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1. Tell about a really important piece of advice you received in the past.
"Don't be dependent on a man for your income." This advice was from my mom, who is. There are advantages and disadvantages, of course. I'm selecting this advice as "important" in the sense of "pivotal". Receiving it from a very early age, and following it because I sensed my mother's fear, has shaped who I am.
2. Given all the money, happiness, and time you need, what would your typical day look like?
I'd wake up with a kitty curled next to me -- maybe several. I'd feed the cats, check in on LiveJournal, have lunch with a friend, spend a couple of hours volunteering at a no-kill shelter, spend some time writing a piece (a column?) just true enough to be funny and just aware enough to be poignant, bake Rob's favorite cookies with cashews in them and chat with him about his day while the oven timer feeps, then curl up in bed with him.
3. Tell about a book that you keep returning to. What is so special about it?
I return to a largish handful of genre fiction books. They're old friends, and that right there is worth a lot. Also, in the characters' lives, what they do *matters*. I miss that and enjoy getting it vicariously through reading.
4. If you could have a conversation with one person tomorrow, and convince that one person of one thing, who/what would it be?
A representative of my health insurance company. I'd like to convince that person that my insurance should cover some surgery I really hope to be able to have (to decrease a big chronic pain issue).
5. Is there a spot on your body that's not normally considered an erogenous zone, but it drives you crazy? What is it?
I'm not telling!
6. _______________ was the best $5.00 I ever spent. (Or, if you're not in the US, use an amount that's equivalent-ish -- there's a currency converter at http://www.xe.com/ucc/ )
I honestly have no idea.
7. Imagine you have to go to work every day, in an office, with people you like. What work are you likely to be doing? (I'm looking to avoid answers like "Staying home with my family," or "Finishing my novel while I websurf," etc.)
I'd like this answer to be "Something involving reading and writing, perhaps editing or reviewing. Maybe something involving translating, too." It isn't. I'm likely to be writing embedded software.
8. Name a fictional character whose life seems like one you'd love. What is it about that life that attracts you?
Oh, most fictional characters aren't in pain most of the time. The women never menstruate, their jogbras don't scrape the skin off their ribcages, they don't have nerve tumors in their feet... pick a fictional character at random and it's likely I'd enjoy trading places for a while.
9. Name three things that help pull you out of a funk.
jackiecat, Duchess, and Little Girl.
10. Name four people who have seen you at your worst and still stuck by you. (If you don't feel like naming names, don't. Use pseudonyms or, hell, skip it if you want. :-)
Rob. I don't have three others, but he really has and he really does.
lkeele:1. Tell about a really important piece of advice you received in the past.
"Don't be dependent on a man for your income." This advice was from my mom, who is. There are advantages and disadvantages, of course. I'm selecting this advice as "important" in the sense of "pivotal". Receiving it from a very early age, and following it because I sensed my mother's fear, has shaped who I am.
2. Given all the money, happiness, and time you need, what would your typical day look like?
I'd wake up with a kitty curled next to me -- maybe several. I'd feed the cats, check in on LiveJournal, have lunch with a friend, spend a couple of hours volunteering at a no-kill shelter, spend some time writing a piece (a column?) just true enough to be funny and just aware enough to be poignant, bake Rob's favorite cookies with cashews in them and chat with him about his day while the oven timer feeps, then curl up in bed with him.
3. Tell about a book that you keep returning to. What is so special about it?
I return to a largish handful of genre fiction books. They're old friends, and that right there is worth a lot. Also, in the characters' lives, what they do *matters*. I miss that and enjoy getting it vicariously through reading.
4. If you could have a conversation with one person tomorrow, and convince that one person of one thing, who/what would it be?
A representative of my health insurance company. I'd like to convince that person that my insurance should cover some surgery I really hope to be able to have (to decrease a big chronic pain issue).
5. Is there a spot on your body that's not normally considered an erogenous zone, but it drives you crazy? What is it?
I'm not telling!
6. _______________ was the best $5.00 I ever spent. (Or, if you're not in the US, use an amount that's equivalent-ish -- there's a currency converter at http://www.xe.com/ucc/ )
I honestly have no idea.
7. Imagine you have to go to work every day, in an office, with people you like. What work are you likely to be doing? (I'm looking to avoid answers like "Staying home with my family," or "Finishing my novel while I websurf," etc.)
I'd like this answer to be "Something involving reading and writing, perhaps editing or reviewing. Maybe something involving translating, too." It isn't. I'm likely to be writing embedded software.
8. Name a fictional character whose life seems like one you'd love. What is it about that life that attracts you?
Oh, most fictional characters aren't in pain most of the time. The women never menstruate, their jogbras don't scrape the skin off their ribcages, they don't have nerve tumors in their feet... pick a fictional character at random and it's likely I'd enjoy trading places for a while.
9. Name three things that help pull you out of a funk.
jackiecat, Duchess, and Little Girl.10. Name four people who have seen you at your worst and still stuck by you. (If you don't feel like naming names, don't. Use pseudonyms or, hell, skip it if you want. :-)
Rob. I don't have three others, but he really has and he really does.
