Saturday, January 03, 2004
Interview Meme
Gacked from Adrienne.
The Rules: You comment on this entry requesting an interview. I respond with five questions. The questions will theoretically be tailored to you based on what I know of you (or want to know). You copy and paste those questions into your own journal, and write the answers, along with these rules. Anyone wanting an interview from you continues the game by requesting an interview from you.
Adrienne's Q's and A's:
1. Th' hell are you going to /do/ with an art/english double major?
Work at Starbucks forever.
No, seriously -- the Dream is to write and illustrate my own novels. Like Mervyn Peake or James Gurney. But I realise the difficulty of this career path, especially with my sad plot creation abilities. So I'll look into other writing fields. Editing, publishing, magazines... or something like that. Some people suggested that I should be a travel writer after my blog descriptions of Italy, though I'm not sure I could pull that off. :) I also might see if I can use my art degree and do cover illustrations -- I mean, I've seen some of the stuff that gets put on book jackets, and I think I could do that. Easily. I could do it and actually have the cover art correspond with the book for once!
Pretty soon I'll really start looking into this stuff. Also, I might want to pursue a Masters in English (or Creative Writing), so I have that to consider too.
And my other backup plan is to write romance novels under a pseudonym until I create something that's worthy of publishing under my own name. ;)
2. Why do you think it's so difficult for you to identify with the 'college crowd'?
That's a tough one. Partially it's because I simply don't want to identify with most of them, which I believe is because I think differently than most college students do.
I think was born about 15 years too late. I seem to relate better with people who are in their early 30s than with people who are my age. Right now, I am interested in enjoying myself and the unique sort of freedom that exists in college -- but not in the way that many people exercise it. Going to Italy, for example, was my idea of taking advantage of my age and the kind of opportunities that college offers (and I enjoyed the program especially because I was surrounded by a group of students that had the same sort of idea). But raucous drunken partying is not really my kind of fun. And I'm also interested in having responsibilities. I like having a job. I like doing well in school and developing my talents. I like working with and learning from my teachers. I get pleasure out of completing essays or papers or paintings or projects that I have an interest in and which expand my knowledge and ideas. I mean, I know this is what college is for, but I can't help but feel sometimes like a lot of people take that for granted.
I guess it sort of boils down to a way of thinking. I'm interested and concerned with the things that will matter more in the long-term, and I don't generally spend an awful lot of time on short-term "fun".
Hopefully that makes sense.
3. How has being Catholic affected your art and writing?
Being Catholic makes it difficult for me to envision literary worlds without some kind of organized religion or supernatural influence. Catholicism definitely has encouraged my love of symbolism and ritual in art and literature, and I think the order of the Catholic faith affects my love of a well-ordered plot, and a neat composition in a work of art. Certainly it causes me to have a better understanding and appreciation for religious art and architecture -- and even if I don't use overtly religious images, the influence of masters who did use those images manifests itself in some manner. Also I think I tend to enjoy heirarchical themes.
4. Do you like cats better now that there's Mina?
Yes, I suppose, though Micki the Cat Person likes the cat less than I do, because she acts so much like a dog.
5. If you could live anywhere, where would it be?
Dunno. I'm quite resistant to change at first, but generally I've found that I can adapt pretty well, so I think I could live happily in many areas. There's a lot about Europe that I would love to be immersed in -- I adore the merging of ancient with new, and the fact that good art and architecture is seemingly just around the corner anywhere you go. But, learning a different language intimidates me... which means I'd have to go with the UK. And, well, I did love my time there, but living there would be out of the question.
But I like living here, too. I like the weirdess of Austin and the southern climate. I like the people. I also loved living in Louisiana and will always consider it my home. There's a lot of the US that I haven't seen, a lot that I'm sure I could fall in love with. So... I guess I can't really answer the question. Sorry.
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