Wednesday
Feb012012
Wednesday Eight...No Reason, No Motive. Just Curious.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 06:02PM Mrs. G.
1) What is one household chore you like to do? 2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president? 3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you? 4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off? 5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen? 6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured? 7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had? 8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies.
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1) What is one household chore you like to do?
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president?
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you?
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off?
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen?
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured?
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had?
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies.
1) What is one household chore you like to do?
Feed the animals.
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president?
Knock on wood,yes.
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you?
I do. They only influence me if I'm going to go to the theater and pay the bucks. If something is panned across the board, I'm not going to pay $11.50 to see it. Once it's on dvd, everything is fair game.
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off?
I don't hit the snooze button, too dangerous. We keep the alarm clock across the room.
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen?
I wanted to be adopted by Charlie's Angels.
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured?
Heifer--it had nothing to do with weight. Just a fun riff off Heather.
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had?
I've had the good fortune to have several. I couldn't pick just one.
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies.
No, I really don't like to be scared.
1) What is one household chore you like to do?
Cook for company.
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president?
Nope. We're not that enlightened.
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you?
Sometimes. Rarely. Depends on the reviewer. I like to make up my own opinion.
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off?
At least once, sometimes many more times than that.
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen?
The Addams Family was more like what I grew up in, but The Brady Bunch is what I would have aspired to.
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured?
Lester Bester.
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had?
Miss Smith. I think about 5th grade.
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies.
Absolutely not. I find nothing redeeming in them.
1) What is one household chore you like to do? Cooking and washing dishes after make me feel serene.
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president? Yes.
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you? Yes, they do.
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off? I have learned to - mostly - wake up when I need to wake up on routine days. I only set the alarm if I have an absolute deadline, like an early morning plane flight or a special appointment.
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen? Oh, goodness! The Cannon family in "High Chaparral." I had a mad crush on Manolito, played by actor Henry Darrow.
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured? My brothers called me stupid things that rhymed with my name.
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had? Wow - I had a high school history teacher who was just fantastic and inspiring. I think his name was Mr. Rudisell. I had an undergrad college prof who was almost as inspiring, also an historian.
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies. Yes, I do. I really like the finely crafted scarey movies like the original "Haunting of Hill House." and other classics.
I LOVE to wipe down the bathroom every night. It makes me feel as though I actually know how to keep house. And I wanted to be Jan on the Brady Bunch. Failing that, I would have opted for Tracy on the Partridge Familyy. I could shake a tambourine like nobody's business.
1) What is one household chore you like to do? Hmmmm, I don't particularly LIKE any one, but I really don't loathe any either and I do like a clean house.
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president? I do.
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you? Yes, I do--I generally know which reviewers I'm likely to agree with and that's my gauge.
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off? None.
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen? The Partridge
Family--then I would have been musical.
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured? Never had a nickname.
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had? Tina Graham-Caso. 7th grade Honors English, 10th grade Adv. American Lit. She had breast cancer and passed away when she was in her early 50s; I was lucky enough to still know her when we both had children at the same elementary school (she was older when she had her kids and I was younger when I had mine).
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies. Not really anymore.
1) What is one household chore you like to do?
Designing them. Or dishes. Whatever.
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president?
Alas, no. But if Hillary started her own country, I'd join up.
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you?
Yes. I love Rotten Tomatoes. But they have to be really, virulently, universally bad before I'll let them talk me out of a movie I'm interested in.
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off?
My limit is two.
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen?
The Waltons. They thought they were poor, but they owned a mountain. What's up with that?
Oh, wait. Does it count that I wanted to be Endora's boyfriend?
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured?
Witchiepoo
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had?
Just one? Wow. Okay, I'm trying to think of one who inspired something besides lustful thoughts. Hmmm.
Miss Garrett in the eighth grade. Ugly as homemade sin, uncompromising, demanding, and made sure I could write something more than the graffiti on the school wall.
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies.
Nope. I can't even watch Michael Jackson's Thriller video. Even before I knew about the pedophilia, it gave me nightmares.
1) What is one household chore you like to do? Vacuum...instant gratification
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president? YES!
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you? I readthem but listen to what friends say more.
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off? Three.
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen? The Walton, I wanted a big family.
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured? My sister started calling me Sis a few years ago and I HATE it. We just don't have that kind of relationship.
