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[synnoveaevael]

1) Of the various cultures, ethnicities or nationalities you belong to, which most strongly do you consider yourself?
Uhm. I dunno. There are times when my quarter of Polish is coming out (not stereotypically, you asses) with my wide shoulders and "just MOVE it" strength, and my insane urge to feed people, and my stubborness.

Or my Italian quarter, with it's insane urge to feed people, passion, anger, fur and temper

Or my German side, with it's insane urge to feed people, stubborness, and temper.

Or my Scottish side, with it's insane urge to eat boiled food, stubborness, and freckles.

Or my English side, with it's predisposition to think that salt is the main seasoning there is.

Or my Swedish side, with it's tendency to burn when the sun gets to bright.

2) Is there a culture you cannot claim heritage from but which you feel quite close to?
Not close to, but a fascination with. Russian.

3) What's one language you wish you knew fluently?
Just one? Uhm. Spanish

4) If you could move anywhere in the world and be guaranteed a job, etc., where would you go?
Not sure. England maybe. :)

5) If you had a time machine, and could witness any one event without altering or disturbing it, what would you want to see?
The birth of Christ. Fascinating stuff.

Comments

[sungodincarnate.livejournal.com]

Hooray for Poland!!!

I'm 62.5% :D

[synnoveaevael.livejournal.com]

woohoo!

can you move furniture more easily than others as well?

Very cool and I ganked it!

[cnjosephyne.livejournal.com]

1) Of the various cultures, ethnicities or nationalities you belong to, which most strongly do you consider yourself?
Im 99.99% Puerto Rican.. so I consider myself Latin. the other .01% French, thus the french maiden name of Fontan.

2) Is there a culture you cannot claim heritage from but which you feel quite close to?
I am seriously considering a conversion to Buddism. Granted I do not think i could completely let go some of my Roman Catholic beliefs but I stongly believe in Life as a Path of Enlightenment.

3) What's one language you wish you knew fluently?
Cantonese and Japanese

4) If you could move anywhere in the world and be guaranteed a job, etc., where would you go?
this is easy. Monaco.

5) If you had a time machine, and could witness any one event without altering or disturbing it, what would you want to see?
The Roswell crash or Elvis LIVE!

Re: Very cool and I ganked it!

[synnoveaevael.livejournal.com]

PUERTORIQUENA!!!

roswell!!!

Re: Very cool and I ganked it!

[cnjosephyne.livejournal.com]

Yeah it would at least answer my questions once and for all on if I should pack the clean underwear in case i get abducted!

Re: Very cool and I ganked it!

[synnoveaevael.livejournal.com]

*giggles*

who needs underwear ;)

Re: Very cool and I ganked it!

[cnjosephyne.livejournal.com]

Thats true.. anal probing and all that.... ;P

Re: Very cool and I ganked it!

[synnoveaevael.livejournal.com]

zaaactly. heheheh

[lilinchylde.livejournal.com]

You look like fun, I miss "up there," & could use another vicarious "life destination." lol.

I also believe you just described me above (#1). ;p

Mind if I add you? I'm very boring, currently suffering too much non-drama, have nothing going for me, but remain strangely forwardlooking. haha
(enticing isn't it?) pfff.

[synnoveaevael.livejournal.com]

feeeeeeeeeeel free :)

i'm rather boring, tend to post too much and ramble, and i'm crazy.

if you got through my bio, and you're still around, that's chill :D

by up there, are you refering to the fact that you used to live in jersey? or close to?

[lilinchylde.livejournal.com]

oh you're crazy too? 0__o
good to know i can rest easy that being completely random won't scare you off. *grins*

i used to live in Middletown until the parental units moved us to this heatbox called Texas.

[synnoveaevael.livejournal.com]

mmhmm.. normalcy is frowned on in these here parts.

aaah! nice :) i know people who live there.

why did they move to texas? like, on purpose and stuff...

[lilinchylde.livejournal.com]

i prefer individuality, myself.

why did they move to texas? like, on purpose and stuff...
lol! unfortunately it was "on purpose, and stuff."

my dad was born and raised in NJ, but a job opportunity came up he thought would benefit the family in several ways. a house you'd pay 450k+ for up there you can purchase for less than 200k here...i'd say that's one incentive.

[synnoveaevael.livejournal.com]

true.

bah. moving all the way to texas though.

[lilinchylde.livejournal.com]

i wish we never had.

[synnoveaevael.livejournal.com]

that bad? my ex is down there at dyess air force base and he misses home like WHOA...

