Random Questions to Make the Day Go Faster...

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1. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can, What can you touch?

2. What is on the walls of the room you are in?

3. Would you ever consider living abroad?

4. Do you really know all the words to your national anthem?

5. What's under your bed?

6. Do you sing in the shower?

7. How far away from your birthplace do you live now?

8. Name something you do when you're alone that you wouldn't do in front of others.

9. Have you ever called your SO by an ex's name?

10. What is the best compliment you have ever received?

CASK85

1. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can, What can you touch? 

The wall next to my desk. 

2. What is on the walls of the room you are in? 

Post-its with various PCR cocktail volumes, protocols for some random experiments, pictures of FI and I, a picture of my grandpa, other sciencey stuff. 

3. Would you ever consider living abroad?

Yes, but not forever. Maybe a year.

4. Do you really know all the words to your national anthem? 

Yes. I had to learn them in elementary school and sang them for my high school swim meets.

5. What's under your bed? 

Some random crap. Not a lot of stuff though. 

6. Do you sing in the shower?

No.

7. How far away from your birthplace do you live now?

About 600 miles - born in Rochester, NY. Living in Chicago.

8. Name something you do when you're alone that you wouldn't do in front of others.

Nothing really. Although I make weird faces in the mirror in the bathroom at work sometimes.

9. Have you ever called your SO by an ex's name?

No, thank goodness. I think he called me by an ex's name at the beginning of our relationship, just once.

10. What is the best compliment you have ever received?

This is a hard one. . . I don't really know. But I got chosen to be captain of my high school swim team my junior and senior years by the girls on the team - it made me feel great that the girls believed in me. I worked hard and tried to motivate them too. 

Elle1036

1. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can, What can you touch?
My nightstand.  I'm still lying in bed. 

2. What is on the walls of the room you are in?
Apartment-beige.  Gross.

3. Would you ever consider living abroad?
Sure.  But, like Schiano, I wouldn't want to do it forever.

4. Do you really know all the words to your national anthem?
Yep.

5. What's under your bed?
I don't even want to know.  It gets scary under there.

6. Do you sing in the shower?
Yes.  Every time.

7. How far away from your birthplace do you live now?
About 300 miles.

8. Name something you do when you're alone that you wouldn't do in front of others.
Talk to myself, walk around in my underwear, dance to the music in my head.

9. Have you ever called your SO by an ex's name?
I don't think so.  He would be grossly offended if I did.

10. What is the best compliment you have ever received?
I won the High School Heisman when I was a senior, and I know that was because my soccer coach talked me up, so I felt very grateful for that.  I also have tutoring students tell me "wow, you're smart," on a pretty regular basis, and I consider that an amazing compliment because it's so simple and honest.

IrishDreamer

1. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can, What can you touch?
The blinds on my window

2. What is on the walls of the room you are in?
Licenses, pictures, stone samples, a cabinet, my schedule board for my install crews, and a clock

3. Would you ever consider living abroad?
Sure

4. Do you really know all the words to your national anthem?
Yes

5. What's under your bed?
Nothing, my bed sits directly on the floor

6. Do you sing in the shower?
Sometimes

7. How far away from your birthplace do you live now?
About 2.5-3 hrs. I live in Kalamazoo, MI and was born in Chicago

8. Name something you do when you're alone that you wouldn't do in front of others.
scratch my ass?? LOL I don't know.

9. Have you ever called your SO by an ex's name?
Nope

10. What is the best compliment you have ever received?
Ummm... my friend told me the other day that i am "the sweetest most unselfish person i've ever been able to call my friend"... that was pretty awesome..Idk.. I underrate myself all the time, so i rarely pay attention to compliments...I'm working on it though lol

[Deleted User]

1. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can, What can you touch?
A stapler and a box of Kleenex.

2. What is on the walls of the room you are in?
A landscape painting and some project maps.

3. Would you ever consider living abroad?
Possibly. I think it would be fun...but I don't know if I could talk BF into it.

