Questions Bipolar Version #9

walt disney

that man had an incredible imagination and I'm sure their's loads he could tell me- in particular, about the building of disneyland.

have you sorted out your last wishes for when it's time?

Totally? No. But a few things. I'd like a small amount of my ashes with my mom's and nephew's in NJ. The rest where my husband's will be in Czech Republic. As for other stuff, if Hubby outlives me everything stays with him. If I'm the last one standing I will totally simplify my life (selling/gifting/otherwise getting rid of stuff) to the degree that the situation is easy. I would want my nephew and two of my husband's to inherit something.

What is something from your family that you inherited or wish to?

Uncle who died before I was born (he seemed absolutely lovely)

Not sure on that one

favourite ice cream?

Any ice cream around the 70’s after a long walk on the woody road to town. Especially good on hot days when the cones got all melty on the way back. The flavor didn’t matter so much as the experience. Bliss.

A TV moment you wish you could experience?

I'm caught between two TV moments. One, I'd like to be a midwife on Call the Midwife and deliver a baby. (I was the birthing coach for 2 close friends and it was truly a miraculous experience, bot times!) Second, I'd like to be having sex with Louis XIV (George Blagden) in one of those magnificent bedrooms - Versailles.



What really makes you angry?

animal cruelty

What is the worst job you've ever had?

I’d have to say the canning job I had one summer when I was young. It was so long ago now I don’t recall the starting hour but it was early. I had to drive to where a bus came and picked us up and drove us to the factory. It was a huge un heated, unAC building. I stood in front of three rows of conveyer belts that moved at different speeds and picked out asparagus from the belt it came in on along with dirt bugs and rodents and sorted it into the other belts. By noon it was so hot we were sweating buckets and some people would faint. It was definitely an eye opener and a good reason to stay in school.

Do you have any luck buying clothes online?

I do order clothes online a lot. Yes, occasionally I send things back either because of size issues or that the things don't suit me, but when I find a good store, I stick with them. That ensures consistency in most respects. After moving to Europe, I had to explore sizing. Like in the US, sometimes the same size is not perfectly comparable from brand to brand.

What category of clothing (including hats, shoes, scarves, purses, etc.) do you have many more of than the others?

T-shirts

Have you ever heard wild coyotes?

Yes, I sure have! For years I lived just a 1/2 block from the American River. There were all sorts of wildlife, including coyotes. They yip and howl at night. It was a little bit eerie, but very beautiful.

What Asian horoscope animal were you born in?

Pig, but I don't believe in any of the profiles. Not into horoscopes, either. I only know pig having studied Asian studies (China focus) at university.

What would you most like to change about your life situation?

Where I live

If you could make a living doing anything you want, what would it be?

I’d like to be an architect for public buildings. For one thing I’d put in a lot more bathroom s. And not located in awkward, out of the way places, but accessible.

What’s one big thing you’d like to do before the final curtain?

Well, I hope it would happen a lot earlier than "just before my final curtain", but I'd enjoy working again, making my own money. As for something else, I'd like to publish a book of short stories.

Have you ever traveled anywhere alone (beyond just driving to a place for errands) for a type of vacation or work trip? If so, where?

@Nammu, something I often find, especially when public restrooms are accessed from the outside of buildings, is that the women's room is always further away than the men's room, and often in a spooky corner.

I've done plenty of day trips hiking, mountain biking, skiing, in the white mountains of NH and Maine and the green mountains of VT, but never anything overnight.

Do you have a garden? What do you grow?

My mom does and since I live next door and help out with watering I pretend it's mine too. This year we're growing tomatoes, green beans, peas, zucchini, cucumber, mint, parsley, basil, and peppers.


Do you like milk chocolate, white chocolate or dark chocolate more?

Oh, hands down dark chocolate. I especially love salty dark chocolate

Did you watch this years surviver? Who do you think is going to win?

I never got into reality tv so I've never actually seen Survivor. I do remember where I was the summer it first came out because everyone at my internship was really into it. Same year Viagra came out....

Do you have seasonal allergies?

Yes, I was annoyed by them and thus this question

Do you watch the same movies/read the same books over and over?

Yes, but only the ones I really love. Pride and Predjudice is the most extreme example. Both the BBC version with Colin Firth and the newer version with Keira Knightley. I also read the book through once and then reread parts again up to a few times. Other movies and books, too. Shawshank Redemption is another example.

What type of book is your favorite to read (non-fiction, comedy, poetry, scifi, adventure, romance, etc.)?

Non-fiction. I like reading about paleoanthropology type stuff, hiking/backcountry skiing guides, books about hiking the AT, etc.

Would you rather deal with extreme cold or extreme heat?

Extreme cold. I can put on layers but the heat sensitivity from my meds doesn't allow me to reduce my exposure to heat sufficiently.

Would you eat cooked insects? They're supposed to be a delicacy...

I wouldn't seek them out, but if they were served to me as a guest, I would likely try them. I'm a pretty good sport, as a guest. Actually, I think I may have once in the past. My memory is fuzzy on that.

Do you still have all of your wisdom teeth? And/or other original teeth?

Both of my wisdom teeth are gone. I was born without the other two. I actually had it done the week of my high school speech class and wound up with "unable to grade" on several areas because my face was still so swollen.

Do you wear much jewelry?