Who are you?, A survey. Options

[innovation]

I've just returned to CB, and I feel so lost because I don't seem to know anybody anymore! However, I don't want to post a cliche survey because (a) it probably has already been posted and (b) I never care about the questions in those surveys. So here's a list of probing questions that would give me and the rest of the community a better idea of who each of you are, not what your favorite band is or if you've ever smoked pot or gone skinny-dipping. So here goes:

(1) What is your name?
(2) Choose three adjectives to describe yourself.
(3) What/Who has (or has had) the greatest influence on your life right now and why?
(4) What in your life do you value the most and why?
(5) Whom in your life do you value the most and why?
(6) What, do you believe, is your purpose on earth?
(7) What, so far, have your contributed to the world?
(8) Do you portray yourself to others in a way that is contrary to who you really are?
(9) Pick a quote or two by which you live your life.
(10) Is there anything you would like to change about yourself or your life?
(11) What is your favorite place to be and why?
(12) Describe your life in five words or less.
(13) What are you genuinely interested in?
(14) If money were not an issue, what would you do with your life?

Go crazy, kids.

[*StanleyThePanda*]

(1) What is your name?
Kara
(2) Choose three adjectives to describe yourself.
Funny, Quiet (until you get to know me) & Nice
(3) What/Who has (or has had) the greatest influence on your life right now and why?
My sister, brit, because she has kept me from doing alot of things, and from things happening to me, and she has kept me on the right track... yeah
(4) What in your life do you value the most and why?
My sanity
(5) Whom in your life do you value the most and why?
I value a lot of people, not just one.
(6) What, do you believe, is your purpose on earth?
Hmm.. To take every opportunity that Im suppose to.
(7) What, so far, have your contributed to the world?
Myself. haha
(8) Do you portray yourself to others in a way that is contrary to who you really are?
No...
(9) Pick a quote or two by which you live your life.
Hmm...I cant think of any right now. hahaha
(10) Is there anything you would like to change about yourself or your life?
Not really...
(11) What is your favorite place to be and why?
With friends, Because I enjoy being with them
(12) Describe your life in five words or less.
Fast, Interesting, Full, Lovely, tough.
(13) What are you genuinely interested in?
Graphics&webdesign
(14) If money were not an issue, what would you do with your life?
Travel.. a lot, a lot.

[*yrrnotelekktric*]

(1) What is your name?janette
(2) Choose three adjectives to describe yourself. cool,cool,cool.
(3) What/Who has (or has had) the greatest influence on your life right now and why?my sister, because she goes through stuff and makes it easier for me to not have to go through
(4) What in your life do you value the most and why?my health. period
(5) Whom in your life do you value the most and why?my family; sister, she`s my best frienddd
(6) What, do you believe, is your purpose on earth?i honestly dont know...YET
(7) What, so far, have your contributed to the world?uhh, recycling?
(8) Do you portray yourself to others in a way that is contrary to who you really are?not really, i try though.
(9) Pick a quote or two by which you live your life. "you never know when your last meal will be (())/ The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.
(10) Is there anything you would like to change about yourself or your life?nope.
(11) What is your favorite place to be and why?home, because i know it so well.
(12) Describe your life in five words or less.complex yet simple
(13) What are you genuinely interested in?uhm, i dont know? things?
(14) If money were not an issue, what would you do with your life? spend it with cristiano ronaldo

[*Freaky Krazer*]

