I found this list of 'Unfinished Sentences' that I had filled out way back when I just arrived in Japan. I decided to fill them in again, without reading what I'd written the first time. So here they are, with the past answer followed by the present answer:
The funniest thing I ever saw was...
... minitruck cam at the Austins, Xmas '94
... Funniness depends less on the thing and more on the company. Thus, three: 1. with Mum watching Bloopers or Funniest Home Videos, especially with people falling over. 2. Watching dumb cat videos with my kids (or people falling over). 3. That comedy show on NZ TV in about 1992, watching with my flatmates, everybody stoned (except me. Serious, I never liked getting stoned!).
If I had 24 hours to live...
... write heaps, see if I could get home. Smell the roses.
... Id gather my kids around and give them instructions about my diaries and photos, and computer passwords. Then after they slept, open Skype and throw open my home to all and sundry. When they wake again, hug them again. See out the day with a glass of wine and the setting sun.
On Saturdays I usually ...
... work! On Sundays I read, relax, do housework & organise my week
... Go into full-on soccer-mom mode!
I feel best when people...
... around me are relaxed & happy & friendly & busy
... are honest & open, relaxed and gracious
I'd like to spend a long holiday in...
... Italy, touring ancient sites & visiting Art Galleries
... in the Mediterranean
I wish politicians would...
... quit
... not become cynical and lose their passion
I have never...
... killed anything. Or even wanted to (except maybe Colin sometimes)
... decided what to do when I grow up
Parents should always...
... love, smile, set free, hug
... love
My children will...
... do whatever they want, probably
... be what they want to be
This world would be a better place if...
... compassion swallowed greed
... we trained all boys to be gentle
The thing that worries me most is...
... succeeding in attaining my desires
... getting cancer
I never worry about...
... nothing! Everything is worth at least a niggling doubt
... my hair
Some day I am going to...
... get married & have a baby & fall in love (in no particular order)
... see the world
I like people who...
... are gentle & funny & thoughtful & romantic & creative
... can equally talk ideas and philosophy, and have a laugh
I get very angry if...
... Colin questions me. Especially if he finds something 'inconsistent'
... I feel I'm losing control of my lifestyle
I find it difficult to...
... make friends
... stop reading interesting articles and start cleaning
I'd like to be more... and less...
... spontaneous and talkative... introverted & self-absorbed
... organised and energetic.... lazy and procrastinating
I am not interested in...
... money & fame (much) sport (much)
... TV
Studying is...
... interesting & rewarding
... a refreshing and welcome change
If I could be somewhere else right now...
... I'd be at home in the lounge laughing
... I'd be on a yacht
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