Oct 5, 2009

Archetypes - Round Two

Thank you for your input about the archetypes from the last note. This is a list of the most common chosen archetypes from the last note. If you have a chance, please identify the TOP THREE archetypes that you identify with me.

Thank you for all your help. This has given me a lot of insight and hopefully this will give me more. If some of the archetypes you listed before are not present, that's ok. Some I consider close to the same like Trickster and Provocateur or Magician and Wizard. Others are just isolated cases and didn't proceed to this round.

Thank you for all your help!

Scholar
Storyteller
Trickster
Judge
Artist
Seeker
Historian
Magician
Wizard
Teacher
Avenger
Sage
Student
Visionary
Rebel
Provocateur

Oct 2, 2009

Archetypes

Below is a list of common archetypes. Several of them may seem to overlap but there are nuances to all of them. Each Archetype is neutral, neither good nor bad, but each a light and shadow aspect.

Please review the list when you get a chance and please identify five archetypes that you associate with me. You don't have to dwell too long. Just please identify the five that "jump" out at you first. I'm hoping to get some personal insight from this exercise.

The list is as follows:

Actor
Addict
Alchemist
Anarchist
Artist
Avenger
Beggar
Boy/Girl Evangelist
Bully
Bureaucrat
Caregiver
Clown
Companion
Coward
Craftsperson
Crone
Crook
Damsel
Detective
Dictator
Dilettante
Diplomat
Disciple
Diva
Dreamer
Eternal
Fool
Gala
Gambler
God
Goddess
Gossip
Healer
Herald
Hermit
Historian
Innovator
Judge
Knight
Liberator
Lover
Magician
Martyr
Masochist
Matriarch
Midas
Monk
Muse
Mystic
Nature Boy/Girl
Networker
Nun
Olympian
Patriarch
Pilgrim
Pioneer
Poet
Politician
Predator
Priest
Prince
Princess
Prophet
Provocateur
Puck
Puppet
Puritan
Rebel
Redeemer
Rescuer
Revolutionary
Robot
Sadist
Sage
Samaritan
Scholar
Scout
Scribe
Seductress
Seeker
Seer
Servant
Shaman
Sidekick
Slave
Spoiler
Storyteller
Settler
Student
Teacher
Thief
Tramp
Trickster
Tyrant
Vampire
Visionary
Warrior
Witch
Wizard
Zombie

Aug 17, 2009

AFI TOP 100 MOVIES - 30/100

These are the Top 100 Movies chosen by the American Film Institute. How many have you seen?

Instructions: Copy this into your NOTES. Look at the list and put an 'x' after those you have read.

ANIMATION
1. Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs X
2. Pinocchio X
3. Bambi X
4. Lion King X
5. Fantasia X
6. Toy Story
7. Beauty and the Beast X
8. Shrek X
9. Cinderella X
10. Finding Nemo X

TOTAL: 9

FANTASY
1. Wizard of Oz X
2. Lord of the Rings X
3. It's a Wonderful Life
4. King Kong (1933)
5. Miracle on 34th Street
6. Field of Dreams X
7. Harvey
8. Groundhog Day X
9. The Thief of Bagdad
10. Big X

TOTAL: 5

GANGSTER
1. The Godfather X
2. Goodfellas
3. The Godfather, Part II
4. White Heat
5. Bonnie & Clyde
6. Scarface (1932)
7. Pulp Fiction X
8. The Public Enemy
9. Little Caesar
10. Scarface (1983)

TOTAL: 2

SCIENCE FICTION
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey
2. Star Wars IV: A New Hope X
3. E.T. X
4. Clockwork Orange X
5. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
6. Blade Runner X
7. Alien
8. Terminator 2: Judgement Day
9. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
10. Back to the Future X

TOTAL: 5

WESTERN
1. The Searchers
2. High Noon
3. Shane
4. Unforgiven
5. Red River
6. The Wild Bunch
7. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
8. McCabe & Mrs. Miller
9. Stagecoach
10. Cat Ballou

TOTAL: 0

SPORTS
1. Raging Bull
2. Rocky
3. The Pride of the Yankees
4. Hoosiers X
5. Bull Durham
6. The Hustler
7. Caddyshack
8. Breaking Away
9. National Velvet
10. Jerry Maguire X