4. Do you really know all the words to your national anthem?
Yes!

5. What's under your bed?
BF keeps his guns under the bed. I don't really like it, but he is responsible and they are locked and the amo is stored elsewhere.

6. Do you sing in the shower?
Yes. All the time!

7. How far away from your birthplace do you live now?
1,786 miles. I was born in Virginia Beach.

8. Name something you do when you're alone that you wouldn't do in front of others.
Pick wedgies...adjust my bra...

9. Have you ever called your SO by an ex's name?
No...but BF once called his brother "babe" at a family dinner. Everyone was cracking up and sometimes they call each other babe now just to be funny.

10. What is the best compliment you have ever received?
Someone once thought one of my best friends and I were sisters. My friend is a tall, leggy, gorgeous blond...so I thought it was a great complement!

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[QUOTE]1. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can, What can you touch? My nightstand. <strong> I'm still lying in bed.  :)</strong> Posted by Elle1036[/QUOTE]

<-------JEALOUS!

IrishDreamer

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Random Questions to Make the Day Go Faster... : <-------JEALOUS!
Posted by allusive007[/QUOTE]

I second this! I've been at work for .....4 hours

IrishDreamer

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[QUOTE]1. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can, What can you touch? 2. What is on the walls of the room you are in? 3. Would you ever consider living abroad? 4. Do you really know all the words to your national anthem? 5. What's under your bed? 6. Do you sing in the shower? 7. How far away from your birthplace do you live now? 8. Name something you do when you're alone that you wouldn't do in front of others. 9. Have you ever called your SO by an ex's name? 10. What is the best compliment you have ever received? 1. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can, What can you touch? Ha nothing. 2. What is on the walls of the room you are in? My framed degrees and Supreme Court license. I've been meaning to hang a picture for the last two years.  I fail for not having a single family photo, or photo of BF, in my office. I really need to work on this. 3. Would you ever consider living abroad? Funny you should ask!  BF is interviewing for a position that would put us anywhere but here.  We'd most likely be living in a developing country for the next 2-5 years.  So yes, I would! 4. Do you really know all the words to your national anthem? Yep! 5. What's under your bed? Two big under-the-bed storage containers full of clothes. 6. Do you sing in the shower? Rarely, but I sing in the car like I'm on stage. 7. How far away from your birthplace do you live now? Less than 2 hours. 8. Name something you do when you're alone that you wouldn't do in front of others. Stop sucking in. 9. Have you ever called your SO by an ex's name? Nope. 10. What is the best compliment you have ever received? Hmm...ever?  I don't know.  But yesterday, after my hearing, the Magistrate told me that I'd done a great job, and I could tell my boss to go ahead and retire, because the practice woud be in good hands.  That was awfully nice to hear!
Posted by polo1425[/QUOTE]

That's awesome! :)

elannis

1. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can, What can you touch?
My contact solution.

2. What is on the walls of the room you are in?
A home-made sign to motivate me to not just sit and eat while I work, a copy of the Declatation of Independence (BF's), and some framed elementary awards my BF's mom put together for him (she still thinks he's 7, lol).

3. Would you ever consider living abroad?
I already have. I lived in Spain for 4 months. I wish it was longer, but I missed home.

4. Do you really know all the words to your national anthem?
I'm gonna say no, but I might be able to figure it out if I was given a couple of chances to think about it.

5. What's under your bed?
Mostly BF's junk, extra bed pads, pillows, and rubbers!

6. Do you sing in the shower?
I used to way more than I do now, but I still do it often if I'm home alone.

7. How far away from your birthplace do you live now?
I have only moved about an hour away.

8. Name something you do when you're alone that you wouldn't do in front of others.
Turn the music on/up and put on my own concert ... usually while I'm cleaning. I also tend to wear less clothing.

