Sunday morning questions

[nycwriters]

*yawn*

Mornin' all.....

Thought I'd do some Q's, haven't done them in a while as some of our fellow zemonkeys have been doing a splendid job at such ...

SO here we go:

1. Do you make your bed every day?

2. You're swimming in the ocean and you see an island, what do you do?

3. What did you do this weekend?

4. You're faced with a rather difficult situation that you need to deal with; how do you deal with it? Do you A: confront the situation and then move on? B: Hide away and hope it just goes away? Or C: some other way?

5. Are you a "give them the benefit of the doubt" kind of person or "let them prove who they are first" kind of person? Why?

6. If you could be anywhere at this moment, where would you be?

7. Are you ticklish?

8. Invent something new that will be the next "wonder" for society.

9. Make up a word and give it a definition.

10. What's the best thing a significant other has ever given you?

11. What's the best movie you've seen recently?

12. And, of course, what's the last thing that made you smile or laugh?

Cheers all!

[dickieC]

Originally posted by nycwriters
*yawn*

Mornin' all.....

Good afternoon

Thought I'd do some Q's, haven't done them in a while as some of our fellow zemonkeys have been doing a splendid job at such ...

SO here we go:

1. Do you make your bed every day?

Most of the time. I have a "scout" (college cleaning lady) who comes in to do it, but I'm not always up in the morning.

2. You're swimming in the ocean and you see an island, what do you do?

This must be the best (and oddest) question yet...
Not a strong swimmer, so have to head for safety. Then scour the island for the beautiful Woman Friday who will attend to my every need.

3. What did you do this weekend?

Friday night: Went to an exhibition at Modern Art Oxford by Tracey Emin. One of the most powerful, visceral and emotionally involving experiences of any kind I've ever experienced. She has been villified in the British tabloid press as 'more modern art nonsense'. But I am so glad I went to see it: she had been severely sexually abused as a young teenager, and her art in this exhibition self-consciously and deliberately reflects that. Intense, raw imagery expressing a damaged female sexuality and anger. It really upset me, but in a positive, cathartic kind of way.

Saturday: met up with an old friend for lunch, I hadn't seen her for months, so it was good to catch up. Then insisted she go and see the exhibition. Went a second time...

Sunday: woke up and was pleased to look in the mirror and for the first time in ages my eyes aren't bloodshot from a hangover. Nice feeling.

4. You're faced with a rather difficult situation that you need to deal with; how do you deal with it? Do you A: confront the situation and then move on? B: Hide away and hope it just goes away? Or C: some other way?

B, pretty much ever time. Procrastinate now! I'm very bad at confrontation.

5. Are you a "give them the benefit of the doubt" kind of person or "let them prove who they are first" kind of person? Why?

The first, to my detriment. My life would be much smoother if I were slower to trust people.

6. If you could be anywhere at this moment, where would you be?

Right here right now. Life is good.

7. Are you ticklish?

Yes, fairly. Especially just above the hips when grabbed unsuspecting from behind. (That sounds ruder than I meant).

8. Invent something new that will be the next "wonder" for society.

Big hot-air dryers to dry you off after a shower. Saves washing towels...

9. Make up a word and give it a definition.

Antidishestablishmentarianism (n.) a principled refusal to do the washing up when drunk.

10. What's the best thing a significant other has ever given you?

Lurve... (while it lasted)
Materially, a coffee-table picture book about Magritte, my favourite artist at the time.

11. What's the best movie you've seen recently?

Gangs of New York. I liked it even if the critics didn't. Daniel Day-Lewis scared the proverbial out of me.

12. And, of course, what's the last thing that made you smile or laugh?

"Flight from Deathrow", a novel by Harry Hill (for Americans: a talented and off-the-wall stand-up comedian who is akin to Eddie Izzard but has his own style and wit). There is a typo in the title: the D should be an H....

Cheers all!

You're welcome.

[Frieda]

1. Do you make your bed every day?
i never make my bed

2. You're swimming in the ocean and you see an island, what do you do?
depends on what i'm doing in that ocean anyway :)
if i just dived off a yacht, i'll let the captain head for the island..

