^, <, V

[Capt. Sterling]

^ other than a pipe? only dinner

< Thinking of giving up food all together.. I hate it, it hates me... ...

V like cooking or find it a necessary evil?

[Red Cat Jenny]

^ Don't get to cook enough...looking forward to BBQ season mmmm

an...marshmallows

< Considering peeps on a stick over the BBQ...

V How do you get yer snack on at this hour?

[CrazyCholeBlack]

^^ odd custom, curtsying & bowing. Doesn't mean I don't have an instinct to do it though.

^ sweets. But I eat sweets all the time.

< gee, wonder if my sweet tooth & all this time sitting is the reason I can't loose these last 20 lbs?

V trying to gain, trying too loose or happy where you are?

[Jacky Tar]

^ Happy where I'm at. Seems everyone is on a diet.

< People always comment on me bein' thin. If everyone wants t' be thin, why do they tell us who are thin, were thin? There is no pleasin' some folks.

V Do folks comment on somethin' 'bout ye, an ye wish they wouldn't?

[Red Cat Jenny]

^ People seem to feel the need to tell me my hair is so long...I nevr know how to answer that

1) Oh my gosh!

2) Thank You?

3) Yes

4) ?

I dont mind as long as they don't touch it..I'm particular about that at least wit strangers

< Uh oh food coma....

V Sleepy after a snack or energised?

[Jacky Tar]

^ Depends on the sugar or caffine content o' the snack. Usually sleepy after lunch.

< Some folks very particular 'bout their space; me son violates peoples' space all the time, an isn't conscious o' their space at all. He is me hugger.

V So outside o' cyber space, do ye hug people ye like?

[CrazyCholeBlack]

^ you know how I'm going to answer that Mr. Tar. I'm not a hugger, not much for any public display of affection actually.

< I show my affection through "doing", work, making things for people, helping when they don't know they need help, lending a hand etc.

V Make out in public or save it for behind closed doors?

[Jacky Tar]

^ Why Chole no huggin' but yer ready t' make out! (I've got t' get t' Wisconsin.)

< I'm always glad if the person I'm wit' will hold my hand, give me hug or a modest kiss. No gropin' in public by this pirate.

V How do ye show others affection?

[Red Cat Jenny]

^ Dependin on who and what a touch on the arm, an arm about the shoulders, likes to hug and will do so in public as well as hold hands or a kiss..nothing in bad taste tho..

< Miss my dads hugs..

V Disagree in public or save it for home?

[CrazyCholeBlack]

^ oh I'll fight in public like crazy! I like a good disagreement. Keeps the wits sharp.

< Doesn't mind a guy offering his arm. It's old fashioned but I like it.

V what old fashioned courtesy do you like?

[Red Cat Jenny]

^ Pull out my chair or help me on/off with my coat..so Cary Grant...sigh

< Fight in public..want me ex? No...really you can have him...no it's a good loud fight...sure go ahead...

(Me. not one to air me laundry in public

V Ever really "get into it" in public with your significant other?

[Jacky Tar]

^ No. Agreed, fightin' in public just makes ye look like an a**.

< Lost me temper at home a couple o' times. Always feel bad afterwards.

V Do ye manage yer temper?

[Cpt Sophia M Eisley]

^ Yeah..I'm very level headed. When I do get angry, there are times that I'll let off some steam (in calm, but semi-coarsely worded fashion). Other times, I just let out the anger with a good private cry.

< Woohoo! Had a great morning. Introduced 4 new individuals to our part o' the company, and they were in as goofy (and semi dazed) a mood as I was. Made for a fun presentation.

V What's yer Monday morning like? Work? Home?

[Red-Handed Jill]

^ Work. I'm the first one here, so it's up to me to check and sometimes fix what mayhem occurred over the weekend.

< If I REALLY lose my temper, I let loose when no one else is around. 95% of the time, losing my temper is manifested in a mildly sarcastic remark.

V Who do you respect the most?

[Ransom]

^ People who don't have an ego that needs constant attention.

< When I get mad, I throw things! I've sailed staplers, dishes, or if outside, rocks, sticks, pinecones. It's a great catharsis. This is usually a reaction to some inanimate object that won't work the way it is supposed to (they can put a man on the moon, why can't they make a stapler that doesn't jam?).

V When you do get mad, what kind of things set you off?

[Red-Handed Jill]

^ Anything or anyone that interferes with my ability to get something done.

< I can count on one hand and have fingers left over the times I've actually yelled at someone, but one of those times I made them cry (their constant incompetence cost our region A LOT of money and even after several requests, the issue was still unresolved. I finally raised a HUGE stink and let them have it. Fortunately, the powers that be listened and restructured the department, getting rid of the dead weight.)

V Anything you do to unwind for the weekend?

[CrazyCholeBlack]

^ Nothing special really, since the weekdays don't "wind" me up that much.

< See now, I fight with words. Big, "triple word score" words. I never get any louder than I am normally. A fight with me just makes you wish you had a dictionary.

V ever played the "triple word score" game?

[Mad Matt]

^ Yup. Even played it with YOU a couple times.... I think it went pretty well.

< Before I go silent when I'm angry, I start using the BIG words which confounds those around me. Then, once I'm silent, my progressive actions can be quite disorienting.

v What's on your spring agenda?

[Capt. Sterling]

^ something similar with Aurore on the trip up to RF2

oops sorry double post..

^ spring agenda: get 80 fifth graders to pass their SOLs and SEW... a bunch of new crew members!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh yes and stay alive doing it all...snigger

< temper? have the worst but have learned very well to control it

V what types instantly lose your respect?

[Mad Matt]

^ After having been a peace officer, ALL people are cautiously evaluated... Normally those who try to act larger than life tend to turn me away.

< 10 more pounds to reach my weight loss goal. Already dumped 35, so far.

v Doing anything for "Spring Break"?

[Capt. Sterling]

^ Sleep?

< Congratulations Matt! Well done.

V Passing on Matt's question

[Red Cat Jenny]

^ Nah..did the South BEach thing once..that was enough

< I's so sleepy

V Any major home renovations in the works?

[Capt. Sterling]

^ just re-did the kitchen, hard wood floors next, then bathrooms, then will sell the place and move to a better one....

< take a nap woman!

V what do you dislike about yourself most?

[William Brand]

^ My poverty

< I love Spring. I have the fever to build and make improvements around the yard.

V If you could rebuild one ancient wonder, what would it be?

[Red Cat Jenny]

^That I didn't start some things earlier in life whn I had less responsibility

< Took a nap...thanks...craving cinnamon again....

V What do you like most about yerself?