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Carrie's Answers:
If money were no object what would your dream home look like?
Mine would be a castle like Chateau Chambord in Loire Valley, France. It's gorgeous!
If money were no object where would you shop for clothes?
Cool places like Chanel, Prada, Dior
If money were no object where would you like to go on vacation?
I would go on permanent vacation and travel the world.
If money were no object would you prefer domestic help or would you cook and clean
yourself?
I would definitely have a house keeper who cleaned, but I would prefer to do most of the cooking myself.
If you could go back in time with whom would you like to spend a day with?
Socrates
If you could go forward in time, what would you want to know?
I don't think I'd like to. I like living my live as it plays out.
If you could be an animal for one day, what would you be and why?
A Giraffe. I'd like to be super tall.
If you could read one person's mind, whose would it be?
My professor's when I'm taking my exams.
If you could meet a famous person, who would it be?
dunno...Julia Roberts maybe?
What "critter" scares you the most?
Scorpions I guess
If you were stranded on a desert island what one object would you want with you?
A water filter of course!
If you could only have one favorite food to eat for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Pizza. There are so many different ways to make it, that you can have a different kind every day for a month.
If you could trade places with one person, who would it be?
No one. I like being me.
What's your favorite ice cream flavor?
Chocolate. Plain chocolate. Yummy!
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A heart surgeon.
Who has influenced you the most?
My Mommie
What's your favorite book?
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
What part of your daily routine do you enjoy most?
cooking dinner. I love to cook.
What's your favorite movie?
I have lots of these... Pride and Prejudice, Memento, Sense and Sensability, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind....and on and on...
Where's the most interesting place you have been?
Africa. It's so different and beautiful there.
If you won 1 million dollars, what would you do with it?
I'm boring... I'd pay of my debt and then invest the rest.
If you could have one wish granted, what would it be?
To have wisdom to know what to do in every situation.
What makes the world go round?
Love and Respect for other people
What one thing do you think would create peace in the world?
If everyone cared more for other people than they do for themselves.
What's the bravest thing you've ever done?
Moving to Germany having never traveled out of the country before.
What's the best compliment you've ever received?
In high school, Lucas Hayes told me that I was the only person he know who really wanted to know how someone was when they said "Hey, how are you."
What gift have you received that you will always treasure?
The Little Mermaid on VHS. It was the last gift I ever got from my dad.
What was your most embarrassing moment in High School?
My good friend, Victor Leon, used to say to me "Scarry Carrie, why are you so hairy?" (I was one of the few girls in the school who had hair that was longer than their shoulders.) One day, he put that saying up in big letters on the bulletin board in the hallway.
What is the worst gift someone ever gave you?
Is there such a thing as a bad gift?
What is the best gift someone ever gave you?
Jonathan gave me classes at Massage school so I could learn to give massage.
Jonathan's Answers
If money were no object what would your dream home look like?
Money's not an object to prevent. Money enables. It will enable me to build a castle. A big castle. This home will also be a model for solar and renewable energy. I know it sounds like a funny concept, but it's already all charted out in my mind.
If money were no object where would you shop for clothes?
Money's not an object to prevent. Money enables. I will probably shop at the same places I do now. I don't really know. Clothes aren't high on my priority list. I will get a bunch of custom-tailored suits and a bigger variety of colors of shirts and ties though.
If money were no object where would you like to go on vacation?
All the places I'm going to go on vacation anyway. Money is not an object to prevent you from doing the things you want to do. Russia, China, Slovenia, Egypt, South Africa, Antarctica, Taiwan, Siberia, Greenland, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Costa Rica, Canada, Victoria Falls, Bahrain, Indonesia, Alaska, Bermuda, the Bahamas,...
If money were no object would you prefer domestic help or would you cook and clean yourself?
I get almost no satisfaction from cleaning my own house, so absolutely someone else can clean. Cooking... well, someone to help with ideas and shopping, but I rather enjoy cooking.
If you could go back in time, with whom would you like to spend a day with?
Jesus. My Grandpa Gordon in his 20's, Ghandi, Mother Theresa, Henry Ford, Andrew Carnegie, Napoleon Hill, Frank Bettger, and I'm sure a hundred others...
If you could go forward in time, what would you want to know?
If we've figured out yet that there really is no us vs. them... there is only us, and we make no sense when we destroy one another. I would want to know if as a golbal society we had come to the realization that we need to stop fighting "Them".
If you could be an animal for one day, what would you be and why?
An Elephant or a Lion. The Elephant is a wise and majestic creature, but fierce when angered. The lion is the king of the jungle, no one messes with him, and there's so much power in a lion.
If you could read one person's mind, whose would it be?