TOTAL: 2

MYSTERY
1. Vertigo
2. Chinatown
3. Rear Window
4. Laura
5. The Third Man
6. The Maltese Falcon
7. North by Northwest
8. Blue Velvet X
9. Dial M for Murder
10. The Usual Suspects

TOTAL: 1

ROMANTIC COMEDY
1. City Lights
2. Annie Hall
3. It Happened One Night
4. Roman Holiday X
5. The Philadelphia Story
6. When Harry Met Sally X
7. Adam's Rib
8. Moonstruck X
9. Harold and Maude
10. Sleepless in Seattle

TOTAL: 3

COURTROOM DRAMA
1. To Kill A Mockingbird
2. 12 Angry Men
3. Kramer vs. Kramer
4. The Verdict
5. A Few Good Men X
6. Witness of the Prosecution
7. Anatomy of a Murder
8. In Cold Blood
9. A Cry in the Dark
10. Judgment at Nuremberg

TOTAL: 1

EPIC
1. Lawrence of Arabia
2. Ben-Hur
3. Schindler's List
4. Gone With The Wind X
5. Spartacus
6. Titanic X
7. All Quiet on the Western Front
8. Saving Private Ryan
9. Reds
10. The Ten Commandments

TOTAL: 2

GRAND TOTAL: 30/100

Aug 16, 2009

Films that Stick to the Ribs

Rules: Don't take too long to think about it. Fifteen movies you've seen that will always stick with you. First fifteen you can recall in no more than fifteen minutes. Tag fifteen friends, including me because I'm interested in seeing what movies my friends choose. (To do this, go to your Notes tab on your profile page, paste rules in a new note, cast your fifteen picks, and tag people in the note -- upper right hand side.) I hope you participate, even if you didn't get tagged!

1. Dead Poets Society
2. A River Runs Through It
3. Mysterious Skin
4. Latter Days
5. Cowboys & Angels
6. Camp
7. Fifth Element
8. (500) Days of Summer
9. Love Actually
10. About a Boy
11. Far and Away
12. Transporter
13. L.I.E.
14. The Opposite of Sex
15. Threesome

The Name of the Game...is Lame

YOUR REAL NAME
RULES: answer the questions, post and tag your friends...you know the drill.

YOUR FULL NAME?
Ryan Richard Ludman

WITNESS PROTECTION NAME (mother’s and father’s middle names):
Frances (my father doesn't have a middle name)

YOUR SECRET SPY NAME (your first name backwards):
Nayr

NASCAR NAME (first name of your mother's dad, father's dad):
Henry William

STAR WARS NAME (first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first name)
Ludry

DETECTIVE NAME (favorite color, favorite animal):
Gray Cappybara

SOAP OPERA NAME (middle name, county where you were born):
Richard Jackson

SUPERHERO NAME (2nd-favorite color, favorite drink, add "The" to the beginning):
The Black Vodka

FLY NAME (first 2 letters of first name, last 2 letters of last name):
Ry-Lud (I took liberties)

STREET NAME (favorite ice cream flavor, favorite cookie):
Butter Pecan White Chocolate Macademia (This is dumb)

ROCK STAR NAME (first pet's name, street you grew up)
Blacky Grand Point

YOUR GANGSTA NAME (first 3 letters of last name plus “izzle”):
Ludizzle

YOUR GOTH NAME (“Black” and the name of one of your pets):
Black Lactameon

Question the Questionable Questions but Answer the Rest

1. What time did you get up this morning? 8:30

2. How do you like your steak? On the cow, usually. Or with lots of butter.

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Julie & Julia

4. What is your favorite TV show? The Office

5. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? Paris, always Paris.

6. What did you have for breakfast? Grits, Biscuits, Eggs, Hashbrown Casserole

7. What is your favorite cuisine? Sushi, but it's so expensive normally.

8. What foods do you dislike? Raisins

9.Where is your favorite place to eat? CiCi's Pizza Buffet

10. Favorite dressing? What ever has the most fat.

11.What kind of vehicle do you drive? 2001 Saturn SL1

12. What are your favorite clothes? Floral Caftan

13. Where would you visit if you had the chance? Ireland

14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full? I don't see no cup.

