"This thread has just crossed over to BEST THREAD OF THE DAY land. It might have won the BEST THREAD OF THE WEEK award, were it not for stupid deer."
RobbieJ
"This is almost as good as the deer thread.
BillyGoatGirl300
"This thread has just crossed over to BEST THREAD OF THE DAY land. It might have won the BEST THREAD OF THE WEEK award, were it not for stupid deer."
RobbieJ
"This is almost as good as the deer thread.
BillyGoatGirl300
Congrats Jilani! Once your name is in the title, it's your crown.
What has given you the most pleasure in the last year?
What's something that we would be surprised to learn about you?
If your house were on fire, what material possessions would you grab on the way out?
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be enbered with your old nonsense. ~ Emerson
OK, so the lawyer in me can't resist pointing out that Chapstick is actually itself a brand; it's a registered trademark. But in terms of lip balm, I don't have a favorite brand . . .
Mayo or Gravy?
Gravy, if forced to choose one, but I'd really rather neither one.
Shave or wax?
Hmmm - each has its own appropriate context, I would say.
If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is around to hear it, does it make a sound?
I think that it still objectively does make a sound.
What has given you the most pleasure in the last year?
The opportunity to reconnect with many old friends with whom I had lost touch, courtesy of facebook.
What's something that we would be surprised to learn about you?
I'm not sure how much people on here know about me to begin with, as I think of myself as more of a supporting player on this board, so it's hard to know what people might be surprised by. But maybe some people would find it interesting that I grew up living in 8 different countries.
If your house were on fire, what material possessions would you grab on the way out?
I really don't own much that isn't easily replaced. I'd probably take my laptop, since it contains all of the pictures I've taken ever since I had a digital camera, as well as my e-mail correspondence, and it's portable.
Turkey, Colombia, Mali, the U.S. (in Washington, DC), Tunisia, the U.A.E., Qatar, and Bahrain. My father was in the Foreign Service (he's now retired).
Thanks, miss pennywise! You are DC-based, aren't you? My dad lives in Fairfax now, so I return to the area every so often. I think Washington is a great city.
If you're ever in the area with some time to spare and you want to have coffee or a drink, let me know! Dc is a beautiful city, I agree. (And it will be even more beautiful come january 2009. )
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If we asked an important person in your life to describe you, what would he or she say? How accurate would it be?
What’s something that you’ve never done, but have always wanted to try?
What’s the last great gift that you gave someone? And, that you were given?
What was your first job?
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be enbered with your old nonsense. ~ Emerson
If we asked an important person in your life to describe you, what would he or she say? How accurate would it be?
My best friend would tell you that I am a great listener and have an easy laugh, and it would be pretty dead on!
What’s something that you’ve never done, but have always wanted to try?
I would love to try either scuba or sky diving at some point.
What’s the last great gift that you gave someone? And, that you were given?
I think the best gifts are often experiences, rather than material possessions. My youngest brother is about to graduate from West Point, and who knows when the next time will be that he can experience live theater (and he currently can't really afford to). So the weekend before the strike kicked in, I took him to see Spamalot and Wicked, both of which he loved. As for the last great gift I was given, it was tickets to see Lily Tomlin performing live in Houston a few weeks ago, with an invitation to a reception afterwards to meet her.
What was your first job?
Because I grew up mostly as a U.S. citizen overseas, I wasn't really eligible for a job until college, so my first job was working as a research assistant for a professor of finance.
So when do I need to pass on the title of MBCotD? Does this really last over the weekend?
I did corporate law at a big Boston law firm for a few years, and now I work in-house for a health care company, where I do a little of everything, including corporate, health care, employment, and intellectual property.
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be enbered with your old nonsense. ~ Emerson
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be enbered with your old nonsense. ~ Emerson
"This thread has just crossed over to BEST THREAD OF THE DAY land. It might have won the BEST THREAD OF THE WEEK award, were it not for stupid deer."
RobbieJ
"This is almost as good as the deer thread.
BillyGoatGirl300
I hate to point out that this has now been slogged to page 3.
"This thread has just crossed over to BEST THREAD OF THE DAY land. It might have won the BEST THREAD OF THE WEEK award, were it not for stupid deer."
RobbieJ
"This is almost as good as the deer thread.
BillyGoatGirl300
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