A Saturday Morning Quiz Thing

Here’s a quiz from Sunday Stealing! I’m doing this because it’s early Saturday morning and I’m sitting here with a mug of tea and I don’t really want to do anything productive quite yet but I need to post something (I’m sitting on a nice little string of consecutive days posting stuff!), so here we go:

What 10 Questions Can Tell You the Most about a Person

1. If you were an animal, what animal would you be?

Well…I’m prone to long periods of inactivity punctuated by short bursts of activity, and I can be motivated by food, so I guess I’d be a greyhound. Huh.

2. Are you generous?

I certainly hope so! I constantly wish I had more resources to support all the things that need supporting. (And people.)

3. Of the following, which consistently gives you the most pleasure: a) music, b) money, c) books, d) science, e) spirituality, f) food and wine, g) movies?

Sheesh, I love all those things! Maybe not spirituality, but I suppose it would depend on how we define that. I certainly enjoy the sense of community and participation in humanity that all the other things bring. And money isn’t something I love, but I sure love that having it brings the ability to pursue all the other things. Oh, and I’d add photography and other visual arts, too.

(By the way, maybe this belongs in a longer essay, but “Money can’t buy happiness!” is complete and utter bullshit and anyone saying it should be laughed out of the room.)

4. Describe your dancing ability.

I don’t have any. I probably could, as I have a fine sense of rhythm, but I have never danced much. Now, if I was to ever take an actual class in dance, I suspect I’d be OK at it. At least, not “Elaine Benes” bad.

5. What do you think your worst enemy really thinks of you?

“That guy is a liberal pinko weirdo with no fashion sense and isn’t manly enough.” (Now, I have no idea who is thinking this, but if I had a “worst enemy”, this is probably at least part of their thought process.)

6. Can you tell when someone is lying to you?

Depends on the person and the lie, doesn’t it?

7. Describe how it feels to fall in love.

Well, your brain kind of goes all foggy and your thoughts go all “What if I did this weird thing I would never otherwise do? Would that impress that person?” and people are often doing the snapping-fingers-in-your-face thing to get your attention because once again you’re thinking about the oh-so-cute thing that person did the other day and how you really want to revisit the lovely conversation you had with them that time so you cook up all manner of weird conversational gambits to get that topic back again. Oh, and there can be uncomfortable bloating, too. Be careful. A thing of Tums helps.

8. In deadly peril, what three people would you want in a foxhole with you?

Superman, Wonder Woman, and Captain America.

9. What is your greatest weakness?

Well, my sweet tooth doesn’t do me any favors. And I’m likely to pay a lot less heed to your character flaws if you look good in a pair of overalls.

10. If you were to live out the rest of your life as your favorite fictional character, which would you choose?

I could cheerfully live as Bilbo Baggins, in all honesty. Books and food and warm fires? And some of the hobbits wear something similar to overalls!