who the hell are YOU?
Every day I put stuff up on this blog, and people read it.
Or at least they come to the page and stare at the screen.
That’s all I can really verify. Except for the people that comment on the posts, everyone might be going, “Well, I have no idea what the blazes she’s talking about.”
And that, my friends, would be cool, too.
But I want to learn about you, the people that have ended up here. By intention, by chance, by government-sponsored torture… however, really. I like to do this now and again. It’s pretty illuminating and snuggly and stuff like that.
SO.
If you have read this entry, you need to now bring your personal magic to the comments by replying to the following questions.
REALLY. SERIOUSLY. DO IT. IT’S FUN.
And in doing so, you become an automatic part of a true community: The People Who Come To This Web Site.
Sound illustrious? No? Well, dammit. Do it anyway.
- What’s your first name? Or if you refuse to tell because you have some cool internet “handle”, what do you wish it was or like it to be?
- What the heck do you do for a living? And if you don’t know what you do for a living, what would you LIKE to be doing for a living?
- How the heck did you end up here?
- Do you know my middle name? Or did you before this comment stream?
- Are you freaked out by the term “comment stream”?
- Why do you spend time online? Work? Play? eBay? Blogging? YouTube addiction?
- If you are a blogger, why do YOU blog?
- Tell us why you live where you live.
- Tell us your all-time favourite thing to eat.
- Tell us your all-time favourite place to go.
- Tell us your all-time favourite thing to do.
- Tell us a song you’d recommend we listen to.
- Are you wearing pants?
- Tell us what you’d like to see more of on MegFowler.com.
- Can I have your lunch?
- Give me, Meg, one piece of advice that will change my whole life.
- Why the heck did you answer all these questions?
October 19th, 2006 at 11:45 am
1. Jennifer (i’d rather be Sophia)
2. Good question…I’m not really sure…just going through the transition of full-time mom to having my children all off at school full-time.
3. I googled “Meaghan Fowler”.
4. Yes. I can still hear your mother saying it!
5. Huh?
6. There’s so much see and learn and do…ok…slightly addicted but not to YouTube.
7. I blog privatley…not for public review…helps me keep everything in perspective.
8. Vancouver Island–need I say more?
9. I love homemade pizza–my homemade pizza. Caramalized onions, roasted potatoes…
Oh, and Wine Gums…I feel for you deprived southern neighbors.
10. Kye Bay–beautiful beach 5 mins from our home.
11. Sitting at the end of a long day…reading, listening(currently) to Tony Bennett’s Duets then I love getting into bed at the end of that long day.
12. Umm, I’m thinkin’ about “One Voice” by the Wailin’ Jenny’s–love the harmony.
13. yep
14. I love your little inserts–photos, products, symbols of pop culture.
15. What am I having?
16. Be still and know…that everything will be okay.
17. Well, that was a fairly specific demanding post…and also…I don’t really want to wash all the hardwood.
October 19th, 2006 at 12:11 pm
1. i wish my name were isabella.
2. i am an executive admin for the business development team of a biopharmaceutical company. i would like to have my original career in opera back.
3. i think originally it was from beauty dish a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.
4. i can’t remember your middle name at the moment.
5.nope.
6. all of the above.
7. so that i can torture everyone in the blogosphere with my twisted mind.
8. because i have to live somewhere?
9. chocolate!
10. Mexico!
11. Sleep, because i hardly ever do.
12. America by Ozomatli
13. do cropped pant count?
14. pictures of meg and cat!
15. do you like meatloaf?
16. not that you aren’t already, but… always be kind.
17. because you asked me to.
October 19th, 2006 at 12:41 pm
1. my name is liz, well, technically it is elizabeth
2. i work as a mental health therapist at two elementary schools, and i have a second job as an independent consultant for a company that sells skincare products. i do the second job to supplement my income (yes, after 7 years in higher education and a job in social services i do need to supplement my income) but eventually i hope to make this my primary source of income so i can have kids and stay home and be a mom.
3. i don’t remember, but i’m glad i came
4. no
5. um. no
6. to fulfill my fantasy in which i believe that i actually have social connections
7. i have a blog, though i rarely update because i worry too much about what people (my family) will say. they told me that they read my blog and i got scared away from it.
8. four seasons and still 360 days of sunshine. fresh rocky mountain air. all the hippies, yuppies, and freaks.
9. cheese…in all its lovely forms
10. manuel antonio, costa rica
11. read, sleep, coffee, repeat…
12. Won’t Be Home (live version) by the Old 97s….nothing puts me in a good mood faster
13. yes. jeans.
14. photos, links to fun things to help me get through a boring day
15. i haven’t had one yet, but i’d be happy to share if i did
16. always remember that you cannot control anyone’s actions but your own.
17. you made me.
October 19th, 2006 at 1:15 pm
My name’s Ariel, though I’ve always wished it were Alex.
I am a professional trumpet player by night, an inconspicuous office worker by day.
I don’t remember anymore, it’s been way over a year.
No, I don’t believe I do. You’ve probably blogged it at some point, though.
…. no.
Because 9-5 doesn’t seem as long when you’re surfin’ the ‘net.
I don’t blog as often as I should. But when I do, it’s because I need to say something, there’s something inside of me just aching to get out.
I moved from San Diego to San Francisco to go to the Conservatory of Music there. When I was done there, I moved here to San Jose because I had been asked to be the house trumpet player for the local Children’s Musical Theatre company, and I didn’t wanna commute the 100 mile round trip.
Chicken noodle soup with cheddar cheese.
Water. Almost any place with water. As long as there aren’t too many people there, life’s good. Ocean, lake, river bank…
Play music! Guitar, trumpet.. whatever!
Mahler’s third symphony. Not a song, but good stuff.
Yes, as a matter of fact, I am.
I concur with liz: photos and links to save me from a cube-induced coma.
If I had one, I’d be happy to share it with you.
Procrastinate now, don’t put it off.
Because you bullied me into it… you bully, you.
October 19th, 2006 at 1:49 pm
1. Alana (pronounced with a long a in the middle). I have wished for my name to be Sasha and Julian, because they are sexy and romantic. Respectively.
