#prince:task3

can you use chopsticks?

“yes, i can. even though i have those moments where i forget if i haven’t used them in a while.”

what is something most people do that you think is dumb?

“getting trapped in the latest five second fads? like fidget spinners -- i understood the purpose for those who are actually... fidgety. but then it became a part of fashion. why?”

where would you fall on a politeness/rudeness scale?

“probably in the middle. some days i can be too nice, and then some days i’m not so nice at all. i try to not be overly rude though -- that’s just not in my nature.”

what is your archetype?

“the realist.”

what do you do when you can’t sleep?

“sometimes i do a little bit of studying, with notecards or something, but that’s only if i can’t sleep before a big test. i usually end up reading or doing some mindless doodling.”

what five apps do you use most on your phone?

“snapchat, instagram, nike+ training, netflix, and messages.”

what’s your coffee order?

”most days it’s a regular hot chocolate with whipped cream, but when i’m feeling fancy i get a vanilla latte with soy milk and a caramel drizzle.”

what food will you never be able to turn down?

“french fries or pizza.”

what’s one bad habit you need to break off?

“biting my lip.”

what 3-5 emojis do you use the most?

🤔 🤢 👏 👻 💀

what’s the best thing in your life at the moment?

“knowing that i’m only one more semester away from graduating.”

what’s the worst thing in your life at the moment?

“knowing i’ll have to start paying off student loans soon.”

how do you comfort yourself when you’re in a slump?

“i get myself out of the house. sometimes all i need is a change of scenery, so if i’m stuck in a study slump, i’ll move from my bed to my dining table, or i’ll pack up everything and go to espresso yourself or scoops i did it again if it’s the summer. in an emotional slump, sometimes i just have to tak to my dads and everything calms down a bit.”

what are three netflix shows that you’ve rated five stars?

“mindhunter, the office, and daredevil.”

what would you make a scene in public about?

“someone nearly hitting me on their bike. that has happened twice.”

what would you give your life for?

“the possibility to attend graduate school in switzerland or the chance to do a final study abroad in barcelona.”

what are your major flaws?

“being too trusting, giving up easily, and not fighting for what i want.”

what do you only pretend to care about?

“being healthy? and i know that sounds ridiculous, but it’s not something that i really focus on most of the time. i eat what i want, i workout when i want, and none of that really bothers me. i don’t get on scales -- i don’t weigh myself because to me, working out isn’t about losing weight. i mainly want to gain muscle. i’m not obsessing over if there’s enough matcha in my smoothie or if there’s gluten in something i’m eating -- i like to live a healthy lifestyle, yes. but it’s a matter of me knowing how to balance out what i do.”

how does the image you try to project differ from the image you actually project?

“i’ve heard a lot of people think that i’m super social, but i’m really not. i know that i work as a waitress and that makes me interact with people, but when i’m on break or not working, i’m typically by myself. i sit by myself, i work by myself, and i like it sometimes. i like being by myself and i like being with people went i want to be around them.”

what are you afraid of?

“spiders, and the future.”

do you believe in the supernatural?

“of course! when i was younger, i believed that our old house was haunted -- it would always creak and moan. i never went to the basement because i always would get really cold, even though there was heat on down there and like my dad’s ‘man cave’. i always thought someone was down there before i could feel breaths on my neck.”

when you were younger, what job did you think you’d end up doing? has that changed since?

“i thought that i was going to be a public defender, or a district attorney. it could still potentially happen, but right now, i only have interest in working within anthropology and in the college admissions process.”

what timezones do you have on your phone’s clock app?

can you use chopsticks?

i couldn’t for the longest time, but then my brother started living all around southeast asia after he graduated. he thought that me being a non-chopstick user was a complete insult to his new home, so he taught me two summers ago. and now i’d say i’m pretty good with them. wouldn’t list it as a proficient skill on my resume though.

what is something most people do that you think is dumb?

involving yourself in other people’s life and drama, especially when it’s for the wrong reasons. i wouldn’t necessarily say most people do it, but a good amount do, and i really don’t understand the purpose of it. if you’re involving yourself to help, then good for you, but if you’re involving yourself to get a kick out of someone else’s life … i don’t know, i just don’t get the appeal.

