Five Questions...

So, because I have a friend who actually listens when I talk, and because the stuff she listens to is sometimes revealing, she has managed to put together five interview questions for me that are...I mean, talk about smushing all the relevant things in to one little e-mail. Damn, she's good! So without further addddooooo.....

The Five Question E-mail:

1. If you were able to know in advance that you were going to be stranded on a deserted island for an indeterminate period of time, what 3 foods and what 3 other items would you have to have with you, assuming that you would have an adequate supply of these items for the duration?

**Three food items that I would take with me, assuming that I had an unlimited supply? Hmmmmmmm. Water, for certain. Seasoning, ‘cause even gila monsters can taste good if you have the right seasoning. And, of course, Caesar-flavored Snap Pea Crisps.
Now, for the three non-food items…Girlie time stuff (and read here that this should include toilet paper), because a leaf just ain’t doing the job, one of those electronic readers with all of my books downloaded in it, and my iPod with unlimited battery power. Take that, stupid island!

2. What is your most favorite book ever and why?

**It is so hard to choose a favorite book. I love them all in different ways. If I am forced to pick just one, I would have to say The Phantom Tollbooth, by Norton Juster. I have read and re-read and re-read it so many times that the cover is coming off. My grandmother gave it to me (my mom’s mom) and the story of Milo is so timeless. Whenever I feel like ignoring the beautiful, this book brings me back. Plus the characters are funny enough for kids, but have an underlying tone of adult to them. It is a societal commentary and a life lesson too. I love it.

3. If you could have wild monkey sex with Colin Ferrell (a totally not gay Colin Ferrell) for an entire weekend OR spend an hour with the Dalai Lama, which would you choose and why?

**I am gonna have to go with the Dalai Lama because Colin Farrell could have the hepa-herpa-gona-syphl-AIDS, but ask me about Alexander Skarsgard and we’ll have to talk again…(You are just gonna have to Google him.) If I spent an hour with the Dalai Lama, and somehow managed to become a better person, it would definately make me more attractive (spiritually speaking), so I could, ostensibly, have more than JUST Colin Farrell. It works on many levels.

4. Enlightenment or unlimited wealth?

**I don't take this question lightly, because it makes me uncomfortable, which means that it must mean something bigger. Enlightenment...the ultimate goal, or otherwise, what are we doing here? Unlimited wealth...the goal of our society and a personal goal that makes my little heart go pitter patter. If I had unlimited wealth, would I be able to let go of the worries that keep me from letting go of all the things that I NEED to let go of so that I can acheive enlightenment? If I was enlightened, would I need unlimited wealth, or would everything seem so far below that, that money and its delightful outcomes would be irrelevant? Ultimately, I guess that I just want to be happy. So if having money makes that happen, then great, but I have never had enough money to check that theory. But, I know for sure that the process of seeking enlightenment has changed me and has, on many occasions, made me happy, so the simple answer is enlightenment based on the idiot principle of happiness.

5. What is the one thing that you don't want to miss out on doing before the end of this life?
**Having someone love me and loving them back. That's all.