(1) What is your name? Yen
(2) Choose three adjectives to describe yourself. Hyper, sensitive, dramatic
(3) What/Who has (or has had) the greatest influence on your life right now and why? My best friends and my parents. How I act and how I represent myself depends on what they tell me or how they are to me. Let's just say their opinion is important to me.
(4) What in your life do you value the most and why? I value all the memories I have in my past. I hate forgetting fun times because it makes me think I'll grow old in a blink of an eye. Besides, memories are what makes us stronger, happier, sad, etc. They affect me emotionally.
(5) Whom in your life do you value the most and why? I value my parents the most. Without them I would be nothing and have nothing.
(6) What, do you believe, is your purpose on earth? I really don't know my purpose in the earth, but right now I think it's to support my loved ones
(7) What, so far, have your contributed to the world? haha well I used to do a lot of volunteering in the library and I used to go to this Children's Research Hospital long ago and visit the kids.
(8) Do you portray yourself to others in a way that is contrary to who you really are? Mm, not really.
(9) Pick a quote or two by which you live your life. "Life's too short to spend it being angry." and "I guess it's time to move on"
(10) Is there anything you would like to change about yourself or your life? I'd like to change a lot about my physical appearance. I'm very chubby, my skin is so god damn dark, and such. I'd change a lot about my personality and how I talk too. A lot of people say I laugh a lot and a lot of people I know are annoyed by it and to be honest I really hate annoying people. I'd also like to be less insecure about myself. being able to explain what I mean is a big plus too.
(11) What is your favorite place to be and why? The basement. It's isolated and cool (temperature wise). No one bothers me here unless my brother wants the computer or something.
(12) Describe your life in five words or less. Always dreaming of something more.
(13) What are you genuinely interested in? I really don't know. Most of the time it's music or something, but it really varies. I can't explain it very well.
(14) If money were not an issue, what would you do with your life? I'd live in Japan and be the musician I've always wanted to be.

[*This Confession*]

(1) What is your name? Holly

(2) Choose three adjectives to describe yourself. Odd, Quiet, Sarcastic.

(3) What/Who has (or has had) the greatest influence on your life right now and why? Hmm there would be one person But I don't feel like listening him at the moment, sorry. I may later though.

(4) What in your life do you value the most and why? The people and expierences that have happend to me in my life because without them I wouldn't be who I am today or what I have today.

(5) Whom in your life do you value the most and why? Friends and Family. I adore my family their so nice and crazy, in a good way. Friends of course for most people. No one really specific though, except my grandpa and a few others.

(6) What, do you believe, is your purpose on earth? I don't know yet. To live life the way your supposed to and by God's will. etc.

(7) What, so far, have your contributed to the world? Nothing , yet. I think.

(8) Do you portray yourself to others in a way that is contrary to who you really are? Ehm most of the time I would say. Everyone does at one point I believe.

(9) Pick a quote or two by which you live your life. Uh, when I was little I always loved the quote. Take pride in your pain for you are stronger than those who have none

(10) Is there anything you would like to change about yourself or your life? Be a better person I suppose, sometimes of course your slip up and thats all I would really like to change. Perhaps I'll get better at it but it won't ever go away completely. Also not to hold so many things in. But physically there isn't really anything. I'm happy being who I am.

(11) What is your favorite place to be and why? The mountains, I love it there. Or the Beach at like 3 in the morning in the fall, when the wind is really nice and its dark and no one else is there. And the mountains in the fall and winter. The air is lovely and just looking out and seeing the scenary is nice.[matters where you are of course in the mountains]

(12) Describe your life in five words or less. Everything happens for a reason

(13) What are you genuinely interested in?

(14) If money were not an issue, what would you do with your life? Live my life the way I normally do. Perhaps see new people and go to new places and study the culture and such.

[monxcheri]

(1) What is your name? cheryl

(2) Choose three adjectives to describe yourself. friendly, loyal && outgoing

(3) What/Who has (or has had) the greatest influence on your life right now and why? my parents (because the values that i have now came from them)

(4) What in your life do you value the most and why? my family, my friends && my morals

(5) Whom in your life do you value the most and why? my parents *because they basically shaped me into who i am today and i LOVE what i am. they`re always there for me no matter what. friends might slip away but not your parents*

(6) What, do you believe, is your purpose on earth? to help people with bad hygiene && bad style

(7) What, so far, have your contributed to the world? i have donated to charities && i have helped people with problems

(8) Do you portray yourself to others in a way that is contrary to who you really are? no. `cause then why bother right?

