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posted by [personal profile] pmsumner at 05:20pm on 21/05/2001

You might be interested in this if you like questionnaires - it's a fairly long list of questions that I answered for personal reasons, it's like a record of your likes and tastes at one point in time :)

Have fun!

All About Me

You don't have to answer all the questions, you don't have to answer any of them if you don't want to. You don't have to send me what you put, but if you do, I'll put the completed ones up on my page for the whole world to see.

The best way to fill this out is to either copy and paste everything into an editor like MS Word, notepad, wordpad or whatever and type it in, or else, print it out and write it down :-)


Personal

Name:
Address:
Phone Number:
Today's Date:
Place of birth:
Date of Birth:
Astrological Sign:

Occupation:
Education:
Height:
Weight:
Hair colour:
Eye Colour:
Distinguishing Marks:
Blood Type:
Allergies:


Historical

Mother's full name:
Date of birth:
Father's full name:
Date of birth:
Mother's maiden name:
Sibling's Names & Ages:
Names of maternal grandparents:
Names of paternal grandparents:
Mother's family comes from:
Father's family comes from:
Famous or notable relatives or ancestors:


Favourites [with a U darnit!]

Although you might not have an *absolute* favourite, answer the following spontaneously, filling in the 1st answer you think of :-)

A colour you like to wear:
Regardless of size or circumstance, an animal you would like to own as a pet:
A flower you would like to grow in your garden:
Your lucky number:
A smell that makes you pause:
A taste that makes you melt:
A hobby that occupies your time:
A sport you enjoy watching:
A sport you enjoy playing:
A city you like to visit:
A country you like to explore:
Your favourite meal:
A drink you often order:
A delicious desert:

A game you like to play:
A book you strongly recommend:
An author who has affected you:
The magazine you read most frequently:
The newspaper you prefer to readon Sundays:
Music you prefer to listen to when you're alone:
The singer or band who you currently listen to most:
A film you could watch over and over:
A director you admire:
An actress whose performance you admire:
An actor whose performance you admire:
A TV show youw atch regularly:

An artist whose work you highly respect:
A piece of clothing you love to wear:
A monument you would like to havea view of from your bedroom:
Your favourite time of day:
Your favourite place to sit at home:
What you most like to do on Sundays:
Your Motto:


The fruits of your labour [more U trouble(troble?)]

Your children, and ages:
Your pets:
You live in a:
Your transport:
Your approx annual income:

You are making now:

  • More than ever before [ ]
  • Less than you thought you would be [ ]
  • You never expected to make this much [ ]

The number of hours you spend working each week:

Do you:

  • Wish it were more [ ]
  • Wish it were less [ ]

Your watch:
Your cologne or perfume:
Something important on your desk:
On your wall hangs:
Under your bed you hide:
Something important on your night table:
When you sleep, you wear:

If you had a safe, you would keep:
Things you like to buy:
If you could afford it right now, you would buy:
You collect:
You don't have a lot of:
Your strangest possession:
Your most expensive posession:
Your prized possession:
Material Possessions are:
If your house was burning and you only had time to save three things, they would be:


Morals (what are they??)

Something forbidden you have done that would surprise your closest friends:
People should not marry before this age:
People should not have children before this age:
The appropriate age for having sex:
The first time you had sex, you were this age:
Your most recent lie:
You are late for an appointment and it's your fault, you:

  • tell a white lie [ ]
  • Tell the truth [ ]

A lie you tell yourself:
Something you have stolen that was not worth the risk:
One person you have killed in your thoughts:
One person you might kill if the law would protect you:

One thing in this world you are addicted to:
A drug or alcoholic beverage you take on a regular basis:
If there were no side effects, you would enjoy being addicted to:
Drugs you have tried in the past (all of them!):
A drug you would never try:
A drug you will never try again:

You believe hitting a child is an appropriate form of discipline:
As an adult, you have hit a woman: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
If yes, why?
As an adult, you have hit a man: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
If yes, why?
You have been arrested: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
If yes, for what?

You have read someone's diary or gone through someone's private belongings without asking:
Yes [ ] or No [ ]
If yes, which best describes your reasons:

  • Jealousy [ ]
  • Distrust [ ]
  • Curiosity [ ]
  • You were asked to do it [ ]
If yes, what did you discover?