[lilinchylde.livejournal.com]

it just doesn't feel like "home."
i wasn't created for this environment.
perhaps i believe we as humans are also "made for" certain places.
wouldn't it make sense that your body, emotions, even your spirituality could affect, even coerce your destination? i think this is how we know where "home" is. so far nowhere else other than there has felt like "home."

i know it is way overpriced, incredibly humid in the summer and to some ugly/boring/unsophisticated, but if it feels like home, who cares? i'll defend it 'til the end. there's too much that i miss.

nothing here is "old." i miss that "old," historic feeling too. this should of course, indicate that if i were to suddenly find cure of my fear of airplanes and go to Europe or another country over there somewhere i'd likely not want to leave. lol.

sorry for the babble, the dogs haven't started talking back yet. if they do, there's something more than crazy going on. 0__o

:P

does he miss anything in particular?

[synnoveaevael.livejournal.com]

he just misses the area... i think it's exactly what you said. some places are just home.

he's one of my best friends now, so we're on this weird brotherly/sisterly vibe now.. and when he left, i told him no matter where i lived, it'd be home for him.

and it's held true. he's come to visit me since i moved from the apartment we rented together, as our first "adult" move, and i'm just home for him.

jersey, me, that sense of familiarity.. you know how it goes...

[lilinchylde.livejournal.com]

maybe you said it better...simply. "jersey, me, that sense of familiarity.."
all of the family i know, sans one relative of my mother's live in NJ or in close proximity.
family (no matter how disfunctional) certainly lends to that feeling of "home."
there's a lot to be missed; maybe i'm lucky i didn't experience more before moving here. *shrug*

there are many places i could live, texas just isn't high on my list. pff.
north east, north west, maybe Canada. i can't stand the heat & i love the outdoors.

i'm Joni, btw. sorry for being so "type"ative. *__*

[eternalprelude.livejournal.com]

It's partly the familiarity aspect of it, sure. Also, though...it's your roots. It's where you came from. It's where you experienced everything that made you who you are today.

Plus, I can tell you this: having to adjust to some of the cultural differences between here and there has been difficult at times. I've had discussions with Southerners about some of the finer points, and they proclaim me to be a rude Northerner. However, in many instances, I find the people down here are ruder, and also do things differently in certain situations where I'd wonder how they justify their actions as right. Again, true Southerners decry this because Texas isn't considered one of them, and I'm inclined to believe that.

As for why Nikki's is always "home" to me....well, that's only in small part because she's still in the Homelands. She could move to Alaska and she'd still be home. It runs WAY deeper than that. After we first moved in together, I remember feeling more comfortable there than at any other place I've ever lived with, with the possible exception of when my mother was still alive and I lived alone with her. She's just home to me.

Per where I'd LIKE to live....having to be stuck here for 4 years is really making me consider that. Cali's an option, if only so I can be close to my little sister while she's going through the end of high school/beginning of college. McGuire in Jersey's a DEFINITE possibility, as is Dover in Delaware (better 3 hours from home than 25). Beyond that.....England, Japan, Alaska (hey, I hear good things...), Italy.

Whereabouts in Texas are you, anyhow? And I really hope you're not near Abilene....I wouldn't with that on anyone. Though it would be nice to have someone nearby that understands and misses Jersey like I do.

[lilinchylde.livejournal.com]

...it's your roots. It's where you came from. It's where you experienced everything that made you who you are today.
I do believe they say around 12yo is when you start creating your own independence. There were a lot of strong personalities surrounding me that no longer do. We moved here 16 years ago, but part of me still feels like this isn't the place to cultivate the rest of my life. There is no true "connection" to my immediate environment. I'm displaced.

I understand¹⁰ what you mean about Nikki (sad to say no personally). To have such a strong and vital bond with someone that no matter where you are becomes "home" because of their presence. That is something deep and most enviable.

Parts of California are just as expensive if not more than the Tri-State area, so it probably wouldn't be that big of a stretch financially from NJ. I have a definite preference for weather that doesn't often exceed the 85 degree mark. All of Europe would make me gain 20lbs within a month, 0__o but additionally the beauty, culture, & history wins.

I'm in the Dallas area. Abilene is way far west of here and probably barren & dry. YECK! That area gets some snow every now and again i believe. (pan handle always)

[eternalprelude.livejournal.com]

Abilene hasn't gotten snow yet this year, actually.....and Dallas isn't THAT far away (after having twice driven 25 straight hours to go home, 3 hour drives seem so much shorter). It is rather barren and dry, though.

