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| Janetblueyes | Posted – 9/26/2007 10:40:15 PM | show profile | email poster 1. If we opened your refrigerator right now, what would we find? 2. What frightens you so much that you don't like even thinking about it? 3. What do you love doing so much that you lose all track of time when doing it? 4. Have you ever won something? 5. In your opinion, who has one of the most visually stunning faces you've ever seen? 6. Have you ever met someone and instantly had to get away from them because you felt they were evil, dangerous or somehow odd? 7. What is the most spontaneous thing you have done this week? 8. What geographic location fascinates you for reasons you can't decipher? 9. How many rolls of toilet paper would you estimate your household goes through in a week? 10. At this point in your life, are you where you thought or hoped you would be? ~Bonus Question~ What would you like to confess? (Thanks to Mag Girl for this idea in a previous post!) Here's your chance--tell as much or as little as you want. I suggest letting 'er rip! |
| noname1234 | Posted – 9/26/2007 11:09:36 PM | show profile oh my gosh i love reading these and i might be first to respond (unless someone beats me as i'm typing) 1. If we opened your refrigerator right now, what would we find? not much -- shiritaki noodles, soy milk, really old eggs, mustard (I dont eat much at home) 2. What frightens you so much that you don't like even thinking about it? that i will never have the chance to have kids 3. What do you love doing so much that you lose all track of time when doing it? watching great movies on tv 4. Have you ever won something? i won a math award in the fourth grade! pic in the paper and everything 5. In your opinion, who has one of the most visually stunning faces you've ever seen? rosario dawson springs to mind 6. Have you ever met someone and instantly had to get away from them because you felt they were evil, dangerous or somehow odd? i can't think of anyone... 7. What is the most spontaneous thing you have done this week? pretty routine week for me -- i bought some clothes when i hadn't really intended to go shopping 8. What geographic location fascinates you for reasons you can't decipher? japan seems incredibly intriguing 9. How many rolls of toilet paper would you estimate your household goes through in a week? maybe 1/2? I live alone 10. At this point in your life, are you where you thought or hoped you would be? basically no-- i thought when i was younger i'd have kids by now. As I mentioned above, I don't. ~Bonus Question~ What would you like to confess? There are a few things that come to mind but i'll keep 'em to myself for now |
| keltoi | Posted – 9/26/2007 11:17:57 PM | show profile Another good batch, jbe. 1. If we opened your refrigerator right now, what would we find? Juice, milk, condiments, leftovers, some fruits and veggies, hummingbird food, Diet Coke, some of my wife's zucchini bread, and some stuff way in the back from god knows when. 2. What frightens you so much that you don't like even thinking about it? The repercussions of the Bush administration in the future, devil movies (the ex altar boy in me), getting Parkinson's like my Dad. 3. What do you love doing so much that you lose all track of time when doing it? Web surfing, hiking, watching a good movie. 4. Have you ever won something? Rarely; a few mugs, boxes of candy, stuffed animals at fairs when I was a pup. Occasional few bucks on lottery (leaving me still far, far, in the red). I like to think I won the parent lottery with my great folks, the sibling lottery with my 11 sibs, and the friends lottery with my good friends, so I'm more than lucky with that. 5. In your opinion, who has one of the most visually stunning faces you've ever seen? A top Indian actress whose name escapes me, Angelina Jolie, Grace Kelly, a few models whose names escape me. As for guys, I'd say Omar Sharif, George Clooney, Sean Connery have classic faces. 6. Have you ever met someone and instantly had to get away from them because you felt they were evil, dangerous or somehow odd? I've got that Lost in Space robot always near, and on rare occasions he starts flailing away, yelling, Danger! Danger! Will Robinson! And I listen. It's happened a few times. 7. What is the most spontaneous thing you have done this week? Hmmm...not much more than the usual. 8. What geographic location fascinates you for reasons you can't decipher? I'm fascinated by lots of places: Glacier, the Grand Canyon, Capitol Reef, Homer Alaska, Tasmania, Santorini, Paris, Ireland, Provence, Martha's Vineyard, and more, but I understand why with all of them. 9. How many rolls of toilet paper would you estimate your household goes through in a week? Maybe 3. 10. At this point in your life, are you where you thought or hoped you would be? Never dreamed I'd be in medical education, but here I am. Had hoped to have a few great American novels tucked nder my belt by now, but that has gone by the waysie. Still hope to write a few great American screenplays though. Pretty much expected I'd wind up married and living in the northeast, and I am. ~Bonus Question~ What would you like to confess? (Thanks to Mag Girl for this idea in a previous post!) Here's your chance--tell as much or as little as you want. I suggest letting 'er rip! I confess that i don't have any deep dark secret to reveal. |