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had? HS English teacher Betty Becker.
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies. No...
1) What is one household chore you like to do? I can't think of a single one.
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president? Yes, I do.
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you? Not at all.
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off? A zillion, until the last possible second before I absolutely must get up.
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen? I used to pretend that The Brady Bunch lived in my bathroom and I would play with them.
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured? I really only had good nicknames but, once in high school, a girl called me "homely". I never forgot it and remember it vividly. I still hate her.
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had? One of my college professors. I admired her ability to manage family and career. I also admired how she stepped out of a professional workplace to be a college professor when her children were little and went back later. I learned alot from her both in the way she managed her working and home life.
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies? Hate them.
1) What is one household chore you like to do? none, but in the right frame of mind and with enough peace and quiet i do enjoy organizing the bookshelves.
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president? yes.
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you? i generally look at the color on metacritic but try not to find out too much before i go. unless it is a movie my partner wants to see that i don't, then i tend to read the reviews.
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off? very rarely. i'm trained to go from dead asleep to out the door in 3 minutes flat so i don't really do snooze.
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen? little house on the prairie.
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured? sillyman. rhymes with the spelling but not pronunciation of my last name (if that makes sense).
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had? the one i had in grad school was great and she could prescribe so that was a double bonus.
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies. it's a love-hate for me. mildly scary is good. gory is not. jurassic park is about as scary/intense as i like it. alien gave me nightmares. i avoid all horror.
1) What is one household chore you like to do?
I guess I get sick of cooking the least. But I do get tired of it to the point where we either go out to dinner or don't eat every now and again. I really am not very domestic at all and do not take pride or satisfaction in an orderly house. And it shows. It's sanitary. Anything more is gravy.
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president?
Yes.
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you?
I read them. They remind me why I don't go to movies. So not really, since I wouldn't go to the movies in any case.
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off?
I don't. I have had the same alarm clock since I graduated high school. At this point I cannot physically sleep through that alarm. When the alarm goes off, I'm up.
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen?
The cast of MASH. They were a family of sorts.
6) What's the most annoying nickname you ever endured?
Pass. It's still too painful.
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had?
"Uncle Bill" Laufenberg (we called him that only behind his back, but of course he knew!), history. He taught more than history, he taught me I had what it takes to succeed. I still tell some of the stories he told us to my husband. He's the one teacher I wish I could find again and tell him what an influence he was. But somehow I think he knows. And no, I didn't major in history (computers).
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies.
No. I don't enjoy movies on the whole (specific ones are good, but I don't just "watch a movie"), and I don't like being scared recreationally.
1) What is one household chore you like to do?
mop the floors
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president?
yes, of course.
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you?
no.
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off?
three times minimum.
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen?
Barbapapa's
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured?
La tique (the tick) rhymes with my name, but only used by my best friend.
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had?
HS computer programming teacher Mrs. Kempf during my time as an exchange student in WI
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies.
NO!
1) What is one household chore you like to do? Laundry. After years of schlepping laundry to a laundromat? Doing laundry in my own home doesn't even begin to qualify as a chore for me.
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president? Absolutely.
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you? Nope.
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off? Three
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen? Big Valley or Bonanza. Am I dating myself?
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured? Sorry -- all my nicknames, good and bad were kind, short lived and by now, forgotten.
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had? Mrs. Osterloh. Tough, Inspirational, and likely has no clue who I am. But I became a geologist largely because of her enthusiasm, dedication and she was a female in a largely male field. In other words, a role model.
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies. Not even a little bit anymore.
1) What is one household chore you like to do? I don't mind folding laundry.
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president? perhaps in an alternate universe.... sigh
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you? I'll read them, but there are plenty of movies I've loved that were panned.
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off? Usually once or twice - this morning - at least 10
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen? Not so much when I was a kid, but in my twenties, I would have moved to Alaska to join the Northern Exposure folks.
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured? Does Mom count?
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had? My music director in high school. I still remember what he wrote in my year book 30 yrs ago.
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies. Nope. Life's too short for scary movies.
1) What is one household chore you like to do?
Make my bed
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president?
Yes
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you?
No
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off?
4! That is why my alarm is set for an hour before I actually have to get up!
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen?
Brady Bunch
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured?
Tuna Fish - Annoying and embarrassing and just all around awful.
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had?
Mrs. Hagmann - She was legit.
