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1. What did you do in 2019 that you'd never
done before?
I won $38.21 in Vegas. It’s not quite $40, but close enough,
universe.
2. Did you keep your New Years resolutions,
and will you make more for next year?
My New Year’s resolution is to meet 24 new people
(two a month). If you exclude camp, I
met 21 new people this year. If you
include camp, I greatly exceeded this goal for the year. My New Years resolution/mantra for 2020 is
Just Dance. I also have two goals, which
are Find a Job and Expand My Local & Global Communities. My theme for the new year is Enchanting, and
my ways of being are Spacious, Aligned, Erotic, Cherished, and Badass.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Sarah, Kate, and Lauren birthed Jack, Julian,
and Landon, respectively
4. Did anyone close to you die?
My grandmother
5. Did anyone close to you get married?
I don’t think so, but I’m sorry if I forgot
your wedding.
6. What countries and/or states did you
visit?
Rhode Island, Arizona*, California (x2), New
York (X2), Nevada, New Hampshire (x2), Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Michigan,
Illinois (x2), Indiana, Ohio (with a slight dip into Kentucky), West Virginia+,
Iowa+, Wisconsin+
*First time!
+New Geocaching souvenirs!
7. What would you like to have in 2020 that
you lacked in 2019?
Let’s just call this what it is: a job
8. What date from 2019 will remain
etched upon your memory, and why?
June 1 was the day I saw Lady Gaga in
Vegas. It was quite possibly the
greatest moment of catharsis and thus transformation in my life, to date.
9. What was your biggest achievement of
the year?
Forgiveness in the form of transmutation.
10. What was your biggest failure?
I didn’t really have any failures, but the
other way of looking at that is to say that I didn’t fail because I didn’t take
any risks, so perhaps my biggest failure was having no failures.
11. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Not really.
I had some depression earlier in the year.
12. What was the best thing you bought?
We didn’t technically buy it, but our new
house.
13. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Greta Thunberg
14. Whose behavior made you appalled and
depressed?
The denomination of my childhood voted to kick
out a church that is inclusive of the LGBTQ community. They did this on the 50th
anniversary of the Stonewall riots.
15. Where did most of your money go?
Towards living my best life
16. What did you get really, really excited
about?
Being in the Rebel cabin at campo:p="">
17. What song will always remind you of
2019?
Camelot by Skating Polly
18. Compared to this time last year, are
you:
i. happier or sadder? MUCH happier. So much lighter. I could barely breathe and had a constant
stomachache for two and a half years (2017-mid 2019) because I was so anxious,
and I finally learned to LET IT GO this year. Thanks Elsa.
ii. thinner or fatter?
Slightly thinner
iii. richer or poorer?
Slightly financially poorer, but with
extraordinarily richer life circumstances
19. What do you wish you'd done more of?
I did a lot of work on my health this year,
but I think I could have done even more.
More cooking/eating *nourishing* food, more cardio, more yoga, more
dancing. These are strong goals for
2020.
20. What do you wish you'd done less of?
My dog is the center of my world. That’s not really the way I want to live, no
matter how cute and cuddly he is.
21. How did you spend Christmas?
At Paul and Laurel’s house in Elizabeth.
22. What did you dress up as for
Halloween?
A skunk, because I am a badass forager who
doesn’t give a fuck what you think.
23. What was your favorite TV program?
Either Big Mouth or Russian Doll
24. Who was the best person you met this
year?
I probably know the answer to this question,
but it’s in a state of limbo at the moment.
25. What was the best book you read?
The most important book I read was Radical
Forgiveness by Colin Tipping. The book
that best captured a major undercurrent of my year was Shameless: A Sexual
Reformation by Nadia Bolz-Weber. The most interesting book was Becoming by
Michelle Obama. The most fun book was How to Change Your Mind by Michael
Pollan, and the most beautiful book was The Crane Wife by Patrick Ness.
I finished (almost) 18 books this year, and
started many more than that. I am hoping
to have a better reading habit in 2020.
26. What were your greatest musical
discoveries?
Skating Polly and I are still deep in the
throes of musical NRE, and Jamila Woods receives a high honorable mention.
27. What did you want and get?
A sense of serenity, connection, and purpose. I also now own a Honda Fit, named Little Girl
Blue, and everything about this situation has dramatically improved my life
(besides the eco guilt).
28. What did you want and not get?
A meaningful career
29. What was your favorite film of this
year?
MIDSOMMAR.
Second place goes to Professor Marston and the
Wonder Women.
Tied third place goes to Climax and Le Bain
from the French film festival at the MFA.
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how
old were you?
I went to Salem with Audra (Anders was at
camp). I was 38.
31.What one thing would have made your year
immeasurably more satisfying?
I have been taking many steps to rebuild my
life and restore it to its former glory, but it’s taking some time for the
results to come through.
32. How would you describe your personal
fashion concept in 2018?
FRENCH AND PINK
33. What kept you sane?
I MADE SO MANY PLAYLISTS.
34. Which celebrity/public figure did
you fancy the most?
Lizzo and Skating Polly. I always fancy Shakey Graves.
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
Climate change, the impeachment, detained
migrants.
This year I emerged out of a frozen paralyzed
place of inactive depression and began to strategize ways to dance through a
revolution again.
36. What bands did you see in concert
this year?
Muse, Amanda Palmer, Tacocat, LADY GAGA
(Enigma & Jazz and Piano shows), Phosphorescent, Better Oblivion Community
Center, Hozier, Childish Gambino, Ladytron, Shakey Graves, Sleater-Kinney
It was about quality, not quantity this year.
37. What was your favorite moment of the
year?
Performing Piece of my Heart, dressed as
Amanda Palmer, on the rock star stage at camp.
It was my ultimate swamping experience.
I’m giving the award to that moment, but some other awesome moments
included:
-Going to Providence with OOchie
-Going to Phoenix with Megan and learning from
a whole slew of amazing women, especially Laverne Cox
-Living my dream day in Santa Monica, Malibu,
and Venice Beach.
-Going to Ocean Beach (San Diego), by
myself. Finding Little Miss Fink Frog.
-Hiking through Muir Woods with my family.
-Going to a music festival in Golden Gate
Park.
-Walking across the Golden Gate Bridge.
-Making peace with the fact that I don’t live
in California (yet).
-Seeing Lady Gaga in Las Vegas, and
ceremoniously taking back the whole city.
-Visiting Melinda in Cincinati.
-Seeing Moulin Rouge on Broadway, then going
to a burlesque show in the Lower East Side.
-Visiting Chicago with my family.
-Moving to the ocean and walking with Enkidu
on the beach every day.
-Learning to open myself up to Boston and its
people again.
38. What was your least favorite moment of the
year?
The week my grandmother died was a pretty
rough one.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you
learned in 2019.
I learned to practice Radical Compassion. Sacred Restraint. The medicine is in the hunt
(the foraging). I honor myself with my choices. I can transmute any energy. I’m
not mad at you. Replace anger with love.
40. Quote some song lyrics that sum up your
year:
I’ve got my plastic Corvette. I’ve got my
house and chore list. I eat up our kids
more than calories. I know you love it
when I talk all flowery.
I’m not going anywhere. You can take window seat and you can keep all
my drinks ‘cause I forfeit.
I want better than that classless act.
Love looks better in color.
