getting to know your friends
Remember when the quiz called “getting to know your friends” was floating around on the internet a few years back? My friend Dana just posted her, I LOVE Quizzes entry on ChinDeep as a guest blogger a few days ago and it made me think about this little quiz that got it all started for me. The thing that I think is so cool about this and other online “surveys” is that they reacquainted me and my friends Chantelle and Sherida after years of not seeing them. And, like I’ve told Dana before, even though Jeff introduced us and she was his friend first…now she’s mine. Hee hee. We all spent hours finding, reposting, and answering these questions. Some may say, “What a waste of time!” I beg to differ. Anything that brings me closer to my friends is a great investment of my time.
So, Dana the trendsetter has brought the friendship survey to a whole new level. Posting it on a blog. Genius. Kimber, one of my favorite blogging babes just posted hers at Chaos in Heels. Guess it’s my turn!
XO
Color: every shade of red and tangerine orange
Type of music: I like something from almost all genres of music. If I had to pick one as an absolute favorite it would probably be considered “Indie/Folk.”
Band: Vampire Weekend
Singer: (F) hard to pick just one…top 5 (right now) Lenka, Adele, Neko Case, Alison Mosshart and Ingrid Michaelson (M) M. Ward, Ezra Koenig, Russel Marsden, Colin Meloy and Bon Iver
Romantic movie: Moulin Rouge, Amelie, and You’ve Got Mail
Scary movie: I Am Legend
Dramatic movie: Message in a Bottle
Funny movie: A Fish Called Wanda, Orange County and I Love You Man
Animated movie: Lilo and Stitch
All time favorite movie: Amelie
TV Show (past or present): Grey’s Anatomy, True Blood, Vampire Diaries, Dexter, How I Met Your Mother, Private Practice, Mildred Pierce
Cartoon: Spongebob
Talk show: Ferguson and Conan
Food: Italian, Thai, Greek
Dessert: flourless chocolate espresso torte with a good port, tiramisu with moscato, or a variety of fruits and cheeses with prosecco
Pizza topping: sundried tomatoes, artichoke hearts and oven roasted garlic
Fruit: strawberries, blueberries and peaches
Veggie: Cucumbers
Drink: dry cappuccino or a really good glass of wine
Cereal: cookie crisp
Store: Ampersand, Pottery Barn, Restoration Hardware, Barnes and Noble, Anne Taylor, Eileen Fisher, Crabtree & Evelyn, and Williams Sonoma
Book: Yikes – this isn’t a fair question!! <<<I agree with Kimber! How to pick? Gone With the Wind, Time Traveler’s Wife, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo….and on and on and on…
Magazine: Victoria, Food and Wine, Bon Appetit, Cooks Illustrated, Country Living (American and Brit versions) Wine Spectator, Mary Jane’s Farm
Wild animal: Tiger
Pet: Cats and Rats
Month: October
Day of week: Friday-the perfect combination of productive and relaxing 🙂
Time of day: morning…first cup of tea…writing while the house is silent
Season: Autumn
Holiday: Valentine’s Day
Flower: lilacs, sunflowers
Letter: Q- it’s an O with a sassy little tail 😉
Number: 3142
Finger: um 🙂
Insect: butterflies
Country: America
State: Hawaii! (Maui in particular-Kapalua to be exact!)
City: Minneapolis
Shape: circle
Sport to play: I like sports where I am competing against myself…running, weight lifting, swimming, cycling…
Board game: Scrabble
What do you think? Copy and re-post your answers here!
XO,
~Melissa
Awesome. 😀
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OMG I love your favorite letter!! Great answer!! So much fun!!
Thanks Kimber!
always love learning more about my friends! I may post one of these on my blog and link it to you ladies/your post for the idea origination!
YAY! keep the trend going! love it! Can’t wait to hear your answers, Maria 🙂
Fun! I love that some of the categories are more specific – romantic movie, scary movie, etc. – since it’s always so hard to pick just one.
This was a fun one to answer. Thanks for commenting, Rachel! 🙂
Color: purple, black, silver
Type of music: anything that isn’t rap, but especially country and classic rock (well, and the 80s, but that goes without saying)
Band: This is tough for me because I love so many in different genres, but I always come back to Duran Duran, so I’ll have to go with Duran Duran. 🙂
Singer: Very hard, once again. I really don’t have any favorites – I love so many. If I was forced to choose, I think my head would explode.
