Discuss.
1.) If you could pull yourself aside when you were 8 years old and impart one piece of wisdom, what would it be?
2.) Describe a relative of yours and/or someone close to you who you find inspiring.
3.) Tell me about a book that you've read over and over again.
4.) What are you going to do when spring is really here? (ie. leaves on the trees)
posted by Ryan @ 11:56 a.m.
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1. I would tell that little girl that it's going to be a very rough ride for a while, but that she's going to turn out just fine in the end.
2. I wouldn't describe any of my relatives as "inspiring". My husband's former step-mom is someone whom I totally respect and often felt I'd like to be like one day.
3. Cloudstreet, but Tim Winton. This is probably my favourite book and my copy is dog-eared and worn after having it 7 years. It takes place in Western Australia and is about 2 families that move into a big house together. Winton is an absolutely amazing writer; I don't think there's anyone out there right now who can write prose the way he does. I literally drown in this book every time I read it, and the end still chokes me up to this day.
4. If spring ever gets here...hm...not sure...Well, I'll be hoping it lasts longer than 3 weeks, for one thing. I'll also be BBQing more often.
1) Don't eat the "turkey-bacon" sandwich. EVER!
2) I inherited my name from my grandfather whom I have the utmost respect for. He's very intellegent, he worked hard and has lived an incredible life. I plan to be just as incredible.
3) I must have read Huck Finn 5 or six times... and I think only one of those times was in school. It's a great book.
4) It already is "here"... but then again "here" is Busan and they don't really get winter "here". :P
Damn you Wandering Coyote... you beat me to the draw!
1)I turned 8 in November of 1989, so that means that I was living in Richmond Hill. But before Corky was put to sleep and before I started the Gifted program at Crosby. I guess I'd say something along the lines of, "There's a lot of work ahead of you, but don't forget to throw in a few things every once in awhile that you want to do just because you want to. Also, the building of tons of walls won't get you anywhere."
2)Mark. He's such an extremely talented person, and he constantly surprises me. I really wish I had achieved as much as he has (probably in different areas, of course), and that I had even a tiny bit of his patience. He really is like an older brother to me, and his constant faith in me really takes me aback. I'm not sure what exactly he sees sometimes, but he's such a stable presence in my life right now - and perhaps just the fact that he won't give up on me is in itself inspiring. (Oh, wow. That was a bit corny.)
3) Oooo.... this is a tough one. Now I have to think of all the books I've had and which ones I've read over and over again.... hmmm.... I'll come back to this one.
Okay. I'm back. Let's pick "Winter Rose" by Patricia A. McKillip. Absolutely spellbinding. I lose track of time whenever I'm reading one of her books; they really draw you in.
4) Depending on when that is - either still looking for a new place to live in Kingston that's closer to West Campus, looking for a part-time job, still scanning all my GW pics so that GW has a photo archive....
Channing,
Oooh, that was close.
Better luck next time.
1. I would give that little guy a very detailed lesson on how to tell when girls are interested in him. I was freakin' clueless until, oh, first year university or so. (Not that I have any right to complain, given my current happily-committed situation.)
2. My grandmother. She's 83, and the last time I saw her, she had an axe in her hand, splitting wood for the fire my uncle was using the make maple syrup. That woman's amazing.
3. Your Money or Your Life, by Joe Domingez and Vicki Robin. A very interesting book that draws a roadmap towards financial independence using frugality and sustainable living. I must've read it a dozen times.
4. I want to kayak again. Well, what I really want to do is float in a tube and smoke a cigar, but considering the ice hasn't all melted yet, I'm going to start with something more realistic.
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