If you’ve never played this little game, the rules are simple: make a choice. Don’t tell me, “well, it depends!” or “neither!” or “I couldn’t possibly!”
After all, no one’s going to hold you to this in the future (and really, it’s not something important like voting in an election or picking a mate or choosing the right flavor of popsicle!) But it’s certainly interesting to see the choices you make when you have to make one…
Bottled water or tap water?
Jumpy or nerves of steel?
Yeller or never?
Reality tv or written tv? (Yes, I know they end up being the same thing… but you know what I mean!)
Glasses or contacts?
Fish: raw (sushi-grade, of course) or cooked?
Fries: yam or potato?
Disaster coverage: hooked or repelled?
Sailboat or motor boat?
Fiction or non-fiction?
Shoe or sandal?
Onstage or backstage?
Perfume or no?
Jimi Hendrix or James Brown?
WalMart or Target?
Passive or aggressive?
Cherries or strawberries?
Hammock or porch swing?
Trees or grass?
Dive or cannonball?
Sunrise or moonrise?
Teriyaki or (ed. note: I initially left this blank by accident, but now that Brian down there has pointed it out, I’m kind of fond of the existential nature of the question: Teriyaki or….? I mean, what is the true contrapunto for teriyaki? WHO CAN KNOW?!)
Dance or sing?
Crossword puzzles or sudoku?
Swimming pool or hot tub?
Tear up when emotional, or never?
I know this is silly but… Teriyaki or what?!
tap water
Jumpy
never
written tv
contacts
raw
potato
hooked
Sailboat
Fiction
sandal
backstage
no
Jimi Hendrix
Target
Passive
strawberries
Hammock
grass
Dive
Sunrise
?
Dance
sudoku
Swimming pool
Tear up when emotional
Bottled
Jumpy
Never
Written TV
Glasses
Raw
Potato
Hooked
Sailboat
Fiction
Sandal
Backstage
Perfume
Hendrix
Target
Passive
Strawberries
Hammock
Grass
Dive
Moonrise
Anything BUT teriyaki…
Sing
Sudoku
Swimming pool
Tearing up when emotional
I’d like to officially file the alternative to Teriyaki as my answer. Once I know what it is I’ll let you all know!
tap water
nerves of steel
Yeller
Reality tv
Neither
Sushi
yam
Disaster coverage: hooked
Sailboat
Fiction
sandal
backstage
no perfume
James Brown
Target
aggressive
strawberries
Hammock
grass
Dive
Sunrise
or
Dance
sudoku
Swimming pool
never
Bottled water
Nerves of steel
Yeller
Written TV
Glasses
Raw
Potato
Repelled
Motor boat
Fiction
Sandal
Backstage
Perfume
Jimi Hendrix
Target
Passive
Strawberries
Hammock
Trees
Cannonball!
Sunrise
Ponzu sauce
Dance
Sudoku
Swimming pool
Tear up when emotional
tap water
jumpy
Yeller or never?
No TV
glasses
salmon anyway I can get it!
potato fries
repelled
motor boat
fiction
shoe
onstage
no
james brown
target
hrm. somewhere in the middle
strawberries
porch swing!
trees
dive
moonrise
teriyaki!
sing!
crosswords
swimming pool
tear up when emotional, dammit
tap water
nerves of steel
never
written tv
Glasses
cooked
potato
repelled
motor boat
non-fiction
sandal
backstage
no
Jimi Hendrix
Target
Passive
Cherries
Hammock
Trees
cannonball
Sunrise
Teriyaki
sing
Crossword puzzles
Swimming pool
Tear up when emotional
Bottled
Jumpy
Yeller
Reality tv
Glasses
Fish: COOKED.
Fries: potato
Disaster coverage: repelled
Motor boat
Fiction
Sandal
Backstage
Perfume
James Brown
Target
Passive
Strawberries
Hammock
Trees
Dive
Moonrise
Teriyaki, but only if the anti-teriyaki isn’t Thai food.
Sing
Crossword
Swimming pool
Tear up/bawl
Tap water
Nerves of steel
Never yell
Written tv
Glasses
Sashimi
SWEET POTATO FRIES FROM PHIL’S ICE HOUSE
Disaster coverage: repelled
Sailboat
Non-fiction
Sandal
Onstage
Perfume = no
Jimi Hendrix
Target
Aggressive
Strawberries
Hammock
Trees
Dive
Moonrise
Teriyaki
Sing
Sudoku
Swimming pool
Tear up when emotional
Meg,
It’s been a while since I commented on your blog, so here I am again.
Bottled water or tap water?
TAP WATER – You know this one! We even had an email exchange about it!
Jumpy or nerves of steel?
NERVES OF STEEL
Yeller or never?
YELLER
Reality tv or written tv? (Yes, I know they end up being the same thing… but you know what I mean!)
REALITY TV
Glasses or contacts?
I HATE MY GLASSES, SO CONTACT
Fish: raw (sushi-grade, of course) or cooked?
COOKED
Fries: yam or potato?
YAM
Disaster coverage: hooked or repelled?
HOOKED
Sailboat or motor boat?
SAILBOAT
Fiction or non-fiction?
FICTION
Shoe or sandal?
SANDAL
Onstage or backstage?
ONSTAGE
Perfume or no?
