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anoisblue. I'll answer her questions first and then you do the rest.
If you want me to interview you--post a comment that simply says, "Interview me." I'll respond with questions for you to take back to your own journal and answer as a post. Of course, they'll be different for each person since this is an interview and not a general survey. At the bottom of your post, after answering the Interviewer's questions, you ask if anyone wants to be interviewed. So it becomes your turn-- in the comments, you ask them any questions you have for them to take back to their journals and answer. And so it becomes the circle.
Who will play? May I interview you?
1. When you're laying there, getting more done on your tat, do you spend the whole time talking or do you lose yourself in thoughts? In either case, what about?
It's very similar to going to the beauty parlor, really. We spend almost all of our time chatting. I tell him about my life at the lake and my plans to move. He tells me about the cars he's restoring and his kid's sugar gliders. I watch people come in and out of the shop, when I'm decently dressed enough to not be behind a screen. It's all very fun and gossipy. The only time I'm ever really quiet is when he's working on a part of my back that hurts. I'm one of those people who becomes more quiet and still with pain.
2. What do you hope your boys will have learned from you?
I hope my boys will have learned to be free spirits, to have the courage to be who they need to be in spite of what anyone else may think. I hope they will have learned that women are strong and capable, that the earth and sky are touchstones without equal. I hope they will have learned to love.
3. What made you decide on law as a profession?
I went to law school on a whim, actually. What made me stick with it was a really horrible case that I worked on in law school. A woman (who didn't speak English--which is why I dealt with her most of the time...if you can imagine, there were hardly any Spanish-speaking lawyers in L.A.) who was seen as a bother by most of the prosecutors (because she would never follow through after her husband was arrested for beating her) was finally beaten to death. The whole experience made me sick, but it made me see how many people lived without any hope of their lives ever getting better. I realized that it gave me a lot of satisfaction to help people who needed someone to be on their side. I've always hated bullies and I think too many people get bullied--by poverty, by people, by society. I like the idea that I even things up a little bit.
4. Did you consider being a criminal defense attorney, or being any other sort of lawyer?
I was actually an immigration litigator for several years before I became a prosecutor. I also did a lot of legal work for people with HIV/AIDS, both in the U.S. and in Mexico. Criminal defense work is simply not my cup of tea, but I do have a lot of respect for good defense attorneys who do their jobs without intentionally perverting the system. That goes for lawyers in general, though.
5. You speak of your beautiful grandmother as if she were truly a mentor in your life, do you have other mentors?
I've been very lucky to have had many strong people in my life that influenced me greatly. My grandmother, without question, was one of the most important. All of my grandparents had a hand in making me the person I am and I'm so grateful that I knew all of them. My fourth grade teacher was named Mr. Andersen and was the first person to ever tell me I was really, really smart. He had a huge port wine birthmark on half of his face, but he never seemed afraid of anything and he was always laughing. I thought he was the bravest person I'd ever seen. There were so many others: the high school Spanish teacher who made me see what a gift my language ability was, the Chilean law school professor who showed me how a woman in her fifties can be amazing and beautiful and full of grace. Most of all, my friendraindog, who has unfailingly and unflinchingly believed in me and loved me even through the most painful and horrible times of her own troubles. I think that she has taught me more about peace, understanding, and life as a meaningful journey toward a spiritual wholeness than anyone else I've known.
anoisblue. I'll answer her questions first and then you do the rest. If you want me to interview you--post a comment that simply says, "Interview me." I'll respond with questions for you to take back to your own journal and answer as a post. Of course, they'll be different for each person since this is an interview and not a general survey. At the bottom of your post, after answering the Interviewer's questions, you ask if anyone wants to be interviewed. So it becomes your turn-- in the comments, you ask them any questions you have for them to take back to their journals and answer. And so it becomes the circle.
Who will play? May I interview you?
1. When you're laying there, getting more done on your tat, do you spend the whole time talking or do you lose yourself in thoughts? In either case, what about?
It's very similar to going to the beauty parlor, really. We spend almost all of our time chatting. I tell him about my life at the lake and my plans to move. He tells me about the cars he's restoring and his kid's sugar gliders. I watch people come in and out of the shop, when I'm decently dressed enough to not be behind a screen. It's all very fun and gossipy. The only time I'm ever really quiet is when he's working on a part of my back that hurts. I'm one of those people who becomes more quiet and still with pain.
