This is actually part #21, but the original post has gotten off-count, so...2001. Can you believe that we have only gotten through two fifths of this survey so far? It doesn't seem possible, does it.
2002. What is your opinion of Dave Coulier? I'm not a fan. To be honest, I'm kind of sad that I knew his name immediately.
2003. If you were to a write a Choose Your Own Adventure book, what would it be about? Writing this sort of book would make my OCD tendencies flare to the point of insanity, I'm afraid. Sorry.
2004. What was your best find from a flea market, garage sale, ebay or thrift store? I have found some really nice clothes at thrift stores. One of my current favorite sweaters, in fact, came from Savers.
2005. What do you not have enough money for right now? It's more a matter of what the hell am I doing with what I've got.
2006. Do you believe that Tears for Fears were right when they said, "Everybody wants to rule the world?" I don't think so. For instance, I don't want to rule the world.
2007. What is the design on your beach towel? Like, I have about a dozen beach towels with varying designs. I don't really buy them for the colors or designs--I buy them for size and use.
2008. What stirs something deep and animalistic inside you? Music, sometimes. The sound of pain, especially in children.
2009. Have you ever cross dressed (even as a joke)? Speaking as a cis-gendered female, this is really not that big of a deal. Hasn't been for most of my life. Speaking as someone who knows transgender people, this is a weird and potentially offensive question.
2010. Do you own anything with a rainbow on it? I think so? It's not like I search out rainbows, but I definitely don't hate them.
2011. What would be the worst object for a child to take on a long car ride with you? Anything that keeps them awake!
2012. What's the Best Beatles song in your opinion? Depends on what kind of mood you're in. The cool thing about the Beatles is that they've got a song for almost any mood: happy, sad, lonely, goofy....
2013. Why do you suppose that diary sites are more popular with females than males? There are dozens of social, cultural and environmental reasons why women prefer talking things out online. Men have different outlets, though perhaps they could use more talking and less doing. That, however, is an opinion from a woman, so take that as you like.
2014. What do these color combinations remind you of:
orange and pink: two colors that were never allowed to be worn together when I was a child
pink and green: sherbet
green and gold: Packers
purple and gold: Vikings
gold and red: Christmas
red and white: my junior high's school colors
blue and grey: North v. South
2015. What is one selfish thing you tend to do? Sleep
2016. When do you think technology will catch up with the Jetson's? I doubt we'll ever get to the Jetsons. I'm kind of feeling like we have reached the apogee of human development and we're all going backwards towards cave life.
2017. What made you laugh today? Not a damned thing.
2018. Do you ever stick your entries in any of the diary circles? The words that make up this question make no sense to me.
2019. Can you freestyle rap?Nope
2020. Are you:
stylish? Only by total accident.
smart? I know a lot of things. So do we all.
2021. Do you find you[r]self only buying brand name products? I do much of my grocery shopping at Aldi's, so no.
2022. Would you ever want to buy an article of clothing or an accessory because you saw a celebrity wear it? Not specifically, no.
2023. What song do you feel the sexiest dancing to? I'd have to be chemically altered to feel sexy dancing to ANYTHING these days.
2024. Who do you know who looks silly when they dance? Listen, if you take the music away and watch people dance, everyone looks ridiculous.
2025. Sweaty sex or clean sex? What the hell.....? Clean, just by definition, but I'm not sure I've ever achieved unsweaty sex.
2026. Which is more important to you: being kind or being right? Kind.
2027. Can you do any special dances like swing, tap, or ballroom? In my head.
2028. Are you scared of monsters? I'm scared of people. The monsters I know are lovely, kind, and helpful.
2029. Who would you like to remind people of? That we're all in the same boat together.
2030. Do you walk to school or do you bring your lunch? Assuming that this means if I walked I would walk home for lunch--something that hasn't been a 'thing' in the U.S. for decades!--I always brought my lunch.
2031. Rate your skills from one to ten (10 = you are the best at it):
socializing: 8
making friends: 8
working with computers: 8
arts: 2
crafts: 5
dancing: 4
skating: 1
talking other people into things: 2
writing: 5
living life to the fullest each day: 5
cooking: 6
gardening: 5
cleaning up after yourself: 4
playing poker: 6
surviving in the woods: 2
managing your time: 2
attracting the opposite sex (or same sex if you prefer)? 4
2032. Have you ever been to an Indian reservation? Yes I have. A couple of them, in fact.
2033. What is going to happen tomorrow that you can celebrate, even if it's a little thing? Getting up? Getting dressed? Going to work? Perhaps, in all seriousness, a shorter workday is worth celebrating?
