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banditprincess and aggieteacher00!)
1) If you could be instantly fluent in one other language that you currently do not read or speak, which would it be?
Inuktitut. Who doesn't want to know how to pronounce "squiggle square triangle"?
2) If you could have the starring role in any film already made, what would it be?
Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey's role) in American Beauty.
3) If you could receive one small package this very moment, who would it be from and what would be in it?
From Alison; anything special and personal of Hilary's.
4) If you could own one painting from any collection in the world but were not able to sell it, which work of art would you select?
Dali's The Persistence of Memory.
5) If you were instantly able to play one musical instrument perfectly that you never have played before, what would it be?
Violin.
6) If you could possess one supernatural ability, what would it be?
Precognizance.
7) If you had to choose the most valuable thing you ever learned what would it be?
From an XGF with whom I am still friends: "Everyone has an asshole."
8) If you could have only one piece of furniture in your house, what would it be?
Mmm, bed.
9) If you could read the private diary of someone you know personally, whose diary would it be?
They say curiosity killed the cat. That said, and purely out of curiosity,smart_ted.
10) If you could have one person you know as your slave (well-paid and cared for domestic labourer) for one month, who would it be?
My impeccable former co-worker Melanie.
11) If you could choose the way you will die, how would you want it to happen?
Quietly, in my sleep.
12) If you could wake up tomorrow to learn that the major newspaper headlines were about you, what would you want them to say?
Texan perfects matter transporter, dooms traffic reporting biz, puts self out of job
13) If you won the lottery, what is the first thing you would do?
Contact a tax advisor. (And build a house in the Missouri Ozarks or Vermont.)
14) If you could choose the music at your memorial service, what would it be, and who would play it?
(I changed "funeral" to "memorial service" because I don't intend to have a funeral.) The "Reading of the Will Hoedown", and I'd like any of my Whoser friends who show up to sing it.
15) If you could take away the vocal cords of any person, who would it be?
Any of the rabid right's talk show hosts. Pick one. Any one will do.
16) If you had to describe your idea of the perfect mate, how would you do it?
She's smart and funny, is into the things I'm into and vice versa. (Kinda like Hilary.)
17) If you had to have a personal friend redecorate your house, who would you pick to do it?
Eitherjuliefortune or rachelcaine (or their --and my-- close personal friend Roxanne), because I'd get a cool home theatre out of the deal.
18) If you had to choose the worst home you've ever lived in, which one was it?
The duplex in Commerce. (I was five, and we moved from a ranch-style house to an older duplex.)
19) If you could have prevented one thing from happening between you and a friend, what would it have been?
Falling out of touch with any number of people.
20) If you could learn the total number of hours you have spent in your life doing one thing, what would it be?
Driving. And I'd probably be shocked at how high it is.
21) If you had to describe yourself as a child in one word, what would it be?
Lonely.
22) If you could own a single prop from any film ever made what would you choose?
Captain Kirk's chair from the Starship Enterprise.
banditprincess and aggieteacher00!)1) If you could be instantly fluent in one other language that you currently do not read or speak, which would it be?
Inuktitut. Who doesn't want to know how to pronounce "squiggle square triangle"?
2) If you could have the starring role in any film already made, what would it be?
Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey's role) in American Beauty.
3) If you could receive one small package this very moment, who would it be from and what would be in it?
From Alison; anything special and personal of Hilary's.
4) If you could own one painting from any collection in the world but were not able to sell it, which work of art would you select?
Dali's The Persistence of Memory.
5) If you were instantly able to play one musical instrument perfectly that you never have played before, what would it be?
Violin.
6) If you could possess one supernatural ability, what would it be?
Precognizance.
7) If you had to choose the most valuable thing you ever learned what would it be?
From an XGF with whom I am still friends: "Everyone has an asshole."
8) If you could have only one piece of furniture in your house, what would it be?
Mmm, bed.
9) If you could read the private diary of someone you know personally, whose diary would it be?
They say curiosity killed the cat. That said, and purely out of curiosity,
smart_ted.10) If you could have one person you know as your slave (well-paid and cared for domestic labourer) for one month, who would it be?
My impeccable former co-worker Melanie.
11) If you could choose the way you will die, how would you want it to happen?
Quietly, in my sleep.
12) If you could wake up tomorrow to learn that the major newspaper headlines were about you, what would you want them to say?
Texan perfects matter transporter, dooms traffic reporting biz, puts self out of job
13) If you won the lottery, what is the first thing you would do?
Contact a tax advisor. (And build a house in the Missouri Ozarks or Vermont.)
14) If you could choose the music at your memorial service, what would it be, and who would play it?
(I changed "funeral" to "memorial service" because I don't intend to have a funeral.) The "Reading of the Will Hoedown", and I'd like any of my Whoser friends who show up to sing it.
15) If you could take away the vocal cords of any person, who would it be?
Any of the rabid right's talk show hosts. Pick one. Any one will do.
16) If you had to describe your idea of the perfect mate, how would you do it?
She's smart and funny, is into the things I'm into and vice versa. (Kinda like Hilary.)
17) If you had to have a personal friend redecorate your house, who would you pick to do it?
Either
juliefortune or rachelcaine (or their --and my-- close personal friend Roxanne), because I'd get a cool home theatre out of the deal.18) If you had to choose the worst home you've ever lived in, which one was it?
The duplex in Commerce. (I was five, and we moved from a ranch-style house to an older duplex.)
19) If you could have prevented one thing from happening between you and a friend, what would it have been?
Falling out of touch with any number of people.
20) If you could learn the total number of hours you have spent in your life doing one thing, what would it be?
Driving. And I'd probably be shocked at how high it is.
21) If you had to describe yourself as a child in one word, what would it be?
Lonely.
22) If you could own a single prop from any film ever made what would you choose?
Captain Kirk's chair from the Starship Enterprise.
