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Even when it's cold and dark. I still try to make a point of getting out and walking my dogs at least five days a week. Fresh air and exercise make a big difference to my mood. I am not much of a winter sports person otherwise, so walking my dogs is my winter sport. I also try to go out with friends, and not give in to staying home being lazy and depressed. It's all about getting up and getting out for me. And if I still can't take it, I try to go out of state, but that rarely happens in the winter for me.
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Almost Famous.... because it's the best movie ever.
I love the story, I love the writing, I love the characters, I love the music, I love that it makes me laugh and cry... I love the feelings it gives me every single time I watch it. I love that it has a theme to which everyone can relate. I love that the director's cut is just as good if not better than the theater cut. -
I don't think I've been to enough places to know where I would want to live if I could live anywhere. I can tell you I DON'T want to live in Alaska forever. I love it here in the summers, but the winters are starting to wear on me. So that eliminates Minnesota, which would be a comfortable place to live, since I went to college there and almost all my extended family are there.... and I really like the cities. Maybe some place in Washington where there's milder weather, but I'm still close to my family. Branching out of the states, I could see myself living in Ireland.
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Sure! My first "real" kiss took about three days to happen. I was on the tennis team in high school where I met this guy who was a year younger, but totally funny and super cute. A group of us from the team started hanging out as friends, but something was obviously developing between this guy and me. It even went so far as us admitting we liked one another. Everyone else knew we liked one another, too. One night I drove him home from a gathering we'd both attended and we must have sat in his driveway for a half hour. He alluded to wanting to kiss me, but I was so nervous and embarrassed, I just couldn't bring myself to do it. The next night we went to a party at a friend's house where the group decided it would be a good idea to play "Truth or Dare." They dared us to kiss. I wouldn't do it. He was obviously upset with me, and when I drove him home he told me he was offended that I didn't want to kiss him. I told him I did want to kiss him, but that I didn't want our first kiss, my first real kiss, to be in front of all those people. The next night, we sat in his driveway, again, for what seemed like forever, but we both finally got up the courage to lean in and make it happen. It was weird, and sloppy, and slobbery... but exciting, and I wanted to do it again and again and again. Now kissing is one of my favorite things in the world, but that first kiss is always so hard for me. I guess that's what makes it special.
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Monetary security.
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My dream job would be to own and operate a doggy daycare. If you haven't figured it out (assuming you follow me on Twitter) I LOVE dogs. They are sweet and affectionate and fun and cute and wonderful beings and they personify unconditional love. I think it would be so much fun and so rewarding to be around that every day.
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That he's gone :) Seriously, though, he started out as a really good roommate and things just started going downhill. I like not having to worry about how much noise I'm making, I like being able to play music as loud as I want while I'm in the shower or getting ready for work in the morning, or heading to bed at night. I like being able to walk around the house naked. I like that he can't sneak up on me anymore to try to scare me and make me feel stupid and embarrassed. I like that he's no longer around to harass my 14-year-old dog who is already skittish enough without him making things worse. I like that my wine is still there when I get home from work and want to enjoy the last glass. I like that there's no one to make fun of whether I've done the dishes or folded my laundry. I like that he's not around to bug me when I just want to be alone and relax and watch TV and chill. I like being at peace.
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First, I am very proud to say I have never had a one night stand (making out doesn't count, right?). Second, questions about sex are off limits and out of line. Why anyone wants to know about another person's sex life is beyond me. Unless you're a really, really good girlfriend and I want to confide in you about something, my gynecologist and are concerned about my reproductive health, or you're a person I'm considering having sex with and you deserve to know about my sexual history because we're deciding to be intimate, I don't think my sex life is anyone's business.
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I answered a similar question before, so this is going to sound kind of redundant, but I could go anywhere, my top choices would include Ireland, England, Greece, Italy, France, Japan, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand... A trip around the world would be fun, so if I could, I would go everywhere possible.
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Valentine's Day. They were from my boss. He always gives the ladies in the office flowers on Valentine's Day. The last time I received flowers from someone other than my boss was last September. They were from a friend who knew I had just been rejected by a guy I really liked. The card read something like, "If he wont send you flowers, I will. I'm proud of you for putting yourself out there." Probably more info than I needed to give, but it was sweet and really meant a lot.
