The Past!
The location of Sarah's third and fourth degrees, it is the place she actually considers home.
What is Chicago?
The fact that Sarah was born without this sensory faculty is the main reason she does not drive (other than her preference as a passenger princess).
What is depth perception?
Thinking about this aspect of Dickinson's poetry, noted for being both innovative and tricky, gets Sarah out of bed in the morning!
What are variants?
This holiday, which she threatens to decorate earlier for every year, is Sarah's most favorite.
What is Christmas?
While she's running, doing errands, or casually trying to catch the eye of any Olympic speed walking coaches, getting stuck behind one of these is likely to make Sarah roll her eyes and, sometimes, audibly growl.
What are slow-walkers?
Located an hour north of Detroit, this "village" is Sarah's hometown in Michigan. Extra point if you can point to it on your hand like she does!
What is Clarkston?
A nebulizer was used by Sarah regularly as a child to help combat this ailment that she definitely still has today but likes to pretend she doesn't until she's on death's door! Extra points for the specific kind!
What is infection induced asthma
Chair of Sarah's committee and the person she constantly hopes will adopt her, this professor is Sarah's favorite at Duquesne.
Who is Laura Engel?
Garnish to a popular cocktail and common hors d'oeuvres, this prepared fruit will make Sarah cringe.
What is an Olive?
Sarah bleeds these two colors, belonging to her alma mater, Kalamazoo College. (hint: think about her copious amounts of school merch)
What are orange and black?
Bees and this other substance cause Sarah to go into anaphylaxis. Hint: it's not eggs or tree nuts!
What is a mystery allergen! She's always playing it fast and loose!
The recent acquisition of a facsimile version of this object created by Dickinson is considered by Sarah to be her most prized possession.
What is the herbarium?
This album is Sarah's favorite of Taylor's discography, even though it doesn't really match her vibe.
What is Midnights?
This person makes Sarah temporarily lose the ability to moderate her facial expressions. If they are ever in the same room again, it's on site.
Who is Angela?
Named after a specific type of shot, Sarah's drunk alter ego was named this by her friends in college. Today she makes appearances rarely, but when she does, you'd better grab your umbrella!
Who is Hurricane Sarah?
This obstacle has historically been the cause of several running related injuries for Sarah. We will accept any of three answers for this!
What are gravity, her own two feet, and an uneven sidewalk!
The poet, born in 1830, lived through the Civil War, transcendentalism, and almost to the turn of the century. Though she didn't live to see the rise of astrology, this sign that she would've been, totally fits her according to Sarah.
What is Sagittarius?
Tall, dark, and definitely not blonde, this male is Sarah's favorite book boyfriend (sorry to me!)
Found in experiences ranging from Tech support at Grub hub to Gina at Duquesne, this trait vexes Sarah like no other?
What is incompetence?
The summer Sarah turned pretty (aka the one before her freshman year of high school) her family took a trip to the Mediterranean. During a tanning incident, her newly acquired Vatican merch burned this shape into her chest.
What is a crucifix?
Dickinson's nephew, Gib Dickinson, died in this tragic way, which consequently, Sarah finds a little (very) funny.
What is typhoid after falling in a mud pit?
One of Sarah's favorites as a child, she showed a clip from this movie while teaching in elementary school, which was okayed by her mentor because she didn't mention which clip she would be showing.
What is Jurassic Park?
Recommending this author, who has written lines like: "the recipe is simple / dream big," and "this / is a brown line train," is likely to start a fight with Sarah.
Who is Rupi Kaur?