If I Were.....

One of the pre-writing exercises that I’ve done with my students for years is a version of this, which I found (I think!)at Pilgrim/Heretic’s blog. It’s a fun exercise. Try it, and post the results in comments (if you dare, that is). :-)

If I were a month, I would be: November
If I were a day of the week, I would be: Sunday
If I were a time of day, I would be: 7 AM
If I were a planet, I would be: Pluto
If I were a sea animal, I would be: an ancient whale
If I were a direction, I would be: everywhere
If I were a piece of furniture, I would be: a standing lamp
If Iwere a sin, I would be: obsession
If I were a liquid, I would be: merlot
If I were a body of water, I would be: a bubble bath
If I were a stone, I would be: blue lapis
If I were a tree, I would be: a willow
If I were a bird, I would be: a nightingale

If I were a flower/plant, I would be: a Boston fern
If I were a kind of weather, I would be: a tornado
If I were a musical instrument, I would be: a cello
If I were an animal, I would be: a sleeping tigress
If I were a color, I would be: the spectrum
If I were an emotion, I would be: surprise
If I were a vegetable, I would be: an organic radish
If I were a sound, I would be: E minor on a six-string guitar
If I were an element, I would be: Mercury
If I were a car, I would be: a lime-green Volkswagen beetle
If I were a song, I would be: a medieval ballad
If I were a movie, I would be directed by: Win Wenders
If I were a book, I would be written by: Yann Martel
If I were a food, I would be: paella
If I were a place, I would be: Buenos Aires, Argentina
If I were a material, I would be: velvet
If I were a taste, I would be: lemon
If I were a scent, I would be: wood smoke
If I were a word, I would be: Why?
If I were an object, I would be: a sponge
If I were a body part, I would be: the naval
If I were a facial expression, I would be: intent
If I were a subject in school, I would be: psychology

If I were a dog, I would be: a Chocolate lab
If I were a cat, I would be: a Russian Blue
If I were a number, I would be: pi

Comments

[Happy Face]

Hi there! Glad to see you're back.

Couldn't find the place on Pilgrim's blog to take the quiz. Where is the link?

[Happy Face]

Never mind, it was the cruddy Mac I was using - it wouldn't let me highlight the text. But now that I am home, my super-duper-handy-dandy-cool-PC can easily handle that simple job. With apologies to Paul Harvey, here's the rest of the story...

If I were a month, I would be: October
If I were a day of the week, I would be: Saturday
If I were a time of day, I would be: 3 PM
If I were a planet, I would be: Saturn
If I were a sea animal, I would be: an orca
If I were a direction, I would be: West
If I were a piece of furniture, I would be: chest of drawers
If I were a sin, I would be: sloth
If I were a liquid, I would be: glass
If I were a body of water, I would be: Pacific Ocean
If I were a stone, I would be: breccia
If I were a tree, I would be: an ent (ok, maybe japanese maple)
If I were a bird, I would be: owl(?)
If I were a flower/plant, I would be: Monkshood
If I were a kind of weather, I would be: calm, mostly sunny skies, 15% chance of precip
If I were a musical instrument, I would be: a tuba
If I were an animal, I would be: elephant
If I were a color, I would be: cobalt blue
If I were an emotion, I would be: joy
If I were a vegetable, I would be: not moving in a bed and watching too many re-runs of Jerry Springer
If I were a sound, I would be: B flat
If I were an element, I would be: Niobium
If I were a car, I would be: Dodge Ram 1500
If I were a song, I would be: "Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places"
If I were a movie, I would be directed by: the Cohen Bros.
If I were a book, I would be written by: Garrison Keillor
If I were a food, I would be: stroopwafels
If I were a place, I would be: Colorado
If I were a material, I would be: kevlar
If I were a taste, I would be: chocolate
If I were a scent, I would be: creosote after a rain
If I were a word, I would be: Because
If I were an object, I would be: a brick
If I were a body part, I would be: the shoulders
If I were a facial expression, I would be: smile
If I were a subject in school, I would be: science! (what else?)
If I were a dog, I would be: Alaskan Malamute
If I were a cat, I would be: thinking of suicide
If I were a number, I would be: n+1

[Happy Face]

Man that was fun! It really made me think. :-) Thanks chica!