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies.
Absolutely not!!!
1) What is one household chore you like to do?- I don't do much of it any more, but I love to iron.
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president?- Sadly, no. If a woman like Hillary couldn't do it, I don't know who could. Elizabeth Warren maybe?
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you?- Occasionally I do, but they don't really influence me.
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off?- I don't. I get right up because I hate oversleeping.
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen?- I wanted to live with the family on 'Family Affair'. I wanted Buffy to be my sister and I wanted Mr. French to take care of me.
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured?- My mom called me 'Birdbrain' most of my childhood. Yep, she was a charmer.
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had?- Madame Shaw, my high school French teacher. She was wonderful!
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies.- I love scary movies, whether it' a well made horror film or a suspense movie. I don't care for movies that are nothing but blood and gore. What they don't show is much scarier than what they do.
1) What is one household chore you like to do?
baking
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president?
I hope so. If Obama hadn't snatched it from Hillary last time I probably would have voted for her.
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you?
Yes, but rarely act on them. I hardly go to the movies whether they're good or not!
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off?
None; I just set the alarm for when I actually have to get up instead of putting up with interrupted sleep.
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen?
The Keatons (Family Ties)
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured?
As a child my gymnastics coach called me Lucky. I don't know why...I wasn't very good at gymnastics.
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had?
I've been lucky to have several great teachers!
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies.
NO
1) What is one household chore you like to do? Cook
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president? Yes
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you? Sometimes and sometimes. My friend Carl's reviews I usually agree with.
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off? Normally 0 but today 2
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen? The Cosbys
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured? None were too bad
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had? Mrs. Lovell, 7th grade English
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies. No, I do not. At all.
1) What is one household chore you like to do? I hate household chores. My mother has been making us do them since we could reach the sinks, so there isn't any one that I like. But alas, they have to be done.
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president? I live in Canada, and we had a female prime minister for like 3 days, then the men voted her out. So not likely. I like the ides of it, but after working for several insane women, I am not sure how I would feel on having one run my country. We are just too emotional I think.
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you? Yep, all the time. It really depends on who reviews it - some reviewers are too harsh, others not harsh enough.
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off? None. I usually wake, then lay in bed for a few minutes before getting up.
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen?Brady Bunch, since they had the most wicked house keeper, Alice!
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured? Gumby....cause I was always chewing gum.
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had? Mrs. MacIntosh. She was a no bullshit teacher, and I loved her for it. Her nickname was Sarge! But only behind her back....
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies. Yes. I love being scared, but sometimes it gives me a headache! And never hold a glass of anything while watching scary movies...it's guaranteed to be spilled!
1) What is one household chore you like to do?
I really don't mind laundry.
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president?
Yes, I do.
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you?
Occasionally read them and they influence me a bit. I like to make up my own mind.
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off?
Snooze button? Alarm? Haven't used either in so many years... probably the last time I set the alarm was when we took an early flight to DC for vacation more than two years ago.
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen?
The Ingalls family, Little House on the Prairie. Always wanted to have a sister and to live on a farm.
6) What's the most annoying nickname you ever endured?
Most were cute or funny and I didn't mind them. A friend's father used to call me "Charlie" and that one seemed not so much annoying, just odd. I'm sure there were other nicknames that were never said to my face.
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had?
In high school, Miss Mull (business) and Mr. Gomez (Spanish). Both treated me as a unique person and didn't compare me to my older, popular, absolutely perfect brother. Now that I think of it, there's kind of annoying nickname: "you-must-be-Ted-Thompson's-sister." Umm, I have a name you know.
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies.
No.
1) What is one household chore you like to do? Clean the bathroom. We only have one, so it needs to be pristine.
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president? Yes, because I'm an optimist.
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you? Yes. They only influence me if I'm actually going to the theater, otherwise I don't care what they say.
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off? I am retired, I go to bed with chickens and get up with the rooster. Just kidding, I don't have livestock, but I no longer get up with an alarm.
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen? The Donna Reed Show. I so wanted to be Shelly Fabres.
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured? Cheekybod. It was because I had no figure and the friend that gave it to me did.
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had? Mr. McClure in HS. He was my Histroy teacher Sophmore year and he was the first teacher who told me I was smart, that I should use my brain and not waste it.