2. I’m a Vet Tech. I love it, but one day I would like to be a writer,or an English teacher, or a youth counsellor. Maybe all three.
3. I don’t remember.
4. No, I have no idea.
5. I don’t think so.
6. Mostly because I have to have it to breathe… No, I’m kidding. I read blogs, keep up with all my friends, listen to music. That sort of thing.
7. Sometimes I’ve got to just get it all out there; I’m not so good at saying it, so I write it.
8. Well, I was born and raised in Natchez, but recently moved elsewhere in south Mississippi in order to attend college. I always wanted to leave, but now I kind of want to go back. Funny how that works. Anyway, it’s the oldest town on the MS River and a beautiful place. Definitely worth visiting if you ever get the chance.
9. I love love love pasta.
10. My favorite place so far has been Chicago.
11. Oh, that’s a tough one. Probably just crazy, spontaneous things with my friends.
12. “Boston” by Augustana or “The Dress Looks Nice on You” by Sufjan Stevens or “Glittering Cloud” by Imogen Heap. Sorry, but I can never pick just one song.
13. Nope, a skirt.
14. Hmmm. I think I like it the way it is. More color and photos may be nice. Also, I really like the picture you have up now.
15. Nope, I already ate it.
16. I’m still too young to give good advice.
17. Because you asked me to.
October 19th, 2006 at 2:29 pm
1. Liz, which is, of course, short for Elizabeth. I like my name.
2. My title is Marketing Services Coordinator, but what I really am is a 1-woman in-house advertising agency. I do layout work for every type of collateral material under the sun, customizations, HTML, graphics-handling, presentations, you name it. I love my job.
3. I stalked…I mean, I followed you here from The World According to Chuck to the old, old Blogcabin, and then to the old Blogcabin.
4. Engelbertina?
5. Immeasurably
6. Work, AWC, blogging, web design work
7. It keeps me writing, and the community of friends I’ve formed helps keep me sane.
8. Because I married a Swede and we moved to Sweden and then we bought a house outside town and THEN we built a house when the first one got a little too small for us.
9. SUSHI
10. Chicago
11. Sing
12. Hayley Westenra—Never Say Goodbye
13. yes
14. photos!
15. you’ll have to fight me for it :P
16. Only date Swedish men
17. Waiting for my final directory to print so I can doublecheck it
October 19th, 2006 at 2:44 pm
1. Christopher, it should probably be something else because the spelling really confuses the Norwegians.
2. Computer programmer. It would be fun blowing stuff up.
3. Orkut -> salon -> megfowler.com
4. Middle name?
5. No, but I’m a bit freaked out by you coming up with this question.
6. Entertainment, work, nothing on TV.
7. Tried once, never took off.
8. Because I work there.
9. Danish rolls, proper butter, cold milk. It’s heaven.
10. New York.
11. ‘O’ by Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas.
12. Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd or Hallelujah (cover version by Jeff Buckley)
13. Yes, and trousers.
14. Pictures.
15. You may, but it wouldn’t be a ‘good steal’, two rolls (not Danish)
16. Keep posting, then we know you are still alive. Irregular posters may get run over by a bus and the world wouldn’t know for weeks.
17. Because a crazy chick asked me too.
October 19th, 2006 at 3:39 pm
1. What’s your first name? Jen, or Jennifer. Never, EVER Jenny.
2. What the heck do you do for a living? My card says “Business Consultant.” I tried for “International Woman of Mystery” but it didn’t fly.
3. How the heck did you end up here? Would it be horrible if I said I didn’t remember? I think Darren Barefoot linked to you.
4. Do you know my middle name? No. Still don’t. Someone fess up!
5. Are you freaked out by the term “comment stream”? Heck no.
6. Why do you spend time online? Work? Play? eBay? Blogging? YouTube addiction? All of the above. Plus porn.
7. If you are a blogger, why do YOU blog? Everyone else was doing it, so I figured I should too.
8. Tell us why you live where you live. It’s close to work, the beach, and pet-friendly.
9. Tell us your all-time favourite thing to eat. Everything! I couldn’t pick just one.
10. Tell us your all-time favourite place to go. A beach. Preferably at night, with fireworks. If Daechon beach isn’t available or accessible, any one will do.
11. Tell us your all-time favourite thing to do. Light fireworks on the beach in summer.
12. Tell us a song you’d recommend we listen to. Right now I’m enjoying “The Black Parade” by My Chemical Romance on the radio, I’m fond of it lately.
13. Are you wearing pants? Yes. Jeans from the gap.
14. Tell us what you’d like to see more of on MegFowler.com. Pictures of your shoes!
15. Can I have your lunch? Sorry, I already ate it (Leek & Potato Soup). I have a granola bar in my desk I can fedex to you though.
16. Give me, Meg, one piece of advice that will change my whole life. That thing you always felt was out there, waiting for you - keep holding out for it. It’s out there. Also be aware that when it does show up, it will probably do so in the most unexpected way at the most unexpected time.
17. Why the heck did you answer all these questions? Cuz you asked so sweetly.
October 19th, 2006 at 3:51 pm
1. Dan. If I can’t get the locals to accept the Flying Aqua Badger then I’d have to settle for Ddot.
2. Data Analyst at a legal publisher.
3. One of Darren Barefoot’s posts.
4. Nope.
5. Nope.
6. Everything on that list plus expelling a little creative energy.
7. Compulsion. The voices in my head demand a bigger audience.
8. Forced into it by last minute changes to plan. Staying because I hate moving.
9. I’m a pasta fiend. Throw some tomato based basil & oregano sauce and mix in some tuna. Lovely.
10. Snowdonia
11. Spread the joy.
12. Bliss by Muse.
13. Not in this country…
14. Meg. Just keep doing what you’re doing.
15. You’re welcome to it, my dear.
16. Believe in the power of manifestation by intention.
17. I struggle to say no to a beautiful lady.
October 19th, 2006 at 4:30 pm
Okay, I swear I did a quiz almose EXACTLY like this one on your site already, but here goes:
My first name is Desiree.
