…so I’ve backdated the Monday Mission to actually file under Monday…
1. What’s the worst thing about Mondays?
The way they follow so closely on Sundays. You don’t get time to prepare yourself properly.
2. Do you believe in soul mates? Have you met yours yet?
Yes. Maybe.
3. What do you recall wanting to “be” when you were a child, dreams of what you’d do when you were an adult for work – who you’d live with… where you’d live… how many kids you’d have. How does the dreams you once had compare to your reality, same, much different? You have surpassed those dreams?
I used to want to be a librarian for a while. Then I thought I’d be a biologist. I’m quite happy with the way things have worked out, though, computers are fun and I make enough money to work on building my own library instead. And those kids… Well, when I was 10 or so I’d read some books by Aimee Sommerfelt (the first of which is called “Tamar og Trine”) too many times and I therefore wanted a multi-coloured family, so I was planning to adopt five children from different continents. That plan has changed somewhat (though I’m still in favour of adoption once you get past the “two kids” limit – the world’s full of children in need of parents – however, I’m not so sure that I’d ever want more than two kids, sounds too much like hard work to me). Then for a while I decided I’d never get married and that I really didn’t want kids anyway. Now I’m into “We’ll see what happens” mode – pretty happy with the way things are, pretty open to any new possibilities. One thing is for certain, I never thought I’d live in Oslo, and I really didn’t think I’d enjoy living in Oslo if I ever had to, but I do.
4. What do you think of education in your town/city? In your country? How would you improve it?
In my city? I have no idea. In Norway in general education needs more resources. As it is, all they managed to do is cater to the average pupil – the slow fall behind (and never learn to read, for example, which is nothing short of scandalous in a country that pretends to be civilized) and the smart get bored and lose interest.
5. If you had to pick three songs to sum up your life what would they be and why?
Ooh. Tough one. I will have to think for a while.
Alien in New York (Sting) – for the stranger in a strange land feeling.
Landet lenger bak (Bj?rn Eidsv?g) – expressed a lot of what I was feeling when I was moving back to Norway in 2001.
The Road’s My Middle Name (Bonnie Raitt) – because, of course, I’m already restless again (I’m thinking Scotland would be a good place to live for a while).
6. Do you believe in love at first sight? Can it really happen?
Kinda, sorta. Not in the Romeo and Juliet fashion (“I know we’ve only seen each other for about two seconds, but I’d already rather die than live without you”), but I think people do fall in love (or in infatuation) at first sight and then it’s either confirmed or “contradicted” when they get to know each other, but it’s the ones that have their feelings confirmed that will remember it.
7. What’s your greatest fear?
Helplessness, I think (coupled with dependence). It’s not a question I’ve ever thought about much.
Voice in my head: Shania Twain – No One Needs to Know