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Y&R Discussion Group
I have enjoyed reading the answers to all of your quiz questions and have learned alot about all of you. I want to get a little more personal with this one...are you game?
1. Where do you live? Were you born and raised there? I was born in Ft. Belvoir VA. Yes I was an army brat but have lived the biggest part of my life in and around the Augusta GA area.
2. What do you do for a living? How long have you done it? I am an office manager. I just recently came back to an office that I worked for from 1988 - 2001. My last job I worked in the admin office at a state prison. I have been a bookkeeper in some capacity or other since I was 18 years old.
3. Did you marry your "high-school sweetheart?" I didn't have one. But I did marry my first boyfriend when I was 19. It only lasted 3 years though. I've been married to hubby #2 now for almost 25 years. Amazing what happens when you wait until you mature to marry! LOL
4. Have you ever met anyone famous? The only famous person I actually met was Bart Starr the football player way back when I was in high school. And a guy named Bertie Higgins who had one hit entitled "Key Largo" back in the very early 80s. I actually had dinner with him one evening when he was with his band BUFFALO. You can hear it here: http://www.last.fm/music/Bertie+Higgins/_/Key+Largo
5. Have you ever been on TV? I was on a commercial one time for a used car dealership. I actually had a line! It was so neat cuz everybody I knew saw it and were constantly repeating my line to me when they saw me. It was pretty funny actually.
6. What is the last good deed you did? Just this morning, the young lady that works for me came into my office in tears and obviously in PAIN. I rushed her to the E.R. and stayed with her until her boyfriend came. BTW, she's ok...has a kidney stone.
7. How do you want to be remembered when your time on this earth is up? I hope that people will recognize that I was a compassionate person and that I tried to treat everyone as I would like to be treated. I hope they remember me as a loyal friend and just maybe remember me for my creativity.
8. If you could live ANYwhere on this earth, where would it be? I would love to live at the beach. It really doesn't matter where, but I think it would probably be on the east coast of Florida...maybe near Daytona.
9. Where is the ONE place you would LOVE to visit one day? I've always wanted to travel to Venice. I think it would be a very romantic city to visit. I want to take a gondola ride with that happy italian guy rowing and seranading us.
10. Who is the one person that had the most influence on your life? I would most definitely have to say my mom. Sadly I didn't really realize it until after she died. I was 39 when she passed away. She is the one that taught me the meaning of compromise and sacrifice. She was the most unselfish loving person I've ever known. #2 would be my dad. He taught me to always do my best and give 100% to whatever it is that I do. He was one that believed that if it was worth doing it was worth doing WELL. Probably his fault I'm such a perfectionist!
11. The last question is optional...will you tell your age? I really don't get why some folks don't want to tell their age. I don't mind telling you that I will be the BIG 5-0 this September~
2. What do you do for a living? How long have you done it? I work as a software engineer on the Space Shuttle program. I've had this job for 11 years. Before that I worked in accounting. And during college I worked as a veterinary technician.
3. Did you marry your "high-school sweetheart?"? No. I met my husband when I was in my last year at UCLA.
4. Have you ever met anyone famous? Living in the Los Angeles area and growing up in Brentwood I've met quite a few. I went to school with Rosie Grier's son and with the DeLuise brothers. I met Arnold Schwarzenager in one of the restaurants he owns in Santa Monica. I've run into quite a few of the Y&R stars around Brentwood - spoke with Eric Braden at California Pizza Kitchen, Don Diamond outside of Maria's Italian Kitchen and saw Tracey Bregman in Westwood. I used to ride at a stable where Sylvester Stallone rode but I never spoke to him. I've seen a zillion people in the neighborhood where I grew up - Cindy Crawford, Queen Latifah, Lucie Arnaz, Jim Carrey, Jenny McCarthy, OJ Simpson, Shaquille O'Neil (he walked into a Johnny Rockets where I was eating and had to duck BIG time to get through the doorway), Ray Romano, Conan O'Brien, Robin Williams, I know there are others that I am forgetting. My husband did some remodeling work for a female movie star who shall remain nameless :-). She was in Crash and one of the slasher movies.
5. Have you ever been on TV? I was on the news a couple times. Once in middle school the news came to film our literary fair and interviewed me playing Sylvia Plath. The other time was after a huge brush fire in Southern California (Sylmar fire of 91) that burned our stable and killed a horse.
6. What is the last good deed you did? Purchased and donated some school supplies for a local school.
7. How do you want to be remembered when your time on this earth is up? I hope people will remember me as a loyal, honest and dependable friend and family member who was compassionate, generous and non-judgemental.
