Got tagged by my babygirl @yourcoolauntie a month or so ago but I'm finally getting to this.
1. Are you named after anyone?
My dead name was a reference to my mom's favorite celebrity's niece or godkid, but my legal name is based on a legend in my culture. Billie just gives me gender euphoria while also protecting my identity as a teacher since I have no idea where my students lurk on this hellsite.
2. When was the last time you cried?
I'm not a huge crier, even if something is really touching or makes me sad. So I had to really think about this but I'd say the last time I really cried was in November after deciding to go No Contact with half of my family.
3. Do you have kids?
Do 6 younger brothers and a dog count? If not, no. But I am the proud honorary parental figure of my students and former students so I have at least a few hundred kids right now. Father's and Mother's Day are fun.
4. Do you use sarcasm a lot?
Who, me? Never. Who told you that. Are you a cop?
5. What's the first thing you notice about people?
Their presence. Not even from body language, like just their energy. I had a coworker say they know when I enter a room without me having to say or do anything cause I have a big presence. So that's what I'm alluding to, how someone's presence comes off based on the energy they bring into the room/group and what they leave behind/take away when they're gone.
6. What's your eye color?
Everyone in my family has these pretty reddish brown eyes but I inherited my Elisi's deep green eyes. She once said that any animal that has bright colors and patterns is one that uses its colors as a way to advertise the fact that they would make a horrible snack and our eyes say the same and I didn't know how to tell her that she just implied we would be spicy disasters in modern slang. For the record, I'm a whole fucking meal with how fine I am.
7. Scary movies or happy endings?
Happy movies with scary endings.
8. Any special talents?
I once watched a documentary about a dude who got his hands cut off in the racist parts of the south where my family is from and it scared me so badly I learned to write with my feet so I have that going for me.
9. Where were you born?
My mom was really bad at planning so I was born on the side of a road in the middle of butt fuck nowhere.
10. What are your hobbies?
I like to tinker with cars, write fanfiction that I pray my students don't find, restore antiques, hike, cook, and scream into the void. I also like to collect rare books and ironic novelty items.
11. Have you any pets?
6 little brothers and a dog.
12. What sports do you play/have you played?
Soccer, baseball, I once competed in dodgeball, every rez/NDN kid had at least one year of fighting lessons from that One Uncle so I got to do some boxing... archery. I've done almost everything you can think of but I suck at Basketball and I'm salty about it.
13. How tall are you?
5'1
14. Favorite subject in school?
When I was in school I loved history and lit classes. We had one teacher who dressed up for the unit and another let us protest in front of the school. We had to choose a historic organization to be a part of and that was fun. Until my brother and his group pretended to blow up the school as part of The Weather Underground. He's still on the No Fly list.
15. Dream Job?
I work as a teacher but I wanted to be a coroner when I was a kid. Is there such a thing as a traveling mortician?
15. Sunsets or Sunrises?
Sunrises.
I have no idea who to tag for this so go nuts.