Sep 2006
"getting to know me"
Saturday, September 09, 2006 Filed in: my life
| random
musings
so... every once in a
while i'll do these dumb surveys when i'm bored. it's
been a while so here's one for ya to enjoy or ignore.
130 Random Questions
When was the last time you cried?: well, it was about... i mean... um... i'm a man... men don't cry!
Have you ever faked sick?: of course... thank you Ferris Buehler
What was the last lie you said?: "i'm going to bed"
Have you ever cried during a movie?: like a baby when i was watching... i mean... no! ... of course not!
Who was the last person you couldn't take your eyes off of?: Rachel Bilson
Have you ever danced in the rain?: sure
Have you ever been drunk?: nope
Have you ever tried tried drugs?: niet
Do you smoke?: no
What's the farthest you've ever gone on a dare?: i don't know but i'm sure it involved not wearing clothes.
What is your full name?: matthew morgan barnes the first, the last and the only
What is your blood-type?: i think B-... but who knows. (i do know that that's the grade i got in intro to math. i'm a math retard).
Have you ever been in a car accident?: a few
How old were you when you recieved your first kiss?: first real kiss was the summer before my freshman year of high school
Who was your first kiss?: her name was Jen
Have you ever had an online relationship?: i don't think so
Have you ever had phone-sex?: like anyone who had would broadcast that publicly here... i feel as though it would be a little embarassing.
Have you ever been rejected by a crush?: sure
What is your favourite sport to play?: i like to ski in the snow
Have you ever made a prank phone call?: that's a dumb question... if anyone had not made a prank call in their lives, they are not living a life worth living. (ps... if you haven't... i'm not advocating suicide.)
Have you ever said "I Love you" and not meant it?: unfortunately
What's your favourite childhood memory?: finding ways to fill long summers
Is there anything that you have done that you regret?: well, normally i'm not a big regrets person... but some things that hurt other people i regret.
What do you want to be when you grow up?: a kid
What is your political persuassion?: moderate... how can anyone label all of their views into one category. that's just ignorant.
Have you ever had cybersex?: this is sorta like the phone sex question.
Do you believe in g-d?: if by "g-d" you mean God... then yes i do.
Do you believe in love at first sight?: yeah... why not?
Do you believe in karma?: yeah... but the cool thing about God is that He's got grace which travels outside of karma and sorta destroys it.
Who was your first crush?: the girl down the street when i was five.
Who do yo uhave a crush on?: i sorta like this girl named Stacy.
How would you describe yourself?: average
What are you afraid of?: the boogeyman. oh... and cats, clowns, mustard, dr. pepper, cornnuts, people from Texas or Arkansas, country music, mullets and broccoli
Are you religious?: not a big fan of that word... but yeah.
What does your screen name mean?: it means the end of the world is coming on March 3, 2032. or maybe it's my initials and last name plus my favorite number. what do you think it means?
What person do you trust the most?: i trust a lot of people. probably more than i should.
Who was your first boyfriend/girlfriend?: my first REAL girlfriend was Michelle Jordan. we broke up at the Homecoming Dance.
What is the best compliment you have ever recieved?: "you're awesome!" and i've been saying to myself ever since.
What is the meanest thing anyone has said about you?: this one girl who hated me told everyone i was gay. (actually, i ended up going out with two girls who wanted to find out if it were true. so, that kinda worked out for me.)
What is the longest crush/relationship you have had?: 2 1/2 years (on and off)
What is your greatest strength?: that i know and understand myself pretty well and keep trying to know and understand me more.
What is your greatest weakness?: i'm totally not patient. i'm also not organized. my room's a federal disaster area right now.
What is your perfect pizza?: cheese... i like First Class Pizza a lot.
What is your first thought when waking up in the morning?: "holy crap, you've got to be kidding me"
What is your first thought before you go to bed?: "goodnight God... goodnight me."
What college do you want to go to?: hmmm.... well, considering i spent 7 years at Pepperdine and a year at Azusa already... i don't know that i need to add another one to the list.