(9) Pick a quote or two by which you live your life. "Courage is not the absence of fear but rather the judgement that there is something more important than fear." && "There is always a new day after a night."

(10) Is there anything you would like to change about yourself or your life? I just wish people would stop viewing me as nothing but a brat.

(11) What is your favorite place to be and why? the philippines; because it`s my home country

(12) Describe your life in five words or less. Paradise with occasional shattered rain.

(13) What are you genuinely interested in? singing && fashion

(14) If money were not an issue, what would you do with your life? live my life as it is.

[dinoooRAWR]

(1) What is your name? bernadette
(2) Choose three adjectives to describe yourself. hyper;fun;caring
(3) What/Who has (or has had) the greatest influence on your life right now and why? me mommy[=
(4) What in your life do you value the most and why? my family&friends. i dont know how i would survive.
(5) Whom in your life do you value the most and why? fambam
(6) What, do you believe, is your purpose on earth? END WORLD HUNGER!
(7) What, so far, have your contributed to the world? uhhmmmm.
(8) Do you portray yourself to others in a way that is contrary to who you really are? sometimes. i gotta be cool with the people im around to show my true self
(9) Pick a quote or two by which you live your life. a quote to live my life? uhhhh ..
(10) Is there anything you would like to change about yourself or your life? NOTHING.
(11) What is your favorite place to be and why? hawaii; its like my kinda place
(12) Describe your life in five words or less. better than yours[=
(13) What are you genuinely interested in? too many to name!
(14) If money were not an issue, what would you do with your life? Paris

[AngelinaTaylor]

(1) What is your name?
Angelina

(2) Choose three adjectives to describe yourself.
ambitious, workaholic, in love

(3) What/Who has (or has had) the greatest influence on your life right now and why?
My piano teacher.. if it weren't for her, I would've never been so motivated to become a concert pianist.

(4) What in your life do you value the most and why?
The most? My capability of perceiving sound.

(5) Whom in your life do you value the most and why?
I can't just choose one person. There are many people whom I can't live without..

(6) What, do you believe, is your purpose on earth?
No purpose. Just live life as best as I can.

(7) What, so far, have your contributed to the world?
I can't think of anything.. uhh.. my music?

(8) Do you portray yourself to others in a way that is contrary to who you really are?
Sometimes. Maybe when I first meet someone. I don't want them to know right away what a bitch I really am But I can be nice too. I am nice, damn it.

(9) Pick a quote or two by which you live your life.
"Whatever doesn't kill you, makes you stronger."

(10) Is there anything you would like to change about yourself or your life?
Yes.. if it were possible, I'd make it so I never ever fall in love again. The pain's not worth it.

(11) What is your favorite place to be and why?
A place I'll most likely never go again - the conservatory in Nice, France. When you stand outside, surrounded by nothing but beauty, and you hear thousands and thousands of sounds, coming from different rooms.. I stood there for three hours once. It's really just amazing and incredibly absorbing and inspiring.

(12) Describe your life in five words or less.
My life would be: Piano concerto written by Liszt.

(13) What are you genuinely interested in?
Mostly? Music, of course (classical and jazz), writing, politics, world issues, philosophy

(14) If money were not an issue, what would you do with your life?
I would go to France to study for a few years, then to Austria (Vienna). That's my all-time dream. Then I'd live in Japan for a while before returning to Canada.

[goodcharlotte]

(1) What is your name?
Ian

(2) Choose three adjectives to describe yourself.
Athletic, Lazy, Crazy

(3) What/Who has (or has had) the greatest influence on your life right now and why?
Aubrie, my sister, because she is older and we always go through things together.

(4) What in your life do you value the most and why?
Memories, because they are who I am and what make me well me.

(5) Whom in your life do you value the most and why?
My family. All of them. No just my imediate family but the whole family. We are always together and they are the coolest people ever!

(6) What, do you believe, is your purpose on earth?
My purpose is to set an example for my brother who will hopefully be a better person because of my influence on his life.

(7) What, so far, have your contributed to the world?
It is still in the making.

