I answered in my journal, but here are my answers:
Where did you grow up and do you miss it?
Here, there and everywhere? Texas, New Mexico, and Idaho, mostly small towns (smallest was 100 souls on a good day.) I am the country mouse in so many ways. Do I miss it? I miss my West Texas twang, believe it or not. (See here for a good example of how I sounded as a child.) I miss living somewhere that isn't so freaking white. But, there are reasons I chose to raise my children in a city and not a small town. I do not miss the lack of options, the conservative cultures, the patriarchy. I miss my grandmother's generation, those genteel Southern ladies. But I like being from Cascadia.
2. Which are your 3 favourite words in the dictionary and why?
Only three? Words will often strike me as "odd," and I will mull them over for a while, but these are the first three that come to mind today.
a. sobriquet. It's such an awesome word, and it basically means...nickname. b. perambulate. Again, an awesome word that means something very basic. c. pusillanimous. Another awesome word that's a great insult that has nothing to do with pussies.
3. What's a vegetarian dish that you really like?
My friend once made this awesome cornbread polenta lasagna? I do like smoked tempeh, I guess? Yeah, so not a vegetarian. More a paleo person.
4. What do you do when you have a misunderstanding with your friend?
Back off for a while and hope it goes away. Try to understand their point of view, and hope they return?
5. What do you daydream about?
Travel to different times and places. Books I'm reading. Living somewhere other than where I live. Lots of things, all the time.
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Where did you grow up and do you miss it?
Here, there and everywhere? Texas, New Mexico, and Idaho, mostly small towns (smallest was 100 souls on a good day.) I am the country mouse in so many ways. Do I miss it? I miss my West Texas twang, believe it or not. (See here for a good example of how I sounded as a child.) I miss living somewhere that isn't so freaking white. But, there are reasons I chose to raise my children in a city and not a small town. I do not miss the lack of options, the conservative cultures, the patriarchy. I miss my grandmother's generation, those genteel Southern ladies. But I like being from Cascadia.
2. Which are your 3 favourite words in the dictionary and why?
Only three? Words will often strike me as "odd," and I will mull them over for a while, but these are the first three that come to mind today.
a. sobriquet. It's such an awesome word, and it basically means...nickname.
b. perambulate. Again, an awesome word that means something very basic.
c. pusillanimous. Another awesome word that's a great insult that has nothing to do with pussies.
3. What's a vegetarian dish that you really like?
My friend once made this awesome cornbread polenta lasagna? I do like smoked tempeh, I guess? Yeah, so not a vegetarian. More a paleo person.
4. What do you do when you have a misunderstanding with your friend?
Back off for a while and hope it goes away. Try to understand their point of view, and hope they return?
5. What do you daydream about?
Travel to different times and places. Books I'm reading. Living somewhere other than where I live. Lots of things, all the time.