Thanks TOITB

1. What artist/musician/author, etc. helped to define you as the person you are now? Any particular work of art/song/written work, etc

That’s tough, I can’t say that I’ve had a consistent muse – sounds like a simplistic answer but the Bible would be the consistent influence on my life and defining factor

2. If somebody offered to tutor you in 1 skill of your choosing (towards mastery), what would it be and why?

Ballet/Dance – I guess my awkward self got the dancing bug at 5 y.o. and ever since I have wanted to dance like that, watching SYTYCD doesn’t help

3. How do you take your coffee/tea? Or if neither, substitute appropriate eye-opener.

Coffee BLACK, and keep it coming, or if I am lucky to have a WF near buy a 4 shot medium Vanilla Almond milk latte.  Oooo brain wave, I know what to ask for graduation gift – espresso machine.

4. What can you teach somebody in 5 minutes that could help enrich their life?
 

 Depends on the person – the value of a meditative space (running, yoga) – find a rhythm of life and grow that.  Or it might be as simple as showing them the beauty of a certain fruit/veg – how easy home cooking is... I think that the cooking is something I’m passionate about, I’m tired of hearing of people who say “I can’t cook” – BS!

5. Who does your inner monologue voice? Why him/her?
 

 Me – I know narcissistic, maybe it’s my other Gemini side, it’s more like a consistent note this moment, that would be great in a book, did you notice that, did you see that, slow down etc 

6. Do you believe in destiny?
 

 I don’t know if I believe in a Shakespearean like fate, actually correction I do not believe in that kind of fate, I do however believe there is no such thing as coincidence, there is a reason for each event.

7. Where did you think your previous reincarnated self came from (place/time/any other specifics you can add would also be very helpful)?
 

 I don’t believe in previous selves, though I have to say I do feel close to the Yiddish culture of the Askanahazi Jews 

8. What is the one smell you hate the most in this world? It's antithesis?
 

 Fermented body waste – I would say the smell of the bilge in a boat, or the squatty potty’s I have had to use elsewhere in the world would be up there.

Summer nights are close to the top, there are other moments that smell lovely but I would say the soft floral/fresh grass/fresh rain smell

9. Make up a novel word and define it, please?
 

 Blerg this frustrates me – I prefer the Rushdie like smushing of a string of commonly used words together and calling it a word, but for the sake of “unique-ness” I would say :

Bella-itis: def. a sickness, onset post completion Twilight saga, symptoms are similar to “hystaria,” “weakness” “fainting” of previous generations.  Wears off in a few weeks, hopefully

10. Favorite time of the day/night? ,
 

 Night in the summer, Day if you freaking get it up here in the winter.

11. If you could bring a literary character to life, who would it be?

Jane Eyre – yes a tortured life, but hell mine hasn’t been much cheery-er and she gets the love of her life.  I think she’d been a great person to have tea with

12. What do you think makes you weird in the eyes of others?
 

 Lots – I’m down with the weird factor.

13. What's the most recent item you've crossed out from your bucket list?
 

 Nothing, I put the list on hold, though I will say enrolling in my last undergrad class helps get me moving forward

14. Tell me about your most recent artistic exploit/project if any?
 

 English paper – swa-weet, or not.  I think that’s where the energy is going

15. What's your recurring dream about?
 

 Work, always work, something to do with work

16. Which writing implement are you most fond of (e.g. my personal choice = Pilot Precise V5RT black ink)?
 

 Pilot G-TEC-C4 black or this random no-name pen I picked up at the local pharmacy – it has good ink flow that dries fast – great for note taking

17. What was your most perfect day?

Depends on the time of year, or where I am at in life but roughly

1. Early-ish rise – like 8am
2. Yoga class or Run
3. Breakfast – lush and filling
4. Shower (we will assume the house is clean – this would be where that would fit in)
5. Road trip to Granville Island or somewhere local
6. Buy lunch (eat on the dock) and makings for dinner from the market (GI has an amazing selection)
7. Buy flowers there too – I adore fresh flowers
8. Stop at McLeod’s on the way home – used bookstore –dive through the chaos of piles to re-fill my shelves, find treasures
9. Nap
10.  Make a great dinner of seafood (prefered)
11.  Sit on the back step and enjoy the setting sun, feet on warm cement etc

18. If you could emulate one person, who would it be? Are you actively trying to emulate them now?
 

 Depends – I would love to be Dita von Teese for a day, I am constantly told I emulate Martha Stewart.  I would rather be a combination of people

19. What would you like your epitaph to say about you?
 

 Left the world well fed with food for spirit, mind and body

20. You've lived a full and for the most part, a wonderful life. You've written your will, said your goodbyes, made your peace with your enemies, and made love with the love of your life. Now all that's left is for you to have your last meal. What would it be?

Perogies (cottage cheese filled) just the way Grandma makes them, Rempel’s sausage and gravy.  Hell I don’t have to worry about what any of that will do to my system.  The finish it with coffee and roll kuchen (fried pastry) dipped in homemade sour cherry jam.