1. If you saw a dog locked in a hot car, what would you do? Call 911 immediately. And call down every horrid thing I could
think of on the piece of shit dirtbag who did it. I’ve done this—it’s crazy hot here in NM in
the summer…the first year we lived here, we pulled up next to a closed up car
in a grocery store parking lot with not one, but THREE large dogs in it. They were in obvious distress. I called 911, and waited by the car. The police came, busted the window out, and put
the poor pups in their air conditioned cruiser.
The owner came out, and was arrested.
Go, cops!!! I was so mad and
upset I was shaking.
2. Is it easy for you
to accept help when you need it? Nope, I
totally suck at this. Asking for help is
really hard for me. Not that I think I
can do everything perfectly—in my core, I don’t think I deserve the help. It’s something I’ve worked on in therapy on
and off my whole life. I think I’m just
stuck with it.
3. Have you ever been in a fashion show? LOL, nope.
Not even close.
4. Would you like to be famous? Hell no.
Seems like a miserable life. I
wouldn’t mind having the money some of them have, but not the life.
5. What is your most compulsive habit? Biting my fingernails. I’ve never been able to stop, and my Mom says
I’ve been doing it since I was a baby. I’ve
tried everything, and I’ve just given up at this point in my life.
6. What do you most strive for in your life: accomplishment,
security, love, power, excitement, knowledge, or something else? Wow, this is hard one. I’d have to say peace and security. I would like to have just one damn day
without anxiety and worry. Just one.
7.How close and warm is your family? Not very.
We are a very small family—my Dad was an only child of two only
children. My Mom has one brother and one
sister. The sister never had kids. I have exactly ONE cousin and ONE sibling. We have all always lived far away from each
other (brother was in the Navy for years, and I moved around a lot out of
choice). On the other hand, when we do get together, it’s
wonderful. We sort of take up where we
left off, and have a fantastic time.
Then we all go back to our separate states, LOL. I’m always somewhat envious of all these big
families with a ton of cousins and siblings.
8 Does that fact that you have never done a thing before
increase or decrease its appeal to you?
Decrease. I have a hard time
trying new things. I’m a repeat movie-watcher,
I read the same books over and over—it’s a security blanket kind of thing, I
suppose.
9. If your friends start belittling a common acquaintance,
would you defend that person? Sometimes. Sometimes I just don’t say anything.
10. Do you make a
special effort to thank someone who does you a favor? How do you react when you aren’t thanked for
going out of your way for someone? I
do. And I just suck it up when someone
doesn’t thank me.
11. Since adolescence, in what 3-year period do you feel you
experienced the most personal growth and change? Probably the first 3 years after I graduated
nursing school. I had a couple of great
jobs, really learned my profession, and traveled all over the place. It was a good time.
12. When you do something ridiculous, how much does it
bother you to have other people notice it and laugh at you? A lot.
I hate being laughed at or made to feel small. I’m not too good at laughing at myself
either.
13. Do you believe in capital punishment? No
14. Do you find it so hard to say “no” that you regularly do
favors you do not want to do? Nope, I’m
pretty good at saying “no” or getting around stuff like that.
15. What, if
anything, is too serious to be joked about?
Abuse in any form, human or animal.
Genocide. Mental illness. I’ve got a list.