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[Seusomon]

inspired by the 40 questions thread

1. Where do you live?

2. What do you like most about yourself?

3. What do you like least about yourself?

4. Describe your living room.

5. How long has it been since you had a meal, and what was it?

6. At this moment, what could you use more of?

7. At this moment, what could you use less of?

8. Is there something spiritual, contemplative, or centering you do on a regular basis? What is it?

9. Is there anything that needs to be cleaned out of your house or yard? What?

10. Are you generally opinionated or easy going?

11. What's your favorite thing to do for exercise?

12. When you get a little extra money, what are you most likely to buy?

13. List 5 important qualities in a mate

14. If you could receive one intangible gift from someone, what would it be and who would it be from?

15. Are you more often the one who leaves, or the one who is left?

16. List 5 simple pleasures

17. Whose avatar do you like the most?

18. Give one way you expect your life to be different 5 years from now

19. List 5 complex pleasures

20. Leave one question of your own for the next person to answer

[girl-who-loves-sharks]

1. Where do you live?
Baltimore, MD, USA

2. What do you like most about yourself?
I am sort of smart.

3. What do you like least about yourself?
I have acne.

4. Describe your living room.
It's small with white walls and a white brick fireplace painted with a blue Greek key motif. (My aunt and I painted it.) Over the mantle is a print of Arcadia national park in a bright green frame. There is a long grey couch against the wall facing the fireplace. The remaining wall has a large bay window that overlooks the front yard. Under the window is a blue loveseat. The front door is on the wall with the long couch. It's brown. On the other side of the long couch are two bookcases holding all of Chris's many CDs. The other "wall" is very short, because it stops to open into our dining room. That opening is an arch.

5. How long has it been since you had a meal, and what was it?
It has been 18.5 hours since my last meal, which was dinner: two tofu pups with sauerkraut and some vegetarian baked beans.

6. At this moment, what could you use more of?
Money.

7. At this moment, what could you use less of?
Eyebrows.

8. Is there something spiritual, contemplative, or centering you do on a regular basis? What is it?
I do yoga and I take walks alone.

9. Is there anything that needs to be cleaned out of your house or yard? What?
Where do I begin? We have a huge pile of firewood that needs to be taken from our yard. It was left by the previous homeowners. I can't use the fireplace because it gives me horrible asthma attacks. I have tons of excess stuff everywhere in the house, especially clothing, and I will get to it one of these days.

10. Are you generally opinionated or easy going?
Highly opinionated.

11. What's your favorite thing to do for exercise?
Hiking and yoga.

12. When you get a little extra money, what are you most likely to buy?
Sushi and books.

13. List 5 important qualities in a mate
honesty
attractiveness
intelligence
caring
loyalty

14. If you could receive one intangible gift from someone, what would it be and who would it be from?
the gift of time, from my brother

15. Are you more often the one who leaves, or the one who is left?
The one who leaves.

16. List 5 simple pleasures
Order
Color
Making someone smile
Spring weather
Babies

17. Whose avatar do you like the most?
Mine, but if I can't say that... Nymphette's new avatar.

18. Give one way you expect your life to be different 5 years from now
Chris and I will be married.

19. List 5 complex pleasures
Driving north on I-95 when traffic is light and weather is sunny and warm.
A sushi dinner consisting of miso soup, three rolls, and tamago.
Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys
The internet
Christmas season

20. Leave one question of your own for the next person to answer
Give one significant difference between your life three years ago and your life now.

[medeous]

inspired by the 40 questions thread

1. Where do you live? i live in ferguson, missouri, usa...it's one of the many small towns that make up the saint louis metro area.

2. What do you like most about yourself?i'm creative.

3. What do you like least about yourself?i'm a procrastinator.

4. Describe your living room.under the piles of clutter, my living has hardwood floors. on one end, there is a brick fireplace with built in bookshelves on both sides and a mantle the length of the wall; on either side of the chimney are small stained glass windows. the doorway to the entryway is an arch. there are large windows on each side of the arch. on the wall opposite the fireplace, there is a built-in corner cabinet and the doorway to the office. on the wall opposite the entryway is a doorway to a hallway that goes across the back half of the house. the walls are painted the color of a brown paper bag. the trim, ceiling and all built-ins are painted white. there is a ceiling fan in the middle of the room. oh and, there's some furniture in there, too.

5. How long has it been since you had a meal, and what was it? i had a glazed doughnut and a coke about 15 minutes ago.

6. At this moment, what could you use more of? free time

7. At this moment, what could you use less of?students

8. Is there something spiritual, contemplative, or centering you do on a regular basis? What is it?i go to mass a few times a month...that's not very regularly according to my mom, but i think i do okay.

9. Is there anything that needs to be cleaned out of your house or yard? What?yes! i had a garage sale this summer and there is still a box of junk tucked away in the corner of my porch...maybe i'll drag it to the curb before the next trash day.

10. Are you generally opinionated or easy going?i'm usually pretty easy going.

11. What's your favorite thing to do for exercise?...eh:rolleyes: :wub: :rolleyes:

12. When you get a little extra money, what are you most likely to buy?art supplies or socks.

13. List 5 important qualities in a mate. compassion, integrity, love, intelligence, reliability.

14. If you could receive one intangible gift from someone, what would it be and who would it be from? more complete communication from my boyfriend.

15. Are you more often the one who leaves, or the one who is left? i'm the leaver.

16. List 5 simple pleasures holding a kitten or puppy, cradling a sleeping baby in your arms, looking into the late afternoon sun, sleeping in the sun, picking tomatoes - i love the way the plants smell.

17. Whose avatar do you like the most? hmm..either glitterfly's or g-w-l-s's...although i'm rather fond of my little misunderstood monkey.

18. Give one way you expect your life to be different 5 years from now.i don't really see myself still teaching in 5 years...at least, not in the same situation.

19. List 5 complex pleasuresplotting, planning and scheming to surprise my secret pal, rearranging furniture, planning a dream house, planning a wedding, planning how to spend my un-won lottery millions.

20. Give one significant difference between your life three years ago and your life now.i'm much more confident in my relationship with my boyfriend

Leave one question of your own for the next person to answer. who is your favorite person in the world and why?

[nymphette]

1. Where do you live? in a trailer community in copper sands, sask

2. What do you like most about yourself? that i am unselfish and giving

3. What do you like least about yourself? that sometimes i am too unselfish and don't do anything for me

4. Describe your living room. the walls are painted a darkish brown mushroomy color, i have very dark heavy victorianish floral printed couch and love seat, a huge china cabinet made of dark wood, a corner shelf that matches the walls... one wall is fille diwth pictures, though nowhere near as many as rustell's!!!... all of my angel prints on another wall... t.v. in the corner by the door... laminate flooring that looks like hardwood... end table behind the couch/loveseat corner, in front of the corner shelf...

5. How long has it been since you had a meal, and what was it? lunch yesterday- a roast beef sandwich on 12 grain bread with hot mustard...

6. At this moment, what could you use more of? money, definitely... :(

7. At this moment, what could you use less of? 'things'.... my house is too cluttered for words!!!!

8. Is there something spiritual, contemplative, or centering you do on a regular basis? What is it? time alone in my dark quiet room where i just breathe deeply... though it usually isnt' THAT quiet....

9. Is there anything that needs to be cleaned out of your house or yard? What? yard- the rest of hte elm trees we cut down because they were infected and dead... house- oh, where to start... did i tell you my house is cluttered??? kids toys and books that are never read (chris's old ones) would be a start...

10. Are you generally opinionated or easy going? opinionated

11. What's your favorite thing to do for exercise? swimming... or walking around the neighborhood...

12. When you get a little extra money, what are you most likely to buy? stamps for postage...

13. List 5 important qualities in a mate patient, honest, able to admit when they're wrong, good grooming/hygeine, nice looking... in no particular order...

14. If you could receive one intangible gift from someone, what would it be and who would it be from? lessons in patience from my grandmother who passed away when i was in grade eleven....

15. Are you more often the one who leaves, or the one who is left? leaves

16. List 5 simple pleasures the smell of vanilla, (cinnamon, baby, fresh laundry, etc), leisure time to myself, playing with my boys, making someone smile, napping in the afternoon!!!

17. Whose avatar do you like the most? i love jade's sweet white baby kitty!!! :wub:

18. Give one way you expect your life to be different 5 years from now hopefully with chris's schooling being finished by then we will be more financially secure because he'll be licensed....