8. If you could live ANYwhere on this earth, where would it be? Wow - that's tough. I'd love to live in Mendocino, CA or in Montana or Alaska. Anywhere with wildlife.
9. Where is the ONE place you would LOVE to visit one day? Africa and/or Italy
10. Who is the one person that had the most influence on your life? I think that would probably be my father. I learned the importance of honesty, a good work ethic and to not be afraid to stand up for what is right from my dad.
11. The last question is optional...will you tell your age? I am 35.
1. Where do you live? Were you born and raised there? in the suburbs of Philadelphia, born in the city of Philadelphia.
2. What do you do for a living? Executive Assistant for a Pharmaceutical company. (job security is good for us right now).
3. Did you marry your "high-school sweetheart?" No, but should have.
4. Have you ever met anyone famous? President Ronald Regan. He came to my Uncle's Restaurant when he was President. We all stood in a line and got to shake his hand.
5. Have you ever been on TV? Yes, I was on Happy The Clown show, remember him? Am I showing my age? Oh and Sally Star show once.
6. What is the last good deed you did? Forgave my best friend.
7. How do you want to be remembered when your time on this earth is up? That I was loveable, fun to be around and was a great cook.
8. If you could live ANYwhere on this earth, where would it be? Is there a place called "Heaven" on earth?
9. Where is the ONE place you would LOVE to visit one day? Jerusalem
10. Who is the one person that had the most influence on your life? a man by the name of Norman Meeten, a travelling preacher who touched my life one day and it changed from that day forward.
11. The last question is optional...will you tell your age? 49
1. Where do you live? Were you born and raised there? Born St louis Mo left for Alexandria Virginia at 24 then lived in The DC area for 27 years.
2. What do you do for a living? How long have you done it? Retired now but was a Florist, worked in Research and Statistics (couldnt have been less suited for this) SAHMN Yes just stayed at home doin' nuthin' That an inside joke for all the SAHMs here.
3. Did you marry your "high-school sweetheart?" I always preferred to be buddys with the boys in HS but did marry at 19.
4. Have you ever met anyone famous? Many in the DC area. I have a photo of Colin Powell holding my grandchild.
5. Have you ever been on TV? Yes when I was about 9 or 10 (you might say, Pioneer TV lol)and later on a show called personal FX a show similar to Antiques Roadshow but more collectibles. Have a video of me and Suzanne Whang now of House Hunters on HGTV.
6. What is the last good deed you did? I helped a lady with a huge electric wheelchair and walker, get into her car last week.
7. How do you want to be remembered when your time on this earth is up? An honest (mostly)and good person that people arent afraid to open up with.
8. If you could live ANYwhere on this earth, where would it be? Midwest or Virginia where most of my memories are.
9. Where is the ONE place you would LOVE to visit one day? Believe it or not I can't stand traveling. I would like to visit Canada and Ireland since many movies have been filmed in those places. It looks so beautiful.
10. Who is the one person that had the most influence on your life? 1. My mother who made me strong and reliable not many things shake me. 2. The teacher who when she called on me and I said I dont know said, ''C----- you have a brain like a sieve'' I was so young I had to ask mom what that was. Thanks to that b--ch LOL I love to read and learn, learn, learn, anything and everything.
11. The last question is optional...will you tell your age. Sixty seven. Birthday Sept 26. I am healthy and people usually stop talking when I tell them. Not sure if they think ''Wow she looks so much younger'' or ''Wow she looks so much older.''
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1. Where do you live? Were you born and raised there? I live in Tampa, I was born and raised here, but I've also lived in Atlanta and Madrid, Spain.
2. What do you do for a living? How long have you done it? My husband and I own a restaurant, we've had it for 12 years. I'm pretty much a stay at home mother, 3 kids ages 10,6,&5. I used to teach HS English before I had children, and now that the little one will be in kindergarten, I'm going back to teaching part-time in August.
3. Did you marry your "high-school sweetheart?" No, I met my hubby a few weeks before we both graduated from the Univ of Florida. We've been married 16 years.
4. Have you ever met anyone famous? Several, when I was a waitress in Atlanta, I waited on Jerry Seinfeld, Whitney Houston, Evander Holyfield (cheap tipper), Jane Fonda, and Tammy Fay Baker, who by the way, was the sweetest person to wait on. I also met Pres George W. Bush. When he was campaigning for his second term, he came to our restaurant. I don't like his politics, but he was personable.
5. Have you ever been on TV? A few times, I did some modeling for a local department store that was called "Burdines" when I was in high school.
6. What is the last good deed you did? One of our waitresses has a 4 month old, and I watched him for over 12 hours. Her older son is allergic to bees and had been stung, so she needed to be with him in the hospital.
