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1. Did the house where you grew up have a newspaper delivered regularly?

Growing up, I was a paper-boy. And yes, I was called that even back then. Hmmmm, I wonder how my complicated understanding of my own gender happened.

I remember my dad reading the paper whenever he was home, but I think that was just a perk of delivering them.

2. Have you ever subscribed to an actual print newspaper?

A family I lived with in Connecticut got the local paper and the New York Times delivered and the dad read them every night at dinner.

3. When was the most recent time you physically picked up and read a newspaper?

I honestly can't remember. Oh yeah, I remember, in a coffee shop in Auckland while I was visiting there last summer.

4. Do you pay for news online now?

Nope.

5. Do you have any saved newspaper clippings?

I used to be a freelance journalist for the Arts and Entertainment section of our local paper (the one that the dad read every night during dinner on question 2's answer) and I have clippings of all those articles. And ones I wrote for my highschool newspaper.

There was a long part of my life where I wanted to be a journalist. I even went to school for it, but soon discovered that I like making up people's stories moee than writing the truth of people in the world. Still... I did have fun when I did get to do it for real.

1. Would you rather have a fun job that doesn't pay well or a boring job that does?

Seeing as how I actively have an exhausting, demanding and super fun job that doesn't pay well, I'd have to say, it's still better than office work. 😍😍

2. Would you sacrifice your morals for a job?

Um... probably not. I guess it depends if they're my morals or societies morals and if I also believe in them.

3. Would you ever take a job that requires you to be in costume?

In my experience and from those I've heard from, jobs that require a costume aren't jobs where the employer respects their staff and the costumes are not user-friendly to say the least. So, proudly not.

4. What is your fantasy job?

Successful author who sells so many books from their cabin in the mountains that they don't have to do any of their own PR. Hey, it's a fantasy, yes?

5. Would you like fries with that?

I've joined the Keto Cult so GOOOOOOOD GOD YES!! PLEASE! ALL THE FRIES!!

Just under the wire... so the answers will probably be brief.

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1. What’s your favorite part about taking a vacation/holiday?

I might be projecting based on going on holiday in a few days, but honestly, my favorite part of most vacations is getting there. I love to drive long distances. I like to soak in the scenery, find local-flavor type restaurants, get lost and whatnot. I love driving with others, but I also really love driving long distances by myself (I take a lot of vacations by myself... they're lovely). I get a book on disc, or download a bunch of Welcome to Nightvale (the only way I can listen to Cecil's voice without falling asleep) or Cabin Pressure (Which reminds me, I need to find all the seasons of that... I only had one that I listen to WAYYYY too much already). This time, I'm bringing the last half of the second, and the third book of the Inkheart series. ♥♥ It's a great book to listen to aloud.

2. What’s your least favorite part about taking a vacation/holiday?

Packing

3. What’s the farthest you’ve traveled on a vacation/holiday?

I've driven a lot of long distances, but the farthest I've ever gone for vacation is when I took my niece to Ireland/Scotland/London for her 18th birthday. That was amazing.

4. Have you ever taken a vacation/holiday (spent time in a hotel for pleasure) in your own town/city?

Haha. Most of my 20s were spent either living with a bunch of roommates wishing I lived alone, or living alone being bored and depressed. So, to break the cycle, I decided to live with people but one weekend a month or so to just go away... down the street. I figured I could spoil myself at a nice local hotel, or I could spend the money on gas and at the time, I really loved the idea of room service. :)

5. If you could go somewhere right now, where would it be?

Again, probably projecting, but talking to my bestie on a box on my computer--the only way we've ever seen each other--and I'm definitely saying, if money and time weren't an issue, I'd absolutely be on a plane for New Zealand right now. ♥

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And yes, I did just waste a whole day talking about books instead of, you know, writing them. :((

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