Ten Questions

This meme was postulated by Mago from 63Mago, and presented at Ethereal Highway, so I will give props to both of them and proceed to bore the fuck out of the rest of you with my retarded answers.

1) Do you believe in ghosts?
I'll copy the answer I gave on the Ghost Seekers group on Facebook because I'm a lazy piece of crap.

I've SEEN one ghost and felt the presence of many others. Some of them have been famous people. Sometimes I meet people in dreams AKA on the astral plane. I'm kind of reluctant to talk about it and will not disclose who the famous ones are.
I am absolutely convinced that I saw the ghost. I was not drunk or high, I was not overly tired. Some people have tried to blame it on my mental illness, but I don't hallucinate as a rule unless I am overly tired, and even then I usually see things like animals, never people. This guy was as real as you or me--it's just that I happened to know he was dead. He had died a few months before. He is someone I knew.
And it wasn't what some shrinks try to claim--that grief was making me see him. I liked the guy well enough--he was a neighbor. I was sorry he died. But I was not in extreme grief of any kind. And he was there for more than a passing glance, then turn around and look again and nothing was there. I stood there looking right at him for at least a full minute before I spoke his name. He smiled at me. It still gives me chills but not in a bad way.
I am not afraid of ghosts. I would love to see another one.

2) Are you content with your life?
Do the words hell to the no resonate with you at all?

3) Have you ever been at or close to point blank? (Defined as the point where one 'snaps'.)

Yes. When I was in junior high school there was this horrible girl who made my life absolute misery. She turned everyone against me so I had no friends. She said the most hateful, ugly things about me. I wanted to kill myself, but I also wanted to kill her and one day I put a knife in my jacket and had walked partway down the street with it when something said to me "don't do it, you don't want to ruin your life over this bitch." So I went home, told my parents I'd forgotten something, and slipped the knife back into the drawer.

I understand how people can be driven to kill if they're being bullied, but I don't understand how they can kill random people who had nothing to do with the bullying. I could never kill some random person or someone who had never harmed me in any way.

4) Is philosophy necessary?

I think that life would be duller without it. Some philosophy is really helpful, other philosophy is just navel contemplation. You be the judge.

5) Do you live with books?
I probably have too many books to read in this lifetime.

6) Have you ever been on stage?
A lot when I was younger. I loved it. I miss it.

7) Do you regularly read a printed newspaper?

At least the front page. The residents at the retirement community get papers delivered so I usually take a peek.

8) Are you afraid of the future?
I'm afraid of dying a failure or having some sort of hideous tragedy befall me.

9) Do you know yourself?
Yeah. Why do you think I'm so pissed off all the time.

10) Will you play on?
I do not tag people. You can do it if you want to.

Get to Know the Cheese

For the random passerby who doesn't know me, please allow me to scare you off!

What is the Cheesemeister?

The Cheesemeister is a...

Certifiably mentally ill citizen (bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder) who does NOT like being treated as if she is stupid. Psychiatric problems do not mean a lower IQ, nor even a problem recognizing reality. It's just that I sometimes have problems dealing with reality. But if reality actually sucks, am I crazy for not wanting to deal with it?
I like to write about what I think. Some people can't deal with that.

Wholesome and Cheery--so not!

You Are a Whimsical Breakfast

You are a cheerful and upbeat person. You usually have a smile on your face. You try to make the best of every situation, and you give yourself the time to slow down and enjoy life. You make responsible choices and are always up on the latest information. You like to be in the know. You like to life the good life, and you're all about seeking balance. You'll eat your waffles, but you'll have your fruit too!

The Breakfast Test

Blogthings: Take a Quiz. Annoy Your Friends.

Let me point out all the ways in which this is sooooo incorrect.

I have never in my life been terribly cheerful or upbeat. I was born down. Only my snarky sense of humor and early onset curmudgeony has saved me from jumping off a bridge. I do not smile a lot and when I do smile it isn't very broad. It actually hurts to smile big. I have a lot of TMJ problems.

I do try to make the best of things but I often feel like I'm wading through an endless sewer. How the fuck long can you make the best of wading through a sewer? 

I do not have the choice to slow down or I'll be broke and living on the street. I try to enjoy little slices of life. Because mostly my life is kind of crappy.

Yes, I do like to "life the good life." Now give me enough money to pay off my debts and not have to punch a time clock any more and I'll really be able to do so.

I do try to seek balance but rarely do I run into it. I'll eat waffles and fruit because I fucking like them. Why the hell else would I do it?

Now, go visit Thom's blog, which is where I got this quiz, and see some hot car sex with a real fly couple.

More Cheesy Knowledge

Your answers for the 30 Have You Done Any Of These Questions Survey

Kissed anyone of your Facebook friends?
One of my facebook friends is my son. I've kissed him on the cheek and forehead.

Ran a red light?
It was a pink light. I was most of the way through it when it turned red.

