My reply to John's survey
I AM: Stressing.
I WANT: to finish college!
I HAVE: close family, good friends, a regret or two.
I WISH: That John could be happy.
I HATE: Feeling helpless.
I MISS: My little boy.
I FEAR: For my son.
I HEAR: "House of the Rising Sun" by The Animals
I SEARCH: For the right words to say to my son.
I WONDER: Why my son is so angry.
I LOVE: My son, and my family, and my friends.
I ACHE: In my heart.
I ALWAYS: Procrastinate.
I AM NOT: Looking forward to finals.
I DANCE: Rarely.
I SING: In the car.
I CRY: Far too often.
I AM NOT ALWAYS: The best daughter.
I WRITE: Whenever I can.
I WIN: Infrequently.
I LOSE: Much too often.
I CONFUSE: My son when I can.
I NEED: Wisdom, desperately.
I SHOULD: Probably give up, but I just can't.
x. father thinks I never: N/A
x. mother thinks I am: not a good mother myself, sometimes
x. my boyfriend/girlfriend thinks I am: boyfriend? what's that?
x. makes you happy: Seeing John, spending time with good friends, a rousing game of Trivial Pursuit.
x. upsets you: Knowing my son is so unhappy.
yes or no...
[ ] you keep a diary
[x] you like to cook
[x] you have a secret you have not shared with anyone
[x] you ever been in love
[ ] you set your watch a few minutes ahead
[ ] you bite your fingernails
[x] you believe in love
Who is...?
the prettiest/hottest female you know: wouldn't know.
the weirdest person you know: hm, there are so many...
the Loudest Person you Know: John.
the Sexiest Person you Know: no comment.
Your close friend: Sue
The Person that Knows the Most about you: Sue
Your Crush?: No comment; never know who's going to read this.
Most Boring Teacher: some guy from Northern more than 20 years ago.
2. Do You...?
[x] take a shower everyday
[x] have a(any) crush(es)
[x] think/know you've been in love
[x] want to get married
[x] have any tattoos/where? left shoulder
[x] piercings/where?: ears, two each.
[ ] get motion sickness
[ ] think you're a health freak
[x] like thunderstorms
10 bands/artists you've been listening to a lot lately:
1) Bob
2) Bruce
3) Melissa Manchester
4) BST
5) The Guess Who
6) Reba
7) Journey
8) Foreigner
9) Fleetwood Mac
10) Beatles
9 things you're looking forward to:
1) College Degree
2) Vacation
3) Summer
4) Rich/Julie's party
5) Weekend after Mother's Day.
6) John being happy again.
7) Teaching history.
8) My history class this coming fall.
9) I'll plead the 5th, here.
2 movies you could watch over and over again:
1) To Each His Own
2) Midway.
1 person you would spend the rest of your life with:
1) Don't know if there is anyone right now.
PERSONAL
[name]: Penny
[birthday]: July 27 (and forget it, you're not getting the year!)
[siblings]: 3 (Terry, Linda and Larry)
[hair color]: strawberry blonde
[eye color]: Blue
[height]: 5'6"
[been kissed]: Well, duh.
[been in love]: Yeah, I have.
[eaten an entire box of oreos]: blech!
[been on stage]: Yes.
[gotten in a car accident]: Yes.
[dyed your hair]: nope.
[choked in front of people on your own spit or drink]: Yes, usually when I'm trying to drink something and someone says something funny.
[gone to school in your pajamas]: Not hardly.
[gotten a detention]: No.
[loved someone so much that it made you cry]: oh, yes; and almost daily in recent months.
OPPOSITE SEX
[do you like someone right now]: maybe. . .
[do they know]: also maybe.
[what do you look for in the opposite sex]: Good sense of humor, ability to carry on an intelligent conversation, must like to cuddle.
[do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend]: Not at the moment.
FRIENDS
[who do you see most often]: the girls at work
[who is your most annoying friend]: she knows who she is
[who can always make you smile]: Sue
[which one do you wish you saw more often]: Sue, Rich and Julie
[who do you im the most these days]: Julie
[who's the loudest]: John
[who's the shyest]: Brenda
[who are you jealous of]: Anyone who's found their soulmate.
[who has the best room]: my sister
[who's the most horny]: They know who they are (wink! wink!)
[who do you trust the most]: Sue, Rich and Julie (no fainting over there in IL!)
[who's your best friend]: Sue.