19. List 5 complex pleasures finishing a project i haven't been able to finish for various reasons, satisfaction because i have helped my mother in more ways than i usually can, knowing that my children will be healthy and happy, helping my best friend decide what course her life should finally take (with a degree she'll never use, and 10 years of university under her belt and she hates every job she gets!!!!), helping my husband get over his terrible childhood with unloving family members....

20. Give one significant difference between your life three years ago and your life now. whoa... 3 years ago i was pregnant with julian (a surprise) and thinking htat my boyfriend of four years would just pack up and leave because of it... chris always said he never wanted kids.... well, here we are married, with another child, and he even said we could have one more (that was while i was pregnant- now that we know there is a chance of recurrence, we aren't having more.. :()... well, i am a stay at home mom, instead of out working a job i dont' enjoy anymore.... everything is different now!!!

my #20 question: tell me what you would do if you found out you had six months to live.

[Dalmaney]

1. Where do you live?
I live in a two-bedroom basement apartment in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
2. What do you like most about yourself?
I like that I can make the most ridiculous plans, and then follow through with them. Like attending a wedding in Egypt.
3. What do you like least about yourself?
My selfishness, and my swearing. Perfect me wouldn't talk like I do, and would be much more aware of other people.
4. Describe your living room.
A couch/chair set from the late 70's, a futon that's bent in the middle, a coffee table covered in magazinge and clutter, a tv and vcr and movies, my computer desk, and way too many papers all over it.
5. How long has it been since you had a meal, and what was it?
I had breakfast this morning: coffee and banana dipped in peanut butter
6. At this moment, what could you use more of?
Desire to study.
7. At this moment, what could you use less of?
Doubt about my life and my plans and my feelings
8. Is there something spiritual, contemplative, or centering you do on a regular basis? What is it?
I go to church once or twice on Sundays, and I try to pray at least once a day throughout the week. Usually I pray by writing in a journal, because otherwise I have an attention span of about five seconds.
9. Is there anything that needs to be cleaned out of your house or yard? What?
My house needs to have the bottles recycled, the papers recycled, and the general crap thrown out.
10. Are you generally opinionated or easy going?
Opinionated.
11. What's your favorite thing to do for exercise?
Wall Climbing
12. When you get a little extra money, what are you most likely to buy?
Clothes I've been needing, or movie tickets
13. List 5 important qualities in a mate
Insightful, considerate, loving, funny, understands me.
14. If you could receive one intangible gift from someone, what would it be and who would it be from?
Love from the person I think I could love.
15. Are you more often the one who leaves, or the one who is left?
The one who is left. I'm too damn loyal sometimes.
16. List 5 simple pleasures
Sunshine when you need it.
Chocolate
Coffee
The smell of fresh baked bread
Hugs
17. Whose avatar do you like the most?
Medeous. I love the monkey.
18. Give one way you expect your life to be different 5 years from now
I will not be a student in University.
19. List 5 complex pleasures
Riding in a car full of friends, having long pointless conversations
Conversations in the dark you could never have by daylight
Being on a gorgeous beach and spending as long as you want just moving the sand around
Imagining a life for yourself that's perfect beyond all reason
Sliding full speed down a steep hill on top of a giant inner tube and at least two other people
20. If I had 6 months to live: I would drop out of school, go to Australia and visit my sister, tell everyone exactly how I feel about them, spend some time at home with my parents, stop watching TV, and eat nothing but dessert.

Next #20: Describe something beautiful.

[Seusomon]

1. Where do you live? Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

2. What do you like most about yourself? my ability to learn and change

3. What do you like least about yourself? my tendency to get irrationally uptight about some things

4. Describe your living room. adobe walls: a stepped curving wall by the front door encloses a little alcove with a built-in wooden bench, a sofa, and a gas heater on the wall. In the center of the room is a great rough wooden post. I have white and green votive candles all around the post and on the stepped curving wall. My dining table is by the east window, which has crystals hanging from it. On the side opposite the door is the conversation pit, with built-in adobe benches and a fireplace, which sadly is non-functional. Near the fireplace is a small window, with peices of copper and red stones for decoration. I have shelf for my tarot decks, a large block-and-boards bookcase, and a shelf for my CDs. On the wall are four pieces of original tarot art by Brian Williams, a picture of a vampire priestess by Rob Place, and two witchy paintings by Brigid Smallwood. The floor is brick, except for a narrow area between the conversation pit and book case, which is rough wood.

5. How long has it been since you had a meal, and what was it? About 3 hours ago, a breakfast burrito

6. At this moment, what could you use more of? cuddling and sex

7. At this moment, what could you use less of? demands on my time

8. Is there something spiritual, contemplative, or centering you do on a regular basis? What is it? morning prayer/offering

9. Is there anything that needs to be cleaned out of your house or yard? What? not much, but I think I should streamline my office and scale down the art supplies and materials to what I really use.

10. Are you generally opinionated or easy going? easy going - very tolerant of different personalities and opinions

11. What's your favorite thing to do for exercise? yoga, or walks in the woods

12. When you get a little extra money, what are you most likely to buy? books, kitchenware, decorations

13. List 5 important qualities in a mate good communicator, reflective, physically affectionate, loyal, optimistic

14. If you could receive one intangible gift from someone, what would it be and who would it be from? tenderness, from my lover

15. Are you more often the one who leaves, or the one who is left? the one who is left

16. List 5 simple pleasures good food, good sleep, soaking in the tub, cuddles, the night sky

17. Whose avatar do you like the most? Stargal's - I'm a Lady of Shallott junkie!

18. Give one way you expect your life to be different 5 years from now I'll have found a new permanent relationship

19. List 5 complex pleasures navigating intimacy with someone new, re-inventing yourself, raising a child, learning a new skill, growing a garden

Give one significant difference between your life three years ago and your life now. I'm divorced

who is your favorite person in the world and why? my daughter - because she is fun and wise and keeps me tied to my own center

20. Leave one question of your own for the next person to answer Describe yourself in one sentence.

[Death_Or_Aldona]

1. Where do you live? Morgantown, West Virginia

2. What do you like most about yourself? My sense of humor (though most don't get it)

3. What do you like least about yourself? everything else

4. Describe your living room. the carpet is red with black swirlies on it, yellow walls with black trim, clutter everwhere...it is doubling as a computer room right now...there are 4 kitties scattered about...wonder where the other one is...

5. How long has it been since you had a meal, and what was it? about 16 hours? pasta

6. At this moment, what could you use more of? heat

7. At this moment, what could you use less of? cold

8. Is there something spiritual, contemplative, or centering you do on a regular basis? What is it? not really...i occassionally do a lil yoga

9. Is there anything that needs to be cleaned out of your house or yard? What? We have a room that is still stacked with boxes that we need to unpack.

10. Are you generally opinionated or easy going? easy going...i usually keep my opinions to myself

11. What's your favorite thing to do for exercise? yoga

12. When you get a little extra money, what are you most likely to buy? stamps :)

13. List 5 important qualities in a mate sense of humor, no hang-ups about sex, an open mind, kindness, creativity

14. If you could receive one intangible gift from someone, what would it be and who would it be from? a conversation w/ my father

15. Are you more often the one who leaves, or the one who is left? so far, the one who leaves...but that's because I leave before things really even get started

16. List 5 simple pleasures a nice purrrr, a cold drink, a comfortable skirt, toe socks, pigtails

17. Whose avatar do you like the most? medeous (i think she's in the lead ;) )

18. Give one way you expect your life to be different 5 years from now I hope to not be living in West Virginia

19. List 5 complex pleasures planning a surprize for someone, road trips, novels, the ocean, the sky/space

20. Describe yourself in one sentence. Jaime needs to have more confidence


#20: How was high school for you?

[hainlam]

1. Where do you live? In the Midwest.. Illinois actually..

2. What do you like most about yourself? I am a perfectionist (I think that is good)

3. What do you like least about yourself? I am a control freak (I think that is bad)

4. Describe your living room. Nothing special, beige carpet and creamy colored walls. I have a large bookcase (that is actually home to books, rather than knick-knacks.. hee hee). I have a beige couch with a light floral pattern in greens and reds. I have a little green loveseat.. a side table trunk that has monkeys painted on the sides (it is one of my favorite pieces of furniture.. I got it at a fire sale). I have my Christmas tree in the corner and I have shelves on the walls with pictures on them. OH, and I have a tv and a stereo in there too.. and a lamp..

