5,000 Question Survey Part 2

101. What does happiness/joy feel like physically? 
A warmth and excitement throughout your body

102. List five people you love. 

A Mom

B Dad

C Papa

D Grandma Mildred

E Grandma Kay


103. How many movies have you gone to see this month? 
None, but do have one planned in a couple of weeks.

104. If you could have 3 wishes...but none of them could be for yourself, what would you wish for? 
The Zombie Apocalypse to never happen. To end world hunger. To cure the common cold.

105. In what ways do you relax and de-stress when you are really tense? 
Count to 10 if its immediate, or if it snuck up on me read a book.

106. How much money would it take to get you to drive to school naked in the springtime and get out of the car? 
Depends on whose school I'm going to...

107. Have you ever killed an animal?
Yes

108. Have you ever lost someone close to you?
Yes

109. What do you think of cloning? 
I think it is a good way to assist in animal manufacturing, but horrible in people or pets.

110. Do you read or watch TV more often? 
I read more often.

111. With all this talk of terrorism going around are you willing to sacrifice rights and freedoms for increased safety? 
No

112. What is the punishment you would come up with for Osama Bin Laden if you caught him alive? 
Due unto him as he has done to others

113. Have you ever named an individual part of your body? 
No

114. Have you ever been on the radio or on TV? 
Yes, I've been on the news before.

115. Have you ever won a lottery, or sweepstakes?
No, but I did actually win $50 on a taco bell cup. 

116. Have you ever won a contest or competition? 
I was a finalist in the Bayer/NSF Award for Community Innovation

117. Do you like to watch The Joy of Painting show with Bob Ross (check out this link if you don't know who he is. Also please note me if you notice the link is broken) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Ross_(painter)? 
NO

118. Do you know what your grandparents and your great grand parents did for a living? 
The ones that were alive during my lifetime, yes.

119. Is there anything really interesting in your family history? 
Not really

120. Is there anyone you trust completely? 
Does my dog count?

121. Have you ever lost someone without having the chance to say goodbye?
No

122. How do you feel about women in politics? 
They deserve a shot, they can't do any worse than the men have done.

123. Would you rather have an indoor Jacuzzi or an outdoor pool? 
Indoor Jacuzzi

124. What things are you interested in that you study or read about on your own? 
I am currently reading a book about the US Japanese camps during World War II. I just finished a book on how to change your habits.

125. Would you consider yourself to be intelligent? 
Yes

126. Would you consider yourself to be wise? 
Not particularly

127. Have you ever given or received a lap dance? 
No

128. Have you ever spoken to a homeless person?
Not that I can recall, but I would

129. Would you ever creep into the subway tunnels to go exploring? 
If I had a really awesome friend to go with me

130. If you could add 70 years to your life but only by making some random person die 70 years sooner would you? 
No

131. Can you finish any of the following lyrics? 

A: Nothing to kill or die for... 
No clue

B: Late comings with the late comin' stretcher... 
No clue

C: I could make a film and make you my star... 
No clue, I suck at this...

132. Were you ever with someone while they died?
Pets, but not people

133. Would you rather be a world political leader or a rock star? 
Rock star, they have cooler clothes

134. Have you ever given someone a love letter that you wrote? 
No

135. Have you ever sent someone a surprise though the mail? 
Yes

136. Are you looking forward to any concerts right now? 
No

137. Of all animated movies, which is the best one you've ever seen? 
The Lion King is my favorite

138. What are the best bands or songs to listen to while driving? 
I usually listen to audio books.

139. What do you think is the most amazing thing that anyone has ever accomplished? 
Never thought about it.

140. What could a member of the opposite sex do to impress you? 
Treat me like a person, don't ignore me when its convenient. Help me fix things around the house, but really just be there when I need you. 

141. About how many emails do you get a day? 
Between work and home? About 100

How many of those emails are junk mail? 
I'm not even counting junk mail.

How many of them are forwards? 
None usually.

142. What's your favorite thing to do online besides write in your diary and hang out at this site? 
Pinterest

143. Do you believe Kurt Cobain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Cobain) killed himself or was it a conspiracy? 
Pretty sure I don't care

144. Have you ever though about hitchhiking across the country?
No

145. Who would you bring with you on this kind of a road trip? 
A very protective dog.

146. Of the following, which word best describes you: accurate, bold, charming, dependable
Dependable

147. If you are single, at about what age do you think you will be ready to settle down and get married? If you are married, how old were you at the time?
I think its a matter of when I meet the right person, not a specific time.