2. What do you hope your boys will have learned from you?
I hope my boys will have learned to be free spirits, to have the courage to be who they need to be in spite of what anyone else may think. I hope they will have learned that women are strong and capable, that the earth and sky are touchstones without equal. I hope they will have learned to love.
3. What made you decide on law as a profession?
I went to law school on a whim, actually. What made me stick with it was a really horrible case that I worked on in law school. A woman (who didn't speak English--which is why I dealt with her most of the time...if you can imagine, there were hardly any Spanish-speaking lawyers in L.A.) who was seen as a bother by most of the prosecutors (because she would never follow through after her husband was arrested for beating her) was finally beaten to death. The whole experience made me sick, but it made me see how many people lived without any hope of their lives ever getting better. I realized that it gave me a lot of satisfaction to help people who needed someone to be on their side. I've always hated bullies and I think too many people get bullied--by poverty, by people, by society. I like the idea that I even things up a little bit.
4. Did you consider being a criminal defense attorney, or being any other sort of lawyer?
I was actually an immigration litigator for several years before I became a prosecutor. I also did a lot of legal work for people with HIV/AIDS, both in the U.S. and in Mexico. Criminal defense work is simply not my cup of tea, but I do have a lot of respect for good defense attorneys who do their jobs without intentionally perverting the system. That goes for lawyers in general, though.
5. You speak of your beautiful grandmother as if she were truly a mentor in your life, do you have other mentors?
I've been very lucky to have had many strong people in my life that influenced me greatly. My grandmother, without question, was one of the most important. All of my grandparents had a hand in making me the person I am and I'm so grateful that I knew all of them. My fourth grade teacher was named Mr. Andersen and was the first person to ever tell me I was really, really smart. He had a huge port wine birthmark on half of his face, but he never seemed afraid of anything and he was always laughing. I thought he was the bravest person I'd ever seen. There were so many others: the high school Spanish teacher who made me see what a gift my language ability was, the Chilean law school professor who showed me how a woman in her fifties can be amazing and beautiful and full of grace. Most of all, my friend
raindog, who has unfailingly and unflinchingly believed in me and loved me even through the most painful and horrible times of her own troubles. I think that she has taught me more about peace, understanding, and life as a meaningful journey toward a spiritual wholeness than anyone else I've known.
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btw, you're only the neatest person, ever.
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interview me, too!
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Ok, here's my questions.
1. What was it that finally made you decide to live clean & sober? Was it a single thing or many?
2. What is your favorite memory from childhood?
3. What is the one single greatest misconception people have about you?
4. Do you ever want to have children?
5. What is it that comforts you most when you're feeling down?
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please do interview me!!
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1. What was your first reaction when you found out you were going to be a dad?
2. What's the worst job you ever had?
3. Is it true what they say about groupies?
4. Do you ever feel like you're too old for all this shit?
5. Describe the three most important things/people who've shaped your life.
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:D
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1. How do you feel about death now as opposed to a few years ago?
2. Who is the person to whom you most regret not saying something and what would you have said?
3. What is it about Texas that you love the most? What is it about Texas that you hate the most?
4. Do you think you are beautiful?
5. What surprises you the most about your life these days?
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2. What's your favorite time of year and why?
3. How did you meet your husband?
4. What's the meanest thing you ever did?
5. What sort of talent do you have that not many people know about?
Back at cha............
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1. How did you end up raising your kids on your own?
2. What's the weirdest thing that ever happened to you?
3. What is one of your favorite things to do for yourself?
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? Why?
5. What is it about your life that you are most ashamed of? And most proud of?
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1. How does being blonde feel different from being a redhead?
2. What tattoos do you have and what, if any, is their significance?
3. What's the most heroic thing you've ever done?
4. Do you have a favorite poem? If so, what is it and why do you like it?
5. What is your least favorite food?
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Please interview me.
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Here ya go:
1. What exactly is bodywork and how did you get into doing it?
2. Have you ever had long hair?
3. Do you believe in ghosts?
4. What is it about yourself that makes you feel powerful?
5. What have you ever read that had the most impact on the person you are now?
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2. You can change one thing, anything. What is it?
