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[eliseul02]

I decided that whenever I came across a new survey I would fill it out, if only to look back on it in the months to come to see if and how I've changed.



What is your name?: Sarah Elise Williams
Are you named after anyone?: Yes, my mom's sister Sarah, and the Beethoven piano piece "Fur Elise"
What's your screename?: eliseUL02
Would you name a child of yours after you?: Maybe
If you were born a member of the opposite sex what would your name be?: I have no idea what my parents had planned, but I would have like to be something like Ryan or Clayton
If you could switch names with a friend who would it be?: Dana
Are there any mispronounciations/typos that ppl do w/ your name constantly?: oh let's see... elSIE, lisa, eloise, there's more, but I can't think of them.  My cousins couldn't pronounce my name when they were little, so to them, I was "Eese"
Would you drop your last name if you became famous?: I've thought about it when I have my rich and famous fantasy. :)

Basics
Your gender: Female
Straight/Gay/Bi: straight (and it got questioned, jokingly, this past weekend)
Single?: *sigh* yes...
If not, do you want to be?: that's a big NO
Birthdate: 1/13/1984
Your age: 20
Age you act: hmmm... usually I think people would say I act older than I am.
Age you wish you were:: 21
Your height: 5'6"
Eye color:: dark brown
Happy with it?: yup
Hair color: right now a darker brown, on its own, it's a little lighter, more in the light brown/dirty blonde region
Happy with it?: ehhh... for now.  I'll buy a new box of hair dye when I get bored.
Lefty/righty/ambidextrous: all about being a righty
Your living arrangement: in the dorms
Your family: me, my mom, my dad, my 11 year old sister.  Four people with very LARGE personalities living in a not so large house.
Have any pets?: 5-6 horses, 3 dogs, 2 or 3 cats (one or two live in the barn, and I can't remember... but only one cat that really stays at the house)
Whats your job?: none right now, but I'm THISCLOSE to having a job at Banana Republic, my own clothing mecca.
Piercings?: ear lobes pierced once, ear cartilage pierced once, and an eyebrow ring
Tattoos?: 1
Obsessions?: hmmm... knitting's definitely up there, but I don't know about being "obsessed" with things... I just have things that I really really like.
Addictions?: downloading music and movies from the internet, knitting, checking people's away messages (I blame my roommate!!!  luv ya M!)
Do you speak another language?: French
Have a favorite quote?: from Jeff Foxworthy on lines girls use to break up "Guys, if your girlfriend says 'I think we should see other people,' you can be pretty sure she's already cut a pony from the herd, and if she ain't ridin' him yet, she HAS pulled the saddle from the barn."
Do you have a webpage?: I had one on angelfire at one point in history

