Thursday, 12 November 2009

• You Asked For It! (Part Two)

  Here is the final chunk of questions answered. Thank you everybody who participated, I loved this! If you asked 3 or more questions, be sure to listen for your shout-out in the upcoming vlog! I hope you enjoy this ...it took me forever, haha...
  
  I wasn't sure what to say about Andrew, so I stomped all over his site trying to figure it out (heh, sorry, Andrew...). And I think I've got it. Andrew has what you might call an ironic sense of humor. He also has an intense writing style that he's given sneak peeks of with short fiction pieces. (Pssst, I really think you got something there, Andrew!) Although I think he's never quite realized it (Andrew, stop selling yourself short! ), he is really rather...AWESOME!
  The44thHour asks—

  1. If you had $1,000,000 to spend (but you couldn't spend any of it on yourself, husband, or kids) what thing would you buy and who buy them for?  Man, two million dollar questions… Well, if I couldn’t spend it on my family I’d probably spend it on my mom and Strategic Christian Services, but it’d probably be more entertaining to talk about what I would selfishly give myself, haha. So if I actually spent it all on myself… I would go shopping at the biggest mall I could find that still marketed towards middle-class. I would NOT go for Prada, Armani, etc. I’d probably budget it out so I could do massive shopping trips twice a year for a long, long time.

  2. What is your favorite hour in your typical day? Hahahahahahaha….. around 1pm, when all THREE of my small children fall asleep. Although, that’s not technically an every day occurrence.

  3. What is one object that you have, that you could live without and why aren't you living without it?  I could live without our second computer… It’s one that Eric put together and it’s been wiped and restored a few times now, so it doesn’t have all the standard programs and still freezes up occasionally. The reason I’m not living without it is because Eric set it up with the idea that we could play LoTRO together. We haven’t in awhile. But we do both get online after the kids are in bed a lot. I feel so stupid when we do… In the same room, but not communicating with each other at all. So stupid…

  4. Say there is someone who basically grew up under a rock, they don't know any modern language or customs. How would you explain the gospel to them?  I don’t know. I’d probably ask them a few key questions to figure out their worldview (everybody has one), and work from there. I think the major points I’d try to hit would be the concept that everybody needs saving, that the one to save has to fit certain criteria, that God loves us all with a Creator’s and a Father’s love, and that we owe God obedience.
  

  
  

  
  Mallory was such a pleasant find! She has more style than anyone I've ever known. And she enjoys it without worrying about whether it fits people's expectations or not. She also got married young like I did so we bonded over sharing stories of the unspeakable rudeness of strangers who think they've got you figured out after seeing you for thirty seconds. *ahem* Mallory is very intelligent and shares her thoughts very well. Xanga is better for having someone like her around! And, of course, this is because she is AWESOME!
  Colonialgrl asks—
  

  1.  What happened to the Oxford Comma? I cannot tell a lie; I had to look it up. *is ashamed* But having looked it up, I can say that the Oxford comma always made more sense to me. I think it flows better to do “apples, oranges, and bananas” rather than “apples, oranges and bananas”. The Oxford way seems to order things in tighter categories, while the lack of that third comma seems more ambiguous.
  What happened to it? PEOPLE GOT FREAKIN’ LAZY, THAT’S WHAT. Haha.

  2. What have you craved when you've been pregnant? (Some people have some pretty strange cravings, so it's always interesting to hear) Unfortunately, I’m pretty boring when it comes to stuff like that. My cravings are minimal, and the ones I have are just more extreme versions of things I already like. I go crazy for potatoes (in pretty much any form), apples with peanutbutter (preferably crunchy), and Taco Bell’s Baja Chalupas.

  
  3. Have you watched The Flight of The Conchords and, if so, is the 2nd Season as good as the 1st? Or do you think any of it is good at all? Sadly, I have not seen it. Ha, I feel so bad! So many TV questions and I’m totally clueless about them...
  