Do you get along with your family?: yup
Do you play any instruments?: the kazoo and the egg shaker. wanna start a band?
What kind of music do you like?: anything but rap and country
Do you think you're attractive?: ehh
Would you ever get a tattoo?: i have one
How many piercings do you have?: none
Who makes you laugh?: lots of people... Jody's pretty damn funny.
Who would you want to be tied to for 24hours?: Rachel Bilson.... i think i love her today.
Have you ever seen a dead body?: yeah
Do you have a celebrity crush?: have you not been reading this?
What is one thing scientists should invent?: teleporting or beaming or whatever they call it. i wanna be somewhere and i wanna be there NOW! (see? not patient.)
Have you ever broken a bone?: my toe... holy crap that's painful and there ain't anything you can do about it.
What happens after you die?: up or down. me? up.
Do you watch or read the news?: does the Daily Show and the Colbert Report count?
What stereotype would you label yourself as being?: a dork.
Would your friends agree with that stereotypic label?: oh yeah.
If yo ucould change your name, what would you change it to?: Phoebe already kinda stole "Princess Consuela Bananahammock" so... maybe "Bob." it's the same backwards and forwards. easier for dyslexic people.
If you could go back in time to one point in your life, where would you go: college... for sure. sophomore year. awesome.
If you could change anything about yourself, what would you change?: the fact that i have 40 extra pounds of luggage with me at all times.
Have you ever gone skinny dipping?: yes... but in my case, it's just called "dipping"
Have you ever played strip poker?: yes.. and strip Speed!
Would you ever lie to someone to make them feel good about themselves?: i would bend the truth to do that.
What do you want your friends to think about you?: that they know me and can trust me completely.
Whats the biggest argument you've ever gotten into?: ah... i remember it now. May of 2004... Matt Barnes vs. Gregg Pinick. good times.
HAve you ever bitten someone?: as often as possible.
When's your birthday?: today!!! 09/09/1978
Have you ever stolen anything?: i'm sure i have but i can't think of it.
Do you make wishes on shooting stars?: no... i make out when i see a shooting star. you should too!
Whats the most you've ever eaten in one sitting?: two words: RIO BUFFET... it was a lot!
If you could go back and change one day, what would it be?: the day i didn't back up my old computer before it died and lost everything from 9th grade through Grad School
Do you remember your dreams?: sometimes
Have you ever been in love?: yes... a few times.
Are you a morning person or a night person?: night... but i wish i were a morning person. those bastards always make me feel bad about myself.
Do you have any phobias?: i can get claustrophobic on occasion.
What's the meanest thing you've ever done to someone?: i'm not reallly a mean person.
Have you ever been to the hospital (other then birth?: to visit others.
How many screen names do you have?: one
Do any medical problems run in your family?: i think high blood pressure or something
Have anyone ever been disowned from your family?: not really... my grandpa disowned my cousin... be we all thought that was stupid and ignored it.
Have you ever had a nightmare?: ding ding ding! we have a winner! that is officially the dumbest question on this list!
Do you say meaner things to your friends or your enemies?: probably my friends... i'm very sarcastic.
Would you ever participate in a threesome?: probably not.
Would you ever pay for a prostititue?: no... if i had a gift card? maybe.
Have you ever mooned or flashed someone?: yes... yes i have.
Have you ever cheated on your bf/gf?: no... no i have not.
Have you ever laughed so hard you peed in your pants?: no.... no i have not.
Have you ever written a love letter?: yes... yes i have.
Have you ever attempted suicide?: no... no i have not. (this is getting old)
Do you prefer boxers or briefs?: boxer briefs actually
Have you ever been in a fistfight?: yes.... and i lived.
Do you have any hidden talents?: no... my talents are on full display for all to see.
What is one thing you want me to know about you?: my name. don't you hate it when people forget your name. actually, that really doesn't bother me. it's when i forget other people's names. that sucks.
What is one question you wouldn't want me to ask?: probably something to do with science or math.... i don't do science or math.
