This is My Acting Face
Roddie's online theatre company, called this, intends to "continue creating diverse and inclusive theatre in the digital age, especially for those with limited access to live theatre."
What is OK Zoomer?
Before learning guitar starting at age fourteen, Roddie devoted much of their time to playing this reeded woodwind, both in middle school and at College of Marin.
What is the clarinet?
A long time sufferer of onychophagia, Roddie regularly bites these when bored or anxious.
What are fingernails?
You can find Roddie occasionally at Oracle Park rooting for this baseball team.
Who are the San Francisco Giants?
Refusing to act their age, Roddie loves dressing up as both existing characters and original characters, especially when they play this tabletop roleplaying game.
What is DND (Dungeons & Dragons)?
In high school, Roddie played bit roles in a modernized production of this Shakespearean tragedy that takes place in Denmark.
What is Hamlet?
Roddie tends to be categorized as this singing range, though they like to think they can be a tenor on a good day.
What is alto?
Roddie's autism has resulted in food selectivity, so they particularly don't like most of this food group.
What are fruits?
Although they're not a big fan of basketball, Roddie would love to get tickets to see this burgeoning WNBA team.
Who are the Golden State Valkyries?
Roddie revels in learning and using younger generation-specific slang, including but not limited to this term to help their students focus on their work.
What is "Lock in?"
Roddie has been featured in a variety of friends' radio dramas and audio projects, including this podcast, where they provided the voice for a princess named Pragma.
What is Ostium?
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What is Circe?
Roddie regrets never taking up this stringed instrument, as they were dissuaded when they were told that it was difficult to learn.
What is the violin?
Apart from their fear of wasps, Roddie is also a thanatophobe, which means they dread this specifically.
What is death anxiety, or fear of the unknown in regards to death?
Roddie crushed it at this sport in high school, only to lose their edge when there was no team for them to join. Watch the birdie!
What is badminton?
Roddie insists on their students learning and remembering this particular word, even if they don't remember anything else from English class.
What is defenestration?
They're not the greatest at impressions, but Roddie does a relatively decent job of impersonating the computerized voice of this commonly used machine.
What is a self-checkout?
Whether it be genetic predisposition or training or both, this ability that Roddie has helps them identify musical pitches without needing any references.
What is perfect/absolute pitch?
Roddie loves listening to the same song over and over again until they're sick of it; it's actually known as stuck song syndrome, which can be exacerbated by this mental health condition.
What is obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)?
By far their least favorite sport, Roddie dreaded playing this game in school because they could never serve the ball properly over the net.
What is volleyball?
Prepared with an ever growing list of ideas, Roddie plans to get tattoos up and down both arms, including a tattoo featuring this first-generation feline Pokémon.
What is Persian?
Roddie has played three out of the four available roles in this existential one act by Jean-Paul Sartre. Hell is other people!
What is No Exit?
Of course Roddie was in a band in college - they were called the Castle Town Convicts, and they got to perform at this famous venue in West Hollywood, where the Doors and Red Hot Chili Peppers also performed!
What is the Whisky a Go Go?
Ever notice Roddie pinching their hands near their head like a crab? That's a repetitive physical movement also due to the tism, and it's called this.
What is stimming?
While attending Chapman University, Roddie got to watch this hockey team play against both the Coyotes and the Islanders - and even witnessed a fight break out!
Who are the Anaheim Ducks?
They're no dancer, but Roddie is particularly adept at this dance, named after the 2012 song by Psy, and even did it at their own wedding.
What is Gangnam Style?