I don't feel like I have the right to forcefully attempt to know the thoughts of someone who doesn't want me to know those thoughts. If people really try to read body language and really hear what is in other people's voices, then there's no need for mind reading.
If you could meet a famous person, who would it be?
When I meet famous people, they will include Denzel Washington, Whoopi Goldberg, Robin Williams, Robert Kiyosaki, and a bunch more...
What "critter" scares you the most?
Spiders I guess... though not really. Maybe rats... just for their tails. My feeling on "critters" is that "All God's Critters Got a Place in the Choir"
If you were stranded on a desert island what one object would you want with you?
I'm stealing Carrie's answer...A water filter.
If you could only have one favorite food to eat for the rest of your life, what would it be?
I'm going to cheat. Italian food.
If you could trade places with one person, who would it be?
Why would I want to trade places with someone? I was born in the right time to bring my gifts to the world.
What's your favorite ice cream flavor?
Kiwi Gelato.
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A firefighter and then later an astronaut.
Who has influenced you the most?
Too many people to being mentioning names.
What's your favorite book?
Maybe Think and Grow Rich, or Rich Dad, Poor Dad, or The Celestine Prophecy, or Atlas Shrugged.
What part of your daily routine do you enjoy most?
Stretching before I go to bed... don't know.. don't really have a daily routine.
What's your favorite movie?
The Power of One.
Where's the most interesting place you have been?
There is no way I can pick one as the *most* interesting.
If you won 1 million dollars, what would you do with it?
I'm boring on this too. Pay off all debt, bank the money, and find ways of safely investing it to live off the interest. Then, using my time freedom, I'd go out and earn another 2 million.
If you could have one wish granted, what would it be?
Mere wishing for a thing doesn't make it true. This question should read: "If you could manifest one thing in your life, and make it real TODAY, what would it be?" And my answer to that would be that I would have already provided enough value to the world that my financial needs and wants would already be completely taken care of. But the thing that makes those needs and wants worth having is the work (mentally and/or physically) it took to bring them into fruition. So I'm still working on this one.
What makes the world go round?
I would like to say that love makes the world go 'round. But I don't think that's true. What really moves the world is gravity. But, in a human sense, what makes humans move forward is when marketers (assuming titles of President, author, salesperson, etc.) use passion to convey belief which inspires action in large groups of people. The action can have positive or negative results, but the action is always motivated by someone who understands how to use marketing concepts to convey their passion for something to people who buy into what they're saying and take action on what they have heard.
What one thing do you think would create peace in the world?
What I have learned is that I'm not going to be able to change things alone. We're all, globally, going to need to come to an understanding that the human heart is the same around the world, and when we learn to stop focusing so much on this idea that it's somehow 'them versus us', as individuals, as groups, as religions, as races, and as countries, we will learn how truly similar we are. This will allow us to celebrate our differences, and work towards a more common, peaceful, and practical future. Do I think this will be easy? No. Do I think it's possible? Absolutely!
What's the bravest thing you've ever done?
I will come back to this question later.
What's the best compliment you've ever received?
That I am really genuine.
What gift have you received that you will always treasure?
The support and love of people who believe in me.
What was your most embarrassing moment in High School?
I'm sure there are hundreds of things I did that probably embarassed the people around me much more than they embarassed me.
What is the worst gift someone ever gave you?
A jar of pickles that was three years old. I won it for getting the most gutterballs when I was bowling at Gregg Murray's birthday party in 2nd grade.
What is the best gift someone ever gave you?
What is the best gift people can give me? Their love and support, letting me know how much they believe in me.
Here are the getting to know you questions we used. Please copy them and your answers into the comments below.
If money were no object what would your dream home look like?
If money were no object where would you shop for clothes?
If money were no object where would you like to go on vacation?
If money were no object would you prefer domestic help or would you cook and clean
yourself?
If you could go back in time with whom would you like to spend a day with?
If you could go forward in time, what would you want to know?
If you could be an animal for one day, what would you be and why?
If you could read one person's mind, whose would it be?
If you could meet a famous person, who would it be?
What "critter" scares you the most?
If you were stranded on a desert island what one object would you want with you?
If you could only have one favorite food to eat for the rest of your life, what would it
be?
If you could trade places with one person, who would it be?
What's your favorite ice cream flavor?
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Who has influenced you the most?
What's your favorite book?
What part of your daily routine do you enjoy most?
What's your favorite movie?
Where's the most interesting place you have been?
If you won 1 million dollars, what would you do with it?
If you could have one wish granted, what would it be?
What makes the world go round?
What one thing do you think would create peace in the world?
What's the bravest thing you've ever done?
What's the best compliment you've ever received?
What gift have you received that you will always treasure?
What was your most embarrassing moment in High School?
What is the worst gift someone ever gave you?
What is the best gift someone ever gave you?