15. Where would you want to retire? Near the Ocean.

16. Favorite time of day? When the stars are above me

17. Where were you born? Jackson, MI

18. What is your favorite sport to watch? Curling

19. Who do you think will not tag you back? Bert & Ernie

20. Person you expect to tag you back first? Grover Cleveland

21. Who are you most curious about their responses to this? Martin Van-fuckin-Buren

22. Bird watcher? I like Rooks.

23. Are you a morning person or a night person? Night

24. Do you have any pets? No.

25. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share? I'm pregnant!

26. What did you want to be when you were little? Better than you.

27. What is your best childhood memory? Swimming in a sea of hot fudge.

28. Are you a cat or dog person? Both.

29. Are you married? Hells no.

30. Always wear your seat belt? Yes

31. Been in a car accident? Oh so many.

32. Any pet peeves? Ghosts.

33. Favorite Pizza Toppings? Sarah Maclachlan

34. Favorite Flower? Chrysanthemum

35. Favorite ice cream? Cole Slaw

36. Favorite fast food restaurant? Squirty's

37. How many times did you fail your driver's test? 0

38. From whom did you get your last email? I think someone who wanted to enhance me. So generous.

39. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? Apple or Pommelo

40. Do anything spontaneous lately? I went to a health care town hall with water balloons full of urine.

41. Like your job? Ummm...

42. Broccoli? I loves it.

43. What was your favorite vacation? Venus.

44. Last person you went out to dinner with? My Parents

45. What are you listening to right now? Jewel - Who Will Save Your Soul? She's so deep.

46. What is your favorite color? Gray

47. How many tattoos do you have? 5, they're medical

48. How many are you tagging for this quiz? 0

49. What time did you finish this quiz? In enough time.

50. Do you drink coffee? Black and sometimes with a straw.

25 Random Songs -or- Seriously, Ryan?

mp3 shuffle ( music geeks only )

Instructions:
Once you've been tagged...

* Turn on your MP3 player
* Go to SHUFFLE songs mode
* Write down the first 25 songs that come up--song title and artist--NO editing/cheating, please (even though some of the songs could be embarrassing!)
* Choose 20 (or so) people to be tagged

1. Popular - Darren Hayes
2. Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
3. Little by Little - Oasis
4. Hoe Down Y'All, Hee Haw - Camp Smooth Move
5. Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now - The Smiths
6. Take It Easy (Love Nothing) - Bright Eyes
7. All You Want - Dido
8. Zombie - Cranberries
9. All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
10. Olsen Olsen - Sigur Ros
11. Dance with the Angels - Lisa Loeb
12. Freestyle - Eminem
13. Siren - Tori Amos
14. Rock Steady - All Saints
15. So Real - Jeff Buckley
16. I'm Falling - Saint Etienne
17. Rooftops - Lost Prophets
18. She Wants to Move - N.E.R.D.
19. Set Me Free - Velvet Revolver
20. Boum Boum - Enigma
21. All I Have to Give (Conversation Mix) - Backstreet Boys
22. (They Long to Be) Close to You - Carpenters
23. Congratulations - Blue October
24. Save the Population - Red Hot Chili Peppers
25. Mustard Pants - Arab Strap

Aug 13, 2009

Just Answer the Question

Can you fill this out without lying?

RULES - Copy, paste, and fill out in your notes section (created on your profile page). Then, tag your friends, including me.

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Can you fill this out without lying?
Unlikely.

What was the last thing you put in your mouth?
A small live bird. See, I already lied!

Have you ever kissed anyone named Matthew?
No, yuck.

Where was your profile picture taken?
As I was going over Niagara Falls in a sauce pan.

Can you play guitar hero?
Yes, and I like it, but I am not an expert.

Name someone that made you laugh today?
It was NOT Regis Philbin.

How late did you stay up last night and why?
10:30, because I was tired.

If you could move somewhere else, would you?
Possibly.....

Ever been kissed under fireworks?
Ew, no. Do people still go to fireworks?

Which of your friends lives closest to you?
Jeremy

Do you believe ex's can be friends?
Yes.

Calling or texting?
Telegraphing!

When was the last time you cried really hard?
Eh, a few weeks ago? Maybe.

Where are you right now?
The porch of my parents house looking out at the lake.

What bed did you sleep in last night?
My sisters old bed at my parents' house.

What was the last thing someone bought for you?
Dinner and a Hooker.

Who took your profile picture?
Don't know.

Who was the last person you took a picture of?
I don't remember.

