Three Questions, Part VIII
Courtesy of the lovely and talented klokwatcher who I would gay-marry in an instant. (And yes, she knows what I mean, I'm not springing this on her. :)
Who is your role model (if you even have on, that is)?
I had to think a lot about this. I don't think I really have one.
Most people say their parents; not me. While they each have/had a few admirable qualities, the last thing I want is to be like either one of them and I don't think I ever looked up to them.
I admire Kay Redfield Jamison: she wrote "An Unquiet Mind" about her battle - and it has been - with bi-polar disorder, or as she still terms it (as do I) manic depressive disorder. Bi-Polar makes it sound vaguely arctic, more like a weather condition than the debilitating trainwreck of a mental illness it is. She is smart, so smart, distinguished, accomplished, and she knows both joy and the black waves of dark, dark depression all too well. She is a survivor and I would not mind having my brain be the useless mass of bullshit it is if I could leave a lasting, wondrous mark on the world as she has.
I admire Kendall Schmidt, and not just for his dimples. I wouldn't say he's a role model as I could be his mother (sobs) but I think he's an admirable man, who tries to live a good, positive life, spreads the love, and is committed to being the best person he can be. A lot of people think they're being the best possible them, but they're not. I think he is.
If you had to relocate to another country and live out the rest of your life there, where would it be? (I know someone asked where you'd visit but living and visiting are two totally different things.)
I would probably choose either England or Australia; the sheer history of London, it's beauty, it's monarchy, it's Socialist medicine (and I know that has pitfalls, too, yeah) and the fact that I could hang around Dan Radcliffe's house until he came out to get the paper or whatever, and engage him in literary conversation. :) Australia is gorgeous, I've always wanted to go there, and ... I just like it?
What's your favorite word?
I like lots of words; capricious, park, intent, casting, hungrily, insouciant, darkness, illegible, snapdragon, magnificent, and, of course, fuck. I would be lying if I omitted my favorite verb, noun, adjective and adverb. There is literally no subject that word can not address, and I use it in every incarnation. I don't care if it makes me sound less educated at times - I know better. But it says what I wanna say and with emphasis. Can't really ask more of a word than that, right?
Thanks for the questions, bby! <3
Who is your role model (if you even have on, that is)?
I had to think a lot about this. I don't think I really have one.
Most people say their parents; not me. While they each have/had a few admirable qualities, the last thing I want is to be like either one of them and I don't think I ever looked up to them.
I admire Kay Redfield Jamison: she wrote "An Unquiet Mind" about her battle - and it has been - with bi-polar disorder, or as she still terms it (as do I) manic depressive disorder. Bi-Polar makes it sound vaguely arctic, more like a weather condition than the debilitating trainwreck of a mental illness it is. She is smart, so smart, distinguished, accomplished, and she knows both joy and the black waves of dark, dark depression all too well. She is a survivor and I would not mind having my brain be the useless mass of bullshit it is if I could leave a lasting, wondrous mark on the world as she has.
I admire Kendall Schmidt, and not just for his dimples. I wouldn't say he's a role model as I could be his mother (sobs) but I think he's an admirable man, who tries to live a good, positive life, spreads the love, and is committed to being the best person he can be. A lot of people think they're being the best possible them, but they're not. I think he is.
If you had to relocate to another country and live out the rest of your life there, where would it be? (I know someone asked where you'd visit but living and visiting are two totally different things.)
I would probably choose either England or Australia; the sheer history of London, it's beauty, it's monarchy, it's Socialist medicine (and I know that has pitfalls, too, yeah) and the fact that I could hang around Dan Radcliffe's house until he came out to get the paper or whatever, and engage him in literary conversation. :) Australia is gorgeous, I've always wanted to go there, and ... I just like it?
What's your favorite word?
I like lots of words; capricious, park, intent, casting, hungrily, insouciant, darkness, illegible, snapdragon, magnificent, and, of course, fuck. I would be lying if I omitted my favorite verb, noun, adjective and adverb. There is literally no subject that word can not address, and I use it in every incarnation. I don't care if it makes me sound less educated at times - I know better. But it says what I wanna say and with emphasis. Can't really ask more of a word than that, right?
Thanks for the questions, bby! <3