Some more 'o' them question thingies...

[lapietra]

'cos it's just time, again...

1) What's the best trip you've ever taken? Why?

2) What's the worst trip you've ever taken? Why?

3) Ever used a dating service? Best and worst experiences.

4) What's your favorite "urban legend"?

5) What do you think of "open relationships" (i.e., married but allowed to be physically intimate with others)? Would you feel differently if the marriage produced children?

6) Should we give criminals, if they are proven to be able to handle this level of responsibility, the option to serve in the armed forces to work off some of their "debt to society"?

7) You have ten minutes to spend $10,000. What do you buy?

8) You have one day off work and unlimited funds. What do you do?

9) Do you know how to sew? When did you learn, and what was the first thing you made?

10) When you retire, do you plan to just relax, or are you going to keep working?

[Britney]

Here 4 more Britt!!!

[trisherina]

1) What's the best trip you've ever taken? Why?

Honeymoon. It combined a shuttle launch, scuba diving, and some really cool airplanes with the company of a swell guy.

2) What's the worst trip you've ever taken? Why?

Second trip to Florida. We took along my mother-in-law.

3) Ever used a dating service? Best and worst experiences.

Nope.

4) What's your favorite "urban legend"?

Democracy.

5) What do you think of "open relationships" (i.e., married but allowed to be physically intimate with others)? Would you feel differently if the marriage produced children?

Having spent literally years hanging out on Compu$erve's old Human Sexuality forum, I learned that in such relationships, usually one person ends up feeling ripped off somewhere along the way, children or no children.

6) Should we give criminals, if they are proven to be able to handle this level of responsibility, the option to serve in the armed forces to work off some of their "debt to society"?

Sure, but we should warn them that they won't like it if they screw the pooch and wind up in military prison. That's seriously hard time.

7) You have ten minutes to spend $10,000. What do you buy?

A giant flat plasma display and a series of Norm McLaren animations to run on it.

8) You have one day off work and unlimited funds. What do you do?

Fly down to Santa Ynez and treat N. to whatever she wants.

9) Do you know how to sew? When did you learn, and what was the first thing you made?

I do. The first thing I made independently (i.e. aside from school assignments) was a dress for my daughter.

10) When you retire, do you plan to just relax, or are you going to keep working?

Relaxation is impossible for me. I'll start a second career, something a little more playful.

[masterofNone]

1) What's the best trip you've ever taken? Why?
last summer to st. augustine. romance. meaning. the whole enchilada.

2) What's the worst trip you've ever taken? Why?
i went to the beach with my whole family when my kids were little. my brothers were all drunk by 11:00 every morning.

3) Ever used a dating service? Best and worst experiences.
just once. it was a nightmare.

4) What's your favorite "urban legend"?
the bunny man.

5) What do you think of "open relationships" (i.e., married but allowed to be physically intimate with others)? Would you feel differently if the marriage produced children?
as opposed to a closed relationship? some openness is necessary. too much seems to be a bad thing. i've never liked any "open relationship" people. y'know, the people in them creeped me out.

6) Should we give criminals, if they are proven to be able to handle this level of responsibility, the option to serve in the armed forces to work off some of their "debt to society"?
yeah, that's what we need, more of a criminal mentality in the armed forces. i think xerocs would be pissed at the prospect that his profession could be replaced by criminals.

7) You have ten minutes to spend $10,000. What do you buy?
plane tickets for the next ten years.

8) You have one day off work and unlimited funds. What do you do?
the great barrier reef. sailing & scuba

9) Do you know how to sew? When did you learn, and what was the first thing you made?
no?

10) When you retire, do you plan to just relax, or are you going to keep working?
retire? i might be retired now.

[nycwriters]

1) What's the best trip you've ever taken? Why?

Bahamas -- Jack Tar Village. I was 16, I hardly saw my parents the whole time I was there. It was wickedly beautiful there, too. Second runner up.. believe it or not ... Orlando and Disneyworld last November.