What would your reaction be if your partner cheated on you?
You have cheated: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
A time you purposely hurt someone emotionally:
You have apologised: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
A time when you accidentally hurt someone emotionally:
You have apologised: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You owe someone money, but have stalled paying it back: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
If yes, what is the amount?


God and the World

Do you believe in God? Yes [ ] or No [ ]
Describe God:
The religion were you raised with:
Do you practice this religion? Yes [ ] or No [ ]
Your most spiritual moment:
The last time you were in a house of worship:
Death is:
How you picture the end of the world:
God has spoken to you: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
If yes, what did God tell you?

Do you believe that most wars start because of religious conflicts?
Yes [ ] or No [ ]
Does life exist on other planets?
Yes [ ] or No [ ]
Have they made contact with us?
Yes [ ] or No [ ]
Do you believe we are descendants of Adam and Eve?
Yes [ ] or No [ ]
Do you believe in evolution?
Yes [ ] or No [ ]
Do you believe in astrology?
Yes [ ] or No [ ]
Do you read your horrorscope?
Yes [ ] or No [ ]
If yes, why?
Have you ever been treated by a psychotherapist?
Yes [ ] or No [ ]
If yes, why?
Do you believe in reincarnation?
Yes [ ] or No [ ]
If reincarnation does exist, what would you like to come back as?


Opinions

What is your opinion of:

  • the right to have an abortion: Pro [ ] or Con [ ]
  • the right to own guns: Pro [ ] or Con [ ]
  • the welfare system: Pro [ ] or Con [ ]
  • the death penalty: Pro [ ] or Con [ ]
  • rights and services for illegal immigrants: Pro [ ] or Con [ ]
  • legalisation of drugs: Pro [ ] or Con [ ]
  • equal rights for homosexuals: Pro [ ] or Con [ ]
  • the practice of premarital sex: Pro [ ] or Con [ ]

Which issue above, or any other issue, concerns you most?
On behalf of this cause you have:

  • Donated time [ ]
  • Donated Money [ ]
  • Done nothing [ ]

The first step towards resolving poverty:
The first step towards resolving racism:
The environmental issue that concerns you most:

Do you believe a person is defined by what they do for a living: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
Why?

Politically, you define yourself as a:

  • Liberal [ ]
  • Moderate [ ]
  • Conservative [ ]

The worst crime against humanity:
The worst political crime:
The minimal punishment for those who abuse children should be:
The minimal punishment for those who rape should be:
Your opinion of the military:
Your opinion of the draft:
You would fight in a war if:


Family

Three things you like about your mother:

Three things you like about your father:

Which question felt easier to answer:

  • Mother [ ]
  • Father [ ]

Character or physical traits you inherited from your mother:

Character or physical traits you inherited from your father:

Three things you dislike about your father:

Three things you dislike about your mother:

Which question felt easier to answer:

  • Mother [ ]
  • Father [ ]

When you were a child, your parents spent:

  • Enough time with you [ ]
  • Not enough time with you [ ]
  • Too much time with you [ ]

The most common issue you and your parents argue about:
Your most beautiful childhood memories of your parents:
Your most horrifying childhood memory of your parents:
If you didn't know your parents, you would choose these two people as parents:

  • Mother:
  • Father:

If they were not available, you would choose these two famous people as parents:

  • Mother:
  • Father:

Do you think you said "I love you" enough to your mother?
Do you think you said "I love you" enough to your father?
Has your mother told you that she loves you enough?
Has your father told you that he loves you enough?
Your mother often said:
Your father often said:
Whom do you resemble physically:

  • Mother [ ]
  • Father [ ]

Something your parents did that you have never forgiven:
What would it take for you to forgive them?
If you had to imagine your mother as an animal, what would it be?
If you had to imagine your father as an animal, what would it be?
You and your siblings share in common:
A trait you do not share with your siblings:
Your favourite relative is:
Why?
Your least favourite relative is:
Why?

If you were not related to your family members, you would still choose these 3 as friends:

If you had to imagine your siblings as animals, what would they be?

