•1.        Who is your favorite musical artist (post a YouTube Video)?

Absolute favorites...Tracy Chapman and Ani Difranco!

OOPS:  Forgot to save as a draft to add the video and I don't know how to do it after I have already posted.  So until I figure it out...you can click on the link to take you to the youtube video.

But currently enjoying  Brett Dennon, Citizen Cope, and Ingrid Michaelson,

•2.       Who is your favorite artist? (Post a photo)

Abstract expressionist Mark Rothko.  I have always been a fan of his color field series.  I saw his work in person at the Tate museum in London and it is energizing.

•3.       Who is your favorite blogger?

I don't have one...honestly...I can tell you who is on my subscription list though:

Jessica Horton, Ardell Dellaloggia, Leslie Bloss, Deborah Burns, Jonathon Washburn, Bob Stewart, AR's official blog, and Brad Carroll.

•4.       If you could meet anyone (dead or alive) who would it be and what is the most interesting thing about them?

I originally wrote down the profound name of "God" and then went on to explain some of my beliefs, but upon proofreading this post, I decided to delete my answer in fear of getting into a religious discussion or DEBATE, as often happens here on AR.  We all know that your god might not be my god and vice versa...therefore I decided to leave my religious beliefs off of this thread.  Perhaps another day when I am feeling more adventorous...

•5.       What did you want to be when you grew up?

Funny thing, growing up I wanted to be a veterinarian...but as an adult...I am not a huge fan of pets.  I love animals and all of their greatness.  I just went to the zoo this past week and was reminded of how AMAZING creatures are.  However, when it comes to pets...I can do without.  I am just not one of those dog or cat lovers.  Please don't be offended.  I like your cat or dog, I just don't need to have one of my own.  So I find it quite ironic that growing up I wanted to be a vet. 

 Then in high school I decided I was going to be a lawyer.  While working as a nanny one summer, I watched too much television during the child's naptime.  I was force-fed the OJ Simpson story as many of Americans were.  At the end of that long summer when OJ got away with murder, I was SO FURIOUS.  I could not believe there were lawyers out there defending someone who was obviously guilty. I mean we ALL watched that police chase of the white Bronco, driven by OJ, why was he running if he didn't do it????  These lawyers defended him fo fame and to pad their wallet.  I decided that job just wasn't for me and decided to go to school to be a teacher (yes, you always hear that teachers make great real estate agents). 

•6.       What is the most interesting piece of trivia you know?

I am the worst at being able to remember trivia or jokes on the spot.  If you asked me to tell you a joke, I probably couldn't...Oh except for the one dirty joke I forced myself to remember because I always hated when people said "You can't even remember one joke!!"  Sorry, some great piece of trivia will probably hit me some time after I post this BLOG.  If so, I will try to come back and edit it in.

•7.       If you could live in any point of history, what would it be and why?

I would want to go back to a time where there were no electronics...computers (I spend too much time on them), televisions, telephones, etc., no mass productions of any kind.  I would want to have the opportunity to live solely from the land, harvesting and hunting for my own food...really getting in touch with nature and the struggles that came all of these conveniences.  I see in our daily lives, how much waste we make, how much we consume...and we almost never feel full or satisfied.  I often dream about what it would be like to have it all taken away.  Would I stop to smell the flowers more often...You BETCHA...would I appreciate each bite I put in my mouth....You BETCHA...would I use my imagination more often...You BETCHA...would I stop and just do nothing...You BETCHA...

•8.       What is the most interesting job you have ever held?

I have done some pretty interesting jobs in my day from paper routes as a child, to pruning peach trees in the orchards, to being the secretary of the police department in the very small town of Soap Lake, WA where I went to middle and high school, as well as being a nanny, a bartender, a cocktail server, a coffee shop owner, and more...but probably the most interesting was teaching Third Grade in an Elementary School in Puerta Vallarta, Mexico.  I lived down there a couple of times in my twenties and after graduating from CWU with a teaching degree (I majored in Art as well) I decided it would be a great place to experience my first classroom.  It was such a joy working with those children.  They were really pushed hard.  They endured an entire Spanish curriculum in ½ a day and then an English curriculum with me for the second half.  I had 48 students (24 in the morning, 24 in the afternoon).  I ended up leaving Mexico due to my first major heartbreak.  I only wish now that I could have found the strength to stay for my students but I needed to come back to the states to be with family.  I still think about that class often.

SO NOW I GET TO TAG 8 OF YOU FINE FOLKS...

Leslie Bloss

Kate Pedersen

Deborah Burns

Teresa Berry

Irena Fernandez

Timothy Lee

Danielle Blue

Jeremy Keener