  Dessa has a wonderful approach to her blog, as described in her "About Me" section of her profile. She has a Xanga specifically to help her daughter in future years really understand who Dessa is as a person. I think that's fabulous and I wish I'd thought of it! She works hard to give her family what they need and to help her daughter get as much as she can out of this life. As a fellow mom, I can definitely say this makes her AWESOME!
  Dlm0908 asks—

  1. What are your top three values? Faith, Honesty, and Love, I suppose. Kind of hard to narrow it down…
  

  2. What one outfit or accessories do you feel most confident in? Hmmm. Good question! Oh, I know. Anytime I have a pair of sexy rockin’ shoes I feel like I could rule the world, no problem. These are a good example!
  

  3. What is your worst habit? Procrastination, hands down. That and avoiding expectations so I don’t have to deal with that stress. I’m just as afraid of success as I am of failure…
  

  4. What is your favorite topic to blog about? Man, I don’t know anymore. I used to love blogging about sex, from a young married Christian’s point of view, because there’s so many misleading perspectives out there—in the church and out of it. I used to love blogging about any kind of truth, really. But since this summer, I’ve kind of been off my game… So now I blog about random stuff mostly. I’ll find my niche again, I’m sure.
  
  Dirtbubble has recently been featured several times on Xanga's frontpage. This alone does not equate awesomeness, however. Dirtbubble qualifies because he did it to prove a point (although it turned out NOT to be his point, haha) and thereby solidified in my mind the fact that it is not "hard" to be featured. The experiment was fun to participate in and I enjoyed his analysis of the results. Beyond this, however, Dirtbubble is also a creative writer and I think he does really well at "showing" rather than "telling" in his creative pieces. That is a key facet to being an accomplished writer. So, with all the evidence, I have to conclude that he is definitely AWESOME!
  Dirtbubble asks—

  1. What is your most memorable dream/nightmare? I have a good memory for my dreams. I can remember dreams from when I was five. But my most memorable would have to be one I had about two years ago. I dreamt I was escorted to an open air temple (massive) and I spoke with God. I’ll never forget it. God wasn’t in a human form in my dream… It was like He was MORE there than I was, but not in a physical shape that could contain who He was. He just…was. And He talked with me. Encouraged me, spurred me on to keep going. And it was just like C.S. Lewis described Aslan—He was not tame. There was an unhindered, almost wild, quality impressed on me. A wild uninhibited joy and an abundance of life.
  It was incredible.
  
  2. Where do the Beatles figure in your estimation of the history of pop music? I think the Beatles were incredible. They were masters at finding a sound that appealed to the masses. I think the reason they were so ridiculously successful is they always looked like they were enjoying themselves. They made it look fun. A lark. Just this thing they did which happened to cause a roomful of females to faint. No biggie.
  Of course, the accents didn’t hurt either…
  
  3. What will it take to bore you to death?  Um…probably not much… A simple power drill would probably do the trick.
  Hehe, or equally deadly—watching my husband mining for stuff on mmorpg’s. (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game, for the uninitiated)
  
  4. If you had to choose to be reborn into any other life than this one you live now, what would it be? Ha! Somewhere around 18^th Century England. I figure I probably would have done well living in a huge house, hosting parties, and spending my days concocting ridiculously long letters and my evenings exercising my conversationalism, while servants and cooks took care of the hard stuff..
  
  5. What are your most honest thoughts about my most recent entry? Ah yes, the poo post. My honest thoughts went something like this:
  ”Oh great, boys and their poop… A fascination that never truly dies. *sigh* Well, I can’t deny I’ve thought about it before, but there’s no way I’m getting all descriptive. Man, I spend all day changing poopy diapers and now I gotta think about it when I’m on Xanga! Dang it!”
  
  I connected with CrazySwede through the mutual experience of grief. While her experience could be said to be more traumatic and unexpected than my own, she has always made a point of encouraging me and building me up. For her to do that when she's feeling so yucky so much of the time is amazing to me. I think she may have a double-dose of compassion (while I have maybe a half-dose at the most...) and she's not stingy. Hey girl! You are AWESOME!
  CrazySwede asks—

  1. What is your favorite Bible verse? I really don’t know. Different ones for different times. A verse that helped me over a HUGE hurdle in my life was this—“For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say ‘No’ to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope—the glorious appearing of our great God and savior, Jesus Christ…” Titus 2:11-13
  

  2. Who do you think influenced your life more - your mom or your dad? Why? (I promise to answer that one back) Okay, I have to explain a little before I answer or it will seem like I’m backing out of a real answer. My parents worked hard to be a team, all the time. I never saw them vying for status or attention with each other. They did things together. They parented together. I saw my parents as a unit, all the time. So in every sense, they both influenced my life in equal measure. I will say that I appreciated my dad long before I appreciated my mom. I had an attitude problem and it mostly knocked heads with HER attitude… But I came to appreciate her before I moved out, so I’d say we did okay.
  

