Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Getting to know you...straight-up style

You know those e-mails you get, the "Getting to know you" ones? They ask you what you are listening to, who was the last person to talked to on the phone, etc. I've been thinking a lot about these lately, maybe to try to think about something other than home-buying. Anyway, I've been crafting my own "Getting to know you" questions, because seriously, do you really care if your friend like blueberries or cherries better? I try to get more and more creative with these silly things, for instance, putting that Dale Earnhardt Jr, Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie are the least likely to respond, because I didn't e-mail it to them.
Here's some of the questions I would ask, and feel free to copy and paste and send to your friends and family to find out the "real" them.

1. Have you ever run from the po po? Sure, who hasn't? I mean, no Mom, I never ran from the cops at a house party in Hyannis in high school.

2. Have you ever been arrested? I am happy to say, no, I have never been arrested. Have I done stuff that I could have been arrested for? No, mom, and stop reading. Yes and that's all I'm going to say for fear of incriminating myself 17 years later.

3. Who would you really like to see be President? Jimmy Buffett, of course. Running under the slogan "It's five o'clock somewhere" is a lock. On the plus side, he already has his own beer, Landshark, so there's no chance of another "Billy Beer" embarassment.

4. What was the last thing you cried about? The original question is when was the last time you cried. I'm sorry you cried, but I'd like to dig deeper into your psyche and life and know why you cried. I cried last week (one of the few times a year I do) because Adam was upset with me for not expressing my feelings. I'm trying, hun, I really am.

5. Think this one through for a minute. What do you remember about the drunkest you've ever been? Teetotalers need not answer. I remember bathing fully clothed in a cocktail of treasures found in a medicine cabinet at an inn on Nantucket.

6. What do you wish your name really was? I like my name, Erin, mostly because I wasn't one of the many Jennifers of my generation. Don't get me wrong, it's a great name, but unfortunately overused way back when. If I had to change my name, it would be to a name that has a song titled after it, like Amanda by Boston or that really cool song about Brandy being a fine girl.

7. Let's be honest-which of your children is your favorite? Ha ha, suckers, I only have one child. All of you moms and dads of more than one, good luck!

I know while thinking about this the last couple of days I had more questions, I just can't seem to filter them out of my info-adled brain right now. Feel free to add your own, or let me know which ones you'd add too.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving a comment. i always like hearing from other red sox fans ;)

Anonymous said...

1. Have you ever run from the po po?

No, I am now and always have been a law-abiding goody-goody.

2. Have you ever been arrested?

See #1. Nope.

3. Who would you really like to see as President?

A multi-billionaire who made all of his money due to his business savvy and shrewd judgment and who will run the government like a business, not like a homeless shelter.

4. What was the last thing you cried about?

If it wasn't baby blues in the sleep-drived month after Kenna was born, then it was probably finance related sometime since then.

5. Think this one through for a minute. What do you remember about the drunkest you've ever been?

That even though I got caught by my mom, I didn't get in trouble. It was the first time I ever got drunk. My friends were too lame to sober me up first.

6. What do you wish your name really was?

I'm fine with Michelle but, when I got married, I dropped my dumb middle name.

7. Let's be honest-which of your children is your favorite?

Thank goodness I only have one. Recently my step-sister pretty much confessed to my mom that she loves her firstborn daughter more than her infant son.