#merriberri

9. Three of your current feelings?

The feeling when you eat too much, tired, bored. those are feelings right?

17. Do you bite into your ice cream or just lick it?

i lick it. my teeth are super sensitive

21. Could you handle being in the military?

i feel like probably and honestly it would probably be pretty good for getting myself in shape, but i would really really really hate it. 

31. Whats your zodiac sign?

libra....

35. Do you believe in karma or predestiny? 

karma, yeah sorta. I feel like doing good things makes me feel better and appreciate things more so it seems like more good things are happening to me. I also sorta feel like this ask was because of karma

predestiny, nah. it’s just too hard to think about. like I always wonder if it’s even possible to “deny” your destiny or if your denial was already predetermined? and then at that point does it even matter? so i guess maybe i just don’t care whether or not my life it predetermined.  

AHHH

February: City/State

meRIDETH WE GO TO THE SAME SCHOOL 

Boulder, Colorado

March: Favorite Color

Green!

July: Favorite song/band

Gosh there are so many! I will forever love It's My Life by Bon Jovi, though.

 Dandelion: When you make wishes who are they for?

If I'm worrying about someone, then them, sometimes myself, sometimes for the world and humanity as a whole; my friends, too.

Lemon: How differently do you behave when you're by yourself versus when you're with others?

I feel like I talk to myself and have more conversations in my head than I do with others. It feels more comfortable when I'm by myself.

Oolong: Where do you see yourself in five years?

Hopefully doing art or game development somewhere, doing what I love.

Rooibos: If a conversation bothers you, will you speak up about it?

meRIDETH

OKAY I WAS EXCITED NOW I’M SCARED

1. What is more difficult for you, looking into someones eyes when you are telling someone how you feel, or looking into someones eyes when they are telling you how they feel?

I think that looking into someone’s eyes when I’m telling them how I feel is more difficult. Eye contact is this strange, spiritual, trusting gesture, that allows one to both convey and receive their own and someone else’s soul— if someone else offers that trust to me, I will humbly accept it. However, giving it is always harder, to initiate that trust and be sure that the person you’re giving it to won’t break it.

5. You can have one of the following two things. Which do you choose? Why? Love and Trust.

I usually think of them as being hand in hand, but if I was to choose one, it would be trust. I strive for the status of being trustworthy, and to be someone to confide in. If I’m able to love, and I’m able to receive trust from people around me, I’d be fulfilled.

8. Your best friend confesses that he/she has feelings for you more than just friendship. He/she is falling in love with you. What do you (or did you) do/say?

This would be a difficult situation, depending on the nature of their feelings for me, since I’m still figuring out how I feel feelings for other people. If they’re my best friend, I’d trust them enough to let us try out a relationship, and whatever happens, happens. I don’t think I’d stop wanting their friendship, no matter what— friendship, to me is more deeply rooted than to be able to destroy it with stronger feelings of affection.

18. Would you give a homeless person CPR if they were dying? Why or Why not?

This is a tricky question, since I don’t know how to perform CPR, the answer would be no— but if I did know CPR, I’d like to think I would. 

20. Are you old fashioned?

WHAT DOES THIS QUESTION EVEN MEAN. If it means old-fashioned as in I appreciate the aesthetics and pop culture from past time periods, heLL YES 

I can also cook and sew and knit and crochet if that’s what it means also— I like physical copies of things, and I value old fashioned ways of accessing media (that being said, I’m always on my computer and kindle and ipod and gaming system so uh)

but old fashioned could also mean stuck in the ways and ideals of people who were born and raised in previous time periods, which can get sticky really quickly— I try to be as open minded as possible, and to adapt my thinking and actions accordingly. Whether it be on the issue of gender roles, sexuality, or social justice, there’s always something new to learn and to be changed about the way one reacts. Being “old fashioned” in that sense, I hope to everything that I am not.

but that's when we were all in our awkward emo phases, no thank you

what the fuck is beard culture are people who don’t shave their beards more special or s/t

honestly, I would rather be behind in school for a year or so than be miserable because I've trained so long for something I don't want. everyone makes it eventually, you might as well be happy in the process

yeah i know it makes sense, but there's so much uncertainty