Well, looks like PromoGuy is definitely going to end the Monday Mission. He’s not even gonna have bloggers volunteer to do questions. :( I am deeply bummed. But I can see his point – it’s become a real chore for him, and that’s not cool.
- What in your life used to be fun, but eventually just became a chore that you didn’t enjoy?
Yep. Horseback riding. I kinda like actually riding around but all the associated stuff isn’t fun anymore. At all. I don’t hate it or anything, it’s just a chore I have to do because my pony’s too old to sell. On the bright side, there are some kids mom’s giving lessons to and they seem to really like riding him, so at least he’s being appreciated. He’s a great pony, but I’m just not into riding anymore. - 2. This weekend, US Troops captured Saddam Hussein and now have him in custody. How did you feel when you heard the news? Did it change your mind about the War in Iraq? Did it change your opinion of President Bush?
It didn’t change my mind at all. I still think we were wrong. I’m glad we got him because maybe now there’s a visible light at the end of the tunnel and I can stop thinking that the Iraqi people have been suffering utterly in vain. But you know, I did what I could to tell my representatives that I was against the war and they went ahead with it anyway, so it’s out of my hands. Now that it’s happened, I’m all for finishing the hell up and getting out. - 3. Regarding the capture of Saddam, I saw one “man on the street” interview where a man grumbled that “they should have just killed Saddam. I don’t know why they bothered taking him alive.” What do you think, should US Troops have taken Saddam alive or just killed him when they found him? What would be the pros and cons of either?
Good lord! People like that are why I’m glad we’re a representative democracy sometimes, not a true democracy. Of course we should have taken him alive. Killing him upon capture would have broght us down to his level. That’s what HE did. I was really moved by the Iraqi official who said that he was struck by the difference between how they treated Saddam and how he would have treated them if their places had been reversed. - 4. What kind of things at Christmas time just scream “tacky” and “White Trash” when you seem them?
Lit-from-the-inside nativity displays. - 5. Suppose you had a dear friend who calls you in tears because her boyfriend had just left her. They’d been together for nearly 5 years, and one day he announces to her that he is leaving because she had gained too much weight. They were in love, or so she thought, and then out of the blue, he bails and blames it on her weight. What would you say to her about this man?
Good riddance, I’d say. If he’s that shallow she’s better off without him. It sucks now but if he doesn’t love her enough to be supportive around her weight issues, if he really truly just up and left out of the blue, then he wasn’t going to make a good husband. - 6. Suppose this same friend of yours still thinks she and her ex have a future. She says that she wants another chance, that if he will make some changes, she will to. She really does love him, and assures you that he loves her, even though he wants to “take a break and see other people, but if we were meant to be together we will be.” There is even a hint of marriage in their future if they get back together. What advice would you give her?
Don’t do it. He’s a moron. That whole “take a break” thing is, from what I’ve heard and seen, a coward’s way of breaking up. If, after five years, they’re not sure if they’re meant to be together, they’re not meant to be together. - 7. Have you ever had to tell a lie to get out of a date or when you were breaking up with someone? What did you tell them and how did they take it? Did they ever find out the truth?
Nope. I’m invariably the dumpee in my relationships and when I’m in a relationship I don’t lie about anything, let alone lameass stuff like scheduling. I’ve considered lying to get out of a first date, when a guy I really didn’t want to go out with asked me out. It turned out, though, that I was busy that night for real and I managed to tell him I wasn’t interested in future dates, either, without being a terrible bitch. At least, I hope that’s how I came across. I had a rough time in High School – pretty much the only guys who ever asked me out were guys I knew and disliked. It was really annoying.
