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Interview Twenty Two

22/03/15: An early interview with a sphynxy lady via uni quizzes

Hi. Who are you?

My name is Jenny. *giggles* Do you think you identify with that? Well, that’s my name. And my parents gave it to me. I tried to change it once, but I thought it would be too inconvenient, so I never signed the form. What name would you have changed it to? I thought I would do something really similar, like Jennifer. Because, I don’t know, Jenny sounds really juvenile.

What do you think makes you different from others?

Well… If you say you’re really different from people, it makes you sound like a ‘special snowflake’. You know how people say, if you aren’t really good looking, you should have a really good personality, cos then, you have nothing else going for you? I feel like I’m always wondering whether my personality is good enough to make up for my appearance. I think the worst thing you could say, like, one of the worst insults you could say, is ‘this person is so ordinary’, like plain. I think there is nothing worse than being called ordinary.

How do you feel about your family?

I guess it’s been good. My brother and I are really close. We hit each other when we were young, and we used to hate each other, but now it’s a lot easier. We basically give each other advice. So if he likes a girl, I’ll try and give him advice. And he tells me stuff that he doesn’t want our parents knowing. You know? Sibling secrets? Yeah. I’m also really close to my mum. We always go shopping, so I guess that’s fun. My dad is in Korea most of the time. He works there, he was a dentist, but now he is a professor for a university. And he only comes back twice or three times a year for a few weeks.

What is something you are passionate about?

I guess I really like reading. Is reading something to be passionate about? I haven’t read anything good in, like, years. You know when you go through those dry spells? What did you enjoy reading about? Classical literature. Like Les Mis. Last time I read To Kill a Mockingbird, and that was pretty good.

What are five words that fascinate you?

Indubidently

Velvet. I think it represents the fabric very well.

Sex. It’s such a taboo word. So when you think about words that interest you, something dirty comes into your head.

Hyper.

Enigma. I like describing people as an enigma.

How is your time spent?

Now I feel like I have no time for anything thanks to uni. Like, I’m scared if I stop, I’m going to die. You know that feeling of, when you stop doing work on the weekend because you can’t be bothered to do any work. And you get behind on work and just fall behind. You know I have that blog? I haven’t updated it in months, because I haven’t had any time to upload the photos and stuff. So you really enjoy blogging? Yeah.

What one of the seven deadly sins do you believe you commit the most?

Well, it definitely wouldn’t be lust would it? Because you definitely need some action for that.

Probably envy or gluttony. I think I relate to all of them. Lust is still there. Everyone can related to all of them. Do you think something is inherently bad about them? I think everything in moderation. Isn’t there a Buddhist principle about balance in all these things?

What’s your opinion of cut down trees?

Well, obviously I can’t say that I’m completely against it, because I have paper in front of me right now. But in an environmental sense, I think it’s gotten quite extreme actually. It’s quite a big issue now. With like, there being not enough trees, so there being not enough oxygen. I’m really scared of environmental stuff like that. Do you think we aren’t growing enough trees? It takes thousands of years to get a tree to become massive. But all the trees that we are growing are pretty small stuff. Would anything consider it a good thing with cutting down trees? It’s hitting the certain point where it’s getting too much.

Name someone you love and hate.

Probably my best friend. Because, she is my best friend for a reason, we tell each other things, but sometimes I hate her when we organise to meet up somewhere, and I’ll get there at nine o’clock, and she’ll say something like ‘on my way’. And she’ll literally arrive two hours later. Sometimes it gets to the point where I’m like ‘should I just go home?’ I guess you put up with stuff like you for people you like.  

Where is your favourite spot?

It changes on a day to day basis, and my mood. So, let’s say, I want to be really social that day, it would be somewhere in the city, where you can chill with friends and stuff. But if I’m feeling really tired, and I’m not in the mood to talk to anyone, it’ll obviously be in my room. I kind of see ‘our home’ to be associated with the word comfort, where you don’t need care and put up an act or anything. ‘Home is where the heart is’ ㅋㅋㅋㅋ ㅋ .

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Interview Twenty

12/02/15: A constantly hungry engineer lookalike via Facebook

Hi. Who are you? I'm William. Eighteen. Melbournian.

