Hay Hands! Have you considered art school!!?

My earliest memory is...
trying to help my dad clear the driveway of snow after my grandfather’s funeral. I can’t recall anything pre-kindergarten other than this one very distinct memory.

At school I...
preferred to keep to myself, for the most part.


I don't like talking about...
there’s nothing off limits for me as long as the people I’m chatting with keep it civil.

I wish I'd never worn...
That ridiculous black overcoat – from my highly regrettable goth phase during my university years.

My mother always told me...
That I needed to talk more. I still don’t see the point of sitting around and making small talk. I’d rather read or listen to music.

I wish I had...
More focused when I first went to university. Everything seems to have worked out, but I certainly would be much better off now if I’d been a little more career-oriented in my twenties.

I wish I hadn't...
Carried on flirting with one of my co-workers last year – it wasn’t a big deal, and it never came back to bite me, but I was never really interested in her. I basically kept it going because it was gratifying for my ego. I like it when people say nice things about me.

My most humiliating moment was...
far too painful and embarrassing to recount here. I still can’t think about it without grimacing and shaking my head.

At home I cook...
Simple curries, mostly, generally with chicken and lots of vegetables.


My last meal would be...
prime rib and crab’s legs

When I was a child I wanted to...
be a hockey player, which just shows how detached from reality children are, or at least how detached I was…I was crap at most sports.

The book that changed my life was...
Milton and Rose Friedman’s Free To Choose.


Friends say I am...
incredibly eccentric. They all say it, so I guess it must be true.

What I don't find amusing is...
Jay Leno. He’s not funny.

I'm always being asked to...
Be in wedding parties! Why do they keep asking! Everybody knows that I hate that crap.

If I wasn't me I'd like to be...
An economist.
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My earliest memory is...
i'm not sure - i don't have any REALLY early memories... the first day in school stands out for me - i didn't want to go, that's for sure!

At school I...
... was pretty dorky, with aspirations of being cool.

I don't like talking about...
my weight. the other day, my hair dresser was talking about how much weight i had lost and asked me how much i weighed now. i told her: "i don't even tell my husband that!!"

I wish I'd never worn...
ANYthing i sported in the 70s, 80s and 90s...

My mother always told me...
to be independent. i love her for that!

I wish I had...
seen the light earlier in life, rather than spending years on all the wrong priorities...

I wish I hadn't...
started smoking again...

My most humiliating moment was...
participating in a reading contest in middle school. i was ill-prepared, and the lead-up to me representing my grade was less than graceful. that's probably why i'm still hesitant to read my stuff in my writing group...

At home I cook...
as much as possible, especially with my husband, who is a MUCH better cook than i'll ever hope to be.

My last meal would be...
beans and rice. and a Jaegi...

When I was a child I wanted to...
be a social worker!

The book that changed my life was...
"Tao te Ching" and "The Power of Now"

It's not fashionable, but I love...
black. i have to make an effort to wear anything else.

Friends say I am...
smarter than i really am.

What I don't find amusing is...
intolerance of any kind. although i'm still guilty to some degree. i'm working on it.

I'm always being asked to...
i'm with Charlotte here - people want me to write grants for them for free.

If I wasn't me I'd like to be...
one of my dogs.

If I were a car I'd be...
a hybrid. or one of those electric cars they killed...

My earliest memory is...learning to swim in an indoor pool with my mom, a bunch of other kid's moms, a bunch of other toddlers, and a bunch of plastic toys floating on the surface.

At school I...was friends with all of the cliques but a member of none.

I don't like talking about...my love life.


I wish I'd never worn...an earing.

My mother always told me...suicide is for cowards.

I wish I had...learned to speak another language.


I wish I hadn't...started smoking.

My most humiliating moment was...(I tend to block these out seriously).


At home I cook...a few times a week. I like to cook. My dad taught me.

My last meal would be...roast turkey with all the trimmings.

When I was a child I wanted to...be a blackjack dealer.

The book that changed my life was...To Kill a Mockingbird.

It's not fashionable, but I love...Wingtips.

Friends say I am...a worrier.

What I don't find amusing is...Dane Cook's "comedy."

I'm always being asked to...prepare a draft.

If I wasn't me I'd like to be...Phil Ivey.

If I were a car I'd be...a VW Karmann Ghia.

Stax said:

You know, that's my favorite car and I just learned what it was a couple of months ago, but it's been my favorite since I was about 11.

CarrieMpls said:

I've always wanted one.

Stax said:

Molly Ringwald's character drove a pink one in Pretty in Pink and I've wanted one ever since.
If I ever get one, I'm painting it pink, too.

CarrieMpls said:

yes, I remember Molly's car. It had a big dent in the side, but it still looked cool.

My earliest memory is...

Painting a blue star on my forehead, climbing to the top of a climbing frame and screaming at kindergarten.

At school I...

Was abused.

I don't like talking about...

Money.

I wish I'd never worn...

I don't really care about clothes.

My mother always told me...

That I'm the most intelligent person she's ever met - but I waste my intelligence.

I wish I had...

Left home in my teens.

I wish I hadn't...

Learned how to smoke.