(8) Do you portray yourself to others in a way that is contrary to who you really are?
Yeah. I don't want to be anyone else. I show them the real me. If they like me or don't that is their problem.

(9) Pick a quote or two by which you live your life.
"Don't drink and drive you might spill your drink." <-- Don't take life too literally because there are many different ways to view it.

(10) Is there anything you would like to change about yourself or your life?
Nope. Nothing.

(11) What is your favorite place to be and why?
Our beach house because everyone comes there and it is like one big party with everyone whose company I enjoy.

(12) Describe your life in five words or less.
amazing.



(13) What are you genuinely interested in?
Music and Sports. I also like classic novels.

(14) If money were not an issue, what would you do with your life?
Travel the world with my family and friends. Traveling is one of my passions.

[maguti]

(1) What is your name? Mary
(2) Choose three adjectives to describe yourself. quiet, nice, short
(3) What/Who has (or has had) the greatest influence on your life right now and why? my Family, they're honest to me always and that's pretty awesome.
(4) What in your life do you value the most and why? My family, they're there for me always.
(5) Whom in your life do you value the most and why? Family, im a fambamjunkie
(6) What, do you believe, is your purpose on earth? To make people happy.
(7) What, so far, have your contributed to the world? My kindness.. maybe.
(8) Do you portray yourself to others in a way that is contrary to who you really are? I don't think so.
(9) Pick a quote or two by which you live your life. "nothing in life holds more power than your smile.."
(10) Is there anything you would like to change about yourself or your life? I'd love to be more outgoing, but i'm pretty happy about who i am
(11) What is your favorite place to be and why? Anywhere aslong as i'm with people i love.
(12) Describe your life in five words or less. Just there but worth living.
(13) What are you genuinely interested in? making people laugh/happy.
(14) If money were not an issue, what would you do with your life? Just keep living it, as cheesed up as that sounds.

[think!IMAGINARIL...]

(1) What is your name? Elaine Du.
(2) Choose three adjectives to describe yourself. Obsessive, nerdy, nice :)
(3) What/Who has (or has had) the greatest influence on your life right now and why? School. And a certain extra curric program. And some people.
(4) What in your life do you value the most and why? I'd say my music :) It defines my personality. And some people too. 'Cause they influence me the most.
(5) Whom in your life do you value the most and why? Can't say.. But it's this guy 'cause he influences me most. And of course, my family and friends.
(6) What, do you believe, is your purpose on earth? I dunno. Help discover things in science? ...
(7) What, so far, have your contributed to the world? Not much. I give to homeless people though :)
(8) Do you portray yourself to others in a way that is contrary to who you really are? Not really. I don't think so, at least.
(9) Pick a quote or two by which you live your life. "Nothing that makes sense ever works out." and other ones my Jimmy Eat World :) I just love them so much.
(10) Is there anything you would like to change about yourself or your life? I want to be less self-concious.. And less obsessive about guys.
(11) What is your favorite place to be and why? Museum of Natural History. At 8 in the morning. In the hallway next to the Hayden Sphere thingy. 'Cause it's really peaceful and noone except for employees are allowedin at that time. So I'm free to be as emo as I want, listening to my "Windows Are Emo" playlist.
(12) Describe your life in five words or less. Boring, Useless (so far..), hard, crazy, fun.
(13) What are you genuinely interested in? Truthfully, science. Spectroscopy, astrophysics, geology, biology, and chemistry. And my music, of course :)
(14) If money were not an issue, what would you do with your life? Research. For science. Find a job in science and help make the world a better place :) And maybe discover aliens on the way..

[*Uronacid*]

(1) What is your name?
Josh K.

(2) Choose three adjectives to describe yourself.
Honest, Creative, and Paranoid

(3) What/Who has (or has had) the greatest influence on your life right now and why?
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(4) What in your life do you value the most and why?
My God, I love my religion first, I love my family second, I love Holly third, and I love my friends fourth... :P

(5) Whom in your life do you value the most and why?
My sister gloria... she is the most precious thing in the world to me.