What do you think makes you different from others? I don't see anyone as different. Everyone is pretty much same. We all try and take upon a job within society in order to make it easier for us eat, breath and sleep. We are unique with our fingerprints, but that doesn’t make everyone the same by being unique? So it’s paradoxical that ‘being unique’ is just fitting in? I guess everyone conforms one way or another to make a living. Without conformity, I'm sure there would be more different ways to live life. Would you consider conformity as an animal instinct though? We tend to conform to gain a sense of belonging essentially; where like ideals are shared between individuals. I guess humans tend to conform to a greater extent in contrast to animals. So, I would say conformity is an animal instinct.

How do you feel about your family? Family is… different. Living with three generations of people under the same roof is unconventional compared to my friends. There always arguments between my parents and grandparents. We siblings tend to also argue. I guess family is also loud. Do you think your relationship with them is stronger with this arrangement? My relationship with grandparents on my mother's side is much stronger in contrast to my father's side whom live pretty far away somewhere in China. The main reason they live with us is to help out with family as my mother does not have perfect vision. The house is pretty crowded with eight people living under it, but it is always great to live with older people as they give much wisdom.

What is something you are passionate about? I don't feel that I have a passion at the moment. Finishing year twelve made me realise that there many wonders in life. Hopefully I find something that I'm truly interested in through university and extend that passion into a career.

What are five words that fascinate you?

Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia - Because it is somewhat ironic

Existence - Because living is pretty awesome

Money - The idea that we hold strong value in paper sometimes puzzles me

Justice - What makes one better than another to decide laws/morals and conduct

Nationality - Probably because it’s weird being born in Australia and brought up as Chinese

How is your time spent? At the moment, watching movies and TV. And sleeping. Lots of sleeping. Why all the sleeping? Throughout year 12 I had minimal sleep. Most of my sleeping hours were spent on studying or waking up going to school. Definitely catching up from before. Was it the stress? Mostly the stress and fearing of failing year 12.

What one of the seven deadly sins do you believe you commit the most? Definitely sloth. I have realised this after graduating from high school. I tend to sleep more and spent my time doing nothing productive. Do you feel guilt when you do nothing? Most times, no. It's my reward for enduring year 12. I know this would change once university starts.

What’s your opinion of cut down trees? They are useful in making structures that we humans use. But humanity should really invest time in replanting them. Excessive tree cutting destroys ecosystems in nature; homes to animals. Plus, oxygen is good. We should totally switch to using bamboo wood to fulfil our needs, I hear that the quality is just as great and it grows fast, so it's faster to replace what's cut down.

Name someone you love and hate. Myself. I am happy of what I have achieved so far in life, however at times feel regret for the things I've not done. What sort of things do you regret not doing? I regret not doing more than just studying for the past few years. I would have liked to conduct myself as more relaxed and taken part in more activities that were present at the time. So be more social? Yeah pretty much. But it was hard to visit friends from school as they lived way too far. Would have been nice if at least one of them lived somewhat close. Do you feel like you’ve gained back your social life because of the holidays? I do feel more connected. Given the extra time, it has allowed me to meet people or talk to them over Facebook. It's also made me realise the importance of friendships outside of school.

Where is your favourite spot? My bed. It is the only place where I can be alone in the house and do whatever I desire. I also enjoy sleeping. Do you just enjoy escaping reality? I do sometimes like being alone; away from all the troubles that exist, and reflect upon being alive in a state of consciousness.

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Interview Nineteen

5/2/15: An beautiful and endless tunnel of thoughts and emotions via Facebook

Hi. Who are you? Hi, I'm Madeline. It's funny because this is a question that has played on my mind recently; having left school and having to find my own way, with hobbies and friendships. It also doesn't help that I struggle to introduce myself - people at school call me Maddi, but I don't accept that from my parents, and then I'm called Mads by people who are closest to me. So it's like a scale of my relationship with people, but I'm never sure how to introduce myself. So I'm Madeline, Maddi and Mads. So does this make you feel that your name plays a large role in your identity? I think it can, for some people, as it's how people refer to one another. But then I can understand how easy it could be for someone to not feel comfortable with their name, because they were given it and didn't choose it. I suppose that plays into the topic of being agender, transgender, demigirl/boy and/or similar, because you may not feel it all matches. I remember I wanted to be an ‘Amanda’ when I was younger, like when you play the mum/dad/daughter/son/dog game. After Amanda Bynes, she was and is still amazing.

