"IOQuestionnaire #1-The Basics Your Name: Charlene Paulette Thomkins Your age: 31 Describe yourself: Tomboy Describe your mate: dead Where (and when) do you live? here... and what do you mean 'when'?! What's your favourite sweet? Black Forest cake... Questionnaire #2 -- Favourites What is your favourite... Season? autumn Food? philly cheese steak Animal? wolf Colour? blue Time of day? whenever i'm with my daughter Weapon? crowbar works for me... Questionnaire #3 - Background Tell us about... Your place of birth. Nebraska... shut up Bull Your childhood. full or loving people.. wild and crazy loving people.. Your parents. Irene and Bob Thomkins Your siblings. [i] none Your (current) home. like I said... here Your favourite "hang out". either my workroom/office or my garage... Questionnaire #4 - Skills Can you read? depends on who did the writing.. Can you write? depends on who will be doing the reading... Can you sing? hell no.. but I do try when drunk, i've been told... Can you play an instrument? when bored I drum with my fingers or tools.. does that count? What languages do you speak? computer geek, mechanic and electronic whiz... oh.. and I suppose you can toss English in there... What weapons can you use? I'm not big on weapons. I have a tazer and gun for self defense and I'm a mean hand swinging a crowbar or whipping a screw driver or wrench around... Questionnaire #5 - Secrets Are you good at keeping secrets about yourself? yeah *sad smirk* What is your best kept secret? shhh .. it's a secret... What is your worst kept secret? *frowns in thought* I have no clue... Are you good at keeping secrets about others? sure. I think most everyone would say I'm trust worthy... What secret about someone else have you kept and wish you hadn't? my ex's busy hands... What secret about someone else have you not kept and wish you had? I don't know... I'm not one to blab.. Questionnaire #7 - Best and Worst What's the worst thing that's ever happened to you? falling for the wrong guy .. although I did get Sienna out of the deal, so... What's the best thing that's ever happened to you? Chaos and the boys saving our butts... Who is your worst enemy? oh... myself, no doubt.. I tend to royally screw myself over at ever turn... Who is your best friend? I don't think I really have a 'best'... Eire, I guess... Tell us about your worst kiss. *raises eyebrow* Has anyone actually answered this one? Do you actually EXPECT anyone to answer this one?" Tell us about your best kiss. um.... *blushes* .. I don't think so.. Questionnaire #8 - Mornings What time do you wake/get up? when the alarm clock tells me too... What's the first thing you do upon waking? hit the snooze button... Are you a morning person? yeah... that would be a big NO... What is your typical morning like? hit the snooze button at least twice before finally dragging my butt out of bed and making Sienna her breakfast and getting her off to school... Do you drink coffee? Oh hell yeah. Do you need coffee? Like I need air.. hook me up to an IV and just pump in right in... Questionnaire #9 - Are you? Smart? sure.. if I weren't I wouldn't be working for Kay. Woman's got pretty high standards when it comes to her people.. Arrogant? I don;t think so.. no... bit stand-off-ish at times, maybe... Good-looking? *snorts* sure ... I'm the friggin' Flower Queen.. what part of TOMBOY didn't you get?? Sexy? I'm a grease monkey... does that sound sexy to you? Capable? hell yeah. Dangerous? when I need to be Questionnaire #10 -- Marks Do you have any scars? sure... road map of life... who doesn't? Do you have any piercings? my ears.. under protest... Do you have any tattoos? yeah *shoots Nate and Eire a glare* a momento of a very long night involving too many bars and pubs in a row with a certain Scotsman and Irishman. *sighs* Alright.. I have a tribal wolf head on my lower back.. Do you have any other markings? birth mark on the back of my right shoulder and some freckles.. Do you wear any jewelry? not really... studs or small simple hoops in my ears... the occasional necklace if it's short enough not to get in my way.. Have you ever broken any bones? *snorts* oh yeah... yeah... been there done that.. Questionnaire #11 - Grab Bag What is your favourite mode of transportation? truck... good old fashioned pick up truck.. yeah.. I'm weird.. so bite me.. Can you cook? i'm a mom... yeah I can cook.. Do you have big feet? no do not have big feet... What is the square root of 169? 13. If you could change your name to anything you wanted, what would you change it to? Charli's fine.. mom hates it, but oh well... What is the sound of one hand clapping? usually painful.. Questionnaires #12 -- Rituals Do you believe in a higher power? sometimes Do you belong to a formal religion? not really, no Do you have any religious rituals? not really, no Do your people have any sort of coming of age ritual? sweet sixteen party... mine was kind of a distaster..*chuckles and shakes head* Do you have any personal rituals? sure.. lots I guess...like I always open Si's door before I go to bed and listen to her breathing... and for some reason I always wipe donw my tools and keep my garage in perfect order... but my office/ workshop is a complete disaster... Questionnaire #13 -- Your lover- ihh .. yeah .. skipping this as a big N/A, okay? Questionnaire #14 - If you were... If you were a _____ what would you be? a metal. *snorts* hell I don't know... steel... a plant [i] cactus sounds about right... a fault. denial? Self denial... self delusion... pick one..I'm flexible.. a virtue. *raises eyebrow* hmm... dependable... ? a colour. blue.. a season autumn Questionnaire #15 -- What is your most distinctive... Physical feature? my hands.... hard to miss when they're usually covered in grease stains... Physical mannerism? tucking my hair behind my ear... Character trait? humming or whistling... Turn of phrase? what..? you mean something I say all the time? *snorts* "Make yourself usefull..." Pet peeve? assholes... rude assholes in specific, but assholes in general.. Habit? bite my nails... Questionnaire #16 -- Wants What's one place you've always wanted to go? the past What's one thing you've never been able to do? make things right What one thing have you always wanted