Hey dear reader friends! I’m curious… When is the last time that you took time out just to to PLAY, laugh, wander, or simply wonder? Has it been too long? If so, why not carve out some time to do just that today?!
Just this afternoon, I took time out to play around with a great little Application on Facebook called, “The 10 Second Interview.” I’m excited to share my Q and A results with you!!
If you’re game, I invite you to answer, all or part of the quiz questions and then post your responses here! What a great way for us to have a little fun and get to know one another better!
My Personal”10 Second Interview”
Q. I miss…
A. Skating to “Mr. Blue Skies” (by ELO):Electric Light Orchestra) at the old” Rainbow Roller Rink”.
Q. I’d be nothing if it weren’t for…
A. My birth.
Q. What celebrity do you wish would just go away?
A. Hugh Hefner
Q. What question should we ask on the 10 Second Interview?
A. What would you do, if you knew you couldn’t fail?
Q. What makes you homesick?
A. (I’ve changed the word to “nostalgic”) Looking at old pictures of my parents, who are now deceased. Autumn leaves falling, hearing a flash of the (big band) song “In the Mood”. (It was my mom’s favorite song.)
Mom and Me, circa 1973
Q. What was the best advice you ever received?
A. You already have the answers within you. (I gave that advice to myself! {grin})
Q. What’s your nickname?
A. Now it’s mostly just Tess and ever so often, Tessie. My dad called me, “Monk”(That was way before the TV show.)] …and come to think of it, I had a High-School Spanish teacher who used to refer to me as “The Catalyst”. (I’m pretty sure he meant this as an insult-but I rather liked thinking of myself as one who could make things happen.
Q. What advice would you give your younger self?
A. “Don’t dye your hair Fire Engine Red the night before Senior Pictures!”
Q. If I were a guest on “Jerry Springer,” the topic would be…
A. “Jerry Springer gets a life (and show!) makeover with the help of a Life Coach!”(Me)
Q. What was your favorite childhood toy?
A. It’s a tie between Jo-Jo the monkey & my Play-Do Barbershop! (Good times!!)
Q. Type control-v and paste the last text you copied.
A. “The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same.” ~Carlos Castaneda
Q. Who would play you in a movie version of your life?
A. Me! OK, but if I couldn’t accept the role due to being terribly busy working on another movie, I’d pick Parker Posey or Mary Louise-Parker. If Lily Tomlin would also like to sign on to play an older version of ME (perhaps in a dream sequence)… why I’d be thrilled!
Mary Louise Parker
Q. What’s the most recent dream you remember having?
A. Are you sure you want to know because it was really dark?! I had just finished reading, “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak. (Loved it!) In the dream, I was imprisoned in a Natzi work-camp… Come to think of it, it’s really too bleak to get into…
Q. What did your mom write on your lunch bag?
A. Don’t forget to bring home your thermos!!
Q. Is Britney over, or is the comeback just getting started?
A. Britney who? (Just being cheeky!)
Q. What was the worst movie this year?
A. “Yentyl goes to Vegas”- what a complete letdown.
Q. Do you play any instruments?
A. Yes, and I’m in a Rubber band.
Q. What was the best movie this year?
A. I’d have to say, “Iron Man”.
Q. What’s your favorite kind of cake frosting?
A. It’s a tie between Cream Cheese and Chocolate!
Q. Do you recycle?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. If I were a super hero, my super suit would be made out of…
A. High-thread count Egyptian cotton.
Q. Facebook or MySpace?
A. Facebook
Do share all or part of your answers here. I’m on pins and needles waiting to know more about YOU! Love, Tessa
Here’s a quick link to the Facebook App, ” 10 Second Interview”
Trin’s Personal”10 Second Interview”
Q. I miss…
A. being in Hawaii
Q. I’d be nothing if it weren’t for…
A. my family
Q. What celebrity do you wish would just go away?
A. Paris, Lindsey, etc.
Q. What question should we ask on the 10 Second Interview?
A. which animal do you most identify with? I’d pick a chimpanzee.
Q. What makes you homesick?
A. looking at old photographs
Q. What was the best advice you ever received?
A. keep active and engaged with life
Q. What’s your nickname?
A. When I call my husband by his full name (Gabriel), he responds by calling me “Trin-riel.” When I was a child, my friends’ nickname for me was Trinny Winny. Coworkers have called me Trincess, Trinalicious, Trinitron, Trindifferous…
