Okay. You’ve got to be willing to be whimsical and and a bit goofy to complete this survey. Pretend you’re wearing a big silly hat and you’ll adopt the proper mood, I think. Better yet, find a big silly hat, plop it on, and complete the survey. It’s Friday and I just wanna play!
(Copy and paste into comments for easier reading, thanks.)
Ready? These questions are about your name. Some people love their names; others hate ’em; others feel eh. To answer these questions, try to separate your name from you. Think of the sound of your name. The feel of it, etc. If we don’t know your real name, well, it just makes it that much more mysterious, if you ask me.
1) If your name were a flower, what kind of flower would it be? A rose? Hibiscus? Prickly pear?
2) If your name were a color, what color would it be? Give me more than just, say, “red.” Give me “The red earth of Sedona.” You know, be poetic, pippa.
3) If your name were a musical instrument, what would it be?
4) If your name were a kind of candy, what kind of candy would it be?
5) If your name were an ice cream flavor, what flavor would it be?
6) If your name were a city anywhere in the world, which city would it be?
7) If your name were a food, what would it be? Be specific. Not just “Italian”; say “Mushroom risotto in truffle sauce” or something.
8) If your name were a weather forecast, what would the forecast be?
9) If your name were a car, what kind of car would it be?
10) If your name were a book, not yet written, what would the book be about?
Okay. GO!
1) If your name were a flower, what kind of flower would it be? A rose? Hibiscus? Prickly pear? – it would be a tiger lily.
2) If your name were a color, what color would it be? Give me more than just, say, “red.†Give me “The red earth of Sedona.†You know, be poetic, pippa. – Burnt Umber.
3) If your name were a musical instrument, what would it be? – a piano: durable, versatile, and comon enough not to stand out.
4) If your name were a kind of candy, what kind of candy would it be? – Peanut M&Ms.
5) If your name were an ice cream flavor, what flavor would it be? – good ol’ vanilla. I wish it could be coffee ice cream, but nope.
6) If your name were a city anywhere in the world, which city would it be? – Springfield.
7) If your name were a food, what would it be? Be specific. Not just “Italianâ€; say “Mushroom risotto in truffle sauce†or something. – I don’t know enough about food to be too terribly specific. I’d say something accidentally funny like “peanut butter and sandalwood polenta, with mango chutney.” I think my name is a good hot apple turnover, with not too much icing, flaky pastry, and the corners crisp just so.
8) If your name were a weather forecast, what would the forecast be? – sunny, mid 70’s, brilliant clear blue with a few large formations of high cottonball clouds floating through.
9) If your name were a car, what kind of car would it be? – a Corolla (and I actually drive one).
10) If your name were a book, not yet written, what would the book be about? – life in a mid-sized town with a nice downtown and friendly people, handling their challenges with good cheer, and not being a pack of fearful emo princesses. We’d have a hockey team. Also alien ninjas, but really down-to-earth ones who don’t flaunt their awesome.
Heh, my eight got turned into how I’d look enjoying the answer to number eight. How meta.
And that should be “common” with TWO M’s in number three. It would go with the Peanut M&_s.
1) If your name were a flower, what kind of flower would it be? a peach-colored Tom Thumb zinnia
2) If your name were a color, what color would it be?
Lettuce seedling green
3) If your name were a musical instrument, what instrument would it be? a triangle
4) If your name were an ice cream flavor, what flavor would it be? vanilla with chocolate sauce
5) If your name were a city anywhere in the world, what city would it be? Carvel, where the Hardy’s lived
6) If your name were a kind of candy, which candy would it be? Conversation hearts- the big ones with the scalloped edges
7) If your name were a food, what would it be? Meatloaf with mashed potatoes and green beans
8) If your name were a weather forecast, what would the forecast be? Warm and sunny
9) If your name were a car, what kind of car would it be?
a Hyundai Sonata
10) If your name were a book, not yet written, what would the book be about? The small pleasures of everyday life
I love when you call people “pippa” and I love when you call people “Crackie”. It just makes me so happy.
NF — /I think my name is a good hot apple turnover, with not too much icing, flaky pastry, and the corners crisp just so./
I love that description. I’m pretty sure I know your real name and I think this fits perfectly. 😉
/Springfield/? As in The Simpsons’ mysterious Springfield? Hahahaha.
Sal — Okay, “a triangle” is making me laugh.
My real name: Kristi
1) It would be a geranium.
2) It would be brilliant, velvety red.
3) A musical instrument? I’d have to say a set of cymbals.
4) A cherry-pomegranate flavored Jolly Rancher (I don’t think those actually exist, but they should, don’t you think?)
5) I think that it would be some sort of fruity deep-red sorbet, actually. Probably jewel-red pomegranate flavored.
6) Probably Barcelona, Spain.
7) Warm oysters on the half-shell with tomato-shallot vinaigrette.
