Interviews!
I decided to play along with the interview meme that's going around.
Here's the rules:
1. Leave me a comment saying, "Interview me."
2.I will respond by asking you five personal questions so I can get to know you better. If I already know you well, expect the questions may be a little more intimate!
3. You will update your lj with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.
First up, the questions from cjdoyle
1) We've met somewhere before, haven't we? What's your first rememberance of me?
We first met at the first Supercon you and jenx went to, although I'd been following you on LJ for a while before then. At some point before you guys came to MN, lthomas987 figured out that you two had been in the same social circle in high school. The first thing I remember about you was following a link from someone else's LJ to yours and the Mini-Mizer.
2) If you knew then what you know now, would third grade have varried much?
I'd like to think I wouldn't have hated poor Mrs. Tewinkle quite so much. I had no idea I made her cry! Otherwise, at that age, I was actually pretty okay with how I defined myself as a bookworm. I think I would have pushed my parents harder to take me to the public library for greater variety of books, but I'm not sure we could have managed to afford the amount of fines I'm sure I would have racked up.
3) What's the flimsiest excuse you've used to justify traveling somewhere?
Probably that the guy I was dating suddenly freed up a Saturday evening, so I drove from Ames, Iowa, to the cities, leaving the dogs to the care of a couple of friends. That was not exactly the wisest decision I ever made.
4) A week at a con with no repsonsibilities or a week at a tropical resort alone.Your choice? Why?
Right now, a week at a con with no responsibilities. I really need a reminder of why I do this. I think I've moved beyond burn-out into wispy little ashes blowing around. I desperately need my alone time, but an entire week on my own would not be good for me. About day 4, I start getting trapped inside my own head.
5) How much of an apple must you eat before you consider it "core" and can throw it away without a second thought?
I have to cut apples up to eat them, thanks to permanent bonded retainers top and bottom. So whatever is left after I push the corer/slicer thing down, goes away.
Next up, the questions from laffingbuddha
1.)When did you first realize you liked girls....you know, in THAT way?
When lthomas987 kissed me and my brain didn't break and it was just so right.
2.)What is your favorite comfort food?
Depends on why I need comfort. :) If I hate the world because I'm a girl, Triscuits and Easy Cheese. If I'm just plain stressed, really good dark chocolate. If I'm spun up and stressed and can't get off the merry-go-round, anything in sight.
3.)What was the hardest thing you've ever done?
Realizing that despite 10 years of love and involvement, a relationship just wasn't going to work.
4.)What is your secret dream?
To figure out how to act like a grown up without losing the joy and flexibility of youth.
5.) When was the last time you flew a kite? I think it was about 2 years ago. lthomas987 has lots of fun kites and we like to go fly them. Last summer, most of the good kite flying time, I was way too drugged to do much.
And last but not least, questions from amblypygid.
1. What is your favorite food?
This is very dependent on context. The most long-standing is probably my mom's round steak. One of these days I'm going to have the guts to try to make it myself. Althought Great-Aunt Lina's bread is pretty close, too. It's tasty and moist and has so many memories wrapped up in it.
2. What and when was your first knitting project?
I knit lthomas987 a garter stitch scarf in a nice muted variegated acrylic yarn. I bought needles and yarn at the Ben Franklin in Cambridge, MN, in November of 2002. My grandmother had just had surgery to remove a small recurrence of her breast cancer and needed someone to sit with her and coax her to eat, etc. She didn't want to watch TV and I hadn't brought enough books with me. So I spent most of a weekend teaching myself to knit. This was part of my plan to actually have something ready for the arrival of my niece in March 2003. It was about a month later that I realized I'd misunderstood the directions in the book birdfigment lent me and was knitting twisted.
3. You get $5000 to spend on yourself. What do you do with it?
Decisions, decisions. First thing, the really nice front-loading washer and matching dryer. I'm one of the few people in this world who chortles with glee at the thought of all those buttons. What's worse, I'd use every last one of them. Then, probably a very nice new laptop, so I can play the games I like and not be hiding in the library. That would about cover it, I think. I have expensive taste in appliances and computers.
4. How did you acquire beagles?
That would be entirely lthomas987's doing. She has wanted a beagle named Mortimer most of her life. Beagles are very social dogs, and trying to meet all of Mort's attention needs was very wearing. So, we got Shiva (the cat who thinks she's a beagle). Eventually, lthomas987 was volunteering at the local shelter, and there was this absolutely adorable beagle who was brought in because his former owners didnt' think he was housetrainable. Thus, our pets. I love them all and wouldn't give any of them up (unless one of them has recently stolen and eaten something I really liked. Like my Coach purse. )
5. How did you and LT get together?
This is a long story. We met through mutual friends while they were playing a practical joke on a girl who lived in LT's section. I swear there was an audible click as we talked. We instantly became extremely close friends. I, however, was still a good little fundie at this point (at least in my own head). Good little fundie girls did not like girls that way. We got closer and closer. Eventually, she was there as I started facing and dealing with my own trauma. That brought us into much closer physical proximity. Then one night, we kissed. The world did not end. My brain did not break. It was simply and incredibly right. And that was that.
