I don't generally do these questionnaires, but a friend forwarded this to me and I decided to for once....feel free to skip if you're bored easily.
Have you ever...
Sung someone to sleep? Yes, used sing my little sisters to sleep all the time.
Been to a psychiatrist? No
Baked a cake without a recipe? Yes
Recorded your voice? Repeatedly
Written a novel? No, and I don’t think I ever will
Had a paying job? Yes…used to model and sing professionally
Lost a loved-one? A sister, a niece, a cousin and grandparents
Been in a band? Spent 8 years of my life in one.
Danced in front of people? I think all of us who grew up at the HCS would have to say yes to this one
Wanted children? Once…for about a week. It was a short lived experience.
Been to a concert? Yes, many.
Cried yourself to sleep? Rarely and not in quite a while. I don’t like the puffy eyed look the next morning.
Met someone famous? Yes... mostly famous Japanese singers, actors and such, but I ran into Mariah Carey on a street in Tokyo years and years back…oh and met and talked to Natalie Cole and Eric Clapton after going to their concerts. I’m sure there were others…just can’t remember right now.
Wanted to be famous? Heh, well to be completely honest, when it came to music and singing, I used to have my dreams….
Used a rhyming dictionary? Yes, but very rarely…it feels like cheating
Drew/painted a piece of art to completion? I suppose I must’ve when I was a kid, but I’m no artist.
Streaked? Heck yeah…lol
Gone somewhere deliberately in the hopes of running into someone? Yes, love makes you a fool
Felt so incapable of expressing love that you cried? Yes, again love makes you a fool
Written a song? Too many to count
Climbed a mountain? Yes, Mt. Fuji…and other smaller ones.
Wished you were the opposite gender? Hmmm maybe a couple of times when I was a teen
Stayed up all night? Yes. I regretted it the next day.
Been heartbroken? Yes sort of….but I brought the heartbreak on myself, so that made it easier to take I think.
Been in love with someone who had no idea? Well not really, both times I fell in love the poor victims found out eventually.
Do you...
Stop reading books halfway through? rarely
Sleep during movies? Frequently, especially if I’ve had anything to drink.
Cry during movies? Every once in a very great while....rare tho
Talk a lot? I suppose if I’m full of my subject….but generally no, silence is golden.
Sleep better alone? Absolutely, unless I’m in love with you.
Own a pair of glasses? I wore glasses from 11 – 17 years old…but once I quit office work I stopped using them and eventually lost em. I do have a sunglass fetish, tho...way too many pairs.
Pinch pennies? Yes…I’m generally very careful with my finances.
Quickly lose interest in projects? I suppose my attention span can be short. But I don’t like leaving things undone so I’ll usually finish what I start regardless of whether I'm still interested in it or not.
Misplace things? Not usually
Buy stationery before you need it? Eh? Can’t remember the last time I bought stationery
Love math? Hate everything but fractions
Know a lot of random facts? I guess, but mainly just about music and cooking
Do romantic, thoughtful things for the people you love? I’m not the romantic type really, but yes to the thoughtful things...at least I try
Have difficulty getting rid of things you don't use? Usually yes, though I get into “purging” moods and I’ll get rid of a tun of stuff, even things I actually use.
Notice and remember little things about people? If I care about you, yes
Prefer wine to beer? Not when I was younger, but definitely now. Beer makes me full
Do an accent? I can do a wonderful Japanese accent
Enjoy the spotlight? Jury’s out on this one. I love singing on stage, but generally don’t like undue attention otherwise.
Love board games? Hmmm…scrabble maybe
Buy your own shampoo or toothpaste? Yes to shampoo, no to toothpaste.
Wish people would stop talking about you? I DETEST gossip. Especially being the subject of it.
Keep a journal? No, not unless you count this blog as a journal
Enjoy exotic foods? Not particularly...does Japanese count as exotic?
Cook elaborately for yourself? No, not unless I have someone to share my food with.
Have expensive taste? Heh yes. Unfortunately.
Write on yourself? Definitely, hands and arms are so much more handy than a notebook. lol
Stay up late? I’m trying not to recently. I sleep little enough as it is.
Absolutely love your perfume/cologne or use it because you have it? Love, love, love it. Gucci Accenti or Gucci Rush. My fave’s.
Wish you could be someplace else? Heaven maybe? Sometimes I want to go and live on an island.
Miss people? Hmm…a few people, yes.
Organize to a fault? YES
Take a long time to be satisfied with your work? I’m a perfectionist. Nuff said.
Wear clothes that are too big for you? On a fat day, yes. I’m a big fan of oversized t-shirts and baggy drawstring pants.
Own more than 10 pens? I’m sure I do.
Wear make-up every day? Not everyday, but I try to wear a little most days….I’m not getting any younger, so make up is my friend.
Get angry often? Rarely angry, occasionally annoyed.
And there you have it.....