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If you work with cool people, invite a group of people from work to go out for drinks one night after work and include her. Chat her up, in a friendly way, and nonchalantly find out if she has a boyfriend (or girlfriend, as the case may be). If she's not attached, and if the conversation goes smoothly, tell her you'd like to hang out again some time. Oh, and to avoid the sexual harassment thing, don't grab her ass.
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Generally, I THINK each is a bad idea. I think some people take sex far too lightly and use it as a recreational activity. Obviously, physiologically, humans are intended to enjoy sex, but sex is way more complicated than that, and what with the emotional ramifications of casual sex or friends with benefits, paired with the physical ramifications and possible health issues (e.g., pregnancy and STDs) I am often appalled that people don't take sex more seriously.
That being said, I do understand the desire and need for physical intimacy, and I'd be lying if I said I've never given in to those feelings... but I've certainly paid for those decisions. -
Time to answer this questions when I'm not completely hammered. What I was trying to say is that I don't have any crushes right now and that I don't get "crushes" that often. When I do realize I have a crush, it is a very present and in-the-moment feeling. I don't usually carry it with me or think about it once I'm not around the object of my crush. It is difficult for me to think of or name any recent crushes as a lot of times I don't think about it unless I am around the person and being all stupid and giddy. I have crushes on some actors, but that doesn't really count, right?
All that being said, it is not to say I am not interested in anyone. In my mind, having a crush and being interested in someone are two completely different things... and you don't have to know a person any certain length of time to get that "interested in" feeling... it's just a feeling that holds more weight and that I take more seriously. -
I am not political. I guess I care about politics in as much as I want things to be right and fair, but I am not very informed when it comes to political issues. I often wish I were more informed, at the very least, so I can make educated arguments when discussing politics, and educated decisions when voting, but I usually base my political opinions on my gut feelings more than concrete information.
I am definitely more moderate than anything. I don't think that being too far on one side of anything ever really works out. I tend to consider myself on the liberal side of moderate, but definitely have conservative views when it comes to certain issues. -
The office I'm in currently is relatively new to me, and work's been really busy, so I haven't had time to put up any pictures. I did hastily tack a photo montage to my wall. A woman made and gave me the montage as a gift for recommending her for a job on "The Lion King." It's a bunch of pictures of her with the kids who starred in the show that toured through Anchorage. Other than that, I have some press passes, which I made myself, hanging from a tack; the passes are from when my company was at the Iditarod start shooting footage for a documentary.
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I think some people are serious when they ask me certain questions, but I don't think the person who asked the gangbanger question was serious... at least I hope not! I imagine that person is a friend who's trying to be funny. I thought it could be Rachel at first, or David (Cook), but I can't be sure since it was asked anonymously and since I have no idea who's following me on this service. As for my relationship with my immediate family... my dad was a gangbanger and my brother is following in his footsteps... JOKING. I am pretty close with my mom. We do something together almost every weekend whether it be going to a movie or going out to eat or just shopping. She's always there for me despite how bratty I am with her sometimes. I think because I know she is the one person who truly loves me unconditionally, I take advantage of her love and patience and use her as a punching bag for all my anger and frustration. I know that's not fair, and I've gotten better about not taking everything out on her, but I wish I would stop altogether and spend more time showing her how much I appreciate her. Emotions are a tricky thing in my family, though, and being all lovey dovey and appreciative feels really unnatural and leaves me feeling much too vulnerable, which is uncomfortable. My dad and I get along, but I'm not really close to him. There was a time where I barely saw him or talked to him simply because I hate having to always be the one putting forth effort in a relationship, and I didn't really feel like my dad was putting forth enough effort for me... and he's just not an easy person to get along with all the time. I have since realized that if you want a relationship with someone, you have to put forth the effort regardless of who's doing more of the work, and I think my relationship with my father is one worth putting an effort toward. My brother and I don't get along. That's not true, but we do argue more than anything, and we don't really spend any quality time together, which I think is a shame. In the end, I know my brother would do anything for me if I needed him, and I would do the same for him, so at least there's that.
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I am going to pretend this "question" came from Mark Ruffalo and go to bed happy and flattered.
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Karen Pearson
Anchorage, Alaska