9. Have you ever called your SO by an ex's name?
I was having a convo with my parents about my SO and an ex and accidentally said the ex when I meant to say SO, but that happened once and he wasn't there.

10. What is the best compliment you have ever received?
I have to say it was when I was a waitress in highschool and I went in to drop something off to a table and a little girl told me I was pretty. Kids usually don't lie when they're that young, which meant she thought I was really pretty and I just felt like it was more honest than someone saying it to make me feel good, lol.

I am also happy when people tell me they can see how far I've come from three years ago when I was 278 pounds, very unhappy, very unhealthy, and lacked motivation to where I am now at 165 and have clear goals and try to make myself better each day. I have been known to downplay it I guess.

mookow86

1. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can, What can you touch?
My tea collection at my desk.

2. What is on the walls of the room you are in?
Nerdy science posters and paraphernalia

3. Would you ever consider living abroad?
I would for a year or two maybe. Of course, if FI had his way we would live in Singapore forever.

4. Do you really know all the words to your national anthem?
Yup

5. What's under your bed?
Rubbermaid storage containers

6. Do you sing in the shower?
Oh yeah baby. Pandora blasting all the way.

7. How far away from your birthplace do you live now?
Hmm..about a 6 hr drive

8. Name something you do when you're alone that you wouldn't do in front of others.
Eat an entire half gallon of ice cream

9. Have you ever called your SO by an ex's name?
Nope

10. What is the best compliment you have ever received?
Probably FI telling me he thinks I'm smarter than him cuz he's pry durn smart. He was probably just saying it to make me feel better about myself but whatever, it was still nice.

wink0erin

1. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can, What can you touch? I would end up out in the hallway touching a file cabinet! My doorway is to the left

2. What is on the walls of the room you are in? Boring off-white paint, a bulletin board with stuff on it, and a mirror. I need to decorate in here!

3. Would you ever consider living abroad? No... I'd travel, but would not live abroad. I have a hard time thinking about living in another state even.

4. Do you really know all the words to your national anthem? Most of them, but I usually forget the order of verses.

5. What's under your bed? Underbed seasonal clothing storage and a box of magazines.

6. Do you sing in the shower? Quietly =X

7. How far away from your birthplace do you live now? I literally live less than 5 min from the hospital I was born at and I live 15 min from my parents house. When I move in with BF I will be 5 min from my parents.

8. Name something you do when you're alone that you wouldn't do in front of others.  Sing. I was gonna say dance but I like to dance at weddings and I've danced while drunk before lol.

9. Have you ever called your SO by an ex's name? No. Except for the fact that he has the same first name as one of my old high school exes, but I don't think that counts!

10. What is the best compliment you have ever received? I love when people compliment my hair, because it usually feels like a tangled mess and drives me crazy!!

amsmith1989

Ooh, fun!

1. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can, What can you touch?

a tray of printer paper

2. What is on the walls of the room you are in?

nothing, really.  The office is pretty bare.

3. Would you ever consider living abroad?

I have considered it.  If it wasn't so much of a pain, I'd pack up and move to Dublin.

4. Do you really know all the words to your national anthem?

I do, as a matter of fact.  Choir kind of leaves you with no choice.

5. What's under your bed?

storage boxes

6. Do you sing in the shower?

only if I'm home alone

7. How far away from your birthplace do you live now?

around 2 hours away

8. Name something you do when you're alone that you wouldn't do in front of others.

urinate?  Haha...yeah.

9. Have you ever called your SO by an ex's name?

ouch.  Nope, never happened.

10. What is the best compliment you have ever received?

My mom told me how proud she was of me for finishing undergrad and continuing for my doctorate at my age.  She said that I'm a lot smarter than she'll ever be.  It was a tremendous compliment because I've always viewed her as the smart one.

Elle1036

Allusive and Irish -- I will probably be at work well after you guys have come home and changed into your sweatpants.  I still have an 8-hour day ahead me; I just have weird hours.  So don't be too jealous.

