Getting to know you . . .

[Candleshoe]

Mushrooms. Blech...

What achievement are you are most proud of?

[SithLordWiccan]

Helping Heather. Knowing I've made a difference in her life has made me happy in a way that I don't think I'll be ever again.

When was the last time you hugged someone?

[db]

Picking myself up by my bootsraps and going back to school to get a new career. It was a huge step & comitment and I totally did it. I have a whole new completely different career. Wow.

Uh, The last time I hugged someone was today.

What do you do you woo a potential sweetheart?




ETA: Gah! Too Late. Again!!

[kisstheviolets]

club them over the head and drag them back to my cave.

oh, you were serious? well, i usually get my foot in the door with my sense of humor and/or smartiepantsness. then i pay a lot of attention to everything they say, what kind of drink they order on our first date, what kind of flowers they linger on while smelling, etc., and over time i do thoughtful (not stalkery) things to let them know i paid attention (bring them their favorite flowers, order their drink, take them to their favorite restaurant) all the while being my usual charming self. chicks seem to dig that. then after most of that effort my insecurities kick in and i find a million things about them to fixate on and not like and start the whole blasted thing over with someone else. i'm working on that last part.

what was the best gift you got as a kid?

[Candleshoe]

*cheesy music* The gift of being encouraged to think independantly.....and a rabbit when I was 6. I loved that rabbit.

What would you change about your workplace/school?

[Gatito Grande]

Well, as my next workplace IS a school, I'll tell ya when I start there (August 29). I'm sure that from the first day, I'll be able to tell the "IIC" any number of improvements!

GG Not like mushrooms??? That's it---it's over. Out

What was your favorite costume at Halloween (or other dress-up occasion) as a kid? (And as an adult---if you've done dress-up as an adult?)

[GayNow]

Two years ago I went to my best friend's Halloween party dressed up as my mom. Everything I wore was hers except for the undergarments (cuz...eeewww). It was scary though...I looked just like her! Though, I shouldn't complain, she's gorgeous.

What movie has made you cry each of the 54 million times you've watched it?

[oneyedchicklet]

Undoubtedly...Beaches

How do you cope with grief?

HUGS
Barb

[kisstheviolets]

"imitation of life" and most dying-best-friend-type movies.

in the same vein:

what music can always make you weepy?

ETA: ack. too slow.

grief... i'm usually very practical at first, taking care of what needs to be done and everyone. then i melt down when no one's looking and wallow it in privately.

[dorksrcool]

There's one particular song that makes me cry everytime I hear it, whether I have PMS or not. "Rain" by Patty Griffin off of 1,000 Kisses.

Along the same lines....

What song or kind of music always makes you happy?

[inlerf]

none actually. but can enhance my happiness, bigbands/old jazz, latin dance music.

Which of your good qualities (choose one) you'd trade for another?

[Candleshoe]

I'm quite amenable and laid back, and I don't get angry easily. I'd like to be able to get angry, and stick up for myself more, rather than just apologising at the time and resenting it later.

Similarly, which of your bad qualities would you trade?

[Auburn]

My 'take no nonsense' attitude can be a little too 'take no nonsense' at times and I hold grudges if people hurt me. I would trade that to be a little more forthcoming with the benefit of the doubt.

What do you love most about your mum or dad or both?

[FineyMcFine]

My mom is the greatest person in the world and as I've gotten older we've gotten to be closer friends as well as mother-daughter. She's very fun-loving, has a lot to say about current events, and clearly loves me, my sisters, and her grandchildren (my nieces) soooooooooo much. I love spending time with her.

Do you wear pajamas or sleep naked?

[FemaleOfTheSpecies]

Sleep naked.


What's the scariest thing you ever did?

[kisstheviolets]

whitewater rafting. i'm a wicked big chicken about anything even remotely dangerous, and when we had to sgn the waivers acknowledging that we could get hurt and/or DIE, i might have had just a little panic attack. but i did it and it was terrifying and awesome all at once.

if money were not an option, would you take a trip into space?

[Willowlover]

Yes but id rather spend a weekend ata lake with Jourdyn even if i had to pay for everything.






What is your most favorite food?

[FemaleOfTheSpecies]

Bread *sigh* Warm fresh bread with real butter......



What one food can you not bear the smell or taste of?

[mudrat]

Oddly enough, the smell of coffee makes me want to vomit. As does the smell of rice crackers. Which I think kind of smell like vomit anyway.

Well, that was pleasant, wasn't it?

What's your favourite dessert?

[Leaf]

Dark chocolate fondue. Mmmm. Something about the dipping...

What is the most recent surprise you've had?

[Krazy Dreamer]

Ok, so I'm off work for two days, then when I went back yesterday, I find out a guy who has been giving me all kinds of trouble has quit the day before. It was so cool!

What is it you need to do soon that you are dreading?

[kisstheviolets]

depose some really nasty respondents in the biggest case i'm handling.

where do you want to retire to?

[watty]

Switzerland.

What type of books do you prefer as bedtime reading?
[br]

[Candleshoe]

Calvin & Hobbes. I know I should say something like War and Peace, but the little guy and his tiger make me laugh...

What's your favourite picture or painting?

[Leaf]

Georgia OKeefe's "Lawrence Tree"
It's one of those paintings where I feel like I'm in it as soon as I look at it.

What is your favorite time of year?

[DelWhicker]

East Coast - autumn
West Coast - Spring

If you have a garden, what vegetables do you grow? If not, what would you grow?

[db]

I do have a garden, but not a vegetable one (although I grow some rosemary, rasberries and black currants). I have a perennial flower garden which I love to work on every summer. I have lots of lilacs and peonies and trumpet vine and roses and butterfly bush and blackeyed susans and columbine and violets and iris and clematis... and this horrible japanese bamboo stuff that I cannot get rid of :(. This summer I am trying out nasturtiums under my dogwood tree,

What do you want to learn to do?

[FemaleOfTheSpecies]

That sounds like a lovely garden! I'm jealous!

So in answer - I'd love to learn to dance Latin American and Ballroom - my daughter is a gold medallist and I just plod alongside her.


What would be the most romantic thing someone could do for you?

[Auburn]

Hmm.... to whisk me away to Paris on New Years Eve then cuddling near the eiffel tower while counting down to midnight.

What is your worst weakness?

[LesbianJedi87]

Bitterness Id say is my weakness. Or jealousy. I can't seem to let certain thing's about my past go. Even though it's been over year, there's just so many thing's I still think about. Im jealous over the people who have what I always wanted. And Im bitter that thing's didn't work out for me.

Best place you ever traveled to?