All about me, Part II!
Here we go...thanks jayd_aradia for such awesome questions!
1) I know that you have a passion for music and that you're taking it in school - is it something that you're hoping to incorporate in your life and career or is it just going to be a hobby?
A bit of column A, a bit of column B...lol. I have a minor in music now, so I'm pretty deep into it at this point and I can't see it ever *not* being a part of my life. It's tricky right now though. I used to be passionate about music in the way that I couldn't stop playing and practicing and I wanted to play gigs and teach and so on and so forth. I don't feel as passionate about it at the moment, and I've plateaued for so long that I feel kind of insecure about some things. I can still perform. I have played paying gigs, including weddings with gnavitas and solo engagements in restaurants, and I'm doing a whole course in the summer that lets me go out on my own and book gigs and such (and get school credit for doing it). But I don't know how much of a focal point the actual gigging will be in my life. I have taught piano, and I intend to teach again someday, but again, I don't know how intensely I'll pursue it.
Long story short, it'll always be a part of my life. I love it, but, by not changing in big tangible ways for so long, music is changing for me. It will always be a hobby and it will likely to some extent be much more than that (ie. semiprofessional) but only time will tell how much so.
2) What is your favourite book and why?
ONE book? Are you crazy? It would be something by Guy Gavriel Kay more than likely. Fionavar or Lions of Al Rassan. But I couldn't pick one over the other, and there are so many other books that I love that simply can't be compared side to side with other books. To me a book is good when it has something special that makes it completely and utterly unique compared to other books. Illusions by Richard Bach also makes the short list, especially if you judge a book by how many times I've read it. Utterly fantastic and philisophical and let's be honest, I like things that make you think.
3) (For the Dumbledore quote) If you had the chance to be any character in Harry Potter, who would it be and why?
Awesome question. Probably Hermione. Why? Because she doesn't have the spotlight in the way that Harry Potter does, she's brilliant and stubborn and strong, and while she gets to meet all these amazing people and be at the center of everything that's happening, she's there because she's decided to be there and not because she was thrust into it against her will. I have respect for that.
4) If you won the lottery tomorrow, what would be the first thing that you did?
I would book several vacations with my friends and family. I'd take several people with me to each place I decided to go, and those places would include Peru and Japan/Okinawa and Africa and France and Italy. Just to name a few. After that I would finish my degree because at this point it feels stupid not to, and I'd pursue karate, writing and music full time, while investing my money so I didn't have to work seriously beyond that ever again. Depending on the size of the lottery I would also share my winnings with charity and friends and family. Family would get a specific cash allotment, while friends would get specific things they needed, such as vehicles or downpayments on buildings or other such things. Again though, the amount shared depends on the amount won. And I would potentially have to murder people that came begging and sobbing for me to give them bits of my good fortune.
5) Childhood Memories! What was your favourite activity - skipping? marbles? pogs? anything.
Wow, I never would have expected this to be a hard question. Even as a kid I was pretty all over the place. Some things never change I guess. As such I can't honestly pick one thing over another. I loved music back then and played piano every single day. I also loved drawing, I drew like crazy. I played with barbies when I was younger, but grew out of that eventually, and then played with sand creatures and then beanie babies. I also once wrote a story which I no longer have, called the Curse of the Golden Apple. I would have been ten years old or so, and it was several pages long and I had epic plans for it. Also near the top of the list of good memories would be going down to the river with my grandfather. I used to know all the shallow and deep spots of the river, and how to find crayfish and catfish and other such creatures and how to pick them up without getting hurt. We used nets and waded around on hot summer days. Those are really fond memories.
1) I know that you have a passion for music and that you're taking it in school - is it something that you're hoping to incorporate in your life and career or is it just going to be a hobby?
A bit of column A, a bit of column B...lol. I have a minor in music now, so I'm pretty deep into it at this point and I can't see it ever *not* being a part of my life. It's tricky right now though. I used to be passionate about music in the way that I couldn't stop playing and practicing and I wanted to play gigs and teach and so on and so forth. I don't feel as passionate about it at the moment, and I've plateaued for so long that I feel kind of insecure about some things. I can still perform. I have played paying gigs, including weddings with gnavitas and solo engagements in restaurants, and I'm doing a whole course in the summer that lets me go out on my own and book gigs and such (and get school credit for doing it). But I don't know how much of a focal point the actual gigging will be in my life. I have taught piano, and I intend to teach again someday, but again, I don't know how intensely I'll pursue it.
Long story short, it'll always be a part of my life. I love it, but, by not changing in big tangible ways for so long, music is changing for me. It will always be a hobby and it will likely to some extent be much more than that (ie. semiprofessional) but only time will tell how much so.
2) What is your favourite book and why?
ONE book? Are you crazy? It would be something by Guy Gavriel Kay more than likely. Fionavar or Lions of Al Rassan. But I couldn't pick one over the other, and there are so many other books that I love that simply can't be compared side to side with other books. To me a book is good when it has something special that makes it completely and utterly unique compared to other books. Illusions by Richard Bach also makes the short list, especially if you judge a book by how many times I've read it. Utterly fantastic and philisophical and let's be honest, I like things that make you think.
3) (For the Dumbledore quote) If you had the chance to be any character in Harry Potter, who would it be and why?
Awesome question. Probably Hermione. Why? Because she doesn't have the spotlight in the way that Harry Potter does, she's brilliant and stubborn and strong, and while she gets to meet all these amazing people and be at the center of everything that's happening, she's there because she's decided to be there and not because she was thrust into it against her will. I have respect for that.
4) If you won the lottery tomorrow, what would be the first thing that you did?
I would book several vacations with my friends and family. I'd take several people with me to each place I decided to go, and those places would include Peru and Japan/Okinawa and Africa and France and Italy. Just to name a few. After that I would finish my degree because at this point it feels stupid not to, and I'd pursue karate, writing and music full time, while investing my money so I didn't have to work seriously beyond that ever again. Depending on the size of the lottery I would also share my winnings with charity and friends and family. Family would get a specific cash allotment, while friends would get specific things they needed, such as vehicles or downpayments on buildings or other such things. Again though, the amount shared depends on the amount won. And I would potentially have to murder people that came begging and sobbing for me to give them bits of my good fortune.
5) Childhood Memories! What was your favourite activity - skipping? marbles? pogs? anything.
Wow, I never would have expected this to be a hard question. Even as a kid I was pretty all over the place. Some things never change I guess. As such I can't honestly pick one thing over another. I loved music back then and played piano every single day. I also loved drawing, I drew like crazy. I played with barbies when I was younger, but grew out of that eventually, and then played with sand creatures and then beanie babies. I also once wrote a story which I no longer have, called the Curse of the Golden Apple. I would have been ten years old or so, and it was several pages long and I had epic plans for it. Also near the top of the list of good memories would be going down to the river with my grandfather. I used to know all the shallow and deep spots of the river, and how to find crayfish and catfish and other such creatures and how to pick them up without getting hurt. We used nets and waded around on hot summer days. Those are really fond memories.