Pop Quiz

From Bernie at BEJATA DOT COM.

I'll post my answers at the end of this post, but I don't want to take the quiz alone. So get out your no. 2 pencils and join me.

1. When was the last time you ate or drank something straight out of the container it came in, instead of using a dish or cup?

2. When you are home alone, do you always close the door when you go to the bathroom?

3. At your place of employment, how long can you get away without doing any work before someone will notice?

4. Given your current health status, what do you think will be your cause of death?

5. Read any good books lately?

6. What are your strengths?

7. What are your weaknesses?

8. Who is a person you have lost touch with, to whom you wish you could reconnect?

9. What is your natural environment?

10. Which most influences your ability to get the things you want, resources or motivation?

EXTRA CREDIT

If an intruder broke into your home while you were sleeping, what and where is the nearest weapon you can get your hands on?

1. It was probably sometime in the last week. I've been known to take a swig of Diet Coke right out of the two liter bottle on my way out the door in the morning, to wash down my multi-vitamin. It's not as gross as it sounds. I'm the only one in the house who drinks the stuff.


2. Actually, yes. It's a habit, I guess.


3. At my place of employment? Not long, since the area is pretty open. I'm never sure who's watching, and I've learned not to assume that everyone's minding their own business.


4. Let's see. I don't drink. I don't smoke. I don't eat meat. I don't do drugs. I'm going to say "old age," but there's always the possibility I could step in front of a bus. I do worry a bit about cancer at times, since a few people in my family have had it.


5. Lately? Well, I just finished Bill Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything , and thoroughly enjoyed it, though science was never my favorite subject. Besides that I finished Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five and enjoyed it as well.


6. My strengths? I'd say persistence is definitely one. I may bitch and moan a fair bit, but rarely do I ever give up completely. Creativity is another; I find I'm good at coming up with ideas and different ways of doing things. Flexibility; if one approach to a task or problem isn't working, I don't have a problem with moving to another approach. And I like to think I'm a pretty good writer.


7. Weaknesses? I can think of two right away. I tend to overcommit myself, and end up spreading myself too thin. So, it's always a challenge to know when I should say "no" to a project, or when I need to reprioritize and move something else off my plate before I take on another project. The other is s kind of stubborness that makes me tend to work as if I have to solve everything myself; the result is that I tend not to ask for help when I need it.


8. Probably the first guy that I ever really fell for, in high school. I'd just like to know what happened to him and how his life turned out. And my high school/college friend Jennifer. I'd love get back in touch with her. And who knows? I just might end up doing it. In the past few months people I went to high school and college with, and even grew up with, have been getting back in touch with me.


9. Probably a quiet room, by myself, reading or writing. The truth is, I'm an introvert at heart. I've learned how to act like an extrovert in some situations, but I always defer back to an introvert. I find that my time alone is what recharges my batteries. These days, that "alone" time may be only be when I'm "mentally alone" with my thoughts while I'm commuting to or from work. Being a parent means definitely having less of that time, at least for the first few years. Maybe that will change as time goes by.


10. I'm not sure how to answer that one, but I'll go with motivation. If it's going to happen, I have to want it. Otherwise it's not going to happen, even if I have the resources.

EXTRA CREDIT

I guess it would have to be my keys, since their right beside the bed. but that means I'd have to get close enough to throw a punch. There are some fireplace implements in the family room that could work, if I can get to them in time.