7. How do you want to be remembered when your time on this earth is up? I want to be remembered as a mother that raised 3 healthy, happy, and successful children. I'd also like to get one of my stories that I've been working on published, and be known as a brilliant writer, but time will tell.
8. If you could live ANYwhere on this earth, where would it be? I'm happy where I am, but I'd love to live in Spain for awhile again.
9. Where is the ONE place you would LOVE to visit one day? I'd love to go to Hawaii one day.
10. Who is the one person that had the most influence on your life? My mother, I'm lucky to still have her. She's a wonderful person and I don't know what I would do without her. My parents adopted me when I was only 3 hours old, and they provided me with a wonderful life. She's adores my children, I only wish my father was still around to enjoy them.
11. The last question is optional...will you tell your age? I am 40 years young.
1. Where do you live? Were you born and raised there? I was born in R.I. but my parents moved when i was 6 months old, so of course i don't remember it. Always wanted to go back there though. I'm a NAVY brat, so I can't say I was raised anywhere. We moved around alot. I lived in Virginia, California, Miss, FL, and NC.
2. What do you do for a living? How long have you done it? I am a project manager in the I.T. field. I started out as a PC Coordinator when PCs weren't on everyone's desktop. Went on to become a Network Admin, Programmer, Web Developer, and Trainer.
3. Did you marry your "high-school sweetheart?" No, even though I dated him for 4 years. What I DID do was re-marry my first husband after 7 years of marriage, then 13 years of being divorced. We instantly connected when I called him after 13 years of not even seeing each other. We're in love.
4. Have you ever met anyone famous? I met Eli Natassi (the mean tennis player) when he played at my raquet club several years ago. And he was quite nice to me.
5. Have you ever been on TV? When my father returned from one of his many deployments, they had a news story of his homecoming and showed him and our family hugging and greeting each other. They actually interviewed my mom.
6. What is the last good deed you did? I stayed up late to finalize my son's resume for him so he could go to an interview today. Didn't feel like it, and he should know how to do that by himself, but I did it anyway while he and hubby watched t.v. Also cooked them dinner! I felt it was a good deed!
7. How do you want to be remembered when your time on this earth is up? I hope that they remember me as a unique individual. Smart & capable. Very responsible.
8. If you could live ANYwhere on this earth, where would it be? Probably in the Bahamas or somewhere that is warm year round and laid back. This is assuming that I have a lot of extra money.
9. Where is the ONE place you would LOVE to visit one day? Probably Austrailia.
10. Who is the one person that had the most influence on your life? My father. He taught be by example, unconditional love.
11. The last question is optional...will you tell your age? I don't mind my age. I am 47, but feel like I'm in my early 30's. I still get a lot of 'looks' from the men (not that it matters....but one does notice.) I stay in shape by running 5 miles a day, 4 days a week. The only thing that is not good for me is that I drink more than I should.......but if someone offers up a beer...why not, I say?
1. Where do you live? Were you born and raised there? I live in Redmond, WA. I was born in Los Angeles, CA. I was raised there and lived there until I was 30 years old.
2. What do you do for a living? How long have you done it? I am an assistant treasurer. I started this job in March 2008. Before that I ran my own consulting business for five years and before that I worked for a large IT company consulting company for 15 years as a project manager.
3. Did you marry your "high-school sweetheart?" No, I did not. In fact, I have never been married.
4. Have you ever met anyone famous? I cannot count how many famous people I have met, mostly in airports and sitting on airplanes. The one that stands out is Uma Thurman. I met her in the Red Carpet Club at LAX and she is, to this date, the most physically beautiful person (without makeup, mind you) I have ever met and she was extremely nice and polite too. Other famous people I have met include Goldie Hawn, Robert Guillaime, Terry Bradshaw, Hakeem Olajuwan, Woody Harrelson, and Jamie Foxx. Oh, the man who played MacGuyver (??). I know there are more, but cannot think of them. Spending a ton of time in airports was always interesting.
5. Have you ever been on TV? Not that I am aware of.
6. What is the last good deed you did? I was on the bus yesterday going to work and there was a man in an electric wheelchair. He asked me how to get to a certain building, so instead of telling him I got off the bus with him and made sure he got to his desired location and in and out of the elevator on the right floor, even though it was several blocks out of my way. He told me he has cerebral palsy and his body is slowly deteriorating. He had a hard time talking but I was able to understand most of what he said.
7. How do you want to be remembered when your time on this earth is up? Simple: She was kind.
8. If you could live ANYwhere on this earth, where would it be? I would probably opt for Argentina. As many places as I have been, Buenos Aires remains my favorite.
