Saturday 9

Saturday 9: Piano (2013)
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

1) As she sings, Ariana muses about the songs she could compose on her piano. Do you play the piano?
I haven't for years, but I do. I have to play with music though. Wish I could play by ear!

2) She compares love songs, saying there are sad ones about how hard love is, and happy ones that make you want to dance. What's your favorite love song? Is it sad or happy? 

"Come What May" from Moulin Rouge...  It's happy.

3) Ariana's mother always told her that they took her name from Princess Oriana in the 1988 movie Felix the Cat. Who is your favorite cartoon character?

Every time someone references Felix the Cat, I think Fritz the Cat. Completely different. Anyhoo... my favorite has always been the sarcastic, hilarious Bugs Bunny.

4) Ariana's favorite board game is Monopoly. What's your favorite board game?

Life. A spinner and little peg people in cars? Yeah!

5) She relaxes by baking. When you feel keyed up, what do you do to relax?
Go outside.

6) She is a huge Florida Panthers fan, even though once, as a little girl, she got hit by a puck. Now that the NHL season is underway, how's your favorite team doing?

I haven't followed professional hockey since I was a kid and Houston Aeros (WHA) fan.

7) In 2013, when this song was popular, the NHL reached an agreement with the players union and averted a strike. Have you ever belonged to a union?
Nope.

8) Also in 2013, Pauline Philips died. Ms. Philips was better known to millions of readers as "Dear Abby." At its height, her advice column appeared in 1,400 newspapers across the country. Do you still read a printed copy of your newspaper?
No

9) If you could get the answer to one question about your future, what would that one question be?

While I'd love to know how old I'll be when I die, so I can plan my retirement funding accordingly, I don't want to know when I'll die. So I guess I would just ask where I'll be living when I die. That could be interesting!