1. I love music.
2. I love writing, reading, and, hopefully, creating, via the written word.
3. Law, Politics - and, within them, the everpresent Words - are seminal to my existence.
4. I love to play. I love to play with words. I love word games (Boggle, Jotto, Scrabble); but also board and card games. It's a family tradition.
5. I love a good argument; but abhor confrontation. I'm a diplomat (with some teeth) with nearly all but my own (ungrateful) children.
6. I adore art. It makes me feel. It enables me to feel. It feels for me. In my dotage, I'm gravitating to sculpture more. I don't know why.
7. I want to learn to weld.
8. I love to make soup. And things in crockpots.
9. I choose men poorly.
10. I'm funny, witty, quick, and can be snarky and sharp. It goes with the territory.
11. My feet are large and, without proper dosing, smelly.
12. I am adopted; my birthmother is unwilling to communicate. It has caused me pause; I'm overcoming it.
13. I gave up a beautiful boy for adoption when I was 17; he found me nearly four years ago. He is a blessing and a joy and incredibly talented and gorgeous (and a handful).
14. I am a proud Leo, though don't believe in that astrology stuff.
15. I, too, am quite fond of religious ceremony - gimme some Gospel! but equally negative toward "organized" religions.
16. I feel deeply, but mistrust same.
17. I'm a big sports fan - I think it's like church: you're there together with others with the same goal, and it's great for community spirit. Go Jayhawks! Go Chiefs!
18. When I was small, I believed that god was mad at me. I haven't quite gotten over that.
19. I like to gamble; I like the controlled risk. I suspect, given the chance, I'd love to drive a Formula car @ over 200 mph.
20. I'm turning into a hermit: don't answer the phone unless it's convenient - nevermind who's calling; don't like crowds; fantasizing about retirement in Central America near a beach.
21. I have wonderful skin.
22. I'd like to, just once, literally kick someone's ass.
23. I generally know what's right and how to fix most things. Oddly enough, not everyone believes this.
24. I believe in the following: If someone catches you doing a good deed, its value is halved.
25. I should be Secretary of State.
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or: "I thought it would be a fun project....you're so good at this stuff."
Welding is a very gratifying process. Controlled molten metal flowing onto surfaces.......the culmination of all the metallurgical history of the human race.
Hate it too, when that damn phone keeps ringing........
(that's your new name, btw, in my head. it's kind of like ember and slumber)
I gave up on the illustratives 'cause I thought it was lame that I had to keep going to Googla images for same.
re: No. 9 - I'm very sanguine about it all. (and don't forget the root word for sanguine. very close to fire, in my humble est.)
(is it sAwn-dra or sAn-dra?)
I love the short story forum. Was supposed to go to a book club soiree last week wherein we'd exchange a (gently) used, very loved book. I'd chosen to proffer a reissued first edition (c. '53) by O'Hara. I still think that's why I didn't end up going....
I can't remember how long it took me to outgrow that, but the fear was intense.
Happy New Year!
Good list, C.M. #24 is intriguing. Though I have to say to all you #22'ers, yes it feels good when you're doing it but it is so greatly over-rated. Having been on both the giving and receiving end of same, giving is better than receiving.
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