another fun bunch of Q's to answer

If you could go forward in time or backwards in time - which would you choose?

backwards.. who wants to get closer to death?

Do you think your name says anything special about you? What name would you choose if you could name yourself? What meaning would you give it?
My mother picked it but spelled it wrong on the birthcertificate so one year for her birthday I changed it for her. I used to think I would stay a virgin.. hahahahah . the virgin goddess.
I would name myself Clare or Molly. No idea why.

What is your favorite color? What does it mean/symbolize to you?
all shades of pink. not peach. pink. it's soothing cool soft and wonderful. Diana Vreeland also said it is the navy blue of india.

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? What would you do?
Vienna for New Years Eve. St Petersburg in summer. lands end in the UK. home, that's where the heart is and I love being here. and NYC any day of the week.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
I would have the skin and figure I had at age 30 and the mind and temperament of now.

If you had one way to help others, how would you?
bringing calm and peace to the world, making all children wanted.

If you could be given any special gift/talent what would you choose?
the ability to sing well.

What words do you like the sound of or the way they are spelled?
enigmatic. syzygy. the other I cant spell and I am too lazy to look it up.

What animal do you wish you could turn into for a day?
my cat and see what a life she has.


What is your favorite song? What makes it special to you?
In my Life by John Lennon, and a dippy song called Romanesque my husband made up for me.

If you could have a magical mirror that allowed you to see all of your wonderful attributes and helped you see your struggles as something to work on - how would you react?
squint, cry, go to bed and then take stock of what I learned.

If you could go forward in time or backwards in time - which would you choose?[/b]

foward, i wanna see what my future looks like

Do you think your name says anything special about you? What name would you choose if you could name yourself? What meaning would you give it?

My name is Lydia Nichole. I like my name a lot (I just hate the beetlejuice references ) I was named Lydia after a woman who made purple cloth in the Bible- it really suites me. I like my name a lot. I also love my middle name and the way my mom decided to spell it- it's not like everyone else you know. I go by both names I wouldn't change my names- i don't think anything else would suite me.

What is your favorite color? What does it mean/symbolize to you?

My favorite color is midnight blue- the color of my bedroom (it's not as dark as it sounds) it looks like a gorgeous deep blue ocean- to me, that color is just really peacful and relaxing. It always makes me happy.

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? What would you do?

Venice- i've always wanted to go there. / Argentiful (sp?) - it's painted in two of my Claude Monet replicas hanging on my walls and i've always wanted to go there- it just looks gorgeous./ Switzerland in the winter/ Germany- to visit the concentration camps where my family member lost their lives/ My list goes on and on, there are so many places i'd like to visit.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

Tanner skin without having to deal with sun/tanning bed damage or fake tanners / more thin. Overall though, i'm pretty happy with myself. I've learned that you can never truely be happy with yourself externally until you accept yourself internally- and accept all flaws, etc. I learned that one day when I saw my niece (who is young and beautiful) complaining about her body- I made her stand in front of the mirror and pick our 5 positive things that she loved about her body- 5 positive things. From that point on, we both did that and learned to be positive about ourselves instead of negative.

If you had one way to help others, how would you?

If I had an unlimited amount of money- I would love to use it to buy homes for everyone in need, as well as food, medical needs, you name it- stuff that often gets taken forgranted, that people desperately need.

If you could be given any special gift/talent what would you choose?

Hummmm I'd like the ability to read what goes through Colins mind

What words do you like the sound of or the way they are spelled?

gorgeous, cubbards, allegro, there are lots of other words i like

What animal do you wish you could turn into for a day?

a giraffe!!!!


What is your favorite song? What makes it special to you?

I have 3 songs that are "my songs" my ex wrote for me- they're really sweet.
"Since I met You", "Hi-fi Girl", "I Miss you Tonight"

Probably the most special song to me though is mine and colin's song "Heaven"

If you could have a magical mirror that allowed you to see all of your wonderful attributes and helped you see your struggles as something to work on - how would you react?