2) What's the worst trip you've ever taken? Why?

Stuck in a trucker's inn somewhere outside of Glasgow. A certain trip to Philadelphia.

3) Ever used a dating service? Best and worst experiences.

Yep. When I first got here, I figured it'd help me meet new people, new friends. Best: taken out by a charming man who arrived with a dozen roses and then off to one of the top restaurants in NYC, then whisked away in a big stretch limo for some jazz music at a club in the village. Worst: most of the ones I ran across had some severe personal issues they needed to address and were using the dating site as a lazy man's way of finding someone to entertain them. I think out of the five dates I went on that way, one turned stalker, one was obsessed with his ex gf and compared me to her (in bad ways), one was just plain crazy and mauled me within five minutes of meeting him, and another was an ex delta force officer with a hidden S&M fetish.

4) What's your favorite "urban legend"?

The lights turned off on the car/gang flashing thingy.

5) What do you think of "open relationships" (i.e., married but allowed to be physically intimate with others)? Would you feel differently if the marriage produced children?

I don't. Not this girl. No way.

6) Should we give criminals, if they are proven to be able to handle this level of responsibility, the option to serve in the armed forces to work off some of their "debt to society"?

Yes.

7) You have ten minutes to spend $10,000. What do you buy?

I'd pay off my debts. One click online, and it's done. Sad but true.

8) You have one day off work and unlimited funds. What do you do?

I'd go for a spa day. Manicure, pedicure, facial, massage, hair, serene music.

9) Do you know how to sew? When did you learn, and what was the first thing you made?

The weird thing about this is that my dad does the sewing in our family. I can barely stitch an inch. I've tried, but it always comes out looking funky.

10) When you retire, do you plan to just relax, or are you going to keep working

Me? Ha! You know the answer to this: I'm a workaholic. I plan to teach at a university as my retirement plan.

[Klynne]

Originally posted by lapietra
'cos it's just time, again...

1) What's the best trip you've ever taken? Why?

You should know that Vegas because I got to meet some real cool monkeys.

2) What's the worst trip you've ever taken? Why?

I went on a trip to Mackinac Island for a wedding. Now, the trip itself wasn't so bad...My friend set me up with one of her co-workers. I tried dating him a couple of times before hand. I decided to be friends with him, and I told him that. Well during the trip he was all over me, and I basically had to be a bitch (if avoiding him means being a bitch) to get the point across. My friend and her family thought I was being terrible to him. And I guess I was, but I kept telling him I just wanted to be friends and he was like white on rice.

3) Ever used a dating service? Best and worst experiences.

Yes. Best experience was dating this guy I met for about three months. The worst experience was with him, he sent me an e-mail to tell me he was going back with his ex-girlfriend.

4) What's your favorite "urban legend"?

Oh, hands down the one about this person waking up in a bathtub of ice after a party with their kidneys gone, and to beware of these organ kidnappers.

5) What do you think of "open relationships" (i.e., married but allowed to be physically intimate with others)? Would you feel differently if the marriage produced children?

Why bother getting married if you want to sleep with other people? And if kids are involved? I don't think it is healthy.

6) Should we give criminals, if they are proven to be able to handle this level of responsibility, the option to serve in the armed forces to work off some of their "debt to society"?

Yes. Look at how great "The Dirty Dozen" worked

7) You have ten minutes to spend $10,000. What do you buy?

A big screen TV and furniture.



8) You have one day off work and unlimited funds. What do you do?

I fly all the zemonkeys to Martha's Vineyard for a day on the beach (that is free of sand gnats).

9) Do you know how to sew? When did you learn, and what was the first thing you made?

No. I had home economics in Jr. High and they tried to teach me. This little Vietnamese girl I made friends with felt sorry for me and did all my projects. Her name was Tu Trang. I am certain I did not spell this right.