Deep Thoughts About Life and You in it
Do you live in the moment?: I guess you could say that
Do you consider yourself tolerant of others?: mostly, with the exception of extreme stupidity brought on by an unwillingness to learn
Do you have any secrets?: HELL YEAH!
Do you hate yourself?: sometimes I'm not happy with myself, but hate?? nahp.
Do you like your handwriting?: mostly... i get lots of compliments from other people.
Do you have any bad habits?: I smoke when I drink, I gossip, I hold a grudge, and in the holding of said grudge, I tend to run my mouth when I should just shut up. 
What is the compliment you get from most people?: pretty name, cute clothes (hmm... yet people hardly ever say "pretty you"  at least not the people from whom I would like to hear it.)
If a movie was made about your life, what would it be called?: Sex, Lies, and Videotape (lol)
What's your biggest fear?: death... I have lots of fears, but that probably tops the list right now.
Can you sing?: I like to think that I can.
Do you ever pretend to be someone else just to look cool?: I've never pretended to be someone else, no... but I think that most people will alter something about themselves from time to time to fit in more, or be more accepted, and I've done that.
Are you a loner?: nope.  I LOVE being around people, but at the same time, I appreciate the time I get to spend alone.
What are your #1 priorities in life?: Have a job when I get out of college that will support me as an independent person.
If you were another person, would you be friends with you?: Unless as that other person I had made me mad.  In that case, I would avoid me at almost all costs.
Are you a daredevil?: I think a NO is a good answer here.
Is there anything you fear or hate about yourself?: I hate that I'm so insecure with myself.  I wish I had more self-confidence
Are you passive or agressive?: Aggressive more than passive.
Do you have a journal?: ummm.. yeah.  what an intelligent question.
What is your greatest strength and weakness?: Strengths?? Making people think I'm more confident than I really am.  Weakness? My lack of self-confidence or the inability to give up on a situation that is ultimately no good for me.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?: To be more comfortable with the skin I'm in (god, how cheesy was that?)
Do you think you are emotionally strong?: no
Is there anything you regret doing/not doing in life?: There are opportunities that I wish I had taken just to see if things would be different now, but no regrets.  My life is the way it is because I made the decisions that I chose to make.  There have been rocky spots along the way, but no life is perfect and without troubles.
Do you think life has been good so far?: Overall, yes.
What is the most important lesson you've learned from life?: To take chances, because sometimes they make really great endings.
What do you like the most about your body?: the boobage.
And least?: my inner thighs.
Do you think you are good looking?: I have my moments.
Are you confident?: Not at all.
What is the fictional character you are most like?: hmmm...
Are you perceived wrongly?: Sometimes

Do You...
Smoke?: as previously stated, only when inebriated.
Do drugs?: Not unless you count alcohol.
Read the newspaper?: for the crossword.
Pray?: not much
Go to church?: not much.
Talk to strangers who IM you?: used to
Sleep with stuffed animals?: not usually.. but if I've had a really bad day, yeah, I'll cuddle with a stuffed animal.
Take walks in the rain?: in the summer.. hell yeah.
Talk to people even though you hate them?: no
Drive?: yup
Like to drive fast?: yes

Would or Have You Ever?
Liked your voice?: as I've gotten older, I've come to like it more.  I've got a southern drawl that can come out pretty strong sometimes.
Hurt yourself?: nope
Been out of the country?: England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales
Eaten something that made other people sick?: I LOVE sushi, and I've had escargot a few times.  But I can't handle really nasty smelling foods... 
Been in love?: I've loved, but I've never been IN love.  there's a difference.
Done drugs?: nope
Gone skinny dipping?: how 'bout no?
Had a medical emergency?: my mom said I had colic as a baby
Had surgery?: haven't done that yet in my life.
Ran away from home?: no, but I thought about it for about 5 minutes when i was 12.  
Played strip poker?: no, but I played a strip game of Flip-Cup
Gotten beaten up?: no
Beaten someone up?: nope
Been picked on?: harmless teasing from my friends, but I've never been picked on that I know of.
Been on stage?: yup
Slept outdoors?: yes
Thought about suicide?: nope
Pulled an all nighter?: It's called "college"
If yes, what is your record?: couple of days... like, missing one night's sleep.
Gone one day without food?: because I was sleeping
Talked on the phone all night?: yeah
Slept together with the opposite sex w/o actually having sex?: *sigh* yes... and it was such a triumph of will power for me!  (katie and meredith will know what I'm talking about)
Slept all day?: yeah
Killed someone?: no
Made out with a stranger?: umm... if you consider meeting someone during the day, talking for a few hours a "stranger" then yes, i have.
Had sex with a stranger?: nope.
Thought you're going crazy?: there's those fleeting moments when I think I'm gonna go crazy, but I think that's just part of the college experience
Kissed the same sex?: no
Done anything sexual with the same sex?: definitely no
Been betrayed?: yeah, I guess I would consider it betrayal
Had a dream that came true?: oh yeah!
Broken the law?: every time i party.
Met a famous person?: yup
Have you ever killed an animal by accident?: I was in a truck, and this cat ran out in front of me RIGHT AS I got to that particular point in the road.  I was freaking out that I had killed some kid's pet.
On purpose?: ants, slugs, beetles
Told a secret you swore you wouldn't tell?: yes
Stolen anything?: nope
Been on radio/tv?: ummm... I was on TV once
Been in a mosh-pit?: no
Had a nervous breakdown?: not a real one
Bungee jumped?: HELL NO!
Had a dream that kept coming back?: yes

