In the Playpen - JamJamJamJam

Slow Show wrote: »

If you and soccy had a poetry competition, who would win?
Soccy, of course! She's basically a gangsta rapper. If it weren't for the fact that Jam rhymes with Jam I wouldn't even be in with a shout!

Sup?
Nm... U?

How's summer going?
Eh.. It's okay. The boredom drove me to actually write a Facebook status, which I never do, about how bored I was that day... But it's not so bad!

Any cool plans for the summer?
That depends on whether or not I can get a job! If I can I'll hopefully be able to go skydiving with my friend, and it'd be cool to fit in a trip/holiday thing too

What's your favourite movie?
Ohh toughie... Eh, I love Fight Club, Into the Wild, Black Swan, The Truman Show, Mary and Max, Forrest Gump, Full Metal Jacket, Gladiator, In Bruges, eh... One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, Up, The Green Mile and Airplane! and others, so maybe one of those? (:

Favourite band? Is it Biffy Clyro? I'M SO PSYCHIC.
Oh my God, you're amazing! How did you do that!! :P

Favourite Biffy Clyro song?
OH! GOD! Ammmmmm... I'll go through Media Player and just list some of the ones I listen to more often!
Joy.Discovery.Invention, 27, Justboy, 57, Hope for an Angel, Being Gabriel, Asexual Meat Kitchen, Bonanzoid Deathgrip, Stars and ****es, Some Kind of Wizard, Only One Word Comes to Mind, There's no Such Thing as a Jaggy Snake, That Golden Rule, Mountains, Whorses, Living is a Problem Because Everything Dies, A Whole Child Ago, As Dust Dances, Get ****ed Stud, Folding Stars, 9/15ths, Prey Hey, Machines, Bodies in Flight, A Day of..., Liberate the Illiterate, Eradicate the Doubt, When the Faction's Fractioned, Toys, Toys, Toys, Choke, Toys, Toys, Toys, A Man of His Appalling Posture or All the Way Down: Prologue/Chapter 1


What would you do with the pieces?
Take them and build them Skywards :')

How's college?
So. Much. Fun. I can't wait to go back next year! The Leaving Cert is totally worth all the work!

You staying on in Dentistry or going to med next year, I'm curious?
If the CAO goes my way I'll change

errrr...

How are you?
I'm very well, thanks! How about you?

wnolan1992 wrote: »

Hello, JamJamJamJam.
Suuup!

How are you today?
I'm not bad!

Are you enjoying being in the playpen?
Yeah, it sort of feels like I'm speaking to myself, somehow?!

If you could have any name in the world other than your real one, what would it be?
These questions are hard already! I wish I never asked you these :P Am... Michael because it's my dad's name and in fairness to the guy, he's great!

What's your favourite book?
Emm... Out of the last few I've read, A Brief History of Time was really enjoyable but I don't read very much because I'm a big aul' philistine!

What's your favourite movie?
I listed out a bunch for Slow Show, but I think I'll say Fight Club

What's your favourite song?
One of the ones I for (again) Slow Show, eh... The Twist by Frightened Rabbit is my most played on Media Player, and the Trapeze Swinger by Iron and Wine has to be up there because it's, like, gorgeous!

Who's your favourite Leaving Cert poet?
Emily Dickinson by a long shot! Still love her!

What was your favourite Leaving Cert subject?
I was kinda lucky that I liked nearly all of them! English at times, Biology other times, Maths other times, Applied Maths, Physics quite often, Chemistry was really great (and our teacher was fantastic!), Irish would have been up top before I really, really stupidly got lazy and studied it less and started slipping...

What was your least favourite Leaving Cert subject?
German

What is the first thing that comes to mind when you see the following?
- String
Jeff Ament, for some reason?
- Unfortunate
A series of unfortunate events
- That warm, fuzzy feeling

- That cold, non-fuzzy feeling
Cyanosis of the lips...!?
- Facial hair
Chin strap
- Comb-overs
Euck!

Favourite kind of Irish accent?
I knew a girl from Monaghan before, and I could listen to her speaking all day... Mmmmm!