10) When you retire, do you plan to just relax, or are you going to keep working?

I am going to travel!

[lapietra]

1) What's the best trip you've ever taken? Why?
Wow... this is hard!
I'd have to say the last time I went on a choir tour with the Chamber Singers in high school. So many great memories... We drove to Arizona first... stopped in some small town for dinner and I met one of the most beautiful boys I've ever seen - will never forget him. We were in Arizona for a day or so - I remember the desert, and how clear the sky was and how dry the air was... Then we drove up to Oregon... I remember waking up as we entered the state and thinking I was seeing what heaven looked like. We stopped at Mount Hood for a day skiing - except that I didn't know how to ski; although there were lessons offered I opted to try to figure it out on my own. I was an avid roller- and ice-skater - I was thinking, "How hard could it be?" Finally made it down the bunny slope on my butt.
We stayed in the town of Hygiene, OR ("I wanna be a part of it - Hygiene, Hygieeeeeeene...") for two days and one night. I *loved* it there - we were lucky enough to stay with a family who had an alpaca farm, and were given alpaca-fur hats as gifts (wish I still had that hat! don't know what became of it). It snowed, something I'd had little experience with, real snow that fell from the sky and didn't melt within a couple hours... we *walked* in it! :O
Then we drove down to San Francisco for the rest of the week... spent the last few days staying at the Inn San Francisco (our choir director was friends with the owners and so we got a great deal), tanning in the tanning booth, jacuzzi'ing, eating yummy food at Fisherman's Wharf, being spoiled rotten... The rooms are gorgeous - it's an old Victorian mansion and the rooms are painted those wonderful colors that aren't pastels but aren't bright either...
I just remember how great it was to be with those people, and not have to worry about money or time or anything... Just so y'all know, the two monkey trips I've taken rank right up there, but just for the sheer carefreeness of that choir tour, I'd have to choose that as my favorite.

2) What's the worst trip you've ever taken? Why?
I honestly can't think of one... every trip I've ever taken has had more merits than bad moments.

3) Ever used a dating service? Best and worst experiences.
Oh yeah... traditional newspaper personals, Great Expectations, phone personals, online stuff. Best experiences included meeting a really sexy Italian comedian who I ended up dating for a few months (but we ended things 'cos he was too busy trying to have a career), a psychologist who I picnicked with at a digital music concert at Stanford (game hens stuffed with rice; huge ripe peaches with an *amazing* Riesling for dessert) - I was too young for how quickly serious he got & I put an end to it (damn, I wish I knew then what I know now!).
Bad experiences happened because I was STOOOOOpid. All happened with the phone dating thing... The first - I talked to him a few times and he seemed sooo sweet that I broke my rule of only meeting guys at a nearby restaurant... he turned out to be a sickly, scary guy ... I won't talk about the second because I can't believe how incredibly stupid I was... could have been very dangerous but somehow worked out. And the third... I had myself a little stalker action, but he was easily discouraged. *whew*

4) What's your favorite "urban legend"?
Batter-fried rat at Kentucky Fried Chicken.

5) What do you think of "open relationships" (i.e., married but allowed to be physically intimate with others)? Would you feel differently if the marriage produced children?
I personally couldn't stomach it. I need the kind of connection a one-on-one provides... and the safety factor is troubling.

6) Should we give criminals, if they are proven to be able to handle this level of responsibility, the option to serve in the armed forces to work off some of their "debt to society"?
I would be in favor of it if there was some way of making sure that the only guys allowed to do this had proven remorseful and really wanted to contribute something to make up for what they'd done.

7) You have ten minutes to spend $10,000. What do you buy?
A laptop, a digital camera, and whole sh*tload of beads.

8) You have one day off work and unlimited funds. What do you do?
I'd buy a lifetime membership at a really fantastic gym; then go shopping for incentive clothes.

9) Do you know how to sew? When did you learn, and what was the first thing you made?
I do - I learned when I was about 6 years old. I think one of the first things I made was a simple dress - actually, I probably made a pillow and a purse before that.