Beliefs
Belive in life on other planets?: very possible
Miracles?: not really.
Astrology?: No
Magic?: nope
God?: yeah
Satan?: i think one kinda goes with the other
Santa?: ahhh... those were the days
Ghosts?: nope
Luck?: nope
Love at first sight?: I'd like to think it's out there
Yin and yang (that good cant exist w/o bad)?: yeah, but I don't think of it as being Yin/Yang.. i just look at it as part of human nature
Witches?: no
Easter bunny?: used to.  and those were happy times.
Believe its possible to remain faithful forever?: I hope so.
Believe theres a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow?: No, but I wish there was.
Do you wish on stars?: yes

Deep Theological Questions
Do you believe in the traditional view of Heaven and Hell?: I don't know
Do you think God has a gender?: I've always thought of god as a "he" but who knows??
Do you believe in organized religion?: I think that the ideas are good, but that organized religion gets in the way of itself sometimes.  Organized religion can be a good thing, because it puts you in a community of believers.  A lot of the time thought, people worry more about being a church attendee, and letting god "know" that they're good believers because they attend church every single Sundy more than they worry about the message they get from church, and the spiritual growth they achieve because of that message.  Wow, that was a long sentence
Where do you think we go when we die?: If the protestant church is "right," then hopefully I'll go to Heaven

Friends
Do you have any gay/lesbian friends?: I'm seriously questioning one of my guy pals.
Who is your best friend?: Amy
Who's the one person that knows most about you?: I'm a pretty open person, but Amy probably knows the most about me.
What's the best advice that anyone has ever given to you?: Move on.  It's over, he's not gonna change.
Your favorite inside joke?: Blue ovaries... need I say more??  I thought not
Thing you're picked on most about?: my accent, my use of the word "fabulous", my love for all things country and cowboy, the list goes on.
Who's your longest known friend?: my friend Clayton in Alabama
Newest?: Katie probably... nobody else jumps to mind right now.
Shyest?: probably Meredith... and it's not that she's shy, she's just more reserved than most people I know
Funniest?: Goat, Katie, Klapp's pretty funny, there's a few more.
Sweetest?: there's so many
Closest?: Amy
Weirdest?: Amy
Smartest?: Meredith, hands down.
Ditziest?: oh goodness.. too many to name.
Friends you miss being close to the most?: Amy and Heather
Last person you talked to online?: talking to bradley right now
Who do you talk to most online?: hmmm... probably Katie - discussing our latest exploits and plans to kidnap certain hotties as wedding dates. :)
Who are you on the phone with most?: ugh... my mother
Who do you trust most?: I think I'm gonna have to go with Amy on that one.
Who listens to your problems?: all of my friends are the best about listening to my problems and I love them for it, and reciprocate whenever possible. 
Who do you fight most with?: DJ
Who's the nicest?: oh lord, Meredith, Goat, Tony was an absolute sweetheart the other night, Amy, Heather... the list goes on and on.  I try not to be friends with mean people. 
Who's the most outgoing?: Goat or Katie
Who's the best singer?: haha... i don't know if any of my friends can carry a tune.  
Who's on your shit-list?: the Beast, Whitney, Alex, Chris (in Alabama)
Have you ever thought of having sex with a friend?: *ahem* I DID have sex with a friend... he was smazing.  :) 
Who's your second family?: the Nichols
Do you always feel understood?: not always
Who's the loudest friend?: me
Do you trust others easily?: probably more easily than I should with some things.
Who's house were you last at?: umm... I visited Goat and DJ in their dorm the other night
Name one person who's arms you feel safe in: I don't even know
Do your friends know you?: I'm a pretty open person.  I try not to live my life with regrets, and I see my past experiences as learning curves, so people tend to know a lot about me.  Probably more than they want to know sometimes.
Friend that lives farthest away: Rob in Jacksonville, FL - or Ben who last I knew was stationed in Seattle, WA

