I'm not particularly comfortable in bars or clubs. I much prefer being home playing Scrabble, having dinner with a couple friends, going to see a movie...

12. Do you ever think of pursuing a new career path? 

    just about every day. 

    I wish I could devote all my energies to eBay sales. I enjoy it, find it challenging, and truly believe in it as a calling. I love knowing that stuff's not being thrown out but going to someone who actively wants it - and making money in the process.

13. What would you do to pass time if you were shut inside a small cabin, alone for 3 months, high up in the mountains? 

    nap, read, write, blog, snooze, futz with houseplants, take long baths, sleep...

14. Did your family have money when you were growing up? 

    not a lot, no. We did all right, but there was not a lot left over for extras. 

15. Is it easy for you not to take sides in family arguments? 

    my family is not big on arguing. The best I can say is that I will stand by my parents and my brother against anything, and that the same feeling extends to the person that I love.  

16. What do you think about reality TV? 

    it's stupid and boring

17. Do you like celebrating your birthday? 

    that time of year has some special memories. I'm not a party hats and cake sort of person, but I'm also very much not someone who dreads that day, or fears getting older. 

18. What was your favorite game as a kid? 

    board games are the best! I always begged to play Life and Payday, and spent many glorious hours playing Monopoly, Scrabble, or any card game I could get away with. Being the youngest child means figuring out how to occupy yourself, since older siblings are notoriously not interested in playing with the youngest! 

19. Do you care how you’re going to be buried? 

    no burial. I want to be made into a paperweight (or an ornament, or - dream of dreams - a window!). No party, no drama, no fuss and waste. 

20. What is your biggest or hardest struggle? 

    the concept of impermanence. It's the root of my anxiety and depression, the idea that the people and things that I love or think that I need are, like everything in life, prone to change and loss. The point is not "letting go" but accepting and being graceful and thankful about what cannot be controlled. 

21. What portion of a billion dollars would you give to charity? 

    enough to make it tax-healthy. Other than that, my 'charity' would be focused on people I personally know. Plenty of my family and friends would get a windfall!

 

 [from here; the title quotation is by Wentworth Miller]