10) When you retire, do you plan to just relax, or are you going to keep working?
Yeah - I'll prolly keep working - I can't imagine just sitting around!

[chuckie egg]

1) What's the best trip you've ever taken? Why?
My trip to Barbados, sun, sea, bliss

2) What's the worst trip you've ever taken? Why?
That would be the time I went camping and it rained non stop in Hemel Hempstead. The field turned so muddy we were sent home.. HA

3) Ever used a dating service? Best and worst experiences.
nah

4) What's your favorite "urban legend"?
I canny think 'o' one

5) What do you think of "open relationships" (i.e., married but allowed to be physically intimate with others)? Would you feel differently if the marriage produced children?
Not on, not on *shakes head*

6) Should we give criminals, if they are proven to be able to handle this level of responsibility, the option to serve in the armed forces to work off some of their "debt to society"?
Probably

7) You have ten minutes to spend $10,000. What do you buy?
oooh, a car probably

8) You have one day off work and unlimited funds. What do you do?
Wow, tough question.. in one day? Bungee jumping?

9) Do you know how to sew? When did you learn, and what was the first thing you made?
Gah, majorly taught at Girls Brigade - crosstitch, joy of joys

10) When you retire, do you plan to just relax, or are you going to keep working?
Working? Are you mad?

[Clytie]

1) What's the best trip you've ever taken? Why?
hawaii....i think just that sums it up. it was hawaii.
there is no other reason besides that.

2) What's the worst trip you've ever taken? Why?
DisneyWorld with grandma

3) Ever used a dating service? Best and worst experiences.
not exactly i attract enough wiErdos on my own

4) What's your favorite "urban legend"?
i love the one about the hitchhiking girl...boy takes her home...lends her his jacket...comes back to get it the next day...she been dead for 20 years....go to the grave...his coat is on her head stone

5) What do you think of "open relationships" (i.e., married but allowed to be physically intimate with others)?
Would you feel differently if the marriage produced children?
I believe that intimacy is supposed to be with the one you are married to. Being intimate with others
would only lead to the breakdown of your marriage

6) Should we give criminals, if they are proven to be able to handle this level of responsibility, the option to serve in the armed forces to work off some of their "debt to society"?
i heard this question before...and since my dad was in the Vietnam War, i dun think i would have
wanted the gov to let some criminal be out there with him, armed, and 'on our side' Im not saying people cant change
but giving a hipowered rifle to a massmurder no matter where they are just sounds stupid to me!

7) You have ten minutes to spend $10,000. What do you buy?
invest 1/2 in stocks give the other 1/2 to charity

8) You have one day off work and unlimited funds. What do you do?
visit a deaf orphanage in Peru; id go an help them. take care of all their needs

9) Do you know how to sew? When did you learn, and what was the first thing you made?
yes. my mom taught me when i was 12

10) When you retire, do you plan to just relax, or are you going to keep working?
retire---im kinda young to think bout that...i cant imagine not working

[daverbee]

1) What's the best trip you've ever taken? Why?

This last visit to Western North Carolina, probably. Got to hike with good friends, visited a lot of places I love, and had a week by myself.

2) What's the worst trip you've ever taken? Why?

Christmas 1995 to Western North Carolina. I had severed a tendon in my left hand a few weeks before and was in a splint I couldn't take off. The US Gov't had been shut down due to an impasse between the White House and Congress. I was too cold and I was one-handed, and all the good trails were not accessible. Not a fun trip...

3) Ever used a dating service? Best and worst experiences.

No.

4) What's your favorite "urban legend"?

Any urban legend seen on Mythbusters is a fun one!

5) What do you think of "open relationships" (i.e., married but allowed to be physically intimate with others)? Would you feel differently if the marriage produced children?

Marriage is a one on one thing. Should be.