  3. If you could move to any other state, which one would you choose and why?  North Carolina. It’d be a reasonable distance to still visit my family, we’d be near some of the most beautiful beaches I’ve ever seen, and there’s a TON of stuff to do there! And you still get the seasons, but without extremes. Wonderful. :D
  (I also have a minor soft spot for the UNC women’s soccer…)
  

  4. What's your favorite color? Green. Always and forever. It’s such a versatile color… It can convey tranquility, excitement, jealousy, vivacity, greed and all sorts of things.
  

  5. If you could relive any one day in your life, which one would it be and why?  I think I answered something like this in the first installment of questions… I’ll pick a different one this time. If I could change something, I’d go back to the day in 7^th grade when the “bad” kid (more like, bored and inventive) in my class asked me why people wore WWJD stuff and actually take time to answer him instead of getting flustered and blurting “I don’t know” like an idiot, just because I had a teensy tiny crush on him. If I couldn’t change anything, I’d relive my 9^th grade homecoming night, because it was my ugly-duckling-turned-to-swan moment and—I ain’t gonna lie, I loved the attention.
  
  Thu is lovely, simply lovely. She strikes me as someone with a gracious spirit. One thing I know about Thu is that she loves music (and sweet dances moves, haha), which I think is because her flow of passion enjoys the freedom of expression found in music. She takes time to consider what she thinks about things, as well, which usually means that when she talks about something in length, it is the culmination of a lot of thought. Her "Distinguished Gentleman" series is always enlightening. I think it's pretty stellar that she highlights our gentlemen here on Xanga--we need to know who you are, guys! Yeah, I think it's pretty obvious that Thu is totally AWESOME!
  Elelkewljay asks—

        1.  What's your favorite kind of flower, if you have one? My favorite flower is whatever my husband gives me because that’s only happened like twice in the seven or eight years that I’ve known him. Wait. Maybe three times.
  If I had to choose a specific flower instead of a field of wildflowers (which always takes my breath away), I’d go with tiger lilies. I love how bright they are, how exotic they look—even though they aren’t. They look lively.
  2. What's the cutest thing your husband has done for you? Hmmmmmm… Well, a couple times he’s drawn up a bubble bath for me, complete with candles and CD player, and leaves me to spend some alone time. Although I usually end up wishing he hadn’t, haha.
  3. How do you look at your nails? With…my…eyes? Haha, um, I don’t think about them much. They’re a little brittle because my diet isn’t balanced, but they grow pretty nice. I’d never get acrylics, I can tell you that. I much prefer my actual nail to a fake one. They’re nice nails. I like ‘em. ^_^
  
  What to say about Simba? Well, one of the things about life that makes it so dang difficult is it requires constant balance in pretty much every area. In the area of faith and compassion, I think Simba is well on his way to mastering such balance. He is true to his convictions, never compromising on truth, yet always ready to listen and empathize, regardless of your beliefs. His heart is open for us to see and he is honest about the contents. It takes a brave man to be honest with himself. Simba has my respect. And lets not forget that he's also pretty hilarious when he wants to be (although I think his brother may exercise such abilities more often)! After all, he DID write the lyrics for THIS <-- which makes him pretty AWESOME!
  Simbathe2nd asks—

  What is your favorite music group/singer/band etc?  I have a harder time with this question than any other type of “favorite” query… THANKS, SIMBA, THANKS. Hehe. Well, if we’re talking favorite as in “artist who consistently brings out songs that I think are witty, fun, and would be awesome to see in concert” I’d go with Relient K. I’ve been listening to their music for TEN YEARS and although they are FROM OHIO, and have put on many shows within an hour of me, I have yet to see them live. In fact, they’ll be performing with Toby Mac (who puts on an awesome show) this winter in PA and I want to go SO BAD, but I know I won’t. Life is too complicated for such antics right now. Especially antics that would cost me at least $100 for good seats…
  

