Early Morning Home Invasion
Early this morning I woke up to voices in the hallway, and them someone pounding on my door..when I opened it a little this lady was like "you have my phone, give me my phone!," while pushing on the door to open it further. I told her I definitely did not have her phone, more than once, and then she pulled out a knife from her pocket and was like "YES YOU DO!," and barged her way past me into my apartment!! (She was definitely intoxicated, I could smell it when she was near me, and she said something about a party.) I just stood there in shock, still holding the door open. She walked into my living room, where Abby meowed at her..I was worried she would hurt Abby, but thankfully walked past her into the kitchen, where she opened my freezer door, took an ice cream sandwich or two and said "you don't need these" (thankfully I saw her put her knife back in her pocket then). Then she just casually walked out..my neighbor heard all this and was poking her head out her door, and I was like "..she took my food!!" haha. She called the police, who came quickly (the station is very close). A couple officers talked to me, while others went searching for the lady, who I think they found, but didn't say for sure. That was a pretty shocking start to the morning..I probably shouldn't have opened the door in the first place, but if there's a next time I'll pretend I'm not home or something, and call the police if they don't leave (I live in what is supposed to be a locked building, but sometimes the lock mechanism doesn't work properly, which is what I saw when I left for work later. They really need to fix that!!). I'm glad my neighbors look out for me though, and that Abby and I didn't get hurt! Crazy..
I haven't. Eh..it might be interesting, but I don't have a huge desire to..
September
1. How important is it to you that people remember, spell, and pronounce your name correctly? Why?
2. Are you a hugger or a non-hugger? Why?
3. Are you more likely to avoid conflict or engage in it head-on? Why?
4. What was the most recent compliment you received and savored?
5. In what situations are you most likely to procrastinate?
6. How often do you interrupt others while they are talking?
7. What’s your most and least preferred forms of exercise? Explain.
8. What’s your favorite quote? Why is it special to you?
9. As you fall asleep, do you prefer to be flat on your back, curled on your side, or on your stomach? What position are you in when you wake up?
10. What’s your preference: cruise ship, powerboat, sailboat, rowboat, canoe, kayak, or inner tube?
11. Who was your best friend in high school, and where is he or she now?
12. What’s your most memorable (good or bad) airplane flight?
13. September 13 is "Positive Thinking Day". What negative thought could you turn around today?
14. Growing up, for which holidays did your family decorate the house?
15. Have you ever served on jury duty? If so, what was the case about? If not, would you like to be on a jury in the future?
16. What's worse: laundry or dishes?
17. Do you have a favourite movie soundtrack?
18. If you were offered free cosmetic surgery by the best plastic surgeons in the world, would you take it?
19. If you could rid the world of one evil, which one would it be?
20. What is the difference between knowing a lot of facts about a person and knowing someone personally?
21. What’s more important, a healthy mind or a healthy body? Why?
22. What’s one thing you know for sure?
23. When was the last time you listened to the sound of your own breathing?
24. Do you ask enough questions or do you settle for what you know?
25. An app mysteriously appears on your phone that does something amazing. What does it do?
26. How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?
27. How have you recently kept yourself in check?
28. What’s the closest thing to a castle you’ve been in?
29. What were the circumstances the last time you were hoarse?
30. For what will you likely pay a king’s ransom in the near future?
October
1. What was the last item you returned or exchanged at a store?
2. What’s an unlikely movie sequel you’d like to see?
3. Do you tend to read reviews of films or TV shows that you're considering watching? What about reviews of books or albums? How much influence might a good or bad review have on you?
4. How are you about deleting emails?
5. Who or what are two people or things you keep mixing up with one another?
6. Are actual paper road maps obsolete? When was the last time you actually used one?
7. Has a phone or car GPS's instructions ever resulted in you being completely lost?
8. What TV show has a theme song or opening credits sequence that you really love? Feel free to name more than one if you want!
9. Of websites you look at daily (or almost daily), which have you been paying attention to longest?
10. Some animal groups have collective nouns, e.g. a swarm of bees, a murder of crows, a school of fish, etc. What would be a good collective noun for people in your profession or hobby?
