questions from ladyprivy

[acroyear]

1) Where did you and Cyd first meet?

Seems to be the most popular question I get asked.  I'll just direct you to the previous one...

2) How many instruments do you play? At what age did you pick up your first instrument and what was it?

There were keyboards (piano and a cheap and LOUD air organ) around my house all the time as a kid, but I didn't do anything seriously until 5th grade, taking up the clarinet.  Switched to bass clarinet in 8th grade.  Quit that after graduating (oh the irony - I got interested in JMU because of their marching band, then never joined).

Everything I do at faire has been built up in the last 10 years (Tambourine, multiple whistles).  I also have a number of other instruments (bass guitar, bazouki, more keyboards) that I'll take more seriously when the legs tell me "ok, that's it, you're done."

3) What goals in life have you not met yet and which one to you do you want to meet in the next 5 years?

A kid.

yeah, that pretty much covers it.

My only other goal in life is to somehow have more free weekends and free time, but

1. that has proven to be utterly unattainable, and
2. goal #1 is a blunt contradiction, as there's no such thing as a free weekend after that...
   

4) What was the first Ren Faire you attended?

MDRF in '93 is the first any would recognize, but my 9th grade English teacher used to host one in the school cafeteria for all freshman students (he only stopped when they bumped him up to teaching 12th grade English).  I visited MDRF in '93 and '94, one day only, and by 95 was working it as a dancer.  I'm about to enter my 14th season, and Cat & Fiddle's 8th.

5) I think this is going to be a question that I ask everybody. What would you do if you won the million dollar lotto?

First get into the argument with faireraven over "pay regularly" (which guarantees we get the whole amount) vs "lump sum" which is usually a cut (and will get cut again by taxes).

Second is to pay off all the debts and set aside some as a safety-savings net for my parents' IRA.

Third will be new cars and start looking for a house.

Fourth, after we have the house, then we'll talk new furniture.

Oh, and then I'll go buy all of the Celtic CD's I'm behind on in my collection..by flying to Ireland to get them. :)

Comments

[faireraven.livejournal.com]

Considering the current economy, we may not be having much of an argument over "lump sum" versus "installments". Because with the current economy and no end in sight, we may get more out of installments...

[acroyear70.livejournal.com]

oh yeah, i forgot to add "set aside huge-ish college fund for 'goal #1'".

sorry.

that goes before the Ireland trip, obviously. (btw, the airline Andrew rode is selling trips for $399!)