ABSOLUTELY (HERRERA FOR MEN)
Jimi Hendrix or James Brown?
JAMES BROWN
WalMart or Target?
TARGET
Passive or aggressive?
AGGRESSIVE
Cherries or strawberries?
CHERRIES
Hammock or porch swing?
HAMMOCK
Trees or grass?
TREES
Dive or cannonball?
CANNONBALL
Sunrise or moonrise?
SUNRISE
Teriyaki or (ed. note: I initially left this blank by accident, but now that Brian down there has pointed it out, I’m kind of fond of the existential nature of the question: Teriyaki or….? I mean, what is the true contrapunto for teriyaki? WHO CAN KNOW?!)
YES
Dance or sing?
DANCE
Crossword puzzles or sudoku?
CROSSWORD
Swimming pool or hot tub?
HOT TUB
Tear up when emotional, or never?
TEAR UP WHEN EMOTIONAL (Dude, I’m such an emotional guy it’s not even funny)
Tap
Jumpy
Never
No TV
Contax
Sushi
Yam yam yam
Repelled
Motor
Fiction
Shoe
Backstage
No
Jimi
Target
Passive
Cherries
Porch swing
Trees
Cannonball
Moonrise
Wings over teriyaki
Sing
Xwords
Hot tub
*sniffle*
Tap
Nerves of steel
Never
Written
Glasses
Sushi-grade
Yam
Repelled
Sailboat
Fiction
Shoe
Backstage
No
Jimi Hendrix
Tarzhay
Passive
Strawberries?
Hammock
Trees
Cannonball
Moonrise
Option #2
Dance
Sudoku
Hot tub
Never
Tap water! Save the plastic.
Nerves of steel, generally.
Yeller, a bit.
Written television. But mostly sports!
Neither. Perfect vision. But I’d wear glasses.
I can do both, but I crave sushi more.
Love yam fries, but I love true fries.
Repelled.
I love both, but lately I crave speed!
Non-fiction
Sandal
Onstage
Perfume
James Brown
Target
Aggressive
Cherries
Hammock
Trees
Dive
Sunrise
WHO CAN KNOW?!
Both (I know, I broke the rules.)
Crossword puzzles
Swimming pool
Tear up when emotional
Bottled spring at home; tap when out. Fizzy never.
Jumpy :(
Yeller :(
Turn that thing off.
Glasses (empty frames at 5 yo before I really needed them!)
Fish: either
Fries: yum! (sweet potato fries are nice when available)
Disaster coverage: Turn that thing OFF!
motor boat
Fiction (SF, mystery, fantasy…)
Shoes. Preferably two. :)
Backstage! (Props crew in HS)
Perfume – please no
Jimi Hendrix or James Brown? sorry; Enya :)
Target
Passive or aggressive? Depends.
Strawberries!
Porch swing.
Trees
I’ll keep my head above water
Moonrise.
Mmmmmmmm teriyaki!
Sing. Softly. To myself. All. The. Time.
Crossword puzzles on occasion. Sudoku… I don’t get it.
Hot tub. (and ours is broken at the moment. Waaaaaaa.)
Tear up when emotional. Which is often.
Tap water, jumpy, yeller, written tv, glasses, cooked (!), potato, hooked, motor boat, fiction, sandal, backstage, perfume, Brown, Walmart, aggressive, strawberries (is that even a fair question? really?), porch swing, trees, dive, sunrise, (blank), sing, sudoku!, swimming pool, tears!
Bottled
nerves of steel?
Yeller (not sure what that means, but I’m going for it anyway)
Reality tv
Glasses
Like Big Daddy Kane, I get RAW
potato
repelled
Sailboat
non-fiction
sandal
backstage
no
Jimi Hendrix
Target
aggressive
strawberries
porch swing
Trees
cannonball
Sunrise
Yes!
Dance
Crossword puzzle
hot tub
Tear up
Tap
Jumpy
Yeller
Reality
Glasses
Raw
Yam
Hooked
Sail
Fiction
Sandal
Backstage
No
Hendrix
Target
Agressive
Strawberries
Hammock
Grass
Cannonball
Moonrise
Teriyaki or A-1
Both
Crosswords
Pool
Tear Up
tap water
Jumpy
Yeller
Reality tv
Glasses
Fish: cooked (I haven’t tried raw yet, but I want to)
Fries: potato
Disaster coverage: repelled
motor boat
non-fiction
sandal
Onstage
no perfume
James Brown
Target
aggressive
strawberries
porch swing
Trees
Dive
moonrise
um… other? Thai food.
sing
Crossword puzles
Swimming pool
Tear up when emotional, despite myself.
Wow, commenting on your blog makes me feel like I’m chatting with you again… here goes!
Tap (I’m a fan of tap water on the Facebook group!)
Nerves of steel
Yeller (woo-hoo!)
Written TV, by all means — have you never barfed to The Hills?
Contacts
Raw (although the Japanese prefer the term “fresh”)
Yam
Repelled
Sailboat
Fiction
Sandal
Backstage
No
Don’t make me choose… okay, JB. Hah!
Never
Passive
Cherries
Hammock
Trees
Dive
Moonrise (although the sunrise this morning was pretty sweet)
Or…
Sing
Crossword
Hot tub
Tear up (can’t help it… and over the cheesiest things too…)
Love you Meg!