Just Wondering

[davesmusictank]

When someone finds out what you do, or where you are from, what question do they always ask you?

What scene in a movie always gives you goosebumps every time you watch it?

What topic could you give a 20-minute presentation on without any preparation?

Comments

[kirstennnnnn]

i don't remember a specific question, but they used to assume i was a hick when i said i was from Oklahoma...maybe stereotypes from the musical...they rehashed them in the movie Twister, too. for a long time, i had an aversion to all things "cowboys and indians" as a reaction to that. i grew up in a university town. i literally was surrounded by academics since infancy, since my mom worked there. i don't like Georgia, where i am now, so i usually preempt questions by telling people to not come here. 😒 as for what i do, most dismiss me once they know i am a delivery driver for an autoparts place because they consider it beneath them. others ask why i would want to do work involving cars since i am female. (i needed a job, and it was a subject i could learn a lot about. but, i am leaving it now, partially because they are sexist and won't let me advance beyond being a delivery driver even though i have increased my knowledge about car parts).

it's physically painful for me to watch the opening scene on Cliffhanger. i don't do well watching people die afraid. several scenes in Jurassic Park still awe or terrify me, although i've gotten used to them, so my reaction isn't as extreme. any horror movie where they look out the window at night or under the bed...'Salem's Lot, Poltergeist... the laughter following tears scene in Steel Magnolias is always a cathartic rollercoaster.

probably not much. my brain is so flakey now. i go off on tangents and never come back and lose my train of thought if i don't get organized. plus, a lot of the things i know, i rarely use. i would have to remember, and i don't do that well on the fly. my best chances would be something literary, something medical, or something biological. but 20 minutes would still be a stretch without slides or some other props to help with pacing.