What the heck do you do for a living? And if you don’t know what you do for a living, what would you LIKE to be doing for a living? I am the Technology Coordinator for a financial institution. I think I wish I could be a WELL PAID (not starving) writer.
How the heck did you end up here? Chollyson.com reccomended you
Do you know my middle name? Or did you before this comment stream? I am a fairly frequent reader but I don’t know it.
Are you freaked out by the term “comment stream”? No
Why do you spend time online? Work? Play? eBay? Blogging? YouTube addiction? Tyring to supliment my pathetic social life and sheer boredom while reports compile.
If you are a blogger, why do YOU blog? Maybe I’ll get discovered and be offered a novel contract? Probably boredom.
Tell us why you live where you live. Reno, Nevada. I live here because events conspired against me.
Tell us your all-time favourite thing to eat. Mashed potatoes.
Tell us your all-time favourite place to go. Lake Tahoe.
Tell us your all-time favourite thing to do. Sleep.
Tell us a song you’d recommend we listen to. White & Nerdy by Weird Al.
Are you wearing pants? Yes. I hate to shave my legs.
Tell us what you’d like to see more of on MegFowler.com. Hot guys in business suits under umbrellas.
Can I have your lunch? If you want to gag down 330 calories by all means, enjoy my dietriffic lunch.
Give me, Meg, one piece of advice that will change my whole life. Don’t live your life by fear.
Why the heck did you answer all these questions? Boredom.
October 19th, 2006 at 4:36 pm
As I said up there, I like to do this now and then:). Now and then being OFTEN and FOR MY PLEASURE.
:)
October 19th, 2006 at 5:15 pm
1. Kimberly. I’m okay with it as a name in general.
2. I’m a copywriter for an online company that sells things.
3. Link from a link from a link…don’t really remember, but glad I did!
4. Nope.
5. Not really. It reminds me of a talking brook.
6. Mainly work. Sometimes play. No real addictions, though I was sucked into Myspace for an amount of time I don’t really want to disclose.
7. I guess I blog because I have a hard time speaking my thoughts out loud. It’s a good way to vent, and just be the real, weird person that’s deep inside me somewhere.
8. I live in Seattle because my husband moved here and invited me to come along. It’s also a pretty okay place to live.
9. Taco Bell’s bean burritos with extra cheese and red sauce.
10. Colorado or Ohio – to visit my family.
11. Watch movies cuddled up with my husband and all the pets.
12. I Hate Everyone – not sure the artist. But it’s a very funny song.
13. Yep.
14. I’m new here, so not quite sure really. I do like seeing pictures of hot guys though.
15. Probably not. I already ate it.
16. Marry for money. Love will come later.
17. I have an unexplainable desire to please people.
October 19th, 2006 at 7:19 pm
Okay, I’m one of the lurkers, but I’ll answer this one.
My name is Marjorie. That’s fine with me.
I’m an editorial assistant for children’s books, but I’m not positive what that means yet. Part receptionist, part copyeditor, part researcher, part cutter-out of pictures.
I got here from your old blog, from World According to Chuck, from Real Live Preacher, from a recommendation by a friend’s uncle.
I have no idea of your middle name.
“Comment stream” doesn’t really bother me. I kind of like the idea of things coming in streams, actually.
I claim I use the Internet to keep in touch with my friends, and sometimes I do, but mostly I distract myself with it.
I don’t really blog. I livejournal, but it isn’t public. That’s the keeping-in-touch-with-friends bit.
I live where I live because I got a job starting at the beginning of this month, desperately needed somewhere to live so I could take the job, and this apartment was the only one I’d seen anywhere within commuting distance that was acceptable. Now I live in the city and commute to the suburbs. I’ll have to find somewhere else soon.
All-time favorite food is any kind of cheese. I’m kind of obsessed.
If you offered me a trip to England, I would be gone in a second.
Reading books.
I’m gonna be a geek about the song and suggest Skullcrusher Mountain by Jonathan Coulton. It’s quite amusing and available online.
I am, in fact, wearing pants.
I second the person who said to just keep doing what you’re doing.
Too late for lunch, as I ate it eight hours ago.
Don’t make the mistake I made, namely, killing a bug and then letting it fall into your tea. Or coffee.
I think I was motivated by guilt for how many of these I’ve read and not answered.
October 19th, 2006 at 7:31 pm
1. Cathie
2. Secretary in a special needs school; I like it enough, but I’d rather be a travel or restaurant critic :)
3. I must confess, I have been reading for about a year - I came to your place through Birdy
4. No
5. Not sure - should I be?
6. This is my exercise - surfing! ;)
7. Contemplating a blog
8. I live in New England because this is where we grew up and all my family is still here - otherwise, I think I’d be in Hawaii
9. I love ethnic food - especially Indian & Thai
10. I have not been there yet - Hawaii
11. Go to concerts for LIVE music
12. “Can’t Do a Thing to Stop Me” by Chris Isaak
13. always wear pants these days
14. I like it just the way it is. :)
15. Do you like “Indian” - Palek Paneer?
16. Believe in YOURSELF.
17. Because you asked - and it was time to introduce myself.
October 19th, 2006 at 7:42 pm
1. Warwick. Like the guy on CSI. The second “w” is silent (War-ick).
2. Photographer, Producer, Adventure Seeker. Currently? Procrastinator.
3. Probably Darren’s blogroll…
4. Nope!
5. Yes. It’s WAAAAY geeky.
6. Procrastination. And, er…the internet is my lifeline.
7. I blog because I wanted to write more and hack back into my really wacky stream of consciousness style of writing that I had back in high school (I would write tomes to my friends). Still haven’t managed to do so. Now it’s more a way for me to keep in touch with family and friends around the work so they know what I’m up to. I tend to restrict myself too much because I know my parents will be reading it!
8. I live in Squamish because it’s the most beautiful place in the world. There are mountain trails out my backdoor, ocean and rivers down the road, and it’s halfway between Vancouver and Whistler.
9. Pizza Hut with my Dad - just because we used to always go there together when I was a kid. Otherwise, the Box Sushi at Sushi Village in Whistler is to die for.
10. The top of any mountain at sunset.
11. Driving a car to it’s limit (on a track, during a rally, etc.). It’s the ultimate feeling of control when you get it right.