| keltoi | Posted – 9/26/2007 11:34:26 PM | show profile Wait--I do have a few confessions: I actually like a Carpenters AND a Barry Manilow song (Superman and Mandy, respectively). And I probably drive too fast and a little too aggressively. And I had a crush on Susan Dey when I was 13. |
| nika | Posted – 9/27/2007 12:17:01 AM | show profile 1. If we opened your refrigerator right now, what would we find? Orange juice, condiments, vegetables, apples, sour cream (which reminds me....I should probably throw that out!), cheese. 2. What frightens you so much that you don't like even thinking about it? Dying. 3. What do you love doing so much that you lose all track of time when doing it? Lying on the beach. 4. Have you ever won something? Um...I won a couple bucks on a sratch and win once. 5. In your opinion, who has one of the most visually stunning faces you've ever seen? Angelina Jolie, Aishwarya Rai, Elizabeth Taylor. 6. Have you ever met someone and instantly had to get away from them because you felt they were evil, dangerous or somehow odd? I don't think so. 7. What is the most spontaneous thing you have done this week? Nothing out of the ordinary...it's been a boring week! 8. What geographic location fascinates you for reasons you can't decipher? The Caspian Sea, Tunisia, Madagascar. 9. How many rolls of toilet paper would you estimate your household goes through in a week? 1, maybe 2 at the most. 10. At this point in your life, are you where you thought or hoped you would be? I'm only 22, so I'm actually a lot further along than I thought I would be. ~Bonus Question~ What would you like to confess? (Thanks to Mag Girl for this idea in a previous post!) Here's your chance--tell as much or as little as you want. I suggest letting 'er rip! Um, mom....remember that huge dent in your car that magically appeared one day and cost a fortune to get fixed? That was my fault....not my brother's. |
| Bleak Spouse | Posted – 9/27/2007 1:00:12 AM | show profile 1. If we opened your refrigerator right now, what would we find? honey crisp apples 2. What frightens you so much that you don't like even thinking about it? Iraqi civilians being killed by my tax dollars. Although it's important to think about, so I do. 3. What do you love doing so much that you lose all track of time when doing it? playing piano 4. Have you ever won something? pool tournament 5. In your opinion, who has one of the most visually stunning faces you've ever seen? Audrey Tautou 6. Have you ever met someone and instantly had to get away from them because you felt they were evil, dangerous or somehow odd? No 7. What is the most spontaneous thing you have done this week? Nada 8. What geographic location fascinates you for reasons you can't decipher? does the moon count? 9. How many rolls of toilet paper would you estimate your household goes through in a week? 1 10. At this point in your life, are you where you thought or hoped you would be? Financially. But I'm not crazy about the career path I've chosen and plan to make a change. ~Bonus Question~ What would you like to confess? Nothing |
| writesonwater | Posted – 9/27/2007 1:21:16 AM | show profile 1. If we opened your refrigerator right now, what would we find? Almost-empty 2 percent; butter, nectarines, Edam and Gouda cheese; a chunk of smoked salmon, two-week-old pizza, leftover fettucini; vintage eggs; four kinds of mustard; mayonnaise. 2. What frightens you so much that you don't like even thinking about it? Ditto on the Bush legacy; will the real estate/credit crunch rebound by the time I want to sell my properties. 3. What do you love doing so much that you lose all track of time when doing it? watching old movies, visiting with friends. Sleeping ... 4. Have you ever won something? National poster art contest for Women's Christian Temperance Union when I was a senior -- it was an anti-smoking poster. 5. In your opinion, who has one of the most visually stunning faces you've ever seen? Anna Pacquin. Julia Roberts. Tom Hanks. George Clooney. Sean Connery. 