But, yeah, the sleeping in is quite nice.

IrishDreamer

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[QUOTE]Allusive and Irish -- I will probably be at work well after you guys have come home and changed into your sweatpants.  I still have an 8-hour day ahead me; I just have weird hours.  So don't be too jealous. But, yeah, the sleeping in is quite nice.
Posted by Elle1036[/QUOTE]

Lol. I totally understand. I work 7-4 m-th and 6-4 on fridays. So i'm up by 5:30 usually (and doze for about another 40 minutes lol) and at work by 6:45ish.
What do you do for work, Elle? I'm sure you've said, but my memory is shot today lol

Hazel_B

1. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can, What can you touch?

Umm, my desk? It's pretty big.

2. What is on the walls of the room you are in?

A map of the world with stickers of all the places I've been on it and all the postcards I've received since I started working here, plus random work related things.

3. Would you ever consider living abroad?

I'd give it a try for sure, but I don't think I could commit to anything until I'm actually there.  The only place I've been that felt like it could be home was New Zealand.

4. Do you really know all the words to your national anthem?

Yes, although these days it doesn't feel like it. I grew up with the English anthem, but where I live now I only hear the bilingual version. I need to work on learning the French version.

5. What's under your bed?

Two under the bed containers, one with craft supplies and one with purses and bags.

6. Do you sing in the shower?

Not really.

7. How far away from your birthplace do you live now?

About 300 miles, but still in the same province.

8. Name something you do when you're alone that you wouldn't do in front of others.

No idea...

9. Have you ever called your SO by an ex's name?

Nope

10. What is the best compliment you have ever received?

Hmmm, I can't think of the "best" one off the top of my head...I'll need to think about this.

Swazzle

1. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can, What can you touch? 
My coworker haha

2. What is on the walls of the room you are in? 
A lot of TVs but mostly bare other than that. 

3. Would you ever consider living abroad?
Yes, if my work offered me a job in London I would move in a heartbeat. 

4. Do you really know all the words to your national anthem? 
Yes!

5. What's under your bed? 
BFs shoe organizer thingy

6. Do you sing in the shower?
I do

7. How far away from your birthplace do you live now?
Hmm takes me about an hour and 45 mins to get to Philly from here with no traffic

8. Name something you do when you're alone that you wouldn't do in front of others.
Poo haha

9. Have you ever called your SO by an ex's name?
Yikes, no never. How awkward would that be!

10. What is the best compliment you have ever received?

I guess from my boss... He tells me a lot that I'm the best "junior broker" this desk has ever had & as long as he has a job, I have a job. That's pretty nice to hear

Elle1036

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Random Questions to Make the Day Go Faster... : Lol. I totally understand. I work 7-4 m-th and 6-4 on fridays. So i'm up by 5:30 usually (and doze for about another 40 minutes lol) and at work by 6:45ish. What do you do for work, Elle? I'm sure you've said, but my memory is shot today lol
Posted by IrishDreamer[/QUOTE]

I'm a teacher and curriculum developer for a test prep/tutoring firm.  On days I'm working on the books, I can pretty much go in whenever, but when I work with students, I'm usually there all afternoon and a good chunk of the night.  I'll be there from 1 to 9 today, I think.

cu97tiger

1. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can, What can you touch? 
Phone, monitor, bowl of cherries

2. What is on the walls of the room you are in? 
A corkboard w/ pics of my niece and nephew, a picture of the building I work in, and my two diplomas.

3. Would you ever consider living abroad?
Absolutely. I hope to live in Germany some day.

4. Do you really know all the words to your national anthem? 
Yes, and I also know about 90% of the words to the Canadian national anthem.

