Questions of the Week.....

Sapphire Spirit · 10-16-2005, 11:00 AM

I have forgotten to do this for ages....so here are some questions (courtesy of Kangaroobie).

1. Living arrangements?
2. When was the last time you cried?
3. What is under your bed?
4. Who is the friend you have had the longest?
5. Favorite smell?
6. Favorite TV show(s)?
7. Happy In life?
8. What are you afraid of?
9. Plain, buttered or salted popcorn?
10. Favorite car?
11. Favorite Flower?
12. Number of keys on your keys ring?
13. How many years at your current job?
14. Favorite day of the week?
15. What did you do on your last birthday?
16. How many cities have you lived in?
17. Do you make friends easily?
18. How many pairs of jeans do you own?
19. Who would you like to be stuck on a desert isand with?
20. What is your desert island disc?
21. What did you do last night?

Sapphire Spirit · 10-16-2005, 11:13 AM

1. Living arrangements? One husband, one son and one dog (and 2 koalas at present) on a beautiful rain-soaked 2 1/2 acres.

2. When was the last time you cried? When I found out my 1st cycle of IVF failed (about 2 weeks ago)

3. What is under your bed? carpet and fluff......probably a few spiders

4. Who is the friend you have had the longest? I am lucky enough to still be friends with a quite a few people I went to primary school with. I have probably been friends longest with Donna (who I am bridesmaid for next year) and Kaye (who I was bridesmaid for about 18 months ago)

5. Favorite smell? My freshly bathed boy, rain hitting dry ground, a new born baby and 'Feminine' by D & G

6. Favorite TV show(s)? Heaps....Gray's Anatomy, All Saints, Spicks n Specks, Insight, Glasshouse, Australian Story, Neighbours, Home and Away, CSI.........yes I watch too much tv!

7. Happy In life? VERY....I have my ups and downs but I am truly blessed in my life and am very grateful for that.

8. What are you afraid of? frogs........and never having another child

9. Plain, buttered or salted popcorn? buttered and salted..you might as well REALLY enjoy it!!!

10. Favorite car? I would love to own a new prado or a bmw x5

11. Favorite Flower? I love tulips, roses and gerberas.....or any flowers given with love (like the weeds my ds picks for me) LOL.

12. Number of keys on your keys ring? 3 I think

13. How many years at your current job? 3 yrs

14. Favorite day of the week? Saturday

15. What did you do on your last birthday? Had a cocktail party

16. How many cities have you lived in? I've lived in one city and 3 country towns

17. Do you make friends easily? yes

18. How many pairs of jeans do you own? about 3 I think....one pair that I wear to death

19. Who would you like to be stuck on a desert isand with? other than my family.........orlando bloom, scotty from backyard blitz and one of those personal trainers from 'The Biggest Loser' so I get into shape (and perhaps sway the eye of Orlando LMAO!!!)

20. What is your desert island disc? What?? I don't know what that means.....as in CD..definitely my Powderfinger collection.

21. What did you do last night? My sister and BIL came over for dinner and we watched 'Guess Who' with Bernie Mac and Ashton Kutcher. It was ok for a laugh....I love Bernie Mac.

Pale Pink Aura · 10-16-2005, 06:50 PM

1. Living arrangements? Live with my hubbie, daughter, dog, cat, red-tiger oscar (fish), 4x chooks...

2. When was the last time you cried? Last night - bit stressed and hormonal at present, damn it.

3. What is under your bed? Whatever DD has stashed under there - oh and things that have rolled off my bedside table and I'm too fat and awkward to reach under the bed for... so there's probably a stack under there together with a heap of fluff and cat hair *sigh* Ordinarily I just have an ironing board and a keyboard in its case under there.

4. Who is the friend you have had the longest? The longest? Hmm - that would most likely be either family friends (i.e parents age) or my uni friends - I'm lucky enough to have quite a few really great uni friends.