3. What did you do this weekend?
not much, have a terrible cold. went to a friend's birthday on friday night, did nothing on saturday. nothing at all.

4. You're faced with a rather difficult situation that you need to deal with; how do you deal with it? Do you A: confront the situation and then move on? B: Hide away and hope it just goes away? Or C: some other way?
answer A if i'm in a brave mood, but B is more likely

5. Are you a "give them the benefit of the doubt" kind of person or "let them prove who they are first" kind of person? Why?
i always give people the benefit of the doubt the 1st time.. but usually not the 2nd time.

6. If you could be anywhere at this moment, where would you be?
on that yacht heading for that island :)

7. Are you ticklish?
very!

8. Invent something new that will be the next "wonder" for society.
a computer operating system without bugs or spyware that's easy to understand

9. Make up a word and give it a definition.
mobile phone-itis -> to check your phone every minute to see if there's a new text message

10. What's the best thing a significant other has ever given you?
a cat

11. What's the best movie you've seen recently?
LOTR: The Two Towers

12. And, of course, what's the last thing that made you smile or laugh?
DickieC's answer to question #7

[dickieC]

Why do I get the sense NYC enjoys answering her own questions almost as much as asking them...? ;)

[noxxville]

1. Do you make your bed every day?

Dear god no.

2. You're swimming in the ocean and you see an island, what do you do?

Swim for shore, pray for boat drinks.

3. What did you do this weekend?

Saw "Chicago" with a couple of friends. Woked on Photoshoping my boss into odd situations (It's her 40th B-day friday, we're going to torment her)

4. You're faced with a rather difficult situation that you need to deal with; how do you deal with it? Do you A: confront the situation and then move on? B: Hide away and hope it just goes away? Or C: some other way?

A then B then C: Confront the situation, usually saying something to piss people off in the process. Hide away from the people I pissed off until their pissedoffedness subsides. Make enough silly comments until all is forgotten.

5. Are you a "give them the benefit of the doubt" kind of person or "let them prove who they are first" kind of person? Why?

Let them prove. I gave people the benefit of the doubt until too many people did too many stupid things. I enter the new Fox show "Man Vs. Beast" as evidence in my defense.

6. If you could be anywhere at this moment, where would you be?

7 feet to my left.

7. Are you ticklish?

Yes. And it pisses me off.

8. Invent something new that will be the next "wonder" for society.

The non-tangling hanger. Ever go to the laundromat with a pile of tangled hangers that you spent 20 minutes untangling?

9. Make up a word and give it a definition.

From Question 4 (I'm a head of myself) pissedoffedness: (n) the attitude develeoped when one has been pissed off

10. What's the best thing a significant other has ever given you?

Engraved pocket watch (material). Little bite marks (non-material)

11. What's the best movie you've seen recently?

The Salton Sea

12. And, of course, what's the last thing that made you smile or laugh?

My girlfriend's dead on guess as to what my answer to number 5 was.

[Indigo]

1. Do you make your bed every day?

Sometimes I'm in a mode when I make the bed every day and pretty much stay on top of the chores. Sometimes I just let it all go. It's been gone awhile now...

2. You're swimming in the ocean and you see an island, what do you do?

That depends on the island, and wether or not I'm wearing 'floaties'...

3. What did you do this weekend?

Worked. Played with photoshop. Made some neat stuff... if only I knew how to post it.

4. You're faced with a rather difficult situation that you need to deal with; how do you deal with it? Do you A: confront the situation and then move on? B: Hide away and hope it just goes away? Or C: some other way?

A. Always A. If you sweep shite under the carpet, eventually you just trip over the lump in the rug.

5. Are you a "give them the benefit of the doubt" kind of person or "let them prove who they are first" kind of person? Why?

Let them prove it. I'm a "doer" and I've learned that most people will feign friendship in order to have me there when they need someone to keep their kids, etc... I am an excellent friend. Just don't take advantage of me.

6. If you could be anywhere at this moment, where would you be?

Horseback riding.

7. Are you ticklish?

Yes, especially in just the place Dickie was referring to.
And I'm like Noxx here, as being ticklish really pisses me off.

