Another Questionnaire

Since I can't think of a subject to write a post about, I swiped this questionnaire from HGO's Facebook page.

My earliest memory is of President Kennedy's funeral.
At school, I daydreamed about boys and being a concert pianist.
My school report usually said "she skips class too often."
My first relationship was with Ethel Merman. I fell in love with her Annie Get Your Gun album, and Mom had to borrow it from the library again and again. I sang along on all the songs; I think I was around 4. I guess you could say she was my first voice teacher.
I don't like talking about politics.
My most treasured possession is—well, if we're talking about something material (as opposed to spiritual) I'd have to say my library.
My father/mother always told me (my mother): "God be with you."
In the movie of my life, I'd be played by ... I can't think of any neurotic Asian actresses.
I wish I had learned Italian sooner.
I wish I hadn't ... been so selfish all my life.
My guiltiest pleasure is Frasier.
The six famous people, living or dead, I'd like to invite to dinner are: Leonardo da Vinci, Ben Franklin, Mozart, Bernard Shaw, David Hyde Pierce, and Stephen Hough
I'm very bad at finances.
It's not fashionable, but I love manual typewriters, fountain pens, and dip pens.
If I could live anywhere, I'd choose a quiet village in England, but a quick train ride from London.
My greatest fear is being alone at the end. I don't mean living alone; I mean not having family or friends nearby.
If only I could stop being ambitious and wanting the praise of others.
The hardest thing I've ever done was say goodbye to all my opera friends.
I relax by watching movies at home, reading, writing ... and prayer brings the greatest peace of all.
What I don't find amusing is people speaking or writing of others derogatorily because of their spiritual/moral beliefs or political views.
I'm always being asked "Where does the name 'Austria' come from?" I DON'T KNOW, OKAY???
My worst job was ... I have to rephrase the question, since the only jobs I've ever had were as a pianist/coach/singer/musician: The worst production I was ever assigned to was ... and there are so many to choose from! Probably Jackie O. Also, that show about Ruth (can't remember the name) in which there was a line about the "vulva." One of the younger chorus guys asked what a vulva was, and I said, "Well, it ain't a car."
I often wonder what heaven is like.
What would surprise people about me is that I'm not half as smart, nor as verbally articulate, as I pretend to be.

The Questionnaire

     I used to watch Inside the Actors Studio faithfully, but when on one episode I heard James Lipton vehemently and unfairly disparage the acting of opera singers (a huge generalization on his part, I might add), my enthusiasm for the show took a sudden and irreversible nose dive. I haven't watched it since.

     At the end of every conversation, Lipton asks the guest actor ten questions that he borrowed from the French series Bouillon de Culture, hosted by Bernard Pivot. In lieu of a real blogpost (in other words, until I think of a topic for a real one), I thought I'd post those questions here, along with my answers, and you all can mull over your own answers -- though perhaps mulling wouldn't be the thing, as one is supposed to answer each question spontaneously. 

What is your favorite word? Love. I know, cheesy -- but true.

What is your least favorite word? Two-word phrase, actually. At this point in time, it's the phrase "bad boy."

What turns you on? Certain kinds of music, especially Baroque and Mozart. To me, beautiful music is one way God speaks to his people.

What turns you off? Materialism and shallowness -- though, rather than saying they turn me off, it would be more accurate to say that they make me sad.

What sound do you most love? I prefer complete silence, but lacking that, I'd have to say a lone mockingbird singing his heart out.

What sound do you most hate? The pounding megabass on a loud stereo. It's hard to listen to God through all that sense-numbing racket. For me, anyway.

What is your favorite curse word? I try not to curse, but I can't help laughing when I hear someone say "bollocks."

What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? I'd really like to try being a contemplative nun again (if one can call that a profession), but if God says no, then I'd like to be a writer, not just of poetry, but prose as well, fiction and non-. I've wanted that since I was a little girl.

What profession would you not like to attempt? Politics.

If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you enter the pearly gates? "Welcome home. Everyone you ever loved is here."