Something you wish for your mother:
Something you wish for your father:


Friends

Three traits you look for in a friend:

The friend you have known for the longest period of time:
Number of years:
Is this person a close friend: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
Why or why not?
The friend you miss most:
When was the last time you saw this friend?
When do you think you will see this friend again?
A friend who makes you laugh often:
A friend to whom you can tell anything:
A friend to whom you can go to for advice:
The best piece of advice this friend gave you:

A friend you can have adventures with:
The best adventure you ever had with this friend:
A friend you can flirt with:
A friend you should not flirt with as much as you do:
A friend you would like to kiss:
A friend you should not have kissed:
A friend you don't take seriously:
A friend you may lose soon:
Why?

A friend you lost for reasons other than death:

    You:
  • Hope to see this friend again [ ]
  • Hope never to see this friend again [ ]
  • Would be unnafected if you were to see this friend again [ ]

A friend who does or believes in something you cannot respect:
Describe what it is you cannot respect:
A friend with whom you would like to be closer:
Describe the barrier that exists between you and this friend:
A friend to whom you would never lend money:
Why?
A friend who has betrayed you:
How?
Have you forgiven this friend? Yes [ ] or No [ ]
A friend who has done something terrible but you have forgiven:
Describe what you have forgiven:
A friend you need to forgive:
A friend you would name as godparent of your child:
A friend to whom you have something important to say but don't have the courage:
What is it that you want to say?

Your two closest friends:

One trait you admire in each of them:

One trait you wish each of them could change:

An animal that best describes each of them:

Your mother is your friend: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
Your father is your friend: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
Your best friend as a child:
Your worst enemy as a child:
Your best friend as a teenager:
Your worst enemy as a teenager:
If you aren't an adult yet, leave this blank
Your best friend as an adult:
Your worst enemy as an adult:
If you could, where would you banish your worst enemy to?
Are you able to forgive your enemies? Yes [ ] or No [ ]
If no, why not?

The friend who is most like you:
Why?
The friend who is most unlike you:
Why?
The friend who uses most of your energy:
A friend you will see in hell:
A friend you will see in heaven:

Ego

Your three best qualities:

Your three worst qualities:

Of these 3 worst qualities, which ones do you struggle with most frequently?
[ ] 1 or [ ] 2 or [ ] 3

Which of these three qualities have you tried to change?
[ ] 1 or [ ] 2 or [ ] 3

Three words that describe how others view you:

Three words that describe your ideal self:

Three things for which you are often complimented:

Which of these three means most to you?
[ ] 1 or [ ] 2 or [ ] 3

A special compliment that made you blush:
Who gave you this special compliment:
An insult that made you burn:
What was your reaction to this insult:
You are far better than most people you know at:

An animal that best describes you:
You are embarrased when others:
You are embarrased when you:
Others are embarrased when you:
The greatest amount of physical pain you have ever endured:
The greatest amount of emotional pain you have ever endured:
Your proudest moment:
Someone who shared this moment:
The moment you are most ashamed of:
Someone who shared this moment with you:

When discussing your career with others, you tend to:
[ ] exaggerate or [ ] understate or [ ] be factual

When discussing your love life with others, you tend to:
[ ] exaggerate or [ ] understate or [ ] be factual

When telling stories or relaying the details of your day, you tend to:
[ ] exaggerate or [ ] understate or [ ] be factual

If you didn't have commitment to others, you would:
The number of drinks that constitutes your limit:
Your best physical feature:
You have considered plastic surgery, Yes [ ] or No [ ]
At your best, you are most like this famous person:
At your worst, you are most like this famous person:
Create a newspaper headline you would like to read about yourself:
Your most recent selfless act:

What You Like - Spontaneously list anything that comes to mind

What You Dislike - Spontaneously list anything that comes to mind

Yes or No

You keep a diary: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You like to cook: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You exercise regularly: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You sketch while you are on the phone: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You have reada book in the past month: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You replace the toilet roll immediately: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You like crossword puzzles: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You have visited the Eiffel Tower: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You have a secret you have never shared with anyone: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You wait until the last minute to fill up your car: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You snore: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You have been to your ancestor's homeland: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You read in the bathroom: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
Being sick is a vacation: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You often have people over at your house: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You like America: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You can remember jokes: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You play cards: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You fold your underwear: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You talk in your sleep: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You eat fast: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You recycle small batteries: Yes [ ] or No [ ]

