1. Name:
Hannah Jean Beesley
2. Nick
Names: Hannah Banana, Hannah Montana, Hanners, Han, Punkin' Haney
3. Birthday:
January 26, 1980
4. Hometown:
This is a hard one. I was born in SLC, but we moved to MI when I was 7, then to
MN at 10, and then later that same year to Calgary, Alberta. A few years after
that we moved to St. Albert, Alberta. I feel like that's most where I'm from--I
spent my formative years there anyway.
5. Where
you took your pre-requisites: Everywhere! It feels like anyway. I have a
degree from USU so a lot of those classes counted towards this. But I also took
some classes at Antelope Valley College in Lancaster, CA. (My dad lives there
so I was able to live at home and be bill-free. Yay!)
6. Favorite
Color: I don't have just one, but shades of blue and green are pretty good.
7. Favorite
candy or dessert: Holly Berry Cookies--they're amazing! And they'll turn
your mouth dark green ( sort of like the disclosing tablets so pink...) I'll
bring some in during finals week for everyone. They're definitely my favorite. Oh
and pecan pie too. Life could not continue without pecan pie. Or gummy bears.
8. Favorite
food: Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding. Love 'em!
9. Married/single:
Single. Know any great guys? There's 59 of you...someone's gotta know a great
single guy, right?? Lol.
10. How many siblings do you have/ where do you
fall in place: 5 siblings. I'm smack dab in the middle
11. Favorite Hobbies: Hiking, camping,
backpacking, swimming, skiing (x-country and downhill), reading. I love to
read.
12. Favorite Movie: Haha, this is
embarrassing... Dirty Dancing. That final dance scene is sooo great.
"Nobody puts Baby in the corner."
13. Favorite Book: I have three: Ender's
Game, the Bean Trees, and Special Topics in Calamity Physics (don't let the
name scare you, it's such a great book and has nothing to do with physics).
14. You’re hero/ someone who has impacted your
life: My grandpa. He was the best (in every sense of the word) man I've
ever known.
15. An embarrassing story about you: Oh
there are so many...but here's a not so bad one: One time I was kissing a boy
and went to brush my hair out of the way (because it was "wicked long"
as he called it) and sliced my eyebrow open with my fingernail. Real smooth, I
know. I still have the scar.
16. Favorite super hero and why: Uh...Thor.
I think that one's pretty self-explanatory, haha.
17. Dream place to travel: Bora Bora. There
was a picture of Bora Bora on the back of my Oceanography textbook back at USU.
I've wanted to I there ever since. Oh, and Greece too.
18. Any hidden talents: I can tie a cherry
stem with my mouth. I play the flute, and can read French (mostly).
19. What is your greatest fear: Tornadoes.
And that one day I'll wake up and find out all my teeth really did crumble and
fall out!
20. What accomplishment are you most proud of:
At my last job I took a department that had been left in shambles by the last
manager and had become despised by the rest of the company because of that
manager and turned it around. It was so much work trying to gain everyone's
trust in our department, but I did it. And I got Manager of the Year that year.
21. When you were a kid what did you want to be:
I thought I'd play with a symphony somewhere. I'd still love to someday.
22. Favorite Holiday: Christmas. I love the
trees, the decorations, the music, the snow, the parties, and the coziness of
it all.
23. Favorite animal: Cats. Big, small, all
sizes. I'd really like to have a tiger actually... Anyone know how I could get
one? I'd also really like a penguin.
24. Favorite season: It used to be winter.
But I don't know now...this week has started to change my mind.
25. Any pet peeves: Oh boy, there are lots. Prepare yourselves:
- Not getting 'your' and 'you're' correct.
- Chewing with your mouth open.
- People who interrupt.
- People don't listen when the answer to
their question is given.
- When rules aren't followed. (Someone
probably didn't make them up just for the fun of it.)
- Rudeness. (Seriously, there are so many
ways to say the same thing. Find the tactful one.)
I'd better stop or you guys are going to
think I'm impossible to please!
26. Favorite Music: I like all kinds
really, but I have a special fondness for 80s hair bands--particularly Def
Leppard and Bon Jovi.
27. Do you have any pets: Two cats:
Tinkerbell and Penelope. And a goldfish named June (she's had two tank
mates--Johnny and Benny, but they both died).
28. Favorite quote: One option is to
struggle to be heard whenever you're in the room... Another is to be the sort
of person who is missed when you are not. The first involves making noise. The
second involves making a difference."
-Seth Godin
29. Favorite age and why: Now, 33. Because
I'm truly comfortable with who I am; with what I know and what I don't know.
30. Any other interesting things that weren't asked that we should know: Well...
- I have a 7 year old little sister. It's
kind of weird. I'm old enough to be her mom!
- My cats are toilet
trained. Like to actually go in the toilet. It's awesome. 