2034. Do you save things for special occasions or is everyday a special occasion? Both sort of. Some things I do save, but most things I try to use.
2035. What is one thing you are terrible at: cheering myself up.
2036. What's your favorite:
rap song: I'm partial to Salt n Pepa's stuff.
country song: "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" always makes me laugh.
industrial song: I don't know what this is precisely except that I don't think I listen to much of it.
cover song: Melissa Etheridge's cover of Janis Joplin's "Piece of My Heart."
punk song: Is "Rock the Casbah" punk?
odd song: "Mairzy Doats"
2037. What do you get your teacher or your boss for the holidays? I do not buy gifts for coworkers up or down the ladder.
2038. Do you like to read books by Virginia Wolfe? Not much, no.
2039. What is your favorite TV show from when you were a kid? Zoom.
2040. What is now proved was once only imagined. - William Blake.
What do you imagine? I imagine that this is probably true but only up to a point.
2041. What has been passed down through at least two generations to you? Pictures. I have hundreds of photos, mostly people and things I know something about, but also a few that are mysteries. Why the hell did I end up with them all? Who knows.
2042. Do we live in a particularly bad age for romance? I'm not a fan of romance as a 'thing' so I wouldn't be a good person to answer this.
2043. Have you ever cheated on someone? I cheat at cards and board games.
Do you believe that once someone is a cheater they can never be trusted? I think most people can't really be trusted whether or not I'm' aware of their history of cheating.
2044. Have you ever gone:
Christmas caroling? Ayup.
pumpkin picking? Ayup.
on a hay wagon ride? Ayup.
on a romantic Valentine's Day date? Ayup.
to a New year's Eve party? Ayup.
to a Memorial Day parade? Ayup.
to the Macy's Thanksgiving Tay parade? Nope.
to search for gold coins on St. Patrick's Day? Nope.
2045. Have you ever done any modeling? Nope.
2046. Would you consider yourself to be psychologically damaged? Aren't we all? I'm mostly just a little dinged up, some fender damage, nothing that keeps me from functioning most days.
2047. How aware are you of the reasons behind your actions and words? More aware than I used to be, for sure.
2048. What is the sickest you ever drank or drugged yourself? There were two instances my freshman year of college that taught me a healthy respect for limits in my drinking.
2049. Would you prefer it if clothing was optional? It's below-fucking-zero outside right now. No. I do not think clothing should be optional!!
2050. What is one interesting fact about you: I'm stronger and tougher than I have any just cause or reason to be. This is a blessing and a curse.
2051. Are more people depressed because they are alone, or are more people alone because they are depressed? Yes.
2052. Have you ever gotten a mug, t-shirt, key chain, etc. that was personalized with your picture? Yucko--no. I do have tea towels with my niece and nephew on them however; they were wedding gifts back to those of us in attendance.
2053. What was the last thing that you experienced for the first time? I saw my husband of 31+ years yesterday without a mustache for the first time. I've known this man 35 years and I can't remember if I've ever seen him completely without facial hair.
2054. If you were going to die tomorrow and you were leaving a postcard for someone to read after you were gone what would it say? Be your best self.
2055. If you were about to be executed what would your last request be? Knock me out before you kill me, k?
2056. What kinds of people do you find intimidating? Confident, attractive people.
2057. How much conviction do you have in your feelings and beliefs? I believe in few things really, one of which is that I'm going to be wrong about things often enough not to get too attached to them.
2058. In your house where is the:
crazy glue? Junk drawer.
flashlight? We have flashlights in pretty much every room. I should probably do a battery check one of these days. We lose power here with some regularity.
2059. Out of everyone you know who has the most personality? Most children have more personality than adults. Perhaps that's why I like them; we haven't beaten them into boring shapes!
2060. If you could go back in time to experience a musical movement or era, which one would you choose to live through? It would be fun to watch Beethoven compose after he went deaf.
2061. Do you suffocate people with your love? I try, and I try HARD, not to do this. You might ask Sparky if I've succeeded.
2062. Do you feel your life is charmed? My life has had more luck in it than I honestly deserve. I would not, however, call it "charmed" by any stretch.
2063. What character do you identify the most with from Winnie the Pooh? First instinct was Rabbit, then I realized that's my sister. Maybe Kanga? Or Piglet?
2064. When do you do your best thinking? For the past several days, I'm pretty sure "thinking" hasn't been high on the list of things I've done.
2065. What motivates you? Boredom.
2066. Look back at all the people you've dated. Has there been a pattern? Uhm. They were all smart, probably at least smarter than me in some areas.
