Four Questions Asked, Four Questions Answered
by Jenners • 11/16/2010 • My Take On... • 80 Comments
My blogging buddy Erin over at Treasures Found: Inspiration Is Everywhere—who is a wonderfully creative and inspired jewelry designer, generous soul, and outstanding writer—tagged me with the four questions meme. (By the way, if you are looking for a blog that is always inspirational, thoughtful and creative, check out Erin’s blog. I have nothing whatsoever to do with beading or jewelry but I always find stuff of interest at Erin’s place. And you may remember her as the kind soul who came to my rescue after my Horrible Haircut Debacle with a trio of lovely handmade earrings.)
Anyway, each blogger is supposed to answer four questions from the blogger who tagged them. Then they get to write four new questions and tag four new bloggers. I tend not to do a lot of these question and answer type memes, but I love that this is only four questions and that I get to write my own four questions.
1::If one color were suddenly eliminated from the world, which one would you sacrifice and why?
I put much more thought and effort into this than I probably should have. After rejecting the idea of taking the easy way out by choosing some obscure color from the crayon box (you’re so lucky, Electric Lime!), I decided to go with a “standard” color, which is much harder. In the end, I decided I’d go with brown … even though it means the loss of tree trunks, almost all my furniture and comfy couch, my hair color, Mr. Jenners’s eyes, and most bear fur. It isn’t so much that I dislike brown, but I could not imagine wanting to live in a world without red, yellow, orange, green, blue, purple, white or black. (I need to read you know … and white and black are easiest on the eyes.) So, bye-bye Brown. (Oh … and UPS, I’m sorry about your need to change your entire color scheme and advertising campaign. May I suggest you switch to a pretty lilac?)
2::What one moment in your life would you go back in time to have a ‘do-over’ and why?
Well, I actually wrote about this very topic in this rather sad post, but I want to stay upbeat so I’m going to go back in time and, instead of the buying the crap starter house we got after getting married, I’d spend about $110,000 less and get the house we live in now. (Oh the horror of real estate prices and the realization we could have saved so much had we bought this house 10 years earlier! Let’s just gloss over the fact that I barely knew Mr. Jenners 10 years ago … I wish we’d somehow had the foresight to buy this house when it was being built.)
3::What would the name of your superhero alter ego be and what super power would you possess?
Boy, if there was ever a question that just BEGGED me to use Face in Hole, this was it! Although I’d change my name to AmazaJen (lame!), I’m going to co-opt Wonder Woman’s outfit and my super power would be the ability to clean with a blink of my eyes!
Shazam! I wink and the bathroom sparkles!
4::What job would you absolutely hate to have to do every single day and why?
Hmmm, you can tell I’ve been blogging for two years as I wrote about this topic too. (Remember the anal bleaching post?) But, on a less flippant note, I think any super-repetitive job that involved standing and long hours would be a fate worse than death. If I had to work on an assembly line, I think I’d lose my mind.
Seriously, how horrible would this be? (Click on photo for source.)
OK, so now for the fun part, I get to make up my own questions and tag people! Here are my four new questions:
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What would you do on a perfect day? (No monetary restrictions … just imagine away.)
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Have you ever stayed up for 24+ straight hours? Why?
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Have you ever laughed so hard your stomach muscles and face hurt? What made you laugh that hard?
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What is the earliest time in your life you can remember?
Although anyone is welcome to answer these questions (and let me know if you do), I’m going to tag the following bloggers (none of whom are obligated to do this):
- June Freaking Cleaver at The Ratio of Failures
- Paige at Life Is A Phoenix
- Shari at Earth Mother Just Means I’m Dusty
- September Mom at My Voice, My View
oh how sad – you’d change your husband’s eye color? poor, mr. jenners!
but oh how amazing your arms look in your face in the hole! so very impressive miss wonder woman who can clean in the blink of an eye! oh what i would give for that superpower!
I know … after writing that, I was kind of sad I didn’t have that superpower. Cleaning is so relentless and boring!
You are getting a lot of flack for brown it looks like
. That is a hard question, I would have gone the easy route and picked some weird color. Oh and we have made all the wrong real estate purchases too
Yeah … I was surprised for the flak I got too. But I shouldn’t have messed with the color of chocolate. I’m going with gray now.
Fun, fun, fun!!! You make a great superhero! I’m so glad I didn’t have to eliminate a whole color. I probably would have gone with neon green.
I agree … we could do without neon green in the world.