Do you usually prefer books or movies?: movies.
Who is your favourite person to talk to?: me.
Who is always able to cheer you up when you're sad?: me.
Would you ever have sex before marriage?: no. i've waited 28 years now... i think it would be dumb to give up at this point.
Who do you talk to most on the phone?: probably Stacy.
Do you have a secret that yo'ure ashamed of?: don't we all?
Do you prefer british or american spelling of words?: i like the British... they were first.
Have you ever gotten detention?: yes.
How do you vent your anger?: i like to kick small children or animals.
Have you ever been on a diet?: sorta.
Would you ever date someone younger than you? Older than you?: yes and yes. and i have done both.
Is your best friend a virgin?: no... he's married. his wife is pregnant. i feel as though they might have done it.
What's a rumor someone has spread about you?: that i was gay.
What's the kinkiest thing you could ever actually see yourself as doing?: two words: Bungee Sex (just kidding... i don't even know what that means.)
What's the meanest thing anyone has ever done to you?: told me i was going to have a steak dinner and then given me pizza instead.
What's the nicest thing anyone has ever done for you?: given me the steak dinner.
Have you ever been diagnosed with a mental illness?: self diagnosed... but not officially.
Have you ever cut yourself on purpose?: no... i'm not that numb to pain.
Have you ever wanted to murder someone?: something perhaps.... damn cat.
Have you ever hated someone?: yes. boyfriends that treat their girlfriends like crap. you know who you are!
Do you prefer talking on the phone or online?: either.
Do you consider yourself popular?: i'm well known.... but mostly cuz i don't give people a choice. (YOU WILL KNOW ME!)
Would you ever tell the person you have a crush on that you like them?: if i meet Rachel, i'll let her know.
Have you ever had a crush on an enemy?: yeah... and that's weird.
Have you ever had a crush on a best friend?: yeah.
What is your favourite book?: "Green Eggs and Ham"
Do you have a collection of anything?: DVD's... thousands of them.
Are you happy with the person you are becoming?: i think so.
Are you a different person now then you were 5 years ago?: um... i've just grown... i don't think i'm different.
What do you see yourself as being in 5 years from now?: alive... hopefully!
Are you happy with the life you have?: yes.
130 Random Questions
When was the last time you cried?: well, it was about... i mean... um... i'm a man... men don't cry!
Have you ever faked sick?: of course... thank you Ferris Buehler
What was the last lie you said?: "i'm going to bed"
Have you ever cried during a movie?: like a baby when i was watching... i mean... no! ... of course not!
Who was the last person you couldn't take your eyes off of?: Rachel Bilson
Have you ever danced in the rain?: sure
Have you ever been drunk?: nope
Have you ever tried tried drugs?: niet
Do you smoke?: no
What's the farthest you've ever gone on a dare?: i don't know but i'm sure it involved not wearing clothes.
What is your full name?: matthew morgan barnes the first, the last and the only
What is your blood-type?: i think B-... but who knows. (i do know that that's the grade i got in intro to math. i'm a math retard).
Have you ever been in a car accident?: a few
How old were you when you recieved your first kiss?: first real kiss was the summer before my freshman year of high school
Who was your first kiss?: her name was Jen
Have you ever had an online relationship?: i don't think so
Have you ever had phone-sex?: like anyone who had would broadcast that publicly here... i feel as though it would be a little embarassing.
Have you ever been rejected by a crush?: sure
What is your favourite sport to play?: i like to ski in the snow
Have you ever made a prank phone call?: that's a dumb question... if anyone had not made a prank call in their lives, they are not living a life worth living. (ps... if you haven't... i'm not advocating suicide.)
Have you ever said "I Love you" and not meant it?: unfortunately
What's your favourite childhood memory?: finding ways to fill long summers
Is there anything that you have done that you regret?: well, normally i'm not a big regrets person... but some things that hurt other people i regret.
What do you want to be when you grow up?: a kid
What is your political persuassion?: moderate... how can anyone label all of their views into one category. that's just ignorant.