where would you fall on a politeness/rudeness scale?

it depends on the context, and who i’m around. most of the time i’d stay i lean more towards polite. but some people have seen me get a little ruder behind closed doors. nothing too extreme though.

what is your archetype?

somewhere between the master and the chosen one, i think.

what do you do when you can’t sleep?

i’ll text jagger, or go climb into bed with ronnie or teresa. if all three of them are already asleep, i’ll usually go down to the kitchen and make myself a midnight snack, and then eat it while watching a film, or reading a book.

what five apps do you use most on your phone?

uh, off the top of my head, it’s probably instagram, vsco, spotify, uber and snapchat. — nothing too out of the ordinary!

what’s your coffee order?

if i’m really in desperate need of caffeine, i’ll order an iced americano, but otherwise i’m usually an iced chai or iced matcha latte kind of girl.

what food will you never be able to turn down?

cheese, for sure. on anything, with anything. — i’m salivating just thinking of cheese pulls right now, ugh.

what’s one bad habit you need to break off?

accumulating glasses and plates in my room is a big one. i’ll make myself a meal, and then get caught up in something, and then without even realising it, i’ll end up with three plates stacked on the side of my desk. 

what 3-5 emojis do you use the most?

👀  👅 ⚜️ 🔑  💙

what’s the best thing in your life at the moment?

my great education, my brother, the fact that i get to travel as often as i do, my boyfriend, my close friends, my wonderful little, coffee at tandem and bard, the holy donut always,   discovering the eritrean restaurant on oak street the other day ... the list goes on and on.

what’s the worst thing in your life at the moment?

uh, well — i’d say probably the constant pressure from my parents, how draining it is and how that pressure manifests itself. let’s just say i’ve never been one to deal with things in a healthy manner right off the bat. not being able to hold my boyfriend’s hand in public also doesn’t help.

how do you comfort yourself when you’re in a slump?

in those moments, i’ll either need to be completely alone to recharge, or i’ll need someone like jag, ronnie, teresa or elliot close by. either way, i usually end up in loose clothing, wrapped in a blanket, with diptyque’s jasmin candle burning in the background.

what are three netflix shows that you’ve rated five stars?

off the top of my head, house of cards, new girl and the good place. although i’d probably replace the good place with broad city if streamed on netflix.

what would you make a scene in public about?

i’m not really one for a public scene in the first place, so i’d really have to be pushed over the edge for any of it to happen. but i guess it’d probably be because someone disrespected someone i love, as painfully cookie-cutter as that sounds.

what would you give your life for?

given that i just gave a cliché answer, i’ll avoid doing the same here and just say that i’d give my life for a giant bowl of my grandmother’s tzatziki. with souvlaki and saganaki on the side, obviously.

what are your major flaws?

i’m the type to take people’s words at heart, but never tell them if those words hurt me. i’m also quite cynical, and i let the consequent outlook affect me a little too much at times. i’m unable to deal with certain issues head on, and try to deny they’re happening and avoid them completely. and then i also sometimes might be brash with others, without really realising it.

what do you only pretend to care about?

as much as i love kappa, and the people in kappa, i sometimes definitely act more excited than i am about our events, or chapter. i initially rushed as a way to get my mother off my back, since she was kappa president back in the day, but sometimes the commitments that come with being a part of kappa are kind of overwhelming. plus, the whole rivalry it’s dragged me into is really off-putting. 

how does the image you try to project differ from the image you actually project?

i was raised to always put on a strong front and always seem more comfortable and confident than i am, but i think with some people it might come off as me being cocky and obnoxiously looking down on people. i obviously can’t blame my parents and my upbringing for the entirety of other people’s perceptions of me, but i credit a lot of that to it.

what are you afraid of?

i really don’t like spiders, needles, or small holes. all three of those really get me. and then, on a more existential level, i’d say letting my family down, and the idea of not being too sure about what happens after we all die. — just girly things!

do you believe in the supernatural?

to an extent — some things are easier to believe than others.

when you were younger, what job did you think you’d end up doing? has that changed since?

i think i wanted to be a journalist for a while? that idea’s obviously been thrown out of the window since though.

what timezones do you have on your phone’s clock app?