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If you're on my friends list, I want to know 36 things about you. I don't care if we never talk, or if we already know everything about each other. Short and sweet is fine ... You're on my list, so I want to know you better!
Post your answers in the comments, then repost the questions in your own journal.
slaymesoftly.If you're on my friends list, I want to know 36 things about you. I don't care if we never talk, or if we already know everything about each other. Short and sweet is fine ... You're on my list, so I want to know you better!
Post your answers in the comments, then repost the questions in your own journal.
1) Are you currently in a serious relationship?
A.
2) What was your dream growing up?
A.
3) What talent do you wish you had?
A.
4) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
A.
5) Favorite vegetable?
A.
6) What was the last book you read?
A.
7) What zodiac sign are you?
A.
8) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
A.
9) Worst Habit?
A.
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
A.
11) What is your favorite sport?
A.
12) Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude?
A.
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
A.
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
A.
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
A.
16) Do you have any pets?
A.
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
A.
18) What was your first impression of me? (hmmm...careful!)
A.
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
A.
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
A.
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
A.
22) What color eyes do you have?
A.
23) Ever been arrested?
A.
24) Bottle or can soda?
A.
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
A.
27) What's your favorite place to hang at?
A.
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
A.
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
A.
30) Do you swear a lot?
A.
31) Biggest pet peeve?
A.
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
A.
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
A.
35) Do you believe in God?
A.
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?
A.
A.
2) What was your dream growing up?
A.
3) What talent do you wish you had?
A.
4) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
A.
5) Favorite vegetable?
A.
6) What was the last book you read?
A.
7) What zodiac sign are you?
A.
8) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
A.
9) Worst Habit?
A.
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
A.
11) What is your favorite sport?
A.
12) Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude?
A.
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
A.
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
A.
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
A.
16) Do you have any pets?
A.
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
A.
18) What was your first impression of me? (hmmm...careful!)
A.
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
A.
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
A.
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
A.
22) What color eyes do you have?
A.
23) Ever been arrested?
A.
24) Bottle or can soda?
A.
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
A.
27) What's your favorite place to hang at?
A.
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
A.
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
A.
30) Do you swear a lot?
A.
31) Biggest pet peeve?
A.
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
A.
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
A.
35) Do you believe in God?
A.
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?
A.
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Date: Mar. 3rd, 2008 12:12 pm (UTC)A.Does being married for 35 years count? ROFL
2) What was your dream growing up?
A.Not sure I had one
3) What talent do you wish you had?
A. Wish I could sing
4) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
A. A bottle of beer, probably
5) Favorite vegetable?
A. Um...peas, I guess (fresh ones)
6) What was the last book you read?
A. I just finished Isle Witch, the Voyage of the Jerly Shanara (or something like that)
7) What zodiac sign are you?
A. Aquarius...*warbles the chorus*
8) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
A. Just the usual - two holes in each ear
9) Worst Habit?
A. Laziness, lack of will power, procrastination...oh, wait. You only wanted one?
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
A. Sure!
11) What is your favorite sport?
A. Um - soccer, I guess. I also like football, gymnastics and, technically, dog shows are considered a sport... Used to ride, don't anymore.
12) Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude?
A. Good question. I have no idea.
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
A. talk
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
A. Oh boy - aside from the death of loved ones? Nothing in particular comes to mind.
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
A. Getting the hots for James caused me to start paying a lot more attention to my appearance (you never know who might sit next to you on a plane or something...) I think it's wearing off, though...(see above for laziness)
16) Do you have any pets?
A. Do seven dogs and a cat count?
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
A. It would messy and dirty. lol
18) What was your first impression of me? (hmmm...careful!)
A. Obviously brilliant, since you and I usually end up on the same side of most discussions! LOL And an incredible detail-oriented and careful writer. Unbelievable, really!
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
A. neither - not crazy about them
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
A. Only one? Take twenty years off, I guess (and accompanying pounds and wrinkles)
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
A. It would depend on what you wanted to do.
22) What color eyes do you have?
A. blueish-gray (or grayish-blue - take your pick)
23) Ever been arrested?
A. nope
24) Bottle or can soda?
A. Nasty stuff - never touch it.
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
A. *shrugs* spend it, probably
27) What's your favorite place to hang at?
A. Don't have one - oh, alright. I love eating a Flemings. Lava cake, anyone?
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
A. sometimes I think I do - but I'm a pretty skeptical person
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
A. sleep
30) Do you swear a lot?
A. Define a lot. LOL More than I should, probably.
31) Biggest pet peeve?
A. manipulative people
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
A. lazy
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
A. sometimes
35) Do you believe in God?
A. Not sure (is that a "no"?)
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?
A. sure.
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Date: Mar. 3rd, 2008 04:13 pm (UTC)And thank you for the lovely complimenty first impression. :)
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Date: Mar. 4th, 2008 01:09 am (UTC)no subject
Date: Mar. 3rd, 2008 06:24 pm (UTC)A. I've been married nearly 20 years. Yeah, it's serious!
