#1. Worst job. I was a receptionist/shipping at a pornography distributorship. I had to take the call, write down the order, go down to the warehouse, pick out the VHS and then wrap it in brown wrap and send it out. (Had to walk past the film set on the way.) Yikes. I was 18 and high on coke most the time.
#2. Worst Advice: “Keep doing it, even if you don’t like it.” or “Never let them see you sweat!” I don’t agree with it. Life is finite. Enough unhappiness comes without our permission. We don’t need to invite it in.
#3 “Don’t try to be perfect. Perfect is the enemy of good. Take perfect off of your horizon. It doesn’t exist. You’ll never get there. Be damn good today.” (Also my best job!)
#4. Treating people who annoy me for no reason? Death glare. I have a good one. I am generally pretty compassionate and try to remain aware that everyone has a story. Sometimes, RBF is real!
#5. Who makes me laugh the most? My best friend in California.
#6. How do I feel most misunderstood? The only time is when I am trying to talk to my ex about our kids and he reforms each and every word. Now I usually put things in writing.
#7. Best trait? My eyes.
#8. Goals for 2019. Authenticity. No hiding. 100% painful truths - which I bet don’t turn out so painful.
#9. Who is my best friend? My girlfriend who makes me laugh most. She goes by “T” and she has been in my corner since 1994.
#10 Something you would like to change about yourself or improve on? @ifs talked about it earlier in this thread. I would like to stop the self-sabotage. I have an incredible business and continue to work for others because I don’t get out my own way. I will delete self-sabotage from my DMO.
#11. Who I would love to be stuck in an elevator with? @Yoda-Stevie - but not if he wants to fight me.
#12. If my house was on fire what would I grab? After kids and pups, rat, and rabbits, everything can go. I lost everything once. It’s not important.
#12a-Most embarrassing thing that’s ever happened to you? I don’t really get embarrassed. Interesting. I did poop on the table giving birth.
#13. What job would you be terrible at? h Anything to do with bodily fluids. Just - no.
#14. If you could be a member of any tv sitcom family, what would it be? Maybe Family Ties.
#15. What did your last relationship teach you? Or what do you think about when you’re by yourself. I’ll answer both. It taught me how much someone else can manipulate you into controlling you and keeping you from who you are. When I’m alone, I think about ways I can stay sane and all the things I cant wait to change. (I am just leaving @MandiH answer!) Thanks for laying out the questions for me!
#16. 5 things you’d take in a zombie apocalypse?
Bow & Arrow (because the ammo is potentially reusable), food, water,matches and a cyanide tablet (just like in spy shows).
#17. If you were kind/queen/other royalty for a day, what would be your first rule that you would change? Hmmmm. I agree in improving mental health. Demystify, decriminalize, make care accessible. Getting it done? Who knows how. It’s going to be awhile in this country.
#18. Favorite toy growing up? Definitely my Barbies. However, they were usually doing pretty crazy stuff, like crashing their RV down into a ravine, with GI Joe rappelling down to save them.
#19. What is something you really dislike but have no good reason for disliking? Repetitive sounds…clicking, breathing, chewing, tapping. I didn’t have it before I was a linguist, which meant a lot of static in my ears for hours - so maybe there is a reason.
#20. Cure for hiccups? Teaspoon of straight sugar. Gross but effective.