5. Favorite smell? Onions and garlic cooking

6. Favorite TV show(s)? Current channel 10 reality show, House, Neighbours

7. Happy In life? Mostly

8. What are you afraid of? Ill health, bills, spiders, losing my loved ones before I go - stupid things that I have no control over mostly

9. Plain, buttered or salted popcorn? I'm with Amy - buttered AND salted

10. Favorite car? Subaru (WRX wagon or Liberty)

11. Favorite Flower? Old fashioned carnation (i.e. the big ones that still have a really strong smell)

12. Number of keys on your keys ring? Too many

13. How many years at your current job? 3 1/2

14. Favorite day of the week? Don't really have one, but if I have to pick, it's Sunday

15. What did you do on your last birthday? Had my family come on a surprise visit from interstate (2 different states) - was fantastic!

16. How many cities have you lived in? Technically 3, but I'd really only refer to two of them as towns...

17. Do you make friends easily? No, I'm quiet and shy... HA! J/K - yes, I do (mostly)

18. How many pairs of jeans do you own? One that fits and two (?) others I think

19. Who would you like to be stuck on a desert isand with? My family, a few close friends and kids for Jenna to play with, a fantastic chef, masseuse, personal trainer, acupuncturist...

20. What is your desert island disc? ???

21. What did you do last night? Watched Idol, then went to bed and slept until 1.45am and tried to get to sleep again for the rest of the night...

Rum Lovin' Mummy · 10-17-2005, 06:57 AM

1. Living arrangements? Dh, my son Thomas and my cat Indigo and every second weekend my s/s Jamie
2. When was the last time you cried? When Flynn told Sally he had cancer on Home and Away - blame it on the pregnancy hormones!!!
3. What is under your bed? Two magazines i havent read yet
4. Who is the friend you have had the longest? Liana
5. Favorite smell? Freshly brewed coffee and Thomas' smell after a bath
6. Favorite TV show(s)? Home and Away and Grays Anatomy
7. Happy In life? Yes - i consider myself blessed to have a family at all
8. What are you afraid of? Getting really sick and not seeing my children grow up
9. Plain, buttered or salted popcorn? Salted
10. Favorite car? Monaro
11. Favorite Flower? Gerbera
12. Number of keys on your keys ring? 7
13. How many years at your current job? 13yrs in teaching - 5 at current site
14. Favorite day of the week? Friday
15. What did you do on your last birthday? Well it was yesterday and we stayed overnight at Twin Waters!!! It was SENSATIONAL!!
16. How many cities have you lived in? 6
17. Do you make friends easily? Yes
18. How many pairs of jeans do you own? 2 - one preg pair and one normal pair
19. Who would you like to be stuck on a desert isand with? Matthew McConaghey ( i am not sure on the spelling of his surname)
20. What is your desert island disc? Any country rock
21. What did you do last night? Went to bed early

Serendipity4740 · 10-17-2005, 07:33 AM

1. Living arrangements?
Myself, Miss Two1/2 Emma, Two dogs (buster and gypsy), a cat (noggie) and a bird(georgie)..

2. When was the last time you cried?
Augghh.. i cry all the time..

3. What is under your bed?
Magazines, books, and probably lots of dust

4. Who is the friend you have had the longest?
My friend from highschool Nicole

5. Favorite smell?
I love the smell of my daughter after she's had a bath and washed her hair and put on her body cream..

6. Favorite TV show(s)?
House , Lost (when its in season) , Neighbours , Australian Idol (though this is the first year that i've watched it on a regular basis)

7. Happy In life?
Some people I know in real life may not believe me when i say yes but i am..

8. What are you afraid of?
Of leaving my little girl alone..

9. Plain, buttered or salted popcorn?
Buttered..

10. Favorite car?
Mazda 3 (and i'm getting one too as soon as my house sells.. )

11. Favorite Flower?
Tiger Lilies

12. Number of keys on your keys ring?
4

13. How many years at your current job?
4 and 1/2

14. Favorite day of the week?
Thursdays ..

15. What did you do on your last birthday?
Went scuba diving.. very nice.. and had dinner at a nice restaurant..

16. How many cities have you lived in?
One

17. Do you make friends easily?
I never used to .. .but now i find it easier...

18. How many pairs of jeans do you own?
4 (but only 2 of them fit.. )

19. Who would you like to be stuck on a desert isand with?
John Cusak..

20. What is your desert island disc?
Forget the disc.. i'll take my ipod..

21. What did you do last night?
Watched Idol.. spoke to a friend on the phone for a bit, had a pizza (i know bad) and then went to bed and listened to the music on my ipod..

