Interview

[mugglechump]

Urs has asked me some questions and I'm going to answer them right away. There are two reasons for this promptness. The first is so I don't forget; the second is because I've been pretty busy at work today and I need a little break from that.

I'll put it under an LJ cut, so as not to take over everybody's screen.


So, here are the RULES:

1) Leave me a comment saying, "Interview me."
2) I will respond by asking you five questions of a very intimate and creepily personal nature. Or not so creepy/personal.
3) You WILL update your LJ with the answers to the questions.
4) You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the post.
5) When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.

Here are the questions Urs asked me:

1) If you could meet somebody, past or present, famous or not famous, friend or family, who would it be and why?
2) What part of your pregnancy did you enjoy the most?
3) What is your theory as to why people hate?
4) Do you expect people to do as you wish? Is it really bothersome if they don't?
5) What is the 3rd Commandment? No cheating! That hair coming out of the ears and nose thing will happen! ;)

And here are my answers:

1) It would have to be Jesus. No one else in the history of mankind has been the subject of so much speculation and controversy. I think it would be fascinating and humbling to meet Him 'in the flesh'. It would also be really cool to be able to tell people, "I met Jesus. I saw Him perform miracles. He is REAL and He is GOOD and He is ALIVE."

2) The ice cream. I ate lots of ice cream. ;P Seriously, though, I loved feeling Meredith move. There's something really awe inspiring about feeling a life, separate from your own, that you created.

3) I think most people hate because they fear change. They are afraid that something different will take away the comfort and complacency they have grown accustomed to, or will challenge their ideas of what the world should be like.

4) I expect Meredith to do what I ask of her, and I get very frustrated when she doesn't. With other people, it's not so much that I expect them to do something just because I want them to. It's more that I have trouble understanding WHY they don't see that MY WAY is better than their way. It does bother me sometimes, but I recognize that the irritation is more my problem than theirs. I'm working on that, but it's not easy.

5) Oh, Lord. I'm almost guaranteed to get this wrong. I have a hard time listing all the Commandments, much less getting them in proper order. Is it 'Thou shalt not bear false witness'? *cringes, waiting to be corrected by a more knowledgable Christian*

Comments

[heyurs.livejournal.com]

You stated the 9th. The 3rd is Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord the God in vain. I'm still happy!! *bounces* You didn't cheat!! XD! I only stick to order because I taught it that way to my AWANA kids :) Don't think of it as being corrected by a more knowledgeable Christian...just discussing it with a sister in Christ!! WOOT! :D!!

I love your first answer ♥

I hated being pregnant!! *vomits continuously*

Heck, I'm always right!! I'm never wrong and I don't "wish" for anyone to tell me so either! HA! *cackles*

As far as hating...never did it 'til I got married! I have asked God, on a regular, to help me let go of that nightmare ever since I got away from it. I'm much better than I used to be :)

*huggles you* ♥!!

[mugglechump.livejournal.com]

Well, I was tempted to cheat, but I resisted. I dislike being wrong far more than I dislike other people thinking I'm wrong. I just figure they don't know what they're talking about. XD

I had a pretty easy pregnancy. I was very young (16) when I got pregnant, and I was in the best shape I've ever been. So, aside from a month or so of queasiness and the fact that I was over two weeks late giving birth, things went pretty smoothly. I even went rock climbing at ~5 or 6 months. It would probably be very different if I were to have another child at my current age. That's not a very likely scenario, though, so I think I'm safe from the copious vomitting.

I have not, thankfully, been in a situation where I've ended up really hating someone that I had loved. That's an awful position to be in. I'm glad you got out! *squeeze*

[heyurs.livejournal.com]

Thanks, hon!! *squeezes back*

[water-jade.livejournal.com]

Well, I was really just going to tell you that I replied, very confusingly, to your two comments. There was much squeeing involved. And funny spacing. Yay!

But I'll just add, while I'm here, that there was a very powerful episode of West Wing in the first season involving the commandments. The president came in at just the right time and recited the first commandment, something like "I am the Lord thy God, and thou shalt have no other God over me." And it was perfect because the extraordinarily religious people were being very holier-than-thou, and the president is Catholic, and, well, the president.

[mugglechump.livejournal.com]

I saw your replies, they weren't very confusing. I always squee when Cassie responds to my posts. And super SQUEE - only ~ one month until DV17 Pt 2. I will cry if Draco and Ginny don't end up together, because I am a mook.

Religion makes for good drama. Hollywood would have run out of ideas long ago if they didn't have the Bible to work off of. The Bible has many, many sordid tales within it. Very fertile storyground, and a moral to every story.

[water-jade.livejournal.com]

Thinking of that, we would have run out of diversity if it wasn't for interpretations of the Bible. And without diversity, everyone would be the same, and we'd all be Naturally Selected because no one would want to do anything for themselves.

Well, that's a bit extreme, but you understand what I mean. The Bible does cause wars, but that's mostly people who want power and use poor dear God as an excuse. Hmm.. I should expand this, when I can organise myself..