11. What is the difference between living and existing?
12. Would you break the law to save a loved one?
13. Are there any songs that always bring a tear to your eye?
14. If happiness was the national currency, what kind of work would make you rich?
15. What was your excuse the last time you arrived late to something?
16. In what way is your life lately imbalanced?
17. Do you put your socks on before or after putting on trousers?
18. Now that self/indie publishing has become easier, have books gotten better or worse?
19. October 19 is "Evaluate Your Life Day". On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you evaluate your life to date?
20. How have TV shows changed over the years?
21. As a child, were you afraid that someone or something was hiding under your bed? As an adult, do you still sometimes have that fear, even though you know it's ridiculous?
22. What’s one of your language-related pet peeves?
23. When you get home super tired and super hungry, do you usually eat first or sleep first?
24. You’re taking an exam. You aren’t sure about the answer to question 5, but you know it’s either “lions” or “tigers.” You get to question 11 and realize whatever the answer to 5 is, 11 is the other answer. Do you write “lions” as your answer to 5 and 11, thereby ensuring you’ll get one of them right? Or do you write “lions” for 5 and “tigers” for 11, risking two wrong answers but giving you a chance at two right ones?
25. Would you rather earn more money or have more time off?
26. In a general election, do you mostly just vote based on party? What if the party you prefer put forward a terrible candidate, while a party you like less put forward a much better candidate?
27. Are both bad and good things needed in order to truly live life? Can you have the bad without the good? The good without the bad?
28. Is there one dream that stays clear in your mind despite the fact it was more than a few years ago?
29. When were you packed in tighter than a can of sardines?
30. Is there anything useful to be made of empty prescription pill bottles?
31. What are you likely to find behind your sofa?
November
1. What immature behavior have you displayed recently?
2. What are some very salty foods you enjoy?
3. What are some major global events that have occurred during your lifetime?
4. The restaurant is out of your favorite salad dressing. What do you order instead?
5. What do you imagine people see when they look at you?
6. Are there any bridges you don't regret burning?
7. Have you been stung by a stinging critter?
8. Of all the famous artifacts/exhibits you've seen in museums or art galleries, which was the most disappointing when you saw it in real life?
9. What’s a snack item you have difficulty eating in moderation?
10. You're an extraterrestrial scout sent to assess if it's worth making contact with Earthlings. What are your main observations and recommendations?
11. Today is Remembrance Day/Veterans Day. Do you know anyone, or have a distant relative, who died in a war?
12. What’s a good song about freedom or being free? It can be a single line or the entire song.
13. Do you have a charity you regularly give to?
14. Is there one particular decision/choice you made in your life that is largely responsible for where you are now?
15. Pick up the nearest book (magazine or any available printed material will do). Turn to page 24 (or the closest to it). Go to the 7th line. What is it?
16. "Live hard, die young and leave a beautiful corpse" ~OR~ "Live long and prosper"?
17. What are you most likely very wrong about?
18. If you were put into solitary confinement for six months, what would you do to stay sane?
19. Can you list three good things that happened this week?
20. Are child-proof containers becoming increasingly adult-proof?
21. Does your morning "getting ready" routine vary much between work days and weekends (or other days off if you work weekends)?
22. Does stress cause to you eat more or does it kill your appetite?
23. If, in a multi-story building, you only have to go up or down one or two flights, would you prefer to use the stairs rather than an elevator?
24. Is there some old family belief, practice, routine or tradition that you know is nonsensical, but you still catch yourself doing it anyway?
25. What makes you feel terrible while you’re doing it but great when you’re done?
26. How's your sleep been this week?
27. What is the purpose of art in society? You can define "art" as broadly as you like.
28. November 28 is "Red Planet Day". Do you think humans will ever get to Mars? Is this an endeavour that we should be devoting resources toward or would the money be better spent here on earth?
