Questionnaires
Over the last few years I've written a few surveys to send my friends. If you'd like to fill one out and email me I'd love that, and will respond with my answers!
April 2026
What is something about being an adult that has surprised you?
Will you get given an easter egg?
How can I go on my phone less?
A habit you have that you'd like to change?
Something that your parent/s find or found frustrating about you:
An item in your bedroom you'd use as a weapon if someone attacked you in the night?
You have five potatoes: how are you cooking them?
A city/place name that is also a good name for a person:
Think of someone you miss. Without telling me who they are, tell me what it is you miss about them; what is it that they brought to your life?
Can you recall a moment you embarrassed yourself at work or in front of a boss? Do you ever still think about it?
Will there be a nuclear war soon?
My penis-having housemate pissed outside in the garden even though the toilet was unoccupied. Is that normal or ok?
Name an item of clothing you know you look good in:
Do you think finding things less joyful and feeling less playful is an inevitable part of getting older?
What do you need more now: Stability or adventure?
Would you be better at being a cop, a firefighter, or an ambo - why?
Is it embarrassing to have a boyfriend?
Are you medicated for anything?
Do you know any cops? I've never met any or heard of any socially such that I feel like they live in a different stratosphere.
Going to the moon: Man-conquering-nature arrogance and a waste of resources or valid scientific endeavour? Shouldn't we just leave nature alone?
What has been the biggest turning point in your life? Something that delineates before and after or a transformation - aka moving countries, a break up, career pivot, etc.
A yummy food starting with B:
When the teacher said "give yourself a pat on the back" did you physically pat yourself on the back or did you take it figuratively?
What is a song that makes you feel peaceful?
May 2022
What’s an album you were once obsessed with that stands the test of time?
What’s an album you were once obsessed with that is definitely not timeless?
If you could hang out with one of your friends as an 8 years old, who would you choose? [and why, obviously]
Which friend would have corrupted you as a teenager had you known each other then? [or if you still have friends from high school, which one corrupted you?]
Name a documentary you liked.
If you’d been going to a cafe every morning and diligently bringing your loyalty card, and you were only two stamps away from a free coffee, but then you lost your loyalty card, would you get a new one and ask the server to add some stamps to it?
Can you describe a time recently where you felt truly content?
Can you describe a time recently that made you feel irritated or stressed?
A song you’ve danced to recently that truly was a banger?
Do you keep a journal? What do you write about? Would you let me read it?
What do you want to happen to your diaries when you die? Publication and posthumous fame, or chuck that shameful twaddle in the bonfire?
Name an app you think I should download.
Do you enjoy seeing photos of people’s food on social media? Does it depend on the person - i.e. you like seeing what your friends are eating because you care about your friends lives, but you don’t care about strangers’ food?
What was your bedtime ritual as a child?
What’s a good cocktail to make at home? [full recipe pls!]
You have five seconds to pick a new first name: go ​​​
December 2021
If you were to be a surgeon, what would you like to operate on? ​​
Favorite summer shoe?
Best song to get ready to go out to?
Last playlist listened to on spotify? Drop me the link please.
Do you actually like camping? Or do you just pretend so you don’t seem uptight or pincessy?
Describe your doona cover and bed set up.
Last foreign country you visited. Who with and how long were you there? Rating out of 10?
What’s the most annoying thing about the person/people you live with?
Do you believe in being friends with exes? Or is it just a cute fantasy to get through break ups?
Who was your first best friend? What did you LIKE about them (from what you can remember)?
What is a quality you value in a friend now, as an adult?
How do you feel right now?
What is something you’d change about the room you’re in right now?
How gross is it on a scale of 1-10 to eat your partner’s dead skin that has peeled off their foot?
How do you get over a dumping?
A crumbly cheddar or an oozy brie?
What’s the last thing you bought online?
If you went to a dinner party tomorrow and you had to bring a plate (imagine!!!!) what would you bring?
A word you’d include in my Tinder bio?
What is on the walls of the room you’re in?
What did you have for breakfast?
A word you’d use to describe love?
A word you’d use to describe your mother?
A word you’d use to describe your outfit rn?
A word you like?
What are you looking forward to doing this weekend?
Last book you read.
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July 2022
I haven't done my taxes for three years. Is anything bad going to happen? I'm planning on doing them this week.
A book you studied in high school and DETESTED.
What's the closest object to you and where did you get it (aside from the computer or your phone)?
What is your favorite song by the Corrs? You can find a list of the top 20 Corrs songs here at returnofrock.com (really).
Is it wrong to tell your children they were a mistake? Should parents hide it/pretend otherwise, at least until the kid is an adult?
Would you date someone who didnt like cheese? Like, not lactose intolerant, just thought it was gross? Or maybe would you date them at first but then throw it back in their face once you started hating each other? Whats your fave cheese?
Describe a beloved item of clothing you had as a child. Where did you get it?
Something you resent your parents for?
Groove is in the what?
Tips for getting your mojo back when you feel sludgy?
What IS a mojo? And did everyone learn that word from Austin Powers or did it exist before then.
Are people truly toxic? or do we just not like them?
What would you make me for breakfast tomorrow?
Chocolate eclair or boston bun?
Have you ever hooked up with someone who was married/had a partner/gf/bf and gotten away with it, i.e. you were never revealed?
Ever blamed someone else for your own fart?
Do you look at yourself in shop windows when you walk past most of the time, some of the time, or little of the time? Would you say you're vain?
Denim short shorts with the pockets hanging out on the inside of the leg Y/N?
Is Numb by Linkin Park actually a really fucking good song?
July 2021
A song you like from the year you were born:
Something yummy in a jar:
Something you like starting with S:
The last photo on your phone is of:
What kind of heating do you have and is your house warm?:
Have you ever had surgery? what kind?:
Something you miss about being a teenager:
What coat are you wearing most often now?
Would you rather be always slightly needing to pee, or slightly cold?
What kind of bread do you buy?
Favorite food that is orange?
Is Will Smith hot or not?
Is it worth investing in a good pair of slippers?
An album you loved when you were 16?
Would you be interested/curious to read most peoples diaries? Or you could really care less?
Would you let me read your diary if I gave you $1000? Or if you dont keep one, would you let me read your text messages to your SO/bff?
Favorite meal of the lockdown so far?
Term of endearment you use a lot?
Orangey-red or bluey-green?
A recipe for disaster?:
Do you still have your childhood toys? where are they?
