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:: Friday, October 03, 2003 ::

Valerie's (Kyriosity) Interview Questions

Interview Questions for Toni


1) Describe your earring collection -- quantity, styles, etc. (I like earrings, too!)

I have quite a diverse collection, being that some earrings are those I bought for myself at different times of my life when I've liked different styles; and others were given to me as gifts, and I keep them to remember the person. According to the three ice cube trays in front of me, I have a grand total of 28 pairs of earrings. I have categorized them according to post and hanging earrings.

Posts: doves; (wedding present from Bill's mom) silver diamonds with little indentations; (I bought them one evening at the grocery store a long time ago in my single days) gold and silver flowers (a 1998 birthday gift from Bill's mom)

Hanging: dragons (the most recent addition to the family - they're green red and gold and gorgeous and are my favorites!) Gold, wine and plum hoops (Goodwill buy. I love them because wine and plum were my wedding colors) pewter chain with black beads (I wear these with everything when I'm dressed up in black - remember, I'm an OPC Goth. ) Indian Head pennies with black and gold beads ( Another Goodwill buy. These are for my black and tan outfits. One earring says 1898 and the other says 1897) Pewter pianos (given to me by another piano teacher) and gold pianos (given to me by Bill's mom for a Christmas present) Brown, earth colored earrings with stones and spikes. (Pier One Imports Buy over ten years ago. They're really new agey, American Indian, gypsy looking things. They used to have gold tri chem on them in a hieroglyphic style "W" shape, but then it peeled off. (It's a good thing, because a girlfriend of mine kept saying, "Oh, you're wearing your Wienerschnitzel earrings again!"

2) Uh-oh! You've just been sentenced to a month in solitary confinement. The good news is that you get to listen to music while you're in there. The bad news is that you only get to listen to one music CD. The good news is that you get to pick the music CD. The bad news is that it will be played incessantly -- 24 hours a day -- for the entire term of your imprisonment. What do you pick and why? (No home-burned compilations allowed).

I'd say Handel's Messiah, because I should be listening to it that often in order to practice for our performance Dec 7th. However, all things being equal, I'd probably choose Narada's Romance For Piano. It helps me write.

3) Whew! You survived your imprisonment! But you've just found out that the authorities are after you again. (What have you been up to, girl?) Bill has decided to pack the family off to a distant desert island where no one will find you. Who knows how long you'll be there? You've packed everything else and find that you have room for exactly 5 DVDs. Which do you choose and why?

I'd choose Braveheart, The Patriot and Gods and Generals. I need to be inspired to go through the hardships I will encounter. The other two would be comedies to give me some laughs. They are "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" (I like that one because I look a lot like Nia Verdalos. I haven't had any requests for autographs yet, though!) and Miss Congeniality. I love that movie, because of the opening scene where Sandra Bullock's character, Gracie Lou Hart is an undercover
FBI agent in a Russian restaurant studying a Russian Grammar book that I've personally checked out from the library several times. I can relate to that scene... and also the one where she comes home angry, slamming stuff around and kicking and punching a punching bag until she's exhausted. I love how it zooms in on her tired and frustrated face, the first of many foreshadowings of her journey from a tough, hostile exterior to a feminine vulnerable one.

4) Years later, the FBI tracks you down, but there's good news! They're willing to grant you immunity in exchange for your testimony in another case. You agree to the deal. The circumstances are such that you will have to enter the witness protection program after the trial. You have to choose a new name for yourself. Bill says you can choose his new name, too. What names do you pick and why?

Bill: Mr. Gabriel Alexander Davis
Toni: Mrs. Monica Anastasia Davis

I like the names Gabriel and Alexander for men’s names; I like Monica because of St. Augustine’s mother, and I like Anastasia because it’s Russian for “Resurrection.” I chose the surname, “Davis”, because hopefully we’d be able to get extra protection and asylum in the Southern States for claiming direct lineage of Confederate President Jefferson Davis.

Note: Valerie, this question took me the longest to answer. Now do you understand why it took so long to post your questions on my blog?




5) You move into your new house and start work on a garden. While you're digging one day, your shovel hits a box. There's a hundred thousand dollars in it, along with a note saying, "I, Philpot Q. Schnickelfritz, being of sound mind, but also being just a little eccentric, hereby bequeath the money in this box to whomever might find it. Spend it any way you want." How do you spend it?

On a parcel of land so we can build a Southern estate called, “The Gabriel and Monica Davis Manor” and entertain all of our lovely cyberfriends!

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