5. How long has it been since you had a meal, and what was it? about 2 hours.. I have a bean and cheese burrito for lunch today

6. At this moment, what could you use more of? money

7. At this moment, what could you use less of? Criticism (from myself)

8. Is there something spiritual, contemplative, or centering you do on a regular basis? What is it? yes, I guess.. I do yoga

9. Is there anything that needs to be cleaned out of your house or yard? What? Most definitely. I have a “Monica closet”.. it is hideous. I would be horrified if anyone ever opened it up.. it would be like one of the cheesy sitcoms where they open the door and everything falls out in a big pile.

10. Are you generally opinionated or easy going? Easy going

11. What's your favorite thing to do for exercise? running

12. When you get a little extra money, what are you most likely to buy? Something for my son

13. List 5 important qualities in a mate: honesty, sense of humor, intelligence, thoughtfulness, the ability to put up with me.

14. If you could receive one intangible gift from someone, what would it be and who would it be from? Forgiveness from my brother

15. Are you more often the one who leaves, or the one who is left? The one who is left

16. List 5 simple pleasures: spending the day in pajamas, reading a book, sunbathing, watching kids play in the snow, day dreaming

17. Whose avatar do you like the most? Vintage cherry

18. Give one way you expect your life to be different 5 years from now. Surely I will be married by then? Right?

19. List 5 complex pleasures: having a child, planning a dream vacation, getting to really know someone, falling in love, realizing life and people aren’t perfect.

20. Leave one question of your own for the next person to answer: How was high school for me? Fine, I liked high school. I wouldn’t want to go back, but it wasn’t bad at all.

Question: what was the best present you ever received?

[bluecrayon]

Okay: Just between me, you guys and the world!

1. I live in San Francisco.

2. I like my empathetic nature most about myself -- it keeps me from floating into myself.

3. I don't like how I constantly spin and loop and seldom touch down anywhere.

4. My living room is small, cluttered, full of art work and books and toys -- the windows look out over San Bruno Mountain and the willow tree in my backyard -- I have a Navajo rug on the floor and mismatched chairs and all my nervousness spilling out of a basket on the floor....

5. I had half a pumpernickle bagel with salmon salad on it about 3 hours ago...and a piece of chocolate

6. I could use more time...and more sleep.

7. I could use less of money worries and my funky car troubles

8. I talk with my friend who calms me and centers me and knows me well enough to quiet me.

9. A million beanie babies that have been tossed over the deck into the back yard and are in various stages of posture throughout -- broken toys from same activity!

10. I am opinionated, but I am not loud about it. (Well, I don't sit on people's thoughts until they cave...)

11. I ride my bike.

12. I will buy some art work from someone whose work I admire a great deal and who has a red book that I love...

13. 5 important qualities in a mate:

1. Curiosity.
2. Kindness.
3. Political consciousness
4. Artistic consciousness
5. Intelligence


14. An intangible gift I would want would be to receive a painting from the nervousness art show guy whose work I really like.

15. I leave and I have been left with equal occasion

16. 5 Simple Pleasures:

1. Walking barefoot over warm earth.
2. Eating peaches right off a tree still warm from the sun
3. Listening to Vivaldi while laying on the floor in a sunspot
4. eating noodles
5. kissing, loving, dancing, doing all that love stuff with someone who is special


17. Sonic has a nice one. I like Cuilanies. I like hammerquill's. I like almost all of them, really.

18. I will probably no longer live in San Francisco. I will have finished my education (maybe???) I will 5 years older...

19. 5 Complex Pleasures:

1. reading philosophy
2. thinking about physics
3. crop circles, ufos, spontaneous combustion, alien visits
4. doing art work (always complex, never easy)
5. writing poetry


20. The best present anyone ever gave me:

freedom. My first boyfriend encouraged me to leave NYC to go to school in Berkeley -- it was painful to leave him, but all of my life seems to have happened because of this decision and I thank him all the time in my head and heart. He KNEW this was what I needed to do, even though at the time I wanted to stay with him in NYC...

YOUR QUESTION:

Why do we answer these questions????

[Sirius]

1. Where do you live?
daley lane

2. What do you like most about yourself?
Positive outlook

3. What do you like least about yourself?
impatience

4. Describe your living room.
Hardware: One beige wall, three white walls, two windows(black and cream window coverings), a front door, beige carpeting. Furnishings: One black sofa, one black love seat, one glass coffee table, one oversized television. Decorations: one print above the television, over 125 framed family photographs.

5. How long has it been since you had a meal, and what was it?
Almost three hours, a chicken sandwich and French fries.

6. At this moment, what could you use more of?
cash

7. At this moment, what could you use less of?
Loose ends

8. Is there something spiritual, contemplative, or centering you do on a regular basis? What is it? Find open road and drive.

9. Is there anything that needs to be cleaned out of your house or yard? What? My desk and my closet. I will not be able to wear a size 4 again in this life.

10. Are you generally opinionated or easy going? Both. Opinionated “Well, this is what I think” and Easy Going “…but however you want to handle it, it’s up to you.”

11. What's your favorite thing to do for exercise? If a scenic walk isn’t available, then kickboxing. I love to run, but it usually hurts too much (shins).

12. When you get a little extra money, what are you most likely to buy? If it is a little then books or gifts. My next big purchase will be the flat screen monitor.

13. List 5 important qualities in a mate
Understanding
Loyalty
Communication
Humor
Loving

14. If you could receive one intangible gift from someone, what would it be and who would it be from?
A Massage isn’t tangible is it? Is House Cleaning? Okay, I want togetherness from all my extended family. No “his family” “her family” “their family” just all one big happy.

15. Are you more often the one who leaves, or the one who is left?
Good Bye!

16. List 5 simple pleasures
A day off
A hummingbird
Rain
A smile
Sunsets


17. Whose avatar do you like the most?
Turtles


18. Give one way you expect your life to be different 5 years from now
Career change

19. List 5 complex pleasures
Brian
Elaborate Vacations
A well thought out plan
Togetherness
The Grand Canyon


20. Why do we answer these questions???? Because we like the attention.

2o. My question: How can we get Blue Crayon to have an AVATAR OF BLUE CRAYONS?

[Alpaca]

1. Where do you live?
On the 6th floor of Darwiche Building, in Badaro, Park sector, Beirut, Lebanon, Missle East, planet Earth.

2. What do you like most about yourself?
Who I am

3. What do you like least about yourself?
How quickly I worry.

4. Describe your living room.
It's vast because we joined two rooms by destroying a wall, and has bay windows on one end and regular windows on the adjacent wall. On one end there's the chimney surrounded by closed bookshelves reaching to the ceiling. We also keep our collectiosn of seashells and fossils there, and I have the family objects my grandma gave me and my didgeridoo on the chimney. Opposite the regular windows there isn't really a wall, more like a pillar between two large gaps leading respectively to the dining room and the entrance, so we use that for the TV. Under the windows all along the wall there are lethally comfortable sofas. It's impossible to sit on them and not fall asleep. We keep a lot of our travel booty in that room. Oh and I forgot a large screen we brought back from Oman that is damasked with elephants, I grew up with it and love it.

5. How long has it been since you had a meal, and what was it?
5 minutes. Artichokes with rice.

6. At this moment, what could you use more of?
A bloody massage!! (just returned from my 3 hour training)

7. At this moment, what could you use less of?
Less questions so I can go to bed

8. Is there something spiritual, contemplative, or centering you do on a regular basis? What is it?
I think the above makes up 80% of my life, but speaking specifically: T'ai Chi, Chi Kung, prayer, nature outings and art.

9. Is there anything that needs to be cleaned out of your house or yard? What?
Mounds of papers from which I need to copy info first, but never have time :(

10. Are you generally opinionated or easy going?
Opinionated

11. What's your favorite thing to do for exercise?
Martial arts *wg*

12. When you get a little extra money, what are you most likely to buy?
Clothes. I only buy them if I really have money to spare.

13. List 5 important qualities in a mate
Transparency
Joy
Drive
Loyalty
Perceptivity

14. If you could receive one intangible gift from someone, what would it be and who would it be from?
The gift of Sight from a certain close friend.

