there are few things sweeter in this world than the guileless, hotheaded, intemperate, open admiration

from Random questions 

 

121. What is the lamest thing that you have seen someone do?

   post their wedding photos to Linked In

122. What is the stupidest thing you've done to impress someone?

   drag-raced backward down a narrow road in a borrowed pickup in the dark

123. What is your morning routine?

   get out of bed, get dressed, make tea, pour cereal, work

124. What's the last thing you did that is worth remembering? 

  sat quietly with a friend through a sad time

125. If karma was coming back to you, would it help or hurt you?

   a lot of both. Karma's only a bitch if you are—and damn, I can be one.

126. What is your opinion on playing "hard to get"?

   it's childish

127. What are the pros and cons of straightforward?

   it makes you vulnerable

129. Are you the friend-zoner or the friend-zoned?

   both

130. What do you admire most about your friends?

  I have many acquaintances and few friends—and they are very different indeed. What I admire about them is unique to each.

131. What do you admire most about your family?

   loyalty, modesty, kindness

132. What is your opinion on "going with the flow"?

  it's something for which I strive

133. Do you enjoy talking or listening?

  I'm more of a listener than a talker

134. When is it time to end a friendship?

   when it is draining rather than fulfilling

136. If GPA didn't matter, what courses would you have taken?

   wait—GPA mattered? And it had an effect on what courses people took? Huh.

138. When was the last time you had a deep conversation with someone?

  road-trips this summer

139. What instantly ruins a conversation?

   interrupting, dismissing, or pointlessly arguing inane issues

140. Biggest turn ons and turn on offs: 

    turn-ons: undivided attention, inside jokes & shared stories, kissing & long hugs, and unspoken looks 

    turn-offs: casual cruelty, dirty fingernails, arrogance, or Axe cologne

141. Biggest disappointment:

   being treated like an imbecile by my 'professional' boss. I've started having dreams about biting the heads off rodents—that's a clear sign, experienced in my past, that it's time to get. the. fuck. outathere.

142. Do you have any self-restraint? 

  Ayup.

144. Prized possession(s)?

   a bracelet, some cards, and a photograph

146. Text or call? 

  text, unless it's a certain person and we have all the time in the world to talk—and I can hold the phone still so that when I laugh I don't cut us off when my chubby cheeks nudge the "end call" button

148. What advice would you give to yourself 5 years ago?

   take your time changing up the house, and be systematic rather than your trademark willy-nilly

149. How organized are you?

   physically, very. Mentally, I'm scrambling. If you looked at my bookshelves and kitchen cabinets you might think I had all my shit together, but one look in my journal (don't even dream that you'd ever get the opportunity) would clear that up in a heartbeat!

[from here; the title quotation is by Rudyard Kipling, from Indian Tales]