Hi, friends! Happy Saturday, and happy cruise eve to me! Eeks – I’m so excited to finally take off on my little birthday adventure.
Today is round 3 of Ask Stephany Anything, and I’m answering all of the questions that Kim posed for me in my post. She always asks really amazing questions!
I still have more questions to answer from you guys, so never fear: a follow-up post will be coming in December. (And if you want to add questions to my list, you can fill out my form.)
If you could only listen to ONE podcast, what would it be?
Probably The Popcast. I mean, I mentioned Knox and Jamie (hosts of The Popcast) in my A-Z Thankful list, so it makes sense that if I could only listen to one podcast for the rest of time, it would be theirs. They make me laugh, give me great recommendations, and publish a breadth of topics. They’re a pop culture podcast, sure, but they go way beyond what most pop culture podcasts talk about.
If you could only go on a cruise for vacation or a road trip for the rest of your life, which would you pick?
Cruise, please! I am not a huge fan of road trips, so this is an easy decision. Cruising is my favorite way to travel!
If you could only get takeout from ONE place forever, what would it be?
Oh man, this is hard! I’d have to choose pizza since it’s my favorite type of takeout food. But which pizza place do I choose?! The one with the best pizza but lackluster sides? The one with good pizza and lots of great sides? Decisions, decisions. I’ll probably choose Fortunato’s Italian Pizzeria, which is one of my favorite local pizza places.
If you could only do game night OR football Sunday, which would you pick?
Football Sunday! I love having game nights with my brother, my mom, and my nephews but it’s gotten a lot more chaotic as we add more people to the mix. And we can’t play any of the adult party games with the boys being young, hehe. Football Sundays, though, are just my favorite thing ever. I love them and never want to give them up!
What one word would you like removed from everyone’s vocabulary?
Obese. I think this term is simply used to denigrate fat people. The BMI scale has been shown time and time again to be an inaccurate measure of health, and as such, labeling people as obese just because their height and weight are in a specific range is not a helpful indicator of health, either. Obesity is not a disease, and this term has simply been used to dehumanize people and make them feel less than. We can do better.
What is something people rave about but you just don’t get the appeal?
I just wrote a whole post about popular things I don’t really like, so there are five big things for ya!
What’s underrated about where you live? What’s overrated?
I think our museums are underrated. We have some really great ones, including the Dali Museum! And it should come as no surprise that I think our beaches are overrated. They’re so crowded, and there are so many more fun things to do in our city than go to the beach.
What is your favorite thing about Cat Lady Culture?
I think it’s fun to see how much personality cats really do have! Before I became a cat mom, I was under the very wrong assumption that cats aren’t very social and don’t have much personality. I couldn’t have been more wrong! Cats really do have the best personalities: they’re silly, they’re funny, they’re sweet, and they’re super smart. I love that my Instagram algorithm sends me lots of cute cat videos all the time.
When will you graduate from being baby queer to queer? (I hope that question is not offensive! I thought the term baby queer was really cute)
Haha, this question is not offensive at all! My first relationship with a woman was also her first queer relationship, so we referred to each other as baby queers and I, too, thought it was cute. I still consider myself a baby queer because I’m still very new to the queer community. I’m still trying to understand where I fit. When will I graduate? Who really knows? I am very happy to call myself a baby queer right now, and I figure I’ll know when I have graduated. 😉
What ONE book do you think everyone should read?
If I could only pick one book to recommend to people for the rest of time, I’d choose Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed. That book is just phenomenal.
What’s something underrated/overrated about where you live?