[favorite friends of the opposite sex]: Rich, Scott.
[favorite friends of the same sex]: Sue, Julie, Brenda.
[one you usually miss]: Sue, Rich and Julie
WITHIN THE LAST 24 HOURS HAVE YOU:
[had a serious talk]: Yes.
[hugged someone]: No, unless cats count.
[missed someone]: Yes.
[gotten along with your parents]: Mom, yes. Dad's no longer with us.
[fought with a friend]: No.
[cried]: Yes.
[felt empty]: Yes.
DO YOU LIKE TO:
[give hugs]: Yes.
[give back rubs]: Yes.
[take walks in the rain]: Yes.
[watch tv]: Yes.
[do homework]: Emphatically NO!
[talk on the phone]: Sometimes.
[go online]: Yes.
[kiss]: Yes.
[do freaky things]: Depends on what you mean by that.
[be wild]: 5th Amendment again.
[work out]: Ew! NOT!
WHICH OF YOUR FRIENDS:
[is most likely to grow up to be a model]: We're already all grown.
[have you known the longest]: Sue
[do you know most about]: Sue
HAVE YOU EVER:
[been to a concert]: Yes. (F11 is really LOUD.)
[been out of state]: Out of the country, even; and not just Canada.
[gone skinny dipping]: No comment.
[ran around naked]: No comment.
[broken a bone]: Yes.
[ran a marathon]: Not even close.
[met a famous person]: Yes, twice.
[bought something and then sold it]: No.
EXTRAS:
[what is your worst habit]: Smoking.
[what really makes you mad]: Someone blaming everyone else for his own actions.
[scariest moment]: When I realized my water had broken, and I had no choice but to go through with labor and delivery.
[what is your earliest memory]: The night we learned Rick had been killed in Vietnam; I think I was 7 or 8.
NOW:
[where are you]: Living room at home.
[are you wearing any jewelry]: watch, two rings and one pair of earrings.
[when was the last time you showered]: This morning.
[what color pants do you have on right now]: Wine.
[what song are you listening to right now]: "Layla" by Derek and the Dominos
[what is your computer desk made out of]: fake wood.
[what was the last thing you ate]: My mom's birthday cake.
[what should you really be doing right now]: Studying.
I WANT: to finish college!
I HAVE: close family, good friends, a regret or two.
I WISH: That John could be happy.
I HATE: Feeling helpless.
I MISS: My little boy.
I FEAR: For my son.
I HEAR: "House of the Rising Sun" by The Animals
I SEARCH: For the right words to say to my son.
I WONDER: Why my son is so angry.
I LOVE: My son, and my family, and my friends.
I ACHE: In my heart.
I ALWAYS: Procrastinate.
I AM NOT: Looking forward to finals.
I DANCE: Rarely.
I SING: In the car.
I CRY: Far too often.
I AM NOT ALWAYS: The best daughter.
I WRITE: Whenever I can.
I WIN: Infrequently.
I LOSE: Much too often.
I CONFUSE: My son when I can.
I NEED: Wisdom, desperately.
I SHOULD: Probably give up, but I just can't.
x. father thinks I never: N/A
x. mother thinks I am: not a good mother myself, sometimes
x. my boyfriend/girlfriend thinks I am: boyfriend? what's that?
x. makes you happy: Seeing John, spending time with good friends, a rousing game of Trivial Pursuit.
x. upsets you: Knowing my son is so unhappy.
yes or no...
[ ] you keep a diary
[x] you like to cook
[x] you have a secret you have not shared with anyone
[x] you ever been in love
[ ] you set your watch a few minutes ahead
[ ] you bite your fingernails
[x] you believe in love
Who is...?
the prettiest/hottest female you know: wouldn't know.
the weirdest person you know: hm, there are so many...
the Loudest Person you Know: John.
the Sexiest Person you Know: no comment.
Your close friend: Sue
The Person that Knows the Most about you: Sue
Your Crush?: No comment; never know who's going to read this.
Most Boring Teacher: some guy from Northern more than 20 years ago.
2. Do You...?
[x] take a shower everyday
[x] have a(any) crush(es)
[x] think/know you've been in love
[x] want to get married
[x] have any tattoos/where? left shoulder
[x] piercings/where?: ears, two each.
