Thanks to Roots and Rings

1. If you were given an hour to use a $200 Amazon gift card, what would you buy?

Wow! $200. Hmmm…. I could easily, too easily spend it all on books. Just start hitting the 1-click buy button over and over and over. But if I were to restrain myself away from the books. I don’t know. Is there anything other than books? Come on? Oh, I just thought of something. $100 on books then I would buy another pair of chacos. Yes. I am happy now just swimming in that beautiful thought.
2. Are there any fairly common foods that you’ve never had?

I have had most anything and everything thrown in front of me. My motto is: try it at least once. So, the list includes: aligator on a stick, bull’s tail,  black pudding, haggis… et all. When it comes to common foods, I’ve probably eaten it cause its common, right?
3. What was your favorite way to use your imagination as a kid?

I think I lived in my head most of my childhood. I loved making up my own stories… often based off of Narina books. I also loved painting. I could spend hours with my paints or art supplies. But I was also very much so a tom-boy of sorts. My “dolls” were my brothers action figures- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Thundercats… I used to make them torture my barbies. Still working on these issues. I think I loved using my imagination for my own inventive worlds. They were my special places. I hated playing “house” or “school” with other kids- generally because they were the ones in charge of the game. Still working on that issue as well. My imagination is my wonderful safe space, always has been. And, I like it that way.
4. What’s your favorite state? Why?

So, I’m was born in Colorado. Raised in Indiana. Went to College in Tennessee. Went to Seminary in Princeton. And I currently live in Aberdeen, Scotland. My mom now lives in Arizona. My brother lives in California (soon moving just outside Seattle, Washington.) Favorite State. I don’t know. I enjoyed growing up in Indiana, but am pretty sure I will never live there again. (Sorry to all the Hoosiers out there.) I am indeed proud to say, I heart Jersey! I loved my three years in Princeton, and could easily see myself living in Jersey area again. (Insert snide remarks here from the peanut gallery.) I also enjoyed living in Tennessee, but don’t think I could ever see myself living there again. So, who knows. As of right now I am not living in the States, so the future is a mystery.
5. If it was our culture to have our parents choose our spouses, do you think yours would make a good choice?

No.
6. What’s your favorite herb?

Cilantro baby. And garlic (even though its not an herb). In any opportunity I can unite these two flavors- I am happy. And all I want to do is smell my hands.
7. If you could have dinner with one celebrity, who would you choose?

I don’t know. Too much pressure. Pre-sex-scandal I would have said Tiger Woods. Well, I still might. Maybe he would sleep with me? J/K From the movie world: Matt Damon. From literary world: Barbra Kingsolver. From political world: Sarah Palin (come on it would be intriguing) From tv world: Neil Patrick Harris. From the past: Jane Austen or C.S. Lewis. Ok, that is more than one. So I am moving on.
8. What’s your favorite Disney movie?

Too hard. Can’t answer. Brain going into overdrive. I LOVE disney movies. I think my favorite Disney female is Mulan! Yes, my feminist nature comes out in my choice of disney woman. But how hot is a warrior woman?! When it comes to old school disney, Mary Poppins, another strong woman (are we seeing a trend here.) I was never a big fan of sleeping beauty or snow white- seriously the woman in those needed to grow some backbone. Oh, but then their was Pocahontas- not so great of a movie, but loved here. BUT– My all time FAVORITE Disney movie is, and will always be…. Lion King! Oh, so much love. I did watch that over and over and over, still can. I so loved it that I became obsessed with Africa when I was little. I decorated my whole room with an African theme, and collected lions- like had tons. What is funny about that is, in all my travelling, I still have not been to Africa. Hmmm, I need to fix that, soon.


9. If you had to listen to the same song over and over for 24 hours, what song would you choose?

Idioteque, by Radiohead.


10. How do you order your steak?

This is a touchy issue for me. I like my steak Medium-Rare (but more on the rare side of medium-rare) I have had quite a few heated discussions with waiters about what medium-rare means for their restaurant. Do not say Medium-rare then give me a medium steak, and dear lord, do not put a well-done steak in front of me. That is just a waste of good meat. Yes, I like my cow to still be bleeding, just a little though.

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