6. Have you ever met someone and instantly had to get away from them because you felt they were evil, dangerous or somehow odd? Yes. In renting out property. 7. What is the most spontaneous thing you have done this week? I've been on deadline autopilot, so nothing. 8. What geographic location fascinates you for reasons you can't decipher? The Grand Canyon. Any pretty desert. 9. How many rolls of toilet paper would you estimate your household goes through in a week? a couple. 10. At this point in your life, are you where you thought or hoped you would be? At different points, I thought I'd be either better or worse off. Bonus Question~ What would you like to confess? Nothing here -- sorry! |
| Unemployed-gal | Posted – 9/27/2007 9:30:39 AM | show profile 1. A Brita water filter, moldy cheese, and a whole lot of cheap strawberry wine. That's it. 2. Not being able to find a real job. 3. Reading. 4. No. But I've come in second place many, many times. That's the most frustrating part. "Congratulations! You're the winner of the losers!" 5. This woman I saw once on the subway. Absolutely gorgeous facial features. 6. Oh, yes. 7. Yesterday I bought a sweater I couldn't afford, but I consider it as treating myself, since it was my birthday. 8. Greece. Actually, I do know why I'm attracted to it. 9. 2 or 3. 10. Not yet. But I'm getting close. Bonus: I absolutely, categorically cannot cook (hence the reason why I have such a strange assortment of stuff in my fridge). In college, I nearly burned my dorm down trying to make brownies. Another time, my roommate here in New York came home to find me frying pasta. |
| GrOoVaL!c!OuS | Posted – 9/27/2007 9:32:20 AM | show profile 1. If we opened your refrigerator right now, what would we find? Not much in there: yogurt, ketchup, relish, orange juice, butter, bread, grapes, a grapefruit, vanilla soy milk, sliced turkey, and a pitcher of water. 2. What frightens you so much that you don't like even thinking about it? Never getting married or having children terrifies me. Also, the death of the mother would devastate me. She healthy, but even the thought of her not being here gives me the shivers. 3. What do you love doing so much that you lose all track of time when doing it? Talking to and hanging out with my sisters. 4. Have you ever won something? Yes, the HR department at my old job did a drawing at the pick-your-new-health-insurance seminar. I won a manicuring kit. 5. In your opinion, who has one of the most visually stunning faces you've ever seen? Shemar Moore, the actor who used to come on "The Young and the Restless." He's on a CBS drama now; don't remember which one. The first time I saw a picture of him, I didn't think he as real. I thought he was a drawing or some CGI thing. He's so good-looking, it's almost scary. See for yourself: http://a0.vox.com/6a00c2251c9ab0604a00d09e8161c0be2b-500pi On the women's side, Aishwarya Rai gets it hands down. I can't help but stare at her, and I'm a straight female. 6. Have you ever met someone and instantly had to get away from them because you felt they were evil, dangerous or somehow odd? Happens all the time on the New York City subway. 7. What is the most spontaneous thing you have done this week? Nothing really. That's sad. 8. What geographic location fascinates you for reasons you can't decipher? Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand...that part of the world. 9. How many rolls of toilet paper would you estimate your household goes through in a week? It's just me at home, so one roll usually lasts about two weeks. 10. At this point in your life, are you where you thought or hoped you would be? Oddly enough, yes. ~Bonus Question~ What would you like to confess? (Thanks to Mag Girl for this idea in a previous post!) Here's your chance--tell as much or as little as you want. I suggest letting 'er rip! I confess that I have never, ever in my whole life had an orgasm. I fake it constantly with men, and when my girlfriends and I talk about sex, I just go along with everyone else in the convo, never revealing that I've never had a big "O." |
