What's the last really great meal you had?
Well, on a college budget it's hard to say 
But really, the chefs at our dining hall make some really good stuff, and I do a little bit of cooking in the dorm sometimes, but for really great I'd probably have to go with something my mom makes at home... or maybe the pizza that she and I made together when I was home for break, it had juicy pears and delicious goat cheese and hazelnuts and a bunch of other things, mmmm.
What is your newest favorite word and why?
Uhh, I don't know. So many. Plus the entire Russian language.
Have you picked an area of linguistics to concentrate on? If so, what and what about it attracts you to that field?
Well, I really like anthropology, so I'm hoping I'll be able to thesis on something sociolinguistic or anthropological.
I knew a couple linguistics people when I first graduated college. Two of them were online friends. I went to visit one of them at OU because she was in school like a 2 hour drive from me. We hung out with her other linguist friends. They kept speaking to each other in different languages all night long. LIke one would talk in French, the other in Madarin, the other in Greek etc and they would carry on a conversation. Most interesting conversation I never could follow.
Do you speak like 11ty billion languages now too? Or do you just study English lingustics?
Okay that's not really what linguistics is about. Everyone thinks it's "speaking different languages". But really it's studying how human language works, the structures of it, its function in society, etc. So we look at English as well as other languages for data, but we don't necessarily learn how to speak them. Though there is a foreign language credit requirement for the major, which I fulfilled by taking 2 years of Russian which was amazing and testing proficiently in Spanish.
What advice would you give to an old lady who thinks they should actually learn to speak some Spanish given that she lives so close to the Mexican boarder now?
Seems like a good idea!
Now that you are a Junior, are you thinking Grad School or are you going out into the work world?
Almost definitely not going straight to grad school, I absolutely need to make more money. Not sure if I'll do it eventually or not.
Are you planning on being the younger cuter female Chomsky?
ha... ha...
Are you going to take over the world?
of course 
no
I miss loosing at jeopardy to you. I know not a question, but still. It needed said. You are a jeopardy goddess.
muahaha 
What have you accomplished this year that you are most proud of?
I unconditionally passed my qual, which is this big test that every department's juniors have to take, and the linguistics one is super hard and most people get a conditional pass and have to revise parts of it and I didn't 
What mistake have you made this year that proved the greatest learning experience for you?
I almost ran out of money, and I'm learning to better manage my money, not overspend, and hopefully will get a summer job that pays decently. (During the semester I work at the campus dining hall for minimum wage, which at least keeps me above water )
Do you prefer to play as a civ, mafia, or indy and why?
Depends. I love btsc baddie teams, but I also really love helping the civ cause.
Which duchie is the biggest nub and why?
Tranq obv Actually maybe Krewlod but nobody remembers him
The LP thing happening on facebook these days is kinda cool innit?
yeah! so much nostalgia.
What's your favorite slang words?
another favorite word question? 
I don't knowwww
What's the difference between a language and a dialect?
"A language is a dialect with an army and a navy" so often it's just social/historical/political factors
If you hadn't decided to major in linguistics what would you have majored in and why?
Anthropology. I love discussing anthropological theory and culture and there are just so many cool concepts that can apply to a lot of things.
Favorite color?
Teal!!! Blues-greens, also purples, really the whole cool half of the spectrum.
Favorite comfort food?
You ask hard questions Soooo many
What should I be reading but probably haven't yet?
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón is absolutely beautiful, it always comes to mind as one of my favorites, along with The Elegance of the Hedgehog. Also, if you like fantasy, the Mistborn trilogy by Brandon Sanderson is amazing.
Do you get to veg out and watch some tv occasionally? If so what are you watching these days?
My boyfriend and I are currently watching through The West Wing, it is so good!! And yeah, I spend most of my summer/winter breaks catching up on shows, lol. Some of my recent favorites have been Orphan Black, Continuum, Orange is the New Black, House of Cards... it goes on. I'm also keeping up with Elementary, which is excellent and I super recommend it, as well as a few fun cartoons like Gravity Falls, Steven Universe, Adventure Time, Bob's Burgers, and Avatar/Korra (though that's over now), and I'm getting more and more into anime as well.
