Alena Smith: What is the strangest thing that has ever happened to you?
    Petriesan: probably the time I saw a hitch-hiking skeleton outside Clovis, NM, or the conversation I had with a guy in the Nevada Desert one night at midnight who told me he was from another world in another solar system. I believed him -
    Alena Smith: People can present good and reasonable arguments -


Alena Smith: Who was the most inspiring person in your life, and why?
    William Walz: Bugs Bunny. Nobody ever got the best of Bugs. -
    shelley kaye: idk william. i kinda think the roadrunner was a little better - no one could ever catch him....

    ;-)

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    Erik McGinley: My friend, Susan. She dealt with a situation I never could have and had kindness to spare for me at the same time. -
    Tsukuyomi969: Questions like these always turn me into a liar. I pick someone at random and give a reason. The truth--which is probably not so great for the people I know--is that I'm not particularly inspired by anyone. That's not to say they aren't inspiring. But the people I'm moved by are fictional. Does that make me a bad person? -
    Alena Smith: Not at all, I think that's awesome. You draw inspirations from your very own inspirations.
    That's very cool -


Alena Smith: what were you thinking right befofe you read this?
    michaelcahill: Hey, there's my friend Alena Smith, I wonder what she posted? -
    Alena Smith: I am so sorry to have disappointed you :-) -
    Petriesan: how much like Karen does she look?
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    Nick©: I wish Lords of Shadow 2 would hurry and come out. -


Alena Smith: For the first time ever, we won the Super Bowl!!!!
GO HAWKS!!!!!!
    Patti R.: The SeaHawks didn't just win, they slaughtered their opponents!! -
    Alena Smith: It was almost funny, but we showed our skills for sure -
    William Walz: Reminds me of the new football contest for recovering drug addicts. There're calling it the Stupor Bowl. -
    Petriesan: You teamplayed well..denver did not. Enjoy it -
    Alena Smith: Thank you, everyone for your support.
    William, lmao -


Alena Smith: it's Supper Bowl today!!! it's finally here.
i dont know if you know this about me, but i am a huge football fan. especially Seahawks, they are my home team, amd our fans are insane. you should see my house and how I decorated it. anyways, after winning another title, we had to wait 2 weeks for today. you have no idea what it meant, waiking up disapointed that it wasnt today.
but today it is!!!!!! it's only 7 hours aways. it means a lot for Seattle,
We never won a Super Bowl!!! and we came a long way and fought hard to prove to others that we deserve it
but with our new team, i have a good feeling about it.
so if you dont care who wins, please send some blessings and good energy our way.
please!!!! i appreciate it in advance, my friends
    Alena Smith: Thank you so much for your support! It means alot.
    GO HAWKS! !!!
    I predict 24-17
    I don't know why, I always thought that -
    adewpearl: Whatever you're doing, it sure is working! This is a blow out so far :-) -


Alena Smith: What do you do when you are bored?
    JW: What else? Write! -
    Joy Graham: I'm never bored as long as there is candy crush:) -
    Alena Smith: What gave it away? ;-)
    Borderline bored and curious
    You? -


Alena Smith: What are you going to do this weekend?
    Alena Smith: I am sitting here, wishing it was a Super Bowl weekend, but it's not :-(
    Trying to pass time by writing.
    Go Hawks!!!!! -


Alena Smith: If you had to describe yourself in just one word, what would it be and why?
    Petriesan: pain in the . . .wait, one word?
    impossible or incrutable -


Alena Smith: if you can be an animal/bird/reptile for one day, who would you be and why?
    shelley kaye: indoor housecat with a loving family so i can just laze around and have my human slaves do everything for me ;-)

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    Alena Smith: Thank you, SC.
    GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!
    CAN YOU HEAR US NOW????? -


Alena Smith: soulmates, is it real or just a figment of our imagination?
is there that eternal connection that exists and binds the two?
How do you know?
    Erik McGinley: Soulmates are real. People sometimes do have extra special connections.

    I don't think that necessarily a one to one thing either. I can think of at least four people in my life (not family) that I feel very strongly connected to and think I would always just spontaneously feel happy and comfortable around. -
    Petriesan: yeah, I think it exists. Not in the way I am writing it, but for real and explanations are for private conversations -
    kiwigirl2821: soulmates real? I used to think they are but I'm not so sure these days. I have been married a long long time but the one that holds my heart is not the husband. I do all the right things but sometimes the other just pops into my brain and I have to ask why? I've always believed we are all capable of great love but I have to say being in love is not the same as love or friendship. Soulmates, hmmmm I wonder about that too ... When is it too late to find that one true love when you thought it was supposed to be the one you married...
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    Alena Smith: Once you have that connection with someone, it never goes away, you will always feel it. The two souls are bound. Even if you are not together, it's still there.
    Doesn't mean that you can't love someone else, just... different -
    kiwigirl2821: have to thank you for the inspiration for my latest write. This conversation triggered it. You rock sister! xoxo
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    Alena Smith: I am so happy, Kiwi. I can't wait to read it, honey -


Alena Smith: truth vs. lie
how can you tell one from the other?
    Erik McGinley: People do not behave consistently with their normal behaviour when they lie.

