October 29, 2004
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1. what did you want to be when you grew up and why?
I don’t remember having a great passion to be a certain thing when I grew up. I lived in a total fantasy world on a farm reading Oz books. Once I got all the way to college I picked elementary education for a major because at the time it seemed like teaching and nursing were the most reliable jobs for women but I’m not sure that wasn’t my parents’ idea. I’ve always wished I could have been one of those people who know right from the gate and spend their whole lives doing that one thing.
2. who was your favorite person to do things with (excluding your parents)?
My only choice was my younger male cousin by a couple of years who also lived on the farm. Together we created various havoc, but once I left home I left him behind too and completely lost touch.
3. did you love school or did you hate it? Why? Did that change as you got older?
It was always problematic. There was huge pressure from my dad mainly to perform at a high level. And the social stuff was excruciating. But I do feel grateful for all the higher (and lower) learning that crusted all over me so I can understand the world better in some small way.
4. was your family close? What were your favorite family traditions?
There were just 4 of us in my house. The dynamic duo, dad and mom, were always working it out, but they stayed together till the end. Dad could not abide Grandpa (mom’s dad) and vice versa. Mealtimes were prickly. Mom knocked herself out on holidays, right down to painting pine cones by hand. No big traditions other than major holidays though that I can remember.
5. did you think that being an adult would be cool?
My dad would always say to me in an argument, “you won’t understand until you get to be as old as I am,” and I never did (at the same time anyway). And I still don’t understand.
Deep Thought: “Life is a constant battle between the heart and the brain. But guess who wins. The skeleton.
Today I am grateful for: The chance to begin again
Guess the Movie: “You can’t handle the truth!” Answer: A Few Good Men, 1992.
Winner: rideuponthewind.
Polls Today: Kerry 236/Bush 281. EVP: “Another bumper crop of polls, 36 of them in 17 states to be exact. And as usual, the bottom line is that it is still a statistical tie.”
End of Day: 8:40 pm
+ = I went back to Jiffy Lube today and stood up for myself by pointing out that they talked me into a $50 engine flush based upon totally wrong mileage and they actually refunded the money.
- = It took up a whole hour of my day.
Comments (13)
is the movie Rocky III?
No, sorry. Clue – military.
The movie….A Few Good Men (Jack Nickelson)
I’d sure like to know how you come up with your Friday Five questions. Your answers are always quite interesting and equally revealing. I’m never certain if I want to be that open, or if I could even remember some of those things from my youth. It’s been so long ago!
YOu got it! Just click on the link for Friday five and you’ll see.
I love this. It would be great to see more of us on xanga do this type of thing. It’s a great way to gain more insite into people. Love your answers.
i realized i guessed the wrong movie about 15 minutes later . . . was thinking of the scene in rocky where adrian is yelling at rocky on the beach and she does the whole truth thing. i got confused . . . need more coffee. lol
that is a great Friday 5…
(1) An astronaut. What boy in the 60s didn’t? Or at least a Navy pilot flying off carriers. Or, I guess, an architect, because that just seemed like the most amazing art form. Of course the Navy laughed at me when I tried to join. I had awful math scores. I did try architecture school though. I couldn’t do it- school wise- but I loved it.
(2) Probably Debbie, my “best friend,” we were together from kindergarten through 12th grade somehow.
(3) Hated every minute. The social stuff was ok at times. It was fun being a jock most of the time, but classes: that sucked. And resource rooms? Close to the deepest pit in Hell in my experience.
(4) In our own way, probably very. We had great rituals at Halloween (pumpkin carving parties), Christmas (building gingerbread houses), and Easter (a huge egg hunt in a park). We did the rest of the year badly, but we were pretty good at holidays.
(5) I never thought I’d make it. Just about everyone told me I wouldn’t live to 18. I believed them, at least until I realized I was 20.
I loved Oz book, too..I very liked school more than in family..and my pearents never do presser to me, but I liked study also..but really child age was most important time as I look back my past../N *
Sometimes, I wonder what would have happened if we kept in touch with all the people who have touched our lives. LIke Bill Clinton, I’d have a lot of names in that rolodex. But I dont’ do business cards and I do regret losing touch with people.
This is a good Friday Five, I’m going to “borrow” it. Your childhood sounds fun except for dinner time.And that chandelier is terrific. Great whimsy.
I could remember all of the stars in that movie, but not the name. Glad someone came up with it.
alright! good for you. Maybe they’ll think twice before trying to pull that on the next person (probably not, but maybe).
Darn it! I knew that movie, too!
Love the lamp! The goldfish in my pond sometimes looked like they were just floating in nothingness, too, when the water was very still and the light was just right!