12. “The Lonely End of the Rink” off the new Tragically Hip record (um, album. Can we still call them records?) The whole album is good.
13. Why yes! Yes I am!
14. Keep on writing.
15. I didn’t have lunch…HA!
16. Those who matter won’t mind, those who mind won’t matter.
17. I suffer from No-itis. I can’t say no to anyone.
October 19th, 2006 at 8:16 pm
Can I tell…oh fiddle, I’m just gonna…Cassidy is Meg’s middle name.
October 19th, 2006 at 8:28 pm
Actually, it’s Cassie. And there’s a story. But I ain’t tellin’ it. AND NEITHER WILL MY MOM.
October 19th, 2006 at 8:47 pm
1. Tara. I think I like Tara. But I also like long ethnic names like… Adriana.
2. Freelance writer. I wish I had Jeff Corwin’s job. I also wish I had Jeff Corwin.
3. I don’t remember. You apparently made a witty comment somewhere and I clicked through.
4. No. Am I going to be expelled?
5. Not so much.
6. Work and play. I would have no career and approximately half as much fun without the Internet.
7. Because it’s fun. And for a multitude of other insignificant reasons, which I cover on my blog.
8. Boston–fiance finishing grad school.
9. Mmmm…. cinnamon rolls with lots of icing. Or Giordano’s thin crust pizza. Or this incredible dish at a restaurant in Sunnyvale, CA. I don’t know! Easier question, please!
10. Crap. Umm… “Favorite place to go” seems to imply regularity, so I would say to my parents’ house. Favorite place I have ben, though, is probably Peru.
11. Write. Read. Hang with my parents.
12. “When I Was a Girl” by Dar Williams
13. Yes
14. More of same
15. You don’t want it. You might think you do, but you don’t.
16. When people come at you with meanness or negativity, remember that it’s because they’re hurting inside and it probably has nothing to do with you. Try to show them kindness.
17. You TOLD me to!
October 19th, 2006 at 9:34 pm
1. I wish my first name was Adrienne.
2. I am retired, so i am doing exactly what i would like.
3. Suebob
4. Lois
5. I feel like it’s something that could be stopped if i do enough kegel exercises.
6. Blogging, reading blogs.
7. To connect with people, even if it’s in an anonymous way. To be a part of what there is to be a part of.
8. Because it is beautiful, and it feels, smells and looks like home.
9. Sushi, or cake.
10. Hiking.
11. Snorkeling.
12. Fly, the Patty Griffin version only.
13. No.
14. answers to comments.
15. Yes.. of course.
16. To quote Colin Higgins, author of Harold and Maude, “Everyone has the right to be an ass.”
17. Hoping you will smile a little.
October 19th, 2006 at 9:42 pm
Ugh…so close…just so close! She really should tell us the story!
October 20th, 2006 at 2:06 am
1. Tim with “cool” internet handle that is so old I can’t remember it’s origin Ghosty
2. A multitude of things, however lately freelance web development.
3. I can’t remember, I’ve just been silently reading your stuff on the net for some time…almost stalkerish, minus the stalker..so just ish.
4. no..well ok yes due to the whole comment stream thing.
5. comment stream is indeed a scary thing, who knows what extra info you might become awash in.
6. partially work, partially play, but all in all i have an addiction.
7. I find it strangely cathartic…or sometimes it’s fun to spew more garbage onto the interweb
8. born and raised vancouverite who’s been travelling all over but no where else really compares with the beauty,conveniences, culture, and mainly the abundance of different FOOD
9. hmm sushi?
10. exit 99 hwy 1 east. ok not really. The good ol Cypress pullout with the amazing view of Vancouver
11. fall asleep in the shower
12. Architecture In Helsinki - The Owls Go
13. yes
14. more of you and less of me. wait i’ve already been pretty silent.
15. only if i can have yours, oooh memories of elementary school lunch swaps
16. imagination is the beginning of creation…
17. amazing what you do to pass time whilst waiting for that somebody to call/msg/txt/email/etc…plus I think you rock. See: http://reverb.madstatic.com/blog/2006/09/22/meg-fowler-rocks/
October 20th, 2006 at 5:27 am
1. Danielle
2. I work in Sales for a major hotel chain. And actually, I’ve been doing it for about 5 years, and I can’t see myself doing anything else.
3. Originally through Holly at Nothing But Bonfires, when you were on Salon. I liked you so much, I had to go back and read you from the beginning.
4. Your middle name is “coffee”.
5. Not yet.
6. Work, blogging, and reading blogs.
7. Narcissism?
8. Even though I complain about 6 months of winter, I actually love where I live. I love being near the city, and the ocean.
9. PASTA.
10. My bed.
11. Sleep, cuddle, I don’t know. I have to choose one?
12. Jude- I know.
13. Nope. Black skirt today.
14. Just pure, unadulterated Meg. In all of your forms.
15. No, I hid it.
16. It’s too early!
17. Because I just got into work on a Friday and I don’t want to do a damn thing.
October 20th, 2006 at 7:02 am
1. Sheryl, and although not my favorite name, I wouldn’t change it.
2. I don’t earn a living, but I am raising 3 children into fine human beings, and I work part time in a craft store.
3. If I only knew. Bit by bit, I expect.
4. No
5. No
6. Blogs
7. Why do plants absorb sunlight? Why does the pope absolve sin? Why does Paris Hilton sleep around? I do it because I must.
8. My husband has a job here.
9. creme brulee
10. another country
11. Read
12. I’m musically illiterate, sorry
13. yes
14. um, dunno. pretty good as is
15. if I can have yours
16. Careful examination of the facts will head off trouble.
17. must obey the meg
October 20th, 2006 at 9:17 am
1. What’s your first name? Or if you refuse to tell because you have some cool internet “handle”, what do you wish it was or like it to be? My name is effectively Suebob. That’s what everyone, even Mom, calls me.
2. What the heck do you do for a living? And if you don’t know what you do for a living, what would you LIKE to be doing for a living? I am a technical writer (yawn) during the week and a dashing girl reporter on weekends.
