When were you happiest?
- When I’m on a road trip or something like it. I love driving without a destination too. OR front row at a Mika concert
What is your greatest fear?
- Swimming in water that isn’t clear enough for me to see my feet (ex. oceans and lakes). Always afraid of sharks and other creatures, and I’m always afraid that I’m going to step on a dead body or something, lol.
What is your earliest memory?
- burning my nose on a birthday cake candle. Hadn’t quite mastered the technique of blowing out the candle without getting too close to it.
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
- I tend not to finish what I start.
What is the trait you most deplore in others?
- close-mindedness and unwilling to just let loose and be free
What was your most embarrassing moment?
- sat on a pencil in school on pajama day in 6th grade and the point pierced through my skin on my butt-cheek and the teacher pulled it out in front of the whole class (they laughed), then sent me to the office where one of the secretaries insisted on putting the band-aid on FOR me and I had to pull my pants down in the office. traumatizing.
Property aside, what's the most expensive thing you've bought?
- my p.o.s. car, which only cost me $4,000. I don’t blow my money on things, usually I save it for vacations and trips
What is your most treasured possession?
- I really don’t get sentimental with objects, so idk.
What do you most dislike about your appearance?
- broad shoulders, lol. They make me laugh, but at least I can swim well.
Who would play you in the film of your life?
- Maya Rudolph. Down to earth and funny is how I would want my life portrayed.
What is your guiltiest pleasure?
- three-way tie between chocolate chip cookies, movies, and MFC ;-)
What is your most unappealing habit?
- nail biting I guess, but I’m sure others would argue otherwise.
Where would you like to live?
- Anything more exotic and exciting than where I live now, and preferably not in the United States either, I don’t want to live where I grew up.
What does love feel like?
- I wouldn’t know, I’ve never been in love or even in a relationship. But have a pretty good idea of what it should be.(ex. the movie ‘away we go’)
What was the best kiss of your life?
- saddest thing in the world. 18 & never been kissed. lol, but it’s complicated. It would take a whole page to describe my lack-of-relationships analysis.
Who would you invite to your dream dinner party?
- John Lennon, Edgar Cayce, Mika, Barack Obama, Edgar Allan Poe, Johnny Depp & Tim Burton.
What is the worst job you've done?
- I’ve had the same minimum wage job now for over a year & I worked two in the summer. They’re both just so, ugh, but I need the money so I can travel and go to concerts.
If you could edit your past, what would you change?
- nothing.
How do you relax?
- random hikes in random places and listening to music
What is the closest you've come to death?
- jumping out of a plane, lol. I guess skydiving could have easily become deadly when I was barreling toward earth somewhere around 100 mph before the parachute slowed me down.
What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
- maybe moving? something to change things up for once
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
- being completely happy with myself and not feeling any need to impress others or form my opinions around anyone else’s. my education ties into this, which I’m proud of
What keeps you awake at night?
- sometimes going over something stupid or embarrassing I did over-and-over again, painfully reliving it, lol. But that doesn’t happen often.
What song would you like played at your funeral?
- something totally inappropriate. I don’t want a funeral, I want a ‘party’ to celebrate my life. It should feel NOTHING like a funeral.
What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
- Never take it too seriously. If you never take it seriously, you never get hurt. If you never get hurt, you always have fun.
Where would you most like to be right now?
- backpacking in Europe headed anywhere with no restraints.