sleepydumpling · 10-17-2005, 08:04 AM

1. Living arrangements? On my own
2. When was the last time you cried? Tonight, having a really crappy night.
3. What is under your bed? Dust
4. Who is the friend you have had the longest? Dave, 19 years.
5. Favorite smell? Roses
6. Favorite TV show(s)? House, Law and Order SVU, Anything with William McInnes
7. Happy In life? Not really.
8. What are you afraid of? Being alone forever
9. Plain, buttered or salted popcorn? None, it smells nice but I don't like the taste.
10. Favorite car? Trans Am
11. Favorite Flower? Rose
12. Number of keys on your keys ring? Lots, ummm, about 7 or 8
13. How many years at your current job? 6 and a bit
14. Favorite day of the week? Saturday
15. What did you do on your last birthday? Worked.
16. How many cities have you lived in? Two cities, a few towns.
17. Do you make friends easily? Yep
18. How many pairs of jeans do you own? Three plain denim ones, one white pair.
19. Who would you like to be stuck on a desert isand with? William McInnes
20. What is your desert island disc? The soundtrack to Ray.
21. What did you do last night? Mooched around the house feeling miserable!

Roses · 10-17-2005, 10:20 AM

1. Living arrangements?
DH, Frankie the cat... expecting a new little one soon! It will be one crowded 2 bedder!

2. When was the last time you cried?
Yesterday while watching 'In her shoes' at the movies. But there have been a lot of tears of late - not always for rational reasons. I cry very easily - quite often when I am very happy!

3. What is under your bed?
The back of the TV cabinet - not great feng shui but anyway.

4. Who is the friend you have had the longest?
Suzie - She lived up the street and then we ended up HS mates - we are still good friends now.

5. Favorite smell?
Cool Water for men, popcorn, Radiant washing powder

6. Favorite TV show(s)?
Nothing is really grabbing me at the moment. I love crap TV - the crappier the better. Bring back Models Inc!!

7. Happy In life?
Yes - sometimes I think everything is going so well I am scared to breath in case something gets taken away from me.

8. What are you afraid of?
See above. Losing my mum early(she is 60, overweight and smokes).

9. Plain, buttered or salted popcorn?
One of my most favourite foods! I love the movie style popcorn.

10. Favorite car?
Ideally an old vintage convertible - but seeing it probably wouldn't have air con or power steering I would settle for a nice Peugot!!

11. Favorite Flower?
Big David Austin ROSES!!

12. Number of keys on your keys ring?
5 I think.

13. How many years at your current job?
1.5

14. Favorite day of the week?
Sunday - esp Sunday AM.

15. What did you do on your last birthday?
MIL was really sick and in ICU in an induced coma so celebrations weren't huge. But I managed to fall pg (I was determined that she would get better and that I would tell her grandchild #1 was on the way). Went for dinner with DH and my mum at a little french restaurant.

16. How many cities have you lived in?
1

17. Do you make friends easily?
When I click with ppl, we really click. But I have serious insecurities that ppl generally don't warm to me - people that know me think I am crazy for thinking that, but we all have our demons!

18. How many pairs of jeans do you own?
4 I think - including 1 pair maternity, 1 size 9 (determined I will get them over my hips one day...), 1 size 11 calvin kleins (more determined to wear them - they were pre wedding) and I 'fat' pair that I would love to chuck out!!

19. Who would you like to be stuck on a desert isand with?
If I had to say just 1 person, DH

20. What is your desert island disc?
Best of Counting Crows

21. What did you do last night?
MIL and FIL called in and received a slap happy dinner (we were overdue for grocery shop). Watched Idol and then had nice snuggles with DH - a rare occurance since I mostly fall asleep well before he does!