(6) What, do you believe, is your purpose on earth?
To live, right here right now... to type out this reply. To do what ever I'm doing at anywhere I am at any time I am doing it.

(7) What, so far, have your contributed to the world?
I have influence everyone I have meet, and so do you. I change the world every day that I live in it.

(8) Do you portray yourself to others in a way that is contrary to who you really are?
Yes I do. I act extemely confident, and people think I am the strongest thing in the world, but only one person knows how week I truely am...

(9) Pick a quote or two by which you live your life.
(From the movie: The Weather Man) "Do you know that the harder thing to do and the right thing to do are usually the same thing? Nothing that has meaning is easy."

(10) Is there anything you would like to change about yourself or your life?
I wish I wasn't paranoid... I hate myself... I wish I didn't hate myself... I have to learn how to love myself... I hate myself so much... No-one will ever understand... I feel like everything is my fualt... I try to fix it, but I don't know how... :[

(11) What is your favorite place to be and why?
On a special rock at about 1-3 am in the morning on the hudson rivers edge in green-island new york.

(12) Describe your life in five words or less.
I am a f**k up.

(13) What are you genuinely interested in?
People... they way that they think, why they do things, how they can better themselves, what makes the itch, why they don't do things, what changes them, what makes them stay the same... Love, love is the most complicated/important thing in the world... I believe that understanding Love the best you can and applying it to your life is the key to a successful life... I'm also intrested in relationships both intrapersonal, and interpersonal.

(14) If money were not an issue, what would you do with your life?
I don't know... I don't know what the plan for my life is yet... I know I want a family... I know I want to be a good dad.

[colleen92]

(1) What is your name? colleen
(2) Choose three adjectives to describe yourself. spontaneous, irresponsible, daring
(3) What/Who has (or has had) the greatest influence on your life right now and why? my sister and my friends. my sister is always there and understands me. and my real friends never stop loving. seriously, i don't know what i would do with out them.
(4) What in your life do you value the most and why? my church because otherwise i wouldn't have nearly as much faith as i do now.
(5) Whom in your life do you value the most and why? my family because they feed me, care for me, and basically support me entirely.
(6) What, do you believe, is your purpose on earth? i don't really know yet.
(7) What, so far, have your contributed to the world? hm...well i've volunteered some and i dunno if this is "to the world" but any time someone i know needs to talk or is sad i try to be there to cheer them up or help them.
(8) Do you portray yourself to others in a way that is contrary to who you really are? definately not.
(9) Pick a quote or two by which you live your life. "you're either first or you're last." just kidding. "Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious." "Just because you are blind, and unable to see my beauty doesn't mean it does not exist."
(10) Is there anything you would like to change about yourself or your life? i want people to know that i'm not going to change for them. this is me.
(11) What is your favorite place to be and why? it doesn't really matter as long as i'm with somebody i love.
(12) Describe your life in five words or less. 5 words isn't long enough
(13) What are you genuinely interested in? art.
(14) If money were not an issue, what would you do with your life? i'd move to europe.

[TrulyOutrageous]

1) What is your name? ~ Jerica

(2) Choose three adjectives to describe yourself. ~Crazy, Loyal, Determined

(3) What/Who has (or has had) the greatest influence on your life right now and why?~Probably my family because they continue to support me in everyday life.

(4) What in your life do you value the most and why?
~My family. Without them I don't know where I'd be.

(5) Whom in your life do you value the most and why?~My mom and my dad. They are very unique parents I must say. They are very special to me.

(6) What, do you believe, is your purpose on earth?
~To truly follow my dreams without being discouraged

(7) What, so far, have your contributed to the world?
~A dollar out of every pay check to the womens heart association.

(8) Do you portray yourself to others in a way that is contrary to who you really are?
~Absolutley. Whats the point if your not being yourself.

(9) Pick a quote or two by which you live your life.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
- Anatole France

(10) Is there anything you would like to change about yourself or your life?
~If I could go back in time I'd probably want to do a few things over. But for the most part I'm very blessed.