Walked on a moonlit beach?
No

Experienced love at first sight?
I think it was stupidity at first sight, actually

Pointed a gun at someone?
Good Christ on a flaming turkey, no!

Kissed in the rain?
No

Kissed on a first date?
Goes along with the stupidity at first sight thing

Laughed till you peed?
Yeah. That's what Poise pads are for. You get old, you get slack bladder.

Swam in the ocean?
Yes

Caught a snowflake on your tounge?
Yes

Been to a concert?
Yes

Regretted a relationship?
All of them

Played spin the bottle?
No

Sat on a rooftop?
No

Been in a fight?
Yes

Got suspended from school?
No

been in a tornado/earthquake?
Mild earthquakes

Had a close brush with death?
Yes

Held a snake?
Yes

Made a fool of yourself trying to get a crush to notice you?
There's that stupidity at first sight thing again

Sang in the shower?
Yes

Broken a bone?
No and I hope I don't

Held someone you love for more than 5 hours?
At a go? No. A person has to use the toilet sometime.

Wanted someone to ask you out on a date?
Yeah, I was young and stupid once

Sang karaoke?
With a group. I couldn't ever do it by myself.

Fell asleep at work/school?
Yes

Skipped school?
Yes

Do you have a crush on anyone?
No. I'm now old and crabby rather than young and stupid.

30 Cheesy Facts That You Didn't Know or Care About

Your answers for the 30 Be Honest Have You Ever Questions Survey

Have you ever been arrested?
Once. I forgot to pay for a speeding ticket.

Have you ever snuck into a movie theater without paying?
No

Have you ever been in a fist fight?
Yes

Have you ever ditched school?
Yes

Have you ever played spin the bottle?
No

Have you ever danced in the rain?
I've run in the rain

Have you ever been deliberately mean to someone just because you could?
Only because they'd been so to me on multiple occasions previously. Which is not really a good excuse.

Have you ever fallen for a friends girlfriend/boyfriend?
No

Have you ever been in a car accident?
Yes

Have you ever had surgery?
Yes

Have you ever almost died?
Yes

Have you ever lost a loved one?
Yes

Have you ever thrown up on an airplane?
Almost

When at a wedding, and the preacher asked if there are any objections to the marriage, have you ever objected? If not, have you ever wanted to?
Yes. She was 18, he was 33 and a complete freak of nature.

Have you ever became friends with someone just because you felt sorry for them?
Yes

Have you ever gone bungee jumping?
Hell to the no.

Have you ever gotten a tatoo?
Not yet

Have you ever lied and said you were sick, just to avoid going to an event?
Yes

Have you ever started a completely untrue rumor?
No

Have you ever had a completely untrue rumor spread about you?
Yes. Apparently I had 8 abortions before I was 14 years old and while still a virgin. Still trying to figure out how that happened.

Have you ever been in the hospital for more than 3 days?
Yes

Have you ever been so sick or in so much pain that you wished you would just go ahead and die?
Yes

Have you ever felt completely helpless?
Yes

Have you ever felt completely hopeless?
Yes

Have you ever been through something so tramatic that it changed your life?
Yes

Have you ever gambled and won big?
No, dammit.

Have you ever been out of the country?
Twice. Once to Waterton Park, Canada and once to Tiajuana Mexico. I probably spelled Waterton Park correctly.

Have you ever done drugs?
Yes

The Cheesemeister is Back!

HowManyOfMe.com

There are people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

Wow! Only four people in the U.S. have my real name. Now, granted, I'm a little bit paranoid, but I think this is a darn good reason to blog using a pseudonym. People actually do get fired for their opinions. Those I come to trust get to know my real name and my other pen name(s) and they are soooo privileged.

For those who may not remember me, I am the Cheesemeister, aka the Snarkmeister. I'm opinionated. I'm confusicated. And I really want to be overrated. I don't really like conflict, but my opinions are my opinions. If you want to sway me, present a polite argument. I may or may not be swayed, but I will like you and welcome your return anytime. If you are an asshole, I won't bother with you. I'll rip shit on you once and then ignore you thereafter.

I cuss. I fuss. And sometimes I'll eventually trust. But you have to give me a good reason.

Politics makes me laugh and Sarah Palin is a real riot. I guarantee I'll be ripping shit on her. Hypocrites and Fundies (same thing) will also be targets of ridicule. I am confounded as to why most celebrities are celebrities, and they are not immune from being exposed for the self-absorbed asses they are.

I do have another blog where I satirize the many stupid things in our known world as well as the never-boring Netherworld. It is not listed in my blog roll because I want to be able to do what I like without catching flack from closed minds. It can be pretty controversial. If I decide I like you and you want the URL, let me know, and I'll give it to ya!

I am trying to come up with enough material to write a book as Cie Cheesemeister. Because I want to get paid for my writing, and being an unknown author writing about controversial topics is incredibly lucrative and satisfying. Just ask Lily Strange.

It's time for the Cheese to come out of the rind and return to the world of blogging. The Cheesemeister is back!