3. How the heck did you end up here? I look through people’s blogrolls until I find something that my work internet filter won’t block…voila.
4. Do you know my middle name? Or did you before this comment stream? Nope.
5. Are you freaked out by the term “comment stream”? Hm.
6. Why do you spend time online? Work? Play? eBay? Blogging? YouTube addiction? Blogging, YouTube.
7. If you are a blogger, why do YOU blog? It gives me the fun of writing without the pain of an editor.
8. Tell us why you live where you live. It is the most insanely gorgeous, fun spot on earth. Every single day I think “Thank you, God, for letting me live in this paradise.” I am totally serious.
9. Tell us your all-time favourite thing to eat. Morel mushrooms. Or raspberries. Or that chocolate souffle cake filled with whipped cream and prunes pureed in Armangac…I love food.
10. Tell us your all-time favourite place to go. So far, Kauai.
11. Tell us your all-time favourite thing to do. Ride in helicopters.
12. Tell us a song you’d recommend we listen to. “Exsultate Jubilate” by Mozart. Or anything by A. R. Rahman.
13. Are you wearing pants? Why yes, did you look?
14. Tell us what you’d like to see more of on MegFowler.com. Photos.
15. Can I have your lunch? We are going to the Cheesecake Factory for a baby shower. But I still have Monday’s cashew butter and jam sandwich in the fridge. Want it?
16. Give me, Meg, one piece of advice that will change my whole life. When you are heading straight for someone on the sidewalk and don’t know which way to move, look down at their feet and keep walking straight ahead. 99.5 percent of the time they will swerve around you.
17. Why the heck did you answer all these questions? I am at work.
October 20th, 2006 at 9:47 am
1. my first name is unique, so i don’t typically put it out there in the internet. my bar name was amber. when i was little i wished it was bridget. now, i wouldn’t change it for the world.
2. secretary for a teachers’ union. and i love it!
3. thru barbie2be.
4. no.
5. well, now that you mention it…
6. all of the above! but mostly blogging, i guess. or reading others’ blogs.
7. i blog because it’s fun and helps me keep track of my feelings and things i’ve done! cuz, ya know, as you get older, you forget EVERYTHING.
8. i grew up in this area, it’s where almost all of my friends are and a lot of my family still. i feel safe where i am now.
9. plain M&Ms
10. big island, hawaii
11. read
12. dixie chicks, not ready to make nice
13. yes
14. more of the same–i like to read the good and the bad.
Tell us what you’d like to see more of on MegFowler.com.
15. it’s just leftover meatballs… they’d go bad by the time i shipped them to the faraway freezing land of CANADA.
16. live each day like it might be your last–or at least your loved ones’ last–cuz you never know when it will be. make sure you have NO REGRETS.
17. cuz it’s fun and makes me think a bit!
October 20th, 2006 at 10:00 am
1. Lori. Nearly Annielori, but Lori Anne instead.
2. I am currently temping as an admin while I look for a writing/editing-intensive job.
3. I followed the link from Nothing but Bonfires.
4. No idea.
5. I wasn’t before, but now that you mention it, maybe.
6. I spend time online to read good writing and also to kill time at my mind-numbingly boring temp job.
7. I blog to get some writing out into the world. Also, I require lots of affirmation, and you can’t beat comments for pure instant gratification purposes.
8. I live in Austin because my famiy is in Texas and Austin is the only place in Texas I can stomach.
9. Pain au chocolat. Or goat cheese. But not together.
10. My favorite place to go is somewhere new. Or to bed. Bed sounds good now.
11. Read.
12. It’s Alright by Third Day.
13. Why, yes. They are, as usual, blue jeans.
14. MORE? Good grief, you are already so very prolific. Where do you find the time? And creativitiy?
15. It is frozen, and Lean Cuisine so I’m thinking you probably wouldn’t want it. But if that’s your thing, have at it.
16. The next time someone asks, “why aren’t you married?” ask them, “why aren’t you tactful?” That is my new approach.
17. See above numbers 2 and 6 re: exteme boredom at work.
October 20th, 2006 at 10:08 am
1.Anna. I hated it when I was younger because I really wanted to fit in with all of the Jennifers and Jessicas. I like it now though and I don’t think I’d want to change it.
2.Sales. Of lawn and garden equipment. I would really like to do something more creative. Also, something that allowed me to work from home.
3.I clicked through from a comment you left on another site, but I can’t remember which one.
4.No, but I do now.
5.Nope, it’s just another one of those “blogging” words that I’m still not quite up on.
6.To help with work drudgery.
7.I have a blog, but I’m not necessarily a blogger. I don’t post often enough and when I do it’s not very interesting.
8.I was born and raised here as was my husband. Almost all of our family is here. I would really like to try living somewhere else for a while, but I’m not sure where or when.
9.French fries.
10.Your posts and photos from the Oregon Coast made me sad and nostalgic. We used to go to Vancouver – WA each year to visit a very dear great aunt and uncle. I wasn’t a big fan when I was younger because I thought it was boring but it holds a very special place in my heart now that my great aunt has died.
11.Taking naps outside on nice days. Sitting on a porch swing with a good book comes in at a close second.
12.I Shall Believe – Sheryl Crow
13.Yes. Jeans to be specific. Casual Fridays make me happy.
14.I like it just the way it is. That’s why I keep coming back.
15.Do you really want a boring turkey sandwich on wheat bread and green beans? If so, you’re welcome to it.
16.Smile to yourself when you answer the phone – it will come through to the person on the other end. You’ll be amazed at the way people change their reactions to you.
17.Because you told me to – repeatedly. I come here every day and just lurk so I thought this would be the appropriate time to start posting.
October 20th, 2006 at 11:32 am
Sound illustrious? No? Well, dammit. Do it anyway.
1 - Michele
2 - I would like it to be Anna Sophia, said with an Italian accent
3 - I train users on educational software. I would rather own a bakery that served fabulsou coffee. Or just coffee. La Columbe coffee.
4 - I think I originally came via a link from red Stapler, and then just kept coming back.
5 - No.