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies. No! I still have a problem with an open closet door in my bedroom at night, all because of Poltergeist. If I leave the closet door open, I have nightmares of being snatched.
1) What is one household chore you like to do? None, really. I grew up with a mother who vacuumed twice a day whether the floors needed it or not. It really consumed too much time, and I realized early I could never live up to that kind of tidiness.
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president? I sure hope so!
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you? Not at all.
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off? None.
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen? I would have loved to be in Eight is Enough family. I find a little bit of peace in semi-anonymity.
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured? Don't you think *fluffy* is annoying? lol I embraced it only because it came from a wild woman from western Virginia, and I love her like a sister.
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had? Mrs. Zebauer in high school. She really knew how to relate to teenagers.
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies. Oh, I do! I don't care for slasher flicks with gratuitous gore, but a good psychological thriller draws me in!
1) What is one household chore you like to do? Ummm none. But for the sake of these questions I guess I kind of like cleaning my cleaning my kitchen.
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president? I really hope so!
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you? I do not. I'm a fly by the seat of my pants kinda girl when it comes to movies.
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off? The alarm is never set. I automatically wake up at 6am every stinkin day. I blame my daughter. She's been an early riser since birth!
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen? The Muppets on the Muppet Show. They were a family right?
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured? Beeker. Still have 2 friends to this day that will only call me Beeker.
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had? Mr. Phillips in 12th grade. He was funny, kind, and understanding. For our senior trip I didn't have any money to take with me because my family was broke. I barely had the costs of the trip covered by fundraising. The day we got on the bus to head out he handed me an envelope and didn't say a word. I sat down with my friends and opened it. He had given me 75 dollars. I cried and couldn't believe his generosity. I will never forget it as long as I live. AND every year he has a magnificent Christmas display of lights and music that I take my daughter to see. It has become a tradition in our house!
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies? I do if it is a true scary movie and not just a gore fest. I find nothing interesting in blood and dismemberment. But give me a good scary movie that messes with your head, then I'm in!
Thanks for getting the ball rolling again MRS G!
1) What is one household chore you like to do? COOK and BAKE and eat! All the rest SUX!!
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president?
Sure, why not? I saw that idiot asshat gov. of Arizona wagging her rude finger at Obama the other day and I was thinking "this batsh!t chick is gonna run for president one day and she wanted the cameras to capture this, her supposed greatest moment".
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you?
they sure do influence me. No way I am going to a movie until I read the reviews and hear the review on NPR too....
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off?
NEVER. I love getting up and getting the coffee, and even if I didn't my 2 dogs insist I get out of bed right away and take them out for the tinkle and breakfast. The wife, on the other hand, dawdles and I have to wake her up a couple of times. She is very cute when she is sleepy. Well, the little beagle usually goes out then comes back and jumps on the wife, which saves me bugging her to get up....
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen?
I wanted to marry Marcia Brady. THAT was the way I was gonna get into that family :)
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured?
Gary the Fairy. Kids in jr high are assh*les aren't they? There are reasons I belong to the anti-defamation league and southern poverty law center---there is an awful lot of hate in America....
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had?
Mmmm, maybe none. I did not like school much. Until grad school the second time. I liked almost all of those profs :)
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies.
NO. Only, like, a real spy thriller or a campy Godzilla type thing...I have all that on my blog today, actually.... http://garysthirdpotteryblog.blogspot.com/
1) What is one household chore you like to do? I guess I'm good with all of them! With SO many things "out" of my control....putting things in order and making our home clean/organized (which by the way it is far from....but I have lowered my standards!) - is MY way of creating some sort of well being and satisfaction. It makes me happy (in a weird way....)
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president? gosh I sure hope so!
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you? Nope, and rarely if ever go to a movie....
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off? In my younger days, too many to count. Now, I just wake up...and my husband always brings me coffee in bed at 7:00 AM, turns on the news...and that is how we start our day!
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen? I totally wanted to be a part of the Little House family....I just loved Ma and Pa!
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured? When you grow up with freckles, red hair, are tall and gangly....there were many.
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had? Oh....so many.....but the one that jumps out to me right now, Mr. C.....he taught me that it was ok to stand up tall (because I was 5' 8" in 8th grade and towered over most boys....so I tended to walk bent over at the middle so I'd blend in....ha ha). He was a fun teacher who gave me a boost of confidence when I needed it the most.
