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My sweetheart @hobotang got creative with his introduction post and wrote a quirky questionnaire to help new friends to get to know him. At his insistence in his post, I’ve taken on the challenge to answer these questions, too! I adore new opportunities to share bits of myself with you guys, so after you’ve read (and laughed at) my answers, I encourage you to try this for yourself!
1. What 3 meals would have before heading to the International Space Station?
Mama Phet’s pho soup from my favorite Laos restaurant, Sticky Rice Cafe.
Cheese pizza from Little Italy (restaurant) in St Petersburg, FL. Nostalgic AND delicious. I’m lactose-intollerant, so it’d be best if I ate this meal a few days before liftoff to avoid, you know, any extra rocket boosts...
The biggest, most full Summer salad bowl. Greens, micro greens, beets, watermelon, pistachios, grape tomatoes (halved), citrus vinaigrette. I might even create a recipe for this. I’d call it Pre-Space Produce Binge.
2. What section of the newspaper would you be?
Current events, because I love to know what’s up!
3. If you were immortal, what age would you choose to stop aging at and why?
Part of me would want to be 8 or 9 forever. You’re old enough to have a personality, preferences, and to communicate your needs, but you are properly taken care of with no need for bills or boring adulting stuff.
However, having seen Interview with a Vampire more times than I care to admit, Kirsten Dunst’s character, who is immortalized as a child, matures in a fractured, odd way over time and ultimately becomes distraught with her inability to progress beyond her perceived years.
I’d like to be 29 forever, that wouldn’t be so bad.
4. What sport would you compete in, if you were in the Olympics?
Olympic Googling, which I imagine entails finding complex and complete information on obscure subjects.
Or rhythmic gymnastics, because that was my dream (and my primary competitive sport) as a youngster!
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5. If you had to go back in time to live the rest of your life where/when would you go?
This is my favorite question, as I love history and hypothesize uncontrollably about how previous-era humans coped with my modern-day woes and experiences. After giving this a fair bit of thought:
Around 400 BCE to Ancient Athens, specifically to Plato’s Academy.
This question pushed me to research Ancient Greece more than I expected, and in the process I learned that there are two known women to have studied at the Platonic Academy: Axiothea of Phlius and Lasthenia of Mantinea.
I would love the chance to be among those women and among the great minds of Ancient Greece.
6. If time and money were no barrier what would you create?
A type of camera that created images on self-generated substance and photosynthesis. Unlimited prints, anywhere you are. And, 100% sustainable.
7. Have you ever completed anything on your bucket list?
Owned my home, traveled to Europe, adopted a greyhound, lived in a tiny house, and published a magazine!
If you know me, you know my bucket list is extremely long and multifaceted, so these completions are a snippet of my lifelong hopes.
8. What would be the most surprising scientific discovery imaginable?
Another Earth-like planet that’s similar to ours, but that experienced micro differences in evolution over time, resulting a complimentary but unique ecosystem.
I’d like to visit once they find it.
9. Are you a good witch or bad witch?
Definitely a good witch, and I wish I could do more.
10. If you had to teach a class on one thing, what would you teach?
I would teach an entire course on brainstorming. I would teach the rules, have an entire curriculum with activities and milestones. I’d have a class project, there would be teams. And it would be AWESOME.
11. Which band / artist – dead or alive would play at your funeral?
Ooh, this one stumped me. I’m going to go out on a limb and request a duet from Adele and young Bob Dylan, with the final song being an acoustic rendition of Make You Feel My Love.
(No offense to current Bob Dylan, his young voice is simply nostalgic for me).
12. What book, movie read/seen recently you would recommend and why?
Nonfiction is my go-to for audiobooks, accompanying me in traffic and lulling me into a content trance during housework. I recently listened to Sapiens, an epic human history volume that addresses evolution in every imaginable area of the human existence.
If you can enjoy a soothing British accent speaking about the immense depths of human evolution, this book is a must.
Image by @hobotang
You might be learning just as much as I am about myself!
These questions were hilarious and I hope you enjoyed some of these (Freudian) answers.
Be sure to check out the original post published by @hobotang.
Of course, I have to call out some friends to create a #twelvequestions post.
Be sure to use the tag #twelvequestions in your article.
Shout out to @shadowspub and the whole gang at tonight’s Pimp Your Post Thursday hosted on Steemit Ramble. You welcomed me back with open arms after a hiatus and a crazy meetup in Tennessee. I hope you enjoy this silly post and create one for yourselves!
Hi, I'm Amelia! It's nice to meet you.
I'm a writer, minimalist, tiny home dweller, and maker living in East Tennessee, USA. You might have found me through the Ladies of Steemit curation initiative, showcasing the female voices on the Steemit platform. Let's hang out on the blockchain and see where it takes us.
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