Questions Answered

January or July?

July. I dislike the cold unless I'm skiing.




Email or letters?

I prefer letters but sometimes the instantaneousness of emails is nice.




Milk or orange juice?

I love milk.




Brunette or blond?

Brunette. I've always liked dark-headed men.




Digital or film camera?

Both. I love pictures. I enjoy the freedom to click away with digital film but I still love to use negatives.




Camping or hotel?

Definitely a hotel. Room service was made for me.




Pencil or pen?

Pen. It lasts.




Rollerblading or roller skating?

Roller skating!!




Fly or drive?

If I'm flying then it means I'm going somewhere reeaally far away. So, definitely flying.




White or black?

For clothes, black. For teeth, white.




When you are sick, would you rather throw up or be nauseous?

I would rather just throw up.

What is your favorite chocolate delight?

I love plain dark chocolate that is 70% cocoa. You know, the kind that's just barely sweet enough to cover the bitterness of the cocoa. That's the kind I like. I also like dark chocolate covered candied orange peels and dark chocolate covered marzipan.




What was the first thing you ever cooked?

Chocolate oatmeal cookies. Not the kind that are baked but the kind that you cook in a pot and drop by spoonfuls onto wax paper so that it can cool into cookie shapes.




What's your signature dish?

I make killer Korean short ribs.




Ever had a cooking disaster? (tasted like crap, didn't work, etc.) Describe.

Yes, I once tried to cook a mackerel the way my mother used to and it stank up the entire kitchen with a horrible burnt fish smell.




If skill and money were no object, what would make for your dream meal?

Mmmm, I love so many foods that this is impossible! Perhaps a Morrocan cornish hen, with couscous and fruit. Or perhaps an Indian meal of Chicken Korma, naan, relishes, and mango lassi. Or maybe, glazed duck with rosemary potatoes, and mint peas and carrots... The list could go on forever! I have a passion for food!




What are you doing this weekend?

I'm driving eight hours to visit my Mickey in Raleigh, N.C. I intend on moving there in the fall and I'd like to spend more time there visiting with Mickey's friends and getting used to it.




What's the one thing you hope your Mother never finds out about you?

I hope my mother never finds out I'm not a Christian. She would worry incessantly about my soul and it would burden her unnecessarily. She would blame herself, somehow, and punish herself.




Hair can just out-of-the-blue start growing on the most unusual places on our bodies? What is the oddest place you've had hair begin to grow?

I have one rebel hair next to my right nipple that began to grow out of control a few years ago. I let it grow, at first, purely out of curiousity for how long it'd get. Finally, I just got tired of it and pulled it out. It grew back and I've pulled it out several times by now. It refuses to die.




What do you think happens to us after we die?

I think we cease to exist. I don't believe in an afterlife. I wish I believed in an afterlife because it would be more comforting but I just don't




Skydiving, mountain climbing, bungee jumping, these are all pretty extreme and exciting experiences? Have you ever risked your life for that type of a thrill?

I've rock climbed and I've mountain climbed and both were pretty dangerous. I was in the wilderness for a month on a NOLS course.




What (if any) illegal drug do you think should be legalized? Care to explain?

Marijuana, LSD, and mushrooms should be legalized. None of them are completely safe but neither is alcohol. And those drugs would actually become safer if they had to follow FDA guidelines. Also, smart drugs should be legalized.




Have you ever felt like you were under attack from a "dark force?" What happened?

No, the only "dark force" in my life has been my ex-boyfriend Chris.




Before my Dad passed away, we were all able to give some thought to his funeral together. At his service we decided to play the "Love Theme from Somewhere in Time." What music would you like played at your funeral?

Verdi's Requiem. I'm not Catholic and I don't believe in the afterlife but it's perfect to sob to. And it's so much better than Mozart's Requiem.




Coke or Pepsi?

Neither. I don't like sodas.




McDonald's or Kentucky Fried Chicken?

KFC, definitely. The thought of it is always better than the actual experience, though.




Pizza or subs?

Pizza. Especially with pesto and fresh tomatoes on top.




Nintendo or PlayStation?

I don't have either! I'm so unhip.




One credit card or more?

None. They would just get me into trouble.




Photos of people or photos of nature?

People. People's faces and bodies are so expressive!




In the car, do you listen to the radio or CDs/tapes?

I listen to NPR.




Would you rather see a dentist or a doctor?

I'm terrified of dentists and I haven't seen one in five years because of it! I would definitely prefer to see a doctor.




Did you watch the Super Bowl or not?

I still don't know who was playing!




American or non-American made car?

Either. Whoever makes the hybrids, that's what I want.

What kinds of pets have you had?

I've had a dog, several birds (including a baby chicken that I raised), two ferrets, a turtle, a hamster, and a lot of fish.

How long have you been a geek?


Geez, I've always been a geek. I think it comes from moving so much that I didn't have many friends so I escaped into books when I was really young. It just became a habit.

What's the worst haircut you've ever had?


When I was eleven, my mother took me to the hairstylist and she cut my hair to my shoulders and gave me bangs. Then, she gave me a perm. My hair poofed out and I looked like a poodle (especially my bangs!)

What was your earliest memory?

My earliest memory is of living on base in St. Louis, Illinois. I think I was three years old. I was sitting on the concrete steps of our house and my mother was harvesting perilla leaves. They smelled like mint.




What is your favorite color?

Blue. Duh.




What is your second favorite color?

Green.




What is your third favorite color?

Oh, come on.




What do you like about yourself?

I'm persistent. I perservere.




What word can you not pronounce?

womanifestation




Do you talk to yourself?

Yes, I do. Sometimes my lips move when I'm silently trying to pronounce something correctly in my head. Usually, they're foreign words like "samizdat" or "chiaroscuro" or "tsuris." When I'm reading, and I get caught doing this, I'm embarrassed. I just want to explain,"No, I wasn't doing that! This is different!"




What do you do when you're nervous?

Sometimes I bite my lower lip. Sometimes, I figit.




Where have you lived?

Oh, boy. In cronological order, I've lived in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Dayton, Tennessee, St. Louis, Illinois, somewhere in Texas(Houston, I think), Monterey, California, Seoul, Korea, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas, Sumpter, South Carolina, Washington, D.C., Las Vegas, Nevada, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Eastern Shore of Maryland, Chattanooga, Tennessee, and then this town in North Georgia.




Where would you like to live?

Someplace more interesting than here.




What is your favorite book?

The Little Prince




What are your favorite foods?

Fruit, Chicken Korma, sushi, Korean food, cheese, wine, ginger preserve and peanut butter sandwiches. That's all I can think of right now.




What is your favorite soft drink?

I don't like sodas unless they have ice cream in them.




Favorite song?

Currently, it's Artichoke by Cibo Matto.

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