A Random Questions Meme
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adpaz
Aug. 8th, 2007 at 4:53 PM
Q. Can you cook?
A. Answers to this vary. I can cook SOME things pretty well. My mother is the gourmet cook, though, and hubby loves to cook. But he's the messiest cook in the universe. He will use EVERY utensil and every measuring cup in the house and leave them scattered around on the countertops. The stove will look like hu-flung-dung. There will be marinara sauce and smashed bananas on the ceiling. Oy! And I usually don't even like whatever he makes. *sheepish grin*]
I can bake muffins. I can successfully make passable lasagna, pasta (including different sauces), hamburger scramble (a Tex-Mex flavored sort of dish, kind of like a sloppy Joe thing), tacos, fruit or custard pies, and Jell-O.
Q. What was your dream growing up?
A. To be an actress. I then discovered that actors didn't make up their lines and the story as they went along, and decided to write the stories as well. I also believed I could sing. None of this panned out, of course.
"The dream is always the same"
Q. What talent do you wish you had?
A. Any of them. Flying through the air like Superman would be nice . . . or granting wishes . . . or bending people to my will . . . those would be useful.
Q. If I bought you a drink, what would it be?
A. Diet RC Cola.
Q. Favorite vegetable?
A. Oh, I love 'em all. Can't have potatoes or other starches much any more, what with the diabetes. So I'd better choose broccoli. But squash, lettuce, beans, peppers, cauliflower, and mushrooms (hmm, actually a fungus) all are grand.
Q. What was the last book you read?
A. Last night I finished a new-to-me series mystery by Judith Van Gieson. I was really disappointed. Her Neil Hamel series had a lively and appealing voice and was well written. The new one sounds inauthentic to me, and I don't like the main character much at all. I think the switch from first person to third affected her voice/style. Or maybe she was told to do it differently by the Editing Nazi Patrol. Dunno. But anyhow, I was bummed. So I dug around in the nightstand and found an old Carole Berry to re-read, but I fell asleep after a few pages.
I know you were expecting me to say that I had re-read Ayn Rand over the weekend, but I didn't. Although it was amusing to discover, via a viewing of "Jeopardy!" in which I got every other answer right except for the two sports questions, that _Atlas Shrugged_ was originally titled _The Strike_. "I did not know that," as Johnny used to say (and always got a laugh.) _Atlas Shrugged_ is SUCH a superior title. Because it's about the intellectuals going on strike and what happens . . . which (Rand felt) would be like Atlas (who holds up the world on his shoulders) shrugging. Cool image.
Q. What zodiac sign are you ?
A. Pisces. Isn't it obvious?!
Q. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings?
A. Pierced ears. One per lobe.
Q. Worst Habit?
A. Everything. Negativity. Laziness. Compulsiveness. You name it.
Q. If you saw me walking down the street, would you offer me a ride?
A. Depends on the circumstances and whether we've met in person. Do I have other passengers? Are you a little old lady with crutches, or a gun-toting cowboy? (Not saying which one would get the nod.)
Q. What is your favorite sport?
A. Watching you work. I could watch you work all day.
Q. Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude?
A. *duh* If this ain't obvious, you ain't been payin' attention, hon.
Q. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
A. The screaming would probably drown out anything you had to say.
Q. Worst thing to ever happen to you?
A. *snrrk* All the hard drives in the world couldn't hold the prospects for this one. Recently it's been this broken kneecap and getting the D-minus in rehab (he said that I need to do the exercises 100x a day and my knee is stiffening up and I'm doomed, and it all hurts like hell), but the brain tumor definitely qualifies, and I'm still scarred from both my father's death and my painful public dumping and scorning that happened a few years after that. Have I mentioned the constant theme of failure that has dogged me since I got dumped that time? Maybe that guy was a warlock or trickster after all. It bugs me to be a failure, but that really wasn't what you asked, was it?
Q. Tell me one weird fact about you:
A. Pretty much everything about me is weird. OK, picking one: I believe in redemption.
Q. Do you have any pets?
A. Teddy, an orange Pomeranian.
Q. What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
A. You'd probably run screaming from the mess. But if you were brave enough to step inside, and I recognized you from LJ, we could have cookies.
Q. What was your first impression of me?
A. If I friended you on LJ, you must have seemed literate and interesting.
Q. Do you think clowns are scary?
A. Some are. They're mostly never funny.
Q. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
A. One thing probably wouldn't help. . . . Even if I weren't a fat slob, I'd still have to do something about everything else.
Q. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
A. It depends on what you're about to do.
Q. What color eyes do you have?
A. Green, with hazel flecks.
Q. Ever been arrested?
A. Nope.
Q. Bottle or Draft?
A. Of . . . what? I've never been a drinker.
Q. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it?
A. We need new carpeting. But I would probably catch up the medical bills first.
Q. Would you date me?
A. I'm taken. You should've asked years ago.
Q. What's your favorite place to hang out at?
A. Oh . . . usually I like to stay home, but right now I'm housebound, so I'd go anywhere with anybody. I'd put a sign around my neck saying "Anywhere But Here" and stand on the corner until somebody picked me up, but I can't hobble out that far.
Q. Do you believe in ghosts?
A. You'd better.
Q. Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
A. Goof off.
Q. Do you swear a lot?
A. Can't really tell if it's a lot.
Q. Biggest pet peeve?
A. Bad writers who get published. And people who park in the handicapped space when they're not disabled and not temporarily differently abled. And the people who place the curb-cut or ramp WAY out of the way from where the handicapped spot is!
