so it must be true) rocking backward and forward would be something I clearly do like.Anna likes to give her snakes a bath once or twice a week. Is that a euphemism? It is. It is, it must be.
It is, right? That’s DISGUSTING.Anna likes to play dumb, and is obsessed with Ikea. Both of these things are true. So much so that I’m resisting going to look at the link this points to in case it IS about me.
Anna likes to work. This is undeniably true. Anna also likes having money from doing work, although she hopes this does not make her a capitalist swine.
Anna likes to be needed, as well as to cherish and protect her loved ones, of whom she is somewhat possessive. Um. Yes. Though, speaking for the person this is an actual profile of, then yeah, Duh…. it would be weird otherwise, surely. “Anna would prefer people not to want her around, and despises and actively hunts down with guns her loved ones, whom she openly wants rid of”
Anna likes to figure out her own way of doing things. True. But then she likes to inform everyone that this is the correct way, and they should probably all think about doing it that way because it works really well. Possibly better, in fact. Because she is stubborn like that.
Anna likes to take her daughter to film sets with her. Totally untrue.
Anna likes to tell that at this point her mother ordered her out of the apartment and she began life on her own at the age of fifteen. This is currently untrue, though I’m seriously thinking of taking it up.
Anna likes to climb on the refrigerator and her dresser and go “up, up, up”. Hey! I do this!!!
No, I don’t.
I did climb up on a dresser once and fall off it, orchestrating my only ever trip to A&E. I was just showing off to some friends, being dreadfully, as my mother would say, exandshoff (no, no idea) and then I fell off. And I got knocked out, and then I cried a lot until my mummy picked me up and carried me to the hospital.
I was 26 at the time.Only kidding.
I was 22.
No, not really, I was 8.
Anyway, so, I don’t know how many of those you’re supposed to list - I assume just ‘until you get bored or your audience do’. but then, when I tried to do this meem, I was actually bamboozled by this challenge first when I mistyped it and put it in as ‘Anna like to’. But I really liked the jaunty wrongness of many of the results, so here they are anyway.
Anna like to play backgammon and have sex from time to time: Totally not true. I like to play Shithead. That’s not a euphemism. It’s a cardgame. Either that or Gin Rummy. Or Scrabble. But I’m earbleedingly bad at scrabble. I’ll play it, yes. but I hate hate hate it.
Anna like to take a break under the tree, in cool shadows with the bubble pipe. Yaaaaaaaaaay! Anna would likes that, pls.
On warm summer days, Anna like to be wheeled out to the steps facing Lake St. Clair. And then pushed down them, in a scene halfway between the opening credits of Heidi and some terrible public information film.
Anna like to use different perfume and all the time she taste another kind of it when old vial is empty.. Bleurgh. Interestingly, this appears to be from a Russian bride site. Men: finding yourself thinking that British women are too feisty and independent for your taste? Thinking that a nice foreign bride might be more pliant and ladylike? Well here you are. This one drinks perfume! Good luck!
And then, of course, you’re supposed to tag someone else to go and do it. But I always fail. And right now, I’m having trouble thinking of someone who uses their real name and would agree to do it. So if you want to - CONGRATULATIONS! I have tagged you! Go and do it, and tell me, and I will link you here.
Baton picked up from me by: Nicole, ‘Lionel’, Amy, and, interestingly, ‘France’ (in the comment box), and Katy , and Emily and Rowan, and Janita and Heidi and Kelly and Eloise and Laura and Amanda so far…
(and some other people have already done it)
Exanshoff was our mother’s shorthand for “excited and showing off”, which is what small children do when strangers are around giving them cakes and sweet things and letting them stay up late or making them overexcited from giddy play, which leads them to do things like climb the dresser. I, naturally, never did anything of the kind. Ahem.
Comment by Meg — 14 May, 2008 11:01 pm
Thanks to Ms. Richie that made for some disturbing results. . .
Comment by Nicole — 15 May, 2008 6:40 am
I’ve picked up the baton, sort of.
http://www.rarsh.com/2008/05/15/lionel-likes-to/
Comment by Lionel — 15 May, 2008 6:50 am
Ahh I was gonna go for “exhibitionist and showing off” close!!
I think this is why I was taught to play the piano, which isn’t as much fun as climbing the dresser but considerably safer.
Comment by Gordon — 15 May, 2008 7:22 am
I took my cue and discovered what I like to do. Quite a lot of sex and nakedness, apparently.
Comment by Kirsty — 15 May, 2008 7:50 am
Ours was: It’s late, you’re tired and you’re beginning to show off. Not as well edited as exanshoff, but can be quite funny sometimes, particularly if the person who is saying it is also showing off because it’s late and they are tired and they’re just saying it to get loads of attention.
I once climbed up my book case to try and reach a particularly important book that I really, really had to read right now. It was at about 9.00 p.m. and I was supposed to be asleep. I thought I was doing cool stealth climbing until I fell off somewhere quite near the ceiling, bounced off my desk and landed in a writhing heap of shrieking agony on the floor. I was, it has to be said in quite a lot more agony when my mother came bounding up the stairs to find out what was happening…I was about eight too. Perhaps it’s the time to climb up and fall off things.
Comment by katyboo1 — 15 May, 2008 8:26 am
Hi Anna,
Although I only rarely comment, I am an assiduous reader and haven’t missed one post since I got hooked on your blog. Bravo to you! You rock girl (no, you don’t, actually, I know, you just said, so only back and forth, then).
Anyway, this meme thing, what with my name, I had to try it! My, what fun you would have had, Anna, with that:
“France likes to think of itself as a revolutionary”: I’m a lawyer. That’s how revolutionary I am. Let’s leave it at that.
“France likes to think of itself as a modern nation”: I am modern, yes. I am a nation, mmmm. Maybe I could be an all out dictator, and then that would work. Yes, I could do that.