9. Where is the ONE place you would LOVE to visit one day? Machu Picchu, Peru is on the top of a long list, along with Vietnam and Cambodia, Chile (which I would visit during the same trip to Peru), Morocco, Tunisia, Croatia, etc, etc. The list is really too long.
10. Who is the one person that had the most influence on your life? My father. He is the kindest, most giving and loving person I have ever known. I got my work ethic and personal integrity and warmth from him.
11. The last question is optional...will you tell your age? I am 52 and proud of it!
1. Where do you live? Were you born and raised there? I curently live about 8 miles south of Boston. I just moved there three weeks ago. Before that, I lived in NEwton, MA, which is right near Boston. I absoutely loved it there and intend to move back there eventually (it's very expensive to live there). I was born and raised in Beverly, MA, which is about 20 miles north of Boston and located right next door to Salem. I moved from there to Newton when I was 33.
2. What do you do for a living? How long have you done it? I'm an HR Manager for a call center in Boston. I've been here about 2 1/2 years.
3. Did you marry your "high-school sweetheart?" Not married
4. Have you ever met anyone famous? Yes, I used to work in radio so I've met a bunch of people: Peter Wolf from the J. Giles' band and the late, great Brad Delp from the band, Boston (they are both from Boston, so it was easy to meet them), Pete Best, the original drummer for the beatles (he wasn't personable at all!), Richard Hatch (big deal) used to work at the saem radio station I worked at - this was post-survivor and pre-prison, of course. He wasn't that great of a person at all, Nomar Garciaparra (former redsox), Jason Varitek (red sox) and I think a few other red sox players, I used to be good friends with the late Vinnie Peruzzi, who was a famous DJ here in Boston (so if you dont' live in Boston you won't know who he was, but if you do, you most likely have at least heard of him)...there were probably others, but I can't think of any more right now. My radio days were a long time ago, LOL!
5. Have you ever been on TV? Yes, a few times, mostly when I was younger - in high school - in dinky local commercials or PBS tele-thons. I've been on the radio more times than I can count, though (big radio stations too, LOL!)
6. What is the last good deed you did? Oh god, I don't even know...I guess this past winter when I was going into my father's apartment complex. He lives in an elderly housing comlex and I saw this little old lady trying to carry a bunch of heavy bags up the stairs. I offered to carry them up for her. She let me, but once I got up there, she would not let me carry tem to her door. Too cautious, I guess - which I can't blame her for.
7. How do you want to be remembered when your time on this earth is up? If my family remembers me, I'll be happy enough, and they have their own potential memories of me.
8. If you could live ANYwhere on this earth, where would it be? Probably Florida. I love the warm weather.
9. Where is the ONE place you would LOVE to visit one day? I'd love to visit LA.
10. Who is the one person that had the most influence on your life? Probably my mother. My sister after her.
11. The last question is optional...will you tell your age? I hit the big 4-0 next Jan (ugh)
2. What do you do for a living? How long have you done it? ****I'm a scientific personnel recruiter/owner since 1984.
3. Did you marry your "high-school sweetheart?" **** No, but still friends. I met my husband the summer after I graduated and married him at 19.
4. Have you ever met anyone famous? ****Actually a lot. Most of them are politically famous and the famous "stars" were met in the course of political campaigns. I think the "star" who suprisingly impressed me the most, was Dennis Weaver. More handsome in person, magnetic and gentle personality and he had the nicest eyes.
5. Have you ever been on TV? ****No on purpose. As above, it's always been part of something political. Also for a few years, my daughter was a news videographer and no matter how I tried to melt into the wallpaper, she always caught me.
6. What is the last good deed you did? ****Last night, I picked up two of the new $5 foot long sandwiches at Subway and a couple bottles of juice and dropped them off with a street person who camps out behind the Walgreens near my house. I go to Walgreen the backway and see him all the time, so I often pick up some kind of food or drink or snacks and drop it off .
7. How do you want to be remembered when your time on this earth is up? ****Compassionate (and less judgemental than I really am).
8. If you could live ANYwhere on this earth, where would it be?**** I'm happy where I am.
9. Where is the ONE place you would LOVE to visit one day? ****I'm not big on "visiting", so there's no place I yearn to visit.
10. Who is the one person that had the most influence on your life? ****My father, but also I was very influenced by my paternal grandfather and my maternal grandmother.
11. The last question is optional...will you tell your age? ****Sure, 67, with 4 adult children, 4 grandchildren and 2 great-grandsons.
