10 posts tagged “qotd”

Which new friendship formed in 2008 is the most special to you? How did that person come into your life?

My girlfriend, Carla. She swept into my life under the pretext of looking for new friends and absolutely blew me away.

What's your favorite thing to eat for Sunday breakfast/brunch?

Bacon, scrambled eggs and toast... mmmm..

What would you attempt to do if you knew you wouldn't fail?
Submitted by Beautifully Broken

Fly!

Tell us how you met your significant other.
Submitted by Luda

I was wandering through the list of 'online members' on GaydarGirls and saw a very pretty girl. Clearly she was new to the site and her profile sounded interesting but I couldn't get over how pretty she was. I closed her profile and decided against messaging her as she was clearly out of my league. 

A couple of days later I saw her online again so I figured "why not? she says she's after new friends".. and sent her a message. She replied with a nice message and her email address. We emailed a few times and she gave me her number and encouraged me to send her some random messages. After one particularly thoughtful message from her on my last day of work, I spontaneously called her. She sounded lovely.

I called her one my first night alone on my roadtrip to Brisbane and we spoke until my phone ran out of battery. Then again the second night and for the majority of my final day of driving.

Then we semi-spontaneously met up on the Queen St. Mall. I panicked when I saw her and completely freaked out, wanting to leave but thanks to my dear friend, we actually got to meet and have coffee.

I went up the coast to have lunch with her the next day feeling calmer and more in control. She was clearly nervous though. I accidentally tripped over her while we were walking to lunch and she caught me and held my hand. All I wanted to do was watch her at lunch but she was clearly still really nervous and commented that she thought I was staring. We found ourselves holding hands as we were walking after lunch and when I found a secluded place (where we weren't going to be busted by retirees), I stopped, pulled her a little closer and kissed her.

We met up later that day back in Brisbane and to my surprise she agreed to spend the night with me, rather than returning to the coast. We spent the night snuggled in each other's arms. We spent the next day together and the following night, while we were out celebrating my household's new "Brisbanites" status, she asked me if I'd be her girlfriend.

What first attracted you to the person you're currently dating?

Firstly? Her good looks.

Then her smile.

Then her eyes.

Then her sense of humour.

Then her cleverness.

Then her intelligence.

Then her confidence.

Then her sense of right and wrong.

Then her sense of responsibility.

Then her kindness.

Then her kisses.

Then her thoughtfulness.

Then her delicate touches.

Then her affectionateness.

Now I'm quite smitten.

Which celebrity confession do you wish stayed private?

All of them. I'm really not interested..

What do you do when you get a crush on someone?
Submitted by Desi.

Smile when I think about them. Annoy my friends by talking about them all the time. Think up reasons to spend even just a few minutes talking to them. Sigh wistfully a lot. The usual "I'm smitten" stuff.

How have people mispronounced your name?  How is it supposed to sound? 
Submitted by Lorie.   

All the time! When I'm on the phone at work (I work on a helpdesk) I get Karen and Carrie-Ann all the time. Sometimes I have to tell people to send an email to one of the admin accounts and they usually come in "Hi Carrie". I decided I needed a phone name that I could give out when I'm on the phone .. I thought something exotic but something people would remember and could spell.. like Natasha.. or a guy's name like James or Tom.. I haven't worked out something decent yet. I'm to the point now where I just don't say my name unless it's a direct phone call to me but people like to know and they'll say "Who did you say you were? Carrie? Oh! Karen.. Hi.." meanwhile I'm bashing my head against the desk.

My name is Cariad. It is pronounced Carry-Add.. unless you're Welsh or Indian, in which case you roll the 'R' like you're purring. But that's completely optional. One of the women I did summer school with asked me drunkenly if I ever shortened it to help people out 'cos it was "REALLY REALLY difficult".. my rather terse reply was "No, it is a word. It has a meaning.. it's not difficult. Carry - Add.." .. this was right after she drop a half chewed hors d'oeuvre on my favourite dress trousers so I wasn't feeling particularly friendly towards her.

Look! I even make it into the Urban Dictionary. You know you're someone when you're in there.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cariad

How have people mispronounced your name?  How is it supposed to sound? 
Submitted by Lorie.   

All the time! When I'm on the phone at work (I work on a helpdesk) I get Karen and Carrie-Ann all the time. Sometimes I have to tell people to send an email to one of the admin accounts and they usually come in "Hi Carrie". I decided I needed a phone name that I could give out when I'm on the phone .. I thought something exotic but something people would remember and could spell.. like Natasha.. or a guy's name like James or Tom.. I haven't worked out something decent yet. I'm to the point now where I just don't say my name unless it's a direct phone call to me but people like to know and they'll say "Who did you say you were? Carrie? Oh! Karen.. Hi.." meanwhile I'm bashing my head against the desk.

My name is Cariad. It is pronounced Carry-Add.. unless you're Welsh or Indian, in which case you roll the 'R' like you're purring. But that's completely optional. One of the women I did summer school with asked me drunkenly if I ever shortened it to help people out 'cos it was "REALLY REALLY difficult".. my rather terse reply was "No, it is a word. It has a meaning.. it's not difficult. Carry - Add.." .. this was right after she drop a half chewed hors d'oeuvre on my favourite dress trousers so I wasn't feeling particularly friendly towards her.

Look! I even make it into the Urban Dictionary. You know you're someone when you're in there.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cariad

How do you eat your pizza:  folded, flat or with a fork and knife?
Submitted by danimass.

Folded? No way. It really depends on where it's from and who I'm with. If we have important guests then break out the knives and forks. Or if it's pizza with a lot of topping (I usually end up with half of it down my shirt front) then it's a knife and fork job too. Otherwise, just flat. It tastes better that way..