Was yesterday better than today?
All are the same.

Are you mad about anything?
I'm mad about you, you're mad about me, babe.

Do you think relationships are ever really worth it?
Eh. Depends on the relationship.

Are you a bad influence?
Never!

Night out or night in?
Out.

What items could you not go without during the day?
Protractor, Sextant, Telegraph, Viewbox, Snarkometer

What does the last text message in your inbox say?
I hate you and I hate your assface!

How do you feel about your life right now?
Eh.

Do you hate anyone?
I hate many. You know who you are. Oh, you aren't reading this because you defriended me from Facebook. Oh well. I bet you could guess though.

If we were to look in your facebook inbox, what would we find?
People who should use my real email address.

Say you were given a drug test right now, would you pass?
Of course. I don't use the drugs. Wait, I do, but I have prescriptions for them.

Has anyone ever called you perfect before?
I'm sure because I'm confused with perfection a lot.

What song is stuck in your head ?
Final Countdown

Someone knocks on your window at 2am, who do you want it to be?
Jesus, and he better be telling me about the second coming before everyone else.

Wanna have grandkids before you’re 50?
I don't think I can. Ew.

Name something you have to do tomorrow?
Start training for the Iron Man. Ha ha ahaahaha.

Do you think too much or too little?
Too much. Always too much.

Do you smile a lot?
Maybe? I scowl more.

Who was your last missed call on your Mobile phone?
Unknown.

What was the last book you read?
The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman

Is there something you always wear?
A scarf. Not really, but I should.

What were you doing 30 minutes ago?
Same thing I'm doing now.

Did you have an exciting last weekend?
Eh. It was boring, but I read a lot.

Have you ever crawled through a window?
Yes.

Have you ever dyed your hair?
Yes.

Are you wearing a necklace / Chain?
No. Ew. Gross.

Are you an emotional person?
I am a rock, I am an island.

What's something that can always make you feel better?
No.

Will this weekend be a good one?
It has potential, if I can avoid the cars.

What do you want right now?
Food

Have you ever worn the opposite sex's clothing?
Yes.

Have you ever worked in a food place?
Lick-it-tee-split

Does anyone know your facebook password?
No. It's sneaky.

I Had A Dream (Related to the Fifth Element)

Last night I had a dream that followed the end of the plot of the film "The Fifth Element" but with some notable differences.

I was driving around this city and somehow I got lost. I turned left onto this road/sidewalk/path and was driving around on it for a little while. Eventually I ended up on the rampart of this castle/fort type structure. I couldn't find a way to get down, so I floored it and jumped off the rampart onto a bridge. I didn't really remember doing it though and it was very high up so I was surprised that I didn't get hurt or wreck the car. I kept driving.

Before I knew it, I was trapped in a parking garage kind of structure and I just kept driving up and down. Well, it turns out that there is a big ball of destruction hurtling towards the Earth. In order to stop it we needed to find the Fifth Element. I liked to call it the Quintessence because it sounds fancy, but the rest didn't like it. But Bruce Willis was there and he brought Mila Jojojovivich and we were trying to figure out how to make her stop the big bad.

Eventually, a group of people showed up and each had different colored hair. They had Red, Yellow, Blue, Green and White hair. They each stood by a pedestal and took a lock of their hair and placed it on the pedestal. The pedestal was then activated and glowed.

It turns out that Mila Jojovivavavich was not the Quintessence but was the embodiment of love with is the Fifth Element, and she and Bruce Willis made out like at the end of the film. And the big bad was destroyed.

The people with the different colored hair started to walk away and I tried to follow and ask questions. But they wouldn't talk to me. It also turns out that Orange and Purple were there, but they were alternates in case one of the others couldn't do their duty. They disappeared.

Eventually I got in my car and found a way out of the parking garage.

Jul 29, 2007

A Bar and The Bar

Interesting week.

I house sat at Julon's. I haven't heard from them. I hope that the lawn was watered to their liking. I also haven't talked to anyone who came back from the Cottage to find out how it was. I'm really sad I couldn't go. I miss the cottage.

I stayed in East Lansing Monday and Tuesday night. It was strange to be in EL. It seems so different than it was 7 years ago. Downtown is so trendy and full of chains. On Tuesday night, my friends and I ate at the Ukai. I order Saki and Sushi and Teriyaki Chicken. The Sushi chef messed up, so I didn't get my sushi. But dinner was good and I was stuffed anyway. Then I went to bed and fell asleep watching CSI. I woke up the next day for the Bar part two.