148. Do you often wonder, when you say goodbye to people, if it is the last time you will ever see them?
No

149. What movie are you most looking forward to seeing when it comes out? 
I can't wait to see Divergent with my Mom in a couple of weeks.

150. What is your quest? 
My quest for what?

151. What is louder and more annoying: 200 adults talking or one four-year-old screaming? 
One four-year-old screaming

152. Do you believe the stories about planes, boats and people mysteriously disappearing into the Bermuda triangle? 
Yes

153. Who are you the most jealous of? 
My sister

154. What is the happiest way you can start your day? 
With sex

155. Do you ever have moments where you feel like everything is all right in the world? 
Yes

156. Who thinks that you are offensive?
I'm sure there is more than one person

157. If you had to teach a class in something, what would you be able to teach people?
Driving

158. Have you ever had a spiritual experience (an experience that cannot be explained by science)?
No

159. Do you believe that this experience was truly mystical or do you think there is some scientific explanation for it, only you don't know what it is?
NA

160. Do you get offended easily?
Really depends on the day

161. Would you still love and stay with your signifigant other if he or she had to have a breast or testicle removed? 
Yes

162. Do you believe in fate or free will? 
Yes

163. Do you believe that only boring people get bored?
No

164. Can life change or are we all stuck in vain? 
Life can change

165. What changes are you afraid of? 
Going back to the way I used to be

166. Are you a day person or nocturnal? 
Day person, but have been nocturnal in the past

167. What one CD could you listen to for an entire week (no mixed CD’s, it must be an album)?
Wicked the Musical

168. Which is worse, working in retail, food service, or an office?
Food service

169. What's the coolest job you ever had? 
I haven't really had one

170. What is one central idea that your thoughts seem to come back to?
I need a nap

171. Have you ever wanted to be an actor/tress? 
Yes, but I knew it would never happen

172. If you had the power to control one person and make this person do anything you wanted for a whole day, who would you pick and what would they do? 
It would probably be someone on television just so I can make them do crazy things.

173. What star sign are you and what is your sign like? 
Pieces, always trying to go two different ways

174. Did the Blair Witch Project scare you? 
It made me nauseous 

175. Are you in constant fear of death?
No

176. Does fear of death keep you from building a life?
No

177. Do you like all your movies to be in wide-screen? 
Depends on the TV

178. Are you a fan of any comic books? 
No

179. At what age did you attend your first funeral?
16

180. What do you smell like (lotion, cologne, sweat)? 
Perfume

181. What are your greatest sources for wisdom?
Books, they always provide something you don't know

182. When you were little, where did your parents tell you babies come from? 
I don't remember

183. What is your favorite band?
Carried Underwood

184. What's the best cheesy 80's song? 
If I could walk 500 miles...

185. What's the best kind of movie to see on a date? 
Action or Horror

186. Do you like to sit in the front, middle or back of the Movie Theater? 
Middle

187. Have you ever been inside an abandoned building? 
No

188. Under what circumstances would you agree to work for free?
If I really believed in something and I could afford it

189. Candles or strobe lights? 
Candles

190. Do you think the Lord of the Rings movies are true to the books or did Hollywood change the story too much?
I think they changed things, but the overall theme they held true to

191. When you see a stranger on the street does your first reaction lean towards thinking of this person as a potential friend or as a potential threat?
Potential threat

192. Is it natural for human beings to fear and distrust each other, or is it cultural?
Its cultural

193. What do you really want to buy? 
A tablet

194. You have to choose. Would you be happier marrying someone rich for their money or living in the streets and subway tunnels with someone you love? 
Living in the streets with someone you love

195. If someone wanted to understand you what book could they read that would help? 
I have no idea

196. Do you think it’s odd that Americans have freedom of religion and yet call themselves 'one nation under god'? 
Yes

197. In what sense are you a minority?
I love to learn

198. Are you anti social? 
Kinda sorta

199. Do you photograph well?
Depending on the day

200. Do you think that human beings would survivor through a nuclear winter?
Yes, but there would not be many left.

5,000 Question Survey- Part One

Part one

1. Who are you? 

Stephanie Irene Heaton

2. What are the 3 most important things everyone should know about you? 

I love animals, I am very opinionated, I love to read

3. When you aren't filling out 5,000 question surveys like this one what are you doing? 

I'm usually reading a book.