8) Light breeze, slightly overcast, sixty-five degrees and 75% humidity.
9) It would be a deep red 1966 Camaro.
10) Unrequited, loyal love.
1) If your name were a flower, what kind of flower would it be? A rose? Hibiscus? Prickly pear?
My name actually IS a flower; the heath plant of Scotland’s moors.
2) If your name were a color, what color would it be? Give me more than just, say, “red.†Give me “The red earth of Sedona.†You know, be poetic, pippa.
It would be a very soft, very light, dove gray, with a hint of pink to it.
3) If your name were a musical instrument, what would it be?
Soprano recorder.
4) If your name were a kind of candy, what kind of candy would it be?
some kind of jellied candy – more smooth than sticky. Not like gummi bears; more like Aplets and Cotlets.
5) If your name were an ice cream flavor, what flavor would it be?
vanilla with honey. or green tea.
6) If your name were a city anywhere in the world, which city would it be?
One of the Northern ones – maybe Edinborough.
7) If your name were a food, what would it be? Be specific. Not just “Italianâ€; say “Mushroom risotto in truffle sauce†or something.
It would be freshly baked wholemeal bread with sweet butter that was freshly churned from the cream of a happy cow.
8) If your name were a weather forecast, what would the forecast be?
misty, with some sun breaking through the clouds
9) If your name were a car, what kind of car would it be?
One of those old Duesenberg roadsters like the early silent-film stars rode in
10) If your name were a book, not yet written, what would the book be about?
it would be a book of craft ideas and patterns…knitting patterns for soft warm sweaters, instructions on how to make quilts out of old flannel shirts your boyfriend no longer wears. Soft warm things.
This was a lot of fun! I love these kind of things.
ricki — /It would be freshly baked wholemeal bread with sweet butter that was freshly churned from the cream of a happy cow./
Yum. Your name is delicious.
1) If your name were a flower, what kind of flower would it be? A rose? Hibiscus? Prickly pear?
I think my name already is a flower in Gaelic – but I would say … well. Forsythia. Because they are persistent, you can set your watch by them, and my father loved them.
2) If your name were a color, what color would it be? Give me more than just, say, “red.†Give me “The red earth of Sedona.†You know, be poetic, pippa.
The freezing navy of the ocean in February
3) If your name were a musical instrument, what would it be?
A lute, I’m afraid
4) If your name were a kind of candy, what kind of candy would it be?
Some sort of lollipop.
5) If your name were an ice cream flavor, what flavor would it be?
Now this question isn’t what kind of ice cream I like – I only like chocolate – this is what my NAME would be … so … thinking of the name “sheila” I would think that it would be a raspberry sherbet with a swirl of lemon.
6) If your name were a city anywhere in the world, which city would it be?
I know it’s cliche – but a port city on the west of Ireland. I’m thinking Galway.
7) If your name were a food, what would it be? Be specific. Not just “Italianâ€; say “Mushroom risotto in truffle sauce†or something.
Some sort of broccoli and garlic and olive oil concoction.
8) If your name were a weather forecast, what would the forecast be?
5 days of nonstop rain
9) If your name were a car, what kind of car would it be?
A nickname for the old family clunker. “Dad, can I take the Jaguar?” “No. You’re only 17. Take the Sheila instead.” “Ohhhh, Dad!” “No arguments, son!”
10) If your name were a book, not yet written, what would the book be about?
A psychological and sociological study of the feminist heroines of Ireland back to the early dawn of time.
Now I’m picturing a restaurant with all of our names as the specials in the menus. “I’ll have the Kristi for an appetizer, Sheila with a side of Ricki, and the Sal for dessert. And iced tea, unsweetened – I’m on a diet!”
I like the idea of cream from a happy cow.
I actually like the whole idea of this meme. You’re awesome for always coming up with this wizard-cool stuff, Tracey.
NF — I know. I had no idea this post would make me so hungry. (And thank you for your lovely comment!)
sheila — /A lute, I’m afraid./ Hahahahaha. Don’t be afraid.
“Take the Sheila instead.” Hee hee.
Okay. So I guess I’ll actually answer my own survey.
1) If your name were a flower, what kind of flower would it be? A rose? Hibiscus? Prickly pear?
Gah. “Tracey.” Uhm, a daffy daffodil, I say.
2) If your name were a color, what color would it be? Give me more than just, say, “red.†Give me “The red earth of Sedona.†You know, be poetic, pippa.
Man, I’m a pain in the ass, aren’t I?
“The yellow of sunshine and cowardice.”
3) If your name were a musical instrument, what would it be?
A xylophone. Dinka-dinka-dink.
4) If your name were a kind of candy, what kind of candy would it be?
Saltwater taffy.
5) If your name were an ice cream flavor, what flavor would it be?
Bubblegum — ‘member when 31 Flavors made Bubblegum ice cream? Yeah, so you know, “I’ll have a scoop of the Tracey.”