Least favourite accent in the worrrld?
Liverpool accent springs to mind!

What was the last thing you ate?
My dinner! (see IHC's post for details!)

What will you eat next?
It's likely to be an accompaniment to tea.. Biscuits or toast or something! Nom!

What is your favourite fizzy drink?
I'm a big cidona fan!

Do you like coffee?
Occasionally, wouldn't be a massive fan

Do you like tea?


How do you take your tea and coffee?
A little milk, no sugar

What's the most scary film you've ever seen?
The drunk scene in dumbo still gives me the heebie jeebies

Would you rather go for a walk at the beach or hiking in a mountain-ish hilly place?
Mountain-ish hilly place

Biggest pet hate?
Noisy eaters. Drives me mad!

Worst habit?
Drumming on.. everything!

What do you like most about yourself?
Emmm... I guess I'm quite happy with my shoe-size. About 10 and a half.. It's a good steady shoe size!!

Most attractive celebrity you can think of?
Scarlett Johansson... *drool*

Put your music on shuffle. What are the first 10 songs that came on? (No cheating )

1. Things - Frightened Rabbit
2. Demon Days - Gorillaz
3. Daughter - Pearl Jam
4. No Surprises - Radiohead
5. Drown in a Natural Light - Biffy
6. Ratamahatta - Sepultura
7. Candy - Ash
8. Wrecking Ball - Bruce Springsteen
9. Twist n' Shout - The Beatles
10. How many is that?
11. Scar Tissue - RHCP
12. Clair de Lune - Beethoven
13. Now a word from our sponsors - Homestar Runner
14. We Don't Eat - James Vincent McMorrow

What are you excited about?
CAO offers

Anything you're not looking forward to?
The rest of this post, maybe!!

Three things you want right this minute?
CAO offers, anything from the Tumblr "dessert" tag, to go Skydiving

Are you wearing any accessories? Earrings, necklace... ankle bracelet?!
Eh.. I made a stupid necklace a while back from the tip of one of my first pair of drumsticks, so that...

Do you like Twitter?
No I deleted my page because I felt like I was speaking to myself! Maybe if there were more people on it..

5 more things you like about yourself?
Oh, God em... I guess I'm an okay height. Being taller would be okay, but I'm not shorter than I want to be. My hair is an okay colour (just brown..). I can type at like.. 80 words a minute (call me, ladies). I'm not really below average at sport (Not above average either, but I'm satisfied...) And I have some awesome friends! (That counts, because I have them!)
How long was your last phone conversation?

Oh, Christ Almighty... About 2 minutes. My friend - God, he's a strange child - asked me to do him a favour - to call his dad to explain that my friend's phone was in his van. Completely pointless and weird.. And his dad is Isreali, with a strange accent that I struggle to understand in person. He eventually understood, but yeah... That was unusual to say the least.

Is it okay to call them Poets of the Autumn?
Yes, this is Ireland, dammit!

What superpower would you choose to have?
Being able to stop time would be groovy!

What would you change your username to if you subscribed?
Emmm... Probably a lyric or something?

Favourite album?
Oh, god, eh... I hate favourites... Some of my favourites on this laptop are: Becoming a Jackal - Villagers, OK Computer - Radiohead, the 5 Biffy ones, Nevermind - Nirvana, Ten - Pearl Jam, Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not - Arctic Monkeys, Mirrored - Battles, Marshal Mathers LP - Eminem, The Midnight Organ Fight - Frightened Rabbit (maybe the favourite, lately anyway!), Demon Days - Gorillaz, Early in the Morning - James Vincent McMorrow

Favourite lyric?
Eeeek, em... Again I can't really choose one! The entire lyrics to Poke (Frabbit) do it for me, as do the Trapeze Swinger lyrics... "When you say 'love' I know that you mean hateful boulders of spite-ridden love-decay", "Sleep well my dear", "I pray to God that you're right before my eyes bathed in white light with halos in your eyes", "I would do anything for another minute with you". Oh, and I love "Twist and whisper the right name, I'm David, please, The twist is that you're just like me, you need human heat"