What do you think makes you different from others? Well, in many cases it's not different to other which drives me crazy, you know? You become 'the other Maddi' and the amount of times I heard 'no, not you' was uncountable and really degrading to my sense of self. I was actually thinking of this the other day; I can say the name 'Maddy' and know I am talking to someone specific, rather than another Maddy. So I aim to try and make a name for myself, to be the first one that comes to mind when my name is said. I don't really want to be famous, but I don't want to be overlooked for the contributions I have, and will make. That's another issue with the same names. On a few occasions, my awards were given to another girl of the same name, which makes a full circle back to degrading one's identity. So your name has really impacted your overview on life? It's made me work harder and more confident - having to speak up to be recognised for my work. It has also led me to realise that most people aren't by nature mean, and are happy to help if you just ask, but it's that first act of asking that is daunting but builds the most character.

How do you feel about your family? I love my family so much; they are all hard working individuals! They are very kind, my parents are always working after hours trying to help animals. I've worked with them and I've seen the things they deal with and they have done well not to bring too much of it home to my sister and I. My sister and I are stronger and more living people because of all the animals we have had in our lives. It never feels right to live without our animals or to have them as outside dogs for example. My extended family have made me so much stronger too; they always seem to whip me into shape. I always feel really old at home and then I spend a day with my 28 year old cousin and I feel like a 2 year old! I love all my cousins though; most of them are in the medical/science area so they are the most caring, loving people! In the past months my family have been so important to me and I can't begin to imagine my like without each and every one of them.

What is something you are passionate about? I can be passionate about anything!! Argg this question is actually tricky. I love so many things; sewing, embroidery, TV shows, netball, France, gardening, people, science!! I really love making things with fabric and wood and doing things like craft and DIY! I just bought a vintage dresser at an op shop for $40 and I'm in the process of painting it glossy black, I'm also going to spray paint the handle and the inside of the draw gold! Do you almost feel like because you can be passionate about most things, that there is not enough time to live? I had never really thought about it like that but occasionally I get so invested in things that it almost hurts, I just love it so much. The first time I made a bedspread it took me a year because I kept putting it off and at the end I had realised that colours were quite bright but once I finished it I was so proud and I just loved it so much! In terms of not having enough time, in my wild thinking session I reflect on the reason why I try to look at everyone I see, there are so many people in the world and I can't see them all, it makes me quite sad. So many people who all have a story to tell and I won't be able to hear them all.

What are five words that fascinate you? Many words fascinate me. I'm like Dumbledore sometimes, in that he says a remarkable quote; 'Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic. Capable of both inflicting injury, and remedying it' I think it encapsulates how amazing words are in that we have decided some words are nice and other are explicit. And then to delve deeper all words consist of 26 letters but can make thousands of words. It's then incredible that they can do so much. There are some words I just say to myself sometimes recently it has been 'romeridith' a hybrid of two names that I created at a time I don't recall. Another hybrid name; 'aspencat'. I also seem to say 'poinsettia' or just speak in French to try and keep an adequate level of French speaking.

How is your time spent? I currently spend my time at my parent’s clinic working about 9-10 hours 3 times a week. I try to hang out with my friends but I stop myself asking out of fear or rejection which doesn't help, so I watch TV shows, upcycle things and go on walks with my parents and the dogs. Although I enjoy relaxing and having lots of time I really enjoy learning and studying. So at the moment I am really looking forward to learning again but I'm nervous about University and the workings that you can only learn once you've gone there.