15. Are you more often the one who leaves, or the one who is left?
I have been left once and left once. That evens out!

16. List 5 simple pleasures
A feathery touch on the skin
Chocolate
Tickle wars
Watching the stars
Bird songs

17. Whose avatar do you like the most?
Girl who loves sharks, I can't get tired of it.

18. Give one way you expect your life to be different 5 years from now
I won't need to spread myself as thin as now, I'll have found the one and I'll have started to make a change

19. List 5 complex pleasures
Feeling every muscle in your body respond faithfully to your mind.
Monitoring your own progress.
Earning someone's trust and friendship after months of patient approach.
Inspiration.
Gliding among the fish, adapting to their world to observe them.

20. Leave one question of your own for the next person to answer
Why do we answer these questions????
Because we're all repressed exhibitionnists? ;)

When were you the most proud of yourself?

[atomic_cocktail]

1. Where do you live?
Stowe, Vermont USA (the ski capital of the east... I think the town invented that title to bring in tourists :P )

2. What do you like most about yourself?
I am easy going

3. What do you like least about yourself?
I am not social enough

4. Describe your living room.
Small, we live in a basement so there are these weird 1 1/2 foot carpeted benchs running along the walls (they have pipes and junk in them) They run along the north and east walls and make great extra seating. A drab blue couch on the west wall... tv, stereo, ps2, etc on bench on east wall. book cases and door to the world's tinest bathroom on the south wall. A couple of poster prints of picasso and stuff on walls (i got em on ebay for cheap :D )

5. How long has it been since you had a meal, and what was it?
I'm eating right now pasta w/ alfredo and sun dried tomatos

6. At this moment, what could you use more of?
money & time

7. At this moment, what could you use less of?
housework that needs to be done

8. Is there something spiritual, contemplative, or centering you do on a regular basis? What is it?
I write which really helps we clear my head... I am so not spiritual anymore though I was raised pagan.

9. Is there anything that needs to be cleaned out of your house or yard? What?
dog poo poo... my two dogs are shit factories!!

10. Are you generally opinionated or easy going?
easy going... I have my opinions but I don't often share them with others

11. What's your favorite thing to do for exercise?
swimming

12. When you get a little extra money, what are you most likely to buy?
mini DV cam

13. List 5 important qualities in a mate
sense of humor
easy going
loving
trustworthy
adventerous

14. If you could receive one intangible gift from someone, what would it be and who would it be from?
time with my little sister

15. Are you more often the one who leaves, or the one who is left?
one who leaves

16. List 5 simple pleasures
snuggling in bed with husband and baby daughter
internet
reading
writing
a hot shower

17. Whose avatar do you like the most?
my own because it is my daughter... seeing her face always brightens my day
someone elses: medeous because sock puppets are pure joy :P

18. Give one way you expect your life to be different 5 years from now
own a house *crosses fingers*

19. List 5 complex pleasures
writing (simple and complex :D )
raising my daughter
learning something new about myself
going to a party and dancing for hours on end with my eyes closed
creating a masterpeice :)

Why do we answer these questions????
to learn more about ourselves and others... knowing someone without ever laying eyes on them is an amazing thing... these simple questions and days and days of chain games / art swapping/ and general posting lend to this

20. Leave one question of your own for the next person to answer
What is your biggest regret?

[nahga46]

1. Where do you live? New Jersey

2. What do you like most about yourself? kindness

3. What do you like least about yourself? not assertive enough

4. Describe your living room. white couches, peach curtains, floral arrangements, picture of a street scene (maybe of France)

5. How long has it been since you had a meal, and what was it? 3 hrs ago, peanut butter and butter sandwich (ran out of Jelly and the butter makes the pb less sticky in your mouth)
6. At this moment, what could you use more of? money and clothes (haven't been shopping in a long time

7. At this moment, what could you use less of? agony, exams, headaches, sweat

8. Is there something spiritual, contemplative, or centering you do on a regular basis? What is it? alone time while listening to music

9. Is there anything that needs to be cleaned out of your house or yard? What? all the unused junk stored over the years

10. Are you generally opinionated or easy going? easygoing

11. What's your favorite thing to do for exercise? walking or stationary biking

12. When you get a little extra money, what are you most likely to buy? clothes

13. List 5 important qualities in a mate: trust, fidelity, love, personality, humor

14. If you could receive one intangible gift from someone, what would it be and who would it be from? assertion, myself

15. Are you more often the one who leaves, or the one who is left? hmmm, probably left since my friends were supposed to get me for lunch, but went ahead w/o me bc they thought I said to meet them downstairs (I know they didn't mean to diss)

16. List 5 simple pleasures: graduation :), a day to myself to do whatever I please, a good conversation, a funny joke, a hug

17. Whose avatar do you like the most? atomic cocktail (cute baby)

18. Give one way you expect your life to be different 5 years from now: I will hopefully get my dream job

19. List 5 complex pleasures: love, life, freedom, hair (can't do a thing with mine), knowledge

**My biggest regret is: picking roommates -- last 2 situations haven't been good, but this year, it will all be over bc I'm graduating**

20. Leave one question of your own for the next person to answer: What is hardest decision you have ever had to make?

[cheshire-cat]

1. Where do you live?
A very small town in Northern Ontario called Massey.

2. What do you like most about yourself?
I'm sincere.

3. What do you like least about yourself?
I worry too much.

4. Describe your living room.
Eclectic. Muted colours, beiges, browns and filled with books, videos, finished and unfinished artwork.

5. How long has it been since you had a meal, and what was it?
Ramen noodles, 15 minutes ago.

6. At this moment, what could you use more of?
Sleep, time, energy.

7. At this moment, what could you use less of?
Pressure.

8. Is there something spiritual, contemplative, or centering you do on a regular basis? What is it?
At the end of the day I use the deep-breathing techniques that I learned in my teens. It's calming and helps me relax enough to sleep.

9. Is there anything that needs to be cleaned out of your house or yard? What?
House: Clothes! Old clothes. Waiting for the diabetes association to come around to pick up these things.

10. Are you generally opinionated or easy going?
Opinionated.

11. What's your favorite thing to do for exercise?
Running. There's nothing like fresh air in your lungs and the constant rhythm of your feet beating against the pavement.

12. When you get a little extra money, what are you most likely to buy?
Hair dye or fun trinkets from the dollar store.

13. List 5 important qualities in a mate
Quiet
Thoughtful
Sincere
Strong
Independent

14. If you could receive one intangible gift from someone, what would it be and who would it be from?
Unconditional love from my partner.

15. Are you more often the one who leaves, or the one who is left?
I am the one who leaves.

16. List 5 simple pleasures
misty mornings
warm chocolate chip cookies
Getting a nuzzle from my pets
browsing in stores with no intent to buy
Having strangers hold the door open for me (call me old fashioned)

17. Whose avatar do you like the most?
VelvetHellvis. Don't make me have to show you my Elvis imitation.

18. Give one way you expect your life to be different 5 years from now.
I hope to be happy. I expect to be doing something worthwhile with my life.

19. List 5 complex pleasures
Receiving "that smile" from Chris.
Feeling warm and fulfilled.
Sharing a moment with my mom.
Feeling that everything is okay.
Cuddling up like puzzle pieces.

What is hardest decision you have ever had to make?
Deciding whether to stay in Canada or move to the States. Essentially choosing between my happiness and that of my partner. Still making this decision. Every decision that I've made before this pales in comparison.

20. What was the last thing that someone did for you that made you smile?

[siafu]

1. Where do you live? new haven, connecticut

2. What do you like most about yourself? i'm nice

3. What do you like least about yourself? too melancholy

4. Describe your living room. a rectangle. a brown loveseat. a bookshelf. a wallful of electronics. a shelf thingy with a mirror on top.

5. How long has it been since you had a meal, and what was it? i ate some pizza and a juice box and carrots about five hours ago.

6. At this moment, what could you use more of? nothin. ha. cheer, maybe.

7. At this moment, what could you use less of? exams.

8. Is there something spiritual, contemplative, or centering you do on a regular basis? What is it? make stuff. listen to music. soak in my bathtub.

9. Is there anything that needs to be cleaned out of your house or yard? What?
coffee table. closets. too many clothes that see no action.