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies. I get upset watching the animal abuse commercials, I can't ever imagine watching people get tortured, murdered, etc. and getting any enjoyment out of it... I'm just not built that way (call me a sissy!)....and I'm always amazed at the people who seek it out! My grandkids LOVE those horror type things around Halloween, where you PAY to have the crap scared out of you??? I just can't relate! But, to each his own!
1) What is one household chore you like to do? I hate all of it. I should be living in a shack on a beach with just a hammock to lie in.
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president? Not in America.
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you? I like reading Roger Ebert, they're like little essays; but I don't often see the movies he recommends most.
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off? don't hit it.
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen? I loved "Julia," played by Diahann Carroll. My mom was a nurse, but she sure didn't act like Julia.
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured? can't recall, repressed all memories.
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had? there was a team of Eng. Lit teachers in 9th grade who were outstanding.
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies. No.
1) What is one household chore you like to do?
I like most of them except cleaning out the tub. I like bringing order from chaos and enjoying the result.
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president?
You know, I think so! It's within the realm of possibility now. A woman certainly can't do any worse than some of what the men in Washington have landed us in.
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you?
Sometimes - to both questions.
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off?
Between none and 10 depending on whether I have to be somewhere on time.
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen?
This will date me - Leave It To Beaver was my family. I had a very happy, blessed childhood.
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured?
Since my real name is Bronwyn, I've had lots and lots and lots. When the TV show "Then Came Bronson" was on, I endured Bronson quite a lot. I hated that one.
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had?
Jane Leibich. Also Dean of our High School. She taught me that learning can be fun, and I passed it on to my students. RIP, Jane, you were what great teachers aspire to be.
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies.
Nope. I deliberately avoid them. Don't want that stuff in my head, nor do I want to know the horrible things people can do. I sickens me that money is made from such trash. (Sorry - I've got quite a soapbox about this. Includes graphic crime shows.)
1) What is one household chore you like to do?
I don't know that there are actually any that I enjoy while doing them but I get great satisfaction on the rare occasions that enough of them have been done at once that my house actually looks clean and tidy. I can really easily get sucked in to organization projects, especially if they have to do with one of my hobbies.
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president?
I'm 32 so yes, I'd better.
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you?
Yes. I haven't been to a theater in years but I do occasionally get DVDs from the library and prefer to watch things that I'm likely to really enjoy. I also read the reviews on kids movies from a variety of sources as a way to try and make sure they're what I consider appropriate.
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off?
I'm a morning person and a SAHM soI rarely have to use the alarm and almost never hit the snooze when I do use it.
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen?
Anne Shirley and Marilla and Matthew from Anne of Green Gables. I know this technically isn't a tv show in the same sense but we really didn't get to watch much tv as kids and I loved Anne.
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured?
Monkey Gum. I was bit in the cheek by a pet monkey when visiting my grandparents in Thailand when I was 12. When I started back at school and the kids in my class found out, they started calling me Monkey Gum.
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had?
I've been lucky enough to have a number of them but a couple really stand out- My 9th grade honors English teacher and my independent study adviser from my last couple of years of college were both fantastic teachers, very supportive and encouraging, and I probably learned more from them than any other teachers I ever had.
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies
Depends on the type of scary. Horror or ultra violent, no. Suspenseful and some thrillers, yes.
1) What is one household chore you like to do?
I don't mind laundry. There's something meditative about folding and putting things away. Ironing too.
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president?
It's possible, but I'm not optimistic about it.
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you?
I don't seek them. I sometimes hear them on NPR. I often wish I could hear the reviewer after I see the movie - to compare notes.
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off?
If I hit it at all, it's ususally a lot.
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen?
The Ingalls family, no question. Interestingly, I married into the Waltons. I had never seen a real family get along as this one does. "Ma and Pa" even live on a mountain.
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured?
Messup. Kids are cruel.
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had?
Mary Ann Ford who taught seventh grade English. I thought she was a whackadoo at the time, but I HATED that school and didn't appreciate her until long after I left. She taught me to write. I heard that she retired as principal of that school. I hope she changed the culture of the place. She was among the few who truly cared about the kids. The rest were nuns.
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies.
Not generally, Shamaylan has done a few good ones. I love and think I know all the lines from JAWS, which scared the crap out me at the age of 9 (seriously, I wouldn't even go in the pool for the rest of the summer), but as an adult, I don't seek them out.
