Jessie Rodriguez

Denver, United States

What is the one word that describes you? absurdist

1. What is your idea of perfect happiness?
   Chaos, and a dynamically changing environment that is interactive and filled with newness while possessing internal control in the space.
2. What is your greatest ultimate fear?
   Being lost, either in a large space where I am unable to find my way out or in a small space in which I am trapped while in either situation I lose hope of returning to those I love
3. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
   The constant formation of too many ideas and the inability to be able to pick through them quickly in order to find those that have the greatest impact to create direct action
4. What is the trait you most deplore in others?
   Apathy and the acceptance that the presented models of gender, careers, and communities should be bought into and not questioned for their ethical and individualistic failings
5. Which living person do you most admire?
   Miranda July, an artist who pushes the boundaries of personal interactions to a large audience in honest forms of communication
6. What is your greatest extravagance?
   Walking into a thrift store not knowing what it is that I haven't found yet that I need and refusing to talk myself out of it once I find it
7. What is your current state of mind?
   Exploratory while maintaining a sense of balance and patience with a backdrop of 80's synth pop
8. What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
   Putting a face on the giver, those who believe through their personal sacrifices for philanthropy they are contributing to the betterment of society while the proceeds serve to better their status
9. On what occasion do you lie?
   When by telling the truth I would be causing indirect pain to somebody within range who does not need to be on the receiving end
10. What do you most dislike about your appearance?
    Truthfully I spent too much time in my adolescence picking apart each physical piece of my body and features to take the time to reflect on this further
11. Which living person do you most despise?
    George W Bush for being the face behind the actions that put into motion atrocities that wreak constant havoc and despair on many lives through his ignorance and the lack of foresight and communication which could have prevented needless suffering
12. What is the quality you most like in a man?
    One quality affects another and another so I will have to list a few, honest, empathy and humor with a touch of sarcasm as they all function together
13. What is the quality you most like in a woman?
    Again qualities do not stand alone, I admire direct stances and honest communication with humor and playfulness
14. Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
    I tend to get stuck on words in the course of the day when I find one that roles off of my tongue and then pepper them repeatedly in conversations but I have to be talking to know what they are
15. What or who is the greatest love of your life?
    I am constantly redefining love but for a clear sense of honest passion and adventure in a relationship it happened when I was 25 in Mexico and I left it behind for unclear reasons
16. When and where were you happiest?
    As a child when I would spend hours playing lost in the pure joy of my imagination, as an adult when I find a complete connections with my surroundings and constant engagement which is ongoing but never set or defined
17. Which talent would you most like to have?
    The ability to clearly articulate soundly constructed winning arguments in moments of extreme crisis of utmost importance in instances of violations of humanity and social injustice
18. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
    To be able to put together all the the constant and changing thought fragments into a well directed and organized plan that would allow me to define a powerful role for myself of directed creative action
19. What do you consider your greatest achievement?
    Upholding my integrity throughout every life experience I have yet survived and walked away from and recognized a stronger sense of self that I can bring forward to connect with other people on a constant basis
20. If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?
    I would choose to be a dolphin in thriving community inside a predator free warm water environment
21. Where would you most like to live?
    Somewhere large with abilities to find pockets of calm and tranquility inside of a changing space that allowed for a safe exploration of many spaces and supported creative growth through an involved community, a simple answer might be a city
22. What is your most treasured possession?
    Currently I would have to call it the unicorn cross stitch hanging in my bedroom now that was in my bedroom when I was a child that my grandmother made for me
23. What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
    Being trapped in a routine that offers no path for connection, redemption or escape that must be repeated for eternity
24. What is your favorite occupation?
    As I can only judge from what is known since I have not yet discovered it or I would be doing it at this time I would have to say artist
25. What is your most marked characteristic?
    My ability to supply on demand and without being prompted a scathingly honest opinion and critique of any situation for those close to me
26. What do you most value in your friends?
    Refusals to compromise integrity for hollow values along with the ability not to take one self more seriously than deserves
27. Who are your favorite writers?
    Ralph Ellison, Zadie Smith, Norman Manea
28. Who is your hero of fiction?
    Murakami
29. Which historical figure do you most identify with?
    Charlie Chaplin for his ability to characterize the absurdity of false human grandeur even in its most evil forms and find joy in simple exaggerated emotion
30. Who are your heroes in real life?
    My grandmother for having lived through so much and come out of it all as an incredibly intelligent and grounded superwoman and my mother for being a strong uncompromising supportive force
31. What are your favorite names?
    Hailie, Francesca, Dominique and Lucas
32. What is it that you most dislike?
    Having to operate inside environments that continue to support injustices created through large unethical corporate bodies through my own dependencies on health care and a need to produce income
33. What is your greatest regret?
    I am not certain I have one as I have suffered in many ways in my life but they have caused growth and maturity however if my grandma passed away tomorrow I would write that I did not skip work to hang out with her today
34. How would you like to die?
    I would hope it to be not filled with prolonged pain or immobilization but would like to live fully for as long as my body permits me to I hope it to be into old age
35. What is your motto?
    If I can borrow one from a friend who has not made it as far I would have to say I live by his which is it is how you walk through the fire.

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