5. What's under your bed? 
A drawer with a sweatshirt and empty duffel bag.

6. Do you sing in the shower?
Yep, but usually only if FI isn't home and I've cranked up the iTunes

7. How far away from your birthplace do you live now?
2,261 miles (I Google-mapped it). Born in Rochester, NY, living in Scottsdale, AZ.

8. Name something you do when you're alone that you wouldn't do in front of others.
Ha... TMI, but it has 3 syllabuls and rhymes with 'try not to hate'

9. Have you ever called your SO by an ex's name?
No, but in college I had someone do that to me. It stuck with me for the rest of our relationship.

10. What is the best compliment you have ever received?

That I'm just like my mother (even though she drives me nuts, she is a wonderful person who would do anything for anyone).

ETA: The stuff about where I was born... cschiano and I are from the same place!

CCO2012

1. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can, What can you touch?
Nothing.

2. What is on the walls of the room you are in?
Ugly prints, my boss insists we hang them. I hate them. I also have a couple drawings from my little sister of her hand at 9 and 10 yrs old

3. Would you ever consider living abroad?
Probably not. But, I wouldn't mind a beach house in Venezuela.

4. Do you really know all the words to your national anthem?
Yes... I was in choir for 5 years, you have to know it.

5. What's under your bed?
My winter clothes and shoes. Also my newest pup sleeps there

6. Do you sing in the shower?
If I am in a good mood!

7. How far away from your birthplace do you live now?
A few miles.

8. Name something you do when you're alone that you wouldn't do in front of others.
Masturbate?

9. Have you ever called your SO by an ex's name?
Once, when I was really mad. He understood  that since he never gets me worked up like that and my ex was a huge d**k head!

10. What is the best compliment you have ever received?
I don't know. I like it when ever BF looks at me and then kisses me and smiles. Makes me feel like he feels lucky!


ETA:

8. Name something you do when you're alone that you wouldn't do in front of others.
Ha... TMI, but it has 3 syllabuls and rhymes with 'try not to hate'

hahaha... I said it!

loves2shop4shoes

1. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can, What can you touch? 

The wall.

2. What is on the walls of the room you are in? 

A painting by Deborah Barlow.

3. Would you ever consider living abroad? 

Consider it?  Sure.  Actually go through with it indefinitely?  Probably not.

4. Do you really know all the words to your national anthem? 

Yup.

5. What's under your bed? 

Perhaps some dirty underwear...and dust.

6. Do you sing in the shower? 

Almost never.

7. How far away from your birthplace do you live now? 

About a 4 hour drive.

8. Name something you do when you're alone that you wouldn't do in front of others. 

Hang out naked.

9. Have you ever called your SO by an ex's name? 

I called my ex by a previous ex's name once...during sex.  I caught it though before it entirely slipped out.  But I've never called FI by an ex's name.

10. What is the best compliment you have ever received?
You're beautiful.

lilphillips14

1. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can, What can you touch? - BF's pillow.

2. What is on the walls of the room you are in? - Nothing, really.

3. Would you ever consider living abroad? - I would! Only for a semester or so, I think. I don't think I could do it full-time and forever.

4. Do you really know all the words to your national anthem? - Yes I do!

5. What's under your bed? - Pretty sure there's only ferret hair under there. I haven't looked!

6. Do you sing in the shower? - Sometimes, not often.

7. How far away from your birthplace do you live now? - Well, most of the year i live about an hour from it. Right now, I'm about 10-11 hours away.

8. Name something you do when you're alone that you wouldn't do in front of others. - Mast-...uh...walk around topless

9. Have you ever called your SO by an ex's name? - Nope!

10. What is the best compliment you have ever received? - That I make someone laugh. Anyone. I love making people laugh.

leia1979

1. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can, What can you touch?
The wall behind the couch in the living room.

2. What is on the walls of the room you are in?
Nothing. I live in a rental, so we haven't put anything on the walls. It's so boring.

