The Seven Questions

1. What is the first creative moment you can remember?

     

The first creative moment I remember is when I was about five and I was at my nana's house. I was always really bored there because my Nana, aunts, and cousin, Chris never wanted to play with me. My sister hated me and I hated my brother, so we never really wanted to play together. I got the crayons and the paper and sat on the couch to draw. Soon after, I got very bored. I was never much of an artist. My aunt Betty had a cold so there were tissues on the table (the same table that took my vision not too long before- but that's another story). I got an idea and took the tissues. I found tape and started taping the tissues together to make clothes for my American Girl doll. They were pretty awesome, if I do say so myself, but these clothes met their tragic end when I got mad at my brother the next day. I ripped up the clothes while my parents were in another room and blamed him. I was diabolical even at that age...

2. Was anyone there to witness or appreciate it?

My mom thought that the clothes were adorable, up until my "brother" ripped them up.

3. What was the best idea you've ever had?

Once when I was seven I was eating Ferrero Rocher chocolates and I thought, "What if they just sold the chocolately-hazelnutty part seperately, and people could put it on sandwiches?" Soon after, I discovered the cosmic deliciousness that is Nutella. This might also work as my worst idea, but Nutella is simply one of the best things on the planet.

4. What made it great in your mind? 

At the time, I thought that maybe I could pitch my idea to the Ferrero company, sell it, and make millions.

5. What is the dumbest idea?

The dumbest idea I've ever had was when I thought, not too long ago, that maybe scientists could find a way to air condition the entire world, so that you don't get hot and sweaty when you're walking around outside (or in underbudgeted classrooms).

6. What made it stupid?

Obviously, there is no way to air condition the world, plus some places need to be a little hotter or cooler than other places so that life as we know it can survive.

7. Can you connect the dots that led you to this idea?

I was at Camel Beach with Jessica and Emily and it was very hot. Whenever I would go inside, I would think, "Why can't everywhere be as cool as this?",  which led me to thinking about global air conditioning.