I was talking to someone that I just met the other day and noticed that there was a waterfall of sorts happening. At first it was nice to have someone ask me little random tidbits about who I was and what my interests were, but then it became more like an inquest.
If you search the internet you can find all sorts of "conversation starters" for those who may go blank around someone they are meeting for the first time. I am a firm believer in rehearsal, so while I was perusing these questions and I thought, "Hmmm? Maybe it would be fun to answer some of them right here!" In for a penny, in for a pound is how the saying goes and I have committed to digging in to these with nothing less then honest abandon.
Here we go!
What was your favorite childrens book?
Where the Wild Things Are. My son was, in part, named after the main character of that very book.
What is your first childhood memory?
Having chicken pox and getting washed down with baking soda and water in the kitchen sink in a home we lived in, in Kansas City, MO.
What type of kid were you (e.g. spoiled, rebellious, well-behaved, quiet,
obnoxious...)?
Like you even need to ask! I was the perfect child, never doing anything wrong! I never slept with my window open in the dead of winter with my head resting half in and half out of the opening on Christmas eve
to try and catch a glimpse of Santa. I never kept Oreos under my mattress so that I could sneak them when my parents said I couldn't have any more. I never sat on my younger brother's chest, kneeling on his shoulders, practicing drooling and "trying" to suck it back up before it landed in his eye.(I was so bad at the sucking it back up thing, even with all that practice) See! I was such a good girl!
What is one thing you miss about being a kid?
No responsibility during the summer! Being able to disappear for a whole day and run around and cause trouble accidental wonderfulness everywhere I went.
What did you want to grow up to be when you were younger?
I wanted to be a filmmaker like my uncle, an animator to be specific. I wanted to work for Walt Disney. My biggest issue was that I am not the best artist and preferred to set things on fire and film it. (Our basement was never the same)
Who do you look up to?
Anyone who is that much taller than I am.
Where do you see yourself 5 years from now?
I am afraid I will be 5 years older but I will still NOT dye my grey hair!
What are you scared of?
I would say that I am afraid of something eating me. Mosquitoes don't count.
What is the best piece of advice you've received?
Don't sweat the small stuff and If it ain't worth dying for, it just ain't worth it.
Do you have a bucket list?
I do indeed have a bucket list and I update it every year on my birthday. I might add new things and I will review the list to cross off what I have done but I still don't have a llama so that one stays on the list.
What is your biggest regret?
That I have not been to Ireland.
What is your most embarrassing moment?
Getting caught by a police spotlight peeing in the bushes. I REALLY had to go!
What is the craziest thing you've ever done?
I have done some crazy stuff but I think that being in Alaska and deciding to drive north of the arctic circle by myself in a rented Grand Prix (definitely not 4 wheel drive!) then getting run off the road by an oil hauler heading to Prudhoe Bay and getting stuck in 3+ feet of mud.
What was the worst injury that you have had?
I was stabbed all the way through the palm of my hand by a giant sea urchin while snorkeling in Fiji. I was 19 and on a tiny island (Malololailai) they made me drink about 5 shots of whiskey, one right after the other, then one man held my head, another held my arms, another held my legs and one sat in my lap. The only guy not restraining me proceeded to grab my hand and use his fingers to smash up the spine that was embedded in my palm. All I can say is, I was really glad that I drank all of that whiskey!
If you could spend the day with any celebrity, who would it be?
I have always wanted to hang out with John Cusack. I think he would be really interesting to talk to. Why do I think that? I can only go on the gossip that I have heard over the years but they say that he is quirky and I am a sucker for quirky. We also have some things in common...we both grew up outside of Chicago....OK I guess that is all we have in common BUT he hasn't met me yet so I am sure we could find more. I think that if John Cusack ever reads this........oh who am I fooling, he won't read this! And he will never email me and ask if I want to hang out over lunch. He won't decide after meeting me that, although we are not destined to be together, I am so awesome that he just wants to be my friend forever! Did I mention that he will also not give me a long wet kiss just to see if there is a spark? HEY! Don't be hating on my full and honest disclosure. I am just sayin'...
Do you sleep with a stuffed animal?
Only if my floppy hound dog counts.
Tell me about your first car.
My first car was a 1969 VW beetle that I bought for $150 and covered in wood grain contact paper. It had no pedal for the gas, just the little roller that sits under the pedal. It had a Fred Flintstone view of the road through the rusted floor pan on the drivers side. When I got in the drivers seat I had to reach across to the passenger door, grab the handle and pull to tilt the driver's seat to the right enough to close the door. I had to complete this maneuver because of the rusted floor. The driver's door is what held the seat upright and in the car. At one point, driving home from work, my entire exhaust system fell of and the car sounded like a 60 foot Harley Davidson so I had to floor it and then turn off the engine to get into my driveway late at night and not wake our neighbors. THAT was my first car.
If you could have any super power, what would it be?
I would choose the ability to fly. Just think how much I could save on airfare!
If you join the circus, what would you perform?
I would be one of the Cyr Wheel artists but I would dress like a clown when I did my amazing Cyr wheel routine. Dramatic, amazing AND funny would be my perfect combination.
Ugly and live forever, or attractive and die in a year?
The truth is that I wouldn't want either. I could deal with ugly or attractive but living forever or dying in a year doesn't sound fun at all. If I had to choose, I would go with Ugly forever because at least I would have time to do a little bit of everything.
There is my full disclosure, right there for all of you to read. Granted it is not the deepest disclosure ever made but that is how it goes when you are just getting to know someone, right John?
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