I'd be happy

If you could go forward in time or backwards in time - which would you choose?
backwards, the future doesn't look too bright to me

Do you think your name says anything special about you? What name would you choose if you could name yourself? What meaning would you give it?
my full name is Kathleen, and I do really like my name, it means "Pure one" which of course I am not

but I wouldn't change it, I am Katie

What is your favorite color? What does it mean/symbolize to you?
I like pastels, I really can't choose between baby blue, lavender of a nice soft green, I do like cool colors, they are calming

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? What would you do?
Alaska, I went there over 10 years ago and it was the most beautiful place, so wild and untouched. I would give anything to go back and camp again

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
my skin, I hit 24 and it went to heck

If you had one way to help others, how would you?
I would like to be a foster parent and give a child that never had a stable home one

If you could be given any special gift/talent what would you choose?
I always wanted to play the piano

What words do you like the sound of or the way they are spelled?
biscuit, i just love that word for some reason-biscuit!!!

What animal do you wish you could turn into for a day?
gee, I wonder

What is your favorite song? What makes it special to you?
Celebration by Kool & the Gang, I don't know why, I just like it!

If you could have a magical mirror that allowed you to see all of your wonderful attributes and helped you see your struggles as something to work on - how would you react?
I already have one- my mother

If you could go forward in time or backwards in time - which would you choose?
backwards, I'd like to meet my ancestors

Do you think your name says anything special about you? What name would you choose if you could name yourself? What meaning would you give it?
my name is Laura, it means victory, so yeah, I kinda like it

What is your favorite color? What does it mean/symbolize to you?
I like blue. There are so many beautiful shades of blue.

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? What would you do?
I would love to go to Greece. I still have family there.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
I wish I had thicker hair

If you had one way to help others, how would you?
try and feed all the hungry that I could

If you could be given any special gift/talent what would you choose?
I wish I could do ballet

What words do you like the sound of or the way they are spelled?
Love, it always sounds nice

What animal do you wish you could turn into for a day?
Definitely a cat, but one of my cats

The spoiled little brats

What is your favorite song? What makes it special to you?
Forever by Kiss, it was our wedding song!

If you could have a magical mirror that allowed you to see all of your wonderful attributes and helped you see your struggles as something to work on - how would you react?
I would be thankful for it and aggrevated with it at the same time

Originally Posted by goosehazel

If you could be given any special gift/talent what would you choose?
I wish I could do ballet

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You probably can... where do you live? I'll help you find an adult beginners' ballet class if you want.

It's totally worth it.

Live your dreams!

If you could go forward in time or backwards in time - which would you choose?
Either would be pretty cool.

Do you think your name says anything special about you? What name would you choose if you could name yourself? What meaning would you give it?
I write, so I have a lot of fun picking my pseudo noms (I have different ones for different genres).

What is your favorite color? What does it mean/symbolize to you?
Grey. Shadows only exist where there is light to form them. (Satai means grey, I believe).

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? What would you do?
There are a lot of places that I'd like to see. Today the North of France seems really appealling.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
I would have a light frame. Weight I can fix, bones I can't do anything with.

If you had one way to help others, how would you?
By writing things that make people think great and new thoughts, make the Republic of Writers a little bigger, a little richer, and gracefully pass the baton on to the next generation.

If you could be given any special gift/talent what would you choose?
To master, as far as possible, ballet and the cello.

What words do you like the sound of or the way they are spelled?
I like lots of words.

What animal do you wish you could turn into for a day?
An elephant, probably.


What is your favorite song? What makes it special to you?
Hands, by Jewel. Just a great perspective on life, and worry, and doing what we can.

If you could have a magical mirror that allowed you to see all of your wonderful attributes and helped you see your struggles as something to work on - how would you react?
I doubt that I'd notice. I think that it would look like a normal mirror to me.