[mugglechump.livejournal.com]

You didn't specifically ask to be interviewed, but I'm going to ask questions anyway. You can answer or not, as you like.

1. If you could not be a photojournalist, what would you choose as a career?

2. If you were a superhero, what special powers would 'Super Jade' possess?

3. What, if anything, is worth dying for?

4. What trait do you most admire in other people?

5. What aspect of yourself are you most critical of?

Thanks!

[water-jade.livejournal.com]

1. That's just not fair. I wanted to bea politician for a while, but I think I'd just choose to be a writer. Silly, I know. But if I think about the things I love.. ah, well.

2. Super Jade! I love it. Well, I'd be able to fly, first of all. And read minds, but only when I wanted to. Gracious, both would be marvelously useful.

3. Oh, there are lots of things... love, of course, comes to mind--the real kind, like that that we have with our families and closest friends.

4. Finally an easy one! I admire the capacity to think, puzzle, and draw conclusions and everything. There's no point in conversation if there's no thought involved!

5. I'm critical of myself when my mum tells me there's something wrong, to put it that way. I value her so much, and it always seems to make sense to me when there's someone else involved. I know self-criticism shouldn't work that way, but she's just really, really good at helping me that way.

[mugglechump.livejournal.com]

Being a writer was my second, and my longest lasting, career ambition. (My first was to be a Candy Cane Maker, but I was only about three then and didn't understand factory work.) It would be wonderful to be able to write something people would still be reading and enjoying a hundred years later. *sigh*

I have to say ick to political office. I'd rather be a pundit - much more freedom of expression.

[water-jade.livejournal.com]

Freedom of expression is a must, so photojournalism it is!

[stellarlyssa.livejournal.com]

Oh, these are always fun. Interview me.

Your thoughts on hate were very interesting. I realize that there can't be any one answer to that question, but I think you hit the nail on the head there.

[stellarlyssa.livejournal.com]

I forgot to mention: I saw you in the Common Room! Squee! I'm so glad you're back!

[mugglechump.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm super excited to have a 'home' again. I'll post questions for you tomorrow. I want to try to come up with good ones, but it's 1 a.m. and my brain isn't cooperating.

[mugglechump.livejournal.com]

Well, it's taken me forever, but here are your interview questions:

1. If you could only have one book to read for the rest of your life, what book would you choose?

2. What do you like best about yourself?

3. What, if anything, is worth killing for?

4. What trait do you have the hardest time tolerating in others?

5. If you were living your ideal life, what would you be doing?

Thanks for letting me interview you!

[stellarlyssa.livejournal.com]

1. Are you serious? You honestly expect me to pick ONE book for the rest of my life? I am the girl who goes through an average of one a day in the summer, you know. Well, you sure know how to challenge me. One book. Okay. *closes eyes, trying not to think of all the other books she's hypothetically leaving behind, and spits it out* PrideandPrejudice. Whew. What an ordeal that was!

2. My sense of humor and my imagination. Between them, they get me through all the difficult times.

3. I don't consider anything to be worth killing for. Mom says that'll change when I have kids. I guess we'll see...

4. I want to say ignorance, but I know that some people can't really help that. So then I want to say uneducated-ness, but again, some people can't help that either. Indifference to learning, perhaps? Utter lack of curiousity? That sort of thing. I just don't understand how, with all the opportunities there are in the world today, some people still don't care.

5. I'd be writing thought-provoking novels and possibly curating an art museum, living in a villa in Tuscany, whose library is known throughout the world, with my tall, dark and handsome hubby, who has an accent of some sort and is passionately in love with me. My friends would all be able to stay with me at any time. I'd have a cat. Or several. And I'd like to be helping unfortunate children around the world, but I'm not sure how. *reads that over* Sheesh. I'm not idealistic at all, am I?

Yay fun questions! I have to put this in mine now, right?

[mugglechump.livejournal.com]

Yay! Good answers. I agree with your mom on number 3. Having children will likely change your opinion on that, if it doesn't change before. My personal list of things worth killing for does extend beyond my daughter. It's not a long list, but there are a fair few things on it.

I know exactly you mean on #4. I know quite a few people that have the attitude 'I know enough'. I can't fathom not wanting to know MORE. There are just too many interesting things in the world to be so easily satisfied.

You are supposed to put it in your journal now, but I won't stalk you or anything if you choose not to.

[mugglechump.livejournal.com]

Does this desire (#5) have anything to do with Under a Tuscan Sun (or was it Sky?)? I have not read the book, but I so wanted to be Diane Lane when I saw the movie.

[stellarlyssa.livejournal.com]

Number five? Well...I'd always wanted to live somewhere in Europe, but I admit that Under the Tuscan Sun rather solidified it for me. I haven't read the book, though I want to. I heard it's a lot different from the movie.

As for the killing one...I just can't imagine killing. Severely incapacitating? Probably. Killing? I just don't think so. But we will see.

I'll put it in my journal first chance I get!