10. Are you generally opinionated or easy going? opinionated.

11. What's your favorite thing to do for exercise? swimmy swim.

12. When you get a little extra money, what are you most likely to buy? books.

13. List 5 important qualities in a mate

smart
nice to old people and babies
interesting person
patient
loving

14. If you could receive one intangible gift from someone, what would it be and who would it be from?

an openhearted goodbye from my ex

15. Are you more often the one who leaves, or the one who is left? leavee

16. List 5 simple pleasures

fluffy dumplings
sunsets
fingerpaints
pens
notebooks

17. Whose avatar do you like the most?
alpaca. i like that little guy she has.

18. Give one way you expect your life to be different 5 years from now
i will be a licensed attorney with a little kid, a house with a yard and a small dog.

19. List 5 complex pleasures
a convincing memo
a stellar poem
classic rock
getting a new stamp in my passport
graduating from law school

20. Leave one question of your own for the next person to answer
um. before i go to sleep, i think about how i need a job. and my question is...what one problem would you give a limb to solve?

[sarahkate]

1. Where do you live?

Schenectady NY (right outside of Albany - the capital of NY)


2. What do you like most about yourself?

That I find it next to impossible to be mean


3. What do you like least about yourself?

I procrastinate way too much


4. Describe your living room.

At the moment it is all white (white walls, white trim), narrow, rectangle, one of the longer walls has two doorways on either end - one leading to the kitchen, one leading to a tiny area where my front door, stairway to go upstairs and a doorway into the "dining room" all connect. The front wall is one of the smaller walls and it has one fairly large, modern-ish window. In the center of the next longer wall there are two very old windows that connect so it almost looks like one window, a radiator covered by a metal radiator cover, which has been painted black, sits below those two windows. In the center of the final short wall there is one old window which faces out into our backyard. The furniture in my living room is pretty gross at the moment - two green chairs, one is an overstuffed comfy chair, and one is a stiff cheap recliner. We also have a gold/yellow old lazy boy recliner that is horribly ugly but its is ultra comfortable, a large rectangular coffee table which sits in a corner because it doesn't fit anywhere else, a corner fitting tv stand, and a 1960's or 1970's-ish end table/cabinet that I bought at a thrift store for $13. Yeah, we need new furniture. The hardwood floors are very beat up and splattered with paint. We have nothing hanging on the walls at the moment. One of these days I'm going to get around to decorating it!


5. How long has it been since you had a meal, and what was it?

I had some reheated bowtie pasta with broccoli, cauliflower, and sweet corn in primavera sauce last night for dinner.


6. At this moment, what could you use more of?

Money, time, happiness, warm weather


7. At this moment, what could you use less of?

stress and snow


8. Is there something spiritual, contemplative, or centering you do on a regular basis? What is it?

Not really, I'm not a spiritual person at all. I might be less stressed if I found something contemplative/centering to do though.


9. Is there anything that needs to be cleaned out of your house or yard? What?

My whole house needs to be cleaned out. I have tons of boxes of STUFF to sift through, most of it's trash I'm sure. Our yard has some junk that needs to be thrown out too - some non-pressure treated lumber that my boyfriend left out in the yard for months so now it's ruined, and some of our old wood trim from our living room that we ripped out - still sitting in the lawn with nails sticking out of it!


10. Are you generally opinionated or easy going?

opinionated, but easy going in certain situations


11. What's your favorite thing to do for exercise?

walk, swim


12. When you get a little extra money, what are you most likely to buy?

craft/art supplies, magazines, clothes, cds, movies


13. List 5 important qualities in a mate

I like someone who is honest, spontaneous, thoughtful, funny, intelligent.


14. If you could receive one intangible gift from someone, what would it be and who would it be from?

From my boyfriend....the ability to travel back in time... so I could undo things in the past that I shouldn't have said or done, things that hurt him. This would be a gift for both of us!


15. Are you more often the one who leaves, or the one who is left?

I would prefer to say neither, but I guess I am the one who leaves.


16. List 5 simple pleasures

mail, sunshine, back scratches, my down comforter, laughter


17. Whose avatar do you like the most?

Oooh this is a tough choice, I love so many N'ness avatars. I love manada's "grrr...arg" guy from Buffy, vintagecherry's avatar always brings a smile to my face... I love to see Harrison smiling at me in Nymphette's avatar....ahh there are just so many great ones...I could go on forever!


18. Give one way you expect your life to be different 5 years from now

Hopefully I will be married, with a baby or two, financially stable, much happier..... I hope!


19. List 5 complex pleasures

seeing my mom happy
seeing my sister happy
planning to go back to college after almost 4 years of not attending
love
creating art....it's difficult for me many times, but it does bring me a lot of pleasure when I see my final creation - whether it looks good or not!


20. Leave one question of your own for the next person to answer

A: The last thing someone did for me that made me smile was probably umm....gwensmom! She sent me the greatest girl-who-loves-sharks/lasagna themed handmade postcard! It's great! (long story about the Heather/lasagna thing........well, not so much long...just....strange & silly! One of those "you had to be there" situations)

[color=red]Q: What do you think about when you lie in bed at night, before you fall asleep?

[Seusomon]

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[smachel]

1. Where do you live? florence, kentucky... close enough that most people who live around here say northern kentucky/cincinnati

2. What do you like most about yourself? my smarts and my creative nature

3. What do you like least about yourself? unfortunately, i have to say my body weight/proportion. and personality wise, i'm not assertive enough

4. Describe your living room. um, a broken papasan couch and a papasan chair. bare christmas tree waiting to be taken down. fireplace that i want to use, but the boy is too lazy, tv with no cable or antenna (wah!) but with a sega genesis and playstation.

5. How long has it been since you had a meal, and what was it? last night... ribs and chicken at montgomery inn (best barbecue!)

6. At this moment, what could you use more of? more will to clean house

7. At this moment, what could you use less of? less laziness

8. Is there something spiritual, contemplative, or centering you do on a regular basis? What is it? not really. but i'm really trying to focus on breathing in pilates class 2x/week!

9. Is there anything that needs to be cleaned out of your house or yard? What? the duck poop on our porch

10. Are you generally opinionated or easy going? not very opinionated, but not easy going

11. What's your favorite thing to do for exercise? play sports. unfortunately, i don't get to do that too much, so aerobics class takes the place.
12. When you get a little extra money, what are you most likely to buy? clothes for school

13. List 5 important qualities in a mate compassion, same sense of humor, honorable, affectionate, intelligent

14. If you could receive one intangible gift from someone, what would it be and who would it be from? i honestly can't think of anything

15. Are you more often the one who leaves, or the one who is left? one who is left

16. List 5 simple pleasures food, tv, snuggling, looking at the ducks, internet

17. Whose avatar do you like the most? um... birdandblue's is cute, but i also like pictures of people, like seusomon's.

18. Give one way you expect your life to be different 5 years from now married, in a house.

19. List 5 complex pleasures tv, going out with boyfriend, spending time with friends, no schoolwork, cooking

20. What do you think about when you lie in bed at night, before you fall asleep?
i try to come up with my own dreams, to get me going in the right direction. never really works though.


20. how many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop?

[Kelly]

1. Where do you live?
Greater Vancouver Area, B.C.

2. What do you like most about yourself?
My resourcefulness

3. What do you like least about yourself?
My very quick temper

4. Describe your living room.
Very cramped, and basically my work space. Coffee table is covered in paints, knitting stuff, photos, magazines, etc, all green furniture, and our xmas tree is still up.

5. How long has it been since you had a meal, and what was it?
Last night, some spaghetti.

6. At this moment, what could you use more of?
Camera equipment and books. Always.

7. At this moment, what could you use less of?
My annoying roommate.

8. Is there something spiritual, contemplative, or centering you do on a regular basis? What is it?
I write in a journal, that's pretty contemplative. I also meditate on a regular basis. I also want to start yoga, but I haven't done that yet.

9. Is there anything that needs to be cleaned out of your house or yard? What?
My roommate. Hah.

10. Are you generally opinionated or easy going?
You can be both. I'm opinionated but I won't sit there and fight with somebody and just tell them that they're wrong.

11. What's your favorite thing to do for exercise?
Walk.

12. When you get a little extra money, what are you most likely to buy?
Books or photo equipment.

13. List 5 important qualities in a mate.
Humour, understanding, committment, assertiveness, compassion

14. If you could receive one intangible gift from someone, what would it be and who would it be from?
This is a tough one. I guess a complete apology from my mom for siding with her asshole husband everytime he verbally and mentally abused me as a kid.