29. If everything else about your life stayed the same, how well could you get by living homeless for a year?
30. What in your residence is approaching its last days?
December
1. Who was the president/prime minister/leader of your country when you were born?
2. What is the best way to spiffy-up french fries?
3. When did you last unexpectedly receive something for free?
4. Do you donate food (or money) to food banks?
5. Does your mental image of yourself correspond with what you see in the mirror?
6. Would you consider leaving your body to medical science? Or maybe just parts of your body?
7. If you could make a 20-second phone call to yourself at any point in your life, when would you call and what would you say?
8. If you could turn one book, comic book or other print story into a feature-length movie or TV series, what would you pick and why?
9. Have you ever actually punched someone (not counting a friendly jab to the shoulder)? Have you ever been punched?
10. What product’s packaging do you find excessive or inadequate? What sort of packaging do you hate the most?
11. In terms of personal care products (shampoo, toothpaste, skin care products, deodorants, etc.) do you mostly stick with the same brands, or do you like to try new ones? Are you influenced by price, e.g. buying what's on sale, even if it's not your usual brand?
12. Is there an ingredient you put into almost everything you cook, even if the recipe doesn't call for it? Is there an ingredient that most recipes call for, but that you tend to leave out?
13. Some people believe that if life has no purpose, then there is no reason for living. While others think that if life has no purpose, that frees a person to find/create and follow their own personal purpose. Which is a more valid point of view or are they both equally valid?
14. Would you rather have more kitchen counter space or kitchen cabinet space?
15. How conscious do you think animals are?
16. Did you discover a new (to you) favourite author or musician/band this year?
17. What do you like most about your family?
18. December 18 is "Bake Cookies Day". Do you have a favourite cookie recipe? Care to share?
19. In what forms of housing have you resided?
20. When were you last onstage, literally or figuratively?
21. True or false: people only eat cupcakes for the icing.
22. Do you have a TV series that you wish had run longer than it did? What about one that you think ran on too long?
23. What songs hit you with a wave of nostalgia every time you hear them?
24. Which of your vices or bad habits would be the hardest to give up?
25. Do you self-censor a lot?
26. What happens in your country regularly that people in other countries would find strange or bizarre?
27. Was there ever an event in your life that defied explanation?
28. What decision have you been putting off?
29. Most Valuable Player (MVP): an accolade or award, originally used in team sports to recognize one player for game-changing excellence, and also used outside of sports to recognize excellence in the contributions of an individual to a group effort. Does anyone stand out as your own personal MVP, either at work or in your personal life, for this year?
30. As the year comes to a close, what’s something you’d like to put behind you?
31. As the year comes to a close, what are you looking back upon most fondly?
Today's trivia: Due to their high fat content and lower water content, pistachios are prone to self-heating. If too many pistachios are shipped in a single container, they will self-heat and experience spontaneous combustion, which is why ships have a lot of conditions to be met when transporting them (good ventilation, etc)
I haven't. Eh..it might be interesting, but I don't have a huge desire to..
September
1. How important is it to you that people remember, spell, and pronounce your name correctly? Why?
2. Are you a hugger or a non-hugger? Why?
3. Are you more likely to avoid conflict or engage in it head-on? Why?
4. What was the most recent compliment you received and savored?
5. In what situations are you most likely to procrastinate?
6. How often do you interrupt others while they are talking?
7. What’s your most and least preferred forms of exercise? Explain.
8. What’s your favorite quote? Why is it special to you?
9. As you fall asleep, do you prefer to be flat on your back, curled on your side, or on your stomach? What position are you in when you wake up?
10. What’s your preference: cruise ship, powerboat, sailboat, rowboat, canoe, kayak, or inner tube?
11. Who was your best friend in high school, and where is he or she now?
12. What’s your most memorable (good or bad) airplane flight?
13. September 13 is "Positive Thinking Day". What negative thought could you turn around today?
14. Growing up, for which holidays did your family decorate the house?
15. Have you ever served on jury duty? If so, what was the case about? If not, would you like to be on a jury in the future?