While brown is probably my very least favorite color I can’t imagine having nothing brown in life. I love when you use face in hole! lol
I know … it is so hard to think of losing ANY color. Even if it isn’t the best color, you need it with other colors or for contrast Someone made a good case for getting rid of gray though.
Fun post! I used to watch Superwoman on tv and spin around like her when I was little.
I think I could live without the color orange. I’ve never liked it and actually steer away from orange colored food…orange soda, carrots….
But what about pumpkins and fall leaves and fire in the fireplace?
Its not a wonder for brown being a wonderful, even its better than green and other colors ..The reason i like it is because it stands for hard things in the earth, like guys who are protecting us in the battle fields…..
James
You make a good case for brown. I’m now thinking of axing gray. No one really stands up for gray!
I was thinking white (it’s just so stark, and it seems that the older I get, the worse I look wearing it), but then I realized that white is the color of paper, and I don’t think I could read books on lilac or yellow or green colored paper.
Yellow, on the other hand, appears to be fairly worthless, as far as colors go. I once had a yellow car, and my life would have been much better had it been another color.
I thought along the same lines … I’d have to keep black and white just for reading. People made a good case to axe gray … and I was kind of talked into purple too.
I could not agree with yellow … I love me my daffodils!
AmazaJen? HAHAHAHA! You HAD to do face in the hole for that one! And I agree that the UPS should go lilac. Much more flattering.
If I don’t use Face in Hole AT LEAST two times a month, I fear they will collapse from neglect.
I think I’d get rid of pink, I’ve never been a big fan (although I do actually own some pink shirts – there was a time in my life when I owned nothing pink).
My earliest memory is of my mom telling me that I got to move from a crib to a big girl bed. I must have been pretty excited for it to stick with me that much.
Pink is just OK. But I wouldn’t want to break the hearts of little girls all over the world!
And you must have been excited to remember moving to your big girl bed. I wonder if my son will remember that.
You as Xena – just priceless!
As for losing a colour – very difficult. But I might just choose white… It would be so cool if snow came in rainbow colours instead!
I LOVE the idea of rainbow snow!!! How lovely that would be. And someone made a very good case for axing gray … I think I might have to change to gray instead of brown or purple.
Ahhh 20/20 hindsight – wouldn’t that be nice?!? But at least you make a great wonder woman! But I’d love a very practical super hero like one that cleans in the blink of an eye.
Yes … why waste time flying when you would still have to clean your house? I’m nothing if not practical (and I DETEST cleaning.) Sigh … I wish I had that superpower for real.
I think I would be willing to live without the color gray.
To answer one of your questions, the time I laughed the hardest was when I was away with my Book Group for the weekend. My stomach hurt for days, but boy was it fun.
Yes … I’m thinking gray could go with no real problems.
And you must have one fantastic book group!!! : )
I must admit that when my job gets too intellectually straining, I sometimes fantasize of being a factory worker – Laverne and Shirley style you know.
I can imagine that not having to think might seem attractive at points … but only for a brief time and then I think you’d go bonkers.
Jenners, thanks for tagging me, girl! I’m very excited to do this, you know, as excited as I can be with 102 degree fever and a sore throat. (I know you know, because you read my post). So I will do it tomorrow; looking forward to it! And your picture from Face in Hole? Priceless. Absolutely priceless.
What the heck are you doing out of bed, you nut? Seriously, no pressure. Do it when you can if you really want to. NOW GO REST!
I love this meme! Your posts always make me smile, laugh, and think.
Aw shucks. Thanks! : )
Okay, aside from someone who mentioned it in reference to her kids, I am the only one who wonders what colour my poop would be. Or am I just the only one classy enough to mention it?
I’m thinking lilac…that way the UPS guys could transition more easily. Hope you are having a great day!
Well, I did think of it … I was just classy enough NOT to mention it. I thought “What a brightly colored toilet it would be if there was no brown.” It played no small part in my decision!
I love Brown, but I’ll forgive you. I could easily live without purple even though I like it plenty.
You are the Face in Hole queen. They should pay you for advertising.
I wish I could have bought my house when it was built too. It was only $250K when they built it and I paid $600K for it during the real estate frenzy of three years back. The property taxes kill me. It really kills me to see the same model, around the corner going for $310K.
I hear you … we are in the same situation. Bought at the height of the market, and our neighbors (who bought when it was built) paid like $200,000 less and are almost done paying off their mortgage. And now houses are selling for hundreds of thousands less than when we bought. URGH!
