Message Board Celebrity Of The Day (Part I) - papalovesmambo- Page 24

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 1/17/06 at 4:34pm

I just used felt and a glue gun.

Rosie would be so proud of your craft skills.

[mominator]

Posted: 1/17/06 at 5:07pm

Addy that was great.

[kissmycookie]

Posted: 1/17/06 at 5:21pm

Princess Cowboy?

or

Cowboy Princess?

[Kringas]

Posted: 1/17/06 at 5:28pm

I like Princess Cowboy. I imagine a princess who can retire to her castle after a long day on the saddle.

Cowboy Princess makes me think there'd be no castle. It does sound like a good name for a tv-movie, though.

[kissmycookie]

Posted: 1/17/06 at 5:36pm

Kringas' castle?

[Kringas]

Posted: 1/17/06 at 5:46pm

Oh my god, that's my dream house!

[DG]

Posted: 1/17/06 at 5:48pm

Kringas - are you more drawn to the Tower or the Dungeon?

[Kringas]

Posted: 1/17/06 at 5:59pm

I'd have to say both, DG. Since It's still late afternoon, I'm probably drawn more to the tower. As the evening progresses, I'll probably want to go downstairs.

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 1/17/06 at 6:02pm

Best of both worlds, huh?

[Kringas]

Posted: 1/17/06 at 6:04pm

I like to think so.

[shameless]

Posted: 1/17/06 at 6:19pm

Ok, Kringas, here's another question.


If you could live any time in history, what age would you choose?

[NYadgal]

Posted: 1/17/06 at 6:39pm

Shameless, these questions are wonderful...

[Marquise]

Posted: 1/17/06 at 6:42pm

they love you kringas. they love yoooooooooou kringas. you've got that *air*... they know a star is theeeeeeeere...."

[Kringas]

Posted: 1/17/06 at 6:48pm

If you could live any time in history, what age would you choose?

Aesthetically I love the look of the 1930s, with its Art Deco buildings and the ruffles and plunging necklines. Granted, when I think of the 30s, I think of what Hollywood says the 30s were. When I envision myself as someone in the 30s, I see myself in black and white.

With the Great Depression and the war looming, I'm not sure that life would have been all that great for me in the 30s, but from a purely aesthetic standpoint, they looked so beautiful and "modern."

Edited to Add: Marquise, love the new avatar. Thanks for the serenade.

Updated On: 1/17/06 at 06:48 PM

[shameless]

Posted: 1/17/06 at 6:50pm

Thanks Addy, but I can't really take the credit, because I borrowed them from one of my favorite resources from journalism school.

[kissmycookie]

Posted: 1/17/06 at 6:51pm

What are two dream vacations of yours, Kringas?

[Kringas]

Posted: 1/17/06 at 7:08pm

I've always wanted to go to Europe, to England, Italy and Greece especially. I've always felt myself drawn to London and have thought - again, from what I've learned from the movies - that I'd probably like to live there.

Australia is another place I hope to see someday. It looks absolutely beautiful.

[kissmycookie]

Posted: 1/17/06 at 7:26pm

London is immensely liveable. Except for the current exchange rate.

What is your ideal comfort food?

[Kringas]

Posted: 1/17/06 at 7:33pm

A really good, rich chocolate pudding will put a smile on my face immediately.

Second runner up (and only because I don't have it all year long) is pumpkin pie. I almost never have it except between Thanksgiving and New Year's. Homemade preferred, store bought in a pinch, I adore pumpkin pie more than just about anything.

[NYadgal]

Posted: 1/17/06 at 7:36pm

oooh, I have a great recipe for it!

My favorite!

(pumpkin pie, that is...)

Updated On: 1/17/06 at 07:36 PM

[kissmycookie]

Posted: 1/17/06 at 7:37pm

A preference for the sweets over the savory...

[shameless]

Posted: 1/17/06 at 7:47pm

Kringas, this question is definitely open to interpretation, and it might be too personal.


What was your greatest opportunity?

[Kringas]

Posted: 1/17/06 at 7:47pm

Addy, you'll have to send me the recipe. A friend of mine made me a pumpkin cheesecake last year that I still dream about.

[DG]

Posted: 1/17/06 at 7:48pm

"What was your greatest opportunity?"

If you choose to answer this, I'd be curious to know if you took advantage of it.

[Kringas]

Posted: 1/17/06 at 8:46pm

What was your greatest opportunity?

I had to think long and hard about this one. My first instinct was to think of it in terms of career success, but as I'm still not quite sure what I want to be when I grow up, I don't have a satisfactory answer in that respect.

When that question was coupled with DG's "I'd be curious to know if you took advantage of it," something, actually someone, popped in my head immediately.

About four years ago I started seeing someone who lived out of town. I'd had one other long distance relationship that ended in a spectacular mess, and I vowed I'd never do it again. There was something about this guy that seemed different, and since he had plans (which he'd made before he'd even met me) to move here from Chicago within a year or so, I decided it wouldn't be so bad.

The problem was that my Chicago guy didn't want to be exclusive while we weren't living in the same town. And, while I can understand why that thought just makes good sense, when I was in my 20s I didn't really get that many guys interested in me, particularly guys I thought were of note. I was happy enough to find one, I didn't need to keep playing the field, but that's what he wanted, so I agreed.

J (the Chicago guy) and I saw each other when we could, and still saw others on our home turf. Imagine my surprise when - about six or so months into our relationship - I hit it off with a local guy.

L, the local guy, was great. Both guys were. I was attracted to both, had a lot in common with both, enjoyed making out with both, etc. Common sense would have said to just pick the local guy, but I've never been known for making things easy on myself.

J never pressured me, I guess because seeing other people was his idea, and he was quite enjoying himself in Chicago, but L quickly grew tired of knowing that there was someone else. The more he pressured me to make a choice, the more irritated I got. I'll be honest, there was a thrill to the fact two guys I was interested in were interested in me, but the real fact was that I was so worried that I'd make the wrong choice that I was pretty much paralyzed. I figured I'd never be in this position again, and I really didn't want to screw it up.

This went on for a few months and finally L had enough. He essentially told me it was a "him or me" kind of deal, that he'd be happy to stay my friend, but if I didn't want to be with him and him alone, we were no longer going to have that kind of relationship. I still didn't choose, because I couldn't, and I let L walk away. I had to, because at that point I realized I was in love with J.

L and I stopped seeing each other. Then, a week before J moved to St Louis, he broke up with me. I didn't take the news well. It sent me into a downward spiral that took me almost a year to get out of.

Not long after J broke up with me, I tried to get in touch with L. Both his home and his cell numbers were out of service. He had been in the process of moving when we started stopped each other, and I wasn't 100% sure where his new place was. I sent him a few emails, which he never returned. To this day, I don't know if he just did a bang up job of making sure I couldn't contact him, or if he really did drop off the face of the earth.

I wouldn't say this was my greatest regret. I've been through a hell of a lot worse. But he was an opportunity that I let slip by. There's no way of knowing if it would have worked out (and indeed, even if I had chosen L it could have ended just as badly, and I might find myself wondering what might have been with J instead), but since he vanished so completely from my life, I just sometimes wonder what would have happened if I'd chosen him.

J and I have mended the fence, and we're really good friends now. To this day, I have no idea what happened to L.

I'm not sure if this was actually greatest opportunity, but this is where my mind went when I was asked the question.

And no, I didn't make this long and rambling simply to try and one-up iflit.