Here is where I ask you three personal questions BASED on three words you give me to describe yourself. Answers required.

Lonely. Careful. Things.

Thin. Subversive. Nocturnal.

@dann:

1. Do you proceed with caution in matters of the heart? Please expound.
2. Would you rather be alone, by yourself, or feeling alone with others? Explain.
3. Name the one thing (physical, tangible) that you hold most dear, then name the one thing (physical, tangible) that you have lost which you'd give your left nut to get back.

ephemeral. extant. ebullient.

@corey:

1. Could you ever see yourself doing standup? Why or why not?
2. Could you ever see yourself in politics? Why or why not?
3. When's the last time you picked up a woman in a bar? How'd that turn out?

1) Possibly, if there were ever a situation calling for it. It's not something I would actively seek out, though.

2) Oh heavens no. I'm a terrible liar. (I can only "lie" if it's for humor, and I tend to reveal the lie in my laughter)

3) At the local bar where I live, I picked up one of the waitresses. This was several months ago. She seemed much less immature when I was drunk. I talked to her and explained that she's not at the level I'm looking for, but I'm not sure she's getting it.

1. water lilies http://farm1.static.flickr.com/146/387157818_7e04ab97cd_b.jpg
2. my best friend is under instruction to cart me to India, burn me, and dump me in the Ganges. he can do whatever he likes with regards to music/etc.
3. my tattoos never fail to make me smile, my best friend never fails to make me laugh, and the film "How To Conduct a Love Affair" never fails to make me cry.

@corey: Ah.. s'why you should never shit where you eat, so to speak. :P

@libi: interesting last request, and water lilies are certainly pretty! but why are they your favourite?

Back at beccah:

1. Definitely had pressure to "bulk" up when I was younger. Even did the whole weight-gain shake for sports - gained 10 lbs, but then lost 15 after I quit. Now though, my self confidence allows most to see me for who I am.

2. Join? Hell yeah. I'd rather start one though. I'm more of a leader than a follower with things I'm passionate about.

3. Breaking into vacant buildings in Vegas at 3am was exciting. Sex in a parked car in a crowded parking lot of club at closing time was fun. That was closer to 4am though.

@beccah: anything regarding maintaining my rights and the rights of others, whether it be the right to say/print/create whatever I want or the lack of equal rights amongst certain groups. For example, I am straight, but I would join a group to build support for gay marriage, because I feel that my gay friends should have the same rights regarding their partners as I did when I was married.

It's amazing to watch what happens in China and other parts of the world and then compare that to where we are and where we are going. Like the right to photograph something in the public space is a huge debate right now because of a few high-profile cases. I've thought a lot about this and I'm ready to pick a fight. There are so many legal, but inappropriate ways to fight things and build awareness, it just takes thought and organization.

Any time bigotry, misogyny, etc. raise their head, I feel like fighting. Fuck, now you've got my blood pumping.

@slowpoke: you're kinda hot.

wow, how amazingly charming, disarming, and soothing a compliment from libi is. I completely lost my rage when I read that. I

guess I'd be a shitty activist if all the enemy had to do was walk a pretty/intelligent girl in front of me and give me a little attention.

1. Yes. I feel that if everyone would take the time to think a little more about how it would feel to be in someone else's situation, there'd be less hate in the world. Not saying it'd be a utopia by any means, but I feel people would get along better and not be so angry.

2. We'd get a group of kids together on the merry-go-round and designate 4 or 5 to be the pushers. The rest would hold on towards the middle really tightly. The pushers would run as fast as they could, then when they couldn't run anymore, would jump on and hold on. I'd always try to do the "superman" but it typically ended up with a couple scraped knees.

3. You know, I never really had a favorite Disney character. I suppose if I had to choose one, I'd go with the classic, Mickey Mouse.

Nice one strangerbox. I think I may have to copy.

adaptable, tender, enthusiastic.

@jax:

1. What was your motivation behind sending letters to random people? Why no return address?
2. Does it bother/offend you when someone calls you a bitch? What if it's someone else being called the bitch?
3. For whom or what are you a caretaker? (children, friends, pets, etc?)

@strangerbox:

1. What's your favourite photo of yourself (ever, as a baby, now, etc)? Feel free to link us.
2. Tell me about a time when your woman's intuition was right. Then tell about a time it was wrong.
3. What's the most impulsive thing you've done that you don't regret? That you do regret?

1. Living abroad, I can fairly comfortably say that where is much less important to me than with whom. So, I suppose, CA it is, cause that's where my homies are, for the most part.

2. Oh dear, we're all broken aren't we? Mostly, my sense of security in relationships. One bad turn after another and I'm pretty jaded and reticent. This is also mostly due to the fact that my 'picker' of men seems to be broken as well.

3. Number one - myself. Number two - failure.

Confused, reckless, fey.

Back at Beccah
@jax:

1. What was your motivation behind sending letters to random people? Why no return address?

I wanted to just write. To send my thoughts, my words, my heart out there. I wanted something to keep me busy instead of worrying about life-related things. I wanted to tell a story. As for the no return address, well, it's quite simple: no one asked for it. I didn't assume it was part of the deal and figured if they wanted to write back, they'd ask for my address. :D

2. Does it bother/offend you when someone calls you a bitch? What if it's someone else being called the bitch?

People often think I'm a bitch because I can be introverted. And if I'm not smiling, I can look angry, or sad, when I am neither. I don't particularly enjoy being called a bitch, so yes, it would hurt my feelings. I haven't heard someone else be called "the bitch" in a long, long time. It would depend on the context, I suppose, but I don't think I'd be offended. It's not really my business.

3. For whom or what are you a caretaker? (children, friends, pets, etc?) Right now, I'm trying to keep my roommate's plants alive. I'm really very bad at it. I was caretaker for a fish, but it died [it was old and swimming on its side when I got it, I swear]. I'm also looking after my roommate's cat and I am happy to say he is still alive and well. I am a caretaker of myself, at the moment. I'm trying.