You often avoid paying full price: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You like hiking: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You like being on the phone: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You shave regularly: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You set your watch a few minutes ahead: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You are always late: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You often get headaches: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You smoke: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
A naked photo of you exists: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You can whistle: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You write letters regularly: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You believe in destiny: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You brush your teeth three times a day: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You have something you wish to confess: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You change your bedsheets weekly: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You bite your fingernails: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You pick your nose: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You are a vegetarian: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You have eaten in a restaurant alone: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You have gone to a movie alone: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You have taken a vacation alone: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You read the newspapers every day: Yes [ ] or No [ ]

You have not used a hair dryer in the past 5 yrs: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You have never used a PC: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You have made love in an aeroplane: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You have hit your mother or father in anger: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
When you think you have done something wrong, you are quick to apologise: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You lose control in heated arguments: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
In the morning when your alarm clock goes off, you get out of bed immediately: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You drank mother's milk: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You save letters and postcards: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You hate parties: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You have stolen money from your parents: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You have fired a gun: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You often have the last word: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
Less is more: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You give money to homeless people: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
Money has influenced your character: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You know who you are: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You enjoy being photographed: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
Life treats you well: Yes [ ] or No [ ]

Top Three

Three people you consider to be geniuses:

Three inventions you consider to be ingenius:

Your three favouruite childhood games or toys:

Three words you often use in speech:

Three sounds that disturb you:

Three lessons you have learnt the hard way:

Three things you would never do:

Three charities or people to whom you woudl donate money:

Three things you would not allow your children to do:

Three things you have done in your life that you regret:

Three things for which you are thankful:

Wishes and Dreams

Your dream:
Your hope:
If you had the talent or opportunity, you would:
Something you wish you could learn with t he snap of your fingers:
Somehting you wish you could change about your life:
Something you wish you could change about yourself:

You wish you had been born into a different race: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You wish you had been born into a different religion: Yes [ ] or No [ ]
You wish you had been born of the opposite sex: Yes [ ] or No [ ]

Someone's diary you would love to read:

Three qualities your ideal man or woman should possess:

Three qualities your ideal relationship should have:

You want to retire at this age:
How youplan to spend the last years of your life:
How you would like to spend the last minutes of your life:

For your last dinner, you would like to invite these five people:

The menu for your last dinner might be:
  Appetiser:
  Main Course: 
  Dessert:

At your funeral, you want people to remember you as:
Someone who should not, under any circumstances, speak at your funeral:
Someone you would like to have speak at your funeral:

A dream you have had more than once:
Something you h ave dreamed that later came true or happenned:

Emotions

The emotion you tend to hide the most:
The emotion you seem to experience the most:
The predominant emotion you have experience lately:
A moment when you achieved absolute happiness:
You have a great amount of guilt regarding:
You would feel envious right now if:
A piece of music that makes you sentimental:
The music reminds you of:

When you are happy, you need:
When you are sad, you need:
When you are sentimental, you need:
When you are angry, you need:
When you are in love, you need:
When you are lonely, you need:

You would jump up and down and shout with joy if someone told you:
The last time you were very angry was when:
The last time you cried uncontrollably was when:
A moment in your life when your emotions froze and you felt absolutely nothing:
Someone who makes or has made you genuinely happy:
Something that makes you happy:
You got angry with yourself when:
Someone or something that made you laugh this week:

Write the colours that match the following emotions for you:

  • Fear:
  • Love:
  • Happiness:
  • Sadness:
  • Anger:
  • Guilt:
  • Jealousy:
  • Loneliness:

Memories

Your earliest memory:
When you were a child,you believed:
Do you still believe this?   Yes [ ] or No [ ]

Your first kiss:
When:
Where:
With whom:

The first time you fell in love:
When:
Where:
With whom:

The last time you fell in love:
When:
Where:
With whom:

Describe your first paying job:
How old were you?

Describe your best paying job:
How old were you?

Your most vivid childhood memory:
You are haunted by the memory of:
The memory that still makes you laugh:
A person who was exceptionally kind to you:
A person who made you miserable for a long time:

One of your most peaceful moments:
Your best birthday:
One of your most tragic memories:
One of your most jealous moments:
One of your angriest moments:
Your worst birthday:
One of your most desperate moments:
Someone you wish you you had never met:

One of your most driven moments:
The memory or story you tend to exaggerate when telling to others:
One of your most embarrassing moments:
A smell that reminds you of your childhood:
An object you still own or remember vividly from your childhood:
A routine you remember from your childhood:

Choices

This section is going to be a bastard to type out so excuse me if there are hundreds of mistakes!