What one of the seven deadly sins do you believe you commit the most? The only way I know the sins is from an episode of Charmed where they opened that box and each got one, I'm not too sure how they work but I think I embody them all, ( it would make sense that your meant to) I think I am on the greedy side but I am always trying not to sin and I suppose maintain an equilibrium between the 7. Do you think sinning is normal? Or something we should try and avoid? I think what we do can only be natural but swaying too far to one of them can't be great for mental and physical health. That's in terms of those sins, but in terms of adulteration that's, in my books, a no no. But some people consider alcohol a sin and I don't believe it is, responsibly of course

What’s your opinion of cut down trees? I occasionally think of what an area would look like if we weren't here, we being humans and I don't think I have ever truly seen that. A piece of land that is clearly untouched. To think about how many fewer trees there are now than there would naturally be is incomprehensible.

It's annoying also when people question whether or not climate change exists and people make it a moral question of being right or wrong about it when in actual fact if we're wrong the world will most simply be better. On the other hand it's hard to imagine the word being better if we don't have an adequate foundation, being human relationships and unity!! So do you think that even though humanity is pretty great, it's affected the land we live on greatly? Defiantly, I'm in two minds on one hand our ability to do the amazing things we do such as building and shops and etc. is incredible. However part of me hates humanity for having been so ruthless with the world and the other organisms in it!

Name someone you love and hate. As I said I love my family but aside from my immediate family my crazy 28 year old cousin is one of my favourite people, he and I are quite similar and he's such a good hugger!! In terms of hatred, I am always trying to better myself and I came across a phrase that I really like, it said; 'hate is too strong of an emotion to waste on someone you dislike'. It really stayed with me allowing me to be more positive and to focus on the blessings in my life, like my parents, animals and the general security I have in my life. Has this anti-negative outlook on life really changed how you view the world? I have always been aware of my tendency to be overly negative and because of my passion to keep learning and moving forward, I try to keep making myself writer and to be more conscious of my actions and behaviour.

Where is your favourite spot? Sometimes my bed is just the best place to be. In winter is my favourite, when my bed is all toasty and warm and it's raining out and you don't have to get up!! That's ideal. I also have lots of memories in Queensland where my family lives; I have memories of riding horses and playing in the pool and on the beach with my cousins. It was just great, lots of nice food and nice company and good weather. Sometimes it's not where you are but who you’re with, and sometimes it's nice to just be alone. It's true though.

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Interview Eighteen

29/1/15 - A semi make-up addicted pale ale via Skype

Hi. Who are you? Nobody.

What do you think makes you different from others? I don’t know. Nothing. We all have similarities. You can’t define something different about yourself from other people.

How do you feel about your family? My family? They’re there. They are just there. They are very normal. They are probably the most plain people you ever meet. They don’t do anything. So they don’t do anything super out there? Yeah. Yeah. I feel happy because they like to spend money. Does that mean you’re a materialist? Sometimes. I guess. And, I feel grateful for my fam.

What is something you are passionate about? Nothing. I’m not passionate about anything. I haven’t found it. You can have passions for things. But I haven’t discovered my passions, but I hope I can find them.

What are five words that fascinate you?

I went through some previous words and some/ a lot of them are really DIRTY!

Diarrhea the spelling is weird; I can never spell it properly so autocorrect helps me. And Diarrhea is dirty.

Constitution – it’s the fundamental basis of… I don’t know. It’s very complex.

Espionage – it sounds nice.

Kentucky – Reminds me of KFC.

Yiddish – it sounds funny.

How is your time spent? On the internet. I watch YouTube, I also like reading. I read a lot now, since we don’t have to read for school anymore. I read Gray Mountain by John Grisham, it’s like, John Grisham writes a lot of law stuff, like being a lawyer, it’s not real, but it’s very interesting.

What one of the seven deadly sins do you believe you commit the most? Envy. Because I internally and mentally envy people a lot. What do you envy about? I ain’t telling you.

What’s your opinion of cut down trees? You can grow them back. It’s bad for the environment.

Name someone you love and hate. Umm, nobody. Everybody.

Where is your favourite spot? In the middle of nowhere, with wifi. Nowhere is where I’m by myself. So everywhere? No, because everywhere is an actual place. While, nowhere isn’t a physical place.

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Interview Seventeen

25/1/15: A true hipster with a gangsta twist via bagel talking

Hi. Who are you? Michelle. We’re friends. We’re acquaintances. We’re more than acquaintances. We’re friends. We’re good friends from school.