4. List your classes in school from the ones you like the most to the ones you like the least (or if you are out of school, think of the classes you did like and didn't like at the time). 

I loved all of my animal science classes, hated physics.

5. What is your biggest goal for this year? 

To be happy!

6. Where do you want to be in 5 years? 

With a child in my life.

7. What stage of life are you in right now?

Fun!

8. Are you more child-like or childish? 

Childish

9. What is the last thing you said out loud? 

My work phone greeting.

10. What song comes closest to how you feel about your life right now? 

Proclaimers - I Would Walk 500 Miles

11. Have you ever taken martial arts classes? 

Cardio Kickboxing is as close as I've gotten

12. Does your life tend to get better or worse or does it just stay the same? 

Since I moved to Colorado my  life has been awesome

13. Does time really heal all wounds? 

Yes, but sometimes you have to think about them to forgive and forget

14. How do you handle a rainy day? 

I love to watch the rain

15. Which is worse...losing your luggage or having to sort out tangled holiday lights? 

Losing your luggage

16. How is your relationship with your parents? 

I love both of my parents

Will you miss them when they are gone? 

Absolutely

17. Do you tend to be aware of what is going on around you? 

Yes, especially at work, I need to be nosy to keep up.

18. What is the truest thing that you know? 

Life goes on.

19. What did you want to be when you grew up?

A veterinarian

20. Have you ever been given a second chance? 

Yes

21. Are you more of a giver or a taker? 

Giver

22. Do you make your decisions with an open heart/mind? 

I try to, but I'm not always successful

23. What is the most physically painful thing that has ever happened to you? 

I have patellar tendinitis, and my knee gives me a lot of pain.

24. What is the most emotionally painful thing that has ever happened to you? 

Every time I loose a pet or friend.

25. Who have you hugged today? 

No one

26. Who has done something today to show they care about you? 

No one

27. Do you have a lot to learn? 

There is always something new to learn

28. If you could learn how to do three things just by wishing and not by working what would they be?

A Speak any new language

B Write a computer language

C Lose weight

29. Which do you remember the longest: what other people say, what other people do or how other people make you feel? 

How they make me feel

30. What are the key ingredients to having a good relationship? 

Trust and communication

31. What 3 things do you want to do before you die?

A Love

B Have a child

C Be loved

32. What three things would you want to die to avoid doing?

Honestly I love my life too much to want to die for any reason.

33. Is there a cause you believe in more than any other cause? 

No

34. What does each decade make you think of:

The 19..

20's: The Charleston Dance

30's: No idea

40's: No idea

50's: No idea

60's: No idea

70's: Hippies

80's: My birth!

90's: Growing up

2000's: Living on my own, graduating college

2010's: Moving to Colorado

35. Which decade do you feel the most special connection to and why? 

Right now, I have never been happier

36. What is your favorite oldie/classic rock song? Puff the Magic Dragon

37. What country do you live in and who is the leader of that country? US, Barrack Obama

If you could say any sentence to the current leader of your country what would it be? 

I'm glad he's making change, but not necessarily going about it the right way.

38. What's your favorite TV channel to watch in the middle of the night? 

I put in a movie

39. What Disney villain are you the most like and why? 

Jafar, I want to RULE.

40. Have you ever been a girl scout/boy scout? 

No

41. If you were traveling to another continent would you rather fly or take a boat? 

Fly

42. Why is the sky blue during the day and black at night? 

You really want the science behind it?

43. What does your name mean? 

That my father wanted a boy.

44. Would you rather explore the deeps of the ocean or outer space? 

Deep of the ocean

45. Word association

What is the first word that comes to mind when you see the word:

Air: Breathe

Meat: Yummy

Different: Always

Pink: Not as bad as it used to be

Deserve: Earn instead

White: Don't wear that color

Elvis: Is he dead?

Magic: Would be AWESOME!