Where was your favorite vacation?
I always loved going to Hawaii with my family, it's like another home. I also really loved getting to visit Spain on a high school trip and really want to go back there.
If I could visit you, what would we do?
Make delicious food! plus doing cool stuff in Portland and going to a bunch of great food places around here!
What would you want to do if you came south and visited me?
^make food and nerd out, do whatever is cool in your area
Where are some places you haven't visited yet that are on your wish list and why do you want to go there?
A lot. Iceland, Japan, Peru, South Africa, and really everywhere.
What do you consider your best mafia performance and why?
God my mafia memory is so terrible. I have no idea. I know I often did pretty well as ninja/civ killer roles.
What was the best mafia role you've had?
again, my mafia memory is really bad, but I know I've had some great roles
If you are ever not a busy college student, would you consider hosting a game here? If so - what kind of theme would your game be?
Yeah, it would be fun. I really like designing games based on various media, but it's the actual hosting and all the technical bits that stresses me out and I wasn't so great at that. But I still like to come up with ideas for mafia settings based on shows I watch and stuff. So maybe I should co-host with someone sometime.
Do you like me as much as I like you? Why?
haha! you are wonderful and enthusiastic about stuff and super friendly and smart and interesting!
Have you got the chance to see any live Shakespeare lately? If so - what and how was it?
Let's see, the most recent ones I've seen... the Reed theater did a cool production of Julius Caesar last year, it was sort of glam-rock costumes and really innovative sound/lighting; also over the summer I of course went to the excellent Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival near where I live there, they did Macbeth 
Is there something you've always wanted to make but were skerred to do it food wise? If so what was it? (For the longest time I was skerred to cook Thanksgiving dinner. But next year will be my 5th and I've got to say - it's not near as hard as I thought it was going to be! Beef wellington is on my list next
)
lots of things feel too ambitious/daunting/labor-intensive, but I'll try anything someday if I have the time and means 
What dish do you make when you want to impress people? (now I'm really sad I didn't think to ask BR this question - BR - chime in on that one too if ya want!)
tilapia with cilantro cream sauce served over fettucine and asparagus! it is soooo delicious. I made it for my boyfriend's parents 
What dish do you make to make your heart happy?
mmm, same answer as previous, but could be other things. boyfriend and I made Tom Kha soup a few weeks ago, the Thai soup with coconut milk, lemongrass, etc., and it turned out really well, nice and spicy and warming and tasty, so I'd definitely do that again.
Do you live on campus or off? Do you enjoy your living arrangements?
On campus. I really like living in a dorm because I get to spend a lot of my time with my friends and also it's convenient.
What would I be surprised to know about you?
No idea. Uh, maybe my drug experiences, but I feel a little weird discussing that here unless it's asked more specifically
What do you secretly wish someone would ask you but you doubt they will? What's the answer to that question?
hmm. "what's the craziest extracurricular activity you do at Reed?" I spin fire! (i.e. dance with flow props that are set on fire) because Reed has a super cool fire-dancing club 
What did you want to be when you grew up at age 5? 10? 15?
I don't remember, I honestly don't think I ever had a clear idea of what I wanted to be, and still don't.
oh!! also!! The BF - can you please tell me all about him?
His name is Josh, he's sweet and funny and quirky and wonderful and I love him. He's in the same year as me at Reed, and he's a math/computer science major, he's interested in game development. We nerd out together about a lot of things.
Picts of you both?
okay, we don't take that many pictures, but we have some, they're not that great though (I kind of hate how both of us look in pictures 
). Here we are last August rafting on the American River (Sacramento, near where he lives):
And here we are last Halloween when we didn't really have costumes planned so he just painted his face green and I dressed as like a blue-green river-nymph-fairy idk
