| Jason |
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| How/Why did you end up in Portland? |
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| I was living in Salt Lake City for eight years and needed a change. My boyfriend at the time got a job in Portland, so we moved up together. |
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| What is your profession? |
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| I work in higher education, dealing with loans and student accounts. |
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| Tell us a bit about your role in the NetRippers Football Club |
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| I started playing soccer for the first time in August of 2011, when I showed up to a Saturday practice. Everyone was extremely nice, even though it was clear I didn’t know what I was doing. I spend most of my time running around on the field, hoping I’m facing the right direction. |
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| Who is your favorite soccer memory? |
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| After getting injured playing indoor, I went to watch the Delilah’s play. Just before the game started, the team put their hands in and yelled “1, 2, 3, JASON!” |
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| Favorite (professional or otherwise) soccer player? |
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| I don’t know many players, but I’m impressed by Sammy, Matt, Andrea, Alex, Brian, Erin, Lisa, Misty and everyone else I’ve met in NetRippers. |
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| If you could be a superhero, who would you be and what kind of power would you have? |
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| I can’t pick a specific superhero, but I would want to be able to move through solid objects, freeze things or move stuff with my mind. But who says I don’t have a superpower? |
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| What inspires you? |
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| Pianos and cellos, photos of food, well-written words, friendship, hot air balloons, and the little things in life. Also, the Brave Little Toaster. He’s my inspiration for everything. |
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| What is the first time you noticed that Gayness existed? |
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| I don’t know about gayness, but I noticed “otherness” when I was about 8 or 9 years old. I probably couldn‘t have put that into words until I was closer to 14 though. |
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| Where is your favorite place in the world?
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| I have a soft-spot in my heart for Christchurch, New Zealand; Vancouver, BC; and Hanging Lake, Colorado. |
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| Your having a dinner party of 6, whom would you invite? |
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| My closest friends, of course! Lame answer, I know. But they’re the best people. |
