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Matt's Sum Survey
Nov. 13th, 2001 08:20 pmWell, since I've had to wade through eneryone else's responses to this, now it's my turn. *grins*
1. What's your full name, and is there any reason that you were named that by your parents?
Joanne Lee Howard. Joanne because my mother is a huge fan of Little Women and always loved the character of Jo. She even calls me Josephine when she's teasing. My grandmother wouldn't name her youngest daughter "Joanne" (my aunt Leanne, born four years before me), so Mum decided she would call her daughter that when she had one. She got to name the first child, my Dad the second. Lucky for my brother, who would have been saddled with the boy name she couldn't use on me: "Evan Warren"."
2. Speaking of your parents, how do you resemble them, in body and in deed?
Ah, this is... complicated. *grins* Physically and personality-wise, I am my father's daughter. I have his family's body type, which is kinda stocky, his nose *sigh*, his ears (although corrected), even what my mum calls "the quizzical eyebrow" - we can both raise our right eyebrows in that annoying way (according to my mum). However, ever since I got my hair cut short, people say I look like my mum - mainly because we both have short, fine hair of varying shades of brown (mine's gotten darker brown over the years, like Dad's), and wear glasses (I have her short-sightedness). We both also have greenish coloured eyes, although mine have the strip of brown in there from somewhere on the family tree. My smile is said to come from my maternal grandmother, which is good, because she has a wonderful smile.
Only one thing seems to be mine and mine alone, my hands. Mum goes nuts trying to figure out where those come from - they're large (one of my favourite drunk tricks is to compare hand sizes *grins*) and long-fingered and don't look like anyone else's in the family. More on that next question.
Personality-wise, I'm very like dad; we're both quiet, respsonsible and practical and take offense but keep it to ourselves and brood. ;) I do have some of mum's neuroses about people's expectations, but that's more learned than genetic.
3. Look at your left hand. In twenty to thirty words, describe it.
Larger than the average female's, long fingers except for the pinkie, with a visible tan line on the wrist from my cycling gloves.Short nails, first two knuckles slightly enlarged from karate. Paper cuts from work, old white scar on the palm. No watch - scratches the Book.
4. What are you wearing today? And why?
Yikes, my hidden grub is exposed! Black cargo pants, green "Tree Frog" T-shirt my mum got me from Queensland, green Ecofleece jacket, purple woolly socks. Why? Because they're comfortable and I've been wearing dressy stuff at work all day and I feel the need to relax. And they were what was on the chair. The socks because we've had a cold snap and my feet are cold.
5. How many serious romantic relationships have you had? If none, do you think your life would be much different having had one? If you have, how would your life be different without them?
Not serious? About three. Serious? One. BRM, which began when I was 18 and ended when I was 30. So yeah, pretty serious. ;)
Impact? Hell. You don't share your life with someone for as long as it's been and not have it impact on you. Both positively and negatively. And even though it hurts, even now, I wouldn't not have had the experience. Without BRM I would never have gotten back into cycling, and my bike Cecil. ;) I wouldn't have gotten the job that got me through uni, or the job I have now. I wouldn't have the hundreds of memories I have. I also probably would have done a lot more travelling and possibly be in a different line of work, but that's what-ifs for you.
I don't like to think of what-ifs. Life can be hard enough sometimes, without thinking of what might have been. And I like to keep the self-flagellation to a minimum. Or save it for when I'm drunk. ;)
6. Have you ever been temporarily or permanently rendered physically incapable of actions you once took for granted? How, and what did you do about it?
In 1989, in my first year of uni, I was hit by a car whilst cycling in Melbourne and dislocated my right wrist. It still clicks and isn't as strong as I'd like, although the escrima training has helped. I still can't put my full body weight on it, putting an end to my handstand career to an end. ;)
The incident made me aware of my mortality where I hadn't even considered it before, and the injury does create problems, especially when it goes out on me. It frustrates me, having a weakness like that.
I also have a problem with my hips stemming from when I was born - both legs were dislocated and no-one noticed for a while, so they formed false joints. Again, most of the time its fine, but every so often the left will "slip", which is actually rather painful. And damn inconvenient, during certain... activities. ;)
As for what I do about it - put up with it, adapt to it where necessary by not doing certain things I know will set the injuries off, try and build up the muscles around the weak spots. The wrist was hard when it happened, as I was in school and had to borrow notes for my classes and do one test verbally. Which I hadn't studied for because I figured they'd let me off with my wrist strapped. :P
7. Give me three words - a noun, an adjective, and a verb - that tell me something about how your morning today has gone.
Court: Mention day, lots of cases, very busy.
Long: One of those "molasses" days, which stretch our into infinity.
Waiting: Waiting for the magistrate, waiting for the solicitors, waiting for everything, really.
8. Have you ever had major surgery? Defining "major" as having part of you cut open and closed up again. When and why?
The last time I had a general anesthetic was when I had my wisdom teeth removed in my last year of high school. Before that, getting my ears pinned back at around ten and my tonsils being removed when I was four or five.
Plenty of sprains and bruises from various sports, but I have never broken a bone. *touches wood*
9. How much of your paycheck do you spend on yourself? What do you usually spend it on?
In a sense, all of it - half goes to rent and bills and food, the other half towards paying off my credit card from the Dexcon trip, the occasional book or CD or movie, and the Tim Tam Faerie allowance. ;)
10. Finally, what do you feel you are missing?
*grins* How about the last five years? No, seriously, freedom. The ability to go and do and be whatever I want.