    Though inconsistent behaviour is not always because of lying.

    IMO false until proven otherwise, though false is also not necessarily a lie. -
    Petriesan: lies and truth are subjective, generally, opposite sides of the same coin -


Alena Smith: are you an early bird or an owl?
i am an owl. i am useless until after noon
    ravenblack: An owl!! Mornings are painful which really is because I stay up half the night. -
    Alena Smith: I am don't do mornings. I am just flying on auto pilot. Even my sludge cup of coffee doesn't always work. Then at two pm, ding!
    And the switch is on -
    nor84: An owl. I stay up until at least midnight and usually nearer to 3:00 a.m., but I'm usually awake before 10:00 a.m. -
    Alena Smith: yes, insomnia is not my friend. i just cant stop my brain from going a million miles per hour -
    William Walz: The last time I gave somebody an early bird I got socked in the jaw. -
    Alena Smith: hahaha. Will, you are insane
    you need help :) -
    Erik McGinley: Night hawk here. I have problems getting up before 4 pm :P -
    Alena Smith: a hawk, huh?
    let me guess, your bed time is about 5-6am -
    Alena Smith: another observation, most of he writers are night birds. that's when it starts working. -
    Marillion: Early bird. Up at 4:15 every morning to work out. -
    Alena Smith: good for you. i truly applaud you for that!!!
    it takes a strong will power.
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    Debra White: I'm an early bird.... shame my children are too! -


Alena Smith: what's new today?
What happened today, that didn't happen yesterday?
    adewpearl: well, today, in addition to the rain we've been having, we had horrible fog LOL -
    shelley kaye: been disgusting in california. 80 degree weather all week in january. ugly.
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    Alena Smith: Oh, I can't imagine. It would be nice to have some sun here, it's been cloudy forever. -
    Erik McGinley: What happened yesterday that did not happen today? It did not rain today :) -
    Erik McGinley: I love rain! Rain is alive! Sun is alive.

    Central heating is so passee .. and it breaks too often too :) -


Alena Smith: Happy Birthday to me!!!

I am not sure how i feel about it yet.
    Erik McGinley: Grr, a day late. Sorry, Alena. Happy Birthday! :) -
    Alena Smith: thank you, my friend. better later than never
    :-) -


Alena Smith: Are you a cat or a dog person?
Why?
    Alena Smith: Hahaha. Yup. That's exactly what a cat would say :-))) -
    Erik McGinley: Both. I like to shapeshift.
    But one of my favourite words of all time is definitely Miaow! :)
    Cats win hands down for coining the best word. -
    Just2Write: Definitely a dog person. Don't know what life would be like without one. Certainly a lot quieter. Miaow or meow is over-rated. I like woof. -
    nor84: I know what life is like without a dog. When the last one died, I waited 3 years and then asked my husband (who didn't want another one), "Are we going to have trouble if I get a dog?"

    Wisely, he answered, "No."

    Now we are both happy with the result, a Min-Pin I bought the next day. -
    flippant: Dogs!! Why? I guess because I find them more dynamic - they bark at stuff, I can take them out to the park, they're more huggable, etc. :) I never thought I'd have a cat (they always seemed to bite me!) but now I have 2, and they are delightful. They were raised around my dogs and act a lot like dogs, lol. One lets me carry her around like a baby - sooooo cute!

    Yes, life without a dog is awful!! -
    Alena Smith: Here's a story for you:
    A dog says, "humans feed us, give us a nice home, love us and take great care of us. Humans are gods."
    A cat says:
    "Humans feed us, give us a nice home, love us and take great care of us. We are gods." -
    Petriesan: no, the cat says, we let humans feed us, love us , worship us and we let them think we need them to take care of us, but when the Whiskies are ten minutes late, they are on the menu -
    crzypnter: I hope that you had a wonderful Birthday with family and friends we all need that down time to just be August :) -
    Alena Smith: Thank you my friend. I had an absolutely lovely night. -
    ravenblack: Both. We have 3 cats, 5 birds and a dog. One of the cats acts like a dog and the dog acts like a cat. -