20 Questions: February 8, 2009

1. If you saw your favorite celebrity in the street, what would be your first reaction?
define celebrity, because if that includes favorite athletes, that would be Mike Lowell. and i would probably drool.

2. Are you usually the heart breaker or the heart broken?
i suppose there might be one or two that would beg to differ, but i think i am usually the heart broken. although sometimes i wonder if i didn't hang on so long that it was really my own expectations breaking my heart in the end.

3. Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom?
yes. but i've also felt the inner strength that is born of pulling yourself back up from that place. i think sometimes you have to hit the very bottom before things can begin their slow ascent. i think hitting the bottom can teach more about ourselves than smooth sailing ever could. and i think hitting the bottom humbles us and makes us much more in tune to the blessings we have for which we should be grateful and often are not.

4. Do you give out second chances too easily?
more like the exact opposite. i probably should give second chances a little more than i do. thanks to personal history though, i just don't. hurt too many times.

5. Ever felt that no one relates to you?
maybe not *no one* but very few people.

6. Are you a vegetarian?
heck no. i can eat an occasional meal without meat but i couldn't give it up completely. ok, i suppose i *could* but i don't want to!

7. What were you doing 4 hours ago?
4 hours ago was...3:10pm. i was relaxing on the couch. i had Season One of Grey's Anatomy playing. i was half watching while scanning some blogs online. i like my Sundays to be low-key if at all possible.

8. Are you good at keeping secrets?
yep. i take trust very seriously.

9. Do you have any superstitions?
not really, except for when it comes to the Red Sox. i never ever laugh at the Yankees. i never talk about a no-hitter in progress. and then there's the Shrine...

10. On which blog did you last leave a comment?
it was actually on a blog i had not visited before: On Common Ground.

11. Do you open up to people easily?
absolutely not. and if i finally let my guard down far enough to confide in you, you'd best not betray that trust or it will never happen again.

12. Who was the last person that left you a comment?
that would be Ted.

13. Baked potato. You can put on any toppings you want.
a little butter and some sour cream for mine, please!

14. For what would you sell your soul?
my soul is not mine to sell.

15. If you spoke English with an accent other than the one you currently have, how would you chose to sound?
Boston of course! ;-)

16. What hour of the day goes the slowest for you?
2pm. that's about the time of day i start to drag. motivation is low. energy level is low. all i want to do is take a nap.

17. Name three things to be happy about today.
beautiful weather. ice cream. having a relaxing Sunday afternoon and evening.

18. What item in your house has seen too much use lately?
garbage bags. good Lord, where did all this trash come from all of a sudden?!

19. What is heaven?
i have no clue. i don't think it's something we are capable of imagining. we've never known perfection and joy in that way.

20. In what way have you been overused lately?
i actually haven't felt overused at all. i've gotten much better at politely but firmly setting my limits to prevent becoming resentful from being taken advantage of.