65 posts tagged “qotd”
What would make you question a friendship?
Submitted by stueykins.
Oh, let's just say hypothetically, that my dog - whom I love more than anything else in the world - dies unexpectedly and someone that I thought was a friend didn't even say so much as "I'm sorry to hear that" and just sort of ignored the situation all together. And, further hypothetically, this person didn't seem to want to talk to me about anything at all related to my life for about two months and only wanted to talk about neutral news - political news, television news, etc. - when they brought it up and even ignored direct questions.
Yep. If, hypothetically, that situation would develop, I'd start to wonder what I did to make this person not like me anymore.
What would you like to accomplish this week?
I'd like to write a to-do list for work, which I've been trying to do for two weeks.
What's your favorite play and why?
I love theater and plays! Hands down, no hesitation, my favorite is "Our Town." It's totally hokey, but the self-awareness of it cuts the sweetness of it all.
What did you learn in kindergarten that you wish you did a better job of applying to the way you live your life today?
One of the few times that I ever got in trouble in school was when I was in Kindergarten. The teacher had left the room and everyone eventually started getting loud and playing around. So I stood on top of my desk and told everyone to shut up and get back to their seats before the teacher came back. Of course, in the middle of me doing that, the teacher came back and put me in the corner and no one else got in trouble.
Lesson learned? Life is really fucking unfair, especially when you try to do the right thing / nice guys finish last. I have to relearn this lesson about once a month. One of these days I'll cease to be surprised when it happens.
What's your best quality?
I don't know if it's my "best" quality, but I do know that the thing I like most about myself is that I don't settle. If I'm unhappy, I'll wallow in it for a while, but then I take active steps to change the situation to make it better. I also try to take responsibility for my part in situations and don't try to foist the blame on everyone else or everything. Every one has had a lot of bad shit in their life go down, myself included. However, there comes a point where people - myself included, especially in the past - start using these bad things as a crutch or excuse to avoid taking responsibility for their lives.
How have you changed in the past year?
Submitted by littleduckling.
Physically, I've become a lot healthier. I walk about 3 miles a day now and, as a result, I sleep better and I wore a skirt to work on Friday that I haven't been able to fit in since 2005.
Mentally, I don't know that I've changed that much in the past year. I think I did the big mental/emotional change from 2006 to 2007...and that's probably why the physical changes have been able to occur.
What's your favorite type of donut?
Submitted by tomatshonino.
What a perfect question for me to start a marathon QotD session with, as I like to think of myself as a bit of a donut connoisseur.
Okay, first of all, donuts need to have a hole. I just don't get jelly donuts and the cream filled ones make me want to vomit just thinking about them. One exception to this is a cream-cheese filled one that a local bakery does. Those are teh awesome. Secondly, I would prefer a yeast donut over a cake one. Cake ones are good, especially a nice sour cream one, but for the most part they make my teeth feel weird...sort of like when you eat an unripe banana. Plain glazed or a chocolate icing would be the best. I can also handle coconut topping. Sprinkles and nuts are just too much of a texture change from the fluffy yeasti-ness of a good donut that I tend to avoid those.
Damn. Now I really want a donut.
What do you do on the internet that you consider somewhat of a guilty pleasure?
Reading celebrity gossip and stalking people...hmmm, those are the only "guilty pleasures." The rest is really all perfectly justifiable.
This past year has been called "the worst year ever for U.S. airlines." What has your experience with the airlines been like when you've traveled in recent months?
I just flew to DC and San Francisco in the past month and I have to say that it wasn't too bad. My last connection flight was over-sold and some people got bumped. However, they got a free round-trip ticket, hotel money, and a dinner and breakfast stipend. If I hadn't been on the road for 10 days at the point and dying to get home, I probably would have taken them up on the offer.
Honestly, I've never really had a problem with airlines or their staff. It's always other travelers that make me think twice about ever setting foot on an airplane again.