Favourite quote?
Random one I like so I don't keep giving big long stupid lists:

The law of the land. When I was a boy, younger than Tadgh there, my brothers and sisters had to leave the land, because it couldn't support them. We wasn't rich enough to be priests or doctors, so it was the emigrant ship for all of them. I were the eldest, the heir. I were the only one left at home. Neighbours were scarce. So my father and I, we had our breakfast, dinner, and tea, working in that field without a break in our work. And my mother brought us the meals. One day, one day my father sensed a drop of rain in the air and my mother helped us bring in the hay before it was too late. She was working one corner of the field, and I was working in the other. About the third day, I saw her fall back, keel over so to speak. I called my father, I run to her. My father kneeled beside her. He knew she... he knew she was dying. He said an act of contrition into her ear and he asked God to forgive her her sins. And he looked at me, and he said, "Fetch a priest." Fetch a priest... And I said, "Let's - let's bring the hay in first. Let's bring the hay in first." My father looked at me with tears of pride in his eyes. He knew I'd take care of the land. And if you think I'm gonna face my mother in Heaven or in Hell without that field, you've got something else coming. No collar, uniform, or weapon will protect the man that stands in my way. " - "Bull" McCabe, The Field

Favourite way to procrastinate?
Tumblr

What languages can you speak?
English, Irish, a little German and a very small amount of French

Are you happy right now?
Yeah! My friend asked me to cover him for a day putting furniture together, which ultimately leads to money :P

If so, I'm glad! Mention one thing you're happy about!
My impending wealth

If not, I demand that you tell somebody right now, no excuses. No, I don't care that it's "a stupid thing".
Who is bringing sexy back?
Olivia Wilde... She's in The Change Up... *drools*

Any phobias?
Heights can be a bit freaky depending on the situation. I wouldn't say I have it bad enough to be a full blown phobia though...

Biggest turn-on in a person?
Smiling a lot. And eyes... God, I love when people have eyes...

Biggest turn-off in a person?
Lack of eyes, snobbiness

Favourite thing about the 90s?
Dungarees

Favourite thing about the 80s?
The hair

Favourite thing about the 70s?
Baba O'Riley

Favourite thing about the 60s?
The Beatles

Favourite decade of the above?
90s

How does today compare to those decades?
I guess it's okay... We're probably veering towards a less exaggerated version of the world in Wall-E, but there are a lot of better things too!

Is political correctness gone crazy?
Nah, it's normally a genuine effort not to offend people

Shoe size?
10 1/2

What colour are your socks?
Navy

Do you have to wear matching socks or are you okay about them not matching?
Yes, they have to match or you could die or something..

If you could fix one problem in the world, what would you fix?
War. It's fairly disgusting...

Considering only the good qualities, what 19th century dictator do you respect most?
I meant to say 20th century... And I'll base this on my sparse knowledge of their will and ambition, so Hitler!

Aliens?
Not as portrayed in movies. Possibly micro-organisms, possssibly a bit more advanced

Favourite holiday destination?
I think I'd like to go to Greece. I haven't been on many holidays though

Plans for summer?
Get a job first! Do fun stuff then!

Have you seen 500 days of Summer?
Yes, and it's fantastic!

Do you have any tattoos?
No but I've been toying with the idea!

If you were to get a new tattoo what would you get?
I probably wouldn't get one unless something happened that I wanted to mark. Otherwise, this (Actually NSFW!), any of a number of lyrics, or something related to my parents!


How do you feel about lip piercings?
Not a massive fan but I don't hate them

Why did you join boards?
Leaving Cert!


Can I ask you a question?
... Funny!

Favourite swear word?
Fuck always works

Have you ever spent more than 12 hours straight on a computer?
Eh... 12 hours straight is a lot.. I'd doubt it!

Is your handwriting messy or neat?
Neat-ish when I want it to be, but messy when I write normally

Favourite TV show?
Probably the Simpsons

Favourite flavour of Ben and Jerry's?
I had some Chocolate Fudge Brownie the other day and I thought I was going to pass out it was so nice.