  What is one movie you watch every year for christmas? Well, recently we’ve started doing the “It’s a Wonderful Life” annual viewing, but I used to hate it. I thought it was boring. One that I’ve always watched every year since I was little is “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas”. I don’t feel my Christmasy feelings are complete without hearing “And they say that his heart grew THREE SIZES that day” ;)
  

  How cool is simbathe2nd? Dude, I already answered this. *sigh* Okay, let’s get out the Cool-o-Meter.
  Looks like you’re……..Ice Cold, as per Outkast.
  

  Is it ever right to kill a life to save one? My first thought is “yes”, picturing soldiers defending our country and those who need defending, picturing a man threatening the lives of my family and a gun in my hand, picturing those who voluntarily sacrifice their lives in order to save another’s in survival circumstances. Even in the example of capital punishment, it seems that I hold an opinion that is in favor of defensive killing, as a last resort.
  But I have to be honest—I haven’t given it a whole lot of thought.

  
  
  Drizzles asks—

  What do you live for? …a very good question…
  I live for my family who needs me. I live for the plans God wants me to work on beside Him. I live for my hope in change, that things in me and around me will not always be this way, that there can be improvements.
  
  Laura is a new one for me, so here I go stomping again... People's footprints are going to go through the roof as a result of this Q&A... Anyway! What I find is that Laura is required to be strong. Her husband is in the military and she's going through some tough stuff at home. I hesitate to say she's a strong person, because people often feel they aren't strong; therefore, I say she is being required to be strong. I can also see that she likes to be off the beaten path, exploring the far reaches of her personality and enjoying the raised eyebrows along the way! She has a fire in her approach to life. I think it's safe to say she is AWESOME!
  LauraG0929 asks—

  What is your favorite tv show/movie? I'm crazy about Scrubs and Friends. *sigh* Back to favorites, eh? Haha… Okay. Favorite here being “show/movie that makes me feel happier after watching it for the 30^th time”, my favorite show would be Firefly (viciously cut short for superficial reasons back in 2002 *sniffsniff*) and my favorite movie would be…oh this is hard… Remember the Titans/ Persuasion (A&E)/ Pride and Prejudice (A&E)/ Fifth Element and about ten others. :p
  

  What do you think about Robert Pattinson, lol? Cause I think he's a joke. =p   Not interested in Edward Cullen at all, so I have no real reason to make jabs at him based on that. As Cedric Diggory, I think he did a good job. So I don’t know if he is personally a joke, but he seems to be doing well with whatever he’s doing. Not that it says much to be doing well as a movie actor these days… :p
  

  What is your favorite hobby? I love photography.  Besides writing, I think my favorite hobby might be dancing. It’s the best way to unwind and get a quick boost of self confidence for me. I love dancing. ^_^
  

  Where were you born? I'm Canadian.  Ohio, born and raised!
  

  What do you do to relax? I love hot showers and naked cuddling, lol!  On extremely rare occasions I take long bubble baths with candles and a book on CD. Usually though, I just veg out with a movie or the internet. Or listen to a book while I eat an apple with peanutbutter. And sometimes I take a walk by myself.

  Pxwanderer asks—

  What do you like and dislike about marriage/being married? Oh wow, what a loaded question. Okay.
  What I like about being married is the companionship, the joining of two lives to pursue a common destiny, the synergy created when marital unity is sought after, the parenting together, and—let’s be honest here—I really like the sex.
  What I don’t like about being married is the immense increase of responsibility and the stress that can cause, the everyday dealing with someone else’s problems, the living with things I can’t change (because you shouldn’t even try to change another person, especially when you marry them), and not being able to just pick up and GO someplace when I feel like it.

  
  

  ...Okay, I just need a moment here...

  
  

  I AM DONE! Haha...

  Thanks again everybody, I really enjoyed it, even though it took me like a WEEK to finish this monster. But I did and I hope you enjoy.
  Now for that vlog!
  ~Triumphantly Victoria
  

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