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1. I've lived in MA for almost 26 years. I was born in Key West, FL and grew up in southeastern Iowa.
2. I've been a (volunteer) choral singer for the past 12 years. Since my son was born I've been a home-based mom and done other volunteer and part-time work in the schools, community, and church.
3. I never had a high school sweetheart. I met hubby in my mid-20s and we've been married almost 26 years.
4. I met Michael Dukakis at a corporate event when he was Governor of MA. In college I once hung out with the Bee Gees in their hotel room after a concert.
5. The concerts of the chorus I sing with are frequently televised on local cable channels. I've never seen one, though.
6. Hubby and I just donated some money to a coworker of his in CA who recently lost his home in a fire.
7. I'd like to be remembered as someone who manifested the love of God, and made a lasting difference in the lives of my family and friends.
8. Since you're asking me on a hot summer day, I'd like to live ANYWHERE with low humidity.
9. I'd love to visit Alaska.
10. My maternal grandmother was a big influence on me. She was at once spiritual and down-to-earth, artistic, intelligent, and generous. My grandmother really put her heart into her home and her family and was a blessing to all who knew her.
11. I'm 54 years old.
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1. Where do you live? Were you born and raised there? I live in Hogansville, GA - population about 2,500 in the "city" (I live outside of town). I was born and bred here, but did move to PA for several years, returning back to my hometown last August.
2. What do you do for a living? How long have you done it? I work as a human services professional/residential supervisor of a treatment facility for adolescent boys. I also do a fitness program that a partner and I are trying to get off the ground. I've been doing this since moving back to GA. Prior to this, I worked as a kindergarten teacher and ran an after-school program in PA.
3. Did you marry your "high-school sweetheart?" Heck no!
4. Have you ever met anyone famous? I've met a few here and there through football, but I don't care much about that. However, I did get to know Gertie Dunn. Not-so-famous, but she played in the All American Girls Professional Baseball League (think A League of their Own). One of the nicest people I ever had the pleasure of getting to know. Unfortunately, she was killed in 04 when her plane crashed shortly after takeoff.
5. Have you ever been on TV? Yes, but mostly local news and broadcasts from playing football.
6. What is the last good deed you did? I try to live my life as one giant good deed! Really though, I like to help people out whenever I can.
7. How do you want to be remembered when your time on this earth is up? D@mn, what a ride! LOL. Nah, I don't know, I guess that I tried to be a genuinely good person.
8. If you could live ANYwhere on this earth, where would it be? Panama City Beach, Florida. With a house, a kid, and a surf shop. :)
9. Where is the ONE place you would LOVE to visit one day? Ireland
10. Who is the one person that had the most influence on your life? My family, but mostly my grandparents. And my mom. But my grandparents were good, honest, hard-working, genuine people. They were the kind of people who got up everyday and went to work, never called in sick. Our whole family (cousins, etc.) took vacation together every year. And they instilled those values in their family. Just one example... My grandfather had a rare type of blood. One night when I was little, they called him from the hospital at about three in the morning because a man had been in a motorcycle accident and they needed blood to save his life. My grandfather got right up out of bed, got dressed, and went to the hospital and gave blood. I guess, back to #7, I want to be remembered for being that kind of person. My grandfather passed several years ago, but my grandmother is still with us. And I'm thankful every day to be raised the way I was and to have the people that I do in my life. I know I'm getting way off track, but that's who had the most influence on me.
11. The last question is optional...will you tell your age? I am 32.
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1. Where do you live? Were you born and raised there? Omaha, Nebraska. I grew up in Huntington Connecticut.
2. What do you do for a living? I do computer automation.
3. Did you marry your "high-school sweetheart?" Never been married.
4. Have you ever met anyone famous? I met Randy White when he was the first player chosen in the NFL draft. At the same time I met Larry Washington. Running back for the Redskins. I drank beer a couple of times with Senator Tom Harkin.
5. Have you ever been on TV? Yes as part of our high school stage band.
6. What is the last good deed you did? I guess a couple of weeks ago I was at Menards and a woman had a couple of large boxes on a cart so I put them in the back of her car for her.
7. How do you want to be remembered when your time on this earth is up? I have no idea.
8. If you could live ANYwhere on this earth, where would it be? Normally I would say Ireland, but I was just in the Black Hills of South Dakota this past weekend and wow!
9. Where is the ONE place you would LOVE to visit one day? I would love to go back to Ireland.
10. Who is the one person that had the most influence on your life? I'm gonna say a tie between Mom and Dad.
11. The last question is optional...will you tell your age? Turned '32'x last week. (Thats 50 to you non hexadecimal talking people out there)
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