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1) Beyonce sings that she and her lover have worked through a tough time and now they are happier than before. Do you agree with the lyrics that relationships take effort? Or do you think that if a couple is well-matched and their love is real, happiness will naturally follow?
A. Love takes work. Marriage takes work. Friendships take work. I don't think there is anything much natural about a relationship of any kind aside from pheromones that might have led to an initial attraction.
2) She tells us that he's the one she can always call. But that was in 2011. If someone needed to get in touch with you today, would you recommend they call, send an instant message, or text?
A. I prefer a phone call but answer texts quickly. I am not on Facebook much, so I don't see instant messages quickly.
3) Beyonce goes through many costume changes in this video and in her concert performances. What are you wearing right now as you answer these questions, and will you change clothes throughout the day?
A. I am wearing a t-shirt and blue jeans. I won't change my clothes again until I put on something to sleep in tonight.
4) The choreography in this video was inspired by Janet Jackson's videos in the 1990s. The Jackson family -- Janet, her brothers as solo artists and as The Jackson 5 -- have sold a staggering 750 million records. Can you think of another successful musical family?
A. The Osmonds. The Patridge Family (not sure how successful they were).
5) Beyonce and husband Jay-Z have an impressive classic car collection, including a restored and customized 1959 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud II, reportedly worth $1,000,000. If you suddenly received a million, what would you splurge on? We want to hear about a gift you'd give yourself. (It doesn't have to take the whole $1,000,000.)
A. I would like to add on to my house. My house is small, and I would like to have more storage space and a more separate room for my husband to watch television. That wouldn't cost a million bucks, but it would make me happy.
6) Beyonce "loves to lather" and enjoys shampooing her hair. What's a simple, everyday thing that relaxes you?
A. I like a good hot shower, too.
7) In 2011, when "Love on Top" was popular, so were movie franchises. Sequels to Harry Potter, Transformers, Twilight, Kung Foo Panda, and Disney's Cars and Pirates of the Caribbean all topped the box office. What's your favorite movie series?
A. I daresay no regular readers need ask, but it would be Lord of the Rings. I liked the Harry Potter movies, too, especially after the young ones grew up a bit.
8) Speaking of sequels, Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and two of its sequels (The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest) were on the NY Times list of fiction bestsellers for 2011. Have you read any of them?
A. I have not read any of Larsson's books. The reviews have left me feeling like I would not like the books.
9) Random question -- Which of these items do you misplace most often: your cellphone, your keys or the TV remote?
A. I misplace my cellphone the most. I am constantly walking around saying, "Hey Siri," so she'll pop up and say, "Yes" and I can find the phone. The keys stay where they're supposed to be, and my husband is in charge of the TV remote.
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