Q. In one word, how would you describe yourself?
A. Nonconformist.
A Random Questions Meme Stolen from
adpazAug. 8th, 2007 at 4:53 PM
Q. Can you cook?
A. Answers to this vary. I can cook SOME things pretty well. My mother is the gourmet cook, though, and hubby loves to cook. But he's the messiest cook in the universe. He will use EVERY utensil and every measuring cup in the house and leave them scattered around on the countertops. The stove will look like hu-flung-dung. There will be marinara sauce and smashed bananas on the ceiling. Oy! And I usually don't even like whatever he makes. *sheepish grin*]
I can bake muffins. I can successfully make passable lasagna, pasta (including different sauces), hamburger scramble (a Tex-Mex flavored sort of dish, kind of like a sloppy Joe thing), tacos, fruit or custard pies, and Jell-O.
Q. What was your dream growing up?
A. To be an actress. I then discovered that actors didn't make up their lines and the story as they went along, and decided to write the stories as well. I also believed I could sing. None of this panned out, of course.
"The dream is always the same"
Q. What talent do you wish you had?
A. Any of them. Flying through the air like Superman would be nice . . . or granting wishes . . . or bending people to my will . . . those would be useful.
Q. If I bought you a drink, what would it be?
A. Diet RC Cola.
Q. Favorite vegetable?
A. Oh, I love 'em all. Can't have potatoes or other starches much any more, what with the diabetes. So I'd better choose broccoli. But squash, lettuce, beans, peppers, cauliflower, and mushrooms (hmm, actually a fungus) all are grand.
Q. What was the last book you read?
A. Last night I finished a new-to-me series mystery by Judith Van Gieson. I was really disappointed. Her Neil Hamel series had a lively and appealing voice and was well written. The new one sounds inauthentic to me, and I don't like the main character much at all. I think the switch from first person to third affected her voice/style. Or maybe she was told to do it differently by the Editing Nazi Patrol. Dunno. But anyhow, I was bummed. So I dug around in the nightstand and found an old Carole Berry to re-read, but I fell asleep after a few pages.
I know you were expecting me to say that I had re-read Ayn Rand over the weekend, but I didn't. Although it was amusing to discover, via a viewing of "Jeopardy!" in which I got every other answer right except for the two sports questions, that _Atlas Shrugged_ was originally titled _The Strike_. "I did not know that," as Johnny used to say (and always got a laugh.) _Atlas Shrugged_ is SUCH a superior title. Because it's about the intellectuals going on strike and what happens . . . which (Rand felt) would be like Atlas (who holds up the world on his shoulders) shrugging. Cool image.
Q. What zodiac sign are you ?
A. Pisces. Isn't it obvious?!
Q. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings?
A. Pierced ears. One per lobe.
Q. Worst Habit?
A. Everything. Negativity. Laziness. Compulsiveness. You name it.
Q. If you saw me walking down the street, would you offer me a ride?
A. Depends on the circumstances and whether we've met in person. Do I have other passengers? Are you a little old lady with crutches, or a gun-toting cowboy? (Not saying which one would get the nod.)
Q. What is your favorite sport?
A. Watching you work. I could watch you work all day.
Q. Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude?
A. *duh* If this ain't obvious, you ain't been payin' attention, hon.
Q. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
A. The screaming would probably drown out anything you had to say.
Q. Worst thing to ever happen to you?
A. *snrrk* All the hard drives in the world couldn't hold the prospects for this one. Recently it's been this broken kneecap and getting the D-minus in rehab (he said that I need to do the exercises 100x a day and my knee is stiffening up and I'm doomed, and it all hurts like hell), but the brain tumor definitely qualifies, and I'm still scarred from both my father's death and my painful public dumping and scorning that happened a few years after that. Have I mentioned the constant theme of failure that has dogged me since I got dumped that time? Maybe that guy was a warlock or trickster after all. It bugs me to be a failure, but that really wasn't what you asked, was it?
Q. Tell me one weird fact about you:
A. Pretty much everything about me is weird. OK, picking one: I believe in redemption.
Q. Do you have any pets?
A. Teddy, an orange Pomeranian.
Q. What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
A. You'd probably run screaming from the mess. But if you were brave enough to step inside, and I recognized you from LJ, we could have cookies.
Q. What was your first impression of me?
A. If I friended you on LJ, you must have seemed literate and interesting.
Q. Do you think clowns are scary?
A. Some are. They're mostly never funny.
Q. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
A. One thing probably wouldn't help. . . . Even if I weren't a fat slob, I'd still have to do something about everything else.
Q. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
A. It depends on what you're about to do.
Q. What color eyes do you have?
A. Green, with hazel flecks.
Q. Ever been arrested?
A. Nope.
Q. Bottle or Draft?
A. Of . . . what? I've never been a drinker.
Q. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it?
A. We need new carpeting. But I would probably catch up the medical bills first.
Q. Would you date me?
A. I'm taken. You should've asked years ago.
Q. What's your favorite place to hang out at?
A. Oh . . . usually I like to stay home, but right now I'm housebound, so I'd go anywhere with anybody. I'd put a sign around my neck saying "Anywhere But Here" and stand on the corner until somebody picked me up, but I can't hobble out that far.
Q. Do you believe in ghosts?
A. You'd better.
Q. Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
A. Goof off.
Q. Do you swear a lot?
A. Can't really tell if it's a lot.
Q. Biggest pet peeve?
A. Bad writers who get published. And people who park in the handicapped space when they're not disabled and not temporarily differently abled. And the people who place the curb-cut or ramp WAY out of the way from where the handicapped spot is!
Q. In one word, how would you describe yourself?
A. Nonconformist.
