Here are my questions for this week…

If you could inherit a comfortable home in any city in the world that you could use but not sell, where would you want it to be?

I would want to be in Orlando. I know, why wouldn’t I move? My friends and family are here. I have lived my whole life in Orlando so it is my home. I enjoy knowing the history of the town. Orlando is also a major tourist destination and I am lucky enough to live here year round. My favorite place to go to is the beach and we have the most coast line in the US. You can not beat Orlando weather. It is always sunny and I love the beautiful blue skies.

Now, where would I live in town? I think I would either live downtown in a condo with a view of Lake Eola (of course not too high up) so I can watch the fireworks from my living room. Or I would like a place in Baldwin Park which is just off downtown. But I did inherit it so I can not be picky, can I?

If you could inherit a vacation home anywhere in the world in which you could spend one month a year, but that you could never sell, where would it be?

I would want it to be located on a private beach on Siesta Key in Sarasota, Florida. I would want to be able to see the sun set every evening from the house. I would love to have a nice pool overlooking the ocean but always a nice stretch of private beach all for my guests and myself to enjoy. A perfect beach view without any hotels in the way.

Why would I pick someone in Florida? Because I would thinking the Caribbean but if a hurricane comes I want to be able to get inland. This way, I will only have to drive back to my inherited home in Orlando. I will be all set.

If you could suddenly possess an extraordinary talent in one of the arts, what would you like it to be?

I would love to be able to sing and it would be an amazing singing voice. I love to sing now but I am so bad. Being able to sing and people would actually like it, would be a great positive change.

I do not think I would do it professional. I think it would be way too much stress to perform all the time as a singer. PLUS, I love to talk so much and I sure as a singer you have to save your voice. I would be so screwed.

If you could be instantly fluent in one other language that you currently do not read or speak, which would it be?

I would want it to be spanish. I think it would be so handy in life. I am always wanted to learn spanish but I honestly think it would take me a long time to get it down. I remember always practicing in school and I seem to never be able to pronounce the words right. I still have problems with speaking english.

Everyone knows I want to learn American Sign Language but I really think I can get that down so, I would take the courses for it and learn spanish right away.

Those are my answers for this week’s questions. What are yours?

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Here are this week’s IF questions…

If you could alter one physical characteristics of your mate, what would you change?

What would I change? I do not know if I would. If I did he wouldn’t really be who I fell in love with. I know I could come up with a list of things I could change about myself so maybe I would just ask him what he wanted and make his wish come true. I do not know but I do not think there is anything to change physically.

Now, with that said, I would like to cut his ties with his GPS “Emily”.

If you could dine alone with anyone from any period in history, which person would it be?

Like my friend Nick said, these dining questions are coming up A LOT. I really can not come up with anyone else to eat with. Maybe one of my friends so we can laugh and enjoy our time? I know I love to eat but how many more dining questions do I have to answer!

Maybe I am tired of inviting people. I want someone to invite me from history. So who is it going to be…I am waiting…

If you could, in retrospect, change one thing about your childhood, what would it be?

Again, I do not know if I would change anything because it made me who I am. But, I do know something I would change. I would change being bullied in school for being gay.

I, of course, hadn’t come to terms with it at the time. I was in middle school and a day didn’t go by where the boys were not calling me a fag. Not just saying it, which happened everyday, but making a point to crowd around me and taunt me almost to tears. I knew better not to cry because that meant it only got worse. I watched as my friends would slowly pull away from me. They didn’t stand up for me or support me, they just looked down and were embarrassed to be seen with me. I never felt so alone in my life.

This happened so publicly that I am surprised an adult never stepped in. Then again, they were too busy dealing with their lives and it was just another kid being teased. There were tons of times adults would jump in when racial slurs were mentioned or girls were attacked but being gay was not protected. It was OK to call a kid a fag.

In the 8th grade my mom withdrew me to be home schooled after the 3rd year of taking the abuse. I was finally free from it all and was able to pick myself back up. My mom saved me.

I wish I would have stood up for myself. I wish I wasn’t so scared back then. I wish I wouldn’t have all the insecurity issues I had to work on because of this experience. BUT, this experience made me who I am today. This is why I stand up for myself NOW. This is why I stand up for others who are being bullied or treated unfairly. This is why I learned to choose better friends who are with you through thick and thin. This is why I learned to love myself.

If you could have any room in the world become your bedroom from now on, which room would you choose?

I would love an open air room that is on the ocean. I would love to have a bed where you can wake up and see and hear the ocean waves crashing. I would love to open the windows to feel the ocean breeze in my room and smell the salty air.

Those are my answers for this week’s questions. What are yours?

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This is week two in the “If… Project” in which I answer questions from the book “If… (Questions for the Game of Life)” My friend Nick started this off so you can read his answers over on his blog.

These are this week’s questions and my answers:

If you could have lived through any war in history (without actually fighting in it), which would it be?

Honestly, I can not come up with one single war I would want to live through. Of course, I wouldn’t want to die either but I do not think living in a war time is the best time of life. Conflict is always going to happen and we will have defend our rights but it is said that lives are still lost. I thank all those men and women who choose to protect our freedom. Thank you for all that you do because I know I wouldn’t be able to do it.

If you could eliminate any one type of insect permanently from the earth, what would you get rid of?

In Florida we have huge roaches so I would get rid of them. They gross me out and always show up when you least expect it causing you to scream like a little girl. I am sure the moment I get rid of them, it will cause some off balance and we will be attacked by spiders or ants but I really would like to see roaches gone.

If you had to eliminate a single type of animal forevermore, which would you choose?

Snakes would be gone for sure. When I listed the 150 things about me, I mentioned how I am so scared of snakes. They just freak me out! I think it is the way they move and how they are so slow and then so fast. They also hide a lot so they come out of no where and cause me to scream like a little girl, AGAIN. I know I would not miss them at all.

If you could have an elegant dinner alone with anyone presently alive, whether you know them or not, who would you want it to be?

Well, I know I would not pick someone I didn’t know. I wouldn’t want to spend a whole meal with someone I was meeting the first time besides, who knows if I would even like them in person. I would choose Justin. He would like the experience and most likely would have done tons of research about the place before we got there. He would laugh at my jokes and would let me just be myself. I wouldn’t have to worry about pretending to fit in and could really just enjoy the dinner. PLUS, Justin would so carry the takeout boxes for me.

There are my answers for this week’s questions. What are yours?

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