April 16, 2004
FOUR FOR FRIDAY
Q: Have you ever intentionally kept your friends apart from one another? In other words, it's a good bet that you have work-related friends, neighborhood friends, childhood friends that you're still touch with, church friends, family friends, etc. Do you ever intentionally keep friends apart from one another for fear of your different worlds colliding, or is that not something you've never even considered (until, of course, you read this entirely asinine question)?
Q: Why do you think reality-based television shows are so popular, and how long do you think they'll remain so?
Q: Have you ever lied about your age? If not, under what circumstances could you see yourself doing so?
Q: If, for some totally random reason, the water unexpectedly went out at your home on a weekday morning, and you couldn't shower, wash your face, or brush your teeth, would you still go into work that day, or would you simply say, "Screw it; I'm taking the day off"? In answering this question, you do not belong to a gym where you can shower, nor do you have neighbors or family close by whom you call upon for use of their facilities!
Posted by Mikal at April 16, 2004 4:04 AM
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1. I have an amazingly diverse group of friends. If they were all assembled in one room at the same time, many, I feel, would be surprised by the range of personalities, backgrounds, values, and beliefs present. But as I've said throughout my entire adult life, I'm proud to be the type of person who is a part of all of those who have touched me, and I wouldn't trade a single one of my friends for any of yours! That having been said, I'm also in tune enough with my friends to know their likes and dislikes, tolerances and intolerances, and strengths and weaknesses (just as each knows mine). Given those sorts of realities, yes, I have intentionally kept certain friends at bay from other certain other friends of mine. Some because their personalities would clash, and others simply because of my own selfishness. Regardless though of my decision to do this sort of thing from situation to situation, I wouldn't hold back from inviting all of them to a major event like a wedding or some other significant milestone in my life (that's what God invented seating charts for :-)
2. My take on why reality-based television is so popular... we're all really nosey and curious. I don't see the popularity of these shows trailing off anytime soon.
3. I don't think I've ever out-and-out lied about my age, but for years I absolutely refused to tell people how old I was. I don't even know why I started doing it, but after a while it just sort of became a game for me. Then all of the sudden, one day I just didn't care to play that game anymore. I'm 38-years-old.
4. Screw it; I'd be more likely to take the day off (unless I had a huge meeting or project that absolutely, positively had to get done... and if that were the case, I'd likely b rent a hotel room so I could shower and stuff). I'm a morning shower sort of guy.
1. No. I think not having different friends meet is more of a logistical problem--they live in too many different places.
2. They're popular because people are inherently curious about what other people are doing.
3. No, because it's pointless, and besides, most people don't give a crap about how old I am.
4. Heh. There are showers where I work.
1. To the best of my memory, which is not guaranteed, I have never tried to separate friends. I have been known to panic when out and meeting someone... I have a terrible habit of forgetting names.
2. Reality t.v. really turns me off, so I am afraid I don't understand it. It must be a combination of voyeurism and escapism.
3. Oh, yeah! When I was young I was always presenting myself as 21+. Otherwise, no.
4. It would depend on how much gum and breath mints I had on hand. It would also depend on how bad the hair was standing up... and what the scheduled day involved. Probably.
1. Until stated that way... I don't THINK that I intentionally keep my friends apart. I have categories of friends and not that many of them, as I really don't like people. Maybe it is strange to say, but I have friends for different situations-depending on my mood. I have my hanging out friends, my working out friends, my BBQ friends, and my memory lane friends. I have never really been in a situation for all of them to be together... but come my wedding... that will change. My fiance and I do not combine our friends together... or at least never tried. He has his friends, I have mine, and we have our mutal friends.
2. My fiance is a realty tv whore. I will admit I get fascinated with these plastic surgery ones... not in a positive way, but as in, "why the hell???" kind of way. Society in itself is one big Peeping Tom... because we are too concentrated into other peoples lives and not our own is the reason these shows are not going anywhere soon.
3. I don't lie about my age, however I am notorious at forgetting how old I am. I usually have to ask someone or look at my driver's license to remind me. I always think I am a year younger... I think I must have lost a year somewhere back in my life.
4. Bottled water and wipes. Then again since I am a girl..it depends on the time of month. I am a sucker to my job. I wake up everyday wanting to call in, but in the four years I have been here... I've only called in four times! I guess I go because I know how long it takes me to make up a day of work and that is not fun.
1. I think all of my friends would like each other. I wouldn't intentionally keep them apart, it's just that they live all over the country, so it would be hard for them to meet. But, someday they will all be together to help me celebrate a big moment in my life. I'm looking forward to that!
