I asked for it
Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at 07:06AM The lovely Jen played a little game the other day, and asked for other suckers to play along. I volunteered. Which I thought would be a fun thing since lately I've been struggling for interesting blog fodder, but turns out Jen is pretty vicious with her questions. The game so goes that when you ask to play along, the original author gets to ask you five pesonalized questions that you then answer on your own blog. You'll notice that two of my questions force me to choose ONE thing out of BILLIONS of possibilities, and that, folks, is damn near impossible for me. I hate choosing. But here it goes, my answers.
1. If you could only eat one kind or brand of cereal for the rest of your life, which would you choose and why?
I love cereal and often deem it my favorite food, but that's because the choices are so vast and varied. Choosing just one puts a whole new spin on things. Brad and I bonded over our mutual love for cereal, and we could easily go through about four boxes a week together. He's a little more picky than me, but I can't think of a single kind of cereal that I won't eat. So to choose one? That's just mean. It can't be something too sweet because I'd eventually get sick of the sweetness. But it can't be anything too bland because eventually I'd just want a bowl of sugary Froot Loops already. I think, if I absolutely had to choose only one cereal for the rest of my life, I'd go with regular (not cinammon) Life. Not too sweet, not too bland, and it's always been a favorite. Now I just reread the question, and I think "one kind or brand" might mean that I can get away with an entire line of cereal. Like Post of Kellogg's. Yes? In that case, I think I have to abandon Life and go over to Kellogg's because have you seen their huge variety? Mmmm... cereal.
2. What Seinfeld character do you most closely identify with?
Wow that's hard. Not Kramer; I'm too careful to ever try out his never-ending crazy ideas and schemes. Not Jerry; he's kind of a freak really, what with the paranoia and obsessive-compulsiveness. Sometimes I don't even wash my hands when I used the bathroom. Elaine? Maybe, just because she's a woman. But her obsession with the sponge kind of turned me off from her. I'm a pill girl. Sadly, I might have to say George because basically, George is just a failure at life. I don't think I'm a complete failure, and I'm definitely not the loser that George sets himself up to be, but sometimes I feel like I can never quite figure things out. Like I'm just falling through life, like people look at me all the time and wonder what the hell I'm doing here, she doesn't belong here. I'm not really like George, but I can definitely relate to him in a lot of ways. Yeah that sucks.
3. Who do people say you look like, famous or otherwise?
Oddly, I've only been told I look like a famous person twice. Both times it was the same celebrity, one who just happens to make me want to gouge my eyes out: Liv Tyler. My high school boyfriend thought she was gorgeous, which made my hatred of her even stronger, but he never actually told me I looked like her. Thanks a lot. Later, another boyfriend told me he thought I looked so much like Liv, and I was appalled. Please don't ever say I look like her ever again, even if you do think she's beautiful. And then when Brad and I first met, on one of our first dates, he innocently mentioned that he saw part of Lord of the Rings recently and hey, you know what, you kind of look like... Don't even say it! Now it's kind of joke, and when she was on some show the other night, he reiterated our subtle similarities.
I don't see it. And I even found my best lip-pursing pose to compare. Maybe if I wore more makeup.
4. Morning or night person?
Oh god neither. I hate mornings unless I get to sleep in as late as I can possibly stand it. I'm not completely incoherent in the mornings and I'm usually able to function, but I contemplate the worth of life every single time I have to get up before I'm ready. I hate mornings. But I'm not a night person either. At least not a hit-the-town-and-stay-out-late kind of night person. If I don't have to get up early the next morning, I'll often stay up late reading or watching a movie. But if I leave the house at all, I'm ready to be home in my pajamas by about the same time as my grandma. During the week, my favorite time of day is the evening when I'm done with work and whatever else I have to do, when I can finally just relax. On the weekends, my favorite time of day is every single second that I'm not working.
5. What is the one food item you wish you knew how to cook?
Oh Jen, you're cute. You know I can't cook to save my life and that I pretty much wish I could cook (and enjoying cooking) just about anything. But I'm going to say fish. I think, if my life really truly depended on it, I could figure out a way to prepare chicken or pork or beef or pasta or vegetables in some kind of edible fashion. But with fish, I would have no idea where to start. My parents never ever not even once prepared fish for dinner, yet everytime I've tried it in a restaurant I've really liked it. I think I could be a fish person if only I knew how. So Jen (and Roth) (and anybody else), what do ya got for me?
If anyone else is interested in playing along, let me know in comments or email and I'll send you five personalized questions to answer yourself. Even if you don't blog, you can just send your answers to me and we'll have a good laugh.
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Reader Comments (9)
Oh Shannon, you're hilarious! You're so NOT George. I should've added a caveat to that question - what character, including any secondary character or Jerry's girlfriends, do you most identify with. That would've made it easier, maybe? And the cereal question - that reminded me of the time I saw a picture on your Flickr page of a grocery cart filled with a dozen boxes of cereal. I knew you'd have a hard time with that one! Thanks for playing along - that was fun!
I think you resemble Liv a bit. (Don't shoot me) Maybe it's the face shape. She does have a weird lip pursing thing going on though. Your's are much better. For a good laugh, do the celebrity look-alike thing on http://www.myheritage.com/. I tested it with several different pics and got different results depending on how my hair was done, i.e. down, pulled back, part up/part down.
EEW SHANNON! I can't believe you "think you could be a fish person" and would want to learn how to prepare it! I'm so disgusted! :)
Okay, you definitely should at least VISIT Seattle if you think you're a fish person. Lots of good seafood to be had here. BTW, my parents were exactly the same on the fish thing. They never cooked it. Must be a midwest thing?
My friend http://emilyatwood.com/blog" rel="nofollow">Emily looks like Liv. A lot.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/emilyatwood/120206617/" rel="nofollow">Evidence.
you are way more beautiful than liv : ) and you are so not george, though that made me giggle A LOT because i likely would have picked him too, lol.
I dont' have much a life I'll play.
Robin - you're pretty critical of people who like things different than you. Fish is good sometimes!
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