6) If your name were a city anywhere in the world, which city would it be?
Santa Barbara, CA — those party animals.
7) If your name were a food, what would it be? Be specific. Not just “Italianâ€; say “Mushroom risotto in truffle sauce†or something.
Sugar cookies with sprinkles, you despot.
8) If your name were a weather forecast, what would the forecast be?
Oh, warm and sunshiney and perky.
9) If your name were a car, what kind of car would it be?
Something like a Jetta.
10) If your name were a book, not yet written, what would the book be about?
I’m not overly fond of my name, as I’ve said before. To me, it seems like the book would be something horribly naughty like “Tracey Does Tacoma.” And it would be about some cheerleader named Tracey — not ME, of course, I am AMISH — doing Tacoma. Do I need to go further here? I didn’t think so. And no, it’s so not derivative. What are you talking about?
All right, now that I’ve have the time …
1) If your name were a flower, what kind of flower would it be? A rose? Hibiscus? Prickly pear?
I’m not too hip on flowers, so I’d probably have to say some kind of flowering weed like a dandelion. Something that keeps coming back no matter how many times it’s dug up or poisoned.
2) If your name were a color, what color would it be? Give me more than just, say, “red.†Give me “The red earth of Sedona.†You know, be poetic, pippa.
Deep olive drab, like the color of a Willies Jeep.
3) If your name were a musical instrument, what would it be?
An old beat-up pawn-shop electric guitar.
4) If your name were a kind of candy, what kind of candy would it be?
Some kind of toffee and chocolate candy. A Score or Heath bar perhaps.
5) If your name were an ice cream flavor, what flavor would it be?
Chocolate chip cookie dough.
6) If your name were a city anywhere in the world, which city would it be?
Somewhere on the southeast coast, South Carolina or Georgia.
7) If your name were a food, what would it be? Be specific. Not just “Italianâ€; say “Mushroom risotto in truffle sauce†or something.
A fat, juicy ribeye steak, grilled medium rare.
8) If your name were a weather forecast, what would the forecast be?
Overcast with light misty rain.
9) If your name were a car, what kind of car would it be?
An International Scout.
10) If your name were a book, not yet written, what would the book be about?
Hmm. It promises to be an action story with plenty of set-up that never delivers. Once it settles down into a mediocre, repetitive pace, the local Cthulu cultists begin to terrorize the local citizenry.
1) If your name were a flower, what kind of flower would it be? A rose? Hibiscus? Prickly pear?
A daisy…white with happy yellow centers
2) If your name were a color, what color would it be? Give me more than just, say, “red.†Give me “The red earth of Sedona.†You know, be poetic, pippa.
The deep verdant green of the Pacific Northwest
3) If your name were a musical instrument, what would it be?
A saxophone
4) If your name were a kind of candy, what kind of candy would it be?
A york peppermint patty
5) If your name were an ice cream flavor, what flavor would it be?
Mint chocolate chip
6) If your name were a city anywhere in the world, which city would it be?
My name actually IS a city, so…
7) If your name were a food, what would it be? Be specific. Not just “Italianâ€; say “Mushroom risotto in truffle sauce†or something.
pot roast cooked with potatoes and a rich brown gravy
8) If your name were a weather forecast, what would the forecast be?
Morning showers clearing in the late afternoon
9) If your name were a car, what kind of car would it be?
Some large, comfotable, but inexpensive sedan
10) If your name were a book, not yet written, what would the book be about?
A real life love story with traditional struggles, but a happy ending.
Cullen – I totally want to read that book!!
1) If your name were a flower, what kind of flower would it be? A rose? Hibiscus? Prickly pear?
My given name would probably be one of those frilly-looking things. But hardy.
2) If your name were a color, what color would it be? Give me more than just, say, “red.†Give me “The red earth of Sedona.†You know, be poetic, pippa.
Swirly blue and white, like waves.
3) If your name were a musical instrument, what would it be?
Something percussive, but also kinda femmy, so maybe a baby grand piano.
4) If your name were a kind of candy, what kind of candy would it be?
Crunchy toffee.
5) If your name were an ice cream flavor, what flavor would it be?
Vanilla-mint.
6) If your name were a city anywhere in the world, which city would it be?
My given name would be in Northern Europe. My nickname, on the other hand–Oxnard or someplace else where surfers hang out.
7) If your name were a food, what would it be? Be specific. Not just “Italianâ€; say “Mushroom risotto in truffle sauce†or something.
Creme brulee.
8) If your name were a weather forecast, what would the forecast be?
Clear–sunny but not hazy.
9) If your name were a car, what kind of car would it be?
One of those curvy roadsters.
10) If your name were a book, not yet written, what would the book be about?
Probably a bodice-ripper involving creme brulee on a piano.
My first visit here, found the blog accidentally really, and I just wanted to say I’ve enjoyed my visit and had some good reads while here 🙂
Juan