2) What was your dream growing up?
A. To travel.
3) What talent do you wish you had?
A. I wish I were more creative.
4) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
A. Locally brewed beer.
5) Favorite vegetable?
A. Carrots
6) What was the last book you read?
A. Meg Cabot's Size 12 is not Fat and I'm in the middle of Fuschia Dunlop's Revolutionary Chinese Cookbook
7) What zodiac sign are you?
A. Libra
8) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
A. Boring - pierced ears.
9) Worst Habit?
A. I'm loud.
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
A. No, but just because I seldom drive.
11) What is your favorite sport?
A. Baseball
12) Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude?
A. Negative
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
A. I'd be a bit panicky. I'm claustrophobic. I'd probably offer you something to read from my over stuffed purse.
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
A. My parents.
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
A. I read cookbooks like they're novels.
16) Do you have any pets?
A. Fish
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
A. I would apologize for the perpetual mess, but I just made pretzels, so at least there are snacks!
18) What was your first impression of me? (hmmm...careful!)
A. Clever.
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
A. Scary
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
A. I'd lose that thirty pounds I've been trying to lose since I was 18!
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
A. Hahaha, it depends how many drinks I've had.
22) What color eyes do you have?
A. Brown
23) Ever been arrested?
A. No.
24) Bottle or can soda?
A. No soda. I drink a lot of water.
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
A. Take my husband to Italy.
27) What's your favorite place to hang at?
A. Local brewpubs.
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
A. I've never seen one, but I think they're real.
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
A. Cook. Read.
30) Do you swear a lot?
A. No.
31) Biggest pet peeve?
A. Inconsiderate people.
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
A. Introverted.
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
A. Yes.
35) Do you believe in God?
A. Sometimes.
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?
A. I don't journal, so my LJ is empty.
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Date: Mar. 4th, 2008 12:03 am (UTC)OMG, that's hilarious - that's the book I read and couldn't remember the name of when I filled this out on slaymesoftly's LJ! Clearly it didn't make a great impression on me, lol...
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Date: Mar. 4th, 2008 04:57 am (UTC)no subject
Date: Mar. 4th, 2008 05:01 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: Mar. 3rd, 2008 07:29 pm (UTC)1) Are you currently in a serious relationship?
A.YES!
2) What was your dream growing up?
A.Being an artist, probably, but I don't think I was focusing on the future much.
3) What talent do you wish you had?
A.I'd love to be able to play an instrument.
4) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
A.A nice very cold beer would be fine.
5) Favorite vegetable?
A.All of them, depends on the season.
6) What was the last book you read?
A.Some Yehoshua novel that bored me to tears.
7) What zodiac sign are you?
A.Leo, but I don't feel like it.
8) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
A.No.
9) Worst Habit?
A.I cannot be organized.
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
A.Sure!
11) What is your favorite sport?
A.Ice skating.
12) Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude?
A.Decidedly optimistic, even if it sometimes you have to work on it.
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
A.Chat. Offer you a candy or a bit of cologne: good for impending headache.
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
A.Death? Everything else gets perspective.
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
A.I love Iggy Pop's face as it is now.
16) Do you have any pets?
A.No.
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
A.Come on in...try to overlook the mess.
18) What was your first impression of me? (hmmm...careful!)
A.What a smooth writer, what a puzzling name.
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
A.Disgusting.
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
A.Have mercy...
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
A.Can I do the look out?
22) What color eyes do you have?
A.Greenish brown.
23) Ever been arrested?
A.No.
24) Bottle or can soda?
A.No sodas.
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
A.Spend at least some for fun stuff, but I'm dying to have the sofa and chairs re-upholstered.
27) What's your favorite place to hang at?
A.Museum.
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
A.No.
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
A.Waste time.
30) Do you swear a lot?
A.Almost never.
31) Biggest pet peeve?
A.Lack of respect for the common property.
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
A.Lucky.
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
A.A lot.
35) Do you believe in God?
A.I don't believe that anybody can give it a name or a shape.
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?
A.Aren't you posting it on your page? you should!
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Date: Mar. 4th, 2008 12:06 am (UTC)LOL, thanks, and the name is from a character in Lord of the Rings. :)
And I'm really liking this "partner in crime" question... I'm using it to assemble my own Eowyn's 11. *eg*
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Date: Mar. 4th, 2008 11:43 am (UTC)A. Well, we've been together for over 14 years, with a 3000 mile hiatus, so, yeah. ^^
2) What was your dream growing up?
A. Depends on how old I was. But I guess the one that I was really the most serious about was being a writer.
3) What talent do you wish you had?
A. *laugh* You want a list? Being more diplomatic or empathizing with people better works for a start...
4) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
A. Soft. ^^ Preferably something of the cola variety. (Unless you could get sasparilla or birch beer. *grin)
5) Favorite vegetable?
A. Corn, though I believe it's technically a starch. Cucumber.
6) What was the last book you read?
