25 questions on the 25th anniversary
1. LJ appeared in April 1999, the year when I ... the last year that I worked full time on the river.
2. As a child, I wanted to become a ... didn't have a plan
3. My favorite school subject was ... science, art, music
4. The tune of my carefree youth is ... boat on a river
5. A book (or an author) that influenced me: Deborah Tannen, Don Miguel Ruiz, Forrest Carter, Daniel Kahnemann, Joel Kramer, oh so many!
6. A city (or cities) I truly love: no love affairs with cities.
7. I started an LJ blog in January 2006 because I wanted ... to have a place to write out my thoughts and maybe connect with friends or make new friends. Later I used it for note-taking.
8. The catch phrase that nearest and dearest recognize me by. . . "Denial is the biggest river."
9. A movie I’m never tired to watch again: unclear, probably none.
10. When I was 25, I liked to . . . do enders at the falls.
11. I can’t live a day without . . . ...there is nothing I am so dependent upon.
12. An LJ post I’d like to recommend to everyone . . . nope.
13. I’m proud of . . . surviving my childhood.
14. If I could give advice to myself from 1999, Buy specific stocks.
15. My favorite LJ blog(s): Neptunias.
16. My favorite LJ community (-ies): Never found a community here that I fit into.
17. A dish (or a food product) I learned to like only as an adult: sushi.
18. Within these 25 years I’ve visited . . . a lot of North American mountains and rivers.
19. My favorite cure for sadness is . . .go outside and laugh with friends
20. If I didn’t have to work, I’d do . . .get more books written.
21. My superpower is . . . seeing multiple angles on any question or issue.
22. A useful skill I’d like to teach younger generations is . . . recognizing cheaters and liars.
23. If I could spend a day as an animal, that would be . . . human animal.
24. The way I’d like to grow old is . . . painless.
25. I’m grateful to LJ for . . . connecting the years of my life.