Fascinating, I’m sure

Inspired by the “25 Things” meme that was floating around the net of late, as well as the aforementioned questionnaire by Bernard Pivot, my own variation. Or, as I like to think of it, the ultimate in narcissism: an interview with myself!

1. Favorite word: Reinvention
   
2. Least favorite word(s): Religious Right
   
3. Favorite number: 17
   
4. Favorite swear word: Fuck
   
5. Favorite flower: tulip
   
6. Favorite song: Cuts You Up by Peter Murphy
   
7. Blogger I wish I knew personally: Amy Karol, Angry Chicken
   
8. Favorite sound: these days, silence
   
9. Least favorite sound: smoke detectors
   
10. Favorite color: black, no, magenta, no, ahhhhhhhhh........... (sorry, Monty Python reference). Umm, it depends.
    
11. Favorite way to spend time: good friends, good food, good wine.
    
12. Famous people, living or dead, that I’d like to have at a dinner party: Barack Obama, Gertrude Stein, Pablo Picasso, James Lipton, Alice Waters, Leo Lionni, the Dalai Lama, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert
    
13. If I had taken a different path, career(s) I’d like to try: trial lawyer, chef, author, social butterfly
    
14. Something you don’t know about me: After having Anna, I seriously considered becoming a lactation consultant. I am still looking to find the perfect opportunity to combine my strengths and skills with a way of supporting women, preferably globally.
    
15. If heaven exists, what I would like god to say to me at the pearly gates: "Shall we play again?"
    

A big shout out to my buddy and photographer extraordinaire, Duncan Davidson. Thanks, Duncie!