The IF Experiment – VI

Original Post Date | Monday, March 16, 2009
"If [Questions For The Game of Life]"

If is described as coffee table book of questions designed to spark the imagination. It consists of five hundred questions that all start out “If…” The authors of the book state, “If… can be a wonderful after-dinner parlor game; it can serve as an icebreaker between new acquaintances; it can even help you better understand yourself, your dreams and aspirations, and the mysteries of life.”

Perhaps it would allow to share more about myself with others. To make me consider things I hadn't intended. Or, to make me learn more about myself. And, so, I was inspired to see if I could answer a page a week.

This week’s questions:

If you could have permanent possession of any single object in the world, what would you want it to be and why?

The burnt broom from the Wizard of Oz. Why? Because every other person wants those damn ruby slippers! I personally think the Witch was very misunderstood ... OR, I would like to have Einstein's notebooks. As a theoretical physicist, his only concrete tools would be pencil and paper, and of course, his stunning intellect. God, I am a weird queer. =) But, would you have me any other way?

If you could have had the starring role in one film already made, which movie would you pick?

While I want to say “Lord of the Rings” (pick any one) - cause I am all about the Elves, I am drawn to “The Thin Man” series of films, the first one being fantastic. I'd love to play the roles of Nick Charles – he's fantastic, smart, savvy, sexy - and funny! And boy!, Does that guy know how to drink!

If you could return for one year to one age in your life, knowing what you know now, to relive that year as you wish, which year would you go back to?

I would go back to 2005. I would go back to the year my father died and spend as much time as I possibly could with him. That is a lament of all men who have lost their loved ones, though; we know we should spend more times with out loved ones, and yet ... for some reason, we do not. That summer he died, I was too preoccupied with an argument with my mother to focus properly on what matters most. I regret that moment more than anything else ever in my life. Poor choices in friendships, jobs, boyfriends are truly nothing. Like a sharp stone in the shore, eventually those small hurts become dulled and blunt with time. But, not this one. Not this one.

If you had to identically repeat any single year of your life to date, without changing a thing, which year would you relive?

2002-2003. It was a very good year for me. I enjoyed my work, my homes, my friends and all aspects of my life. In those times and days, I would not change a thing. I would repeat all events, fall in love with my husband more, find new friends, and break some friendships. It was a time of strife and development. ... still ... pretty good year.

Well, those are the answers this week for the questions. Feel free to share your answers, questions, or thoughts.

M.