1) What is one household chore you like to do? Washing/folding laundry - not too crazy about putting it away for some reason.
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president? I hope so.
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you? Yes and Yes
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off? Once. I need to wake up slowly.
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen? The Waltons
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured? 'Hon'. I guess that is why that marriage didn't last.
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had? I had several.
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies. Not at all. I don't even like watching the commercials or previews for scary movies.
1) One household chore I don't mind doing: Thoroughly cleaning the kitchen and then putting on a big pot of soup to simmer.
2)Do you think you'll live to see a female president? I seriously hope so.
3) Do you read movie reviews? Sometimes. If I really respect the person writing it and I'm seeing it in a theater. I'm less discriminating if it's a dvd...or I'm driven by desperation.
4)If it's a work morning, I might hit it twice. It depends on how early I'm getting to my building and how late I was up the night before.
5) Desperately wanted to be a part of the Brady Bunch and then grow into Marlo Thomas on "That Girl" with my own apartment.
I craved independence and privacy.
6) Meathead. Never knew what it meant until I saw an episode of "All in the Family". Imagine my dismay...
7) In high school I had several. All were English Lit or History teachers. Lynda Alexander, Kay Dunn (taught me to write), Julie Mayfield, and Holmes Brannon. All were part of the reason why I specialized in both English and History. In college it was Zoltan Kosztolnyik for "The Ancient World" and Western Civ. What a lovely man!
8)In the right conditions I will watch...but not slasher films. Those are pointless. If it's historical--like David Fincher's "Zodiac"--I will watch it over and over.
1) What is one household chore you like to do? --I kinda enjoy shining up my granite countertops. We have a small kitchen, and I love the vanilla scent of the cleaner I use. Unfortunately, decluttering all the crap on my countertops so I can wipe them down is a chore that I do NOT enjoy. Oh, the irony.
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president? -- Yes, but I hope to God that it's someone I can be proud of -- no one Palinesque. Shudder.
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you? --Somewhat. I don't have the time or money to waste on total garbage.
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off? --Almost never. But I lie in bed and watch the news for a few minutes before getting up.
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen? --The Ingalls, but I don't know that I could have dealt with the lack of indoor plumbing.
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured? --Sorry, not going there.
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had? --My dad.
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies. --No!
1) What is one household chore you like to do?
I like most of them except cleaning the rest room.
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president?
Normal life expectancy? I think that I'd be more likely to see post-apocalyptic times.
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you?
I generally research the hell out of every film that I like, but I do so after seeing them, so no.
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off?
Zero-to-one.
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen?
The Cleavers.
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured?
...
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had?
Mrs. Bauer.
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies.
No.
1) What is one household chore you like to do?
Organizing papers
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president?
I sure hope so!
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you?
Yes and sometimes
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off?
once on days I'm meeting my walking partner, Five on days I don't
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen?
Brady Bunch
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured?
Sticks, because I had skinny legs back in the day.
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had?
Ms. Bellman, my high school English teacher. Made us think!
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies.
No
1.) What is one household chore you like to do?
I like cleaning the kitchen. Right now the kitchen is the biggest room in my apartment. It doubles as a dining area. So if that room is clean it feels like the whole house is clean.
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president? Yes, I do.
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you? Nope, however if a movie has a lot of hype around it I tend to not go and see it. Crazy, I know....
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off? I don't. Typically, I wake up before the alarm and yell at myself for missing precious sleep time....
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen? The Cosbys. They were such an awesome, loving family.
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured? Reggie. I hate that one....
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had? I had a few great English teacher but by far my most inspiring was Ms. Ammerman, my ballet teacher in college. (I minored in Dance) She was tough and I learned a lot about discipline and work ethic. She also indirectly gave me lessons on how to live in a creative industry and still have a life. She was fantastic. I can still hear her say "Do it again. Again. Again. Now you've got it." about a particular ballet step we were learning.
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies. Nope. Not really.
1) What is one household chore you like to do? cooking and baking
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president? Absolutely!
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you? Not very often, and they only occasionally influence me.
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off? Never. I consistently wake before the alarm.
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen? Brady Bunch
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured? Dubba Debbie. Ugh. I hated it.
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had? Mrs. Berry, 4th grade
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies. Never.
