Laura Howard: A List and a Giveaway

2/27/11

A List and a Giveaway

I found this great list on Nicole's page and thought it might be fun to challenge people to give a litte of themselves, really put it out there with a fun questionnaire. Please copy & paste in the comments!! I will choose a winner from all who comment before March 5 for a $15 Barnes and Noble giftcard And everyone who follow me get two entries!

Anyone who's watched Inside the Actor's Studio will be familiar with the questionnaire. The show's host, James Lipton, asks it of every celebrity guest at the close of the interview. The questionnaire was originally created by Bernard Pivot, a French journalist, for the cultural series he hosted on French television from 1991-2001, called Bouillon de Culture.

What I love about the questionnaire is you can either answer the questions with all the truth in your heart, or you can approach them with creativity and cleverness -- finding answers or deliveries no one else has ever come up with. But which ever way you go, each of your answers will be revealing, telling us interesting things about you.

What is your favorite word? Shimmer
What is your least favorite word? Cancer
What turns you on creatively or emotionally? Seeing beautiful art of any kind
What turns you off? People who are negative and say "I can't" too much
What is your favorite curse word? Shizzat
What sound or noise do you love? My kids'laughter
What sound or noise do you hate? My kids Fighting
What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? Graphic design
What profession would you not like to do? Gynecology

Please help me spread the word!!

20 comments:

  1. What a fun giveaway!

    What is your favorite word? sunshine
    What is your least favorite word? funner ... I keep hearing that one lately. NOT a word!!
    What turns you on creatively? images that are clean, fresh, new
    What turns you off? clutter
    What is your favorite curse word? F*ck
    What sound or noise do you love? giggles
    What sound or noise do you hate? whining
    What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? I wish I had the knack for sewing. I'd love to create and sell.
    What profession would you not like to do? waste management

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  2. Great ideas that make us think. It's fun to see what others think. As far as my favorite curse word, I say "merde" in French so that it doesn't sound too bad. Thanks for coming over to my blog. Sonia.

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  3. What is your favorite word? mom
    What is your least favorite word? scum
    What turns you on creatively or emotionally? sad movies
    What turns you off?driving
    What is your favorite curse word? sh*t
    What sound or noise do you love? laughing
    What sound or noise do you hate? smacking
    What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? police officer
    What profession would you not like to do? chef

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  4. I did this on my blog a few posts back - it was so much fun!

    And oh, I love the word 'shimmer'. That's a great one!

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  5. Hi there, bonny lass,

    Thanks for stopping by. What an irresistible post, such fun!

    What is your favorite word? Chimes

    What is your least favorite word? Hate

    What turns you on creatively or emotionally? A new adventure (ill fated or not, it's the possibility that gives my juices tha fresh kick).

    What turns you off? Needy folk who suck the soul from out of you.

    What is your favorite curse word? Just one? Feckin', bejesus, and bugger spring to mind, but I have LOADS of others if you're up for the hearing of them..?

    What sound or noise do you love? "It's okay love, go back to sleep, I'll deal with it." when the kids, burglars, or dog needs seeing to, in the dead of night.

    What sound or noise do you hate? The dentist drill that fixed my root canal today.

    what profession other than your own would you like to attempt? Homicide Detective (I am sooooooo up for that)!

    What profession would you not like to do? Social Worker (I'd probably slaughter half my case load of feckless, negligent parents leading their kids a life of hell, thus being easy prey to my profession of choice, that of the above - Homicide Detective).

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  6. What is your favorite word? mommy def # 1
    What is your least favorite word? C*nt
    What turns you on creatively or emotionally? laundry its mommy time to be by myself for a bit:)
    What turns you off? my kids being upset or sick and I cant do anything for them feel helpless
    What is your favorite curse word? F*cker
    What sound or noise do you love? My kids'laughter and the baby talking at 2 am. (shes 5 months)
    What sound or noise do you hate? My kids Fighting on top of their lungs while baby just feel asleep.
    What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? lawyer
    What profession would you not like to do? doctor i dont like blood

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  7. I loved your answers ;)

    What is your favorite word? Strength
    What is your least favorite word? Hatred
    What turns you on creatively or emotionally? Music
    What turns you off? Jealousy
    What is your favorite curse word? butt LOL! I don't know . . . maybe damn
    What sound or noise do you love? laughter
    What sound or noise do you hate? whining
    What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? writing
    What profession would you not like to do? work at a morg

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  8. Thanks all! Love these answers!
    @Elisa you got it all over strength!
    @Kristina I hate when my kids get loud and the baby finally is asleep...that's the pits!
    @Shrinky I would love to hang out with you, Ilove all those English curses haha
    @ grndbaygal I'm with you on hating driving...especially with noisy kids!!

