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Sarah Chan, wife of Mayor Don Iveson- p3 o. `3 i; R
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1) It’s Sunday morning, what are you having for breakfast?
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A Cappuccino, made with full fat milk.6 @* h- S5 `2 ^# v6 K7 W
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2) If you didn’t do what you do for a living, what would you be?
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1 X5 V ?. ^0 e4 p% s- h' ?9 C9 }/ SI love my students, so it’s difficult to imagine life without teaching and music. I would probably get paid meagerly for all the not-for-profit work I am currently doing for free?, J; \) @; }9 Y" |0 e
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My Parents. I would be nothing without them. Literally and figuratively!
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4) Last book you couldn’t put down?
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The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. I also love the His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman. After my English degree, it has been difficult for me to look at words on a page without falling asleep immediately.
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5) Who was your childhood celebrity crush?! [$ B2 `" M, h. t
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Bon Jovi.* \% |: k, y* d, `- Q* T
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6) What’s playing in your iPod (CD, cassette or eight-track) right now?
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Recently, lots of AC/DC, Kansas, and Aerosmith. Nostalgic tunes that make up the soundtrack to my summer trips to the lake. Also, Chromeo and Robyn when it’s time for a dance party.2 N0 I1 m; {7 S2 O* t* J
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7) If you could see one concert, what would it be?
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% h" ^9 A6 P5 D9 ZRolling Stones. Everybody tells me that the Stones are better than the Beatles (I am a huge Beatles fan) and follows up by stating I can’t make an accurate assessment of the Stones because I haven’t seen them live. I would consider it a part of my research.
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! J1 z) ^9 V" K% S; f7 b/ ~0 H; O8) What’s the best thing about Edmonton?, [ f6 g$ d" Z/ k& K
+ d( o7 l: v$ \The people. I am quite fond of our current mayor.% X$ y) {. Y! L7 @6 [4 @8 L1 P4 S! h' I
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9) What’s your weirdest habit?( d4 U# S l- q6 L. H" L8 ]' ~
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How about my most irksome habit? Saying what I think. It routinely gets me into trouble and makes it difficult to make friends.+ [- r. u! K$ q, T3 @
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10) What’s your biggest pet peeve?4 V$ [# s7 ~2 @; g
! _& v. g3 E! q- O" a; UCan I have two? Inefficiency and insincerity. Though the latter is just a different version of the prior.
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11) What’s your fast-food guilty pleasure?
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) n# e' h; Z2 m/ M. hTeen combo at A&W, with root beer.
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7 z, s. Y7 I4 _4 mToo many to count! I have the habit of embarrassing myself almost daily. Everything from forgetting having previously meeting people, to spilling coffee on myself, and always putting my foot in my mouth. I run the gamut of embarrassing moments.( Z/ ?6 T3 C2 g9 E0 c6 W8 ~9 K
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13) Which person, alive or dead, would you like to have dinner with?
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/ W* Y0 ]# P1 B) HMy Grandma, at one of the Chinese diners in Vancouver’s Chinatown of the 90s. I miss her so much., Z# }* m: ]/ s/ }2 U
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Hong Kong. The transit system is phenomenal.
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15) What is your favourite TV show?2 W5 c' o6 Y/ ~' y/ [0 [
' U2 p0 ]. j! x3 FThe Wire and Buffy if we’re going way back. Also love Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead.
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16) What’s your dream car?& x' d6 G6 K) [) f+ T+ `1 U
. J! V8 [# W3 K) F' ], h8 NMy dream transportation is a completed LRT network in tandem with my bike!
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+ q5 m! ~$ B1 h3 k4 [: K7 I17) If you could have one super power, what would it be?
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Be two places at once.+ ]6 l" _$ o( a: _- I
$ z( z {( h8 N. _0 g0 r$ B18) What’s the one thing you haven’t done that you’d love to do?! ~# r: Q6 a5 M e; @
2 }! P/ _; r6 l1 N* Z# }See my kids grow up to be awesome adults.# w, y/ W& s. u) M/ n9 g
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19) If we’re buying, you’re having....
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1 N7 n' }' ]! W: E8 lChampagne and french fries.; q- }) h1 A4 V8 s
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20) What are your words to live by?
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What’s next?1 {3 ]& p, ~3 K, _2 R# }# @- q8 f% t
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FIRST POSTED: SATURDAY, JANUARY 03, 2015$ x- D$ u$ G) f% T; v) S
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