What's the first thing you see when you look to your left?
Headphones

What's the first thing you see when you look to your right?
My phone

If you were to enter a talent show, what would your talent be?
Eh... Probably juggling?

Pubs or Clubs?
Pubs!

Swings or slides?
Ohh.. eh.. Swings!

Guilty pleasures?
Being extraordinarily lazy when I have stuff to do

What's the hidden meaning behind the number 1992 in your username? Sounds deep?
The number 1992 in my username is actually a misspelling of Jam... I just can't get enough of the stuff...

What can you do for your community?
Get better at GAA

Kony 2012, yay or nay?
I haven't looked into all its criticisms too much, but it seems to have its flaws. Nonetheless the cause at heart still sounds noble so it's okayyy I guess!

If you had a baby, what would you call it?
I love Irish girls names like... Niamh or Aisling

If you got a new pet dog, what would you call it?
Cat

Tell us a joke?
Just had a water fight over the park with a bunch of local kids.

I won!

No one's a match for me and my kettle. (Thanks, Sickipedia!)

LOL! Tell us another joke!
Why was the washing machine laughing?
It was taking the piss out of the underpants

Hahaha! :L How about a funny picture?


And a serious picture?
The Photos that Shook the World thread is one of the best boards threads but this post shocked me more than most. I don't know why...

What's your favourite Beatles song?
Can't go wrong with Come Together

What's your favourite Elvis song?
Can't Help Falling in Love

What's your favourite Madonna song?
Eh.. Like a virgin?

What's your favourite Michael Jackson song?
... Probably Man in the Mirror

What's your favourite Ke$ha song?
... Tik Tok?

Favourite instrument?
Drums. I love the sound of tribal african drums

Write a couplet about anything everrr?
Roses are red,
Violets are violet

What's your favourite time of day?
Like 7 am, when you get up nobody else is awake.

What do you think about eh.. modern art or whatever it's called? Like a canvas painted just plain black or whatever?
It is as valid as any other form of art, although classical art gains brownie points for the greater skill involved.

What is art?
Emm.. Art is any product of creativity. I think it generally results in a physical product of some sort, but the art of it is the sentiment surrounding it - because art is, after all, a human creation!

Is it art if I find something on a road and put it on a pedestal in a gallery?
Yes because in making the leap from having a random object to having something that we may consider, appreciate, etc. is an expression of creativity. Giving it that platform (a hypothetical one at the least) is the creation of art

So does art have to be intentional, or is it art once someone says it's art?
Saying that it is art, or appreciating it as art is intention enough.

Does art have to convey a message?
Not overtly, but all art will make some provide some thought for the observer, even if that is just the appreciation of aesthetics

Is the noise of, say, traffic, a form of music?
Can be.

Is photography art?
Sure! There are different levels of art, of course, and these are subjective, but yes, photography is an art, and often probably a skilful one!

What's your favourite smiley face of the boards ones?
:rolleyes:

Do you think :rolleyes: looks, eh, condescending or whatever? Some people seem to, but I think it looks more like someone saying "*sigh* she's so dreamy"... What do you think?
I WROTE THIS!

What do you think of Obama?
Doing his best, he seems to stand out, but he's not the super hero that he's sometimes portrayed as (nor the super villain, mind!)

What annoys you most about the Eurovision?
Block voting

What colour is your tshirt/top?
Green, and I have a white tshirt beneath it

How's it going?
Not so bad, nearly there!

Favourite hobby?
Hurling or drums!

What other hobbies do you have?
Gaelic football, is listening to music a hobby? Surfing the internet, em... watching movies, making random stuff like a keyring or a bow and arrow or some silly film or whatever... Am.. Yeah..

Describe the curtains in the room you're in now.
They're green and kind of a sandy yellow. They have flowers on them. Lots of flowers.