Heart: Beat

Clash: Fight

Pulp: Fiction

46. If you could meet any person in the world who is dead who would you want it to be? 

President Truman

47. What if you could meet anyone who is alive? 

President Obama

48. Is there a movie that you love so much you could watch it everyday? 

No

49. You are going to be stuck alone in an elevator for a week. What do you bring to do?

Books, lots of books, and maybe some kntting

50. Have you ever saved someone's life or had your life saved? 

No

51. Make up a definition for the following silly words...

Fruitgoogle: the web search for any type of odd fruit

Ambytime: Sounds like a dance

Asscactus: Shouldn't have sat down dude

52. What was the last thing you made with your own hands? 

An arm knitted blanket that my dog ruined the next day

53. What was your favorite toy as a child? 

My stuffed dog

54. How many TV’s are in your house? 

2

55. What is your favorite thing to do outside? 

Walk or jog

56. How do you feel when you see a rainbow? 

It makes me smile

57. Have you ever dreamt a dream that came true? 

Not really, usually it just feels like de ja vu

58. Have you ever been to a psychic/tarot reader? 

I've had my palm read in a very brief session, I want to do more.

59. What is your idea of paradise? 

Relaxation

60. Do you believe in god and if so what is he/she/it like? 

I don't.

61. Do you believe in Hell? 

I don't

62. What one thing have you done that most people haven't? 

Skydiving

63. What is the kindest thing you have ever done? 

I'm honestly not sure

64. Are you a patient person?

No

65. What holiday should exist but doesn't?

Electronic Free Day (no electrics are used)

66. What holiday shouldn't exist but does?

There are lots of these.

67. What's the best joke you ever heard?

Not the best but my favorite:

What do you call a chicken coupe with four doors?

A chicken sedan

68. Where is the most fun place you have EVER been?

Disney World

69. Is your hair natural or dyed?

Both

70. Do you have any deep dark secrets or are you pretty much up front?

Pretty upfront

71. What is under your bed right now?

Hopefully nothing

72. If you were in the Land of Oz would you want to live there or go home?

Go home, unless family and friends came with

73. If you drive do you frequently speed?

No

74. What is the world's best song to dance to?

Spider Man by Michael Buble

75. What song was on the last time you danced with someone?

Its been too long for me to remember

76. Do you prefer Disney or Warner Brothers?

Disney

77. What is the first animal you would run to see if you went to the zoo?

The tigers

78. Would you consider yourself to be romantic?

Not really

79. If the earth stopped rotating would we all fly off? 

No we would all die.

80. What is the one thing that you love to do so much that you would make sacrifices to be able to do it?

Be with my pets

81. If you (and everyone) had to lose one right or freedom, but you could pick which one everyone had to lose, what would you pick?

The right to whine about inconsequential things

82. If you had to choose would you live on the equator or at the North Pole?

North Pole

83. Would you rather give up listening to music or watching television?

Listening to music

84. What do you think makes someone a hero?

The fact that they have done good things for people to look up to

85. What cartoon would you like to be a character in?

Dilbert

86. Name one thing that turns your stomach:

Maggots

87. What was the last thing you paid for?

A lawn mower blade

88. Are you a coupon clipper?

Yes

89. Get anything good in the mail recently?

A cookie for my birthday

90. Which would you rather take as a gym class...dancing, sailing, karate, or bowling?

Kickboxing

91. In Star Trek people 'beam' back and forth between different places. What this means is they stand in a little tube and their molecules are deconstructed and sent to another tube somewhere else where they are reassembled. Only problem is when the molecules are deconstructed the person is dead. When they are put back together it is only a clone that has all the dead person's memories. So...

Is the person who gets beamed the same person on both ends?

Yes, they're not dead they're in limbo

92. What insects are you afraid of?

Poisonous spiders

93. If you could print any phrase on a T-shirt, what would it say?

You should always be yourself, unless you can be a unicorn, then you should always be a unicorn

94. What's the most eccentric thing you have ever worn?

I dress up for ren fest

95. If you could pick one food that you could eat all you wanted but it would have no effect on how much you weigh, what food would it be?

Brownies

96. What are your parents interested in?

Dad: Motorcycles

Mom: Alpacas, quilting, motorcycles, reading

97. Have you ever caught an insect and kept it as a pet?

No

Have you ever caught and tamed a wild animal?

No

98. What is more helpful to you, wishes or plans?

Plans

99. When do you feel your life energy the strongest?

When I run

100. You are spending the night alone in the woods and may bring only 3 items with you. What do you bring?

A book, my dog, a knife

Weigh In Friday

So another weigh in...

