Getting To Know You Day at Create A Connection
Blogger updated me to New Blogger without my consent. This is hard for me. I don't like change. It took me a week to figure out my user name and password.
I've got nothin', so I borrow this, from http://www.bealivebelievebeyou.com/create/
(I've been messing around with the fucking hyperlink for about 30 minutes now, and I can't get it to work, so I'm giving up. The site is Create a Connection, and it's awesome. See . . . I told you I'm not good with change.)
1. What is your favorite word? Maryland (pronunced "Merr-land"). Or "booby-trap."
2. What is your least favorite word? Any word associated with the physical aspects of being a woman, including "period," "pregnant," and "pad" (mini or maxi). I am one of those people who go to the gynecologist with an arsenal of colloquialisms (i.e. "monthly visitor," "in the family way," and "female product"), so that I can avoid use of uncomfortable vocabulary.
3. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally? Honesty. My favorite creations are based on in-your-face honesty and realism. I hate flowery crap that conveys nothing but superficial, hollow emotions.
I've got nothin', so I borrow this, from http://www.bealivebelievebeyou.com/create/
(I've been messing around with the fucking hyperlink for about 30 minutes now, and I can't get it to work, so I'm giving up. The site is Create a Connection, and it's awesome. See . . . I told you I'm not good with change.)
1. What is your favorite word? Maryland (pronunced "Merr-land"). Or "booby-trap."
2. What is your least favorite word? Any word associated with the physical aspects of being a woman, including "period," "pregnant," and "pad" (mini or maxi). I am one of those people who go to the gynecologist with an arsenal of colloquialisms (i.e. "monthly visitor," "in the family way," and "female product"), so that I can avoid use of uncomfortable vocabulary.
3. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally? Honesty. My favorite creations are based on in-your-face honesty and realism. I hate flowery crap that conveys nothing but superficial, hollow emotions.
4. What turns you off? liars and bullies
5. What is your favorite curse word? Fuck.
6. What sound or noise do you love? Gravel riccocheting off of wheel wells (takes me back to my school bus days).
7. What sound or noise do you hate? The hum of a furnace. I have the unrealistic (I hope) fear that the house will blow up.
8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? Without a doubt, I would like to be a statistician. Or a hair stylist.
9. What profession would you not like to do? Masseuse.
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? Pleased to meetcha.
posted by Cate at 12:04 PM
13 Comments:
There's something about the fact that your favorite curse word is "fuck" but you don't like to say "period" or "pregnant" that I find very amusing, in an ironic sort of way. :-)
PS...I keep forgetting my password for new blogger when I try to log in to comment on others' blogs too...very frustrating!
I love that you refer to 'that time of the month' as 'monthly visitor'. I once met someone who had done research into how different women refer to their period for a womens studies degree or some such. I don't remember all the different terms she'd encountered but she seemed to feel it conveyed something of how we felt about the monthly visitation. I guess some like the curse are very negative, yours seems fairly positive, unless of course its an unwelcome visitor! Anyway, I'd really rather not talk about such things at all.
Deb, I know, I know--it screams of irony, doesn't it?! I was re-reading my answers--maybe I have body issues. Another ironic thing is that I REFUSE to let my boys use incorrect words to describe private anatomy. Nope. Penis and vagina all the way!
I do love to shock. I esp. enjoy a good curse word. xo
Kamsin,
I never used the term "the curse," and now that I think about it, I guess I am more positive (than not) about the whole thing. Very interesting research, although I agree with you about preferring to not talk about such things at all! xo
I love that you picked the sound of gravel as a favorite noise. I never would have thought of it but it is a great sound. I also love the inside the actor's studio theem.
Love the meme. I'm not a big fan of the furnace either. I thought the some sort of critter lived in mine and was trying to bang his/her way out.
Ok so your one of "thoooose" women who refer to her Vagina as a hoohoo or something...huh, did not see that coming. If you lived near me I would make you stand in front of a mirror and say it 50 times. HA HA HA HA!
You crack me up. Great list.
Hugs,
a.
you and me and #7, oh my. i really like typepad in case you were curious.
This was fun but I find it hard to imagine a word genius like yourself being a *gag* statistician. Me? That's exactly why I was an English major, so I'd never have to take another math class again!
so you may not be technical, but you have that little hedgehog pet thing and I just got hooked playing with it for about 5 minutes...and I have to hurry and read more blogs because Heros is coming on and I CANNOT miss that!
(visitng from Finding Water List - nice to meet you)
LOL! I think it is funny that you don't like "fluffy language", and you like raw honesty, but you have an issue with real words for female parts. hehehe.
Cate.
VAGINA!!! Vagina vagina vagina! Labia! Clitoris! Tampon!
Sorry, I just had to go there. Because I'm all obnoxious like that. ;)
:)
Michelle, wasn't this a fun meme? I love the sound of gravel!
Bendingpeak, I'm soooo appreciating the fact that other people fear the furnace. I thought I was the only one! Though I never thought about animals residing in it . . . NEW FEAR! Thanks for your comment.
A, NO, NO, NO! I'm not one of THOSE women (well, sort of, but not in the way you think). We are a "penis" and "vagina" talking family all of the way. It's just CERTAIN words. xo
Kiki, I like the look of the Typepad pages but thought they cost money? I'll have to check it out. Sharing the furnace fear love. xo
Kim, I like math okay, but the real reason I like the idea of being the stat. person is that I NEED a job where I am in a little office, working by myself, focused on the end-product. I have no social skills. Really. And I also need there to be "correct" and "incorrect" answers. Data is power, baby!!! xo
Tammy, thanks for spreading some love to my hedgehog (I generally forget to love and feed him!). Also, thanks for stopping by!
Amber, you make me laugh. I know, I know--it's like a split personality. Seriously. I can get as raw as necessary with the curse words (often throwing in the extra special ones to produce a good shock) but I've got issues with certain vocabulary. Go figure. I must clarify, however, that "vagina" and "penis" are used exclusively in my house. I mean, I can be a tight ass, but I'm not THAT much of a tight-ass!
Hi,
Oh, I needed to laugh. (That #10 answer is priceless!). Blogger has been such a bugger-butt! I use typepad, which has had its own probs lately, but I still need a blogger account to comment. Man, I need to verify 3 freaking times for each comment or blah, blah, blah.
Anywhoo, I also laughed at "booby-trap". On a serious level, yep honesty is highest up there and you show your own honesty here. Glad to have discovered your blog and returned.
I would love to try CAC. Has to be in the future b/c I have found to many cool creative blogs lately. Hmm. when did I last shower? Sleep? (i'm j/k)
Ha. I love this meme. First, Blogger forced me to update b/c with old blogger my real name would appear when I logged in. Not my thing.
Second, I totally get the avoidance of the word pad. Images conjured is a big hefty diaper. Not for me...though I do like the naughty names for my vagina.
Finally, I love your directness in words. Images are real.
yep, that's about it.
~GoGo
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