Anxiety: There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that Arnold (from the Magic School Bus) is the voice of my anxiety. Every time something goes wrong (getting hurt, forgetting an assignment, bad traffic) I find myself thinking, “I knew I should have stayed home today!”
Snark: This is voiced by Hades (the Disney one, not the creepy one). I try to keep a tight rein on what actually comes out of my mouth, but that doesn’t stop him from getting his say inside my head. Also, the more tired I am, the more airtime he gets. This is not a good thing.
Sass: Megara (also from Hercules). I don’t channel any of her flirtation, but I definitely have all the sass and a dry humor. Something about people with big egos really brings it out.
Introversion: This is voiced by Hades’ little minion, Panic. Every time somebody new approaches me and I wonder if I’m supposed to acknowledge them I get him pulling his ears and, well, panicking.
Realism: This is Merryweather from Sleeping Beauty. We are a bit too much alike, so she probably gets the most words out through my mouth. My favorite line is when she suggests that she would like to turn Maleficent “into a fat old hop-toad.” Flora tells her that they are good fairies, and are supposed to bring joy and happiness. To which Merryweather replies flatly, “Well that would make me happy.” Yep. That’s me. Also, we’re both obsessed with the color blue and are the only ones in our households with housekeeping/child-tending skills.
I have other character traits of course, but when I’m thinking their voices sound like me—not movie characters. Maybe that means that those traits are the real me. Who knows?