3. Would you ever consider living abroad?
Maybe if it was for a limited amount of time, but probably not.

4. Do you really know all the words to your national anthem?
Yes.

5. What's under your bed?
Clothes and music books.

6. Do you sing in the shower?
Nope.

7. How far away from your birthplace do you live now?
From the actual place I was born (i.e. the hospital)--about 12 miles. From the place I grew up--one mile.

8. Name something you do when you're alone that you wouldn't do in front of others.
Hmm...I would kind of say singing, but I will do that in front of people under the right circumstances. Um, I wouldn't take a shower in front of others. 

9. Have you ever called your SO by an ex's name?
No, thank goodness. I've worried about doing that, though.

10. What is the best compliment you have ever received?
I can't think of any at the moment.

peekaboo2011

1. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can, What can you touch? 

A fan, alarm clock, pain killers, water bottle, jewelry box, desk.  I'm still in bed (although, more like "just crawled back in to bed")

2. What is on the walls of the room you are in? 

Ugly flat painted "I'm a 12 year old girl" blue-purple.  I see no point in painting if I'm moving out in the next 6 months.

3. Would you ever consider living abroad?

Again?  YES.  I'd love to live in Europe again.

4. Do you really know all the words to your national anthem? 

Well, the commonly sung portion.  I don't know the rest of the poem.

5. What's under your bed? 

A whole LOT of stuff.

6. Do you sing in the shower?

Nah...

7. How far away from your birthplace do you live now?

3000 miles, give or take a few hundred.

8. Name something you do when you're alone that you wouldn't do in front of others.

If FI counts, masturbate.  If FI doesn't count, be naked

9. Have you ever called your SO by an ex's name?

Nope.  But when I'm really upset with him, I sometimes call him by my little brother's name.  It makes him laugh, and makes me a little more frustrated.

10. What is the best compliment you have ever received?

Yesterday, I was working with a family who had been to our salon for the bride's mom and both of mom's sisters.  I spent several hours with them, and they wanted to think about the two dresses she loved.  On their way out, everyone hugged me and told me I had done an awesome job, and her grandmother called me an "angel".  It made my month and completely made up for my lack of sales.

CCO2012

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[QUOTE]1. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can, What can you touch?   Window next to my desk - except it's just a window to the hallway/staircase so everyone who walks down the stairs can look at my computer and see what I'm doing.  And I still go on TK, FB, etc. all day. 2. What is on the walls of the room you are in?  Right in front of me: An evolution card that says "evolution has no goal or foresight," a miniprep protocol, gymnastic class schedule, DNA ladder product sheet, enzyme info sheet (I have no idea why it's there either... I only used it once.)  In my old lab, I had personal pictures, but since everyone can see my desk, I thought it would be kind of weird.  Also - holy sh!t I'm a nerd. The rest of the lab has standard lab stuff - numbers for emergencies, signs for eye wash and emergency shower stations, hazardous waste instructions, and white boards advertising a happy hour that took place 3 weeks ago. 3. Would you ever consider living abroad? YES!  I spent a month in Greece and could have stayed for at least a year.  I want BF and I to live somewhere for a year or so before we have kids. 4. Do you really know all the words to your national anthem?  I think there's a verse that I always reverse in my head, like Christina Aguilera.   5. What's under your bed?  We have a bed with drawers and a big storage compartment under it - so LOTS of clothes in drawers and random stuff in the storage compartment.  I think there's BF's files, a desk lamp I have no use for, extra yarn for my blanket, stand for my TV which is currently mounted on the wall.... I LOVE this bed. 6. Do you sing in the shower? No.  I used to back in the day when I had a radio in the bathroom at my parents' house. 7. How far away from your birthplace do you live now? Queens NY to Bucks County PA is about 2ish hours, depending on traffic, but I've never driven it myself (I don't have a car).<font color="#ff0000"><strong> 8. Name something you do when you're alone that you wouldn't do in front of others. Look up recently purchased rings on Blue Nile.  I like seeing what other people buy and how much they spend... and then judging them for spending a ridiculous amount of money (for some of them). </strong></font>  9. Have you ever called your SO by an ex's name? Only in my head in the beginning.  I was with my ex for almost 3 years, plus another 1-2 years of drama after that so it was hard to break the habit.  He was my only other serious relationship. 10. What is the best compliment you have ever received? I still remember the first time someone called me pretty - I was in 7th grade and this really popular girl told me I was really pretty.  I was shocked, I never thought of myself like that.
Posted by yaga13[/QUOTE]

Going to go do this now!

