I know how to answer questions from Alyssa...
1. If you could learn to play any musical instrument from any period of history, what would it be and why?
Well, my guitar is a 1966 Kay Speed Demon, and I'd like to have mastered that, and it would've been cool to play it with a vintage Fender Amp. Does that count as part of the instrument? Anyway, outside of the guitar I already have, the hurdy-gurdy has always appealed to me. The first musical I was ever in had a song that said, "Oh, the hurdy-gurdy man, he'll play you any tune he can." Anyway, I never really knew what it was, but it involved a monkey as well apparently, so it appealed to me. I wonder if they could make an electric hurdy-gurdy…Actually, I think someone in Arcade Fire plays that.
2. Who is your literary boyfriend?
Laurie from Little Women. He's charming, kind to girls, romantic, but with a bit of wild side, drinking and gambling (not such a big deal cuz he's filthy rich) but nothing more drastic than that. Or maybe Mr. Rochester from Jane Eyre minus the crazy wife in the attic and blindness.
3. Reality TV - scourge of humanity or awesome?
In the beginning, there was the documentary, then, the documentary mated with the white trash soap opera, and their bastard child became reality television. So, scourge of humanity, except for America's Next Top Model, which delights and inspires me in ways I cannot describe.
4. What is your favorite scent and why?
Pretty much anything citrus, but mainly grapefruit. As a kid, my mom would get these big boxes of oranges and grapefruits from Florida, and we would eat them constantly. She would squeeze lime juice around the kitchen to make it smell better, and those smells just comfort me.
5. Name something off your life checklist that you would like to do before you die.
I actually have 11 things left to do. Of course, one of them is have my picture taken with Jack White (while I'm wearing heels and a proper outfit since he's like 6'4" or something). Another is record a CD or something for my family for a Christmas present. I've been meaning to do it for several years yet, I just haven't. Maybe one day… Read Huckleberry Finn (I just cannot seem to finish it. It's so awful).