| HisGirlFriday | Posted – 9/27/2007 9:48:07 AM | show profile 1. If we opened your refrigerator right now, what would we find? A lot - just went shopping - eggs, cheese, leftover chili, milk, juice, lots of condiments, beer, hummus, lots of veggies. 2. What frightens you so much that you don't like even thinking about it? My dad getting alzheimer's like his mother, something bad happening to the kid or how she would cope if me or her daddy died. 3. What do you love doing so much that you lose all track of time when doing it? Reading a good novel. 4. Have you ever won something? I won a giant stuffed unicorn at the fair by throwing a hula hoop over it when I was about 12. Several journalism awards. I won 9th place in a poker contest. 5. In your opinion, who has one of the most visually stunning faces you've ever seen? Women: Nicole Kidman, Katherine Hepburn, Halle Berry, Lauren Bacall Men: Carey Grant, Clooney, Hugh Jackman 6. Have you ever met someone and instantly had to get away from them because you felt they were evil, dangerous or somehow odd? Not meeting anyone per se, but I've seen those types several times on the subway or street in various large cities. 7. What is the most spontaneous thing you have done this week? I blew off work one afternoon and just went to the park with my kid, a friend and her kid. We just sat on the bench and chatted while the girls ran around like lunatics in the warm late summer air. 8. What geographic location fascinates you for reasons you can't decipher? India. I'm just drawn to it for some reason - I feel like I have to go there - and not to visit, but to live there for at least a month or so. My Indian friend Soma says it's a past life thing. 9. How many rolls of toilet paper would you estimate your household goes through in a week? With a kid who likes to help her stuffed animals go potty all the time? Maybe 3 or 4. 10. At this point in your life, are you where you thought or hoped you would be? Hm; that would depend on when you asked me - when I was 20 I thought by now I would be a great novelist or had won the pulitzer, which has not happened. I had always hoped to be happily married and to have a child or children - and I have that. But when I started freelancing - my goal was to earn a part time salary, enjoy my work and still set my own hours and be able to go to the park with my kid occasionally. And I'm doing that ... ~Bonus Question~ What would you like to confess? (Thanks to Mag Girl for this idea in a previous post!) Here's your chance--tell as much or as little as you want. I suggest letting 'er rip! OK JBE, here you go: When I was about 14 I discovered that various household items could be used as masturbatory aides. |
| foto | Posted – 9/27/2007 9:56:11 AM | show profile 1. If we opened your refrigerator right now, what would we find? Sour milk, old tuna sandwichs, maybe a urine specimen to get to the lab. 2. What frightens you so much that you don't like even thinking about it? All my coverups being exposed 3. What do you love doing so much that you lose all track of time when doing it? Working in my darkroom. I'm just not a digital guy. 4. Have you ever won something? No, but I'm sure Ed McMahon and the Publishers Clearinghouse people will show up any day now with balloons and TV cameras. 5. In your opinion, who has one of the most visually stunning faces you've ever seen? Angelina Jolie, Cate Blanchet and the Geico Lizard. Although I think all three were computer generated. 6. Have you ever met someone and instantly had to get away from them because you felt they were evil, dangerous or somehow odd? No, but I think others get that feeling from me. 7. What is the most spontaneous thing you have done this week? Used a restroom I've never been in at work. 8. What geographic location fascinates you for reasons you can't decipher? Uruguay and Paraguay. Possibly I want to know why their both guay. 9. How many rolls of toilet paper would you estimate your household goes through in a week? My household is big on roughage so we tend to make firm but moist stools, excellent for passing. So I would say only 2 per week. 10. At this point in your life, are you where you thought or hoped you would be? My life goals have always been vague and ever changing. Overall, I'm not unhappy with where I am but I would have liked to have had a mid career retrospective at MOMA by this point. ~Bonus Question~ What would you like to confess? I'm a liar and a charlatan |
| Iron Eagle | Posted – 9/27/2007 10:17:49 AM | show profile 1. If we opened your refrigerator right now, what would we find? New jar of apple sause 2. What frightens you so much that you don't like even thinking about it? Being buried alive.. 3. What do you love doing so much that you lose all track of time when doing it? Arranging and composing music.. 4. Have you ever won something? A couple times - nothing valued more than ten dollars.. 5. In your opinion, who has one of the most visually stunning faces you've ever seen? Audrey Tatu? as Amelie.. 6. Have you ever met someone and instantly had to get away from them because you felt they were evil, dangerous or somehow odd? To many times... 7. What is the most spontaneous thing you have done this week? Bought a new 22 inch monitor.. 8. What geographic location fascinates you for reasons you can't decipher? India 9. How many rolls of toilet paper would you estimate your household goes through in a week? 10 10. At this point in your life, are you where you thought or hoped you would be? I have no clue.. what I started out to be has morphed into simultaneous careers in related media - publishing, producing, broadcasting, journalism, photography...etc. I just wanted to play my instrument really well. ~Bonus Question~ What would you like to confess? (Thanks to Mag Girl for this idea in a previous post!) Not a thing! Here's your chance--tell as much or as little as you want. I suggest letting 'er rip! |
