Your life as a historical novel

This week's little assignment is to rewrite the story of your life in a pre-technological time period. You need to follow the basic narrative of your life as closely as possible, while adapting all of the details of fit in with your chosen historical context. How easy or hard will this assignment be? What aspects of your life would require the trickiest rewriting to fit into an earlier era?

This week's theme is your life as a historical novel.

Tell us a story: Happy Birthday

Tell us a story about the birthday you'll never forget. What was your best, biggest, strangest, or most mixed-up birthday celebration ever?

Your personal clock

What is your best time of day? On days when you are free to arrange your own schedule, how does your day typically go? What part of the day do you have the most energy: morning, afternoon, or evening? When are you most productive? What part of the day do you enjoy the most?

The Goat and the Goose

Social psychologists say that you tend to make friends with people who are similar to you in their values and backgrounds. Do most of your friendships follow this pattern?

Which of your friendships cross cultural lines, challenge stereotypes, or otherwise defy expectations?

This week's theme is old friends.

Social circles

Do most of your friends know each other? Or do you have separate groups of friends in different social settings?

Do you go by different names (or nicknames) among different groups of friends?

This week's theme is old friends.

Long-lost friend

Who is your long-lost friend — someone you still clearly remember but haven't seen for the longest time?

This week's theme is old friends.

We'll look back in 20 years...

What setting from years ago (activity, club, team, class, or job) connected you to several people who remain your friends today? Could you have guessed in advance that it was a prime opportunity to form lasting friendships?

This week's theme is old friends.

Old friends

Which one of your current friends (not counting family members) has been in your life for the longest time?

This week's theme is old friends.

Tell us a story: culinary disaster

What is something you tried to cook, but failed so spectacularly that you never tried it again? What happened? Who had you planned to serve your creation to? What did you end up eating instead?

It's not what you think

What is something that people frequently misunderstand or incorrectly assume about you? What do you wish you could tell everyone, to set the record straight?

Your own personal deity

If you could choose one person, being, or animal to be your own personal guiding spirit, who or what would you choose?

This week's theme is a higher power.