If you could go forward in time or backwards in time - which would you choose?

Backwards. There are a lot of historical events I'd like to witness.

Do you think your name says anything special about you? What name would you choose if you could name yourself? What meaning would you give it?

My name's fairly common: Sara. Growing up, I could never find anything with my name on it, but there were always a bazillion Sarahs. In fact, I have a bizarre prejudice against Sara/Sarahs: most of the ones I know IRL are absolute The ones I've met online are peaches, though. As for what I'd choose ... Elisabeth, or Catherine. Not sure why, guess I just like them. As for meaning ... *shrug* "Princess" is good enough, I guess. Maybe "pretty pretty princess."

What is your favorite color? What does it mean/symbolize to you?

Hmmm, green. I find it calming and energizing at the same time.

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? What would you do?

New Zealand. My sister is going to teacher's college in Christchurch, and the pictures she sends us are bee-yoo-tee-full!

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

No more carpal tunnel.

If you had one way to help others, how would you?

I'd make people actually sit down and listen to each other's arguments, and force them to acknowledge that although they cherish their own personal beliefs, the opinions and beliefs of others are equally valid.

If you could be given any special gift/talent what would you choose?

Flight.

What words do you like the sound of or the way they are spelled?

Supperating, vivisect, myriad, escherichia (the E in E. coli -- I think it sounds pretty), zenith, zephyr ... I just like words.

What animal do you wish you could turn into for a day?

A komodo dragon. I'd probably just lie around basking in the sun all day, but it'd be cool to be a real-life dragon for a day.

What is your favorite song? What makes it special to you?

Solsbury Hill by Peter Gabriel and Tiny Dancer by Elton John. They both just make me happy, and are like talismans to me: nothing bad can happen to me when these songs are playing.

If you could have a magical mirror that allowed you to see all of your wonderful attributes and helped you see your struggles as something to work on - how would you react?

I don't think I'd need it. I already know what makes me great and what things I need to work on. I have healthy self-esteem. Now, if the mirror also fed me magical calorie-free chocolates, that I could use!

If you could go forward in time or backwards in time - which would you choose?

forwards as long as I stayed the same age. I just want to see what the future holds.

Do you think your name says anything special about you? What name would you choose if you could name yourself? What meaning would you give it?
No. I think I would name myself something that begins with a T. I don't know what or why. and I have no meaning for it yet.

What is your favorite color? What does it mean/symbolize to you?
Blue. any and every color of blue. It reminds me of tranquil days.

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? What would you do?
Jamaica for the cabana boys! NYC on NYE that would be a rockin party! Egypt and scotland for the ambiance and the castles.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
I want the figure I had a year ago.

If you had one way to help others, how would you?
obliterating animal cruelty from the world.

If you could be given any special gift/talent what would you choose?
the ability to enjoy life more and stress less.

What words do you like the sound of or the way they are spelled?
egg. it's a weird little word.

What animal do you wish you could turn into for a day?
my cat and see what a life she has. ain't that the truth.


What is your favorite song? What makes it special to you?
All I want by Toad the Wet Sprocket. It's our wedding song.

If you could have a magical mirror that allowed you to see all of your wonderful attributes and helped you see your struggles as something to work on - how would you react?
I'd enjoy the wonderful part. I'd be upset at the ones to work on. I'm not good at self critisim.
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If you could go forward in time or backwards in time - which would you choose?

Either - I'd like to see parts of the past, not so much for the major historical events, but more to see how people lived. And the future of course. No, I couldn't decide.

Do you think your name says anything special about you? What name would you choose if you could name yourself? What meaning would you give it?

My name is Laura which I actually think is pretty boring. I don't know what name I'd choose for myself either though, so I guess I'll stick with what I've got, I'm used to it now. Although I do answer to Epona as well, I have used it online for so long that many of my now RL friends knew me by that name before they knew my real name!

What is your favorite color? What does it mean/symbolize to you?