When you become that super hero will you super clean my house too?
I don’t think I could give up brown–It is the base color that allows the others to look so pretty. I think I’d eliminat gray. I hate repetitive jobs too. I was a kindergarten aid for four years and by the time I quit I had just about died of boredom—weird I know because I like kids so much. I just never realized how mundane and routine education was until I had a turn at it.
I’m thinking of following your example and combining my everyday blog with my book blog . . . has it worked out well for you?
Oh darn … gray would have been PERFECT!! Who wants gray???? It really only works on cats and soft sweaters.
And I love combining my everyday and book blog. It makes for a lot less pressure and no one seemed to mind too much. I figure if a post isn’t of interest, people will just skip over it and that is OK with me.
Geez….I’d managed to put that anal bleaching business out of my mind. Thanks for reminding me.
My earliest memory is getting attacked by my aunt’s German Shepherd Dog when I was around two years old. Young, I know…but those traumatic ones tend to stay with you. She bit me in the neck (totally unprovoked). It’s amazing that I love dogs as much as I do now after that experience!
Yikes!!!That is traumatic. I’m amazed you didn’t have a lifelong fear of dogs!!!!
You make one damn good looking super hero.
It is easy to look good by borrowing someone else’s hair … and body … and costume.
You know that I feel like I’m working an assembly line every morning when I get the kids ready. LOL. I am a robot most of the time when I’m in “get everybody out the door” mode. If I had to get rid of a color, I would probably pick black. Even though I own a bunch of pants and skirts in black (for obvious hip hiding reasons), I think I would still choose to go for a more colorful world. (Now I feel like we should all hold hands and sing “Let’s give peace” or something…) Thanks for tagging me Jenners. I’ll put my post up later.
I considered black (for the same reasons you did — a more colorful world) but then thought I needed it to read books so I kept it and went with brown. But now I’m thinking chocolate just wouldn’t be the same without its rich brown color. I am a moron.
Can’t wait to see your answers!!! (And no rush or anything … do it when you can.)
I can’t believe you chose brown!!! Brown is essential.
While I was reading (and at the AmazaJen picture), my husband walked by and said “What ARE you reading?!?!?!” I said “Jenners” and he nodded his head & walked off. Proof that you have become well known in my home…you’re practically famous! 
I’m famous!!! In one household yes, but famous nonetheless!
And many people are making a very strong case that I made an error in choosing brown. Ergh.
I always know I am going to smile when I stop by your blog.
Wanna know what cracked me up lately? Reading John Stewarts book “Earth.” Actually the hysterical laughter comes when I try to read the funny parts to my hubby. Late night laughter is the best.
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve paged through that book at bookstores (OK .. I lied … at least 3 times). It looks like so much fun. I’m asking Santa for it for Christmas.
I totally agree with your choice of brown. It would be my choice too!
Whew! I’m glad to have found a supporter. I was going to switch to purple!
What I find interesting is that most of the comments comment on your choice of color…and less comment on the other questions in the post.
I love the idea of Wonder Woman cleaning in the blink of an eye. You could market that and get RICH!
I know!! Who knew that brown had such vocal fans!!! (Also, maybe people skipped the rest of the post! HAHA!)
Awww… you are making me blush
Thanks for the super kind words and for agreeing to play along! The only reason I did it was because I could make up my own questions instead of using the same so that even if it got back to me somewhere down the road it would be completely different and exciting.
Actually an interesting discussion on color to be sure! It didn’t occur to me that brown meant chocolate… but other colored chocolate would taste just as good… look at what color did for M&Ms and Reese’s Pieces and let’s not forget those cool new York mints!
Your super powers are delightful. Especially since I seem to possess the ability to make my house a horrendous mess in the blink of an eye. And that picture is so funny!
And factory work would not be ideal. But I do like the idea of the Lucy & Ethel assembly line! Back to the chocolate… hmmm… I suspect there is a theme here!
I love your questions as well… I will look forward to reading them from your tagged friends!
Enjoy the day, Jen!
Erin
I like the “evolving” nature of this meme too. It was fun to do (and not too overwhelming).
Though now I’m second-guessing my choice of color. I think I’d switching to purple!
Wow, brown, huh? Sheesh, i would have picked purple – but hey, chacun a son gout! Non?
Agree with you on the assembly line thingy – holy crap! how to kill off your brain cells at a rapid pace.