| caitlinkelly | Posted – 9/27/2007 10:18:31 AM | show profile 1. Many bottles of water, apple juice, orange juice, 4 kinds of mustard, salad stuff, eggs, bacon, beer, champagne, half and half, bread. Small stash of Canadian candy bars. Parmesan. 2. Dying, especially of a viciously quick kind of cancer or in a plane crash. Terrified of really bad turbulence. 3. Looking at fabrics, antiques, art and decorative objects, amazing architecture, sunsets...anything I find visually compelling/beautiful. Patting a dog or a horse; being around animals. Horseback riding. Skiing. Walking alone through a city like Paris or London. 4. Many academic and writing awards in grade and high school, five fellowships, National Magazine Award. Prom queen in my senior year of high school -- amusing after years of being bullied there. 5. Not pretty, but stunning -- Diana Vreeland, the late Isabel Blow. Paloma Picasso. 6. No, by the time I realized how evil he was, he was in too close. Trust your gut! 7. No bloody time to do anything this week but what is already in the overcrowded sked. 8. Almost any island, and almost anywhere in the Mediterranean. (Tunisia is amazing, well worth a visit.) 9. 2? 10. Absolutely not. I set the bar high and lowering it repeatedly was never in my plans and certainly not in my hopes. BQ: Due to using my real name, some of these questions are never going to elicit as much from me as others. How about deep, abiding, unresolvable ambivalence toward a few of my very close relatives? I yearn to simply walk away for good to avoid yet another raging battle. |
| Iron Eagle | Posted – 9/27/2007 10:19:28 AM | show profile bleak - you kill me - just noticed Audrey's name.. |
| mad fingers | Posted – 9/27/2007 10:50:12 AM | show profile 1. If we opened your refrigerator right now, what would we find? the usual suspects, plus a lot of condiments, some dark chocolate, half a bottle of decent white wine for cooking and a pot of chicken soup 2. What frightens you so much that you don't like even thinking about it? Growing old alone, the frightening political landscape 3. What do you love doing so much that you lose all track of time when doing it? Working with my hands... can be cooking, painting, even plumbing... 4. Have you ever won something? $50 lotto scratch-off was the most, but I haven't checked last night's PowerBall numbers yet. 5. In your opinion, who has one of the most visually stunning faces you've ever seen? Ava Gardner, Audrey Hepburn and another vote for Sean Connery 6. Have you ever met someone and instantly had to get away from them because you felt they were evil, dangerous or somehow odd? Yes. 7. What is the most spontaneous thing you have done this week? Gave in to the great pantyhose debate--actually stopped on my way to a job interview to buy a pair, ran into the ladies' room and put them on (even though it's still 90 degrees here). 8. What geographic location fascinates you for reasons you can't decipher? Ireland 9. How many rolls of toilet paper would you estimate your household goes through in a week? Not even one, but paper towel, is another story (3 dogs, 6 cats) 10. At this point in your life, are you where you thought or hoped you would be? Not even close ~Bonus Question~ What would you like to confess? (Thanks to Mag Girl for this idea in a previous post!) Here's your chance--tell as much or as little as you want. I suggest letting 'er rip! feeling too blue for this now |