15. Are you more often the one who leaves, or the one who is left?
One who leaves

16. List 5 simple pleasures
Reading, taking care of my plants, playing nintendo, listening to music, opening mail

17. Whose avatar do you like the most?
I like Smachel's and sarahkate's.


18. Give one way you expect your life to be different 5 years from now.
I'd like to be living in my own house, making a career out of photography

19. List 5 complex pleasures
Photography, painting, working in my journal/art journal, writing, cooking

20. how many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop?
342343 ;)
Seriously, I never lick, I've only ever sucked so I could give you a time frame, but not a number of licks. I'd say about 5-8 mins.

YOUR QUESTION:

20. If you could master any talent, craft, or art - what would it be and why?

[jonnynobody]

1. Where do you live?
Kentucky. Basicly middle of nowhere.

2. What do you like most about yourself?
The fact I can still play guitar after going weeks without playing because I broke my fingers so often.

3. What do you like least about yourself?
My low self-esteem

4. Describe your living room.
Clean, actually. My mom's a neat freak. White walls with nature murals painted on them. White and Black carpet. A couch, a table, our entertainment center. Our corner of the room with shelfs and drawers that holds essential oils, and herbs and my mom's pagan spell stuff.

5. How long has it been since you had a meal, and what was it?
A few mintues ago, and it was chinese. We went out to eat.

6. At this moment, what could you use more of?
Guitar picks. I lost most of mine.

7. At this moment, what could you use less of?
Brothers...no, I take that back. My stepdad. I wanna lose him...not my guitar picks...:(

8. Is there something spiritual, contemplative, or centering you do on a regular basis? What is it?
Meditation. Praying to my god. (Like I said, we're pagan and everyone in our family spends time in the morning to talk to our personal deity.)

9. Is there anything that needs to be cleaned out of your house or yard? What?
Um...there's our BMX bikes, and skateboards scattered across the yard.

10. Are you generally opinionated or easy going?
I'm opinionated, but I know how to shut up.

11. What's your favorite thing to do for exercise?
BMX, extreme sports.

12. When you get a little extra money, what are you most likely to buy?
Guitar picks. Maybe a sketchbook.

13. List 5 important qualities in a mate.
Honesty, Loving, Having a warped sense of humor like me, Determined, Musical

14. If you could receive one intangible gift from someone, what would it be and who would it be from?
For my dad to tell my why he left the family. Why he felt he could abandon his wife and 3 kids.

15. Are you more often the one who leaves, or the one who is left?
The one who is left.

16. List 5 simple pleasures
Playing guitar, being with my dog, art, driving in a car to nowhere, and...being with someone you love.

17. Whose avatar do you like the most?
Let's see...Bluecrayon's, sarahkate, death_or_aldona, medeous...I could probably say more...

18. Give one way you expect your life to be different 5 years from now.
I'd like to have gotten out of high school and in my last year of college. I would like to have someone I love that won't left me.

19. List 5 complex pleasures
Um..I have no clue.

20. If you could master any talent, craft, or art - what would it be and why?
Web design. I know HTML, but can never make it work.

Your question: If you could write the world's best song, what would you write it about?

*edited because i forgot "your question"*

[kflorathorne]

1. Where do you live?
Chesapeake, VA (in the middle of suburbia)
2. What do you like most about yourself?
The way I view bad situations.
3. What do you like least about yourself?
My physical appearance.
4. Describe your living room.
Goddess! I never go in there. It's not my house and is so tackyly decorated.
5. How long has it been since you had a meal, and what was it?
4 hours ago? Pork Ramen Noodles.
6. At this moment, what could you use more of?
Sleep and answers.
7. At this moment, what could you use less of?
Paranoia of the random noises of my kitchen.
8. Is there something spiritual, contemplative, or centering you do on a regular basis? What is it?
My morning relfection at my altar.
9. Is there anything that needs to be cleaned out of your house or yard? What?
Nope. I am horridly organized.
10. Are you generally opinionated or easy going?
Opinonated but that doesn't mean anyone wants to hear it.
11. What's your favorite thing to do for exercise?
:P
12. When you get a little extra money, what are you most likely to buy?
OFFICE AND POSTAL SUPPLIES!!! :blink:
13. List 5 important qualities in a mate

a.) good fuel economy
b.) emotional commitment
c.) absurdity
d.) open-mindedness
e.) vagrant sexual pratices :wub:

14. If you could receive one intangible gift from someone, what would it be and who would it be from?
:ph34r: The secret ninja smiley is stunned.
15. Are you more often the one who leaves, or the one who is left?
The one who leaves. I don't put up with sh*t.
16. List 5 simple pleasures

1.) alone time
2.) snuggle time
3.) nap time
4.) lovin' time
5.) post office time!

17. Whose avatar do you like the most?
laputa64 But I think I'm partial.
18. Give one way you expect your life to be different 5 years from now
I will actually have a job.
19. List 5 complex pleasures

1.) the thoughts that run thru my head right before i pass out
2.) being linked to someone eternally, even if now, by hatred
3.) regret
4.) HTML
5.) insomnia

20. Leave one question of your own for the next person to answer
Did you think you'd ever get through this questionaire?

[kittymao]

answer to Q. Yea, sure. kinda fun.

1. Where do you live? East SF bay, in California.

2. What do you like most about yourself? I'm creative. Scary creative- I don't stop drawing.

3. What do you like least about yourself? I am paranoid.

4. Describe your living room. let us start with this disclaimer. I live with my parents.
The walls are covered in this very 70's dark wood paneling. a hand-off couch. A hand-off coffeetable with satanic inscriptions. ( I didn't do it.) Two computers. A TV nestled in a massive bookshelf that spans across our wall-size windows. A TV strictly for videogames. A hopechest. Anotehr bookshelf. A mail table. two chairs with all sorts of stuff in it that haven't been sat in for the past 3 years. A reel-to-reel player. A large grotesque painting of a galleon. A grandfather clock.
Allof this is there under three months' bills, magazines and computer printouts.

5. How long has it been since you had a meal, and what was it? A real one- About ten hours. A fake one, about two hours.

6. At this moment, what could you use more of? HEAT.

7. At this moment, what could you use less of? body aches.

8. Is there something spiritual, contemplative, or centering you do on a regular basis? What is it? I meditate before bed. I also think of listening to music and showering as kind of spiritual and centering.

9. Is there anything that needs to be cleaned out of your house or yard? What?
Oh gee. We need to move two cars, hack down that dying tree, trim the hedges. Throw away all the crap in the shed. If I started talking about the inside of the house, I'd never stop talking.

10. Are you generally opinionated or easy going? easy going.

11. What's your favorite thing to do for exercise? Walk, or jog. My knee hates me for it, but there's nothing better.

12. When you get a little extra money, what are you most likely to buy? Art Supplies or inspirational books.

13. List 5 important qualities in a mate Funny, respectful, nurturing, handsome, loyal.

14. If you could receive one intangible gift from someone, what would it be and who would it be from? I'd want More Talent, from... someone talented.

15. Are you more often the one who leaves, or the one who is left? I am the one who's usually left- mostly cause I get distracted so easily.

16. List 5 simple pleasures animals. art. sleep. food. love.

17. Whose avatar do you like the most? Hm. VelvetHellvis. Nice colorscheme, and it's Elvis. And he's evil. And it's animated. rock.

18. Give one way you expect your life to be different 5 years from now people will be paying me to draw.

19. List 5 complex pleasures being able to walk home without being paranoid. Drawing something that looks exactly as you planned it to. recieveing a gift unexpected. Giving something you may still need to someone who needs it more. waking up to the sun and the sky beaming in through your window.

20. Leave one question of your own for the next person to answer what is your favorite sound?

[freckledcutie]

The last thing someone did for me that made me smile was someone smiled at me and I smiled back

1. Where do you live?
Tullahoma, TN

2. What do you like most about yourself?
My sense of humor and my freckles

3. What do you like least about yourself?
My weight

4. Describe your living room.
My living room has pale pink walls, a G Rodo Boulanger painting, french country floral furniture, hardwood floors, blonde coffee table and end tables, some plants, a great pink/white checked chair and ottoman that looks great with the floral couch and chair, a beautiful armoire and an adirondack chair in the corner. I also have a large, framed posted of Paris "Ile St. Louis Paris" I think it's called, and a Henri Matisse framed "Goldfish" poster. There's tons of light in my living room as one complete wall is windows. On one wall is a living room dressers that I have some pictures and a zen garden on. I have random pieces and arrangements throughout the room.

