1. What is your favorite website, and why?
-Pandora. I absolutely love music. All kinds of music. Every day. All day. And of all genres. I can go from Florence + The Machine to VNV Nation to John Williams all in one day. This site makes me happy <3
2. What is your biggest fear, and why?
-The death of a loved one or being alone in life. Why? Because I've lost enough people in my life and am not sure how much heartache one can have in that department.
3. What is your new most favorite drink?
-Granville Island Brewing's Lions Winter Ale . Unfortunately, it's not sold in the states :(
4. What is your favorite newly discovered food?
-There's a Thai place Chase and I recently discovered by our apartment that has this amazing Tom Kha Taohu soup. It's tofu and vegetables in a coconut broth - absurdly delicious.
5. What are you doing for the holidays?
-Christmas Eve I will be baking cupcakes and perhaps some sugar cookies and tiramasu. Then Christmas I'm going to celebrate with Chase, his momma, little brother, older brother, and his girlfriend up in Big Bear. I'm dreaming of a white Christmas <3
6. What have you learned in the last year that you can share?
-I've learned that I abhor mathematics on every level possible. It makes me feel physically and emotionally sick. What a life drainer for this non-numerical girl.
-I've learned that life is nothing I thought it would be...and I'm okay with that. As hard as it all is, I'm feeling more like I see a purpose ahead of me. I've not had that in the past.
7. What are you currently studying or learning about?
-In school I just finished all of my general education classes and will now begin my major classes in Business. I learned more algebra than I hope I ever need to know in life. And learned that I love having a creative outlet in my writing.
-At work, I've been learning more about the products we use in the technologically advanced field of home integration systems. It's a fun learning experience.
-I've also been researching more into how to get the business I work for into volunteering opportunities in the community. This can then lead to the corporate office giving grants and/or scholarships to those who need it. Specifically, I'm interested in an organization I've volunteered a lot at in the past and really hoping to get people interested.
8. What goal, if any, have you reached this year?
-My only real goal this year was to stick to my classes and get straight A's...which has been officially accomplished!
9. Name one or two dreams you have for the next few years?
-I'd like to have my associates degree in business management by this time next year. I still need to meet with a counselor to see if it's feasible, but I believe it will be if I can do it financially.
-Another dream is to get more financially stable. This stems off from getting my associates to hopefully advance me in a career and helping me earn more money.
10. Have you done anything this year that is exciting?
-I visited Canada for the first time! It was so beautiful, even with the non-stop rain.
11. Now let’s really dream: describe your dream home.
-I'd love a mix of cozy and cute, but also techy with cool gadgets and games. A library with a comfortable reading chair would be ideal. Even better if it was a loft with a nice sun window. A kitchen meant for a baker. A fireplace. A wraparound porch with a swing. A laundry room. A game room complete with a pool table, theater system, pc gaming area...
12. What’s the latest goofiest thing you’ve done?
-I was singing Christmas carols while shopping at Target today during lunch. In my defense, I didn't realize I was doing it until a lady smiled at me and said I had a sweet voice. LoL.
13. What’s the most embarrassing thing you’ve done lately?
-See the answer to number 12.
14. Name something that happened in 2011, doesn’t have to be a personal event (could be a world event) that really affected you in some way.
-The 9.1 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that tore apart Japan this past year. Natural disasters are a given every year, but this one had me really scared. It completely shifted the plates below us and I now see earthquakes popping up in areas they've not usually occurred before. Also, a lot of manufacturing companies for large corporations were destroyed or temporarily shut down which had an affect on prices of certain items here in America.
15. Name whatever song is on your mind right now, and why you love it so!
-"Nova" by VNV Nation. This song is breathtakinly beautiful. I recommend listening to it if you haven't. I think my love for this song stemmed from hearing it sung live...it completely transformed the audience. It gave me goosebumps. I had Chase's arms wrapped around me and we swayed back and forth while singing along. It was such an amazing experience. One I will never forget.
16. Best movie you’ve seen lately?
-I recently rented the original Girl With The Dragon Tattoo movie and wow. It held very true to the book and the actors were perfectly casted. I'm interested to see how the Americanized version of the film will play out. I know it's got a lot of hype behind it, but I'd be surprised if it came close to the foreign version.
17. Best t.v. show you’ve seen lately?
-My recent favorites are New Girl and Whitney. I love their quirky personalities and the story line.
18. What do you want to be doing right now instead of sitting at the computer?
-I'd rather be up in the mountains snowboarding.
19. Best place you’ve been lately (could be local)?
-Vancouver, Canada. It rained the whole time, yet took my breath away. The architecture in the downtown district was so different. I wish I had more pictures from the trip.
20. What do you look forward to in the next year?
-Finishing school, growing as a person, seeing where life takes me...
21. Brag time. That’s right. Brag about something, or things, you’ve accomplished that nobody else knows about.
-I won awards in high school for speech and debate and creative writing. I also won an award from my writing class last semester for a unanimous vote for my final piece being the class favorite. The professor asked that I look into the book the school publishes every year of writing pieces.