[Jeff Hess]

Shalom Michael,

I couldn't find your email link so comments for your most recent post will have to do. I just wanted to say thanks for the listing and to say I'm enjoying reading through Shamash Says.

B'shalom,

Jeff

[Datta]

If I were a month, I would be: June
If I were a day of the week, I would be: Saturday
If I were a time of day, I would be: 7 PM
If I were a planet, I would be: Terra (the original planet this solar ayatem was before big bang)
If I were a sea animal, I would be: a dolphin
If I were a direction, I would be: left
If I were a piece of furniture, I would be: a couch
If I were a sin, I would be: greed
If I were a liquid, I would be: bath gel
If I were a body of water, I would be: I am a body of water
If I were a stone, I would be: basking in the Arizona sun with the saguro cactus
If I were a tree, I would be: an aspen in a protected grove
If I were a bird, I would be: a wild turkey
If I were a flower/plant, I would be: dahlia
If I were a kind of weather, I would be: indecisive
If I were a musical instrument, I would be: a fiddle
If I were an animal, I would be: a coyote
If I were a color, I would be: grass green
If I were an emotion, I would be: fearful
If I were a vegetable, I would be: corn
If I were a sound, I would be: unable to get out of your head
If I were an element, I would be: helium
If I were a car, I would be: a honda civic
If I were a song, I would be: something by Elvis
If I were a movie, I would be directed by: woody allen
If I were a book, I would be written by: maya angelou
If I were a food, I would be: biscuits and gravy
If I were a place, I would be: the portal in the pyramids at Giza
If I were a material, I would be: cashmere
If I were a taste, I would be: chocolate
If I were a scent, I would be: my baby's breath
If I were a word, I would be: tired
If I were an object, I would be: a bathtub
If I were a body part, I would be: hands
If I were a facial expression, I would be: confused
If I were a subject in school, I would be: quantum physics
If I were a dog, I would be: a sheep hearder
If I were a cat, I would be: rested
If I were a number, I would be: 1212

[Michiel]

If I were a list, I would be: shorter

:P

[cactus]

If I were a month, I would be: January
If I were a day of the week, I would be: Saturday
If I were a time of day, I would be: 6pm
If I were a planet, I would be: A swirly one
If I were a sea animal, I would be: a dugon
If I were a direction, I would be: west
If I were a piece of furniture, I would be: a genoa lounge
If Iwere a sin, I would be: vanity
If I were a liquid, I would be: guava juice
If I were a body of water, I would be: the pacific
If I were a stone, I would be: black and shiney
If I were a tree, I would be: a boab
If I were a bird, I would be: a brown eagle

If I were a flower/plant, I would be: a hibiscus
If I were a kind of weather, I would be: a zephyr
If I were a musical instrument, I would be: a triangle
If I were an animal, I would be: a water buffalo
If I were a color, I would be: plum
If I were an emotion, I would be: ecstatic
If I were a vegetable, I would be: a big pumpkin
If I were a sound, I would be: rain
If I were an element, I would be: oxygen
If I were a car, I would be: a carmen gia
If I were a song, I would be: something by Abba
If I were a movie, I would be directed by: an Australian
If I were a book, I would be written by: Andrew McGhan
If I were a food, I would be: curry
If I were a place, I would be: Sidi Ifni, Morocco
If I were a material, I would be: puchi print
If I were a taste, I would be: balsamic vinegar
If I were a scent, I would be: pachuli
If I were a word, I would be: but
If I were an object, I would be:a dress
If I were a body part, I would be: an eye
If I were a facial expression, I would be: sleepy
If I were a subject in school, I would be: english

If I were a dog, I would be: a big floppy one
If I were a cat, I would be: a fat tabby
If I were a number, I would be: 3

[shamash]

All I can say is, "Wow!"
Good writing, all of you.
Bravo!