11 Questions – February 7, 2010
Posted on 07 February 2010
This weeks guest in the House of Love – Gillian Flynn Editor in Chief of Riviera San Diego Magazine.
What fragrance provokes the most profound memory in you?
Skunks. We had a lot of them where I grew up in NY, and I’d roll down the car window when we’d smell one on the parkway. I traded my scratch-and-sniff sticker collection to obtain as many skunk stickers as possible. It was a cinch, considering everyone wanted bubble gum. I adore underdogs. Or would that be under-skunks?
What is your comfort food?
My homemade meatloaf. It’s a take on Bobby Flay’s balsamic-glazed recipe. I’ll eat it three days in a row. Cold. Warm. Any which way.
Of the six senses (ESP included) which is the strongest for you?
Sight. I’ve worn glasses since I was 8 (my first pair was purple) and I never take vision for granted.
What is your daily daydream?
I am a realist to a flaw. I never understood girls who mapped out their wedding and named their children… when they were still single.
If you found a hundred bucks on the sidewalk, what would you do with it?
Look around to see if anyone dropped it. I’m a Pollyanna that way. I tell cashiers when they give me too much change.
What is your existential bliss?
Being offline.
What are you hopeful for?
Less abbreviation. The demise of the “look at me” generation. A sincere curiosity in our elders; ask your parents and grandparents about their life. See them in a youthful light. Learn your history.
What is your greatest vice?
Cigarettes. I should have lived in the ’40s when it was glamorous.
What is your greatest virtue?
Empathy.
What do you want from life?
A novel.
Does Heaven Exist?
It will be come as you are! A calorie-and-celebrity free zone.
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