unpoedic asked these questions of
violetvale , and I thought that they were such interesting and unusual ones that I wanted to answer them myself. So I did.
What vacation did you take last?A road trip to see
windandtherain and
ransomedsea ! What good memories that trip holds. :)
If you could spend three days exploring a location in the continental U.S., where would you go?New York City. Although three days would hardly be enough ...
What films have you recently enjoyed? what books?I haven't watched enough movies recently to say - lol, now that I think of it, Braveheart was the last one, and it was what, at least three weeks ago? I did enjoy it, though! As for books, right now I'm reading two that are very good and thought-provocing, if disturbing:
My Mother's Wedding Dress and
Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters: the frightening new normalicy of hating your body.What do you want to be remembered for when you die?I would like to be remembered as someone who was there to provide whatever was needed. And as someone who lived joyfully and found beauty everywhere.
Do you have a favorite type of tree? If yes, which?Weeping willow. :) Or aspens ... beautiful aspens.
What was the last dish you baked?Rosemary focaccia.
What is your favorite pasta dish? quick-fix meal?Favorite pasta, hands down, is baby shells with a lemon creme sauce. YUM. Quick meal: a sweet potato with lots of butter.
How much do you enjoy cooking?I would love to spend my days puttering about the kitchen.
How adept are you at sewing?Pretty good. I've been using mom's sewing machine since I was a wee lass (my first projects were all blankets for my dolls, I think). I can hand quilt, embroidery, stuff like that. I'm not so great at sewing clothing, but I've made some costumes (am working on a medieval one now) and with mom's advice here and there that's taught me a lot. I can alter clothes pretty well; a very needed skill when you have a body like mine!
How well do you sing?I don't think I have a clear enough voice to sound good solo, but I blend in harmonies very well. I grew up singing with my parents, and we sound good together. Haha, no false modesty here! I love singing harmony (I can sing everything but bass!), and although I can also read music, I can do it by ear very well. It's so much fun. I owe it all to my parents, who sang constantly when I was little.
What painkillers do you take?More at a time than I should. =P (But they don't do anything otherwise!)
What is something you have always wanted to do, yet doubt you ever will do?Hm. I can't really think of anything that I really, really
want to do that isn't likely to happen. I guess I don't have very many real goals or something. I want to go to Europe, but when I decide that I really
really want to go ... well, then I'll go.
I wouldn't really want to be a musician "for real" because of the constantly traveling lifestyle, but I would love to have the skill to play with a Celtic band. Or I could just marry Nelson and be part of such a band by proxy. Hm.
Did you ever write out a list of desirable characteristics in a spouse?Not as such. But I have a few ideas in the back of my mind. *wink*
If not the piano, which instrument might you play?Bodhran!
What are some activities you enjoy doing alone? with Jason? with girlfriends?Okay, ignoring the Jason part -- lol -- I enjoy doing most things alone. Is that terrible of me? Especially reading and cooking, but also eating out, shopping, pretty much anything you can think of. Now picnicing: that's a two-or-more-person event. And I love doing a great many things
with other peope; it's just that I'm rarely unhappy doing them alone.
What weblogs do you enjoy?I cruise news sites more than I do blogs.
To what fictional character do you relate?Impossible question! I relate to some part of
most of the characters I read about. I suppose the one that is most like me would be Ayn, from the novel I wrote several years ago for NaNoWriMo. Because I based her off of myself. :D
What trivial things irk you? (e.g., grammatical errors or toilet lids left up; possibly a.k.a. "pet peeves")People who talk just to hear the sound of their own voice and say nothing useful or needed. Bad grammar. Typos in newspapers that should be able to afford editors. People talking about "PIN Numbers" or "ISBN Numbers". Redundancy! People who use a fancy word when a small one would do perfectly well.
Are you where you saw your 23-year-old self being? As a very young child, I figured I'd be married by now -- but I'm thankful that I didn't have the power to make things happen when
I thought they should. :) Other than that, I never had many dreams of what I would be or do when I grew up. Even if I had, I never would have imagined it being as wonderful as it has turned out to be. :)
What would make you a better person?
Never having PMS!