Have you ever had cybersex?: this is sorta like the phone sex question.
Do you believe in g-d?: if by "g-d" you mean God... then yes i do.
Do you believe in love at first sight?: yeah... why not?
Do you believe in karma?: yeah... but the cool thing about God is that He's got grace which travels outside of karma and sorta destroys it.
Who was your first crush?: the girl down the street when i was five.
Who do yo uhave a crush on?: i sorta like this girl named Stacy.
How would you describe yourself?: average
What are you afraid of?: the boogeyman. oh... and cats, clowns, mustard, dr. pepper, cornnuts, people from Texas or Arkansas, country music, mullets and broccoli
Are you religious?: not a big fan of that word... but yeah.
What does your screen name mean?: it means the end of the world is coming on March 3, 2032. or maybe it's my initials and last name plus my favorite number. what do you think it means?
What person do you trust the most?: i trust a lot of people. probably more than i should.
Who was your first boyfriend/girlfriend?: my first REAL girlfriend was Michelle Jordan. we broke up at the Homecoming Dance.
What is the best compliment you have ever recieved?: "you're awesome!" and i've been saying to myself ever since.
What is the meanest thing anyone has said about you?: this one girl who hated me told everyone i was gay. (actually, i ended up going out with two girls who wanted to find out if it were true. so, that kinda worked out for me.)
What is the longest crush/relationship you have had?: 2 1/2 years (on and off)
What is your greatest strength?: that i know and understand myself pretty well and keep trying to know and understand me more.
What is your greatest weakness?: i'm totally not patient. i'm also not organized. my room's a federal disaster area right now.
What is your perfect pizza?: cheese... i like First Class Pizza a lot.
What is your first thought when waking up in the morning?: "holy crap, you've got to be kidding me"
What is your first thought before you go to bed?: "goodnight God... goodnight me."
What college do you want to go to?: hmmm.... well, considering i spent 7 years at Pepperdine and a year at Azusa already... i don't know that i need to add another one to the list.
Do you get along with your family?: yup
Do you play any instruments?: the kazoo and the egg shaker. wanna start a band?
What kind of music do you like?: anything but rap and country
Do you think you're attractive?: ehh
Would you ever get a tattoo?: i have one
How many piercings do you have?: none
Who makes you laugh?: lots of people... Jody's pretty damn funny.
Who would you want to be tied to for 24hours?: Rachel Bilson.... i think i love her today.
Have you ever seen a dead body?: yeah
Do you have a celebrity crush?: have you not been reading this?
What is one thing scientists should invent?: teleporting or beaming or whatever they call it. i wanna be somewhere and i wanna be there NOW! (see? not patient.)
Have you ever broken a bone?: my toe... holy crap that's painful and there ain't anything you can do about it.
What happens after you die?: up or down. me? up.
Do you watch or read the news?: does the Daily Show and the Colbert Report count?
What stereotype would you label yourself as being?: a dork.
Would your friends agree with that stereotypic label?: oh yeah.
If yo ucould change your name, what would you change it to?: Phoebe already kinda stole "Princess Consuela Bananahammock" so... maybe "Bob." it's the same backwards and forwards. easier for dyslexic people.
If you could go back in time to one point in your life, where would you go: college... for sure. sophomore year. awesome.
If you could change anything about yourself, what would you change?: the fact that i have 40 extra pounds of luggage with me at all times.
Have you ever gone skinny dipping?: yes... but in my case, it's just called "dipping"
Have you ever played strip poker?: yes.. and strip Speed!
Would you ever lie to someone to make them feel good about themselves?: i would bend the truth to do that.
What do you want your friends to think about you?: that they know me and can trust me completely.
Whats the biggest argument you've ever gotten into?: ah... i remember it now. May of 2004... Matt Barnes vs. Gregg Pinick. good times.
HAve you ever bitten someone?: as often as possible.
When's your birthday?: today!!! 09/09/1978
Have you ever stolen anything?: i'm sure i have but i can't think of it.