A. The last manga I read was Hana-Kimi 22 (which was last night). The last book was The Son of Summer Stars by Meredith Ann Pierce (and yeah, it's a teen book, but I still like it).
7) What zodiac sign are you?
A. Libra.
8) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
A. Piercings - two in each ear.
9) Worst Habit?
A. Procrastination, without question.
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
A. If I knew who you were, yes.
11) What is your favorite sport?
A. Baseball.
12) Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude?
A. I have an optimistic attitude, but a pessimistic outlook.
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
A. Probably chat a little then enjoy a companionable silence.
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
A. Physically - broken ankle. Mentally/emotionally - dealing with my mother's 2 bouts of chemo.
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
A. *grin* I really don't like to drive, but I drive 70+ miles round trip for work each day.
16) Do you have any pets?
A. Does the boyfriend count? Otherwise, no.
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
A. Come in, shove some books aside, have a seat! Sorry for the clutter. ^^
18) What was your first impression of me? (hmmm...careful!)
A. That you are both a very talented and very detailed writer.
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
A. ... I guess I've never really devoted that much thought to them. I can see that people might think they're scary, but I don't have much of an opinion.
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
A. I am far too young to have as much grey as I have in my hair.
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
A. Typical Libran... I'd have to say it depends on what the crime in the offing was. ^^ But more than likely, I'd be your conscience. Or at least the voice of practicality and consequences.
22) What color eyes do you have?
A. Brown.
23) Ever been arrested?
A. Nope.
24) Bottle or can soda?
A. Bottles.
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
A. Try to forget that I won it and put it in the bank. Failing that, SPREE!!!!
27) What's your favorite place to hang at?
A. I think the only time I ever "hung" anywhere was at college, so... the Wedge, where I used to waste hours upon hours.
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
A. Not really.
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
A. Read.
30) Do you swear a lot?
A. ... moderately? I do tend to curse out other drivers.
31) Biggest pet peeve?
A. People who don't clean the snow off their cars. I'm sure there's other less trivial ones, but that's what leaps to mind right now.
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
A. Simple.
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
A. A little. I'm too practical to be romantic.
35) Do you believe in God?
A. Not as much as I used to.
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?
A. ^^ Sure.
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Date: Mar. 4th, 2008 05:22 pm (UTC)I am far too young to have as much grey as I have in my hair.
I'm with you on that one! I blame my dad - he was grey really young. No one noticed my mother was going grey until she was about 50! Why couldn't I have gotten those genes?
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Date: Mar. 6th, 2008 02:19 am (UTC)A. Not right now.
2) What was your dream growing up?
A. To be a divorce lawyer. A lot of my family members were going through divorces and I used to find sitting at the dinner table and listening to them vent about it just absolutely fascinating.
3) What talent do you wish you had?
A. To be a fantastic writer.
4) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
A. Red wine or a Corona :)
5) Favorite vegetable?
A. I love most veggies, but I have to narrow it down to sweet potato.
6) What was the last book you read?
A. Helter Skelter, the story about the Manson family. I'm currently reading Little Children which is much a lighter tone!
7) What zodiac sign are you?
A. Aries
8) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
A. Just one piercing in each ear.
9) Worst Habit?
A. I'm a worrier.
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
A. I don't have a car, so I'll just offer to walk along with you :) (if I knew how you looked like that is :) )
11) What is your favorite sport?
A. I like watching football and baseball.
12) Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude?
A. Optimistic. I can't deal with people who are negative all the time.
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
A. Talk about Spuffy and Shirtless Tim Riggins.
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
A. When my grandfather passed away.
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
A. When I sleep at night, I need to have my sheet or blanket covering my whole body, including my ears.
16) Do you have any pets?
A. Nope.
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
A. Invite you in and offer to order in some Chinese.
18) What was your first impression of me? (hmmm...careful!)
A. That you write some great Spuffy fics.
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
A. Scary. Ugh!
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
A. It used to be my nose, but I had that fixed...lol. So right now I would go with just toning up my body more.
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
A. Depends on the crime ;)
22) What color eyes do you have?
A. Brown
23) Ever been arrested?
A. Nope, but if I decide to become your crime partner, I just might.
24) Bottle or can soda?
A. I don't really drink soda, but if I do, I prefer the can.
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
A. Use it as a down payment for an apartment.
27) What's your favorite place to hang at?
A. I love cafes and restaurants. I'm not so much a bar person anymore.
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
A. Yes absolutely.
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
A. Read and write.
30) Do you swear a lot?
A. I do sometimes, and I'm trying to cut down.
31) Biggest pet peeve?
A. Judgemental people.
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
A. Open-minded.
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
A. Yes and yes.
35) Do you believe in God?
A. Always.
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?
A. I honestly haven't LJed in awhile, but next time I post, I may use it :)
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Date: Mar. 7th, 2008 01:29 am (UTC)Wow, that's an unusual one... and an unusual way to get interested in a subject! Thanks for playing. :)