RebeccaNZ · 10-17-2005, 10:22 AM

1. Living arrangements? Myself and DH and Whetu the cat
2. When was the last time you cried? last week
3. What is under your bed? carpet,junk
4. Who is the friend you have had the longest? Peter, we grew up togeather
5. Favorite smell? Tommy Girl perfume and fresh cut flowers
6. Favorite TV show(s)? Shortland Street, Mcleods Daughters, Home and Away ( Not home in evening to watch TV)
7. Happy In life? Yes
8. What are you afraid of? Spiders, Snakes
9. Plain, buttered or salted popcorn? butter and salt cant get enough of the stuff
10. Favorite car? My dads 1935 Plymouth otherwise a conver5table prefer a classic like an MG
11. Favorite Flower? Calla Lillies and roses
12. Number of keys on your keys ring? 3 on my personal set and 6 on my work set
13. How many years at your current job? 1 yr
14. Favorite day of the week? Saturday
15. What did you do on your last birthday? Went for a meal at Christchurch Casino with Family and Friends
16. How many cities have you lived in? 4 but only one a city the rest are towns
17. Do you make friends easily? sometimes
18. How many pairs of jeans do you own? 2 pairs
19. Who would you like to be stuck on a desert isand with? my Dh and The All Blacks
20. What is your desert island disc? the best of Crowded House
21. What did you do last night? Read 'Echos' by Maeve Binchy

~Cherie~ · 10-17-2005, 10:23 AM

I suppose this is as good a way as any to jump in and introduce myself

1. Living arrangements? Just DH and I in a 3-bedroom house
2. When was the last time you cried? On Saturday night
3. What is under your bed? Dust
4. Who is the friend you have had the longest? My best friend ... since we were 12
5. Favorite smell? Rain
6. Favorite TV show(s)? Big Brother / Biggest Loser (I LOVE reality TV shows)
7. Happy In life? Hmmm ... sometimes
8. What are you afraid of? Spiders
9. Plain, buttered or salted popcorn? Buttered and salter
10 Favourite car? My old 1985 Honda Civic (called Holly)
11. Favorite Flower? Iris
12. Number of keys on your keys ring? 5 - all colour coded to match DH's
13. How many years at your current job? 6 years
14. Favorite day of the week? Thursday
15. What did you do on your last birthday? I can't remember!!!
16. How many cities have you lived in? 8, I think
17. Do you make friends easily? I make 1 or 2 close friends easily, but prefer not to have large amount of less-close friends
18. How many pairs of jeans do you own? 7 (and currently none of them fit me)
19. Who would you like to be stuck on a desert isand with? My DH
20. What is your desert island disc? Sarah McLaughlin
21. What did you do last night? Sat in my couch reading a book on Leadership

Roobie · 10-17-2005, 11:02 AM

1. Living arrangements?
Me, DH & our dog.
2. When was the last time you cried?
Yesterday.

3. What is under your bed?
Dust.

4. Who is the friend you have had the longest?
I have had three best friends for about 20 years, and another for about 10 years, I love them all dearly and miss them since I moved here.

5. Favorite smell?
Vanilla beans. (& Cocoa butter from the Body Shop)

6. Favorite TV show(s)?
Spicks & Specks; The Glasshouse; Rockwiz; Mythbusters.

7. Happy In life?
I'm happy about lots of things, and unhappy about other stuff.

8. What are you afraid of?
Never being someones mother.

9. Plain, buttered or salted popcorn?
Not a popcorn eater.

10. Favorite car?
My ute!

11. Favorite Flower?
Dark red roses.

12. Number of keys on your keys ring?
6.

13. How many years at your current job?
2 & 1/2yrs.

14. Favorite day of the week?
Sunday.

15. What did you do on your last birthday?
Got spoiled by Dh & Mum.

16. How many cities have you lived in?
One & also towns in other states.

17. Do you make friends easily?
Most of the time.

18. How many pairs of jeans do you own?
5 or 6, none fit too well anymore!

19. Who would you like to be stuck on a desert island with?
My best friends.

20. What is your desert island disc?
Decisions, decisions, probably U2s greatest hits.

21. What did you do last night?
Read.
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Welcome to Soulcysters Cherie.