212.4 that's 0.8 lbs lost since last week. Which I think it really good, considering I've done nothing but exercise all week (at least that's what it feels like with my self defense classes), and last weekend I ate out at Panda Express after canning 75 lbs of tomatoes I really didn't feel like cooking anymore so I went out. Progress is always encouraging in my opinion. After 3 days of classes this week I'm doing really well, on Tuesday I wasn't sure I would be able to do this, on Wednesday it was okay, on Thursday I was actually kind of sad that class was already over, I wanted to do more. I'm honestly not sure I have ever said that about exercise before. I'm going to be a serious bad ass after this class is over (or at least feel like it).

Class Pix & Updates

So here are my two class pictures from my dance classes that ended last week. The one on the left is from blues and the one on the right is from Rueda. As you can see from the Rueda picture I have been sweating my ass off and loved every minute of it. On Tuesday I started my self defense boot camp at Total Ryu in Fort Collins. Tuesday we did legs and Wednesday we did arms. I'm store kind of all over, but not so much that I can't move, which is a lot better than I thought I'd be doing right now after two intense workouts. On Tuesday I thought I was going to pass out of a couple of minutes, but I powered through (with some verbal encouragement from my workout partner Amy (Thanks!)). I am definitely looking forward to going to the rest of the classes (not sure I've ever said I'm looking forward to exercise before so this is great!).

Foodie Pen Pals August Reveal :)

For those of you that aren't familiar with the program, the Foodie Pen Pal program is run by the awesome Lindsay, over at The Lean Green Bean and is a fantastic pen pal program that connects bloggers (and readers) from all over the country (and Canada!) with different swap partners in a once-a-month box swap.  So if you want to participate hurry on over to her website and sign up for next month (Its so worth it).

My pen pal box this month came from Alyssa. She sent me a big box of goodies (Thanks Alyssa)

She sent me a good mix of sweet and savory, and covered breakfast & lunch, plus some snacks thrown in. For breakfast I got some Cherry Pistachio Oatmeal and some Lara Bars (I had one of these for dessert oops). For lunch I got peanut butter and jelly, the peanut butter is something I hadn't seen before, it has dried cranberries inside, I can't wait to buy some bread and have a sandwich. For snacks I got some chex mix (peanut butter-sweet) and potato skins (savory) and some macaroni and cheese powder to sprinkle on popcorn (Love this idea). I also got some bloody mary mix (never tried it before so this will be a first) and crystal light appletini (my stash was getting low at work so this was great timing). All in all I absolutely love my box and am going to participate again next month!

Weigh In Friday

So this morning the scale said... 213.2! That is 3.2 lbs lost since last Friday. If I can keep this up I can be in Onederland by Christmas. I had orientation for my self defense class last night, I think it's going to be really fun. I was afraid I'd feel self conscious but there were really cool girls there some in better shape, some in worse shape than I am and no one seemed to be judging anyone else (like I feel people do when you go to a gym). Charles promised me I'd be able to do push-ups on my toes by the time I was done with the boot camp (I'm kinda hoping I'll be able to do a pull up or two as well). I am so excited about it I even took the dog for a walk this morning just because I wanted to get out and moving (that's the best part about being so excited right now I feel motivated to do extras (: )

I think its time for an update on my measurements as well:

Bust: 42.5
Chest: 39
Waist: 40
Hips: 46.5
Thighs: 26
Calves: 17
Upper arm: 13
Forearm: 9

There is some progress being made, I'm hoping to be able to fit into my size 16 pants again sometime soon. I should have my last class photos from my 2 dance classes by next week to share.

Sweets

I have a gigantic sweet tooth, I have a big problem stopping at one of anything. I can eat an entire bag of cookies in one sitting even if I'm not hungry. So today when one of my coworkers brought in two dozen donuts I was determined to do something different (I used to get 3 donuts whenever I went to Walmart because 1 wasn't enough). I did take one donut (glazed with chocolate covered with sprinkles), and I ate it very slowly savoring the fantastic taste, and very firmly told myself it tasted so great and I don't need another one. I'm lucky they are sitting in the break room (I very rarely ever go in there), so I'm not walking past them on a regular basis or my resolve might fail. But I am very proud of myself for savoring the one donut and realizing I don't actually need another one, no matter how great it would taste.