Q. What advice would you give your younger self?
A. Perms are bad.
Q. If I were a guest on “Jerry Springer,” the topic would be…
A. I’m too boring…
Q. What was your favorite childhood toy?
A. Zim-Zam (what they played at the end of Napoleon Dynamite)
Q. Type control-v and paste the last text you copied.
A. It would be boring and work related.
Q. Who would play you in a movie version of your life?
A. Maggie Cheung!
Q. What’s the most recent dream you remember having?
A. Hmmm, I dream a lot b/c of my pregnancy but I can’t remember anything.
Q. What did your mom write on your lunch bag?
A. I always packed my own lunch.
Q. Is Britney over, or is the comeback just getting started?
A. OVER
Q. What was the worst movie this year?
A. Indiana Jones?
Q. Do you play any instruments?
A. No Guess I’ll project on my baby and make him learn 10 instruments!
Q. What was the best movie this year?
A. Can’t think of any that I loved.
Q. What’s your favorite kind of cake frosting?
A. I don’t really like frosting – too sweet for me!
Q. Do you recycle?
A. Of course
Q. If I were a super hero, my super suit would be made out of…
A. mithril (you’d have to be a LOTR fanatic to know this)
Q. Facebook or MySpace?
A. Huh? Neither – just my blog
Dear Trin,
I loved reading your responses, thanks for “playing’.
You Zim Zam player You!!
These sound like the kind of questions Larry King would ask.
Q. I miss…
A. The Oriole Way
Q. I’d be nothing if it weren’t for…
A. my education
Q. What celebrity do you wish would just go away?
A. Ann Coulter
Q. What question should we ask on the 10 Second Interview?
A. Can you really answer a dozen questions in 10 seconds?
Q. What makes you homesick?
A. …steamed crabs.
Q. What was the best advice you ever received?
A. Pick your fights carefully.
Q. What’s your nickname?
A. G
Q. What advice would you give your younger self?
A. Invest in Microsoft.
Q. If I were a guest on “Jerry Springer,” the topic would be…
A. How to get onto a talk show.
Q. What was your favorite childhood toy?
A. Mattel Hand held Football game.
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A. “Trin’s Personal”10 Second Interview”
Q. I miss…
A. being in Hawaii
Q. I’d be nothing if it weren’t for…
A. my family
Q. What celebrity do you wish would just go away?
A. Paris, Lindsey, etc.
Q. What question should we ask on the 10 Second Interview?
A. which animal do you most identify with? I’d pick a chimpanzee.
Q. What makes you homesick?
A. looking at old photographs
Q. What was the best advice you ever received?
A. keep active and engaged with life
Q. What’s your nickname?
A. When I call my husband by his full name (Gabriel), he responds by calling me “Trin-riel.” When I was a child, my friends’ nickname for me was Trinny Winny. Coworkers have called me Trincess, Trinalicious, Trinitron, Trindifferous…
Q. What advice would you give your younger self?
A. Perms are bad.
Q. If I were a guest on “Jerry Springer,” the topic would be…
A. I’m too boring…
Q. What was your favorite childhood toy?
A. Zim-Zam (what they played at the end of Napoleon Dynamite)
Q. Type control-v and paste the last text you copied.
A. It would be boring and work related.
Q. Who would play you in a movie version of your life?
A. Maggie Cheung!
Q. What’s the most recent dream you remember having?
A. Hmmm, I dream a lot b/c of my pregnancy but I can’t remember anything.
Q. What did your mom write on your lunch bag?
A. I always packed my own lunch.
Q. Is Britney over, or is the comeback just getting started?
A. OVER
Q. What was the worst movie this year?
A. Indiana Jones?
Q. Do you play any instruments?
A. No Guess I’ll project on my baby and make him learn 10 instruments!
Q. What was the best movie this year?
A. Can’t think of any that I loved.
Q. What’s your favorite kind of cake frosting?
A. I don’t really like frosting – too sweet for me!
Q. Do you recycle?
A. Of course
Q. If I were a super hero, my super suit would be made out of…
A. mithril (you’d have to be a LOTR fanatic to know this)
Q. Facebook or MySpace?
A. Huh? Neither – just my blog”
Q. Who would play you in a movie version of your life?
A. I used to think it would be John Cusack. But now people are telling me that Keith Olberman would be a better fit. Hmmmm.
Q. What’s the most recent dream you remember having?
A. The beauty of dreams is they are infinitely interesting to the person having them, and endlessly boring to the outside world. This makes sense since our own unconscious mind is custom manufacturing them for our entertainment.
Q. What did your mom write on your lunch bag?
A. I had a lunch box. By the time I had a lunch bag, I packed my own.
Q. Is Britney over, or is the comeback just getting started?
A. Who?
Q. What was the worst movie this year?
A. Tie: Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Crystal Skull & Mamma Mia!.
Q. Do you play any instruments?
A. Not really.
Q. What was the best movie this year?
A. Dark Knight, Speed Racer, Tropic Thunder, The Visitor, Journeys at the End of the World.
Q. What’s your favorite kind of cake frosting?
A. Depends on the cake…Chocolate is good for the right kind of cake…But would be absurd on a Carrot Cake–where a nice Cream Cheese frosting will do.
Q. Do you recycle?
A. Fanatically.
Q. If I were a super hero, my super suit would be made out of…
A. Kevlar
Q. Facebook or MySpace?
A. Facebook, for now.