What do you think makes you different from others? I have red hair. I mean, everybody is different, so, like from looks, personality, to the way you dress, who you hang out with to how you spend your time, how you spend your money. Well, is there anything in particular that you think is different or unique about you? I’m pretty outgoing and crazy.

How do you feel about your family? I love them with all my heart. They’re good people. They’re cool. They’ve supported me through good and bad. They’re there when I need them, and sometimes there when I don’t need them. I wouldn’t been here without them.

What is something you are passionate about? Keeping friends, like, making an effort to keep a friendship going. And definitely upholding my values in public. Also, something typical, but music. Music keeps me going. Like, I like listening to music, supporting artists that I like, not following in the trap of liking someone, because everyone else does.

What are five words that fascinate you?

Moist – everyone uses it but it’s so disgusting

A lot of homophobic words, because it’s gets my attention, and I don’t like it. What words? Faggot, Gaybo, Gay. That kind of stuff.

Echidna is weird

Weird is a weird word, it’s a word that I overuse and never really think about.

How is your time spent? Since schools finished, I’ve literally been out every single night. Just catching up with friends, hanging out my house watching movies. I’ve been watching a lot of horror movies lately. We’ve been watching a lot of paranormal ones, and true story ones. True story ones? Have you seen The Strangers? It’s where this family, this couple, stay at this holiday house in the middle of bus. And these people with masks started appearing at the windows and did all this paranormal stuff. It’s a true story. It’s Australian. Ok, what else have you been up to? Working. Sleeping. Hanging out with family. Working out. Listening to music. Watching movies. Watching sport.

What one of the seven deadly sins do you believe you commit the most? Sloth. I’m a sloth. Sometimes I can’t be stuffed to do anything, like, I just lie there and think of all the stuff I could do, and then ‘nah, I won’t do it’. There was this time when I dreamed that I cleaned my room, when I actually didn’t clean it. I woke up, and the mess was still there.

What’s your opinion of cut down trees? I hate Tony Abbott. He’s whole mentality that global warming doesn’t exist, which means he’s going to pass laws and legislations that say, or give people and large organisations the rights to cutting down trees in areas where trees should not be cut down. Because global warming does exist, and he’s stupid that he thinks it doesn’t. I guess there are people who have learnt about things, and have a reason to think it doesn’t exist, through research and etc. but Abbott is basing his ideas that global warming doesn’t exist on others. Like, if he actually went out and did something, some research maybe he finds that it does exist, maybe he finds that it doesn’t exist. But right now, he is standing there and watching and saying that it doesn’t exist. I hate Tony Abbott.

Name someone you love and hate. Hate is a strong word, but Taylor Swift. I don’t know. I love her music. So, why do you hate her? I don’t know whether it’s the envy or the way she is sometimes portrayed in the media, and I don’t like that. The way she’s acting up or not. It’s just the voice she has when she is being interviewed or speaking, it’s very, superficial.

Where is your favourite spot? Bed. It’s comforting and lets you forget about all the stuff you should be doing. 

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Interview Sixteen

22/1/15: A dog god. Someone on a higher level than all of us. #YOLO via talking 

Hi. Who are you? Hi, my name is Sean Murphy. I am twenty years old. Or thirty or something apparently. I’m a Buddhist. I like turtles.

What do you think makes you different from others? I’m very curious, and passionate about things I choose to be passionate about. I think a lot of people either don’t know what to be passionate about, or they know exactly what they want to be passionate about, but they don’t want to go to the pain and effort of pursuing it. Because it’s not just all good. It’s like, struggle most of the time, and when you understand it, that’s a good thing. And that’s how you go - challenging yourself and struggling and feeling pain. But that’s how you grow then, that process is how you achieve good/great things. And that’s what I think makes me different. But not unique, in fact, every successful person understands that, not necessarily explicitly, but they understand that it’s impossible to be successful without being process orientated, instead of outcome orientated.

How do you feel about your family? They’re pretty cool. My dad’s like, amazing, like, he’s the coolest guy. He’s wise. He’s Gandalf. He’s got a white beard and he’s old and experienced. And… mum’s pretty cool I guess.

What is something you are passionate about? Material sciences and engineering. Also, I love technology. The applications are super important to me, it’s what motivates me. Applications such as mainly medicine and energy.

