these now: 5:17

7. Do you have a secret hunch about how you will die?

when i was a kid, i was sure i was going to be shot.  but a few years ago i had a premonition that i was gonna die alone in the desert so idk.
8. Name three things you and your partner appear to have in common.

now i think this is supposed to be with someone you just met--  like superficial things.  i'm not sure i can think of three things that i would immediately say we had in common.  mood things maybe.  funny, sarcastic, expressive.
9. For what in your life do you feel most grateful?

well, i would say you, but that's against the rules.  so, let me think a moment.  my imagination.  and maybe that should really be the answer anyway.  what would i be without my imagination?  
10. If you could change anything about the way you were raised, what would it be?

this is a completely unfair question.  i couldn't really want anything to be different because then i would be different.  it makes me sad.  i don't want to do this one.
11. Take four minutes and tell your partner your life story in as much detail as possible.

i was born in houston in 67.  i grew up in the montrose, spring branch, and old bellaire.  when i was a kid my favorite color was red when i was in high school it was purple, then black.  recently it has been orange and very recently it seems to be changing to yellow.  i went to hspva and then university of houston.  i paint, but not recently.  i write, but i struggle to figure it out.  i ran a coffee shop.  i ran out of time.
12. If you could wake up tomorrow having gained any one quality or ability, what would it be?

i would like to be able to spin straw to gold.  i'm only kind of kidding.  ok.  the unshakable belief that i can make enough money to support myself without a job.