• What are your nicknames? What do you prefer to be called?

I don't /really/ have any nicknames- a few repulsive things come to mind like anna banana, bean & freakbaby (actually, I like freakbaby. how super funky is that?) but I prefer to be called anna.

• What books on your shelf are begging to be read?

Well, I meant to re-read Naked Lunch but it's still bookmarked on like page 17 or something. I'm trying to get more Ginsberg under my belt, too. Also, 10 astrology books are on my e-reader. I'm making my way through that mess slowly [note to ivy: this is gonna be on my back-to-college-to-dos].

• How often do you doodle? What do your doodles look like?

Hardly ever/never because I pretty much draw tiny ghosts or lady butts exclusively and it gets boring.

• What do you do if you can’t sleep at night? Do you count sheep? Toss and Turn? Try to get up and do something productive?

Phone a friend (sobs), scroll through my phone until my eyes hurt, make up stories/film scenes & usually write pretty elaborate mental poems.

• How many days could you last in solitary confinement? How would you do it?

0 days. As soon as I'm alone, I get whacked up. I'm not that breed. I need people in spaces or there's no way I'll make it out the room [Like when none of my roommates are home.]

• Do you save old greeting cards and letters? Throw them away?

Save them. Even if they are unwanted. I collect things. Everything is part of the story, so might as well gather evidences that you lived.

• Who is the biggest pack rat you know?

Me. I am the biggest pack rat I know.

• When making an entrance into a party, do you make your presence known? Do you slip in and look for someone you know? Do you sneak in quietly and find a safe spot to roost?

At the ~non-alcoholic~ bashes I've been [does it count?], or adult social gatherings, too, I'm usually entering with at least one sidekick. I tend to be insecure about socialization & nervous in places [makes me sick] so I over-compensate by trying to be really forward, funny and inviting. People usually mistake me as an extrovert. The weirdest bit is that I look so damn comfortable with myself/people [a little true, perhaps], and happy, but inside my nerves are ridiculous. So I tend to avoid events.

• What is your strongest sense? If you had to give one up, which would it be?

I thought about this long & hard and have to answer by elimination. It's not sight or smell, and it isn't sound because my ears are actually clogged 4ever, and I hardly can say it's taste, so it must be touch... wait. Wait. It's my sixth sense. My sixth sense is strongest. As for which one I'd give up- smell or taste (I love food and this makes me think of both, but ultimately it comes down to: "Would you rather smell skin or taste it?" Impossible to tell.)

• How many times a day do you look at yourself in the mirror?

I'm not countin' or anything but probably a fair bit because I think I'm some grand actor on a huge stage. It isn't vanity, either. It's seriously an imagination complex. I see the world as one everlasting picture show.

• What is the strangest thing you believed as a child?

Pretty stiffly that I had someone following me around, like a guardian angel, and that she could help me alter my world.

• What is one guilty pleasure you enjoy too much to give up?

Is "misery" an honest or pretentious answer? [Ivy is going to yell.]

• Who performs the most random acts of kindness out of everyone you know?

But it's honestly Fernando so I can put it right? He'll do anything for a stranger. He's got a real karma complex; he thinks doing good will get him somewhere and I hope it does because I have the karma complex, too. But really- he's good to strangers like I've never seen.

• How often do you read the newspaper? Which paper? Which sections?

Use to read the Advance all the time. After a while, it phased out of my interest. I wanted to decide my own news. Internet makes it easy. Besides, what I'd be putting on the front page, the media isn't.

• Which animals scare you most? Why?

Ladybugs. They swarm and I hate stepping on them and shattering their wings. It makes me feel sick.

• Are you more likely to avoid conflict or engage it head-on?

Engage it head-on. I don't know what I'd do if I didn't. I just can't sit back. Probably to my err.

• What was the most recent compliment you’ve received and savoured?

Can't think of that right now; I haven't been talking to too many people cooped up inside this room of mine.

• What is something about yourself that you hope will change, but probably never will?

My lust for madness.

• Are you a creature of habit? Explain.

If I have any habits, they're emotional. I don't really engage in routines intentionally.

• Are you high maintenance? Explain.

Material things: no. In terms of maintaining appearance: absolutely not. Emotionally, I'm a bit ashamed of the demands I make.

• When was the last time you really pushed yourself to your physical limits?