5. How long has it been since you had a meal, and what was it?
2.5 hours ago...oatmeal and an orange

6. At this moment, what could you use more of?
an intimate relationship

7. At this moment, what could you use less of?
stress of raising a teenager with PMS

8. Is there something spiritual, contemplative, or centering you do on a regular basis? What is it?
Yes, I pray and meditate

9. Is there anything that needs to be cleaned out of your house or yard? What?
Sure, I have a kiln that's been sitting under my 3 car carport for over a year...I have been meaning to take it to the dump but it works and I can't bring myself to do it

10. Are you generally opinionated or easy going?
Actually, I'm both...very opinionated and have a lack of impulse control when it comes to something I'm passionate about. Other than that, I'm extremely easygoing.

11. What's your favorite thing to do for exercise?
jog/walk

12. When you get a little extra money, what are you most likely to buy?
paper, journals, rubber stamps, embellishments

13. List 5 important qualities in a mate
honestly, caring, trustworthy, funny, nice teeth

14. If you could receive one intangible gift from someone, what would it be and who would it be from?
unconditional love and understanding (oops...that's two)

15. Are you more often the one who leaves, or the one who is left?
the one who leaves

16. List 5 simple pleasures
chocolate, laying on the couch reading or watching TV, holding hands, being kissed, PDA (kid friendly PDA)

17. Whose avatar do you like the most?
I like the monkey!

18. Give one way you expect your life to be different 5 years from now
I'll hopefully be in an intimate relationship

19. List 5 complex pleasures
trips to Croatia, finding that treasure I've been searching for, my relationship with my daughter, my relationship with my parents, creating art

20. Leave one question of your own for the next person to answer
What is something you treasure that you would give up for love?

[chunkymonkey]

I'd give up my cubby.

1. Where do you live?
trenton, NJ

2. What do you like most about yourself?
I could spend the rest of my life with just myself and I'd be just fine.

3. What do you like least about yourself?
I have little to no self discipline

4. Describe your living room.
I'm living in it actually. The walls are a horrible shade of blue. Papers all over the place, book shelves jammed with books, clothes piles here and there, christmas lights, huge desk, several paint stains on the carpet (ooops), notes and all sorts of things taped to the walls in bunches. very college dorm room.

5. How long has it been since you had a meal, and what was it?
I long for a good meal. Damn low carbs! Last thing I ate was tuna salad about 3 hours ago.

6. At this moment, what could you use more of?
money

7. At this moment, what could you use less of?
hunger

8. Is there something spiritual, contemplative, or centering you do on a regular basis? What is it?
I spend time with a journal everyday.

9. Is there anything that needs to be cleaned out of your house or yard? What?
I'd like to tear this freaking carpet out. Carpet makes me crazy. But otherwise no.

10. Are you generally opinionated or easy going?
I don't see these as being opposites so... I'm both. Outwardly I'm probably more easy going.

11. What's your favorite thing to do for exercise?
yoga, walk away the pounds dvds, queer exercises I make up for myself.

12. When you get a little extra money, what are you most likely to buy?
I run straight to ebay. Rubber stamps, art supplies, books, magazines, clothes.

13. List 5 important qualities in a mate
loyalty, individuality, curiosity, forgiving, intelligence

14. If you could receive one intangible gift from someone, what would it be and who would it be from? one hour of honest discussion with my mother.

15. Are you more often the one who leaves, or the one who is left?
one who leaves.

16. List 5 simple pleasures
chocolate, mail, fresh air, working up a good sweat, being smiled at by a stranger in a passing car

17. Whose avatar do you like the most?
medeous's

18. Give one way you expect your life to be different 5 years from now
I'll have a career.

19. List 5 complex pleasures
making soemthing that I am proud to send to someone. Having an amazing dream, waking up, wishing you could get back to the dream, and then falling back asleep into your dream. Eating healthy all day long as well as working out. Being able to remember a quote (or something else) while in a stimulating conversation, with someone you'd like to impress. Being in the presence of someone during a comfortable silence.

20. Leave one question of your own for the next person to answer

What really hurts?

[ChateauLoCo]

What really hurts?
Losing people I love.

1. Where do you live?
the westernmost area of unincorporated Stone Mountain, GA, just east of Atlanta and just west of the largest exposed granite mass in the world (and the home of Andre 3000)

2. What do you like most about yourself?
Generally, my capacity to love. Specifically, bringing my creativity to everything I do.

3. What do you like least about yourself?
I allow myself to procrastinate rather than be courageous.

4. Describe your living room.
My living room is a long, narrowish room. Bright, white paint; refinished wood floors; great overstuffed white sofas with a subtle, raised embroideried pattern (same color as the couch), made a bit dingy by one of our cats; one matching ottoman in front of one of the sofas and another one again a wall; 3 awesome wood side tables with glass on top and empty spaces or drawers with treasures on display--my handmade books, my stones and crystals, ceramics by people I love; a primitive small twig table with a huge tv on it (I don't know why); a great Storehouse chair (hand-me-down) with black and subtle gold pattern and wooden legs--everyone had these at one time; bad lamps my husband bought for $5 each that he won't let go of; clutter from the closet that I cleaned out; four of my 4'x4' paintings (leaning against a wall) that I just can't bring myself to hang yet because I wish they would sell; the most amazing winter sunlight that floods the room and make it feel like another world.

5. How long has it been since you had a meal, and what was it?
My husband made stir-fry with chicken, red bells, scallions, cabbage, green beans, snowpeas, mushrooms, jalapenos, who knows what else, with great jasmine rice and a baby mix salad with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. We ate at 8:15 pm.

6. At this moment, what could you use more of?
income

7. At this moment, what could you use less of?
cancer in those I love

8. Is there something spiritual, contemplative, or centering you do on a regular basis? What is it?
I sit with a shatki master for shatki-pat. I do yoga. I do energy meditations. I do visualizations. I try to remember to breathe. I try to stay present in the here and now. I am doing The Solution.

9. Is there anything that needs to be cleaned out of your house or yard? What?
All of my clutter--too much to detail. I must acknowledge the overabundance of paper and magazines in my life.

10. Are you generally opinionated or easy going?
Very easy going with some strong opinions.

11. What's your favorite thing to do for exercise?
I looove Pilates. I love weight lifting. I really like yoga. I like stationary recumbant cycle. I'm trying to learn to like water aerobics--I miss outdoor pools.

12. When you get a little extra money, what are you most likely to buy?
Books. Art supplies. Magazines. Little precious objects. Amazing things that have no practical use in my life.

13. List 5 important qualities in a mate
Big heart with lots of love. Intimacy ability and willingness. Willingness in general. Great sense of humor. Intellectual explorer.

In other words, Big Heart, Big Love, Big Laugh, Big Brain, Big Connection and Willingness.

14. If you could receive one intangible gift from someone, what would it be and who would it be from?
I know I will later regret not saying something more deep or important or about love or friendship, but there is only one thing that comes to mind and it is not completely intangible, but it is as close as I can come right now.

A major museum inviting me to do a large-scale installation.

15. Are you more often the one who leaves, or the one who is left?
In life, I will sometimes leave. In love, I am sometimes left.

16. List 5 simple pleasures
*Sitting under an umbrella on a quiet beach feeling so warm and relaxed.
*Being caressed by someone.
*Chateauneuf du Pape.
*Playing games with old friends and laughing until it hurts.
*Spending an entire afternoon with someone I adore, going from gallery to gallery, stopping for drinks or tea, going to a great magazine rack, dropping in little shops with great exotic things for sale, finding a great table or couch at a great place and having wine and little plates--just a day of magic, connection, infusion.
*Having a beloved baby or pet lay on you and sleep.

17. Whose avatar do you like the most?
I can't remember whose avatar it is, but the one with the pre-Raphaelite images. I love that one.

18. Give one way you expect your life to be different 5 years from now
more responsible/more adult/more authentic.

19. List 5 complex pleasures
*Making my husband burst out laughing with a mouth full of food or drink. It takes the careful planning of an Allied attack because he is so wise to and wary of me now. I still can get him though...
*Throwing great parties for all of my friends.
*A day chock full of amazing experiences in Amsterdam.
*Having people come over to the studio.
*A long delightful day going to all the places I love in LA/Santa Monica/Venice/Malibu in a convertible.

20. Leave one question of your own for the next person to answer

Who do you love?