Well, everyone is making a good case that brown was a poor choice so now I’m thinking maybe purple should get the ax. I’m nothing if not wishy-washy.
Oh no for brown! You may be able to have a lilac UPS, but lilac hot fudge just would not cut it!
Yeah yeah yeah … I’m seeing the error of my answer now. That is what you get when you write posts under the influence of cold medicine.
Brown?! Nooooo! That’s my favorite color.
Well, pink and brown in combination.
P.S. Love the picture!
Who knew brown had so many fans?
Brown?!?! No tree trunks?!? No chocolate, or chocolate cake, or chocolate ice cream, or chocolate anything?!? No soil?!? I’d get rid of gray, no more gloomy overcast skies!
Love your photo of your superhero self, that just cracked me up this morning so thank you for a great start to the day!
Well, I’m not taking away those things … I’m just changing them to brighter colors. Imagine purple colored chocolate that tastes like the real thing!
Great answers! Love the wonder woman photo!
Aren’t we all a little bit of Wonder Woman inside?
Some great questions and answers – I hope i get to take part in this fun sounding meme.
Brown? I agree OR perhaps, just as awful, magnolia. AND I suppose there is always white chocolate. I love you as Superwoman – you and Linda Carter could be mistaken for sisters. And as for your superpower – a definate life saver.
Consider yourself tagged … I’d love to see your answers!
Barry’s mom would get rid of green because she has this crazy superstition that green is bad luck. Therefore, I’d definitely keep green. (That’s mean. I’m so mean. She is evil, though.)
Thanks for tagging me, too – I love answering a question or several about myself. That makes me mean AND selfish.
What a wonderful person I am.
Of course, your meanness and selfishness is why I tagged you. (Also your incredibly cuteness, amazing photography and hilariousity.)
BROWN???? Girl, did you forget that’s the color of chocolate! White chocolate just doesn’t cut it.
I had one of those assembly line jobs one summer…and that’s why I’m a college graduate. i was never going back to that type of work again. I can’t imagine a life where i had to do the same thing day after day.
I don’t know how I — a chocoholic — “forgot” that chocolate is brown. (And it looks good in brown.) But in my new world, we can eat multi-colored chocolate and IT STILL TASTES THE SAME!!! (Even blechhy white chocolate.)
I agree with June Freakin Cleaver. How could you get rid of brown? Glad you had a quick change of mind though
Totally agree with the assembly line working answer. Unless, of course, you’re Lucy and Ethel from “I Love Lucy”. That one episode of them working at that factory is just too funny
I thought of that … and it was chocolates wasn’t it? Hmmmm…suddenly assembly line work doesn’t seem too bad!
i loved your answers and can empathize with each one.
besides, you can have brown any old time you want, as
long as you have red and green!
Oh … you are very very tricky! Love your loophole!
The Face in Hole is fantastic! I really like the color question. I think I’d choose a class of colors, which would be the neons. Really…I could do without them.
If brown were eliminated, wouldn’t the things that are currently brown still exist, just as a different color? Like I wouldn’t think chocolate would go away; maybe it would be green or something. You could pick a new hair color! And the bears wouldn’t mind. If the color brown goes away, they’d have to change their color anyway so they could keep blending in.
Yes … I think brown disappears and gets replaced by different colors. We could have orange chocolate and purple tree trunks and yellow bears! It would be wonderful!
okay, i’m going to have to disagree on brown. i LOVE brown. i’d kill off purple (i hear the screams of pre-pubescent girls around the globe).
as for the fun questions, here’s a tidbit for you: one of my earliest memories, i was about 3, was getting my hand stuck in our 8-track player.
Hmmm…you’re making a case for purple to get the ax.
And I can imagine you wouldn’t forget being “eaten” by a machine!!!
I love that picture! My first reaction was also brown. Our kids would have a whole new way of describing all their poop then!
I have to admit, that played no small part in my thinking!
Brown? Really? Have you forgotten about chocolate? And Fall? Brown is warm and inviting. Brown clothes are forgiving if you get dirt stains (but hell if it’s sausage gravy). No “Brown-eyed Girl”? No Brownie Girl Scouts? No brownies?
I can’t wait to post about my perfect day! Thanks for asking me to play along!
Oh dear. How did I forget about chocolate and brownies? Am I losing my mind!!!????? OK .. that’s it. Bye-bye red!
And I cannot WAIT to read your answers! You’re always so interesting.