| recovering_jersey_girl | Posted – 9/27/2007 11:20:53 AM | show profile 1. If we opened your refrigerator right now, what would we find? cheese left over from a party I had last weekend like a dozen bottles of salad dressing organic milk leftover chili 2. What frightens you so much that you don't like even thinking about it? losing my honey in the line of duty 3. What do you love doing so much that you lose all track of time when doing it? reading and writing (fiction - I can get totally sucked into a good story) 4. Have you ever won something? a writing prize in college tickets to a Halloween party my local radio station was throwing 5. In your opinion, who has one of the most visually stunning faces you've ever seen? Johnny Depp 6. Have you ever met someone and instantly had to get away from them because you felt they were evil, dangerous or somehow odd? yes. It's a funny sixth sense I've never had verified, but it feels absolutely real. 7. What is the most spontaneous thing you have done this week? bought a pair of Sigerson Morrison knockoff flats at Target last night, along with the book "This Is Not Chick Lit" 8. What geographic location fascinates you for reasons you can't decipher? the Burren in Western Ireland. It's like the moon out there 9. How many rolls of toilet paper would you estimate your household goes through in a week? oh, I don't have to estimate, cause I change them *all* - 3 to 4. 10. At this point in your life, are you where you thought or hoped you would be? I want very badly to get one of the two books I'm shopping around picked up. Other than that, yes. ~Bonus Question~ What would you like to confess? (Thanks to Mag Girl for this idea in a previous post!) sorry - I'm saving it for Postsecrets. |
| sue ellen mischke | Posted – 9/27/2007 11:39:04 AM | show profile 1. If we opened your refrigerator right now, what would we find? Mustard, wine, garlic, shrimp. 2. What frightens you so much that you don't like even thinking about it? Having children. 3. What do you love doing so much that you lose all track of time when doing it? Shopping. 4. Have you ever won something? Yes. $500 in 1985 when the Bears won the SB. I was 8 years old. 5. In your opinion, who has one of the most visually stunning faces you've ever seen? Scarlet Johanson. 6. Have you ever met someone and instantly had to get away from them because you felt they were evil, dangerous or somehow odd? My boss from three jobs ago. 7. What is the most spontaneous thing you have done this week? Last night...drinks after work and then saw "Helvetica" 8. What geographic location fascinates you for reasons you can't decipher? Morocco 9. How many rolls of toilet paper would you estimate your household goes through in a week? Two? 10. At this point in your life, are you where you thought or hoped you would be? Pretty close. I could have a nicer kitchen and a book agent... ~Bonus Question~ What would you like to confess? (Thanks to Mag Girl for this idea in a previous post!) Here's your chance--tell as much or as little as you want. I suggest letting 'er rip! I am a passion addict. |
| ElC | Posted – 9/27/2007 11:42:04 AM | show profile 1. If we opened your refrigerator right now, what would we find? We're in the middle of kitchen remodeling, so only a variety of things that don't need any preparation. 2. What frightens you so much that you don't like even thinking about it? Any type of torture. Like on The War documentary last night, listening to the guy talk about getting the bayonnet through his knee. 3. What do you love doing so much that you lose all track of time when doing it? Weeding the garden on a comfortable summer day. 4. Have you ever won something? High in Trial with my dog for obedience. And he's really not that obedient. 5. In your opinion, who has one of the most visually stunning faces you've ever seen? Audrey Hepburn 6. Have you ever met someone and instantly had to get away from them because you felt they were evil, dangerous or somehow odd? My nephew when he was young. Seriously, we referred to him as Damien. Luckily he turned out to be an awesome adult. 7. What is the most spontaneous thing you have done this week? Got my hair chopped off. 8. What geographic location fascinates you for reasons you can't decipher? Northern Canada. I have no idea why it fascinates me because I'm not an outdoorsy type of person. 9. How many rolls of toilet paper would you estimate your household goes through in a week? 1 10. At this point in your life, are you where you thought or hoped you would be? Nope. Assumed I would still be working in a museum. ~Bonus Question~ What would you like to confess? (Thanks to Mag Girl for this idea in a previous post!) Here's your chance--tell as much or as little as you want. I suggest letting 'er rip! I can't think of anything that's interesting. |