What are five words that fascinate you?

Perspicuous – which means clear. Which I believe is where perspex is derived from.  

Perspicacious – which sounds similar but it actually means clever.

Mellifluous – which means a word that sounds good.

Penelope – because it’s such a mellifluous name.

Axiomatic – something that is inherently true, like a first principle that is true. Such as, the universe exists.

How is your time spent? Working, exploring, eating, cooking, chatting, watching movies and stuff occasionally. Like, I used to play  games a lot, that’s not good. It doesn’t even engage you anymore. I sometimes feel like, ‘ah. Maybe I should play a game, I’m kind of bored’, and I download the game or whatever, and I play it for five minutes and I’m like ‘this is so boring’. It doesn’t engage me.

What one of the seven deadly sins do you believe you commit the most?          

Sloth – especially when I’m studying. So, I’m sloth at times. I’m gluttonous at times.

Pride – I don’t think is even a problem, but maybe that’s my sin.

What’s your opinion of cut down trees? It’s a natural material, which is a lot better than mining iron out of the ground and stuff, so we should cut down trees. As long as they are replanted. Which they are, apparently. We’re planting more trees than we’re cutting down. Every single person in China has to plant one tree per year minimum, so they are planting over a billion trees every year. I mean, the Amazon is over forested, but, the net number of trees is increasing, I mean it wasn’t in the seventies *chuckles* -  logging central. But that’s the thing, you can always replant trees, it’s not like an emergency, but it takes time, so it takes forward thinking. Hence the Chinese proverb of – the best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is now.

Name someone you love and hate. I don’t love and hate anyone. No one.

Where is your favourite spot? A thousand steps at Ferntree Gully.  Not even places in Brisbane?  Mount Coot-tha in Brisbane is pretty similar, but not quite as good. Ferntree Gully is so much greener, whereas Mount Coot-tha is like, bush, Australian bush, while A Thousand Sands is so green, ferns, and it’s so refreshing and real and living. I love moss on logs.

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Interview Fifteen

20/1/15: A shot of work from no lord via reddit

Hi. Who are you? I am lordswork. Agnostic atheist, exmuslim, mildly sane.

What do you think makes you different from others? I am different from others in my life because I don’t believe in god. That changes my approach to many things people tend to delegate to god and/or religion.

How do you feel about your family? Over the years, we’ve been victims of tragedies and one another. I care about them.

What is something you are passionate about?  I can’t think of anything. But people tend to bring out the best and worst in me.    

What are five words that fascinate you? God, death, secret, psychopath and existential.

How is your time spent? Reading stuff on the net. There’s just so much out there so I have to skim. A LOT.

What one of the seven deadly sins do you believe you commit the most? Sloth.

What’s your opinion of cut down trees? I don’t like it. We take too much.

Name someone you love and hate. My sister. I hate anyone who oppresses others.

Where is your favourite spot? Anywhere I can see the stars.      

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Interview Fourteen

18/1/15: Centre-left, but usually being a douchebag about it aka rich in bitcoins via real life then transcribed

Hi. Who are you? Hi. My name’s Christian Rhodes-Wolfe, I’m eighteen and I live in Melbourne.

What do you think makes you different from others? Different from the other actors? You can define others however you want. I like to think I’m different from the other actors, say, in the various groups I’m in, in that I’m not completely self-absorbed. Completely? So you are semi self-absorbed? I have a high than average self-confidence, I will be the first to admit that. However, I don’t think I’m the greatest person, who ever lived, I don’t think I’m the greatest actor who ever lived. I just, I enjoy doing what I do. And in a way, I think that does make me better than some people, because they just want to do it for the fame and that’s very vain. But, I want to do it because it’s my passion, it’s what I love. That’s what I want to do with my life.

How do you feel about your family? My family are… an interesting lot. Look, despite all their many, many, Many, Many, MANY faults; I do love most of them. Most of them… Most of them. Do you hate any of them? Ahhh, I don’t want to be that guy who goes ‘I hate you dad’, but like I can safely say that I don’t really like my real father.