6 - No
7 - All of them except YouTube- work, play, eBay, blogging
8 - I blog because I can. No, actually I blog because sometimes I just need to write my thoughts out to sort them out, and because I like that I have a record for my own posterity.
9 - Born and raised here, moved away for 5 years, then came back and fell in love and got married.
10- Garlic bread and chocolate mousse. But not together.
11- Manhattan, over and over and over again. i never get eough.
12 - Play with my kids. Really.
13 - “Jackie Wilson Said” by Van Morrison. I dont know what its about but it makes me happy.
14 - Yes.
15 - Lists. I love your lists.
16 - Its already gone.
17 - This too shall pass.
18 - Because you asked, and because I have been lurking for a long time.
October 20th, 2006 at 12:14 pm
1. What’s your first name?
Kirsten.
2. What the heck do you do for a living? And if you don’t know what you do for a living, what would you LIKE to be doing for a living?
Sometimes I’m a web designer/developer and sometimes I’m a musician. I’d really like to be doing the musician/music industry thing full-time.
3. How the heck did you end up here?
One of Darren Barefoot’s posts.
4. Do you know my middle name? Or did you before this comment stream?
Nope.
5. Are you freaked out by the term “comment stream”?
Nope.
6. Why do you spend time online? Work? Play? eBay? Blogging? YouTube addiction?
Work and play, and to feel some sort of connection to the world at large. Which I suppose I could also achieve by going out into the world at large, but this is easier and more comfortable.
7. If you are a blogger, why do YOU blog?
To feel… some sort of …connection to… the… world at large?
8. Tell us why you live where you live.
Because it’s the best city ever (for my husband and I, at least. YMMV.)
9. Tell us your all-time favourite thing to eat.
I suppose chocolate-covered anything is too vague, so I’ll throw in a surprise curve ball and say it’s the curry sauce that my parents make to put on shrimp or turkey. WOW.
10. Tell us your all-time favourite place to go.
On a small scale or large scale? Small scale, I like going to concerts. Medium scale, probably beaches, preferably ones where I can swim. Large scale, aside from Vancouver, I’d have to pick London as a great spot.
11. Tell us your all-time favourite thing to do.
Playing bass on stage.
12. Tell us a song you’d recommend we listen to.
ARCTIC - “Some One Turning” - http://www.projectarctic.com/arcticmusic/hi/Some_One_Turning.mp3
13. Are you wearing pants?
Yes. Well, jeans.
14. Tell us what you’d like to see more of on MegFowler.com.
Celebrity guest stars. No, not really. Keep doing what you’re doing.
15. Can I have your lunch?
If you can find it.
16. Give me, Meg, one piece of advice that will change my whole life.
Okay: Read Michele’s advice, above.
17. Why the heck did you answer all these questions?
Seemed like the thing to do at the time.
October 20th, 2006 at 12:19 pm
1. What’s your first name? Or if you refuse to tell because you have some cool
internet “handle”, what do you wish it was or like it to be? — Chris
2. What the heck do you do for a living? And if you don’t know what you do for a
living, what would you LIKE to be doing for a living? Publications and Convention
Planning for small non profit civic organization
3. How the heck did you end up here? Phil and/or Chuck - can’t remember which
4. Do you know my middle name? Or did you before this comment stream? No
5. Are you freaked out by the term “comment stream”? Yes
6. Why do you spend time online? Work? Play? eBay? Blogging? YouTube addiction?
Reading and sending email
7. If you are a blogger, why do YOU blog? I don’t.
8. Tell us why you live where you live. Virginia
9. Tell us your all-time favourite thing to eat. Mom’s mac and cheese
10. Tell us your all-time favourite place to go. Cabin in the woods of Vermont
11. Tell us your all-time favourite thing to do. Spend time with my daughter doing
anything.
12. Tell us a song you’d recommend we listen to. Anything by Amos Lee.
13. Are you wearing pants? Under my skirt?
14. Tell us what you’d like to see more of on MegFowler.com. The creative writing
pieces really send me into orbit. Such a wonderful writer. I’m sure there are enough
for a collection of essays to be published.
15. Can I have your lunch? I wish you’d asked sooner.
16. Give me, Meg, one piece of advice that will change my whole life. Worry less
about your introspection - it’s a good thing.
17. Why the heck did you answer all these questions? Because you’ve been nagging for
several days.
October 20th, 2006 at 1:28 pm
1. Jaegen (Pronounced “Jay-gen”, not “Yay-gen”)
2. I’m a mechanical engineer according to the thing on my wall, but really I’m a controls engineer/LabVIEW programmer
3. You sent me an email telling me to
4. I used to think that social networking on the internet was a myth, but there have been 30 comments (before mine) on this post, and only one person knew your middle name, and it seems I’m the only one who knows the story behind it (if I remember correctly). Wow.
5. That Kegel excersize comment is hilarious :)
6. I … just … can’t … stop …
7. Sorry, I’m an engineer - writing a complete sentence is torture
8. In short: I was born here. In long: Every time I come back I think “Well, that’s another place that wasn’t as good as here”
9. Crème Brulé
10. Keats Island
11. Play with my kids
12. “Street Spirit (Fade Out)” by Radiohead
13. Yup (can’t believe everyone has so far - maybe I’ll take mine off so I can say “no” … on second thought, I like my job)
14. Colour
15. Nope - Leftovers from my mom are yummy
16. Can’t think of anything that’s not a vain attempt to be clever and witty … Try this: Jeremiah 29:11
17. To show off that I know your middle name story :)
October 20th, 2006 at 2:15 pm
1. Jaime…I’m used to it now. Being female, it got a bit confusing for other people when I was a child. I once ended up placed in a boys cabin at summer camp. I freaked out but then realized my cousellors were hot! Unfortunately they moved me to a girl’s cabin :)
2.I am currently a busy mom of 2. I teach a course for Paeks and rec. and in my previour life I was a Child and Youth counsellor.
3. Meg sent me the link
4. Yes…I feel lucky to be one of the few who knows Meg’s middle name and the story behind it.
5.umm…I not really
6.I am only online to do course work, check my email and read Meg’s blog when I have time.