3. Does joy outweigh regret?
4. What is it that no one would guess from looking at you?
5. Name your favorite single hour of the day and tell me what you do in it.
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2. What's the biggest fear that you've overcome? What's your biggest fear that you still haven't overcome?
3. Which two of your five senses would you most easily do without?
4. Was there a point in your life where the choice you made dramatically affected the future for you?
5. What's one thing you'd love to get away with?
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i love your answers. i love the way you write.
tengo una preguntilla, ¿Crees en Dios? como persona fÃsca o como espÃritu? ; estoy segura que tienes
una respuesta interesante. :]
i wanna play but in spanish , sÃ? plis. :b
*hugs*
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Y tus preguntas:
1. DÃme una historia de la persona más interesante de tu familia (vivo o muerto).
2. ¿Qué es lo mejor de México para ti? ¿Y lo peor?
3. ¿Qué es lo más bonito que has aprendido de otra persona?
4. ¿Bailas?
5. Si pudieras cambiar dos cosas en tu vida, ¿qué cambiarÃas?
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2. Are you left-handed?
3. How did you meet the glorious
4. How is it that you ended up having to take two bar exams?
5. What is something that has really hurt your feelings that would have surprised someone to know it did?
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2. What is it that you love about art the most? What is it that you hate about it the most?
3. Describe the best day you can remember.
4. What scares you?
5. What's the bravest thing you've ever done?
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This sounds fun and insightful. Sign me up for a set of interview questions?
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2. Where did you grow up? What do you remember most about it?
3. What is something you're passionate about?
4. Do you like to sing?
5. Is there something that you wish you'd learned how to do that you will never be able to do now?
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2. Do you want more children?
3. Best day. When, where, and why?
4. Worst day. Same stuff.
5. Tell me about someone who made a lasting impression on you without meaning to.
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1. Are you from Oklahoma? Do you consider it to be the South, the Southwest, or the Midwest?
2. Do they still have the strange and fascinating concept of near-beer up there?
3. What is it that you like most about electronica? Do you think it is the classical music of our time, or something different?
4. What do you think the biggest difference is between men and women?
5. If you could live anywhere you wanted, on the condition that you'd have to stay there for five years and you couldn't have any contact with a single person from your life beforehand, would you do it?
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1. Would you ever move away from NZ?
2. If you could have your own winery, what wines would you produce?
3. What has been the best year of your life so far?
4. How did you get interested in running?
5. What's the most important lesson you've learned?
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I am blown away by the profundity of your questions. And what serendipity: I just added you to my friends list on recommendation from Chad (ElmoFromOK) and this is the very first post that I have ever read of yours. It has to be the highest quality post that I have EVER read. Thank you. And mucho gusto~
I am curious about you so I will need to read to learn more about You. I am especially interested in your experience in Mexico...? I also worked with people living with HIV and AIDS doing counseling for the five years before I came to Nicaragua. I am very much looking forward to getting to know your story.
Interview me, por favor~
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1. How is it that you ended up in Nicaragua?
2. Is what you're doing now something that you ever thought you'd be doing?
3. If you hadn't taken the path you're on now, where do you think you'd be and what would you be doing?
4. What is your favorite junk food?
5. How do you feel about funerals?
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1. What is it that you really appreciate about your family?
2. When did you become vegan and why?
3. Do you have any annoying habits?
4. Who is the person you've met who left you absolutely stunned and awed in a good way? In a bad way?
5. What's the most important room in a house for you?
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1. How did you get into doing voice work?
2. What's the biggest difference for you between northern and southern California? What do you like best and least about each?
3. Do people ever bother you to read their screenplays and such since they know what you do for a living?
4. Who is your favorite writer and why?
5. How do you think being a cancer survivor has changed you most?
Moving questions!
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1. Do you ever regret not having had children when you were younger?
2. What talent do you not have that you wish you did?
3. When you go to bed at night, what's the last thing you think about?
4. If your animals could talk, what do you think they would say about you?
5. What do fireflies make you think about?
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2. Describe your two favourite daytime weather scenarios (temp, wind, vis, sunrise/set, etc)?
3. If you were working with or for one of your favourite historical figures, what would be your job description?
4. Name the first five different species of life you can see from where you're sitting at the moment.
5. What do you know you do not know about a place you would like to visit?