the very least you can do in your life is figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof

Are you living out your dream?

   in some ways, sure

Do you like working from your house or prefer to go to coffee shops/co-working spaces? 

    I have to talk about private information way too often to work in shared spaces

Do you prefer to receive recognition in public or private?

  private

Do you support any charities?

  emotionally, yes

How many books did you read last year?

   101, I think. When I worked at the library and had more steady access to new materials, I read a whole lot more. My numbers from when I began tracking: 

2013: read 233 toward my goal of 100

2014: 190/125

2015: 168/150

2016: 176/175

2017: 105/100

2018: 125/125

2019: 115/100

2020: 101/100

2021: 6/90 so far (I read - and review - in cycles, so this is nothing out of the ordinary)

The years before 2013 when I was at the library, I probably read even more than that. 

If you could collect anything, what would it be? 

  heartfelt compliments

What is your favourite app?

   Shutterfly

What is your favourite baked good? 

  my aunt Dawn's brownies

When and how did you learn the truth about Santa?

   damned older siblings...

Who is the greatest cook you know?

   I know a professional cook, but would rather eat from the grill of one of my friends than anywhere else

[from here; the title quotation is by Barbara Kingsolver, from Animal Dreams]