Do you make wishes on shooting stars?: no... i make out when i see a shooting star. you should too!
Whats the most you've ever eaten in one sitting?: two words: RIO BUFFET... it was a lot!
If you could go back and change one day, what would it be?: the day i didn't back up my old computer before it died and lost everything from 9th grade through Grad School
Do you remember your dreams?: sometimes
Have you ever been in love?: yes... a few times.
Are you a morning person or a night person?: night... but i wish i were a morning person. those bastards always make me feel bad about myself.
Do you have any phobias?: i can get claustrophobic on occasion.
What's the meanest thing you've ever done to someone?: i'm not reallly a mean person.
Have you ever been to the hospital (other then birth?: to visit others.
How many screen names do you have?: one
Do any medical problems run in your family?: i think high blood pressure or something
Have anyone ever been disowned from your family?: not really... my grandpa disowned my cousin... be we all thought that was stupid and ignored it.
Have you ever had a nightmare?: ding ding ding! we have a winner! that is officially the dumbest question on this list!
Do you say meaner things to your friends or your enemies?: probably my friends... i'm very sarcastic.
Would you ever participate in a threesome?: probably not.
Would you ever pay for a prostititue?: no... if i had a gift card? maybe.
Have you ever mooned or flashed someone?: yes... yes i have.
Have you ever cheated on your bf/gf?: no... no i have not.
Have you ever laughed so hard you peed in your pants?: no.... no i have not.
Have you ever written a love letter?: yes... yes i have.
Have you ever attempted suicide?: no... no i have not. (this is getting old)
Do you prefer boxers or briefs?: boxer briefs actually
Have you ever been in a fistfight?: yes.... and i lived.
Do you have any hidden talents?: no... my talents are on full display for all to see.
What is one thing you want me to know about you?: my name. don't you hate it when people forget your name. actually, that really doesn't bother me. it's when i forget other people's names. that sucks.
What is one question you wouldn't want me to ask?: probably something to do with science or math.... i don't do science or math.
Do you usually prefer books or movies?: movies.
Who is your favourite person to talk to?: me.
Who is always able to cheer you up when you're sad?: me.
Would you ever have sex before marriage?: no. i've waited 28 years now... i think it would be dumb to give up at this point.
Who do you talk to most on the phone?: probably Stacy.
Do you have a secret that yo'ure ashamed of?: don't we all?
Do you prefer british or american spelling of words?: i like the British... they were first.
Have you ever gotten detention?: yes.
How do you vent your anger?: i like to kick small children or animals.
Have you ever been on a diet?: sorta.
Would you ever date someone younger than you? Older than you?: yes and yes. and i have done both.
Is your best friend a virgin?: no... he's married. his wife is pregnant. i feel as though they might have done it.
What's a rumor someone has spread about you?: that i was gay.
What's the kinkiest thing you could ever actually see yourself as doing?: two words: Bungee Sex (just kidding... i don't even know what that means.)
What's the meanest thing anyone has ever done to you?: told me i was going to have a steak dinner and then given me pizza instead.
What's the nicest thing anyone has ever done for you?: given me the steak dinner.
Have you ever been diagnosed with a mental illness?: self diagnosed... but not officially.
Have you ever cut yourself on purpose?: no... i'm not that numb to pain.
Have you ever wanted to murder someone?: something perhaps.... damn cat.
Have you ever hated someone?: yes. boyfriends that treat their girlfriends like crap. you know who you are!
Do you prefer talking on the phone or online?: either.
Do you consider yourself popular?: i'm well known.... but mostly cuz i don't give people a choice. (YOU WILL KNOW ME!)
Would you ever tell the person you have a crush on that you like them?: if i meet Rachel, i'll let her know.
Have you ever had a crush on an enemy?: yeah... and that's weird.
Have you ever had a crush on a best friend?: yeah.
What is your favourite book?: "Green Eggs and Ham"
Do you have a collection of anything?: DVD's... thousands of them.
Are you happy with the person you are becoming?: i think so.