These are fun!
Here's the rules:
1. Leave me a comment saying, "Interview me."
2.I will respond by asking you five personal questions so I can get to know you better. If I already know you well, expect the questions may be a little more intimate!
3. You will update your lj with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.
First up, the questions from cjdoyle
1) We've met somewhere before, haven't we? What's your first rememberance of me?
We first met at the first Supercon you and jenx went to, although I'd been following you on LJ for a while before then. At some point before you guys came to MN, lthomas987 figured out that you two had been in the same social circle in high school. The first thing I remember about you was following a link from someone else's LJ to yours and the Mini-Mizer.
2) If you knew then what you know now, would third grade have varried much?
I'd like to think I wouldn't have hated poor Mrs. Tewinkle quite so much. I had no idea I made her cry! Otherwise, at that age, I was actually pretty okay with how I defined myself as a bookworm. I think I would have pushed my parents harder to take me to the public library for greater variety of books, but I'm not sure we could have managed to afford the amount of fines I'm sure I would have racked up.
3) What's the flimsiest excuse you've used to justify traveling somewhere?
Probably that the guy I was dating suddenly freed up a Saturday evening, so I drove from Ames, Iowa, to the cities, leaving the dogs to the care of a couple of friends. That was not exactly the wisest decision I ever made.
4) A week at a con with no repsonsibilities or a week at a tropical resort alone.Your choice? Why?
Right now, a week at a con with no responsibilities. I really need a reminder of why I do this. I think I've moved beyond burn-out into wispy little ashes blowing around. I desperately need my alone time, but an entire week on my own would not be good for me. About day 4, I start getting trapped inside my own head.
5) How much of an apple must you eat before you consider it "core" and can throw it away without a second thought?
I have to cut apples up to eat them, thanks to permanent bonded retainers top and bottom. So whatever is left after I push the corer/slicer thing down, goes away.
Next up, the questions from laffingbuddha
1.)When did you first realize you liked girls....you know, in THAT way?
When lthomas987 kissed me and my brain didn't break and it was just so right.
2.)What is your favorite comfort food?
Depends on why I need comfort. :) If I hate the world because I'm a girl, Triscuits and Easy Cheese. If I'm just plain stressed, really good dark chocolate. If I'm spun up and stressed and can't get off the merry-go-round, anything in sight.
3.)What was the hardest thing you've ever done?
Realizing that despite 10 years of love and involvement, a relationship just wasn't going to work.
4.)What is your secret dream?
To figure out how to act like a grown up without losing the joy and flexibility of youth.
5.) When was the last time you flew a kite? I think it was about 2 years ago. lthomas987 has lots of fun kites and we like to go fly them. Last summer, most of the good kite flying time, I was way too drugged to do much.
And last but not least, questions from amblypygid.
1. What is your favorite food?
This is very dependent on context. The most long-standing is probably my mom's round steak. One of these days I'm going to have the guts to try to make it myself. Althought Great-Aunt Lina's bread is pretty close, too. It's tasty and moist and has so many memories wrapped up in it.
2. What and when was your first knitting project?
I knit lthomas987 a garter stitch scarf in a nice muted variegated acrylic yarn. I bought needles and yarn at the Ben Franklin in Cambridge, MN, in November of 2002. My grandmother had just had surgery to remove a small recurrence of her breast cancer and needed someone to sit with her and coax her to eat, etc. She didn't want to watch TV and I hadn't brought enough books with me. So I spent most of a weekend teaching myself to knit. This was part of my plan to actually have something ready for the arrival of my niece in March 2003. It was about a month later that I realized I'd misunderstood the directions in the book birdfigment lent me and was knitting twisted.
3. You get $5000 to spend on yourself. What do you do with it?
Decisions, decisions. First thing, the really nice front-loading washer and matching dryer. I'm one of the few people in this world who chortles with glee at the thought of all those buttons. What's worse, I'd use every last one of them. Then, probably a very nice new laptop, so I can play the games I like and not be hiding in the library. That would about cover it, I think. I have expensive taste in appliances and computers.
4. How did you acquire beagles?
That would be entirely lthomas987's doing. She has wanted a beagle named Mortimer most of her life. Beagles are very social dogs, and trying to meet all of Mort's attention needs was very wearing. So, we got Shiva (the cat who thinks she's a beagle). Eventually, lthomas987 was volunteering at the local shelter, and there was this absolutely adorable beagle who was brought in because his former owners didnt' think he was housetrainable. Thus, our pets. I love them all and wouldn't give any of them up (unless one of them has recently stolen and eaten something I really liked. Like my Coach purse. )
5. How did you and LT get together?
This is a long story. We met through mutual friends while they were playing a practical joke on a girl who lived in LT's section. I swear there was an audible click as we talked. We instantly became extremely close friends. I, however, was still a good little fundie at this point (at least in my own head). Good little fundie girls did not like girls that way. We got closer and closer. Eventually, she was there as I started facing and dealing with my own trauma. That brought us into much closer physical proximity. Then one night, we kissed. The world did not end. My brain did not break. It was simply and incredibly right. And that was that.
These are fun!