I used to lift weights around junior year of high school. I think I was going through something. I was trying to be a man. Sincerely. But anyway, if there was ever a time, it was then... or maybe the time I chased a bus down about a month ago. I almost gave myself an asthma attack. I was on no food or water. But I kept running.

• Do you have a whole lot of acquaintances or just a few very close friends? Why?

Just a few close friends + a bunch of acquaintances I know more about then they'd know. I don't value friendships as much as others might. It never was a big deal to me to have a lot of friends, or keep up with friends. But I believe in the friend-soul-mate thing and once you find those people, you're set. It isn't about effort. And they just walk right in sometimes!

• Are you more inclined to “build your own empire” or unleash the potential of others?

Unleash the potential of others. I want to see people grow. I want to be a part of it.

• What’s a strange occurrence you’ve experienced but have never (or rarely) shared with anyone?

I share everything, sadly. But if you want a story, I guess I can talk about the time my sister flew off the bed by supernatural forces.

• What do you think about more than anything else?

Words. Strings and strings of words.

• What’s something that amazes you?

Reality [what is it and how do we define it?], childbirth [we MAKE little things that are us, two people, together and they GROW IN US] and the power of the human mind.

• Do you prefer that people shoot straight with you or temper their words? Why?

SHOOT STRAIGHT. I value that more than anything else.

• Where’s your favourite place to take an out-of-town guest?

The Continental Mid-Town is my fave.

• What’s one thing you’d rather pay someone to do than do yourself? Why?

Hm, interesting. Everything I think of doesn't make sense. First thing that came to mind: go to sleep. I hate sleeping!

• Do you have a catchphrase?

Not that I know of!

• What’s your reaction towards people who are outspoken about their beliefs? What conditions cause you to dislike or, conversely, enjoy talking with them?

I like it. I think if you don't speak about your beliefs, you're an undead. You are not human to me. We won't get along.[Except if your beliefs are super-conservative, honestly, I'll be a little ticked defaultly].

• How and where do you prefer to study?

I like talking things through with another person. Anywhere.

• What position do you sleep in?

Fetal.

• What’s your all-time favourite town or city? Why?

Palermo because it gives you life. Or at least makes you understand it.

• What are the top three qualities that draw you to someone new?

Smart, self-aware, weird.

• How has your birth order/characteristics of siblings affected you?

I'm the elder and I feel like I have a younger daughter sometimes.

• If you could eliminate one weakness or limitation in your life, what would it be?

I'd take away a bit of the negativity.

• If you could restore one broken relationship, which would it be?

Weirdly enough, not one of my own. [Is this surprising, Ivy?]

• If you had to change your first name, what would you change it to?

You can't get me to change my name.

• Do you believe ignorance is bliss? Why or why not?

Yes and no. I believe it will definitely make you happier on a superficial level, but to experience whole happiness, you also have to experience whole sadness, and someone who is ignorant cannot be wholly sad. They only go so deep.

• What do you consider unforgivable?

Everything is forgivable. I mean that.

• Have you forgiven yourself for past personal failures? Why or why not?

Most, but not all. The ones I keep myself to elicit too much pain; I think it makes the healing process more difficult, because it doesn't even want to be accepted or touched.

• How difficult is it for you to forgive someone who refuses to apologize?

Easy. I'm the apologizer.

• Do you hold any convictions that you would be willing to die for?

I'd die for any cause.

• To what extent do you trust people? Explain.

Both too much and not at all. I see myself as a twin-thinker. On one end, I am trusting in the sense that I open right away, let you in right away, and deeply, and consciously allow you to trespass. On the other end, I am bitter, with a deep disbelief in your word. I will always second-guess you, because I think I know a worse answer.

• In what area of your life are you immature?

Most. [It takes heart to say it, though.]

• What was the best news you ever received?

I was going to have a baby sister.

• How difficult is it for you to be honest, even when your words may be hurtful or unpopular?

I am the official title holder of NO CHILL, NO BARS, NO BOUNDARIES, ALL OUT, BALL'S OUT, DOESN'T THINK, JUST SAYS. I can't stop myself.

• When did you immediately click with someone you just met? Why? What was the long term result? Conversely, are you close with anyone now that you really disliked at first?

Well, for one case, the long-term result is still pending but he's thrilling, I can say that much. And yes, one of my best friends, Kaitie- funny how we worked.

• When do you find yourself singing?

The day after I'm saddest.