TintedFragipan's Tender Buttons

1. to all: what is your favorite Tangst post ever and why?

Hmm, that's a hard one. I like most of the posts by me and about me. Is that weird? Like, I even really like the "Gay is not OK" post (check the popular list). I have this perverse kind of pride that it has the comment record.

2. if you could change your skin color to anything (natural, not natural, patterns, whatever), what would you choose and why?

I think metallicy silver. I mean, all the cool comic book characters were metallicy and silver (think Mastermind? he was awesome.) Chances are if you have silver skin then you also have the ability to change yourself into a liquid, control things with your mind, or you have mad telekenesis or something. I think it just comes with the territory.

If we're talking natural skin colors then I would have to say "Polished Teak." People with skin that color generally have a flawless complexion. It's gorgeous. *once read names in a Crayola Crayon Box*

3. What is your most convincing argument for the theory that all other people are robots?

How about my first choice of skin color was metallic and silver? Actually, I really did used to be concinved that all people were robots. I thought that one day one little boy would be born who was not a robot and that little boy was me. In this imaginary world of fear (I hate my imagination, sometimes) the robots were all looking for this boy so they could transform him to be like them. Certain signs were tell, and they could alternately read or not read minds based on what I was feeling like at the moment.

In recent times, I've read that this is an unhealthy sign of a large ego: i.e., you think as a child that you are completely unique while everyone else is extremely flawed.

4. If you had to date another admin, who would it be and why?

Of course Hannah, if we're talking about date in the "who can you most relate too and would you like to share pretty much everything in your life with." In fact, one time (probably last May) I thought that sexuality be damned and I would actually try to pursue a relationship with her...obviously, that would have been a dumb idea, because we can do everything I would want to do as friends. If we're talking about date date, (like physical date) then I would say PChis or BoxBox just because they're both good looking guys who are smart/witty and smart/insanely nice, respectively.

5. Movie or book that made the biggest impact on you

Hmm, this one is hard to say. I was impacted pretty heavily by "All Quiet on the Western Front" just because of the poetry in the writing. "The Great Gatsby" also had that effect on me. My writing style is developping more and more, I think, because of books? Also, what I read really has an effect on me.

6. if you could punch anyone in the face Right Now with no repercussions, who would it be?


ps. it doesn't matter if they're real/alive

Oh, tricky question. Punch someone in the face, wow. I always have wanted to get into a fistfight--to feel my knuckles push into the soft flesh of someone's cheek, and to hear the thrilling thud of flesh on flesh? It's like a dream.

7. If you had to kill one of the other admins who would it be?

Jagmax. He failed to shake his Laffy Taffy in an approrpriate manner, and also denied being my date at prom dinner ;D. I really did not want to pay for that meal.

8. to all: Left or Right?

(Interpret it as you see fit)

Left-handed, left-brained (this is actually true, based on the definition of left brained, even though I'm left handed), right-wing economics, leftist social policy, right ear, etc.

9. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

I could bore you with all sorts of facts about the woodchuck, also known as the gristlepig. It is a known fact that woodchucks do not chuck wood on Februrary 2nd in observance of groundhog's day.

10. are you currently single?

Y-Y-Y-YES. Oh, wait. Did that sound a little over-eager? I mean... "yes."

11. Have you had sex?

NO. (I am actually fine with this? Maybe?)

12. Do you dream in color, do you dream in grey?
Do you dream at night, do you dream at day?
Do your dreams have meaning, are your dreams a waste?
Do you dream in color, do you dream in grey?

(Yes, that was all really a question that I really would like answered - it wasn't meant to be a poem until I started rhyming.)

My dreams are pretty always weird, and not in color or in grey? Does anyone dream in pictures. I don't remember what my dreams were like, just what they were about when I wake up. I guess they're in color. I remember a waterfall, one time, and snow, and I was speaking french.

I don't think they have any meaning. Once in 5th grade I dreamed that my lost science binder was underneath this certain table, and I woke up and checked and it was not there. I was so dissapointed. I had thought it was a message from God (a la Joan of Arc)

13. Do you have a bf/gf?

NO. SWM looking for same, likes x, y, and z. if interested, inquire within. */end personal ad*

14. if you could have consequence-free sex with any oter admin, which would it be?

Hmmmm... consequence free? See answer to the which admins would I date question.

15. The premise is that you are stranded on a desert island with all the other admins (a little trite, I know):

Which admin would you eat first, if it came down to it?

Who do you think would take the major leadership role (i.e., who would be Ralph/Jack from LotF)

Who would go crazy first, assuming that someone did?

We would eat Dr. A or myself first.

