Liebster Blog Award (response)

Aarrgghh! I probably don't deserve the Liebster Blog Award since it's been over a week and I haven't posted! Better late than never, though. This is part one of my response. I still have to come up with questions and nominate other people...

So now I have to do a few things, these are the rules:

• when you are nominated, thank the person/people who nominated you in your next post. Include a link to their blog.
• in that post include 11 things about yourself.
• answer the 11 questions from the person who nominated you.
• choose 11 bloggers to nominate, they must have fewer than 200 followers.
• create 11 questions for them to answer.
• let them know you nominated them.

11 Things about me:

1. I live in the north eastern United States.
2. I gay but it's by choice, which causes me some trouble in the community. I should blog about that some time.
3. I think the snow is pretty but I don't like being cold and I hate driving in it.
4. I get super emotional watching stupid TV shows. It's embarrassing.
5. I have a pair of rainbow colored toe socks (where each toe has its own compartment, like a glove).
6. I love home-made hot chocolate and, until a month ago, I had it every morning even in the summer. Now I'm learning to like unsweetened herbal tea instead.
7. I love to read but haven't read many books lately. I keep saying I will but never do.
8. Sometimes I'm really girly. I like Tinker Bell and Minnie Mouse and Hello Kitty and pretty clothes. Other times I'm kind of butch. I like video games (like Everquest and Diablo) and action movies (like the Tomb Raiders and the Resident Evils).
9. I'm old. (36)
10. I like to cook but I don't do it much.
11. I love to sing but I have a terrible voice.

Here are the questions that Skylar asked. Some of them were hard for me!

1. What is your favourite memory?
When I was a child, lying in bed at night with my mother while she read to me.

2. What was your first relationship like?
Tame and kind of embarrassing now. A boy in high school. I was fat and shy. He was a nerd and shy. He wrote me love letters with "thee's" and "thou's" in them. He asked permission before he kissed me.   

3. Club Party or House Party?
I'd be more comfortable at a house party but I think it would be fun to get dressed up and let myself go wild at a club party.

4. Who is your icon idol?
I guess I'd say Angelina Jolie. She's so beautiful and, despite some wild crazy stuff when she was young, she's settled into a wonderful woman. I love the work she's done with the UNHCR.
   
5. One rule that you live your life by?
 May all beings be free from suffering and the causes of suffering. Dalai Lama: "If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion."

6. If you could have any pet what would it be (any animal)?
A cat. Definitely a cat. I love cats. Our last cat died a while ago and it was really hard. We're waiting a bit more before we get another.

7. If you had one super power what would it be?
I'd want Jasper's power from Twilight. To be able to calm people down before things get out-of-hand and overly dramatic. I'd also like to be able to use it on myself before I say things I regret... Either that or to be able to turn back time 5 minutes and take back something I said or did when I was angry.

8. Ideal celebrity partner and why?
I really don't know... My head gets in the way. I know that the celebrity I see and "know" is different from the person they really are. Plus I don't think I'm interesting enough to keep someone like Angelina Jolie with me. Ha, I'm getting depressed just thinking about it. I'll just stop thinking and say Angie Harmon / Jane Rizzoli.

9. What are your favourite movies?
Annie Hall. Brigette Jones. The Fifth Element. All the Tinker Bell movies. The Tomb Raider movies (Angelina!) and the Resident Evil movies (Milla!). Harry Potter & Twilight series. That's what comes to mind first.

10. What is your star sign?
Aquarius. "This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius." That song is about me! :-)

"Social activities bring a lot of joy this time of year, but unfortunately, there is also a high price to pay. If you overextend your commitments now, you might find yourself too tired to do what really must be done. Your current practice should include moderation. If you curtail your activities just a little, you can conserve the energy that you need to fulfill your current obligations." (Huffington Post Dec 3, 2012)

11. What is your biggest regret?
That I let myself get so fat.