| jjones | Posted – 9/27/2007 11:45:07 AM | show profile Oh, Patagonia 1. If we opened your refrigerator right now, what would we find? My lame attempt at going vegan: soy milk, rice milk, organic orange juice, babaganoush, rotting vegetables, carafes of iced decaf coffee and iced green tea that I make each weekend and drink all week, a six-pack of diet coke that i bought for my husband's mother's visit that she had to cancel, leftover falafel balls, gatorade, aranciata, snapple. 2. What frightens you so much that you don't like even thinking about it? My parents dying. 3. What do you love doing so much that you lose all track of time when doing it? Napping on weekends! Watching movies. Reading. Hanging out with my dog. Surfing the Internets. 4. Have you ever won something? Sixth grade: Best Conservation Essay. Won a book on dolphins. 5. In your opinion, who has one of the most visually stunning faces you've ever seen? Ben Kingsley, Catherine Keener, Sean Penn 6. Have you ever met someone and instantly had to get away from them because you felt they were evil, dangerous or somehow odd? Yes, I was walking down Newbury Street in Boston. This guy was parked in his truck/van thing and rolled down his window to ask me directions. I said, "I can't hear you." He didn't speak louder. He was hoping I'd get closer to his vehicle, I think. I said, "Sorry, I can't hear you," and walked away. He was one of those people so nondescript that you just know he has a basement full of body parts. 7. What is the most spontaneous thing you have done this week? Told the food delivery guy I liked his T-shirt. It said, "Man boobs are sexy." 8. What geographic location fascinates you for reasons you can't decipher? Bali, Alaska, the Arctic--those white landscapes, Montana, Patagonia, Italy. Oh, so many. Truly there is so much beauty in the world. 9. How many rolls of toilet paper would you estimate your household goes through in a week? Two. 10. At this point in your life, are you where you thought or hoped you would be? Absolutely not. I really just wanted to be an at-home writer. But I am a health-insurance slave. ~Bonus Question~ What would you like to confess? (Thanks to Mag Girl for this idea in a previous post!) Here's your chance--tell as much or as little as you want. I suggest letting 'er rip! Um, honey, you know that $2,000 I just spent on clothes? Well, my mom is only paying for half of it. |
| Janetblueyes | Posted – 9/27/2007 11:53:58 AM | show profile 1. If we opened your refrigerator right now, what would we find? Milk, Gatorade, Arizona ice tea, a bowl of hardboiled eggs, another bowl filled with homegrown tomatoes, crackers, cheese, butter, condiments, dog biscuits and pasta sauce. 2. What frightens you so much that you don't like even thinking about it? The death of my parents. 3. What do you love doing so much that you lose all track of time when doing it? Making jewelry, a good movie, a good book, playing online card and word games, napping. 4. Have you ever won something? I'm acutally rather lucky. I've won $800 in a single pull on a slot machine at Mohegan Sun, approximately $500 in scratch off tickets, radio contests, raffles, a booze cruise for my entire office, t-shirts and other assorted crap. I've also won several civic awards for volunteer work. 5. In your opinion, who has one of the most visually stunning faces you've ever seen? Women: Angelina Jolie, Sandra Bullock, Audrey Hepburn, the Olsen twins, (something about their eyes), Halle Berry, Stevie Nicks (back in the day), Angela Basset. Men: Viggo Mortensen, Dwayne Johnson (the former pro wrestler known as The Rock), Jim Morrison, Tiki Barber, Dolph Lundgren, Marcus Schenkenberg, Cillian Murphy. 6. Have you ever met someone and instantly had to get away from them because you felt they were evil, dangerous or somehow odd? Several times. 7. What is the most spontaneous thing you have done this week? I actually mooned someone on Monday night. It felt wonderful too. 8. What geographic location fascinates you for reasons you can't decipher? I am drawn to the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, Ireland and Hawaii. 9. How many rolls of toilet paper would you estimate your household goes through in a week? 3. 10. At this point in your life, are you where you thought or hoped you would be? No. I'm facing major upheavel which I certainly did not think would be part of my life plan. My career has also been a disappointment to me thus far. ~Bonus Question~ What would you like to confess? (Thanks to Mag Girl for this idea in a previous post!) Here's your chance--tell as much or as little as you want. I suggest letting 'er rip! I have so many... 1. Sometimes I really enjoy picking my nose. 2. I once used the spouse's electric toothbrush as a vibrator. 3. My parents are alcoholics. 4. Despite being an educated adult, nothing makes me laugh as hard a bathroom humor or farting. 5. I'm not wearing any underwear as I type this. 6. I haven't had sex in several years. 7. I never wrote my master's thesis, but was awarded the degree anyway. 8. I am contacting a divorce lawyer within the week. 9. I am scared shitless. 10. I love all of you who respond to Random Thursday questions. |
