Defending One's Territory Is Very Important

One day, whilst reading various articles, as I am apt to do. I found an intriguing article that was titled, “Questions to Ask Your Soul Mate.” Supposedly, these questions help you see what a person’s true character is, but I don’t think they really were that hard or telling. See for yourself.

So in the spirit of last night and all the interesting questions and sharing, I thought I would answer these questions for all of you. Plus, if my soul mate is reading this, then he doesn’t have to ask these questions later.

Question #1: “If your company gave one-year paid sabbaticals, what would you do for that year?”

Well, you would have to do something really cool because when you got back to work and people asked you what you did for a year and all you said was sleep in, and develop an addiction to General Hospital, I think everyone would be disappointed. Of course, I would take a good month to sleep in and watch crazy daytime TV.

But I think I would really like to make a movie. Of course some sort of romantic comedy, and include all of my family and friends in the cast.

Or film a documentary. Something off the wall. Like” My Month Working At McDonalds” or” My Life As A Nun”. (Which, by the way, I saw a Nun walking down our street the other day, all decked out in nun gear. I was incredibly jealous.)

Or maybe write a book. I could always finish “We Didn’t Really Date, But We Sure Broke Up.”

Question #2: “If your house were on fire, what’s the one thing you’d make sure to save?”

I thought about this one for a while. And I thought, who cares about my stuff, I have to get my family/friends out of the house. But I knew everyone would think that was a lame answer. So I cleared my head and thought again. And seriously nothing came to my mind. I guess I have nothing that is really rare, valuable, or irreplaceable.

So I decided to save my wallet. I know that sounds like an answer my grandmother would give. But I figured that had all my id and money in it. I could re-buy everything else that I love. (But if I lost you, I could never replace you.)

Question #3: “What’s the biggest misperception people have about you?”

The biggest misconception is that I am an optimist. I might pretend that the world is all sunshine and rainbows, but ask my mother, I am probably one of the biggest pessimists out there.

Oh, and I am anything but cheery in the mornings.

Question #4: “What would you bring as your luxury item if you were on Survivor?”

I think it would be great to bring your scriptures. You have a lot of time to kill most days; you could get a lot of reading done. Plus, if you got bored you could look at the maps, or cross reference stuff. It would be better to bring that just a normal book.

But the handiest thing to have would be a can opener. Think about it. You can survive without really any other kitchen utensil. You could use a rock or stick to stir stuff. But if you need to open a can, there is no easier or efficient way to open cans other than a can opener. You can try and use a rock to open it, but I think you will be too tired to eat your beans by the time you get the can open.

Question #5: “What’s the one life experience you want a do-over on?”

Oh, I only have to pick one, I have so many. What about high school, or letting different boys get away? But I would have to say that the one that would like to redo the most, and my biggest regret is not going on a mission.

Growing up I never had any desire to go. In fact, it was quite the opposite idea; over my dead body would I go on a mission. But as my 21st birthday approached, I thought about it more and more. And I was quite sad when I was accepted to school. But, I went to university instead, and tried to put the mission in the back of my head.

Please don’t be one of those people that says, “Oh Denise, it is not too late! You can still go.” No. That time has passed, and I think things have turned out okay. But I still wonder.

Well, there is. Decide if we are now soul mates. Hopefully the answer is yes.

Here’s to:

Jenny! Happy Birthday to one of the best roommates a girl can get. Hooray for you!

WCHS finally winning the drama festival! Way to go! Bring back the quasi shirtless guy!

The can of worms that has been opened. Wow!

You. Well. Yah.