My most humiliating moment was...

Next week's will replace last week's, so I don't really know.

At home I cook...

Sporadically.

My last meal would be...

Probably a saline solution delivered by intravenous drip, if it was my last meal.

When I was a child I wanted to...

Be older.

The book that changed my life was...

The Bible - albeit indirectly. Never really read it.

It's not fashionable, but I love...

Wide shirt collars.

Friends say I am...

Damaged.

What I don't find amusing is...

Superiority masquearding as witticisms.

I'm always being asked to...

Know my place.

If I wasn't me I'd like to be...

You.

If I were a car I'd be...

A red VW Beetle.

retina said:

OMG!!!!! I went to Montessori too and had exactly the same problem, everyday I got told off for mixing the sand with the water at the measuring station!!! they really curbed my creativity at that place. No wonder I refused to talk to them

CarrieMpls said:

Well you will both be pleasantly surprised that these questions originated in our national newspaper Saturday supplement then they interview a famous person with these questions every week

myspace myarse!

retina said:

I still blush when I think of it, especially since the man in question jerked his hand away as if some disgusting bug had landed on it

My earliest memory is...
...going to the zoo when I was really young with my family.

At school I...
...read a lot of books, ignored everyone, etc.

I don't like talking about...
...politics.

I wish I'd never worn...
...such boyish, non-form-fitting clothing while I was in school.

My mother always told me...
...not to slurp my soup.

I wish I had...
...gotten married in December.

I wish I hadn't...
...been so shy.

My most humiliating moment was...
...I haven't really had any, actually. I mean, I've been embarrassed here and there, but nothing major. S'ppose the Huff incident.

At home I cook...
...various stuff when Alex is asleep.

My last meal would be...
...sushi.

When I was a child I wanted to...
...be a lawyer, astronaut, basketball star, and archaeologist. At various times of course.

The book that changed my life was...
None have changed my life.

It's not fashionable, but I love...
wearing Alex's shirts.

Friends say I am...
hmm, I don't know.

What I don't find amusing is...
racism.

I'm always being asked to...
...quit being lazy and wasting my potential.


If I wasn't me I'd like to be...
just myself.

If I were a car I'd be...
I wouldn't be a car. Cos then I wouldn't be me. Or human for that matter.

IrresistibleB1tch said:

oh but it goes SO WELL with BLACK!!!! I can't stop with the black either

My earliest memory is...hating naptime in kindergarten.

At school I... got excellent grades, but I also got in trouble a lot for talking back to the teachers.

I don't like talking about... my feelings or private life.

I wish I'd never worn... permed hair in jr. high. Horrid.

My mother always told me... to be careful when going out.

I wish I had... a higher paying job.

I wish I hadn't... worried so much about everything.

My most humiliating moment was...

At home I cook... infrequently.

My last meal would be... not worth eating, since it would be my last.

When I was a child I wanted to... study art, go to Paris, and live in a big city.

A book that changed my life was... Eldridge Cleaver's Soul On Ice.

It's not fashionable, but I love... Prince music.

Friends say I am... prickly and mean on the outside, but actually a very nice person once you get to know me.

What I don't find amusing is... hypocrisy and prejudice.

I'm always being asked to... be more conscious of the way others perceive me. To those who don't know my personality/sense of humor, I can come across kind of bitchy and mean.

If I wasn't me I'd like to be... a professional athlete (preferably basketball or volleyball).

If I were a car I'd be... something practical yet stylish.

ZombieKitten said:

He was probably just worried he'd get suspected of childnapping. I sure would if that happened to me. It was a really cute incident though.

My earliest memory is...I actually traced a memory back to the womb

At school I... was a

I don't like talking about... 1) my ex-husband 2) my spiritual life

I wish I'd never worn... that green swimsuit when I was a kid and those pancake shoes.

My mother always told me... to not be like her

I wish I had... gone to AFI (American Film Institute)

I wish I hadn't... taken out so many student loans.

My most humiliating moment was... breaking the fingerboard off my violin on my way onto stage before an orchestra concert in 7th grade.

At home I cook... gourmet pizza.

My last meal would be... a hamburger (I eat them a couple of times a year to get my iron level up, since I'm a vegetarian)

When I was a child I wanted to... write.

The book that changed my life was... The Wizard of Oz.

It's not fashionable, but I love... wearing my pajamas when I put out the garbage.

Friends say I am... ...have integrity.

What I don't find amusing is... people who bait others, teasers.

I'm always being asked to... listen.

If I wasn't me I'd like to be... a monk or John Muir

If I were a car I'd be... a bicycle

Congrats! This is the single best thread ever!

Why do all my most humiliating moments include a violin?

ZombieKitten said:

exactly!

My earliest memory is...
I remember being really little and crawling into bed with my mom. (boring)

At school I...
Had a blast every day. I loved hangin' out with friends all day, and school was pretty much my fave time in life. I got av. grades, and woulda done a lot better if I tried.

I don't like talking about...
I'll talk about anything really.
.

I wish I'd never worn...
Reebok pumps.

My mother always told me...
She really didn't tell me anything.

I wish I had...
cared about my future when I was younger.