16. What's worse: laundry or dishes?
17. Do you have a favourite movie soundtrack?
18. If you were offered free cosmetic surgery by the best plastic surgeons in the world, would you take it?
19. If you could rid the world of one evil, which one would it be?
20. What is the difference between knowing a lot of facts about a person and knowing someone personally?
21. What’s more important, a healthy mind or a healthy body? Why?
22. What’s one thing you know for sure?
23. When was the last time you listened to the sound of your own breathing?
24. Do you ask enough questions or do you settle for what you know?
25. An app mysteriously appears on your phone that does something amazing. What does it do?
26. How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?
27. How have you recently kept yourself in check?
28. What’s the closest thing to a castle you’ve been in?
29. What were the circumstances the last time you were hoarse?
30. For what will you likely pay a king’s ransom in the near future?
October
1. What was the last item you returned or exchanged at a store?
2. What’s an unlikely movie sequel you’d like to see?
3. Do you tend to read reviews of films or TV shows that you're considering watching? What about reviews of books or albums? How much influence might a good or bad review have on you?
4. How are you about deleting emails?
5. Who or what are two people or things you keep mixing up with one another?
6. Are actual paper road maps obsolete? When was the last time you actually used one?
7. Has a phone or car GPS's instructions ever resulted in you being completely lost?
8. What TV show has a theme song or opening credits sequence that you really love? Feel free to name more than one if you want!
9. Of websites you look at daily (or almost daily), which have you been paying attention to longest?
10. Some animal groups have collective nouns, e.g. a swarm of bees, a murder of crows, a school of fish, etc. What would be a good collective noun for people in your profession or hobby?
11. What is the difference between living and existing?
12. Would you break the law to save a loved one?
13. Are there any songs that always bring a tear to your eye?
14. If happiness was the national currency, what kind of work would make you rich?
15. What was your excuse the last time you arrived late to something?
16. In what way is your life lately imbalanced?
17. Do you put your socks on before or after putting on trousers?
18. Now that self/indie publishing has become easier, have books gotten better or worse?
19. October 19 is "Evaluate Your Life Day". On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you evaluate your life to date?
20. How have TV shows changed over the years?
21. As a child, were you afraid that someone or something was hiding under your bed? As an adult, do you still sometimes have that fear, even though you know it's ridiculous?
22. What’s one of your language-related pet peeves?
23. When you get home super tired and super hungry, do you usually eat first or sleep first?
24. You’re taking an exam. You aren’t sure about the answer to question 5, but you know it’s either “lions” or “tigers.” You get to question 11 and realize whatever the answer to 5 is, 11 is the other answer. Do you write “lions” as your answer to 5 and 11, thereby ensuring you’ll get one of them right? Or do you write “lions” for 5 and “tigers” for 11, risking two wrong answers but giving you a chance at two right ones?
25. Would you rather earn more money or have more time off?
26. In a general election, do you mostly just vote based on party? What if the party you prefer put forward a terrible candidate, while a party you like less put forward a much better candidate?
27. Are both bad and good things needed in order to truly live life? Can you have the bad without the good? The good without the bad?
28. Is there one dream that stays clear in your mind despite the fact it was more than a few years ago?
29. When were you packed in tighter than a can of sardines?
30. Is there anything useful to be made of empty prescription pill bottles?
31. What are you likely to find behind your sofa?
November
1. What immature behavior have you displayed recently?
2. What are some very salty foods you enjoy?
3. What are some major global events that have occurred during your lifetime?
4. The restaurant is out of your favorite salad dressing. What do you order instead?
5. What do you imagine people see when they look at you?
6. Are there any bridges you don't regret burning?
7. Have you been stung by a stinging critter?
8. Of all the famous artifacts/exhibits you've seen in museums or art galleries, which was the most disappointing when you saw it in real life?
9. What’s a snack item you have difficulty eating in moderation?
10. You're an extraterrestrial scout sent to assess if it's worth making contact with Earthlings. What are your main observations and recommendations?
11. Today is Remembrance Day/Veterans Day. Do you know anyone, or have a distant relative, who died in a war?
12. What’s a good song about freedom or being free? It can be a single line or the entire song.
13. Do you have a charity you regularly give to?
14. Is there one particular decision/choice you made in your life that is largely responsible for where you are now?
15. Pick up the nearest book (magazine or any available printed material will do). Turn to page 24 (or the closest to it). Go to the 7th line. What is it?