Love and All That
Do you consider love a mistake?: Hell no
What do you find romantic?: oh god! A man who will cuddle is one of the most wonderful men on earth... whispering things to each other, when he brings up an inside joke in front of other people, a hand on the small of your back as you enter a room, a hug because he knows you need one, saying "I love you" without needing a reason, when he wakes you up by kissing you, holding the side of your face or playing with your hair while he kisses you... there's so much more.
Turn-on?: all things cowboy, kisses to my neck, playing with my hair/nape of my neck, lots more.
Turn-off?: bad teeth will finish a guy off immediately, bad breath, girly hands on a guy
First kiss?: lots of little kid kind of kisses when i was really young, but my first REAL kiss was Wes Huseby, I was 14, he was 17the summer before my 9th grade year on Shell Island in view of the waves crashing on the beach.  *sigh*
If someone you had no interest in had interest in dating you how would you feel?: ohhh... that's awkward. 
Do you prefer knowing someone before dating them?: I don't know, it's nice when you know someone before you date them, but it's so much fun to learn as you go along
Have you ever wished it was more socially acceptable for a girl to ask a guy out: i think it's fine for a girl to ask a guy out, i just don't have the cajones to do it.
Have you ever been romantically attracted to someone physically unattractive: kinda
Do you think the opposite sex finds you good looking?: I get this a lot "I'd like to fuck you, I just don't want to date you."  atke from that what you will
What is best about the opposite sex?: yeah, so I'm gonna be honest and say that the best physical thing about the opposite sex is either sex or getting cuddled right after. :)  The best non-physical thing is the emotional support of a guy that cares for you.
What is the worst thing about the opposite sex?: If I start to answer this, I will never end.
What's the last present someone gave you?: My dad just bought me new boots this past week.
Are you in love?: no
Do you consider your significant other hot?: alas, there is no significant other

Who Was the Last Person...
That haunted you?: huh?
You wanted to kill?: I don't know about kill... but extreme bodily harm, either the beast or Whitney
That you laughed at?: Kim
That laughed at you?: i don't know, and i don't want to know
That turned you on?: Jared... hands down, no contest.
You went shopping with?: me!
That broke your heart?: DJ - I'm not sure about my heart breaking, but it sure did hurt a whole hell of a lot.
To disappoint you?: DJ
To ask you out?: DJ
To make you cry?: DJ
To brighten up your day?: Jared, and he didn't even realize it.
That you thought about?: I can't remember.
You saw a movie with?: PJ, Nicole, Mike, and Meg
You talked to on the phone?: That would be Katie
You talked to through IM: Bradley
You saw?: not including my roommate (because I live with her), the people at my uncle's office.
You lost?: I can't remember.

Right This Moment...
Are you going out?: it's one in the morning... that's a no.
Will it be with your significant other?: thanks for rubbing it in, yet again, that I don't have one.
Or some random person?: huh?
What are you wearing right now?: Banana Republic black wool cropped pants, a white camisole, and a white button up shirt.
Body part you're touching right now: umm.. none.  I'm typing.
What are you worried about right now?: lots of things.
What book are you reading?: Lord of the Ring: The Two Towers
What's on your mousepad?: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Use 5 words to describe how you're feeling: needy, sleepy, coughing, happy, bored.
Are you bored?: see above
Are you tired?: uhh... redundancy
Are you talking to anyone online?: Bradley still
Are you talking to anyone on the phone?: nahp
Are you lonely or content?: both
Are you listening to music?: no... Meredith just went to sleep, and I'm heading that way, so I didn't pull out the head phones.