1. What's your full name, and is there any reason that you were named that by your parents?
Joanne Lee Howard. Joanne because my mother is a huge fan of Little Women and always loved the character of Jo. She even calls me Josephine when she's teasing. My grandmother wouldn't name her youngest daughter "Joanne" (my aunt Leanne, born four years before me), so Mum decided she would call her daughter that when she had one. She got to name the first child, my Dad the second. Lucky for my brother, who would have been saddled with the boy name she couldn't use on me: "Evan Warren"."
2. Speaking of your parents, how do you resemble them, in body and in deed?
Ah, this is... complicated. *grins* Physically and personality-wise, I am my father's daughter. I have his family's body type, which is kinda stocky, his nose *sigh*, his ears (although corrected), even what my mum calls "the quizzical eyebrow" - we can both raise our right eyebrows in that annoying way (according to my mum). However, ever since I got my hair cut short, people say I look like my mum - mainly because we both have short, fine hair of varying shades of brown (mine's gotten darker brown over the years, like Dad's), and wear glasses (I have her short-sightedness). We both also have greenish coloured eyes, although mine have the strip of brown in there from somewhere on the family tree. My smile is said to come from my maternal grandmother, which is good, because she has a wonderful smile.
Only one thing seems to be mine and mine alone, my hands. Mum goes nuts trying to figure out where those come from - they're large (one of my favourite drunk tricks is to compare hand sizes *grins*) and long-fingered and don't look like anyone else's in the family. More on that next question.
Personality-wise, I'm very like dad; we're both quiet, respsonsible and practical and take offense but keep it to ourselves and brood. ;) I do have some of mum's neuroses about people's expectations, but that's more learned than genetic.
3. Look at your left hand. In twenty to thirty words, describe it.
Larger than the average female's, long fingers except for the pinkie, with a visible tan line on the wrist from my cycling gloves.Short nails, first two knuckles slightly enlarged from karate. Paper cuts from work, old white scar on the palm. No watch - scratches the Book.
4. What are you wearing today? And why?
Yikes, my hidden grub is exposed! Black cargo pants, green "Tree Frog" T-shirt my mum got me from Queensland, green Ecofleece jacket, purple woolly socks. Why? Because they're comfortable and I've been wearing dressy stuff at work all day and I feel the need to relax. And they were what was on the chair. The socks because we've had a cold snap and my feet are cold.
5. How many serious romantic relationships have you had? If none, do you think your life would be much different having had one? If you have, how would your life be different without them?
Not serious? About three. Serious? One. BRM, which began when I was 18 and ended when I was 30. So yeah, pretty serious. ;)
Impact? Hell. You don't share your life with someone for as long as it's been and not have it impact on you. Both positively and negatively. And even though it hurts, even now, I wouldn't not have had the experience. Without BRM I would never have gotten back into cycling, and my bike Cecil. ;) I wouldn't have gotten the job that got me through uni, or the job I have now. I wouldn't have the hundreds of memories I have. I also probably would have done a lot more travelling and possibly be in a different line of work, but that's what-ifs for you.
I don't like to think of what-ifs. Life can be hard enough sometimes, without thinking of what might have been. And I like to keep the self-flagellation to a minimum. Or save it for when I'm drunk. ;)
6. Have you ever been temporarily or permanently rendered physically incapable of actions you once took for granted? How, and what did you do about it?
In 1989, in my first year of uni, I was hit by a car whilst cycling in Melbourne and dislocated my right wrist. It still clicks and isn't as strong as I'd like, although the escrima training has helped. I still can't put my full body weight on it, putting an end to my handstand career to an end. ;)
The incident made me aware of my mortality where I hadn't even considered it before, and the injury does create problems, especially when it goes out on me. It frustrates me, having a weakness like that.
I also have a problem with my hips stemming from when I was born - both legs were dislocated and no-one noticed for a while, so they formed false joints. Again, most of the time its fine, but every so often the left will "slip", which is actually rather painful. And damn inconvenient, during certain... activities. ;)
As for what I do about it - put up with it, adapt to it where necessary by not doing certain things I know will set the injuries off, try and build up the muscles around the weak spots. The wrist was hard when it happened, as I was in school and had to borrow notes for my classes and do one test verbally. Which I hadn't studied for because I figured they'd let me off with my wrist strapped. :P
7. Give me three words - a noun, an adjective, and a verb - that tell me something about how your morning today has gone.
Court: Mention day, lots of cases, very busy.
Long: One of those "molasses" days, which stretch our into infinity.
Waiting: Waiting for the magistrate, waiting for the solicitors, waiting for everything, really.
8. Have you ever had major surgery? Defining "major" as having part of you cut open and closed up again. When and why?
The last time I had a general anesthetic was when I had my wisdom teeth removed in my last year of high school. Before that, getting my ears pinned back at around ten and my tonsils being removed when I was four or five.
Plenty of sprains and bruises from various sports, but I have never broken a bone. *touches wood*
9. How much of your paycheck do you spend on yourself? What do you usually spend it on?
In a sense, all of it - half goes to rent and bills and food, the other half towards paying off my credit card from the Dexcon trip, the occasional book or CD or movie, and the Tim Tam Faerie allowance. ;)
10. Finally, what do you feel you are missing?
*grins* How about the last five years? No, seriously, freedom. The ability to go and do and be whatever I want.
