Interview with Myself

WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST FEAR? 
That my depression will keep me from being my best self

WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT STATE OF MIND?
Alternately Flat and Stressed

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE OCCUPATION?(WAY OF SPENDING TIME)
Curled up after a hot shower in bed reading a good book with good chocolate

WHAT HISTORICAL FIGURE DO YOU MOST IDENTIFY WITH?
Georgia O'Keeffe, a true artist who lived solitary in the desert and defied conventions

WHICH LIVING PERSON DO YOU MOST ADMIRE?
Lady Gaga. She is a persona larger than life, who lives and breathes awareness, symbolism, art and chaos.

WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE FICTIONAL HERO?
La Belle Dame Sans Merci

WHO ARE YOUR REAL-LIFE HEROES?
My sister, she is tall, exotic, at times soft, other times arrogant. She always speaks her mind, doesn't really care about other people think, and I treasure my relationship with her, even if she is a bitch sometimes.

WHAT IS YOUR MOST TREASURED POSSESSION?
My books

WHEN AND WHERE WERE YOU HAPPIEST?
When I take my son to an art gallery, and he wants to go to the kids section and make things

WHAT IS YOUR MOST OBVIOUS CHARACTERISTIC?
I am extremely emotive, I seem to feel things harder than most people

WHAT IS THE TRAIT YOU MOST DEPLORE (HATE) IN YOURSELF? 
I have very little emotional control, and the fact I can't take rejection in any form.

WHAT IS THE TRAIT YOU MOST DEPLORE IN OTHERS?
I hate it when people are close minded and can't see the world clearly. The world is full of many shades of grey, not just Black and White

WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST EXTRAVAGANCE? 
Loose leaf tea. Good Chocolate. Corsets.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE JOURNEY?
The one I have yet to take to Paris

WHAT DO YOU MOST DISLIKE ABOUT YOUR APPEARANCE?
My nose has a weird bump. My boobs are huge (and saggy) My belly has a line where the muscles kind of grew apart when I was pregnant, and it never has quite gone back the way it was. Some days I love these flaws and work with them, they make me who I am. Other days I am extremely insecure about them.

WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER THE MOST OVER-RATED VIRTUE?
Unselfishness. I once lived my life only to make others happy. All it did was make me miserable.

ON WHAT OCCASION DO YOU LIE?
There is truth and lies in every aspect of life, My biggest lie is the persona and mask I put on when I walk out into the world. But everybody does it. If I didn't, if I showed myself truly, the vulnerability would be exploited.

WHICH WORDS OR PHRASES DO YOU MOST OVER-USE?
You know?

IF YOU COULD CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT YOURSELF, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
I would not have Depression. People underestimate the power in which it can take over every minute of every day and deprive me of colour, joy and motivation.

WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER YOUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT?
My son.

WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO LIVE?
In a small Queenslander on some land in the bush, but still close to shops and the city. I would love to own some weird animals, a llama, a deer...

WHAT IS THE QUALITY YOU MOST ADMIRE IN A MAN?
Sincerity.

WHAT IS THE QUALITY YOU MOST ADMIRE IN A WOMAN?
Positivity.

WHAT IS IT YOU MOST DISLIKE?
Anger and Rejection

WHAT DO YOU VALUE MOST IN YOUR FRIENDS? 
I have very few close friends, because I am waiting for a friend who can handle my intensity.

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO DIE?
In my sleep.

IF YOU WERE TO DIE AND COME BACK AS A PERSON OR AN ANIMAL, WHAT DO YOU THINK IT WOULD BE?
A jaguar.

IF YOU COULD CHOOSE AN OBJECT TO COME BACK AS, WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE? 
A sculpture

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO (WORDS YOU LIVE BY OR THAT MEAN A LOT TO YOU)?
Kia Kaha. Maori for 'Be Strong'

WHO HAS BEEN THE GREATEST INFLUENCE ON YOU?
My son