How many roads must a man walk down before they call him a man?
Too many!
How many seas must a white dove sail before she sleeps in the sand?
I have limited knowledge of white dove sleeping patterns
How many times must the cannonballs fly before they are forever banned?
Do people still use cannons? Too many, nonetheless!
Where is the answer blowing?
The wind!
How many years must a mountain exist before it is washed to the sea?
Looooooads
How many years can some people exist before they're allowed to be free?
That's a very good question!
How many times can a man turn his head and pretend that he just doesn't see?
You can kind of just turn your head once before your neck breaks...
Where did you say the answer is blowing?
The wind, dammit!
How many times must a man look up before he can see the sky?
That depends on whether or not he's outside...
How many years must one man have before he can hear people cry?
Like.. 0... Unless he's born deaf? Jeez...!
How many deaths will it take till he knows that too many people have died?
1 is too many
If I were looking for the answer, where would I look?
THE WIND! God above..
Favourite teletubby?
Po!



Mwahahahah!!!!
I've been waiting a long time for this...
And finally...
REVENGE!!!

I think you deserve an apology :P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP1-oquwoL8

Screaminmidget wrote: »

Where are you actually from???
West Cork, but not super west like... in-the-mountains west...

How is it there??
It's okay. I live on a hill and it's windy

Where you living next semester??
Bandon Road in a tiny cosy house. It's nice enough. Most importantly I can see Lennox's from the house!

Will you fix my internet?? Using my phone is not plesant


Did you play the med-debt rugby match??
I didn't actually! I thought about it for like a second before remembering I've never played rugby before..! Maybe next year!

Favourite ucc meme???


Or maybe..

wnolan1992 wrote: »

How much fun did you have answering my last bunch of questions?
None :P Nah it wasn't that bad... Despite taking like 3 hours..!


Why are you giving me a dirty look?
Because of the cheek!!

:P
Stick that tongue back in!

Dream job?
Fixing or at least helping with people's problems and misfortunes... So some kind of medical doctor I guess!

Would you continue with education and/or a career if you won 100 million euro?
Or if that money came into my possession after soccy turning me into a girl... Yes I would!

Deceased/retired artist/band you wish you could see?
Jeff Buckley or maybe Billy Holiday

What is the meaning behind Jam in your username? is it a metaphor for how we all get trapped at times in our lives, like flies in the figurative jam jar?
It's a tribute to the donut preferences of the top reggae star in the history of the world, Bob Marley. He likes them with jammin' :P

Captain Graphite wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmXhY0BraU4

Discuss the above video, with specific reference to the jam content, in relation to 14th century Bulgarian politics.

:pac::pac::pac:

Well what is most obvious is the repetitiveness of the word Jam, as well as its careless expression. Immediate parallels can be identified between this and the dismissive and repetitive approach to 14th century politics in Bulgaria. Furthermore, following Bernard's reaction to this "Jam" - a pertinent symbol of the aforementioned political system - is one of disgust: "Bleugh". It eventually becomes apparent to him, just as it did to the political body of 14th century Bulgaria after they eventually tasted the "Jam jam jam jam jam jam", that their entire system was foul and putrid. What is most crucial of all, however, is the fact that Black Books is a fictional show, and the shop never existed, just like Bulgaria in the 14th century :P



(kind of..)

M&S* wrote: »

Jam, JamJam, Jam?
Marks and Spencer

How's it going?
It's okay. Ireland just lost their first game of Euro 2012, which was a bit disheartening...

As a child, did you enjoy any cartoons?
This question is not really a question because eeeveryone enjoys cartoons! :P

If yes, what?
Hmm... I've always been a Simpsons fan, Rugrats, Rugrats all grown up, Hey Arnold, Recess, Doug..

Favourite way to spend a Wednesday night?
Moooovieeee!

You're on a farm and are offered to take one animal, what type of animal would you take (all the basic farm animals are included)
It's gotta be a cow! Think of all the milk!

Opinion on O'Connaills?
Love it! When I discovered they actually had a café and I nearly died! Everything in there is so nice! I'm glad I was the one who suggested to go there... :P :P :P*


Hope your exams are going well!


*I cannot guarantee the truth of this statement

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC8ZIMtBklI