AnneR15

1. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can, What can you touch?
my purse, which is hanging on one of my cubicle walls

2. What is on the walls of the room you are in?
On the actual walls, an empty corkboard and a piece of artwork. On my cubicle wall, a calendar, various pictures & postcards, photobooth strips of me & BF, and contact sheets I use for work.

3. Would you ever consider living abroad?
Absolutely. The UK or Ireland would probably be my first choice. I told BF that if a certain politician is elected pres, I think we should seriously consider moving out of the country.

4. Do you really know all the words to your national anthem?
yep!

5. What's under your bed?
Nothing, our bedframe goes all the way to the floor.

6. Do you sing in the shower?
rarely

7. How far away from your birthplace do you live now?
Umm, I live less than 10 miles from the hospital I was born in. But I did live in another state before coming back.

8. Name something you do when you're alone that you wouldn't do in front of others.
talk to myself

9. Have you ever called your SO by an ex's name?
Never. I didn't really like my ex by the time we broke up, so I've never given him much thought at all.
 
10. What is the best compliment you have ever received?
Probably the best compliment was at camp when I received this huge honor they give out every year to one girl. I know it's dorky, but I went there for 10 years and it's always been a huge part of my life. When I was younger, I looked up to the other girls who had gotten that honor so much. I got this beautiful handmade engraved silver bracelet that I still wear regularly.

Also, yesterday a guy at work hugged me and told me I was lovely (He has intellectual disabilities and was helping with a cermony we put on - it was sweet, not creepy.)

AudgiePodge

1. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can, What can you touch? 

Nothing

2. What is on the walls of the room you are in? 

Windows

3. Would you ever consider living abroad?

Yes

4. Do you really know all the words to your national anthem? 

Yes

5. What's under your bed? 

Nothing

6. Do you sing in the shower?

Sometimes when I shower with Avie.

7. How far away from your birthplace do you live now?

I'm in the same city.

8. Name something you do when you're alone that you wouldn't do in front of others.

Poop

9. Have you ever called your SO by an ex's name?
Nope

10. What is the best compliment you have ever received?

Well, the most recent one was the poker dealer telling me I had a beautiful face.  That made my day.

AnneR15

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[QUOTE]9. Have you ever called your SO by an ex's name? No...but BF once called his brother "babe" at a family dinner. Everyone was cracking up and sometimes they call each other babe now just to be funny.
Posted by allusive007[/QUOTE]

My brother has done this to me before! He calls SIL "baby" and he's goofed when talking to me. It was weird... 

csousa1

1. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can, What can you touch?
My cubicle wall.

2. What is on the walls of the room you are in?
Cubicle walls are beigey-grey, office walls are white.

3. Would you ever consider living abroad?
Yes. I think it would be awesome to live in Europe (France, Italy, Spain, Ireland), or on an exotic island. I would never be able to convince BF, though, and I don't think I could be that far away from my family. 
 
4. Do you really know all the words to your national anthem?
Yes.

5. What's under your bed?
Not much. A pair of flip flops that I nudged out of my way the other day, and I know that my water bottle rolled under there last night. Probably some dust bunnies, but that is about it.

6. Do you sing in the shower?
Yes. My favorite belt-worthy tunes are "Son of a Preacher Man" and "Piece of my Heart". I have no idea why.

