^, <, V

[Red-Handed Jill]

^ Yep - on a few occasions.

< When I was in high school, a group of us were in an English Lit class and we were reading a rather boring book. One of my classmates suddenly gasped and jerked upright. When asked what was wrong, she wailed, "NIGHTMARE!" Way to cover your tracks there...

V Ever arrive somewhere (walking, driving, biking) and you couldn't remember how you got there?

[CrazyCholeBlack]

^ No I can usually figure out *how* I got there, it's the why that sometimes escapes me.

< The rule is, don't get me chatting when I'm driving anywhere near my home town. More often than not I end up on auto pilot and you never know where that means we'll end up.

V do you have an auto pilot?

[Morgan Dreadlocke]

/\ Yes , an she lets me know about every alternative route I shoulda been takin'

<Rememberin' the high school days 'o drivin around all night wi' 500 hp, $5 in gas, an not carin' where ye was goin'. Heh heh heh, PCH be a little faster back then

\/ Ever fergit where ye be goin' as yer goin'?

[Capt. Sterling]

^ not really forget where I was going, just not paying attention and end up at some place I habitually drive, like work, church or a certain store, instead of the place I meant to go

< one more test day... already getting a sunburn from all the kick ball games in between...maybe this job isn't so stressful after all...

V politically correct or not?

[The Chapman]

^ Me? Politically correct? No.

> Well, kind of. I don't use racial slurs in conversation, if that's what you mean. My co-workers do, particularly in regard to Hispanic people, and it bugs me. So maybe I am. I get sick of macho posturing and sexual invective on the job, and actually prefer to work around women. So maybe.

V Who has been your OLDEST co-worker?

[Silkie McDonough]

^ Maria, She is 72 years young and LOVES her job ...and is better at it than most!

< Finally starting to feel better.

V what was your most painful illness?

[Red-Handed Jill]

^ Not really an illness - epic-sized kidney stones a few years back. As in both kidneys, they got stuck and I needed surgery.

< I'm a total wimp when it comes to anticipating pain, but have an extremely high pain tolerance.

V Weekend plans?

[callenish gunner]

^gun shot that took out my left shoulder and the 5 surgeries and months in a body cast and the months of physio that went with it ...and the number of years that the grafts took to stop pinching the nerves ...

<happy to greet each day regardless of how i feel ...i've seen the alternatives

V if you could have any new part to your kit what would it be

[LongTom]

^ A brigantine. (You did say "any.") Okay, no: a cutlass.

< A better waistcoat would be a good idea, too. One that actually meets in the middle. (Object lesson: Don't drink and sew.)

V Can you do your own tailoring?

[Hester]

^ No ... not even sober.

< Gotta start slimming myself into that Regency ball gown for the beginning of June! Guess I better ration the rum more sparingly.

V Would you rather give up chocolate or rum?

[Ransom]

^ I'm not a big chocolate fan, and I don't drink a ton of rum, so I could give up either. Although I'd miss the rum first.

< Still trying to get my garb togethr for PW. Almost there. Maybe two more days of sewing left and coat and breeches will be done.

V Are you better with a deadline, or do your procrastinate without one?

[Jacky Tar]

^ I usually work well under pressure, but the deadlines hav t' be realistic.

< Aye, I can procrastinate wit' the best o' them. But things hav t' get done in the real world.

V Do ye put things (ye don't like t' do) off until the last minute?

[Surfer Joe]

^ I put them off indefinitely.

< Why procrastinate when you can surf instead?

V What task have you been avoiding lately?

[Red Cat Jenny]

^ This project at work..it's really boring and stupid..mainly its us grunts doing the gruntwork that ultimately the "office people" will take credit for...do I sound bitter?

< Actually I love my job, just don't like the taste of the burocracy..tastes like old sardines or expired bread yucky

V I seem to sprinkle commas liberally..have a grammar habit?

[Jacky Tar]

^ Fond o' commas me self.

< Really need t' get a good book on writin' t' improve me grammar (Should ask Chole).

V Wot do ye need t' learn over?

[Ransom]

^ Too many things to list.

< Late night for me. Up writing a new story.

V What inspires you to write - besides the Pub?

[Jacky Tar]

^ Nuthin' else.

< No time, an yet I'm contemplatin' drawin' again.

V Any hidden talents?

[Ransom]

^ If I have them, they're well hidden.

< Maybe I'll find latent acting talent at Port Washington.

V What inspires you to do anything creative. A certain place, music, etc?....

[Red Cat Jenny]

^ Seeing somnething creative or a random unsolicited idea.

< * yaaawn * oh.. excuse me..too much fresh air today

V Woll, Cotton or Silk?

[Jacky Tar]

^ Cotton (sorry, I know it's not period).

< Cotton shirts aren't scratchy an are very comfortable. Cotton jeans are a weekend staple.

V Wot item o' clothin' defines yer wardrobe?

[Ransom]

^ My Gap jeans worn with heels. Add a T-shirt, and I'm good to go.

< Most of the time, if I'm at home and no one is coming over, I look like a transient - or a reject from the Good Will store.

V What are you most comfy in when you know no one will see you?

[Red Cat Jenny]

^ Heehee you'd laugh..you really would..

< Well in Winter anyway

V Summer is less clothes season - Shy and over dressed or confident and comfortable?

[Ransom]

^ Pretty comfortable, but smart enough to know what not to lay bare to the world.

< I gringe when I see young girls with fat belly's wearing midriff-baring tops and low-slung jeans - just because that is the fad of the moment.

V Follow fashion, or go your own way?

[Jacky Tar]

^ I'm always out o' fashion. Course I suppose that's not entirely true; 'cause if ye buy any clothin' it must follow some fashion.

< I stick t' wot I like, an wot's comfortable t' me.

V Dress fer yer self or others?

[Ransom]

^ I dress for the mood I'm in, and mostly for myself.

< Will go out of the house with no make-up, but never without jewelry. I'd feel naked. I have two silver bracelets on my left wrist that haven't come off my person in 25+ years.

V Got something you always wear, not counting wedding rings?