Interviewed on February 2, 2016 (one day after officially
turning eight.)
SSM: How does it feel to
be 8?
HDM: Weird, cause your five year old sister is so hard.
What’s your favorite
color?
Orange.
What are your
favorite foods?
Brownies, macarons and the other kind of macaroons… and
bushes [giggles]. I’m joking. You
seriously didn’t write bushes did you? [I
nod.]
So what are you favorite
healthy foods?
Grapefruit and oranges.
You favorite restaurants?
Um… let’s see, what is that place that cooks in front of
you?
Hibachi!
Hibachi!
What are you passionate
about? What do you love to do, or think about?
Art.
Sports?
Kung Fu.
What are you most
excited about with turning eight?
Going to scouts.
What are you most concerned
about?
Getting baptized.
How come?
Because well, cause I have to go to the Bishop’s office.
[We pause the
interview and talk a little bit about the purpose of meeting with the Bishop.
For those not familiar with the customs and rites-of-passage in the LDS Faith,
one of the steps in being name eligible or named a “candidate” for baptism, to
be included as an official “member” in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, is to meet with your congregational leader (or Bishop, who holds a
similar roll to a pastor as “Father” of the local church.) I tell him it’s not
anything to be concerned over. One thing the Mormon are known for is trying to
get as many people to ‘join’ the church as possible, and he (our Bishop) is
going to do everything he can to help get Holden to become an official member.
That seemed to assuage his fears. So we move on….]
What’s your favorite
thing about Zoë?
I don’t really know.
She’s kind of mad at me all of the time….[now
I giggle].
What do you like to
do with her?
Whack toys, I’m joking. [Sees
me typing his answer.] Noooo!
OK what then?
Um, playing legos.
Alright. What are
some things you like about school?
Playing “Three Little Creatures.” [I’m
perplexed.]
What subjects?
[In German Accent] de
zoology.
What does that mean?
Zoology.
And your favorite
bands?
ACDC! And the Beastie Boys.
If you could see any
show in the world, what would you see?
HAMILTON!
When you grow up what
problems do you want to solve?
I want to destroy the wall… cause it’s baaad.
I’ve noticed your
fascination with Gary Johnson of the Libertarian Party. Are you a libertarian?
I’m half libertarian.
Which half?
I think I’m like 80% Hillary Clinton and then another 80%
whoever that guy is… did you seriously have to write “whoever that guy is?”
Anything you want to
document about turning eight?
Watching Gremlins and Beetlejuice.