7. No blogging here.
8. Campbell River BC…The Salmon Capital of the World. That’s what the big sign says when you drive into town.
9. Chips..during my last pregnancy I went on a quest to find the best kind. It was fun!
10.Keats Island…I miss it.
11.You don’t want to hear what I listen to all day…my brain has turned to jello on Raffi and Fred Penner.
12. listen to my 3 year old make my 9 month old belly laugh like a man.
13. Yes, jeans
14.Meg’s brilliant reflections of her daily experiences
15.I already ate it :) My mom made ot and it was yummy
16. Trust yourself. Your’re a wise woman
17. I’m procrastinating…I need to write a paper
October 20th, 2006 at 7:52 pm
1. Cheryl and I often wish it was something more ambiguous, like Alex or Jaime ;-> The grass is always greener…
2. I’m a computer teacher in a high school before that I was a secretary and before that I was a waitress. Slowly working my way through the “women’s” occupations. Some days when I’m feeling confident and adventurous I wish that I was an artist - not that I actually have any talent. In real life I just finished the courses that qualify me to be a counsellor and I’m ready to begin my practicum.
3. Sheryl (Paper Naplin)highly recommends you.
4. No, but I haven’t been coming here long and I didn’t read all the posts on this thread yet.
5. No.
6. Mostly for work and university courses, closely followed by email with family and friends, occasionally for relaxation. After spending all day and many evenings working on a computer I’d rather do things that don’t involve a keyboard and mouse.
7. I began blogging as a way of sharing a common experience with others on G2G but go figure, it turns out that I’m a very unreliable blogger. I prefer pen and paper while I work things out in my journal as opposed to the virtual world.
8. I’m a prairie girl, Canadian prairies.
9. Lived other places for a number of years but there’s no place like home…
10. My favourites change frequently but I love spicy foods. So right now - Thai Chicken Pasta.
11. I love the water and privacy so any beach where I can walk along the water’s edge undisturbed. I’m considering moving to Vancouver Island…
12. Spending time with my friends.
13. Leonard Cohen - I’m your man
14. Nope pj’s although it was casual day at work which is the one day a month I get to wear jeans at work.
15. ???
16. too late
17. “Just do it…”
18. I just finished a book, I’m on my way to bed and I couldn’t resist this.
October 20th, 2006 at 11:09 pm
1Yes, ‘Cowardly Lion’ is quite cool and shockingly appropriate
2Agriculture. I grows ‘em and I mows ‘em
3pb.ca british columbia
4Your middle name is ‘Stream’? How, ehm, unique…
5How many middle names do you have?!
6Television offers nothing but crap, crap and more crap-until late at night…
7Nope
8I started living here when I was born and just never left.
9Not much of an eater.
10I guess at home as I am always wary of public washrooms.
11What are you implying??
12′Fuzz’ by Junkhouse
13Only for an hour or two
14Positive references to shoes with pointy toes
15Only the milk products and any greasy items. The rest is mine, all mine.
16Read ‘Four Letters of Love’ by Niall Williams.
17So you might become enraptured by my witty responses and deign to seek out more of my wisdom and tidbits, which would naturally lead to a prolonged and torrid internet affair that is both emotionally and mentally satisfying and other stuff like that there. Or not. Maybe I’m bored. Maybe I just wanted to practice my typing. Quit picking on me!!
October 22nd, 2006 at 10:28 am
1. Dan
2. I make the computers work for a small financial services company.
3. Good stalkers never give up such secrets.
4. Yup
5. Yes, I am.
6. Yes, yes, no, no, and no, respectively. Also, I’m an internet addict, except for when I’m not.
7. Honey, you know bloggers, and I’m no blogger. ;)
8. This one might not fit into this comment box. I’m near mountains, ocean, trees, cities, local farms…and I have a house and job here that I really dig.
9. I suppose the family version of my answer to this question is lobster. The risque version starts with oysters on the half shell. :)
10. Home, although New Hampshire is a close second.
11. Be passionate about stuff.
12. Kirsty MacColl’s In These Shoes–you can sing it while you work on the closed-toe thing. ;)
13. No, but I’m wearing trousers.
14. MegCam[tm]
15. Sure. I feel like crap today, so there’s a decent chance I won’t eat it anyway.
16. Moleskin.
17. Because I felt bad about being so busy lately that I haven’t been around to chat–and really, moleskin.
October 22nd, 2006 at 11:59 am
1. What’s your first name? My name is Terrell (rhymes with Carole) and I like my name except for the fact that everyone pronounces it wrong or assumes I’m a big black guy. Sometimes I wish my name was something simple, like Lisa or Anne.
2. What the heck do you do for a living? And if you don’t know what you do for a living, what would you LIKE to be doing for a living? I am a marketing specialist at a financial institution, but I’ve always wanted to be a dancer or photographer or punk rocker.
3. How the heck did you end up here? Nothing But Bonfires
4. Do you know my middle name? Or did you before this comment stream? No, what is it?
5. Are you freaked out by the term “comment stream”? It’s a little weird.
6. Why do you spend time online? Work? Play? eBay? Blogging? YouTube addiction? I love to read blogs and buy things online that I don’t need, like DVDs from Overstock.com. I also get most of my news online because I HATE watching TV news.
7. If you are a blogger, why do YOU blog? I love to write. It’s like therapy for me. And I love meeting new people through blogs.
8. Tell us why you live where you live. I moved to Seattle from Boston four years ago. My boyfriend at the time and I wanted to get out of what we thought was a negative environment, so we chose Seattle without ever having set foot here. We aren’t still together, but we both still live here. I think it was a good choice.
9. Tell us your all-time favourite thing to eat. That would have to be apple crisp with ice cream.
10. Tell us your all-time favourite place to go. Home to see my parents, in Texas.
11. Tell us your all-time favourite thing to do. Spend time with people I love.
12. Tell us a song you’d recommend we listen to. Dream Big by Ryan Shupe and the Rubber Band.
13. Are you wearing pants? Yes, they are fleece and oh so comfy.
14. Tell us what you’d like to see more of on MegFowler.com. Just keep up what you’re doing: don’t change a thing.
15. Can I have your lunch? I’d give it to you, if I had any.
16. Give me, Meg, one piece of advice that will change my whole life. Remember you are perfect, just as you are and that everything you do is exactly what you’re supposed to be doing; everything will fall into place.