6) Should we give criminals, if they are proven to be able to handle this level of responsibility, the option to serve in the armed forces to work off some of their "debt to society"?

Sure.

7) You have ten minutes to spend $10,000. What do you buy?

Dinner for all the monkeys.

8) You have one day off work and unlimited funds. What do you do?

Buy the building I work in.

9) Do you know how to sew? When did you learn, and what was the first thing you made?

No.

10) When you retire, do you plan to just relax, or are you going to keep working?

A little of both.

[dinzdale]

1) What's the best trip you've ever taken? Why?

95% of my three times round the globe have been work, but I'd go to northern Italy over and over again.

2) What's the worst trip you've ever taken? Why?

Far too many to tell here.

3) Ever used a dating service? Best and worst experiences.

No

4) What's your favorite "urban legend"?

Call me thick, but what the fvck does this mean?....

5) What do you think of "open relationships" (i.e., married but allowed to be physically intimate with others)?

Most of mine have been, until she finds out then it goes tits up pretty quickly......

6) Should we give criminals the option to serve in the armed forces to work off some of their "debt to society"?

Most of the armed forces are in to keep out of jail anyway....

7) You have ten minutes to spend $10,000. What do you buy?

2 months off work.

8) You have one day off work and unlimited funds. What do you do?

Spend lots of money.

9) Do you know how to sew?

Fvck off

10) When you retire, do you plan to just relax, or are you going to keep working?

I'm not going to retire, I'll have to work until I die.

[Aphrodite]

1) What's the best trip you've ever taken? Why?
Florida December 1997. We went anywhere the mood took us, and ended up in beautiful Key West.

2) What's the worst trip you've ever taken? Why? Camping 1992. Poured rain the entire time, tent eventually lost the battle and filled with water. We ended up camping the last night in an apartment watching movies.

3) Ever used a dating service? Best and worst experiences.
Yes, an internet one. Best? met some nice people and got to go to lots of interesting places. Worst? A drama teacher who simply couldn't understand the word 'No'. When it became clear that he wasn't listening, I explained it in a painfully clear way.

4) What's your favorite "urban legend"? The baby spiders that all come out of a cactus.

5) What do you think of "open relationships" (i.e., married but allowed to be physically intimate with others)? Would you feel differently if the marriage produced children?
No way!

6) Should we give criminals, if they are proven to be able to handle this level of responsibility, the option to serve in the armed forces to work off some of their "debt to society"? Sure if they are given tasks which are equal to their skill and crime...
mass murderer gets to look for landmines, gang bangers tell them the uniform is their 'colours', bank robbers and cat burglers infiltrate and pilfer.

7) You have ten minutes to spend $10,000. What do you buy?
I pay part of a student loan.

8) You have one day off work and unlimited funds. What do you do?Unlimited cash you said? Arrange for cargo planes to transport food and medication to third world children. Meanwhile our North American children who are homeless or unable to purchase food or medicine are given the go ahead to eat, sleep, and get medications and doctor visits.

9) Do you know how to sew? When did you learn, and what was the first thing you made? I know how. Don't sew well. Don't enjoy it. Made a bathinsuit cover up in grade 7.

10) When you retire, do you plan to just relax, or are you going to keep working? I will retire with a hobby/job I enjoy.

[lapietra]

Originally posted by Aphrodite

8) You have one day off work and unlimited funds. What do you do?Unlimited cash you said? Arrange for cargo planes to transport food and medication to third world children. Meanwhile our North American children who are homeless or unable to purchase food or medicine are given the go ahead to eat, sleep, and get medications and doctor visits.

I love you. Would you consider a sex change?

[Aphrodite]

Originally posted by lapietra
I love you. Would you consider a sex change?

No! But you are a real darling....Would you???

[lapietra]

Originally posted by Aphrodite
No! But you are a real darling....Would you???

Alas... no... I like being a girl...

I guess we'll just have to settle for girlcrushes then