1) What is one household chore you like to do? Fold laundry
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president? Yes
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you? Yes, and yes. (I'm a movie snob)
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off? No alarm -- I just randomly wake up and check the time
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen? The Partridge Family
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured? It's a tie between Smelly Weirdman and Giraffe Legs
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had? 6th grade, Mr. Brown
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies. Never!
1) What is one household chore you like to do? Cooking! But I don't really consider it a chore. I do, however, hate doing the dishes.
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president? Yes! And my vote would be for Elizabeth Warren. (and Gary, I had the exact same thought when I saw that photo too.)
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you? Yes and yes.
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off? None. I am militantly ANTI-snooze alarm. When my husband and I first got together, I made him get his cute butt out of bed right away rather than continuing to hit the snooze. It makes me crazy.
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen? Bewitched! I used to practice trying to wiggle my nose magically.
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured? Dirt Clod. Swell kid in the neighborhood gave me that one.
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had? Easy. Don Shaffer the band director at my high school. He is absolutely the reason I am a professional musician today. Wonderful teacher, even better person.
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies. Eeek. No way.
1) What is one household chore you like to do? Cooking...love, love, love it
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president? Yes
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you? Yes, I read them...no they don't really influence me...but then again, I don't go to the movies much.
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off? None...I just get out of bed.
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen? The Waltons. They didn't have much, but they always had each other.
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured? Lousy...loser.
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had? Mrs. Wright my jr high music teacher. She believed in my singing ability, befriended me and encouraged me through a really rough time in my life. Also, my High School Music teacher Mr. White. He was funny, encouraging and a mentor to me. They helped make me the singer that I am today! I owe them a lot!
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies. No....can't stand them. Psycho is about the only scary movie I can stand...and it's not even that scary. I'm a wimp!
1) What is one household chore you like to do? mow the grass
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president? I hope.
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you? Mostly only to see if they're age/content appropriate for the kids.
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off? None. But that doesn't mean I get up right away. I just live dangerously by not employing the snooze as a safety for my snoozing.
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen? Oh my gosh, for sure Bewitched. I can hear that nose-twitching jingle now.
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured? It's not awful, but I've never liked it when people shortened my name to Sue without asking. I had a wacky great-aunt who told me that, due to having a daughter-in-law named Sue, it was easier for her to call us both Sue (then remember who was whom, I guess).
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had? I had a math teacher in jr. high who was so friendly and supportive. She was always available to chat, which meant a lot. I also had a high school English teacher who was not only stylish but opened up the world of literature. Loved her!
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies. Yes, through my fingers.
1) What is one household chore you like to do? I like to cook, don't mind cleaning the kitchen, but dislike the rest.
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president? I sure hope so.
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you? I do read and take them as advisement. Most movies I see in the theater are ones my husband wants to see.
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off? Never have used it. Once I am awoken I am awake.
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen? I would have liked to be Samantha and Darrin's child on Bewitched.
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured? The only nickname I had was in college after a guy told me I had "cute boobs." My friends called me CB for a while.
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had? Mrs. Mahon my senior year of high school. She was the psychology teacher.
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies. Nope.
1) What is one household chore you like to do? I don't actually like to do it but I like the results - cleaning the kitchen. I LOVE having a clean kitchen!
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president? Since I am approximately the same age as Mrs. G. (plus or minus a year) I sure as hell hope so!
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you? I read them but only take them seriously if they're by someone who has similar taste as I do. I am not of the belief that all movies need to be on the level of Ghandi.
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off? Never. I just turn off the alarm and hope that my "5 more minutes" doesn't turn into 20.
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen? The Robinson family from Lost In Space.
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured? I don't think I inspire many nicknames. I went from E.J. to Liz.
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had? Good question ... I can't think of one.
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies? No.
1) What is one household chore you like to do? Laundry, I really don't mind it. Like is a very strong word though.
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president? yes.
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you? Yes, sometimes. I get movies from the library though, so all is fair when free.
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off? once
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen? The Tanner's (Full House).....but of course without Joey to honor Mrs. G.
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured? Oh god! My husband calls me "poopstain". No, there is no background story or incident to it; he just believes that it is a super cute nickname. Now he also calls my daughter "poops, jr." Luckily neither are utilized in public!
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had? I was very lucky to have many during all my schooling years. The one that I think of most has to be my 5th Grade English teacher. She was the first teacher to really expect more of everyone and I still use her teaching tricks all the time. Yes, Ms. Hynes, I still diagram sentences in my head.
