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lyspeth
1. What is your favorite obscure drink?
I don't actually know of a lot of obscure drinks, but of the ones I do know of, the one I enjoy is the Adios Motherfucker, which is actually a lot like a Long Island Iced Tea but with tequila replacing one of the ingredients. And it's blue.
2. What attracts you to philosophy as a major?
One small thing is that philosophy is a discipline that needs more women. Philosophy departments are still comprised mostly of men; I'm not uncomfortable in such an environment. But at a more personal level, it gives me formal opportunities to think about the same things I think about anyway. I really did wonder if the color I think of as blue is the same blue for everyone else when I was seven or so. Plus, I find philosophy easier to write about than literature. Perhaps because I feel less restricted to a particular text and more free to wander (in a structured way, of course) among different writings and my own thoughts. Maybe that's bullshit, but it's the bullshit that's in operation at the moment.
Basically, I like to think about things.
3. Which viola piece do you most like to listen to? Which one do you most like to play?
Shostakovich's Viola Sonata, to answer both parts of the question. I can play only the first movement, but it's wonderful to play, especially in certain moods. The Bach Cello Suites come in second, because I like playing them, but they're not strictly viola pieces, just transcribed for us to be able to play.
4. Where would you like to live after you graduate?
Somewhere that is not New Mexico. Depending on how things go and what I decide on as far as grad school goes, graduating from Reed I'd probably stay in Portland. Or if I'm going straight on to grad school, try out a new place. But I'm increasingly afraid that I'll get too complacent and stay here in Burque.
5. What is one fairly specific good thing about Reed that is also present at UNM?
The only thing I can think of at the moment is dinners at professors' houses. Which I never actually got to do at Reed, but I have here. If I think of a better answer later, I'll post it.
lyspeth1. What is your favorite obscure drink?
I don't actually know of a lot of obscure drinks, but of the ones I do know of, the one I enjoy is the Adios Motherfucker, which is actually a lot like a Long Island Iced Tea but with tequila replacing one of the ingredients. And it's blue.
2. What attracts you to philosophy as a major?
One small thing is that philosophy is a discipline that needs more women. Philosophy departments are still comprised mostly of men; I'm not uncomfortable in such an environment. But at a more personal level, it gives me formal opportunities to think about the same things I think about anyway. I really did wonder if the color I think of as blue is the same blue for everyone else when I was seven or so. Plus, I find philosophy easier to write about than literature. Perhaps because I feel less restricted to a particular text and more free to wander (in a structured way, of course) among different writings and my own thoughts. Maybe that's bullshit, but it's the bullshit that's in operation at the moment.
Basically, I like to think about things.
3. Which viola piece do you most like to listen to? Which one do you most like to play?
Shostakovich's Viola Sonata, to answer both parts of the question. I can play only the first movement, but it's wonderful to play, especially in certain moods. The Bach Cello Suites come in second, because I like playing them, but they're not strictly viola pieces, just transcribed for us to be able to play.
4. Where would you like to live after you graduate?
Somewhere that is not New Mexico. Depending on how things go and what I decide on as far as grad school goes, graduating from Reed I'd probably stay in Portland. Or if I'm going straight on to grad school, try out a new place. But I'm increasingly afraid that I'll get too complacent and stay here in Burque.
5. What is one fairly specific good thing about Reed that is also present at UNM?
The only thing I can think of at the moment is dinners at professors' houses. Which I never actually got to do at Reed, but I have here. If I think of a better answer later, I'll post it.