8. Invent something new that will be the next "wonder" for society.

No. Every time I do that I see my idea a couple weeks later. One day I'll think of something that society doesn't think of first. Then they'll be sorry! Society can invent their own conveniences. Society can kiss my ass.

9. Make up a word and give it a definition.

Ridiculi (adj.) To be absurd on every level.

10. What's the best thing a significant other has ever given you?

An IGIA hot wax hand spa. This sounds stupid, I guess, but I really really really love that thing.

11. What's the best movie you've seen recently?
Lord of the Rings

12. And, of course, what's the last thing that made you smile or laugh?

A piece of junk mail I recieved. I've taken to putting in funky names when registering for goofy accounts on the net - not to see who gives out my address most because I forget even what names I put in. I guess it's mostly out of boredom and/or to keep the crap from following me if I move.

I got some mail today for Dusty Bottoms or current resident.

[masterofNone]

1. Do you make your bed every day?
Depends on the season. Winter-no. Spring-yes. Summer-no. Fall-yes.
2. You're swimming in the ocean and you see an island, what do you do?
Depends on the reason I'm swimming, and the island. If I'm swimming in the ocean because my ship has sunk and the island looks inviting, then I'd swim towards it. If I'm swimming in the ocean because I'm SCUBA diving and the island has an active volcano spewing rocks and magma into the sky, then I'd swim away from it.
3. What did you do this weekend?
On friday night I watched Farscape on the Sci-Fi Channel. My Mom called and gave me the rrecipe to egg-drop soup. My Aunt Helen is getting a hysterectomy. I got off the phone and went straight to bed.... funny thing though... I don't have an Aunt Helen....hmmm
4. You're faced with a rather difficult situation that you need to deal with; how do you deal with it? Do you A: confront the situation and then move on? B: Hide away and hope it just goes away? Or C: some other way?
A.
5. Are you a "give them the benefit of the doubt" kind of person or "let them prove who they are first" kind of person? Why?
Give them the benefit of the doubt until there is no doubt to benefit from.
6. If you could be anywhere at this moment, where would you be?
Right here.
7. Are you ticklish?
I was. I don't know. It's been a long time since anyone tickled me.
8. Invent something new that will be the next "wonder" for society.
An application that would let anyone learn anything from anyone on the earth, no matter where they were, using a wireless palm device. he heeeee!
9. Make up a word and give it a definition.
SHLISTS - as in "I've got the SHLISTS" a bacterial infection similar to diarhrea that makes one emit uncontrollable lists of questions
10. What's the best thing a significant other has ever given you?
a blow job
11. What's the best movie you've seen recently?
The Two Towers
12. And, of course, what's the last thing that made you smile or laugh?
smile - the cool 3D thesaurus Amanda found for us.
laugh - a drunken monkey

[amanda]

1. Do you make your bed every day?

I prefer to keep my fort the way it is until someone comes along and attacks it. It's hard rebuilding those every evening.

2. You're swimming in the ocean and you see an island, what do you do?

Try to assess why the hell I'm in this position in the first place. But I'd probably have some SCUBA gear on, so depending on PSI level, I'm going down to play with the fishies.

3. What did you do this weekend?

Cleaned up some messes made during the week. A little imbibing at a birthday party on Saturday- I don't think I stopped laughing once the entire time. Didn't get to the mountains as I hoped, as it was raining. Did some climbing of mental mountains instead.

4. You're faced with a rather difficult situation that you need to deal with; how do you deal with it? Do you A: confront the situation and then move on? B: Hide away and hope it just goes away? Or C: some other way?

I tend do B first, just to assess my options and figure out a strategy- especially if I'm in the wrong. I'll do A when I feel strong enough or when it is required of me.

5. Are you a "give them the benefit of the doubt" kind of person or "let them prove who they are first" kind of person? Why?

I give them the benefit, but doubt is usually on the edges. If they prove to be otherwise, then it depends on how much time, hope and expectation I have invested in them.

6. If you could be anywhere at this moment, where would you be?

Question is already answered. I always choose to be where I am. We all do.