| jjones | Posted – 9/27/2007 12:13:55 PM | show profile It's tough, Janet My sister is in the same boat. |
| jjones | Posted – 9/27/2007 12:39:30 PM | show profile ah, my other biggest fear Being kidnapped and tortured, as in Silence of the Lambs. |
| thewritestuff | Posted – 9/27/2007 1:02:30 PM | show profile 1. If we opened your refrigerator right now, what would we find? Leftover spaghetti, milk, bread, diet coke... 2. What frightens you so much that you don't like even thinking about it? I can't say because then I'd have to think about it. 3. What do you love doing so much that you lose all track of time when doing it? Writing, backpacking, traveling, spending time w/friends or my husband 4. Have you ever won something? Won $500 in a Halloween costume contest at a bar (my now husband and I went as The Captain and Tennille). Costumes weren't that great - I think the DJ slash contest judge was just happy to see someone else in the bar old enough to remember them. 5. In your opinion, who has one of the most visually stunning faces you've ever seen? Angelina Jolie, Audrey Hepburn 6. Have you ever met someone and instantly had to get away from them because you felt they were evil, dangerous or somehow odd? Yes - I take public transportation. I've had several odd (and, I suppose, potentially dangerous) people strike up conversations w/me over the years 7. What is the most spontaneous thing you have done this week? Hmmm...it's been a slow week. I got laid off a while back and there hasn't been a lot of spontaneous going on lately. I'd have to say applied for a few jobs for which I'm underqualified. Figured I'd give 'em a shot anyway. 8. What geographic location fascinates you for reasons you can't decipher? India...and China 9. How many rolls of toilet paper would you estimate your household goes through in a week? Maybe 2? 10. At this point in your life, are you where you thought or hoped you would be? Tough question...I'm not where I thought I'd be according to the plan I had when I graduated from college, but I'm happy where I am now (except for the unemployed part). ~Bonus Question~ What would you like to confess? (Thanks to Mag Girl for this idea in a previous post!) Here's your chance--tell as much or as little as you want. I suggest letting 'er rip! A couple of months ago the ATM accidentally gave me $100 too much. I've always been 100% honest and let someone know when I've gotten too much change or been undercharged, etc., but this time I was getting ready to go out of town and didn't want to deal with calling my bank's 1.800 number (it was the weekend) since when I've called in the past I 've always ended up talking to someone in India who never seems to understand what the hell I'm talking about. I still feel really guilty.... |
| pholiday | Posted – 9/27/2007 1:21:11 PM | show profile Oh Goodie - it has been a busy week! Finally a break ... 1. If we opened your refrigerator right now, what would we find? Leftovers, pepperoncinis and pickles (always), gallon of water, sweet tea, and Philadelphia salmon spread 2. What frightens you so much that you don't like even thinking about it? Death of a loved one 3. What do you love doing so much that you lose all track of time when doing it? Thrift store shopping 4. Have you ever won something? Yeah, a two-day stay at Sandestin, complete with a spa package. So nice, and prob the only thing I have ever won. 5. In your opinion, who has one of the most visually stunning faces you've ever seen? Katherine Hepburn - a classic 6. Have you ever met someone and instantly had to get away from them because you felt they were evil, dangerous or somehow odd? Yes. 7. What is the most spontaneous thing you have done this week? Had a drink out even though I was real sick and on deadline. 8. What geographic location fascinates you for reasons you can't decipher? Africa (but I think it is cause it is the unknown) 9. How many rolls of toilet paper would you estimate your household goes through in a week? about 4 10. At this point in your life, are you where you thought or hoped you would be? Pretty much. ~Bonus Question~ What would you like to confess? (Thanks to Mag Girl for this idea in a previous post!) Here's your chance--tell as much or as little as you want. I suggest letting 'er rip! So, I saw a pair of Spanx, sealed, in the package, on the sidewalk - someone had obviously dropped them - and I took them. Sorry - but nobody was around and they were my size. |
| sue ellen mischke | Posted – 9/27/2007 1:55:40 PM | show profile Janet, I love your sense of adventure and honesty...and creativity. I will never look at another electric toothbrush the same way again. In fact, I may just... Good luck with all this crap you're going through... I am cheering you on. |