I wish I hadn't...
sucked my thumb when I was little.

My most humiliating moment was...
I peed my pants in front of the whole class in Kindergarten.

At home I cook...
I bake a lot.

My last meal would be...
Chineese take out.

When I was a child I wanted to...
Be a flight attendant, Vanna White, or a cheerleader.

The book that changed my life was...
None.


It's not fashionable, but I love...
sweats

Friends say I am...
Fun and hard to reach on the phone.

What I don't find amusing is...
People who bitch about money but smoke ciggs and go out every nite.


If I wasn't me I'd like to be...
Vanna White.

If I were a car I'd be...
A VW Beetle
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My earliest memory is...
my first day of kindergarten and not being able to reach the highest monkey bar, hence crying ensued....for the balance of the day until my Mom came to pick me up....

At school I...
was smart, quirky, eccentric, funny, talented, well-liked, however by no stretch popular

I don't like talking about...
my Father's alcoholism.

I wish I'd never worn...
white knee high go-go boots (I thought they looked cool at the time....)

My mother always told me...
I am beautiful, even though I am not.

I wish I had...
not going there....

I wish I hadn't...
gotten married....either time.

My most humiliating moment was...
accidentally sitting on my friend's parakeet and killing it when I was 8 years old.

At home I cook...
a lot.

My last meal would be...
lobster.

When I was a child I wanted to...
be on Broadway.

The book that changed my life was...
Freedom in Exile by the Dalai Lama.....did not necessarily change my life, however it made an impact.

It's not fashionable, but I love...
tee shirts and sweat pants

Friends say I am...
depends upon who you ask.

What I don't find amusing is...
anger, jealousy, vindictiveness, prejudice

I'm always being asked to...
give my opinion.

If I wasn't me I'd like to be...
wow.....not really sure.....I'm pretty much OK with being me right now - good and bad.

If I were a car I'd be...
a Jeep Grand Cherokee.....I am now driving my third one....they fit me and my needs perfectly.

cubic61052 said:

They are cool! I wish I had a pair...(do you still have them, what size are they? )

jone70 said:

they were cool, actually....but they are long gone...that was many, many years ago!

cubic61052 said:

Too bad, I would have been more than happy to take 'em off your hands. My friend has a pair, but her feet are smaller than mine so I can't borrow...

IrresistibleB1tch said:

Black is always fashionable.

My earliest memory is...
Looking around a room from bed, possibly at my grandmother's house. My first clear memory is breaking my arm at 3 years old

At school I...
Was a cool kid until I got glasses in 4th grade. Then I became a nerd, or dexter, as we called them. I gradually moved somewhere towards the middle by Jr. High. to where I wasn't really either cool or nerd.

I don't like talking about...
why I'm wrong

I wish I'd never worn...
those shoes that had a tiny bit of heel that may have hurt my right foot that time I danced all night in them

My mother always told me...
You're too sensitive

I wish I had...
not waited so long

I wish I hadn't...
messed up so badly in college/ been so good in high school

My most humiliating moment was...
I was in a athletic competition, at about 8, and peed my pants because I didn't demand to go to the bathroom

At home I cook...
because I have to, because I like to, and so I can eat exactly what I want

My last meal would be...
an excellent burger & fries & coke

When I was a child I wanted to...
be a rock star

The book that changed my life was...
the Fountainhead. I grew out of it somewhat, but it opened my mind & got me into reading with the promise of impressing smart women

It's not fashionable, but I love...
wearing socks with sandals. me too

Friends say I am...
quiet at first, then a strange mind

What I don't find amusing is...
vomiting on Jackass, messing with animals

I'm always being asked to...
provide free amateur therapy

If I wasn't me I'd like to be...
the life of the party, at least for a while

If I were a car I'd be...
some kind of BMW or possibly a Jeep Liberty

My earliest memory is...going to the hospital to get some gum my sister was choking on out of her. i think i was maybe 2 or3

At school I...didn't talk much. i was a book worm who stayed to myself.i only had one friend who i was really close to when me met in 5th grade. it was only until highschool i met other geeks.

I don't like talking about...
my feelings or things that really bother me.

I wish I'd never worn...i've had so many disasters 'cause i have no taste, so i really don't recall

My mother always told me...
a lot of stuff

I wish I had...
knew what i wanted 10 years ago

I wish I hadn't...
spent that money ridiculously

My most humiliating moment was...man i trully dont know

At home I cook...
when i have time. which is something big on weekends and something quick occasionally on week days.

My last meal would be...
a full soulfood/mexican food feast

When I was a child I wanted to...
live on " little house on the Prairie"

The book that changed my life was...
"The Autobiography of Malcolm X"

It's not fashionable, but I love...
flannel shirts and bellbottom jeans

Friends say I am...
sweet and a little weird

What I don't find amusing is... obnoxious drunk men

I'm always being asked to... make furniture for people for free, take pictures for free, and ironically if i can loan them some money-why do they think i have this?

If I wasn't me I'd like to be...
me with a little bit of Queen Elizabeth I in there.

If I were a car I'd be...
a fire red ford f150 pickup