[bingsy]

1. Where do you live?

Austin, TX

2. What do you like most about yourself?

my humility

3. What do you like least about yourself?

my humility

4. Describe your living room.

I am a mess, and so is my living room. There is a small cabinet that the TV, VCR, DVD, XBOX sits in (You are not planning to rob us are you... :ph34r: ) in the corner of the room. There is a plastic penguin that sits atop this cabinet along with a candle that reads Powerful Prayer Against Disfunctional Family Christmas (didn't work too well.) To it's right is a green and red Indian bedspread draped from the wall. It covers a stand of shelves that houses a bunch of VCR movies we want to get rid of. Next to it is a small set of black bookshelves. On the top shelf sits a lamp, those kind with three steel, bendy arms that hold a red, blue, and yellow shade for each bulbs. Next to it is a silver manekeneko bank. Behind her is a bowling pen, the phone and answering machine. There is an empty Diet Rite can and the remote control too. Above that is a fake portrait of the virgin Mary and the baby Jesus that I bought at a Catholic charity. Next to it is terra cotta angel. To the right of all that mess is a brown, orange, and beige Indian bedspread draped over the wall. It's job is to hide some folding tables, that we don't have room to store. We have exactly 2 reclining chairs that face the TV. In the middle is a mess of stationery, cards, scissors and other such supplies, along with 2 weeks worth of Sunday papers I have yet to read but plan to eventually. There is TV tray in front of the blue chair. Randy sits there playing XBOX with a gray/white (most adorable-est) kitten on his lap. There is a variety of papers and boxes and trash strewn about the rest of the floor. To the left of the TV is the stereo system. You guessed it. Covering that is a maroon and gray Indian bedspread. To the left of that is a coffee table, Indian with bone design. It has one of the speakers on it. On the speaker is a Santa Cookie jar with platic poinsettias sticking out of his head. There is junk, paper, and mail strewn over the rest of the table, along with a wooden cross and curio holder. To the left of the table is where we store the TV trays. There is a blue, red, and white Indian bedspread that covers this. In between the two bedspreads on the wall sits 4 wooden saints. The saint with the fish. ONe with a cinnamon bun looking thing (St. Jude?) and two other regular looking saints that I think are St. Louis and St. Raphael. Of course perpendicular to the table is a love seat. It is obviously filled with all matter of junk, our coats, our stocking stuffers from Christmas, the wreath that until a couple of weeks ago was outside our door.

5. How long has it been since you had a meal, and what was it?

5, leftover chicken, mashed potatoes, and spinach

6. At this moment, what could you use more of?

organization
7. At this moment, what could you use less of?

Randy playing video games, me on the internet completing this here survey8. Is there something spiritual, contemplative, or centering you do on a regular basis? What is it?

livejournal, I want to meditate but can't seem to begin the habit, maybe my house is too messy

9. Is there anything that needs to be cleaned out of your house or yard? What?

See 4

10. Are you generally opinionated or easy going?

both, are they mutually exclusive?

11. What's your favorite thing to do for exercise?

dance or hiking (I haven't done both for ages)

12. When you get a little extra money, what are you most likely to buy?

art supplies, video camera

13. List 5 important qualities in a mate

Hard one, because I rarely think about it like that. I am one that just says, yeah, this feels right.

trustworthy, willing to try new things/spontaneous, willing to consider your point of view, has things in common with you, they are exciting

14. If you could receive one intangible gift from someone, what would it be and who would it be from?

respect from my students

15. Are you more often the one who leaves, or the one who is left?

the one who leaves

16. List 5 simple pleasures

-the wind
-the shade of the sky at twilight
-bologna sandwiches and peanuts packed for us by my mother after swimming in the ocean all day
-cat on your lap
-warm bed in the morning and someone to cuddle with

17. Whose avatar do you like the most?

I think it's insomnilicious that has the skull?

18. Give one way you expect your life to be different 5 years from now

I expect to have more freedom to pursue hobbies and more education as Randy completes med school. I expect to be ready to have children.

19. List 5 complex pleasures

First kisses
Winning an award for excellence
Being a part of something historical/ event involving humanity
Experiencing art
Seeing new landscapes, traveling

20. I love Randy

Have you ever had an epiphany?

[Laurasia]

1. Where do you live?

San Francisco, CA, in the Sunset

2. What do you like most about yourself?

my spirit

3. What do you like least about yourself?

my temper

4. Describe your living room.

It's quite a mess right now. I have a futon for a couch that is covered with a purple blanket to try and prevent white dog hair from getitng on it. My cats constantly pull it off though. My living room serves as a dining room/livingroom/partial kitchen. My apartment is weird--the front door opens into the smallest kitchen you could ever imagine. The fridge doesn't even fit in there. You walk through the kitchen into the livingroom, where we have a little dining area, a pantry and fridge on one side, an art/study table, a couch, a TV and stereo on the other. It's small, but comfy. We have white walls. My mom helped me make bright green striped curtains for the windows and I painted the dining table chairs maroon. There's a maroon and tan rug on the wooden floor also. I also have an ugly tan cat tree in one corner, two black cats that wander around and a 45 pound white dog who sheds fur onto everything.

5. How long has it been since you had a meal, and what was it?

two hours, potato leek soup and a hunk of wheat bread.

6. At this moment, what could you use more of?

time (and I mean time away from work, which is where I am writing this from)

7. At this moment, what could you use less of?

bills and taxes...they are stressing me out!

8. Is there something spiritual, contemplative, or centering you do on a regular basis? What is it?

I've been running to the beach lately. It's calming to watch the sunset over the ocean while I burn some energy.

9. Is there anything that needs to be cleaned out of your house or yard? What?

Umm, yeah. The yard has these blackberry bushes that are taking over. Those need to be killed and pulled out of there because it's becoming a thorny mess back there. There's also flattened cardboard boxes all over the patio from when I was painting some stuff out there...that should go. My house is a mess right now.

10. Are you generally opinionated or easy going?

opinionated!

11. What's your favorite thing to do for exercise?

running or hiking (or trail running, if possible!)

12. When you get a little extra money, what are you most likely to buy?

I'm saving every penny for a vacation in August...Belize!

13. List 5 important qualities in a mate

caring
loving
loyal
funny
intelligent

14. If you could receive one intangible gift from someone, what would it be and who would it be from?

knowledge and understanding from everyone!

15. Are you more often the one who leaves, or the one who is left?

the one who leaves

16. List 5 simple pleasures

the smell of oranges
the rain
my dog
home
the beach

17. Whose avatar do you like the most?

hmmm, I don't have one favorite

18. Give one way you expect your life to be different 5 years from now

I expect be living somewhere new and either just out of school or in school.

19. List 5 complex pleasures

going to the grocery store with my boyfriend (we make fools of ourselves)
driving through California from SF to LA or back
going some place new
the smell of photo chemicals on my hands after the darkroom
Los Angeles

20. "Have you ever had an epiphany?"
Yes, several!
my question:
Who do you miss the most?

[cryptaesia]

1. Where do you live?kitchener ontario canada

2. What do you like most about yourself?my lack of boundaries

3. What do you like least about yourself?see #2

4. Describe your living room.a cluttered mess with dali dracula ian curtis killing joke and thom yorke

5. How long has it been since you had a meal, and what was it?a couple of hours ago, a toasted tomato sandwich

6. At this moment, what could you use more of?money

7. At this moment, what could you use less of?money troubles

8. Is there something spiritual, contemplative, or centering you do on a regular basis? What is it?nothing

9. Is there anything that needs to be cleaned out of your house or yard? What?nothing really now, the garbage

10. Are you generally opinionated or easy going?depends on my mood, mostly easy going though

11. What's your favorite thing to do for exercise?walk, sex

12. When you get a little extra money, what are you most likely to buy?art supplies, weed

13. List 5 important qualities in a mate
freedom of thought
crazy
eyes that sparkle
not one of the herd
inspires me

14. If you could receive one intangible gift from someone, what would it be and who would it be from? a moment with my mentor

15. Are you more often the one who leaves, or the one who is left?fifty fifty

16. List 5 simple pleasures
weed
cats
sleep
music
holding wonky

17. Whose avatar do you like the most?d-o-a's

18. Give one way you expect your life to be different 5 years from now. more success in my artistic endevours

19. List 5 complex pleasures
my music
film
hockey
burroughs
cut ups

20. what one problem would you give a limb to solve?money problems permanently

can a day ever last long enough when your enjoying it?