July 1, 2007
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Here’s some silliness to break the ice. I guess this proves I was just MIA, not dead. Though the way I feel right now I could cheerfully crawl into bed and stay there until tomorrow afternoon.
If you get more than 30 you’re paranoid.
If you get 10 or less you’re fearless.
I Fear…
[x] the dark
[] staying single forever
[] being a parent
[] giving birth
[] open spaces
[] closed spaces
[x] heights
[] cats
[] dogs
[] birds
[] fish
[] spiders
[] driving or being in cars
[] flying
[] flowers or other plants
[] being touched
[] fire
[x] deep water
[] the ocean
[] failure
[] success
[] thunder/lightning
[] frogs/toads
[] my boyfriends/girlfriends dad
[] my boyfriends/girlfriends mom
[] mice/rats
[x] jumping from high places
[] snow
[] rain
[] wind
[x] crossing hanging bridges
[] death
[] Heaven
[] being robbed
[] bugs
[] cemeteries(at night)
[] clowns
[] large crowd
[] men
[] women
[] having great responsibility
[] doctors, including dentists
[] tornadoes
[] hurricanes
[] diseases
[] snakes
[] sharks
[] Friday the 13th
[] ghosts
[] poverty
[] Halloween
[] school
[] trains or railroads
[] odd numbers
[] even numbers
[] being alone at night
[] being blind
[] being deaf
[] growing up
[] monsters under my bed
[] creepy noises in the night
[] bee stings
[] not accomplishing my dreams/goals
[] needles
[] blood
[] dinosaurs
[] feet
[] Girls
[] GuysIf I counted right I have 5 and most of those are just silly. Like deep water. Isn’t it true that you can drown in less than an inch of water? So the only thing I can figure is…. being in the ocean is similar to being up high (also a fear of mine) there’s just nothing below you except the two big D’s…danger and death. I consider most of these to be unreasonable fears. The kind you have with absolutley no reason behind them. For example I have been in pitch black places to numerous to count ie: caves, tunnels, parking lots and garages, my house all kinds of places really and nothing has ever attacked me or frightened me except me. Then there are fears like sharks, well I’m not stupid, if you were in the ocean surrounded by sharks you’d be scared too, admit it. It’s not like I stand in front of the local aquarium shakin’ in my boots, I don’t. So I don’t count that as a fear. “creepy noises in the night” what the heck is that? I’m not afraid of noise I’m might be afraid of what’s making the noise though, lol. There are lots of these that I’m not afraid of but I do have a very healthy respect for, like snakes, and now that I’ve read them all I’m counting myself lucky to not have phobias. Then there are people who have a real right to be afraid, like my cousin who has a deadly allergy involving stings so when she runs screaming from bees we all know why. If she ran from dinosaurs we might laugh though!
So according to this silly little list the thing that I would fear the most would be crossing a high hanging bridge in the dark and jumping off into deep water and really wouldn’t most people be just a bit nervous about that.
I guess I found my next challenge.Update: Please take the time to sign this online petition to stop the prevalence of “drive thru” mastectomies. I can’t imagine how frightening it would be to have breast cancer and then after having surgery being sent home just a few hours later. This is a real petition and hopefully it will help bring about real change. I’ve put the link below and all you have to do is put your first and last name, your zip code and your email.
http://www.lifetimetv.com/breastcancer/petition/signpetition.php
Comments (4)
on the bright side, you don’t have Arachibutyrophobia, otherwise known as the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of one’s mouth.
Yay! You’re back! And me too … sorta.
I think that what I’m most afraid of is being afraid … and of course that one’s a self-fulfilling prophecy. Such is my life.
Okay … I need major updates here … and I owe you major updates too. Maybe since it’s summer I’ll finally catch you online.
Send your info again when you get a chance, ‘kay?
Love you too!
need to take this test, but I already know I’m scared
ryc: Since American high schools do nothing at all, American undergraduate programs tend to simply be what mediocre high schools are elsewhere in the world. There are exceptions, but really, education in the US rarely begins before the Masters Level. It is because Americans believe their children are too stupid, or maybe because US Culture is so sure that “hard work” solves everything, that education is unimportant, one of the two.
Is your daughter going to the NUI/Galway? A brilliant school. She’ll be shocked at the difference. Irish kids go to university for an education.
I used to have a fear of deep water…til I remembered a past life that cleared up a few things for me.
And, yeah… Hawaii is made up of many islands. Honolulu is on Oahu. (I’ve been there and Maui.) Kauai is another. There is an island called Hawaii which the locals call The Big Island. I guess it gets confusing with that. lol!
I love you…GFW