Red. Rebellion, revolution, excitement, danger. I also like purples and greens.

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? What would you do?

Mexico is pretty much top of my list at the moment, to see Teotihuacán, ChichÃ[emoji]169[/emoji]n Itzá, and the many other ancient sites. Oh and Rome too, not that far on a plane but to my shame I have never been there despite having studied Roman archaeology

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

I would like it if my joints worked properly, without constant injuries and pain.

If you had one way to help others, how would you?

Hard time deciding, sorry

If you could be given any special gift/talent what would you choose?

I would love to be able to paint

What words do you like the sound of or the way they are spelled?

Havoc, brouhaha, abstruse, pachyderm, penguin

What animal do you wish you could turn into for a day?

A bird, I've always wanted to fly unassisted!

What is your favorite song? What makes it special to you?

Too many to choose from! Sorry

If you could have a magical mirror that allowed you to see all of your wonderful attributes and helped you see your struggles as something to work on - how would you react?

Very surprised I should think

If you could go forward in time or backwards in time - which would you choose?

I would not choose either. I would want things to go how they were meant to be..

Do you think your name says anything special about you? What name would you choose if you could name yourself? What meaning would you give it?

I don't really like to discuss my name, but I'm not fond of it. If I had to choose a name is would be different.

What is your favorite color? What does it mean/symbolize to you?

deep blood red or burnished gold .. for me both symbolize passion and mystery. An escape from the dullness of everyday life..

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? What would you do?

I'm not sure. Somewhere in Europe, likely to do some fabulous shopping..

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

I would be more aggressive about going after what I want. I am very ambitious but seem to give up a little too easy for my taste..

If you had one way to help others, how would you?

Help them help themselves. Show them the way and then get OUT of the way. Let people be themselves.

If you could be given any special gift/talent what would you choose?

A strong singing voice..

What words do you like the sound of or the way they are spelled?



What animal do you wish you could turn into for a day?

My cat.. well maybe not, I dont think I could like my butt.. eh.. IDK.


What is your favorite song? What makes it special to you?

Memphis will be laid to waste by norma jean. Its just special. period.

If you could have a magical mirror that allowed you to see all of your wonderful attributes and helped you see your struggles as something to work on - how would you react?

Uh I think i found that already. It's scary! But after the initial shock it's wonderful..

Originally Posted by Satai

You probably can... where do you live? I'll help you find an adult beginners' ballet class if you want.

It's totally worth it.

Live your dreams!

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Really?! I'm in St. Louis, Missouri USA. You don't think 30 is too old to start

If you could go forward in time or backwards in time - which would you choose?
I would go back in time, just to see how people used to live.


Do you think your name says anything special about you? What name would you choose if you could name yourself? What meaning would you give it?
I hate my name. The meaning is almost the same as my last name.

What is your favorite color? What does it mean/symbolize to you?
Any shade of blue. I find blue very tranquil, yet mysterious at the same time.

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? What would you do?
I would definitely want to go to Norway; I have so many ancestors and relatives there.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
No more anxiety and depression.

If you had one way to help others, how would you?
I'd show them that it feels good to be yourself.

If you could be given any special gift/talent what would you choose?
Invisibility.

What words do you like the sound of or the way they are spelled?
Egg, rump, brouhaha, spout, crescent, gnome, pip.

What animal do you wish you could turn into for a day?
Maybe a bird, so I could fly around and poop on people's heads with ease. Or maybe a cat, but I don't really fancy the idea of licking my own bottom.

What is your favorite song? What makes it special to you?
"Echoes" by Pink Floyd. I always get a strange feeling when I listen to it.


If you could have a magical mirror that allowed you to see all of your wonderful attributes and helped you see your struggles as something to work on - how would you react?
I wouldn't like it at all.

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Really?! I'm in St. Louis, Missouri USA. You don't think 30 is too old to start

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Not at all!

This looks really good: http://www.stlouisballet.org/school/adults.html