What is something you are passionate about? Well, I’m passionate about acting in general, specifically Shakespearean or Elizabethan acting. Simply because of it’s a challenge to put together, and it’s so satisfying to do it properly. I also very much enjoy singing, I’m a bass. And I really enjoy doing that. So, singing and actor are my passions. But I’m also interested in media. In the, wider implications of that stuff. What do you mean by wider implications? I like the theories behind media influence. Okay, like the Murdoch stuff? Hahaha, not literally. Not the conspiracy kind of stuff. Not like ‘Rupert Murdoch rules the world’, I mean he does. But, like the different theories of how people accept and interact with what they are presented with.

What are five words that fascinate you?

Aneurysm. I don’t know why, it’s a horrible to say.  It’s a really pretty word. Yeah, I like the way it’s spelt. You look at it, it’s pretty to look at.

I dislike the fact that bootylicious is now in the dictionary. What’s the actual definition of bootylicious? I don’t know the exact dictionary definition, but it’s something to do with your main feature of attraction is your arse or your rear end. Your arse or… Someone elses arse. Not your own. But you can say that you are bootylicious. Yeah, mmhmm girl.

Wherefore – because Shakespearean word. Not something that’s used a lot, or well, ever. And people don’t often understand what is actually means. What does it actually mean? Why. For example, wherefore art thou Romeo. She’s not asking where Romeo is, she’s asking why he has to be Romeo, why he is a Montague rather than why can’t be with me right now. Why is he an enemy, why can’t be just be someone I love. Or I can like.

How is your time spent? My time is spent learning monologues that I will never use, posing pictures that aren’t mine on a website for reasons I’m not sure, for approval from people I’ve never meet. I moderate various websites. I give relationship advice, even though I’m not in a relationship currently. *high five*. And pretty soon, I’ll be rehearsing for my upcoming show ‘Comedy of Errors’.

What one of the seven deadly sins do you believe you commit the most? I’m going to be honest. Lust. Or envy. Lust – I enjoy indulgence, but I lust over things. Like, lust isn’t just a sexual thing, I do mean it mostly in a sexual way. I, I am a very horny person. Envy – I constantly want to be better than I actually am. But envy is about other people. Yes, I want like, for example, the singers in Pentatonix, their bass singer is called Avi Kaplan, he has the greatest singing voice I have ever heard. I so desperately want I voice like that, that if I could, I would take it from him by force. That’s pretty intense. It’s pretty intense, but when you can sing lower than an E1, that, I would be world famous for that. I envy other people for all things. Thankfully, I at least know the difference between envy and jealousy, so I can differentiate and I do differentiate.

What’s your opinion of cut down trees? Admittedly, I’ll be quite honest. I don’t give a shit. I understand the need to preserve the habitats of natural creatures and everything like that. But in a way, I would be comfortable with having those creatures in a zoo. Keeping them alive, keeping them well feed, happy, content. I don’t mean in a cage, like Werribee zoo or like those out door areas. But you aren’t letting them hunt, that’s getting rid of their natural instincts. We got rid of our own natural instincts, why can’t we get rid of others. I don’t actually believe that by the way. That was just a joke. I’ll be honest, I understand that cutting down forests, it’s a bad thing. But at the moment, it is, I’m not going to say it’s unnecessary, you know, I don’t know how to say it without saying like an arsehole so….

Name someone you love and hate. I love Gabe Newell for Steam, but I hate him for not releasing Half Life 3. Also, Tumblr. I love tumblr because *long pause*…. Porn. Also because of, I do see some people I do enjoy and follow, and pages I enjoy. But I also hate it because of the really radical side of tumblr. And sometimes I even dislike some of the fandoms, even the ones I’m part of, simply because they go too over the top most of the time.  

Where is your favourite spot? Home in my room, on a rainy day. That’s tied with being on stage as well. Being on stage either singing or acting, I love it. I enjoy my room on a rainy day, because the roofisn’t made of tin, but there is a tin thing right outside my window, so I get that feeling, so I can sit there and listen or I could be relaxing and surfing the internet, browsing the internet, whatever the vernacular is. Surfing the interwebs. Umm, yeah, I can listen to that. But being on stage, it’s exciting, and something I’m passionate about.