7. Are you ticklish?

I plead the 5th.

8. Invent something new that will be the next "wonder" for society.

Unbiased, complete profiles of candidates and issues that are being voted on right along side voters' ballots.

9. Make up a word and give it a definition.

I tend to make up words as I go along. My last one was niblet- a tasty morsel of food, not necessarily corn.

10. What's the best thing a significant other has ever given you?

Freedom

11. What's the best movie you've seen recently?

Memento- saw it again last night.

12. And, of course, what's the last thing that made you smile or laugh?

Smile- Mon's response to these. And finding that link I posted.
Laugh- friday night/saturday's chat. Saturday's birthday party.

[chuckie egg]

1. Do you make your bed every day?
Yeah, to old for mum to do it now!

2. You're swimming in the ocean and you see an island, what do you do?
Head for it hoping for civilisation

3. What did you do this weekend?
Friday: Had my ear syringed (eww) and then recovered by relaxing infront of the tv with my man

Saturday: Went to my uncles 65th and cousins 40th joint birthday party.. before heading out for an italian meal for one of my friends' birthday party.

Sunday: Church activities all day

4. You're faced with a rather difficult situation that you need to deal with; how do you deal with it? Do you A: confront the situation and then move on? B: Hide away and hope it just goes away? Or C: some other way?
Probably B, I'm a bit pathetic like that!

5. Are you a "give them the benefit of the doubt" kind of person or "let them prove who they are first" kind of person? Why?
The first..... occasionally backfires... argh!

6. If you could be anywhere at this moment, where would you be?
Hmm... it would have to be in Barbados with my blokey.. swimming in the crystal blue sea

7. Are you ticklish?
YES... if you ever touch my feet I might kick you whilst flailing my legs around trying to escape!

8. Invent something new that will be the next "wonder" for society.
Non-rustling sweet/crisp packets for use in cinemas!

9. Make up a word and give it a definition.
Flugel - a cross between a bugel and a flute

10. What's the best thing a significant other has ever given you?
hmmm... a first kiss (awww)

11. What's the best movie you've seen recently?
The second Lord of the Rings movie, Two Towers

12. And, of course, what's the last thing that made you smile or laugh?
Watching my boyfriend do the colourblindness test.
(I posted this if you want a go yourself!)

[amanda]

Okay, I have to ask...

MoN, what is the correlation between the seasons and the desire to make your bed?

[masterofNone]

I think it's something like this. In the winter, I get kind of depressed from the lack of sunlight so I just don't have the energy. In the spring, the sun starts staying out longer, I get more energy, I tend to make it. In the summer the weather's so warm I tend to get up and out of the house so I forget. In the fall, it gets cool and the sun starts to diminish so I start making it again.


I think it's something like that. Or it could be a more organic, hybernation kind of thing. It's just a cycle I noticed.

[Frieda]

Originally posted by chuckie egg
9. Make up a word and give it a definition.
Flugel - a cross between a bugel and a flute

a Flugel is a kind of shooter drink in the Netherlands!

[dickieC]

Flugelhorn is also the German word for what the French and English call a cor anglais or Ab clarinet.

[xerocs]

1. Do you make your bed every day?

no reason to... i want to remember that exact position that i was in so that i can try and get back to that good sleep that the alarm always draws me from....

2. You're swimming in the ocean and you see an island, what do you do?

well that depends on what i see on the island.... what kind of question is this? are there sharks in the water?

3. What did you do this weekend?

i went to slovenia and broke up with my current fling....

4. You're faced with a rather difficult situation that you need to deal with; how do you deal with it? Do you A: confront the situation and then move on? B: Hide away and hope it just goes away? Or C: some other way?

A

5. Are you a "give them the benefit of the doubt" kind of person or "let them prove who they are first" kind of person? Why?

always benifit of the doubt

6. If you could be anywhere at this moment, where would you be?

in a warm cabin with a cup of tea, a bottle of vodka, and a mink blanket

7. Are you ticklish?

extremely

8. Invent something new that will be the next "wonder" for society.

a working government....

9. Make up a word and give it a definition.

blove.... that feeling that you get when you first think you are in love but before you realize the other person is a cheating whore.... oops... sorry, i got carried away with that one....