Are you a different person now then you were 5 years ago?: um... i've just grown... i don't think i'm different.
What do you see yourself as being in 5 years from now?: alive... hopefully!
Are you happy with the life you have?: yes.
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"my pre-birthday"
Saturday, September 02, 2006 Filed in: my life
today was not my
birthday (though it is coming up soon). no... today
was just an ordinary Friday. i had a dentist appt.
this morning... some meetings this afternoon...
nothing too special. until "it" happened. that one
word.
"SURPRISE!!!!!"
yeah... i thought i was just going up to my parents house for dinner with the fam and some friends.... but there were like 50 people there instead and they were all there for one purpose... free food. oh yeah... and celebrating my birthday.
now, i've never really had a suprise party like that though i've always wanted one. when i graduated from high school, my parents threw me a surprise grad party with like 120 people at a really nice place... but somebody told me about it ahead of time and the surprise was ruined. (i still have not forgiven her for that.) anyway, because of that... i've always wondered how i would really respond.
apparently, dumbstruck is the word to be used. i think i stood there like a complete moron for about five minutes cuz i was freakin' in shock. but it was awesome.
i love the show "Scrubs" and so Stacy (my awesome, party-planning girlfriend) planned a "Scrubs" themed party complete with an IV hanging from a chandlier, cups of pills (Smarties) everywhere, a huge picture of the cast of "Scrubs" with my face replacing Zach Braff's (hilarious), games of "Operation" lying about (watching my dad try and play when he thought nobody was looking was quite entertaining), and plastic hospital urinals filled with apple juice.
plus, a ton of my friends and family were there and it was pretty much perfect. so, thanks to everyone who came and helped plan and/or decorate for my party. thanks to Stacy and Jen and my fam for putting the thing on for me. thanks to Brittany and Maggie (Margaret) for staying up until 1:30 watching "Scrubs" on DVD with Stacy and me and just hanging out. and thanks to all the losers who were invited but didn't come. (i'll expect your excuses in writing by Tuesday morning and they'd better be damned good.)
anyway, i have great friends and family. thank you all. and if you see me walking around, drinking out of a plastic hospital urinal that looks like it's filled with pee... just laugh. life is good.
oh... and if you weren't invited... it's not my fault.
"SURPRISE!!!!!"
yeah... i thought i was just going up to my parents house for dinner with the fam and some friends.... but there were like 50 people there instead and they were all there for one purpose... free food. oh yeah... and celebrating my birthday.
now, i've never really had a suprise party like that though i've always wanted one. when i graduated from high school, my parents threw me a surprise grad party with like 120 people at a really nice place... but somebody told me about it ahead of time and the surprise was ruined. (i still have not forgiven her for that.) anyway, because of that... i've always wondered how i would really respond.
apparently, dumbstruck is the word to be used. i think i stood there like a complete moron for about five minutes cuz i was freakin' in shock. but it was awesome.
i love the show "Scrubs" and so Stacy (my awesome, party-planning girlfriend) planned a "Scrubs" themed party complete with an IV hanging from a chandlier, cups of pills (Smarties) everywhere, a huge picture of the cast of "Scrubs" with my face replacing Zach Braff's (hilarious), games of "Operation" lying about (watching my dad try and play when he thought nobody was looking was quite entertaining), and plastic hospital urinals filled with apple juice.
plus, a ton of my friends and family were there and it was pretty much perfect. so, thanks to everyone who came and helped plan and/or decorate for my party. thanks to Stacy and Jen and my fam for putting the thing on for me. thanks to Brittany and Maggie (Margaret) for staying up until 1:30 watching "Scrubs" on DVD with Stacy and me and just hanging out. and thanks to all the losers who were invited but didn't come. (i'll expect your excuses in writing by Tuesday morning and they'd better be damned good.)
anyway, i have great friends and family. thank you all. and if you see me walking around, drinking out of a plastic hospital urinal that looks like it's filled with pee... just laugh. life is good.
oh... and if you weren't invited... it's not my fault.