16. "Live hard, die young and leave a beautiful corpse" ~OR~ "Live long and prosper"?
17. What are you most likely very wrong about?
18. If you were put into solitary confinement for six months, what would you do to stay sane?
19. Can you list three good things that happened this week?
20. Are child-proof containers becoming increasingly adult-proof?
21. Does your morning "getting ready" routine vary much between work days and weekends (or other days off if you work weekends)?
22. Does stress cause to you eat more or does it kill your appetite?
23. If, in a multi-story building, you only have to go up or down one or two flights, would you prefer to use the stairs rather than an elevator?
24. Is there some old family belief, practice, routine or tradition that you know is nonsensical, but you still catch yourself doing it anyway?
25. What makes you feel terrible while you’re doing it but great when you’re done?
26. How's your sleep been this week?
27. What is the purpose of art in society? You can define "art" as broadly as you like.
28. November 28 is "Red Planet Day". Do you think humans will ever get to Mars? Is this an endeavour that we should be devoting resources toward or would the money be better spent here on earth?
29. If everything else about your life stayed the same, how well could you get by living homeless for a year?
30. What in your residence is approaching its last days?
December
1. Who was the president/prime minister/leader of your country when you were born?
2. What is the best way to spiffy-up french fries?
3. When did you last unexpectedly receive something for free?
4. Do you donate food (or money) to food banks?
5. Does your mental image of yourself correspond with what you see in the mirror?
6. Would you consider leaving your body to medical science? Or maybe just parts of your body?
7. If you could make a 20-second phone call to yourself at any point in your life, when would you call and what would you say?
8. If you could turn one book, comic book or other print story into a feature-length movie or TV series, what would you pick and why?
9. Have you ever actually punched someone (not counting a friendly jab to the shoulder)? Have you ever been punched?
10. What product’s packaging do you find excessive or inadequate? What sort of packaging do you hate the most?
11. In terms of personal care products (shampoo, toothpaste, skin care products, deodorants, etc.) do you mostly stick with the same brands, or do you like to try new ones? Are you influenced by price, e.g. buying what's on sale, even if it's not your usual brand?
12. Is there an ingredient you put into almost everything you cook, even if the recipe doesn't call for it? Is there an ingredient that most recipes call for, but that you tend to leave out?
13. Some people believe that if life has no purpose, then there is no reason for living. While others think that if life has no purpose, that frees a person to find/create and follow their own personal purpose. Which is a more valid point of view or are they both equally valid?
14. Would you rather have more kitchen counter space or kitchen cabinet space?
15. How conscious do you think animals are?
16. Did you discover a new (to you) favourite author or musician/band this year?
17. What do you like most about your family?
18. December 18 is "Bake Cookies Day". Do you have a favourite cookie recipe? Care to share?
19. In what forms of housing have you resided?
20. When were you last onstage, literally or figuratively?
21. True or false: people only eat cupcakes for the icing.
22. Do you have a TV series that you wish had run longer than it did? What about one that you think ran on too long?
23. What songs hit you with a wave of nostalgia every time you hear them?
24. Which of your vices or bad habits would be the hardest to give up?
25. Do you self-censor a lot?
26. What happens in your country regularly that people in other countries would find strange or bizarre?
27. Was there ever an event in your life that defied explanation?
28. What decision have you been putting off?
29. Most Valuable Player (MVP): an accolade or award, originally used in team sports to recognize one player for game-changing excellence, and also used outside of sports to recognize excellence in the contributions of an individual to a group effort. Does anyone stand out as your own personal MVP, either at work or in your personal life, for this year?
30. As the year comes to a close, what’s something you’d like to put behind you?
31. As the year comes to a close, what are you looking back upon most fondly?
Today's trivia: Due to their high fat content and lower water content, pistachios are prone to self-heating. If too many pistachios are shipped in a single container, they will self-heat and experience spontaneous combustion, which is why ships have a lot of conditions to be met when transporting them (good ventilation, etc)