[lilinchylde.livejournal.com]

in comparison, no, but for me driving more than 15 minutes is a long way to go lately. (vertigo)

[lilinchylde.livejournal.com]

oh & I identify with the "Yankee," "rude Northener" comments even if not directed at me personally. fortunately some have the forthought to avoid the mistake of opening their mouths. *grin*

[eternalprelude.livejournal.com]

Also, as per things I miss.....they haven't even HEARD of Taylor Ham down here. The first thing I did when I hit Jersey on my last leave was stop in at this old diner I'd been going to since I was like 5 and order a Taylor Ham, Egg, and Cheese sandwich. I nearly passed out from the sheer joy. :D

[lilinchylde.livejournal.com]

I had to look that up. lol. I know exactly what you're talking about, but never knew the name. (kids don't care if it tastes good)

There are several major things I miss; the ocean, delis, good pies (confused the heck out of the pizza people first & last time i asked for a pie), the diversity, AUTUMN & SPRING (now ruined by anxiety of tornados). I could keep going..actually made a very long list one time in LJ w/links of what i missed. haha

I nearly "passed out from sheer joy" when I went back for the first time a few years ago, saw the ocean, touched the sand, & ate like a pig every day. ;)

[eternalprelude.livejournal.com]

I miss all those things you listed and more besides......and the thing that makes it worse, is that my friends down here, for the most part, simply don't see why I miss it, and think I'm better off down here. Which A) makes me miss Jersey all the more, and B)pisses me off to no end, because they don't even give half a chance to the place before they decide they don't want a part of it.

[lilinchylde.livejournal.com]

i agree. before i moved here, people thought it was all barren farmland, though, so it definitely goes both ways.

most die hard Texans couldn't see living anywhere else anyway. *shrug*

[synnoveaevael.livejournal.com]

yeah, i HATE the heat... but i hate the snow.. but i'm stuck.. hehehee...

hi joni, i'm nikki :D

[lilinchylde.livejournal.com]

Oh man, I used to run around in the snow in my PJs and no shoes. ;) Not sure I could still do that, but I much prefer cooler temps to warmer. Think about it, you can put more on than you can take off. It's easier (more often than not) to find warmth than it is to find cool. (economically especially)

Nice to meet you. Your icon has been making me giggle insanely (within) with each post. It's just your expression...gives me joy. (in a non-scary, completely friendly & safe way) haha It's the lack therin that makes me appreciate it when encountered in such an honest manner. :P

[synnoveaevael.livejournal.com]

it's true. i sleep with my window open just about all year round... cept when i'm sick, or it's below about 20 degrees and the wind is a whippin'.

my umbrella icon? i get more friends this way, i swear. it's been my default icon for almost a year now cause it seems to just be the best default for myself.

shame is, i was spinning it with my tongue at the time, at who would soon be my boyfriend (jedi_007, the poor thing) and laughing.

having a good skin AND hair day helped ;)

[lilinchylde.livejournal.com]

shup' i miss a nice sea driven breeze. *pout*

shame is, i was spinning it....and laughing.
these sort of talents rarely go unnoticed. muahaha.

it sounds like he works in medicine...genetics?
or perhaps lucky enough to deal with criminal investigations?
you two make a great looking couple! |m| (o_0) |m|

[synnoveaevael.livejournal.com]

hahaha.. hunnie, i'm closer to newark than i am any beach, let me tell you. hahaha...

hahaha.. and it doesn't go unnoticed, trust me *weg*

he's brilliant. he does a lot of cell research and stuff... he's one of the smartest people i know, but he doesn't ACT like a stuffed shirt.. he's goofie and sillie and sweet and sincere.

he's my perfect match :) i still can't believe how lucky i got :)

[lilinchylde.livejournal.com]

i'm closer to newark than i am any beach
I know, Middletown was like a 3 minute drive from the shore. (sorry)

it doesn't go unnoticed, trust me *weg*
you tawdry little wench! iloveit. ;)

he's brilliant....
i wish you two the best & hopefully if in like mind many wonderful and fulfilling years together. sincerely.

[synnoveaevael.livejournal.com]

middletown ny?? really? hmm. never realized. i don't know much about that area though, so who knows.

why yes. yes i am.

aww, thanks. he's the best :)

[lilinchylde.livejournal.com]

Nope, Middletown, NJ.

[synnoveaevael.livejournal.com]

OOOOOH. duhr. hehehe

[eternalprelude.livejournal.com]

And till the day I die, I will forever be telling you, "I TOLD you so." And I did. If not the first, I'm one of the first to call you and him and your happiness. And I haven't ever been so happy to be proven right. :D

[synnoveaevael.livejournal.com]

putz ;)