17. Why the heck did you answer all these questions? Ummm…cuz you kept bugging us to. ;)
October 23rd, 2006 at 11:55 am
Late to the par-tay, but anyway…
1. Mary.
2. Develop web seminars for mortgage lenders.
3. Been following along since Bev pointed me here.
4. Um…I guess I’ll have to find it!
5. Mildly.
6. Blogging, games, email.
7. Writing practice, mostly.
8. Grew up here, my family’s here, but more than that, I love this city.
9. Ice cream.
10. Ocean City, Maryland.
11. Juggle to music.
12. Dixie Chicken, by Little Feat.
13. Yes, both under and over.
14. Everything!
15. Sorry, I already ate it. But maybe tomorrow!
16. Relax. Only God is perfect.
17. Better than working!
October 23rd, 2006 at 5:07 pm
Sorry for the lateness but I am sure you are dying to know my answers so here goes…
1. Ashley
2. I coordinate seminars for a training, development and consulting firm.
3. Through Nothing But Bonfires.
4. No, I didn’t. But I think it is cute.
5. A little bit, yeah.
6. A little bit of everything. Sans porn.
7. Because I am trendy.
8. Born and raised here.
9. It’s hard to choose only one! But if I have to, I will choose chips and salsa.
10. To bed. To sleep, dirty minds!
11. Dance.
12. “I Bet It Stung” by Tegan and Sara
13. No, actually, a dress.
14. Porn!! Just kidding. (I bet that gets me moderated.)
15. No but only because it is dinner time where I am.
16. The thirty minutes will pass anyway so you might as well put on those teeth whitening strips and accomplish something while you sit on your ass. This is advice more for me than for you.
17. Cause I love talking about me!
October 23rd, 2006 at 5:07 pm
Heh. Thought so! :)
October 24th, 2006 at 10:27 am
1. Vanessa
2. Admin Assist/Filing at a Radiology clinic. Would like to be a dietician, counselo, race car driver, freelance photographer, stunt double, dead body on CSI….
3. Followed a line of blogs
4. Nope
5. Nope
6. I’m basically an addict - to emailing and photo stuff. Only mildly addicted to blogging.
7. At first I thought I had something to say and the blog was the prequel to my book. I’ve been in a slump lately.
8. It’s a gorgeous city, I adore the closeness to family, I’m settled here. A change in scenery is in the works for the near future.
9. KD and hotdogs since it’s quite a rarity for me to indulge.
10. Almost anywhere outside the city….within close proximity to a body of water is a much adored bonus.
11. Photography and watching CSI are neck and neck. I guess hanging out with friends should be in there too - I fear I may sound too antisocial otherwise.
12. Oh dear…my tastes run in extremes. I’d recommend…Hate Me, Lips of an Angel, Maneater, Far Away…since they all are reflections of my mood lately.
13. Nope, scrubs! The pj’s of the work world.
14. ?? I enjoy what I read. Keep it up!!
15. It’s pretty much on the way to digestion and I don’t have the ability to regurgitate. I could try for you if you’d like - it was a pretty rockin lunch!
16. Always make sure your hospital gown is on correctly. Sorry, at the moment it hurts too much to be serious.
17. I have no idea.
October 27th, 2006 at 11:48 am
1.What’s your first name? Matt
2.What the heck do you do for a living? I have a mundane, soul- sucking job at a Well- known bank. I will one day live off my woodworking skills.
3.How the heck did you end up here? I believe I blogjumped from Nothing but Bonfires
4.Do you know my middle name? Nope.
5.Are you freaked out by the term “comment stream”? No, why?
6.Why do you spend time online? Partially work, mainly to lurk about my favo(u)rite blogs, dreaming of having my own one day.
7.If you are a blogger, why do YOU blog? (n/a at this point in time)
8.Tell us why you live where you live. Don’t make enough to move to B.C.
9.Tell us your all-time favourite thing to eat. Pizza
10.Tell us your all-time favourite place to go. Starbucks
11.Tell us your all-time favourite thing to do. Brew Beer
12.Tell us a song you’d recommend we listen to. Cinnamon by Airiel
13.Are you wearing pants? Yep.
14.Tell us what you’d like to see more of on MegFowler.com. My comments ;-)
15.Can I have your lunch? Sure! If I give you all of the nothing I have for lunch, I will still have all of this other nothing! Win- Win situation!
16.Give me, Meg, one piece of advice that will change my whole life. You canot be 100% 100% of the time.
17.Why the heck did you answer all these questions? Because I feel my opinion is sooooo important… no, really, because this is more human interaction than I get at work… sad, I know…
October 27th, 2006 at 12:33 pm
1. Sandra, but my friends call me Sandy.
2. Datatekniker (Computer Technician).
3. Lizardek pointed me in this direction on her blog.
4. No, and I still don’t because i haven’t read through all of the comments, yet.
5. Never heard the term until just now. It’s, um, interesting, in a non-freak out way.
6. Almost all of the above. YouTube is okay, but I only go there after you’ve done all of the hard work of finding something fun or interesting for me to watch. Um, thanks, by the way.
7. All of my friends were doing it and I wanted to keep in touch with them, plus I thought it would be a good way for my family to keep track of what we are doing since i live halfway around the world from the (figuratively, not literally), but I don’t think they ever read it anyway.
8. I live in Sweden because i met a wonderful man on-line that I fell in love with and choose to keep loving him everyday and this is where he lives. Besides, I thought it would be easier for me and fun to move to another country.
9. Pizza Hut Pan Pizza, preferably with canadian bacn and pineapple or pepperoni and black olive.
10. Back to the US to visit my daughter.
11. Laugh really hard at something humorous that my husband has said or done and see the smile on his face because I enjoyed it.
12. Somewhere Over The Rainbow-Eva Cassidy
13. No
14. Meg
15. It’s past dinner, here. I’d be willing to share.
16. Dare to love again, even though you might get hurt. Choose to love, even when you don’t feel like it.
17. You asked, I answered.