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  9. Great contest Laura! Here goes:

    What is your favorite word? Shopping
    What is your least favorite word? No
    What turns you on creatively or emotionally? Music
    What turns you off? Negative people.
    What is your favorite curse word? Crap (Not a big one, but hey I teach second grade!)
    What sound or noise do you love? My kiddos giggling.
    What sound or noise do you hate? My kids when they fuss at each other.
    What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? Dentist
    What profession would you not like to do? Chef...I can't cook.

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  10. I've already answered a bunch of these during the recent blogfest. Definitely agree with you about the gyno. I would hate to be a dental hygienist. Boring and gross in one shot. ;)

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  11. Ha! I LOVE Shizzat. That one's new to me. Very cool. Must now appropriate, but I will be sure to say, "Laura is awesome" after every use of it. ;)

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  12. This looks like so much fun!

    What is your favorite word? swishy

    What is your least favorite word? The word, "spouse" drives me bananas. It is so not sexy, and so much about being a "spouse" isn't sexy anyway.

    What turns you on creatively or emotionally? Creatively: I always say that my muse must be Hygieia, goddess of cleanliness, because I get my best ideas in the shower. Emotionally: Beautiful literature.

    What turns you off? gossip

    What is your favorite curse word? ruddy heck

    What sound or noise do you love? I echo yours--my kids' laughter! I also love the sound of a baseball game late at night--especially if I can hear it from my open bedroom window.

    What sound or noise do you hate? Again, I echo yours--my kids fighting. But I also really don't like the sound of my clothes dryer, my dishwasher, and my oven fan all running at the same time. "HUMMMMM!!!!!!!!!" Gah!

    What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? Since I have yet to receive a book contract, I don't think of myself as a professional author. I do think of myself as a professional mother! And while I would NEVER give up motherhood to achieve authorhood, I'd like to add authorhood to my professions. :)

    What profession would you not like to do? I was going to say professional parade pooper-scooper (you know, following the horses around), but I changed my mind. I'm a country girl, and I really like horses. So...I'd have to say that I would not enjoy worm-picking as a profession. And I know, because I used to do it.

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  13. Great Idea!

    What is your favorite word? Time
    What is your least favorite word? NO
    What turns you on creatively? Driving long distances with the music on
    What turns you off? Piles of dirty laundry
    What is your favorite curse word? Can I say that on the internet????
    What sound or noise do you love? snow melt
    What sound or noise do you hate? Bickering from the kids
    What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? I used to think it'd be wonderful to be a fine crafts-person and travel to all the outdoor art shows to set up my booth
    What profession would you not like to do? Anything in the finance or big business; I'm just not motivated enough by money.

    Thanks!

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  14. What is your favorite word? bulbous
    What is your least favorite word? divorce
    What turns you on creatively or emotionally? deep conversation, usually about religion or philosophy
    What turns you off? loud bodily functions
    What is your favorite curse word? Puckernuts or Bloit
    What sound or noise do you love? my husband's voice
    What sound or noise do you hate? screeching children
    What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? Costume Designer
    What profession would you not like to do? factory worker

    Fun questionaire! Returning the follow!

    Leetah East
    http://leetahinwriting.blogspot.com
    http://afkdinner.bogspot.com

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  15. My least favorite word matches yours. It should be banished forever.

    Thanks for visiting my blog! (Shh... I'm not supposed to be here, because I'm still disconnected...) *wink*

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  16. I'm with you on the gynecology. What a job! This was a fun list.

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  17. i loved this list! i could never be a gynecologist either!

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  18. This was a fun post to do when Nicole brought it out! Thanks for joining my blog and I see we'll be doing the A to Z Challenge together!

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