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How tall are you?
Tall enough.
You're so tall, do you play basketball?
As if that's all I'm good for... You're short, do you play
miniature golf?
How's the weather up there?
I could spit on you and say "It's raining."
Is it hard to find girls your height?
No, they usually find me.
Do you ever get sick of people making such an issue about
your height?
Why, YES I DO! I don't mind it too much if someone
is just curious and polite, but if 50 people in one day make
the same lame comment, thinking they are SO original, then
it starts to wear me down. My sister can't stand it though,
when we go out together she feels uncomfortable with all the
pointing, staring and people talking about me like I can't
hear them. I get that crap everyday, so I tune it out for
the most part.
 Have
you ever met anyone taller than you?
Yes, though not very often. About twenty five years ago even
my twin sister was taller than me. As I grew, the statistical
chances of meeting someone taller than me fell dramatically.
After about 12 years of being the tallest person I've seen,
I met a guy from Texas who is 7 ft 1. It was a really strange
sensation to see him. It was very similar to the epiphany
one experiences during an Earthquake when we realize that
the Earth is alive and that solid things aren't always as
stable as we might need them to be. Normally I just take it
for granted that I'm the tallest one in a room and that the
space above everyone's head belongs to me. Other tall people
have mentioned feeling similarly and there's usually an adjustment
period (Seconds, minutes, never) to get used to suddenly sharing
such a private space. And yes short people stand on things
to enter that space, but only for brief periods of time, and
they generally don't move around in it (which is more akin
to claiming it as their own).
 Do
people really make such a big deal about your height?
YES THEY DO! I can't tell you how many conversations,
or meals have been interrupted by someone coming up to me
to tell me all about their really tall cousin or something.
It happens all the time (that's why I put this section on
my site, hopefully this will play a small role in diminishing
the inane banter about my body.) Tall people have been around
since the
dawn of time, I should think folks would be used to it
by now.
Is everything, you know proportional?
You'd be shocked how often I get asked this question, usually
from short little Filipino midgets, but that's a different
story. How can some people be so crass? If I'm not going to
stick it in you, then you don't need to know.
(Still curious? Click
Here)
I know you said you're a vegan, but I've never heard the
word before. What is veganism and how is it different from
vegetarianism?
Vegans are real vegetarians in that we don't eat anything
that derives from animal sources. I'm not that strict because
I eat honey, wear leather and suede shoes as well as wearing
wool. People are often surprised to find that I eat sushi
because they think that sushi is only raw fish... My friend
Jesi is part Japanese and she told me that the word sushi
actually means rice with vinegar and that they even have sushi
ice cream in Japan (with no fish in that dish!)... my favourite
rolls are Futo Maki (sans egg), Kanpyo Maki, Avocado Rolls,
Asparagus Rolls and Inari. My other Japanese faves are Udon
noodles and Miso soup. Generally, I eat a wide variety of
foods, and can often find at least ONE thing on a menu in
most restaurants that can be altered so it isn't contaminated
with animal products. (hooray for pasta!)
 If
there was a clone or an identical genetic replicant made of
you, and you copped off with it, would it be a homosexual
act or an act of existential masturbation?
Gosh, I get this question all the time! I think a better
question would be, who wouldn't want to? I think all these
labels are so 80s, why don't you just move into the 21st century
and embrace a greater level of self-esteem. It sounds like
you're looking to validate your need for self love.
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