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The Friday Five - Personal Questions
Apr. 24th, 2015 09:24 amFor this week's entry at ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
thefridayfive, we've got some kinda-sorta personal questions to answer:
1. Do you have good manners? I like to think I do. I always try to remember to say please when I ask for something and I strongly believe in thanking people. I am a good sharer and a welcoming host. But I am also impatient at times, and I will curse a blue streak when I get tired and frustrated. I chew with my mouth closed, know what utensils to use, have an "indoor voice", but will talk over people when excited about something. I also get very annoyed and hurt when people talk over me, so that's something I have to work on.
2. Did your parents support your career choice? Yes – well at least the choice to practice law. They weren't too keen, though, when I told them I wanted to be a trapeze artist. Not only because I could get hurt, but I also have a terrible fear of falling and they thought I'd would have a hard time making a living with that kind of phobia.
3. When in your life have you been a leader? I'm an Aries, so I've always been a leader. But all kidding aside – president of the Student Action Movement club in high school, president of the university chapter of Phi Alpha Theta (history honor society), president of an international collectors' organization (Japanese Art Deco porcelain, if you are really interested).
4. Have you ever been harassed for simply being good at something? Yeah. I was always a "good" reader and read well above my grade level. In 7th grade English class, we had to report on the number of books we read for the marking period. I had read 42 in the first quarter. In front of the whole class, my teacher (Mr. Fontaine - 38 years later, I still remember his name) called me a liar and then refused to apologize when both the school and town librarians provided lists of the books I read. For the rest of the year, whenever there was a reading assignment, he'd make snide comments about "Oh, "Elr" must have already read that one, so you can just ask her what it's about." What a freakin' asshole! What kind of 45 year-old man needs to feel good about himself so he humiliates a 13 year old?
5. Are you a novelty seeker? I'm not sure what this means. I love learning new things, but I don't need novelty to be happy.
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thefridayfive, we've got some kinda-sorta personal questions to answer:1. Do you have good manners? I like to think I do. I always try to remember to say please when I ask for something and I strongly believe in thanking people. I am a good sharer and a welcoming host. But I am also impatient at times, and I will curse a blue streak when I get tired and frustrated. I chew with my mouth closed, know what utensils to use, have an "indoor voice", but will talk over people when excited about something. I also get very annoyed and hurt when people talk over me, so that's something I have to work on.
2. Did your parents support your career choice? Yes – well at least the choice to practice law. They weren't too keen, though, when I told them I wanted to be a trapeze artist. Not only because I could get hurt, but I also have a terrible fear of falling and they thought I'd would have a hard time making a living with that kind of phobia.
3. When in your life have you been a leader? I'm an Aries, so I've always been a leader. But all kidding aside – president of the Student Action Movement club in high school, president of the university chapter of Phi Alpha Theta (history honor society), president of an international collectors' organization (Japanese Art Deco porcelain, if you are really interested).
4. Have you ever been harassed for simply being good at something? Yeah. I was always a "good" reader and read well above my grade level. In 7th grade English class, we had to report on the number of books we read for the marking period. I had read 42 in the first quarter. In front of the whole class, my teacher (Mr. Fontaine - 38 years later, I still remember his name) called me a liar and then refused to apologize when both the school and town librarians provided lists of the books I read. For the rest of the year, whenever there was a reading assignment, he'd make snide comments about "Oh, "Elr" must have already read that one, so you can just ask her what it's about." What a freakin' asshole! What kind of 45 year-old man needs to feel good about himself so he humiliates a 13 year old?
5. Are you a novelty seeker? I'm not sure what this means. I love learning new things, but I don't need novelty to be happy.
If you want to play along, here's the code for this week's entry for
thefridayfive. Post your answers on your journal and then link back to this entry.
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