Week 19: 181-190

181) Do you have a nerdy side, and if so, what brings it out?

Anything Star Wars

182) Do you think children are a blessing or a burden?

Mostly a blessing.....but if you're only having kids to increase your welfare check or b/c you don't believe in birth control....that's a burden.

183) What is your greatest source of inspiration?

Life, and observing others

184) What's the wildest thing you've ever done?

Published a menage romance book

185) If you could be trained in one thing by top professionals, what would you choose?

Probably marketing....

186) What is the highest hill or mountain you've ever climbed?

Self-doubt

Pike's Peak

187) Do you think making driverless cars is a smart invention?

As a child, I wanted them invented for the sole purpose of letting me be able to sleep during my commute to school or work....now it terrifies me.

188) Use a cartoon character to describe your athletic ability

Charlie Brown

189) Do you like to plan things out in detail or be spontaneous?

A little of both; I've found spontaneity more productive.

190) Do you like living alone or with someone?

Currently, I cannot blast my radio, and we only have 1 TV. So yeah, alone.  But at the same time, I liked it when I was alone from 9-6pm, then enjoyed someone to talk to about our day.

Week 18: 171-180

171) Do you think a person can be born evil?

There's certainly enough evidence to support that theory....just watch the Macauly Caulkin movie,

172) Do you believe in PDA?

In moderation....holding hands, appropriate kissing and playful touching. Something you can do in front of your own parents.

173) Would you date anyone in a wheelchair or with a handicap?

I once dated an albino, who had night blindness.....

174) What is an article of clothing you bought or received second-hand and loved wearing it?

My BFF's sweater and her gold hoops; a sweater bought at Good Will that I wore until it fell apart.

175) Who would you rather hang out with for a day, Superman or Batman?

I think Superman would be more fun.

176) What makes you feel secure?

My house, my pit bull, and my cozy blankets. And a steady income.

177) Do you sing in the shower?

Yes!

178) What makes you feel inadequate?

When the spouse is mad at me.

179) What does your perfect weekend consist of?

A fun convention, hanging out with friends and good sales

A quiet day at home, reading or writing, and a good meal out

A fun trip somewhere.

180) If you could live anywhere, where would it be?

St. Pete, Florida

Week 17: 161-170

161) Would you rather ride along with a firefighter or police officer for a day?

Honestly, neither.

162) Do you believe in the saying 'kill your enemies with kindness"?

Yes

163) What do you love most about the night sky?

It's peaceful, and so wondrous when you realize it's much bigger than what you can see.

164) In an argument, do you have to have the last word?

No

165) Have you ever participated in a fund-raiser; of so, for what?

Girl Scout cookies; Boy Scout popcorn; school fundraisers; Multiverse fun-raiser; last year's efforts to raise $$ for the NYC trip.

166) What is the heaviest thing you can lift?

Myself off the couch

167) Would you ever consider training for a triatholon?

Only if the sports were walking, reading, and singing.

168) What is your perfect pairing for coffee?

In my morning mug, I put one packet of sweet-n-low, two seconds worth of French Vanilla creamer, and top it off with fresh brewed coffee.

What would I pair it with? Ideally a chocolate chip scone, cream cheese-stuffed croissant, or a cruller doughnut.

169) How strict are you going to be as a parent?

I've been fairly lazze-faire with my kids, but I did demand they do their homework after school, tell me where they plan to be going and who they're with, and to be home for dinner.

170) What's your favorite hobby?

Reading....writing....needlepoint....cross-stitch

Week 16: 151-160

151) Could you ever grow your own food?

No; I have a black thumb.

152) If you could be a bird, which would you be?

Probably a swan.

153) Do you watch foreign films, and if so, which one's your favorite?

No.

154) What specific work of art do you admire the most?

Mona Lisa or Washington Crossing The Delaware

155) Which are cooler:  Dinosaurs or dragons?

Both are reptiles, and cold-blooded, soooo???

156) Has your work ever come between a relationship you were in; if so, how?

Hubby reeeeaaally hates my computer time, when it interferes with something he thinks we 'have' to do.