(11) What is your favorite place to be and why?
~In my room. I'm in my own world when I'm in my room.

(12) Describe your life in five words or less.
~Crazy, Real,Intresting,Stressful, Hard

(13) What are you genuinely interested in?
~Music

(14) If money were not an issue, what would you do with your life?
~Buy my parents their dream house. And move to Spain.

[oXMuhNirvanaXo]

1) What is your name? Shelby

(2) Choose three adjectives to describe yourself. Nonoutgoing, Senstive, Tall

(3) What/Who has (or has had) the greatest influence on your life right now and why? Travis my boy friend I would have to say. He changed me and helped me get off drugs and smoking. <3

(4) What in your life do you value the most and why? My computer.. because it is my computer.

(5) Whom in your life do you value the most and why? My family. It's my family.

(6) What, do you believe, is your purpose on earth?I bleave that I am here to live and help others.

(7) What, so far, have your contributed to the world? My helping with church.

(8) Do you portray yourself to others in a way that is contrary to who you really are? Yes.

(9) Pick a quote or two by which you live your life. " He wont help thoughs who dont help them selfs."- Bible

(10) Is there anything you would like to change about yourself or your life? My attitude.

(11) What is your favorite place to be and why? I like to be anywhere that I am happy. This is because happyness dose not come easy to me.

(12) Describe your life in five words or less. Nonactive, Borning, Misleading, Awkward, and Complicated

(13) What are you genuinely interested in? Photography.

(14) If money were not an issue, what would you do with your life? I would by a house for my family and send them there so I could have the house that I am in right now. I would turn the downstairs in to a dark room so I could do my own pictures in.

[clarissa]

(1) What is your name? Clarissa
(2) Choose three adjectives to describe yourself. akward, listless, artistic
(3) What/Who has (or has had) the greatest influence on your life right now and why? any one of my three sisters because i look up to them.
(4) What in your life do you value the most and why? my hands. i like to draw, knit, sew, whatever.
(5) Whom in your life do you value the most and why? my grandma. she took care of me when i was young. <3
(6) What, do you believe, is your purpose on earth? to live.
(7) What, so far, have your contributed to the world? err, my existence? not much, really. haha.
(8) Do you portray yourself to others in a way that is contrary to who you really are? err, somewhat. i'm not social enough for a lot of people to know the real "me"
(9) Pick a quote or two by which you live your life. i can't.. i don't think i have any.
(10) Is there anything you would like to change about yourself or your life? yes and no (to both) and i don't feel like listing them.
(11) What is your favorite place to be and why? my room. i'm used to it, i live in it.
(12) Describe your life in five words or less. ordinary, routine, learning
(13) What are you genuinely interested in? art
(14) If money were not an issue, what would you do with your life? travel the world.

[Serendipity]

(1) What is your name? Deborah
(2) Choose three adjectives to describe yourself. Empathic, artistic, & outgoing.
(3) What/Who has (or has had) the greatest influence on your life right now and why? My mom - a great person to talk to anytime; she always listens.
(4) What in your life do you value the most and why? My relationship with God; it keeps me strong.
(5) Whom in your life do you value the most and why? My family&friends.
(6) What, do you believe, is your purpose on earth? I'm not sure yet.
(7) What, so far, have your contributed to the world? Being environmentally-friendly (= and someone people can look up to.
(8) Do you portray yourself to others in a way that is contrary to who you really are? I hope not.
(9) Pick a quote or two by which you live your life. Through God, anything is possible. Be a fruit loop in a world of cheerios. (=
(10) Is there anything you would like to change about yourself or your life? Nope.
(11) What is your favorite place to be and why? In my bed. During the school year, I barely get enough sleep.
(12) Describe your life in five words or less. A never-ending rollercoaster ride.
(13) What are you genuinely interested in? All aspects of food.
(14) If money were not an issue, what would you do with your life? Fund research for certain diseases such as muscular dystrophy and schizophrenia. Help stop children forced into becoming soldiers.