“…France likes to sing and dance”: Yes, indeed. Although perhaps not so enjoyable for a wider audience. (’twas actually “the cat from France likes to…”)
“…France likes to start with a bang”: if we are referring to my mornings, then no, definitetly not. (this one actually referred to “the Tour de France likes to…”).
What do you mean “this is not your blog, just go and do your stuff somewhere else”?
On you go, Anna! We need and cherish you:-)
Comment by France — 15 May, 2008 8:27 am
I tried this kind of meme once before. & got lots of things about comatose Israeli (ex)leaders.
This time I’ll pass. Sorry
Comment by Sharon — 15 May, 2008 11:19 am
I did my best. Here it is, with plug for you as standard:
http://katyboo1.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/thursday-15th-may-meme-tag-its-the-new-black-apparently/
I think that’s how you do it anyway…
Kx
Comment by katyboo1 — 15 May, 2008 11:26 am
I should have guessed you’d do a better job of it! Did this some time ago
http://almostdailyexploits.blogspot.com/2008/04/anna-likes-to.html
Comment by Anna F — 15 May, 2008 11:58 am
I picked up the baton! It was rather fun but it seems that Emily’s are rather…girlie. Annas are more eclectic it seems!
Comment by Emily — 15 May, 2008 1:17 pm
Whoops… and you can see it here :-)
http://thoughts-on-everything.blogspot.com/2008/05/meme-things-emily-likes-to-do.html
Comment by Emily — 15 May, 2008 1:19 pm
I just looked at mine and its hilarious. Will write later.
Comment by hfactor — 15 May, 2008 2:10 pm
I was reading this at work and trying to conceal my laughter from my boss, who sits opposite me. I love silly stuff like this - it reminds me a bit of a game I used to play as a kid called ‘Consequences’ (explained here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A758496, for anyone who’s never played). So of course, I was compelled to join in:
http://rowstar.blogspot.com/2008/05/rowan-likes-to.html
Comment by Rowan — 15 May, 2008 3:22 pm
LUMINOUS. That is me you see. Shiny shiny.
Comment by Katy Newton — 15 May, 2008 3:38 pm
My favourite is ‘heidi likes to yodel in the hills, cus she likes to take a lot of pills, she has a giant willy, it makes her act quite silly’
All of these things are true.
Comment by hfactor — 15 May, 2008 4:18 pm
Hilarious stuff and way fun!
Baton was picked up. See http://beckymochaface.blogspot.com/2008/05/shit-arriving-with-cake-dogs-stash.html
Comment by Becky Mochaface — 15 May, 2008 4:59 pm
This is hysterical. I had a go too, though I picked up a lot of other Laura’s already memeing in my search results.
Comment by Laura — 15 May, 2008 6:34 pm
And I did it too!
http://jossiesideways.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/janita-likes-tojanita-likes-to/
Comment by Janita — 15 May, 2008 7:21 pm
Baton picked up here also:
http://www.hfactor.co.uk/blog/?p=170#more-170
Comment by HFactor — 15 May, 2008 8:59 pm
The first Google result summary on “Elaine likes to” was enough to make me want to go out wash my eyes out with bleach. Go on. See for yourself. But I accept no responsibility for your reaction.
Comment by Elaine — 15 May, 2008 9:35 pm
I did this when my nephew was born, to see if it would give me some sort of insight into his future character. So far, the only one that has manifested itself is the lounging. He does love to lounge.
http://hattiehattie.blogspot.com/2008/03/our-new-little-chick.html
Comment by Hattie — 15 May, 2008 10:23 pm
Having been burdened with an unusual name (no it’s NOT Rosanna, Roxanne, Roxana, Roseanne) I didn’t think Google would bless me with a result, but YAY, I like italian gelato.
Comment by Rossana — 16 May, 2008 1:32 am
I almost did this meme, then realized I would get the same answers. It was rather anticlimactic.
Comment by anna* *the american one — 16 May, 2008 3:15 am
Bwah!
Number one hit; ‘Alison likes to feel up Gisele’.
Another of my favourites; ‘Alison likes to eat a lot.’
Yeah.
Comment by nibblepig — 16 May, 2008 8:49 am
Done! http://kellypuffs.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/in-which-i-attempt-a-meme/
Comment by kellyd — 16 May, 2008 12:13 pm
I did it too! It is here:
http://seeing-elephants.blogspot.com/2008/05/memetastic.html
Thank you for inviting us all to play!
Also, hee hee hee. Anna likes to write very funny blogses.
Comment by Eloise — 16 May, 2008 5:25 pm
Me, I did it! My first meme! Only my comment got eated. Bah.
Comment by Eloise — 16 May, 2008 6:04 pm
I saved it!!!
Comment by anna — 16 May, 2008 7:02 pm
Yay, thank you anna for rescuing my comment from the very jaws of death! I do hope you didn’t get bitten.
Comment by Eloise — 16 May, 2008 8:30 pm
Hey! I found your blog via Kellypuffs Meme post.
I joined in too. Most of the hits I got were from Mums or Dads posting about their adorable seriously cute babies or ones about their cats or dogs! (Calling a dog Hannah am i the only one at least a little offended lol.
Comment by Hannah — 16 May, 2008 11:12 pm
Lee McQueen likes to speak in the 3rd person.
Comment by William T — 16 May, 2008 11:20 pm
I don’t normally meme - but this was fun!
My favourite one was “Amanda likes to sit in her pajamas and shop for shoes on the Internet while eating Nutella straight out of the jar”. That’s just right on sooooo many levels . . .
http://iceneasy.blogspot.com/2008/05/amanda-likes-to-meme.html
Comment by Amanda — 17 May, 2008 10:41 am