Romantic movie: P.S. I Love You, Dan In Real Life, Some Kind of Wonderful
Scary movie: Saw and the original Nightmare on Elm Street
Dramatic movie: Rob Roy, Breakfast Club
Funny movie: Pineapple Express, Due Date, Breakfast Club
Animated movie: Despicable Me
All time favorite movie: Breakfast Club
TV Show (past or present): Grey’s Anatomy, Weeds, Sons of Anarchy, Deadwood, Lie To Me
Cartoon: Family Guy (sorry – LOL)
Talk show: Conan O’Brien without question — ooh, and The Doctors – I love the ER doc – Dr. Hottie!
Food: Homemade Mexican (thanks hubby!), Italian, Chinese
Dessert: French Silk Pie
Pizza topping: Italian Sausage, Pepperoni, mushrooms, green peppers and onions….Deluxe Combo Heggies, anyone?
Fruit: raspberries and pears
Veggie: green beans, broccoli (did I spell that right? – LOL)
Drink: XL Mint Condition with extra whipped cream at Caribou, any coffee for that matter, pepsi, beer.
Cereal: Fruity Pebbles
Store: Walmart, Target, Urban Outfitters, Old Navy
Book: The Stand by Stephen King, The Lord of The Rings trilogy, and The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe….and Chin Deep and Welcome Home. 🙂
Magazine: Smithsonian, Men’s Journal and Esquire (for the fantabulous hotties often on the cover in in interviews)
Wild animal: Tiger (me too! — Siberian, though. Has to be a Siberian) Oh, and black panthers. LOVE
Pet: Dog – my latest doggie crush is on the mini dobermans
Month: I don’t have one, but it would probably be a toss up between August (wedding anniversary) and December (Christmas)- based solely on weather, I’d still say either August or May
Day of week: Saturday
Time of day: Any time the kids are sleeping. LOL
Season: I love all of them except for the middle of a cold winter. Toss up for me between autumn and spring – both are perfect sweatshirt and shorts weather – my favorite clothing combination.
Holiday: Thanksgiving and Christmas
Flower: lilacs
Letter: R – no idea why, that’s just the first letter that popped into my head.
Number: 12 – again first thing that popped into my head
Finger: that’s obvious. pinky. LOL
Insect: butterflies – anything else is uncivilized – heehee
Country: America
State: Colorado and Wisconsin
City: any city in Colorado – LOL or Bayfield/LaPointe, WI
Shape: Pentagon
Sport to play: Indoor naked water sports. LOL I actually like playing football, bicycling, and walking
Board game: Scrabble – always been my favorite, although I’m afraid the brain isn’t what it once was. May have to opt for Scrabble Jr.
I just realized for favorite store I probably should have added Amazon.com 🙂
Thanks for answering all the questions! It’s been a long time since I did one of these surveys. SO darn fun 🙂
You’re welcome! I love those too! It has been quite awhile….I think we were up to about 3 or 4 a week at one point. 🙂
I think you’re right!
It’s been fun to see the answers to the latest. 🙂 I think we should put our awesome brains together and come up with a new one that asks completely different questions. Example: What terms of endearment make you want to barf? or Do you use baby talk when you are talking to your pet? or Do you list your friends in your cell phone/email/little black book of numbers by first or last name? Stuff like that. Just an idea… see what kind of weird things we can come up with. LOL
Let’s do it! We could even come up with the ultimate friendship questionnaire and publish it 🙂
I’m thinking that would be nice…if I think of any, I’ll let you fabulous ladies know. 🙂 Although, if I get involved, we may have to have the theatrical version and the unrated versions. LOL
excellent!
I’ll start brainstorming. I love brainstorming. Nothing’s off-limits during the storming part. LOL
awesome! let us know what you come up with. I’ll do a little brainstorming too 🙂
OMG Dana – I’m totally on board with this one!!! I’m bored with the ordinary questions!!! Yes, Yes, Yes!!!
Kimber- if you come up with some good questions to add to the list, please let us know! 🙂
OHHHH I will send you and Dana a list soon!! FUN FUN!!
Okay! I’ll work on my list this evening. xo
I have one question I’d like to suggest … your favorite fairy tale and why you chose it …
We’ll add it! Thanks so much for the suggestion 🙂