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies. No
1) What is one household chore you like to do? None, Nada, Not one!!!! After staying at home for 21 years and home schooling the girls, all I want is a house cleaner. I make my bed only because I'm too anal to let it stay messed up. I make my daughters keep their bedroom doors closed so I don't have to look. The rest of the time I leave my reading glasses on so I can only see what's right in front of me.
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president? yes.
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you? I don't read movie reviews but I have a 20 year old who's opposed with them so she ruins every movie I want to see. Evidently I pick really stupid movies to watch.
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off? HA! Still home schooling, there is no snooze button unless you count my pit bull pony who has to go outside at the same time every morning.
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen? The Partridge Family, although I don't really remember watching that much TV, except for Speed Racer and Super Chicken
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured? Suzie Homemaker
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had? My College History Professer, Dr. Cheek
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies. NO! but surprisingly my husband and my daughters watch every one made especially the Japanese ones and then they want to sleep with me even at 17 and 20, like I'm going to protect them. I have bad knees. I can't even run that good.
1) What is one household chore you like to do? I love washing dishes! Love the feel of the water on my hands, how the dishes feel squeaky clean, the sound of the water.
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president? Absolutely!
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you? Yes and no. If it's a movie I know nothing about, then a really bad review might discourage me from seeing it. However, if it's a movie I know about, like "POTC", "LOTR" or the Harry Potter movies, a bad review didn't mean jack shit :-)
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off? I don't use an alarm...but Dave does and he hits it 3 times. Usually I don't hear it, but the past few mornings I have.
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen? Oh, easy! That would've been the Stevens family from Bewitched! I longed to be able to twitch my nose and do things I didn't particularly want to :-)
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured? Hmmm...well, my second ex-husband once called me "unique"...but he added...not in a good way.
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had? I never had one in school...but in the school of life, my friend Gaylen, and Dave.
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies. If it's well made, then yes. None of these Friday the 13ths or Saw or whatnot. Gah.
Most annoying nickname bestowed has been "Meatloaf Head" for our youngest - not mine but I helped shape it.
TV family I wanted to be in? A daughter in Lost in Space. Cute spacesuits and a stay-at-spacecraft mom!
Love movie reviews and take them seriously (but am selective about the sources here)
Scary movies: love the concept but can't stomach the consequences. Much like the rest of my life.
1) Vacuuming.
2)Sadly,no.
3) Yes, yes.
4) zero.
5) Family Ties--the Keatons looks like a progressive bunch.
6) Missy.
7) Mr. Feldt. High School math. I even wrote him a letter as an adult to tell him so.
8) Hell no.
1) What is one household chore you like to do? - Vacuuming with my Dyson
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president? - Lord willing!
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you? Only sometimes. I don't pay them much heed tho.
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off? - Ask my husband, he'd say a million. In reality, 3 times usually.
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen? - The Jeffersons
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured? - Never really had one.
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had? - I'd have to say my math teachers, Mr. Todd and Mr. Griffin.
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies. - Not at all... suspense yes, scary no.
1) What is one household chore you like to do?
I love to cook.
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president?
I think so.
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you?
I read reviews sometimes. The movie reviewer for my local paper is such a pretentious jacka$$ that if he gives something a negative review, more than likely I will enjoy it. Probabaly not the influence he had in mind, huh?
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off?
One time
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen?
The Brady Bunch
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured?
I don't remember any nicknames, though I'm sure my brothers had some for me. Guess I've blocked them out.
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had?
Mrs. Elsie Martin
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies.
Nooooo!
1) What is one household chore you like to do? Wash windows
2) Do you think you'll live to see a female president? Unfortunetly No.
3) Do you read movie reviews? If so, do they influence you? No
4) How many times do you normally hit the snooze button when the alarm goes off? zero
5) If you could have joined any television family in your childhood, which one would you have chosen? Family Affair. I wanted a butler so bad!
6) What's the most annoying nickname you every endured? Piggy
7) Who was the most supportive, inspiring teacher you ever had? Mr. Rhodes, 7th grade social studies. He had been a missionary and had been to the Congo. To my 12 year old eyes he was ancient but the most inspiring and nicest teacher I ever had. RIP Mr. Rhodes.
8) Do you enjoy watching scary movies. No