Why does time go so fast when you're having fun yet so slow when you're not?

To teach us patience?

To help us to savor the good times?

Because the universe is a big old meanie?

Your guess is as good as mine, but this is definitely one of life's more annoying rules.

(Maybe if I tell myself that my two-hour conference call today is FUN, it'll go by really quickly? Sigh. Even I'm not that deluded.)

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What's the oldest piece of clothing you still own and wear?

I (very, very sadly) still have a “Rugby” shirt from 10th grade. That would be…1992/1993. As a testament to the Rugby shirt industry, it is still in excellent condition after nearly 20 years and countless washings.

While I don’t wear it, like, in PUBLIC or anything, I do still occasionally bust it out to work around the house. While singing “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and dreaming about Kirk Cameron. Naturally.

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What's the furthest you've ever traveled?

"What's the furthest you've ever traveled?"

Really, random question assigner?

This…is not an excellent question. It’s potentially a one- or two-word answer. And why “furthest” as opposed to “most beautiful” or “worst” or “smelliest, but also coolest”? Bad random question assigner!

Therefore:

• Furthest: Probably Vancouver (I haven’t as yet, unfortunately, ventured across the pond)
• Most beautiful: Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs (sigh)
• Worst: Detroit (more specifically, the Detroit airport)
• Smelliest, but also coolest: New Orleans (parts had the absolute worst garbage juice smell, but come on: New Orleans is awesome)

Thankfully, only one more of these randomly-assigned questions, and then we're on to everyone else's!

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Formspring three-pack

Since I'm unable to access Formspring over my lunch break (thank you, overambitious firewalls at large corporation who shall remain nameless), I'm going to answer a triple-play backlog of Formspring.me questions this morning.

Enjoy! :)

(Or, if you don't like that kind of thing, please accept my apologies.)

(Also, if you're so inclined, go to Formspring.me and ask me a question! Just search for "WrittenPer.")

(Thank you.)

Who would win in a fight: pirates or ninjas?

An excellent question. Thank you, random question assigner!

This is a tough call: Ninjas are quick, nimble and great with swords. And while both tend to travel in packs, ninjas just seem like they’d be more organized.

But, as Johnny Depp has proven, pirates are charming and look great in eyeliner, and could potentially disarm the ninjas with their bumbling wit and dreamy eyes.

I'm calling this one a draw.

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Add "bandwagon-jumper" to my profile

Since I'm sure the world is just dying to know whether or not I think a pirate or a ninja would win in a fight...

(...crickets chirping...)

...far be it from me to deny you any longer.

I'm now "WrittenPer" on Formspring.me.

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(Bonus points if your first question is "Why are you such a joiner?" Or a probing question about my dogs.)