If you were recuperating in a hospital, who would you want in the bed next to you, excluding relatives?
Actually, I'd love to have Ellen Degeneres in the bed next to me because, i'm not a fan of hospitals, and I'd need someone to put a smile on my face. She never fails to make me smile.
What has given you the most pleasure in the last year?
This has been a big year for me. I've come out to my parents, purchased a home, and become the proud papa of 2 kittens whom I adore... For the first time in my life, I finally feel free. I feel like career, home, family, friends and romance are in harmony. Ok, so I'd like a bit more pizazz in the romance department, but we'll see how things go. =)
What's something that we would be surprised to learn about you?
I'm actually very shy. I guess it's an old excuse, but being very overweight as a child, and having the other kids call me fat and a 'big girl', did a lot of damage. In my early adulthood, I went into every meeting with someone new, assuming they would not like me. I've been working on this, and am getting better, but it still plagues me. When i'm dating someone, and he is showing me through actions and words that he cares, I often feel like I don't deserve it. Oh well.
If your house were on fire, what would you grab on the way out?
Henry, Grace, (the kitties) and my stuffed cat from infanthood.
If we asked an important person in your life to describe you, what would he or she say? How accurate would it be?
I think, I hope that the word "kind" pops up. I put my foot in my mouth a lot, I make mistakes, I screw up, I have my flaws, but I always try to make people happy. Anything I do or say that might upset people, usually comes from an original good intention and with a clean heart. I hope the people close to me pick up on that.
What’s something that you’ve never done, but have always wanted to try?
I'd like to take a summer in NYC, London or Paris sometime. I don't know if my current mortgage would allow me to do that though! Hehe.
What’s the last great gift that you gave someone? And, that you were given?
Ugh...toughie. I used to keep an online blog, and a guy from upstate New York and I had been talking back and forth over our blogs for over a year. This led to online convos, phone convos, and finally, I went to meet/visit him. He had just purchased a home, and it was October. I brought him a pumpkin for his first front doorstep, and sunflowers for his first kitchen. He talked for weeks about how much he appreciated that. He said the 2 simple gifts really made his new house feel like home. He also gave me the greatest gift in a long time. That night, he set up a blankie on the floor in his empty living room, lit the first fire in his new fireplace, and poured us both a glass of wine. It was really wonderful to just get to sit in the glow of that fire and talk about everything under the sun. I made a new, dear friend that day who I know will be in my life for many years to come.
Dolly...what would I force you to do? Sit on the couch, eat chocolate chip cookies, drink cosmopolitans and watch "CATS:The Video" of course! =)
"Y'all have a GRAND day now"
Updated On: 6/25/06 at 03:14 PM
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