I would definitely be the leader. Key Club + Newspaper has honed my beauraucratic senses.

I would imagine that Swalest'shooth would go crazy first. Not sure why.

16. who do u think has a crush on me (ben tan), and i do not mean the person who i know has a crush on me who doesn't even do tangst, i mean the person who posted

Faye Fang.

17. Is the pursuit in life the journey or the destination?

Yes.


Actually, the journey.

18. Do you someday want children? If so, how many?

I once thought I did. Now I'm not sure how that'll work. I want them to be my own if I have them.

19-22. If you were a popsicle, what would you taste like?
Would you rather be eaten by a shark or have to live the rest of your life with a cereal box over your head?
Would you rather marry another admin right now, or marry a complete stranger in 5 years?
What is your social security number?


...It was a good try.........

Ice and sugar.

The shark. The cereal box is too long term. I fear commitment. It also sounds like it would be difficult to eat and perhaps breathe with the cereal box. On the other hand, you could live for quite a while being ripped apart bite by bite.

Marry? My dear, I am not a marrying man. That being said (Rhett Butler reference for those who caught it), I'd say a complete stranger. I still don't think I want to get married. Without children, monogamy is overrated.

23. What sandwich condiment best fits your personality and why?

Bread and butter pickle slices, the wide kind. Sour and bright green, but everyone either loves me or hates me: there is no indifference.

24. If you could date anybody at Enloe, who would it be? (oh yeah, and why)

I'd say someone attractive. There are so many choices. Like that guy with the eyes who I probably think is dating Erin Rhodes. Also, dude, we just have so many good looking guys. Too bad they're all straight.

25. who at enloe do you think ought to be sr class president? student body president?

Aneitra Hoggard for both choices. I love that girl.

26. Does anyone in your family know about tangst?

Nope.

27. Is this spinal tap?

I believe the correct term is spiŋal tap.

28. What is the relevance of the Etruscan civilization in modern culture?

There is no relevance. But perhaps the Etruscans really have a secret cult (somewhere in the hills of Wyoming) and one day due to my mad skillz they will invite me to join. I won't tell you though.

On the other hand, I probably could have just looked this up on Wikipedia. I <3 Wiki (even after our tangst debacle).

29. Do you like eating pickled toads?

I've never tried one. I have tried pickled pigs feet, and they were okay. I am not a big fan of pickling. I will eat almost anything though, so, bring on the toads! Provided they're not poisonous. Eating poisonous food is a pretty big fear.

30. how many non-enloe people use tangst?

Er. How should I know? I guess 13. That used to be my lucky number.

31-33. What is your favorite quote, and why?

What is your favorite song or piece of music right now? Why do you like it?

What is your current life philosophy or outlook on life if you have one?

My favorite quote? "Nothing is wrong with middle class." -Rita Achenbach.

My favorite song of the moment is "A Winner Needs a Wand" by Sufjan Stevens. I really like the sound, and also the lyrics. It's folksy, and his voice is just great.

My current outlook on life... is more than I want to talk about in detail. Let's just say it's good?

34. What do you breathe for?

Without oxygen cells can only do anaerobic respiration. This is not a good kind, because it produces lactic acid, which is extremely painful and could (in large amounts) cause extreme muscle pain. Additionally, it only produces two ATPs. When you do aerobic respiration you get 36 ATPs, over 18 times as much energy. The oxygen breaks apart the glucose so that it can go through different cycles, you see.

If the oxygen weren't permitted to pass through the capilarries in my lungs (which gets there by contracting my diaphragm so as to equalize the air pressure in the organs with the air pressure outside my body) then my life would be very unpleasant.

Because I like for my life to be pleasant, I breathe.

35. What was your new year's resolution this year?

Lose weight (I am currently in the middle of this, though you can't see it.) Some other things. I don't really recall. I think it had something to do with having more fun.

36. what does your username mean/how did you choose it?

(i am especially wondering about thewordofrashi,nanotyrannus,swalest'shooth,tintedfragipan,etc....)

A fragipan is a layer of highly compacted soil that normally causes a perched water table and impedes plant growth. I liked the idea of a tinted fragipan because it implies that water and air are mixing in this layer of soil in order to oxidize the iron and create redoximorphic features.

37. What is your favorite type of juice?

Cranberry Apple.

38. Ideal boob size?

Not at all. Boobs are gross. Useless chest fat. Ahem.

39. have you ever been in love?

I don't think so.

40. are you gay, lesbian, bisexual, or straight?

(ignore this question completely if you feel it is too personal)

I can hardly say it. Gay?

41. If you could live forever, would you?

OF COURSE. I do not want to die.