Monday's a Bitch

Random Joy

1. How much do the things you’re willing to discuss with your friends vary from things you’d discuss with a romantic partner? Which tends to be the closer relationship intellectually?

Wow, what a great question!

There are some things I don't bother discussing with Beast, just because I'd have to explain too much and it's not worth it sometimes. It's not a matter of "hiding" things, but does he really need to have the back-story of (for instance) cramps? OK, the girls reading this are going, "Ugh, yeah." The guys are going, "Oh, those kind of cramps. What's the big deal?"

I couldn't be married, or date, someone I couldn't have a good intellectual discussion with. Beast and I had a doozy yesterday in the car about the first two questions in last weekend's Saturday Six.

But, I also have good friends with whom I've had some really deep discussions of anything from "why guys are stupid" (when they've been having relationship problems) to "why I've stopped being involved with my church" (when we've had interpersonal problems at church) to "what color shirt goes best with this skirt" (yes, that can be intellectual!).

2. When shopping, do you believe that generally things that cost more are of better quality?

Sometimes. Then again, sometimes emphatically NOT. I'm cheap (ask the people with whom I shop!), so I tend to go for the less-expensive option, unless I've been burned on it once before.

3. How old were you when you first moved out of your parents' house? Or if you haven't yet, at what age could you see yourself moving out for the first time?

I never know how to answer this. Officially, I'd say when I got married. But really, I went to college at 18 over a thousand miles away from home. I came home and lived with my parents for two summers, but the summer between junior and senior years I stayed on campus and worked. After graduating, I went home for a few weeks, packed up a few more things that were still in my room, attended a bridal shower, and then flew back to my college town where I got married.

I stopped feeling connected to my parents' house as "home" only when they sold the house 12 years ago.

4. Do you think that voting is important? Why or why not?

Well, yeah. If you don't vote, you don't have any right to bitch about those in elected office. If you feel strongly that there's "no one to vote for" or "it doesn't matter," you are effectively saying, "Go ahead and treat me like a child because I can't be bothered to grow up and understand the issues of the world around me."

Not that I have strong opinions about this or anything.

5. Do you keep a dream journal?

Not as such. When I have a really strange dream, I sometimes post about it. I should keep better track; some of them are really strange dreams!