[  ] Sunrise or Sunset [  ]
[  ] Sweet or Sour [  ]
[  ] Sahara or Himalaya [  ]
[  ] Dolphin or Eagle [  ]
[  ] Old or New [  ]
[  ] Hot or Cold [  ]
[  ] Coke or Pepsi [  ]
[  ] Soft or Hard [  ]
[  ] Train or Plane [  ]
[  ] Yesterday or Tommorrow [  ]
[  ] Red or Blue [  ]
[  ] Fast or Slow [  ]
[  ] Beatles or Elvis [  ]
[  ] Blind or Deaf [  ]

[  ] Open or Closed [  ]
[  ] Bath or Shower [  ]
[  ] Square or Circle [  ]
[  ] Fire or Water[  ]
[  ] Lightening or Thunder [  ]
[  ] Black or White [  ]
[  ] Ocean or Forest [  ]
[  ] Dogs or Cats [  ]
[  ] Day or Night [  ]
[  ] Leaves or Roots[  ]
[  ] Left or Right [  ]
[  ] Cremation or Burial [  ]
[  ] Victim or Criminal [  ]
[  ] Even or Odd [  ]

[  ] Written or Spoken [  ]
[  ] Woman or Man [  ]
[  ] Carpet or Hardwood Floor [  ]
[  ] Earthquake or Hurricane [  ]
[  ] City or Countryside [  ]
[  ] Vanilla or Chocolate [  ]
[  ] Abstract or Figurative [  ]
[  ] Limited or Open-ended[  ]
[  ] House or Condominium [  ]
[  ] ! or ? [  ]

[  ] Sun or Rain [  ]
[  ] Briefs or Boxers [  ]
[  ] Pen or Pencil [  ]
[  ] Horns or Strings [  ]
[  ] Summer or Winter [  ]
[  ] Horizontal or Vertical [  ]
[  ] Destiny or Choice [  ]
[  ] Alone or Together [  ]
[  ] New York or Paris [  ]
[  ] Silver or Gold [  ]

Choices

Things you fear:

  • Failure [ ]
  • Water [ ]
  • Spiders [ ]
  • Crowds [ ]
  • Hair Loss [ ]
  • Injections [ ]
  • Sirens [ ]
  • Knives [ ]
  • Other:

Your greatest fear:
Your most fearful moment:
A crime or natural disaster you were a victim of:
A crime or natural disaster that you fear:
A sickness or disease you fear:
A reason for which you would seriously contemplate suicide:

Your greatest fea about aging:
When people first meet you, you are afraid they will think:
A country you fear exploring:
Your greatest fear about marriage:
Your greatest fear about having children:
Something on your mind you are afraid to share:
A plan or project you worry may fail:

Mood:: happy enough
Music:: Fargo
There are 6 comments on this entry. (Reply.)
 
posted by [identity profile] elfy.livejournal.com at 03:32pm on 12/05/2002
wow, you wrote down a hole book?
i have it... but in german.
 
posted by [identity profile] phil99.livejournal.com at 03:12pm on 14/05/2002
That's not the whole book - only about half/three-quarters of it ;-)

I decided I wanted to do it so that I had a record online, it's nice to have a real copy (i.e. - the book) but wanted something I could show to people who I might never actually get to show the book to.

I was also interested to see if anyone would show me their answers :)
 
posted by [identity profile] elfy.livejournal.com at 03:15pm on 14/05/2002
maybe i will answer them :) for me and maybe you'll get to see it.
but it will take me a while.

which questions did you leave out?
 
posted by [identity profile] phil99.livejournal.com at 12:21pm on 18/05/2002
Whoohoo.
I worked my way through the book, and left out questions towards the end because I never got round to typing them in :)
 
posted by [identity profile] eve-l-incarnata.livejournal.com at 12:27pm on 08/01/2004
Wow. Where are your answers?
 
posted by [identity profile] phil99.livejournal.com at 08:36am on 13/01/2004
You must have been bored one day to look at this! I completely forgot this was here.

My answers... written a long long long time ago... http://skyscraper.fortunecity.com/solaris/21/old_homepage/myanswers.html

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