What's your favorite holiday ...
Song?
Christmas Carol--"What Child Is This?"
Pop nonsense--Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" or Nsync's "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays" (I know. I'm a nerd.)
Movie or TV special?
It's a Wonderful Life
Memory?
Any time my family gets together, but most recently, last year's Christmas Eve celebration. We went to my aunt and uncle's house, and even with stress and stupid old school drama, they made me laugh, sing, and love being there. They made my loneliness and anger disappear. I think my heart grew a few sizes that day.
Baked good or desert?
CANOLI
Each year, what's the one moment that lets you know it's officially the holiday season?
When I see friends and family that I don't get to see during the year. Everybody comes home and everybody gets together and we stay true to our traditions...and I couldn't be happier to have them all in my life. Cheese. I know. But I love cheese.
Showing posts with label The Friday Five. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Friday Five. Show all posts
Saturday, November 08, 2008
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Friday Five: Can't Live Without
This week's questions are brought to you courtesy of an anonymous reader, the letter F, and the number 5...
What is the one most important thing by your side right now?
The Connecticut Writing Project's Summer Invitational Institute application.
Why is it so important?
This could be a WONDERFUL program for me to participate in--not only for me as a teacher, but as a writer, too!
Can you live without it?
Probably. I have so far. But I think that would be a silly settlement, to just do what I've always done, the way I've always done it. What excitement or growth is there in that?
What is the one thing you can't live without?
Materialistic thing--my wheels.
Non-materialistic thing--truth, beauty, and love. Ok, so it's three things. But I would argue they are intrinsically linked.
Who is the one person you can't live without?
I'd like to have this ONE person in my life that makes me or breaks me, but to be honest there are far too many people that are irreplaceable to me. I suppose if I were to narrow it down to JUST ONE, it would have to be me. If I lose the reflection of me in that shifty mirror of self, my life goes into flux. I've seen it happen more than once. But I am slowly becoming more and more self-aware, the outlines of my reflection are becoming more solid, and as a result, my life is starting to make sense. So...that girl, that woman, that person...it is SHE that I can't live without.
What is the one most important thing by your side right now?
The Connecticut Writing Project's Summer Invitational Institute application.
Why is it so important?
This could be a WONDERFUL program for me to participate in--not only for me as a teacher, but as a writer, too!
Can you live without it?
Probably. I have so far. But I think that would be a silly settlement, to just do what I've always done, the way I've always done it. What excitement or growth is there in that?
What is the one thing you can't live without?
Materialistic thing--my wheels.
Non-materialistic thing--truth, beauty, and love. Ok, so it's three things. But I would argue they are intrinsically linked.
Who is the one person you can't live without?
I'd like to have this ONE person in my life that makes me or breaks me, but to be honest there are far too many people that are irreplaceable to me. I suppose if I were to narrow it down to JUST ONE, it would have to be me. If I lose the reflection of me in that shifty mirror of self, my life goes into flux. I've seen it happen more than once. But I am slowly becoming more and more self-aware, the outlines of my reflection are becoming more solid, and as a result, my life is starting to make sense. So...that girl, that woman, that person...it is SHE that I can't live without.
Friday, September 12, 2008
The Friday Five: Morbid Questions We All Think About
1. If you were to die today, what would your last words be?
I have been blessed.
2. What would you want your epitaph to say?
She loved, she laughed, she lived, and you can visit her anytime, dancing barefoot in a summer rain shower.
3. What song would you want played at your funeral?
"Imagine" by John Lennon. Or "Here Comes the Sun" by The Beatles. Or "Beautiful" by India Arie.
4. In lieu of flowers, what should loved ones do in your honor?
Go on a trip together. Or donate to the unsticking mentioned in #5.
5. What unfinished business would you wrap up?
Make things that have been stuck in the middle unstuck...right now.
I have been blessed.
2. What would you want your epitaph to say?
She loved, she laughed, she lived, and you can visit her anytime, dancing barefoot in a summer rain shower.
3. What song would you want played at your funeral?
"Imagine" by John Lennon. Or "Here Comes the Sun" by The Beatles. Or "Beautiful" by India Arie.
4. In lieu of flowers, what should loved ones do in your honor?
Go on a trip together. Or donate to the unsticking mentioned in #5.
5. What unfinished business would you wrap up?
Make things that have been stuck in the middle unstuck...right now.
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