7. How far away from your birthplace do you live now?
About 20 minutes.

8. Name something you do when you're alone that you wouldn't do in front of others.
Masturbate? Lol - umm talk to myself & dance around. Although I dance around with people there too, it's just different. 
 
9. Have you ever called your SO by an ex's name?
No, but I have referred to him by an ex's name by accident when talking to my mother. We laughed. The most embarassing was when he met my cousin for the first time - their names are very similar (Jon and Josh), and I kept mixing them up. It was really embarrasing. BF's mom called me by his ex's name once. It didn't bother me at all, but she was mortified and kept apologizing, even though I tried to assure her I was fine. 

10. What is the best compliment you have ever received?
I would have to say the best was a teacher at my HS who knew my mom well (she worked there) - he said to her, "Courtney is a really sweet, genuine person. Just being around her makes you feel at peace." Definitely the most meaningful compliment I've received - one of those that I try to live up to as much as I can.

marleylikeair

1. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can, What can you touch? 

The wall.

2. What is on the walls of the room you are in? 

Sconces, a wall clock that is broken, a mirror. Man, we need some artwork on these walls or something.

3. Would you ever consider living abroad?

Absolutely. I've always wanted to live in France for awhile. I speak passably decent French and I love it there.

4. Do you really know all the words to your national anthem? 

Yes, to the first verse anyway. In about 3rd or 4th grade, I knew the second and part of the third verses.

5. What's under your bed?

Dustbunnies galore. Been meaning to swiffer under that mofo.

6. Do you sing in the shower?

All the time. Sometimes on purpose, sometimes absently. It's the best place to start a vocal warmup--steamy and hot, good for the vocal chords.

7. How far away from your birthplace do you live now?

716 miles driving, according to Google Maps.

8. Name something you do when you're alone that you wouldn't do in front of others.

Eat stuff with my fingers.

9. Have you ever called your SO by an ex's name?
Nope.

10. What is the best compliment you have ever received?

I'm not sure. But I did have a lady tell me my character was very well-developed after a performance of ITW last week, and that was pretty awesome, especially considering I'm not onstage for that long in this show.

marleylikeair

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[QUOTE]10. What is the best compliment you have ever received? Ummm... my friend told me the other day that i am "the sweetest most unselfish person i've ever been able to call my friend"... that was pretty awesome..Idk.. <strong>I underrate myself all the time, so i rarely pay attention to compliments..</strong>.I'm working on it though lol
Posted by IrishDreamer[/QUOTE]

<div>This! It was so hard to think of one, which was why I went with something super recent. Allusive's question actually made me stop and think, "whoa, I've actually been given a ton of really nice compliments, I just can't remember any of them...maybe I should start paying more attention." Thanks for the self esteem boost, allusive! <img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-wink.gif" border="0" alt="Wink" title="Wink" /></div>

perkins81

1. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can, What can you touch?
 Window

2. What is on the walls of the room you are in?
Bow and arrows that I got from a village in Indonesia

3. Would you ever consider living abroad?
Been there, done that. Spent a month in Bolivia and two years in Indonesia.

4. Do you really know all the words to your national anthem?
Oh yeah! And I can play it from memory on my clarinet too

5. What's under your bed?
Just carpet. I'm a neat freak.

6. Do you sing in the shower?
Nope, I feel weird b/c I live alone. But I do sing to the radio in the car.

7. How far away from your birthplace do you live now?
Sheesh. I have no idea. Several hundred miles? I've moved so many times that I'm actually closer now to my birthplace than I've ever been since 7th grade!

8. Name something you do when you're alone that you wouldn't do in front of others.
Ummm, I'll keep that a secret

9. Have you ever called your SO by an ex's name?
Surprisingly, they have the same name! Actually, my ex (I only have one ex) went by a nickname, not is real name. I've never called my SO by that name though.

10. What is the best compliment you have ever received?
That I cheer people up and make them laugh