10. What's the best thing a significant other has ever given you?

does it have to be a significant other? my daughter gave me a framed picture of herself.... i love that picture of her

11. What's the best movie you've seen recently?

i would have to go with my all time favorite "the last time i commited suicide" i watch it two or three times a week....

12. And, of course, what's the last thing that made you smile or laugh?

having monday off

[lapietra]

As usual - outstanding questions, Peg. :)

1. Do you make your bed every day?
Naw - gives the kitties more places to cuddle. (Sometimes I do tho'.)

2. You're swimming in the ocean and you see an island, what do you do?
Swim over & search for coconuts and old forts; make a fire & cook fish. Sunbathe. Then jump back in & look for another island.

3. What did you do this weekend?
Worked on the furshlugginer "50's add-on" project. Sheesh.

4. You're faced with a rather difficult situation that you need to deal with; how do you deal with it? Do you A: confront the situation and then move on? B: Hide away and hope it just goes away? Or C: some other way?
I'm with Amanda - I usually start out with "B", ruminating. Then I do "A". Like a badger, or a pit bull.

5. Are you a "give them the benefit of the doubt" kind of person or "let them prove who they are first" kind of person? Why?
Used to be the former, now pretty much the latter - got burned too many times.

6. If you could be anywhere at this moment, where would you be?
Having a picnic on the beach with my mom.

7. Are you ticklish?
God yes (but like moN, it's been awhile - anyone want to tickle me?)

8. Invent something new that will be the next "wonder" for society.
A concept translator - a biological computer that will allow people with seemingly widely diverging belief systems to understand each other. (It'll save a lot of marriages, I bet.)

9. Make up a word and give it a definition.
webcrastination - The act of spending the day surfing the internet instead of doing what you're supposed to be doing.

10. What's the best thing a significant other has ever given you?
A pair of Adidas.

11. What's the best movie you've seen recently?
The Two Towers. (I know - terribly original.)

12. And, of course, what's the last thing that made you smile or laugh?
A little note from someone from this board re my contribution to the "Themes" project. Made me do both. (Made me blink away a couple tears, too.)

[beckstra]

1. Do you make your bed every day?

no

2. You're swimming in the ocean and you see an island, what do you do?

ummm...if I'm not actually off the coast of some island, I swim back to shore and start drinking some water, cause more than likely, I'm severly dehydrated if I'm seeing things

3. What did you do this weekend?

did a weekend camp with my jr highers...three days nonstop of quibbling girls and obnoxious boys

4. You're faced with a rather difficult situation that you need to deal with; how do you deal with it? Do you A: confront the situation and then move on? B: Hide away and hope it just goes away? Or C: some other way?

a

5. Are you a "give them the benefit of the doubt" kind of person or "let them prove who they are first" kind of person? Why?

I'm a "benefit of the doubt" chickadee...mostly cause I still hold to the belief that there's still some amount of good in everyone, and if I'm lucky, I'll be the one person in the world to bring that out

6. If you could be anywhere at this moment, where would you be?

London, England...walking around Picadilly

7. Are you ticklish?

only in one spot...I have an old scar on my left side that's sensitive as heck

8. Invent something new that will be the next "wonder" for society.

anti-frizz serum that actually works on everyone's hair (bah for this dry air)

9. Make up a word and give it a definition.

schmoop: those puppy dog eyes bestowed on one you love

10. What's the best thing a significant other has ever given you?

ummm...n/a

11. What's the best movie you've seen recently?

Chicago...or Amelie

12. And, of course, what's the last thing that made you smile or laugh?

Jack Nickelson's speech last night on the Golden Globes when recieving the award for best actor in a drama..."I'm not sure whether to feel honered or disturbed because I could swear we made a drama...I mean, D. Mulrony's hair cut alone should have told you that." (or something to that extent)

[rmr]

1. Do you make your bed every day?
Yes, usually right before I go to bed.


2. You're swimming in the ocean and you see an island, what do you do?
Swim to it I guess.


3. What did you do this weekend?
NOTHING - Hung out with my dog wrote a bit and watched the globes.


4. You're faced with a rather difficult situation that you need to deal with; how do you deal with it? Do you A: confront the situation and then move on? B: Hide away and hope it just goes away? Or C: some other way?