157) If you could have a clone to help you out when life gets busy, would you want one?

Oh HELL yes!  It can go to work and help out my mom in the cold weather, lol....and do all the household chores that I don't want to do.

158) What are you 'self-taught'?

I'd say music, with a little help of my 4 years of keyboard.

159) Beatles or Rolling Stones?

Both

160) What do you try and keep an open mind about?

Other people's opinions 

Week 15: 141-150

141) Would you ever steal in order to provide for your family?

Depends on how desperate we are.

142) In your opinion, who do you consider to be a visionary?

Not sure....

143) If you could live forever, would you want to?

I don't think so. I wouldn't want to out-live my friends and family.

144) Have you ever touched a snake or would you?

I've touched pythons and a boa constrictor....while someone ELSE held it!

145) What do you think gets better with age?

Wine....wisdom

146) Do you ever forward or reply to chain mails?

In the early days of AOL....yes. Then I wised up.

147) What scientist in history is most credible?

Einstein, Pasteur, Curie, Salk...to name a few.

148) Have you ever been called immature, and if so, what were you doing?

Too often in both elementary and middle school.  Being myself....

149) Is There a place in your neighborhood or city you've been meaning to visit and if so, where?

I'd like to find the bookstore on Main St.

150) What slogan or jingle got stuck in your head forever?

Most of the Schoolhouse Rock and 70s commercials!

Week 14: 131-140

131) Were you popular in school; if so, what made you popular?

I was popular by default; my BFF was a basketball player, Plus, I was in marching band.

I knew about half the people in my graduating HS class, but didn't fit into one clique; I hung out with a variety of different people from sports to preppy to nerds to the hoods. 

I dressed like a prep.

Was in band.

Hung around the basketball players.

Was friends with a teenage mom.

Worked in the library.

Went to prom with a kid who was technically a juvenile delinquent, but we worked together every day in the library, and he helped me out when my date cancelled on me 4 days prior to the dance.

See?  Had friends all across the social ladder.

132) What risk would you take, if you knew you wouldn't fail?

Open up my own bookstore/cafe

133) What was an offer you couldn't refuse?

"Will you marry me?"

134) Do you believe in angels?

Yes

135) If you were guaranteed the correct answer, what would you ask?

What really happened my 8th grade year?

136) Would you rather lose all your old memories or never be able to make new ones?

Can I just forget the bad ones?

137) Have you ever been at the wrong place at the wrong time and if so, where?

A party in 1986....but thankfully my roommate agreed to leave with me. If we'd stayed, there's a remote possibility I'd have a record.....and met my hubby one year earlier.

138) Have you ever been whistled at in public?

Only while in the company of my beautiful BFF (Not the one in #131)

139) What is something totally relatable to you?

Being bullied in school

140) What's the best pickup line you've heard?

"If I said you had a beautiful body, would you hold it against me?"

Week 13: 121-130

121) Do you have a calling on your life?

I must write or my head will explode...

122) Have you ever let someone win an argument, even though you knew they were wrong?  If so, whom?

I've actually done this several times with my sister, and I purposefully lost a Trivial Pursuit game when my partner though she knew the answer and I was positive I was right.  So our final answer, I said, "Horse racing, even though I know it's auto racing."  The question?  "What sport has hairpin turns?"

123) Could you ever be a medical guinea pig?

Only if it would possibly save my life. I watched/read Firestarter, ha ha!

124) What is the most annoying thing about your significant other?

He's not married to me (ROFL!)

Actually, the one who is married to me, is the fact he's loud, outspoken, and racist.

125) How do you feel about investing your money?

I've invested in myself...'nuff said.

126) What is something you'd like to grow instead of buying?

My money....

127) How do you like to take your coffee or tea?

Coffee:  Hot, with sweet-n-low and irish cream creamer

Tea: McDonald's sweet and cold, or when I'm sick, chamomile and hot.

128) How smart is your Significant other; who is smarter?

I'm book-smart, he's street-smart

129) What is your preferred swimming stroke?

I'm a breast-stroker.

130)  Have you ever had something snowball out of control; if so, what?

Spending $$ and trying to cover it up.