tan · 10-17-2005, 12:40 PM

1. Living arrangements? Me, dh, two sons in a 4bdrm that the bank owns
2. When was the last time you cried? cant remmember
3. What is under your bed? dust
4. Who is the friend you have had the longest? my sil, 27yrs
5. Favorite smell? fresh bread
6. Favorite TV show(s)? lost, surviver
7. Happy In life? most of the time
8. What are you afraid of? bugs
9. Plain, buttered or salted popcorn? butter and salt
10. Favorite car? hatch
11. Favorite Flower? rose
12. Number of keys on your keys ring? 6
13. How many years at your current job? 9
14. Favorite day of the week? sunday
15. What did you do on your last birthday? dinner
16. How many cities have you lived in? 1
17. Do you make friends easily? yes
18. How many pairs of jeans do you own? 5
19. Who would you like to be stuck on a desert isand with? mr whippy
20. What is your desert island disc? ??
21. What did you do last night? ironing

Tollee · 10-17-2005, 10:17 PM

1. Living arrangements? Me, Dh, Alyssa, Dylan, Dog - Millie
2. When was the last time you cried? Um, it was watching Home and Away (also to do with Fylnn's cancer, poor Sally!)
3. What is under your bed? Not sure - probably some books, and other stuff that has rolled off the bedside tables...
4. Who is the friend you have had the longest? Been good friends with Megan for 16 years. Also still close to a few other high school friends...
5. Favorite smell? Newborn babies. Yveress perfume
6. Favorite TV show(s)? All Saints, Blue Heelers, Home and Away, Spicks and Specks
7. Happy In life? VERY
8. What are you afraid of? Loosing people I love, my children getting hurt - Like Deb, lots of stuff that I have no control over...
9. Plain, buttered or salted popcorn? Buttered and Salted
10. Favorite car? Classic MG Convertable
11. Favorite Flower? Sunflower
12. Number of keys on your keys ring? 7 or 8
13. How many years at your current job? 2
14. Favorite day of the week? Weekends
15. What did you do on your last birthday? Family - Went to Mum and Dad's for dinner, In-laws for combined party with FIL and nephew, and with Friends - went on a picnic with them and their kids.
16. How many cities have you lived in? 1
17. Do you make friends easily? sometimes
18. How many pairs of jeans do you own? About 7 I think
19. Who would you like to be stuck on a desert isand with? My Family and friends
20. What is your desert island disc? Someting from Hi-5/playschool to keep the kids happy!
21. What did you do last night? Went to my Cake Decorating class

Mandi-Lou · 10-21-2005, 02:10 PM

1. Living arrangements?
I live in a 3bdrm house with my DH and DS Liam

2. When was the last time you cried?
Yesterday

3. What is under your bed?
Junk! I really need to go through it all have and have a big cleansing throw out

4. Who is the friend you have had the longest?
My friend Penny, we have known each other since Pre-school! (so 22 years)

5. Favorite smell?
Liam when he is clean, rain, freshly cut grass

6. Favorite TV show(s)?
Most reality shows (except Idol LOL), Charmed, Glasshouse, Frasier

7. Happy In life?
Most of the time I am

8. What are you afraid of?
Dying, Liam being an only child, losing my loved ones

9. Plain, buttered or salted popcorn?
Movie style popcorn.. yummmm!!

10. Favorite car?
PT Cruiser (or if I want to be completely extravagant, Porsche 911)

11. Favorite Flower?
Lillies and Roses
12. Number of keys on your keys ring?
ummm probably about 8 I think??

13. How many years at your current job?
14mths and loving it

14. Favorite day of the week?
Friday's!

15. What did you do on your last birthday?
Didn't do much. Had dinner with the family.

16. How many cities have you lived in?
3 and a couple of towns

17. Do you make friends easily?
I used to. But trust issues now make it harder for me.

18. How many pairs of jeans do you own?
6

19. Who would you like to be stuck on a desert isand with?
My boys, Jamie Oliver (so he can cook), a band (for music, just can't narrow it down to 1 band though LMAO), Ruppert from Survivor so he could build us shelter LOL

20. What is your desert island disc?
Jeff Buckley - Grace

21. What did you do last night?
Had dinner at my parents place.