[ ] get motion sickness
[ ] think you're a health freak
[x] like thunderstorms
10 bands/artists you've been listening to a lot lately:
1) Bob
2) Bruce
3) Melissa Manchester
4) BST
5) The Guess Who
6) Reba
7) Journey
8) Foreigner
9) Fleetwood Mac
10) Beatles
9 things you're looking forward to:
1) College Degree
2) Vacation
3) Summer
4) Rich/Julie's party
5) Weekend after Mother's Day.
6) John being happy again.
7) Teaching history.
8) My history class this coming fall.
9) I'll plead the 5th, here.
2 movies you could watch over and over again:
1) To Each His Own
2) Midway.
1 person you would spend the rest of your life with:
1) Don't know if there is anyone right now.
PERSONAL
[name]: Penny
[birthday]: July 27 (and forget it, you're not getting the year!)
[siblings]: 3 (Terry, Linda and Larry)
[hair color]: strawberry blonde
[eye color]: Blue
[height]: 5'6"
[been kissed]: Well, duh.
[been in love]: Yeah, I have.
[eaten an entire box of oreos]: blech!
[been on stage]: Yes.
[gotten in a car accident]: Yes.
[dyed your hair]: nope.
[choked in front of people on your own spit or drink]: Yes, usually when I'm trying to drink something and someone says something funny.
[gone to school in your pajamas]: Not hardly.
[gotten a detention]: No.
[loved someone so much that it made you cry]: oh, yes; and almost daily in recent months.
OPPOSITE SEX
[do you like someone right now]: maybe. . .
[do they know]: also maybe.
[what do you look for in the opposite sex]: Good sense of humor, ability to carry on an intelligent conversation, must like to cuddle.
[do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend]: Not at the moment.
FRIENDS
[who do you see most often]: the girls at work
[who is your most annoying friend]: she knows who she is
[who can always make you smile]: Sue
[which one do you wish you saw more often]: Sue, Rich and Julie
[who do you im the most these days]: Julie
[who's the loudest]: John
[who's the shyest]: Brenda
[who are you jealous of]: Anyone who's found their soulmate.
[who has the best room]: my sister
[who's the most horny]: They know who they are (wink! wink!)
[who do you trust the most]: Sue, Rich and Julie (no fainting over there in IL!)
[who's your best friend]: Sue.
[favorite friends of the opposite sex]: Rich, Scott.
[favorite friends of the same sex]: Sue, Julie, Brenda.
[one you usually miss]: Sue, Rich and Julie
WITHIN THE LAST 24 HOURS HAVE YOU:
[had a serious talk]: Yes.
[hugged someone]: No, unless cats count.
[missed someone]: Yes.
[gotten along with your parents]: Mom, yes. Dad's no longer with us.
[fought with a friend]: No.
[cried]: Yes.
[felt empty]: Yes.
DO YOU LIKE TO:
[give hugs]: Yes.
[give back rubs]: Yes.
[take walks in the rain]: Yes.
[watch tv]: Yes.
[do homework]: Emphatically NO!
[talk on the phone]: Sometimes.
[go online]: Yes.
[kiss]: Yes.
[do freaky things]: Depends on what you mean by that.
[be wild]: 5th Amendment again.
[work out]: Ew! NOT!
WHICH OF YOUR FRIENDS:
[is most likely to grow up to be a model]: We're already all grown.
[have you known the longest]: Sue
[do you know most about]: Sue
HAVE YOU EVER:
[been to a concert]: Yes. (F11 is really LOUD.)
[been out of state]: Out of the country, even; and not just Canada.
[gone skinny dipping]: No comment.
[ran around naked]: No comment.
[broken a bone]: Yes.
[ran a marathon]: Not even close.
[met a famous person]: Yes, twice.
[bought something and then sold it]: No.
EXTRAS:
[what is your worst habit]: Smoking.
[what really makes you mad]: Someone blaming everyone else for his own actions.
[scariest moment]: When I realized my water had broken, and I had no choice but to go through with labor and delivery.
[what is your earliest memory]: The night we learned Rick had been killed in Vietnam; I think I was 7 or 8.
NOW:
[where are you]: Living room at home.
[are you wearing any jewelry]: watch, two rings and one pair of earrings.
[when was the last time you showered]: This morning.
[what color pants do you have on right now]: Wine.
[what song are you listening to right now]: "Layla" by Derek and the Dominos
[what is your computer desk made out of]: fake wood.
[what was the last thing you ate]: My mom's birthday cake.
[what should you really be doing right now]: Studying.