Something interesting this way comes– this week’s TMI Tuesday.

VERY INTERESTING QUESTIONS

Jack’s Answers

1. What is the first thing you do when you wake up?
On weekdays the first thing I do is hit “snooze”, then return to sleep for ten minutes. But once I’m actually out of bed the first thing I do is shower. Doesn’t matter if I’m going out for a run or to the gym first thing; I usually can’t feel sufficiently confident unless I’ve washed myself thoroughly.

2. What is the last thing you do before you go to sleep?
Ensure my alarm is set for the following morning. I’m also likely to check to make sure my phone is actively charging, as the battery is probably drained by the time I get into bed.

3. Are you a giver or taker?
Absolutely a giver. I say this not out of any particular pride, though I do enjoy doing things for the people I care about. No, I say it in order to acknowledge that being a giver can be something of a burden at times. While I do get good feelings from being a giver, it can also be a pain in the ass. Case in point: Jill is also a giver, and both parties being givers is how you get stuck in one of those endless “I don’t know, what do you want for dinner” time loops.

4. If you had to give yourself a new name, what would it be?
Francisco Heffalump the Third. Too ostentatious? Good, because I don’t actually want that name. See, there’s a reason why most people don’t choose their own names, but rather accept the ones that are bestowed upon them at birth. Because I’m confident that, left to my own devices, I’d make the world’s most ridiculous choice and either constantly second-guess it, or continually exchange it for something else.

5. A world-famous chef ask you to make dinner, what would you make?
Probably a consistently crowd-pleasing Mexican pulled pork-type dish that, much like my prodigious sexual skills, never fails to satisfy.

Bonus: What’s the worst advice you ever received?
“You can totally take that guy. Look at him – he’s tall, but he’s not that strong. Have another beer and think it over.”

Jill’s Answers

1. What is the first thing you do when you wake up?
I make coffee and sit on the couch and enjoy the quiet. I’m usually chatting online or checking Twitter. If I’m running late, I make coffee and start breakfast, then make my lunch and my daughter’s.

2. What is the last thing you do before you go to sleep?
The last thing I do is check my phone to make sure my alarm is set. Or to make sure it’s not set, if it’s the weekend.

3. Are you a giver or taker?
Definitely a giver. Probably to a fault. Sometimes it comes at the expense of my own needs, but I enjoy the feeling I get when I give to others as long as it’s appreciated.

4. If you had to give yourself a new name, what would it be?
I’d choose Isabella Rose. Or Bella for short.

5. A world-famous chef ask you to make dinner, what would you make?
Gnocchi with homemade bacon and gorgonzola cream sauce.

Bonus: What’s the worst advice you ever received?
I was once advised to pass up the chance to travel in favor of beginning my post-graduate degree. It’s much easier to travel when you’re younger and have no real obligations.

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