2067. Things change but what will always remain the same for you? I'm gonna be a klutz and a danger to my own well-being till the day I die. Last night, I lit our fireplace, and it flared out of the hearth and burnt my hair. I should be dead. Or hospitalized.
2068. Is divorce something you would ever consider or do you feel that marriage is permanently binding? Marriage, like most things, is a contract. When the contract ceases to work for either party, it needs renegotiating. For me, right now, my marriage is locked in. There have been times in the past when it has been on the verge of death.
2069. What's the strangest movie you ever saw? "Orlando"
2070. If you could go into virtual reality and set up your life there to be perfect and it would seem real but not be real would you trade your life now for the virtual life? Yes.
Well, no not really, but I'd certainly like to be able to ignore the details of my current life for extended periods.
2071. Does it seem like life is more difficult for you than for anyone else? Nope. My life is a breeze compared to people with no shelter today.
2072. What are you grateful for? Central heat and warm clothes.
2073. What was a choice that you didn't want to make but you had to? The past 120 days have been full of choosing between one hard thing or another hard thing.
2074. Have you ever had dental surgery? I've had 8 molars pulled. In a dentist's chair, just novacaine'd up and wide awake.
2075. At what point exactly are you grown up? When you start being aware of having to make (and stand by!) those hard decisions I referenced in 2073. Not Coke or Pepsi, but food or heat. Health-care or new shoes. Leave or stay.
2076. If there was a weight-loss procedure that would destroy your ability to taste food so you wouldn't be tempted by junk food, would you have it done? Nope.
2077. What is one thing that happened that you never expected? Most of my medical history has been surprising, up until the last decade or so.
2078. If you called one of your friends and they said "It's nothing personal but I don't want to talk to anyone right now," would you take it personally? Nope. However, I would check in again tomorrow.
2079. What is your favorite girl's name? Josephine.
2080. Do you ever feel guilty for being more fortunate then others? Not guilty. I do wonder why though. And I do feel a sense of needing to make sure I don't waste my luck.
2081. If you had to wear a shirt with one word on it for a year, what word would you choose? "Nope."
2082. What is Evian spelled backwards? Naive.
2083. You drop 10 pounds of feathers and a ten pound bowling ball off the top of the same building. Which will hit the ground first? The one you drop first.
2084. Even though you may never get what you want, are you happy because you're trying? I'm enjoying the trip I'm on, usually, as I get through this life. Happy? Not always. Entertained? Yes.
2085. If you started a petition what would it be about? Something to do with minding one's own business and being kind.
2086. When was the last time you asked someone to do something and they said no? Today. That's a bit harsh, but non-response is a no as far as I can see, right?
2087. Do bad things happen to you on Friday the 13th? Not more than any other day.
2088. What's your favorite:
Madonna song? "Vogue
John Lennon song? "Beautiful Boy"
Michael Jackson song? "Man in the Mirror"
Doors song? "Light My Fire"
Rolling Stones song? "Honky Tonk Women"
David Bowie song? ...I'm not a real big Bowie fan.....
Elvis song? "Aura Lee"
2089. If you had started a relationship with someone and they said that it would be best if no one knew about it just to see how it goes, would you be offended? Not offended, but I don't do secrets, either, so that ain't happening.
2090. Do you know any self defense? Mostly verbal.
How about CPR? I do. I think my certification expired in 2017 though.
2091. If you had to look into a mirror and see your naked soul stripped of all delusions and pretenses (Neverending Story style) could you handle it? Welcome to my daily life.
2092. Are you a genius? Hah. Not.
2093. How did you find out that Santa Claus wasn't real? I think someone at school probably told me. I don't remember specifically.
2094. Which is your favorite tarot card? Hmm, this is also something I don't feel ready to choose. Perhaps "Death" and not in a morbid, suicide-y way at all.
2095. Does the internet separate people or connect them? Yes. The internet, like most tools, does what it does. People are the ones who do what they do.
2096. Have you ever written a letter to a soldier? I might have, in college. I had a friend with a friend in the Army.
2097. Does pain and fear make you feel alive? Pain and fear make me numb for a period of time. This sometimes feels "alive" in a way that is productive for certain things.
2098. Are you:
good looking? nah
thin? nah
happy? overall, mostly
successful? maybe?
confident? more than not, I guess
2099. Are you decisive or wishy-washy? Based on several of these answers, I should probably admit to wishy-washy, eh?
2100. Do you feel pop stars should be morally responsible to set a good example for their fans? Nope. But I think they should be aware of the fact that whether they like it or not, people WILL be looking to them for behavior cues.
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