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Saturday, April 10, 2004
yet. another. survey.
1. What "type" of person bothers you so badly that you want to put shaving cream all over their car?
(note: this survey was headed "a survey for grownups" when I found it. Isn't it ironic that the first question out of the chute centers around the most junior-high of junior-high-isms?)
Aside from the fact that vandalizing a vehicle is pretty pointless... you know, I can't think of a single type of person about whom I feel this way. There are people whom I heartily dislike, but for all different reasons. How about the type of person who is a Democratic senator from California? A pretty exclusive group but one whose vehicles I would be more likely to cheerfully see vandalized. Or worse. hem.
2. When did you realize that you are not like "one of them"?
Pretty much from day 1 in kindergarten. And the unfortunate thing is that I really really wanted to be one of them and I was bewildered as to why I wasn't.
3. When did you realize that you really are just a cog in the machine?
I honestly don't see life this way. I mean, yes, we are all part of what makes our civilization work, so if you want to think of civilization as a machine, then yes, we're cogs. But we're not JUST cogs, because there's so much more to us than just what makes the machine go. I'm a mother bringing up children, I'm a wife loving her husband, I'm a daughter bringing joy to her parents. Cogs never had it so good. :)
4. Finish this sentence: "I go to bars to ..."
Use the bathroom when it's the only way to get to it. Seriously, the only bar I have ever been in is the one attached to the tiny country store in the tiny little town on the other side of where my parents live -- because that's where the bathroom is. It's not because I'm holier than everyone else ;-), I just don't see the point.
5. What do you think of marriage?
It's more than a "piece of paper", it's a solidified commitment to one person for the rest of your life. Not something to be taken lightly.
6. Would you be a member of the band, a groupie, a roadie, or a disgruntled parent whose kid hasn't gotten back from the show yet?
Depends on the band. :)
7. What is your idea of the perfect date?
A sit-down dinner, a bookstore, a latte, a caramel brownie, a long evening walk.
8. Who is your idea of the perfect date?
My husband.
9. Is perfection a credible concept?
Only for God. :) Although some things, some moments, are perfect just in and of themselves, for a fleeting period of time -- but true flawless perfection in a human, I don't think so.
10. What is the funniest story that you can tell that is in somehow related to some kind of sex? Did this story involve you?
I've already told it in my diary, somewhere. OK, I found it.
11. What are you allergic to?
Nothing.
12. If you could have celebrity status, would you?
No. No no no. I'm not THAT private a person -- I do have an online diary after all -- but I'm more private than to want that.
13. Do you know how to change the oil?
Yes.
14. Have you been in an adult sex store?
Accidentally, I think, once. One time in high school my best friend and I went roller skating. My parents dropped us off at the roller rink but it wasn't open yet and we were REALLY thirsty/hungry, so we walked a while (we were not at all familiar with this neighborhood) until we found a place that said it was a bakery. It was a bakery with some very-interesting-books in it. Although, come to think of it, I think that was probably all it was, since there wasn't anything besides books, that I remember. So no. You don't count Frederick's, right?
15. If you have a crush on someone, should you risk all and tell, or pretend like those feelings don't exist?
That depends largely on the situation. If the person is married or whatever, definitely keep it to yourself. Otherwise, you have little to lose and lots to gain, so I say go for it.
16. What is your ethnic heritage?
American for so many generations that in some lines I can't find where we came over. I'm serious. Not "Native American", just pre-Revolutionary War in almost every direction. And as far as where the lines eventually originated, most are from England, some from Germany.
17. Did your family expose you to the culture of those ethnicities?
Yes, lots of hot dogs and apple pie and patriotism. :)
18. What is the cutest thing ever?
What else am I supposed to say besides "my children"? :) Seriously, kittens attacking clumps of grass, all aggressive and warrior-like, that's pretty darn cute too.
19. What are you ashamed of?
Oh my. I am much better about this than I used to be but I do tend to sometimes speak/act before I think things through thoroughly, and that can have some devastating results.
20. Name five things that make you such an awesome person.
- I did not swear when I dumped a quart and a half of (cold) frying oil onto the floor today.
- I heroically kill black widows even though I am afraid of them, because everyone else in my household is much more afraid
- I have made my bed every day for like two months straight (go me! just don't ask if I floss...)
- Um, I type fast?
- I am really good at trivia games.
Pina coladas, no, rain, generally yes.
22. What is your ideal living arrangement? Who else would be there?
Exactly like it is now is very, very nice. I'd eventually like to be further out of town though.
23. Do you have the ambition to run for public office?
No no no.
24. Nobody can "make" someone else fall in love with them, but what could somebody do that would make you do a doubletake?
Assuming I was unattached, I have always been a sucker for traditionally romantic stuff like writing in the sand and picking wildflowers. I am not terribly creative here. Anything that speaks of serious devotion to me is nice.
25. When is your birthday?
Christmas 1974
26. How do you celebrate your birthday?
The family gets together (about 12 of us), I pick the menu, and we have cake and ice cream and presents.
27. What would put someone on your bad side?
Meanness. Not just from-afar sniping, making fun of grammar or clothes or whatever (although that's not very nice either), but in-person mean-on-purpose meanness.
28. What do you think of while you fall asleep at night?
Generally I read until I can't keep my eyes open. If I'm not reading but I'm having a hard time sleeping, I start worrying about stuff.
29. Who do you know that you can never get tired of spending time with?
My husband, and my kids (99.9% of the time anyway).
30. What are five fun things you have done this year (2004) that did not involve drugs, alcohol, or fast cars?
- Planned a Star Wars party with my son.
- Gone to Florida with my family to visit my best friend.
- Taken my first airplane flight.
- Had a girls' day out, shopping with my daughter.
- Taken up sewing again.
Very heterosexual, very monogamous.
32. Do you like the nightlife? Do you like to boogie? On the disco?
um, no.
33. What invention do you wish was destroyed?
You know, I can't think of one. I am trying to think of something that only has a malevolent or annoying use, and I can't. Oh, wait, those stupid annoying computer chips in kids' toys that make noise.
34. Do you consume porn or erotica?
No.
35. What was the single dumbest thing you did between 12-18?
Well, I started flirting with this guy at a party who was 36 (I was 16). One thing led to another and I ended up with a 36-year-old boyfriend, and believed him when he told me he loved me, and did even stupider things.
36. Who do you find irresistible?
I don't think I even need to answer this; you all already know. :)
37. What is your middle name?
Ellen
38. What names do you refer to yourself as, publicly and/or privately?
If I call myself anything it's usually "Mommy". I always swore I wouldn't talk about myself in the third person with my kids but as soon as I started talking to them (i.e. before they were born) I did.
39. What are your favorite magazines?
I'm not much of a magazine person. If I'm in a doctor's office I'll hope there's something like Good Housekeeping or Redbook or something, if I haven't brought a book for myself, so that I can maybe find ONE thing I'm interested in.
40. Which character on 90210 was your favorite? Which one could you most relate to?
I hardly remember the characters; I did watch the show with some regularity for a while (I was in the same high school class as the kids on the show). Let's see, there was a bad one, a pretty one, and a smart supposed-to-be-less-pretty one (who was also beautiful but she wasn't supposed to be). If I had to pick someone I'd probably say that one. --------
