that is what I am afraid of, my dear sir: we sell our souls, only there is no buyer

1 If you could have the answer to any question, what would you ask? 

    will I ever get a handle on things, or feel like I have? Is it possible to feel like one has "caught up?" Or is there always some major project, some task, some dreaded thing to be done, looming on the horizon? 

    Just while writing this, several things entered my mind: need to pay the water bill (which has increased 45% over last quarter because the local government is incapable of thoughtful planning), need to verify that escrow for condo insurance is correct; need to make a couple of medical appointments (and also transfer some records from the old place); need to call the plumber again . . . . It's never really caught up.

 

2 If you could possess one supernatural ability, what would it be?      

    precognition. It would be handy for a person with anxiety to have an inkling of what's to come.

3 If you could achieve absolute success in only one area of your life, what would you want it to be? 

    health. 

 

4 If you could work for any person in the world, who would it be, and what job would you want? 

    my boss from the educational place. We make a hell of a crew, regardless of the job!

 

5 If you had to sell your soul for one thing, what would it be? 

    "I would do anything for love, but I won't do that"

 

6 If you could have a secret hideaway to escape to, where would it be? 

    um, it's a secret?!

 

7 If you could have a romance with any fictional character, who would it be? 

    besides the ones I've already told about: Bill Montijo, Vincent D'Onofrio's character from Mystic Pizza (1988). He's sexy, romantic, funny, and stubborn. What's not to like?

 

[from If...Questions for the Game of Life; the title quotation is by João Guimarães Rosa, from Grande Sertão: Veredas]