2. I think they're popular because people like to see how other people live. They like being voyeuristic. It's an escape from their own reality. And most of those shows aren't completely based in reality anyway. I guess they will last as long as people keep watching, or something better comes along.
3. No, I've never lied about my age. But I don't give it out unsolicited. I think because I don't look my age, when someone finds out they tend to make a comment about it. But really, who cares? You're only as old as you feel, right?
4. I'd probably use bottled water. If I didn't have that...I'd call in sick. But any excuse to get a day off work, is fine with me.
1. I haven't intentionally kept the groups away from each other. However, over time I have developed various kinds of friendships. Some are work only, others are for working out only, etc. I think it would be fun to get them all together, as I think most would get along, and enjoy meeting each other.
2. Reality TV...Ugh.. we're still suffering from the curse of the writers strike. Well, I think people flock to these shows because they are just about the only thing on tv, and/or they are bored. Wouldn't it be great if a Reality TV Channel (like Cartoon Network) were created and all these silly shows could be lumped together.
3. Sorta.;-) At my current job, they guessed my age at 31, and I didn't bother correcting them for a few months. (I'm actually 35)
4. I'd be taking the day off. :-)
Q1. I have a terrific circle of friends, who are all unique and special to me for very different reasons. But, many of them also happen to be very opinionated and cliquish. I have tried to force the "canít we all just get along" issue, but sometimes it is like mixing water with oil, and someone I care about always gets hurt. So I have found it is easier to keep my friends in separate circles and appreciate them for their strengths and weaknesses and accept it for what it is.
Q2. I donít watch reality TV. I have enough drama in my own life to deal with.
Q3. I will be turning 29 for the fifth time this September!
Q4. I would totally go to work dirty. I have very little contact with people so it wouldnít matter anyway, and it might keep the wolves at bay! Besides, I always keep a toothbrush, toothpaste, perfume, baby wipes, make-up, and the kitchen sink in my desk drawer for emergencies. :-)
1. Nope! But I know of people that have done that. I take names and remember da-list. I find that kind of behavior immature. Why make an issue just walk away.
2. I don't really know. I don't watch them. Perhaps those people wish they would/could move their butts more or were someone else. Fantasies are great aren't they?
3. Of coarse! I am a woman over 35. Doesn't everyone?
4. Shoot NO... I would go to work. I have stored water and an exercise place down the street. Plus I know how to clean effectively... Observant Mikal just noticed I clean my grass before cutting it. Soooo, being such a clean person, I prob. would not have to take a shower, I might just done that? :-)
1) I generally don't let my "NORMAL" friends hang out with my vigilante crime fighter friends. Oh crap.. I wasn't supposed to talk about that.
2) People are nosy, and want to be famous. Now we get to stick our nose into someone else's attempt at becoming famous.
3) No but I agree with the post above.. I'm never sure how old I really am.
4) Ugh... Was I drinking the night before?
1. I remember pulling that stunt in high school, separating neighborhood and school friends. I haven't done that much in my adult life.
2. I think that the reality TV fad is popular because our society lives in fear of living. They would rather watch others experience risk than risk anything on their own. It's FAR easier to watch others fail from the safety of your couch than it is to possibly fail yourself.
3. Not that I remember. If I *had* to lie about my age - some odd situation where my health were at risk - I might consider doing so.
4. I'd use the remaining water in my water bottle to brush my teeth. Buy water on the way to work to wash my face in a parking lot, then I'd go to work. Oh..I forgot, I'd throw some deodorant on before I left the house. I have REALLY short hair, so I don't have to doll that up, and I hate morning showers anyway. I shower at night.
1 - Sometimes it is best if two worlds don't meet up. Imagine having your black advisor or friend meet certain members of your family who still use "colored" and "nigra" - when they are being polite - to describe black people, or your socialist buddiess meet your cop buddies.
2 - Reality tv is popular because the people on them behave in such a way that, were you to write their behavior in a script, no one would beleive the story. Reality, no matter how staged, always trumps fiction in it ability to fascinate.
3 - I said that I was twelve until I was almost fifteen so that I could get into the movies for the kid's price. Then, a week or two ago, I actually forgot how old that I am, and said that I was two years younger than I actually am (is Alzheimer's setting in already?). But, should you lie about your age, you should always say that you are older than you really are, so that people will always think that you look really really good for your age.
4 - This happened to me on my second day of a new job, while I was living in a hotel. Fortunately, I had showered the night before after my workout, so I just washed my hair in what water was left in the pipes in the sink in order to eliminate the Bart Simpson bedhead, and headed off to work. Today, at that same job, I would take the day off and "work" at home.
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