to learn but never have? ... umm... *sigh* how to dance... if i hear ONE comment about that... What's one thing you've always wanted to do and never have? bungee jump What's one thing you've always wanted to have but don't have? peace of mind Who do you envy? Sylvie Questionnaire #17 – Animals Do you like animals? yeah Which animals don't you like? snakes .. hate snakes Do you hunt? no Do you eat meat? yeah . Red meat perferrably rare.. Which animal do you most closely identify with? hell I don't know.. grew up around werewolves.. so.. . a wolf, I guess... Which animal do you most closely identify your mate with? *snorts with a slight smirk* a jackass ... and that's FORMER mate.. Questionnaire #18 – Superstitions Are you superstitious? yeah kinda ... What is your most embarrassing superstition? *snorts* like I'm going to answer that... What is your most strongly held superstition? knock on wood Do you believe in the devil? I believe in evil. Do you believe in karma? sometimes Do you carry a talisman/lucky charm/etc.? yeah... got a charm collection on my key ring and Si gave me a charm bracelett that I wear on special occasions... Questionnaire #19 -- Either Or Country or City? country Water or Alcohol? alcohol Black or White? black Day or Night? day Pain or Pleasure? pleasure Life or Death? life Questionnaire #20 Fear, pain and loss What are you afraid of? losing Si How do you deal with your fears? I get completely and utterly tanked Why did you cry most recently? I don't cry. Crying's for girls *winks* What was the worst pain you've experienced? broken wrist was pretty bad, but the topper has to be ruptured ear drum... What is the worst injury or illness you've experienced? ruptured eardrum.. throws everything out of whack... sense of balance..everything... What do you most dread losing? could have SWORN I answered this already ....my daughter, Sienna.. Questionnaire #21 -- Christmas and New Year's version Do you celebrate a winter solstice type holiday and if so, which one? Christmas Do you believe in Santa Claus? Kris Kringle? Hern the Hunter? The Ice Fairy? Someone else associated with the holiday? Do you like giving gifts? nah What's the best gift you've ever given someone? Si's face when she opened that giant stuffed dog when she was three.. that's hard to beat *laughs* I know there's probably lots of stuff people would say was better, but that's always in my head... Do you like getting gifts? not reaaly, no What's the best gift you've ever gotten? ... my charm bracelett... Si must have been saving for that for ages... unless she hit her grandparents up for money *laughs* Do you mark the coming of the New Year in some way? Party with guys if they're free. Are you making a new year's resolution? Only if I want to try to beat the record for breaking it... Have you made resolutions in the past? sure If so, which was the most successful? the one to learn self defense.. If so, which was the least successful? to numerous ones to stop biting my nails... If you could make a completely fresh start, would you? Did that already.. that's why I'm here. If you had no choice and were making a completely fresh start and could bring one person with you, who would it be? Same as last time.. my daughter Questionnaire #22 – Dreams What is your favorite dream? I told my dad about the ex as soon as I found out I was pregnant... and the pack ate the bastard.. What is your worst nightmare? that I never us got free of him Do you dream in color? yeah Do you have recurring dreams? not the good ones... just recurring nightmares How do you keep bad dreams away? copious amounts of alcohol... What did you dream last night? I was trapped in an elevator with a bunch of really sexy guys .. all actors...all with accents... and all talking to me....*blush* Questionnaire #23 -- Either Or Clothed or Naked? clothed Loud or Quiet? loud Rain or Snow? rain Happy or Sad? sad Boots or Shoes? boots Ant or Caterpillar? ant Questionnaire #24 - likes and dislikes What is your comfort food? food? Nachos.. extra cheese When do you reach for it? When needed.. What textures do you like least? (Why?) silk ... the ex liked it.. I can't stand it.. Which textures make you most want to reach out and touch? (Why?) ... fur .. What scent do you like most? (Why?) leather ... I don't know.. I really don't... What scent do you like least? (Why?) wet fur *laughs* Questionnaire #25 -- Appearance/clothing Are you vain? hell no .. this goes back to that tomboy thing I mentioned earlier... How important is your outward appearance? *clears throat* G-R-E-A-S-E M-O-N-K-E-Y T-O-M-B-O-Y Do you notice how other people look and what they are wearing? *ducks head to hide blush* some people, yeah... especially when tight jeans are involved... Describe your favourite outfit. jeans, sweatshirt, boots.. Describe your mate's (best friend, etc) favorite outfit if they were to choose it. *snorts* hell, I don't know... ask him.. Describe your favourite outfit to see your mate (best friend, etc.) in. *blushes furiously* umm... think i'm going to pass on that one.. Questionnaire #27- Life and death Who (or what) do you live for? Sienna Who (or what) would you die for? Sienna In general, what do people think of you upon first impression? butch What do people think of you after they get to know you better? depends on who they were...and what kind of mood I was in... If you were to die right now, today, what kind of legacy would you leave behind? pretty good one I think... aside from all the stuff i've done for this company and my friends that will be remembered, I've given the world one hell of a girl in Sienna... What kind of legacy would you *want* to leave behind? I'm not sure I could make it any better .... Questionnaire #29 – Children Do you like children? *smirks* some Do you have children? yeah *smiles* one fabulous, gorgeous little girl. Do you want to have children? think i'll stick with the one I have, thanks What is your earliest childhood memory? being thrown into the air and caught again by my dad.. mom would freak out.. Who was your favourite person when you were a child? dad Name one thing that made it clear to you that were no longer a child. *sad smirk* I did that the hard way... had a kid of my own... TRIPLES with EMMA