I didn't think the Bar was as bad as it would be. However, if I failed, I wouldn't be surprised. I felt like I knew nothing on half the essays. The multiple choice was weird two. Very different from PMBR and BarBri. I was surprised. Also there were a lot of questions on Damages. I didn't study damages enough. Oh well, I hope it doesn't matter.

I finished the bar on Wednesday. I don't know how I did. I'll find out in November. I hope I passed. I went to my parents house for dinner then went back to toledo.

On Thursday, I went out with the PD for her early birthday dinner. I got about a $50 meal for free from her rich friends. It was awesome. Over the course of the night I had two vodkas and about 9 shots. I didn't pay for a thing. I think this is called Networking and why I love it!

On Friday, I went out for the PDs birthday, drank way too much, made a fool of myself, flirted with everyone, and got kicked out of the bar. I don't really remember what happened. I do know that I didn't have a hangover and I lost my debit card. Oh well, it's to be expected at a post-bar exam celebration, I suppose.

Yesterday, the PD went to some island in Lake Erie. I was going to go, but didn't really want to spend the money. It seemed to me like the PD is pissed off at me for the drunkenness. I don't know or care. Well, i left to get dinner and walk around and when I came back the ceiling had collapsed in the office. A whole chunk of dry wall fell right in the corner of the room. At first I thought it was insulation everywhere, but it's kind of grayish, and I think it's about 2 feet of dust that poored out of the ceiling. I'm glad I don't have allergies. That was the most exciting part of the day though. I went to the bookstore to hang out. To be honest, I'm really bored. I feel lost. I don't have any studying to do and it's weird. I have no money though and I don't want to spend money. The problem is that I could do stuff, but it was far away and I'd have to drive.

Also, yesterday I talked to Drew on the phone who moved to Vegas and is now moving back. He said he's been "looking for me" online. Kinda weird. We met once and I forgot about him. Oh and Cornfield sent me a message out of the blue the other day. I didn't respond.

In addition, there is a guy named Michael who seems into me, but I'm not into him for some reason. Am I just a misogynist? Maybe. The problem is that I talked to him online 2 years ago, and then I sent him pictures of me (clean pictures of course). And then it seemed to me like he was ignoring me. I'd contact him and he'd never respond and then he'd go offline. It was weird and not just one occasion. So now I think he might be an asshole, but I keep talking to him. Oy. He lives in Wyandott, which he said is the Royal Oak of Downriver, but I don't buy it. It's still Downriver.

I can't wait to move. I was looking at apartments in Royal Oak and I got so excited. I want to move so bad. I want to have friends to hang out with. I want a job.

Okay, and between you and me, I'm starting to hate the PD a little. I think she's crazy. And not the crazy I'm used to. Half of my friends are insane and they know it, so it's not a big deal. She thinks she's perfect and then does this stupid stuff. I'm not going to go into it right now. All I know is that if I hear her talk about her boyfriend one more time, I will scream. I can't stand it. You know my level of hatred of Jacques and the PFV and Nicolas Cage? It's reaching that level. I have to leave just to avoid it.

In a week or two, I'm going to Nashville with my parents to see my sister and her husband. I'm so excited. I can't wait. Then we're going to Memphis and we're going to see Graceland!!! I'm so excited. I'm not really an Elvis fan, but it's Graceland. It's like Shabby Chic, Gaud-o-Rama Insanity Magic. I am so excited. And then we're going into Mississippi a little bit. We've never been there, and it's right by Tennessee so I want to see what it's like. A tour of the deep south, just what you need to get your mind off the bar exam.

Well, I need to stop drinking for a while. It makes me too sad the next day. I just can't take it anymore. I'm not in a great place anyway, so I don't need to be more sad.

I guess that's all for now.

Jul 24, 2007

Shake It Like You Mean It

I can't believe it's been 3 months. So much has happened and yet nothing has happened.

I graduated from law school.

I went to Nashville.

I went to San Francisco.

I went camping.

I studied for the bar.

I'm sitting in my hotel room waiting to leave to take the bar. I'm kind of nervous but ok. I just can't wait until this is over. I also hope to pass the exam.