B no doubt about it and then C. as in cry

5. Are you a "give them the benefit of the doubt" kind of person or "let them prove who they are first" kind of person? Why?

I'm a bit like Sybyill so it depend on my mood.

6. If you could be anywhere at this moment, where would you be?
In a little bar, with all my good friends, having a cocktail, listening to some tunes and cracking up at just about everything anything.


7. Are you ticklish?
Sometimes


8. Invent something new that will be the next "wonder" for society.
Drunk Dail No More....it would be something you'd attach to your phone that worked like a breathalyzer. When you were drunk it would shut the phone down. When you were REALLY drunk it would give you an electric shock as to remind you just what you were thinking of doing.


9. Make up a word and give it a definition.

a "ruthie" as in someone must have slipped me a "ruthie" it's my name and it has to do with a certain stage of drunkenness.

10. What's the best thing a significant other has ever given you?
Material wise a trip to Europe
Non - material - one of the best days of my life.


11. What's the best movie you've seen recently?
About Schmidt

12. And, of course, what's the last thing that made you smile or laugh?

An email I just wrote.....sometimes I crack myself up.

Thanks PEG for the ?'s/

[red]

1. Do you make your bed every day?

I kinda straighten it.


2. You're swimming in the ocean and you see an island, what do you do?

I wonder how long I've been swimming.


3. What did you do this weekend?

Dreamweaver lessons, worked on my portfolio and did chores. Woooo.


4. You're faced with a rather difficult situation that you need to deal with; how do you deal with it? Do you A: confront the situation and then move on? B: Hide away and hope it just goes away? Or C: some other way?

Combo platter, Ihope it goes away and when it doesn't I deal with it.


5. Are you a "give them the benefit of the doubt" kind of person or "let them prove who they are first" kind of person? Why?

I'm a "give them the benefit of the doubt" kind of person because you can't always make a good first impression, but if they don't shape up then they have to prove it.


6. If you could be anywhere at this moment, where would you be?

In Amsterdam with my husband. (I really, really, really liked it there.)


7. Are you ticklish?

Depends on who's tickling.


8. Invent something new that will be the next "wonder" for society.

I'm sure this is already in the works, but wireless interent access where ever you go.


9. Make up a word and give it a definition.

Hah! I'm not feeling very creative.


10. What's the best thing a significant other has ever given you?

His heart.


11. What's the best movie you've seen recently?

Two Towers


12. And, of course, what's the last thing that made you smile or laugh?

Watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer and hearing one of the slayers refer to her favorite stake as "Mr. Pointy".

[dinzdale]

If you want a good selection for #9, read Douglas Adams "The Meaning of Liff"....it takes place names and makes them words e.g

Toronto : a sudden release of a substance, despite all efforts to conatin it. Ketchup onto fried fish, Flour into a light sauce, Sperm into a human being etc....

JOJ

[dickieC]

Dinzdale - you have the answer, your notes on reponse no. 9 are exactly on the money.

From a pissed bloke

dC

[Frieda]

Originally posted by red
6. If you could be anywhere at this moment, where would you be?

In Amsterdam with my husband. (I really, really, really liked it there

:D good to hear! where are those pix??


8. Invent something new that will be the next "wonder" for society.

I'm sure this is already in the works, but wireless interent access where ever you go.
Already there in the big cities of the world.. it's called WiFi. you can buy special WiFi network cards for laptops!

[red]

I'm having tech challenges and unfortunately I haven't had a chance to work on fixing my laptop. I'm doing freelance production work for a drill bit company and they are keeping me very busy.:(

There is a web site called Trek Share where you can post travel pics. Perhaps I should join up?

WiFi! I knew it! If there are cell phone towers everywhere so why couldn't they have wireless internet everywhere too! I'm so spoiled at home. I can go anywhere in my house with my laptop and be on the internet.
How cool to be able to take your laptop on the road with you and surf in transit!