Wed May 1 14:51:44 1996
Name:
A: anna marie dirks
How do you FEEL about food? Why do you eat?
A: i love food- its smells, textures, tastes and colors.
sometimes i eat because i am hungry- and sometimes i eat to celebrate or relax. my favorite foods are chocolate ice cream and lasagna. yuuum. :)
What is your biggest flaw?
A: umm, the nose growing out of my forehead.
3 favorite authors
A: Patricia Hagedorn (author of The Dogeaters), ee cummings (hey- he writes beautiful poetry) and octavia butler (good science fiction.)..wheeee.
What are the hallmarks of success in life?
A: ..this is a funny question. success doesn't just happen at specific times, it is an ongoing process. maybe you want to know about some times when i was happy and proud instead. when i came to cambridge (MIT) from Iowa...when i started my garden...when i learned how to ride a bike..when my little lesbian sister left home for San Fransico...when I dyed my hair blue.. when i learned how to pick the lock onto the roof of my dorm. when i became th queer wimmin's coordinator of MIT's gay and lesbian group. ya..those were good times. i can't speak for other people. some ideas might be playing outside alot, having funny friends and eating good food.
What is your biggest mental fuck-up?
A: i have an over-active imagination which tends to give me bad dreams sometimes. :(
What is your favorite animal?
A: always been fond of manatees.
Describe it.
A: kinda like big graceful cows that swim underwater.
How long do you usually know a girl before you kiss her?
A: about 2 weeks.
Jump her?
A: a month
Dump her?
A: three months.
How old were you when you first kissed?
A: 16
Had sex
A: 18
Smoked Pot?
A: 17
Do you use recreational drugs?
A: No
What?
A: i've smoked pot in the past and tried acid once...
When?
A: the pot was in high school and the acid was when i first got to college..
Still?
A: No
Have you ever been married/lived with someone?
A: Neither
Who worked?
A:
Who cooked?
A:
Who cleaned?
A:
Do you know how to cook?
A: Yes
Do you like to cook?
A: Yes
What are the things you cook best?
A: veggie lasagna, grilled quesadillas, chocolate cake
Have you ever used any of the following (which?): gel hairspray mousse cologne deodorant conditioner zitcream aftershave
A: in the past, i've used hairspray and deodorant. i like to think that i am over that now.. i still use conditioner.
What was the most crazy thing you ever did as an adolescent?
A: naked cliff-diving with my best friend.
as a college student?
A: picked a random cardinal direction (north) and just..walked ...i left mit and wandered for a while. when i came back i was much happier.
as a working stiff?
A: ha ha ha! i am still college baby. whee.
If you were a fruit or a vegetable, what would you be?
A: an eggplant. (the color! the shape! wonderful!)
If I were, what would I be?
A: kiwi..(green and a little seedy..just kidding.)
If you were at a party, and across the room you saw a very handsome man and your girlfriend chatting quite animatedly, what would you do?
A: try making kissy faces at her..though unless they were grabbing each other's crotches, i dont think it would be my business to tell her to whom to talk.
Do you think there is life after death?
A: Yes
On other planets?
A: Yes
Are you psychic?
A: No
Do you think you have any sort of understanding of what it would be like to completely insane?
A: Yes
Why?
A: because my immagination is so intense and some of the completely strange and random things i've seen and felt, i think i have a fair understanding of how it might feel. (sometimes i think i'm nearly there myself.)
Were you ever in the armed forces?
A: No
Did you ever kiss a girl who had big, hairsprayed bangs?
A: No
What was the most important scientific achievement in the last 50 years?
A: manned space shuttles..
What is the biggest problem...
...all women have?
A: i think many, many women suffer from poor self esteem. they don't realize that they are goddesses.
...all men have?
A: because of the way that society glorifies them and their experiences, they're pressure to be "masculine" and "successful
...with our society?
A: the racist, classist, sexist capitalistic system that fucks over the poor and creates feelings of class hatred.
Which do you prefer:
A: Animals
Why?
A: it's easier for me to talk to animals..and they play much better frisbee..
If you won $1 million, what would be the very first thing you would buy?
A: a farm.. with lots of room to grow things and people.
The second?
A: a trip to africa...and some books.
The last?
A: some tulip bulbs and flower seeds.
Who has been the greatest influence in your life?
A: my old dykey bio professor.
How do people describe you?
A: naughty, full of mischief, friendly blue-haired babydyke with a silly sense of humor.
How do you describe yourself?
A: just a little shy, blue-haired babydyke who really likes to be outside and also to do electrical engineering. who likes madonna and the indigo girls and loves to paint with watercolors.
Do you subscribe to any magazines/newspapers?
A: Yes
Which?
A: the nation
What are your favorite shoes?
A: i read national geograpic and ms when i can afford them.
Additional Comments
A: nice to read yer web page...if you're ever at MIT.. :)