Sometimes, you just have to go with the waves

  • If there were a biography about you, what would the title be?

    Quel serait le titre de votre biographie si elle existait ? I think my biography title would be : « The Rubik’s cube who liked boxes » Because i recognize myself in many labels. I don’t mind labels, and I don’t mind boxes. It’s just that since one is a little tight to fit in, i  collect them.…

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  • What would you do if you won the lottery?

    It depends on how much we are talking about! If I won about a million, I would get a pretty house, and spend it on the whole construction project management, perhaps make sure I can handle the taxes! One million can easily disappear! If I won about five, I would still get the pretty house,…

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  • If i could un-invent something

    Si vous pouviez réinventer quelque chose, de quoi s’agirait-il ? If i could un-invent something, i think i would un-invent those standards that make some humans feel superior or inferior to other humans : It makes no sense that skin tone, or gender, or weight, or criteria that are not that relevant should cause so much…

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  • What are your thoughts on the concept of living a very long life?

    The concept of eternity is… Terrifying. I don’t even think a human could handle it. Some say they dream about downloading their conscience into a machine to make themselves eternal. But if ever that were possible, whatever would live on in that machine would not be them. It would not be human. Just like your…

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  • If you had a freeway bilboard, what would it say?

    Si vous aviez une affiche sur l’autoroute, que dirait-elle ? It would say : « Life is short. Don’t make it shorter. Fasten your seat belt. » Or : « Of course, your friends like you drunk. But alive is even better. » Or : « Mister Sandman is on the way? Rest area six miles away. »

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  • What relationships  had a positive impact on you?

    My family made me, first and foremost, it’s family first, for me. Then, I think seeing psychologists has been tremendously impactful, very stabilizing. They’ve helped me put order in my thinking. Sometimes, you just need somebody to debrief. Meeting a litteral outsider (if you trust them enough) can really help you put things in perspective,…

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  • Describe a man who had a positive impact on your life

    Apart from my wonderful dad? Terry pratchett would be the man. Here is a quote from his book « Reaper man ». : « In the Ramtop village where they dance the real Morris dance, for example, they believe that no one is finally dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away — until the…

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  • Is your life today how you imagined your life a year ago?

    No, it’s not. Because I was not imagining anything, a year ago. I was trying to deal with health issues, and not making plans for the future. I was living a day after the next. Sometimes, you just do. But is anyone’s life how they imagined it? Probably not. Life is not something you can…

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  • Name five things you’re good at

    I’m a good listener. That’s because I genuinely care. I like people to feel safe around me. And respected. And heard. That doesn’t mean I can handle anything. Sometimes, it is too much. And it’s nobody’s fault. Not mine, not the others. We all do what we can. I think we tend to be so…

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  • What would you change about yourself?

    Nothing. Am I perfect? No. Would I want to be? Why would i? Who’s perfect? According to whose criteria? And what’s the point of « perfection », anyway? There’s beauty in wrinkles, and uneven skintones, and scars. There’s soul in every little crack in somebody’s voice, soul in other unpredictable traits. I love old family pictures, with…

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