Ever wished you could change your life, even if only for a day?

Hi Yvonne!

I think I would choose Meryl Streep's character in Out of Africa. Yeah, she had a pretty tough life, but I love that pioneering spirit! I often think I was born way too late. For a woman of her times, having failed to marry, to have the guts to proposition a man to marry her and travel to Africa, and then forge a great life, even with her cheating husband...to build what she built and have the love of Robert Redford...of course, I'm scared of spiders and snakes (and syphillis!!) and most especially wild lions, but in my head, I would love to have achieved what she did, even though there were major downs as well as ups. 

Great topic!

I'd like to be Lizzie Bennet - just for one day, perhaps a day after "The End' in the book, just to see what life was really like back then - for the priviliged, then someone else would be doing my ironing! and I'd have Mr Darcy aka Collin Firth to 'chat' to of an evening.

Wow, if I could be anyone?  I would probably switch lives with Carrie Bradshaw from Sex and the City for just a day.  Just to know what it was like to have all those labels in my closet and be able to go out in New York with my girlfriends and have a good time.  I think that would be so much fun!  Plus, I've always wondered what it would be like to be petite, haha.  That doesn't mean I don't love my own life, but sometimes it would be nice to live in a fantasy for a while.  To be a desire heroine?  You bet!  Have a handsome rich CEO fall in love with my charm and even my faults?  Who wouldn't want that in a fantasy life?  But in real life, I'll take my sweet, gorgeous not rich computer nerd anyday.

Oh, wow.  I know as soon as I post this I'll think of a slew of others, but...

It's gotta be Eve Dallas, AFTER solving her case so that Roarke and I (er...Eve) could fly off somewhere fabulous to celebrate. 

I wouldn't mind being Lizzie Bennett (Darcy), but I'd have to go with Olivier over Firth (notice the photo I posted for my blog winners, lol).  I like her intelligence and his passion.

Other than that, I'd want to live in the Star Trek world.  I'd just have to think a bit on which version and character...  But I don't think one day would be enough.  Decisions, decisions.

Best, Day

I would want to be Frances "Baby" Houseman in the movie Dirty Dancing.  Love that movie.  

Day took words out of my mouth: Eve Dallas, AFTER solving her case.

Great question!

Eve Dallas, that would be awesome (though I'd pay a bit more attention to all the baubles Roarke is constantly giving her!)--But I'm with Day. AFTER the case. yeesh.

Or, Katherine Hepburn in The Philadelphia Story...after all, she ended up with Cary Grant! I'm just sayin....

I think maybe too, Samantha Carter in Stargate.......she's smart and gorgeous and hey, Richard Dean Anderson........

Oooh, this is much more fun than working!!

Maureen

Whenever I try to think of someone's life to step into, I can't help but imagine all the downsides as well. My old boss used to say "If we all hung our washing on a line and compared them, we'd each want to take back our own." That really rings true with me! I'd be nervous about all the needlework and maid management involved in being Lizzie Bennett (and most other historical heroines). Telling servants what to do all day would be far worse than just doing it myself. And just imagine all the backbiting gossip Cinderella must have had to put up with after her whirlwind wedding!!

I guess I'll just be me. I don't iron anything except Brownie badges and sometimes they even stick. Though I wouldn't mind being me *after* I've finished packing and moving to England. (But wait, then I'd miss the last few days with my friends....)

Jen

I, too, would like to be Eve Dallas, AFTER she solved her case, at home with Rourk.

Heroine I'd like to be for a day from a movie?  I have several!  They are:  Evie Carnahan O'Connell in THE MUMMY movies.  Married to a yummy Rick (Brendan Fraser)!  Kat Ellis from THE WEDDING DATE, falling for Nick (Dermot Mulroney).  Danielle De Barbarac in EVER AFTER once she marries Henry, the Crown Prince of France (Dougray Scott).  And finally Lalita Bakshi in BRIDE AND PREJUDICE (a Bollywood-style film) when she's in California and Will Darcy (Martin Henderson) is wooing her.  Lalita is the 2nd of 4 girls (like me), who is too independent for most guys in her town (me), and who's father has taught her to be nothing less than what or who she is (me again).  Also, it's a musical (most Bollywood films have musical sequences), and music is a huge part of me!

As for books, I've read many where I would like to switch places with the heroine for a day (or more), so I'm not even going to start on this!   

I was clueless on the Eve and Roark books, so I looked them up.  After what I read on Wikipedia, I wouldn't want to be Eve!  Of course, if I'd read the books I might change my mind.  This is what I read, Yvonne.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eve_Dallas

Yvonne,

That's how I first saw the movie. I loved every minute of it.  My dh thought it was a chick flick and wouldn't see it with me, so I rented it when it came out.  I highly recommend it - great visuals of the countryside and character depth of H/H.   I'm such a Hugh fan, I'd take him in any role. Wolverine was great too. 

Yes, I completely agree with you on Carrie Bradshaw - both for the shoes AND Big. Is there an emoticon for <drool>??

Rachel's comment got me thinking about present day heroines, & I would love to be Stephanie Plum from Janet Evanovich's novels. She eats nothing but junk food, & her men (two!) don't seem to mind... her mother cooks nonstop... her friends and grandmother are hoots... did I mention she has two hot men to choose from? Wouldn't want her hair though....